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| US10713267B1 |
Network analysis system
Described are methods and systems to identify missing connections, facilitate establishing new connections by identifying an intermediary, and present the intermediaries and missing connections as an ordered set based on the connection criterion. According to various embodiments, the system receives a selection of a connection criterion from a first member and identifies a set of contact members. The system determines one or more contact members from the set of contact members and identifies a set of introduction members connected to the one or more contact members. The system determines one or more connected introduction members associated with the contact members. The system generates a contact order score for each contact member and causes presentation of the one or more contact members and the one or more connected introduction members based on the contact order scores. |
| US10713255B2 |
Spool file for optimizing hash join operations in a relational database system
A method for spooling data for use in joining a small table with a large table in a relational database system. The method analyzes a join condition for combining records from the small and large tables, selects qualified rows from the large table, and writes the qualified rows to a spool file. The spool file includes a first partition containing hash values of all bind terms for the join condition; a second partition including a join column with a best selective bind term; and at least one additional partition including additional join columns used in bind terms. The partitions are grouped together within a container row in the spool file, and multiple container rows are written together within a super-container row in the spool file. |
| US10713253B2 |
ETL-less zero-redundancy system and method for reporting OLTP data
A system includes a relational database management system component and a column-oriented data processing component. The relational database system component stores database information in a row format. The column-oriented data processing component stores the database information in a column format. In response to a database update request, the relational database management system component updates the database information stored in the row format; the relational database management system component notifies the column-oriented data processing component of the database update request; and the column-oriented data processing component updates the database information stored in said column format. In response to a query request, the column-oriented data processing component generates a query response based on the database information stored in said column format. In this manner, the system is able to generate up-to-date reports without the need for extraction, translation and loading procedures. |
| US10713251B2 |
Pushing data to a plurality of devices in an on-demand service environment
Mechanisms and methods for pushing data to a plurality of devices of a plurality of organizations are provided. Queries are handled in bulk for a group of users of an organization or the entire organization, and limited results are sent to a middle tier server between the database system and the user devices. These mechanisms and methods for pushing data to a plurality of devices enable an efficient and transparent transfer of data to user devices. This efficient and transparent transfer of data can enable mobile devices of many organizations to seamlessly have the data that is required to perform business. |
| US10713249B2 |
Managing snapshots and application state in micro-batch based event processing systems
An event processing system for processing events in an event stream is disclosed. The system can execute instructions to receive a micro-batch stream of input events, process the input events using the CQL engine to generate a set of output events, generate, using a snapshot management algorithm implemented by the CQL engine, a snapshot of a current state of a system based at least in part on the set of output events related to the application, generate a first directory structure to access snapshot information associated with the snapshot of the current state of the system, generate a second directory structure to generate a list of snapshots associated with the current state of the system, and determine based at least in part on the snapshot management algorithm, a process to get, add, or clean the list of snapshots associated with the current state of the system. |
| US10713246B2 |
Column based data access controls
A system, method, and computer-readable medium, to receive a query specifying a result set of data from at least one database table; determine whether at least one column of the at least one database table is subject to a column-based authorization restriction; modify the query, in an instance it is determined that at least one column of the at least one database table is subject to a column-based authorization restriction, to restrict the result set of data in accordance with the column-based authorization restriction; and execute, in response to the modifying of the query, the modified query. |
| US10713242B2 |
Enhancing performance of structured lookups using set operations
A computer-implemented method configured to train a system to be able to provide answers to questions that do not have a direct relationship established in a database. |
| US10713239B2 |
Blockchain-based data storage and query method and device
A blockchain node receives a service request, where the service request comprises one or more data types and respective service data corresponding to the one or more data types that are stored in a blockchain. At least one of a service type or identification information is determined corresponding to the service request. The service request is parsed to obtain each data type of the service request and service data corresponding to each data type. Based on a mapping relationship between a data type and service data, the service data that is obtained through parsing in a relational database corresponding to the blockchain node is stored. |
| US10713238B2 |
Database metadata in immutable storage
A method for a database system includes storing table data for a database, the table data including information in rows and columns of one or more database tables. The method includes storing metadata on immutable storage, the metadata including information about the table data for the database. In one embodiment, mutable metadata may be periodically consolidated in the background to create new versions of metadata files and which allows for deletions of old metadata files and old data files. |
| US10713233B2 |
Information management system
According to an embodiment, an information management system includes a storing unit and an information transfer unit. The storing unit includes a production management database, an electronic document database, and a progress information database. The production management database stores a work schedule. The electronic document database stores a work report. The progress information database stores progress information of work. An access authority is set for each of the plurality of databases. The information transfer unit transfers, among the plurality of databases, information stored in each of the databases. The information transfer unit transfers the work schedule from the production management database to the progress information database and a work result included in the work report from the electronic document database to the progress information database. The progress information is created using the transferred work schedule and the transferred work result and stored in the progress information database. |
| US10713230B2 |
Custom entities and fields in a multi-tenant database system
Systems and methods for hosting variable schema data such as dynamic tables and columns in a fixed physical database schema. Standard objects, such as tables are provided for use by multiple tenants or organizations in a multi-tenant database system. Each organization may add or define custom fields for inclusion in a standard object. Custom fields for multiple tenants are stored in a custom data column within the object data structure, and this single custom data column may contain different data types for each tenant. |
| US10713229B2 |
Index generating device and method, and search device and search method
An index generating device (100) comprises: an index generating unit (101) which uses an interdata similarity degree which is computed by a similarity computation unit (105) to generate an index which includes a lower order node, and a higher order node which includes an entry having a link relation with the lower order node and indicating representative data having a similarity degree with data indicated by an entry in the lower order node greater than or equal to a similarity threshold value appended to the link relation; and a threshold setting unit (102) which sets the similarity threshold to a value which increases the further down the hierarchy. |
| US10713225B2 |
Content database generation
Systems and methods for simplifying data structuring in a database by applying a first content structure to interrelate a plurality of data packets and refining the interrelations based on data packet attributes are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory including: a structure database that can include a content structure including a plurality of content categories; and a content library database. The content library database can include a plurality of data packets. The system can include a server that can receive a plurality of data packets, organize the content according to the content structure, and update the organization of at least some of the data packets based on a determined attribute of those data packets. |
| US10713224B2 |
Implementing a continuity plan generated using solution data modeling based on predicted future event simulation testing
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for implementing a continuity plan generated using solution data modeling based on predicted future event simulation testing. The system is typically configured for generating one or more solution data models comprising a plurality of asset systems and a plurality of users, identifying a potential event associated with at least a first asset of the plurality of asset systems, extracting a first solution data model associated with the first asset from a model database, identifying one or more relationships associated with the first asset from the extracted first solution data model, formulating a continuity plan for the potential events based on the one or more relationships, and testing the continuity plan by creating a simulation of the potential events and implementing the continuity plan for the simulated potential event. |
| US10713221B2 |
Dual layer deduplication for a file system running over a deduplicated block storage
An aspect of dual layer deduplication for a file system running over a deduplication block storage system includes accessing a file by a file system driver of the file system. The file is stored as one of a plurality of files in the file system. A further aspect includes breaking the file down into multiple blocks and generating chunks from the blocks. For at least one of the chunks, a trail of zeros is added until a size of a respective one of the chunks is a multiple of a block size of the deduplication block storage system. |
| US10713216B2 |
Using relative generation numbers to deduplicate file system events
Implementations are provided herein for using relative generation numbers for deduplicating kernel events modification events. The process can identify multiple modification events that take place on the same inode within a configurable relative amount of time and deduplicate the events against one another. A hash table can be used to store a global list of events associated with inodes, and thus only the hash table need be deduplicated. Filter buffer(s) setup when an Server Message Block (“SMB”) client requests a change notifications on a file and/or directory can then use the data from the hash table(s) to notify clients of change notify events. |
| US10713212B2 |
Mobile remote direct memory access
A mobile local computing device is configured to access memories or storage devices associated with a remote computing device using remote direct memory access (RDMA) over a wireless fifth generation (5G) network link that provides high bandwidth and low latency relative to previous wireless network protocols. The mobile local computing device utilizes a local compute context that is unique to the local environment and which may be facilitated by devices, components, or functionalities that are local to the mobile local computing device, but which are not available with the same context to the remote computing device. The 5G network link supports high bandwidth and low latency so that the mobile local computing device can access and utilize the remote data in large datasets in a similar manner to how it would for locally stored data, while still being able to leverage the local I/O and maintain its unique local compute context. |
| US10713211B2 |
Pre-registering memory regions for remote direct memory access in a distributed file system
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes pre-registering, by a processing device at a client device, multiple input/output (IO) buffers at the client device with a remote direct memory access (RDMA) interface at the client device. The client device accesses multiple server devices of a distributed file system using the RDMA interface. The method further includes receiving a request to access a file in the distributed file system from an application at the client device. The method further includes designating a first IO buffer among the IO buffers as a cache for data from the file. The method further includes receiving the data for the file in the first IO buffer from the distributed file system using the RDMA interface. |
| US10713209B2 |
Recalibration of PHY circuitry for the PCI Express (PIPE) interface based on using a message bus interface
An interface couples a controller to a physical layer (PHY) block, where the interface includes a set of data pins comprising transmit data pins to send data to the PHY block and receive data pins to receive data from the PHY block. The interface further includes a particular set of pins to implement a message bus interface, where the controller is to send a write command to the PHY block over the message bus interface to write a value to at least one particular bit of a PHY message bus register, bits of the PHY message bus register are mapped to a set of control and status signals, and the particular bit is mapped to a recalibration request signal to request that the PHY block perform a recalibration. |
| US10713200B2 |
USB adapter and cable
Disclosed is an adapter. The adapter may include a first end, a second end, a housing, and a logic circuit. The first end may be operative to connect to a terminal device. The second end may be operative to connect to a peripheral device. The housing may connect the first end to the second end. The logic circuit may be located within the housing and electrically couple the first end to the send end. The logic circuit may be operative to perform a handshake operation between the terminal device and the peripheral device to determine compatibility between the terminal device and the peripheral device. |
| US10713199B2 |
High bandwidth soundwire master with multiple primary data lanes
System, methods and apparatus are described that can improve available bandwidth on a SoundWire bus without increasing the number of pins used by the SoundWire bus. A method performed at a master device coupled to a SoundWire bus includes providing a clock signal by a first master device over a clock line of a SoundWire bus to a first slave device and a second slave device coupled to the SoundWire bus, transmitting first control information from the first master device to the first slave device over a first data line of the SoundWire bus, and transmitting second control information from the first master device to the second slave device over a second data line of the SoundWire bus. The first control information may be different from the second control information and is transmitted concurrently with the second control information. |
| US10713196B1 |
Flexible and scalable accelerator architecture
The present disclosure is directed to accelerator circuitry useful in a network applications, such as cloud-based radio access networks. The accelerator circuitry includes interface circuitry that couples the accelerator circuitry to each of a plurality of processor circuits and to system memory circuitry. The accelerator circuitry also includes queue management circuitry, local storage circuitry, direct memory access (DMA) circuitry, and a plurality of accelerator circuits. In operation, the processor circuit communicates a message to the queue management circuitry. The message includes pointer data and prioritized data. The queue management circuitry enqueues the message in one of a plurality of queues. The DMA circuitry receives the message and locates a descriptor at the address designed by the pointer. The DMA circuitry retrieves input data, selects an accelerator circuit, and provides the input data to the selected accelerator circuit. The accelerator circuit returns output data to the DMA circuitry, The output data is stored in system memory circuitry. |
| US10713193B2 |
Method for remotely triggered reset of a baseboard management controller of a computer system, and computer system using the same
A method for remotely triggered reset of a baseboard management controller (BMC) of a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a first computer node, a second computer node and a control unit. The method includes: (A) receiving, by a first BMC of the first computer node, from a computer device and via a network, a reset command which indicates that reset of a second BMC of the second computer node should be triggered; (B) transmitting, by the first BMC and to the control unit, a control signal that corresponds to the reset command; and (C) transmitting, by the control unit and to the second BMC, a reset signal that corresponds to the control signal, so as to trigger reset of the second BMC. |
| US10713192B2 |
Data transmission system and data transmission method
A data transmission system includes a transmitter having a first switching re-timer and a receiver having a second switching re-timer. The first switching re-timer is configured to double a link rate per lane and halve the number of lanes, and the second switching re-timer is configured to halve the doubled link rate and double the halved number of lanes. |
| US10713181B1 |
Method and system for sharing driver pages
On a computer system having a processor, a single OS and a first instance of a system driver installed and performing system services, method for sharing driver pages among Containers, including instantiating a plurality of Containers that virtualize the OS, wherein the first instance is loaded from an image, and instantiating a second instance of the system driver upon request from Container for system services by: allocating virtual memory pages for the second instance and loading, from the image, the second instance into a physical memory; acquiring virtual addresses of identical pages of the first instance compared to the second instance; mapping the virtual addresses of the identical pages of the second instance to physical pages to which virtual addresses of the corresponding pages of the first instance are mapped, and protecting the physical pages from modification; and releasing physical memory occupied by the identical pages of the second instance. |
| US10713180B2 |
Lookahead priority collection to support priority elevation
A queuing requester for access to a memory system is provided. Transaction requests are received from two or more requestors for access to the memory system. Each transaction request includes an associated priority value. A request queue of the received transaction requests is formed in the queuing requester. Each transaction request includes an associated priority value. A highest priority value of all pending transaction requests within the request queue is determined. An elevated priority value is selected when the highest priority value is higher than the priority value of an oldest transaction request in the request queue; otherwise the priority value of the oldest transaction request is selected. The oldest transaction request in the request queue with the selected priority value is then provided to the memory system. An arbitration contest with other requesters for access to the memory system is performed using the selected priority value. |
| US10713176B2 |
System and method for data processing
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for data processing are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining a bytecode compiled from source code comprising one or more input parameters, the source code including an encoding function to encode the one or more input parameters, save the encoded one or more input parameters in a memory segment, and provide a memory location of the memory segment; executing, according to the bytecode, the encoding function to encode the one or more input parameters to obtain the memory location of the memory segment storing the encoded one or more input parameters; and providing the memory location to a function for retrieving and decoding the encoded one or more input parameters to obtain the one or more input parameters. |
| US10713175B2 |
Method and memory availability managing module for managing availability of memory pages
A method and a Memory Availability Managing Module (110) “MAMM” for managing availability of memory pages (130) are disclosed. A disaggregated hardware system (100) comprises sets of memory blades (105, 106, 107) and computing pools (102, 103, 104). The MAMM (110) receives (A010) a message relating to allocation of at least one memory page to at least one operating system (120). The message comprises an indication about availability for said at least one memory page. The MAMM (110) translates (A020) the indication about availability to a set of memory blade parameters, identifying at least one memory blade (105, 106, 107). The MAMM (110) generates (A030) address mapping information for said at least one memory page, including a logical address of said at least one memory page mapped to at least two physical memory addresses of said at least one memory blade (105, 106, 107). The MAMM (110) provides (A050) at least some of the address mapping information for use when access to said at least one memory page is requested. A corresponding computer program and a carrier therefor are also disclosed. |
| US10713164B1 |
Cache hit ratio simulation using a partial data set
A method of cache hit ratio simulation using a partial data set includes determining a set of sampled addresses, the set of sampled addresses being a subset of all addresses of a storage system of a storage environment. The method further includes using, by a simulation engine, a cache management algorithm to determine a cache hit ratio of the sampled addresses, the cache management algorithm being also used by a cache manager to place a portion of the addresses of the storage system into cache during a runtime operation. The method further includes determining a quantity of memory access operations to frequently accessed addresses in the set of sampled addresses, and correcting, by the simulation engine, the cache hit ratio of the sampled addresses based on the quantity of memory access operations to the frequently accessed addresses in the set of sampled addresses. The simulation also handles sequential operations accurately. |
| US10713161B2 |
Memory system and method for controlling nonvolatile memory
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory, and a controller electrically connected to the nonvolatile memory. The controller receives, from a host, a write command including a logical block address. The controller obtains a total amount of data written to the nonvolatile memory by the host during a time ranging from a last write to the logical block address to a current write to the logical block address, or time data associated with a time elapsing from the last write to the logical block address to the current write to the logical block address. The controller notifies the host of the total amount of data or the time data as a response to the received write command. |
| US10713155B2 |
Biased sampling methodology for wear leveling
First data units can be sampled from a set of data units of a memory component. The first data units can be a subset of the set of data units. An initial data unit is determined from the first data units as a first candidate data unit based on a wear metric associated with the first data units. The wear metric is indicative of a level of physical wear of the first data units. A wear leveling operation can be performed in view of the first candidate data unit. |
| US10713154B2 |
Smart template test framework
Data is received that characterizes graphical user interface elements of a software application. Thereafter, labels within the received data are identified. Further, those labels having corresponding input fields are identified. These identified input fields are used to poll a test data repository for test data appropriate for such input fields. Using the test data obtained as part of the polling, a testing script for the software application is executed which injects the test data into the identified input fields. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US10713150B1 |
Accurate test coverage of generated code
A method for measuring code coverage of runtime generated code is provided that can be used for unit testing. In some implementations, the method may include performing unit testing of one or more lines of code of an application by at least: executing during runtime the one or more lines of code, generating, from the executed one or more lines of code, additional code including generated code including instructions to increment at least one counter in a map, the map mapping one or more frames to the at least one counter, compiling the generated code, incrementing, each time the compiled generated code is executed during runtime, the at least one counter in the map, and providing the at least one counter to enable verification of the unit testing of the generated code. Related methods and articles of manufacture are also described. |
| US10713147B2 |
Test apparatus and method implementing instruction request command for testing computing machine resources
An apparatus tests specific processing performed by plural computing machine resources provided by one or plural computers. The apparatus adds an instruction request command to request an instruction from the apparatus at a predetermined position in a source code of the specific processing performed by each computing machine resource, and generates the source code with an additional command. In response to execution of the instruction request command in one of the plural computing machine resources during execution of the specific processing, the apparatus refers to the memory that stores instruction information by which the instruction request command added to the source code with the additional command executed by each computing machine resource is associated with processing performed by the computing machine resource, and instructs the one of the plural computing machine resources which has executed the instruction request command to perform the processing corresponding to the executed instruction request command. |
| US10713145B2 |
Automated debugging with combined static and dynamic analysis
A computer-implemented method includes generating static analysis data by performing static analysis on a program. A breakpoint is set in the program automatically, by a computer processor, based on the static analysis data. The breakpoint is hit during a runtime of the program. A program bug is automatically identified at a context location of the breakpoint when the breakpoint is hit during the runtime of the program. An interactive debugging session of the program is launched automatically at the context location of the breakpoint, based on the identifying the program bug. |
| US10713140B2 |
Identifying latent states of machines based on machine logs
The state of a system is determined in which data sets are generated that include a plurality of data instances representing states of one or more components of a computer system. The data instances generated by one or more data set sources that are configured to output a data instance in response to a trigger associated with the one or more components. The data instances are normalized by the application of one or more rules. The data instances from individual data set sources are separately collated to generate groups of time-specific collated data instances. State types may be assigned to each of the collated data instance groups. Distributions of state-types across the groups may be determined and a list of infrequent state-types may be generated based on the determined distributions of state-types across the groups. |
| US10713133B2 |
Linear view-change BFT
Techniques for implementing linear view-change in a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) protocol running on a distributed system comprising n replicas are provided. According to one set of embodiments, at a time of performing a view-change from a current view number v to a new view number v+1, a replica in the n replicas corresponding to a new proposer for new view number v+1 can generate a PREPARE message comprising a single COMMIT certificate, where the single COMMIT certificate is the highest COMMIT certificate the new proposer is aware of. The new proposer can then transmit the PREPARE message with the single COMMIT certificate to all other replicas in the n replicas. |
| US10713128B2 |
Error recovery in volatile memory regions
In some examples, error recovery in volatile memory regions may include determining, during a save operation that includes saving of data to a primary location, that an error occurred with respect to the save operation. Based on a determination that the error occurred with respect to the save operation, an error location may be determined, and a determination may be made as to whether the error location maps to a volatile memory region. Based on a determination that the error location maps to the volatile memory region, a reserved location may be identified for saving the data. The data may be saved from the primary location to the reserved location. Further, metadata may be updated to indicate usage of the reserved location as the primary location for the saved data. |
| US10713125B2 |
Direct access to backup copy
Techniques to provide direct access to backup data are disclosed. An indication is received to provide access to backup data backed up previously to a target device. The backup data as stored on the target device is used to spawn on the target device a logical volume corresponding to the backup data. Access to the logical volume as stored on the target device is provided to a production host. |
| US10713122B2 |
Synchronizing selected portions of data in a storage management system
Disclosed methods and systems leverage resources in a storage management system to partially synchronize primary data files based on synchronizing selected portions thereof without regard to changes that may be occurring in other non-synchronized portions. Accordingly, a number of primary data files may be partially synchronized by synchronizing designated portions thereof via auto-restore operations from backup data. This approach relies on storage management resources to designate portions of source data that is to be kept synchronized across any number of targets; detect changes to the designated portions; back up changes to secondary storage; and distribute the changes from secondary storage to the associated targets, with minimal impact to the primary data environment. The approach may be mutually applied, so that changes in any one of an associated group of source data files may be likewise detected, backed up, and distributed to the other members of the group. |
| US10713116B2 |
Solid state device implementing dynamic polar encoding
A method for operating a solid state storage device comprising memory cells exhibiting respective threshold voltage distributions comprises: providing sets of frozen bits each one associated with a respective RBER estimate being estimated according to a respective shape of the threshold voltage distributions; determining a current value of operative parameter(s) affecting the shape of the threshold voltage distributions; based on the current value of the operative parameter(s), determining a current shape of the threshold voltage distributions; determining a current RBER estimate associated with the current shape of the threshold voltage distributions; selecting a current set of frozen bits associated with the current RBER estimate; encoding the information bits and the current set of frozen bits with a polar code; storing the polar encoded bits in selected memory cells; reading the stored polar encoded bits, and decoding them according to said current set of frozen bits. |
| US10713115B2 |
Flash memory apparatus and storage management method for flash memory
A flash memory method includes: classifying data into a plurality of groups of data; respectively executing error code encoding to generate first corresponding parity check code to store the groups of data and first corresponding parity check code into flash memory module as first blocks; reading out the groups of data from first blocks; executing error correction and de-randomize operation upon read out data to generate de-randomized data; executing randomize operation upon de-randomized data according to a set of seeds to generate randomized data; performing error code encoding upon randomized data to generate second corresponding parity check code; and, storing randomized data and second corresponding parity check code into flash memory module as second block; a cell of first block is used for storing data of first bit number which is different from second bit number corresponding to a cell of second block. |
| US10713114B2 |
Memory module and operation method of the same
A memory module includes a plurality of main memory groups each suitable for storing user data and related ECC data; a cache memory group suitable for caching the user data of one among the main memory groups; an access controller suitable for accessing the main memory groups when user data to be accessed is not cached in the cache memory group; and an ECC unit suitable for performing an ECC operation for user data stored or to be stored in the main memory groups during an access operation for the user data stored or to be stored in the main memory groups. |
| US10713113B2 |
Solid state drive implementing polar encoding and successive cancellation list decoding
A method is proposed for operating a solid state storage device. The method comprises: encoding information and frozen bits into polar encoded bits; storing the polar encoded bits; reading the polar encoded bits, wherein the read polar encoded bits include the frozen bits and unfrozen bits, and performing a SCL decoding. The SCL decoding comprises: providing a list of candidate decoding paths; duplicating the candidate decoding paths; determining a maximum list size indicative of an allowed maximum number of candidate decoding paths that can be contained in the list of candidate decoding paths; pruning at least one duplicated candidate decoding path according to the maximum list size, and including in the list of candidate decoding paths a number of non-pruned duplicated candidate decoding paths not higher than the maximum list size; and selecting a decoding path from the list of candidate decoding paths. |
| US10713112B2 |
Memory controller having memory unit including tables, memory system having the memory unit including the tables and operating method of the memory controller
Disclosed is a memory controller comprising: a memory unit including tables, in which various segments are stored; a calculator configured to update a parity for the segments stored in each of the tables whenever the table is updated when a segment is currently inputted, detect an error in the table based on a previously updated parity and a currently updated parity corresponding to the table; and a bit inverter configured to correct the detected error, and an operating method therefor. |
| US10713106B2 |
Communication device, communication method and non-transitory storage medium
A communication unit receives a message in a network. A first anomaly detector detects an anomalous message by detecting values of a plurality of monitoring items from the message received by the communication unit and determining whether each of the detected values of the plurality of monitoring items is inside a corresponding first reference range and a corresponding second reference range. The second reference range is narrower than the first reference range. The first anomaly detector detects the message as the anomalous message, when any of the detected values is outside the first reference range, and detects the message as the anomalous message, when any of the detected values is inside the first reference range and is outside the second reference range and when a predetermined rule is satisfied. |
| US10713105B2 |
Operating method of memory controller, storage device including the same, and operating method of storage device
An operating method of a memory controller to control a nonvolatile memory device includes receiving information about operation failure from the nonvolatile memory device, receiving lock-out status information from the nonvolatile memory device, determining whether a lock-out signal is output based on the lock-out status information, and determining a failure block corresponding to the information about the operation failure as a normal block or a bad block depending on the determination result. |
| US10713103B2 |
Lightweight application programming interface (API) creation and management
Examples of techniques lightweight application programming interface (API) creation and management are described herein. An aspect includes sending an API response to a client based on a first API request from the client. Another aspect includes receiving a first data consumption record corresponding to the API response, wherein the first data consumption record indicates an amount of data that was discarded from the API response by the client. Another aspect includes determining, based on the first data consumption record, a lightweight API. Another aspect includes sending the lightweight API to the client based on a second API request from the client. |
| US10713097B2 |
Automatic generation of blueprints for orchestration engines from discovered workload representations
An aspect includes the automatic generation of blueprints for orchestration engines from discovered workload representations. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, using a processor, a description of a workload executing in a source computing environment. The description of the workload is mapped, using the processor, to one or more resource descriptors located in a repository of resource descriptors describing resources available in a target computing environment. A declarative representation of the workload in the target computing environment is generated, using the processor, based at least in part on the mapping and the description of the workload. The declarative representation includes a specification of resources required by the workload in the target environment. |
| US10713095B2 |
Multi-core processor and method of controlling the same using revisable translation tables
A method of controlling a multi-core processor includes allocating at least one core of the multi-core processor to at least one process for execution; generating a translation table with respect to the at least one process to translate a logical ID of the at least one core allocated to the at least one process to a physical ID; and controlling the at least one process based on the translation table generated with respect to the at least one process. |
| US10713088B2 |
Event-driven scheduling using directed acyclic graphs
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for event-driven scheduling using directed acyclic graphs are disclosed. A directed acyclic graph is generated that comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. The nodes represent jobs, and the edges represent dependency relationships between individual jobs. Based (at least in part) on one or more events, a job scheduler determines that one of the nodes represents a runnable job. One or more of the dependency relationships for the runnable job are satisfied by the one or more events. An execution schedule is determined for the runnable job. Based (at least in part) on the execution schedule, execution of the runnable job is initiated using one or more computing resources. |
| US10713087B2 |
Management of unmanaged user accounts and tasks in a multi-account mobile application
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing mobile application management (MAM) functionalities are presented. In some embodiments, a mobile device may initialize a partially managed application associated with a first managed user account and an unmanaged user account. The mobile device may execute first managed tasks associated with the first managed user account in accordance with a first set of MAM policies provided by a first MAM service provider. The mobile device may execute unmanaged tasks associated with the unmanaged account independent of the first set of MAM policies. In some embodiments, the mobile device may initialize the multi-account managed application associated with a second managed user account. |
| US10713086B2 |
Asynchronous directed acyclic map based distributed transaction network
A distributed transaction network for processing and verifying transactions asynchronously between transaction parties comprising a transferor and a transferee, the transferor having an obligation to transfer control of assets to the transferee. Each transaction party is randomly assigned a verifier upon it joining the network, which verifies the transaction of its transaction party by ensuring the asset of the transferor satisfies the transaction obligation and no fork condition exists. The transaction is executed only upon every verifier verifying and signing the transaction. The distributed transaction network further has a directed acyclic transaction map comprising topologically sorted transactions forming a single transaction path of sequentially executed transactions for each transaction party, to prevent the occurrence of race conditions, double spend, or fork conditions. The transaction network further comprises a global consensus mechanism to detect and replace failing verifiers and reverse invalid transactions which were improperly signed by the failing verifiers. |
| US10713078B2 |
Accessing host services for virtual guest operating systems
A method for accessing non-functional host capabilities and services of a host operating system, by a guest operating system, is provided. The method includes receiving a function code and additional data from an application of a guest operating system, wherein the function code corresponds to a non-functional service request on a host operating system. The method further includes creating a parameter control block using the function code and the additional data in memory of the guest operating system, wherein the parameter control block is accessible by a hypervisor of the host operating system. The method further includes issuing a hardware instruction by the guest operating system, wherein the hypervisor of the host operating system receives control. The method further includes receiving a notification from the hypervisor that the execution of the non-functional service request is complete. |
| US10713077B2 |
Multiple single levels of security (MSLS) in a multi-tenant cloud
Apparatus and methods are described herein for multiple single level security (MSLS) domains including, but not limited to, a secure kernel hypervisor (SKH). The SKH configures a single multi-tenant cloud to host the MSLS domains. A cloud orchestration system (COS) configures the single multi-tenant cloud to set up a plurality of separate virtual work packages (VWPs) for the MSLS domains. A key management system (KMS) is configured to manage security objects associated with the MSLS domains. |
| US10713076B2 |
Physical to virtual network transport function abstraction
When the physical network is transitioned into a virtual network, functionality provided by physical ports are no longer available in the virtual machine (“VM”) environments. Physical to virtual network transport function abstraction may be implemented to provide software applications running in the VM with state information or similar information necessary for the software applications to continue running, without the physical ports that would provide such information in a physical system. In some embodiments, a virtual machine manager might send first information to a virtual infrastructure manager, which might send second information to a virtualized application manager or orchestrator. The virtualized application manager or orchestrator might in turn send third information to a virtualized application running in a virtual machine or container. The first, second, and/or third information might include state information (e.g., state change information) that enable software applications running in the VM to continue running, without physical ports. |
| US10713064B2 |
User interface configuration using activator fields
A method displays a user interface including an activation entry for the activation entry and receives a first value that is input for the activation entry. In response to receiving the first value, the method determines an activator entry that is linked to the activation entry via linking information. The activator entry includes an activator value. The first value is compared to the activator value to calculate a visibility status for the activator entry. The user interface is altered based on the visibility status of the activator entry. |
| US10713061B2 |
Boot disk detection and management in an information handling system manufacturing environment
An information handling system includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device includes a boot image for the information handling system. The processor determines an architectural location for a boot device for the information handling system, determines that the storage device is located at the architectural location of the information handling system, determines a unique identifier for the storage device, determines from a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the information handling system a BIOS identifier associated with the unique identifier, and places the BIOS identifier at the top of a BIOS boot order list. |
| US10713055B2 |
Parallelization of numeric optimizers
A method for parallelization of a numeric optimizer includes detecting an initialization of a numeric optimization process of a given function. The method computes a vector-distance between an input vector and a first neighbor vector of a set of neighbor vectors. The method predicts, using the computed vector-distance, a subset of the set of neighbor vectors. The method pre-computes, in a parallel processing system, a set of evaluation values in parallel, each evaluation value corresponding to one of the subset of the set of neighbor vectors. The method detects a computation request from the numeric optimization process, the computation request involving at least one of the set of evaluation values. The method supplies, in response to receiving the computation request, and without performing a computation of the computation request, a parallelly pre-computed evaluation value from the set of evaluation values to the numeric optimization process. |
| US10713054B2 |
Multiple-table branch target buffer
