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US10667056B2	Low power synchronous data interface A low power, digital audio interface includes support for variable length coding depending on content of the audio data sent from the interface. A particularized coding system is implemented that uses techniques of silence detection, dynamic scaling, and periodic encoding to reduce sent data to a minimum. Other techniques include variable packet scaling based on an audio sample rate. Differential signaling techniques are also used. The digital audio interface may be used in a headphone interface to drive digital headphones. A detector in the interface may detect whether digital or analog headphones are coupled to a headphone jack and drive the headphone jack accordingly.
US10667052B2	Speaker module, and audio compensation method and apparatus A speaker module, and an audio compensation method and apparatus and relates to the field of terminal technologies. The speaker module includes an audio component and a speaker board. A power contact, a ground contact, and a general-purpose input/output (GPIO) contact are disposed on the speaker board, and a connecting component is disposed between the audio component and the speaker board. A connection status of the GPIO contact is any one of the following. The connecting component is a conductor, and the GPIO contact is conducted to the power contact using the connecting component, the connecting component is a conductor, and the GPIO contact is conducted to the ground contact using the connecting component, or the connecting component is a non-conductor, and the GPIO contact is disconnected from both the power contact and the ground contact.
US10667039B2	Acoustic device having an electro-acoustic transducer mounted to a passive radiator diaphragm An acoustic device includes first and second acoustic cavities which are air tight. A first passive radiator includes a first passive radiator diaphragm that has a rear surface which is exposed to the first acoustic cavity. A second passive radiator includes a first passive radiator diaphragm having a front surface which is exposed to the first acoustic cavity, and a rear surface which is exposed to the second acoustic cavity. A first electro-acoustic transducer is supported on the second passive radiator diaphragm. The first electro-acoustic transducer is arranged such that a first radiating surface of the first electro-acoustic transducer radiates acoustic energy into the first acoustic chamber and a second radiating surface of the first electro-acoustic transducer radiates acoustic energy into the second acoustic chamber.
US10667037B2	Speaker device A speaker device is provided, the speaker device ensuring a simplified structure and enhancing the positional precision of a vibrator to an actuator, thereby improving sound quality. The speaker device includes an actuator that operates according to a driving signal, a spring holder having a coupling portion to which the actuator is coupled, the spring holder at least being partially elastically deformable, and a plurality of vibrators connected together via the spring holder, the vibrators vibrating according to the operation of the actuator. In this configuration, the plurality of vibrators are connected together via the spring holder and the actuator is coupled to the coupling portion of the spring holder. Connection of the plurality of vibrators as well as coupling of the actuator, therefore, is achieved by the spring holder. This enhances the positional precision of the vibrators to the actuator.
US10667035B2	Apparatuses and methods for acoustic noise cancelling The present disclosure relates to concepts of acoustic noise cancelling. A noise cancelling apparatus contains a propulsion component configured to autonomously move the noise cancelling apparatus, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to determine a position of an acoustic source, to determine a position of an acoustic receiver, and, depending on the detected positions of the acoustic source and the acoustic receiver, to control the propulsion component to navigate the noise cancelling apparatus to a target position to at least partly cancel an acoustic signal from the acoustic source at the position of the acoustic receiver.
US10667034B2	Signal processing device, signal processing method, and program [Object] To allow a listener to listen to ambient sounds of the external environment in an appropriate manner while wearing a head mounted acoustic device.[Solution] Provided is a signal processing device including a first acquiring unit configured to acquire a sound collection result for a first sound propagating in an external space, a second acquiring unit configured to acquire a sound collection result for a second sound propagating in an internal space, a first filter processing unit configured to generate a difference signal which is substantially equal to a difference between the first sound propagating directly from the external space toward the inside of the external ear canal and the first sound propagating from the external space to the internal space via the mounting unit on the basis of the sound collection result for the first sound, a subtracting unit configured to generate a subtraction signal obtained by subtracting a first signal component based on the sound collection result for the first sound and a second signal component based on an input acoustic signal from the sound collection result for the second sound, a second filter processing unit configured to generate a noise reduction signal based on the subtraction signal, and an adding unit configured to add the difference signal and the noise reduction signal to the input acoustic signal and generate a drive signal.
US10667032B2	Headphone A headphone includes an electro-acoustic transducer for creating audio output, the electro-acoustic transducer comprising a transducer magnet that produces a transducer magnetic field having a magnetic field strength, a housing constructed and arranged to be positioned at an ear of a wearer so as to direct the audio output at the ear canal of the ear, a magnetic field sensor positioned in the housing and constructed and arranged to sense the Earth's magnetic field, and a nulling magnet positioned in the housing and constructed and arranged to produce a nulling magnetic field that reduces the strength of the transducer magnetic field at the magnetic field sensor.
US10667029B2	Headset with internal gimbal A method and system for a headset with internal gimbal, where the headset comprises a headband, a headband, and ear cups coupled to the headband, wherein each ear cup may be coupled to the headband utilizing an internal gimbal, which may comprise a gimbal post in an aperture. The gimbal post may comprise a tip that is wider than its base. The tip may be rounded. The headband may comprise headband endcaps at each end of the headband. A headband slide may be coupled to each headband endcap. The headband ear cups may be coupled to the headband via the headband slides. Each headband slide may be coupled to a headband endcap via a headband pivot. The headband pivot may provide rotational motion of the ear cups with respect to the headband. The force on ears of a user of the headset may be spread evenly by the internal gimbals.
US10667026B2	Handle component, portable electronic device, and speaker device Provided is a handle component to be mounted to an opening portion formed in a side plate of a cabinet, including: a flange portion configured to be brought into contact with a peripheral edge portion of the opening portion on an inner surface of the side plate; a bottom wall portion including a recessed surface; a handle, which has a bar-like shape and via which both side portions of the bottom wall portion are connected in a bridging manner; and a protruding portion, which is formed on at least one of both end portions of the bottom wall portion arranged at both ends in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the handle, and is configured to cover an end face of the opening portion of the side plate, wherein the protruding portion includes a surface projecting outward to be continuous with the recessed surface.
US10667024B2	Transport network and method A transport network is configured to connect one or more optical rings of optical add and drop devices with one or more digital units in a radio access network. The transport network comprises a first electronic cross-connect and a second electronic cross-connect. A switch is provided for connecting the first electronic cross-connect and/or the second electronic cross-connect to the one or more digital units. The first and second electronic cross-connects are each coupled to at least one of the one or more optical rings of optical add and drop devices.
US10667023B2	Steam/hot water monitoring and control system Systems and methods for continually measuring and calculating performance of a hot water or a system are described. A central monitor receives and processes information from hot water or steam field devices. A mobile device can communicate with the central monitor and display processed data from the central monitor regarding field devices associated with the mobile device. The central monitor can determine and send control parameters, maintenance reminders and other information to the mobile device or to a monitor at an enterprise location. Data is sent to the mobile device from the central monitor when there is a quality communication connection. If the mobile device is in the field with a poor or no communication connection, it stores updates and pushes the changes to the control monitor when a quality communication connection is reestablished.
US10667018B2	Asynchronous workflows At least a first goal is assigned to a media asset including content and metadata. For at least two of a plurality of processes of a workflow engine relevant to said at least first goal, said media asset is simultaneously polled from time-to-time to determine whether prerequisites of said at least two of said plurality of processes have been met. For at least one of said plurality of processes of said workflow engine for which said prerequisites have been met, said media asset is acted on to achieve at least a portion of said at least first goal.
US10667017B2	Adaptive packaging and distribution of channels A method includes receiving, by a processor, metrics relating to a plurality of program channels. The plurality of program channels are distributed via at least one multicast stream. The method also includes modifying, by the processor, the at least one multicast stream. The modifying is based at least on the received metrics, and the modifying changes which programs are distributed via the at least one multicast stream. The method also includes transmitting at least one program channel via the modified at least one multicast stream.
US10667015B2	Video services receiver that provides a service-specific listing of recorded content, and related operating methods A method of operating a video services receiver is provided. The video services receiver can record program content and present recorded program content to a user. The method provides first program content to a presentation device, and obtains a request for program content recorded from the particular programming service (channel) that is providing the first program content. In response to the request, the method searches for recorded program content associated with the particular programming service, and then controls a display of search results obtained from the searching. The display is rendered as an interactive channel-specific listing of recorded content.
US10667014B2	Triggering an action in a computer device A computer-implemented method of triggering an action based on behaviour of a user consuming content at a user device, the method comprising receiving content change signals at a processor executing a content change detection algorithm, wherein the content change signals denote a change of content on the user device; wherein the detection algorithm compares the content change signals with a content change behaviour associated with that device to detect a surfing condition and generates a triggering control signal for triggering an action when the surfing condition for that device is detected.
US10667011B2	Media content distribution A method includes receiving media content at a media server and encoding the media content to form a first content stream. The method includes encoding an audio portion of the media content to form a second content stream having a first bit rate. The method includes causing the first content stream to be transmitted to a media device via a satellite distribution system and causing the second content stream to be concurrently transmitted to the media device via a terrestrial distribution system. The method also includes receiving an indication of a disruption of the first content stream at the media device, and, after receiving the indication, causing a change from transmission of the second content stream to transmission of a third content stream of the media content to the media device via the terrestrial distribution system. The third stream has a second bit rate greater than the first bit rate.
US10667010B2	Methods and systems for determining user engagement based on user interactions during different time intervals Systems and methods are described herein for determining a level of user engagement based on user interactions. A media guidance application is configured to retrieve a first record of a first plurality of user inputs, including input type, received during consumption of a media asset. A second time interval, prior to the first time interval, is selected by shifting the first start time and the first end time. A second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during the second time interval, including input type, is retrieved. A first media asset consumed during the first time interval and a second media asset consumed during the second time interval are determined, and the level of user engagement for the first media asset is determined based on the first record and the second record.
US10667008B1	Method and system for setting and receiving user notifications for content available far in the future A system and method comprises a head end performing a search using a search term and communicates a search result. The head end determines availability of the search result and when the search result is unavailable, communicates a notification function selector to a user device. The user device displays the search result and the notification function selector on a screen display. The user device generates a notification selector signal in response to a notification selector selection. The notification selector signal corresponds to the search or search result. The user device communicates the notification selector signal to a notification system. The notification system forms a notification query in response to the notification selector signal and monitors guide data at the notification system for content corresponding to the search or search result and communicates a notification signal to the user device in response to monitoring guide data.
US10667007B2	Automated video content display control using eye detection An embodiment provides a method, including: capturing, with an image sensor, an image of a user; detecting, using a processor, at least one open eye of the user within the image; and responsive to said detecting, maintaining display of video content for a predetermined time. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10667006B2	Substitution on playback In a substitutional media system, one of a set of media items is selected at a programme receiver for output within a predefined programming slot, based on profile data available at the receiver. Sets of the media items are scheduled to slots according to one or more constraints pertaining to that slot and/or to media items scheduled to other slots. The receiver may select a media item for output in a slot by resolving constraints with media items scheduled to other slots, or selected for output in other slots.
US10667004B2	Broadcasting signal reception device, and broadcasting signal reception method based on pull mode A broadcasting signal reception device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a reception unit for receiving, through the broadcasting network, a broadcasting signal including a first component of a DASH content which can be received through a broadcasting network and a broadband network; a delivery module for de-capsulating the received broadcasting signal, outputting LCT packets transmitted through one or more LCT channels, and parsing signaling information used for acquiring segments corresponding to the first component of the DASH content included in the LCT packets; and a decoder for decoding the acquired segments.
US10667003B2	Broadcast receiver, mobile device, service providing method, and broadcast receiver controlling method A broadcast receiver includes a mode determination unit to determine a current operation mode among a plurality of operation modes, a communication interface to transmit the determined current operation mode to a mobile device through interactive communication, and to receive a control command from the mobile device, and a controller to provide a service of the determined current operation mode according to the control command received from the mobile device. Accordingly, a user controls the broadcast receiver through the mobile device according to the operation mode so that user's convenience is improved.
US10667002B2	Persistent media player A persistent media player is disclosed. A method for providing the persistent media player includes displaying, by an electronic device, a first portion of a scrollable document in a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device. The first portion includes a media player that is to present a first media item. The method further includes receiving an input to scroll to a second portion of the scrollable document. The method also includes displaying the second portion of the scrollable document, where the first portion is no longer visible and where the media player continues to be visible.
US10667000B2	Communication apparatus, communication method, and storage medium If another communication apparatus is reproducing a content stored in an external apparatus, a reproduction instruction for causing a communication apparatus to reproduce a content stored in the external apparatus is transmitted from the another communication apparatus to the communication apparatus. The communication apparatus performs reproduction preparation for the content based on the reproduction instruction, and then transmits a wireless signal to the another communication apparatus. The another communication apparatus obtains a reproduction start position of the content, based on reception of the wireless signal, and transmits the obtained reproduction start position to the communication apparatus.
US10666998B2	Generating control information for use in transmission with a multimedia stream to an audiovisual device Control information for configuring an audiovisual device to present multimedia content according to a first service type may be generated. A method may include generating first control information for configuring an audiovisual device to decode a multimedia stream, generating first data that indicates a structure of the first control information, and transmitting the first data and the first control information. The first control information may be generated according to a first protocol version. Second data and second control information may be similarly generated and transmitted according to a second protocol version. Disclosed techniques may facilitate receiving devices to determine whether they support received wireless transmissions and decode the transmissions based on the control information.
US10666996B1	Detecting sub-node plant service conditions using subscriber Utilizing subscriber address information to provide an alert of a service condition that provides guidance on which area of a service network might be the source of the service condition.
US10666991B2	Dynamic slates for live streaming blackouts A method, apparatus, and system for presenting a program guide in response to a user request to stream a broadcast subject to a blackout is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system receives a media program request, and if the requested media program is blacked out, provides information from the requesting to device to present a program guide or other information available to the user in lieu of the unavailable streamed media program.
US10666986B1	Sub-block based entropy coding for embedded image codec Sub-block based entropy coding more efficiently encodes and decodes content by selecting the best coding scheme for sub-blocks of content. By comparing coding schemes for each sub-block of content and selecting the coding scheme which utilizes the fewest bits, the content is more efficiently encoded.
US10666982B2	Video transmission system, coding apparatus, and moving picture compression method According to one embodiment, a video transmission system includes a coding apparatus for compressing a plurality of input images and a decoding apparatus for extending the compressed images. The coding apparatus includes a predictive coding unit that generates predictive error data based on a reference image and an input image, a data compression unit that compresses the predictive error data, an image storage unit that stores the compressed input image in a frame memory in the compressed state or compresses a local decoded image and stores the compressed local decoded image in the frame memory, and an image extension unit that extends an image stored in the frame memory. The decoding apparatus includes a data extension unit that extends the predictive error data, and a predictive decoding unit that acquires the completely decoded input image as the reference image and newly decoding the input image based on the acquired reference image and the predictive error data.
US10666981B2	Method, apparatus and medium for decoding or encoding A method of utilizing an 8-bit primary transform core matrix to decode/encode may include determining whether to use a first transform core matrix that is a DST-7 primary transform core matrix which is larger than or equal to 8-point and represented by 8-bits. When a result of the determination is to use the first transform core matrix, the method may include: (i) deriving the first transform core based on a set of unique numbers, and (ii) causing a target data block to be encoded or decoded using the derived primary transform core. The method may further include, when a result of the determination is to not use the first primary transform: (i) deriving a second transform core based on the same set of unique numbers, and (ii) causing the target data block to be encoded or decoded using the derived second transform core.
US10666980B2	Image coding method and image coding apparatus An image coding method is provided for coding an image on a block-by-block basis. The method includes determining transform unit sizes in a block to be equal to or greater than a preset minimum transform unit size, setting prediction unit sizes in the block to be equal to the determined transform unit sizes, respectively, and predicting the block, on each prediction unit determined by using the prediction unit sizes to generate a prediction block. The method also includes transforming a difference between the block and the prediction block to residual data, on each transform unit determined by using the transform unit sizes, setting coding unit sizes in the block to be equal to the determined transform unit sizes, respectively, and coding the residual data on each coding unit determined by using the coding unit sizes to generate a bitstream.
US10666979B2	Image processing device and image processing method for encoding/decoding omnidirectional image divided vertically An image processing device and an image processing method for generating a celestial sphere image are provided such that the pixels near the poles of the sphere are kept from increasing in density when the image is mapped to the sphere surface. An encoder encodes, with respect to an omnidirectional image generated by equidistant cylindrical projection to include a top image, a middle image, and a bottom image in a vertical direction, the middle image into an encoded stream at a high resolution, and the top image and the bottom image into encoded streams at a resolution lower than the high resolution in systems including image display systems.
US10666973B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of suppressing a deterioration in image quality. The image processing apparatus includes a threshold value setting unit which sets a threshold value for identifying a feature of neighboring pixels of a current block in an intra prediction process in encoding of image data according to a bit depth of the image data and a filtering processing unit which performs a filtering process on the neighboring pixels by using a filter according to the feature of the neighboring pixels identified by using the threshold value set by the threshold value setting unit. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus.
US10666972B2	Adaptive switching of color spaces, color sampling rates and/or bit depths Innovations in adaptive encoding and decoding for units of a video sequence can improve coding efficiency. For example, some of the innovations relate to encoding/decoding that includes adaptive switching of color spaces between units within a video sequence. Other innovations relate encoding/decoding that includes adaptive switching of color sampling rates between units within a video sequence. Still other innovations relate encoding/decoding that includes adaptive switching of bit depths between units within a video sequence.
US10666969B2	Method for encoding and decoding video, and apparatus using same The present invention relates to a technique for encoding and decoding video data, and more particularly, to a method for performing inter-prediction in an effective manner. The present invention combines an inter-prediction method using an AMVP mode and an inter-prediction method using a merge mode so as to propose a method for using the same candidate. The method for encoding video data proposed by the present invention comprises the following steps: receiving mode information on an inter-prediction method of a current block; determining, on the basis of the received mode information, whether the interprediction method to be applied to the current block is an AMVP mode or a merge mode; and selecting a candidate to derive motion information of the current block, wherein the candidate is selected in a left region, top region and corner region of the current block and in the same position block as the current block, and the AMVP mode and the merge mode are applied on the basis of the selected candidate.
US10666960B2	Method and device for performing graph-based transform using generalized graph parameter The present invention provides a method for decoding a video signal using a graph-based transform including receiving a generalized graph signal including a graph parameter set; obtaining a graph-based transform kernel of a transform unit based on the graph parameter set and a predetermined penalty function; and decoding the transform unit using the graph-based transform kernel.
US10666958B2	Method for decoding image and apparatus using same A method for decoding an image according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving and parsing a parameter set including indication information which indicates the presence of withheld information to be used in the future; receiving and parsing a slide header including the withheld information, when the indication information indicates the presence of the withheld information; and decoding the image according to semantics and a value corresponding to the withheld information. As a result, provided are a method and an apparatus for describing an additional extension information indication in a bitstream supporting a hierarchical image.
US10666957B2	Processing high dynamic range and wide color gamut video data for video coding In general, techniques are described for processing high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut (WCG) video data for video coding. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory may store compacted fractional chromaticity coordinate (FCC) formatted video data. The processor may inverse compact the compacted FCC formatted video data using one or more inverse adaptive transfer functions (TFs) to obtain decompacted FCC formatted video data. The processor may next inverse adjust a chromaticity component of the decompacted FCC formatted video data based on a corresponding luminance component of the decompacted FCC formatted video data to obtain inverse adjusted FCC formatted video data. The processor may convert the chromaticity component of the inverse adjusted FCC formatted video data from the FCC format to a color representation format to obtain High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) video data.
US10666938B2	Deriving reference mode values and encoding and decoding information representing prediction modes Reference prediction mode values, also referred to as most probable modes, usable for encoding or decoding of a prediction mode related to a current coding unit, are derived. First and second reference prediction mode values are derived (S402) from respective prediction modes of at least two neighbouring coding units of the current coding unit. The first and second reference prediction modes are different. A third reference prediction mode value is derived (S403) from the first and second reference prediction mode values. The third reference prediction mode is different from each of said first and second reference prediction mode values.By deriving three MPMs instead of two for comparison with the prediction mode of the current coding block the coding efficiency is improved. This is due to the increase in the probability that the prediction mode of the current coding block corresponds to one of the derived most probable modes.
US10666937B2	Low-complexity sign prediction for video coding Sign prediction technology for video coding are generally described. An example device includes a memory configured to store video data, and processing circuitry in communication with the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to determine that a block of the video data stored to the memory is eligible to be coded using sign prediction, to perform the sign prediction with respect to one or more transform coefficients of the block only if the block meets a predetermined criterion, wherein the predetermined criterion is based on at least one of: a width of the block, a height of the block, a coding mode used to code the block, or a position of one or more sign-predicted transform coefficients within the block, and to code the block based on the sign prediction performed with respect to the block.
US10666918B2	Vision-based alerting based on physical contact prediction In certain embodiments, vision-related alerting may be facilitated based on a physical contact prediction. In some embodiments, a prediction indicating defective visual field portions of a user's visual field may be generated based on feedback related to a set of stimuli displayed to the user. The defective visual field portions may be visual field portions of the visual field that fail to satisfy one or more vision criteria. Based on the prediction of the defective visual field portions, a modified video stream derived from a live video stream to be presented via a wearable device. Activation of an alert may be caused via the wearable device based on (i) a prediction of physical contact (of an object with the user) and (ii) the object not being sufficiently in any image portion of the modified video stream that corresponds to at least one visual field portion satisfying the vision criteria.
US10666917B1	System and method for image projection A system and method for image projection are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a processor, a projection image; obtaining, by the processor, a first matrix corresponding to a projection target; converting, by the processor, the projection image into an output projection image for projecting to the projection target according to the first matrix; and projecting, by a projector, the output projection image to the projection target.
US10666905B2	Verification method, verification system, verification apparatus, and program therefor The present invention addresses the problem of providing technology that makes it possible to perform verification for the purposes of distribution management, authenticity assessment, and the like of merchandise without building an RFID chip into each of a plurality of fasteners. The present invention is characterized in that image characteristics of a component of a product to be verified are acquired and the product to be verified is verified on the basis of the acquired image characteristics of the component.
US10666890B2	Apparatus, method and computer program for obtaining a display at power-on A video signal processing apparatus (202) for transmitting a video signal when the apparatus (202) is powered on. The video signal is one of a first video signal (CLK1, DATA1) and a second video signal (CLK2, DATA2). The first video signal comprises a first video clock (CLK1) and first video data (DATA1), and the second video signal comprises a second video clock (CLK2) and second video data (DATA2). The apparatus (202) is arranged to detect at an input of the apparatus (202) a presence or an absence of the first video signal, transmit the first video signal to an output of the apparatus (202) when the first video signal is detected, and transmit the second video signal to the output of the apparatus (202) when the first video signal is not detected, the second video signal being already stored in a memory (204) of the apparatus (202).
US10666889B2	Solid-state imaging element, solid-state imaging element operation method, imaging apparatus, and electronic device for suppressing image breakup of moving subjects The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging element capable of suppressing an occurrence of image breakup in imaging of a moving subject, a solid-state imaging element operation method, an imaging apparatus, and an electronic device. Pixel signals of G pixels (including Gb and Gr pixels) defined as a reference of a luminance value among pixels of images captured by an imaging element are simultaneously scanned to undergo analog-to-digital conversion in an order not causing stagnation in a predetermined direction of analog-to-digital conversion, and at this time, R and B pixels other than the pixels defined as the reference of the luminance value undergo analog-to-digital conversion by simultaneous scan of pixels in the vicinity of the G pixels defined as the reference of the luminance value that undergo analog-to-digital conversion. The present disclosure can be applied to an imaging apparatus.
US10666885B2	Solid-state imaging device comprising a plurality of pixels with plurality of charge detection parts and individual current sources According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of charge detection parts, a signal line, an output circuit, and a plurality of individual current sources. The pixels are arranged in a first direction. Each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion part. The charge detection parts convert signal charges of photoelectric conversion parts of the pixels to voltages. The signal line is commonly connected to the charge detection parts. The output circuit amplifies a signal output of the signal line. The individual current sources are provided for each of the pixels, and are connected to the signal line.
US10666872B2	Systems and methods for improved focus tracking using a hybrid mode light source Systems and methods disclosed herein include an imaging system that may include a laser diode source; an objective lens positioned to direct a focus tracking beam from the light source onto a location in a sample container and to receive the focus tracking beam reflected from the sample; and an image sensor that may include a plurality of pixel locations to receive focus tracking beam that is reflected off of the location in the sample container, where the reflected focus tracking beam may create a spot on the image sensor. Some examples may further include a laser diode light source that may be operated at a power level that is above a power level for operation at an Amplified Spontaneous Emission (“ASE”) mode, but below a power level for single mode operation.
US10666863B2	Adaptive panoramic video streaming using overlapping partitioned sections Innovations in stream configuration operations and playback operations for adaptive streaming of panoramic video are described. The innovations include features of adaptive streaming of panoramic video with overlapping sections. For example, a stream configuration tool splits an input picture of panoramic video into overlapping sections. A playback tool reconstructs one or more of the sections. Because of overlap between adjacent sections, for gradual changes in a view window, the playback tool can, in effect, preemptively fetch a new section as the view window moves out of a current section into the new section. By the time the view window reaches a non-overlapping part of the adjacent, new section, the playback tool has retrieved encoded data for the new section and can reconstruct the new section. This hides network latency and stream switching latency from the viewer, and disruption of playback is avoided.
US10666852B2	Focus control device, endoscope apparatus, and method for operating focus control device A focus control device includes a processor including hardware. The processor sets a plurality of regions, each including a plurality of pixels, to an image acquired by an imaging section, obtains a direction determination result for each region in some or all of the plurality of regions set, by determining whether a target focusing position that is a target of an in-focus object plane position is on a NEAR side or a FAR side relative to a reference position, determines an in-focus direction by performing weighted comparison between NEAR area information and FAR area information, based on the direction determination result and weight information, and controls the in-focus object plane position based on the in-focus direction.
US10666850B2	Imaging control apparatus An imaging control apparatus includes: an imaging control unit configured to perform control so that continuous shooting in which a plurality of images are continuously shot is performed; a temporary storage unit configured to temporarily store image data acquired by the continuous shooting into a first memory; a recording unit configured to record the image data stored in the first memory into a second memory; a setting unit configured to set a predetermined shooting setting relating to the continuous shooting; and a display control unit configured to perform control so that information indicating a storage state of data in the first memory is displayed in the continuous shooting, wherein the display control unit performs control so that an indication relating to the storage state of the data in the first memory in accordance with the predetermined shooting setting is displayed together with the information.
US10666842B2	Imaging apparatus, lens apparatus, and intermediate accessory A camera body includes a DCL terminal, a DLC terminal, and a LCLK terminal, that perform communication with a lens apparatus by a first voltage, or a second voltage that differs from the first voltage. The camera body also includes a DLC2 terminal that is only used when communication using the DCL terminal, DLC terminal, and LCLK terminal is performed by the first voltage. The DLC2 terminal is disposed adjacent to the LCLK terminal.
US10666840B2	Processing data representing images of objects to classify the objects A method includes receiving data representing an image captured of an object disposed on a surface in the presence of illumination by a flash light. The technique includes processing the data to identify an object type associated with the object and further processing the data based at least in part on the identified object type.
US10666837B2	Bidirectional synchronizing camera, camera system including the same and method of operating the camera In one example embodiment, a camera system includes a plurality of cameras, a camera controller configured to control the plurality of cameras, a control signal line configured to facilitate an exchange of at least one control signal between the camera controller and the plurality of cameras and a synchronization signal line commonly connected to the plurality of cameras, and configured to transmit at least one transmission synchronization signal for synchronizing at least two cameras among the plurality of cameras.
US10666829B2	Image scanning device and image processing apparatus including card scanning function, and image scanning method thereof An image scanning device includes a platen, an image scanning unit that scans at a single time documents placed on the platen and generates pieces of image data, and an image data processing unit that performs processing of the pieces of image data. When the image scanning unit generates pieces of first image data by scanning first surfaces of the documents, each of which is placed in one of predetermined areas on the platen, and generates pieces of second image data by scanning surfaces opposite to the first surfaces of the documents, each of which is turned over and placed again in the one of the predetermined areas, the image data processing unit associates one of the pieces of the first image data with a corresponding one of the pieces of the second image data for each of the predetermined areas, as image data of the front and back surfaces.
US10666817B2	Information processing apparatus, information terminal, method of controlling the same, print system, and storage medium that provide a feature of not showing an operation screen when another user is logged in Provided is an information processing apparatus and a control method thereof. The apparatus includes a user interface unit that accepts an operation made by a user and a wireless communication unit that communicates wirelessly with an information terminal. A user authentication is executed in response to a user authentication request from the information terminal via the wireless communication unit. In the event of the authentication succeeding, a screen displayed by the user interface unit is not switched in the case where there is a logged-in user who has been authenticated through the user interface unit in response to the user authentication request, whereas the screen displayed by the user interface unit is switched in the case where there is no such logged-in user.
US10666812B2	Charging control apparatus, method, and system A charging control apparatus, a method, and a system are disclosed. When a user equipment (UE) accesses a service that charges an over the top (OTT) service (SP), the charging control apparatus receives flow description information from a policy charging enforcement function (PCEF), determines a service identifier corresponding to the data flow; and sends the service identifier to the PCEF, so that the PCEF charges for the service according to the service identifier. When the UE accesses the service, the PCEF may obtain the service identifier from the charging control apparatus. In this way, the PCEF can obtain the service identifier and the charging identifier that are corresponding to the data flow. Therefore, a configuration workload can be decreased.
US10666799B2	Virtual office receptionist Provided is an office receptionist system formed from a distributed set of system valets and a system concierge. The system valets record and pass human inquiries at various points of ingress and egress to the system concierge. The system concierge parses each inquiry, determines the type of inquiry being made, and further determines whether the inquiry provides sufficient information for the determined inquiry type. The sufficiency of the inquiry is determined from a rule set that further defines different data sources from which the system concierge obtains data elements for generating a response to the inquiry as well as the actions to perform as part of responding to the inquiry. The response is returned to the system valet originating the inquiry for playback thereon.
US10666791B2	System and method for evaluating the quality of a communication session Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for evaluating the quality of a communication session. One of the methods includes identifying, by a communication system, a communication session between one or more users of the communication system, wherein, during the communication session, session data is routed between a first communications device of a first user of the communication system and one or more other communications devices along a communication path; obtaining, from each of a plurality of communication nodes along the communication path, quality data relating to a quality of the communication session at the communication node; generating, using the quality data, a model input to a quality score machine learning model; and providing the model input as input to the quality score machine learning model to generate the estimated quality score for at least the portion of the communication session.
US10666784B2	Intuitive computing methods and systems A smart phone receives imagery depicting a scene, and overlays indicia (augmentations) corresponding to supplemental data that relate to one or more features in the scene. The overlaid indicia are narrowed from a larger universe of options based on two criteria. A first criterion comprises factors such as actions previously taken by the user or third parties expressing interest or disinterest in presented indicia, time of day, and topical preference data for the user. A second criterion comprises a setting of a user-settable visual verbosity control. A user can thereby vary how much information, identified using the first criteria, is overlaid on the displayed scene, by varying the setting of the visual verbosity control. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US10666776B1	Method, apparatus, storage medium and terminal device for controlling device operation The invention provides a method, device, storage medium and terminal device for controlling device operation, the method including: receiving a control signal sent by the control device, where the data structure of the control signal comprises a preamble, a header and a data packet in sequence, the preamble comprises an operating frequency, and the data packet comprises a control command; reading information from the control signal according to an arrangement timing of the control signal; when the preamble is read, adjusting an operating frequency of the receiving device according to the operating frequency included the preamble; when the header is read, the data packet is sampled according to a set sampling duration; and the sampled control command is executed according to the adjusted operating frequency. With the present invention, the control quality of the control signal is improved.
US10666775B1	Integrated packet generator and checker Disclosed are techniques for implementing packet checkers and packet generators within a network device. The packet checkers and packet generators can each operate in an internal mode to test functionality of the network device or in an external mode to test functionality of an external device.
US10666774B2	Message processing Processing a message that includes a sequence of data fields, each including data in a native format of the message. Program code for handling the message is analyzed to determine an intended destination of the message and an associated operation of the intended destination. A data format for the operation of the intended destination may then be determined. Based on this data format, data of the message may be passed to the intended destination in either the native format of the message or a parsed format differing from the native format.
US10666773B2	Method and device for establishing multipath network connections According to an embodiment a method is disclosed for establishing a Multipath TCP connection comprising a first and second TCP connection between a client and a server. The client performs the steps of: sending a synchronization segment to the server indicative for a request to establish the first and second TCP connection, receiving a synchronization and acknowledgement segment from the server, establishing the first and second TCP connections, sending an acknowledgment segment to the server in order for the server to establish the first and second TCP connection.
