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| US10810150B1 |
Configuration of a solid-state drive dock having local and network interfaces
An external M.2 solid-state drive dock with local and network interfaces is disclosed. The dock includes an enclosure with apertures through which M.2 solid-state drives can be received. A circuit board is mounted within the enclosure that includes M.2 socket connectors for receiving the M.2 solid-state drives. The circuit board also includes a storage controller coupled to the M.2. socket connectors. A local interface controller is coupled to the storage controller for providing a local interface, such as a USB-C interface, to the M.2 solid-state drives to host computers. A network controller is also coupled to the storage controller for providing network interfaces, such as wired and/or wireless network interfaces, for accessing the M.2. solid-state drives. The storage controller can receive storage requests from the local interface controller and the network interface controller and provide the storage requests to the M.2 solid-state drives. |
| US10810149B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions, communication device, communication method
A communication device perform operations includes: receiving, from a management device, a first management request which is a request for first status information; receiving, from the management device, a second management request which is a new request for the first status information; determining a transmission timing by using a first period between a reception timing of the first management request and a reception timing of the second management request, the transmission timing being a timing of transmitting to the function executing device a first status request for inquiring about the first status information through the second communication interface; and receiving, from the function executing device, information including the first status information in response to the first status request being transmitted to the function executing device through the second type communication interface in accordance with the determined transmission timing. |
| US10810148B2 |
Device interfacing
Many devices may comprise interfaces, such as serial interfaces, over which configuration and/or enablement/disablement of device features may be provided to the device. Connecting a computer to individual devices for manual configuration may be cumbersome and/or time consuming. Accordingly, as provided herein, a device interfacing component (e.g., a microcontroller integrated into an interface cable) is configured to couple to a target device. The device interfacing component may receive data streams from the target device, and may match strings, within the data streams, to expressions. If a string matches an expression (e.g., “F5 for IP setup”), then a corresponding scripted response may be executed to send a response instruction (F5, wait 10 seconds, enter key, “192,168.0.1”) to the target device. In this way, the device interfacing component may provide automated configuration for the target device and/or may be daisy chained with other device interfacing components for configuration of other target devices. |
| US10810142B2 |
Adaptive scheduling of memory requests
Apparatuses and method for an integrated circuit device are described. In an apparatus thereof, there is a plurality of memory controllers coupled to a plurality of memory banks. A network of switches is coupled to the plurality of memory controllers. A plurality of data processing devices is coupled to the network of switches and is configured to generate memory requests. A network controller is coupled to the network of switches and is configured to queue the memory requests and selectively issue requests to memory from the memory requests queued responsive to corresponding response times associated with the plurality of memory banks. |
| US10810141B2 |
Memory control management of a processor
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that conducts a comparison between an identified capability of a memory device and memory usage rules associated with a processor. The memory usage rules are to identify allowed memory accesses by the processor. The technology further limits access by the processor to the memory device based upon the comparison. |
| US10810140B2 |
Authentication apparatus, authentication method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing system includes a first device and a second device that is configured to perform a short-range wireless communication with the first device. In a case where the first device requests an external authentication apparatus for authentication, the first device sends information regarding the second device to the external authentication apparatus. |
| US10810129B2 |
Application memory organizer
Cache memory can be organized to include adapted data objects that reflect queries. A data object can be identified in cache memory. This data object can be identified based on its being referenced by a query, and both the data object and the query can have a number of attributes. The data object can be adapted to create a subset data object that contains only a subset of attributes. This subset of attributes can be those referenced by the query. |
| US10810127B2 |
Solid-state hard disk and data access method for use with solid-state hard disk
Solid-state drives (SSD) and a data access method for SSD are provided. The method includes the following. Cache acquired data-to-be-written to a preset write cache module. Rank the data-to-be-written in the write cache module according to a least recently used page (LRU) algorithm. When data storage amount of the write cache module reaches a preset value, determine a preset number of replacement data among the infrequently used data-to-be-written according to a preset cache replacement algorithm. Write the replacement data into a flash memory of the SSD. Implementations of the present disclosure can decrease effectively the number of times of rewriting on a flash memory of the SSD, thereby reducing effectively a write amplifying problem of the SSD during data access. |
| US10810126B2 |
Cache storage techniques
The present disclosure is concerned with improvements to cache systems that can be used to improve the performance (e.g. hit performance) and/or bandwidth within a memory hierarchy. For instance, a data processing apparatus is provided that comprises a cache. Access circuitry receives one or more requests for data and when the data is present in the cache the data is returned. Retrieval circuitry retrieves the data and stores the data in the cache, either proactively or in response to the one or more requests for the data. Control circuitry evicts the data from the cache and, in dependence on at least one condition, stores the data in the further cache. The at least one condition comprises a requirement that the data was stored into the cache proactively and that a number of the one or more requests is above a threshold value. |
| US10810124B2 |
Designations of message-passing worker threads and job worker threads in a physical processor core
A central processing unit (CPU) forming part of a computing device, initiates execution of code associated with each of a plurality of objects used by a worker thread. The CPU has an associated cache that is split into a plurality of slices. It is determined, by a cache slice allocation algorithm for each object, whether any of the slices will be exclusive to or shared by the object. Thereafter, for each object, any slices determined to be exclusive to the object are activated such that the object exclusively uses such slices and any slices determined to be shared by the object are activated such that the object shares or is configured to share such slices. |
| US10810120B2 |
Encoder, associated encoding method and flash memory controller
An encoder of a flash memory controller is provided, which includes a barrel shifter module, an inverse matrix calculating circuit and a calculating circuit. The barrel shifter module processes multiple data blocks to generate multiple partial parity blocks including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The inverse matrix calculating circuit performs inverse matrix calculating operations on the first portion to generate a first portion of parity blocks. The calculating circuit performs inverse matrix calculating operations on the second portion and the third portion according to the first portion of the parity blocks, to generate a second portion of the parity blocks and a third portion of the parity blocks. The first portion of the parity blocks, the second portion of the parity blocks, and the third portion of the parity blocks serve as multiple parity blocks generated in response to encoding the data blocks. |
| US10810114B2 |
Testing autonomous reconfiguration logic for an electromechanical actuator
A method for testing autonomous reconfiguration logic for an electromechanical actuator includes executing a plurality of test cases against a computer model configured and operable to implement autonomous reconfiguration logic for an electromechanical actuator including a plurality of electromechanical motors to generate a first set of test results. The method further includes executing the plurality of test cases against a programmable logic device configured and operable to implement the autonomous reconfiguration logic for the electromechanical actuator to generate a second set of test results and comparing the first set of test results to the second set of test results. |
| US10810110B1 |
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for testing web services using a behavior-driven development domain specific language framework
Various aspects described herein relate to a method and system for testing software products or services using a behavior-driven development domain specific language (DSL) framework. The framework identifies one or more input payloads for testing a software product or service that comprises a Web service, wherein the software product or service operates on one or more application servers and normalizes data or information, at the test framework, in at least the one or more input payloads into normalized data or information. The framework recursively tests one or more components of the software product or service and generates results of testing the one or more components of the software product or service. |
| US10810107B2 |
User interface for specifying data stream processing language programs for analyzing instrumented software
An instrumentation analysis system processes data streams by executing instructions specified using a data stream language program. A user interface allows users to specify data stream language programs. The user interface presents widgets to the user to specify various components of a data stream language program including a filter expression, an analytical function representing an aggregation or transformation, and so on. The user interface allows users to specify an expression based on results of previously specified data stream language programs. The instrumentation analysis system processes the data stream language programs specified by the user to generate a set of result data streams and plots the result data streams, for example, on a screen of a client device. |
| US10810102B2 |
Database monitoring by data virtualization
A computer implemented method for extended monitoring of a database includes establishing a data virtualization communications connection between a first and a second datacenter that is a copy of the first datacenter. Requests for monitoring information corresponding to the first datacenter are made by accessing its system views. Requests for monitoring information corresponding to the second datacenter are made by generating virtual tables on the first datacenter to provide the system views of the second datacenter to the first datacenter and accessing the virtual tables. The monitoring information corresponding to the first datacenter is grouped into a first schema on the first datacenter and the monitoring information corresponding to the second datacenter is grouped into a second schema, separate from the first schema. A union view is generated by combining the monitoring data associated with the two datacenters. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US10810092B2 |
Checkpoints for document store
Provided are systems and methods for storing checkpoints of an in-memory storage device. In one example, the method may include detecting database transactions performed on a slice of an in-memory storage and storing a record of the database transactions in a log file, receiving a request to persist the slice of in-memory storage, the request comprising a timing indicator corresponding to a timing of database transactions, trimming the log file based on the timing indicator to remove a record of one or more database transactions from the log file that occurred prior to the timing indicator and to preserve a record of one or more database transactions that occurred after the timing indicator, and persisting, to disk, data from the slice of in-memory storage and the trimmed log file preserving the record of the one or more database transactions that occurred after the timing indicator. |
| US10810086B2 |
System and method for emulation of enhanced application module redundancy (EAM-R)
A method includes emulating an Enhanced Application Module Redundancy (EAM-R) system that includes a primary EAM-R board and a secondary EAM-R board. Emulating the EAM-R system includes detecting that data received from a sensor has been written to a memory block associated with the primary EAM-R board, and sending instructions to a secondary computing device to write a copy of the data to a same memory block in the secondary computing device that is associated with the secondary EAM-R board. The EAM-R system is emulated in an emulation system that includes at least one network connection. The emulation system does not include a physical primary EAM-R board or a physical secondary EAM-R board. |
| US10810081B1 |
Managing distributed system performance using accelerated data retrieval operations
A distributed system is adapted to manage the performance of distributed processes. In one aspect, multiple stripes associated with a data item are stored in a distributed storage. The stored stripes include one or more stripes of redundancy information for the data item. A distributed process including at least one task is performed. During performance of the distributed process, a determination is made as to whether to perform an accelerated data retrieval operation. Responsive to a determination to perform an accelerated data retrieval operation, at least one of the one or more stripes of redundancy information for the data item is requested from the distributed storage. Other stripes associated with the data item may also be requested from the distributed storage. After a sufficient subset of stripes associated with the data item is received, the data item is reconstructed using the subset. |
| US10810079B2 |
Memory device error check and scrub mode and error transparency
An error check and scrub (ECS) mode enables a memory device to perform error checking and correction (ECC) and count errors. An associated memory controller triggers the ECS mode with a trigger sent to the memory device. The memory device includes multiple addressable memory locations, which can be organized in segments such as wordlines. The memory locations store data and have associated ECC information. In the ECS mode, the memory device reads one or more memory locations and performs ECC for the one or more memory locations based on the ECC information. The memory device counts error information including a segment count indicating a number of segments having at least a threshold number of errors, and a maximum count indicating a maximum number of errors in any segment. |
| US10810078B2 |
Method of parity training for a DRAM supporting a link error checking and correcting functionality