A processor includes two or more branch target buffer (BTB) tables for branch prediction, each BTB table storing entries of a different target size or width or storing entries of a different branch type. Each BTB entry includes at least a tag and a target address. For certain branch types that only require a few target address bits, the respective BTB tables are narrower thereby allowing for more BTB entries in the processor separated into respective BTB tables by branch instruction type. An increased number of available BTB entries are stored in a same or a less space in the processor thereby increasing a speed of instruction processing. BTB tables can be defined that do not store any target address and rely on a decode unit to provide it. High value BTB entries have dedicated storage and are therefore less likely to be evicted than low value BTB entries. |
| US10713051B2 |
Replacing table of contents (TOC)-setting instructions in code with TOC predicting instructions
Table of Contents (TOC)-setting instructions are replaced in code with TOC predicting instructions. A determination is made as to whether code includes an instruction sequence to compute a value of a pointer to a reference data structure, such as a TOC. Based on determining the code includes the instruction sequence, the instruction sequence in the code is replaced with a set instruction. The set instruction predicts the value of the pointer to the reference data structure. |
| US10713045B2 |
Compact arithmetic accelerator for data processing devices, systems and methods
Disclosed are methods, devices and systems for all-in-one signal processing, linear and non-linear vector arithmetic accelerator. The accelerator, which in some implementations can operate as a companion co-processor and accelerator to a main system, can be configured to perform various linear and non-linear arithmetic operations, and is customized to provide shorter execution times and fewer task operations for corresponding arithmetic vector operation, thereby providing an overall energy saving. The compact accelerator can be implemented in devices in which energy consumption and footprint of the electronic circuits are important, such as in Internet of Things (IoT) devices, in sensors and as part of artificial intelligence systems. |
| US10713039B2 |
Linguistic semantic analysis application integration system
A linguistic semantic analysis application integration system includes an application and one or more linguistic semantic analysis databases that include application-specific programming language information that identifies application-specific programming language terms utilized in providing the application. A linguistic semantic analysis engine is provided a module to be utilized by the application, and operates to analyze the module to determine methods and properties included in the module. The methods and properties are then parsed to identify library programming language terms included in the methods and properties, and those library programming language terms are matched with the application-specific programming language terms included in the application-specific programming language information. Based on that matching, intent for the methods and properties is determined, and that intent is used to automatically generate integration code for integrating the module with the application. |
| US10713038B2 |
Transparent multi-architecture support in a container based cloud
Adjusting runtime performance includes receiving a first input file of a software application, where the software application utilizes a first software architecture. Embodiments include analyzing the first input file, including identifying dependencies for a secondary platform. Embodiments include identifying dependencies for the first software architecture, and a first set of code transformation rules based on the identified dependencies. Embodiments include generating code, based on the first set of transformation rules, where the runtime profile contains data regarding first characteristics of the first input file, the generated code allowing the first input file to utilize the second software architecture. Embodiments include identifying a second set of code transformation rules based on the identified dependencies. Embodiments include analyzing, the first input file and identifying problems that may require code changes in order to allow porting of the first input file to the second software architecture. |
| US10713031B2 |
Enforcing security policies for software containers
In response to an attempt to install an instance of a container in a production environment, a set of security criteria associated with the container and features of the production environment are compared. Based on the comparison, a determination is made as to whether the features of the production environment satisfy the set of security criteria. |
| US10713030B2 |
Software asset management
Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning software in computing networks. For example, methods may include invoking one or more discovery probes; retrieving software usage data based at least on the one or more discovery probes; determining software usage predictions based on the software usage data; allocating, based on the software usage predictions, per user software entitlements and per device software entitlements to obtain an allocation of software entitlements; and invoking installation or uninstallation of software responsive to the allocation of software entitlements. |
| US10713028B2 |
On-demand installer for resource packages
A computer device is provided that includes a processor and non-volatile memory including stored instructions executable by the processor, the stored instructions being configured to cause the processor to execute an operating system including an application programming interface for an on-demand installer that is callable by installed application programs during run-time. The on-demand installer is configured to receive a request from an application program to install a target resource package of the application program, query an installer server that is a source of an application program package of the application program to retrieve the target resource package from the installer server, and install the target resource package of the application program. |
| US10713027B2 |
Autonomous server installation
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for preparing servers for service over a network, where the servers include out of band management cards. The system may include a processor, a database of server configuration information, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include establishing a secure hypertext transport protocol session over the network with the out of band management card for the server to mount and execute a preinstall image that performs an installation, without any specific network configuration, and where the installation is performed without deploying an agent. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10713026B2 |
Heterogeneous distributed runtime code that shares IOT resources
Systems, apparatuses and methods may receive, at a local Internet of Things (IOT) device, a request to deploy an IOT application. Additionally, the IOT application may be partitioned into a plurality of atomic nodes, wherein configuration information for the plurality of atomic nodes may be sent, at runtime, to a plurality of remote IOT devices having abstracted resources that support operation of the first plurality of atomic nodes. In one example, the configuration information is sent via a device independent message protocol having a universal namespace. |
| US10713022B2 |
Systems and methods for stencil amplification
In a sequence of major computational steps or in an iterative computation, a stencil amplifier can increase the number of data elements accessed from one or more data structures in a single major step or iteration, thereby decreasing the total number of computations and/or communication operations in the overall sequence or the iterative computation. Stencil amplification, which can be optimized according to a specified parameter such as compile time, run time, code size, etc., can improve the performance of a computing system executing the sequence or the iterative computation in terms of run time, memory load, energy consumption, etc. The stencil amplifier typically determines boundaries, to avoid erroneously accessing data elements not present in the one or more data structures. |
| US10713018B2 |
Interactive video player component for mashup interfaces
A mashup widget can include a widget component and a widget container. The widget container can be graphically rendered within widget defined boundaries of a mashup application. The widget component can detect an externally defined video file. The video file can have a native frame size, which is a frame size at which the video file is encoded. The video file can be loaded from a remote data source over an IP network. The native frame size of the video file can be determined. The defined boundaries of an embedded multimedia application can be dynamically adjusted to the native size. The defined boundaries of the widget container can be resized to accommodate the adjusted embedded multimedia application. The video can be rendered and presented within in the adjusted widget container. |
| US10713016B1 |
Method of implementing rules on visual language using visual blocks
A method of implementing rules on visual language using a user selectable visual programming blocks is provided. The method includes providing a visual programming window for receiving a user selection on the visual interface of the user device, wherein the user selection includes a category of visual programming blocks out of a plurality of categories and a selection of a plurality of sub-categories of the visual programming blocks from a plurality of selectable sub-categories of the visual programming blocks, parsing the user selection of (i) the category of visual programming block and (ii) the sub-category of the visual programming blocks, generating a rules program at the rules database comprising the category and the sub-categories of rules from the rules database based on the one or more domain specific language code, wherein the rules program is based on the user selected sequence arrangement of the visual programming blocks at the visual programming window. |
| US10713010B2 |
Multi-modal input on an electronic device
A computer-implemented input-method editor process includes receiving a request from a user for an application-independent input method editor having written and spoken input capabilities, identifying that the user is about to provide spoken input to the application-independent input method editor, and receiving a spoken input from the user. The spoken input corresponds to input to an application and is converted to text that represents the spoken input. The text is provided as input to the application. |
| US10713008B2 |
Methods and systems for transferring a session between audible interface and visual interface
Methods and systems for transferring a user session between at least two electronic devices are described. The user session is conducted as an audible session via an audible interface provided by a primarily audible first electronic device. Input data is received from the audible interface, wherein the input data causes the audible interface to progress through audible interface states. A current audible interface state is mapped to a visual interface state defined for a visual interface. The mapped visual interface state is pushed to a second electronic device having a visual output device for displaying the visual interface, to enable the user session to be continued as a visual session on the second electronic device. |
| US10712998B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and program
There is provided an information processing device to improve communication between a user and a person speaking to the user by specifying speaking motion information indicating a motion of a surrounding person speaking to the user for whom information from the surroundings is auditorily or visually restricted, the information processing device including: a detecting unit configured to detect a speaking motion of a surrounding person speaking to a user using a device that auditorily or visually restricts information from surroundings; and a specifying unit configured to specify speaking motion information indicating the speaking motion on a basis of monitored surrounding information in a case in which the speaking motion is detected. |
| US10712995B2 |
Display control method, storage medium, and display control apparatus
One or more display control methods, display control apparatuses, and storage mediums for use therewith are provided herein. A predetermined window which has been subjected to size change is disposed based on portions displayed by respective monitors in a predetermined display region and a position where the predetermined window is disposed in the predetermined display region. |
| US10712989B2 |
Visual output assembly for aircraft cabin
A visual output assembly for an aircraft cabin includes at least one electronic display device, a projection screen, an image projector configured to project images onto the projection screen, and at least one illumination device. |
| US10712988B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling controlled device included in network
A method of controlling at least one controlled device at an external device outside a network including a control device and the controlled device is provided. The method includes transmitting a message accepting a control request requesting to control the controlled device in a session established with the control device; receiving and displaying an identifier for identifying the controlled device; and selectively controlling the controlled device via the control device based on an input generated using the displayed identifier. |
| US10712983B2 |
Management device, image forming apparatus, medium application system, management method, and computer-readable recording medium
According to an embodiment, management device includes an image formation data management unit and an inspection unit. The image formation data management unit is configured to create a formation order indicating an order of forming an image corresponding to image formation data on a medium to be applied to an application target object. The inspection unit is configured to inspect whether the image formation data in accordance with the formation order matches with a read image obtained by reading the image formed on the medium in accordance with the formation order. The image formation data management unit transmits state information in which the formation order is associated with an image formation state based on at least one of an image formation result of the image formation data and an inspection result obtained by the inspection unit. |
| US10712976B2 |
Storage protection unit
Technology is disclosed that provides security for data stored in a non-volatile memory device. The non-volatile memory device may be embedded in a host system. The host system may further have a host controller that is configured to obtain a memory access message from an initiator to access the non-volatile memory. The host controller may be further configured to provide the memory access message to the memory controller. The memory access message may contain an identifier of the initiator, which may be verified by the host controller. The memory controller may be configured to access the identifier of the initiator from the memory access message, and grant or deny non-volatile memory access to the initiator based on whether the initiator has access rights to a region of the non-volatile memory to which the initiator seeks access. |
| US10712974B2 |
Virtual disk processing method and apparatus
A virtual disk processing method and apparatus belong to the field of storage technologies, where the method includes receiving delete information from a client system of a first virtual machine, determining, according to the delete information, at least one data cluster in a first virtual disk corresponding to a designated file, where the first virtual disk is a virtual disk corresponding to the first virtual machine, setting the at least one data cluster to be available, determining, according to a storage mapping table, a target physical disk block corresponding to the at least one data cluster, where a correspondence between a data cluster in the first virtual disk and a physical disk block is recorded in the storage mapping table, and setting the target physical disk block to be available. |
| US10712971B2 |
Write commands filtering
In an example method, write commands for a solid-state storage medium having storage region are received. Selected write commands are filtered out according to criteria. The selected write commands are cached. Writing pursuant to the selected write commands is aggregated to within boundaries of one of the storage regions of the storage medium. |
| US10712970B2 |
Flash memory controller and associated accessing method and electronic device
The present invention provides a flash memory controller including an artificial intelligence (AI) module and a microprocessor. In the operations of the flash memory controller, the AI module receives data from a host device, and determines if the data is important data or unimportant data to generate a determination result. The microprocessor is configured to write the data into a flash memory module according to the determination result, wherein the flash memory module comprises a plurality of first blocks and a plurality of second blocks, and quantity of bits stored in each memory cell within the first blocks is lower than quantity of bits stored in each memory cell within the second blocks. When the determination result indicates that the data is the important data, the microprocessor only stores the data into at least one of the first blocks. |
| US10712968B2 |
Management of state information backup for an auxiliary storage service in a microservice architecture
Methods and apparatus are provided for protection of state information for an auxiliary storage service in a microservice architecture. An exemplary method comprises generating a snapshot of state information of an auxiliary storage service on a given storage node in a storage cluster comprised of a plurality of storage nodes; and providing the snapshot to M protector storage nodes within the plurality of storage nodes in the storage cluster, wherein the M protector storage nodes comprises a snapshot manager node and M−1 additional protector storage nodes, and wherein the M protector storage nodes are selected based on a hierarchical ranking of available storage nodes within the storage cluster arranged in a predefined configuration relative to the given storage node. The predefined configuration of the plurality of storage nodes can be, for example, a protection ring comprising a first M−1 online storage nodes that follow the snapshot manager node in the protection ring in a predefined direction. |
| US10712967B2 |
Transferring data between memories utilizing logical block addresses
A method includes identifying, by a processing entity of a computing device, data units to read from non-volatile memory and to write into ordered buffers of volatile memory. The method further includes generating, by the processing entity, read operations regarding the data units, wherein the number of read operations equals “n”. The method further includes tagging, by the processing entity, each read operation of the read operations with a unique ordered tag value. The method further includes receiving, by the processing entity, read responses to the read operations from the non-volatile memory. The method further includes writing, by the processing entity, data units contained in the read responses into the ordered buffers in accordance with the ordered tag values. The method further includes tracking, by the processing entity, consumption of the data units from the ordered buffers. |
| US10712966B2 |
Storage control device
A storage control device includes a processor configured to receive access information indicating a start position and an end position of an access area in a first volume. The processor is configured to determine, based on one or more pieces of the received access information, whether a number of blocks in a cache area is reduced as a whole by changing a position of data in the first volume. The blocks are used in response to an access to the access area and correspond to one or more unit areas in the first volume. The one or more unit areas include the access area. The processor is configured to change the position of the data in the first volume upon determining that the number of the blocks in the cache area is reduced as a whole by changing the position of the data in the first volume. |
| US10712963B2 |
Technologies for secure encrypted external memory for field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAS)
Technologies for encrypted data access by field-programmable gate array (FPGA) user kernels include a computing device having an FPGA and an external memory device accessible by the FPGA. The FPGA includes a secure key store, a micro-encryption engine, and multiple slots for user kernels that are each identifiable with an index. A user kernel is programmed at an index and a symmetric encryption key is provisioned to the secure key store at the index. The micro encryption engine may read encrypted data from the external memory device, decrypt the encrypted data with the key associated with the index of the user kernel, and forward plain text data to the user kernel. The micro encryption engine may also receive plain text data from the user kernel, encrypt the plain text data with the key, and write the encrypted data to the external memory device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10712962B2 |
Memory system and operating method thereof
A memory system may include: a memory device including a plurality of dies, each including a plurality planes, each including a plurality of blocks; and a controller suitable for grouping the plurality of memory blocks into a plurality of super blocks, each of which has a designated type corresponding to a condition, the controller may form a set of first super blocks, among the plurality of super blocks, each of which has at least one bad memory block and good memory blocks, and may manage the first super blocks. |
| US10712959B2 |
Method, device and computer program product for storing data
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer program product for storing data. The method comprises obtaining a first range of replica levels supported by a storage apparatus, wherein the replica level indicates the number of replicas of data. The method further comprises receiving a replica configuration requirement for an application, wherein the application supports a second range of replica levels. Moreover, the method further comprises determining a first replica level for the storage apparatus and a second replica level for the application based on the replica configuration requirement, the first range and the second range. By extracting the replica function supported by the storage apparatus, embodiments of the present disclosure can configure replica levels of the storage apparatus and the application from the global level for the user requirement for replicas of the data service. |
| US10712958B2 |
Elastic storage volume type selection and optimization engine for public cloud environments
A system for elastic volume type selection and optimization is provided. The system may detect that a block storage volume was provisioned by a public cloud computing platform based on a first volume type identifier of a first volume type. The system may determine, based on a normalization model, a baseline operation rate and a baseline throughput rate for the provisioned block storage volume. The system may determine, based on a selected transition mode and historical performance measurements, a simulated operation rate and a simulated throughput rate. The system may communicate, in response to the simulated throughput being greater than the baseline throughput rate or the simulated operation rate being greater than the baseline operation rate, a provisioning instruction to re-provision the provisioned block storage volume on the cloud computing platform. |
| US10712957B2 |
Disk storage capacity reorganization
A method and system for improving disk capacity reorganization is provided. The method includes monitoring a utilization level of a disk storage space of a disk drive and determining that the utilization level has exceeded a utilization level threshold. Reorganization and associated alert hardware and software functionality associated with modifying the utilization level are analyzed and a first alert indicating that the utilization level has exceeded the utilization level threshold is transmitted to an alert system. A second alert is transmitted to the alert system. The second alert indicates that the disk storage space is claimed by decreasing a size of an identified filesystem or paging space and assigned to an affected filesystem or paging space. Likewise, a third alert indicating a consolidated message associated with the increase and the decrease is transmitted to the alert system. |
| US10712945B2 |
Deduplication processing method, and storage device
A deduplication processing method is provided. A storage device includes a plurality of memories and each memory includes at least one physical block. Parameter information of an initial memory representing any one of the plurality of memories in the storage device is obtained. The parameter information includes at least one of a weight of the at least one physical block in the initial memory or a space usage of the initial memory, and the weight of the at least one physical block corresponding to a next write time point of the at least one physical block. A deduplication weight of the initial memory according to the parameter information of the initial memory is obtained. A target memory having a largest deduplication weight from initial memories is selected and deduplication processing on the at least one physical block of the target memory is performed. |
| US10712943B2 |
Database memory monitoring and defragmentation of database indexes
A memory monitoring and selective defragmentation method and system disclosed herein monitor memory usage by and modification of one or more database indexes. The monitoring and selective defragmentation method and system selectively defragment the one or more database indexes based on memory cost savings as opposed to a percentage of fragmentation to improve performance of databases. |
| US10712940B2 |
Control method of information device for managing electric power consumption of devices in multiple rooms
An information device has a display and is connected to an information management system that manages, by rooms, electric power consumption of devices in a building having rooms including a first room. A control method thereof includes: acquiring state information indicating electric power consumption of each room; displaying multiple display objects corresponding to multiple devices correlated with the first room, overlapped, and displaying an electric power display indicating electric power consumption of the first room over the overlapped multiple display objects; if the overlapped multiple display objects is tapped on, displaying the overlapped multiple display objects, separated, and displaying device displays representing each device at each of the separated multiple display objects; and if any one of the separated multiple display objects on the display is tapped on, displaying the separated multiple display objects, overlapped, and erasing the device displays representing the devices from each of the multiple display objects. |
| US10712932B2 |
Electronic device, method for controlling electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An electronic device includes: a control unit configured to control to regard, as a processing target, a display object at a position between touch positions of a first point and a second point and perform specific processing to the processing target according to a subsequent relative change between the touch positions when a multi-touch in which a time difference between starts of touching the first point and the second point is within a predetermined time is performed, and control to regard a display object at the touch position of the first point as a processing target and perform the specific processing to the processing target according to a subsequent relative change between the touch positions when a multi-touch in which a time difference between starts of touching the first point and the second point exceeds the predetermined time is performed. |
| US10712931B2 |
Systems for modifying finger sensations during finger press input events
A user may provide finger press input to a surface such as a touch sensitive input surface. The input surface may be formed from a two-dimensional touch sensor overlapping a display of an electronic device. The electronic device and an associated device such as a finger-mounted device may form a system for gathering the finger press input from the user. A sensor may be used in monitoring when the finger-mounted device and a user's finger in the device approach the input surface of the electronic device. In response to detection of the finger near the input surface, actuators in the finger-mounted device may squeeze the finger inwardly to cause a finger pad on the finger to protrude outwardly towards the input surface, thereby softening impact between the finger and the input surface. The electronic device may also have an array of components to repel the finger-mounted device. |
| US10712927B2 |
System and method for call management in single window communication endpoints
When a communication session is established, display information is sent to a first window of a communication application. The first window of the communication application displays current status information for the live communication session. For example, the first window may include a mute status (e.g., that the call is currently muted by the user) and call time. When the display of the communication application is switched to a second window that covers the first window, display information for a call dart is sent that displays current status information for the first live communication session over a portion of the second window. For example, the call dart may be a small thumbnail or banner that allows the user to view the current status of the live communication session, such as the mute status of the live communication session and the current duration of the live communication session. |
| US10712926B2 |
Display input device, image forming apparatus, and control method for display input device
A display input device includes a touch screen and a control unit. When the control unit determines that a scroll operation is performed, it controls the touch screen to start scroll processing to scroll display content on the screen. After the control unit controls the touch screen to start the scroll processing, when it determines that an adjust operation is performed on the touch screen in which a contact body is moved while keeping contact with the touch screen, it changes scroll speed of the scroll processing by the touch screen in accordance with a contact position of the contact body performing the adjust operation on the touch screen. |
| US10712921B2 |
Authoring a collection of images for an image gallery
Techniques and systems for a graphical user interface based multimedia authoring tools to create gallery components are disclosed. A multimedia authoring tool as described herein can provide functionality for creating, editing, and displaying interactive image galleries. The multimedia authoring tool, for example, can enable authors to drag and drop image files into a multimedia editing area of the tool's graphical user interface to create an image gallery that includes the corresponding images without having to create a gallery beforehand. The image gallery can provide a control for navigating the gallery's images which can be arranged in a strip such as a vertical or horizontal strip. |
| US10712916B2 |
Methods and systems for displaying text using RSVP
Various embodiments are disclosed that relate to serially displaying text on an electronic display. In some embodiments, a user device displays a notification marker/icon representing a notification event associated with an application by displaying the notification marker/icon with an icon representing the application. The notification marker/icon further represents a presence of content that is displayable using RSVP. The communications device receives a user interface action to select the notification event, and in response to the user interface action, displays textual content associated with the notification event in a designated display area using RSVP. |
| US10712908B2 |
Career history exercise data visualization
Techniques and tools are described for facilitating user reflection on past decisions in order to determine trends and to assist in future decision-making. Technologies for administering a career history exercise and for visualizing results of the career history exercise are described. Visualizations include using stage cards representative of stages in a user's career history. User ratings of the stages in his or her career history are displayed on the stage cards using color-shaded ratings units. |
| US10712905B2 |
Display input device
A control portion, when a page transition condition is met while a contact position on a touch screen by a contact body operating an icon is in a target area, makes the touch screen perform processing for displaying another page and moving the icon being operated to the other page. The control portion classifies any of the icons which is not in the target area into a first group and any of the icons of which at least a part is in the target area into a second group, and changes the page transition condition depending on whether an icon in the first group is being operated or an icon C in the second group is being operated. |
| US10712898B2 |
System and method for cubic graphical user interfaces
Systems, methods, and computer program products for cube graphical user interfaces are disclosed. A cube may be a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object. The cube may contain a file or application on each face of the cube. The cube may be rotated such that a user may view the desired cube face. The various cube faces may be user profiles, and in response to a user profile being selected, the content and appearance of a screen may change to settings associated with the user profile. Cubes may also be sent as attachments to an email or message. One cube attachment may contain a file on each cube face. Cubes may be used for analytic purposes. Data may be presented on each cube face in the form of a graph, and the various graphs may be merged to show relationships between the individual graphs. |
| US10712892B2 |
Pre-loading a resistive touch sensor device via lamination of differently curved surfaces
Systems and methods for generating a compressive pre-load in a resistive touch center through the lamination of differently curved surfaces. The system comprising a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: determining a first curvature of a rigid back layer comprising a grouping of sensor electrodes; determining a second curvature of a flexible surface layer; and as a function of the first curvature and the second curvature facilitating lamination of the flexible surface layer to the rigid back layer. |
| US10712891B2 |
Wiring board, display device, and method of producing wiring board
A wiring board includes a first imprint layer having a first groove, a first conductive layer in the first groove, a second imprint layer on the first imprint layer and having a second groove and a contact hole, a second conductive layer in the second groove and the contact hole, a first terminal side conductive part constituted by the second conductive layer and including a first terminal and disposed to partially overlap the contact hole, a first non-terminal side conductive part constituted by the first conductive layer and not including the first terminal and disposed to partially overlap the contact hole, a second terminal side conductive part constituted by the second conductive layer and including a second terminal, and a second non-terminal side conductive part constituted by the second conductive layer and not including the second terminal and joined to the second terminal side conductive part. |
| US10712890B2 |
Input apparatus and manufacturing method of input apparatus
An input apparatus includes a sensor film having a first curved surface and a second curved surface, the first curved surface being light-transmissive and provided in a detection area in which a sensor is formed, the second curved surface being provided in a non-detection area other than the detection area and having a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of the first curved surface; a resin layer provided on the sensor film and formed of a material containing a light-transmissive resin; and an extension-suppression layer provided in the detection area in the sensor film, the extension-suppression layer suppressing an extension amount of the detection area in the sensor film to be smaller than an extension amount of the non-detection area in the sensor film. |
| US10712889B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel and a touch sensing unit on the display panel. The touch sensing unit includes a plurality of first touch sensing parts arranged with each other along a first direction and having a mesh shape, a first connection part configured to connect adjacent ones of the first touch sensing parts to each other along the first direction, a plurality of second touch sensing parts arranged with each other along a second direction crossing the first direction and having the mesh shape, and a second connection part configured to connect adjacent ones of the second touch sensing parts to each other along the second direction. An insulation layer is located between the first connection part and the second connection part, and the first connection part extends to cross the adjacent ones of the second touch sensing parts. |
| US10712887B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a signal supply part, a substrate including a display region and a second region having a width increase section, a display line on the display region and through which a signal for display is transmitted, a line on the first region and through which a signal is transmitted, a signal receive part on the second region, a display lead line connected to the signal supply part and an end of the display line close to the signal supply part, a first lead line connected to the signal supply part and an end of the line close to the signal supply part, and a second lead line connected to the signal receive part and another end of the line opposite from the end of the line close to the signal supply part. |
| US10712886B2 |
Touch panel and electrical device
A sensing unit in the touch panel includes a first electrode formed in a first film and a second electrode formed in a second film. The first electrode includes multiple extending portions and at least one connecting portion. The extending portions extend along a first direction. The connecting portion extends along a second direction which is different from the first direction. The extending portions are spaced from each other by a distance along the second direction, and the connecting portion connects the extending portions. The second electrode includes a circular pad having an opening. The extending portions at least partially overlap with the circular pad, and the connecting portion is formed in an area overlapping with the opening. |
| US10712883B2 |
Electronic device validating multiple finger touch detection through donut shaped touch islands, and related methods
Disclosed herein is a touch screen controller operable with a touch screen. The touch screen controller includes input circuitry to receive touch data from the touch screen, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires mutual capacitance touch strength values from the touch screen, determines when the mutual capacitance touch strength values define a pre-validated donut touch pattern, and reads self capacitance touch strength values for lines that are contained within bounds of the pre-validated donut touch pattern. If the self capacitance touch strength values for lines contained within bounds of the pre-validate donut touch pattern contain a singular peak value, the processing circuitry validates the pre-validated donut touch pattern as representing a single touch. |
| US10712880B2 |
Signal infusion to enhance appendage detection and characterization
An infusion system including two infusors is operatively connected to a source of infusion signals. In an embodiment, the infusors being adapted for attachment to different parts of the same hand of a user. In an embodiment, the infusors are embedded in a glove or other wearable component. In an embodiment, a choke is used to mitigate infusion signals in other parts of a body. The infusion signal source is configured to transmit differing, orthogonal signals to the two infusors. In an embodiment, each of the differing signals is made up of at least a high frequency signal and a low frequency signal. In an embodiment, the high frequency signal and the low frequency signal are at least one octave apart and orthogonal to each other. In an embodiment, the infusion system includes a steering wheel sensor made from a plurality of conductors attached to a receiver. |
| US10712870B2 |
Method for improving fault tolerance of touchscreen and touchscreen terminal
A method for improving fault tolerance of a touchscreen determines an abnormal node, and shield the abnormal node to improve the fault tolerance of the touchscreen. The method includes detecting a capacitance value of each node in the touchscreen, comparing the detected capacitance value of each node with a preset capacitance value of each node to determine N target nodes, where N is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and the target nodes are nodes whose capacitance values vary, determining whether an abnormal node is included in the N target nodes, where the abnormal node is a target node determined when no touch operation occurs on the touchscreen, and discarding a row value, a column value, and a capacitance variation value of the abnormal node when the abnormal node is included in the N target nodes. |
| US10712855B2 |
Array substrate, display panel and display device
Provided are an array substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate, scanning lines extending along first direction and data lines extending along second direction disposed on base substrate, pixel units arranged in an array along first direction and second direction; touch electrodes and touch traces disposed on base substrate, and a first insulating layer disposed between the touch traces and the touch electrodes in a direction perpendicular to base substrate. Each touch trace is connected to the touch electrodes via a first through hole in the first insulating layer. Two scanning lines are disposed between two adjacent pixel units in the second direction, and each scanning line controls its adjacent pixel unit. An orthographic projection of the first through hole on the base substrate is located between the two scanning lines and does not overlap with them. |
| US10712854B2 |
Input device
An input device includes: a touch panel; a tactile presentation device that is mounted on the touch panel, and presents a tactile feel; and a control device that detects a position of a finger in accordance with information from the touch panel, controls the tactile presentation device to present the tactile feel in accordance with the position of the finger, and confirms an input value, the input value being the number of times the tactile feel is presented before input confirmation. |
| US10712853B2 |
Display device including touch sensors and method of driving the same
A power supply and a method of driving the same. A converter receives an input voltage from a battery and outputs a first voltage through an output terminal, such that a ground voltage of the output terminal changes. A pulse width modulation (PWM) controller controls the converter to adjust the voltage level of the first voltage. The ground voltage is applied to the converter as a direct current (DC) voltage during a first time and as a pulse wave having a predetermined amplitude during a second time. The PWM controller controls the first voltage to have different voltage levels during the first time and the second time. |
| US10712850B2 |
Vehicle interior systems having a curved cover glass and a display or touch panel and methods for forming the same
Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed. |
| US10712845B2 |
Touch substrate and method of producing the same, and touch panel and method of producing the same, and display device
The present disclosure relates to a touch substrate and a method of producing the same, and a touch panel and a method of producing the same, and a display device. In an embodiment, a method of producing a touch substrate comprises steps of: forming a flexible film sheet with a metal wiring pattern, the metal wiring pattern comprising metal wirings and metal bonding electrodes connected to the metal wirings respectively; forming a glass substrate on which a touch electrode structure and touch bonding electrodes in an electrical connection with the touch electrode structure are formed, both a sheet resistance of the touch electrode structure and a sheet resistance of the touch bonding electrodes ranging from 12 Ω/□ to 70 Ω/□; and aligning and bonding the flexible film sheet with the glass substrate. |
| US10712843B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling display of scrolled content by modifying the content as the content is being scrolled to a designed location and computer program for executing the method
A display control method includes displaying at least a portion of a page, in which one or more content regions including contents are arranged, on a screen image; recognizing a scrolling operation with respect to the page; and scrolling the page based on the scrolling operation and applying an animation with respect to content included in a content region exposed on the screen image as the page is scrolled. |
| US10712841B2 |
Display control device, display control system, display control method, and storage medium having stored thereon display control program
Display operation of a display device is controlled in association with a pointer device. A display control system that includes: a display device for displaying information on a display surface; a control device for controlling the display of the display device; and an image acquisition device for acquiring an image of the display device including a light beam from a pointer device capable of emitting a light beam is proposed. The control device includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring the image from the image acquisition device; a feature identification unit for identifying a feature of the light beam included in the image; and a display control unit for performing display operation of the display device based on the feature and state of the light beam. A corresponding display control method and display control program are proposed, too. |
| US10712828B2 |
Electronic device, recording medium, and control method
An electronic device includes a proximity sensor and a controller configured to determine a direction of a gesture by a user on the basis of an output from the proximity sensor and in accordance with the hand the user uses to operate the electronic device. |
| US10712826B2 |
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing feedback during interaction with an intensity-sensitive button