US10666772B2	System and method for implementing extension of customer LAN at provider network service point Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing extension of customer local area networks (“LANs”) and/or implementing isolated service overlays over a network. In some embodiments, a network service point that is located external to a demarcation point at each of a plurality of customer premises might establish a connection between a service provider network and a customer LAN, which has already been established within a customer premises. The system subsequently extends the customer LAN, via this connection, to span between the network service point and the customer premises. Alternatively, or additionally, the system might establish two or more isolated service overlays across the customer LAN between the network service point and the customer premises, each of the two or more isolated service overlays having network traffic that is isolated from network traffic transmitted along another of the two or more isolated service overlays.
US10666769B2	Network system and method for establishing data link by using relay node A network system includes a server, a first node, a second node, and a plurality of relay nodes. The first node is linked to the server for transmitting data. The second node is linked to the server for receiving data. Each relay node of the plurality of relay nodes is linked to the server for relaying data. When the first node and the second node belong to a configuration of network address translation type 3, a relay node is selected from the plurality of relay nodes. A first data link is established between the first node and the relay node. A second data link is established between the second node and the relay node.
US10666767B1	Systems and methods for vehicle configuration verification using smart contracts A computer system for verifying vehicle software configuration may be provided. The computer system may include a processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to: (1) retrieve a trusted data block from a memory, the trusted data block including a stored configuration hash value, a smart contract code segment, and a failsafe code segment; (2) generate a current configuration hash value based on at least one software module by executing the smart contract code segment; (3) determine that the current configuration hash value is invalid based on the stored configuration hash value by executing the smart contract code segment; and/or (4) execute the failsafe code segment, in response to determining that the current configuration hash value is invalid.
US10666761B2	Method for collecting media associated with a mobile device The various implementations described herein include methods and systems for collecting media associated with a mobile device. In one aspect, a method is performed at a computing system. The method comprises receiving and storing, without user interaction, video and audio data captured during a predefined time period by a plurality of distributed video devices configured to monitor one or more vicinities, and mobile device presence information from which presence of mobile devices in vicinity of the video devices can be determined throughout the predefined time period. The method further comprises receiving from a requestor a request to identify from the captured video and audio data a first subset associated with a first person. The request includes first information of a mobile device associated with the first person. In response to the request, the first subset based on the mobile device presence information is identified and transmitted to the requestor.
US10666759B2	Communication method of node overhearing content in content centric network and node Provided is a communication method of a node overhearing content in a content centric network (CCN) and the node, the communication method including, overhearing a content transmitted from a neighboring node, caching the overheard content, and providing the overheard content, in response to receiving a content request packet requesting the overheard content.
US10666754B2	System and method for cache reservation in an information handling system An information handling system includes first and second servers, and a storage controller. The storage controller to initialize a first virtual function for the first server, to initialize a second virtual function for the second server, to assign equal amounts of a first portion of a memory to the first and second virtual functions, to profile an input/output workload of the first and second virtual functions, to allocate amounts of a second portion of the memory to the first and second virtual functions based on a first input/output profile of each of the virtual functions, and to allocate a remaining portion of the memory as a global section of the memory for use by any of the virtual functions.
US10666752B2	Predictive modeling for event delivery based on real-time data Aspects of the disclosure relate to implementing and using a data processing system to provide real-time data to improve event delivery timing. A computing platform may establish respective connections with and receive, via a communication interface, (i) from collection of subordinate user computing devices, information defining a first event; (ii) from collection of supervisory user computing devices, supervisory information associated with the first event; and (iii) from a first participant computing device, first participant information associated with delivery of the first event. The computing platform may execute an algorithm for aggregating the information defining the first event and the supervisory information, and generating a formatted alert based thereon. The formatted alert may be transmitted for display on the first participant computing device.
US10666750B2	Enhanced push messaging Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating and improving push messaging provided to users. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a user device, a request to subscribe to a push messaging service, selecting a given phone number that is uniquely associated with the user based on the received request, transmitting, to a user device, a first message that presents visual information at the user device and includes the given phone number, receiving, by the one or more servers, a second message addressed to the given phone number, selecting an additional message that presents additional visual information at the user device based, at least in part, on the message received from the user device and one or more of a geolocation of the mobile device or a time of day, and transmitting the additional message to the user device.
US10666748B2	Real-time calculated and predictive events Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to an analytics tool for detecting real-time user or “visitor” events based on real-time data. More specifically, events are detected based on actions not taken by a user. In this regard, events can be defined and, thereafter, detected based on inactions of a user. In some cases, events are inferred or predicted based on a calculated likelihood of a user not performing an action. Upon determining an event based on an action not being performed by a user, an interested party may be notified thereof such that the interested party can influence, in real-time, visitor conversion.
US10666743B2	Application discovery based on application logs Techniques for discovery of applications based on application logs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system may include a log analyzer to receive application logs generated by a plurality of applications running in a computing environment and analyze the received application logs using a trained initialization model to parse information about the plurality of applications. Further, the system may include an application discovery unit to determine a presence of an application running on a compute node in the computing environment using the parsed information about the plurality of applications.
US10666741B1	Indirect transmission of session data The systems and methods described herein can enable the indirect transmission of session data between different domains. The system can pass the session data through a hashing function so that the data from a given domain remains private and secure to the specific domain. The system can generate clusters of associated domains for a given client device that the system can use to maintain a session between the client device and the domain.
US10666740B2	Control of an application session to accommodate different users According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system comprises at least one processor and controls an application session. The system suspends a first application session of a first user conducted for an application on a computing device. A second application session is established for a second different user from the first application session and conducted on the computing device for the same application. The second application session is associated with a set of conditions for terminating the second application session. The second application session is terminated in response to occurrence of the set of associated conditions. The first application session is resumed in response to termination of the second application session. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for controlling an application session in substantially the same manner described above.
US10666737B2	Reducing a number of server-client sessions A method for an intermediary node to reduce a number of server-client sessions between a server (104) and a plurality of clients (102a, 102b, 102c) communicably connected to the server (104) over a network is disclosed. The intermediary node (106) intercepts a first request and a second request destined to the server (104) from a first client (102a; 102b; 102c) and a second client (102a; 102b; 102c). The intermediary node (106) establishes a server-client session, between the intermediary node (106) and the server (104), using the first request. If the first request overlaps in part with the second request and if a part of the second request is not overlapping with the first request, the intermediary node (106) updates the server-client session between the intermediary node (106) and the server (104) to include a part of the second request.
US10666736B2	Computer-implemented method and system for managing tenants on a multi-tenant SIP server system A computer-implemented method of managing tenants on a multi-tenant SIP server system has at least two multi-tenant enabled SIP server instances in an SIP server cloud or private datacenter environment. Each SIP server instance of the plurality of SIP server instances is configured as a virtual application. The method contains the steps of initially configuring a first tenant on a first SIP server instance, monitoring the capacity of the first SIP server instance, and monitoring the capacity of a second SIP server instance. The monitoring of the first and second SIP server instances is carried out by monitoring at least one predetermined capacity-relevant value. When the at least one predetermined capacity-relevant value exceeds a predetermined threshold value indicating that capacity resources are low on the first SIP server instance, then the first tenant is moved from the first SIP server instance to the second SIP server instance.
US10666734B2	Software development kit for aircraft tablet device and airborne application server A server system for an aircraft is provided. In one embodiment, the server system comprises an aircraft server unit that is operative to receive data from one or more data sources, and a software development kit (SDK) application server in operative communication with the aircraft server unit. The SDK application server comprises one or more processing core modules configured to process the data from the one or more data sources, and one or more application modules including one or more aircraft tablet device logic modules that are configured to respectively execute one or more aircraft tablet device applications. The data processed by the one or more processing core modules is separated from the one or more aircraft tablet device logic modules. The SDK application server is configured to communicate with one or more external portable computing devices.
US10666729B2	Steering network flows away from congestion and high latency hotspots An approach is disclosed for steering network traffic away from congestion hot-spots to achieve better throughput and latency. In one embodiment, multiple Foo-over-UDP (FOU) tunnels, each having a distinct source port, are created between two endpoints. As a result of the distinct source ports, routers that compute hashes of packet fields in order to distribute traffic flows across network paths will compute distinct hash values for the FOU tunnels that may be associated with different paths. Probes are scheduled to measure network metrics, such as latency and liveliness, of each of the FOU tunnels. In turn, the network metrics are used to select particular FOU tunnel(s) to send traffic over so as to avoid congestion and high-latency hotspots in the network.
US10666710B2	Content management system using sources of experience data and modules for quantification and visualization A semantic note taking system and method for collecting information, enriching the information, and binding the information to services is provided. User-created notes are enriched with labels, context traits, and relevant data to minimize friction in the note-taking process. In other words, the present invention is directed to collecting unscripted data, adding more meaning and use out of the data, and binding the data to services. Mutable and late-binding to services is also provided to allow private thoughts to be published to a myriad of different applications and services in a manner compatible with how thoughts are processed in the brain. User interfaces and semantic skins are also provided to derive meaning out of notes without requiring a great deal of user input.
US10666708B1	Systems and methods for updating web pages using static resource version pinning Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a client request from a requesting user. The client request is associated with a web page. A static resource file identifier and a version identifier are determined based on the client request. A response to the client request is generated based on the static resource file identifier and the version identifier.
US10666707B2	Nonconsecutive file downloading A data transfer module on a device receives a request from a program to download a file, and accesses a remote service to begin downloading the file. The data transfer module receives bytes of the file from the service and stores those bytes in a temporary file. The program can also make read requests including an offset into the file. In response to such a request, the data transfer module requests from the service the portion of the file beginning at the specified offset into the file. The data transfer module receives the requested portion of the file from the service and stores those bytes in the temporary file. The program can then read and use the bytes from the file that were downloaded based on the offset prior to the entire desired file being downloaded. Meanwhile, the data transfer module continues downloading the remaining portions of the file.
US10666706B2	Rendering a web application in a cloud service Methods, devices, and computer-readable media for providing access to a web-based application from a remote computing device having a software environment that is incompatible with the web application are presented. In some embodiments, a virtual server may receive from a client device, a request to execute a web application, where at least a first portion of the web application may be hosted by the virtual server and a second portion of the web application may be hosted by a second server. In response to the request by the client device, the web application may be executed at the virtual server. Then a user interface of the web application may be sent to the client device to be presented in a local browser at the client device.
US10666705B2	Data restoration for datacenter failover A failover system can receive active data from user devices running an application specific to a service entity providing an application service. For each user device, the active data can indicate a current status. The failover system can transmit restoration data to the user devices for storage to restore the current status of the user devices in the case of a failover event. When a failover event occurs, the failover system can recover the restoration data from a first user device to restore the current status of the application service for the first user device.
US10666704B2	Information providing system, apparatus and method for information processing, and computer program product An information providing system includes the following elements. An IC card stores card ID. An information providing terminal reads out the card ID of the IC card, provides information to the IC card, and transmits the card ID and the information provided to the IC card or the ID of the provided information to a management server. The management server receives the card ID and the information provided to the IC card or the provided information ID from the information providing terminal, has a database to manage the card ID and the provided information such that the card ID is associated with the provided information, acquires the information provided to the IC card from the database in response to an information request from a client terminal, and supplies the provided information to the client terminal. The client terminal displays the provided information supplied from the management server.
US10666700B2	System and method for modifying a streaming media service for a mobile radio device The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network server of a service provider providing a service comprising media streaming. The method comprises receiving a detection message from a mobile radio device running the service for a user registered with the service provider, said message comprising an indication that said radio device has detected a radio transmitter as well as comprising an identifier of said radio transmitter. The method also comprises determining that the radio transmitter, as identified by the received identifier, is registered with the service provider and associated with one or more actions. The method also comprises electing an action of the one or more actions. The method also comprises sending an instructions message to the radio device, said message comprising instructions to modify the service such that the radio device performs the elected action.
US10666691B2	Dynamic session classification A request to establish a communication session between the first communication endpoint and a second communication endpoint is received. For example, the request may be a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message to establish a voice communication session. A security classification for the communication session is determined. For example, the determined security classification may be that the call is top secret or unclassified. The security classification is not based on whether the communication session is solely encrypted. The security classification is inserted into the request to establish the communication session. The request to establish the communication session with the security classification is sent to the second communication endpoint. This allows the second endpoint to display the security classification. A similar process is used in a response to the request to establish the communication session to convey the security classification to the first communication endpoint.
US10666690B2	Resource-related content distribution hub Described herein are systems and methods in which resource-related content is provided to a number of mobile devices. In some embodiments, as a content provider streams a media presentation or a live real-world event occurs, it may also provide an indication of a resource to a content distribution hub. Upon receiving that indication of the resource, the content distribution hub may identify and/or generate resource-related content relevant to the indicated resource. The resource-related content may then be distributed to a number of subscriber devices according to subscription data maintained by the content distribution hub. In some embodiments, the content hub is also configured to initiate transactions related to the resources.
US10666687B2	Modularized software system for managing a plurality of disparate networks Converged network management application and system is provided that delivers a management platform as a service that can view and/or manage all managed networks in the aggregate, or any one of them individually (including individual devices within the managed networks), in a secure and efficient manner, providing continuously available intelligence in real time on the managed networks and systems, and overcoming integration issues including conflicting address schemas, the need to avoid unnecessary infrastructure, and the need acquire all necessary information in real time within applicable memory and bandwidth constraints.
US10666685B2	Service oriented software-defined security framework Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for service oriented software-defined security framework are disclosed. In one aspect, a system includes a security control device, one or more assets, and a security controller that communicates with the security control device and the one or more assets. The security controller includes a processing engine configured to register the security control device by creating a physical-logical attribute mapping for the security control device, and generating a security service description associated with the security control device. The processing engine is further configured to register the one or more assets by creating a physical-logical attribute mapping for each of the one or more assets, and generating security service requirements for each of the one or more assets. The processing engine is further configured to generate a security service binding based on a request for service.
US10666673B2	Behavioral baselining of network systems Systems and methods for behavioral baselining of network systems. In one embodiment, a method includes: storing, in an asset attribute database, information regarding assets, wherein each asset comprises at least one attribute; storing, in a relationship database, information regarding relationships, wherein each relationship comprises at least one attribute; selecting, from the asset attribute database, assets based on at least one attribute value; selecting, from the relationship database, one or more relationships based on at least one attribute value, the selected relationships including a first relationship; creating a baseline, wherein the baseline comprises the selected assets and the selected relationships; connecting a first event stream to the baseline, wherein the first event stream comprises a set of events, and each event comprises attributes; and detecting a drift from the baseline, wherein the drift is determined using the first event stream and is based on a failure of at least one attribute value in a first event of the first event stream to match at least one attribute value of the first relationship.
US10666670B2	Managing security breaches in a networked computing environment Approaches for managing security breaches in a networked computing environment are provided. A method includes detecting, by at least one computer device, a breach of a production system in the networked computing environment, wherein the networked computing environment includes a decoy system interweaved with the production system. The method also includes receiving, by the at least one computer device, a communication after the detecting the breach. The method further includes determining, by the at least one computer device, the communication is associated with one of a valid user and a malicious user. The method additionally includes, based on the determining, routing the valid user to an element of the production system when the communication is associated with the valid user and routing the malicious user to a corresponding element of the decoy system when the communication is associated with the malicious user.
US10666668B2	Interface providing an interactive trendline for a detected threat to facilitate evaluation for false positives A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US10666665B2	Security confirmation apparatus, system, information processing method, and storage medium A confirmation apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether an information processing apparatus that has transmitted a security confirmation instruction executes communication via a firewall, a setting unit configured to set predetermined ports as inspection targets in a first case where the determination unit determines that the information processing apparatus executes communication via the firewall, and set ports listed in a used port list received from the information processing apparatus as the inspection targets in a second case where the determination unit determines that the information processing apparatus executes communication without interposing the firewall, an inspection unit configured to inspect ports set as the inspection targets by the setting unit, and a notification unit configured to notify the information processing apparatus of an inspection result acquired by the inspection unit.
US10666664B2	System and method of providing location-based privacy on social media Systems and methods are described that permit social media users to delay posting social media updates to various social media recipients based on location privacy concerns. In one embodiment, a social media update created by a user is received. A location-based suggested time delay associated with a social media recipient is generated. The user is presented with the location-based suggested time delay, and a user-selected time delay is received. The social media update is sent to the social media recipient only after the user-selected time delay elapses.
US10666661B2	Authorization processing method and device The present invention relates to an authorization processing method and a device. An authorization server receives an authorization update request including a first identifier of an access device; sends, to the access device, an authorization update response including signature request information, where the signature request information instructs the access device to sign verification information; receives a signature verification request sent by the access device, where the signature verification request includes the first identifier, the verification information, and a signature of the verification information; determines that the signature of the verification information in the signature verification request is valid; and updates the authorization relationship according to the first identifier.
US10666660B2	Method and apparatus for providing profile Provided are a communication method and system that integrate 5G communication systems with IoT technologies to support higher data rates after 4G systems. The present disclosure is based on 5G communication technologies and IoT related technologies, and may be applied to intelligent services (e.g. smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety).There is provided a method of profile downloading for a terminal. The method may include: transmitting a first profile download request to a profile providing server; receiving unencrypted first profile information from the profile providing server; checking whether there is an input for consenting to profile downloading after receiving unencrypted profile information; and determining whether to download an encrypted profile on the basis of the check result. There is also provided a terminal capable of performing the above method. In addition, there are provided a profile providing server and an operation method therefor for delivering a profile to the above terminal.
US10666659B2	System and method for protecting against E-mail-based cyberattacks A system for dynamically managing email access and content is described, wherein the email system based on email rules and filters may modify emails presented to users or limit access to the email content via a specific architecture.
US10666658B2	Trusted network entity secure connectivity Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, software, processes, and devices for trusted network entity secure connectivity. Some system and method embodiments include a network of trusted network entities, such as devices and processes, which unlock themselves and their services only when additional security checks are applied for any of the available radio devices and processes on the network in the vicinity. Such embodiments operate to provide an additional level of security to the trusted network entity communication and approval to unlock each other.
US10666657B1	Token-based access control and grouping One or more clients of a service may obtain access to resources of the service using one or more roles. A role may be used to delegate access to resources that a client normally would not otherwise have access to. A requestor may make a request to assume an intermediary role and receive a first token that enables assumption of the intermediary role. The requestor, after assuming the intermediary role, may request to assume to assume a destination role and receive a second token that enables the requestor to access one or more computing resources by assuming the destination role.
US10666656B2	Systems and methods for protecting users from malicious content Systems and methods for authenticating a user attempting to access content are provided. The method includes requesting a first at least one user credential, determining if the requested first at least one user credential matches a second at least one user credential used when the user accessed previously accessed content, and generating a list of content providers requiring the second at least one user credential for access when the first at least one user credentials matches a second at least one user credential. The method also includes requiring the user to select a content provider from the list of content providers, allowing the user to access the content if the selected content provider corresponds to the content being accessed by the user, and preventing the user from accessing the content if the selected content provider does not correspond to the content being accessed by the user.
US10666655B2	Securing shared components Providing access control by a first operating system. A method includes receiving at the first operating system, from the second operating system, a request for a bounding reference to a set having at least one resource. A bounding reference for the set is obtained. The bounding reference comprises a reference created from a first operating system resolvable reference to the set. The method further includes providing the obtained bounding reference for the obtained provided bounding reference to the second operating system. A request, including the obtained bounding reference and an identifier identifying the second operating system for the set, is received from the second operating system. The obtained bounding reference and the identifier identifying the second operating system are evaluated. As a result of evaluating the obtained bounding reference and the identifier identifying the second operating system, a resource control action is performed.
US10666654B2	Linking channel-specific systems with a user authentication hub to provide omni-channel user authentication Aspects of the disclosure relate to linking channel-specific systems with a user authentication hub. In some embodiments, a computing platform may receive, from a telephone agent support computer system associated with a telephone agent channel, an authentication request for a user account. The computing platform may generate a set of one or more authentication prompts based on a set of authentication rules defined for the telephone agent channel and may provide the set of one or more authentication prompts generated based on the set of authentication rules defined for the telephone agent channel. Subsequently, the computing platform may validate one or more responses to the set of one or more authentication prompts. Based on validating the one or more responses, the computing platform may provide user account information associated with the user account to the telephone agent support computer system associated with the telephone agent channel.
US10666653B2	Internetwork authentication A technique for network authentication interoperability involves initiating an authentication procedure on a first network, authenticating on a second network, and allowing access at the first network. The technique can include filtering access to a network, thereby restricting access to users with acceptable credentials. Offering a service that incorporates these techniques can enable incorporation of the techniques into an existing system with minimal impact to network configuration.
US10666652B2	Address validation using signatures Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating signed addresses. One of the methods includes receiving, by a component from a device, a plurality of first requests, each first request for a physical address and including a virtual address, determining, by the component, a first physical address using the virtual address, generating a first signature for the first physical address, and providing, to the device, a response that includes the first signature, receiving, from the device, a plurality of second requests, each second request for access to a second physical address and including a second signature, determining, by the component for each of the plurality of second requests, whether the second physical address is valid using the second signature, and for each second request for which the second physical address is determined to be valid, servicing the corresponding second request.
US10666651B2	Access control system To provide an access control system for performing access control, etc., in a case of detecting irregular behavior in a network, an access control system includes a message-obtainment-processing unit configured to obtain from an email server an email message including information for identifying a suspect-terminal that has conducted irregular behavior, the email message being generated in a security system located inside or outside a private network constituted by use of a software defined network (SDN) to be received by the email server. The message-obtainment-processing unit causes an SDN controller in the private network to provide, to the suspect-terminal or an edge network device that controls communication of the suspect-terminal, a control instruction based on the obtained email message, so as to cause the suspect-terminal or the edge network device to execute a process for access control against the suspect-terminal.
US10666650B2	Packet processing method in PPPoE authentication process and relevant device Embodiments of the present application provide a packet processing method in a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) authentication process and a relevant device. A first broadcast access server (BAS) exists in a broadcast domain in which a user terminal is located, the first BAS supports the PPPoE and corresponds to a first operator. The method includes receiving, by the first BAS, a PPPoE active discovery initiation (PADI) packet sent by the user terminal; and when determining that a quantity of authentication failures of the user terminal on the first BAS is greater than a preset threshold, skipping sending, by the first BAS, a PPPoE active discovery offer (PADO) packet to the user terminal in a preset period. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application resolve a problem that the user terminal cannot perform access because the user terminal establishes a session with the first BAS.
US10666649B2	Negotiating trust degradation for a central entity by peers lacking direct communication with one another Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for generating, in response to a decrease in trustworthiness with respect to a controller, a notification message and generating a message authentication code (MAC) based on the notification message and one or more locally stored keys. Additionally, the notification message and the MAC may be sent to the controller, wherein the notification message is directed to one or more peers in a network associated with the controller. In one example, the notification message includes one or more of an indication that the controller is compromised or an indication that the controller is suspected to be compromised.
US10666646B2	System and method for protecting specified data combinations A method in one example implementation includes extracting a plurality of data elements from a record of a data file, tokenizing the data elements into tokens, and storing the tokens in a first tuple of a registration list. The method further includes selecting one of the tokens as a token key for the first tuple, where the token is selected because it occurs less frequently in the registration list than each of the other tokens in the first tuple. In specific embodiments, at least one data element is an expression element having a character pattern matching a predefined expression pattern that represents at least two words and a separator between the words. In other embodiments, at least one data element is a word defined by a character pattern of one or more consecutive essential characters. Other specific embodiments include determining an end of the record by recognizing a predefined delimiter.
US10666640B2	Semi-active probing framework to gather threat intelligence for encrypted traffic and learn about devices In one embodiment, a device in a network observes traffic between a client and a server for an encrypted session. The device makes a determination that a server certificate should be obtained from the server. The device, based on the determination, sends a handshake probe to the server. The device extracts server certificate information from a handshake response from the server that the server sent in response to the handshake probe. The device uses the extracted server certificate information to analyze the traffic between the client and the server.
US10666638B2	Certificate-based dual authentication for openflow enabled switches Authenticating a networking appliance attempting to attach to a network includes receiving a request from the networking appliance to attach to the network, wherein the request comprises credential data associated with the networking appliance and a certificate authority (CA) certificate associated with the computer; receiving at least one value associated with an identity of the networking appliance; and authenticating the identity of the networking appliance based on both a) the at least one value associated with the identity of the networking appliance; and b) the appliance certificate.
US10666637B2	Certificate renewal and deployment A certificate manager for a multi-tenant environment can be authorized to automatically renew a certificate for a customer of the environment. Prior to the end of the validity period of the certificate, the certificate manager can obtain a new certificate on behalf of the customer and notify the customer that the certificate is ready to be deployed. The certificate will not be deployed until the customer releases the hold on the certificate. If no such instruction is received, notifications can be sent to the customer about the upcoming end of the validity period, and those notifications can be sent with increasing frequency. If no notification is received before the validity period is to expire, the certificate manager can automatically deploy the certificate to ensure that a valid certificate remains in place for the customer on the associated resource(s).
US10666633B2	Authentication of service requests using a communications initiation feature Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for facilitating communications initiated through a social networking account. A detected message communicated using a social networking account can be determined to satisfy a response criteria. Code for displaying a communications initiation feature on a customer communications apparatus associated with the social networking account can be transmitted. Selection information representing a selection of the communications initiation feature can be received and can include a parameter associated with the selection and origin information. The selection information can be validated by determining that the selection is associated with the social networking account and by comparing the parameter with a stored credential associated with the communications initiation feature. When the selection is validated, the communications can be facilitated.
US10666630B2	Communication apparatus, communication method, and communication program product that authenticate communication data A communication apparatus includes a counter, a reception portion, an update portion, a code generation portion, a determination portion, and a transmission portion. The reception portion receives a communication data from a different one of the communication apparatus. The update portion updates a value of the counter. The code generation portion generates a message authentication code based on the communication data received by the reception portion, the value of the counter, and a common key. The determination portion determines whether the message authentication code generated by the code generation portion matches a message authentication code set in the communication data. The transmission portion transmits a synchronization request when a number of times that the determination portion determines a mismatch between the message authentication codes becomes equal to or more than a predetermined number of mismatches.
US10666628B2	Secure authentication of device identification for low throughput device to-device wireless communication Systems, methods, and computer-readable media may be provided for securely authenticating device identification and/or user identification for low throughput device-to-device wireless communication.
US10666625B2	Communication apparatus, communication method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for reducing the time for automatic setting of communication parameters A communication apparatus transmits a search signal including information based on a character string input by a user, the search signal being used to search for a providing apparatus that provides a communication parameter. Upon reception of a response to the search signal, the communication apparatus starts communication parameter sharing processing with a providing apparatus that has transmitted the response.
US10666621B2	Methods and systems for API proxy based adaptive security The invention concerns API proxy based adaptive security. The invention implements adaptive security for API servers, while avoiding data bottlenecks and maintaining client experience. The invention provides methods and configurations for API security that may be employed at proxies for implementing routing decisions involving client messages received at said proxies. The invention also involves generating or collecting at proxies, log information that captures data corresponding to received client messages and responses from API servers—which log information correlates communications between clients, proxies and backend API servers, and includes data relevant for purposes generating API metrics and identifying anomalies and/or indicators of compromise. The invention yet further provides security server clusters configured for generating API metrics and/or identify anomalies or indicators of compromise—which may be used by proxies to terminate existing connections and block subsequent requests or messages from clients associated with the identified anomalies or indicators of compromise.
US10666620B1	Private network request forwarding Private network request forwarding can include receiving a request from a user for Internet services over a public network. Private network request forwarding can include analyzing the request and determining whether the request is legitimate. Private network request forwarding can include forwarding the request to an entity through a private network when it is determined that the request is legitimate, wherein the user has access to the entity through a proxy.
US10666617B2	Intercepting network traffic routed by virtual switches for selective security processing Systems, methods, and apparatuses enable an interface microservice to intercept and filter network traffic generated by virtual machines (VMs) and routed by a virtual switch (vSwitch). A vSwitch receiving network packets from the VMs is configured to route network packets to the interface microservice via a generated VLAN trunk. The interface microservice can retrieve and apply stored packet filters to the network packets intercepted by the microservice. If an intercepted network packet matches any of the applied packet filters, the interface microservice can perform various security operations, send the network packets to another microservice for security processing, or perform any other operations. For network packets which do not match a packet filter, the interface microservice forwards the packets to the originally intended destination.
US10666616B2	Application identification and control in a network device Application identification and control in a network device. In one embodiment, a method may include establishing, at a network device, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel through which all Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) traffic sent from or received at the network device is routed. The method may also include monitoring, at the network device, all TCP and UDP traffic sent from or received at the network device through the VPN tunnel. The method may further include extracting, at the network device, payload data from the monitored TCP and UDP traffic. The method may also include analyzing the extracted payload data to identify applications executing on the network device that sent or received the monitored TCP and UDP traffic. The method may further include taking, at the network device, a security action on the network device based on the identified applications.
US10666613B2	Establishing and using a tunnel from an origin server in a distributed edge compute and routing service An edge server of a distributed edge compute and routing service receives a tunnel connection request from a tunnel client residing on an origin server, that requests a tunnel be established between the edge server and the tunnel client. The request identifies the hostname that is to be tunneled. An IP address is assigned for the tunnel. DNS record(s) are added or changed that associate the hostname with the assigned IP address. Routing rules are installed in the edge servers of the distributed edge compute and routing service to reach the edge server for the tunneled hostname. The edge server receives a request for a resource of the tunneled hostname from another edge server that received the request from a client, where the other edge server is not connected to the origin server. The request is transmitted from the edge server to the origin server over the tunnel.
US10666612B2	Service chains for inter-cloud traffic Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for creating service chains for inter-cloud traffic. In some examples, a system receives domain name system (DNS) queries associated with cloud domains and collects DNS information associated the cloud domains. The system spoofs DNS entries defining a subset of IPs for each cloud domain. Based on the spoofed DNS entries, the system creates IP-to-domain mappings associating each cloud domain with a respective IP from the subset of IPs. Based on the IP-to-domain mappings, the system programs different service chains for traffic between a private network and respective cloud domains. The system routes, through the respective service chain, traffic having a source associated with the private network and a destination matching the IP in the respective IP-to-domain mapping.
US10666611B2	System and method for supporting multiple concurrent SL to VL mappings in a high performance computing environment System and method for supporting multiple concurrent SL to VL mappings in a high performance computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, systems and methods can provide for two or more SL to VL mappings per ingress switch port in a network switched fabric. By allowing for multiple such mappings, greater virtual lane independence can be achieved while continuing to achieve quality of service guarantees.
US10666607B1	Automated contact deletion based on content communications Systems and methods for automated contact deletion based on content communications are disclosed herein. Based on a content item electronically communicated from a source account to a destination account, a contact deletion trigger is generated to define a criterion for deleting a contact entry that identifies the source account and is stored for the destination account in a contact database. Based on the contact deletion trigger, a determination is made as to whether the criterion for deleting the contact entry has been met. In response to determining that the criterion for deleting the contact entry has been met, the contact entry is automatically deleted from the contact database.
US10666606B2	Virtual private network service endpoints A customer may request a service endpoint for a service in their virtual network on a provider network. In response, a service endpoint is generated in the customer's virtual network, a local IP address in the IP address range of the customer's virtual network is assigned to the service endpoint, and a DNS name is assigned to the service endpoint. Resources on the customer's virtual network resolve the DNS name of the service endpoint to obtain the local IP address of the service endpoint and send service requests for the service to the local IP address of the service endpoint. The service endpoint adds routing information to the service requests and sends the service requests over the network substrate to be routed to the service.
US10666605B2	Dynamic security gateway selection In aspects of the disclosure, a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, the apparatus determines if a connection to a PLMN has been established. In another aspect, the apparatus builds a FQDN based on the determination by attempting to build the FQDN using each of the prioritized FQDNs in order of priority until the FQDN is built, building the FQDN using a PLMN ID of the PLMN if it is determined that the PLMN is found in the list, or building the FQDN based on the wildcard PLMN if it is determined that the list comprises the wildcard PLMN. Further still, the apparatus selects a network security gateway to provide network security and internet working control based on the FQDN.
US10666603B2	Optimizing routing of access to network domains via a wireless communication network A wireless communication network includes a Domain Name System (DNS) caching server. The DNS caching server receives a request from a client device to access a network site and queries one or more DNS servers for potential Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for accessing the network site. The DNS caching server receives, from the one or more DNS servers, a plurality of IP addresses for accessing the network site and evaluates the plurality of IP addresses. Based at least in part upon the evaluating, the DNS caching server selects an IP address from the plurality of IP addresses and provides the IP address to the client. The DNS caching server may be located some place other than the wireless communication network and perform the same functions for client devices not accessing the wireless communication network.
US10666602B2	Edge caching in edge-origin DNS In one example, an edge server including a processor, memory, and a domain name system (DNS) edge application stored in the memory and executed by the processor is provided. The DNS edge application is configured to: receive a first DNS query requesting a first DNS record; forward the first DNS query to an origin server; receive a response to the first DNS query from the origin server; store the response on the edge server; receive a second DNS query requesting a second DNS record; determine that the second DNS record is not stored on the edge server; and generate a new response to the second DNS query based on the stored response. The first DNS query and the second DNS query may be the same DNS query, and the second DNS query is not forwarded to the origin server.