A method of parity training for a dynamic random access memory, DRAM, is disclosed. The method comprises enabling a link error checking and correcting, ECC, functionality in a write operation of the DRAM, and remapping a parity function of a write parity pin to an data inversion function, a data replacing function, or a logical function, whereby data transferred to the DRAM through the write parity pin is used for indicating an inversion operation, a logical operation, or a substitution operation for data of a data pin. |
| US10810077B1 |
Rapid soft-error detection
An apparatus includes a plurality of translation circuits, a logic circuit and a comparison circuit. The translation circuits may be configured to generate (i) a plurality of first check values by translating a plurality of input values into a codomain, and (ii) a second check value by translating an output value into the codomain. The output value may be previously generated in response to the input values and stored in a memory. The logic circuit may be configured to generate a third check value in the codomain in response to the first check values. The comparison circuit may be configured to generate an error signal by comparing the second check value with the third check value. A mismatch in the comparison may detect a corruption of the output value. |
| US10810074B2 |
Unified error monitoring, alerting, and debugging of distributed systems
The disclosed embodiments provide a system for performing unified error monitoring, alerting, and debugging of distributed systems. During operation, the system receives logs of activity within a distributed system over event streams in a distributed streaming platform. Upon identifying an error in the received logs, the system collects, from the event streams, log entries generated within a time window of the error into a contextual log associated with the error. The system then outputs an alert containing metadata for accessing the contextual log. |
| US10810069B2 |
Data processing for component failure determination
A component analysis platform may communicate with one or more devices to obtain prediction data relating to a type of component. The component analysis platform may process the prediction data to determine a set of predictors for failure of an instance of the component, and may generate a model for failure of the instance of the component based on the set of predictors. The component analysis platform may monitor the instance of the component to obtain component data relating to the instance of the component. The component analysis platform may determine, using the model and based on the component data relating to the instance of the component, a predicted failure for the instance of the component. The component analysis platform may perform a response action related to the predicted failure. |
| US10810067B1 |
Calling external functions from a data warehouse
A query referencing a function associated with a remote software component is received by a network-based data warehouse system. Temporary security credentials corresponding to a role at a cloud computing service platform are obtained. The role has permission to send calls to a web endpoint corresponding to the remote software component. A request comprising input data and electronically signed using the temporary security credentials is sent to a web Application Programming Interface (API) management system of the cloud computing service platform. The request, when received by the web API management system, causes the web API management system to invoke external functionality provided by the remote software component at the web endpoint with respect to the input data. A response comprising a result of invoking the external functionality is received from the web API management system, and the result data is processed according to the query. |
| US10810066B1 |
Systems and methods for delivering messages to offline users
Systems and methods for presenting a message to a user via a user's computing device are configured to cause the message to be presented to the user while the user's computing device is not connected to the Internet. In part, this is accomplished by setting up a trigger condition for presentation of the message, where the trigger condition is that the user's computing device is not connected to the Internet. Information about the message and the trigger condition are delivered to the user's computing device in advance of when the user's computing device becomes disconnected from the Internet. |
| US10810065B1 |
Application programming interface (API) platform
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a self-learning and self-healing API platform. The API platform receives messages transmitted between computing systems according to an API designed to facilitate communications between the computing systems. The API includes a message sequence and schema for communications between the computing systems. If the API platform detects an occurrence of a modification trigger associated with the API, the API platform determines a modification to be performed to the API. The modification includes a change to the message sequence and schema of the API. The API platform automatically executes the modification, resulting in a revised API. Accordingly, subsequent messages transmitted between the computing systems are transmitted according to the revised API. |
| US10810064B2 |
Publish-subscribe framework for application execution
The described technology relates to a publish-subscribe message framework in which an application, decomposed to a plurality of processing stages, is run by executing respective processing stages of the application asynchronously and simultaneously with each other. Communications between the respective processing stages may exclusively be in accordance with the publish-subscribe execution model. The described publish-subscribe framework provides for processing stages to be executed in a multi-process and/or multi-threaded manner while also enabling the distribution of the processing stages to respective processing resources in a multi-processor/multi-core processing environment. An example electronic exchange application and a corresponding example exchange gateway application are described. |
| US10810063B2 |
Fault tolerant multi-processor device
Described herein is a technology for account for messages or data that are not read by a receiver unit in a device. A sender unit collects data from a data source, which is passed on stored in an inter-processor communication (IPC) module. The receiver unit receives the data from the IPC module, while the sender unit predicts an expected time that that receiver unit will read the data and whether the receiver unit will actually read the data. |
| US10810055B1 |
Request simulation for ensuring compliance
Calls, such as API calls to a resource provider environment, can be modeled and evaluated using a shadow environment before executing the call in an actual target environment. Such an approach ensures that any changes made as a result of executing the call will not cause the actual environment to be out of compliance with any relevant rules or regulations. Changes may typically be reflected in a configuration management database. A shadow copy of this database can be generated, and the call can first be modeled in this shadow copy. Shadow log entries including results of the processing can be generated and evaluated. If the changes would be compliant then the call can be transmitted to the actual API endpoint for the target environment, where the API call can be executed. |
| US10810051B1 |
Autoscaling using file access or cache usage for cluster machines
The allocation system comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to deactivate idle cluster machines of a set of cluster machines. The processor is configured to determine a set of tasks executing or pending on the set of cluster machines; determine a set of idle cluster machines of the set of cluster machines that are neither running one or more tasks of the set of tasks nor storing one or more intermediate data files of a set of intermediate data files, where the set of intermediate data files is associated with a set of tasks executing or pending on the cluster machines; and deactivate each cluster machine of the set of idle cluster machines. |
| US10810047B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and computer-readable recording medium storing program
An information processing device includes a processor; and an offload circuit coupled to the processor via links, the offload circuit including: a first circuit that computes processes of applications, a second circuit that collects values indicating performance information of the links for flows corresponding to the processes of the applications and maximum values indicated in performance information and usable by the links, and a third circuit that determines a flow not satisfying requested performance information based on the values indicating the performance information of the links for the flows, selects a link to which the flow is to be allocated, based on the maximum values indicated in the performance information and usable by the links and values indicated in performance information and currently used by the links, and allocates the flow to the selected link. |
| US10810044B2 |
Enhanced cache memory allocation based on virtual node resources
Described herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance the allocation of cache resources to virtual nodes. In one implementation, a configuration system in large-scale processing environment is configured to identify a request to initiate a large-scale processing framework (LSPF) cluster, wherein the LSPF cluster comprises a plurality of virtual nodes, and identify host computing resources of a host computing system allocated to each virtual node of the LSPF cluster. The configuration system further allocates cache memory of a cache service to each of the virtual nodes based on the host computing resources, and initiate the LSPF cluster in the computing environment. |
| US10810042B2 |
Distributed job scheduler with intelligent job splitting
Methods and systems for improving the performance of a distributed job scheduler by dynamically splitting and distributing the work of a single job into parallelizable tasks that are executed among multiple nodes in a cluster are described. The distributed job scheduler may split a job into a plurality of tasks and assign the tasks to nodes within the cluster based on a time remaining to complete the job, an estimated time to complete the job, and a number of identified healthy nodes within the cluster. The distributed job scheduler may monitor job progress over time and adjust (e.g., increase) the number of nodes used to execute the plurality of tasks if the time remaining to complete the job falls below a threshold amount of time or if the time remaining to complete the job minus the estimated time to complete the job falls below the threshold amount of time. |
| US10810037B1 |
Live page migration for hybrid memory virtual machines
The present invention relates to a hybrid memory system with live page migration for virtual machine, and the system comprises a physical machine installed with a virtual machine and being configured to: build a channel for a shared memory between the virtual machine and a hypervisor; make the hypervisor generate to-be-migrated cold/hot page information and writing write the to-be-migrated cold/hot page information into the shared memory; make the virtual machine read the to-be-migrated cold/hot page information from the shared memory; and make the virtual machine according to the read to-be-migrated cold/hot page information perform a page migration process across heterogeneous memories of the virtual machine without stopping the virtual machine. |
| US10810035B2 |
Deploying a cloud instance of a user virtual machine
An instruction to generate a cloud instantiation of a secondary storage system is provided. One or more secondary storage clusters are virtually rebuilt in the cloud instantiation of the secondary storage system. A new cloud instance of a user virtual machine is deployed based on at least a portion of data stored in the one or more rebuilt secondary storage clusters of the cloud instantiation of the secondary storage system. A version of at least the portion of the data of the one or more rebuilt secondary storage clusters is provided to a cloud deployment server. |
| US10810018B2 |
Device with extensibility
A device with extensibility includes an architecture modeled as an ability acquisition model including an ability unit for implementing an ability, an data input unit that is an interface for an input from the ability unit, and a data output unit that is an interface for an output from the ability unit, as an architecture for additionally incorporating a new ability to a basic configuration of the device, and includes an ability setting unit for adding the new ability to the device by setting a function to each of the ability unit, the data input unit, and the data output unit, based on ability providing data including ability setting data, input setting data, and output setting data. |
| US10810017B2 |
Systems and methods for handling firmware driver dependencies in host operating systems while applying updates from bootable image file
A bootable update image file may be configured to, if operating system driver updates associated with a firmware update are boot-critical: modify a boot order of the information handling system to cause the information handling system to boot to an operating system of the information handling system such that the operating system fetches driver update packages from an update partition of the information handling system, applies the driver update packages, and modifies the boot order to cause the information handling system to boot to the bootable image file in a subsequent boot and in the subsequent boot, apply the firmware update; and, if driver updates are non-boot-critical: apply the firmware update and modify the boot order to cause the information handling system to boot to the operating system such that the operating system fetches the driver update packages from an update partition and applies the driver update packages. |
| US10810016B2 |
Operating methods of computing devices comprising storage devices including nonvolatile memory devices, buffer memories and controllers
A method of operating a computing device includes a storage device receiving a request to execute an application instance, and executing the application instance at the storage device in response to the received request by the storage device. The application instance includes a plurality of storage instances connected with one another, and at least one of the plurality of storage instances is connected to a host device. |
| US10810015B2 |
Remote attestation of host devices
Approaches are described for enabling a host computing device to store credentials and other security information useful for recovering the state of the host computing device in a secure store, such as a trusted platform module (TPM) on the host computing device. When recovering the host computing device in the event of a failure (e.g., power outage, network failure, etc.), the host computing device can obtain the necessary credentials from the secure store and use those credentials to boot various services, restore the state of the host and perform various other functions. In addition, the secure store (e.g., TPM) may provide boot firmware measurement and remote attestation of the host computing devices to other devices on a network, such as when the recovering host needs to communicate with the other devices on the network. |
| US10810014B2 |
Method and apparatus for guest return address stack emulation supporting speculation