An electronic device: while displaying a user interface, detects an input sequence that includes detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of a contact on a button. In response, the device determines whether the increase is above a first intensity threshold and whether a change in the characteristic intensity proximate to a time when the characteristic intensity increases above the first intensity threshold has a first or a second value for an intensity-change metric. If the increase is above the threshold and the change has the first value, the device performs a first operation that changes the user interface displayed on the display; and generates a first discrete tactile output that corresponds to the increase. If the increase is above the threshold and the change has the second value, the device performs the first operation and generates a second discrete tactile output that corresponds to the increase. |
| US10712825B2 |
Touch-sensitive input device with improved generation of haptics
The present disclosure relates to a touch-sensitive input device, including: a support; a touch-sensitive input component mounted on the support by a first spring means to elastically return along a deflection direction and is oscillation-capable; an absorber body mounted on the support by a second spring means to be movable along the deflection direction in an elastically returning and oscillation-capable manner; an actuating mechanism acting on the absorber body and the input component, with at least one direction of action having a component of the direction of action parallel to the deflection direction to cause a movement of the input component for generating haptic feedback along the deflection direction and cause movement of the absorber body in the direction opposite the movement of the input component; a mechanical trimming device for changing an effective spring length of a spring of the first spring means or the second spring means. |
| US10712810B2 |
System and method for interactive 360 video playback based on user location
A system, method, and Head-Mounted Display (HMD) apparatus for recording a video and playing back the video to a viewer in a Virtual Reality (VR) environment. A geographical area is recorded with an omnidirectional video recording camera by dividing the geographical area into a plurality of area portions and recording in separate video sections, each of the area portions while moving the camera in different directions. Time points in each video section are associated with virtual locations of the viewer. At a time point providing the viewer with a choice of directions to proceed, the system receives the viewer's choice and presents to the viewer, a video section corresponding to the virtual location of the viewer and the desired direction of movement. The viewer's choice may be indicated by detecting a direction of the viewer's field of view or by receiving from the viewer, a response to a banner notification. |
| US10712809B2 |
Link power savings with state retention
Methods and apparatus relating to link power savings with state retention are described. In one embodiment, one or more components of two agents coupled via a serial link are turned off during idle periods while retaining link state in each agent. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US10712807B2 |
Methods and apparatus for saving always on (AON) routing of signals across chips
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to saving always on (AON) routing of signals across chips, the disclosure includes turning ON a first power signal in a system on a chip (SOC) when a Power ON Reset (PoR) signal is asserted and a clamp control signal is asserted; turning ON a second power signal in the SOC after the first power signal is turned ON; de-asserting the PoR signal after the second power signal is turned ON; latching a logic signal with a LOW clamp keeper cell if the logic signal is at a LOW logic level or with a HIGH clamp keeper cell if the signal is at a HIGH logic level; and de-asserting the second power signal while a first section of the SOC routes the logic signal through a second section of the SOC. |
| US10712806B1 |
Management of power state transitions of a memory sub-system
A transitory idle state is established for a memory sub-system that can be transitioned from an active state to one or more idle states including the transitory idle state and a deep idle state. A power consumption metric and transition time for each idle state is identified. A transitional energy metric is determined for each idle state based on the corresponding power consumption metric transition time. An energy target time is determined for the transitory idle state. Based on the energy target time, an idle state optimization time is determined for the transitory idle state. The memory sub-system is maintained in the transitory idle state for a duration of the idle state optimization time. |
| US10712805B2 |
System and method of thermal management of information handling systems
In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may determine if a user is in contact with an information handling system. If the user is not in contact with the information handling system, the information handling system may utilize a thermal profile. If the user is in contact with the information handling system, it may be determined if the user is in contact with a first display of multiple displays of the information handling system. If the user is in contact with the first display, processing of information may be migrated from a component associated with the first display to a component associated with a second display of the multiple displays. If the user is not in contact with the first display, processing of the information may be migrated from the component associated with the second display to the component associated with the first display. |
| US10712804B2 |
Dynamic selection of display resolution
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a first circuitry to provide an estimate of a distance of a user from the apparatus; and a second circuitry to select a display resolution for displaying on a display panel of the apparatus, based at least in part on the estimate of the distance of the user from the apparatus. |
| US10712801B2 |
USB type-C power delivery management
When power is provided through a USB-C cable from a source device to a sink device, a sudden connection or disconnection of the cable between the two devices may cause a sudden power surge or power drop in at least one of those devices, leading to other problems. To avoid this sudden event from causing potential damage or disruption to one of the devices, in some embodiments a CC pin in the cable is used to announce the impending connection/disconnection, and the device may throttle back its power consumption before power is actually applied to or removed from the power pins. |
| US10712800B2 |
Aligning active and idle phases in a mixed workload computing platform
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for aligning active and idle phases of components in a computing system are disclosed. A computing system includes components that can be forced into an active or idle phase and components that cannot be forced into an active or idle phase. The system implements schemes for aligning the active and idle phases of the components within the system. For example, a timer starts counting when a processor and memory subsystem go from a low power state to an operational state. If the amount of time spent by the processor and memory subsystems in the operational state without transitioning to the low power state exceeds a threshold, the system forces active-to-idle and idle-to-active phase transitions of components in the system in order to cause a realignment of active and idle phases of the various components within the system. |
| US10712797B2 |
Two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for body-mountable electronic device
The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state. |
| US10712789B2 |
Integrated circuit thermal throttling with workload adapted thermal sensor maximum temperature
A method and apparatus for integrated circuit (IC) thermal throttling is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of thermal sensors, each of the plurality of thermal sensors being located in an area in the IC to record a die temperature at a location in its associated area; and a thermal controller coupled to the plurality of thermal sensors to perform thermal throttling of the IC to reduce the temperature of the IC in response to the die temperature recorded by any one temperature sensors of the plurality of thermal sensors being greater than an individual temperature threshold for said any one temperature sensor, the individual temperature threshold for each temperature sensor being based on a maximum temperature allowed for the area in the IC in which said each thermal sensor is located and power supplied to a plurality of areas of the IC. |
| US10712788B2 |
Extendable structure for protecting electrical connectors
An apparatus for protecting connectors protruding from a metal enclosure of a hardware canister includes an enclosure that includes one or more components, wherein a portion of the one or more components protrudes out of a first side of the enclosure. The apparatus further includes a first extendable member assembly coupled to a lower interior surface of the enclosure, wherein the first extendable member assembly includes, a first structure coupled to a first compressible member, wherein a force applied to the first structure at the first side of the enclosure translates to the first compressible member and a lower edge of the first structure located below a lower edge of the one or more components, wherein a length of the first structure in an extended state is longer than a length of the protruding portion of the one or more components. |
| US10712785B2 |
Hinge structure and electronic device
A hinge structure including a hinge cover, a torsion element, a bracket, a fixing element and a shaft is provided. The torsion element is disposed at the hinge cover. The bracket is disposed at a side of the torsion element. The fixing element is fixed at one of the torsion element and the bracket by a fixing portion. The shaft is disposed at the hinge cover and passed through the torsion element, the bracket and the fixing element so that one of the torsion element and the bracket is adapted to rotate with the fixing element in relative to another one of the torsion element and the bracket through the shaft as an axle center. An electronic device including the aforementioned hinge structure is also provided. |
| US10712784B2 |
Flexible information handling system display
An information handling system having rotationally coupled housing portions supports a flexible display disposed across the housing portions with a hinge structure that manages flexible display curve radius in a folded configuration. A set of plural hinges having five geared rotational portions interconnect with a bar fixedly coupled to the center hinge rotational portion. The bar presses against a shape memory alloy support that manages curve radius of a flexible display during rotation of the hinges. |
| US10712781B2 |
Casing assembly and electronic device having the same
A casing assembly of an electronic device is provided. The casing assembly of the electronic device is configured to connect a connecting assembly. The connecting assembly comprises a metal casing; and an injection-molded frame. The injection-molded frame includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is fixed to the metal casing, and the second surface is configured with a plurality of connecting structures. The connecting structures are fixed to the connecting assembly, and the connecting assembly is assembled to the metal casing via the connecting structures. |
| US10712780B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel including a first area, a second area, and a bending portion provided between the first area and the second area, the first area overlapping the second area by bending of the bending portion; and a supporter provided in a space defined by the first area, the second area, and the bending portion, and contacting the bending portion and the first area adjacent to the bending portion. |
| US10712779B2 |
Unified chassis construction for all in one computer
Embodiments are generally directed to a unified chassis construction for an all in one computer. An embodiment of a computer system includes a computer sub-system to provide computer operation; a display sub-system to provide display operation; a unified plate, components installed in the unified plate including at least one or more computer sub-system components and one or more display sub-system components; and a display screen coupled with the unified plate. |
| US10712771B2 |
System and method for synchronized playback of streaming digital content
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for synchronizing playback of digital content on two or more different content players. Each content player synchronizes a local time signal to a time reference signal maintained by a time server. Actions related to content playback are synchronized with respect to each local time signal for a given content player, which thereby synchronizes playback for a group of associated content players. Each content player may be advantageously configured with different playback options, allowing each user to have a better shared viewing experience than possible with prior art solutions that provide only one set of playback options. |
| US10712769B2 |
Method and apparatus for clock signal distribution
A clock distribution network and method of distributing a clock signal is disclosed. In one embodiment, a clock distribution network is coupled to at least a first circuit. The clock distribution network includes a clock source configured to generate a differential clock signal and provide it to a current mode logic (CML) driver. The CML driver is configured to transmit the clock signal over a differential signal path. A CML receiver is coupled to receive the clock signal via the differential signal path. |
| US10712764B2 |
Variable force electronic vehicle clutch pedal
An electronic vehicle clutch pedal comprising a pedal housing and a pedal arm coupled to and rotatable relative to the housing and including a distal drum rotatable relative to the pedal housing and defining a contact surface including at plurality of surface segments with different slopes. A force lever is pivotable about the pedal housing and has a first end abutted against the contact surface on the drum of the pedal arm. A compressible member has a first end abutted against a lower surface of the pedal arm and a second end abutted against a second end of the force lever. The pedal arm is rotatable about the pedal housing to cause the pivoting of the force lever relative to the pedal housing and cause the first end of the compressible member to exert a variable force against the pedal arm. |
| US10712762B2 |
Semiconductor circuit and semiconductor system
Provided are a semiconductor circuit and a semiconductor system. A semiconductor circuit includes a bandgap reference voltage generation circuit including an operational amplifier to amplify a differential voltage between a first node and a second node; a first startup circuit which receives input of an output signal of the operational amplifier from an output voltage node of the bandgap reference voltage generation circuit and pulls up the second node; and a second startup circuit which pulls down the output voltage node. |
| US10712759B2 |
System and method for enhancing bandwidth of low-dropout regulators using power transmission lines for high speed input output drivers
Power supply rejection (PSR) peaking in Low Dropout (LDO) voltage regulators can lead to reduced bandwidth and efficiency. The present invention is directed to a new design method by combining power transmission lines (PTL) with LDOs for enhancing its bandwidth and efficiency. This approach is applicable for LDOs regulating high speed I/O drivers. The PTL combined with decoupling capacitors on the package or board are used to mitigate the PSR peaking. This methodology is demonstrated using printed circuit board test vehicles with off-the-shelf components. When compared to conventional approaches, the PTL solution showed ˜80% lower power supply noise. |
| US10712757B2 |
Process controller with an integrated optical detector
A process controller is provided and includes at least one optical sensor. The optical sensor includes an optical source is configured to emit an electronic signal toward an object. The process controller further includes a control unit in communication with the at least one optical sensor, wherein the control unit controls a controlled device based on the electronic signal received by the at least one optical sensor. In another form, the optical sensor further includes an optical detector configured to receive the return electronic signal reflected by the object. A system for process control in an elevated radio frequency (RF) environment is also provided and includes a process controller having at least one optical sensor and a control unit in communication with the optical sensor. The optical sensor is disposed within the elevated RF environment and includes an optical detector. |
| US10712756B2 |
Mixing valve arrangement for a hydraulic system, including an oil cooling system and compressor system
A mixing valve arrangement for a hydraulic system is provided with a medium cavity, in which a mixing cylinder, a first and a second inlet chamber as well as an outlet are provided. A mixing piston is axially mounted and movable in the mixing cylinder, provided with a flow path with an inlet opening, a variable cross-section of said inlet opening culminating into the first and/or the second inlet chamber, according to the axial position of the mixing piston, and with an outlet opening culminating in the outlet of the mixing cylinder. A thrust rod is axially mounted and movable and connected to the mixing piston, to change the axial position thereof. A drive is connected as an actuator to the thrust rod, for the axial movement of the same. The drive is an electrical motor, which is completely arranged inside the medium cavity. |
| US10712755B2 |
Linear solenoid valve
A pressure control valve includes a spool that strokes to one side in the direction of an axis due to the conduction of current to a coil, a spring that urges the spool to the other side in the axis direction, a control device for controlling the conduction of the current to the coil, a determination unit for determining the start of a foreign substance removing operation by the spool, a command value setting unit for setting a command value for the current conducted to the coil, and a dither current setting unit for setting a dither current superimposed on the command value. When the determination unit determines the start of the foreign substance removing operation, the dither current setting unit changes an oscillation frequency of the dither current to an oscillation frequency lower than the frequency at the current point in time, and the command value setting unit periodically increases and reduces the command value on which the changed oscillation frequency is superimposed. |
| US10712748B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for generating travel forecasts for vehicle pairing
Systems and methods for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy trucks, to follow closely behind each other, or linking to form a platoon. In one aspect, on-board controllers in each vehicle interact with vehicular sensors to monitor and control, for example, relative distance, relative acceleration or deceleration, and speed. In some aspects, vehicle onboard systems supply various data (breadcrumbs) to a Network Operations Center (NOC), which in turn provides data (authorization data) to the vehicles to facilitate platooning. The NOC suggests vehicles for platooning based on, for example, travel forecasts and analysis of relevant roadways to identify platoonable roadway segments. The NOC also can provide traffic, roadway, weather, or system updates, as well as various instructions. In some aspects, a mesh network ensures improved communication among vehicles and with the NOC. In some aspects, a vehicle onboard system may provide the authorization data. |
| US10712741B2 |
Vehicle control system
A vehicle control system is provided to maintain an SOC level of the battery during autonomous operation of the vehicle. The control system is applied to a vehicle that can be operated autonomously by controlling an engine, a motor, a steering system, a brake system etc. autonomously by a controller, and the vehicle is allowed to coast by manipulating a clutch. During autonomous operation of the vehicle, a first coasting mode in which the engine is stopped and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is higher than a threshold level, and a second coasting mode in which the engine is activated and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is lower than the threshold level. |
| US10712736B2 |
Controlling an aircraft comprising a plurality of loadable configuration sever data based on detecting one or more diagnostic test interfaces
According to an aspect, a sever system includes a non-volatile storage device with a plurality of loadable configuration data and a configurable sever logic circuit configured responsive to a transfer of the loadable configuration data to perform a plurality of operations. The operations include mapping a plurality of module-level sever logic inputs to a plurality of module-specific sever logic functions as defined in the loadable configuration data. The module-level sever logic inputs are monitored by the configurable sever logic circuit based on the module-specific sever logic functions for a sever condition. A sever command to disconnect one or more outputs of a plurality of modules is triggered based on the module-specific sever logic functions and the module-level sever logic inputs. |
| US10712734B2 |
Continuous monitoring of a model in an interactive computer simulation station
Continuous monitoring of a model in an interactive computer simulation station. The model comprises a plurality of interrelated parameters defining a dynamic behavior of a simulated interactive object in an interactive computer simulation when inputs are provided on tangible instrument(s) of the station. During a diagnostic period of time, a frequency sweep of the model is performed for measuring the dynamic behavior of the simulated interactive object. During the frequency sweep, each of the tangible instrument(s) is automatically mechanically moved following an input function defining an input range variation at a related frequency. The frequency sweep provides an actual frequency response function for the tangible instrument(s) defining the dynamic behavior. The station is determined to require maintenance when the dynamic behavior of the simulated interactive object, measured by the frequency sweep, is outside of a target dynamic behavior range for the simulated interactive object. |
| US10712733B2 |
Methods and systems for discovery of prognostic subsequences in time series
Systems and methods for determining a pattern in time series data representing an operation of a machine. A memory to store and provide a set of training data examples generated by a sensor of the machine, wherein each training data example represents an operation of the machine for a period of time ending with a failure of the machine. A processor configured to iteratively partition each training data example into a normal region and an abnormal region, determine a predictive pattern absent from the normal regions and present in each abnormal region only once, and determine a length of the abnormal region. Outputting the predictive pattern via an output interface in communication with the processor or storing the predictive pattern in memory, wherein the predictive pattern is a predictive estimate of an impending failure and assists in management of the machine. |
| US10712731B2 |
Control device, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
The disclosure provides a control device including a memory storing address information and a server section communicating with the external machine serving as a destination of publishing the address information. The server section includes a determining section, a monitoring section, and an address managing section. The determining section determines priority levels of publishing variables included in a control program to the external machine in accordance with a predetermined rule. The monitoring section monitors free capacity of the memory. With respect to public variables for the external machine among the variables included in the control program, the address managing section adds logical addresses of the respective public variables to the address information in order of the publishing priority levels as long as the free capacity does not fall below a predetermined threshold. |
| US10712725B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, robot transfer time estimation method, and robot transfer time estimation device
Provided is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process including: acquiring transfer times of straight transfer paths for a hand of a vertical articulated robot having at least four controlled axes; calculating a vector of each of the straight transfer paths; comparing a direction of a vector of a target path for which a transfer time is to be estimated with a direction of the vector of each of the straight transfer paths, and identifying, among the straight transfer paths, a transfer path most similar in vector direction to the target path; and estimating a transfer time of the target path, in accordance with a scalar quantity of a vector of an identified transfer path, a scalar quantity of the vector of the target path, and a transfer time of the identified transfer path. |
| US10712722B2 |
Systems and articles for enhancing wellness associated with habitable environments
Environmental characteristics of habitable environments (e.g., hotel or motel rooms, spas, resorts, cruise boat cabins, offices, hospitals and/or homes, apartments or residences) are controlled to eliminate, reduce or ameliorate adverse or harmful aspects and introduce, increase or enhance beneficial aspects in order to improve a “wellness” or sense of “wellbeing” provided via the environments. Control of intensity and wavelength distribution of passive and active Illumination addresses various issues, symptoms or syndromes, for instance to maintain a circadian rhythm or cycle, adjust for “jet lag” or season affective disorder, etc. . Air quality and attributes are controlled. Scent(s) may be dispersed. Noise is reduced and sounds (e.g., masking, music, natural) may be provided. Environmental and biometric feedback is provided. Experimentation and machine learning are used to improve health outcomes and wellness standards. |
| US10712720B2 |
Seismic event responsive alert and utilities control system having a utilities control unit
A system adapted to provide alert signals to individuals or institutions and/or control signals to utilities control units to automatically stop the flow of gas, water, electricity, oil, etc., such signals being delivered in response to the detection of seismic events, the detection occurring via ground-based monitoring systems and/or satellite-based monitoring systems. The alert and/or control signals are distributed through various broadcasting systems or similar channels of communication, such as radio frequency transmitters, Internet service providers, cell phone wireless carriers, satellite phone service providers and/or security monitoring service providers, to individuals and/or facilities through smartphones, landline telephones, tablets, PC's, voice-controlled web communication devices or the like and/or to signal receivers on utilities control units. The system utilizes utilities control units having a signal receiving device adapted to receive the alert and utilities control signals from the broadcasting systems, and a central processing unit module in communication with the signal receiving device and one or more utilities control mechanisms. |
| US10712719B2 |
Testing machine with graphical user interface with situational awareness
A testing machine for testing a test specimen includes an actuator assembly configured to be coupled to the test specimen; and a computing device configured to control the actuator assembly, the computing device including a graphical user interface that renders at least a visual representation or a simulated visual representation of at least a parameter of the component or the component changing in accordance with changes of the actual corresponding component on the testing machine. |
| US10712716B2 |
Control device
A control device according to the present invention includes a plurality of arithmetic units that operate in parallel. A sensor value of the control amount is input to the first arithmetic unit in a signal transmission sequence, and a correction amount for the manipulation amount is output from the last arithmetic unit in the signal transmission sequence. The first arithmetic unit has a controller that produces an output by processing the input sensor value, and the arithmetic units other than the first arithmetic unit has a delay element that delays an input by a predetermined number of steps and a controller that produces an output by processing the delayed input. |
| US10712713B2 |
Smart watch
The present invention provides a smart watch, including a case; a window for covering a front surface of the case; a display unit mounted inside the window and including a center hole formed at a center thereof; a movement located on a rear surface of the display unit and including a shaft that passes through the center hole; a watch hand located between the display unit and the window and rotating by being connected to the shaft; and a main board for controlling the display unit and the movement, wherein the display unit includes: a liquid crystal panel; a light guide plate located on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel; and a first light source located at one side of the light guide plate and a second light source located at the other side of the light guide plate, and wherein the center hole is located at a center of the first and second light sources. |
| US10712711B2 |
Drum cartridge in which first storage medium of toner catridge and second storage medium of drum catridge are aligned in mounting direction, and image forming apparatus to which drum catridge is mountable
A drum cartridge mountable to an image forming apparatus in a mounting direction, the drum cartridge including: a frame having an opening, the frame allowing a toner cartridge to be attached, and the frame including a housing configured to accommodate therein a toner and a first storage medium including a first electric contact; a photosensitive drum; and a second storage medium including a second electric contact and located at an outer surface of the frame, and in a state where the toner cartridge is mounted to the frame, the first storage medium is exposed via the opening and the second storage medium is aligned with the first storage medium in the mounting direction of the drum cartridge. |
| US10712704B2 |
Image forming apparatus with variable supply of fatty acid metal salt
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying unit that carries a toner image on a surface of the image carrying unit along with rotation of the image carrying unit to transfer the toner image onto a target transfer unit, and a supply unit that supplies a larger amount of fatty acid metal salt to the image carrying unit as a rotation speed of the image carrying unit increases. |
| US10712702B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus comprises a conveying member configured to convey paper along a paper path, an image reading unit configured to read a surface of the paper conveyed by the conveying member along the paper path, and a color sample member. The conveying member, the image reading unit, and the color sample member have a first arrangement in which the image reading unit reads the surface of the paper conveyed by the conveying member along the paper path. The conveying member, the image reading unit, and the color sample member have a second arrangement in which the image reading unit reads the color sample member. The conveying member is configured to change the paper path in front of the image reading unit for switching from the first arrangement to the second arrangement. |
| US10712698B2 |
Image forming apparatus
In an image forming operation of transferring one developer image to a recording material, when a plurality of image forming portions include a non-image forming portion that is an image forming portion which does not form a developer image on an image bearing member, applying means for applying a charging bias to a charging member which comes into contact with and charges the image bearing member applies a second charging bias to the charging member in the non-image forming portion, the second charging bias having a same polarity as a first charging bias for forming a developer image and being a voltage equal to or lower than a discharge start voltage. |
| US10712691B1 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus
In accordance with an embodiment, a fixing device for fixing a toner image formed on a medium to the medium comprises a heating rotating member that is rotatably supported; a heater configured to heat the heating rotating member; a pressing member arranged at the inside of the heating rotating member and configured to abut against an inner peripheral surface of the heating rotating member; a pressing rotating member configured to be pressed against the pressing member across the heating rotating member to form a nip through which the medium passes; a support member configured to movably support the pressing member in a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of the pressing rotating member; and a lubricant supply member arranged between the support member and the pressing member and impregnated with a lubricant. |
| US10712686B2 |
Toner cartridge with memory for image forming apparatus
A toner cartridge for use with an image forming apparatus includes a memory storing identification data of the toner cartridge and parameter information including image formation process parameters dependent on toner characteristic or ambient conditions. A transceiver unit communicates with the image forming apparatus to send the process parameter information stored in the memory to the image forming apparatus when the identification data is authentic. |
| US10712682B2 |
Toner and image forming method
A toner includes toner particles, wherein the toner particles contain a polymer containing a structural unit derived from an azobenzene derivative having a polymerizable group. |
| US10712678B2 |
Imprint lithography apparatus and method
An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed that includes an imprint template holder arranged to hold an imprint template, and a plurality of position sensors configured to measure change of the size and/or shape of the imprint template, wherein the position sensors are mechanically isolated from the imprint template. Also disclosed is a lithography method that includes using an imprint template to imprint a pattern onto a substrate, and measuring changes of the size and/or shape of the imprint template while imprinting the pattern onto the substrate. |
| US10712674B2 |
Method of determining an overlay error, manufacturing method and system for manufacturing of a multilayer semiconductor device, and semiconductor device manufactured thereby
This document describes a method of determining an overlay error during manufacturing of a multilayer semiconductor device. Manufacturing of the semiconductor device comprises forming a stack of material layers comprising depositing of at least two subsequent patterned layers of semiconductor material, the patterned layers comprising a first patterned layer having a first marker element and a second patterned layer having a second marker element. The determining of the overlay error comprises determining relative positions of the first and second marker element in relation to each other, such as to determine the overlay error between the first patterned layer and the second patterned layer. In addition an imaging step is performed on at least one of said first and second patterned layer, for determining relative positions of the respective first or second marker element and a pattern feature of a device pattern comprised by said respective first and second patterned layer. |
| US10712673B2 |
Method of determining a property of a structure, inspection apparatus and device manufacturing method
An optical system and detector capture a distribution of radiation modified by interaction with a target structure. The observed distribution is used to calculate a property of the structure (e.g. CD or overlay). A condition error (e.g. focus error) associated with the optical system is variable between observations. The actual condition error specific to each capture is recorded and used to apply a correction for a deviation of the observed distribution due to the condition error specific to the observation. The correction in one practical example is based on a unit correction previously defined with respect to a unit focus error. This unit correction can be scaled linearly, in accordance with a focus error specific to the observation. |
| US10712672B2 |
Method of predicting patterning defects caused by overlay error
A method including determining a first color pattern and a second color pattern associated with a hot spot of a design layout pattern, the design layout pattern configured for transfer to a substrate, and predicting, by a hardware computer system, whether there would be a defect at the hot spot on the substrate caused by overlay error, based at least in part on a measurement of an overlay error between the first color pattern and the second color pattern. |
| US10712667B2 |
Optical device and associated system
An alignment system aligns a laser beam to a desired position in a reference plane and to a desired direction in the reference plane. The system diffracts the laser light into different diffraction orders that are projected onto a detection plane using different lenses. As the locations of the projections of the different diffraction orders in the detection plane respond differently to changes in position and in direction of the beam in the reference plane, the locations of the projections enable to determine how to adjust the beam so as to get the beam properly aligned. The diffraction and the projection can be implemented by a hologram. |
| US10712665B2 |
Method for manufacturing array substrate and method for manufacturing liquid crystal antenna
The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an array substrate and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal antenna, and relates to the technical field of liquid crystal antennas and array substrates. The method for manufacturing an array substrate includes: sequentially depositing a metal material layer and a photoresist material layer on a substrate to form a plurality of metal patterns and a plurality of photoresist patterns on the plurality of metal patterns; and forming a light-shielding material between at least two adjacent metal patterns such that the light-shielding material and the plurality of photoresist patterns have opposite hydrophobicity-hydrophilicity; curing the light-shielding material to form at least one light-shielding pattern such that a thickness of the at least one light-shielding pattern is the same as a thickness of the plurality of metal patterns; and removing the plurality of photoresist patterns. |
| US10712664B2 |
Forming conductive vias using a light guide
The present invention provides a process and a structure of forming conductive vias using a light guide. In an exemplary embodiment, the process includes providing a via in a base material in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the base material, applying a photoresist layer to an interior surface of the via, inserting a light guide into the via, exposing, by the light guide, a portion of the photoresist layer to light, thereby resulting in an exposed portion of the photoresist layer and an unexposed portion of the photoresist layer, removing a portion of the photoresist layer, and plating an area of the via, where the photoresist has been removed, with a metal, thereby resulting in a portion of the via plated with metal and a portion of the via not plated with metal. |
| US10712656B2 |
Method for manufacturing a membrane assembly
A method for manufacturing a membrane assembly for EUV lithography, the method comprising: providing a stack comprising a planar substrate and at least one membrane layer, wherein the planar substrate comprises an inner region and a border region around the inner region; positioning the stack on a support such that the inner region of the planar substrate is exposed; and selectively removing the inner region of the planar substrate using a non-liquid etchant, such that the membrane assembly comprises: a membrane formed from the at least one membrane layer; and a border holding the membrane, the border formed from the border region of the planar substrate. |
| US10712655B2 |
Mask blank, transfer mask, method for manufacturing transfer mask, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
This mask blank is provided with a light blocking film on a light transmitting substrate. The light blocking film has an optical density of 2.5 or more with respect to ArF excimer laser exposure light, and has a structure that comprises three or more multilayer structures, each of which is composed of a high nitride layer and a low nitride layer. The high nitride layer and the low nitride layer are formed from a material that is composed of silicon and nitrogen or a material that contains one or more elements selected from among semimetal elements and non-metal elements in addition to silicon and nitrogen. The high nitride layer has a nitrogen content of 50 atom % or more, and has a thickness of 10 nm or more. The low nitride layer has a nitrogen content of less than 50 atom %, and has a thickness that is not less than twice the thickness of the high nitride layer. |
| US10712654B2 |
Photomask blank
A photomask blank has on a transparent substrate, an optional first film, a second film, a third film, and a fourth film. The first and third films are formed of silicon-containing materials which are resistant to chlorine base dry etching and removable by fluorine base dry etching. The second and fourth films are formed of chromium-containing materials which are resistant to fluorine base dry etching and removable by chlorine base dry etching. An etching clear time of the fourth film is longer than an etching clear time of the second film, on chlorine base dry etching. |
| US10712653B2 |
Etch variation tolerant optimization
A method to improve a lithographic process for imaging a portion of a design layout onto a substrate using a lithographic projection apparatus and for transferring the imaged portion of the design layout to the substrate by an etching process, which method includes: determining a value of at least one evaluation point of the lithographic process for each of a plurality of variations of the etching process; computing a multi-variable cost function of a plurality of design variables that are characteristics of the lithographic process, wherein the multi-variable cost function is a function of deviation from the determined values of the at least one evaluation point; and reconfiguring the characteristics of the lithographic process by adjusting the design variables until a termination condition is satisfied. This method may reduce the need of repeated adjustment to the lithographic process when the etching process varies. |
| US10712652B2 |
Mask blank having a resist layer, method for manufacturing mask blank having resist layer, and method for manufacturing transfer mask
A mask blank having a resist layer, which enables charge-up to be suppressed during electron beam irradiation. The mask blank having a resist layer includes a substrate having a thin film, a resist layer formed on a surface of the thin film, and a conductive layer formed on the resist layer. The conductive layer includes a first metal layer containing aluminum as a main component thereof and a second metal layer made of a metal other than aluminum. The first metal layer is formed on the resist layer side of the second metal layer. |
| US10712647B2 |
Illumination apparatus and image projection apparatus
An illumination apparatus includes a first condenser lens configured to collect illumination light including light from the wavelength conversion element, a first lens array including a plurality of lens cells and configured to divide the illumination light from the first condenser lens into a plurality of light fluxes, a second lens array including a plurality of corresponding lens cells configured to receive the light flux from each of the plurality of lens cells in the first lens array. The first condenser lens has a spherical aberration that collects the illumination light at a position on a light source side of the first lens array, and/or a surface apex of a first lens cell disposed on an optical axis side in the first lens array is more eccentric from a contour center of the first lens cell. |
| US10712644B2 |
Image projection apparatus
[Object] To provide an image projection apparatus that is able to efficiently cool an inside of a housing.[Solution] There is provided an image projection apparatus that is a short focus projector including a short focus lens as a projection lens that projects an image on a projection face, the image projection apparatus including: an optical system unit including an optical system component including the projection lens; an air intake port that is provided on a rear face of a housing containing the optical system unit and through which air is caused to flow into an inside of the housing; an air discharge port that is provided on a front face of the housing and through which air inside the housing is discharged; and one or more cooling fans that are provided to be closer to a rear face side than a heat generation component that generates heat among the optical system components, in the inside of the housing. |
| US10712641B2 |
Image projection apparatus
A projection apparatus includes a light source, a light reflective member, a light valve, and a light beam adjusting member. The light source is configured to provide an illumination beam. The light reflective member is configured to reflect the illumination beam. The light valve is configured to convert the illumination beam reflected by the light reflective member into an image beam. The light beam adjusting member is optically coupled between the light source and the light reflective member and includes a collimating lens module. The collimating lens module has a light entering surface and a light leaving surface respectively at opposite sides thereof. The light entering surface and the light leaving surface respectively have a first optical axis and a second optical axis extending along different directions. |
| US10712639B2 |
Camera shoe receiving device
A clamp assembly for securing a shoe plate of a camera accessory includes a bracket, a lever ring disposed around the bracket between the first end and the second end, and a base plate. The base plate is configured to move when the lever ring is rotated so as to secure the shoe plate between the base plate and the bracket. The clamp assembly is coupleable to a device that includes a housing and a mount configured to attach to a boom. The housing is rotatable relative to the mount about a rotation axis. The device also includes an actuator assembly and a latch coupled thereto. The actuator assembly is configured to move the latch between an engaged position with the mount, which prevents rotation of the housing relative to the mount, and a disengaged position with the mount, which enables rotation of the housing relative to the mount. |
| US10712638B2 |
Camera accessory
An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion. |
| US10712636B2 |
Polarization acquisition apparatus, image capturing apparatus and image capturing system