US10666599B2	Systems and methods for social network assistance A computer based system for social network assistance is disclosed. Via use of the system and related methods, a high-volume social media account (for example, an airline Twitter account) may be managed to enable prompt and thorough responses to incoming social media messages. In this manner, customer issues and feedback may be more effectively addressed, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and goodwill associated with the owner of the high-volume social media account.
US10666592B2	RNA targeting methods and compositions Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
US10666590B2	Secure sent message identifier A message management service allows a user to access and manage messages from various message services. The user can access the message management service using a message management client application executing on a client device and can draft messages using the message management client application and send the messages through the different message services. The message management service can add information to messages sent using the message management client application that can be used to identify and organize the messages. A secure sent-message identifier can be added to messages sent by the message management service to reliably indicate that the messages were sent by the message management service.
US10666587B1	Media enhancement system Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for enhancing a first media item through the addition of a supplemental second media item. A user may provide a request to enhance a selected media item, and in response, an enhancement system retrieves and presents a curated collection of supplemental content to be added to the media, to the user. The user may review the curated collection of supplemental content, for example by providing a tactile input to scroll through the curated collection of content.
US10666576B2	Processing system responsive to analysis filter criteria According to some embodiments, a historical request data store may contain electronic records representing historical requests and, for each historical request, a set of analysis variables including a request description, resource allocation data, and at least one outcome indication. An automated outcome tracker system computer may catalogue a subset of the electronic records, based on the at least one outcome indication for each electronic record, as representing positive outcomes. An operator terminal may provide an interactive graphical user interface display and a back-end application computer server may receive from the operator terminal a set of analysis filter criteria. The back-end application computer server may then calculate and display impactability scores. According to some embodiments, the computer server may also calculate and display negative outcome risk scores.
US10666573B2	Dynamic management of computing platform resources Embodiments of the invention provide for methods for the management of logically partitioned computing resources of a data processing system configured with a plurality of hypervisors that each manages one or more logical partitions of the computing resources. Each hypervisor and logical partitions managed thereby are allocated to a domain of a plurality of domains. Logical partitions and hypervisors allocated to a first domain are monitored to determine whether additional computing resources are needed for the first domain. Responsive to determining that additional computing resources are needed for the first domain, a second domain having available computing resources is determined. At least a portion of the available computing resources of the second domain are used by the first domain.
US10666572B2	Dynamic management of computing platform resources Embodiments of the invention provide for methods for the management of logically partitioned computing resources of a data processing system configured with a plurality of hypervisors that each manages one or more logical partitions of the computing resources. Each hypervisor and logical partitions managed thereby are allocated to a domain of a plurality of domains. Logical partitions and hypervisors allocated to a first domain are monitored to determine whether additional computing resources are needed for the first domain. Responsive to determining that additional computing resources are needed for the first domain, a second domain having available computing resources is determined. At least a portion of the available computing resources of the second domain are used by the first domain.
US10666564B2	Increasing entropy across routing table segments Entropy in routing tables may be increase to perform packet forwarding. Hash tables that store forwarding routes may be divided into multiple hash table segments. Forwarding routes may be stored across the hash table segments in different route segments. When looking up route segments to identify a forwarding route for a destination address of a network packet, digest values generated for previous route segments may be used to determine hash key values to identify hash table entries in a different hash table segment. The forwarding route may be identified according to the hash table entries located based on the digest values for previous route segments.
US10666563B2	Buffer-less virtual routing A network includes a plurality of endpoint routers and intermediate routers. When a new data stream is detected at any endpoint router, the first packet is sent to a virtual routing server with knowledge of the entire network topology. Based on the topology, current usage, and historical usage, the virtual routing server determined a path for the data stream and begins to update the routing tables of the intermediate routers to reflect the determined path. Until the update is complete, all packets in the data stream are routed first to the virtual routing server and then to their destination. Once the update is complete, packets in the data stream are routed directly along the determined path.
US10666560B2	Maintaining apparent connectivity during virtual switch servicing Various innovations for servicing of a virtual switch in a virtual networking layer are presented. The innovations include new architectures for a virtual networking layer and new operations performed when servicing a virtual switch. In some example implementations, during virtual switch servicing, interruption to actual network connectivity is minimal—below a timeout threshold that signifies failure of a network connection. Connections for a host, VMs, and physical network adapter can be maintained while the virtual switch is serviced. Although some interruption to actual network connectivity happens, apparent connectivity (for a VM) over a connection between the VM and the virtual switch can be maintained during the servicing of the virtual switch. Similarly, apparent connectivity (for a host) over a connection between the host and the virtual switch can be maintained during the servicing of the virtual switch.
US10666558B2	Automatic alignment of roles of routers in networks In example implementations, a method is provided. The method detects, by a processor, an assignment of a master router role for a virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP), a protocol independent multicast (PIM) designated router (DR) role for a PIM protocol, and a querier router role for an internet group management protocol (IGMP) to different routers in a network. A communication procedure is initiated to identify which routers of the routers are assigned to the master router role, the DR role and the querier router role. The master router role, the DR role and the querier router role are then automatically aligned to a single router of the routers via an ordered communication exchange.
US10666557B2	Method to manage data flow for edge-core distributed analytics systems This invention aim to improves the flexibility of data flows management from sensor to cloud, datalake or other system, which can manage the overall data flows within the system and control them dynamically. As a result, it can reduce transmission cost and storage cost properly.
US10666552B2	Apparatus for forwarding interest in parallel using multipath in content-centric networking and method thereof The present invention relates to a technology of forwarding interest parallel by adjusting a ratio of an interest packet requiring content depending upon a network state when a mobile device having a variety of interfaces is connected to various networks in a content-centric networking environment, thereby increasing a data transfer rate. An apparatus for controlling multipath interest forwarding according to an aspect of the present invention includes a weighted forwarding ratio administrator configured to generate an interest packet; a weighted forwarding ratio storage configured to record and maintain weighted forwarding ratios reflecting a transmission capacity of an interest packet per face; and a forwarding engine configured to control the generated interest packet to be transmitted via each of the faces based on the weighted forwarding ratios.
US10666551B2	Control node and path control system A C-plane device in a path control system comprises: a storage unit storing designation information designating search key information of a node used as a search key determining a transmission destination and part information indicating a packet part in which the search key information is included; and a setting unit, in a case in which a new node is connected to the U-plane device, acquires node information relating to the new node, extracts search key information of the new node on the basis of the acquired node information and the stored designation information, and, in a case in which, in a packet received by the U-plane device, the search key information of the new node is included in a packet part indicated by the part information, sets a transmission destination of the packet for each of at least a part of U-plane devices.
US10666547B2	Efficient machine learning for network optimization An autonomous controller for SDN, virtual, and/or physical networks can be used to optimize a network automatically and determine new optimizations as a network scales. The controller trains models that can determine in real-time the optimal path for the flow of data from node A to B in an arbitrary network. The controller processes a network topology to determine relative importance of nodes in the network. The controller reduces a search space for a machine learning model by selecting pivotal nodes based on the determined relative importance. When a demand to transfer traffic between two hosts is detected, the controller utilizes an AI model to determine one or more of the pivotal nodes to be used in routing the traffic between the two hosts. The controller determines a path between the two hosts which comprises the selected pivotal nodes and deploys a routing configuration for the path to the network.
US10666545B2	Shaping outgoing traffic of network packets in a network management system A network management system can include multiple network interfaces. For example, the network management system can include a first network interface that can receive a stream of network packets associated with users. The network management system can include a second network interface for transmitting the received stream of network packets. The network management system can shape the stream of network packets before transmission. The network management system can assign the network packets into classes. The classes may have a configured hierarchical relationship. The classes may also have an operational hierarchy based on bandwidth usage during operation. The network management system can shape the stream of network packets based on operational hierarchy of classes and configured hierarchical relationship.
US10666539B2	Signal generator, method and test system for testing a device under test A signal generator for broadcasting signals to a device under test is described. Said signal generator comprises a broadcasting unit configured to broadcast a signal and a controller unit configured to send a composite signal to the broadcasting unit. Said composite signal emulates several signals from multiple access points. Further, a method and a test system for testing a device under test are described.
US10666535B2	Systems and methods for dynamically setting a rate limit for a computing device In certain embodiments, facilitation of a dynamic rate limit may be provided. In some embodiments, an amount of aggregated bandwidth consumption for a set of computing devices on a network may be determined for a first time period. A total amount of available bandwidth on the network may be determined for the first time period. A ratio of the amount of aggregated bandwidth consumption to the total amount of available bandwidth may be determined. A bandwidth threshold may be determined based on the ratio. A rate limit for a first computing device (of the set of computing devices) may be dynamically set based on a comparison of the bandwidth threshold to bandwidth consumption of the first computing device.
US10666533B2	Tag latency monitoring and control system for enhanced web page performance Embodiments are directed towards employing a plurality of tag states to control tag suspension based on an asynchronous process that proactively monitors tag performance, response times, privacy safeguards, and latency. Tags may be in one of multiple states. Tags in a NORMAL state or a FLAGGED state may be enabled for deployment, and tags in a SUSPENSION A state or a SUSPENSION B state may be blocked from deployment. A tag's state may change based on monitoring the tag's latency to determine if latent events occur. Tag latency may be asynchronously monitored independent of web page requests or requests to execute an application. For example, if latent events occur, then the tag's state may change from NORMAL to FLAGGED, and if non-latent events occur, then the tag's state may change from FLAGGED to NORMAL.
US10666532B1	Analysis of system conditions from endpoint status information A system includes Session-Initiation-Protocol (SIP) servers that provide services for a respective set of endpoints. A monitor server can receive connectivity status of the respective set of endpoints based on registration status provided by the endpoints to the SIP servers. Based upon the received connectivity status, endpoints having connectivity problems are parsed into one or more subgroups. Potential problem sources are identified for the connectivity problems of the parsed endpoints. For each of the subgroups, the monitor server determines whether the subgroup exceeds a corresponding trigger threshold. In response a corresponding trigger threshold being exceeded, an action profile specifying an entity is accessed. A notification is transmitted to the entity.
US10666531B2	Determining the status of a device through use of a publisher/subscriber interface A publish/subscribe interface is used to enable a non-publish/subscribe first system (such as an IP network device) to obtain status information about a publish/subscribe device that cannot be pinged by the first system. The first system sends a status request to a domain name server. The status request includes a domain name for the publish/subscribe device. Topic space maintained by a message broker in the publish/subscribe system includes status topics associated with publish/subscribe devices. The status topics contents reflect the current availability of the associated publish/subscribe device.
US10666526B2	Method and apparatus for measuring end-to-end accessibility in voice over long term evolution networks In one embodiment, a method for estimating end-to-end accessibility in a voice over long term evolution network includes aggregating data, by a processor, from a plurality of sources in the network relating to calls originating from and terminating in the network, where the data indicates success rates for a plurality of procedures initiated by placement of the calls, and calculating, by the processor, a metric indicative of the end-to-end accessibility from the data.
US10666525B2	Distributed multi-data source performance management A performance management engine may be implemented to continuously detecting entity performance issues. The performance management engine may calculate one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure performance of an entity. The performance management engine may further receive one or more additional sources of data regarding the entity via a data management platform that interfaces with multiple data sources. The performance management engine may aggregate the KPIs and the one or more additional sources of data into datasets according to one or more grouping parameters. The data in one or more datasets may be analyzed by the performance management engine to generate one or more comprehensive performance indicators. The comprehensive performance indicators are then provided for display on a user device. Each KPI or comprehensive performance indicator measures performance of a device, a component, a node, or a service of the entity.
US10666523B2	Communication protocols in integrated systems A system and methods comprise a touchscreen at a premises. The touchscreen includes a processor coupled to a security system at the premises. User interfaces are presented via the touchscreen. The user interfaces include a security interface that provides control of functions of the security system and access to data collected by the security system, and a network interface that provides access to network devices. A camera at the premises is coupled to the touchscreen via a plurality of interfaces. A security server at a remote location is coupled to the touchscreen via a plurality of channels and a plurality of protocols. The channels include a short message service (SMS) channel, a remote control channel, and an asynchronous event channel. The security server comprises a client interface through which remote client devices exchange data with the touchscreen and the security system.
US10666518B2	Path probing using an edge completion ratio Various embodiments pertain to communication network systems. In particular, various embodiments relate to multi-path probing in communication network systems that can be used to estimate the complete topology of the network. A method includes receiving data at a source node from a tracerouting probe in the network. The tracerouting probe detects edges. The method also includes calculating an edge completion ratio based on the edges. In addition, the method includes terminating the probe when the edge completion ratio is greater than or equal to a threshold.
US10666516B2	Constraint-based virtual network function placement A network function virtualization (NFV) orchestration manager utilizes characteristics of the particular host, such as the platform itself, the hypervisor and the network interface to determine virtual network function (VNF) deployment. Exemplary platform characteristics are latency, throughput, scalability and migration. Factors are developed for each characteristic to provide positive or negative values used in the determination so that each host receives values for each characteristic. Each VNF is associated with desirable characteristics. When a VNF is to be deployed, the NVF orchestration manager determines the host factors relevant to the VNF. After analyzing the hosts and comparing them to the VNF requirements, a host choice is determined and the VNF is deployed to that host, with a virtual machine (VM) being created if needed. In a similar manner, VNFs can be chosen for inclusion in a service function chain (SFC).
US10666515B2	Control of activities executed by endpoints based on conditions involving aggregated parameters A method and system. One or more policies is stored. Each policy includes activities for execution on corresponding endpoints. At least one of the activities of the policies is conditioned by a condition based on one or more aggregated parameters. Each aggregated parameter depends on one or more local parameters of a corresponding group of endpoints. The local parameters are collected from the corresponding endpoints. The local parameters are aggregated into the aggregated parameters. Each aggregated parameter is distributed at least to the corresponding endpoints of each policy including any activity conditioned on the aggregated parameter. At least the corresponding policies are sent to the endpoints to cause each endpoint to apply each corresponding policy by collecting any aggregated parameters of the policy on the endpoint and executing the activities of the policy according to the corresponding aggregated parameters.
US10666513B2	Filesystem share auto-detect An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product, and system for network attached storage configuration. The embodiment may include receiving a request, from a network storage administrator, to create a network share on a network attached storage for a network server. Based on the received request, sending an operating system identifier probe to the network server to identify an operating system deployed on the network server. The embodiment may include receiving an identification of the operating system deployed on the network server. Based on the identified operating system deployed on the network server, configuring the network share on the network attached storage. Configuring the network share on the network attached storage may include selecting a network protocol filesystem type compatible with the identified operating system deployed on the network server. The embodiment may include testing compatibility between the network share and network server.
US10666512B2	Current configuration state specific device configuration Systems and methods for configuring a device to operate based on a current configuration state of the device in a manner agnostic to an assumed configuration state of a device. Systems can include a local state aware device manager and a state aware device configuration agnostic mediator. Methods can include locally determining an actual current configuration state of a device in operation, generating desired configuration instructions based on the actual current configuration state of the device, and locally configuring the device to operate according to the desired configuration instructions.
US10666509B2	Transporting multi-destination networking traffic by sending repetitive unicast In a distributed network environment, a first virtual machine sends a first virtual machine control information to a first network system. The first network system sends a first control information to a first network control system in response to receiving the first virtual machine control information. The first network control system sends a portion of the first control information to a number of network systems. The first network control system sends a second control information to the first network system. The first virtual machine sends a first packet to the first network system which generates a unicast packet using a portion of the first packet and a portion of the second control information. A second network system receives and processes the unicast packet. The second network system sends a copy of the processed unicast packet to a second virtual machine associated with a second tenant.
US10666508B2	Unified software defined networking configuration management over multiple hosting environments Described herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance the management of software defined networking configurations over multiple hosting environments. In one implementations, a sync service receives a software defined networking configuration from a software defined networking manager of a first hosting site. Once received, the sync service determines differencing data between the software defined networking configuration and a second software defined networking configuration received previously by the sync service from the first hosting site. The sync service further identifies a configuration update for a second software defined networking manager of a second hosting site based on the differencing data, and transfers the configuration update to the second software defined networking manager.
US10666507B2	Automatic reconfiguration of dependency graph for coordination of device configuration Various technologies described herein pertain to controlling reconfiguration of a dependency graph for coordinating reconfiguration of a computing device. An operation can be performed at the computing device to detect whether an error exists in the dependency graph for a desired configuration state. The dependency graph for the desired configuration state specifies interdependencies between configurations of a set of features. An error can be detected to exist in the dependency graph when the desired configuration state differs from an actual configuration state of the computing device that results from use of the dependency graph to coordinate configuring the set of features. Feedback concerning success or failure of the dependency graph on the computing device can be sent from the computing device to a configuration source. The dependency graph can be modified (by the computing device and/or the configuration source) based on whether an error is detected in the dependency graph.
US10666506B2	In-situ OAM trace type extension with cascade bitmap and segment in-situ OAM The disclosure relates to technology for sending network management information in a network. A source edge node modifies data packets by encapsulating an operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) header in a select number of the data packets. The OAM header includes a data type bitmap and a node data list. A valid node bitmap is inserted into the OAM header prior to the node data list, and each bit in the valid node bitmap identifies whether one or more nodes in the network add data to the OAM header. A valid data bitmap is then added into the OAM header for each of the one or more nodes identified as adding data to the OAM header. The valid data bitmap indicates types of data items available at the node. Subsequently, the edge node issues the select data packets to the one or more nodes identified in the OAM header.
US10666505B2	Telemetry adaptation Methods, systems, and storage media for telemetry adaptation are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a networking device may include a data collector agent module to receive measurement data from measurement sources according to an initial telemetry policy and to provide the measurement data to the one or more servers of the monitoring system. The networking device may include an anomaly detection module to receive measurement data from the data collector agent module, to detect an anomaly in the measurement data, and to provide an indication of the anomaly to the data collector agent module for the data collector agent module to provide a first modified telemetry policy for the measurement sources.
US10666502B2	Communication apparatus, communication system, communication method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A communication apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a transmitting unit (11) configured to transmit a packet to a communication apparatus (20) at the other end through a communication line (31), a transmitting unit (12) configured to transmit a packet to the communication apparatus (20) at the other end through a communication line (32), a packet generation unit (13) configured to generate a plurality of packets by duplicating a packet, a monitoring unit (15) configured to monitor communication states of the communication lines (31, 32), and a control unit (14) configured to determine to transmit two or more of the plurality of duplicated packets to the communication apparatus (20) at the other end by using at least one of the communication lines (31, 32) according to the communication states.
US10666500B2	Failure handling for active-standby redundancy in EVPN data center interconnect Techniques are described for avoiding traffic black-holing in a multi-homed Ethernet virtual private networks (EVPNs) in which a customer device (CE) is multi-homed to a plurality of multi-homing provider edge devices (PEs) via respective links of an Ethernet segment. An overlay network is created over the Ethernet segment, and the multi-homing PEs of the EVPN are configured with a common anycast IP address for respective virtual network interfaces. Upon election as active designated forwarder (DF) for the EVPN, the DF PE of the multi-homing PEs advertises toward the customer network an IGP metric for the anycast IP address that is lower than the IGP metric(s) advertised by any of the non-DF standby PE routers segment to direct the CE to forward network packets from the customer network to the DF PE over the respective link of the Ethernet segment.
US10666499B2	Fibre channel over ethernet (FCoE) pinning system An FCoE pinning system includes a first FSB that is coupled to an FCF device and that is coupled to a first FCoE node, and a second FSB that is coupled to the first FCF device, a second FCoE node, and the first FSB through an inter-chassis link (ICL). The second FSB receives, via the ICL, a first FCoE node synchronization notification that includes a first FCF device identifier for the first FCF device and associates a first FCoE node identifier included in the first FCoE node synchronization notification with the ICL. The second FSB provides an FCoE backup notification to the first FCF device to indicate that the second FSB provides a backup path for FCoE traffic. The second FSB provides a second FCoE node synchronization notification to the first FSB that indicates that the second FSB will provide the backup path for the FCoE traffic via the ICL.
US10666495B2	Transaction processing According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for a distributed transaction processing environment. The method includes in response to determining that a state of a first node acting as a first coordinating node is not performing properly, selecting a second node from a first plurality of participating nodes communicatively coupled to the first node. The method further includes activating the selected second node to be a second coordinating node while deactivating the first node to be a participating node. In addition, the method includes performing a transaction based on a cooperation between the first and second nodes.
US10666491B2	Signal imbalance detection systems and methods In a communication device and corresponding methods to determine a phase offset imbalance, an input signal (e.g. oscillator signal) is phase shifted to generate a set of phase-shifted values. The set of phased-shifted values and the input signal are mixed to generate a respective set of mixed signals. The phase offset imbalance (e.g. phase error) is calculated based on the set of mixed signals and a gradient value.
US10666490B1	Method and apparatus for estimation of a bit rate of a digital signal A bit rate estimation apparatus used for estimation of a bit rate, BR, of a digital signal, DS, the bit rate estimation apparatus comprising a data processing unit adapted to determine a regularized cepstrum, CEP, of the digital signal; a peak identification unit adapted to identify a significant peak within the regularized cepstrum, CEP, determined by the data processing unit; and a bit rate determination unit adapted to determine the bit rate of the digital signal, DS, based on the significant peak identified by the peak identification unit.
US10666484B2	Method and apparatus for transmission of synchronization signal The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for transmission of a synchronization signal. The method includes: transmitting, by a base station, the synchronization signal repeatedly and periodically to a terminal. In one repetition period, the synchronization signal is transmitted over time corresponding to a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in one or more subframes. The synchronization signal is a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) or a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS). Alternatively, the method includes: receiving, by a terminal, the synchronization signal transmitted from a base station repeatedly and periodically. In this way, the problem associated with inappropriate design of the synchronization signals in the NB-LTE system can be solved and proper transmission of the synchronization signals in the narrow band system can be achieved.
US10666479B2	Pilot packing using complex orthogonal functions A wireless communication method includes generating a pilot signal that is represented using a complex exponential signal having a first linear phase in a time dimension and a second linear phase in a frequency dimension; and transmitting the pilot signal over a wireless communication channel using transmission resources that are designated for pilot signal transmission in a legacy transmission network such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.
US10666474B2	Modulator and signal transmission system A modulator includes an oscillator to start an oscillation operation when an input data changes from a first logic to a second logic, and stops the oscillation operation when the input data changes from the second logic to the first logic, a pulse generator to output a predetermined number of pulses of a pulse signal having a predetermined pulse width when the input data changes from the second logic to the first logic, and a signal selector to select an oscillation signal outputted from the oscillator when the input data has the second logic, and selects the pulse signal outputted from the pulse generator when the input data has the first logic.
US10666472B2	Method and system for split voltage domain transmitter circuits Methods and systems for split voltage domain transmitter circuits may include a two-branch output stage including a plurality of CMOS transistors, with each branch of the two-branch output stage comprising two stacked CMOS inverter pairs. The two stacked CMOS inverter pairs of a given branch are configured to drive a respective load, in phase opposition to the other branch. A pre-driver circuit is configured to receive a differential modulating signal and output, to respective inputs of the two stacked CMOS inverters, two synchronous differential voltage drive signals having a swing of half the supply voltage and being DC-shifted by half of the supply voltage with respect to each other. The load may include a series of diodes that are driven in differential mode via the drive signals. An optical signal may be modulated via the diodes.
US10666470B2	Decision feedback equalizer A device including an equalizer that includes a first input configured to receive an input signal, a second input configured to receive a reference signal, and a third input configured to receive an adjustment signal. The equalizer also includes a first output configured to transmit a corrected signal, wherein the corrected signal is generated based on data outputs controlled via the input signal, the reference signal, and a clock signal, wherein the data outputs are modified based on the first adjustment signal, wherein corrected signal offsets inter-symbol interference on the input signal based on a data bit received at the first input prior to reception of the input signal.
US10666465B1	Adaptive selection of isolation ground for differential interface Methods and systems for the adaptive selection of an isolation ground for a differential interface are provided. A system for adaptively selecting an isolation ground for a differential interface includes a first body having a first ground reference. The system additionally includes a second body having a second ground reference. Further, the system includes a differential interface through which the first body communicates electrical signals with the second body. Also, the system includes a common ground connection shared between the first body and second. Moreover, the system includes an adaptive isolation connection that adaptively connects the common ground connection to one of the first ground reference and the second ground reference.
US10666460B2	Measurement based routing through multiple public clouds Some embodiments establish for an entity a virtual network over several public clouds of several public cloud providers and/or in several regions. In some embodiments, the virtual network is an overlay network that spans across several public clouds to interconnect one or more private networks (e.g., networks within branches, divisions, departments of the entity or their associated datacenters), mobile users, and SaaS (Software as a Service) provider machines, and other web applications of the entity. The virtual network in some embodiments can be configured to optimize the routing of the entity's data messages to their destinations for best end-to-end performance, reliability and security, while trying to minimize the routing of this traffic through the Internet. Also, the virtual network in some embodiments can be configured to optimize the layer 4 processing of the data message flows passing through the network.
US10666458B2	Method and apparatus for data transmission involving tunneling in wireless communication networks A method and apparatus for connecting a user equipment (UE) to a wireless communication network such as a 5th generation network. The network supports node-level tunneling. Node-level tunnels can be pre-configured prior to receipt of UE attach requests. The tunnels can be shared by plural UEs, flows, or services. A policy function is connected to a network management function and performs tasks such as applying constraints to the node-level tunnels. A session management function pre-establishes node-level tunnels based on policy information from the policy function. Operations of network elements such as the access network node and user plane function to handle UE attachment, session establishment, and handling of mobile-originated and mobile-terminated traffic are described. Also described is a method and apparatus for packet transmission in which packets are processed according to an identified tunnel type. The tunnel type can be identified using a field in the tunnel encapsulation header.
US10666456B2	Arrangement with at least two bus subscribers An arrangement that includes a bus subscriber with two power supply terminals, at least one bus line terminal and a bus interface circuit for controlling a data flow via the at least one bus line terminal, wherein a controllable switch is located between the bus interface circuit and the at least one bus line terminal and the bus subscriber contains a sensor circuit which records the voltage between the power supply terminals or a voltage derived therefrom and closes the controllable switch if the recorded voltage exceeds a threshold value and opens the same if the recorded voltage fails to reach the threshold value, where with an arrangement including at least two bus subscribers, these bus subscribers are connected with their bus line terminals to a bus having at least one bus line and with their power supply terminals via two current lines to a shared voltage source.
US10666455B2	Time division multiplexing of RF transceivers controlled by an auxiliary channel, for example, for a lighting device Devices in a wireless network, such as wirelessly networked lighting devices, utilize two different types of radios, e.g. implementing two or more protocols such as Bluetooth and WiFi. Such radios operate in overlapping frequency bands of the RF spectrum. Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) of the two types of radio operations mitigates interference between the protocols competing in the spectrum overlap. In the examples with lighting devices, a driver of the light source provides a data bus that may be used as an auxiliary communications channel to implement TDM access by the radios to the overlapping frequency bands.
US10666453B2	Electronic device and method of controlling electronic device An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes: a first communication unit and a second communication unit; a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions causing the processor to control the first communication unit to receive first identification information for the door and first opening/closing state information of the door from a server, control the second communication unit to receive second communication unit to receive second door identification information and second opening/closing state information of the door from a door, and identify information on an electronic device involved in a change in an opening/closing state of the door based on the first identification information for the door, the first opening/closing state information of the door, the second door identification information, and the second opening/closing state information of the door. Other various embodiments are possible.
US10666452B2	Hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of same A hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, set-top boxes are located in respective rooms at a hospitality establishment. The set-top boxes are joined in network communication with environmental amenities, such as lights and a thermostat that respectively control lighting and temperature. The set-top boxes utilize an unoccupied room profile and occupied room profile to set the environmental conditions, such as lighting and temperature, in the rooms. A guest preference profile may be activated within a room to provide guest-specific environmental conditions in the room associated with the guest.
US10666443B2	Continued verification and monitoring of application code in containerized execution environment A method includes receiving, by a processing device executing a validation service, a validation data associated with a first instance of an execution environment, the validation data provided by a publication service associated with a second instance of the execution environment, acquiring a decryption key from a release server associated with the execution environment, determining, using the decryption key, a validation status associated with the first instance in view of the validation data, and notifying the release server of the validation status.
US10666442B2	Password management and verification with a blockchain An example operation may include one or more of hashing a password received from a user device to create one or more password hash values, determining whether the one or more password hash values match any internal password hash values of an internal password history chain stored in a blockchain, and providing an access level to the user device assigned to the matched one or more internal password hash values.
US10666441B2	Controlling exposure of sensitive data and operation using process bound security tokens in cloud computing environment Exposure of sensitive information to users and other servers is controlled by using a first security token which contains a user identity and one or more user credentials associated with a first user; a second security token which contains an identity of a token issuer and an identity of a first owning process; and at least a first trusted server which accesses a downstream computing service on behalf of the first user by substituting or combining the first security token and the second security token, while preventing the second security token from being exposed to the first user. This establishes a first security sensitivity level for the first user and a second security sensitivity level for the first trusted server, wherein the first security sensitivity level is a lower access level than the second security sensitivity level for the downstream service.
US10666440B2	Authentication method, device, server, and system, and storage medium The present disclosure discloses an authentication method performed at a server, including: generating, based on a first account that is possessed by a user of a first device and that corresponds to a first application, corresponding token information; sending the token information to the first device to be shared by the first device with devices in a device group in a replication restriction manner; performing, based on the token information, authentication on a second device that is in the device group; granting permission of accessing the first account to the second device when the authentication succeeds; and triggering the first device to switch from a state of first account-based login to the first application to a state of suspending the login to the first application when it is determined that the second device logs in to the first application based on the permission of accessing the first account.
US10666439B2	Hybrid security key with physical and logical attributes In an approach, a hybrid security key comprises at least one physical face on a first side of a key comprising a key groove cut and a barcode coupled to a top surface of the physical face; and at least one logical face on a second side of the key comprising a surface insert overlaying a conductive film, wherein the conductive film includes at least one contact point, at least one conductive trace, and a smart chip.
US10666430B2	System and techniques for encrypting chip-to-chip communication links Embodiments detailed herein relate to techniques which enable the creation of secure point-to-point interconnect communication channels between hardware components which may be independently manufactured and arbitrarily paired with one another in a computer system. Also detailed herein is instruction support for dynamically enabling and disabling the security of a point-to-point interconnect link.
US10666426B2	Distributed ledger interaction systems and methods Distributed public ledger interaction methods and systems are presented by which one or more elements of a first smart contract are privately recorded on a secure ledger node. In some variants the first smart contract is executed so as to retrieve public ledger node data from a first public ledger node so as to configure at least one transaction that is thereafter executed at least to the first public ledger node or to a second public ledger node (or both).
US10666422B2	Data processing method The invention provides a data processing method, comprising: S1: reading original algorithm data; S2: selecting algorithm data within default range from the original algorithm and obtaining a corresponding encryption parameter by using an encryption algorithm, wherein the encryption parameter comprising at least one of the following: encryption coefficient and encryption vector S3: inserting the encryption parameter into a default position in the original algorithm data to obtain encrypted algorithm data. The invention encrypts the algorithm data, and the encrypted data is similar to the original algorithm data, thereby greatly improving the security of data transmission.
US10666417B1	Time synchronization using timestamp exchanges A system capable of synchronizing clocks on separate devices despite variable delays between the separate devices. The system may compensate for skew (e.g., difference between clocks) and drift (e.g., frequency offset between clocks). The system may determine the skew and drift based on differences between timestamps when packets are sent from a first device to a second device and vice versa. For example, the system may estimate a first line corresponding to the fastest packets from the first device to the second device and may estimate a second line corresponding to the fastest packets from the second device to the first device. The system may determine the skew based on a midpoint between the first line and the second line, and the drift based on a slope of the first line or the second line.
US10666409B2	Mobility reference signal allocation There is provided a method and a network node for allocating and transmitting Mobility Reference Signals, MRS, for a communication device to measure beam signal quality in a wireless communication network. The network node obtains information on one or more of a frequency diversity, a time diversity of a channel between the network node and the communication device, an antenna spatial diversity of the communication device. The network node selects an MRS pattern out of a set of candidate patterns based on the received information, signals the selected MRS pattern to the communication device and transmits the MRS according to the selected MRS pattern.
US10666407B2	Pilot patterns for OFDM systems with multiple antennas The present invention relates to orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) communication systems with four transmit antennas and one or more receive antennas, and in particular to methods for inserting scattered pilots (SPs) into the transmit signals of such OFDM systems, for estimating channel properties on the basis of the scattered pilots, a multi-antenna OFDM transmitter, and an OFDM receiver. In this context, it is the particular approach of the present invention to keep the same SP pattern like in the single-transmitter case, to partition the pilots into as many subsets as there are transmitters (transmit antennas), and to interleave these subsets both in time and in frequency. In this manner, the granularity of pilots of the same subset is reduced. This offers increased flexibility in designing the scattered pilot patterns and greater accuracy of the estimated channel properties.