A microprocessor implemented method of speculatively maintaining a guest return address stack (GRAS) in a fetch stage of a microprocessor pipeline. The method includes mapping instructions in a guest address space to corresponding instructions in a native address space. For each of one or more function calls made in the native address space, performing the following: (a) pushing a current entry into the GRAS responsive to the function call, where the current entry includes a guest target return address and a corresponding native target return address associated with the function call; (b) popping the current entry from the GRAS responsive to processing a return instruction; (c) comparing the current entry with an entry popped from a return address stack (RAS) maintained at a later stage of the pipeline; and (d) responsive to a mismatch, fetching instructions from the return address in the entry popped from the RAS. |
| US10810011B2 |
Implementing 128-bit SIMD operations on a 64-bit datapath
A method of implementing a processor architecture and corresponding system includes operands of a first size and a datapath of a second size. The second size is different from the first size. Given a first array of registers and a second array of registers, each register of the first and second arrays being of the second size, selecting a first register and corresponding second register from the first array and the second array, respectively, to perform operations of the first size. Advantageously, this allows a user, who is interfacing with the hardware processor through software, to provide data to the processor agnostic to the size of the registers and datapath bit-width of the processor. |
| US10810008B2 |
Smart tool for enterprise-wide version control of codes during software integration and deployment
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for controlling versions of codes during software integration and deployment. The system is typically configured for creating a program increment development branch in a first environment system, opening a first iteration candidate under the program increment development branch with a first iteration version number associated with a program increment version range of the program increment development branch, receiving at least one first development code from a first user via a smart tool user interface, moving the first development code to the first iteration candidate, receiving a first input from the first user to lock the first iteration candidate, locking the first iteration candidate, and closing the first iteration candidate. |
| US10810007B2 |
Classifying system-generated code
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for classifying system-generated code. One of the methods includes generating data representing a state of source code files of the snapshot before performing a build process for the snapshot. An instrumented build process is performed for the snapshot, including intercepting each compiler call of a plurality of compiler calls by the build process for the snapshot, and designating one or more respective source code files of each compiler call as source code files compiled during the build process for the snapshot. One or more source code files that are new or were modified after the build process was initiated are classified as source code files having system-generated source code. |
| US10810005B2 |
Application group operation method and terminal
An application group operation method and a terminal are disclosed, where the method is applied to a terminal having a display screen, and the method includes receiving a first operation on a first folder in a user interface of the terminal, and obtaining at least one operation option of the first folder, where the at least one operation option is determined based on application configuration files of M APPs in the first folder, and M is an integer greater than 0, and when a first operation option is triggered, executing an operation command corresponding to the first operation option, where the first operation option is one of the at least one operation option. |
| US10810004B2 |
System and method for managing a public software component ecosystem using a distributed ledger
Embodiments include systems and methods that facilitate implementation of software component ecosystems using a distributed ledger, e.g., as implemented in part as a distributed blockchain, that is maintained by ecosystem full nodes, called catalog instances. Various registration transactions, e.g., developer registrations, namespace registrations, usage registrations, and so on, may be added to the distributed blockchain by one or more catalog instances. Adding blocks to the blockchain may including using a tree hash of tending transactions to generate a block hash for the new block. The new block also includes or incorporates a hash of an immediately prior block. |
| US10810003B2 |
Method and system for optimization of container image layering
Methods and systems for optimization of layering of a container image are presented. A modification factor is determined, based on modification events, for each one of multiple software elements. A container image layering structure is determined, based at least in part on the modification factors of the software elements, where the container image layering structure defines a layering order for two or more container sub-images that form the container image, and the layering order determines an order with which container sub-image from the container sub-images are to be executed to form the entire container image, and the container image layering structure further defines for each one of the container sub-images a respective subset of one or more software elements from the plurality of software elements. The container image is deployed based on the container image layering structure to be used for generation of containers in a cloud processing system. |
| US10809998B2 |
Virtualized file server splitting and merging
In one embodiment, a system for managing a virtualization environment includes a set of host machines, each of which includes a hypervisor, virtual machines, and a virtual machine controller, and a file server splitting system configured to split an existing virtualized file server (VFS) into a set of new virtualized file servers (VFSs), the splitting system configured to select one or more existing file server virtual machines (FSVMs) to be removed from the existing VFS. For each existing FSVM, the splitting system is configured to identify an available FSVM that is separate from the existing VFS, provide resources of the existing FSVM to the available FSVM, incorporate the available FSVM into one of the new VFSs, and remove the existing FSVM from the existing VFS. The splitting system may be further configured to re-direct requests to access storage items served by the existing FSVM to the available FSVM. |
| US10809991B2 |
Security model for live applications in a cloud collaboration platform
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing a security model to customizable live applications in a cloud collaboration platform. The security approach may dedicate a frame to each live application, serving the frame from a different domain than a document in which the live application is embedded. This approach ensures that more stringent security requirements may be required of the live application and allows the data presented to the live application to be narrowly tailored. The security model may further leverage sandbox attributes and content-security policies to restrict the behavior of sandboxed and non-sandboxed live applications in accordance with best security practices. |
| US10809990B2 |
Electronic system, method for instructing installation of electronic system, and computer program product
The disclosure provides an electronic system, a method for instructing an installation of the electronic system, and a computer program product. The electronic system includes a plurality of electronic device sets, a packing box, and a printed matter. The packing box is segmented into a plurality of containing packages, wherein each of the containing packages contains one of the electronic device sets, and the containing packages are labelled with a plurality of sequential numbers corresponding to an installation order of the electronic device sets contained therein. The printed matter is printed with downloading information related to installation software for providing a plurality of installation instructions of sequentially installing the electronic device sets one by one after being installed with the installation software. |
| US10809986B2 |
System and method for dynamic translation code optimization
An system and a method for the optimization of dynamic code translation is disclosed. A cloud-based front-end application receives an input module, rule specification and a translation definition. The cloud-based front-end application transmits the input module, rule specification and translation definition to a back-end processing module. The back-end processing module parses the three inputs and stores them in separate data structures. The back-end processing module performs a non-executing analysis of the translation definition based on the rule specification, generating a set of defects. The back-end processing module performs an execution of the translation definition with the input module, generating a report of system metrics. The set of defects and the system metrics are transmitted back to a GUI running on the cloud-based front-end application. |
| US10809985B2 |
Instrumenting program code
A compiler can instrument a program during the front end of compilation to collect data about runtime behavior when the program is executed. Instrumentation can occur during source language processing rather than later in the compilation chain. The instrumentation can occur in between semantic analysis and code generation. The instrumentation can occur in an instrumenting rewriting phase. The instrumentation can occur in a first lowering phase in which high level constructs in a programming language are rewritten as lower level constructs in intermediate representation (IR). The compiler can inject the instrumentation code at particular points in the source code based on specified language constructs in the source program. The types of instrumentation injected can be extended by providing additional information to the compiler at compilation time, without the need to reprogram the compiler. |
| US10809983B1 |
Using an abstract syntax tree for generating names in source code
Techniques for suggesting a name from one or more code files are described. An exemplary method includes receiving a request to suggest one or more names for a name in a code file; determining one or more names based on existing names in one or more code files using one or more abstract syntax trees (ASTs) for the one or more code files; and outputting the determined one or more names as a name suggestion that comprises novel sequences of sub-tokens of existing names of the one or more code files. |
| US10809978B2 |
Merge sort accelerator
A merge sort accelerator (MSA) includes a pre-processing stage configured to receive an input vector and generate a pre-processing output vector based on a pre-processing instruction and the input vector. The MSA also includes a merge sort network having multiple sorting stages configured to be selectively enabled. The merge sort network is configured to receive the pre-processing output vector and generate a sorted output vector based on a sorting instruction and the pre-processing output vector. The MSA includes an accumulator stage configured to receive the sorted output vector and update an accumulator vector based on the accumulator instruction and the sorted output vector. The MSA also includes a post-processing stage configured to receive the accumulator vector and generate a post-processing output vector based on a post-processing instruction and the accumulator vector. |
| US10809976B2 |
Athletic performance data system and method
An athletic performance data system has an athletic field data collection system for obtaining athletic performance data and athlete identifying information for plural athletes at an athletic performance event. An athletic data host server receives the athletic performance test data and athlete identifying information from the athletic field data collection system, and the athletic performance data and athlete identifying information are posted to an athletic performance web site in a separate, personalized page for each of the plural athletes. |
| US10809974B2 |
Voice commands for online social networking systems
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user of an online social network, voice input of the first user; receiving, from the client system, information indicating a current geo-location of the first user; parsing the voice input to identify one or more commands in the voice input; determining a data object of the online social network corresponding to the current geo-location of the first user and a command of the one or more commands associated with the current geo-location of the first user; and executing the command associated with the current geo-location of the first user on the online social network, wherein the executed command operates on the data object corresponding to the current geo-location of the first user. |
| US10809971B2 |
Device grouping
An input at a physical interface of a first playback device is detected. The input may indicate a playback command. Via the first playback device, the second playback device is determined to be currently playing media content. Based on determining that the second playback device is currently playing media content and based on receiving the input at the physical interface, the first playback device is caused to play the media content synchronously with the second playback device. |
| US10809964B2 |
Portable intelligent voice interactive control device, method and system
Disclosed is a portable intelligent voice interactive control device including a body and an earphone detachably connected with the body. The body includes a body casing and a rotating cover. An earphone slot is embedded on a surface of the body casing and configured to accommodate the earphone. The earphone is configured to be accommodated in the earphone slot and electrically connected with the body for charging. Horizontal rotation of the rotating cover allows the earphone to be taken out from a taking hole, and after the earphone is taken out, the body communicates with the body through wireless communication. |
| US10809962B2 |
Orienting content sent to display devices based on a position of a user relative to a computing device
In some examples, a computing device may include a first and a second touch screen display device coupled to each other by one or more hinges. The computing device may receive sensor data from one or more sensors, determine a first orientation of the computing device, and determine a first position of a user relative to the computing device. The computing device may route and/or rotate content sent to at least one of the display devices based on the first orientation and the first position. After the user places the computing device in a second orientation, the computing device may, after receiving additional sensor data, determine a second orientation of the computing device and a second position of the user. The computing device may route and/or rotate content sent to at least one of the display devices based on the second orientation and the second position. |
| US10809961B2 |
Display apparatus that connects display modules and method for controlling thereof
A display apparatus includes a plurality of cabinets arranged adjacently to each other to provide a display screen, at least one sensor, and a main processor. Each cabinet of the plurality of cabinets includes a display module, a sub-processor configured to be activated in a stand-by mode, and a processor. A first sub-processor included in a first cabinet connected to the sensor, among the plurality of cabinets, is configured to, based on a signal being received from the sensor in the stand-by mode, activate a first processor in an inactivated state included in the first cabinet, and provide state information of the first processor to a second sub-processor included in a second cabinet that is adjacent to the first cabinet, and the second sub-processor is configured to activate the first processor using the state information in the stand-by mode. |