The polarization acquisition apparatus is configured to allow an image capturing system including an interchangeable lens and an image capturing apparatus to perform image capturing using polarized light. The polarization acquisition apparatus includes a variable polarization axis element in which a direction of its polarization transmission axis is variable, a driver configured to operate the variable polarization axis element so as to change the direction of the polarization transmission axis, a first mount to which the image capturing apparatus is detachably attachable, and a second mount to which the interchangeable lens is detachably attachable. The driver is configured to operate the variable polarization axis element so as to change the direction of the polarization transmission axis to at least three directions when the image capturing is performed multiple times. |
| US10712632B2 |
Systems and methods for optical computing and amplifying
An optical device includes a photonically controlled Josephson Junction and a Faraday rotator cell magnetized by the Josephson Junction. |
| US10712630B2 |
Display device
One example of a display device includes an electronic paper display, a counter-electrode, a floating electrode, and a patterned layer. The electronic paper display is imageable by receiving charges on an imaging surface of the electronic paper display. The counter-electrode is opposite to the imaging surface of the electronic paper display. The floating electrode is capacitively coupled to the counter-electrode. The patterned layer on the floating electrode provides mechanical protection for the floating electrode while enabling an air discharge to the floating electrode. |
| US10712628B2 |
Display control in display devices
The present subject matter relates to display control in display devices. In an example implementation, a display control layer for a display device comprises a first set of channels filled with a first electrochromic material to control a view angle of a display from the display device, and a second set of channels filled with a second electrochromic material to control absorption of blue/ultraviolet (UV) light from the display device. Each adjacent pair of channels of the second set sandwiches a channel of the first set. |
| US10712626B2 |
Display device
The present disclosure relates to a display device including a first electrode and a second electrode which are disposed oppositely and are configured to shift a bright state or a dark state of an pixel unit by changing an electric field applied between the first electrode and the second electrode; a reflection member configured to reflect an incident light toward a light-emitting side of the display device; and a reflection compensation member disposed below the reflection member in a direction of the incident light to compensate a light reflection efficiency of the reflection member, wherein the light reflection efficiency of the reflection compensation member is set to be larger when the pixel unit is in the bright state than that when the pixel unit is in the dark state. |
| US10712625B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A method of manufacturing, with high mass productivity, liquid crystal display devices having highly reliable thin film transistors with excellent electric characteristics is provided. In a liquid crystal display device having an inverted staggered thin film transistor, the inverted staggered thin film transistor is formed as follows: a gate insulating film is formed over a gate electrode; a microcrystalline semiconductor film which functions as a channel formation region is formed over the gate insulating film; a buffer layer is formed over the microcrystalline semiconductor film; a pair of source and drain regions are formed over the buffer layer; and a pair of source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions so as to expose a part of the source and drain regions. |
| US10712624B2 |
Method for producing active matrix substrate and active matrix substrate
A method for producing an active matrix substrate includes the steps of: (A) forming in individual pixels a thin-film transistor element, a first insulating film, a pixel electrode to be connected to a drain electrode of the thin-film transistor element through a contact hole formed at least in the first insulating film, a second insulating film, and a common electrode to be superposed on the pixel electrode outside the contact hole, with the second insulating film in between; (B) detecting a short-circuited pixel among the pixels; (C) removing the pixel electrode inside the contact hole in the short-circuited pixel and thereby isolating the pixel electrode from the drain electrode; and (D) forming a through hole that penetrates the second insulating film outside the contact hole in the short-circuited pixel, and connecting the pixel electrode and the common electrode to each other through the through hole. |
| US10712622B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
In a display device having high reliability, even if being a narrow framing type, and a method for manufacturing thereof, having a display panel, being made up with a first substrate 101 and a second substrate 201, which are adhered with using a seal 301, a main SOC 302 is disposed like a wall, on a peripheral end portion of the first substrate 101 and the second substrate 201, and the seal 301 is disposed inwardly of the main SOC 302. Also, in a method for manufacturing thereof, the main SOC 302 is formed in a region including a cutting plane between the display panel regions neighboring with, and on the cutting plane is made the cutting thereof. |
| US10712612B2 |
Display device
To provide a display device whereby luminance distribution uniformity within a display surface can be improved. A display device of the present invention is provided with: a rectangular display panel, one surface of which displays an image; a substrate, which is disposed to face the other surface of the display panel, said the other surface being on the reverse side of the one surface, and on which a plurality of light sources are mounted; a diffuser plate disposed between the display panel and the substrate; and a supporting member, which has an opening, which light emitted from the light sources passes through, and which supports the peripheral end of the diffuser plate. The display device is also provided with reflecting members, which are respectively provided at the peripheries of the light sources close to four corner portions of the display panel, and which reflect light diffused by the diffuser plate to the corner portions of the display panel. |
| US10712609B1 |
Liquid crystal display and terminal
A liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal module; a backlight member arranged under the liquid crystal module and having a first through hole; a light guide member arranged in the first through hole and having a second through hole, the light guide member including a light incident surface and a first light emergent surface on a wall surrounding the second through hole, the first light emergent surface being obliquely arranged towards the liquid crystal module; and a light emission member arranged opposing the light incident surface and configured to emit light into the light guide member therethrough. A part of the light entering the light guide member is projected on a portion of the liquid crystal module corresponding to a center area of the first through hole after being emitted from the first light emergent surface. |
| US10712606B2 |
Color conversion panel and display device including the same
An exemplary embodiment of present disclosure provides a color conversion panel including: a substrate; a plurality of light blocking layers disposed on the substrate; a color conversion layer disposed on the substrate between the plurality of the light blocking layers and including quantum dots; an optical filter layer covering the color conversion layer and the light blocking layers; and a hydrogen blocking layer disposed on one surface of the optical filter layer. |
| US10712603B2 |
Three-dimensional image display apparatus including diffractive color filter
A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to provide collimated white light, and a display panel configured to modulate the light provided from the backlight unit based on image information and to display the light in a plurality of viewing zones. The display panel includes a diffractive color filter in which a diffractive element for providing directivity is disposed on a color filter, thereby improving an optical efficiency in 3D image formation. |
| US10712602B2 |
Optical drive
Optical device includes first substrate being light transmissive, second substrate opposing first substrate and being light transmissive, and light distribution layer disposed between first substrate and second substrate and distributing incident light. Light distribution layer includes uneven structure portion having a plurality of projections repeated in the z axial direction parallel to the main face of first substrate, and optical medium portion containing a birefringent material and disposed to fill a plurality of recesses that are spaces between the plurality of projections. Light blocking component configured to block at least part of incident light is disposed in the plurality of recesses. |
| US10712601B2 |
Display device comprising a module case having a through-hole and an outer case having an internal space with a first closed passage
There is disclosed a display device comprising a light source unit, an optical sheet spaced a preset distance apart from a front of the light unit, a display panel spaced a preset distance apart from a front surface of the optical sheet, a module case configured to form at least one of a first space between the display panel and the optical sheet, a second space between the optical sheet and the light source unit and a third space in a rear surface of the light source unit, a through-hole formed in the module case and at least one of the first through third spaces, and an outer case configured to form an internal space partitioned off from an external space and a first closed passage located in the internal space by mounted the module case, wherein the first passage is located in the first closed passage. |
| US10712597B2 |
Display device
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, an optical member under the display panel, and a support member under the optical member. The display device further includes a first adhesive member between the display panel and the optical member, and a second adhesive member between the optical member and the support member. The first adhesive member has higher transmittance than the second adhesive member. |
| US10712590B2 |
Opthalmic progressive addition lens for a presbyopic wearer; method for providing such a lens
An ophthalmic progressive addition lens for a presbyopic wearer which has a prescribed far vision mean refractive power a non nil prescribed addition, ADDp, the lens having a far vision reference point, a mean refractive power, PPO(α, β), a module of resulting astigmatism, ASR(α, β), a meridian line, ML(α, β), the (α, β) functions being determined in as-worn conditions of the lens by the wearer for gaze directions (α, β) joining the center of rotation of the eye, CRE, and the lens, wherein α is a lowering angle in degree and β is an azimuth angle in degree, and wherein α lens criterion, CRIT, fulfils following requirement: 0.38≤CRIT≤4.50, where: CRIT=NumeratorCRIT/DenominatorCRIT, NumeratorCRIT=(A1/A2)+(PPO(αFV, βFV)/(100·ADDp)); A1=α100%−α85%; A2=α100%−α60%; DenominatorCRIT=[(PeaksMean/ADDp)+(PPO(αFV,βFV)/(8·ADDp))]3. |
| US10712589B2 |
Ophthalmic apparatus with corrective meridians having extended tolerance band by modifying refractive powers in uniform meridian distribution
The embodiments disclosed herein include improved toric lenses and other ophthalmic apparatuses (including, for example, contact lens, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and the like) and associated method for their design and use. The apparatus includes one or more optical zones, including an optical zone defined by a polynomial-based surface coincident at a plurality of meridians having distinct cylinder powers, wherein light incident to a given region of each of the plurality of meridians, and respective regions nearby, is directed to a given point of focus such that the regions nearby to the given region direct light to the given point of focus when the given meridian is rotationally offset from the given region, thereby establishing an extended band of operation, and wherein each of the plurality of meridians is uniformly arranged on the optical zone for a same given added power (in diopters) up to 1.0 D (diopters). |
| US10712588B2 |
Contact lens having a space
The present disclosure relates generally to contact lenses having a space within the lens. In various embodiments, a contact lens comprises a posterior component having an anterior surface and an anterior component having a posterior surface. The posterior component and the anterior component can comprise various combinations of gas permeable and gas impermeable optical materials. A contact lens also comprises a space between the posterior surface and the anterior surface, with the space configured to permit diffusion of a gas from a perimeter of the space through the space and across the anterior surface of the posterior component. |
| US10712587B2 |
Eyeglasses equipment including a joint and method for manufacturing such an eyeglasses equipment
Disclosed is eyeglasses equipment (1) including a frame (10), and at least one ophthalmic lens (20) mounted into the frame. The equipment includes a colored interface (30) that is placed between the frame and the lens. |
| US10712584B2 |
Autostereoscopic display device
An autostereoscopic display device uses an electroluminescent display. A set of pixels is provided beneath view forming elements (such as lenses), with a plurality of pixels across the view forming element width direction. The pixels are arranged with at least two different angular orientations with respect to the substrate. The out-coupling performance is improved by arranging for the light emission direction to be substantially perpendicular to the desired emitting surface of the view forming elements. |
| US10712580B2 |
Driving mechanism and camera module
A driving mechanism is provided, including a fixed portion, a movable portion, and a driving module disposed therebetween. The driving module includes a first electromagnetic driving assembly and a second electromagnetic driving assembly. The first electromagnetic driving assembly has a first surface, and the second electromagnetic driving assembly has a second surface facing the first surface. The second surface is a curved surface. The driving module can drive the movable portion to rotate around a rotation axis relative to the fixed portion. |
| US10712579B1 |
Vortex linearization of micro-LED polarization
A vortex polarizer converts light having azimuthal polarization emitted at a light emitting surface of a light emitting diode (LED) into a converted light having linear polarization. The vortex polarizer includes a distribution of fast axes that vary as a function of azimuth angle. Each fast axis rotates a portion of the light having the azimuthal polarization to a portion of the converted light having linear polarization. The vortex polarizer may include linear photoalignment polymer (LPP) aligned to define the distribution of fast axes. |
| US10712577B1 |
Electronically tunable polarizing beam splitter
A tunable polarizing beam splitter receives light, reflects a portion of the light that is linearly polarized in a first direction and transmits a second portion of the light that is linearly polarized in a second direction. The first and second polarization directions can be adjusted by controlling the fast axis of switchable liquid crystals (LCs) in the tunable polarizing beam splitter. The tunable polarizing beam splitter may include interlaced isotropic layers and LC birefringent layers, each LC birefringent layer including integrated switchable LCs. In another example, the tunable polarizing beam splitter includes switchable half wave plates (HWPs) with switchable LCs, and a static beam splitter including interlaced isotropic and birefringent layers. |
| US10712576B1 |
Pupil steering head-mounted display
Disclosed herein are techniques for steering the eye box or exit pupil of a near-eye display device based on a location of the pupil of a user's eye. The near-eye display system includes an image projector, a deflector, and a relay optical subsystem. The image projector is configured to form an image of a computer-generated image on an image plane. The deflector is located at or near the image plane and is configurable based on a location of a pupil of a user's eye to deflect incident light from the image to a corresponding direction. The relay optical subsystem relays the image deflected by the deflector to an exit pupil of the near-eye display system, where the location of the exit pupil at least partially overlaps with the location of the pupil of the user's eye. |
| US10712574B2 |
Personal immersive device
A personal immersive device that can be worn on the user's head comprises a display panel having an active area where first and second pixels are arranged and a projection lens provided on the display panel, with a smaller area than the active area, and having a first lens portion allocated for the first pixel and a second lens portion allocated for the second pixel. The first and second pixels each comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic compound layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting light of the same color. The distance between the first and second electrodes of the first pixel is different from the distance between the first and second electrodes of the second pixel. |
| US10712573B2 |
Methods and devices for demountable head mounted displays
For users exploiting near-to-eye (NR2I) displays for augmented reality and/or correction of low vision then the user is typically going to wear the immersive or non-immersive NR2I displays for specific tasks, for specific visual environments, etc. and hence there is an issue of repeatedly attaching and removing the NR2I display. Further, in the majority of applications irrespective of whether for short-term, long-term, low vision, augmented reality, etc. there is a conflicting tradeoff between user comfort, ease of attachment, minimizing intrusiveness and aesthetics. Accordingly, a means of pivotably attaching and supporting a NR2I display is provided wherein the pivotable mounts may be permanently attached, attached, or demountably attached to a frame which may include for some user's prescription lenses. |
| US10712571B2 |
Holograghic waveguide eye tracker
An eye tracker having a first waveguide for propagating illumination light along a first waveguide path and propagating image light reflected from at least one surface of an eye along a second waveguide path. At least one grating lamina for deflecting the illumination light out of the first waveguide path towards the eye and deflecting the image light into the second waveguide path towards a detector is disposed adjacent an optical surface of the waveguide. |
| US10712570B2 |
Method and system for large field of view display with scanning mirror having optical power
An image display system can include a plurality of light sources configured to emit uncollimated light, and an eyepiece waveguide having an input port configured to receive beams of light at differing angles. The image display system also includes a scanning mirror having a surface with positive optical power configured to receive light emitted by the plurality of light sources. The surface with positive optical power is configured to collimate light emitted by the plurality of light sources to form a plurality of collimated light beams and direct the plurality of collimated light beams to the input port. |
| US10712565B2 |
Method and system for streaming information in wireless virtual reality
Described is a method and system to efficiently compress and stream texture-space rendered content that enables low latency wireless virtual reality applications. In particular, camera motion, object motion/deformation, and shading information are decoupled and each type of information is then compressed as needed and streamed separately, while taking into account its tolerance to delays. |
| US10712564B2 |
Advanced optical designs for eye-mounted imaging systems
An eye-mounted device includes a contact lens and an embedded imaging system. The front aperture of the imaging system faces away from the user's eye so that the image sensor in the imaging system detects imagery of a user's external environment. The optics for the imaging system has a folded optical path, which is advantageous for fitting the imaging system into the limited space within the contact lens. In one design, the optics for the imaging system is based on a two mirror design, with a concave mirror followed by a convex mirror. |
| US10712561B2 |
Interference mitigation via adaptive depth imaging
An illumination source is operated to illuminate an operating environment and an optical sensor is periodically operated for a detection period to detect illumination reflected from one or more subjects within the operating environment. Upon recognizing a source of interfering pulsed illumination within the operating environment, the timing of a subsequent detection period may be varied. In this way, sensing of the interfering pulsed illumination may be averted. |
| US10712556B2 |
Image information processing method and augmented reality AR device
An image information processing method includes obtaining, by an AR device, a first image including an image of a target object. The method includes detecting an environmental parameter of the AR device based on the first image. The method includes determining a cropping ratio coefficient of the first image based on the environmental parameter. The method includes cropping the first image based on the cropping ratio coefficient, to obtain a second image. The method includes extracting M contour feature points in a remaining image of the target object from the second image, to generate an AR image of the target object. The method includes displaying the AR image on a front windshield of a car. |
| US10712548B2 |
Systems and methods for rapid scanning of images in digital microscopes
Systems and methods for preparing a field image of a portion of a target area or region of interest (ROI) of a microscope slide specimen, and of assembly a plurality of field images into an image of the target area, using a SSM having a movable slide stage, an objective lens, a digital video camera and a digital image sensing element (DIS). |
| US10712544B2 |
Lens assembly for a videoconferencing system
This disclosure describes a videoconferencing system that includes a lens housing having a longitudinal axis; a lens assembly disposed within the lens housing along the longitudinal axis and comprising from front to rear: first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens groups. The lens groups are aligned with and distributed along the longitudinal axis. The videoconferencing system also includes a first motor coupled to and configured to move the second lens group along the longitudinal axis between the first and third lens groups; and a second motor coupled to and configured to move the fourth lens group along the longitudinal axis between the third and fifth lens groups. |
| US10712540B2 |
Imaging lens
An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The imaging lens has a total of seven lenses. The first to seventh lenses are arranged respectively with a space in between. The second lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis. The third lens is formed in a meniscus shape so that a surface on the object side is convex near an optical axis. The sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis. The seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface on the image plane side has at least one inflexion point. The first lens and the second lens have specific Abbe's numbers. |
| US10712539B2 |
Camera lens
The present invention provides a camera lens including: a first lens having a negative refractive power with a convex object side surface, a second lens having a positive refractive power with a convex object side surface, a third lens having negative refractive power with a concave image side surface, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power with a concave object side surface, and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power with a convex object side surface and a concave image side surface. The object side surface of the first lens, an object side surface and the image side surface of the third lens, the object side surface and an image side surface of the fourth lens, the object side surface and the image side surface of the fifth lens are aspherical surfaces. Specific conditions are satisfied. |
| US10712538B2 |
Optical imaging lens
An optical imaging lens includes: first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens element, the first lens element has negative refracting power, the third lens element has negative refracting power, and an optical axis region of an image-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave. The lens elements having refracting power included by the optical imaging lens are only the six lens elements described above. In addition, the optical imaging lens satisfies the relationship: (G23+T3+G34+T4+G45)/G12≤2.600 and υ3+υ4+υ5+υ6≤150.000. |
| US10712535B2 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of glass material, the second lens is made of glass material, the third lens is made of plastic material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
| US10712533B2 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of plastic material, the second lens is made of glass material, the third lens is made of glass material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
| US10712528B2 |
Lens moving mechanism
A lens moving mechanism includes a first lens guide unit which guides a lens mount, on which a lens for projecting light is mounted, in two orthogonal axis directions among three orthogonal axis directions including an optical axis direction of the light. The first lens guide unit includes a first track rail and a second track rail which are disposed to intersect each other in the two orthogonal axis directions, and one or a plurality of slider blocks which are mounted to be relatively movable on both or either of the first track rail and the second track rail. The one or plurality of slider blocks are disposed at an intersecting portion between the first track rail and the second track rail in one axis direction orthogonal to the two orthogonal axis directions, or are disposed to at least partially overlap each other in the one axis direction. |
| US10712521B2 |
Fiber optic cable with sleeve
A fiber optic cable includes a core assembly including an optical fiber, a polymeric sleeve surrounding the core assembly, water-swellable material integrated with the polymeric sleeve, and a jacket surrounding the polymeric sleeve. The polymeric sleeve is continuous peripherally around the core assembly, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable. |
| US10712518B2 |
Fiber optic enclosure with lockable internal cable spool
A fiber optic enclosure assembly includes a housing having an interior region and a bearing mount disposed in the interior region of the housing. A cable spool is connectedly engaged with the bearing mount such that the cable spool selectively rotates within the housing. A termination module disposed on the cable spool so that the termination module rotates in unison with the cable spool. |
| US10712517B2 |
Cable spool re-orientation device for a wall box
A telecommunications wall fixture includes a body configured for mounting to a wall, the body defining a mounting surface generally parallel to the wall when mounted. A cable storage spool is rotatably mounted to the body for storage and deployment of cable. A device is used for re-orienting the rotation axis of the spool from being generally perpendicular to the mounting surface to being generally non-perpendicular to the mounting surface, wherein the spool is configured such that the spool can be stored within the body when the spool is oriented to have the rotation axis generally perpendicular to the mounting surface. |
| US10712513B2 |
Method and system for two-dimensional mode-matching grating couplers
Methods and systems for two-dimensional mode-matching grating couplers may include in a photonic chip comprising a grating coupler at a surface of the photonic chip, where the grating coupler has increased scattering strength in a direction of a light wave traveling through the grating coupler: receiving an optical signal from a first direction within the photonic chip; and scattering the optical signal out of the surface of the photonic chip. A second optical signal may be received in the grating coupler from a second direction within the photonic chip. The second optical signal may be scattered out of the surface of the photonic chip. The increasing scattering strength may be caused by increased width scatterers along a direction perpendicular to the direction of light travel. The increased scattering strength may be caused by a transition of shapes of scatterers in the grating coupler. |
| US10712512B2 |
Fiber optic connector assemblies with cable boot release
Connector assemblies are described herein. For example, a connector assembly including: a housing configured to accept a first ferrule and a second ferrule. The connector assembly may also have a push/pull clip that is configure to depress a protrusion that rotates down a connector device to remove the connector assembly from an adapter. The push/pull clip is integrated with a cable boot assembly that allows a user to apply a distal force to remove or insert the connector assembly into the adapter housing. The push/pull clip is configured for use to release a MPO and LC connector type from an adapter. |
| US10712509B2 |
Alignment adapter and alignment design for a connector therefor
An adapter with novel alignment features engages alignment features on a plug, providing general alignment of the ferrule holders and ferrules in the plug. After the plug engages the adapter, the ferrule holders engage a second set of alignment features in the adapter to provide fine alignment for the ferrules. |
| US10712506B2 |
Field changeable fiber optic connector polarity keying with color coding
A fiber optic connector along with a tool allows for the changing of the polarity of the fiber optic connector. Keys are installed in both the top and the bottom of the fiber optic connector, one in a first position and the other in a second position. Using the tool in one back-and-forth motion, the polarity of the fiber optic connector change be changed. The keys may be colored differently to identify the polarity of the fiber optic connector. |
| US10712501B2 |
Grating-based backlight employing reflective grating islands
Grating-based backlighting includes a light guide and a plurality of reflective grating islands spaced apart from one another and optically coupled to the light guide. The light guide is to guide a light beam at a non-zero propagation angle and a reflective grating island includes a reflection mode diffraction grating that is configured to diffractively couple out a portion of the guided light beam as a coupled-out light beam at a predetermined principal angular direction. |
| US10712500B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device, including a semiconductive substrate, a dielectric stack disposed over the semiconductive substrate to form a wall of a grating coupler opening, and an etch stopper interfacing with two sublayers of the dielectric stack and partially separating the interface of the two sublayers. The etch stopper has a resistance to a fluorine solution that is higher than that of the two sublayers. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device is also provided. |
| US10712498B2 |
Shielding structures between optical waveguides
Methods and structures for shielding optical waveguides are provided. A method includes forming a first optical waveguide core and forming a second optical waveguide core adjacent to the first optical waveguide core. The method also includes forming an insulator layer over the first optical waveguide core and the second optical waveguide core. The method further includes forming a shielding structure in the insulator layer between the first optical waveguide core and the second optical waveguide core. |
| US10712495B2 |
Backlight frame structure and display device
A backlight frame structure and a display device are provided. The backlight frame structure includes a backlight module and a frame disposed at a periphery of the backlight module; the backlight module includes a light guide plate and a film covering a part of the light guide plate, a side of the frame facing the backlight module includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is opposite to the light guide plate, the second surface is opposite to the film, and the first surface of the frame has a plurality of grooves, the grooves are each recessed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface and are distributed in a direction parallel with the first surface. |
| US10712490B2 |
Backlight having a waveguide with a plurality of extraction facets, array of light sources, a rear reflector having reflective facets and a transmissive sheet disposed between the waveguide and reflector
An imaging directional backlight apparatus includes a waveguide and light source array for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The waveguide may include a stepped structure in which steps may include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a forward direction. Returning light propagating in a backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Viewing windows are formed through imaging individual light sources and defines the relative positions of system elements and ray paths. Alignment of the waveguide to mechanical and optical components may be provided by surface relief features of the waveguide arranged in regions adjacent the input surface and intermediate the light emitting regions of the light sources. Efficient, uniform operation may be achieved with low cross talk for application to autostereoscopic and privacy modes of operation. |
| US10712487B2 |
Phase difference film and production method for the same
Provided is a phase difference film formed of a resin containing a polymer having crystallizability, and having an NZ factor of less than 1. A production method of the phase different film includes: bonding a second film to one or both surfaces of a first film formed of a resin containing the polymer having crystallizability and having a glass transition temperature Tg (° C.) and a melting point Tm (° C.), to obtain a third film, the second film having a shrinkage percentage in at least one direction at (Tg+30)° C. of 5% or more and 50% or less; heating the third film to Tg° C. or higher and (Tg+3)° C. or lower to obtain a fourth film; and heating the fourth film to (Tg+50)° C. or higher and (Tm−40)° C. or lower. |
| US10712483B2 |
Photosensitive compositions, quantum dot polymer composite pattern prepared therefrom, and electronic devices including the same
A photosensitive composition including: a plurality of quantum dots, wherein the quantum dot includes an organic ligand with a hydrophobic moiety bound to a surface of the quantum dot; a binder; a photopolymerizable monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond; a photoinitiator; and a solvent, wherein the binder includes a multiple aromatic ring-containing polymer including a main chain including a carboxylic acid group and a backbone structure incorporated in the main chain, wherein the backbone structure includes a quaternary carbon atom, which is a part of a cyclic group, and two aromatic rings bound to the quaternary carbon atom, and wherein the plurality of quantum dots are dispersed in the binder. |
| US10712480B2 |
Light emitting device for emitting diffuse ultraviolet light
A diffusive layer including a laminate of a plurality of transparent films is provided. At least one of the plurality of transparent films includes a plurality of diffusive elements with a concentration that is less than a percolation threshold. The plurality of diffusive elements are optical elements that diffuse light that is impinging on such element. The plurality of diffusive elements can be diffusively reflective, diffusively transmitting or combination of both. The plurality of diffusive elements can include fibers, grains, domains, and/or the like. The at least one film can also include a powder material for improving the diffusive emission of radiation and a plurality of particles that are fluorescent when exposed to radiation. |
| US10712473B2 |
Weather data processing apparatus and method using weather radar
According to one embodiment, a weather data processing apparatus includes a storage configured to store weather data observed by a weather radar, and a processor. The processor is configured to acquire three-dimensional data of a cumulonimbus from the weather data; to detect a core of the cumulonimbus by using a principal component analysis process of the three-dimensional data; to calculate core detection data for displaying the core; and to execute a display process for effecting three-dimensional display of the cumulonimbus, and display of the core, based on the three-dimensional data of the cumulonimbus and the core detection data. |
| US10712469B2 |
Method for optimizing the working of a deposit of fluid by taking into account a geological and transitory exchange term between matrix blocks and fractures
The invention is a method for optimizing working (EXP) of a deposit of fluid traversed by a network of fractures that involves determining the transitory exchange terms between matrix blocks and fractures (FFA, FFN), for any type of available information (INFO) concerning the network of fractures, regardless of the level of knowledge of the fractured environment. |
| US10712467B2 |
Underground utility line detection
A mobile detection device for an evaluation of a location information of one or more occluded utility lines. The device comprises at least two magnetic detector units with detection coils for an alternating magnetic field. An electronic signal evaluation unit derives the location information of the utility line according to a difference in the electrical signals from the detector units. A spectral analyzing unit derives a spectral signature of a detected signal and a data link is established to a server, at which an identification of a type or class of one or more utility lines is derived by comparing the spectral signature to a database of signatures of known utility lines. A resulting utility line identification information is provided to the detection device. A visualisation unit of the device charting the one or more utility lines with the utility line location information and providing the utility line identification information. |
| US10712466B2 |
Casing thickness measurement using acoustic wave correlation
Systems, methods, and software for determining a thickness of a well casing are described. In some aspects, the thickness of the well casing is determined based on results of comparing a measured waveform and model waveforms. The measured waveform and model waveforms are generated based on operating an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver within a wellbore comprising the well casing. |
| US10712463B2 |
Seismic data acquisition with varying distance between seismic vessels
A method for acquiring seismic data comprises operating a seismic vessel towing at least one of a seismic streamer with a plurality of seismic sensors and a seismic source. The inline distance between the vessel and one or more other vessels is adjusted according to a predefined function, where the seismic vessels travel along offset seismic acquisition lines, by increasing and reducing the in-line distance during the acquisition of the seismic data. |
| US10712461B2 |
Prestack separating method for seismic wave
The present disclosure provides a prestack separating method for a seismic wave, including: receiving P-wave, S1-wave and S2-wave of the seismic wave, wherein the P-wave, S1-wave and S2-wave are reflected from different points; projecting the P-wave, S1-wave and S2-wave into a Z-R-T coordinate system, so as to generate a projection matrix, wherein Z is a vertical component, R is a component of a source-to-receiver azimuth and T is a component orthogonal to the R component; forming vectors of the P-wave, S1-wave and S2-wave as a composite vector; transforming the composite vector to an anisotropic wave vector matrix according to base vectors on the vector directions of the P-wave, S1-wave and S2-wave; and performing a rotation transformation of an affine coordinate system on the anisotropic wave vector matrix to generate a wave separation matrix, thereby solving a problem of error prediction result of fracture parameters caused by the “mode leakage” phenomenon. |
| US10712460B2 |
System and method for improving resolution of digital seismic images
A method is described for seismic imaging including receiving a seismic dataset representative of a subsurface volume of interest and an earth model; decomposing the seismic dataset into a set of data sub-sets based on a decomposition function; imaging each data sub-set using the earth model to generate a set of image sub-sets; and combining the set of image sub-sets based on a criterion to create a high resolution seismic image. The method may be executed by a computer system. |
| US10712455B2 |
Structured detectors and detector systems for radiation imaging
Detector module designs for radiographic imaging include first and second layers of scintillator rods or pixel arrays oriented in first and second directions. The first and second directions are transversely oriented to define a light sharing region between the first and second layers. Encoding features may be disposed in, on or between the first and second layers, and configured to modulate propagation of optical signals therealong or therebetween. |
| US10712453B2 |
Detection element
A detection element can obtain a high-resolution radiation image having a high signal intensity and a high S/N ratio. A detection element including a substrate having a through hole, an insulating layer arranged inside of the through hole, a through electrode arranged further to the inner side of the through hole than the insulating layer, a resin layer having insulating properties and having an opening portion exposing the through electrode, a first electrode arranged above the through electrode and the resin layer, the first electrode being connected to the through electrode through the opening portion, and a second electrode arranged above the resin layer, the second electrode being separated from the first electrode. |
| US10712452B2 |
Location determination method and system
Method/system for determining location of a mobile device having modules that are part of a terrestrial-based location system and part of a satellite-based global positioning system. The system comprises a remote system. The mobile device activates one of the location determining modules of the mobile device, the type of activated module selected according to a location module type datum in a message received from the remote system. The mobile device establishes a connection with the remote system and the remote system receives the determined location. A type of location determining module next used by the mobile device is determined or a period of time before the module device next determines location is determined. A message is sent from the remote system to the mobile device, comprising determined type of location determining module to be next used and/or the period of time before the module device next determines its location. |
| US10712450B2 |
Intelligent satellite exclusion for multipath mitigation based on line of sight
A method of operating a global positioning receiver is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of satellites. At least a measurement from and location of each satellite is determined based on the received plurality of signals. An approximate vehicle velocity vector is determined based on the received plurality of signals. A dot product between a line of sight between each satellite and a vehicle having the receiver and the determined vehicle velocity vector is determined. Each measurement associated with each determined dot product that is below a minimum dot product threshold is removed to obtain a resultant set of measurements. A position solution based on the resultant set of measurements is then determined. |
| US10712446B1 |
Remote sensing for detection and ranging of objects
Aspects of the present disclosure involve example systems and methods for remote sensing of objects. In one example, a system includes a light source, a camera, a light source timing circuit, an exposure window timing circuit, and a range determination circuit. The light source timing circuit is to generate light pulses using the light source. The exposure window timing circuit generates multiple exposure windows for the light pulses for the camera, each of the multiple exposure windows representing a corresponding first range of distance from the camera. The range determination circuit processes an indication of an amount of light captured at the camera during an opening of each of the multiple exposure windows for one of the light pulses to determine a presence of an object within a second range of distance from the camera, the second range having a lower uncertainty than the first range. |
| US10712445B2 |
Method for detecting at least one parking space for a vehicle
Objects are sensed by a distance sensor of a vehicle. Reflected signals are received as echo signals by the driving-environment sensor. Object distance is calculable, for example, from the propagation time of the signals. Of the sensed objects, those objects are identified which, e.g., based on their spatial disposition, are parking-space-delimiting objects. It is possible to differentiate between objects delimiting a parking space to the side (e.g., parked vehicles) and lateral parking-space delimitations (e.g., a curbstone) by evaluating the echo signals. The parking-space-delimiting objects are classified through characteristic structures of the echo signals assigned to the parking-space-delimiting objects, and an object class is assigned to each parking-space-delimiting object. A parking-space quality is determined as a function of the classification, and a parking space defined by the parking-space-delimiting objects is recognized as a possible parking space if the quality of the parking space meets a threshold. |
| US10712444B1 |
Ultrasonic input device
An ultrasonic input includes two or more ultrasonic transceiver units having transducers separated from each other by a predetermined spacing and a processor coupled to the transceiver units. In some implementations one unit transmits while two receive and in other implementations one unit transmits and receives while the other just receives. The transmitter sends an ultrasonic pulse and first and second receivers receive echoes of the ultrasonic pulse from an object. The processor and/or transceiver units use first and second receive signals to determine first and second time-of-flight (ToF) measurements corresponding to times between transmitting an ultrasonic pulse and receiving an echo of the ultrasonic pulse. |
| US10712443B2 |
Nonlinear intermodulation distance determination system
A distance determination system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first pulse at a first frequency and a second pulse at a second frequency; a receiver configured to receive audio signals; and a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to detect whether an intermodulation product of the first pulse and the second pulse is present and above a threshold amplitude in an audio signal received by the receiver; and determine, based at least in part on whether the intermodulation product of the first pulse and the second pulse is detected to be present and above a threshold amplitude, whether a distance to a surface is greater than a distance corresponding to the first pulse and the second pulse. |