US10666406B2	Signaling information in physical broadcast channel (PBCH) demodulation reference signals (DMRS) The present disclosure relates to signaling information in physical broadcast channel (PBCH) demodulation reference signals (DMRS). In one example, a network entity may transmit the signaling information carried by a DMRS in one or more resource elements of physical broadcast channel (PBCH) symbols within a bandwidth of a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal of a synchronization signal block. In another example, a user equipment (UE) may receive the signaling information carried by the DMRS within one or more resource elements of PBCH symbols within a bandwidth of a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal of a synchronization signal block on a broadcast channel from the network entity.
US10666402B2	Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method Provided is a radio communication device which can make Acknowledgement (ACK) reception quality and Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) reception quality to be equal to each other. The device includes: a scrambling unit (214) which multiplies a response signal after modulated, by a scrambling code “1” or “e−j(π/2)” so as to rotate a constellation for each of response signals on a cyclic shift axis; a spread unit (215) which performs a primary spread of the response signal by using a Zero Auto Correlation (ZAC) sequence set by a control unit (209); and a spread unit (218) which performs a secondary spread of the response signal after subjected to the primary spread, by using a block-wise spread code sequence set by the control unit (209).
US10666399B2	Allocation method and apparatus for code block groups in a transport block The present disclosure provides an allocation method and apparatus for Code Block Groups in a Transport Block. The Method comprises the following steps: sending a Transport Block through a first device to a second device, wherein, the Transport Block comprises at least one Code Block Group which is obtained by the first device allocating the Code Blocks in the Transport Block according to a preset allocation strategy; and sending the preset allocation strategy through the first device to the second device. The technical scheme provided by the present disclosure has an advantage of high efficiency.
US10666394B2	Information processing device, communication system, information processing method, and program Wireless transmission paths are utilized efficiently. An information processing device includes a control section. If data destined for the own device is received from another device and if there exists undelivered data in the data, the control section performs control to transmit a retransmission request for the data to the other device. If there exists no undelivered data in the data destined for the own device and received from the other device, the control section performs control not to transmit a confirmation of reception.
US10666390B2	Device and method for receiving broadcast signal A method of receiving a broadcast signal is disclosed. A method of receiving a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes synchronizing and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) demodulating a received broadcast signal, parsing a signal frame of the received broadcast signal, time deinterleaving broadcast data of the signal frame, forward error correction (FEC) decoding the broadcast data, and output formatting the broadcast data and outputting a data stream.
US10666389B2	Method and device for polar code rate matching Embodiments of the application provide a method and device for polar code rate matching in a wireless communication network. A device of the network obtains K information bits. The device generates a to-be-encoded sequence having a length N bits. The to-be-encoded sequence includes the K information bits and L frozen bits. The L frozen bits are placed in L bit positions of the to-be-encoded sequence. The L bit positions are determined according to a rate match manner which is either puncturing or shortening. The device polar encodes the to-be-encoded sequence to obtain the encoded sequence. The device interleaves the encoded sequence to obtain an interleaved sequence and then stores the interleaved sequence into a cyclic cache. The device sequentially outputs M bits of the interleaved sequence from the cyclic cache according to the rate matching manner.
US10666388B2	Encoder signal processing device and encoder An encoder signal processing device includes a position data acquisition unit, an error data calculation unit that calculates error data in a predetermined number of position data in one cycle, and a compensation unit that compensates the position data based on the calculated error data, in which the error data calculation unit calculates first error data in the predetermined number of position data sampled at first predetermined time intervals ΔTn in one cycle, defines the first error data as the error data, calculates second error data in position data sampled at second predetermined time intervals ΔTk in each of the first predetermined time intervals ΔTn, and changes a time interval of the error data without increasing or decreasing the predetermined number of error data by replacing second error data closest to a local extremum or inflexion point in error characteristics of the first and second error data with the first error data.
US10666387B2	Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, reception method, integrated circuit, and program A transmission device that performs multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission of transmit data using a plurality of fundamental bands. The transmission device includes an error correction coding unit, a mapping unit, and a MIMO coding unit. The error correction coding unit, for each data block of predefined length, performs error correction coding and thereby generates an error correction coded frame. The mapping unit maps each predefined number of bits in the error correction coded frame to a corresponding symbol and thereby generates an error correction coded block. The MIMO coding unit performs MIMO coding with respect to the error correction coded block. Components of data included in the error correction coded block are allocated to at least two of the fundamental bands and transmitted.
US10666377B2	Method and apparatus for matching fiber connections for ROADM service The present disclosure relates to a technical field of optical communication, and more particularly to a device and method for matching optical fiber connections for ROADM service side, wherein the device comprises a reference control optical channel transmitter, a downlink WSS, a plurality of emitting ports, a reference control optical channel receiver, an uplink WSS and a plurality of receiving ports; the reference control optical channel transmitter emitting a reference control optical channel signal, and the downlink WSS emitting the reference control optical channel through the respective emitting ports in a polling manner; the reference control optical channel receiver receiving the reference control optical channel signal, and the uplink WSS selectively receiving the reference control optical channel over the plurality of receiving ports in the polling manner; wherein the reference control optical channel operating within an operating wavelength range of WSSs in the ROADM but outside a wavelength range of a service optical channel. By using WSS to control polling of the reference control optical channel among service side ports of ROADM, the present disclosure realizes an auto-routing matching of an optical fiber connection between different service side ports of ROADM and improves configuration efficiency, and at the same time, also realize to monitor performance of the optical fiber connection between service side ports of ROADMs in different directions and be a standby physical channel for chassis cascade.
US10666369B2	Adaptive processing in time-multiplexed signals Systems and methods are provided for broadcasting a signal. A multiplexer combines a first signal from a first signal source and a second signal from a second signal source as a time divisional multiplexed signal and provides a timing signal, distinct from the time division multiplexed signal, that indicates, for a given time, from which of the first and the second signal source a corresponding portion of the time divisional multiplexed signal originated. A signal conditioning component receives each of the time divisional multiplexed signal and the timing signal and alters the time division multiplexed signal in a manner that prepares the signal for broadcast. The signal conditioning component dynamically alters its behavior according to the timing signal. An antenna transmits the time division multiplexed signal.
US10666366B2	Reverse coupler for transceiver devices An electronic device may include a feedback circuit that may determine an error of a first signal to be transmitted to a second electronic device. The electronic device may also include a transceiver that may adjust the first signal based on the error and send the adjusted first signal to the second electronic device. The electronic device may also include a coupler circuitry configured to route a second signal received from the second electronic device or a third electronic device to the feedback circuit, such that the feedback circuit may determine one or more properties associated with the second signal.
US10666364B2	Optical electrical interface device, electrical module device and system for coupling to an optical distribution network An optical-electrical interface device for coupling to an optical distribution network is provided which comprises: a housing, an optical fiber port for coupling to a single optical fiber, an optical network terminal unit connected to the optical fiber port, a power sourcing management unit configured to manage the power supply of the optical network, network terminal unit, a plurality of electrical ports and a plurality of electrical cables each connected to the power sourcing management unit and to one of the electrical ports. The electrical ports are accessible and/or arranged outside the housing, wherein the optical-electrical interface device is configured to reverse-feed electrical power, from external electrical module devices connected to the electrical ports, for operating the optical network terminal unit which is arranged inside the housing. The power sourcing management unit is configured to calculate and/or control shares of electrical power received and/or to be received via the electrical cables from external electrical module devices, dependent on the number of external electrical module devices connected to one, some or all of the electrical ports.
US10666363B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting optical signal, and wavelength selective switch Embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting an optical signal and a wavelength selective switch. The transmission method includes: performing diffraction processing on an input optical signal, to obtain signal light and crosstalk light. The signal light is output to a target output port in a plurality of output ports. The diffraction processing includes deflecting, in a second direction, a diffraction direction of a part or all of the crosstalk light, so that the part or all of the crosstalk light is output to an area outside the output ports.
US10666359B2	Multi-layer system self-optimization A software-defined network multi-layer controller (SDN-MLC) may communicate with multiple layers of a telecommunication network. The SDN-MLC may have an optimization algorithm that helps manage, in near real-time, the multiple layers of the telecommunication network.
US10666357B2	Light emitting diode communication device, method of forming and operating the same Various embodiments may relate to a light emitting diode (LED) communication device including a communication interface configured to couple with an electronic device. The LED communication device may also include an electrical interface electrically coupled to the communication interface. The LED communication device may further include a light emitting diode electrically coupled to the electrical interface. The electrical interface may be configured to convert data signals received from the electronic device into driving signals transmitted to the light emitting diode during uplink, and to convert sensing signals received from the light emitting diode into data signals transmitted to the electronic device during downlink. The light emitting diode may be configured to convert the driving signals received from the electrical interface into a plurality of light pulses during uplink, and to convert a plurality of light pulses received by the light emitting diode into the sensing signals during downlink.
US10666356B2	Visible light-based communication method, related device, and related system Embodiments of the present application disclose a visible light-based communication method, a related device, and a related system. A first VLC device is configured to send a reporting indication message to a coordinator when a VPAN ID conflict occurs on a VPAN. The reporting indication message includes VPAN ID information detected by the first VLC device. A coordinator device is configured to receive the reporting indication message sent by the first VLC device. A coordinator device is configured to select a new VPAN ID based on the VPAN ID information to resolve the VPAN ID conflict effectively.
US10666354B2	Monitoring system and monitoring method A monitoring system for a transmission line that transmits an optical wavelength multiplexed signal between the local station and a remote station, including: a first monitor means for measuring the optical power of an optical signal pertaining to the optical wavelength multiplexed signal transmitted by the local station; a second monitor means for measuring the optical power of an optical signal pertaining to the optical wavelength multiplexed signal received by the local station; and a monitoring control means for transmitting the local station's transponder wavelength information and dummy optical wavelength information, and transmitting the remote station's transponder wavelength information and dummy optical wavelength information.
US10666352B2	Satellite system comprising satellites in LEO and other orbits A satellite communications system comprising satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) as well as one or more satellites in orbits other than LEO, such as satellites in medium earth orbit (MEO) and/or satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO). The system routes data packets, such as may be received from the Internet, to either the LEO satellites or non-LEO satellites in accordance with routing logic. In some embodiments, the routing logic is based on the latency of the communications.
US10666344B2	Method and electronic device for configuring radio frequency setting An electronic device includes a communication circuit, a plurality of antennas that are fed with power from the communication circuit, and a processor that controls the communication circuit. The processor is configured to receive a first signal for indicating initiation of configuration for carrier aggregation. The processor is also configured to change the configuration of at least one of the antennas or the communication circuit to perform the carrier aggregation if a second signal for indicating operation initiation of the carrier aggregation is received from a base station.
US10666343B2	Reference signals for initial acquisition in 5G systems Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for reference signal design for initial acquisition, by receiving a first primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a first secondary synchronization signal (SSS) from a first transmit (Tx) beam, in first contiguous orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of a downlink subframe. A UE can receive at least a second PSS and a second SSS from a second Tx beam in contiguous OFDM symbols of the downlink subframe. A UE can then detect beamforming reference signals (BRSs) corresponding to the first Tx beam and the second Tx beam, based on identification of physical cell ID information and timing information processed from the first PSS, the second PSS, the first SSS, and the second SSS. The UE can select the first Tx beam or the second Tx beam that was received with the highest power, based on the BRSs. Other embodiments are described.
US10666342B1	Beam management using adaptive learning Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for beam management using adaptive learning. Certain aspects provide a method that can be performed by a node, such as user equipment (UE) or a base station (BS). The node determines one or more beams to utilize for a beam management procedure using adaptive learning. The node performs the beam management procedure using the determined one or more beams. In some aspects, the node uses an adaptive reinforcement learning algorithm to select beams for measurement in beam discovery procedure. The node may adaptive the beam management algorithm based on feedback associated with the beam selection, such as based on a throughput achieved using a beam pairing determined during the beam management procedure.
US10666339B2	Forward error correction code selection in wireless systems Selection of a forward error correction (FEC) code based on a wireless network characteristic is disclosed. The selection can facilitate changing from a first FEC code to a second FEC code in response to the wireless network characteristic changing. The selection can facilitate selection of FEC codes for user equipments (UEs) of a plurality of UEs, wherein the FEC codes can be the same or different FEC codes and can be employed among the plurality of UEs contemporaneously. Selected FEC codes can be applied to uplink and/or downlink channels. An embodiment can select an FEC code based on UE location. An embodiment can select an FEC code based on UE proximity to another device. An embodiment can select an FEC code based on channel signal to noise ratio. An embodiment can select an FEC code based on UE capability. An embodiment can determine a FEC code selection model.
US10666337B2	Radio apparatus and radio communication method A radio apparatus in a radio communication system that includes the radio apparatus and a signal processing apparatus that function as a base station, includes a channel estimation unit that, on the basis of a radio signal transmitted from a terminal apparatus, measures a reception quality of the radio signal; and a transmission control unit that, on the basis of the reception quality measured by the channel estimation unit, controls transmission, to the signal processing apparatus, of bit data or a log likelihood ratio obtained from the radio signal.
US10666335B2	Method of selecting beam and electronic device thereof Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for selecting a beam in an electronic device. An electronic device includes: a plurality of antennas configured to form beams in different directions; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: control the plurality of antennas to form a wide beam, determine a transmission beam pattern of a transmitting side through the wide beam, control the plurality of antennas to form a reception beam, and determine a reception beam pattern to be used for receiving a signal from the transmitting side.
US10666327B2	Electronic device and method for correcting phase in electronic device According to various embodiments disclosed herein, an electronic device includes a transceiver configured to generate a first signal and a second signal, a first coupler configured to receive the first signal from the transceiver and provide the first signal to the first antenna; a second coupler configured to receive the second signal from the transceiver and provide the second signal to the second antenna; and a control circuitry operatively connected to the transceiver. The control circuitry is configured to determine values associated with a phase difference between the first signal and the second signal at least partially based on the signals from the first coupler and the second coupler, and to cause the transceiver to adjust a phase of the first signal and/or a phase of the second signal using at least some of the values in order to reduce or remove the phase difference. Other embodiments have been provided.
US10666326B2	Controlled power transmission in radio frequency (RF) device network In a first radio frequency (RF) device, circuits determine a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) radio path, and select a first plurality of reflector devices associated with the NLOS radio path from a second plurality of reflector devices. The first plurality of reflector devices, are selected based on a first set of criteria, includes an active reflector device and a passive reflector device, and are controlled to transmit a plurality of RF signals to a second RF device based on a second set of criteria. The second RF device is associated with electronic devices. The first RF signal interferes with a second RF signal of the RF signals. A first type of signal associated with the plurality of RF signals is converted to a second type of signal at the second RF device, and the second type of signal is transmitted by the second RF device to the one or more electronic devices.
US10666325B2	Near-field communication (NFC) system and method for high performance NFC and wireless power transfer with small antennas A method for a near-field communication (NFC) tag to perform NFC and wireless power transfer (WPT) with an NFC reader, the NFC tag having an antenna resonant circuit, of which a quality factor (Q-factor) is no lower than 50 in a high-Q mode of the NFC tag, and no higher than 25 in a low-Q mode of the NFC tag. The method includes continuously preforming steps of detecting an NFC radio frequency (RF) field generated by the NFC reader, measuring strength of the NFC RF field, operating in the high-Q mode for the WPT upon determining that the strength of the NFC RF field is larger than a predetermined threshold, operating in the low-Q mode for the NFC upon determining that the strength of the NFC RF field is smaller than the predetermined threshold, and transmitting a response back to the NFC reader.
US10666322B2	Apparatus for providing communication services and methods thereof Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for modulating a first electrical signal to generate first modulated electromagnetic waves, and transmitting the first modulated electromagnetic waves on a waveguide located in proximity to a transmission medium. In one embodiment, the first electromagnetic waves can induce second electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium. The second electromagnetic waves can have a first spectral range that is divided into, contains or otherwise includes a first control channel and a first plurality of bands. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10666320B2	Ringing suppression circuit A ringing suppression circuit is provided at one or more nodes each having a communication circuit executing communication with another node by transmitting a differential signal through a pair of communication lines connected to the nodes. The circuit includes a suppression circuit and an operation mode controller: The suppression circuit is configured to execute a suppression operation for suppressing ringing in the differential signal. The operation mode controller is configured to set an operation mode of the suppression circuit to one of: a normal operation mode, which enables the suppression circuit to execute the suppression operation in response to detecting a change in a level of the differential signal, and a permanent off mode, which disables the suppression circuit to execute the suppression operation on a steady basis.
US10666319B2	Method for synchronized communication in access network applied G.hn technology thereto, access network multiplexer, access network terminal and access network system using the same The present invention relates to a method for synchronized communication in access network applied G.hn technology thereto, access network multiplexer (GAM), an access network terminal (GNT), and access network system using the same, which comprises a plurality of domain masters that communicate with the access network terminal; a clock controller controlling at least one of speed or output of the signal that the domain master transmits; and an access network terminal which communicates with the access network multiplexer (GAM) connecting the domain masters and G.hn specification physical layer, and at least one of speed or output of the signal that the access terminal transmits is controlled by the clock control unit. The present invention provides efficient data transmission and high bandwidth to service subscribers with applying G.hn technology to conventional coaxial cable or telephone line, thereby reducing crosstalk occurred in data transmission.
US10666318B2	Digital subscriber line access multiplexer for sending communication signals to customer devices Methods and systems are provided for sending and/or receiving communication information by a digital subscriber line access multiplexer to customer devices at one or more customer premises, via customer lines. In particular, the digital subscriber line access multiplexer may be configured to send a communication signal, for a particular customer device, concurrently via more than one customer line. The digital subscriber line access multiplexer may enhance a communication signal, received from a particular customer device, via a particular customer line, such as using a second communication signal received concurrently from the particular customer device via a second customer line.
US10666314B2	Reference signal packing for wireless communications In a wireless communication network, pilot signals are transmitted over a wireless communication channel by determining a maximum delay spread for a transmission channel, determining a maximum Doppler frequency spread for the transmission channel, and allocating a set of transmission resources in a time-frequency domain to a number of pilot signals based on the maximum delay spread and the maximum Doppler frequency spread.
US10666310B2	Protective case for mobile terminal and electronic device A protective case for a mobile terminal is disclosed. The protective case for a mobile terminal includes body portion and a rim portion. The body portion has a periphery. The periphery comprises a first straight edge, a second straight edge, and a top edge. The rim portion is fixed to the periphery of the body portion. The rim portion is connected to the first straight edge and the second straight edge, and disconnected to the top edge. The rim portion comprises an internal, an external surface, and a top end surface. A sliding groove is defined in the rim portion. The sliding groove is recessed from the internal surface in a direction towards the external surface, and further extends to the top end surface.
US10666309B2	Docking sleeve with electrical adapter A protective arrangement for an electronic device includes a flexible cover having a panel and a skirt that form an interior cavity to receive an electronic device; and an adapter fixedly positioned in the flexible cover and having a male plug with connectors extending into the interior cavity of the flexible cover for mating with a female socket of the device and a contactor with contacts adjacent outwardly from the flexible cover and electrically coupled to one or more of the connectors of the plug. A docking cradle or external adapter can receive the electronic device and cover.
US10666308B2	Communication-adapter mounting device A communication-adapter mounting device is used for mounting a communication adapter that relays communication between an air-conditioning apparatus and another apparatus. The communication-adapter mounting device includes a body into which the communication adapter is to be accommodated and from which the communication adapter is allowed to be removed, and a clip to mount the body to a housing of the air-conditioning apparatus. A mounting plate of the body includes a mounting hole for securing the communication-adapter mounting device to an installation location in which to install the communication adapter. Further, the body has a clip holding mechanism to hold the clip and to allow the clip to be removed.
US10666302B2	Antenna feed in a wireless communication network node The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication network node (1) comprising an antenna arrangement (2), a transmitter arrangement (3) that is arranged to transmit output signals, and a receiver arrangement (4) that is arranged to receive input signals. The antenna arrangement (2) comprises at least one balanced antenna element (5) and a balanced antenna connection (6) that in turn comprises a first antenna branch (7) and a second antenna branch (8). The node (1) further comprises a power divider (9) that is arranged to divide the output signal in a first branch (10) and a second branch (11). The first branch (10) is connected to the first antenna branch (7) via a first amplifier arrangement (12) and a first power distribution device (13). The second branch (11) is connected to the second antenna branch (8) via a phase inverting device (14), a second amplifier arrangement (15) and a second power distribution device (16). In this way, a balanced feed is obtained for the transmitter arrangement (3) at the balanced antenna connection (6).
US10666293B2	Digital down converter A digital down converter includes a low resolution mixer, a decimation filter, and a high resolution mixer. The low resolution mixer is configured to receive a digitized radio frequency signal, and apply a first down conversion to the radio frequency signal to produce an intermediate frequency signal. The decimation filter is coupled to the low resolution mixer. The decimation filter is configured to receive the intermediate frequency signal, and reduce a sampling rate of the intermediate frequency signal to produce a decimated intermediate frequency signal. The high resolution mixer is coupled to the decimation filter. The high resolution mixer is configured to receive the decimated intermediate frequency signal, and apply a second down conversion to the decimated intermediate frequency signal to produce a down converted signal.
US10666290B2	Devices for decoding input data by using path metric and decoding methods using the same A device for decoding input data including first candidate data and second candidate data by using a polar code, the device includes a first path metric processor configured to generate first candidate path metrics based on a first parent path metric by decoding the first candidate data, determine at least one first child path metric among the first candidate path metrics based on first reliability values of the first candidate path metrics; and a second path metric processor configured to generate second candidate path metrics based on a second parent path metric by decoding the second candidate data, and determine at least one second child path metric among the second candidate path metrics based on second reliability values of the second candidate path metrics, a quantity of the at least one first child path metric being different from a quantity of the at least one second child path metric.
US10666288B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for decompression using hardware and software Detailed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatuses for decompression using hardware and software. In hardware, an input buffer stores incoming input records from a compressed stream. A plurality of decoders decode at least one input record from the input buffer out output an intermediate record from the decoded data and a subset of the plurality of decoders to output a stream of literals. Finally, a reformat circuit formats an intermediate record into one of two types of tokens.
US10666287B2	Coding method, decoding method, coder, and decoder A coding method, a decoding method, a coder, and a decoder, where the coding method includes obtaining the pulse distribution, on a track, of the pulses to be encoded on the track, determining a distribution identifier for identifying the pulse distribution according to the pulse distribution, and generating a coding index that includes the distribution identifier. The decoding method includes receiving a coding index, obtaining a distribution identifier from the coding index, wherein the distribution identifier is configured to identify the pulse distribution, on a track, of the pulses to be encoded on the track, determining the pulse distribution, on a track, of all the pulses to be encoded on the track according to the distribution identifier, and reconstructing the pulse order on the track according to the pulse distribution.
US10666286B1	Partitioned delta-sigma modulator for high-speed applications A partitioned delta-sigma modulator for high-speed applications includes a plurality of modulation stages arranged in parallel to input and output terminals of the modulator and interconnected to one another in series. In some aspects, each of the plurality of modulation stages is configured to combine a first error signal from a prior modulation stage of the plurality of modulation stages with a first digital signal to produce an adder signal. In some aspects, the first error signal includes a delay from the prior modulation stage. Each of the plurality of modulation stages is also configured to convert the adder signal having a first bit width into a quantized signal having a second bit width smaller than the first bit width. Each of the modulation stages is also configured to provide a second error signal based on the quantized signal to a subsequent modulation stage of the plurality of modulation stages.
US10666282B2	Transmission device, transmission system, and robot There is provided a transmission device configured to serialize data of a change amount that is based on a signal acquired from a sensor, and transmit the data by simplex communication.
US10666281B2	Method, device and system for analog-to-digital conversion In accordance with an embodiment, a method for calibrating at least two analog-to-digital converters includes feeding an analog predefined signal to the at least two analog-to-digital converters; converting the analog predefined signal into at least two converter-associated digital values using the at least two analog-to-digital converters, wherein the converting is based on a received clock signal; and adapting a converter-specific time delay based on the at least two converter-associated digital values.
US10666278B2	DA converter and DA conversion method To reduce distortion of output analog signals generated at a current-output DA converter. A DA converter that outputs a differential analog signal corresponding to an input digital signal is provided, including: a current output unit outputting a current corresponding to the digital signal to each of first and second wires; a converting unit outputting, as positive-side and negative-side analog signals, voltage signals based on currents flowing through the first and second wires, respectively; a first noise reducing unit having: a first switch switched to be or not to be electrically connected with the first wire; and a first buffer provided between the first switch and a reference potential; and a second noise reducing unit having: a second switch switched to be or not to be electrically connected with the second wire; and a second buffer provided between the second switch and the reference potential.
US10666276B2	Normalizing error signal in analog-to-digital converter runaway state In some embodiments, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprises a loop filter configured to produce an error signal based on a difference between an analog input signal and a feedback signal. The ADC also comprises a main comparator set comprising one or more main comparators, the main comparator set configured to digitize the error signal and further configured to drive a main digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The ADC further comprises an auxiliary comparator set comprising a plurality of auxiliary comparators, the auxiliary comparator set configured to digitize the error signal when the ADC is in a runaway state and further configured to drive an auxiliary DAC to bring the error signal into a predetermined range.
US10666275B1	Micro-comb terahertz radium ion clock (MCTRICk) An ion-based atomic clock includes an ion trap, a cooling laser, a re-pumping source and a frequency comb source. The ion trap can trap a plurality of Ra+ ions generated by an ion generator. The cooling laser can facilitate trapping of the plurality of Ra+ ions within the ion trap and populate excited state levels in the trapped Ra+ ions. The re-pumping source can trigger decaying of the excited state levels to a first metastable level. The frequency comb source can directly drive a multi-terahertz (multi-THz) clock transition between the first metastable level and a second metastable level in the trapped Ra+ ions. A signal derived from the population remaining in the first metastable level following the driving of the clock transition can be used to guide the repetition rate of the frequency comb source to an accurate frequency related to the clock transition frequency.
US10666267B2	Segmentation superposition technique for binary error compensation Systems and methods for compensating a non-linearity of a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) are presented. Data comprising a plurality of silicon measurements is received. Each silicon measurement in the plurality of silicon measurements is compared to an ideal value. Based on the comparing, a plurality of compensation vectors is generated. Each compensation vector comprises at least one silicon measurement. At least one frequency is adjusted based on a compensation vector in the plurality of compensation vectors. A digitally-controlled oscillator frequency is generated based on the adjusted at least one frequency.
US10666266B1	Configuration engine for a programmable circuit Apparatus and method relate generally to a configuration engine. In one such configuration engine for a programmable circuit, a frame counter includes a cascade of frame incrementer circuits associated with columns for a row of circuit blocks. Each frame incrementer circuit is configured to provide frame sums for frames associated with the circuit blocks. The frame counter is configured to sequentially add the frame sums for the columns to provide corresponding frame totals respectively for circuit types of the circuit blocks. A termination circuit is configured to multiplex the frame totals onto a data bus. A row controller is configured to initiate the frame counter and to selectively access the frame totals provided to the data bus.
US10666264B1	3D stacked integrated circuits having failure management A three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit (3D SIC) having a non-volatile memory die, a volatile memory die, and a logic die. The non-volatile memory die, the volatile memory die, and the logic die are stacked. The 3D SIC is partitioned into a plurality of columns that are perpendicular to each of the stacked dies. Each column of the plurality of columns is configurable to be bypassed via configurable routes. When the configurable routes are used, functionality of a failing part of the column is re-routed to a corresponding effective part of a neighboring column.
US10666263B1	High-voltage and low-voltage signaling output driver A hybrid output driver is disclosed that supports high-voltage signaling and low-voltage signaling. The high-voltage signaling is powered by a high-power supply voltage that is greater than a low-power supply voltage that powers the low-voltage signaling.
US10666260B2	Schottky-CMOS asynchronous logic cells Integrated circuits described herein implement an x-input logic gate. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of Schottky diodes that includes x Schottky diodes and a plurality of source-follower transistors that includes x source-follower transistors. Each respective source-follower transistor of the plurality of source-follower transistors includes a respective gate node that is coupled to a respective Schottky diode. A first source-follower transistor of the plurality of source-follower transistors is connected serially to a second source-follower transistor of the plurality of source-follower transistors.
US10666257B1	Failsafe, ultra-wide voltage input output interface using low-voltage gate oxide transistors A wide-voltage range, failsafe output interface module including a low-voltage, drain extended MOSFETs has been proposed to prevent the flow of reverse current during a failsafe operation while ensuring the MOSFETs are not subject to voltage over their voltage tolerance levels, improving reliability of an output interface module without resorting to more costly transistors with thicker films.
US10666256B2	Systems and methods for leveraging path delay variations in a circuit and generating error-tolerant bitstrings A Hardware-Embedded Delay PUF (HELP) leverages entropy by monitoring path stability and measuring path delays from core logic macros. HELP incorporates techniques to deal with bias. A unique feature of HELP is that it may compare data measured from different test structures. HELP may be implemented in existing FPGA platforms. HELP may leverage both path stability and within-die variations as sources of entropy.
US10666253B2	Backlighting appliance deadfronted user interfaces A capacitive touch switch is disclosed which includes a transparent insulating panel, a filtering layer having an opaque color, a transparent icon being defined in the filtering layer, a transparent substrate including a capacitive electrode, the transparent substrate being tinted to substantially match the opaque color of the filtering layer, and a light source configured to transmit light through the transparent substrate, the transparent icon, and the transparent insulating panel when energized. A user interface and a method of manufacturing a capacitive touch switch are also disclosed.
US10666252B2	Capacitive sensor A capacitive sensor for detecting at a surface that an object is approaching which is designed to be flexurally rigid and/or torsionally rigid. The capacitive sensor includes a circuit carrier and/or a spacer element and/or a carrier. In this case, the circuit carrier is designed to be flexurally rigid and/or torsionally rigid and/or the spacer element is designed to be flexurally rigid and/or torsionally rigid and/or the carrier is designed to be flexurally rigid and/or torsionally rigid. The circuit carrier is in the form of a circuit board and is used for making electrical contact with the electrically conductive surfaces of the capacitive sensor. The spacer element is situated between the electrically conductive surfaces and the circuit carrier. The carrier is designed for connecting the capacitive sensor to a machine part, in particular to a machine part of an industrial robot.
US10666249B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package including a first master-slave status circuit configured to store one of a first signal or a second signal independently from a second master-slave status circuit, store the first signal in response to receiving a first initial signal from a first initialization circuit, the second master-slave status circuit configured to store one of the first signal or the second signal, store the first signal in response to receiving a second initial signal from a second initialization circuit, the first initialization circuit configured to provide the first initial signal to the first master-slave status circuit, the second initialization circuit configured to provide the second initial signal to the second master-slave status circuit, and a first master-slave determination circuit connected to the second master-slave status circuit, the first master-slave determination circuit configured to provide the second signal to the second master-slave status circuit may be provided.
US10666247B2	Electronic device for preventing overvoltage An electronic device includes a connector for connection to an external device; a controller electrically connected to a first external device detection terminal of the connector to detect an electric state of the first external device detection terminal and to output a signal corresponding to the detected electric state; a processor having a first input terminal electrically connected to the controller, that is configured to receive the signal through the first input terminal, having a second input terminal electrically connected to a second external device detection terminal of the connector, and that is configured to detect an electric state of the second external device detection terminal; and an electronic component disposed between the second external device detection terminal and the processor such that an overvoltage is not entered into the processor through the second input terminal. Various example embodiments are available.
US10666244B2	Comparator and oscillation circuit A comparator includes a first constant current source, a first transistor having a drain connected to the first constant current source, a gate connected to a non-inverted input terminal, and a source connected to an inverted input terminal, a second constant current source connected between the inverted input terminal and a second power supply terminal, a second transistor having a source connected to a first power supply terminal, a gate connected to the drain of the first transistor, and a drain connected to an output terminal, and a third constant current source connected between the drain of the second transistor and the second power supply terminal. An oscillation circuit includes comparators in which at least one of the comparators is a comparator described above.
US10666236B2	Quadrature relaxation oscillator using frequency error compensation loop The present invention relates to a technology capable of compensating for a frequency error in a quadrature relaxation oscillator. The quadrature relaxation oscillator generates a signal at a desired frequency by using a resistor and a capacitor which are less sensitive to a PVT (Process, Voltage, Temperature) variation, generates a signal at a desired frequency by compensating for an error from design, which is caused by a mismatch between circuits due to a characteristic of a semiconductor process, through a feedback lop, and removes noise.
US10666234B2	Transmission circuit and integrated circuit A transmission circuit includes: a data generating circuit configured to generate data based on a clock signal; a clock generating circuit configured to supply the clock signal to the data generating circuit; and a duty ratio controlling circuit configured to detect a duty cycle distortion of the data output from the data generating circuit, and control a duty ratio of the clock signal based on a result of the detection.