| US10809956B1 |
Supplemental content items
Disclosed are systems and methods for presenting supplemental content items on a user device while requested additional content is obtained. For example, a user is presented with a content item, such as an image, an advertisement, etc., on a display of a user device. The content item, when interacted with by the user, results in a request for additional content, such as a web page, being sent to a remote computing resource, the additional content item being received by the user device from the remote computing resource, loaded by the user device, and presented to the user on the display of the user device. Rather than presenting the user with a blank screen, an empty window, a “loading” notification (e.g., spinning icon), etc., while the additional content item is retrieved and loaded, the implementations discussed herein provide the user with effectively instant gratification by presenting on the display of the user device and while the additional content item is retrieved and loaded, supplemental content that is already stored in memory of the user device. |
| US10809952B1 |
Systems, processes, and computer program products for network print redirect to printing device on deviated route
A system and method provide redirection of print jobs from a first printer to a second printer. Aspects of the embodiments may automatically detect when a user is approaching a selected printer and if the print job is not finished, send the remainder of the print job to a second printer on the way to the user's destination. In some embodiments, the user may deviate from an intended route and the system may detect that another printer is more readily available to the user along the deviated route and may redirect the print job to the other printer. The user may pick up portions of the print job at one printer and without having to stop may continue on his or her route picking up other portions of the print job at other printers along the way. |
| US10809949B2 |
Removably couplable printer and verifier assembly
A verifier and printer assembly are provided. The verifier and printer assembly include a verifier module and a printer. The verifier has a magnetic docking element and the printer includes a docking portion operable to dock the verifier module. The magnetic docking element and the docking portion interact with each other to removably couple the verifier module to the printer. A magnetic attachment system for the verifier module and methods for removably coupling the verifier module and the printer for verification of a printed machine-readable symbol are also provided. |
| US10809948B2 |
Preview screen display apparatus, preview screen display method, and preview screen display program
A preview screen display apparatus for displaying a preview screen for printing includes a selection unit which selects a print setting function in accordance with an input from a user, a reading unit which reads preview images, and a preview display unit which performs simultaneous display of a plurality of display objects corresponding to a plurality of different settings and including the preview images on a same screen or performs switching display of the display objects upon accepting selecting operation by the user, regarding the print setting function selected by the selection unit. |
| US10809945B2 |
Method and system for compression aware chunking of backup streams
One example method includes reading a data chunk from a data stream, compressing the data chunk, and calculating a chunk delta. When the chunk delta is greater than zero, the compressed data chunk is appended to an incomplete data chunk. When the chunk delta is zero or less, the boundaries of a completed and compressed data chunk having a size at least as large as a minimum size are declared. |
| US10809940B1 |
Multilevel resiliency
A first storage node configured to store data associated with a user is allocated. The data stored on the first storage node is mirrored at a second storage node. A resiliency mechanism is implemented at the first and second storage nodes. The resiliency mechanism is configured to restore data on at least one of the storage devices of the first and second storage nodes. In response to a loss of availability of either the first or second storage node and a loss of availability of one or more storage device on an available storage node, data on the unavailable storage devices of the available storage node is recovered using the resiliency mechanism of the available storage node. |
| US10809938B2 |
Synchronized safe data commit scans in multiple data storage systems
In one aspect of the present description, safe data commit scan operations of individual data storage systems of a distributed data storage system may be synchronized to reduce the occurrence of reductions in input/output (I/O) response times. In one embodiment, a set of safe data commit scan operations of the individual data storage systems of a distributed data storage system are synchronously timed to substantially overlap in time within a single synchronized safe data commit scan set interval to reduce or eliminate the occurrences of reductions in input/output response times outside the synchronized safe data commit scan set interval. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application. |
| US10809937B2 |
Increasing the speed of data migration
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method to increase the speed of extent migration. The method comprises determining a plurality of extents to migrate. The extents are stored in a source tier and the source tier is one tier of a tiered storage system. The method also comprises forming a first queue, wherein the first queue contains the plurality of extents to be migrated. The method further includes selecting a first extent to copy to a target tier. The copying comprises dividing the extent into a plurality of strides, forming a second queue containing the strides, selecting and copying the first stride, and removing the first stride from the second queue. The method further comprises changing a mapping table to point to the target tier, removing the first extent from the first queue, and releasing the first area of the first tier. |
| US10809935B2 |
System and method for migrating tree structures with virtual disks between computing environments
System and computer-implemented method for migrating a tree structure with multiple virtual disks and multiple virtual computing instances from a source computing environment to a destination computing environment involves handling leaf and shared virtual disks of the tree structure differently on a level-by-level basis to produce a replicated tree structure in the destination computing environment. For a leaf virtual disk, the leaf virtual disk and a virtual computing instance attached to the leaf virtual disk are replicated in the destination computing environment. For a shared virtual disk, creating a dummy virtual computing instance is created in the source computing environment and the shared virtual disk and the dummy virtual computing instance are replicated in the destination computing environment. Any dummy virtual computing instances replicated in the destination computing environment for the migration can then be removed. |
| US10809934B2 |
NAND direct access horizontal queue
An embodiment of a semiconductor apparatus may include technology to determine if data can be placed in a first data location in a persistent storage media based on a host-provided first data placement policy, and then based on the determination, place the data in the first data location, or place the data in a second data location in the persistent storage media based on a host-provided second data placement policy, and subsequently relocate the data from the second data location to the first data location. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. |
| US10809922B2 |
Providing data protection to destination storage objects on remote arrays in response to assignment of data protection to corresponding source storage objects on local arrays
A data protection technique involves, based on a first set of policies on a first storage array, generating a second set of policies on a second storage array to track the first set. The first array maintains a first storage object, and the second array maintains a second storage object as a replica of the first storage object. The technique further includes detecting assignment of the first set of policies to the first storage object and, in response to such detection, assigning the second set of policies to the second storage object. Application of a set of storage policies to a storage object may be delayed if the storage object is a replication destination. A policy group may identify multiple data protection rules or policies, which may include a snapshot rule and/or replication rule, and a user may be prevented from directly making a rule modification to a policy group. An orphan policy group cleanup operation may be performed to delete orphan policy groups. |
| US10809921B1 |
Optimizing space reclamation in a storage system
Systems, methods, and computer readable storage mediums for discovering volumes which are good candidates for space reclamation. A storage subsystem identifies the file system storage capacity for a given volume from the file system metadata of the given volume. Then, the storage subsystem compares the file system capacity of the given volume to the allocated capacity on the storage subsystem. If the allocated capacity is greater than the file system capacity by a given threshold, the storage subsystem marks the given volume as a candidate for space reclamation and generates an alert to the user to reclaim the space of the given volume. |
| US10809920B1 |
Block store management for remote storage systems
First information about regions of storage space in a storage environment available for a volume is provided to a service provider, with the storage environment being external to the service provider. The service provider is notified that information usable to locate a storage destination of a portion of the volume is unavailable. Second information that includes the storage destination in the storage environment is obtained from the service provider. A data operation is performed at the storage destination, with the storage destination determined based at least in part from the second information. |
| US10809919B2 |
Scalable storage capacities
A storage cluster includes a plurality of storage nodes. Each of the plurality of storage nodes includes nonvolatile solid-state memory and each of the plurality of storage nodes is configured to cooperate with others of the plurality of storage nodes having differing storage capacities in applying erasure coding. The plurality of storage nodes are configured to distribute the user data and metadata throughout the plurality of storage nodes. |
| US10809912B2 |
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing multitouch inputs and hardware-based features using a single touch input
An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays, on the display, a first visual indicator. The electronic device receives a first single touch input on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the first visual indicator; and, in response to detecting the first single touch input on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the first visual indicator, replaces display of the first visual indicator with display of a first menu. The first menu includes a virtual touches selection icon. In response to detecting selection of the virtual touches selection icon, the electronic device displays a menu of virtual multitouch contacts. |
| US10809908B2 |
Composing messages within a communication thread
One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems of organizing a user interface of a communication system. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to easily and effectively compose an electronic communication directly in a communication thread, thus reducing user interface clutter. Additionally, systems and methods described herein selectively provide display elements within a messaging user interface according to the type of message a user is creating. |
| US10809901B2 |
Providing a user interface that maintains information and context continuity while transitioning between views pertaining to different types of enterprise data
A system and method for facilitating integrating enterprise data from multiple sources for display via in a common interface. An example method includes displaying, via a first user interface display screen, a first set of one or more personnel icons representative of one or more enterprise personnel, and providing a first user option to select one or more of the personnel icons. A second user interface display screen may be displayed in response to or after selection of one or more of the personnel icons. The second user interface display screen presents a first type of data. The second user interface display screen further provides a second user option to select one or more user interface features associated with the first type of data, and to then trigger display of a third user interface display screen. The third user interface display presents a second type of data that is associated with the first type of data. |
| US10809900B2 |
Detection of pointing object and activity object
Various implementations for object detection include a method includes capturing a video stream that includes an activity object and a pointing object, identifying the activity object, displaying a graphical user interface embodying a virtual scene based on the identified activity object, determining a location of the pointing object relative to the activity object, determining a routine based on the location of the pointing object relative to the activity object, and executing the routine within the virtual scene. |
| US10809899B2 |
Computing device mirroring on a marine electronics device
An apparatus for providing marine information is provided including a user interface, a processor, and a memory including computer program code. The memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to establish data communication with a remote computing device, receive user interface display data from the remote computing device, determine a display mode for the user interface, generate a mirror user interface display based on the user interface display data and the display mode, and cause the mirror user interface display to be displayed on the user interface in a predetermined orientation based on the display mode to maximize utilization of space allocated to the mirror user interface display on the user interface. |
| US10809896B2 |
Display apparatus and control method thereof
A display apparatus and a method of controlling a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a screen including a plurality of objects, an input device configured to receive a predefined user command while the screen is displayed, and at least one processor configured to, in response to the predefined user command being input, enter a setting mode for selecting an always-on display object, in response to at least one of the plurality of objects being selected by user input during the setting mode, set a selected object to an always-on display object, and in response to a mode of the display apparatus being changed to a standby mode, control the display to display the selected object on a monochrome background screen. |
| US10809893B2 |
System and method for re-sizing and re-positioning application windows in a touch-based computing device
A technique for improving application window displays in a multi-window graphical user interface in a touch-based computing device is discussed. By selecting an application window or corresponding thumbnail icon in a multi-window graphical user interface using a finger touch and dragging the application window or icon to an edge of the screen indicated by another finger, the edge of the selected application window may be automatically aligned with respect to that screen edge. Additionally, already open application windows may be automatically re-sized and re-positioned to accommodate the newly re-sized application window. |