| US10712442B2 |
Integrated radio-frequency circuit, radar sensor and operating method
An integrated radio-frequency circuit for a radar sensor, having a clock input that is designed to receive a clock signal produced externally to the integrated radio-frequency circuit, having a local oscillator that is designed to produce a local radio-frequency signal, having a radio-frequency input that is designed to receive an external radio-frequency signal produced externally to the integrated radio-frequency circuit, and having a changeover switch that is coupled to the local oscillator and to the radio-frequency input and is designed to change over between the local radio-frequency signal and the external radio-frequency signal for the production of a radar signal. In addition, a corresponding radar sensor and a corresponding operating method, are also described. |
| US10712440B2 |
Array system for the characterization of an object
An apparatus including an antenna and a processing device. The antenna includes a steerable array. The steerable array may transmit a signal at an angle of transmission toward a portion of an object. The steerable array may receive a reflection of the signal off of the portion of the object. The processing device may be coupled to the antenna. The processing device may determine a digital representation of the portion of the object in view of the reflection of the signal. |
| US10712439B2 |
Method for determining a distance between a vehicle and an identifier
A method for measuring a distance separating a vehicle and an identifier is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, from the vehicle to the identifier, a first train of first sinusoidal signals, receiving, by the identifier, an image train of second sinusoidal signals corresponding to the first sinusoidal signals, generating, by the identifier, measurements of phases and amplitudes of the second sinusoidal signals that are altered from the first sinusoidal signals by transmission from the vehicle to the identifier, constructing a frequency spectrum based on the measurements and a second image train received by the vehicle from the identifier, where the frequency spectrum is constructed by detecting spectral lines of the first image train and the second image train, performing an inverse Fourier transform of the frequency spectrum to obtain a temporal signature, and calculating the distance on the basis of an intermediate time associated with a maximum of the temporal signature. |
| US10712438B2 |
Radar using personal phone, tablet, PC for display and interaction
A portable radar system that may leverage the processing power, input and/or display functionality in mobile computing devices. Some examples of mobile computing devices may include mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers and similar devices. The radar system of this disclosure may include a wired or wireless interface to communicate with the mobile computing device, or similar device that includes a display. The radar system may be configured with an open set of instructions for interacting with an application executing on the mobile computing device to accept control inputs as well as output signals that the application may interpret and display, such as target detection and tracking. The radar system may consume less power than other radar systems. The radar system of this disclosure may be used for a wide variety of applications by consumers, military, law enforcement and commercial use. |
| US10712430B2 |
Optical system of laser scanner and surveying instrument
An optical system of a laser scanner comprising: a light projecting system for projecting a distance measuring light, a scanning mirror for rotatably irradiating the distance measuring light from the light projecting system around a single axis and for making a reflected distance measuring light from an object to be measured enter a light receiving system, a transmission window for accommodating the scanning mirror and through which the distance measuring light and the reflected distance measuring light are transmitted, and a correction optical component for offsetting an optical action of the transmission window, which is provided at least in a middle of an irradiating optical path of the distance measuring light. |
| US10712428B2 |
Radar device and target detecting method
There is provided a radar device for detecting a target based on a frequency-modulated transmission wave and reflected waves of the transmission wave from the target. An extracting unit configured to extract peaks corresponding to the target based on beat signals which are differential waves between the transmission wave and the reflected waves. A generating unit configured to generate instantaneous values corresponding to the peaks based on the peaks extracted by the extracting unit. A filtering unit configured to generate a target data item corresponding to the instantaneous values by performing chronological filtering on the instantaneous values generated by the generating unit. The filtering unit can assign a plurality of instantaneous values to an assignment range corresponding to one target data item, based on individual elements included in the instantaneous values. |
| US10712424B2 |
Geolocation system, and an associated aircraft and geolocation method
An aircraft, to a system, and to a method of geolocation for calculating the current coordinates at least in longitude and in latitude of a current position of an aircraft. Such an invention makes it possible to calculate the current coordinates in latitude and in longitude corresponding to the current position of the aircraft on the basis firstly of first and second coordinates in latitude and in longitude of two ground stations and secondly of first and second transmission directions of the radio signals. |
| US10712421B2 |
MRI Apparatus with RF corrected each TR interval
An MRI apparatus includes, a generating unit configured to generate radio frequency pulses applied in a pulse sequence; a sequence control unit configured to apply a radio frequency pulse related to acquisition of an image signal and a corrective radio frequency pulse during execution of one TR of a pulse sequence; and a calculation unit configured to measure the corrective radio frequency pulse and calculate a correction value for the radio frequency pulse. Based on the correction value, the generating unit corrects a radio frequency pulse related to acquisition of an image signal to be applied during a following TR later than a TR during which the corrective radio frequency pulse is measured. |
| US10712414B2 |
Apparatus and method for analyzing spectrum
A baseline component in an NMR spectrum (observed spectrum) is expressed as a sparse signal in a time space. In a nonlinear fitting under a condition of minimizing an Lp norm (wherein p≤1), the Lp norm functions to emphasize the sparsity of a norm computation target. Using these two properties, an optimum solution of a coefficient vector to be given to a computed vector is searched to minimize the Lp norm for a residual vector in the time space corresponding to a residual spectrum. |
| US10712413B2 |
Polymer composite material for 1H dynamic nuclear polarization experiments and method for producing the same, and polymer composite material for 1H dynamic nuclear polarization contrast variation neutron scattering experiments
Provided is a polymer composite material which has a high proton spin polarization even though it is a polymer composite material containing carbon black. The present invention relates to a polymer composite material for 1H dynamic nuclear polarization experiments, containing carbon black, having a thickness of 0.8 mm or less, and being doped with a paramagnetic radical compound. |
| US10712411B2 |
Bulk magnet structure and bulk magnet system for NMR
The purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to use a wider uniform magnetic field space and to achieve an additional use mode for a bulk magnet structure. A bulk magnet structure according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of oxide superconducting bulk bodies arranged so that the central axes thereof are on the same line and at least one outer circumferential reinforcing ring fitted to the bulk magnet structure so as to cover the outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of oxide superconducting bulk bodies. The plurality of oxide superconducting bulk bodies includes a columnar oxide superconducting bulk body and/or a ring-shaped oxide superconducting bulk body. At least one set of adjacent oxide superconducting bulk bodies are spaced apart from each other in the direction of the central axes thereof. The interior of the bulk magnet structure includes a space through which the central axes pass. |
| US10712407B2 |
Device and methodology for measuring minute changes in ambient magnetic field
An optical magnetometer comprising: a response frequency measurement unit comprising a vapor cell, a pulsed-mode pump laser and a probe laser; and a computing unit configured to compute a magnetic field change based on a difference between at least two temporally-distinct response frequency values received from the frequency measurement unit. Optionally, the response frequency measurement unit is magnetically non-shielded. |
| US10712406B2 |
Quantum metrology based on strongly correlated matter
A method for quantum metrology using stable non-equilibrium states of quantum matter, such as many-body quantum spin systems, is disclosed. The approach can utilize quantum correlations in such many-body quantum spin systems stabilized by strong interactions and periodic driving for reduction of noise. As an example, an exemplary protocol to perform Floquet enhanced measurements of an oscillating magnetic field in Ising-interacting spin systems is provided. These approaches allow for circumvention of the interaction-induced decoherence associated with high density spin ensembles and is robust to the presence of noise and imperfections. The protocol is applicable to nanoscale magnetic sensing and other precision measurements. |
| US10712398B1 |
Measuring complex PCB-based interconnects in a production environment
A measuring system and method is configured to analyze numerous different types of interconnects having varying degrees of complexity. The measuring system and method characterizes an interconnect to be tested by a predefined reflection coefficient signature. Each specific interconnect is predefined by a reflection coefficient signature that is unique to that specific interconnect. Once the reflection coefficient signature is defined, a corresponding reflection envelope is defined which defines boundary limits about the reflection coefficient signature. Subsequent testing of the specific interconnect results in a measured reflection coefficient curve, which is compared to the corresponding reflection envelope. The specific interconnect under test is considered acceptable if the values of the measured reflection coefficient curve do not fall outside the reflection envelope. If one or more values of the measured reflection coefficient curve fall outside the reflection envelope, then the specific interconnect under test fails the test. |
| US10712397B2 |
Method and system for localisation on a DC lighting and power grid
The present disclosure is directed to methods and apparatus for locating luminaires within a lighting system where multiple luminaires are located on a grid of DC power rails. The AC signal generator connects to each DC power rail and transmits an AC signal along each DC power rail in turn to luminaires that each compute their distance from the generator based upon the AC signal. The AC signal generator may similarly transmit and receive data communications with luminaires across DC power rails. |
| US10712396B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring state-of-health of a battery system operating over an extended temperature range
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for determining a state-of-health (SOH) of battery systems over extended temperatures. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method includes (1) receiving measured temperature data and measured ohmic value data associated with a battery cell; (2) determining an estimated battery cell electrolyte temperature based on the measured temperature data; (3) determining a normalized ohmic value based on the measured ohmic value data and the estimated battery cell electrolyte temperature, wherein the normalized ohmic value is related to a normalized temperature; and (4) transmitting, to at least one of a graphical user interface (GUI) and a battery log, an indication of an SOH of the battery cell based upon the normalized ohmic value being greater than a normalized maximum ohmic value, wherein the normalized maximum ohmic value is indicative of an abnormal SOH of the battery cell for the normalized temperature. |
| US10712393B2 |
Energy storage device management apparatus, energy storage device module, vehicle, and energy storage device management method
The present invention is to improve the estimation accuracy of an SOC of a storage element. A storage element management device disclosed in the present description is a battery management device 50 that determines an SOC range indicating a state-of-charge of a secondary battery 30, and has a constitution including a central processing unit 61 that sets an overlapping range between an SOC range (i) R1, determined by a current integration method, and an SOC range (v) R2, determined by a voltage reference method in a stage where the SOC range (i) R1 is determined by the current integration method, as a new SOC range R3. |
| US10712391B2 |
Localization, mapping and haptic feedback for inspection of a confined space in machinery
A modular device is used to inspect a confined space in a machine. The entire inspection coverage area and corresponding status are mapped so that the inspection location and associated data are graphically visualized. An accelerometer mounted on the device serves as a tilt sensor and also provides data about a collision of the device with the space being inspected or defects therein. The accelerometer data in combination with an odometry system determines the axial position of the device. A gyroscope mounted on the device is used to determine the device heading. The locational information is used to generate an inspection map that provides inspection history, logged data and a reference that are useful in scheduling the next inspection. The output of the gyroscopes can be used to provide haptic feedback to the device operator to maintain proper device orientation. |
| US10712389B2 |
Scan chain operations
A number of embodiments include an apparatus comprising a memory array including a first memory bank and a second memory bank and a serializer/de-serializer coupled to the first memory bank and the second memory bank. The serializer/de-serializer may be configured to receive a scan vector from the first memory bank, send the scan vector to a device under test, receive scan test responses from the device under test, and send the scan test responses to the second memory bank. Scan control logic may be coupled to the serializer/de-serializer and the device under test. The scan control logic may be configured to control operation of the serializer/de-serializer and send a scan chain control signal to the device under test, wherein the scan chain control signal is to initiate performance of a scan chain operation using the scan vector. |
| US10712385B2 |
Freeze logic
A first plurality of logic gates and a second plurality of logic gates may be associated with a symmetric configuration. A first output at a first value may be generated by the first plurality of logic gates based on a first portion of input signals. A second output may be generated by the second plurality of logic gates at the first value based on a second portion of the input signals. A subsequent first output at a particular value may be generated by the first plurality of logic gates based on a first portion of a second plurality of input signals and a subsequent second output maybe generated by the second plurality of logic gates based on a second portion of the second plurality of input signals. A value of the subsequent second output may be complementary to the particular value of the subsequent first output. |
| US10712384B2 |
Circuit inspection method and sample inspection apparatus
An object of the present invention relates to detecting a signal caused by a faulty point part of which the identification has been difficult with conventional EBAC. In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one probe is brought into contact with a sample on which a circuit is formed, the sample is scanned with a charged particle beam while power is supplied via the probe to the circuit identified by a contact of the probe, and a change in resistance value of a faulty point heated locally is measured via the probe. According to the present invention, even a signal caused by a high-resistance faulty point or a faulty point embedded in the sample can be easily detected. |
| US10712382B2 |
Semiconductor device structures for burn-in testing and methods thereof
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate, an electrical connection structure extending upwardly from an upper surface of the substrate by a first height, and a contact pad electrically disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. The contact pad has a solder-wettable surface with an area configured to support a solder ball having a second height at least twice the first height. The semiconductor device structure further includes a fuse element with a first end electrically coupled to the electrical connection structure and a second end electrically coupled to the contact pad. |
| US10712376B2 |
Impedance measurement of individual actuators of a piezoelectric print head
A method for measuring an impedance of each of a plurality of piezoelectric actuators of a print head, each piezoelectric actuator connected to electronic selection circuitry of the print head that drives the piezoelectric actuators during a print operation. The method includes generating a waveform to drive a drive rail of the print head, the drive rail connected to the electronic selection circuitry of the print head and measuring an impedance of each of the plurality of piezoelectrical actuators of the print head through the electronic selection circuitry. |
| US10712372B2 |
Current measurement device, manufacturing method, protection module and differential circuit breaker including such a device
A current measurement device including current sensors positioned around current conductors in order to form a passage for the current conductors along an axis oriented in a first direction and a differential current sensor positioned around the set of current conductors in order to form a common passage for the current conductors along an axis oriented in a second direction. The current sensors and the differential current sensor are located in spaces that are separated by an interface plane. A method for manufacturing such a current measurement device, to a protection module and a differential circuit breaker including such a device. |
| US10712370B2 |
Current sensor
A current sensor includes plural bus bars which are each formed rectangular in a cross section, a pair of shield plates that include a magnetic material and are arranged so as to collectively sandwich the plural bus bars therebetween, and plural magnetic detection elements that are each arranged between the bus bars and one of the shield plates. A distance d between a detection position of a magnetic field intensity at an arbitrary one of the magnetic detection elements and a center position in the width direction between one of the bus bars corresponding to the arbitrary magnetic detection element and an other of the bus bars adjacent thereto in the width direction satisfies the following expression: d/w+0.023(w/h)≥0.36 where a width of the shield plates is w and an interval along a height direction of the shield plates is h. |
| US10712369B2 |
Current measurement using magnetic sensors and contour intervals
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide mechanisms for measuring currents flowing in one or more conductor wires. The mechanisms are based on using magnetic sensor pairs arranged within a housing with an opening for the wires, where each magnetic sensor pair can generate a pair of signals indicative of magnetic fields in two different directions. The outputs of the sensor pairs can be used to derive a measure of current(s) flowing through the one or more wires. The use of magnetic sensor pairs that can measure magnetic field in two different directions may enable simultaneous current measurement in multiple wires placed within the opening, improve accuracy of current measurements while relaxing requirements for precise control of the placement of the wire(s), reduce the impact of stray magnetic interference, and enable both AC and DC measurements. |
| US10712368B2 |
Device for integrated current measurement inside a high-voltage contact of a hybrid module
A device for integrated current measurement inside a high-voltage contact-making means of a hybrid module includes a printed circuit board with at least one current sensor chip that is arranged on the printed circuit board. The device further includes a high-voltage contact-making plug connection, which is mounted on the printed circuit board. The high-voltage contact-making plug connection has at least one Hall ring and one busbar that is passed through the Hall ring, wherein the Hall ring has an open cross section and the sensor chip is at least partially accommodated in the open cross section. |
| US10712364B2 |
Metrology devices for rapid specimen setup
An example metrology device can include a first stage including a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device having a probe, and a second stage configured to hold a sample. The metrology device can also include a kinematic coupler for constraining the first stage in a fixed position relative to the second stage. The probe of the MEMS device can be aligned with a portion of the sample when the first stage is constrained in the fixed position relative to the second stage. |
| US10712359B2 |
Flexure with enhanced torsional stiffness and MEMS device incorporating same
A flexure for a MEMS device includes an elongated beam and a protrusion element extending outwardly from a sidewall of the elongated beam. A MEMS inertial sensor includes a movable element spaced apart from a surface of a substrate, an anchor attached to the substrate, and a spring system. The spring system includes first and second beams, a center flexure between the first and second beams, a first end flexure interconnected between an end of the first beam and the anchor, and a second end flexure interconnected between an end of the second beam and the movable element. Each of the end flexures includes the elongated beam having first and second ends, and the sidewall defining a longitudinal dimension of the elongated beam, and the protrusion element extending from the sidewall of the elongated beam, the protrusion element being displaced away from the first and second ends of the beam. |
| US10712357B2 |
Circuits and methods for artifact elimination
Disclosed are apparatus and methods that provide the ability to electrical stimulate a physical system, and actively eliminate interference with signal acquisition (artifacts) that arises from the stimulation. The technique implemented in the circuits and methods for eliminating interference connects a discharge path to a physical interface to the system to remove charge that is built-up during stimulation. By placing the discharge path in a feedback loop that includes a recording preamplifier and AC-coupling circuitry, the physical interface is brought back to its pre-stimulation offset voltage. The disclosed apparatus and methods may be used with piezoelectric transducers, ultrasound devices, optical diodes, and polarizable and non-polarizable electrodes. The disclosed apparatus can be employed in implantable devices, in vitro or in vivo setups with vertebrate and invertebrate neural tissue, muscle fibers, pancreatic islet cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, bacteria, algae, fungi, protists, and plants. |
| US10712356B2 |
Apparatus and method for picking biological sample
A picking instrument for picking biological samples, such as microbial samples, includes a picking pin having a distal tip and three degrees-of-freedom and configured to move in x, y, and z directions. The picking instrument also includes a loading platform comprising a first area and a second area, the first area configured to accommodate and secure a microfabricated chip including a plurality of microwells. The picking pin is programmatically controlled to pick a sample contained in one or more selected microwells of the microfabricated chip and then transfer the sample to a predetermined location at the destination sample holder. Methods of operating the picking instrument, including calibrating the coordinates of the selected microwell(s) relative to a location of the picking pin, are also provided. |
| US10712354B2 |
Method of analyzing diluted biological sample component
There is provided a method of analyzing a biological sample component that allows easy and accurate quantification and counting of any of a plasma component and a blood cell component in a trace and unknown amount of a whole blood sample collected from a finger, for example. The method of the present invention is a method of analyzing a biological sample component in a trace amount of blood, comprising analyzing a diluent buffer into which the blood has been mixed and an internal standard substance and/or an external standard substance contained in the diluent buffer, calculating a dilution ratio, and analyzing a biological component in a plasma or serum component in the blood. |
| US10712351B2 |
Methods for evaluation of the effectiveness of a drug or drug candidate in treating an inflammatory bowel disease by use of multiplexed assay kit comprising various biomarkers
Disclosed are methods for conducting diagnostic tests for the detection of the inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Also described are methods for monitoring a patient by administering tests of the present invention. Also described are methods for monitoring patient's treatment by administering tests of the present invention. Also described are methods for evaluating the effectiveness of a drug or a drug candidate by administering tests of the present invention to samples from patients, animal models, and cell cultures treated with a drug or a drug candidate. Also disclosed are methods for determining the usefulness of analytes, e.g. cytokines, for acting as diagnostic and monitoring markers for inflammatory bowel disease in the various methods of the invention. |
| US10712347B2 |
Sensors employing single-walled carbon nanotubes
Sensing compositions, sensing element, sensing systems and sensing devices for the detection and/or quantitation of one or more analytes. Compositions comprising carbon nanotubes in which the carbon nanotubes retain their ability to luminesce and in which that luminescence is rendered selectively sensitive to the presence of an analyte. Compositions comprising individually dispersed carbon nanotubes, which are electronically isolated from other carbon nanotubes, yet which are associated with chemical selective species, such as polymers, particularly biological polymers, for example proteins, which can interact selectively with, or more specifically selectivity bind to, an analyte of interest. Chemically selective species bind, preferably non-covalently, to the carbon nanotube and function to provide for analyte selectivity. Chemically selective species include polymers to which one or more chemically selective groups are covalently attached. Chemically selective polymers include, for example, proteins and polysaccharides. |
| US10712344B2 |
Methods of producing patient-specific anti-cancer therapeutics and methods of treatment therefor
A method of preparing an antibody therapeutic is provided comprising: (a) providing a dissociated cell sample from at least one solid tumor sample obtained from a patient; (b) loading the dissociated cell sample into a microfluidic device having a flow region and at least one isolation region fluidically connected to the flow region; (c) moving at least one B cell from the dissociated cell sample into at least one isolation region in the microfluidic device, thereby obtaining at least one isolated B cell; and (d) using the microfluidic device to identify at least one B cell that produces antibodies capable of binding to cancer cells. The cancer cells can be the patient's own cancer cells. Also provided are methods of treating patients, methods of labeling or detecting cancer, engineered T or NK cells comprising antibodies or fragments thereof, and engineered antibody constructs. |
| US10712340B2 |
Assay device having controllable sample size
Disclosed is an assay device which comprises a liquid sample addition zone, a reagent zone, a detection zone, and a wicking zone, all defining a fluid flow path. The device further comprises a reagent addition zone along and in fluid communication with the fluid flow path downstream of the sample addition zone and upstream of the detection zone. An interrupting wash is added at this reagent addition zone in accordance with the method of the subject invention to control sample volume. The interrupting wash fluid is added at a predetermined fill volume on the chip device and also serves to wash the detection channel and fill the remaining chip volume. |
| US10712337B2 |
Detecting gases and respiration by the conductivity of water within a porous substrate sensor
A method of and system for detecting a gas or vapor includes providing a sensor comprising an electrode pair in electrical contact with a layer of porous material, the porous material layer having water adsorbed on its surface; contacting the sensor with a gas or vapor sample to be analysed; applying a voltage across the electrode pair of the sensor; and measuring a response, the response correlating to the presence of a target gas or vapor. |
| US10712336B2 |
Vitamin D Deficiencies
Methods for determining the amount of vitamin D compounds in a sample are provided. The methods can employ LC-MS/MS techniques and optionally the use of deuterated internal standards. Methods for diagnosing vitamin D deficiencies are also provided. |
| US10712326B2 |
Nondestructive method of identifying concealed damage in nuts
Provided are methods and systems for efficiently and non-invasively identifying nuts (e.g., almonds) having concealed damage using near infrared scanning. The methods identify nuts having concealed damage with a certainty greater than 90% and an error rate that is less than 10%. |
| US10712325B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring inflorescence, seed and/or seed yield phenotype
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring inflorescence, seed and/or seed yield pheno-type of a plant. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for high throughput analysis of inflorescence, seed and/or seed yield phenotype of a panicle-like bearing plant. |
| US10712322B2 |
Ionic strength-mediated pH gradient ion exchange chromatography
The present invention provides methods for analyzing compositions of polypeptides such as antibodies by ionic strength-mediated pH gradient ion exchange chromatography. In some aspects, the methods use a combination of pH gradients and ionic strength gradients to separate the polypeptide from charge variants of the polypeptide. In some aspects, the methods use a stable ionic strength to optimize the pH gradient separation window to separate the polypeptide from charge variants. Such methods are useful for analyzing polypeptide, e.g. antibodies, with a pI greater than 9 or a pI less than 7. In some aspects, the invention provides a multiproduct method for the analysis of polypeptides of varying pI's. |
| US10712315B2 |
Device and method for supervising biofilm culturing
A device for supervising biofilm culturing, the device including: a fixed seat including an upper end; a supervision chamber; two ultrasonic sensing probes; a first mounting chamber; a second mounting chamber disposed between the fixed seat and the supervision chamber; an ultrasonic generator; an oscilloscope; and a controller. The first and second mounting chambers are disposed at two opposite ends of the supervision chamber, respectively. The two ultrasonic sensing probes are disposed in the first and second mounting chambers, respectively. The second mounting chamber is connected to the upper end of the fixed seat. The two ultrasonic sensing probes each are respectively connected to the ultrasonic generator, the oscilloscope, and the controller successively. |
| US10712312B2 |
Flexible magnetic field coil for measuring ionic quantity
A flexible magnetic coil for determining ion migration rates inside a vacuum device can include a plurality of insulated copper wires held together as a bundle. A positive pole can be connected to a first end of the bundle for receiving a positive DC voltage. A negative pole can be connected to a second end of the bundle for completing a circuit with the positive pole. A DC voltage ranging from ten volts to four thousand volts from a power supply can be connected to the positive pole, the negative pole, or combinations thereof. The bundle can be a loop and can form a circuit when the DC voltage is applied to the loop. The bundle can create a flexible electromagnetic field of at least one Gauss around the vacuum device using a calculation of a number of turns of insulated copper wire multiplied by applied DC current. |
| US10712309B2 |
Electrochemical sensor
The present application relates to an electrochemical reference half-cell, in particular, for an electrochemical sensor for measuring a measurand of a medium surrounding the sensor, including a housing with a chamber that is filled with a reference electrolyte and compressed air, wherein the reference electrolyte is in electrolytic contact with a medium surrounding the chamber across a junction in particular, a diaphragm arranged in a wall of the chamber, and a pickup electrode in particular, comprising an electric conductor immersed in the reference electrolyte, wherein the reference half-cell has a measuring device capable of generating an electrical signal that can be traced back to the pressure in the chamber. |
| US10712305B2 |
Gas detection apparatus having an electrochemical gas sensor and gas detection method thereby
The output of the electrochemical gas sensor is amplified, and the ambient temperature is measured by means of a temperature sensor. When the ambient temperature is above or equal to a predetermined temperature, a standard value is generated and stored and is increased when the output of the amplification circuit is larger than the standard value, and a gas is detected according to the difference between the output of said amplification circuit and the standard value. |
| US10712300B2 |
Gas sensor device, and heating current control method for gas sensor device
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gas sensor device with which highly accurate measurement performance can be achieved even if there are changes in the environmental temperature. The present invention is provided with: a detection heater (3) formed in a thin film part; a temperature compensation heater (4) formed so as to surround the detection heater; a detection heater heating control circuit for controlling the heating temperature of the detection heater (3); and a temperature compensation heater heating control circuit for controlling the heating temperature of the temperature compensation heater to a heating temperature lower than the heating temperature of the detection heater. The detection heater heating control circuit and the temperature compensation heater heating control circuit adjust the respective heating currents in response to an increase in the temperature of a substrate, so as to reduce the temperature difference between the heating temperature of the detection heater (3) and the heating temperature of the temperature compensation heater (4). |
| US10712295B2 |
Electron beam inspection apparatus and electron beam inspection method
An electron beam inspection apparatus according to an embodiment includes a stage holding a substrate with a pattern; an electron beam column irradiating the substrate with multiple beams including a plurality of electron beams such that adjacent regions irradiated with the electron beams have an overlap portion therebetween; a first image storage unit storing a first inspection image acquired by irradiating a first inspection region of the substrate with the multiple beams; a second image storage unit storing a second inspection image acquired by irradiating a second inspection region of the substrate with the multiple beams; a correction coefficient storage unit storing a correction coefficient for correcting an image of the overlap portion; an image correction unit correcting an image of the overlap portion using the correction coefficient; and a comparison unit comparing the first inspection image with the second inspection image. |
| US10712293B2 |
Backscatter imaging for precision agriculture
Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit. |
| US10712292B2 |
Backscatter x-ray inspection system for pipes
A method and a system for scanning an elongate structure. A scan of the elongate structure with a fluid in a cavity of the elongate structure is received. The scan is generated by a scanner using an x-ray beam. Data in the scan is filtered to remove a portion of the data in the scan attributable to the fluid to form filtered data, enabling detecting an inconsistency on a wall of the elongate structure in the filtered data. |
| US10712286B1 |
Systems and methods for non-destructive evaluation of a structure
In an example, a method for non-destructive evaluation of a structure is described. The method comprises identifying a portion of a surface of the structure for evaluation. The method further comprises controlling an armature to align a two-dimensional array of sensors with the portion of the surface. The method further comprises causing the two-dimensional array of sensors to engage the portion of the surface. The method further comprises, responsive to determining that the two-dimensional array of sensors has engaged with the portion of the surface, (i) releasing the two-dimensional array of sensors from the armature, and (ii) scanning, the portion of the surface to collect sensor data. The method further comprises, after scanning the portion of the surface, (i) controlling the armature to couple to the two-dimensional array of sensors, and (ii) causing the two-dimensional array of sensors to disengage with the portion of the surface. |
| US10712275B2 |
Hand-held synchronous scan spectrometer for in situ detection of pathogens and mineral deficiency in blood
A hand-held synchronous scan spectrometer for in situ analysis of bacteria, viruses, and fungi includes a housing that contains a light source, a first monochromator positioned to receive light from the light source and operable to direct a wavelength of the light from the light source towards a sample, a second monochromator positioned to receive fluoresced light from the sample and light from first monochromator, and a detector disposed within the housing and positioned to receive light output from the second monochromator. The hand-held synchronous scan spectrometer can include a display that is integrated into the housing or can utilize a display of a removable display device (e.g., a cell phone, PDA, tablet, and the like). |
| US10712270B2 |
Digital holographic microscope
A digital holographic microscope in which two digital holographic microscopes for detecting a fluorescence image and a phase image, respectively, are combined to be able to three-dimensionally measure a fluorescence image and a phase image at the same time, and perform measurement at a high SN ratio in all the polarization states including random light polarization. A first holographic optical system that, by using laser light, acquires a phase three-dimensional image due to interference light generated by superimposing object light which passes through a sample stage and reference light which does not pass through the sample stage onto each other. A second holographic optical system that, by using fluorescent excitation light, acquires a fluorescence three-dimensional image due to a fluorescence signal light, wherein phase measurement by the first holographic optical system and fluorescence measurement by the second holographic optical system are performed at the same time. |
| US10712269B2 |
Optomechanical part for parabolic mirror fine rotation and on-axis linear positioning
An opto-mechanical apparatus including a hollow housing member having a first end and a second end, the housing member having a longitudinal axis, a parabolic mirror positioned on a side of to the first end of the housing member, and a mirror adjustment mechanism attached to the second end of the housing member, the mirror adjustment mechanism connected to the parabolic mirror through the housing member, the mirror adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an axial position of the parabolic mirror along the longitudinal axis and to adjust a radial position of the parabolic mirror about the longitudinal axis. |
| US10712266B2 |
Optical test apparatus, semiconductor device, and optical test method
According to one embodiment, an optical test apparatus includes a pump beam generating unit, a probe beam generating unit, and a photodetector. The pump beam generating unit is configured to irradiate a first surface region of a test object with a pump beam having a first wavelength which is transmitted through a first region including the first surface region and a first inner region adjacent to the first surface region and absorbed by an absorber arranged in the first inner region. The probe beam generating unit is configured to irradiate a second surface region outside the first surface region with a probe beam having a second wavelength which is reflected by the second surface region. The photodetector is configured to receive the probe beam reflected by the second surface region. |
| US10712262B1 |
Rare earth solution image capture device and method
A method and device relate to rare earth solution image capturing, and further relate to the field of rare earth hydrometallurgical process detection technologies. According to an embodiment, a rare earth solution image capture device includes a mixer-settler, a support platform, a camera obscura, a solution collection vessel, a color camera, a light source, a computer, a programmable logic controller, a motor driver, a peristaltic pump, and a conduit pipe. According to another embodiment, the rare earth solution image capture device performs automatic sampling by using the programmable logic controller and may perform detection at any time. An image captured by the color camera may be transmitted to the computer in real time without manual intervention. |
| US10712261B2 |
Systems and methods for determination and application of nitrogen fertilizer using crop canopy measurements
Fertilizer application is challenged by inadequate constraints on key factors that determine how much to apply, and when to apply. Systems and methods for are disclosed that can make use of prior information (e.g. from field trials), time series data from a radiation measuring device, and episodic but spatially extensive satellite data, to constrain these uncertainties. |
| US10712259B2 |
Photoacoustic sensor system and methodology for detecting target molecules
The present invention relates to a photoacoustic sensor system for detecting target molecules in air samples or compressed air samples. The photoacoustic sensor system comprises an acoustic resonator forming a cylindrical resonant cavity and an air or compressed air sampling system configured for directing a flow of air or compressed air through the cylindrical resonant cavity. The photoacoustic sensor system comprises first and second microphones for generating first and second photoacoustic signals in response to absorption of modulated light within the cylindrical resonant cavity. A light source is configured to direct a modulated light beam through the cylindrical resonant cavity of the photoacoustic spectroscopy cell. |
| US10712258B2 |
Cuvette having high optical transmissivity and method of forming
The present disclosure is directed toward a cuvette for holding a test sample during optical interrogation with a light signal. The transmissivity of the cuvette is increased by a geometric anti-reflection layer disposed on at least one surface of the cuvette, where the geometric anti-reflection layer includes a plurality of geometric features that collectively reduce the reflectivity of the interface between the surface and another medium. As a result, more of the interrogation signal passes through the interface. In some embodiments, every surface through which the interrogation signal passes includes a geometric anti-reflection layer. Due to the increased transmissivity of the cuvette, light detected after passing through it can have an improved signal-to-noise ratio and/or the light signal used to interrogate the sample can have lower intensity. In addition, the reduction of the reflectivity of each surface enables the use of low-cost, high-refractive-index materials, such as conventional silicon. |
| US10712257B2 |
Inspection device and inspection cage unit thereof
An inspection device is provided. The inspection device includes a platform, a cage, a holder and an image capturing module. The cage is disposed on the platform, wherein the cage includes a first transparent side and a second transparent side, and the first transparent side and the second transparent side are not coplanar. The holder is disposed in the cage. The image capturing module captures a first image from the first transparent side, and it captures a second image from the second transparent side. |
| US10712255B2 |
Method and system for microfluidic particle orientation and/or sorting
A system for orienting particles in a microfluidic system includes one or more radiation pressure sources arranged to expose particles to radiation pressure to cause the particles to adopt a particular orientation in the fluid. A system for sorting particles in a microfluidic system includes a detection stage arranged to detect at least one difference or discriminate between particles in the fluid flow past the detection stage, and one or more radiation pressure sources past which the particles move sequentially and a controller arranged to switch radiation energy to cause a change in direction of movement of selected particles in the fluid flow to sort the particles. The particles may be biological particles such as spermatazoa. The radiation pressure may be optical pressure and may be from one or more waveguides which may extend across a channel of the microfluidic system. |
| US10712251B2 |
System for estimating planar drop sizes
A system includes a method and apparatus suitable for measuring planar drop sizes in a liquid spray. Measurement may involve illuminating the spray with multiple lasers and measuring the scattered intensities at several view angles using linear arrays. The system may use inverse calculation of the measured scattered intensity to estimate the local drop sizes across the entire plane in a spray. The system includes radiation detectors containing sensing elements, a lens systems, and analog to digital conversion board to convert scattered intensities to drop sizes. In addition, the system may include choppers including at least two unique filters. The filters may be selectively placed in a path between the spray and the sensing elements. By selectively placing a single array may measure both a scattered intensity and an extinction of laser light emitted from the spray. |
| US10712248B2 |
Apparatus for measuring disentrainment rate of air