US10666229B2	Duplexer A duplexer includes elastic wave resonators disposed on a piezoelectric substrate to define a ladder elastic wave filter including shunt-arm resonators and series-arm resonators. The duplexer includes an inductance component connected between an antenna terminal and a ground potential. A transmitting filter includes the ladder elastic wave filter. The inductance component is disposed outside a short side of the piezoelectric substrate such that the electromagnetic coupling between the shunt-arm resonator located closest to a transmitting terminal in the ladder circuit configuration, and the inductance component is stronger than the electromagnetic coupling between the inductance component and the remaining shunt-arm resonators.
US10666228B2	Acoustic wave filter device A bandpass acoustic wave filter device includes an IDT electrode and a dielectric film disposed on a piezoelectric substrate including a LiNbO3 layer, and an acoustic wave resonator is defined by the IDT electrode. The acoustic wave resonator utilizes the Rayleigh wave, and a response of an SH wave excited by the acoustic wave resonator is outside a pass band of the acoustic wave filter device.
US10666222B1	Hybrid semiconductor-piezoacoustic radiofrequency device An amplifying radiofrequency device includes a piezoelectric film and a semiconductor amplifier layer. The piezoelectric film is conformed as an acoustic waveguide. The piezoelectric film has a principal acoustic propagation direction parallel to the principal conduction direction of the amplifier layer. Interdigitated transducers are positioned on the piezoelectric film to respectively launch an acoustic wave in response to an input RF signal, and transduce the acoustic wave back to an output RF signal. There is a distance of less than the acoustic wavelength between the semiconductor amplifier layer and the piezoelectric film. The piezoelectric film has a thickness of less than the acoustic wavelength. According to a method for making such a device, a stack of III-V layers is epitaxially grown on a III-V substrate, wherein the stack comprises a first etch stop layer, a second etch stop layer, an amplifier layer, and a contact layer. The stack is bonded to a lithium niobate film. The III-V substrate is removed by etching down to the first etch stop layer. Deposition windows are opened by etching from the first etch stop layer down to the contact layer. Metal contact electrodes are deposited in the deposition windows.
US10666217B2	Dynamically extending loudspeaker capabilities A method for dynamic equalization is performed at a system. The system receives an electronic audio signal. The system monitors available headroom based on two or more of: an amplifier of the system, a change in volume of the system, characteristics of a transducer of a loudspeaker associated with the system, and the audio signal. Responsive to a change in the available headroom, the system modifies one or more parameters of an equalizer to at least a portion of the signal in order to extend a physical low-frequency response of the loudspeaker, the one or more parameters comprising a gain for the and a frequency.
US10666216B2	System and method for digital signal processing The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing an audio signal to reproduce high quality sounds on various materials. In various embodiments, a method comprises filtering the signal with a low shelf filter and/or high shelf filter, passing the signal through a first compressor that, filtering the signal again with a low shelf filter and/or high shelf filter, processing the signal with a graphic equalizer based on a selected material profile, passing the signal through a second compressor, and outputting the signal to a transducer.
US10666212B2	Driver circuit and optical transmitter A positive-side power supply terminal (1-1a) of a differential amplifier (1-1) is connected to a positive-side power supply line (L1). A negative-side power supply terminal (1-2b) of a differential amplifier (1-2) is connected to a negative-side power supply line (L2). A negative-side power supply terminal (1-1b) of the differential amplifier (1-1) and a positive-side power supply terminal (1-2a) of the differential amplifier (1-2) are connected to each other. A final-stage amplifier (2) is connected between the positive-side power supply line (L1) and the negative-side power supply line (L2).
US10666207B1	Broadband harmonic matching network using low-pass type broadband matching The operative bandwidth of a broadband RF amplifier is improved by using a low-pass type broadband impedance transformer, instead of a broadband matching network, in a multi-stage impedance matching network connected, e.g., to the amplifier input. The multi-stage impedance matching network comprises three stages connected in series. The first stage is a low-pass type broadband impedance transformer that provides broadband fundamental impedances and high reflection for the second harmonics. The second stage is a phase shifter that controls the location of the second harmonic reflection coefficient phases. The third stage is a high-pass input matching circuit that transforms the complex conjugate device input impedance to a real impedance. The three-stage impedance matching network provides the fundamental and harmonic frequency impedances for broadband operations, as well as controllability of the second harmonic reflection coefficient phases where the device performances are consistent across the intended bandwidth. The multi-stage impedance matching network may be connected to the input of an RF amplifier, the output, or both.
US10666205B2	Apparatus and methods for overload protection of low noise amplifiers Apparatus and methods for overload protection of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) are provided herein. In certain configurations, an LNA system includes a switch having an analog control input, an LNA configured to provide amplification to a radio frequency (RF) input signal received from the switch, a detector configured to generate a detection current based on detecting a signal level of the LNA, and an error amplifier configured to amplify the detection current to generate an overload protection signal that controls the analog control input.
US10666203B2	Degenerated transimpedance amplifier with wire-bonded photodiode for reducing group delay distortion An integrated circuit includes a degeneration network configured to improve group delay across one or more variations, wherein the degeneration network includes a transimpedance amplifier with one or more degeneration inductors. The transimpedance amplifier further includes one or more transistors, and the one or more degeneration inductors are connected after at least one emitter of the one or more transistors.
US10666198B2	Efficient high power microwave generation using recirculating pulses A high frequency electromagnetic radiation generation device is disclosed that includes a high voltage input, a nonlinear transmission line, an antenna, and a pulse recirculating circuit. In some embodiments, the high voltage input may be configured to receive electrical pulses having a first peak voltage that is greater than 5 kV, and/or may be electrically coupled with the nonlinear transmission line. The antenna may be electrically coupled with the nonlinear transmission line and/or may radiate electromagnetic radiation at a frequency greater than 100 MHz about a voltage greater than 5 kV. The pulse recirculating may be electrically coupled with the high voltage input and the antenna. The pulse recirculating circuit may include a diode; a low pass filter; and a delay line. In some embodiments, unradiated energy from the antenna is directed through the pulse recirculating circuit to the nonlinear transmission line with a delay of less than 100 ns.
US10666197B1	Low noise crystal oscillator and method thereof A circuit and method include using a first source follower of a first type to receive a first voltage from a first node and output a first current to a third node; using a second source follower of a second type to receive a second voltage from a second node and output a second current to the third node; using an AC (alternate current) coupling capacitor to couple the first node to the second node; using a feedback capacitor to couple the third node to the first node; using a shunt capacitor to shunt the third node to an AC ground; using a crystal to shunt the first node to an AC ground; providing a first bias voltage to the first node via a first DC (direct current) coupling resistor; and providing a second bias voltage to the second node via a second DC coupling resistor.
US10666196B2	Crystal oscillator control circuit and associated oscillation device A crystal oscillator control circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, a current source, and a peak detection and bias voltage adjustment circuit. The first terminal and the second terminal are arranged to couple the crystal oscillator control circuit to a crystal. The current source is coupled to a power supply voltage and generates a bias current. The peak detection and bias voltage adjustment circuit is coupled between the bias current and a ground voltage and coupled to the first terminal, and performs peak detection and bias voltage adjustment to correspondingly generate a first signal at a node. The low-pass filter low-pass filters the first signal to generate a filtered signal. The feedback control circuit is arranged to perform feedback control according to the filtered signal to generate an oscillation signal at one or both of the first terminal and the second terminal.
US10666193B2	Biasing circuit for capacitor switch transistor and method therefore A biasing circuit for biasing a switching transistor, wherein the switching transistor is used for switching a respective capacitor cell into/out of a capacitor array, wherein the capacitor array comprises one or more such capacitor cells, and wherein the capacitor array is coupled in parallel with a primary inductor to form an inductive/capacitive tank. The biasing circuit comprises a secondary inductor which is inductively coupled to the primary inductor, the secondary inductor configured to provide a bias signal for biasing the switching transistor.
US10666190B2	Oscillation circuit, circuit device, oscillator, electronic apparatus, and vehicle An oscillation circuit that causes a vibrator to oscillate includes a bipolar transistor for oscillation, a P-type transistor having a gate to which a collector voltage of the bipolar transistor is input and a source to which a base of the bipolar transistor is connected, a first current source that supplies a current to the bipolar transistor, and a second current source that supplies a current to the P-type transistor.
US10666188B2	Methods for loading battery storage compartments into a solar canopy support structure The present application provides methods for loading and unloading high capacity storage equipment to a solar power canopy. The methods and structures may include horizontal support members have mechanisms to engage corresponding mechanisms on a compartment housing the high capacity storage equipment. The mechanisms may include plates, flanged surfaces, rails, tracks, hook assemblies, and ridges. The methods and structures may include a superstructure that is coupled to an moves with respect to the solar power canopy frame. The superstructure may pivot and/or rotate to allow loading and unloading. The methods and structures also may include cabinets or cubicles sized to receive one or more compartments housing the high capacity storage equipment.
US10666182B1	System to control a rotary electric machine A control system for a rotary electric machine includes a controller configured to generate dynamic input current data based upon a dynamic analysis of self flux data, mutual flux data, and saturation scaling factor data. Upon generating a torque request, the controller is configured to determine a desired electrical input based upon the dynamic input current data to generate the desired output torque. The desired electrical input includes a magnitude and duration of an electrical pulse and a desired angular position of the rotor of the rotary electric machine relative to the stator of the machine. The controller determines an angular position of the rotor and generates an operating command to generate the desired electrical input at the desired angular position of the rotor to propel the rotary electric machine and generate the desired output torque. A rotary electric machine and method of operating same are provided.
US10666181B2	Mechanical devices and method of creating prescribed vibration The invention provides a system for creating a prescribed vibration profile on a mechanical device comprising a sensor for measuring an operating condition of the mechanical device, a circular force generator for creating a controllable rotating force vector comprising a controllable force magnitude, a controllable force phase and a controllable force frequency, a controller in electronic communication with said sensor and said circular force generator, the controller operably controlling the controllable rotating force vector, wherein the difference between the measured operating condition and a desired operating condition is minimized.
US10666179B2	Control system A control system includes a plurality of control devices each including an initial check unit that performs an initial check before drive control of a rotary electric machine, a transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives an end signal indicating that the initial check is ended, and a drive control unit that performs the drive control of the rotary electric machine after the initial check. The drive control unit starts the drive control of the rotary electric machine when the initial check of the corresponding control device is ended and the end signal is acquired from another control device, and starts the drive control of the rotary electric machine after a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of the initial check of the corresponding control device when the initial check of the corresponding control device is ended and the end signal is not acquired from the another control device.
US10666178B2	Motor control device and control method A control device includes an estimation module configured to repeatedly calculate an angle estimation value correlated with a magnetic pole position of a rotating electric machine, and a storage module configured to store the angle estimation value. The estimation module includes a response information calculation module configured to calculate response information indicating a current change resulting from a change in an output voltage to the rotating electric machine or a voltage change resulting from a change in an output current to the rotating electric machine, a coefficient calculation module configured to calculate an interference coefficient correlated with electromagnetic mutual interference between coordinate axes of an orthogonal coordinate system of the rotating electric machine based on a past angle estimation value stored in the storage module, and an angle calculation module configured to calculate an angle estimation value based on the response information and the interference coefficient.
US10666175B2	Switching device and wind turbine system including the same A wind turbine system includes a wind turbine and switching devices. Each switching device is for stabilizing an electric output of a coil of the wind turbine, and includes a voltage converter circuit, a switch circuit electrically connected between the voltage converter circuit and an output interface, and a controller circuit. The controller circuit is configured to calculate an input electric power of input electricity into the voltage converter circuit, to calculate an output electric power of output electricity outputted by the voltage converter circuit, and to control the switch circuit to operate in one of a closed state and an open state according to the input electric power and the output electric power.
US10666174B2	Three-dimensional (3D) flow floating power generator A floating electrical power generator having a three-dimensional (3D) flow passageway configured for increasing the water flow on the paddle wheel to increase the power output.
US10666171B2	Motor System A motor system includes a motor, and a multi-turn absolute encoder that detects a rotation number and an absolute angular position of a rotation shaft of the motor. The multi-turn absolute encoder includes: an absolute angular position detection device that detects the absolute angular position within one rotation period of the rotation shaft; and a storage element that stores the rotation number of the motor. Even if the driving of the multi-turn absolute encoder is stopped while the motor is stopped, the multi-turn absolute encoder detects the multi-turn position of the rotation shaft after startup. Further, the motor has a brake mechanism including: a gear-type brake wheel that rotates integrally with the rotation shaft; an engagement member capable of engaging with the teeth of the gear-type brake wheel; and an actuator which causes the teeth and the engagement member to engage with each other during braking.
US10666169B2	Control device for AC rotary machine and control device for electric power steering A control device for an AC rotary machine includes an AC rotary machine having m sets of n-phase windings, a current detector, a power converter, and a control unit that calculates voltage commands on the basis of respective differences between a current command for the AC rotary machine and current detection values obtained by the current detector, and outputs ON/OFF signals to high potential side switching elements and low potential side switching elements of the power converter by comparing applied voltages calculated on the basis of the voltage commands with a carrier wave signal, wherein the current detector, when detecting currents flowing through the n-phase windings on the basis of currents flowing through current detection resistance elements that are inserted in series into the low potential side switching elements, obtains current detection values at two or more fixed timings over a single period of the carrier wave signal.
US10666168B2	Electric tool Provided is an easy-to-use electric tool with which braking force can be changed according to work conditions. When an operation switch 5 is turned off, a control unit 50 detects a rotation rate R1 of an electric motor 6. The control unit 50 stands by for a prescribed period, detects a rotation rate R2 of the electric motor 6, and calculates the difference between the rotation rates R1, R2 (R=R1−R2). Since the rotation rate difference R corresponds to the rate of change in rotation rate with time during deceleration of the electric motor 6 and is smaller the larger the moment of inertia of the attached rotary tool, the control unit 50 can determine the moment of inertia of the rotary tool on the basis of the rotation rate difference R. The control unit 50 sets the braking force according to the moment of inertia and performs braking.
US10666166B2	Semiconductor device The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device including a fixed electrode, a movable electrode and an elastic support. The movable electrode faces the fixed electrode and is movable relative to the fixed electrode. The elastic support supports the movable electrode to be movable in an elastic direction of the elastic support. Either one of the fixed electrode or the movable electrode is an electret electrode.
US10666165B2	Power converting apparatus, power management system, and power converting method A PCS performs a control of increasing an output of a solar cell to exceed the suppression power threshold, when there is a period, where the output of the solar cell falls below a suppression power threshold, in an accumulation period included in a suppression period in which the output of the solar cell is suppressed.
US10666162B2	Power supply system and power supply method A power supply system includes at least one inverter, at least one cell string, and a transformer, where an input end of the at least one inverter is connected to an output end of the at least one cell string, an output end of the at least one inverter is connected to an input end of the transformer, and an output end of the transformer is configured to output a power supply voltage. The output end of the at least one inverter is connected to an output end of an inverter unit.
US10666159B2	Single-phase converter control method and apparatus A single-phase converter control method and apparatus, includes calculating on a voltage corresponding to a first level output by a single-phase converter, a voltage corresponding to a second level output by the single-phase converter, and a voltage reference value about the voltage corresponding to the first level and the voltage corresponding to the second level to obtain a common-mode modulated-wave change rate of the single-phase converter, where the first level is a direct-current-side positive-bus level, and the second level is a direct-current-side negative-bus level, calculating on a first-phase initial modulated wave of the single-phase converter, a second-phase initial modulated wave of the single-phase converter, and the common-mode modulated-wave change rate to obtain a common-mode modulated wave of the single-phase converter, and calculating on the first-phase initial modulated wave, the second-phase initial modulated wave, and the common-mode modulated wave to obtain a pulse width modulated wave of the single-phase converter.
US10666154B2	DC to DC converter A DC to DC converter with intermediate conversion into AC power, including: a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a first DC to AC conversion circuit having its AC terminals coupled with the primary winding of the transformer; a first AC to DC conversion circuit having its AC terminals coupled across a first tap and a second tap of the secondary winding of the transformer; a second AC to DC conversion circuit having its AC terminals coupled across a third tap and a fourth tap of the secondary winding of the transformer, wherein the first tap and the second tap are arranged between the third tap and the fourth tap along the secondary winding of the transformer; and at least one first power switch, being arranged between one of DC terminals of the first AC to DC conversion circuit and one of DC terminals of the second AC to DC conversion circuit. By having the solution as above, the DC output voltage may be changed between two levels by operating only one power switch. Because a power switch is more expensive than a multiple of power diodes, by reducing the number of power switches responsible for changing the level of DC output voltage, it is helpful for decreasing the cost and complexity of control. Besides, the power loss can be decreased due to switching of less power switch.
US10666143B2	Control device for direct power converter A normalized-link-current estimation unit adopts a first value calculated by using a virtual DC voltage command, a phase and an amplitude of a single-phase AC voltage, and a distribution factor, as an estimated value of a value obtained by normalizing a link current flowing from a DC link to an inverter. A calculation unit determines a second value calculated by using the virtual DC voltage command, a rectified voltage, and a both-end voltage. When a normalized current command is less than a product of the first value and the second value, a normalized charge command is set to 0 and a rectifying duty is determined by dividing the normalized current command by the first value.
US10666136B2	Two dimensional charge pump A two dimensional charge pump and control circuitry is disclosed. The two dimensional charge pump includes a group of parallel-coupled charge pumps coupled between a DC power source and a first output connection node via a corresponding group of charge pump connection nodes. The group of parallel-coupled charge pumps has a corresponding group of clock connection nodes. Each of the group of parallel-coupled charge pumps includes a corresponding group of series capacitive elements coupled between a corresponding one of the group of charge pump connection nodes and a corresponding one of the group of clock connection nodes.
US10666129B2	Control Circuit To protect a switching element to be used in a boost circuit for an in-cylinder injection type internal combustion engine or the like from damage caused by overheating without using a temperature detection element.In a control circuit that switches a switching element between a conductive state and a non-conductive state, the switching element is controlled or a temperature of the switching element is estimated based on a potential difference between an input terminal and an output terminal of the switching element and a voltage applied to a control terminal of the switching element in the conductive state.
US10666123B2	Secondary element of a linear motor A secondary element of a linear motor includes magnets arranged on a magnet support. The magnet support is configured as a laminated core. Laminations of the laminated core lie parallel to a plane that is perpendicular to a direction of magnetization of the magnets. Such a secondary support advantageously provides for a simplified assembly.
US10666122B2	Impact type vibration actuator Provided is an impact type vibration actuator including a permanent magnet having a stopper insertion portion; a linear guide surrounding the permanent magnet; a stopper protruding into the linear guide and inserted into the stopper insertion portion; and coils provided on at least one end of the permanent magnet to provide alternately attraction and repulsion to the permanent magnet.According to the present invention, since a permanent magnet is not connected to the vibration mass, it is possible to adjust the vibration frequency in a very wide range by adjusting the frequency of the power source applied to the coil, and to adjust vibration intensity by appropriately selecting current intensity, a stopper interval, an elastic means, and the like. In addition, through this, it is possible to provide much more various haptic feedbacks than the prior art.
US10666120B2	Method for injecting resin into laminated iron core A method includes arranging and clamping a laminated iron core body between a receive unit and a mold unit that includes a resin pool part, the laminated iron core body including a plurality of laminated iron core pieces and a resin hole pierced in the lamination direction, with the laminated iron core body being clamped, extruding a resin of an inside of the resin pool part using a plunger and injecting the resin into the resin hole, after curing the resin in the resin hole, separating unwanted resin from the plunger by moving the plunger by a given distance in a direction away from the laminated iron core body before the laminated iron core body with unwanted resin is detached from the mold unit, and after separating the unwanted resin from the plunger, moving the plunger to the side of the laminated iron core body.
US10666118B2	Printed circuit board and motor drive apparatus including the printed circuit board Embodiments provide a printed circuit board including a copper foil layer to form a circuit pattern on a base layer, and an insulation layer laminated on the copper foil layer, and wherein the circuit pattern includes a solder pattern, to which an inverter switch element is soldered to supply drive power to a motor, a heat radiation pattern spaced apart from the solder pattern and to contact with one surface of the inverter switch element so as to absorb and radiate heat in the inverter switch element, a heat circulation pattern, through which the heat absorbed by the heat radiation pattern is circulated, and an element pattern formed on both sides of the heat circulation pattern to allow a thermistor element, a resistance value of which is varied according to the heat, to be soldered to the element pattern.
US10666117B2	Interference suppression system, drive, and handheld power tool An interference suppression system, a drive having such a suppression system, and a handheld power tool having such a drive, the interference suppression system including a core, the core having exactly one first through-opening, one second through-opening, and one third through-opening, a first segment of a first connecting line of the drive being situated in the first through-opening, a second segment of a second connecting line of the drive being situated in the second through-opening, and a third segment of a third connecting line of the drive being situated in the third through-opening.
US10666113B2	Magnetic bearing motor compressor A sealed induction motor for a chiller assembly is provided. The induction motor includes a stator, a rotor, and a shaft with a first end and a second end. The rotor and the shaft are configured to rotate relative to the stator. The induction motor further includes a first magnetic bearing assembly located proximate the first end of the shaft and a second magnetic bearing assembly located proximate the second end of the shaft. The first and the second magnetic bearing assemblies are configured to support the shaft. The shaft is coupled to a centrifugal compressor using a direct drive connection.
US10666112B2	Motor mount and damper A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
US10666109B2	Stator coil, stator including said stator coil, and rotating electric machine including said stator The coil ends in a rotating electric machine are to be made smaller in size. A stator coil 60 inserted into a slot 420 in a stator of a rotating electric machine is formed with segment coils 28 connected to one another. In the stator coil 60, the segment coils 28 each include an insulating coated portion coated with an insulating coating, and a slit 900 or a recess is formed in the insulating coated portion of each of the segment coils 28 at a coil end 140. The slit 900 or the recess is preferably formed between a diagonal conductor portion 28D and a conductor-end straight portion 28E of each segment coil 28.
US10666104B2	Rotating electrical machine A rotating electrical machine where the concentric coil includes a first concentric coil, a second concentric coil, a third concentric coil, and a fourth concentric coil which are of the same phase and are connected in parallel with each other, and each of the first concentric coil, the second concentric coil, the third concentric coil, and the fourth concentric coil has a one-side concentric coil whose coil center is located on one side in a circumferential direction with respect to a center of a magnetic pole, and an other-side concentric coil whose coil center is located on the other side in the circumferential direction with respect to a center of a magnetic pole.
US10666103B2	Rotor of rotating electric machine A rotor of a rotating electric machine includes a rotor yoke and a pair of end plates disposed on both axial sides of the rotor yoke. The rotor yoke is provided with a yoke cavity portion axially passing through a yoke main body, end plate hole portions communicating with the yoke cavity portion are provided in the pair of end plates, the yoke cavity portion and the end plate hole portions have a substantially triangular shape protruding toward an outer-diameter-side, and in the yoke cavity portion, top portions on both circumferential sides and a top portion on an outer-diameter-side are exposed from the end plate hole portions.
US10666102B2	Rotary electric machine An electric machine capable of easily and efficiently assembling a rotor core to a rotating shaft is provided. A rotor core is formed by laminating a first steel plate consisting of one or more electromagnetic steel plates having a first protrusion portion to be accommodated in a groove portion of a rotating shaft and a second steel plate consisting of one or more electromagnetic steel plates having a second protrusion portion to be accommodated in the groove portion of the rotating shaft. The first protrusion portion of the first steel plate has a first engaging portion deformed by a side surface of the groove portion of the rotating shaft. At least a part of the first engaging portion of the first steel plate is disposed in a space formed between a second protrusion portion of the second steel plate and the side surface of a groove portion of the rotating shaft.
US10666099B1	Slotted permanent magnets for electric machines Presented are slotted permanent magnets (PM) for electric machines, motor generator units using slotted PMs, methods for making/using slotted PMs, and motor vehicles equipped with an electric traction motor using slotted PMs. An electric machine includes an annular stator with a hollow core and one or more internal stator slots. One or more electrically conductive windings is/are disposed in the stator slot(s). A cylindrical rotor is rotatably disposed inside the hollow core of the stator. One or more permanent magnets is/are mounted to the rotor. Each permanent magnet includes a rigid, single-piece PM body with opposing first and second faces. A first set of elongated grooves is recessed into the first face. An optional second set of elongated grooves is recessed into the second face. Each of the grooves has a depth that is substantially parallel to a direction of a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet.
US10666098B2	Flux concentrator for ironless motor In one embodiment, a magnet array and ironless winding for a motor is provided which has an array of permanent magnets being arranged such that flux from the permanent magnets reinforce on one side of the array and substantially cancel on an opposite side of the array, the array further includes flux concentrators forming poles on the reinforcing side of the array, and such that a magnetic moment at the poles is oriented generally perpendicular to the reinforcing side of the array, the winding being adjacent to the array and comprising conductor bundles having a generally rectangular cross-section arranged such that a long side of the generally rectangular cross-section is transverse to a direction of magnetic field lines at the poles.
US10666095B2	Power supply device, communication terminal device, and non-contact power transmission method A power supply apparatus including a near-field wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a plurality of communication terminals, a power transmission unit that sets a plurality of resonance frequencies to transfer power in a non-contact manner to each of the plurality of communication terminals, and a control unit that determines a priority level of each of the communication terminals based on identification information received from the communication terminals and determines an amount of power transmitted at each of the resonance frequencies based on the determined priority levels.
US10666091B2	Wireless non-radiative energy transfer Described herein are embodiments of a source high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy source, a second high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. A third high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. The source resonator and at least one of the second resonator and third resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy from said source resonator to said at least one of the second resonator and third resonator.
US10666090B2	Inductively controlled series resonant AC power transfer An inductive power transfer pickup circuit has a pickup coil (L2) and tuning capacitor (C2) connected in series to provide a series resonant circuit. A bi-directional switch (S1) is used to vary the phase angle between the open circuit pickup coil voltage (VOC) and the pickup coil inductor current (iL) to provide a controlled AC supply to an output of the pickup.
US10666085B2	System and method for discharging an excitation coil A circuit for polarizing magnetic material using a magnetic field of an excitation coil includes a port configured to provide a connection with a DC power supply. The circuit also includes at least one capacitor and driver circuitry configured to drive the excitation coil and the at least one capacitor. The driver circuitry is configured to discharge the excitation coil to the DC power supply via the at least one capacitor.
US10666084B2	Detection and notification of an unpowered releasable charging device An electronic device may be configured to detect an external charging device when the external charging device is initially engaged with, or connected to, the electronic device. The electronic device, or an alert unit operably connected to the electronic device, can produce one or more alerts for the user if the charging device is in an unpowered state. The alert or alerts can be provided to the electronic device engaged with the charging device and/or to another electronic device or alert unit that is in communication with the electronic device that is engaged with the charging device.
US10666077B1	Remote configuration of battery charging settings Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for remote configuration of battery charging settings. In one embodiment, an example device may include a battery, at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to determine that a charger is connected to the device, determine a first length of time that a maximum charging voltage for the battery has been set to a first voltage value, determine that the maximum charging voltage is to be reduced from the first voltage value to a second voltage value, and charge the battery at a maximum of the second voltage value.
US10666075B2	Non-narrow voltage direct current charger and control method thereof Disclosed are a non-narrow voltage direct current (NON-NVDC) charger and a control method thereof. In the present disclosure, a proper target voltage, related to a turn-on voltage of a switch circuit, is determined according to an output voltage of a load, a storage voltage of an energy storage device and a turn-on resistance value of the switch circuit. Then, according to the determined target voltage, the NON-NVDC charger can enter a supplement mode at an appropriate time. The NON-NVDC charger can be operated stably and has excellent operation efficiency even when a current flowing through a transformer close to a maximum safe current.
US10666070B2	Battery charge termination voltage reduction This document discusses, among other things, apparatus, systems, and methods to prevent a voltage of a charging battery from exceeding a voltage threshold, including receiving charging information from a battery and controlling an output current of a travel adapter, including adjusting the received battery current information using a load current to prevent the voltage of the battery from exceeding a voltage threshold, and providing output current limit information to the travel adapter using the adjusted battery current information.
US10666067B2	Portable charging unit with accelerated charging for hearing assistance devices First and second hearing assistance devices each comprise a rechargeable power source and power management circuitry configured to control charging of the power sources. A portable charging unit comprises an interface configured to receive a connector of a power cable or a power and data cable, a rechargeable power source coupled to the interface, first and second charge ports configured to receive the first and second hearing assistance devices, and charging circuitry coupled to the first and second charge ports and to the rechargeable power source of the charging unit. The power management circuitry and the charging circuitry cooperate to partially charge the power sources of the hearing assistance devices at an accelerated charge rate above 1.0C when a state of charge (SoC) of the power sources is within a predetermined SoC range.
US10666062B2	Systems and methods for simultaneously charging a battery with multiple power sources Systems and methods for power management are disclosed herein. In one disclosed embodiment, a battery charging system includes a battery charger for simultaneously charging a battery (and/or providing power to a system load) with multiple power sources, using a closed-loop charging servo target based on measurements taken by one or more gauges. In some embodiments, the multiple power sources may be utilized simultaneously according to a charging profile that specifies, e.g., one or more battery charging parameters, as well as according to determined priority levels for one or more of the multiple power sources coupled to the battery. In some embodiments, the priority level of a given power source is not fixed; rather, the priority level for the given power source may change based upon the characteristics of the given power source. In some embodiments, the priority levels for the multiple power sources are implemented using cascaded voltage target values.
US10666057B2	Backfeed power supply for solar power system A solar collection system may collect energy from the sun to generate electricity for distribution on an electrical grid. In addition to generating electricity, a solar collection system may include support devices such as motors, controllers, sensors, and other support devices to perform various tasks to allow the solar collection system to more effectively generate electricity. When the solar collection system is generating sufficient power, the support devices may be powered by the solar collection system. However, when the solar collection system is not generating sufficient power, the support devices may be powered by a backfeed power supply circuit coupled to the electrical grid.
US10666050B2	Interface architecture, cabin monument and method for linking a cabin monument in an aircraft An interface architecture for a cabin monument has an energy supply interface module; a data interface module; a first energy input connection coupled to a first input of the energy supply interface module, which connection is designed or configured to be connected to an external energy supply; a first data input connection coupled to the data interface module, which connection is designed or configured to obtain data from an external data source and forward the data to the data interface module; a first energy output connection coupled to a first output of the energy supply interface module, which connection is designed or configured to deliver electrical energy to a load that can be connected to the energy output connection; and a communication interface which couples the energy supply interface module to the data interface module.
US10666048B2	Electric power system control with measurement of energy demand and energy efficiency using t-distributions A method, apparatus, system and computer program is provided for controlling an electric power system, including implementation of voltage measurement using paired t statistical analysis applied to calculating a shift in average usage per customer from one time period to another time period for a given electrical use population where the pairing process is optimized using a novel technique to improve the accuracy of the statistical measurement.
US10666046B2	System for distributing DC power to and controlling building devices A scalable DC power distribution and control system suitable for commercial buildings includes one or more power and control hubs. Each DC power and control power hub provides power and control for any suitable distributed DC loads such as light-fixtures. AC power from the electric utility is applied to the power and control hub and is converted to DC power for distribution to DC loads within the space using low-voltage cables.
US10666045B2	System for selectively coupling an energy source to a load and method of making same A multi-energy storage device system includes an electric drive coupled to a load, a DC link coupled to the electric drive, and a bi-directional voltage converter having an output channel coupled to the DC link and an input channel. A first energy storage device (ESD) is coupled to the input channel, and a switch is coupled to the DC link and to a second ESD. A system controller causes the switch to couple the second ESD to the DC link for delivering energy stored in the second ESD to the electric drive. The system controller also causes the voltage converter to convert a voltage of the first ESD to a higher voltage and to deliver the higher voltage to the DC link, wherein the higher voltage is greater than the voltage of the second ESD and causes the switch to decouple the second ESD from the DC link.
US10666038B2	Modular FACTS devices with external fault current protection Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) enabling distributed controls is a requirement for power transmission and distribution, to improve line balancing and distribution efficiency. These FACTS devices are electronic circuits that vary in the type of services they provide. All FACTS devices have internal circuitry to handle fault currents. Most of these circuits are unique in design for each manufacturer, which make these FACTS devices non-modular, non-interchangeable, expensive and heavy. One of the most versatile FACTS device is the static synchronous series compensator (SSSC), which is used to inject impedance into the transmission lines to change the power flow characteristics. The addition of integrated fault current handling circuitry makes the SSSC and similar FACTS devices unwieldy, heavy, and not a viable solution for distributed control. What is disclosed are modifications to FACTS devices that move the fault current protection external to the FACTS device and make them modular and re-usable.
US10666033B2	Modular stackable enclosure system A modular stackable enclosure system is disclosed herein. The system includes a base structure including a cavity that includes a component mounting surface. The base structure also includes a plurality of modular ports configured to provide openings to the cavity. The base structure also includes a plurality of accessory mount interfaces, configured to receive a plurality of corresponding toolless-attachable accessory mounts. The system also includes a plurality of port plates, each configured to fit into a port of the plurality of modular ports. The system also includes a plurality of port plate attachments, each configured to fit into a corresponding port plate. The system also includes a cover, configurable to attach to the base structure, such that the cover is movable to cover or expose the cavity.