| US10809892B2 |
User interface for optimizing digital page
Techniques for improving the accuracy, relevancy, and efficiency of a computer system of an online service by providing a user interface to optimize a digital page of a user on the online service are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a computer system identifies job postings published on an online service as corresponding to a type of job based on feature data of each one of the job postings, extracts phrases from the identified job postings based on a corresponding relevancy measurement and a corresponding diversity measurement for each one of the phrases, determines a corresponding section of a page of a user to suggest for placement of the extracted phrase using a placement classifier for each one of the extracted phrases, and generates a corresponding recommendation for the page based on the extracted phrase and the determined section of the extracted phrase for each one of the phrases. |
| US10809890B1 |
Systems and methods for searching and filtering media content
The present disclosure provides a method for searching and filtering media content, comprising presenting, with the aid of a computer processor, a first media stream from a previous filtering result. The first media stream may be generated from content aggregated from a plurality of different sources over a network. Two or more graphical elements associated with two or more content filter panels may be provided in a user interface for filtering the first media stream. The two or more content filter panels may comprise at least a first panel for filtering by media source and a second panel for filtering by social tag. A navigational gesture may be received on the user interface indicating a selection of a content filter panel. A second media stream may then be generated in response to a selection of an item provided by the selected content filter panel. |
| US10809887B2 |
Evaluating user interface efficiency
A method for evaluating user interface efficiency includes discerning user actions with the user interface occurring between each of a plurality of adjacent pairs of transaction points. Those adjacent pairs of transaction points are evaluated to identify a given one of a plurality of user flows associated with the user interface. The identified user actions occurring between each adjacent pair of transaction points are assessed to calculate an efficiency score. The efficiency score is associated with the identified user flow and is indicative of user interface efficiency. |
| US10809886B2 |
System and method for transferring images to multiple programmable smart thermostats
A system includes a plurality of programmable intelligent thermostats positioned within at least one of a first home environment and a second home environment, a plurality of communication devices configured to operate an electronic media sharing application, and at least one server configured to communicate with the plurality of programmable intelligent thermostats and the plurality of communication devices via a wireless network. A user initiates the electronic media sharing application on at least one of the plurality of communication devices. A touch-screen display of the at least one communication device demonstrates the plurality of programmable intelligent thermostats positioned within the first and second home environments and at least one user-selected electronic media is simultaneously uploaded to at least one of the plurality of programmable intelligent thermostats responsive to a user selection of a region on the touch-screen display. |
| US10809881B2 |
Visual graph construction from relational data
Techniques herein visually construct and summarize property graphs. In an embodiment, a computer loads raw data tables and generates vertices and edges based on the data tables. Vertices may be disconnected or may be interconnected by edges based on foreign keys. In an embodiment, a junction vertex can be converted into a special edge that interconnects two other vertices. In an embodiment, a junction vertex can be converted into a self-directed edge that interconnects data within a single vertex. Filtration can be applied when loading raw tables and then adjusted after visual construction of vertices and edges. |
| US10809877B1 |
Modular systems and methods for selectively enabling cloud-based assistive technologies
Methods and systems for manual and programmatic remediation of websites. JavaScript code is accessed by a user device and optionally calls TTS, ASR, and RADAE modules from a remote server to thereby facilitate website navigation by people with diverse abilities. |
| US10809874B2 |
Mobile terminal
Provided is a mobile terminal which allows pieces of furniture to be virtually arranged. A mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a wireless communication unit which is capable of communicating with an external server or an external device; a display unit for displaying an execution screen of a certain application; and a control unit, wherein the execution screen at least comprises: a first area for displaying a first image corresponding to a certain area; a second area for displaying information on each of a plurality of pieces of furniture which can virtually be arranged on the first image; and a third area which includes a chat room for exchanging opinions related to the virtual arrangement of the pieces of furniture on the first image, with a user of at least one predetermined external device on which the certain application is installed. |
| US10809872B2 |
Display control device
A display control device includes a receiving portion configured to receive operation information input to a touch input portion, the touch input portion being located away from a display portion; and a processing portion configured to control display on the display portion in accordance with the operation information that is received by the receiving portion. The processing portion is configured to cause the display portion to display an image in which a cursor is disposed inside a plurality of icons that are circumferentially disposed, and the processing portion is configured to move the cursor to an icon among the plurality of icons, the icon being located in a direction of a slide operation received by the receiving portion. |
| US10809871B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling screen
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touchscreen display, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to display, on the touchscreen display, an execution screen of a first application, in response to an occurrence of an incoming call, display a first notification indicating the occurrence of the incoming call, which overlaps a part of the execution screen of the first application, receive a first user input with respect to the first notification, in response to the reception of the first user input, display a second notification replacing the first notification, wherein the second notification has a size less than a size of the first notification and is displayed to not overlap with the execution screen of the first application. |
| US10809869B2 |
Layered image compression
Disclosed are techniques for pre-processing layered images prior to compression and distribution. According to some embodiments, a technique can include accessing at least two images of a layered image: (i) a background image, and (ii) one or more layer images. Next, a flattened image is generated based on the at least two images. Next, respective one or more delta layer images are generated for the one or more layer images by: for at least one pixel of each layer image having (i) an alpha sub-pixel set to fully opaque, and (ii) a first color property equivalent to a second color property of a corresponding pixel within the flattened image: setting bits of the first color property of the pixel to the same value (e.g., zero (0) or one (1)). Finally, the one or more delta layer images are compressed and provided to a destination computing device. |
| US10809868B1 |
Simplified feature management
Techniques for determining a view state for a user interface element are described. A first value for a feature key associated with the user interface element is determined in accordance with feature level criteria and a current context. The first value denotes a first view state for the user interface element. A second value for a second view state for the user interface element is determined in accordance with user interface element level criteria and the current context. A final view state for the user interface element is determined in accordance with the first view state and the second view state. The user interface element is rendered in a user interface in accordance with the final view state. |
| US10809867B2 |
External data service integration to enhance data field metadata
An external data service can be integrated to enhance the metadata of workflow data fields. In response to processing a data field, a request may be sent to a metadata service for a metadata associated with the data field. In response to receiving the metadata, the metadata may be applied to the data field such that the data field as presented in a user interface is constrained according to one or more characteristics defined by the metadata. |
| US10809866B2 |
GUI for creating and managing hosts and virtual machines
In a computer-implemented method for configuring an appliance in a virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface a list of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure is displayed via the graphical user-interface. The hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines. The centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure. In response to selecting one of the hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected hosts via the graphical user-interface. The host configuration properties are associated with a displayed user input field. |
| US10809863B2 |
Coordinate measuring apparatus for measuring input position of coordinate indicating apparatus, and method of controlling the same
An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a coordinate measuring apparatus including a first touch panel that detects a contact of a portion of a human body and a contact of a coordinate indicating apparatus, and a second touch panel for detecting an electromagnetic signal from the coordinate indicating apparatus. The method includes determining a detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus based on the electromagnetic signal detected by the second touch panel; and determining an activated area of the first touch panel based on the detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus. |
| US10809861B2 |
Electronic device including touch sensor-bonding structure
Disclosed is an electronic device that includes: a housing including a first plate facing a first direction and a second plate facing a direction opposite the first direction; a display layer disposed between the first and second plates; and a touch detection layer disposed between the display layer and the second plate, wherein the touch detection layer may include: a first layer including a first face facing the display layer, a second face facing a direction away from the first face, and an opening; a second layer disposed between the opening and the second plate, electrically connected to the first layer, and being coupled to the first layer; and a fingerprint sensor disposed in the opening and disposed between the first layer and the second layer. |
| US10809858B2 |
Capacitive touch system and sensing method thereof
A capacitive touch system and a sensing method thereof are disclosed. The capacitive touch system includes a touch panel including a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes; a touch control chip; and an external device configured to transmit data to the touch control chip. In a position detection mode, the touch control chip drives the driving electrodes, reads a sensing signal from the sensing electrodes, and determines a position of a touch according to the sensing signal. In a data receiving mode, the touch control chip receives the data transmitted by the external device after a time delay period. In the capacitive touch system and the sensing method thereof, the position detection mode and the data receiving mode can be sequentially performed by delaying the time period. |
| US10809857B2 |
Electronic device
A display device includes a housing, an operation plate, an electrostatic sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, a controller, a storage unit, a display, and a communication unit. When an output voltage of the piezoelectric sensor indicates a first voltage value (Vth1) or larger, the controller determines that the piezoelectric sensor has detected a change in a first pressing force and performs first processing. When an output voltage of the piezoelectric sensor indicates a second voltage value (Vth2) or larger, the controller determines that the piezoelectric sensor has detected a change in a second pressing force. When the piezoelectric sensor detects the change in the second pressing force and the electrostatic sensor continuously detects a touch during a period from the detection of the first pressing force to the detection of the second pressing force, the controller executes second processing. |
| US10809853B2 |
Optical sensor having apertures
Systems and methods for optical imaging are disclosed. An optical sensor includes: an image sensor array comprising a plurality of pixels; and a collimator filter disposed above the image sensor array, the collimator filter comprising a plurality of light collimating apertures and light blocking material, wherein multiple light collimating apertures of the plurality of light collimating apertures are disposed within a photosensitive area of one of the pixels in the plurality of pixels, and wherein the multiple light collimating apertures are disposed over different portions of the photosensitive area of the one of the pixels. |
| US10809850B2 |
Touch event processing method and touchscreen apparatus
A touch event processing method, comprising: virtualizing a standard HID pen apparatus and a touch apparatus in an operating system; intercepting touch information sent by a physical touch apparatus so that the touch information is not directly received by the operating system; classifying the touch information, and sending, by using different virtual apparatuses based on the classification, the touch information to the operating system for processing. A user can directly touch, write and erase in the software based on past experience and impressions, does not need to search a toolbar for a required functional icon, and even does not need to open the toolbar. |
| US10809846B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate, pixel electrodes, a display functional layer, common electrodes, first electrodes, and a controller. The common electrodes and the first electrodes intersect with each other. The controller controls the pixel electrodes, the common electrodes, and the first electrodes in a plurality of display periods to display an image, a first sensing period, and a second sensing period. During the display periods, the pixel electrodes are supplied with a pixel signal, and the common electrodes are supplied with a common signal. During the first sensing period, the common electrodes are supplied with a first drive signal to generate a magnetic field, and an electromotive force caused by the magnetic field is generated in the first electrodes. During the second sensing period, the common electrodes are supplied with a second drive signal to generate electrostatic capacitance between the common electrodes and the first electrodes. |
| US10809845B2 |
Touch unit, method for manufacturing the same and touch display panel