The apparatus for measuring disentrainment rate of air includes a Confined Plunging Liquid Jet Reactor (CPLJR) having a downcomer column surrounding a liquid jet. The end of the downcomer column is partially immersed in a receiving liquid pool contained in a reservoir. A conical ring is placed in the downcomer column below the liquid jet, the ring bearing against the wall of the downcomer column and forming a seal to define a headspace in the column. A gas supply and first bubble meter are connected to the column above the conical ring to supply gas and measure total entrainment. A second bubble meter connected to the headspace between the ring and the receiving pool measures disentrainment, and a third bubble meter connected to headspace above the receiving pool outside the column measures net entrainment. |
| US10712246B2 |
Sample introducing device and analyzing device provided therewith
A carrier gas flow path of at least from a trap to an analyzing portion is shared between a state wherein a sample component is trapped within the trap and a state wherein the sample component is not trapped within the trap. In this case, even after the sample has been introduced into the analyzing portion through the carrier gas flow path, there is a time interval over which the carrier gas flows within the carrier gas flow path. This makes it possible, through the carrier gas that flows within the carrier gas flow path afterward, to remove the sample component from within the flow path, despite there being a sample component within the carrier gas flow path at the time of sample introduction, thus making it possible to prevent the sample component from remaining within the flow path after sample introduction. |
| US10712242B2 |
Mercury-in-gas sampling system
A system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a probe configured to collect a sample gas stream, a pressure reduction section, a heated sorbent trap section, and a control loop. The pressure reduction section has a critical orifice and a heater configured to heat the critical orifice. The heated sorbent trap section is configured to receive a first portion of the sample gas stream, and the control loop is configured to receive a second portion of the sample gas stream. |
| US10712240B2 |
Contaminant monitor system and method
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems, and software for assessing contaminant quantities in a fluid. Fluid enters a reaction chamber. A controller then signals two different sheets with different reagents to move into the reaction chamber. One sheet contains reagents to form a contaminant byproduct or gas, while the other sheet is saturated with reagent that will have a photometric effect upon reacting with the contaminant byproduct or gas. After the photometric effect has occurred, the controller moves the reacted portion of the other reagent sheet into alignment with a photometric sensor. This photometric effect is calculated to contaminant concentration. The concentration is recorded and the data is transmitted to memory. The fluid sample in the chamber is drained and the remaining solid waste is collected onto the first reagent sheet. Both sheets are individually collected into separate controllable collectors. |
| US10712236B2 |
Condition diagnosing system for rolling guide device
Provided is a state diagnosis system, which is applied to a rolling guide device in which a moving member including an endless circulation path for rolling elements is freely movable along a track member, and which is configured to appropriately recognize a state of a rolling surface of the track member. The state diagnosis system includes: a sensor configured to detect a physical quantity exhibited when the moving member is moving along the track member; a signal processing unit configured to process an output signal from the sensor to output analysis data; and a determination processing unit configured to compare the analysis data with threshold value data to determine whether or not the rolling guide device has an abnormality. Further, when a cycle at which each of the rolling elements, which moves back and forth in the endless circulation path, enters a loadpath from a no-loadpath is represented by t, a data collection time period T, for which the signal processing unit takes in the output signal from the sensor, is set to satisfy T≥t. |
| US10712231B1 |
Applied high speed digital image correlation (HSDIC)
Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for testing of separating systems between a space vehicle and a launch vehicle, at a component level and/or at a system level, using High Speed Digital Image Correlation (HSDIC). Proposed embodiments integrate HSDIC into the separation testing processes to better determine system function without contacting the object under test. By applying HSDIC to objects under test, the previously immeasurable quantities may be measured and may provide results leading to more complete and more understandable measurements of interest. As one example, local coordinate systems may be generated indicating symmetry and/or lack of symmetry. Furthermore, stay out volumes may be verified. In some embodiments, trajectories associated with measure targets, (e.g., features of the object under test and/or patterns such as a speckle pattern) may be utilized to track and analysis movements as well as verify stay out volumes. |
| US10712229B2 |
Detection apparatus and method
A first embodiment of a detection apparatus arranged to detect defects within a flexible pipe body comprises a signal generator, a receiver, a correlator and a processor. A second embodiment of a detection apparatus arranged to detect defects within a flexible pipe at least partially surrounded by seawater comprises an impedance monitor and a processor. Methods of detecting defects within a flexible pipe body, a pipeline apparatus and methods of forming pipeline apparatuses are also disclosed. |
| US10712226B2 |
Autonomous identification of an anomalous aqueous stream from an aqueous source feeding multiple independent streams and remediation directive determination thereof
Aqueous streams are ubiquitous in everyday life. Aqueous streams are invariably an essential element in most residential, commercial, and industrial environments. In residential and commercial environments, aqueous streams are utilized in indoor and outdoor applications. Indoor applications may include, but are not limited to, lavatories, showers, tubs, toilets, laundry, ice-making, drink dispensing, dish washing, pot fillers, laboratory, cooling and refrigeration, and heating. Outdoor applications may include, but are not limited to, landscaping, water features, spas, pools, washing, or even water attractions in the case of entertainment parks. Provided herein are systems, methods, and devices for identification of an anomalous aqueous stream from an aqueous source feeding multiple independent streams and remedial action directive determination thereof. |
| US10712223B2 |
Mass proportions scaling apparatuses
The present disclosure provides an apparatus to measure swing mass moments of sports implements. The present disclosure further provides an apparatus to measure a center of mass point of sports implements. Some embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a single, compact apparatus configured to measure both a swing mass moment and a center of mass point of a sports implement. The disclosed swing mass measurement apparatus provides a compact mechanical device configured to quickly, accurately measure even small differences of implement swing mass. The disclosed center of mass point measurement apparatus provides a large roller rod adjuster, allowing easy adjustment of tested implements into balance of center mass over rod, then a touch stylus is moved into contact with the tested implements handle, for an accurate location measurement, that is projected onto a double size scale readout for enhanced comprehension. |
| US10712219B2 |
Pressure sensor and method for monitoring a pressure sensor
A pressure sensor for determining a pressure measurement variable includes a housing, a pressure sensor element arranged in the housing, a lighting means arranged in the housing and a control/evaluation unit, the pressure sensor element having a semiconductor material and a measuring membrane, which has at least one integrated resistance element. When the measuring membrane experiences a pressure dependent deflection, the control/evaluation unit ascertains using the integrated resistance element, an electrical signal for determining the pressure measurement variable, wherein the lighting means optically excites the integrated resistance element, and the control/evaluation unit ascertains, based on a change of the electrical signal caused by the optical excitation, whether a malfunction of the pressure sensor is present. |
| US10712218B2 |
Pressure sensor
A sensor includes a deformable membrane that deflects in response to a stimuli. The sensor further includes a capacitive element coupled to the deformable membrane. The capacitive element is disposed within an enclosed cavity of the sensor. The capacitive element changes capacitance in response to the deformable membrane deflecting. The capacitive element comprises a getter material for collecting gas molecules within the enclosed cavity. |
| US10712216B2 |
Method and apparatus for estimating torque
A method of estimating the torque of an axle of a running motor, comprising receiving data indicative of the total electrical active power, P, supplied to the motor, determining the electromechanical power, Pem, supplied to the axle using the data indicative of the total electrical active power, P, receiving data indicative of a rotor speed, nr, or rotor frequency, fr, of the axle, determining an angular rotor frequency, ωr, of the axle using the data indicative of rotor speed, nr, or rotor frequency, fr, of the axle, and determining electromechanical axle torque, Tem, using the determined electromechanical power, Pem, and the determined angular rotor frequency, ωr. |
| US10712214B2 |
Method for monitoring the upthrust of a subsea pipeline buoy
A method of monitoring variation in the thrust exerted by at least one buoy exerting traction on an undersea pipe, wherein: 1) the deformation of at least one optical fiber is measured by measuring variation of an optical signal in said fiber extending on the surface or embedded securely in the bulk of at least one of the following support elements: a) the buoy; b) at least a portion of: b1) the length of the tubular wall of the pipe or b2) an anticorrosion coating or a thermally insulating material fastened on the surface of said pipe, on which said buoy exerts traction, and c) an abutment part secured to said pipe or buoy, and on which said buoy exerts said thrust; 2) a variation of said thrust exerted by said buoy is determined as a function of said variation of the optical signal. |
| US10712212B2 |
Overheat detection using a fiber bragg gratings array by time-of-flight
A method for detecting and determining a location of an overheat condition includes producing a narrowband optical signal with a laser source and optical pulse generator. The optical signal is sent into the optical fiber. A plurality of reflected optical signals is received. Reflection intensities are detected using a photodetector. The reflection intensities are compared with a triggering threshold. Response times of the reflected optical signals are recorded whenever the reflection intensity of the optical signals is greater than the triggering threshold. The narrowband optical signal is adjusted to another wavelength. An anomaly reflected optical signal is identified using a characteristic of the timings obtained through a range of wavelengths. The location of the overheat condition recorded response times is calculated. The location and existence of the overheat condition is communicated. |
| US10712209B2 |
Monitoring a fault in an electrical equipment item
The monitoring of an electrical equipment item includes two electrically insulated circuits, a screen in the form of a film arranged between the two circuits, the screen comprising a substrate and a conductive filament arranged on the substrate, a module configured to circulate a current in the conductive filament and to monitor the current. |
| US10712208B2 |
Integrated temperature sensor for discrete semiconductor devices
A semiconductor die includes a single power transistor or power diode, a temperature sense diode formed close enough to the single power transistor or power diode to measure an accurate temperature. The temperature sense diode comprises first and second diodes or strings of diodes. A separate integrated circuit is operable to measure first and second voltage drops of both the first and second diodes or strings of diodes using same magnitude currents, and estimate the temperature of the single power transistor or power diode based on the difference between the first and second forward voltage drop measurements. An overall pn junction area of the first diode or string of first diodes is different from an overall pn junction area of the second diode or string of second diodes. |
| US10712206B2 |
Belt for measuring the temperature of an object
The invention concerns a belt for measuring temperature of an object, the belt comprising: at least one measurement sensor, a strip having a circumference intended to surround the object, a device for clamping the strip around the object, characterized in that the temperature sensor is mounted on an individual heat-insulating support displaceable in a guiding direction toward the object between at least two heat-insulating pads which are intended to abut against the object, the pads being attached to the strip. |
| US10712205B2 |
Flexible multipoint thermometer
The present disclosure relates to a sensing assembly for sensing a temperature, at least including at least one elongated member, one pre-formed fitting at least partially surrounding the elongated member, and one sleeve member, wherein the elongated member and the pre-formed fitting are positioned within an inner cavity of the sleeve member, and wherein the sleeve member is manufactured such that it is at least partially flexible. The disclosure furthermore relates to a multipoint sensing assembly and to a method for fabrication of a sensing assembly. |
| US10712203B2 |
Color calibration device, color calibration system, color calibration hologram, color calibration method, and program
This color calibration device is a color calibration device, calibrating colors in a captured image of a first imaging device between different imaging devices using a hologram emitting diffracted light at different frequencies corresponding to an observation angle, the color calibration device includes: a diffracted light spectral distribution calculation unit that obtains respective diffracted light spectral distribution of the diffracted light from the hologram; a camera sensitivity function estimation unit that estimates spectral sensitivity of the imaging device from the respective diffracted light spectral distribution of the diffracted light and each captured image of the diffracted light; and a color calibration unit that calibrates difference in color of the first imaging device relative to a second imaging device different from the first imaging device using the estimated spectral sensitivity. |
| US10712202B2 |
Color measuring position provision system and color measuring position provision method
There is a need to provide a color measuring position provision system and a color measuring position provision method capable of easily and reliably providing a user with a color measurement position on a printed matter without placing a measurement position provision guide on the printed matter. A color measuring position provision system includes: a color measurement position specifier that specifies a color measurement position on a printed matter; and a controller functioning as an object extractor that extracts a marker object candidate to perform color measurement at the color measurement position specified by the color measurement position specifier. The system extracts, as the marker object candidate, an object having a feature specifiable by a user during color measurement and provides the extracted object for a user. |
| US10712201B2 |
Optical emission spectrometer with cascaded charge storage devices
An optical emission spectrometer has an excitation device for a sample to be examined, a dispersive element for spectrally decomposing light emitted by an excited sample, a multiplicity of photodiodes, which are arranged such that different spectral components of the emitted, decomposed light are detectable with different photodiodes, and a multiplicity of electronic readout systems for the photodiodes. A respective electronic readout system has a charge storage assembly comprising a plurality of individual charge storage devices, wherein the charge storage devices are interconnectable in cascading fashion, with the result that charges flowing in from an associated photodiode successively fill the charge storage devices. The respective electronic readout system can be used to read the charges of the individual charge storage devices of the charge storage assembly and/or the charges of subsets of the charge storage devices of the charge storage assembly. |
| US10712197B2 |
Optical sensor package
An optical device package is disclosed. The optical device package includes a substrate that passes light at an optical wavelength. The optical device package also includes an optical device assembly that is mounted to the substrate. The optical device assembly comprises an optical device die. The optical device die has a first surface that is mounted to and facing the substrate and a second surface that is opposite the first surface. The optical device package further includes a molding compound that is disposed at least partially over the second surface of the integrated device die. |
| US10712196B2 |
Aerospace vehicle weight and balance estimation system and method
A weight estimation system for estimating weight of an aerospace vehicle while grounded, the weight estimation system comprising a measurement subsystem including at least one sensor configured to measure a physical property in an interface that interfaces at least one of a fuselage and a wing with an undercarriage of said aerospace vehicle, in at least one area exhibiting a measurable change in geometry that is at least partly due to said weight, said measurement subsystem configured to produce measured data indicative of said weight of said aerospace vehicle; and a processor for receiving at least part of said measured data, said processor configured to estimate said weight, by relating said measured data with predetermined physical-property-to-weight correspondence data associated with said aerospace vehicle. |
| US10712195B2 |
Food processing system for processing and batching food items
A food processing system and a method for processing and batching food items conveyed by a conveyor means where the batches fulfil at least one target criteria including at least one weight target, including a first weight determining means for determining the weight of incoming food items, a batching system, a food item separation device positioned downstream in relation to the first weight determining means and upstream in relation to the batching system, and a control system for controlling the batching system and the food item separation device. The controlling including, repeatedly: monitoring the weight of the incoming food items, determining, based on the weight of the incoming food items, a prospect indicator indicating the prospect to meet the target criteria for the batches such that each batch fulfils the at least one target criteria, and comparing if the prospect indicator fulfils a pre-defined criteria. |
| US10712192B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information presentation apparatus, information presentation system, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface receives, from a sensor container, information indicating an orientation of the sensor container. The controller, based on the information indicating the orientation of the sensor container, calculates a calculated value indicating a remaining amount of contents of the sensor container. The controller determines an estimated value of the remaining amount on the basis of the calculated value. The communication interface transmits the estimated value indicating the remaining amount to an external device. When the calculated value indicating the remaining amount decreases by a first predetermined value or more within a predetermined time period, the controller does not perform the determination of the estimated value on the basis of the calculated value. |
| US10712186B2 |
Measuring pipe press fitted in a pipe hole of a circuit board with a guide provided on an inner wall of a case body
A pipe hole to which a measuring pipe is to be press-fitted is formed in a printed board, and a guide to be fitted to a side end portion of the printed board inserted through an opening is formed on or in an inner wall of a case. |
| US10712182B2 |
Methods for fabricating an apparatus having a hermetic seal
Apparatus and Methods for fabricating apparatus having a hermetic seal to seal a portion of an apparatus, for example and without limitation, a portion having a MEMS sensor. One such method uses crimping devices to compress a seal in a cavity formed in a housing that includes a MEMS sensor attached to a stress isolator. Under such compression, the seal deforms to hermetically seal surfaces around the inside, outside and bottom of the stress isolator. |
| US10712181B2 |
Instrument enclosure
An instrument enclosure includes top and bottom sections, the bottom section having a first part fastened to a second part, and hinges hinging the top and bottom sections to enable the top section to rotate between a close positioned and an open position. When closed, the instrument enclosure defines an enclosed space suitable for receiving a field instrument. The bottom section may be fastened to a standpipe or to a bracket fastened to the standpipe. The bottom section may define an opening configured to receive the standpipe and/or an opening to receive process line tubing carrying process line signals to the field instrument. The field instrument may be affixed to an end portion of the standpipe received in the enclosed space, removably attached to an interior of the instrument enclosure, or affixed to a mounting plate attached to the standing pipe. |
| US10712179B2 |
Non-contact operation sensing device for vehicle and capacitance sensor
A non-contact operation sensing device for a vehicle includes: a capacitance sensor having one electric wire that is attached to a portion near a location where a metal component is provided in a vehicle body, is folded to have portions arranged in parallel, and forms a wire loop electrode whose capacitance changes according to a non-contact operation with respect to the vehicle body, wherein an interval between the portions of the electric wire arranged in parallel in the wire loop electrode is narrower at a portion close to the metal component than at a portion distant from the metal component. |
| US10712176B2 |
XMR angle sensors
Embodiments relate to xMR sensors, in particular AMR and/or TMR angle sensors with an angle range of 360 degrees. In embodiments, AMR angle sensors with a range of 360 degrees combine conventional, highly accurate AMR angle structures with structures in which an AMR layer is continuously magnetically biased by an exchange bias coupling effect. The equivalent bias field is lower than the external rotating magnetic field and is applied continuously to separate sensor structures. Thus, in contrast with conventional solutions, no temporary, auxiliary magnetic field need be generated, and embodiments are suitable for magnetic fields up to about 100 mT or more. Additional embodiments relate to combined TMR and AMR structures. In such embodiments, a TMR stack with a free layer functioning as an AMR structure is used. With a single such stack, contacted in different modes, a high-precision angle sensor with 360 degrees of uniqueness can be realized. |
| US10712169B2 |
Network system to determine a route based on timing data
A computer system can estimate preparation times associated with items offered by a plurality of entities to manage a service over a given geographic region. The computer system can receive, from a user device of a user, a request that includes a selection of one or more items offered by one or more entities near the service location. The network system can determine an optimal route of navigation for a service provider to navigate in fulfilling the request. The route of navigation can be determined based at least in part on timing information associated with the one or more items selected by the user. The timing information can be determined based on historical data and/or real-time data. |
| US10712168B2 |
Submap geographic projections
A method includes obtaining map data associated with a map of a geographic location including one or more roadways, the map including a first submap represented by a first local Euclidean space and a second submap represented by a second local Euclidean space. A route that includes a first roadway in the first submap and a second roadway in the second submap is determined using a first projection between a global coordinate system and the first local Euclidean space and a second projection between the global coordinate system and the second local Euclidean space. The route is provided to an autonomous vehicle (AV) for driving on the first roadway and the second roadway. |
| US10712167B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for displaying maps
The present disclosure provides systems and methods that perform actions including: receiving a user input selecting a current location within a map displayed on a screen of the terminal device; generating a request message indicating a request for a location relationship between the selected current location and a target location, the request message including an identifier of the current location, the target location being a location currently or previously displayed on the map; transmitting the request message to a map server configured to determine a geographical location of the current location and a geographical location of the target location; receiving, from the map server, a location relationship between the current location and the target location, wherein the location relationship is determined based on the geographical location of the current location and the geographical location of the target location; and displaying a graphical indicator representing the location relationship. |
| US10712163B2 |
Vehicle routing and notifications based on characteristics
Data indicating current driving characteristics of a driver driving a vehicle can be received in real time. A driving profile for the driver can be determined based on the data. The driving profile can be categorized into a driving pattern category. A plurality of candidate travel routes for the driver to reach an intended destination can be identified and, for each of the candidate travel routes, a plurality of route segments can be identified. Based on the driving pattern category, a probability that the current driving characteristics of the driver will cause a traffic accident can be determined for each of the plurality of route segments. Route segments for which the probability that the current driving characteristics of the driver will cause the traffic accident exceeds a threshold value can be determined. A notification can be communicated to the driver or vehicle indicating such probability. |
| US10712162B2 |
Method and a computer system for providing a route or a route duration for a journey from a source location to a target location
Embodiments relate to producing a plan of a route in a transportation system. The method receives route requirements, including a starting location and an ending location. The method builds a model of the transportation system from data about vehicles. The model abstracts a “prospect travel” between two locations using any of a range of choices of vehicles and walks that can transport between the two locations. Given anticipated wait durations for the vehicles and their ride durations, the method determines an expected minimum travel duration using any of these choices. The method combines the expectations for various locations in a scalable manner. As a result, a route plan that achieves a shortest expected travel duration, and meets other requirements, is computed for one of the largest metropolitan areas in existence today. Other embodiments include a computer system and a product service that implement the method. |
| US10712161B2 |
System and method of navigation
Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing navigation. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a starting point and a destination from a user; calculating a plurality of routes between the starting point and the destination; receiving traffic information and traffic sign information associated with the plurality of routes; calculating transportation conditions during a set period of time in the future for each of the plurality of routes based on the traffic information and traffic sign information; selecting a recommended route from the plurality of routes based on the transportation conditions; and displaying the recommended route. |
| US10712159B2 |
Critical system operations and simulations using wearable immersive augmented reality technology
A system, method and program product for utilizing WIAR technology to aid in the navigation of a marine vessel. A system is provided that includes a WIAR device for displaying marine navigation data and receiving command inputs; a middleware component that interfaces with the WIAR device and a navigation system of a marine vessel; and a display coordinator that determines a set of display items to display on the WIAR device, wherein the set of display items are determined in response to an operational mode of the marine vessel. |
| US10712157B2 |
Physical quantity sensor, electronic device, and vehicle
A physical quantity sensor includes a base, a suspension beam facing the base, a fixing anchor fixing the suspension beam to the base, a fixed electrode extending orthogonally from the suspension beam, and a movable electrode facing the fixed electrode at an interval. The width of a distal end of the suspension beam distant from the fixing anchor is narrower than the width of a proximal end adjacent to the fixing anchor. |
| US10712156B2 |
Structure using ferroelectric film and sensor using said structure
Provided are a structure including: a substrate; a first layer provided on the substrate; a second layer provided on the first layer; and a third layer provided on the second layer, in which the first layer is a layer containing a compound represented by a chemical formula MIn2O4 using M as a metal element, the second layer is a metal layer having a face-centered cubic structure, and the third layer is a ferroelectric film, and a sensor using the structure. |
| US10712153B2 |
Method for controlling ultrasonic motor and surveying instrument for the same
Provided is a method for controlling an ultrasonic motor to reduce deterioration of automatic tracking performance, and a surveying instrument for the same. The present invention provides a method for controlling an ultrasonic motor in a surveying instrument including a rotary shaft, an ultrasonic motor that drives a rotary shaft, a tracking unit that includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit and tracks a target, and a clock signal oscillation unit that outputs a clock signal, wherein at the time of low-speed rotation of the ultrasonic motor, based on the clock signal, a ratio of an acceleration period in which a drive signal is applied and a deceleration period in which the drive signal is stopped in a drive cycle of the drive signal of the ultrasonic motor is set, and the light emitting unit is made to emit light in the deceleration period. |
| US10712151B2 |
Sensor device for determining alignment/misalignment of a laser beam relative to a gas nozzle of a laser machining head
The present invention relates to a sensor device for determining alignment/misalignment of a laser beam relative to a gas nozzle of a laser machining head which comprises a sensor housing provided with mounting means adapted to mount the housing to a laser machining head, a camera device comprising a camera, the camera device is provided in the sensor housing, so that the camera faces the tip of the gas nozzle when the sensor housing is mounted to the laser machining head for visualizing an orifice of the gas nozzle and a pilot laser simultaneously, and output means for outputting image signals obtained by the camera. |
| US10712148B2 |
Optical determination of the position of the stopper in glass ampoules
A method for determining a position of a component in a medical apparatus along a travel distance. The method comprising the steps of generating light by a light source; fixing the component movably along a travel distance; providing a photosensitive sensor surface, and generating a silhouette of the component on the sensor surface by irradiating the component with light from the light source. Data relating to the silhouette is converted by a data processing unit into the position of the component along the travel distance. The component whose position is determined may comprise a stopper of a cartridge. |
| US10712138B1 |
Method for controlling a flight vehicle
A method for controlling the attitude and/or flight path of a flight vehicle includes burning propellant in a gas generator to produce hot gas, storing the hot gas in an accumulator, and releasing the hot gas in the accumulator through one or more thrusters to control the attitude and/or flight path of the flight vehicle. |
| US10712135B1 |
Non-projectile cartridge for firearm
A non-projectile cartridge apparatus has a cartridge casing having a receiver positioned therein. Further, the non-projectile cartridge has a simulated primer positioned at the bottom of the cartridge casing. Moreover, the non-projectile cartridge has a rim positioned around at least a portion of a circumference of the cartridge casing. The rim is gripped by an extractor of a firearm after a firing pin of the firearm strikes the simulated primer. Additionally, the non-projectile member has a connector. The non-projectile member is in a closed position within the cartridge casing during a connection between the connector and the receiver. Further, the non-projectile member is in an open position during a disconnection between the connector and the receiver. The disconnection occurs as a result of the firing pin striking the simulated primer. |
| US10712134B2 |
Rocket propelled bullet assembly
A rocket propelled bullet assembly for increasing the effective range of a gun includes a shell casing that is positioned in a chamber of a gun and the shell casing has an open end. A first propellant is contained in the shell casing and the first propellant is ignited when the gun is fired. A bullet is positioned in the open end of the shell casing. The bullet is fired from the shell casing when the first propellant is ignited and the bullet is projected from the gun. A rocket unit is integrated into the bullet and the rocket unit fires when the bullet is fired from the shell casing. The rocket unit increases a velocity of the bullet when the bullet is traveling thereby increasing a range of the bullet. |
| US10712133B2 |
Impact indication system
An impact indication system for indicating an impact of a projectile on a target. The impact indication system includes an impact sensing system including a g-force sensor, a housing engagable with the target, and a first computing device including at least a processor and a memory. The impact indication system further includes a signal output unit including a housing, a signal output device, a second computing device including a processor and a memory, the first computing device operable to send a signal to the second computing device in response to sensing the impact, and the second computing device operable to produce a signal indicative of the impact. |
| US10712131B2 |
Handheld non-lethal dazzling system
A non-lethal dazzling device includes a laser operable in the visible spectrum. The laser can be a relatively low-powered laser, such as a laser having a maximum output power of 2.5 mW, or it can be a higher-powered laser with a drive circuit that lowers the maximum output power to a safe level based on the range of the hostile target from the laser. In certain embodiments, disclosed non-lethal dazzling device can be coupled to the bridge of a binocular device. |
| US10712130B2 |
Portable net and deployment system
A containment system for use by a user and an assistant to be thrown by the user onto a fugitive disposed between the user and the assistant. The containment system includes: a net having a perimeter and a center; a first weight disposed at the perimeter; a second weight disposed at the perimeter; a primary weight connected to the net a user one-way cord lock; and a user cord disposed through the user one-way cord lock and associated with the perimeter. The user one-way cord lock enables one-way movement of the user cord therethrough when pulled upon so as to constrict the net at the perimeter. |
| US10712128B2 |
Sensing and adjustment system
A sensing and adjustment system for a telescopic sight includes a plurality of sensing portions, a plurality of driving portions and a central controlling portion respectively fixed to a main body of the telescopic sight, a setting portion, a displaying portion, a plurality of fixing portions, a plurality of transmitting portions each fixed to a corresponding adjusting knob. Each sensing portion includes an angle position sensor and a gear and is configured to perceive a rotation angle of the corresponding adjusting knob and then transmitted to the central controlling portion. The fixing portion fixes the sensing portions and driving portions to the main body and close to their corresponding adjusting knob so that the gear of the sensing portions and driving portions is meshed with a corresponding gear of the transmitting portion. The central controlling portion can calculate an adjusting quantity of each adjusting knob according to setting data set by the setting portion and angle data perceived by the sensing portion and simultaneously drive the driving portion to automatically adjust the corresponding adjusting knob via the transmitting portion according to a received objective adjusting quantity. |
| US10712126B2 |
Systems and methods for cooperation among weapons, holsters, and recorders
A detector monitors the presence, absence, insertion, and/or removal of an object in a holster. The detector broadcasts a message to an electronic device reporting whether the object, such as a weapon, has been removed from the holster and/or if the holster lock has been unlocked. The detector repeatedly probes for the presence of the object in the holster. The electronic device, in response to authenticating the message, may control the recording of audio, video, and/or other data in conjunction with the insertion or withdrawal. The detector stores information about when an object has been removed or inserted from the holster and provides it the electronic device. |
| US10712123B2 |
Free floating handguard anchoring system
Handguard anchoring systems suitable for attaching a handguard to a firearm are disclosed, including systems having a fastener that extends into a barrel nut and compresses at least a portion of the handguard between the fastener and the barrel nut. Many embodiments include openings in the handguard and/or a plate that are oversized for the fastener such that the handguard may be rotated relative to the barrel nut when a portion of the fastener is positioned within the opening. |
| US10712121B2 |
Personal defense tools
The present invention is directed to novel non-propellant personal defense tools that provide increased safety to users that prefer non-lethal weapons. In particular, the novel non-propellant personal defense tools of the present invention comprise a combat housing in an innovative combination with a vision impairment light, and sliding forend that creates sound when bidirectionally engaged, for example, as in the cocking of a shotgun. A non-propellant personal defense tool of the present invention is a hefty deterrent and resembles the image and action of a shotgun by an attacker when the vision of the attacker is impaired by the vision impairment light. In specific embodiments, the combat housing is shaped like a bat. Additionally, further embodiments also trigger an alarm or an alarm system. |
| US10712119B1 |
Pressure activated release cue for archery
An interactive device for improving accuracy in archery and similar endeavors is provided. In some embodiments, a deformable device is provided that is operable to communicate with an archery bow and receive force during use of the bow. The deformable device is operable to deflect in a manner that produces an audible and tactile signal to a user. The signal may correspond to an appropriate amount of string tension or draw, for example. |
| US10712118B2 |
Crossbow
A crossbow with string guides that include upper and lower helical power cable journals on opposite sides of a draw string journal. A separation between first and second axis of the string guides in a drawn configuration is about 5 inches to about 10 inches and the draw string in the drawn configuration comprises an included angle of less than about 25 degrees. First and second pairs of power cables wrap and unwrap at least 300 degrees around the respective first and second upper and lower helical power cable journals as the draw string moves between a released configuration to a drawn configuration. |
| US10712115B2 |
Modular turret
A modular turret for an armored vehicle includes: an invariable and unique basic structural unit configured to be interchangeable, called a standard shell, equipped with interface means; and a plurality of interchangeable and removable functional modules and/or systems securable to the standard shell by specific fastening means distinctive from a connection of each functional module to the standard shell. The interface means allow an assembly of a set of different modules and/or systems of a same functional type on the standard shell at an interfacing zone on the latter. The standard shell includes an assembly of a plurality of plates with different shapes and sizes giving the standard shell a geometric shape with fixed dimensions. The plates have orifices and/or connectors for fastening the interchangeable and removable functional modules and/or systems. The plurality of plates includes a base metal sheet including a base of the standard shell. |
| US10712113B1 |
Piecewise helical barrel fluting
A gun barrel with piecewise helical barrel fluting comprises a single start non-stop feature of alternating and intersecting right hand and left hand helical segments. Piecewise helical barrel fluting combines the ease of manufacture of a single start fluting with the improved performance benefits of a multi-start approach, namely increased barrel stiffness and resulting performance with respect to firing accuracy and firing precision. |
| US10712107B2 |
Method for water temperature stepless adjustment of pipeline water dispenser
A method for water temperature stepless adjustment of pipeline water dispenser includes connecting a water inlet pipe, a heat exchanging sump, a heating sump, a heat exchanger, a refrigeration sump, and a water outlet pipe, in turn, to form water inlet and outlet pipelines of a water dispenser; configuring a plurality of motorized valves or magnetic valves; configuring a plurality of temperature sensors; configuring a PLC control system which is connected with the motorized valves or magnetic valves, the temperature sensors, the heating sump, the refrigeration sump; setting outlet water temperature and water capacity and controlling the motorized valves or magnetic valves, and the temperature sensors; and controlling the PLC control system to calculate and judge to supply water with desired temperature and desired capacity. |
| US10712106B2 |
Cooling tower controlling system and cooling tower controlling method
A cooling tower controlling system includes a plurality of cooling towers, a plurality of pumps, a circulation line through which circulating cooling water flows, a temperature measuring unit, a first load controlling unit, and a second load controlling unit. The temperature measuring unit measures a temperature TE1 of the circulating cooling water at a position upstream of a heat exchange unit and downstream of a storage unit. The first load controlling unit controls a rotational speed of the cooling fans so that an absolute value ΔTE of the difference between the temperature TE1 and an outside air wet-bulb temperature TE0 comes within a first approach temperature AP1 corresponding to a first load in a first load period. The second load controlling unit controls a rotational speed of the cooling fans so that the absolute value ΔTE of the difference between the temperature TE1 and the outside air wet-bulb temperature TE0 comes within a second approach temperature AP2 corresponding to a second load in a second load period. |
| US10712094B2 |
Machine for making and dispensing a liquid or semi-liquid product
A machine for making and dispensing cold or ice beverages, such as cool drinks, slushes, sorbets and the like, comprising at least: a containment and processing tank for the product to be dispensed which has a front wall, which is equipped at the bottom with a dispensing mouth for dispensing the beverage, a dispenser, located at the beverage dispensing mouth and able to be turned on or off to allow the beverage to be dispensed; a thermal treatment cylinder located inside the containment tank; a stirrer located outside an outer surface of said thermal treatment cylinder and adapted to rotate about a respective axis of rotation; a refrigerating plant comprising a first exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a pressure reducing unit and a compressor, the first heat exchanger being located inside said thermal treatment cylinder, a containment compartment for the second heat exchanger, a pressure reducing unit and a compressor. |
| US10712092B2 |
Reduction of regenerator clogging
A thermochemical regenerator system is operated without encountering accumulation of unwanted solids on the interior surfaces of the passages through which flue gas passes. |
| US10712091B2 |
Water drying control system for refined cotton
The present invention relates to a water drying control system for refined cotton. The system comprises a pressing machine and a heat exchanger, a back end part of the pressing machine is provided with a discharge opening, and the system further comprises a control box, a main flap valve, a main drying pipe, a first drying cup, a second drying cup, a first cyclone separator, a first flap valve, a first draught fan, a third drying cup, a fourth drying cup, a second cyclone separator, a second flap valve, a second draught fan, a first infrared ray moisture transducer, a second infrared ray moisture transducer and a third infrared ray moisture transducer. Hot air can be supplemented to change the drying intensity and control the moisture content of the refined cotton of each stage in a reasonable scope, so as to effectively increase the performance. |
| US10712088B1 |
Temperature balancing for thermal integration of an air separation unit (ASU) with a power generation system
A method of temperature balancing for thermal integration of an air separation unit (ASU) with an oxycombustion power generation system, including compressing air through a plurality of compression stages, and routing a first stage compressed air stream through a first heat exchanger in heat exchange communication with a subsequent stage compressed air stream to lower the first stage compressed air stream temperature and increase the temperature of a subsequent stage compressed air stream. |
| US10712086B2 |
Method for grasping a row of multiple blocks of frozen food originating from a plate freezer, and various uses thereof