US10666030B2	Expandable while-in-use electrical box cover An electrical box cover including a base having a back wall perimetrically bounded by an upwardly extending side wall. The back wall having an opening for receiving an electrical device. A lid pivotally connected to the base. The lid having a lid plate with an opening that is defined by a collar. A housing having a front wall and a plurality of contiguous side walls extending therefrom to a distal edge to define a housing interior. The housing has a flange extending from the side walls and is slidably disposed in the lid opening and moveable between a retracted and extended position with respect to the collar. A plurality of lugs can extend inwardly from the collar and the flange engages the lugs when the housing is in the extended position.
US10666028B2	Method for stripping a cable A method for stripping and testing of a cable having at least one conductor enclosed in an insulating sheath uses a stripping device with at least one stripping blade. The method steps include: extending the stripping blade in a transverse direction to sever the insulating sheath; displacing the stripping blade in a longitudinal direction to pull off the severed insulating sheath; detecting a contacting of the conductor; retracting of the stripping blade in the transverse direction when the contacting is detected; recording the movement data of the stripping blade at the time of contacting; determining a further movement course of the stripping blade from the movement data and forming a corresponding local quality value is formed; and comparing the local quality value with a quality specification to establish whether a quality of the conductor meets requirements.
US10666027B2	Pulling eye for submarine cable and submarine cable comprising pulling eye The present invention relates to a pulling eye for a submarine cable, a method of installing the pulling eye for a submarine cable, and a submarine cable including the pulling eye.
US10666018B2	Quantum cascade laser element To increase the maximum operating temperature of quantum cascade lasers of a terahertz region, a quantum cascade laser element 1000 according to the present invention has a semiconductor superlattice structure sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, the semiconductor superlattice structure has an active region 100 that emits electromagnetic waves of a frequency in a THz region under an external voltage applied through the pair of electrodes for operation, and the active region 100 has plural unit structures 10U, each of which is repeatedly layered over one another. Each of the unit structures 10U has a double quantum well structure formed of a first well layer 10W1 and a second well layer 10W2 separated from each other by a barrier layer, the first well layer 10W1 and the second well layer 10W2 have compositions different from each other, and when the external voltage is not being applied, potential energy for electrons in the second well layer 10W2 is lower than that in the first well layer 10W1.
US10666017B2	Optoelectronic device based on a surface-trapped optical mode An optoelectronic device employs a surface-trapped TM-polarized optical mode existing at a boundary between a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) and a homogeneous medium, dielectric or air. The device contains a resonant optical cavity surrounded by two DBRs, and an additional DBR section on top supporting the surface-trapped mode. Selective chemical transformation, like selective oxidation, etching or alloy composition intermixing form a central core and a periphery having different vertical profiles of the refractive index. Therefore, the longitudinal VCSEL mode in the core is non-orthogonal to the surface-trapped mode in the periphery, and the two modes can be transformed into each other. Such transformation allows fabrication of a number of optoelectronic devices and systems like a single transverse mode VCSEL, an integrated optical circuit operating as an optical amplifier, an integrated optical circuit combining a VCSEL and a resonant cavity photodetector, etc.
US10666003B2	Contact and busbar assembly, electronics housing assembly having such a contact and busbar assembly, and method for removing an electronics housing from such an electronics housing assembly A contact and busbar assembly forms a bus system on electronics housings arranged in an array direction. Each housing includes a circuit board. The contact and busbar assembly includes multiple bus plugs having first connecting contacts for electrically contacting the circuit boards and second connecting contacts in the form of socket contacts for electrically contacting power rail strips. A plurality of power rail strips electrically connects the second connecting contacts of adjacent electronics housings. A first power rail strip electrically connects the bus plugs of two directly adjacent electronics housings and a second power rail strip of greater length electrically connects two spaced electronics housings. An electronics housing assembly is provided having multiple electronics housings arranged against one another in the array direction and a contact and busbar assembly as set forth above. A method for removing or replacing an electronics housing arranged between two adjacent electronics housings of such an electronics housing assembly is also provided.
US10665999B2	Shielded coaxial termination device A shielded coaxial termination device includes a center conductor having a front end and a barrel encircling the center conductor. The barrel includes a front end and an annular sidewall defining an interior configured to receive and electrically couple with a coaxial post. A shield, having a front end and an opposed rear end, is mounted to the barrel so as to deploy from a retracted position toward an advanced position to radially cover the center conductor when the barrel is not fully installed on a coaxial post.
US10665997B1	Adaptor for ornamental light emitting device and candolier including the same An adaptor to drive DC powered light emitting device from an AC power source includes a main body having a first coupler configured to be connected to an external AC socket, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the main body, an auxiliary body having a second coupler configured to be connected to the DC powered light emitting device, and a flexible, adjustable length connector extending outwardly from the main body between the PCB and the second coupler.
US10665996B2	Rechargeable USB electrical outlet with integrated lighting An electrical outlet device and system for providing light and power during the night or during a power failure. The device and system includes rechargeable energy storage devices that can be utilized to provide power to the outlet(s) and the light sources. The device and system can have two sections, a main and a removable section both having their own energy storage devices and light sources. The light sources can be controlled by a control circuit that can utilize one or more switches or sensors to control the activation or deactivation of the light sources and also the transfer of energy from the energy storage devices to the light sources or outlets of the main section. The main section can also have USB and electrical outlets or plugs to allow the device and system to be plugged into an AC or DC power source, and can transfer that energy to the USB and electrical outlets or plugs.
US10665992B2	Actuator An actuator capable of enhancing versatility is provided. The actuator prevents a charging connector from coming off a power receiving connector, and includes: a hollow housing; and a driving mechanism that is housed in the housing. The driving mechanism includes: an electric motor; a cam member that is driven by the electric motor; and a lock pin that interlocks with the cam member and moves from an initial position to a restricting position where the charging connector is prevented from coming off. A rotation axis of the cam member is arranged substantially perpendicular to a reference plane defined by a line segment running in the direction of plugging the charging connector and a line segment extending from the housing toward the power receiving connector.
US10665988B2	Framing assembly with modular connectors A framing assembly is disclosed including a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a body defining an edge portion. The second connector includes a base and a flange in communication with the base. To interconnect framing components of the framing assembly, the second connector is engaged with the first connector such that an engagement surface of the flange abuts the edge portion of the first connector restricting movement of the second connector relative to the first connector.
US10665987B2	Plug connector with circlip engaging between a socket housing and a screw attachment A plug connector housing has a socket housing and a screw attachment. The socket housing has an outer surface of circular cross section with an encircling first groove formed therein. The screw attachment has an inner surface of circular cross section with an encircling second groove formed therein. The plug connector housing furthermore has a circlip which is arranged with its inner circumference in the first groove and with its outer circumference in the second groove in order to hold the screw attachment rotatably on the socket housing.
US10665986B1	Reinforcement of mobile electronic device charging cables / electrical cords A reinforcing add-on, method of use, and method of manufacture facilitates housing a portion of a mobile charging cord to prevent cord damage. The reinforcing add-on comprises mating top and bottom portions having a housing cavity, proximal end, central body, and distal end, with a cord channel extending therebetween. The central body has a proximal section and a distal section meeting at a bend angle θ, wherein θ is an obtuse angle. Side walls having side wall edges extend along the housing cavity, proximal end, central body and distal end, having attachment means for attaching the top and bottom portions to one another to form the reinforcing add-on and house the portion of the mobile charging cord. The reinforcing add-on is appointed to be attached to and house the portion of the mobile charging cord to prevent bend strain and increase the cord's service life.
US10665984B1	Anti-loosing connector An anti-loosing connector for coupling with a corresponding connector has a tubular body, a nut sleeve and an elastic clamping ring. A plurality of terminals is arranged in the tubular body. The tubular body is inserted in the nut sleeve, and a thread for screwing the corresponding connector is arranged on the nut sleeve. The elastic clamping ring surrounding the nut sleeve is disposed between the tubular body and the nut sleeve. A polygonal annular surface is defined on one of the tubular body and the nut sleeve, the elastic clamping ring is fixed with the other of the tubular body and the nut sleeve, and the polygonal annular surface is pressed by the elastic clamping ring. A multi-step stopper for the elastic clamping ring is provided by the polygonal annular surface, and the tubular body and the nut sleeve are thereby prevented from relatively rotational looseness.
US10665983B2	Potting boot and in-line electrical connector assembly including the same An in-line electrical connector includes a potting boot. The potting boot includes longitudinal ribs are spaced apart from one another about a longitudinal axis of a boot body. Internal thread members project radially inward from an interior surface of the boot body relative to the longitudinal axis. The thread members have arcuate lengths extending about the longitudinal axis of the boot body. Each longitudinal rib has an associated one of the internal thread members that radially overlaps an entirety of the width of the longitudinal rib relative to the longitudinal axis of the boot body. An electrical connector threadably mates to the internal thread members of the potting boot. The electrical connector electrically couples to another electrical connector.
US10665981B2	Modular holding frame for plug connectors A holding frame for plug connectors, in particular for receiving similar and/or different plug connector modules, is provided wherein the holding frame comprises or consists substantially of a plurality of holding frame modules. The holding frame is utilized first and foremost in applications in which a certain stability is certainly necessary but no particularly high mechanical plug loads occur. In addition, the holding frame is usable flexibly and is adaptable to user requirements.
US10665980B2	Divided connector cover with engaging locking portions for preventing damage and cover separation due to excessive tensile force A lower cover of the connector cover includes a pair of elastic hold arms projected upward from both side walls of a tube placement wall. An upper cover includes a pair of arm storing portions for storing the pair of elastic hold arms. The pair of arm storing portions respectively have facing surfaces. The facing surfaces respectively face side surfaces of the pair of hold arms perpendicular to the wire lead-out direction, when the lower cover and the upper cover are connected to each other.
US10665976B2	Float connector for interconnecting printed circuit boards A float connector for interconnecting printed circuit boards that has a contact assembly that includes one or more contacts and a holder therefor such that opposite ends of the contact are exposed outside of the holder. The holder supports each contact in a clearance fit inside thereof, thereby allowing each contact to radially tilt. One or more guide members has a one or more guide features corresponding to the ends of the contacts, respectively, for aligning the contact ends for electrical connection with a board. The contact assembly is axially moveable with respect to the one or more guide member.
US10665975B2	Connector and communications device A connector (100) and a communications device is disclosed. The connector includes a connector body (41) and three connecting ends disposed on the connector body. M signal interfaces (51a) inside a first connecting end (42) are in communication with M signal interfaces (51b) inside a second connecting end (43) in a one-to-one correspondence. The first connecting end is connected to a backplane connector (32) on a backplane (31). The second connecting end is connected to one end (45a) of a transmission cable (45), and the other end (45b) of the transmission cable is connected to a communications component (46) on a target board (33a). The backplane is configured to implement communication between X boards (33), and the target board is any one of X boards, where M≥1 and X≥1. A third connecting end (44) is configured to secure the connector body to the target board.
US10665970B2	Plug-in contact A plug contact for electrically contacting a circuit board by insertion of the plug contact into a contact hole of the circuit board, the plug contact having two resilient contact legs, a terminal region, and a connecting region which connects the two contact legs to one another and to the terminal region, wherein the plug contact is punched out of a metallic flat material in one piece. As a result, the plug contact only has a small overall height, and the two contact arms each have a first region and a second region which are arranged at an angle α relative to one another, such that the two contact legs are bent approximately in an L shape, and wherein the two first regions adjoin the connection region and the ends of the two second regions form the free ends of the contact legs.
US10665968B2	Terminal block A terminal block includes a housing having an accommodation portion and a through hole, a terminal portion disposed in the accommodation portion, and a plate spring portion that is disposed in the accommodation portion and, together with the terminal portion, holds a wiring member inserted into the accommodation portion through the through hole. A first side wall portion and a second side wall portion are formed in the accommodation portion of the housing, the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion facing each other in a direction that intersects with a direction in which the plate spring portion and the terminal portion hold the wiring member. A movement, in the intersecting direction, of a portion of the wiring member that is inserted into the accommodation portion is curbed by disposing the portion of the wiring member that is inserted into the accommodation portion between the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion. It is possible to obtain a terminal block capable of inhibiting the wiring member held between the plate spring portion and the terminal portion from coming off.
US10665967B2	Ultrasonic weld interconnection coaxial connector and interconnection with coaxial cable A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by ultrasonic welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore. An annular flare seat is angled radially outward from the bore toward a connector end of the connector, the annular flare seat open to the connector end of the connector. An inner conductor cap is provided for interconnection with an inner conductor of the coaxial cable by ultrasonic welding. The ultrasonic welding of each of the inner and outer conductor interconnections may be performed via inner conductor and outer conductor sonotrodes which are coaxial with one another, without requiring the cable and or connector to be removed from their fixture.
US10665965B2	Conductor terminal and method for mounting the same A conductor terminal having at least one insulating material housing; at least one contact insert arranged at least partially in the housing and having at least one contact piece and at least one clamping spring. The contact piece, together with the clamping spring, forms at least one conductor clamping point for an electrical conductor to be contacted via the conductor terminal, which electrical conductor can be acted upon by a spring force of the clamping spring. At least one actuating lever is pivotably supported in the housing for actuating the clamping spring. The actuating lever can be pivoted from a closed position to an open position and vice versa in relation to the housing and/or the contact piece and an electrical conductor inserted into the conductor terminal is not acted upon by the spring force of the clamping spring at the conductor clamping point at least in the open position.
US10665964B2	Electrical terminals having bi-directional serrations and method of manufacture An electrical terminal and method for electrically and mechanically terminating to an electrical conductor. A plurality of first recesses is positioned in a termination section, with a plurality of first ridges provided proximate the first recesses. A plurality of second recesses is positioned in the termination section. A plurality of second ridges is provided proximate the second recesses, with the second ridges extending in a direction which is parallel to the plurality of second recesses. A plurality of serrations is formed between the plurality of first recesses and the plurality of second recesses. The plurality of serrations has sharp burrs which interact with the electrical conductor to remove oxides on the electrical conductor to establish mechanical and electrical contact areas between the burrs and the electrical conductor.
US10665953B1	Tunable liquid crystal metasurfaces A tunable, optical metasurface can include an optically reflective surface to reflect optical radiation, such as infrared laser light. An array of optical resonant antennas may, for example, extend from or otherwise be positioned on the reflective surface with sub-wavelength spacings of, for example, less than one-half of a wavelength. Voltage-controlled liquid crystal may be positioned in the optical field region of each of the optical resonant antennas. A controller may apply a voltage differential bias pattern to the liquid crystal of optical resonant antennas, that may be arranged in tiled, interleaved, or randomly arranged subsets of optical resonant antennas to attain one-dimensional beam steering, two-dimensional beam steering, and/or spatial beam shaping.
US10665949B2	Lighting-up device and luminaire A lighting-up device includes: a power supply circuit which supplies power to a light source; a wireless communication circuit including an antenna; and a metallic casing which includes metal, and houses the power supply circuit and the wireless communication circuit. The metallic casing has a first side face and a second side face which share a side, the first side face is provided with a first slit which extends in a first direction intersecting with the side, from a first portion of the side other than both ends of the side, the second side face is provided with a second slit which extends in a second direction intersecting with the side, from a second portion of the side other than the both ends of the side, and each of the first slit and the second slit is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna and functions as a slot antenna.
US10665944B2	Antenna device and method for manufacturing antenna device An antenna device includes a core, a bobbin member having a partition, and a coil provided around the bobbin member. The coil is configured with a tight winding portion and a loose winding portion. The tight winding portion is provided between one bobbin side and the partition. The loose winding portion is provided between the other bobbin side and the partition. The loose winding portion is configured with a first winding layer and a second winding layer. A wire winding direction of the first winding layer is opposite to a wire winding direction of the second winding layer so that the wire of the first winding layer and the wire of the second winding layer cross and overlap to each other along part of the bobbin member.
US10665936B2	Wireless module and method for manufacturing wireless module A wireless module, including: a substrate; an electronic circuit mounted in a first region on a one face of the substrate; a conductive pattern formed in a second region on another face of the substrate, the conductive pattern being connected to a radio communication section of the electronic circuit, and the conductive pattern serving as an antenna when transmitting/receiving radio wave, the second region being different from the first region; a resin layer sealing the electronic circuit in the first region; a shielding layer formed on a surface of the resin layer; and a shield disposed in either one of a top layer of the substrate and an inner layer of the substrate, the shield being for shielding noise radiated from the electronic circuit.
US10665935B2	Out-of-band coupled antenna combined by fine-and-straight antenna and bow-tie antenna An out-of-band coupled antenna combined by fine-and-straight antenna and bow-tie antenna is provided, including: a dielectric slab (1), an AA radiation element (2) provided on an upper plate (1A) of the dielectric slab (1) by a, a cooper pouring process, a BA radiation element (3), an A feeder line (4) and a B feeder line (5); an AB radiation element (8) provided on a lower plate (1B) of the dielectric slab (1), a BB radiation element (9), a C feeder line feeder (6) and a D feeder line (7); a first sensor (10A) and a second sensor (10B) which are connected on the AA radiation element (2); a third sensor (10C) and a fourth sensor (10D) which are connected on the AB radiation element (8). The antenna is capable of suppressing out-of-band coupling between indication elements to improve the separation degree.
US10665934B2	Antenna device An antenna device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of radiation elements, an array antenna, a skin material, a core material and an antenna casing. The plurality of radiation elements transmit radio waves of a predetermined frequency. The array antenna has a radiation surface and a back surface opposite to the radiation surface. The plurality of radiation elements are disposed on the radiation surface. The skin material is disposed in a direction in which the skin material faces the radiation surface. The core material is disposed between the array antenna and the skin material, and has a plurality of through-holes. The antenna casing is disposed in a direction in which the antenna casing faces the back surface. A distance between centers of adjacent through-holes of the through-hole is equal to or less than one-half of a wavelength corresponding to the predetermined frequency.
US10665927B2	Electronic device comprising antenna which is using an electrically conductive material included in a housing of the electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a first plate, a second plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first and second plates, a wireless communication circuit that feeds a first feeding point in the second plate, a ground plane electrically coupled to a first ground point and a second ground point in the second plate, and a processor. The side member includes a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The first feeding point is between the second side and the first ground point, the first feeding point being closer to the second side than the first ground point is to the second side, and the second ground point being closer to the second side than the first feeding point and the first ground point is to the second side, and is outside the region.
US10665924B2	Housing, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device having the housing A portable electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a front cover that forms a front face of the electronic device, a rear cover that forms a rear face of the electronic device, a bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front cover and the rear cover, a display device that is embedded in the space and includes a screen region that is exposed through the front cover, a metal structure that is positioned within the space, and includes a first face facing the front cover and a second face facing the rear cover, a non-metal structure that is positioned within the space to partially overlap with the metal structure, and includes a first surface facing the front cover and a second surface facing the rear cover, and a metal filler extending from the first surface to the second surface of the non-metal structure through a portion of the non-metal structure. The metal filler is formed of a material that is equal in strength to that of the metal structure, and includes a first end portion adjacent to the first surface and a second end portion adjacent to the second surface, and at least one of the first end portion and the second end portion are aligned to be coplanar with a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface, respectively.
US10665923B2	Chip-scale radio-frequency localization devices and associated systems and methods A device comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor die mounted on the substrate; a transmit antenna fabricated on the substrate and configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals at least at a first center frequency; a receive antenna fabricated on the substrate and configured to receive RF signals at least at a second center frequency different than the first center frequency; and circuitry integrated with the semiconductor die and configured to provide RF signals to the transmit antenna and to receive RF signals from the receive antenna.
US10665921B2	Edge on foam tags An RFID antenna structure is disclosed that is designed to operate in proximity to metal surfaces. The RFID antenna structure is placed at 90 degrees to the surface of the metallic object, allowing it to operate with minimal separation from the edge of the RFID antenna structure to the metallic object. In another embodiment, the RFID antenna structure comprises an anti-tamper embodiment wherein a RFID tag device is applied to twist and flip-top cap containers, such that tearing along the perforations on the cap disables the RFID tag device.
US10665919B2	Antenna pane An antenna pane is presented. The antenna pane has features that include an inner pane having an internal surface, an antenna structure made of an electrically conductive paste that is printed and fired into the internal surface of the inner pane, and a dielectric carrier element that is connected to the internal surface of the inner pane via an external surface of the dielectric carrier element. In one aspect, an internal surface of the dielectric carrier element has an electrically conductive base plate that is arranged in a region of an orthogonal projection of the antenna structure relative to the inner panel.
US10665917B2	Radio frequency switchable waveguide A method and system for providing a switchable waveguide are provided. According to some aspects, a switched waveguide has a waveguide structure having a reflector located within the waveguide structure. The switched waveguide also includes a radio frequency (RF) switch configured to connect and disconnect the reflector to the waveguide structure.
US10665915B2	Battery pack The present invention relates to a battery pack. The battery pack, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: multiple cell modules which include cells generating electrical energy; a tray which supports the weight of the multiple cell modules; and a frame which divides the space for arranging the multiple cell modules, and which extends in the vehicle length direction and the vehicle width direction, forming a supply flow channel through which air flows.
US10665909B2	Battery thermal run-away and combustion prevention system A device for preventing thermal run-away in a battery. The device includes a main compartment that is divided into a plurality of sub-compartments. A layer of material separates (i) a first sub-compartment containing a first chemical from (ii) a second sub-compartment containing a second chemical. In the event that a thermal run-away event is either detected or predicted, the layer of material degrades/is degraded and allows the chemicals to mix. The chemicals form an endothermic process that cools the battery preventing, or at least delaying, the thermal run-away event.
US10665907B2	Devices and method for smelterless recycling of lead acid batteries Lead from lead acid battery scrap is recovered in two separate production streams as clean grid lead and as high-purity lead without smelting. In preferred aspects, lead recovery is performed in a continuous process that uses an aqueous electroprocessing solvent and electro-refining, and spent electroprocessing solvent can be recycled to the recovery process.
US10665896B2	Polymer network single-ion conductors with flexible linker The disclosure provides for polymer networks having the general structure: that can effectively serve as a single-ion conducting electrolyte.
US10665895B2	Polymer composition with olefinic groups for stabilization of lithium sulfur batteries A polymer that can be used as a binder for sulfur-based cathodes in lithium batteries is disclosed. The polymer includes in its composition olefinic groups capable of reaction with and entrapment of polysulfide species. Beneficial effects include reductions in capacity loss and/or ionic resistance gain.
US10665894B2	Lithium air battery that includes nonaqueous lithium ion conductor A lithium air battery includes: a negative electrode configured to occlude and release lithium ions; a positive electrode configured to use oxygen in air as a positive electrode active material; and an electrolyte liquid that is configured to function as a nonaqueous lithium ion conductor, and that is disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode.
US10665893B2	Anode material including graphite phase carbon material and functionalized graphene, method thereof, and lithium ion battery A lithium ion battery anode material, a method thereof and a lithium ion battery. The lithium ion battery anode material includes graphite carbon materials and functionalized graphene. The method of the lithium ion battery anode material includes the following steps: compounding a graphite phase carbon material and functionalized graphene by liquid phase compounding method or solid phase compounding method, to obtain a lithium ion battery composite material. The lithium ion battery anode material provided by the present invention has the advantages of high capacity, high initial coulombic efficiency, excellent cycle performance and low production cost.
US10665892B2	Lithium batteries with nano-composite positive electrode material Provided is a positive electrode for a lithium ion battery, the electrode comprising a nano-crystalline layered-layered composite structure of a material having the general formula xLi2MO3(1−x)LiM′O2 in which 0
US10665891B2	Lithium-sulfur thermal battery The present invention provides a lithium-sulfur thermal battery including: a positive electrode including sulfur (S8) or a sulfur compound, and a solid electrolyte including a lithium salt and a polymer having a melting point lower than a melting point of a negative electrode; a lithium metal negative electrode or lithium alloy; a solid electrolyte membrane disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and including a lithium salt and a polymer having a melting point lower than a melting point of the lithium metal negative electrode or lithium alloy; and a heater configured to provide heat so that the polymer is melted.
US10665890B2	Conductive material for secondary battery, and secondary battery containing same The present invention provides a conductive material for a secondary battery, and a secondary battery containing the same, the conductive material comprising carbon nanotubes, having a secondary structure in which carbon nanotube units having a diameter of 20-150 nm are entangled, having a ratio of true density to bulk density (TD/BD) of 30-120, having a metal content of 50 ppm or less, and having both excellent dispersibility and high purity, thereby being capable of improving, by increasing the conductivity within an electrode, battery performance, particularly, battery performance at room temperature and low temperature when applied to a battery.
US10665882B2	Redox flow battery A redox flow battery according to the present invention is provided with a battery module including a battery cell or a stack, and a pair of electrolyte tanks, and a replacement of a pump is applied for each battery module to transfer electrolyte to the battery cell and the stack such that shunt current is reduced. In addition, each battery module is provided with the pair of the electrolyte tanks such that a transfer distance of the electrolyte can be reduced, and a fluid controller using pressure instead of a pump for each module such that power required for driving the pump can be reduced and efficiency of the battery can be improved.
US10665881B2	Redox flow battery system, pump control unit, and method for operating redox flow battery A redox flow battery system includes pumps, a pump control unit, an SQC measuring unit, and a terminal-voltage measuring unit. The pump control unit includes a reference-flow-rate acquiring unit which acquires a reference flow rate of the pumps corresponding to the state of charge of electrolytes; a terminal-voltage determination unit which determines whether or not a terminal voltage of a battery cell reaches the lower limit or the ripper limit of a predetermined voltage range; and a pump-flow-rate setting unit which sets the reference flow rate for the pumps in the case where the terminal voltage does not reach the upper or lower limit of the predetermined voltage range, and sets a flow rate obtained by adding a predetermined flow rate to the reference flow rate for the pumps in the ease where the terminal voltage reaches the upper or lower limit of the predetermined voltage range.
US10665879B2	Solid oxide fuel cell The present specification relates to a solid oxide fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte layer provided between the anode and the cathode and a method for fabricating the solid oxide fuel cell.
US10665875B2	Path control concept A system includes a compressor to pump a gas at a compressor flow rate, and a fuel cell stack that receives the gas. The system also includes a memory to store a compressor flow map corresponding to a desirable progression shape of the compressor flow rate from a starting compressor flow rate to a target compressor flow rate over a period of time. The system also includes an ECU to determine or receive a control signal corresponding to a final target compressor flow rate and to determine the starting compressor flow rate. The ECU also determines an intermediate target compressor flow rate using the compressor flow map based on the final target compressor flow rate, the starting compressor flow rate, and an amount of time since determining or receiving the control signal, and controls the compressor based on the intermediate target compressor flow rate.
US10665874B2	Cooling system including bypass for electric component for fuel cell vehicle and control method for same A combined cooling system for a fuel cell vehicle and a control method thereof is capable of improving cooling performance and fuel efficiency by using interlocking control in various situations and by additionally adding a bypass loop and a control valve to a main line connecting a fuel cell, an electric component, a radiator, and a pump.
US10665873B2	Resin frame equipped membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell and method of producing the same A resin frame equipped membrane electrode assembly includes an MEA having different sizes of components, and a resin frame member. A resin melt portion is provided for the resin frame member. The inside of a first gas diffusion layer is impregnated with resin as a part of the resin melt portion. A thin portion is provided at an outermost peripheral portion of the resin frame member through a step at an outermost peripheral portion of the resin melt portion, and the thin portion is thinner in a thickness direction than the resin melt portion.
US10665870B2	Electrochemical reaction unit and fuel cell stack An electrochemical reaction unit including a single cell including an electrolyte layer containing solid oxide, and a cathode and an anode which face each other in a first direction with the electrolyte layer intervening therebetween; a current collector disposed on a cathode side of the single cell and having a protrusion protruding toward the cathode; an electrically conductive coat covering a surface of the current collector; and an electrically conductive bonding layer bonding the cathode and the protrusion covered with the coat. In all sections of the protrusion taken in parallel with the first direction, a corner portion of the protrusion covered with the coat is covered with the bonding layer.
US10665869B2	Water-activated power generating device with vents A water-activated power generating device comprising a silicon slice having a cut, a first water storage element, and a fixing ring sandwiched by the silicon slice and the first water storage element and having an inner space. The water-activated power generating device further comprises a conductive rod penetrating the silicon slice, the fixing ring, and the first water storage element. The water-activated power generating device further comprises an electrode structure having a hollow cylinder shape and an isolation film disposed adjacent to an inner surface of the electrode structure. Electrolytic powder is disposed in a space between the isolation layer and the conductive rod; and a bottom conductive plate is disposed at the bottom of the electrode structure and electrically connected to the inner surface of the electrode structure.
US10665868B2	Electrochemical cells and batteries Membraneless electrochemical cells and batteries are disclosed. The cells comprise electrolyte solutions that are not miscible. The cells and batteries disclosed herein may be used to deliver electricity to process applications.
US10665864B2	Electrode assembly and method for manufacturing same The present disclosure is directed to preventing generation of side reactions at a negative electrode, inhibiting an increase in resistance, and improving productivity. An electrode assembly is provided including: a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector having a negative electrode tab at one end, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface thereof; a positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector having a positive electrode tab at one end, and a positive electrode active material layer formed on a surface thereof; and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and including a coating layer containing a conductive material and a polymer binder on the top surface of the negative electrode active material layer, wherein the coating layer is spaced apart from the top end, where the negative electrode tab is formed, and the bottom end by a predetermined distance.
US10665863B2	Additives for fast chargeable lithium ion batteries A porous graphene material with 1 to 200 graphene layers, wherein: at least one monolayer graphene is included; pores with the size of 70 nm to 200 nm are scattered over the surface of the material and the number of pores is 10 to 500 per μm2; an oxygen concentration is below 0.8 atomic %; and the ratio of the peak height (ID) of D band in a Raman scattering spectrum of the material to that of the peak height (IG) of G band at 1,570 to 1,596 cm−1 in the spectrum (ID/IG) is between 1 and 1.35. The porous graphene material is suitable for conductive additives for electrodes of Lithium ion battery.
US10665861B2	Positive active material including lithium nickel-based metal oxide, method of preparing the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium nickel-based metal oxide represented by LixNi1-yMyO2 and a lithium-containing oxide on a surface of the lithium nickel-based metal oxide. In the formula LixNi1-yMyO2, M is one or more of Co, Mn, Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, or a combination thereof, 0
US10665858B2	Energy storage devices A novel hybrid lithium-ion anode material based on coaxially coated Si shells on vertically aligned carbon nanofiber (CNF) arrays. The unique cup-stacking graphitic microstructure makes the bare vertically aligned CNF array an effective Li+ intercalation medium. Highly reversible Li+ intercalation and extraction were observed at high power rates. More importantly, the highly conductive and mechanically stable CNF core optionally supports a coaxially coated amorphous Si shell which has much higher theoretical specific capacity by forming fully lithiated alloy. Addition of surface effect dominant sites in close proximity to the intercalation medium results in a hybrid device that includes advantages of both batteries and capacitors.
US10665854B2	Nickel-iron battery with a chemically pre-formed (CPF) iron negative electrode Provided is a Ni—Fe battery comprising an iron electrode which is preconditioned prior to any charge-discharge cycle. The preconditioned iron electrode used in the Ni—Fe battery is prepared by first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, and then treating the surface of the electrode with an oxidant to thereby create an oxidized surface.
US10665850B2	Stacked battery Disclosed is a stacked battery including at least one short-circuit current shunt part and electric elements, wherein: the shunt part includes first and second current collector layers, and an insulating layer provided between the first and second current collector layers, all of these layers being stacked; each power generation element includes a cathode current collector layer, a cathode material layer, an electrolyte layer, an anode material layer, and an anode current collector layer all of these layers being stacked; the first current collector layer is electrically connected to the cathode current collector layer and the second current collector layer to the anode current collector layer; the electric elements are electrically connected in parallel; and the shunt part next to the electric elements includes a PPTC layer between the first current collector layer and the insulating layer and/or between the second current collector layer and the insulating layer.
US10665849B2	Battery cell design for preventing internal short circuits from occurring and propagating A battery and related methods are described. The battery can include a plurality of battery cell segments. Each of the battery cell segments can include an anode segment, a cathode segment, and one or more current limiters. The one or more current limiters are configured to conditionally electrically isolate the battery cell segment based on an occurrence of a short circuit within the battery cell segment. The battery can be used to store electrical power and/or provide electrical power to a load.
US10665848B2	Battery module bus bar carrier having guide extensions system and method The present disclosure includes a battery module having a stack of electrochemical cells that includes terminals, a housing that receives the stack of electrochemical cells, and a bus bar carrier disposed over the stack of electrochemical cells such that bus bars disposed on the bus bar carrier interface with the terminals of the stack of electrochemical cells. The bus bar carrier includes opposing first and second guide extensions, the stack of electrochemical cells is disposed between the opposing first and second guide extensions, and the opposing first and second guide extensions physically contact a first outer electrochemical cell and a second outer electrochemical cell, respectively, of the stack of electrochemical cells to guide the terminals of the stack of electrochemical cells toward corresponding ones of the bus bars disposed on the bus bar carrier.