The present disclosure provides a touch unit, a method for manufacturing the same and a touch display panel. The touch unit includes: at least two sub-units arranged in an array on a base substrate, each of the sub-units including: a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the base substrate, an initial insulation layer being formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein an orthographic projection area of the first electrode on the second electrode is located within an orthographic projection area of the initial insulation layer on the second electrode, the first electrodes in each row of the sub-units are sequentially connected to form a first touch line, the second electrodes in each column of the sub-units are sequentially connected to form a second touch line, and each of the first touch lines and each of the second touch lines are connected to a control unit. |
| US10809843B2 |
Touch sensor signal integration
In certain embodiments, a method includes performing a first positive integration by sensing a first rising edge of a charging signal of a touch sensor during a first synchronization period and performing a first negative integration by sensing a first falling edge of the charging signal during a second synchronization period. The method also includes toggling the charging signal, resulting in a second rising edge of the charging signal during the second synchronization period. The method further includes performing a second negative integration by sensing a second falling edge of the charging signal during a third synchronization period and performing a second positive integration by sensing a third rising edge of the charging signal during a fourth synchronization period. The first integrations are associated with a first sample measurement and the second integrations are associated with a second sample measurement. |
| US10809842B2 |
Active touch input device pairing negotiation
A source touch display device includes a communication interface, a source touch sensor, and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicatively couple the source touch display device with a target touch display device. The controller configured to receive, via the source touch sensor, touch inputs from an active input device, determine that the active input device will likely move from the source touch sensor to a target touch sensor of the neighboring target display device based on the touch inputs, send, via the communication interface, active input device pairing information to the target touch display device, receive, via the communication interface, target touch display device pairing information from the target touch display device, and send the target touch display device pairing information to the active input device to effect a pairing between the active input device and the target touch display device. |
| US10809839B2 |
Touch panel display device
A touch panel display device is provided with an active matrix substrate having multiple pixels corresponding to N-number colors (N is an odd number of three or more). The active matrix substrate includes multiple source lines, multiple common electrodes, and multiple signal lines connected to the respective common electrodes. The active matrix substrate includes, outside its display area, a source line driving circuit, a common electrode driving circuit that supplies a predetermined voltage signal to the signal lines, source line connection portions that connect between the source lines and the source line driving circuit, signal line connection portions that connect between the signal lines and the common electrode driving circuit, and multiple outside-area dummy lines having predetermined potential. The source line connection portions of the source lines for the pixels of at least two adjacent colors are overlapped with each other, and the source line connection portions of the source lines for the pixels of the remaining color are overlapped with the signal line connection portions or the outside-area dummy lines. |
| US10809838B1 |
Touch pad module
The present invention provides a touch pad module applicable to an electronic apparatus, including: a support frame, a touch pad, an elastomer structure, and a baseplate. The touch pad is movably configured in a first opening of the support frame; the elastomer structure is fixed on a lower surface of the touch pad and covers a press switch of the touch pad; and the baseplate is fixed on a lower surface of the support frame and provided with a limiting groove corresponding to the elastomer structure. A bottom surface of the limiting groove is provided with an adjustment hole, and a relative position of an adjustment member to an elastic member of the elastomer structure may be adjusted by using the adjustment hole. |
| US10809837B2 |
Display device with built-in touch sensor
A display device with touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a display region on a sealing film, in which the first electrodes are connected via a first connection line; a plurality of second electrodes arranged in the same layer as, or in a layer different from the first electrodes, in which the second electrodes are connected via a second connection line intersecting with the first connection line in a plan view; an interlayer insulating film intervening between the first connection line and the second connection line and filling a dividing groove covered by the sealing film by which an organic insulating film is divided outside the display region; and a lead wiring line connected to the first electrode or the second electrode and passing over a portion of the interlayer insulating film that fills the dividing groove. |
| US10809834B2 |
Touch display panel, method of driving touch display panel, and display apparatus
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a touch display panel, a method of driving the touch display panel, and a display apparatus with the touch display panel. The touch display panel includes: a common electrode layer disposed in an array substrate or a color filter substrate, configured for displaying an image, and including: a plurality of first strip-shaped electrodes each serving as a first touch feedback electrode and one of a touch drive electrode and a touch sense electrode; and a plurality of second strip-shaped electrodes crossing the first strip-shaped electrodes, and each serving as a second touch feedback electrode; and a plurality of third strip-shaped electrodes disposed in the color filter substrate and each serving as the other of the touch drive electrode and the touch sense electrode. a An extending direction of the third strip-shaped electrodes crosses an extending direction of the first strip-shaped electrodes. |
| US10809833B2 |
Fingerprint sensor, touch sensor having fingerprint sensor, and display device having touch sensor
A fingerprint sensor includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes provided on one surface of a base substrate, the plurality of sensing electrodes being arranged in a matrix form; and a ground electrode provided on the other surface of the base substrate. The ground electrode includes: a plurality of first lines extending in one direction, the plurality of first lines being parallel to one another; and a plurality of second lines extending in a direction intersecting the first lines, the plurality of second lines being parallel to one another. In a plan view, the first lines and the second lines are provided between adjacent sensing electrodes. |
| US10809832B2 |
Sensor unit and input device equipped with sensor unit
A sensor base material and a photic base material such as a polarizing plate are stacked together. An opening is formed in the photic base material. Although the joining part of a flexible wiring board is joined to the sensor base material, a large portion of an opposing edge facing a display and input region, the opposing edge being part of the joining part, is positioned in the opening, so bubbles along the opposing edge are less likely to be generated, making the display quality of the display and input region less likely to be affected. In addition, since the both-side substrate ends of the joining part are sandwiched between the sensor base material and the photic base material, the joining part is less likely to be deformed, making it easy to prevent damage to the sensor base material. |
| US10809831B2 |
Biometric-recognition display panel
A biometric-recognition display panel is provided. The biometric-recognition display panel includes a substrate, a pixel array, a plurality of sensing circuits and a control circuit. The substrate includes a display area. The pixel array is disposed on the display area and the pixel array includes a plurality of pixels. The sensing circuits are disposed on the display area and each of the sensing circuits generates a threshold voltage by sensing the intensity of light. The control circuit performs biometric recognition according to each of the threshold voltages generated by each of the sensing circuits. |
| US10809829B2 |
Display device with touch sensor
Disclosed are an organic light emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same to reduce thickness and weight. The organic light emitting display device with a touch sensor removes the necessity of an additional adhesion process by directly forming a touch sensing electrode and a touch driving electrode arranged in parallel and a color filter on an encapsulation layer covering a light emitting device, thereby simplifying a manufacturing process and reducing manufacturing costs. |
| US10809828B2 |
Interactive drawing tablet for locating color zones on coloring sheets
An interactive drawing tablet is provided having a housing and at least one surface on which printed media is mounted. A delivery device is electrically coupled to the interactive drawing tablet and is configured to hold a writing implement. An array of emitters are embedded in the surface and configured to emit signals. The delivery device is configured to receive the signals from the emitters when the delivery device is brought into proximity to the individual emitters and thereby determine a location on the printed media. The interactive drawing tablet is equipped with a speaker for emitting audio media to the user of the tablet. The interactive drawing tablet provides a user with instructions as to actions that should be taken with respect to the printed media. |
| US10809820B2 |
Touch pen and display device using touch pen
A touch pen of a pen-type electronic input device includes a shaft-shaped body, a pen tip used to input information and provided on a front end of the body, a switch unit used to perform operations and arranged in a line on a side face of the body, and an electrically conductive barrel in which a slit is formed in an axial direction, wherein the switch unit passes through the slit to be mounted on an outer face of the body in an exposed state. |
| US10809818B2 |
Digital pen with dynamically formed microfluidic buttons
A digital pen with dynamically formed microfluidic buttons formed in variable positions on the digital pen comprises a pen body having a first end, a second end, and an external pen body surface. The pen tip attached or formed to the first end of the pen body. One or more sensors associated with the external pen body surface detect contact points where a user is holding the digital pen. The microfluidic buttons are formed via action of a microfluidic layer on the pen body in a vicinity of the contact points detected by the one or more sensors. A power source powers the digital pen. A communication module connects the digital pen to a software module. A software user interface associated with a processor maps computerized functions to the one or more microfluidic buttons and action of the pen tip to one or more functions. |
| US10809815B2 |
Display apparatus
There is provided a display guidance apparatus including a liquid crystal display apparatus and a protective glass unit. A light receiving sensor is provided inside the liquid crystal display apparatus. The protective glass unit disposed to face a front surface side of a front casing frame of the liquid crystal display apparatus includes protective glass having a buffer member attached to the peripheral edge thereof. A light guide film is provided in a gap between the buffer member and the front surface side of the front casing frame, and an end surface at one end thereof is exposed from the gap to a display surface side of the liquid crystal display apparatus. |
| US10809814B2 |
Interaction method, interaction apparatus, and user equipment
Embodiments of the present application disclose an interaction method, an interaction apparatus, and user equipment. The method comprises: determining shape related information of a deformable interaction surface, where the shape related information corresponds to a first shape of the deformable interaction surface after a folding deformation; determining multiple effective interaction areas on the deformable interaction surface at least according to the shape related information, where the multiple effective interaction areas meet the following conditions: in nonadjacent positions on the deformable interaction surface, and adjacent in a spatial position in the first shape; and using the multiple effective interaction areas as one interaction area at least according to a first relative position of the multiple effective interaction areas in the spatial position in the first shape to provide an interaction interface to at least one interaction object. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application can bring new experience to a user according to a deformation property of a deformable device. |
| US10809813B2 |
Method, apparatus, server, system and computer program product for use with predictive text input
In a system, a server controller is configured to receive at least part of at least one personal dictionary, and is further configured to generate an adapted dictionary using words of the at least part of at least one personal dictionary. The server controller is also configured to transmit at least part of the adapted dictionary to the apparatus configured to use the adapted dictionary during predictive text entry. The apparatus includes an apparatus controller that is configured to receive at least part of an adapted dictionary from the server. The apparatus controller is also configured to utilize at least part of an adapted dictionary when predictive text entry is performed. |
| US10809810B2 |
Mixed input lighting using multiple light sources and control circuitry to change a combined white light spectrum based on ambient light data
Disclosed are structures, devices, methods and systems for providing dynamically variable internal illumination to individual input devices of an electronic device, such as keys of a keyboard. In some embodiments, input devices contain multiple LEDs whose light intensity may be varied to alter a tone or a color of light used for the internal illumination a key. The LEDs may be micro LEDs and may be internal components of the input device as a unit. In some embodiments, the LEDs are white light LEDs having different phosphor thicknesses. In some embodiments the LEDs may be RGB LEDs, with individual control of color contributions to modify the internal illumination. Systems incorporating such input devices may need only a reduced set of LED control units. Systems can include a processing unit and a light sensor or camera to detect ambient lighting and adjust internal illumination of an input device accordingly. |
| US10809806B2 |
Touch sensitive device
A touch sensitive device comprising a touch surface, a force exciter coupled to the touch surface to excite vibration in the surface in response to a signal sent to the exciter, with the touch surface and exciter together forming a coupled system and a signal generator to generate the signal, with the signal generator generating a carrier wave signal at frequencies within the frequency bandwidth of the coupled system and modulating the carrier wave signal with a complex modulation where the modulated carrier wave signal has a time response comparable to that of a low frequency signal which produces a desired haptic sensation whereby a user touching the touch surface excited by the exciter in response to the modulated carrier wave signal experiences the desired haptic sensation which is perceived at a frequency below the frequency bandwidth of the coupled system. |