A method for grasping a row of multiple separate blocks of frozen food originating from a plate freezer, the row extending in a longitudinal direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the plate freezer, includes the steps of grasping the row of blocks along its opposing lateral edges by closing a clamp (1) having two grasping elements (2, 20) that extend along the opposing lateral edges of the row, wherein at least one of the grasping elements along its length includes multiple separate pinching elements (4, 40), each element for pinching one or more of the blocks, the pinching elements being individually movable with respect to the at least one grasping element in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of this grasping element, the method further including adjusting the lateral position of each pinching element when closing the clamp, by individually moving each pinching element. |
| US10712085B2 |
Refrigerator
There is disclosed a refrigerator; a lighting device provided in the storage chamber, a first door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the storage chamber, an auxiliary storage chamber provided in the first door, a second door, a front panel formed of a transparent material, an evaporation treatment unit evaporated on an overall back surface of the front panel to transmit lights partially, a variable transparency film attached to a back surface of the evaporation treatment unit provided in the front panel to get transparent when the power is supplied, a frame unit with an opening having a corresponding size to an opening provided in the first door, an insulation panel distant from the front panel, a power supply unit for supplying an electric power to the variable transparency film and the lighting device, a proximity sensor provided in the second door to sense a user's approaching. |
| US10712084B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sterilizing device, wherein the sterilizing device includes a light source assembly which emits visible rays, and a photocatalytic filter which reacts with the visible rays, and the light source assembly is disposed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal line equally dividing the photocatalytic filter in a case. |
| US10712077B2 |
Arrangement for cryogenic cooling
An arrangement for cryogenic cooling includes a cryogen tank, a cryogenic recondensing refrigerator arranged to cool a heat exchanger that is exposed to the interior of the cryogen tank, and an arrangement for conducting heat from a cooled article to the cryogen tank. A further cryogen tank is provided below the heat exchanger and arranged to receive cryogen liquid recondensed on the heat exchanger. |
| US10712075B2 |
Refrigerator and ventilation door device thereof
A refrigerator and ventilation door device thereof are provided. The ventilation door device comprises: a bottom frame provided with a ventilation opening; a door plate disposed abutting the bottom frame, configured to shift in a parallel plane of the bottom frame so as to adjust an area of the ventilation opening, and a guideway forming a predetermined angle with respect to the shifting direction of the door plate; and an adjuster having a guide post movably inserted in the guideway, and upon moving of the adjuster in a direction perpendicular to the shifting direction of the door plate, the guide post drives the door plate to shift. |
| US10712069B2 |
Compact ice making system having two part ice tray portion
A refrigerator including a fresh food compartment; a freezer compartment; an ice compartment disposed in the fresh food compartment; an ice maker assembly disposed in the ice compartment, the ice maker assembly including an ice maker tray/evaporator having an upper tray portion with at least one cavity for forming ice, a lower portion with at least one fin, and an evaporator cooling tube which is disposed between the upper tray portion and the lower portion, such that the evaporator cooling tube is sandwiched between the upper tray portion and the lower portion; and an ice bucket for storing ice, the ice bucket being disposed in the ice compartment. |
| US10712068B2 |
Transport refrigeration unit with a renewable energy source and method of operation
A method of operating a multiple energy source of a transport refrigeration unit determines if the transport refrigeration unit is at idle. The method may then electrically switch a condenser fan motor from an electrical power source to a battery charging circuit. The condenser fan motor may be back-driven via wind blowing through a condenser fan. Electrical power is thereby generated and applied to charge a battery via a battery charging circuit. |
| US10712059B2 |
Distributor assembly for space conditioning systems
A distributor assembly for a space conditioning system comprising a sealed expansion device and a sealed distributor housing. The expansion device has a first opening, a second opening and an interior chamber there-between. The interior chamber contains an orifice housing, wherein the orifice housing has a through-hole orifice therein. The orifice housing is configured to move between the first opening and the second opening within the interior chamber. An outer surface of the orifice housing forms a fluid stop around the first opening such that a refrigeration fluid of the space conditioning system delivered through the second opening can substantially only pass through the through-hole orifice to the first opening. The distributor housing has a largest opening that is permanently sealed to the first opening of the sealed expansion device and a plurality of smaller openings configured to be fluidly connected to a heat-exchange coil of the space conditioning system. |
| US10712058B2 |
Rotary compressor and refrigeration cycle device
A rotary compressor includes: a closed upright cylindrical compressor housing including an upper portion provided with a discharge section of refrigerant and a body portion provided with an intake section of the refrigerant; a compression section disposed at a lower part in the compressor housing and configured to compress the refrigerant suctioned by the intake section to discharge the refrigerant from the discharge section; and a motor disposed at an upper part in the compressor housing and configured to drive the compression section. The motor has a rotor disposed on an inner side and a stator disposed on an outer side, the refrigerant is HFO1123 refrigerant or a refrigerant mixture containing the HFO1123 refrigerant, and an inner welded portion formed by welding using flux is provided within a projection area of the rotor at the upper portion of the compressor housing. |
| US10712057B2 |
Method and device for generation of electric power and cold using low-potential heat sources
A method for generating electricity and cold and a device for realizing same, consists in a closed absorption cycle in which a working body is a mixture of a low-boiling (refrigerant) component and a high-boiling (absorbent) component. The method involves evaporating a strong solution in a steam generator, thus forming a refrigerant vapor and a weak solution, expanding the refrigerant vapor in a turbine, thus producing work, and, after the turbine, absorbing spent vapor in an absorber, forming a strong solution. A distinguishing feature of the method consists in changing the concentration of a strong solution using two stages, including not only evaporation but also filtration. The proposed method and device allow for significantly increasing the efficiency of systems for generating electricity relative to analogous known methods. |
| US10712051B2 |
Refrigeration appliance with multiple temperature zones
A refrigeration appliance includes first and second temperature zones and a refrigerant circuit having first and second parallel branches. The first branch has a controllable first restriction point and a first heat exchanger for setting a temperature of the first temperature zone, and the second branch has a second restriction point and a second heat exchanger for setting a temperature of the second temperature zone. A branching point, at which the refrigerant circuit splits into the two branches, is configured as a separator for separating gas and liquid and the second branch is connected to a liquid outlet of the separator. |
| US10712050B2 |
Multi-stage heat engine
A multi-stage heat engine having an evaporator, a condenser, expander stages; vapour compression stages; tanks for holding gaseous phases of a fluid. The compressor stages is adapted to compress the gaseous phase in the adjacent tank with a higher pressure than which occurred at expansion and to move the compressed fluid to the next adjacent tank at a higher pressure, the expander stages are adapted to expand a part of the compressed fluid in each tank, to expand the fluid in the adjacent tank at a lower pressure, the compressor and expander sections are adapted to output the gaseous phase at the highest pressure to the condenser and the liquid phase at the lowest pressure to the evaporator, where the output of the condenser are fed back to the tank at the highest pressure and the output of the evaporator is fed back to the tank at the lowest pressure. |
| US10712049B1 |
Refrigeration unit with heat exchanging arrangement
A refrigeration unit includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a water pump, and a heat exchanging arrangement. The heat exchanging arrangement includes a main casing having a receiving cavity divided into a water atomizing compartment and one water showering compartment, a water atomizing unit, a water showering head, a fill material unit provided underneath the water showering head, and a water collection basin provided underneath the water atomizing unit and the fill material unit. A predetermined amount of heated water from the first heat exchanger is guided to flow to the water showering head and the water in the water showering head is sprinkled on the fill material unit. A predetermined amount of water from the water pump is guided to flow to the water atomizing unit and the water flowing to the water atomizing unit is sprayed and atomized in the water atomizing compartment. |
| US10712048B2 |
Molten salt central receiver arrangement and operating method
A molten salt central receiver arrangement for transferring heat from panels to a molten salt that flows through the panels. A control device allows to change the condition of at least one of the panel arrangements of the molten salt central receiver arrangement depending on at least an operating parameter of at least one panel and/or depending on an environment signal that characterizes the actual or forecast available heat for the heat transfer to the molten salt. In normal operation passes, each having one or more panels, are connected in series such that molten salt flows in a serpentine or alternating way upward and downward through subsequent passes. In a parallel flow condition, molten salt may flow upward through all of the panels in parallel. In a drain condition, the molten salt is forced out of one or more panels and replaced by compressed air. |
| US10712046B2 |
Ventilator mounting bracket
The present invention discloses a ventilator mounting bracket, belonging to device installation brackets. Existing ventilator mounting brackets are smaller in adjustable distance range, difficult in installation and fixation and low in efficiency. The ventilator mounting bracket of the present invention is provided with two telescoping rod components which can extend and shorten and two folding rod components which are connected between the two telescoping rod components and can be folded and unfolded; the two folding rod components are unfolded to stretch the two telescoping rod components such that the two telescoping rod components and the two folding rod components form a mounting hole for mounting a ventilator; the two folding components are folded to withdraw the two telescoping rod components for packaging and transportation; moreover, the two ends of each one of the two telescoping rod components can be fixed at corresponding fixed parts by adjusting the length of the telescoping rod components. The mounting bracket can be conveniently and efficiently installed in new and hold houses, has a relatively large adjustable distance range, and can ensure that ventilators are installed in any position and reduce the installation time and installation cost of the ventilators. |
| US10712044B1 |
Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing condensate
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, and/or manufacture that is configured for operably releasing condensate from a condensate-producing unit without allowing a substantial quantity of gas to enter the condensate-producing unit and/or a substantial quantity of gas to flow through the system, machine, device, and/or manufacture. |
| US10712043B2 |
Air vent
The invention relates to an air vent including a housing; plural louvers extending horizontally or vertically, pivotably arranged in the housing and aligned relative to an air outlet opening arranged in the housing, wherein the plural louvers are controllable jointly with an identical orientation by a pivot movement from a starting position into a pivot position by an adjustment device for changing an air outflow direction from the air outlet opening, wherein the plural louvers are controllable by at least one actuation element made from a shape memory alloy to adjust a diffuse air flow independently from a control by the adjustment device. |
| US10712039B2 |
System and method for demand mitigation of commonly scheduled thermostats
A method and a thermostat for a multi-thermostat temperature control system are provided. The system includes a thermostat including at least one processor communicatively coupled to at least one memory device. The thermostat is configured to receive one or more input signal commands permitting a recovery from a demand management system load shedding event and determine a pseudo-random starting time window from which a recovery starting time is selected. The pseudo-random starting time is based on a value accessible to the thermostat that is unique to the thermostat. The starting time window includes a primary delay window and a secondary delay window within the primary delay window. The thermostat is also configured to start an operation of a conditioning unit associated with the thermostat at the selected time. |
| US10712034B2 |
Variable frequency drives systems and methods
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system includes an air moving device configured to move air through the HVAC system, a first variable frequency drive (VFD) configured to drive the air moving device, and a second VFD configured to drive the air moving device, wherein the first VFD and the second VFD are configured receive control instructions and to selectively operate based on the control instructions. |
| US10712029B1 |
Evaporative personal air cooler
An evaporative air cooler for cooling ambient air includes a housing, a tank, a misting structure, a filter structure, and a fan. The housing includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and side panels defining an interior of the evaporative air cooler. The tank is positioned adjacent to the top panel and at least one of the side panels. The tank receives, stores, and releases liquid. The misting structure comprises a mister and a misting structure coupling and creates a mist within the evaporative air cooler. The filter structure has a plurality of filters for absorbing the mist. The fan draws the ambient air into the evaporative air cooler and directs the ambient air through the filter structure and out of the evaporative air cooler. The evaporative air cooler cools the ambient air by at least one of the mist and the filter structure before exiting the evaporative air cooler. |
| US10712025B2 |
Dehumidifying apparatus
A dehumidifying apparatus includes first, second, and third heat exchangers; moisture adsorbing material; a fan to force air through the first heat exchanger, the moisture adsorbing material, the second heat exchanger, and the third heat exchanger; a compressor having a discharge side connected to the third heat exchanger; and an expansion valve configured to reduce the pressure of a refrigerant condensed by the first heat exchanger or the second heat exchanger. The third heat exchanger has a fin pitch smaller than a fin pitch of the first heat exchanger and a fin pitch of the second heat exchanger. The third heat exchanger is smaller than the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. This arrangement provides a small, low-cost dehumidifying apparatus. |
| US10712022B2 |
Constant pressure switch apparatus and water heating system
The present application relates to a constant pressure switch apparatus and a water heating system. The constant pressure switch apparatus includes: a body inside which a flow passage is provided, the flow passage having an inlet and an outlet; a first blocking member and an attraction member that can be magnetically attracted to each other; the first blocking member having a blocking position and a communicating position that are spaced apart at a preset distance; the first blocking member being able to move towards the communicating position when a pressure difference between both sides of the first blocking member in a direction from the inlet to the outlet is greater than an attraction force between the first blocking member and the attraction member; and the first blocking member being able to move towards the blocking position when a pressure difference between both sides of the first blocking member in a direction from the inlet to the outlet is less than an attraction force between the first blocking member and the attraction member. The constant pressure switch apparatus and water heating system provided in this application can enable the circulating pump to maintain a connected state of the flow passage without increasing pressure, and can also avoid the problem of series flow of cold and hot water. |
| US10712018B2 |
Drawer assembly for an oven appliance
A drawer assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The drawer assembly includes two slide assemblies mounted within a cooking chamber of the oven appliance for supporting a door and a rack assembly. The rack assembly includes a wire support frame for supporting a cooking tray and two support brackets for mounting the wire support frame to the slide assemblies. In this manner, a user may slide the rack assembly and cooking tray out of the cooking chamber by pulling on the door. The wire support frame may be formed from metal using computer numerically controlled machining and may be welded to the support brackets. In this manner, the rack assembly provides a simple, rigid construction that requires a minimal number of parts and is easy to manufacture. |
| US10712014B2 |
Modular linear fireplace gas burner system
A modular linear fireplace gas burner system having a plurality of interconnectable pipe modules and one or more burner members of varying length, each said pipe module having a pipe segment, spuds, orifice mounting blocks and mounting brackets to retain one of more of the burner members, wherein the distance D(o) between adjacent spuds on each pipe segment is equal and for joined pipe segments the distance D(c) between the outermost spud of one pipe segment to the outermost spud of the other pipe segment is equal to D(o). |
| US10712013B2 |
Biomass pellet stove
A stove using biomass pellets as fuels includes a stove body, wherein the stove body comprises a firebox; hopper, wherein the hopper is fixed above the stove body; and feed tube, wherein the top end of the feed tube which is connected to the hopper is fixed outside the stove body, the bottom end of the feed tube which is connected to the firebox crosses the stove body. The stove using biomass pellets as fuels solves the problem that common pellet stoves usually transfer the fuels to the hearth using a screw feeder or other feeding equipment, which expend too much cost. |
| US10712012B2 |
Burner and modular heat using appliances therefore
A fuel burner and optional modular heat utilizing appliances capable of exploiting heat from the fuel burner are shown and described. The burner includes a fire box including a fuel holder, a surrounding inner housing, and an outer shroud surrounding the inner housing. A plurality of air openings including flow adjusters admit air to the fire box. The inner housing and outer shroud are configured to supply air for secondary combustion of the exhaust. The burner may include a fan for forced air induction, and a fuel chute having a slidable closure for recharging the fuel holder from outside. At least one modular heat utilizing appliance may have thermal insulation for retaining heat. |
| US10712010B2 |
Stove with multiple configurations
In one aspect, a stove can include a first cover including a cavity, and a second cover including a cavity. The stove can include a main portion including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion can define a first opening and the second end portion define a second opening. In a stowed configuration, the first end portion of the main portion can be disposed in the cavity of the first cover and the second end portion of the main portion can be disposed in the cavity of the second cover. In a deployed configuration, the second cover can be arranged so that the cavity of the second cover is facing in a downward direction away from the main portion. |
| US10712009B2 |
Burner head of a burner and gas turbine having a burner of this type
A burner head for a burner defines a burner longitudinal axis along which the burner extends. The burner head includes a base body and at least one oxidant duct defining a duct longitudinal axis. The oxidant duct is arranged in the base body at a radial spacing to the burner longitudinal axis. A fuel duct body is inserted into the oxidant duct and at least one fuel nozzle is configured on the fuel duct body so as to open into the oxidant duct. |
| US10712003B2 |
Combustion chamber assembly
A combustion chamber assembly comprises an annular combustion chamber casing, a combustion chamber, a fuel injector and a tubular seal. The combustion chamber comprises an upstream end wall having an aperture extending there-through. A fuel injector head of the fuel injector is locatable in the aperture in the end wall and the fuel injector head has an axis. The tubular seal is positioned between the fuel injector head and the aperture in the end wall and the tubular seal has a flange and an aperture extends there-through. The tubular seal is movable radially and circumferentially with respect to the axis of the casing. The fuel injector head is locatable in the tubular seal. The aperture in the upstream end wall has a major radial dimension and a minor circumferential dimension relative to the axis of the casing to allow insertion or removal of a lean burn fuel injector head. |
| US10711999B2 |
Arrangement for the outlet nozzle of a submerged plasma torch dedicated to waste treatment
An injection and cooling system configured to equip a plasma torch, a plasma torch equipped with the system, an installation for treatment of a liquid solution including such a plasma torch, and a method for treatment of a liquid solution by injection into a plasma generated by such a plasma torch submerged in a different liquid solution. |
| US10711996B2 |
Apparatus for endothermic process with improved burners arrangement
A furnace for performing an endothermic process comprising tubes containing a catalyst for converting a gaseous feed, wherein tubes are positioned in rows inside the furnace, wherein burners are mounted between the tubes and between the tubes and the furnace walls parallel to the tubes row and wherein the burners rows and the tubes rows are ended by end walls and are divided into sections with the distance from the end burner to the end wall being B2W, the distance between two adjacent burners in the section being B2B, and half the distance in-between two sections being B2S, wherein the burners in the rows are arranged in such a way that the ratios B2B/B2W and B2B/B2S are greater than 1.3 thus limiting the occurrence of the flame merging phenomenon and reducing significantly the quadratic mean of the tube temperature profile. |
| US10711995B2 |
Dual-fuel gas-pellet burner assembly
Embodiments of the inventive concept provide a dual-fuel gas-pellet burner assembly. The dual-fuel gas-pellet burner assembly can include a cooking gas line, a cooking gas igniter, a motor-driven pellet auger, a combustion air channeling section enclosing the motor-driven pellet auger and at least a section of the cooking gas line, and a dual-fuel sectioned combustion chamber including a gas combustion section and a fire pot section. The gas combustion section includes a terminal end of the cooking gas line and the cooking gas igniter disposed therein. The fire pot section includes a terminal end of the motor-driven pellet auger disposed therein. The gas combustion section of the dual-fuel sectioned combustion chamber is partitioned off from the fire pot section by an internal separator wall. A control unit including a digital temperature display, a temperature dial, and a switch can receive a user selection among three different modes of operation. |
| US10711993B2 |
Exhaust heat recovery device and binary electricity generation device
An exhaust heat recovery device includes: a main passage through which an exhaust gas containing a corrosive component flows; a boiler which heats a heat medium using the exhaust gas; a bypass passage connected to the main passage so as to detour around the boiler; a regulation valve member which regulates a flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing into the boiler; a heat medium circuit which circulates the heat medium that is heated to be in a hot-water state by the boiler; a binary electricity generation device which recovers thermal energy from the heat medium in the heat medium circuit and generates electricity; and a valve control unit which controls an opening of the regulation valve member such that a temperature of the exhaust gas passed through the boiler is equal to or higher than a temperature of an acid dew-point of the corrosive component in the exhaust gas. |
| US10711990B2 |
Light source module
A light source module includes a heat sink having a mounting region; a light emitting device package having a first surface disposed on the mounting region of the heat sink and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface, the light emitting device package including a connection pad disposed on the second surface; a circuit board disposed on the mounting region of the heat sink and spaced apart from the light emitting device package, the circuit board including a connector and a terminal electrically connected to the connector; and a bracket disposed between the light emitting device package and the circuit board on the mounting region of the heat sink, and coupled to the heat sink, the bracket including a lead frame pressing the connection pad and the terminal to connect the connection pad and the terminal. |
| US10711988B2 |
Light fixture with adjustable connector
Light fixtures for a wide range of installations that can be interconnected to each other in different orientations to permit easy scaling up or down of an installation without requiring renovation or disruption of the surrounding environment. More specifically, embodiments of the light fixtures include an adjustable power connector that can be oriented differently depending on the desired configuration of the installation. |
| US10711985B2 |
Enclosed gutter clip
A decorative removable lighting enclosed clip made for mounting a light to a support surface such as gutters, shingles or a building structure. The enclosed clip allows for an aesthetically pleasing display of lights with rapid and easy installation and removal of the lighting. This eliminates falling debris from broken clips or clips that fall off the lights during the removal process. A support tab is inserted between the side portions of the structure, at longitudinally spaced intervals along the strip, and are frictionally gripped and retained by the facing side portions of the gutter, shingle or structure. The clips have enclosed end portions which support the light elements of a decorative light string along structure. The enclosed clip is capable of mounting onto a wide variety of gutters, eaves and building structures. The spacing is adjustable and provides a plurality of discrete angular positions. |
| US10711980B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes a strip-like high flexibility region and a strip-like low flexibility region arranged alternately in a direction. The high flexibility region includes a flexible light-emitting panel. The low flexibility region includes the light-emitting panel and a support panel having a lower flexibility than that of the light-emitting panel and overlapping with the light-emitting panel. It is preferable that the light-emitting panel include an external connection electrode and that a length in the direction of a low flexibility region A that overlaps with the external connection electrode be longer than a length in the direction of a low flexibility region B that is closest to the region A. |
| US10711979B2 |
Optical module
An optical module comprising an upper portion of the housing with a bottom and two sides, a lower portion of the housing with a bottom and two sides, an electric component and an electroconductive sheet is provided. The two sides of the upper portion may be inserted between the two sides of the lower portion to form a relatively closed cavity for accommodating the electric component. A first convex block provided on the sides of the upper portion may be inserted into a gap which is formed between a second convex block and a third convex block provided on the sides of the lower portion. Thus, the first convex block, the second convex block and the third convex block may clamp the electroconductive sheet, thereby dividing the gap at the junction of the upper portion and the lower portion into a plurality of tiny gaps. |
| US10711978B2 |
Luminaire using holographic optical element and luminescent material
An example luminaire includes a laser light source, a photoluminescent material and a holographic optical element. The holographic optical element has a hologram optically coupled to the laser light source and to the photoluminescent material. The hologram is configured to distribute light received from the laser light source as a pattern of light to the photoluminescent material. |
| US10711977B2 |
Display switching device
A display switching device includes a light source emitting light having a first polarization direction and light having a second polarization direction different from the first polarization direction, a first polarizing plate having a first display region configured to transmit light in the first polarization direction and display a first display mark, and a second polarizing plate having a second display region configured to transmit light in the second polarization direction and display a second display mark. The second polarizing plate is arranged such that the first display region at least partially overlaps with the second display region. At least a part of one of the first display region and the second display region includes a mixed part in which a polarization part with a polarizing function and a non-polarization part without any polarizing function are mixed. |
| US10711976B2 |
Lighting system with appearance affecting optical system
In an aspect, a lighting system (1) comprises a lighting unit (11) with a light source (31) and a dichroic light exiting surface (15), wherein the lighting unit (11) is configured for emitting dichroic light from the dichroic light exiting surface (15). The emitted dichroic light includes a directional light portion (37) of direct light (17) and a diffused light portion (39) of diffused light (19) with a another larger correlated color temperature. The lighting system further comprises an appearance affecting optical system (13) with a plurality of structural elements (40, 91, 93, 101, 105) that comprise surfaces that delimit a plurality of diffused light passages (14, 103, 107), and comprise direct light illuminated surface regions (25), which are subject to the illumination with direct light (17) from respectively associated affected direct light providing areas (81) of the dichroic light exiting surface (15). Moreover, the affected direct light providing areas (81) cover at least 70% of the dichroic light exiting surface (15), and the direct light (17) from at least one affected direct light providing area (81) and diffused light (19) propagate within at least one of the diffused light passages (14, 103, 107). |
| US10711975B2 |
Light emitting element, fluorescent light source device
Provided are a light emitting element capable of maintaining high fluorescent intensity over a long period, and a fluorescent light source device. The light emitting element according to the present invention includes: a substrate; a reflection layer formed of a material containing Ag or Al, formed on the upper layer of the substrate; a diffusion prevention layer formed of a layer at least part of which being crystallized, the diffusion prevention layer being formed in contact with a surface of the reflection layer on a side opposite to the substrate; an enhanced reflection layer formed in contact with a surface of the diffusion prevention layer on a side opposite to the substrate; and a fluorescent body layer formed on the upper layer of the enhanced reflection layer. |
| US10711970B2 |
Lamp and vehicle having same
The present invention relates to a lamp and a vehicle having the same, the lamp comprising: a housing; a substrate arranged on the housing; a first light source and a second light source arranged on one side surface and the other side surface of the substrate, respectively; and a light guide arranged on a path of light emitted from the second light source. Accordingly, the lamp can both realize stereoscopic lighting and improve the design-related degree of freedom when installed on a vehicle. |
| US10711969B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A vehicle lamp includes a projection lens, and a light source disposed behind the projection lens. The vehicle lamp is configured to form a required light distribution pattern by irradiating light emitted from the light source forward through the projection lens. A movable lens configured to be movable in a required direction intersecting with an optical axis of the projection lens is disposed between the projection lens and the light source. A maximum luminous intensity position of the light distribution pattern is changed by moving the movable lens in the required direction. |
| US10711968B2 |
Vehicle lighting apparatus
A vehicle lighting apparatus that illuminates a frontward direction of a vehicle includes: first and second light source units each having a light source main body and a light-focusing optical system that focuses light emitted from the light source main body; a reflection-type digital light deflection device that is configured by arranging a plurality of mirror elements each of which can be slanted around a rotation movement axis and each of which can be individually switched between an ON slanted state and an OFF slanted state and that reflects the light, focused by the first and second light source units, by the mirror element of the ON slanted state to form a reflection pattern; and a projection optical system that illuminates a frontward direction with light reflected by the reflection-type digital light deflection device, wherein light incident on the reflection-type digital light deflection device by the first and second light source units is overlapped. |
| US10711963B2 |
Multi-channel flame simulation method and apparatus
A flame simulation method including: identifying, by a computing device, a maximum brightness level value and a primary event generation level; setting, in response to determining that a first event occurred based on the primary event generation level, a secondary event generation level; adjusting the secondary event generation level towards a baseline secondary event generation level; adjusting a current brightness value of a lighting element of a flame simulation apparatus towards the maximum brightness level value; setting, in response to determining that a second event occurred based on the secondary event generation level, the current brightness level value of the lighting element to a value less than the maximum brightness level; and controlling, by the computing device, a brightness level of the lighting element to correspond to the current brightness level value of the lighting element. |
| US10711961B2 |
Elevated structure-mounted lighting system
An improved elevated structure-mounted lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system may be used on drilling rigs, or with other applications, including for drilling, production, refineries, frac sites, construction, and other industrial applications that may use tower/mast type equipment. The improved elevated structure-mounted lighting system may accommodate any style or design of crown section of a drilling rig and may be mounted on a pole or independent mount system. |
| US10711959B2 |
Multi-tiered floating water lantern
A water lantern for floating on water with an LED candle is provided. The water lantern includes a base, dowel rods and a curtain. The base is designed with a tiered structure extending to a top surface with apertures formed therein to receive the dowel rods and a central recess for receiving the LED candle. The curtain is removably positioned over the base with the dowel rods maintaining the curtain in an expanded open position. The tiered structure of the base enhances the floating stability of the water lantern while also holding the LED candle above the water level to protect the LED candle from splashing water. |
| US10711958B2 |
LED device and LED lamp using the same
A light emitting diode (LED) device includes: a transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; an LED array disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the transparent substrate, and including a plurality of LED chips electrically connected to one another; a controller disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and is electrically connected to the LED array to control the LED array; a connection terminal disposed at one end of the transparent substrate, and electrically connected to the LED array and the controller; and a wavelength converter covering the first surface and the second surface of the transparent substrate and the LED array. |
| US10711957B2 |
Linear LED module
Various aspects of a light emitting apparatus include a substrate having at least one angled portion. Some aspects of the light emitting apparatus include at least one light emitting device arranged on the substrate. Some aspects of the light emitting apparatus include a plurality of conductors arranged on the substrate. In some aspects of the light emitting apparatus, the conductors are electrically coupled to the at least one light emitting device. |
| US10711953B1 |
Dual power flashlight
A flashlight includes a light assembly at a first end of the flashlight. The light assembly includes an LED light generating module. The flashlight also includes a power assembly having a power management module body member which houses a charging input port, a USB output port, a LED power indicator, or a power indicator button. A selectively movable sleeve covers the charging input port, the USB output port, the LED power indicator, or the power indicator button when they are not in use, wherein the sleeve moves relative to the power management module body member in linear and rotational directions. The flashlight also includes a central body member between the light assembly and the power assembly. |
| US10711950B1 |
Light bulb base and light bulb thereof
A light bulb base includes a cylinder-shaped insulating component, a cylinder-shaped base connector, a metal thimble and a heat-dissipating component. The insulating component has a jack at its first side. The base connector has a circumferential interior bore extending there through. The interior bore accommodates the insulating component at a first side of the base connector. The metal thimble inserts into the jack at its first side via the interior bore. Such that the metal thimble rivets the base connector to the insulating component. The heat-dissipating component has a first side coupled to a second side of the insulating component. The heat-dissipating component includes a first opening at its second side. The heat-dissipating component also includes a cavity chamber disposed inside the first opening. |
| US10711949B2 |
Arrangement of an unmanned and remotely operated production facility
An arrangement of an unmanned and remotely operated production facility comprising a wellhead platform including a wellhead assembly having an X-mas tree, a flowline transporting hydrocarbon fluids produced from a well via said wellhead assembly to one or more consecutive process equipment(s), and further on to a destination via a transport line. Any process equipment and/or pipeline section located at a higher level than said outlet point from said wellhead assembly, is arranged to either drain back to the x-mas tree, or drain downstream to said transport pipeline by assistance of respective valves arranged along said flowline. |
| US10711948B2 |
Rotary introducer
A rotary introducer is provided for introducing a trackable element and/or contaminant onto a flow path of a food-transit system without adjusting a flowrate. The introducer comprises an inlet and an outlet which is communicable with a food-transit conduit; and a pair of rotatable driving/drivable members. In a trackable-element receiving condition, the inlet is open to receive a trackable element in the device cavity, and the outlet is closed by at least one of the driving/drivable member. However, in a discharge condition, the outlet is open such that a trackable-element discharge force is directed radially inwardly through the outlet to discharge the trackable element from the device cavity, thus enabling outlet to close. A food-transit system using the rotary introducer and a method of introducing a trackable element and/or contaminant into food-transit system without adjusting a flowrate of foodstuffs therethrough are also provided. |
| US10711945B2 |
Transport container
The invention relates to a transport container (1) for helium (He), comprising an inner container (6) for receiving the helium (He), a coolant container (14) for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container (2) in which the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14) are received, and a thermal shield (21) which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid (N2), the thermal shield (21) comprising a tubular base section (22) in which the inner container (6) is received, and a cover section (23, 24) that closes the base section (22) at the front and that is arranged between the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14), wherein an intermediate space (20) is provided between the inner container (6) and the coolant. |
| US10711944B2 |
Grease gun cartridge construction
A grease gun cylinder walled cartridge adapted for direct attachment to any of a variety of grease gun head constructions and grease pumping systems, wherein the cartridge wall can be of any color or completely clear and see through, wherein the grease column within the cartridge is pressured toward and through an inlet port in the gun head, which port opens on the suction stroke of a piston mounted in said cylinder into a loading portion of a cylinder of the grease pumping system, and wherein the grease column pressuring means is ambient air pressure. |
| US10711943B2 |
Diaphragm seal injector
A lubricant injector includes a housing and a metering section attached to the housing. The housing includes a body and a metering cylinder extending from the body. The metering section includes a diaphragm disposed within the metering cylinder. The diaphragm forms a static seal between the metering cylinder and a lubricant pathway that extends through the body, and the diaphragm defines a metering chamber for measuring a volume of lubricant to be applied during a lubrication cycle. A retaining member secures the diaphragm within the metering cylinder. |
| US10711940B2 |
Stud-to-stud mounting bracket for electrical or communication device
A mounting bracket for a junction box includes a face plate having left and right edge margins and a central opening. The face plate includes a first set of indicia adjacent a top edge of the central opening and a second set of indicia adjacent a bottom edge of the central opening. Each set of indicia includes ruler graduations indicating a distance from the left edge margin of the face plate to the respective ruler graduation. |
| US10711937B2 |
Method of manufacturing a fluid pressure reduction device
A method of custom manufacturing a fluid pressure reduction device for use in a process control valve. The method includes creating the fluid pressure reduction device using an additive manufacturing technique, which generally includes forming a body and forming a plurality of flow paths in the body. The body has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced radially outward of the inner wall. The flow paths are formed in the body between the inner wall and the outer wall of the body. Each of the flow paths includes an inlet section formed in one of the inner and outer walls, a curved intermediate section, and an outlet section formed in the other of the inner and outer walls. |
| US10711935B2 |
Method for managing the heating of fluids flowing through a network of submarine pipelines
A method of managing the heating of fluids flowing in an undersea pipe network (2-1) providing a connection between a surface installation (6) and at least one undersea production well (4). The method releasably connecting at least one fluid heater station (14a, 14b) to an undersea pipe and controlling the heater station as a function of the mode of operation of the pipe network. |
| US10711929B1 |
Pipe element coupler and coupling method thereof
A pipe element coupler includes a plurality of coupling members, a gasket disposed in the coupling members and a fastening element. Each of the coupling members includes two engaging keys at two coupling end portions thereof each having an engaging surface that has varying radiuses of curvature. The fastening element is coupled at the coupling members, wherein the pipe element coupler is adapted for being preassembled on the two pipe elements to align the engaging keys with the corresponding grooves of the pipe elements. When the fastening element is operated to fasten the to coupling members together, each of the engaging surfaces is deformed to change the varying radiuses of curvature, so as to substantially match a radius of curvature of the groove circumference at the bottom of the groove of the pipe element. |
| US10711928B2 |
Hose connection
A hose connection has: a tubular body with a first end and a second end; a shrink sleeve arranged around the first end of the tubular body for crimping and thereby clamping a hose end on the first end of the tubular body; and an adhesive layer arranged on the outer surface of the first end of the tubular body and at least enveloping the first end in tangential direction. |
| US10711922B2 |
Wall feed-through element for a fluid line and wall feed-through
Wall feed-through element for a fluid line that includes a housing having a feed-through region running in an axial direction with at least one attachment geometry and a stop. The feed-through region is structured with a bearing section and the connection geometry, on a side of the bearing section facing away from the stop at least one, includes at least one shaping protruding radially over the bearing section with a back wall facing the stop and at least one radially springable projection that is offset in a circumferential direction with respect to the shaping and extends toward the stop in an axial direction and beyond the back wall. |
| US10711917B2 |
Method and apparatus for valve position state estimation