US10665839B2	Surface modified polymeric materials, modified functionalized polymers, functional polymers, and methods The present invention relates to new, improved or modified polymer materials, membranes, substrates, and the like and to new, improved or modified methods for permanently modifying the physical and/or chemical nature of surfaces of the polymer substrate for a variety of end uses or applications. For example, one improved method uses a carbene and/or nitrene modifier to chemically modify a functionalized polymer to form a chemical species which can chemically react with the surface of a polymer substrate and alter its chemical reactivity. Such method may involve an insertion mechanism to modify the polymer substrate to increase or decrease its surface energy, polarity, hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity, oleophilicity or oleophobicity, and/or the like in order to improve the compatibility of the polymer substrate with, for example, coatings, materials, adjoining layers, and/or the like. Furthermore, this invention can be used to produce chemically modified membranes, fibers, hollow fibers, textiles, and the like, for example, to produce polyolefin microporous battery separators or membranes having improved hydrophilicity or wettability, having crosslinking in the polyolefin which can improve the high temperature stability, and/or the like.
US10665837B2	Energy storage apparatus An energy storage apparatus includes an outer case, and an energy storage device housed in an inside of the outer case. The outer case includes a ventilation chamber which makes the inside and an outside of the outer case communicate with each other. The ventilation chamber includes a front wall in which a through hole communicating with the outside is formed, a back wall disposed at a position where the back wall opposedly faces the front wall, a first wall disposed between the through hole and the back wall, and a first side wall disposed in an extending manner along a first direction which intersects with the front wall with a gap formed between the first side wall and the first wall. The gap is formed over a distance from the front wall to the back wall along the first direction.
US10665835B2	Assembled battery and manufacturing method of assembled battery An assembled battery has improved reliability by facilitating and strengthening adhesive fixation of battery cells to a holder and a case and by accurately positioning electrode terminals. The assembled battery includes a battery cell (150) having a cap surface (151) and an opposing can bottom (155), a holder (120) holding the battery cell (150), a case (110) that engages with the holder (120) and houses the battery cell (150) together with the holder (120), a first adhesive portion (170) adhering the battery cell (150) to the holder (120), and a second adhesive portion (180) adhering the battery cell (150) to the case (110). The first adhesive portion (170) is provided between edges of the cap surface (151) and corresponding portions of the holder (120), and the second adhesive portion (180) is provided between a substantially central portion of the can bottom (155) and a corresponding portion of the case (110).
US10665833B2	Battery module compressed cell assembly The present disclosure relates to a stacked cell manufacturing scheme for battery modules. A disclosed method of manufacturing a battery module includes assembling a plurality of prismatic battery cells of the battery module into a cell stack. The method includes compressing the cell stack using an actuating clamping mechanism, inserting the cell stack into a housing of the battery module with the actuating clamping mechanism engaged with and compressing the cell stack, and removing the actuating clamping mechanism from the cell stack. The housing of battery module maintains a compression of the cell stack above a predetermined threshold in the battery module after removing the actuating clamping mechanism.
US10665828B2	Rechargeable battery An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a rechargeable battery including: an electrode assembly that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case that accommodates the electrode assembly, in one lateral surface of which a hole is formed, and that includes an opening formed in another lateral surface facing the one lateral surface; a sealing portion that is connected to the hole and seals the hole so that a lateral surface of the case is flattened; a cap plate combined with the opening; and a second terminal that is connected to the second electrode and is protruded outside the case while passing through the cap plate, wherein the hole may have a shape recessed toward the electrode assembly with respect to a surface of the case.
US10665827B2	Cap assembly for a second battery and second battery The present disclosure provides a cap assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery. The cap assembly for the secondary battery includes a cap plate having an electrode lead-out hole; and a terminal assembly including a terminal board, a fixing member, a deformable sheet, a conductive sheet and an isolator, wherein the deformable sheet is attached to the terminal board; the conductive sheet includes a first portion provided between the terminal board and the cap plate; the terminal board is fixed to a side of the cap plate through the fixing member and covers the electrode lead-out hole, and the terminal board is electrically connected with the first portion through the deformable sheet; the deformable sheet is configured to deform to be electrically disconnected from the first portion in response to an increase in a pressure inside the secondary battery.
US10665825B2	Surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers, battery container, and battery A surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers is provided. The surface-treated sheet is used to form a battery container for a battery. The battery uses a nonaqueous electrolytic solution as an electrolytic solution. The surface-treated steel sheet includes a base material made of steel and an iron-nickel diffusion layer formed by performing thermal diffusion treatment after forming a nickel plating layer at least on a surface of the base material to be located at the inner surface side of the battery container. The iron-nickel diffusion layer has an outermost layer of which a ratio of Ni and Fe is 7.5 or less as a molar ratio of Ni/Fe. The iron-nickel diffusion layer has a thickness of 0.6 μm or more.
US10665824B2	Flexible material and preparation method thereof, flexible cover plate and preparation method thereof The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a flexible material, including: adding barium source material and NaOH to deionized water, and stirring at room temperature to obtain a barium source mixture; transferring the barium source mixture to a vacuum glove box, adding liquid titanium source, and stirring to obtain a mixture of barium source and titanium source; transferring the mixture of barium source and titanium source into a reaction vessel, wherein the reaction is at 160° C.˜200° C. for 20˜28 hours; obtaining a powdery flexible material by centrifugation, washing and drying, after the reaction vessel was cooled. The flexible material is also used to prepare a transparent flexible cover plate. The method includes: processing the flexible material by physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition or physical coating to obtain the flexible cover plate. The flexible cover plate is used to protect the display panel.
US10665821B2	Organic light-emitting diode with intermediate layer made of ytterbium element, display panel and display device The disclosure discloses an organic light-emitting diode, a display panel and a display device. The organic light-emitting diode includes an anode, a cathode, at least two emitting layers arranged between the anode and the cathode, and a charge generation layer arranged between every two adjacent emitting layers, where the charge generation layer includes a first doping layer, an intermediate layer and a second doping layer which are arranged in sequence along the direction far away from the cathode, where the first doping layer includes a P-type semiconductor material, and the second doping layer includes a N-type semiconductor material; the P-type semiconductor material includes a P-type inorganic semiconductor material, a P-type metal dopant or a P-type organic semiconductor material, and the N-type semiconductor material includes a N-type inorganic semiconductor material, a N-type metal dopant or a N-type organic semiconductor material.
US10665820B2	Display device A display device for improving an outcoupling efficiency of emitted light is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate, a subpixel arranged on the substrate, the subpixel including an organic light emitting diode having an emission portion that emits light, a first passivation layer disposed on the organic light emitting diode, at least one lens positioned on the first passivation layer, the at least one lens disposed in a position corresponding to the emission portion of the organic light emitting diode, a cover layer covering the at least one lens, and a second passivation layer disposed on the cover layer. A refractive index of the at least one lens is greater than a refractive index of the cover layer.
US10665818B2	Encapsulation structure, method for producing the same, and display apparatus Provided are an encapsulation structure, a method for producing the same, and a display apparatus. The encapsulation structure comprising a plurality of layers covering the outside of a device to be encapsulated, wherein the plurality of layers comprises an inorganic layer and an organic layer, which are stacked alternatively, wherein the organic layer comprises an organic layer matrix and hydrophobic particles, and wherein the hydrophobic particle comprises an inorganic nanoparticle and a hydrophobic group.
US10665815B2	Naturally discontinuous display mother-substrate and method of manufacturing the same, display substrate and display apparatus The present application provides display mother-substrate, method of manufacturing display mother-substrate, display substrate and display apparatus. The display mother-substrate is configured to be cut along cutting line to obtain display substrate, has display area and non-display area, and includes: a base substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements on the base substrate and in the display area; an encapsulation layer for encapsulating the plurality of the light emitting elements on a side of the plurality of light emitting elements away from the base substrate and in both of the display area and the non-display area; a spacer component in the non-display area and on a side of the encapsulation layer close to the base substrate. At least a part of the spacer component is between the cutting line and the display area. The encapsulation layer is discontinuous at a position between the cutting line and the display area.
US10665813B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is a display device having a pixel including a pixel electrode, an electroluminescence layer over the pixel electrode, and an opposing electrode over the electroluminescence layer. The pixel electrode possesses: a first conductive layer including a conductive oxide containing indium and zinc; a second conductive layer over the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer containing silver; and a third conductive layer over the second conductive layer, the third conductive layer including a conductive oxide containing indium and tin. A thickness of the first conductive layer is equal to or more than twice a thickness of the third conductive layer and equal to or less than five times the thickness of the third conductive layer.
US10665807B2	Organic light emitting display device having layer to control charge transfer Discussed is an organic light emitting display device. The organic light emitting display device may include an anode on a substrate, a first emission part that is disposed on the anode and includes a first emission layer and a first electron transfer layer, a second emission part that is disposed on the first emission part and includes a second emission layer and a second electron transfer layer, and a cathode on the second emission part. At least one among the first electron transfer layer and the second electron transfer layer may include a first material and a second material, and an absolute value of a LUMO energy level of the first material may be larger than an absolute value of a LUMO energy level of the second material.
US10665803B2	Solid-state organic intermediate-band photovoltaic devices In one aspect, solid-state organic intermediate-band photovoltaic devices are provided. A solid-state organic intermediate-band photovoltaic device, in some embodiments, comprises an organic electron donor and an organic electron acceptor, wherein the organic electron donor comprises a singlet energy level separated from a triplet energy level by an energy gap. The device also comprises a triplet sensitizer comprising singlet and triplet energy levels falling within the singlet-triplet energy gap of the electron donor.
US10665802B2	Photoelectric conversion element, imaging device, and optical sensor An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.
US10665800B2	Inverted solar cell and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a method for producing a solid solar cells, including the steps of providing a hole collector layer, applying a conductive layer onto the hole collector layer, applying an electron blocking layer onto the conductive layer, applying a sensitizer layer onto the electron blocking layer, applying a hole blocking layer onto the sensitizer layer, and providing a current collector and/or a metal layer or a conductor. The sensitizer layer including an organic-inorganic perovskite is applied by co-deposition of one or more sublimated divalent or trivalent salts and of one or more sublimated organic ammonium salts to obtain the organic-inorganic perovskite. The invention also relates to solid state solar cells, wherein the charge flow is inverted compared to the charge flow in a solar cell of conventional architecture and/or obtained by the above method.
US10665795B2	Top emission type light emitting element A light emitting element includes a flexible plate-like portion having a glass substrate, and an organic functional layer formed on one surface side of the glass substrate. The organic functional layer includes a light emitting layer. When the plate-like portion is curved in a prescribed curving direction, and one surface of the plate-like portion is a concave surface, and the other surface thereof is a convex surface, a surface which is positioned on the concave surface side among both surfaces of the glass substrate is referred to as a first surface. When the plate-like portion is curved in a curving direction, and the one surface of the plate-like portion is a concave surface, and the other surface thereof is a convex surface, a compressive stress is applied to a portion whose distance from the first surface of the glass substrate is less than or equal to L (L>T/2).
US10665794B2	Flexible display panel and flexible display device Provided are a flexible display panel and a flexible display device. The flexible display panel includes a substrate, comprising a first region, a second region and a bent region for connecting the first region and the second region; a first display area disposed on the first region; a second display area disposed on the second region; a reflectivity of the second display area is greater than a reflectivity of the first display area. The reflectivities of the first display area and the second display area in the flexible display panel are configured to be different. The reflectivity of the second display area is greater than the reflectivity of the first display area. When the second display area is not lighted, a mirror display effect can be achieved, and the functions and application scopes of the flexible display panel and the flexible display device are expanded.
US10665792B2	Organic molecules for use in optoelectronic devices The invention relates to an organic molecule, especially for use in optoelectronic components. The organic molecule contains a first chemical unit having or consisting of a structure of formula I and two second chemical units D each having or consisting of, identically or differently at each instance, a structure of formula II where the first chemical unit is joined to each of the two second chemical units D via a single bond; where T, V is independently an attachment point of the single bond between the chemical unit of formula I and a chemical unit D or H; W, X, Y is independently an attachment point of the single bond between the chemical unit of formula I and a chemical unit D or selected from the group consisting of H, CN and CF3; where exactly one radical selected from W, X and Y is CN or CF3 and exactly two radicals selected from the group consisting of T, V, W, X and Y are an attachment point of the single bond between the chemical unit according to formula I and a chemical unit D.
US10665790B2	Materials for electronic devices The present application relates to a compound of a formula (I) which contains a spirobifluorene basic structure condensed onto a benzofuran unit. The application furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compound of the formula (I), and to the use of the compound of the formula (I) in an electronic device.
US10665789B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device having a low driving voltage, high efficiency, and a long lifespan is provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, a first compound, and a second compound. Various chemical structures for the first compound and the second compound are provided.
US10665786B2	Treatment liquid containing ionic compound, organic electronic element, and method for producing organic electronic element An embodiment of the present invention relates to a treatment liquid which contains an ionic compound and a solvent, and is used for adhering the ionic compound to at least one surface selected from the group consisting of a surface on which a layer having hole transport properties is to be formed, and a surface of a layer having hole transport properties.
US10665776B2	Magnetoresistance effect element and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a magnetoresistance effect element in which a tunnel barrier layer stably has a cation disordered spinel structure. This magnetoresistance effect element includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a tunnel barrier layer disposed between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer. In addition, the tunnel barrier layer is an oxide of MgxAl1-x (0≤x<1) and an amount of oxygen in the tunnel barrier layer is lower than an amount of oxygen in a fully oxidized state in which the oxide has an ordered spinel structure.
US10665772B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the MTJ, and a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, wherein the first spacer and the second spacer are asymmetric. Specifically, the MTJ further includes a first bottom electrode disposed on a metal interconnection, a capping layer on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode on the capping layer, in which a top surface of the first spacer is even with a top surface of the top electrode and a top surface of the second spacer is lower than the top surface of the top electrode and higher than the top surface of the capping layer.
US10665769B2	Quantum circuit assemblies with vertically-stacked parallel-plate capacitors Various embodiments of the present disclosure present quantum circuit assemblies implementing vertically-stacked parallel-plate capacitors. Such capacitors include first and second capacitor plates which are parallel to one another and separated from one another by a gap measured along a direction perpendicular to the qubit plane, i.e. measured vertically. Fabrication techniques for manufacturing such capacitors are also disclosed. Vertically-stacked parallel-plate capacitors may help increasing coherence times of qubits, facilitate use of three-dimensional and stacked designs for quantum circuit assemblies, and may be particularly advantageous for realizing device scalability and use of 300-millimeter fabrication processes.
US10665767B2	Light source device, projection-type display device, and method for cooling semiconductor light-emitting element A light source device includes a light source bank that accommodates a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements, and a light source bank holder that mounts the light source bank on a first surface and includes a cooling mechanism provided on a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface. The cooling mechanism includes a heat dissipating part provided at a position corresponding to the light source bank with the light source bank holder interposed therebetween, a flow path cover that covers the second surface so as to accommodate the heat dissipating part, an inflow terminal into which a coolant flows, the inflow terminal being provided on the flow path cover, an outflow terminal from which the coolant flows out, the outflow terminal being provided on the flow path cover, so that a flow path by the heat dissipating part is formed between the outflow terminal and the inflow terminal, and a first flow path that is smaller in resistance than the flow path formed in the heat dissipating part and is formed between the inflow terminal and the heat dissipating part.
US10665757B2	Component for displaying a pictogram and method of producing a component A component includes a carrier, a semiconductor body and a mirror layer located therebetween, wherein the semiconductor body includes an active layer configured to generate light during operation of the component, the component has a main surface that illuminates during operation, wherein luminous areas of the main surface represent visually detectable information as a pictogram, in a plan view of the main surface, the pictogram has a contour at least partially defined by a contour of the mirror layer, and in a plan view of the main surface, the component has an outline different from the contour of the pictogram.
US10665756B2	Optoelectronic device An optoelectronic device comprises a substrate; a groove on the substrate; a plurality of semiconductor units on the substrate and separated by the groove, wherein each semiconductor unit comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active region interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a connecting part crossing the groove for connecting two of the plurality of semiconductor units, wherein the connecting part comprises one end on the first semiconductor layer and another end on the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode comprising a plurality of first extensions jointly connected to the one end of the connecting part; and a second electrode comprising a plurality of second extensions jointly connected to the another end of the connecting part, wherein an amount of the plurality of first extensions is different from an amount of the plurality of second extensions.
US10665754B2	Light emitting device A side-view type light emitting device has a bottom surface thereof as a light emission surface and a first lateral surface thereof as a mounting surface for mounting on a mounting substrate, and includes a semiconductor layered structure including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer; a first connecting electrode exposed from the first lateral surface and electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the first connecting electrode; a second connecting electrode exposed from the first lateral surface; a metal wire electrically connecting an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer to the second connecting electrode; and a resin layer. In a direction perpendicular to the light emission surface, the active layer does not overlap with the first connecting electrode, and the active layer does not overlap with the second connecting electrode.
US10665751B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device and method of manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device includes: preparing a layer stack including a light-extracting layer and a light-emitting structure, the light-extracting layer having a light-extracting surface in which a rugged structure is provided, the light-emitting structure being provided on a principal surface opposite to the light-extracting surface of the light-extracting layer; forming a mask over the rugged structure in a partial region of the light-extracting surface; forming a planar surface by removing the rugged structure that is exposed without having the mask formed thereover; and singulating the layer stack by irradiating the planar surface with a laser and cutting at least the light-extracting layer at a position of the planar surface.
US10665748B2	Light emitting diode and fabrication method therof A light-emitting diode includes from bottom to up: a substrate, a first-conductive type semiconductor layer, a super lattice, a multi-quantum well layer and a second-conductive type semiconductor layer. At least one layer of granular medium layer is inserted in the super lattice. The granular medium layer is used for forming V pits with different widths and depths in the super lattice. The multi-quantum well layer fills up the V pits and is over the top surface of the super lattice. The number of micro-particle generations, positions and densities can be adjusted by introducing granular medium layers and controlling the number of layers, position and growth conditions during super lattice growth process, to ensure V pits of different depths and densities. This can change hole injection effect, effectively improve hole injection efficiency and distribution uniformity in all quantum wells, thus improving LED light-emitting efficiency.
US10665747B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component A method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component includes providing a carrier, arranging at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip at a top side of the carrier, applying a phosphor layer at the at least one semiconductor chip, forming a shaped body around the at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, wherein the shaped body surrounds all side areas of the at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, and removing the carrier, wherein the phosphor layer is applied before forming the shaped body.
US10665745B2	Magnetically polarized photonic device A magnetically polarized photonic device is provided. The magnetically polarized photonic device (100) includes substrate (102), an annihilation layer (106) and a graded band gap layer (142). The annihilation layer (106) is deposed on a surface (104) of substrate (102) with graded band gap layer (142) disposed on annihilation layer (106). Contacts (116, 128) are disposed on ends (146, 150) of magnetically polarized photonic device (100). A magnetic field (159) is applied to graded band gap layer (142) and annihilation layer (106) to drive charges to contacts (116, 128).
US10665736B2	Infrared light receiving device, method for fabricating infrared light receiving device An infrared light receiving device includes: a structure having a supporting base and a laminate body, the laminate body including a first superlattice layer, a second superlattice layer and a semiconductor region, the first superlattice layer, the second superlattice layer and the semiconductor region being arranged sequentially on the supporting base, and the laminate body having an array of semiconductor mesas for photodiodes and a recess defining the array of semiconductor mesas; and a first electrode connected to the first superlattice layer. The first superlattice layer has an n-type conductivity. The semiconductor region has a p-type conductivity. The first superlattice layer has a type-II superlattice structure and forming a heterojunction with the supporting base. The recess has first and second recess portions. The second recess portion has a bottom in the first superlattice layer. The first recess portion has a depth larger than that of the second recess portion.
US10665732B2	Paste composition for forming solar cell electrode, solar cell electrode, and solar cell Disclosed are a paste composition for forming a solar cell electrode, a solar cell electrode, and a solar cell. The paste composition includes a conductive powder, an organic vehicle and a glass frit, wherein the glass frit contains 0.1-20 wt % of PbO, 30-60 wt % of Bi2O3, 1.0-15 wt % of TeO2 and 8-30 wt % of WO3, and a mass ratio of TeO2 to WO3 is 0.5:1 to 1.75:1. The solar cell electrode formed of the paste composition of the present invention has excellent adhesive strength with respect to a soldering ribbon and minimizes serial resistance (Rs), thus provides high conversion efficiency.
US10665730B2	Photovoltaic fabric with woven bus architecture A fabric comprising a plurality of photovoltaic filaments includes a conductive bus structure woven into the selvage edge of the fabric, providing a robust and flexible electrical connection from the positive and negative electrode leads of the photovoltaic filaments. The bus structure may be formed in segments which can include any combination of series and parallel configurations to accommodate loads requiring specified voltage and current.
US10665729B2	Solar cell module and method for manufacturing the same technical field A solar cell module and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell module includes a plurality of cell cutting pieces stacked and connected in series, and a connector adapted to connect two adjacent cell cutting pieces in series, the plurality of cell cutting pieces being cut from a solar cell, each cell cutting piece including a front electrode and a back electrode, wherein the connector includes a first surface adapted to connect the front electrode and a second surface adapted to connect the back electrode, the first surface is provided with alternating first connecting areas and first disconnecting areas, the second surface is provided with alternating second connecting areas and second disconnecting areas, and projections of the first disconnecting areas on the first surface overlap with projections of the second connecting areas on the first surface, and wherein the front electrode is adapted to connect the first connecting areas, and the back electrode is adapted to connect the second connecting areas. The solar cell module has improved flexibility, in which grid lines and cells are not easy to be broken.
US10665728B2	Semiconductor device The semiconductor device of the present invention includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer made of a wide bandgap semiconductor and a Schottky electrode formed to come into contact with a surface of the semiconductor layer, and has a threshold voltage Vth of 0.3 V to 0.7 V and a leakage current Jr of 1×10−9 A/cm2 to 1×10−4 A/cm2 in a rated voltage VR.
US10665727B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method of the same Present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, a first well region of a first conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, laterally surrounding the first well region, and an isolation region in the first well region and the second well region in proximity to the top surface. The first well region includes a first lighter doped region in proximity to the top surface, and a heavier doped region under the first lighter doped region. Present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure described herein.
US10665726B2	Memory device and operation method thereof A memory device and an operation method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a semiconductor substrate and an oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) gate structure located on the semiconductor substrate. The ONO gate structure includes a bottom oxide layer, a top oxide layer and a nitride layer. The nitride layer is located between the bottom oxide layer and the top oxide layer. The bottom oxide layer is located closer to the semiconductor substrate than the top oxide layer. The bottom oxide layer has a first thickness, and the top oxide layer has a second thickness smaller the first thickness. The operation method includes an erasing operation and a programming operation. Electrons are attracted into the ONO gate structure through the bottom oxide layer in the programming operation. Electrons trapped in the ONO gate structure escape from the ONO gate structure through the top oxide layer.
US10665723B2	Semiconductor device having channel regions A semiconductor device includes a substrate; protruding portions extending in parallel to each other on the substrate; nanowires provided on the protruding portions and separated from each other; gate electrodes provided on the substrate and surrounding the nanowires; source/drain regions provided on the protruding portions and sides of each of the gate electrodes, the source/drain regions being in contact with the nanowires; and first voids provided between the source/drain regions and the protruding portions.
US10665720B2	Pixel structure, array substrate, liquid crystal display panel and pixel structure manufacture method The present invention provides a pixel structure, an array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a pixel structure manufacture method. The pixel structure includes a pixel electrode layer and a thin film transistor. The thin film transistor includes a gate, a source and a drain which are isolated with the gate and an organic semiconductor layer. The pixel structure further includes an Indium Tin Oxide layer and a metal layer, and the metal layer is located on a portion of the ITO layer. The source, the drain are formed on the ITO layer. A pattern formed by the organic semiconductor layer is electrically coupled to the ITO layer and the metal layer, and the pixel electrode layer is electrically coupled to the metal layer and the ITO layer.
US10665719B2	FinFET device with asymmetrical drain/source feature A semiconductor device includes a fin-like structure extending along a first axis; a first source/drain feature disposed at a first end portion of the fin-like structure; and a constraint layer disposed at a first side of the first end portion of the fin-like structure, wherein the first source/drain feature comprises a first portion, disposed at the first side, the first portion comprising a shorter extended width along a second axis, and a second portion, disposed at a second side that is opposite to the first side, the second portion comprising a longer extended width along the second axis.
US10665717B2	Semiconductor device and FinFET device A FinFET device and a method of forming the same are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a FinFET device includes a substrate having at least one fin, a gate stack across the at least one fin, a strained layer aside the gate stack and a silicide layer over the strained layer. The strained layer has a boron surface concentration greater than about 2E20 atom/cm3 within a depth range of about 0-5 nm from a surface of the strained layer.
US10665712B2	LDMOS device with a field plate contact metal layer with a sub-maximum size An LDMOS device with a field plate contact having a field plate contact metal layer being positioned above the field plate contact. The field plate contact metal layer has a sub-maximum size satisfied for the electrical connection between the field plate contact and an external applying voltage. This sub-maximum size is prescribed by the physical limitation of the LDMOS device. The field plate contact metal layer extends a sub-maximum length from one edge toward to the other edge of the field plate contact.
US10665710B2	Compound semiconductor device and fabrication method A disclosed compound semiconductor device includes a channel layer configured to generate carriers; a spacer layer of Aly1Ga1-y1N (0.20y2.
US10665703B2	Silicon carbide transistor The lateral bipolar junction transistor has a silicon carbide layer, the silicon carbide layer comprises a base region with a first conductivity type, a collector region with a second conductivity type and an emitter region with a second conductivity type. The collector region and the emitter region are within the base region, and the base region, collector region and emitter region are all arranged along an upper surface of the silicon carbide layer.
US10665702B2	Vertical bipolar transistors A vertical bipolar transistor including a substrate including a first well of a first conductivity type and a second well of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, the first well adjoining the second well, a first fin extending, from the first well, a second fin extending from the first well, a third fin extending from the second well, a first conductive region on the first fin, having the second conductivity type and configured to serve as an emitter of the vertical bipolar transistor, a second conductive region on the second fin, having the first conductivity type, and configured to serve as a base of the vertical bipolar transistor, and a third conductive region on the third fin, having the second conductivity type, and configured to serve as a collector of the vertical bipolar transistor may be provided.
US10665700B2	Semiconductor device and method A manufacturing process and device are provided in which a first opening in formed within a substrate. The first opening is reshaped into a second opening using a second etching process. The second etching process is performed with a radical etch in which neutral ions are utilized. As such, substrate push is reduced.
US10665694B2	Vertical transistors having improved gate length control Embodiments of the invention form a channel fin across from a major surface of a substrate, wherein a top surface of the channel fin extends substantially horizontally with respect to the major surface. A gate is formed across from the major surface and along a sidewall surface of the channel fin, wherein a first top surface of the gate is above the top surface of the channel fin and extends substantially horizontally with respect to the major surface. A second top surface of the gate is defined by a trench formed through an exposed sidewall portion of the gate in a direction that is substantially horizontal with respect to the major surface, wherein a gate length dimension of the initial gate is defined by a distance from a bottom surface of the gate to the second top surface of the gate.
US10665693B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, n-type source and drain stressors, and a gate stack. The semiconductor substrate has source and drain recesses therein. The n-type source and drain stressors are respectively present in the source and drain recesses. At least one of the n-type source and drain stressors has a hydrogen terminated surface. A gate stack is present on the semiconductor substrate and between the n-type source and drain stressors.
US10665690B2	Gate-controlled bipolar junction transistor and operation method thereof A gate-controlled bipolar junction transistor includes a substrate, an emitter region, a base region disposed on one side of the emitter region, and a collector region disposed on one side of the base region and being opposite to the emitter region. The emitter region includes first fin structures, first metal gates extending across the first fin structures, and an emitter contact plug on the first fin structures. A gate contact region is disposed between the emitter region and the base region. Each of the first metal gates includes an extended contact end portion protruding toward the base region. The extended contact end portion is disposed within the gate contact region. A gate contact is disposed on the extended contact end portion.
US10665682B2	Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing semiconductor device, inverter circuit, driving device, vehicle, and elevator A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a silicon carbide layer; a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer provided between the silicon carbide layer and the gate electrode; and a region located between the silicon carbide layer and the gate insulating layer, the region having a first bonding structure, the first bonding structure including a threefold coordinated first nitrogen atom bonded to three first silicon atoms, a threefold coordinated second nitrogen atom bonded to three second silicon atoms, and a threefold coordinated third nitrogen atom bonded to three third silicon atoms, the first to third nitrogen atoms being adjacent to each other in the first bonding structure.
US10665680B2	Method and assembly for ohmic contact in thinned silicon carbide devices A silicon carbide semiconductor assembly and a method of forming a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor assembly are provided. The silicon carbide semiconductor assembly includes a semiconductor substrate and an electrode. The semiconductor substrate is formed of silicon carbide and includes a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a thickness extending therebetween. The method includes forming one or more electronic devices on the first surface and thinning the semiconductor substrate by removing the second surface to a predetermined depth of semiconductor substrate and leaving a third surface opposing the first surface. The method further includes forming a non-ohmic alloy layer on the third surface at a first temperature range and annealing the alloy layer at a second temperature range forming an ohmic layer, the second temperature range being greater than the first temperature range.
US10665679B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes: an n-type drift layer 2 provided within an SiC layer 30; a plurality of p-type well regions 3; a JFET region JR serving as a part of the drift layer 2 sandwiched between the well regions 3; and a gate insulating film 6 and a gate electrode 7 at least covering the JFET region JR. The gate insulating film 6 and the gate electrode 7 include a different-element-containing region 10 containing an element that is different from elements constituting the gate insulating film 6 and the gate electrode 7.
US10665676B2	Body contact layouts for semiconductor structures Body contact layouts for semiconductor structures are disclosed. In at least one exemplary embodiment, a semiconductor structure comprises: a plurality of gates disposed on a semiconductor layer, each gate extending parallel to a y-axis in a coordinate space; a source region disposed between two of the plurality of gates; a plurality of body contacts disposed in each source region; and wherein a portion of each source region, adjacent to the gate, has a width extending parallel to the y-axis that is greater than the width of the source region parallel to the y-axis at a distance on an x-axis from the gate.
US10665668B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device A vertical MOSFET having a trench gate structure includes an n−-type drift layer and a p-type base layer formed by epitaxial growth. In the n−-type drift layer, an n-type region, an upper second p+-type region, a lower second p+-type region and a first p+-type region are provided. The lower second p+-type region is provided orthogonal to a trench, and a total mathematical area regions that are between the first p+-type region and the p-type base layer and that include the n-type region is at least two times a total mathematical area of regions that are between the first p+-type region and the p-type base layer and that include the upper second p+-type region.
US10665665B2	Passivation material for a pillar adjacent a trench Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to passivation material for a pillar adjacent a trench are described. An example method includes forming a passivation material on a top region of a pillar adjacent a trench of a semiconductor device and removing a first portion of the passivation material to form, on a remaining second portion of the passivation material, a surface that is coplanar with an underlying sidewall of the pillar. The example method further includes removing a portion of a substrate material at a bottom region of the trench and removing the remaining second portion of the passivation material from the top region.
US10665664B2	Capacitor structure and semiconductor device including the same A capacitor structure includes a plurality of bottom electrodes horizontally spaced apart from each other, a support structure covering sidewalls of the bottom electrodes, a top electrode surrounding the support structure and the bottom electrodes, and a dielectric layer interposed between the support structure and the top electrode, and between the top electrode and each of the bottom electrodes. An uppermost surface of the support structure is positioned at a higher level than an uppermost surface of each of the bottom electrodes.
US10665663B1	IC with top side capacitor having lateral regions with thinned capacitor dielectric An integrated circuit (IC) includes a semiconductor surface layer on a substrate including functional circuitry having circuit elements configured together with a metal-to-polysilicon capacitor on the semiconductor surface layer for realizing at least one circuit function. The metal-to-polysilicon capacitor includes a bottom plate including polysilicon, a capacitor dielectric including at least one capacitor dielectric layer on the bottom plate, a top plate on the capacitor dielectric, and contacts through a pre-metal dielectric layer that contact the top plate and contact the bottom plate. In lateral regions relative to the capacitor the capacitor dielectric layer has a thickness in a range between about 5% and about 50% of a thickness of the capacitor dielectric of the metal-to-polysilicon capacitor.
US10665662B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming substrate including embedded component with symmetrical structure A semiconductor device comprises a first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the first conductive layer. A semiconductor component is disposed over the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer lies in a plane between a top surface of the semiconductor component and a bottom surface of the semiconductor component. A third conductive layer is formed over the semiconductor component opposite the first conductive layer. The semiconductor device includes a symmetrical structure. A first insulating layer is formed between the first conductive layer and semiconductor component. A second insulating layer is formed between the semiconductor component and third conductive layer. A height of the first insulating layer between the first conductive layer and semiconductor component is between 90% and 110% of a height of the second insulating layer between the semiconductor component and third conductive layer. The semiconductor component includes a passive device.