| US10809805B2 |
Dampening mechanical modes of a haptic actuator using a delay
Described herein is a method for determining a higher order resonance mode frequency of a haptic actuator for an electronic device. The higher order resonance mode frequency may correspond to a frequency in which a mass of the haptic actuator exhibits undesired movement. The movement may cause the mass to collide or otherwise impact an enclosure of the haptic actuator. Once the higher order resonance mode frequency is determined, a delay or a polarity inversion may be added to one or more of a series of input waveforms to suppress or brake the undesired movement. |
| US10809801B1 |
Electronic mirror visual parameter adjustment method
An apparatus includes an interface and a processor. The interface may be configured to communicate video data to a display. The processor may be configured to receive video frames from a capture device, generate video data for the display in response to the video frames, determine eye position information of a driver and adjust video parameters of the video data in response to the eye position information. The eye position information may be used to determine a central field a view of the driver and a peripheral field of view of the driver. The video parameters for the video data presented by the display are adjusted based on whether the display is located in the peripheral field of view or the central field of view. |
| US10809800B2 |
Robust convergence signal
A method and a corresponding eye tracking system for providing an approximate gaze convergence distance of a user in an eye tracking system are disclosed. The method comprises determining calibration data in relation to interpupillary distance between a pupil of a left eye and a pupil of a right eye of a user, determining, based on the determined calibration data, a gaze convergence function providing an approximate gaze convergence distance of the user based on a determined interpupillary distance of the user. The method further comprises receiving, from one or more imaging devices, one or more images of the left eye and the right eye of the user, determining a current interpupillary distance of the user based on the one or more images and determining a current approximate gaze convergence distance based on the current interpupillary distance and the gaze convergence function. |
| US10809798B2 |
Menu navigation in a head-mounted display
A wearable computing device includes a head-mounted display (HMD) that generates a virtual reality environment. Through the generation and tracking of positional data, a focal point may be tracked with respect to one or menu navigation elements. Following the fixated positioning of the focal point over the menu navigation element for a predetermined amount of time, a process corresponding to the menu navigation element is executed. |
| US10809797B1 |
Calibration of multiple sensor modules related to an orientation of a user of the sensor modules
A system including a computing device receiving a first indication, the first indication indicating that a plurality of sensor modules are positioned in placeholders in a container device, wherein the placeholders are configured to hold the plurality of sensor modules at pre-determined positions and orientations in the container device. In response to the first indication, the computing device calibrates orientation measurements of the plurality or sensor modules relative to a first common reference system based on the pre-determined positions and orientations in the container device. The computing device then receives a second indication, the second indication indicating that the sensor modules are positioned on parts of a user; and in response to the second indication, the computing device calibrates the plurality of sensor modules relative to user's reference system aligned with the orientation of the user based on a specific orientation relation between the arm sensor module and the orientation of the user, wherein the arm sensor module is one of the plurality of sensor modules. |
| US10809796B2 |
Monitoring a user of a head-wearable electronic device
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for monitoring a user of a head-wearable electronic device with multiple light-sensing assemblies. |
| US10809795B2 |
Six degree of freedom tracking with scale recovery and obstacle avoidance
A virtual reality or mixed reality system configured to preform object detection using a monocular camera. The system configured to make the user aware of the detected objects by showing edges or lines of the object within a virtual scene. Thus, the user the user is able to avoid injury or collision while immersed in the virtual scene. In some cases, the system may also detect and correct for drift in the six degree of freedom pose of the user using corrections based on the current motion of the users. |
| US10809793B2 |
Power control method and apparatus for low power system of electronic device
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system on chip (SoC) including one or more intellectual properties (IPs) and a BUS, and a power control method using the same are provided, the SoC comprising: an IP-BUS activity monitor for measuring activity based on activity information of the respective IPs, for comparing with a pre-set activity threshold and for generating a first voltage control signal for the respective IPs based on the comparison result; and a voltage regulator for supplying voltage to the respective IPs based on the generated first voltage control signal. |
| US10809792B2 |
Correlated double sampling amplifier for low power
A signal acquisition or conditioning amplifier can be configured and controlled to use correlated doubling sampling (CDS) of a differential input signal, and a storage capacitor in a capacitive or other feedback network, a low power operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) capable of being powered down between CDS samplings, and which can be operated in a manner that provides good performance characteristics while still providing low or efficient power consumption. The amplifier and other signal processing circuitry can allow power to be scaled down, when less signal measurement throughput is needed, and to be scaled up, when more signal measurement throughput is needed. Such flexibility can help make the present approach useful for a wide range of signal acquisition and measurement applications. Precharging via buffer amplifiers can provide improved signal acquisition circuitry effective input impedance. |
| US10809791B2 |
Method for displaying content and electronic device thereof
Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and method for outputting content in an electronic device. In this case, the electronic device includes a display module, a power module configured to interrupt power supply to at least one element of the electronic device based on a control signal, and a processor. The processor may be configured to transmit to the power module the control signal for interrupting the power supply to the processor if a designated condition is satisfied, and transmit content information to the display module so that the display module displays the content information when the power supply to the processor is interrupted. |
| US10809783B2 |
Power source system
A power source device includes a switching circuit configured to switch the power supply mode between a first power supply mode, in which power is supplied to a drive circuit for an electric motor by only a main power source, and a second power supply mode, in which power is supplied to the drive circuit utilizing both the main power source and an auxiliary power source. A control device includes: a determination unit that determines whether the operation state of the electric motor is a regeneration state or a power-running state; and a unit configured to limit power to be supplied to the drive circuit when the power supply mode is the second power supply mode and it is determined by the determination unit that the operation state of the electric motor is the regeneration state. |
| US10809782B2 |
Adaptive graphics subsystem power and performance management
Examples are disclosed for adaptive graphics subsystem power and performance management including adjusting one or more power management or performance attributes for a graphics subsystem for a computing platform based on a comparison of a current quality metric to a target quality metric. The current and target quality metric to be separately determined based on current and target quality of service (QoS) values for power management and performance for at least portions of the computing platform. |
| US10809781B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling the same
The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a main controller and a communication controller configured to communicate with the main controller and a device through a predetermined physical communication interface based on a predetermined communication standard. The communication controller instructs power-off of the predetermined physical communication interface and the device when an event which causes transition to a power saving state occurs in the main controller, and determines whether the predetermined physical communication interface is to be returned from the power saving state without power-on of the device or with power-on of the device when an event which causes return from the power saving state occurs in the main controller. |
| US10809776B2 |
Water block mounting holder with reinforced structure
A water block mounting holder with reinforced structure includes a holder body and a reinforcement structure provided on an upper side of the holder body, and is used with a water block to attach the latter to a heat-producing element mounted on a motherboard. The holder body has a hollow-out central opening and a plurality of through holes spaced along an outer area of the holder body for a plurality of fixing elements provided on the motherboard to extend therethrough and fixedly hold the holder body to the motherboard, so that the holder body is connected to the water block with the opening being fitted around the water block. With the reinforcement structure provided on the holder body, the water block mounting holder has effectively reinforced overall structural strength to avoid pressure deformation thereof. |
| US10809773B2 |
External device having pairing functionality with operation terminal
An external device includes: an arrangement unit for arranging an operation terminal in which at least a part of a display area of the operation terminal is covered; an arrangement detector for detecting that an operation terminal is arranged on the arrangement unit; an external communicator for transmitting, to the operation terminal, a pairing request signal for wireless communication; and a pairing command input unit provided in an area covering a display area of a touch panel and for receiving input of a command that instructs execution of pairing with the operation terminal, wherein the external communicator is configured to transmit the pairing request signal when the arrangement detector detects that an operation terminal is arranged on the arrangement unit, and pairing with the operation terminal is executed when the command is input and an input operation to a predetermined area of a touch panel is detected. |
| US10809767B2 |
Electronic device with flexible display
An electronic device includes: a processor; a memory; a first body portion; a second body portion coupled to the first body portion by a hinge, the second body portion including a plate; a slider having a slot therein, wherein the plate slidingly engages with the slot to facilitate the slider assuming at least first and second positions relative to the second body portion; and a flexible display attached to the first body portion and the slider, wherein the flexible display has a substantially planar configuration in the first position of the slider and a substantially folded configuration in the second position of the slider. |
| US10809763B2 |
Chassis and electronic device
A chassis for an electronic includes: an outer wall having a first end; a rib that projects into the chassis from a position away from the first end of the outer wall in a first direction, and that extends along the first end; a first member made of a first material, including a first part that forms a part of the outer wall and a third part that forms a part of the rib; and a second member made of a second material different from the first material and joined to the first member. The second member includes a second part that forms a part of the outer wall and is aligned with the first part in the first direction, and a fourth part that forms a part of the rib and is aligned with the third part in the first direction. |
| US10809754B2 |
System for dynamic control with interactive visualization to optimize energy consumption
A system for controlling energy consumption. The system may incorporate devices configured on a floor map, a monitor that detects energy consumption by each device, a heat map shown on the floor map, a processor, and a user interface having a display connected to the processor. The heat map may indicate energy consumption in various areas of the floor plan. The floor map with the heat map may be a screen on the display. The energy consumption by each of the devices from the monitor may be calculated by the processor in time that each device is active and in a power rating of the respective device. The energy consumption by each of the devices may be converted by the processor into cost. From a screen, a user may define a virtual and dynamic zone to optimize and control the energy consumption. |
| US10809753B2 |
Real-time simulator and controller of power system using distributed data streaming server
Systems and methods for simulating and controlling a power system in real time, using a controller, are provided. The controller includes a simulation layer to simulate an operation of the power system, a disturbance generation layer to provide data to the simulation layer to disturb the simulated operation of the power system, an application layer to display the simulated operation of the power system and generate a control signal to control, based on the simulated operation of the power system, at least one element of the power system, and a distributed data streaming server (D2S2) to allow interoperability among the simulation layer, the disturbance layer, and the application layer. |
| US10809751B1 |
Current mode power converter with slope compensation error control
A power converter circuit that includes a switch node coupled to a regulated power supply node via an inductor may, during a charge cycle, source current to the regulated power supply node. In response to initiating the charge cycle, a control circuit may generate a control current using a voltage level of the regulated power supply node and a reference voltage level. The control circuit may also generate compensation and correction currents that are used with a sensed inductor current to determine when to halt the charge cycle. |
| US10809748B2 |
Information providing method and information providing apparatus
A cloud server (104) receives environmental information of respective installation sites of a plurality of appliances (101a, 101b, 101c, 102a, 102b) via a network (1000), and determines one or more appliances that are installed in a same room among the plurality of appliances (101a, 101b, 101c, 102a, 102b), based on the received environmental information. |
| US10809747B2 |
Thermal conductivity control devices