A method and apparatus for valve position state estimation within a conduit or conduit network, comprising: acoustically coupling a plurality of acoustic sensors to a fluid disposed within the conduit or conduit network, wherein one of the plurality of acoustic sensors is disposed upstream of a valve under test and one of the plurality of acoustic sensors is disposed downstream of the valve under test; transmitting a structured acoustic signal from a transmitting acoustic sensor to a receiving acoustic sensor, wherein the structured acoustic signal passes through the valve under test between the transmitting acoustic sensor and the receiving acoustic sensor; at the transmitting acoustic sensor, receiving a reflected structured acoustic signal after the structured acoustic signal is reflected from the valve under test; and, using a two-port analysis, characterizing a flow state of the valve under test based on the structured acoustic signal received at the receiving acoustic sensor and the reflected structured acoustic signal received at the transmitting acoustic sensor. The method further comprising coupling an accelerometer sensor to the valve under test and obtaining vibrational measurements from the valve under test. |
| US10711915B2 |
Pilot actuated control pilot for operating valve
A pulse valve assembly including a main valve and two pilot valves. The main valve includes a main valve body, main valve bore, and main valve spool. The main valve body includes an inlet port, an outlet port, and a pressure chamber at one end of the main valve bore. A first pilot valve selectively supplies pressurized fluid to the second pilot valve depending on the position of a poppet, which is controlled by a solenoid. A second pilot valve includes a spool that is driven by pressurized fluid from the first pilot valve. The second pilot valve selectively supplies pressurized fluid to the pressure chamber in the main valve causing the main valve spool to move towards the open or closed position. When the main valve spool is in the open position, pressurized fluid can flow through the main valve from the inlet port to the outlet port. |
| US10711911B2 |
Pressure distributor for a motor vehicle
The disclosure relates to a pressure distributor for a motor vehicle, in particular for pneumatic actuators in seats, wherein a pressure generator and a plurality of pneumatic actuators can be connected to the pressure distributor, wherein each actuator is assigned at least one electrically controllable valve which forwards a pressure which is generated by the pressure generator in a targeted manner via a respective outlet to the actuator which is assigned to it, wherein the plurality of valves are supplied with compressed air by the pressure generator during operation of the pressure distributor via a respective inlet of a common air inlet line. The common air inlet line is connected as a separate component via a releasable connection to the plurality of valves. |
| US10711907B2 |
Line replaceable control valve positioner/controller system
The present disclosure describes embodiments of control valve positioner/controller devices, control valve positioner/controller mounting devices, and control valve systems that enable rapid exchange and configuration of a replacement positioner/controller to a control valve system. Embodiments allow for rapid replacement of faulty/failed control valve positioners/controllers to minimize production downtimes and associated costs. |
| US10711905B2 |
Valve for pressurized environments
The invention relates to a valve comprising a tubular body in which a valve stem moves axially, the head of the stem cooperating with a corresponding seat on the valve body, said stem acting against a coiled spring that is housed in a chamber of circular cross-section and disposed between a bearing zone at a first end of the chamber and the stem in order to return the stem to the seat, said spring comprising: a first end with a large turn of a diameter substantially identical to a diameter of the chamber at the first end; and a second end with a small turn connected to the shank or the head of the stem and a second large turn for centering and radial stabilization in the chamber. |
| US10711898B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for producing a braided dual-sided compression packing seal and methods of using the same
The present application pertains to a braided dual-sided compression packing seal, methods for producing and using such a seal, and apparatuses suitable for producing such a seal. The braided dual-sided compression packing seal is made up of two or more different materials that are braided together in such a way that, in cross-section, the compression packing seal has an asymmetrical configuration relative to a first axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is substantially perpendicular to a side of the compression packing seal. Accordingly, when viewed in a cross-sectional plane, the compression packing seal may expose substantially only a first material along a first side of the seal, and substantially only a second material along a second side of the seal. |
| US10711897B2 |
Gasket
An object of the present invention is to provide a gasket capable of improving sealing performance by solving a non-uniform surface pressure distribution by a grommet structure. Provided is a gasket which is formed by laminating an upper layer, an intermediate layer, and a lower layer and is provided with a penetration hole and a seal bead formed at the upper layer and the lower layer to surround the penetration hole in a ring shape and to be symmetrical with respect to the intermediate layer in the vertical direction, in which the intermediate layer includes a fold-back portion, a surface pressure adjustment portion, and a bead contact portion, a plate thickness of the fold-back portion is thicker than that of the bead contact portion, and the surface pressure adjustment portion sets an upper step to be different from a lower step. |
| US10711895B2 |
Control apparatus for vehicle transmission
A control apparatus for a vehicle transmission that includes: transmission gears disposed on a shaft; a switching mechanism which is to be switched between a connecting state in which one of the transmission gears is rotatable integrally with the shaft and a disconnecting state in which the one of the transmission gears is rotatable relative to the shaft; a shift fork for axially moving the switching mechanism; and a shift barrel to be rotated to position the shift fork. The switching mechanism includes first and second rings and an elastic member which is disposed between the first and second rings in the axial direction and connects the first and second rings. The control apparatus determines that a failure occurs in the vehicle transmission, when a value related to a reaction force that acts on the shift barrel during rotation of the shift barrel is deviated from a predetermined range. |
| US10711893B2 |
Brake for unintended neutral mode in transfer case
A number of variations may include a product comprising an output shaft having a radial flange comprising a plurality of teeth; a range shifter operatively connected to the output shaft constructed and arranged to selectively shift a vehicle between a low range, high range, and neutral mode; a mode shifter operatively connected to the output shaft constructed and arranged to shift the vehicle between a four-wheel and two-wheel drive mode; a dual drive gear operatively attached to the output shaft between the range shifter and the mode shifter constructed and arranged so that rotation of the dual drive gear drives the range shifter and the mode shifter; and at least one plunger radially displaced around the output shaft which is actuated by the dual drive gear to engage a slot between the plurality of teeth on the output shaft to prevent rotation of the shaft during a range shift. |
| US10711891B2 |
Vehicle speed-change system
Provided is a vehicle speed-change system including the following: a transmission positioned to the rear of a crank shaft of an engine; a transmission case that retains the transmission; a shift mechanism that has a shift cam which performs a speed-change operation of the transmission; and a shift actuator that operates the shift cam. The transmission includes a counter shaft positioned to the rear of the crank shaft, and a drive shaft to which rotation of the counter shaft is transmitted. The shift cam is positioned further to the rear than the counter shaft, and the shift actuator is arranged in a rear portion of the transmission case and to the rear of the shift cam. |
| US10711886B2 |
Vehicle equipped with transmission
A vehicle includes a transmission; a shift operation member configured to be operated by a rider; a manual shift driving force transmission mechanism which transmits an operation force generated by the rider's operation of the shift operation member, to the transmission, as a shift driving force; a transmission actuator; an automatic shift driving force transmission mechanism which transmits a driving force generated by the transmission actuator to the manual shift driving force transmission mechanism, as the shift driving force, and the automatic shift driving force transmission mechanism includes a one-direction transmission section which prevents transmission of an operation of the manual shift driving force transmission mechanism to the transmission actuator, the operation being caused by the rider's operation of the shift operation member, the one-direction transmission section being configured to transmit the driving force generated by the transmission actuator to the manual shift driving force transmission mechanism. |
| US10711884B2 |
Control method and control device of continuously variable transmission
A control method of a continuously variable transmission includes supplying oil pressure to a secondary pulley oil chamber by a source pressure oil pump, and controlling a flow of oil into and from a primary pulley oil chamber by an electric oil pump arranged in an oil passage between the primary pulley oil chamber and the secondary pulley oil chamber. After start-up of the source pressure oil pump, an operation of the electric oil pump is restricted until the oil is filled in the oil passage on the secondary pulley oil chamber side of the electric oil pump. The operation of the electric oil pump is permitted when rotation speed of the electric oil pump reaches a predetermined rotation speed. |
| US10711883B2 |
Console assembly with stowable transmission shifter and folding armrest
A console assembly includes a base, a transmission shifter and an armrest. The transmission shifter is carried on the base and is displaceable between a plurality of transmission mode defining positions and a storage position wherein the transmission shifter is held within a shifter receiver in the base. The armrest is carried on the base and may be displaceable between a home position and a deployed position wherein a portion of the armrest overlies the transmission shifter in the shifter receiver. |
| US10711882B2 |
Operating shift apparatus for manual transmission
An operating shift apparatus for a manual transmission includes: an operating lever having an upper end at which a handle is disposed and a lower end extending toward a lever box; a shift lever having a shift joint disposed at a lower end of the shift lever; a connecting lever, an upper end of which is rotatably connected with the shift lever, having a cylinder joint which is downwardly protruded; a select lever having a select groove into which the cylinder joint is accommodated, a select joint disposed at a front end of the select lever, a return protrusion which is downwardly protruded, and a guide groove which is formed at both ends thereof, wherein the lever box has a guide rail which is engaged with the guide groove; and a return spring contacting the return protrusion to return the select lever to an original position. |
| US10711881B2 |
Selector lever reset device for a vehicle gearbox, and method and device for operating such a selector lever reset device
The present disclosure provides a selector lever resetting device for a vehicle transmission. The selector lever resetting device may include a selector lever configured to select a gear position of the vehicle transmission and a lever guide device, the lever guide device having a first sliding element and a locking slide. The first sliding element may be adjustable along a first sliding axis and has a latching contour. The selector lever may be coupled to the first sliding element and configured to be moved along the sliding axis between a latching position and an operating position. The locking slide may be adjustable along a second sliding axis to move at least between a latching position and a release position. |
| US10711877B2 |
Passive lubrication system for gas turbine engine gearbox during wind milling
A gearbox assembly for a gas turbine engine used in an aircraft having passive lubrication capabilities during wind milling includes a gearbox housing, a gear train assembly housed within the gearbox housing, a lubricant in the gearbox housing for lubricating the gear train assembly, and a first scavenge port formed in the gearbox housing. The first scavenge port is changeable between an open position and a closed position. Further, the first scavenge port remains in the open position during normal operation of the gas turbine engine to allow the lubricant to drain from the gearbox housing. Upon occurrence of a loss of lubricant pressure in the gearbox assembly, the first scavenge port is changed to the closed position to trap at least a portion of the lubricant in the gearbox housing. Thus, the trapped lubricant provides passive lubrication to the gear train assembly during the loss of lubricant pressure. |
| US10711876B1 |
Reinforcement sealing tubes for stabilizing a housing in an automobile transmission
At least one reinforcement tube for stabilizing a housing within an automobile transmission casing. The reinforcement tube includes a first portion having a first diameter and having a first interior recess, a second portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and a second interior recess, the first and second portions separated by a shoulder, a first seal disposed within the first interior recess of the first portion and situated proximate the shoulder separating the first and second portions, and a second seal separate from the first seal and situated proximate a distal end of the second portion. |
| US10711872B1 |
Fail-safe selectivfe self-locking actuator
A selectively self-locking actuator includes a threaded shaft having a first threaded portion and a second threaded portion. The first threaded portion includes a semicircular ball screw threadform and the second threaded portion includes a power screw threadform. The actuator further includes a ball nut mated to the first threaded portion, a split nut selectively mated with the second threaded portion, and a nut coupler plate configured to secure the ball nut and split nut at a fixed distance from each other. The split nut includes at least a first split nut portion and a second split portion each mated to a spring and a driver. The spring is configured to bias the first split nut portion and the second split nut portion either radially inward or radially outward with respect to the threaded shaft, and wherein the driver is configured to selectively oppose the bias of the spring. |
| US10711871B2 |
Axially compact linear actuator drive arrangement
An linear actuator drive arrangement is disclosed that includes a drive screw including a drive screw threading on an outer periphery thereof and a first axial end of the drive screw is configured to support a load. The arrangement includes a motor including a stator and a rotor arranged radially within the stator. The rotor includes a rotor housing, a first ring nut, and a second ring nut. A plurality of planetary screws are arranged radially between the drive screw and the first ring nut and the second ring nut. A bearing assembly is arranged radially inside a first axial end of the rotor housing, and the bearing assembly axially supports the rotor housing. An encoder ring is fixed to a radially outer surface of the rotor housing at the first axial end of the rotor housing, and the encoder ring is concentric with the bearing assembly. |
| US10711863B2 |
Torsional vibration damper
A torsional vibration damper has a hub part primary mass mountable on a motor drive shaft, and an interia ring secondary mass which at least partially encloses the hub part in the radially outer region. A gap between the hub part and the inertia ring is filled with fluid. A seal device between the hub part and the flywheel ring prevents escape of the fluid. The seal device has a first ring connected tightly to the hub part, a second ring connected tightly to the inertia ring, and an elastomer ring connected on one side sealingly to the first ring and on the other side to the second ring. |
| US10711856B2 |
Brake caliper tool
A tool for retracting pistons into cylinder bores is disclosed, with a narrow gap between facing pressure plates allowing use of the tool in tight places, and ratcheting spreading of the facing pressure plates causing outward moving of the pistons, enabling work to be performed. |
| US10711849B2 |
Slide flange
A slide flange is used with a rotary body having a clutch rotatable about an axis and a pair of proximity sensors apart from each other in a circumferential direction. The slide flange is comprised of: an inner ring portion fitting on the rotary body and movable in a direction along the axis from a first position where the clutch gets connected to a second position where the clutch gets disconnected; an outer ring portion unitarily elongated from the inner ring portion and so disposed as to at least at the second position face the pair of proximity sensors; a plurality of notches formed on the outer ring portion at even intervals in the circumferential direction; and a coupling portion elongated from the outer ring portion toward the rotary body, the coupling portion being so coupled with the clutch as to rotate the outer ring portion along with the clutch. |
| US10711847B2 |
Clutch group for power take-off
A clutch group (1) is for power take-offs for industrial vehicles. The clutch group (1) includes a clutch shaft (10) and an input gear (20) operatively connected to the clutch shaft (10), by clutch discs (30) suitable to engage each other through friction. The clutch group (1) has a bell (40) supported by the clutch shaft (10) around it and suitable to house the clutch discs (30) and a pneumatic controller (50) operable by pressurized fluid to control the mutual commitment between the clutch discs (30). The pneumatic controller (50) includes a main piston (51) housed in a main thrust chamber (510) and an auxiliary piston (52) housed in an auxiliary thrust chamber (520). |
| US10711845B2 |
Clutch device for a hybrid drive system
A clutch device, comprising a first and second input side and a first and second output side that can be rotated about a common axis. The clutch device further includes a first clutch located between the first input side and first output side, a second clutch located between the second input side and the second output side, and a centrifugal pendulum connected to the clutch device. |
| US10711844B2 |
Assembly of shaft and yoke
A yoke has a yoke main body portion and a thin portion. The thin portion extends from the yoke main body portion toward the shaft, and is thinner than the yoke main body portion. The front end of the shaft is a large-diameter portion that has a larger diameter than an adjacent portion. The yoke main body portion has a yoke general-diameter portion and a step portion. The yoke general-diameter portion has an inner diameter that is substantially equal to an outer diameter of the large-diameter portion. The step portion extends from an end of the yoke general-diameter portion toward an axial line, and has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the large-diameter portion. The step portion abuts a front end of the large-diameter portion. The thin portion has reduced-radius portions that have smaller radii than the outer radius of the large-diameter portion. |
| US10711840B2 |
Method for manufacturing wheel bearing apparatus
Provided is a method of manufacturing a bearing device for a wheel including an inner ring that is fixed to a hub wheel by a caulking portion formed by plastically deforming an end portion of the hub wheel in a radially outward direction. The inner ring includes a raceway groove formed by grinding. A backing plate, which is driven to rotate about an axis thereof, is pressed on a large end surface of the inner ring. The grinding is performed by rotating the inner ring by rotation of the backing plate. A pressing position of the backing plate is apart from a radially-outer-side chamfered portion and a radially-inner-side chamfered portion of the large end surface of the inner ring. |
| US10711834B2 |
Vehicle thrust bearing
A vehicle thrust bearing that can reduce the number of assembly parts used in assembling a suspension of a vehicle to a body and reduce the thickness of parts to simplify the assembling work includes an upper case that is attached to a body of a vehicle having a suspension, and a lower case that is arranged under the upper case so as to be rotatable with respect to the upper case, wherein the upper case includes in a top area thereof a mounting portion for being attached to the body of the vehicle. |
| US10711833B2 |
Hard bearing attachment and alignment systems, apparatus, and techniques
A mechanical bearing includes a hard bearing element and a support element affixed to the hard bearing element, with a joining element between the hard bearing element and the support element, the joining element being more flexible than the hard bearing element and the support element. |
| US10711831B2 |
Flexural pivot
A flexural pivot can include a plurality of flexure support members, each flexure support member having a plurality of flexure openings defined at least partially by a cantilevered extension portion. The flexural pivot can also include at least one flexure to rotatably couple the plurality of flexure support members to one another. The at least one flexure can have first and second flexible blades arranged in a cross configuration. The first and second flexible blades can be disposed in the flexure openings of the flexure support members, and the cantilevered extension portions, at least in part, can couple the first and second flexible blades to the flexure support members. |
| US10711830B2 |
Socket assembly
The socket assembly includes a housing that presents an inner wall which surrounds an open bore. A stud is partially received in the open bore with a bearing interposed between the inner wall and the stud. The bearing has a bearing piece, which is in surface-to-surface contact with the stud, and a preload piece which is elastically compressed to impart a biasing force on the bearing piece, thereby preloading the bearing piece against the stud. The preload piece is in an overmolded engagement with the bearing piece to securely couple these pieces together such that the bearing can be inserted into the open bore of the housing together as a unit. The bearing and preload pieces are made of different materials with different elasticities. |
| US10711829B2 |
Sleeve joint, in particular for a vehicle
A sleeve joint (1), in particular for a vehicle, having an outer sleeve (3) which receives and secures a ball socket (9), in an axial direction. The ball socket (9) is composed of a plastics material for engagement with an inner ball joint body (5). The ball socket (9) extends radially as far as an inner wall (11) of the outer sleeve, such that the ball socket (9) is supported directly on the outer sleeve (3). |
| US10711826B2 |
Cable assembly for use with a vehicle
A Bowden cable, including a cable transmitting tensile force from an operator side to an active side and a sheath guiding the cable, and a retention device arranged at an end side of the sheath limiting movement of the cable with respect to the sheath in the direction of the operator side. The retention device operative to allow movement of the cable with respect to the sheath when a tensile force acting between the cable and sheath exceeds a threshold value. |
| US10711823B2 |
Spring washer for turbo charger
The present invention provides a spring washer for a turbocharger including a stopper part formed at an inner periphery there and a line contact part formed at an outer periphery thereof, thus to prevent a spring repulsive force from being exerted thereto more than necessary even when exerting excessive compression and continuous compression force from peripheral parts, and prevent an inclination bent section from being flattened, thereby maintaining or improving restoring characteristics of the inclination bent section. The ring-shaped spring washer installed in a bypass valve of a turbocharger includes: an inner periphery having a stopper part fixed to a lower surface thereof with being overlapped therewith; an inclination bent section integrally formed with the inner periphery with being inclined downward; and an outer periphery having a line contact part integrally formed with the inclination bent section to be in line contact with a support of the spring washer. |
| US10711820B2 |
Composite screw
A composite screw includes a tapping end portion that includes a circular bottom surface, a peripheral surface and a main thread. The peripheral surface extends from the circular bottom surface. The main thread is formed around the peripheral surface. A reception recess is recessed from the circular bottom surface and the peripheral surface. The main thread has a discontinuation where the reception recess opens at the peripheral surface. A rigid body and a weld material fill the reception recess. The rigid body has an outer surface and an auxiliary thread. The outer surface is exposed from the reception recess. The auxiliary thread is formed on the outer surface and connected to the main thread to fill the discontinuation. |
| US10711819B2 |
Pin
A pin having a tool engagement portion and a resiliently deformable cover arranged over the tool engagement portion. The resiliently deformable cover is operable to deform from a first position to a second position to allow for the engagement of the tool engagement portion with a tool. The tool engagement portion is substantially concealed when the cover is in the first position, reducing the opportunities for dirt ingress. A tool may be used to deform the cover and allow the tool to engage with the tool engagement portion such that rotation of the tool causes co-rotation of the pin. |
| US10711815B2 |
Indexing pins, indexing clamps, and methods of aligning a first body and a second body of a structure
A method of aligning a first body and a second body of a structure comprises orienting the first body so that first openings extend vertically and inserting indexing pins into the first openings. The method comprises orienting the second body so that the second openings extend vertically and aligning the second openings with the indexing pins. The method comprises moving the first body and the second body toward each other, while: allowing the first body and the second body to move relative to each other and applying a downward force to the indexing pins. The method comprises moving the first body and the second body toward each other until a first-body second surface contacts a second-body first surface, while applying the downward force to the indexing pins. |
| US10711814B2 |
Tapered lead-in for interference fit fasteners
An assembly comprising first and second structural elements having aligned holes, a fastener that occupies at least respective portions of the holes without a surrounding sleeve, and a mating part that is coupled to the fastener. The fastener comprises: a head; a circular cylindrical shank extending from the head; a mating portion comprising external projections; and a transition portion disposed between the shank and the mating portion. The transition portion comprises a tapered lead-in section that meets the shank at a shank/lead-in intersection and a radiused lead-in section that meets the tapered lead-in section. The tapered lead-in section tapers gradually in a first axial direction toward the mating portion and has a first profile that is linear and a taper angle equal to or less than 20 degrees, while the radiused lead-in section curves abruptly in the first axial direction and has a second profile that is a circular arc having a radius. |
| US10711812B2 |
Holder for mobile phones
The present invention provides a mobile device holder, which relates to the technical field of holder device designs. Gravitational mobile phone holders in the prior art are easy to loosen and the mobile phones are easy to fall off the holders when bouncing up. The holder according to the present invention includes a clamping arm, a lower supporting arm and a link mechanism. The link mechanism links the clamping arm and the lower support arm in a rotatable manner. The mobile device holder further comprises a lock mechanism, which acts on the link mechanism and causes the link mechanism to enable one-way linkage. On the basis of current gravitational device holders, the present invention is provided with a lock mechanism which causes the link mechanism to enable one-way linkage, so that the link mechanism can rotate only in the direction that the clamping arm clamps the mobile phone. |
| US10711811B2 |
Pneumatic servovalve assembly
The present disclosure relates to a servovalve assembly comprising a pair of opposed nozzles spaced apart by a first gap. A control element positioned in the first gap (G) between the pair of opposed nozzles. Each nozzle has an outlet opening. The control element has a central control portion and two resiliently deformable end portions at opposite ends of the central control portion. The central control portion is perpendicular to a central axis (C) of each nozzle outlet opening. The control element is configured such that the two resiliently deformable end portions elastically deform when the control element is placed under tension by a force applied parallel to the central control portion, so as to move the control element in a direction parallel to the central axis (C) of each nozzle outlet opening. |
| US10711806B2 |
Nozzle module for an energy converter
A nozzle module for an energy converter, in particular for a power plant, including a first nozzle for the introduction of a motive fluid into a mixing chamber and an introduction opening for the introduction of a suction fluid into the mixing chamber, the mixing chamber having a geometry for merging the motive fluid and the suction fluid in the mixing chamber in a flow-intensifying manner. To specify a nozzle module which effects an increase in efficiency of the power plant, a vapor pressure of the motive fluid upstream of the first nozzle is lower than a vapor pressure of the suction fluid upstream of the introduction opening, and a gas pressure in the mixing chamber in a region downstream of the first nozzle is lower than a gas pressure in the mixing chamber in a region downstream of the introduction opening. |
| US10711801B2 |
Lift out disconnect
A lift-out pump disconnect system is mounted to two parallel rails that are affixed to a pump enclosure. The disconnect system has a receiver body that is affixed to the rails and slidable along the rail axes with ear portions. The disconnect system further includes an outlet body that mates to the receiver body using tabs that slide on clamping ramped surfaces on the receiver body. Downward movement of the outlet body causes the clamping ramped surfaces to move the outlet body closer to the receiver body until flat sealing surfaces are in biased contact. |
| US10711800B2 |
Turbo compressor supported only by its inlet and outlet flanges
The invention concerns a radial turbo compressor (TCO) including at least one impeller (IP) at least one casing (CS), the impeller (IP) is rotatable about an axis (X), the casing (CS) comprises an inlet (IL) upstream of the impeller (IP), the inlet (IL) comprising an inlet flange (IF) to be mounted to a process gas pipe (PGP), the casing (CS) comprises an outlet (OL) down-stream of the impeller (IP) comprising an outlet flange (OF), the casing (CS) comprises an outlet volute (VL) extending about the axis (X) downstream of the impeller (IP) and upstream of the outlet (OL), and the radial turbo compressor (TCO) comprises a drive unit (DRU) driving the impeller (IP) and being mounted to the casing (CS). In order to simplify exhaust gas quality improvement the invention proposes that the casing (CS) is exclusively supported by the inlet flange (IF) and the outlet flange (OF), the casing (CS) comprises a drive unit flange (DRF), the drive unit (DRU) comprises a fixation flange (FF), the drive unit flange (DRF) and the fixation flange (FF) are fixedly connected to each other by fixation elements (FE), the drive unit (DRU) being exclusively supported by the fixation flange (FF). Further, the invention deals with an arrangement (AR) comprising such a turbo compressor (TCO). |
| US10711799B2 |
Pressure equalizer
Systems and methods for maintaining a desired differential pressure between a cooling oil of an electric motor and a process gas working fluid of a compressor connected axially to the electric motor. The cooling oil acts as a coolant for the motor compartment of the electric motor and the gas working fluid acts as a coolant for the rotor compartment of the electric motor. At least one bellow is configured to provide two sealed compartments in a pressure equalizer and a spring means is configured to add a differential pressure to the cooling oil, assuring no leaks between the two fluids flows from the cooling oil to the process gas working fluid and no contact of the process gas working fluid with the electric motor stator, in particular electric motor laminations and electric motor windings. |
| US10711798B2 |
Variable turbomachine vane cascade
A variable vane cascade for a turbomachine, in particular for a compressor stage or turbine stage of a gas turbine, having at least one first vane, in particular guide vane that has a first distance from a circumferentially adjacent vane, at least one second vane, in particular guide vane that has at least one second distance from at least one circumferentially adjacent vane that is smaller than the first distance, and an actuating device, in particular for jointly and/or reversibly adjusting the first and second vane from a first position where at least one airfoil cross section of the first vane and an airfoil cross section of the second vane each have a first stagger angle, into a second position where these airfoil cross sections have second stagger angles, the second stagger angle of the first vane differing from the second stagger angle of the second vane, in particular being larger than the second stagger angle of the second vane. |
| US10711794B2 |
Airfoil with geometrically segmented coating section having mechanical secondary bonding feature
An airfoil includes an airfoil body that has a geometrically segmented coating section. The geometrically segmented coating section includes a wall that has an outer side. The outer side includes an array of cells and there is a coating disposed in the array of cells. The cells include respective secondary mechanical bonding features that secure the coating to the wall. |
| US10711790B2 |
Serial axial flow fan
A serial axial flow fan includes a first axial flow fan, a second axial flow fan, and a current plate. Hollow cells of the current plate are partitioned by a lattice-shaped partition, penetrate in an axial direction, and are uniformly two-dimensionally arranged at an outer edge. An axially lower end portion of a first housing of the first axial flow fan and an axially upper end portion of a second housing are directly coupled to each other, and the current plate is provided in a coupling unit of the first housing and the second housing. An axially lower end portion of the first tubular unit of the first housing is axially opposed to an axially upper end portion of the second tubular unit of the second housing with the current plate interposed therebetween. A recess recessed on an opposite side to the coupling unit in the axial direction is provided on an axially end surface of at least one of an axially lower end surface of the first tubular unit and an axially upper end surface of the second tubular unit. A lead wire of at least one of the first axial flow fan and the second axial flow fan is accommodated in the recess. At least a portion of the recess overlaps a portion of the current plate in the axial direction. |
| US10711786B2 |
Embedded rotary micro pump, its method of integration and motion control
A micro pumping mechanism is proposed to generate flow in micro channels of micro fluidic devices and three dimensional microprocessors cooled by the flow of coolant fluids. The proposed micro pump comprises a rotating disk inside a chamber, which overlaps with the fluidic micro channel. The rotating disk induces a shear flow across the micro channel, transporting fluid elements in the direction of the rotation of the disk. The disk can be rotated by external magnetic or electric fields as in direct drive, induction, or electrostatic motors. |
| US10711785B2 |
Oil flooded compressor system and method
The present disclosure provides a system including an oil flooded compressor operable for compressing a working fluid. A dehumidifier is positioned upstream of the compressor to reduce the humidity of working fluid entering the compressor and to cool oil while regenerating the dehumidifier. A heat exchanger positioned upstream of the compressor includes passageways for oil and compressible working fluid to be transported in a heat transfer relationship therethrough such that the temperature of the oil is reduced within the heat exchanger. A control system including an electronic controller is operable for controlling an inlet temperature of the oil entering the compressor, controlling an inlet temperature and humidity of working fluid entering the compressor and a discharge temperature of the working fluid exiting the compressor. |
| US10711781B2 |
Vane pump device
An embodiment provides a vane pump device. In the vane pump device, vane grooves of a rotor include columnar grooves which accommodate oil, and support the vanes. An inner-plate low pressure side recess portion is provided in an end surface of an inner plate along a rotation direction, and supplies oil to the columnar grooves. An outer-plate low pressure side through-hole and an outer-plate low pressure side recess portion are provided in an end surface of an outer plate along the rotation direction, and supply oil to the columnar grooves at a position facing the inner-plate low pressure side recess portion. An opening area of the inner-plate low pressure side recess portion is equal to a sum of opening areas of the outer-plate low pressure side through-hole and the outer-plate low pressure side recess portion. |
| US10711780B2 |
Hydraulic machine
A hydraulic machine is described having a first part (2) and a second part (3) moveable relative to said first part (3), one of said first part (2) and said second part (3) having a first land (9) resting against the other one of said second part (3) and said first part (2), having a predetermined first height (H1), and being arranged between a high pressure area (7) and a low pressure area (8). Such a machine should have a long working life. To this end a second land (10) having a predetermined second height (H2) smaller than said first height (H1) is located adjacent to said first land (9). |
| US10711778B2 |
Frac pump valve assembly
A valve assembly includes a valve body, a seal, and a supplemental material. The valve assembly configured to reduce the effects of wear and erosion of the seal and valve body by including material with increased hardness. The supplemental material has a higher hardness level than the valve body and is inserted on the contact surface of the valve body. The seal can include a plurality of materials, each having different hardness levels. The location of the supplemental material can vary and the overall radial distribution on the contact surface may vary. |
| US10711776B2 |
Reciprocating compressors having timing valves and related methods
A reciprocating compressor for the oil and gas industry, the reciprocating compressor has a chamber, a timing valve, an actuator and a controller. A fluid entering the chamber via a suction valve is compressed inside the chamber, and evacuated from the chamber via a discharge valve. The timing valve is located between the chamber and a fluid volume at a relief pressure that is lower than a pressure in the chamber when the timing valve is opened. The actuator is configured to actuate the timing valve. The controller is configured to control the actuator such that to open the timing valve during an expansion phase of the compression cycle, and to close the timing valve when the relief pressure becomes equal to the pressure in the chamber or when the suction valve is opened. |
| US10711774B2 |
Membrane pump, in particular for use in the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, and internal combustion engine comprising a membrane pump
A membrane pump (1, 1′, 1″), in particular for use in the exhaust gas tract of a combustion engine (70), comprising a pressure housing (2), the internal volume (4) of which is subdivided by a number of resiliently deformable membranes (6) into a plurality of sub-volumes (8, 10) separated from one another on the gas side, wherein a biasing force is applied to the or each membrane (6) in such a way that in the pressure-free state the sub-volume (8) forming the primary side has a minimum value in relation to the deformability of the or each membrane (6), is to act so as particularly to increase effectiveness during use in the exhaust system of a combustion engine (70). For this purpose, according to the invention, a leaf spring (36) is provided as a restoring spring for applying the biasing force to the membrane (6). |
| US10711766B2 |
System and method for optimal operation of wind farms
A method implemented using at least one processor module includes receiving a plurality of operational parameters corresponding to a plurality of wind turbines and obtaining a plurality of source sound power values corresponding to the plurality of wind turbines. The method further includes obtaining a receptor sound pressure value corresponding to a receptor location and estimating an attenuation model based on the plurality of source sound power values, and the receptor sound pressure value. The attenuation model disclosed herein comprises a plurality of attenuation coefficients. The method also includes determining at least one turbine set-point corresponding to at least one wind turbine among the plurality of wind turbines based on the plurality of attenuation coefficients, and the plurality of turbine operational parameters. |
| US10711765B2 |
Method for controlling a wind turbine
A method is provided for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased via a generative deceleration of the generator. The method comprises using a control to determining a set point value for a generator torque depending on an actual value of a rotational speed. The determined set point value for the generator torque is applied to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit. Determining the set point value for the generator torque in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power in response to a boost signal; and limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal. |
| US10711762B2 |
Wind energy systems
Systems can be used to harness energy from winds. For example, this document describes scalable systems having multiple wing-like blades that can efficiently convert wind power into electricity and other types of energy. |
| US10711759B2 |
Submersible electrical wicket gates operator
A system and method for electrically controlling a submersible hydro-electric production system for avoiding leakage of oil and contaminants used in the existing hydraulic systems. The system comprises one or more submersible electrical actuators operably connected to a gate operating ring which in turn is connected to a plurality of wicket gates in the turbine. Each submersible electrical actuator comprises an electrical motor connected to a push-pull rod which is configured to transform the rotation movement received at a first end thereof to a linear movement at a telescoping end opposite the first end for rotating the gate operating ring to a desired position. The electrical actuator includes a waterproof structure which houses the electrical motor and the push-pull rod and at the same time allows for a telescoping movement of the push-pull rod for rotating the gate operating ring. |
| US10711757B2 |
Battery pack with temperature sensing unit
A battery pack including a battery, a sensor, a controller, and a self-discharge circuit. The battery includes at least one battery cell connected between a pair of external terminals. The at least one battery cell is used for an engine-start attempt. The sensor detects a temperature of the battery. The controller compares the temperature of the battery with a reference temperature value and outputs a self-discharge signal when the temperature of the battery is lower than the reference temperature value. The self-discharge circuit is connected between the pair of external terminals in parallel with the battery and performs self-discharge the battery based on the self-discharge signal. |
| US10711756B1 |
Methods and system for starting a vehicle
Systems and methods for operating an internal combustion engine that may be automatically stopped and started are described. In one example, an engine is rotated in a reverse direction after an engine stop so that a belt integrated starter/generator may rotate the engine in a forward direction and utilize the inertia of the engine to rotate trough top-dead-center compression stroke, thereby starting the engine. |
| US10711752B2 |
Fuel injector assembly having duct structure
A fuel injector assembly for an engine. The engine includes a cylinder head defining a through-hole. The fuel injector assembly includes an insert, having a first end and a second end, configured to be received within the through-hole and coupled to the cylinder head. The insert defines a bore extending from the first end to the second end. The fuel injector assembly further includes a fuel injector including a plurality of orifices, received within the bore of the insert; and a duct structure including a plurality of ducts, coupled to the insert such that the plurality of ducts align with the plurality of orifices to at least partially receive one or more fuel jets from the plurality of orifices of the fuel injector. |
| US10711750B2 |
Valve for metering a fluid
A valve for metering a fluid. An armature of the electromagnetic actuator is movable along a longitudinal axis of a valve needle, the movement of the armature relative to the valve needle being limited by a stop surface on the valve needle. The armature has a passage channel. The stop surface is on a stop element. The stop element and the armature are such that during operation there always remains an intermediate space, adjoining the valve needle, between the stop element and an end face of the armature facing the stop element. The stop surface lies, in a contact region, on the end surface of the armature facing the stop element when the armature and the stop surface come into contact during operation, the contact region being situated between the intermediate space and an opening of the passage channel when the armature and the stop surface come into contact. |
| US10711749B2 |
Fuel injection valve
The disclosure relates to a fuel injection valve that includes a valve needle, a closing spring applying a spring force to the valve needle, which spring force loads the valve needle in the direction of a closing position, and an actuator assembly. A coil of the actuator assembly produces a magnetic force on a magnet armature of the actuator assembly such that, as the magnet armature travels toward a pole piece of the actuator assembly, the magnet armature covers an idle stroke to a stop element of the valve needle and then carries the valve needle toward the pole piece. A spring constant of the closing spring and the magnetic force are matched such that the magnitude of the resultant force of the spring force and the magnetic force decreases with increasing distance of the valve needle from the closing position and remains the same with increasing the distance. |