US10665655B2	Light emitting diode display device The present disclosure relates to a light emitting diode display device, and a light emitting diode display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a semiconductor disposed on the substrate; a gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor; an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the substrate and the gate electrode; source and drain electrodes disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the semiconductor; a first slit provided in the interlayer insulating layer; and a first wire disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and configured to overlap the first slit.
US10665654B2	Display device A display device in an embodiment according to the present invention includes a display region above a first substrate, the display region includes, a plurality of a pixels, a transistor arranged to each of the plurality of the pixels, a light emitting element arranged to each of plurality of the pixels, an interlayer insulating layer above the transistor, and a planarization film above the inter layer insulating layer, a terminal region above the first substrate in a periphery region of the display region, the terminal region including, a plurality of terminals, each of which includes a first conductive layer above the interlayer insulating layer, the planarization film is arranged in a side part of the first conductive layer, and an inorganic insulating layer covering an upper surface of planarization film and an end part of the first conductive layer.
US10665653B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus An organic light emitting display apparatus can include a substrate including a display area and a bending area; a pixel array layer including a driving wiring in the display area, and a thin film transistor electrically connected to the driving wiring; a planarization layer covering the pixel array layer; a light emitting device layer disposed on the planarization layer, the light emitting device layer being electrically connected to the thin film transistor; a routing wiring disposed in the bending area, the routing wiring being electrically connected to the driving wiring; a wiring contact part including a contact hole for electrically connecting the driving wiring to the routing wiring; and an encapsulation layer covering the light emitting device layer and the wiring contact part.
US10665649B2	Organic light emitting diode screen and manufacturing method thereof Provided are an OLED screen and a manufacturing method thereof. The OLED screen has a display area and a peripheral area located on a left side and a right side of the display area. The OLED screen comprises: a back plate, a polyimide layer, an array layer, an OLED layer, a thin film encapsulation layer, a polarizer and a cover plate stacked in order; a mirror layer is disposed between the thin film encapsulation layer and the polarizer, and at least a portion of the mirror layer in the peripheral area is not covered with the polarizer; a portion of the cover plate in the peripheral area is not covered with ink. When the organic light emitting diode screen is lit, the light emitted by the organic light emitting diode layer can be transmitted out of the peripheral area to achieve a frameless display effect.
US10665648B2	Electroluminescense display device An electroluminescent display device includes a substrate, a circuit device layer provided on the substrate and having a first contact hole, a first electrode provided on the circuit device layer, a bank provided on the first electrode and configured to define a first emission area comprising a first sub emission area for exposing a first portion of the first electrode, and a second sub emission area for exposing a second portion of the first electrode, a first sub emission layer provided in the first sub emission area, and a second sub emission layer provided in the second sub emission area, wherein an area between the first sub emission area and the second sub emission area is overlapped with the first contact hole of the circuit device layer.
US10665643B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit, a first wire unit, and a dummy unit. The substrate includes a first area, a second area, and a bending area. The bending area is disposed between a first area and a second area. The display unit is disposed in the first area. The first wire unit is electrically connected to the display unit and includes a plurality of first wires disposed on the substrate over the first area, the bending area, and the second area. The plurality of first wires include a plurality of holes disposed in the bending area and spaced apart from each other by a first pitch. The dummy wire unit includes a plurality of dummy wires disposed in the bending area.
US10665636B2	Magnetic random access memory with permanent photo-patternable low-K dielectric A method of forming a device that includes encapsulating a magnetic resistive access memory (MRAM) stack with a first patternable low-k dielectric material that is patterned by an exposure to produce a via pattern that extends to circuitry to logic devices. The via pattern is developed forming a via opening. The method further includes forming a second patternable low-k dielectric material over first patternable low-k dielectric material and filling the via opening. The second patternable low-k dielectric material is patterned by a light exposure to produce a first line pattern to the MRAM stack and a second line pattern to the via opening. The first line pattern and the second line pattern are developed to form trench openings. Thereafter, electrically conductive material is formed in the trench openings and the via opening.
US10665634B2	Distributed nanowire sensor for single photon imaging An integrated, superconducting imaging sensor may be formed from a single, meandering nanowire. The sensor is capable of single-photon (or single-event) detection and imaging with ˜10 micron spatial resolution and sub-100-picosecond temporal resolution. The sensor may be readily scaled to large areas.
US10665626B2	High dynamic range image sensors An image sensor comprises a first photodiode and a second photodiode having a smaller full-well capacitance than the first photodiode, wherein the second photodiode is adjacent to the first photodiode; a first micro-lens is disposed above the first photodiode and on an illuminated side of the image sensor; a second micro-lens is disposed above the second photodiode and on the illuminated side of the image sensor; and a coating layer disposed on both the first and second micro-lens, wherein the coating layer forms a flat top surface on the second micro-lens and a conformal coating layer on the first micro-lens.
US10665625B2	Image sensor package and image sensing module An image sensor package includes a substrate, an image sensor chip disposed on the substrate, and an external force absorbing layer disposed between the substrate and the image sensor chip and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The image sensor package further includes an adhesive layer configured to bond the second surface of the external force absorbing layer to the substrate. The adhesive layer has a first modulus, and the external force absorbing layer has a second modulus different from the first modulus.
US10665623B2	Semiconductor device, solid-state image pickup element, imaging device, and electronic apparatus The present technology relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image pickup element, an imaging device, and an electronic apparatus that can suppress characteristic fluctuations caused by capacitance fluctuations due to a dummy wire, while maintaining an affixing bonding strength by the dummy wire. Two or more chips in which wires that are electrically connected are formed on bonding surfaces and the bonding surfaces opposing each other are bonded to be laminated are included and, with respect to a region where the wires are periodically and repeatedly disposed in sharing units each made up of a plurality of pixels sharing the same floating diffusion contact, a dummy wire is disposed at the center position thereof on the bonding surface at a pitch of the sharing unit. The present technology can be applied to a CMOS image sensor.
US10665622B2	Manufacturing method of array substrate and array substrate Disclosed is a manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising steps of: depositing a first metal layer on a substrate; depositing a gate insulating layer on the substrate and the first metal layer, and forming a first via hole in the in-plane region of the gate insulating layer; depositing a second metal layer in an in-plane region and an out-of-plane of the gate insulating layer, wherein the second metal layer located in the in-plane region fills the first via hole; depositing a passivation layer on the second metal layer and the gate insulating layer, and forming a second via hole in the in-plane region of the passivation layer; forming a third via hole and a fourth via hole in the out-of plane region of the passivation layer, respectively; depositing a transparent conductive layer in the in-plane region and in the out-of-plane region of the passivation layer, respectively.
US10665617B2	Display panel and method for manufacturing the same A display panel includes a base layer including a first area and a second area. At least one inorganic layer disposed on the base layer overlaps the first area and the second area. The at least one inorganic layer comprises a lower opening. A first thin-film transistor is disposed on the at least one inorganic layer. The first thin-film transistor includes a silicon semiconductor pattern. A second thin-film transistor is disposed on the at least one inorganic layer. The second thin-film transistor includes an oxide semiconductor pattern. A plurality of insulation layers overlap the first area and the second area. An upper opening extends from the lower opening. A signal line is electrically connected to the second thin-film transistor. An organic layer is disposed in the lower opening and the upper opening. A light emitting element is disposed on the organic layer.
US10665615B2	Transistor and display device It is an object to manufacture a highly reliable display device using a thin film transistor having favorable electric characteristics and high reliability as a switching element. In a bottom gate thin film transistor including an amorphous oxide semiconductor, an oxide conductive layer having a crystal region is formed between an oxide semiconductor layer which has been dehydrated or dehydrogenated by heat treatment and each of a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which are formed using a metal material. Accordingly, contact resistance between the oxide semiconductor layer and each of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer can be reduced; thus, a thin film transistor having favorable electric characteristics and a highly reliable display device using the thin film transistor can be provided.
US10665611B2	Metal oxide and field-effect transistor To provide a novel material. In a field-effect transistor including a metal oxide, a channel formation region of the transistor includes a material having at least two different energy band widths. The material includes nano-size particles each with a size of greater than or equal to 0.5 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm. The nano-size particles are dispersed or distributed in a mosaic pattern.
US10665607B1	Three-dimensional memory device including a deformation-resistant edge seal structure and methods for making the same A vertically alternating stack of insulating layers and dielectric spacer material layers is formed over a semiconductor substrate. The vertically alternating stack is patterned into a first alternating stack located at a center region of a memory die and a second alternating stack that laterally encloses the first alternating stack. Memory stack structures are formed through the first alternating stack, and portions of the dielectric spacer material layers in the first alternating stack are replaced with electrically conductive layers while maintaining the second alternating stack intact. At least one metallic wall structure is formed through the second alternating stack. An edge seal assembly is provided, which includes at least one vertical stack of metallic seal structures. Each vertical stack of metallic seal structures vertically extends contiguously from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate to a bonding-side surface of the memory die, and includes a respective metallic wall structure.
US10665601B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include first and second vertical conductive patterns isolated from each other by a first slit. The semiconductor device may include at least one first half conductive pattern extending toward a first region disposed at one side of the first slit from the first vertical conductive pattern. The semiconductor device may include at least one second half conductive pattern extending toward a second region disposed at the other side of the first slit from the second vertical conductive pattern.
US10665597B2	Semiconductor structure and method for forming the same A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a resistive random access memory cell, and a semiconductor element. The resistive random access memory cell is on the substrate. The resistive random access memory cell includes a first electrode having a U shape. The semiconductor element is adjoined with an outer sidewall of the first electrode.
US10665595B2	Metal isolation testing in the context of memory cells In the present disclosure, it has been appreciated that memory structures, such as static random access memory (SRAM) structures, have feature densities that are extremely high. While this is beneficial in allowing the memory structures to store large amounts of data in a small chip footprint, it is potentially detrimental in that it makes the memory structures more susceptible to leakage current than the other areas of the chip. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides pseudo memory structures which are similar in terms of layout spacing to actual memory structures. However, rather than being used as actual memory structures that store data during operation, these pseudo memory structures are used to characterize leakage current in the design of the IC and/or to characterize the fabrication process used to manufacture the IC.
US10665589B2	Gate cut with integrated etch stop layer A method of forming a power rail to semiconductor devices comprising removing a portion of the gate structure forming a gate cut trench separating a first active region of fin structures from a second active region of fin structures. A conformal etch stop layer is formed in the gate cut trench. A fill material is formed on the conformal etch stop layer filling at least a portion of the gate cut trench. The fill material has a composition that is etched selectively to the conformal etch stop layer. A power rail is formed in the gate cut trench. The conformal etch stop layer obstructs lateral etching during forming the power rail to substantially eliminate power rail to gate structure shorting.
US10665587B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same According to one embodiment, A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer; and a plurality of first transistors including a plurality of first gate structures provided on the first semiconductor layer, a first channel region provided in the first semiconductor layer and under the first gate structure, and a plurality of first diffusion regions provided in the first semiconductor layer in a manner to sandwich the first channel region.
US10665585B2	Structure and method for alignment marks The alignment mark and method for making the same are described. In one embodiment, a semiconductor structure includes a plurality of gate stacks formed on the semiconductor substrate and configured as an alignment mark; doped features formed in the semiconductor substrate and disposed on sides of each of the plurality of gate stacks; and channel regions underlying the plurality of gate stacks and free of channel dopant.
US10665582B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor package structure A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package structure includes the following steps. A die is bonded to a wafer. A dielectric material layer is formed on the wafer and the die. The dielectric material layer covers a top surface and sidewalls of the die. At least one planarization process is performed to remove a portion of the dielectric material layer and a portion of the die, such that the top surface of the die is exposed and a dielectric layer aside the die is formed. The dielectric layer surrounds and covers the sidewalls of the die.
US10665581B1	Three-dimensional semiconductor chip containing memory die bonded to both sides of a support die and methods of making the same A support die includes complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices, front support-die bonding pads electrically connected to a first subset of the peripheral circuitry, and backside bonding structures electrically connected to a second subset of the peripheral circuitry. A first memory die including a first three-dimensional array of memory elements is bonded to the support die. First memory-die bonding pads of the first memory die are bonded to the front support-die bonding pads. A second memory die including a second three-dimensional array of memory elements is bonded to the support die. Second memory-die bonding pads of the second memory die are bonded to the backside bonding structures.
US10665579B2	Chip package assembly with power management integrated circuit and integrated circuit die A chip package assembly is provided that includes a substrate, at least one integrated circuit (IC) die and a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). In one example, the IC die of the chip package assembly is disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The PMIC die has a first surface having outputs electrically coupled to the second surface of the IC die. The PMIC die also has a second surface facing away from the first surface. The second surface of the PMIC die has inputs that are electrically coupled to the first surface of the substrate.
US10665578B2	Display with embedded pixel driver chips Embodiments describe a display integration scheme in which an array of pixel driver chips embedded front side up in an insulator layer. A front side redistribution layer (RDL) spans across and is in electrical connection with the front sides of the array of pixel driver chips, and an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is bonded to the front side RDL. The pixel driver chips may be located directly beneath the display area of the display panel.
US10665575B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes: a memory sub-package including a first connecting layer and a plurality of memory chips disposed on the first connecting layer; a logic sub-package including a second connecting layer, a controller chip disposed on the second connecting layer, and a buffer chip connected to the controller chip and the plurality of memory chips; and a plurality of inter-package connecting members each of which connects the memory sub-package and the logic sub-package, wherein the buffer chip is connected to the plurality of memory chips via a plurality of first data transfer lines each having a first data transfer rate, the buffer chip is connected to the controller chip via a plurality of second data transfer lines each having a second data transfer rate, and the first data transfer rate is less than the second data transfer rate.
US10665572B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor package includes a first chip package including a plurality of first semiconductor dies and a first insulating encapsulant, a second semiconductor die, a third semiconductor die, and a second insulating encapsulant. The plurality of first semiconductor dies are electrically connected to each other, and the first insulating encapsulant encapsulates the plurality of first semiconductor dies. The second semiconductor die and the third semiconductor die are electrically communicated to each other by connecting to the first chip package, wherein the first chip package is stacked on the second semiconductor die and the third semiconductor die. The second insulating encapsulant encapsulates the first chip package, the second semiconductor die, and the third semiconductor die.
US10665569B2	Vertical transistor device and method for fabricating the same A vertical transistor device and its fabrication method are provided. The vertical transistor device includes a semiconductor substrate, first sources/drains and second sources/drains. The semiconductor substrate includes a bottom portion and a fin portion. The fin portion is located on the bottom portion. The fin portion includes an upper portion and a lower portion located between the bottom portion of the semiconductor substrate and the upper portion. The lower portion includes a narrow portion having a width smaller than a width of the upper portion, and the narrow portion contacts an interface portion of the upper portion. The sources/drains are disposed on the on the narrow portion of the lower portion of the fin portion. In the method for fabricating the vertical transistor device, the lower portions of the fin portions are patterned to form the narrow portions where the sources are disposed.
US10665566B2	Surface acoustic wave resonator having ring-shaped metal sealing configuration An electronic component includes: a substrate; a device chip including a functional element located on a lower surface thereof and mounted on an upper surface of the substrate so that the functional element faces the upper surface of the substrate across an air gap; a ring-shaped metal layer located on the upper surface of the substrate and surrounding the device chip in plan view, a side surface of the ring-shaped metal layer being located further in than a side surface of the substrate; a metal sealing portion surrounding the device chip in plan view and bonding with an upper surface of the ring-shaped metal layer, a side surface of the metal sealing portion being located further out than the side surface of the ring-shaped metal layer; and a metal film located on the side surface of the metal sealing portion and the side surface of the ring-shaped metal layer.
US10665564B2	On-bonder automatic overhang die optimization tool for wire bonding and related methods A method of providing a z-axis force profile applied to a plurality of bonding locations during a wire bonding operation is provided. The method includes: (a) determining a z-axis force profile for each of a plurality of bonding locations on an unsupported portion of at least one reference semiconductor device; and (b) applying the z-axis force profile during subsequent bonding of a subject semiconductor device. Methods of: determining a maximum bond force applied to a bonding location during formation of a wire bond; and determining a z-axis constant velocity profile for formation of a wire bond, are also provided.
US10665559B2	Device, semiconductor package and method of manufacturing semiconductor package A redistribution structure includes a first dielectric layer, a pad pattern, and a second dielectric layer. The pad pattern is disposed on the first dielectric layer and includes a pad portion and a peripheral portion. The pad portion is embedded in the first dielectric layer, wherein a lower surface of the pad portion is substantially coplanar with a lower surface of the first dielectric layer. The peripheral portion surrounds the pad portion. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the pad pattern and includes a plurality of extending portions extending through the peripheral portion.
US10665558B2	Semiconductor memory including pads arranged in parallel A semiconductor memory includes a plurality of first pads arranged in a first direction, a plurality of second pads arranged parallel to the plurality of first pads and in the first direction, a plurality of third pads arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of fourth pads arranged in the second direction. The semiconductor memory further includes first interconnection wires extending from the plurality of first pads in the second direction, the first interconnection wires being connected to the plurality of third pads, and second interconnection wires extending from the plurality of second pads in an opposite direction to the second direction, the second interconnection wires being connected to the plurality of fourth pads.
US10665557B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a chip region and an edge region, a lower dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, a chip pad on the lower dielectric layer of the chip region, an upper dielectric layer on the lower dielectric layer, which includes a first opening exposing the chip pad on the chip region and a second opening exposing the lower dielectric layer on the edge region, and a redistribution pad connected to the chip pad. The redistribution pad includes a via portion in the first opening and a pad portion extending from the via portion onto the upper dielectric layer.
US10665556B2	Semiconductor structure having a composite barrier layer A mechanism of a semiconductor structure with composite barrier layer under redistribution layer is provided. A semiconductor structure includes a substrate comprising a top metal layer on the substrate; a passivation layer over the top metal layer having an opening therein exposing the top metal layer; a composite barrier layer over the passivation layer and the opening, the composite barrier layer includes a center layer, a bottom layer, and an upper layer, wherein the bottom layer and the upper layer sandwich the center layer; and a redistribution layer (RDL) over the composite barrier layer and electrically connecting the underlying top metal layer.
US10665554B2	Magnetic structure for transmission lines in a package system A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a first die on a first substrate, a second die on a second substrate separate from the first substrate, a transmission line in a redistribution layer on a wafer, and a magnetic structure surrounds the transmission line. The first transmission line electrically connects the first die and the second die. The magnetic structure is configured to increase the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, which can save the current and power consumption of a current mirror and amplifier in a 3D IC chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) semiconductor package.
US10665550B2	Electromagnetic shielding metal-insulator-metal capacitor structure The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method, and more particularly to a semiconductor interposer device. The semiconductor interposer device includes a substrate and a first metallization layer formed on the substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on the first metallization layer and a second metallization layer is formed on the substrate. A first conducting line is formed in the first metallization layer and second and third conducting lines are formed in the second metallization layer. A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor is formed in the first dielectric layer and over the first conducting line. The MIM capacitor includes (i) a top capacitor electrode in the first dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the second conducting line; (ii) a bottom capacitor electrode in the first dielectric layer and above the first conducting line, wherein the bottom capacitor electrode is configured to be electrically floating; and (iii) a second dielectric layer between the top and bottom capacitor electrodes.
US10665546B1	Semiconductor device and method to fabricate the semiconductor device A structure of semiconductor device includes a substrate, having a dielectric layer on top. At least two metal elements are formed in the dielectric layer, wherein an air gap is between adjacent two of the metal elements. A cap layer is disposed over the substrate, wherein a portion of the cap layer above the adjacent two of the metal elements has a hydrophilic surface. An inter-layer dielectric layer is disposed on the cap layer. The inter-layer dielectric layer seals the air gap between the two metal elements. The air gap remains and extends higher than a top surface of the metal elements.
US10665544B2	Semiconductor device including conductive patterns A semiconductor device includes a substrate including first and second regions, which are arranged along a first direction. A first conductive pattern extends in the first direction in the first region. A second conductive pattern extends in the first direction in the first region. The second conductive pattern is spaced apart from the first conductive pattern. A first spacer extends between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern along a sidewall of the first conductive pattern, a sidewall of the second conductive pattern, and a boundary between the first and second regions. A distance between the first conductive pattern and the second region is smaller than a distance between the second conductive pattern and the second region.
US10665537B2	Package structure and manufacturing method thereof A package structure includes a redistribution circuit structure, at least one semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulation, insulators, and metallic patterns. The at least one semiconductor die is located on and electrically connected to the redistribution circuit structure. The insulating encapsulation encapsulates the at least one semiconductor die and located on the redistribution circuit structure. The insulators are located on the redistribution circuit structure, wherein the insulators are separated and spaced apart from each other, wherein edges of each of the insulators are distant from edges of the at least one semiconductor die by an offset in a stacking direction of the redistribution circuit structure and the insulating encapsulation. Each of the metallic patterns is located on a respective one of the insulators.
US10665534B2	Semiconductor device and method of using partial wafer singulation for improved wafer level embedded system in package A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor wafer including a plurality of first semiconductor die. An opening is formed partially through the semiconductor wafer. A plurality of second semiconductor die is disposed over a first surface of the semiconductor wafer. An encapsulant is disposed over the semiconductor wafer and into the opening leaving a second surface of the semiconductor wafer exposed. A portion of the second surface of the semiconductor wafer is removed to separate the first semiconductor die. An interconnect structure is formed over the second semiconductor die and encapsulant. A thermal interface material is deposited over the second surface of the first semiconductor die. A heat spreader is disposed over the thermal interface material. An insulating layer is formed over the first surface of the semiconductor wafer. A vertical interconnect structure is formed around the first semiconductor die. Conductive vias are formed through the first semiconductor die.
US10665530B2	Micro heat transfer arrays, micro cold plates, and thermal management systems for cooling semiconductor devices, and methods for using and making such arrays, plates, and systems Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
US10665528B2	Water-cooling thermal dissipating system and thermal dissipating method A water-cooling thermal dissipating system includes an electronic device and a thermal dissipating device. The electronic device includes a computing module includes a computing unit releasing heat when operation. The thermal dissipating device includes a thermal conducting unit, a pump, a tank, a thermal exchanger, and a controlling module; the thermal conductive unit is attached to the computing unit for thermal conduction; the pump is coupled to the thermal conductive unit, the pump, the tank, and the thermal exchanger for pumping a cooling-liquid therethrough, such that the cooling liquid is allowed to flow into the thermal conductive unit for absorbing heat. The controlling module generates an abnormal signal when the thermal dissipating device is sensed to be in an abnormal state, and the computing module forces to shut down the electronic device after continually receiving the abnormal signal for a predetermined time.
US10665518B2	Semiconductor device having electrode pads arranged between groups of external electrodes The semiconductor device has the CSP structure, and may include a plurality of electrode pads formed on a semiconductor integrated circuit in order to input/output signals from/to exterior; solder bumps for making external lead electrodes; and rewiring. The solder bumps may be arranged in two rows along the periphery of the semiconductor device. The electrode pads may be arranged inside the outermost solder bumps so as to be interposed between the two rows of solder bumps. Each trace of the rewiring may be extended from an electrode pad, and may be connected to any one of the outermost solder bumps or any one of the inner solder bumps.
US10665516B2	Etching method and plasma processing apparatus The present invention relates to an etching method including a reaction layer forming step of forming a reaction layer by adsorption of a gas on a surface of an etching target material, a desorption step of desorbing the reaction layer after the reaction layer forming step, and a removal step of removing the reaction layer or a deposited film, characterized in that the surface of the etching target material is etched by the reaction layer forming step and the desorption step.
US10665515B1	Selective per die performance binning Embodiments herein describe binning and placement techniques for assembling a multi-die device to improve yield when a customer requests a high performance feature from the device. For example, the multi-die device may include multiple dies that are interconnected to form a single device or package. In one embodiment, the multiple dies are the same semiconductor die (e.g., have the same circuit layout) which are disposed on a common interposer or stacked on each other. The multi-die device can then be attached to a printed circuit board (PCB). Although the dies in the multi-die device may each include the same feature (e.g., a PCIe interface, SerDes interface, transmitter, memory interface, etc.), the multi-die device is assembled so that not all of the dies have a feature that satisfies the high performance requested by the customer. That is, at least one of the die includes a lower performance feature.
US10665510B2	Spacer structure and manufacturing method thereof A spacer structure and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The method includes the following operations. First and second conductive structures are formed over a substrate. Dielectric layer is formed to cover the first and second conductive structures. Hard mask layer is formed over the dielectric layer. The hard mask layer covers the dielectric layer over the first conductive structure, and the hard mask layer has an opening exposing the dielectric layer over the second conductive structure. The dielectric layer exposed by the hard mask layer is etched to reduce thickness of the dielectric layer. The hard mask layer is removed. The dielectric layer is etched to form first main spacer on sidewall of the first conductive structure and second main spacer on sidewall of the second conductive structure. A first width of the first main spacer is greater than a second width of the second main spacer.
US10665500B1	Methods of semiconductor device fabrication Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. A first structure of first stacked insulating layers including a first via over a contact region is formed. A second structure is formed by filling at least a top region of the first via with a sacrificial layer. A third structure including the second structure and second stacked insulating layers stacked above the second structure is formed. The third structure further includes a second via aligned with the first via and extending through the second stacked insulating layers. A fourth structure is formed by removing the sacrificial layer to form an extended via including the first via and the second via. A plurality of weights associated with the first structure, the second structure, the third structure, and the fourth structure is determined, and a quality of the extended via is determined based on the plurality of weights.
US10665496B2	Switch element and load driving device It is an object of the present invention to provide a switch element and a load driving apparatus capable of suppressing a characteristic change of an on-resistance without lowering an off-breakdown voltage. The switching element includes a control electrode, an active element region, and an inactive element region, and the active element region and the inactive element region are formed adjacent to each other on the control electrode. Alternatively, in the load driving apparatus including a current driving switch element and a current detecting switch element that is connected in parallel to the load driving switch element and that detects an energization current of the load driving switch element, the current detecting switch element includes at least a control electrode, an active element region, and an inactive element region, and the active element region and the inactive element region are formed adjacent to each other on the control electrode.
US10665493B1	Micro device electrostatic chuck An electrostatic chuck including a body, an electrode, at least one dielectric layer, and a composite dielectric layer is provided. The electrode is present on the body. The dielectric layer is present on and covers the electrode. The composite dielectric layer is present on the dielectric layer. The composite dielectric layer includes a polymer layer and a plurality of inorganic dielectric particles. The inorganic dielectric particles are distributed within the polymer layer, and a permittivity of the inorganic dielectric particles is greater than a permittivity of the polymer layer. A resistivity of the dielectric layer is greater than a resistivity of the composite dielectric layer.
US10665491B2	Processing apparatus for thermally processing a workpiece in a chamber A processing apparatus has a pedestal which includes an electrostatic chuck and a cooling table. A plurality of heat transfer spaces are provided between the electrostatic chuck and the cooling table. The plurality of heat transfer spaces are coaxially provided with respect to the center axis of the electrostatic chuck and are separated from each other. The processing apparatus further includes a piping system. The piping system is configured to selectively connect each of the plurality of heat transfer spaces to a chiller unit, a source of a heat transfer gas, and an exhaust device.
US10665488B2	Load port apparatus and method of driving the same A load port apparatus connects a main opening of a wafer transportation container with a frame opening. The load port apparatus includes an installation part, a frame, and a flange clamp. The installation part has an installation table configured to install the wafer transportation container and move to and from the frame opening. The frame is upright from the installation part and has the frame opening. The flange clamp includes an engagement portion and a drive portion. The engagement portion is configured to be engaged with a flange surrounding an outer circumference of the main opening. The drive portion is configured to drive the engagement portion. The engagement portion is engaged from above or the side with a flange groove formed in the flange and opening radially outwardly.
US10665487B2	Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing system, and substrate processing method An object of the present invention is to improve a substrate processing apparatus using the CARE method.The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus for polishing a processing target region of a substrate by bringing the substrate and a catalyst into contact with each other in the presence of processing liquid. The substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate, a catalyst holding unit configured to hold the catalyst, and a driving unit configured to move the substrate holding unit and the catalyst holding unit relative to each other with the processing target region of the substrate and the catalyst kept in contact with each other. The catalyst is smaller than the substrate.
US10665486B2	Substrate carrier having drip edge configurations Substrate carrier can have drainage area leading the liquid away from the substrates, so that liquid droplet can be channeled away from the substrate area. The drainage area can include tilted lines and surfaces toward the ground away from the substrates. The carrier can further have drainage area leading the liquid to an end of the carrier, which then can be channeled to the ground without being free fall to the ground.
US10665485B2	Heat treatment vessel for single-crystal silicon carbide substrate and etching method A heat treatment container (1) is provided with support members (6) for supporting a disc-shaped SiC substrate (2), which is an object, at a time of an etching treatment of the SiC substrate (2). Each of the support members (6) has an inclined surface (6F) for supporting a lower surface end (2E) of the SiC substrate (2), the inclined surface being inclined so as to increasingly approach the centerline of the SiC substrate (2) going downward. More specifically, each of the support members (6) is formed in a conical shape with a diameter that increases going downward, and a conical surface which is the peripheral surface of each supporting member forms the inclined surface (6F). A vertically-middle section of the inclined surface (6F) contacts the lower surface end (2E) of the SiC substrate (2).
US10665484B2	Support ring with encapsulated light barrier Embodiments described herein provide a thermal processing apparatus with a heat source and a rotating substrate support opposite the heat source, the rotating substrate support comprising a support member with a light blocking member. The light blocking member may be an encapsulated component, or may be movably disposed inside the support member. The light blocking member may be opaque and/or reflective, and may be a refractory metal.
US10665482B2	Plate-shaped workpiece processing method including first and second cutting steps, where the second step includes use of a cutting fluid containing an organic acid and an oxidizing agent A method for processing a plate-shaped workpiece having a division line and a metal member formed on the division line or in an area corresponding to the division line includes a holding step of holding the workpiece on a chuck table with the metal member oriented downward, a first cutting step of cutting the workpiece along the division line by using a first cutting blade, thereby forming a first cut groove having a bottom not reaching the metal member, and a second cutting step of cutting the workpiece along the first cut groove by using a second cutting blade, thereby forming a second cut groove fully cutting the workpiece along the division line so as to divide the metal member. The second cutting step includes supplying a cutting fluid containing an organic acid and an oxidizing agent to the workpiece.
US10665476B2	Substrate processing system, valve assembly, and processing method In one aspect, a valve assembly adapted to seal an opening in a chamber is disclosed. Valve assembly includes a housing being adapted for coupling to a chamber surface having the opening therein, the housing including a threshold portion positioned adjacent to the chamber opening, the threshold portion having one or more inlets adapted to supply gas to an interior region of the housing adjacent to the chamber opening; and a sealing surface adapted to selectively (1) seal the opening, and (2) retract from the opening so as not to obstruct substrate passage. Numerous other system aspects are provided, as are methods and computer program products in accordance with these and other aspects.
US10665475B2	Quad flat no lead package and method of making A quad flat no lead (“QFN”) package that includes a die having an active side positioned substantially in a first plane and a backside positioned substantially in a second plane parallel to the first plane; a plurality of separate conductive pads each having a first side positioned substantially in the first plane and a second side positioned substantially in the second plane; and mold compound positioned between the first and second planes in voids between the conductive pads and the dies. Also a method of producing a plurality of QFN packages includes forming a strip of plastic material having embedded therein a plurality of dies and a plurality of conductive pads that are wire bonded to the dies and singulating the strip into a plurality of QFN packages by cutting through only the plastic material.
US10665473B2	Package structure and method of fabricating the same A package structure including a semiconductor die, a redistribution layer and a plurality of conductive elements is provided. At least one joint of the joints in the redistribution layer or on the semiconductor die is connected with the conductive element for electrically connecting the redistribution layer, the semiconductor die and the conductive elements.
US10665472B2	System and method for removing foreign substances by using electric field adsorption method The present invention relates to a system and a method of removing a foreign material by using an electric field adsorbing scheme, which are capable of easily adsorbing and removing a foreign material on a surface of a film by using an electric field adsorbing scheme through a micro-current (several micro ampere) voltage driving method, not a surface treatment method, such as plasma discharge processing, corona discharge processing, and air blowing processing, which causes damage to the surface of the film, in a processing process for removing the foreign material on the surface of the film, and particularly, which exclude high pressure discharge processing and the like, thereby decreasing an incurrence rate of a safety accident of an operator and preventing a surface of a film from being scratched.
US10665470B2	Etching method and etching apparatus There is provided an etching method which includes: forming a blocking film configured to prevent an etching gas for etching a silicon-containing film from passing through each pore of a porous film and prevent the etching gas from being supplied to a film not to be etched, by supplying at least one film-forming gas to a substrate in which the silicon-containing film, the porous film, and the film not to be etched are sequentially formed adjacent to each other in a lateral direction; and etching the silicon-containing film by supplying the etching gas.

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