A method for controlling thermal conductivity between two thermal masses includes thermally contacting a first conduction body with a heat source, thermally contacting a second conduction body with a heat sink, and thermally contacting the second conduction body with the first conduction body by moving the first conduction body between a first position and a second position with a thermal expansion component. The thermal expansion component moves the first conduction body between the first position and the second position at a predetermined temperature and heat is conducted from the heat source to the heat sink through the first and second conduction bodies. |
| US10809746B2 |
Method and arrangement for operating a metallurgical furnace and computer program product
Provided are a method and an arrangement for operating a metallurgical furnace. The method comprises a feeding step, and a temperature controlling step for controlling the temperature of a molten metal layer and a slag layer in a furnace space of the metallurgical furnace. The temperature controlling step comprises a first measuring step for measuring the slag temperature (Tslag), a second measuring step for measuring the slag liquidus temperature (Tslag, liquidus), and a calculating step for calculating a superheat temperature (Tsuperheat) by calculating the temperature difference between the slag temperature (Tslag) and the slag liquidus temperature (Tslag, liquidus). In case the calculated superheat temperature (Tsuperheat) is outside a predefined superheat temperature range (Tsuperheat set), the method comprises an adjusting step for adjusting to adjust the actual superheat temperature. Also provided are computer program products. |
| US10809742B2 |
System and method for tire sensor-based autonomous vehicle fleet management
A system for sensing tire parameters in the remote monitoring and management of a fleet of autonomous vehicles is provided. The system includes at least one autonomous vehicle that is supported by at least one tire. At least one sensor is affixed to the tire for sensing tire parameters. Means are provided for communicating data generated by the sensor to a control system on the vehicle, and a mobile network receives the sensor data from the vehicle control system. A fleet management server receives the sensor data from the mobile network, and means are provided to generate commands for the autonomous vehicle in real time based upon the data generated by the sensor. A method for sensing tire parameters in the remote monitoring and management of a fleet of autonomous vehicles is also provided. |
| US10809737B2 |
Angle finding for a detector having a paired staggered array
An illustrative example embodiment of a detector device, which may be useful on an automated vehicle, includes an array of detectors arranged in one dimension. The array includes a plurality of first detectors and a plurality of second detectors. The first detectors respectively have one of the second detectors between the first detector and an adjacent one of the first detectors. The first detectors respectively are spaced from the one of the second detectors by a first distance. The one of the second detectors are respectively spaced from the adjacent one of the first detectors by a second distance that is larger than the first distance. The first detectors are spaced from each other by a third distance that is a sum of the first and second distance. The second detectors are also spaced from each other by the third distance. |
| US10809734B2 |
Route planning in an autonomous device
An example system includes a computing system configured to identify an event in an area between a first location and a second location and to adjust, based on the event, content of a cost map containing a representation of one or more routes between the first location and the second location. The system also includes an autonomous device configured to move between the first location and the second location based on the cost map. |
| US10809733B2 |
Intelligent motor vehicles, systems, and control logic for driver behavior coaching and on-demand mobile charging
Presented are intelligent vehicle systems and control logic for driver coaching and on-demand vehicle charging, methods for making/using such systems, and motor vehicles with real-time eco-routing and automated driving capabilities. A method for controlling operation of a vehicle includes: determining an origin and destination for the vehicle; conducting a geospatial query to identify a candidate route for traversing from the origin to the destination; determining, based on current electrical characteristics of the vehicle's battery pack, an estimated driving range for the vehicle; responsive to the estimated driving range being less than the candidate route's distance, evaluating energy characteristics of the candidate route to derive an estimated energy expenditure to reach the destination; using the estimated energy expenditure, generating an action plan with vehicle maneuvering and/or accessory usage actions that extend the estimated driving range; and commanding a resident vehicle subsystem to execute a control operation based on the action plan. |
| US10809732B2 |
Deterministic path planning for controlling vehicle movement
A system for controlling a movement of a vehicle from an initial state of the vehicle and a target state of the vehicle constructs a graph having multiple nodes defining states of the vehicle and including an initial node defining the initial state of the vehicle and a target node defining the target state of the vehicle and determines a path through the graph connecting the initial node with the target node. The system determines the graph using doubletree construction with an initial tree of nodes originating at the initial node and a target tree of nodes originating at the target node. The doubletree construction is configured to select an expandable node in the initial tree or the target tree based on a cost of the expandable node, and expand the graph by adding a child node connected to the expandable node with an edge defined by a collision free primitive motion, such that a cost of the child node is less than the cost of the expandable node. |
| US10809730B2 |
Vehicle control systems
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for the utilization of vehicle control systems to cause a vehicle to take preventative action responsive to the detection of a near short term adverse driving scenario. A vehicle control system may receive information corresponding to vehicle operation data and ancillary data. Based on the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data, a multi-dimension risk score module may calculate risk scores associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data. Subsequently, the vehicle control systems may cause the vehicle to perform at least one of a close call detection action and a close call detection alert to lessen the risk associated with the received vehicle operation data and the received ancillary data. |
| US10809723B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating information
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for generating information. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring associated information of a road to be evaluated for driving difficulty; generating traffic environment information of the road based on the associated information; and inputting the traffic environment information of the road into a driving difficulty evaluation model to obtain a driving difficulty level of the road for an autonomous driving vehicle. The driving difficulty of the road for the autonomous driving vehicle is evaluated, to obtain the driving difficulty level of the road for the autonomous driving vehicle. Thus, based on a driving difficulty level of each road for the autonomous driving vehicle, the autonomous driving vehicle may select a road having a low driving difficulty level to drive. |
| US10809717B2 |
Sensor management system for computer assisted vehicles
Sensor management systems for computer assisted or autonomous driving vehicles are disclosed herein. A computer assisted or autonomous driving vehicle may be provided with a plurality of sensors and a sensor management system configured to predictively maintain effectiveness of the plurality of sensors, based at least in part on predicted cleaning needs of the sensors, predicted obstruction or destruction events of the sensors, or predicted environmental or operating conditions. In embodiments, the sensor management system may be coupled to a navigation system of the vehicle, and may, in response to a predicted sensor obstruction or destruction event, change a navigation parameter of the vehicle to avoid the event. Alternatively, if the predicted event is determined to be within an acceptable risk tolerance threshold, the sensor management system may follow an original navigational route but implement event avoidance actions. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. |
| US10809710B2 |
Method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle and electronic device for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle
An electronic device is provided that includes a communication circuit configured to transmit and receive wireless data with the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a display configured to display a user interface (UI) for operating the UAV, a memory, and a processor electrically coupled with the communication circuit, the display, and the memory. The processor is configured to receive information about a direction of a first point of the UAV from the UAV, display a direction indication object corresponding to a direction of the first point on the display, in response to receiving a user input associated with movement or rotation of the UAV, generate a control signal for moving or rotating the UAV with respect to the first point in response to a location of the direction indication object and the user input, and transmit the generated control signal to the UAV using the communication circuit. |
| US10809705B2 |
Central plant control system with automatic optimization formulation
A central plant control system configured to serve one or more energy loads in a building comprises equipment configured to consume, produce, or store one or more resources including electricity, water, natural gas, steam, hot thermal energy, cold thermal energy, or electrical energy. The central plant control system further comprises an asset allocator configured to receive an input model that describes a physical layout of the equipment of the central plant and create a net list that defines connections between the equipment of the central plant using the input model. The asset allocator is further configured to discover one or more systems of interconnected equipment and one or more groups of equipment using the net list, formulate an optimization problem for the central plant using the systems and groups of equipment, and operate the equipment of the central plant according to the optimization problem. |
| US10809701B2 |
Network adapted control system
A control system for controlling a plant includes a local controller to generate local control commands according to a local control policy to control the plant and a receiver to received remote control commands generated by a remote controller to control the plant according to remote control policy. Local and remote control policies are designed for the same control objective and time resolution such that there is the same Lyapunov function having a negative definite time derivative for controlling the plant according to first or second control policies. The plant is controller with either remote or local control commands in dependence of a success of receiving a remote control command for a time step of the control. |
| US10809698B2 |
System and method for providing digital content
A method of electronically displaying glyphs. The method includes receiving a glyph spacing, moving a first glyph toward a second glyph along an axis, identifying an intersection of a first axis coordinate of the first glyph with a second axis coordinate of the second glyph, and moving at least one of the glyphs along the axis to separate the first and second axis coordinates of the respective first and second glyphs by the glyph spacing. |
| US10809691B2 |
System and method for analyzing ladder logic for a programmable logic controller
An analysis system for a logic program for a programmable logic controller (PLC) is provided. The analysis system includes a non-transitory memory and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the logic program and divide it into a plurality of segments. The processor is configured to identify a plurality of features among the plurality of segments. The processor is configured to assign the plurality of features to respective classes. The processor is configured to map the plurality of features to respective data objects corresponding to the respective classes. The processor is configured to write the respective data objects to the non-transitory memory. |
| US10809689B2 |
System and method for configuring separated monitor and effect blocks of a process control system
A system and method for managing function blocks within a process control system for a process plant includes accessing an initial cause and effect matrix (CEM) having a set of causes and a set of effects. The system and method may then define a set of related groups within the initial CEM including: (i) accessing a set of rules associated with the set of related groups, (ii) identifying a portion of the set of causes that are related to a portion of the set of effects according to the set of rules and based on at least a portion of the corresponding cause-effect pairs, and (iii) rearranging the portion of the set of causes and the portion of the set of effects such that the portion of the corresponding cause-effect pairs are rearranged. |
| US10809688B2 |
Control architecture including a programmable logic controller and a cloud computing system
A control architecture includes at least one programmable logic controller and at least one cloud computing system. An automation program of the controller includes at least one predefined control module. The cloud computing system is designed to store first data in accordance with a model of input data and second data in accordance with a model of output data. At least one first hardware and/or software entity is designed to publish the first data in the cloud computing system with a view to being read by the programmable logic controller when it executes the predefined control module. At least one second hardware and/or software entity is designed to read the second data published in the cloud computing system by the programmable logic controller when it executes the predefined control module. |
| US10809686B2 |
Methods for generating a conditional software code module, and method for controlling at least one home automation system for a building
The present invention concerns a method for generating a conditional software code module and a method for monitoring at least one home automation installation of a building, the home automation installation comprising a plurality of home automation devices, each home automation device is represented by at least one instance of a generic device model and at least one instance of a low-level device model. The generation method being executed by a management unit connected to the at least one home automation installation and comprising a step of determining a state conversion, converting state variables between the low-level model and the generic model. |
| US10809685B2 |
Dishwasher with cloud connected cameras
Systems and methods for monitoring dish ware position and modifying the wash and dry cycle of a dishwasher by capturing and analyzing image data utilizing a plurality of cloud-connected cameras. |
| US10809672B2 |
Measurement system
A measurement system includes a control device which controls a control target device in real time and transmits control data to a terminal device, and a measuring instrument which acquires data indicating a physical status of the control target device and transmits the data as measurement data to the terminal device. The control device includes a control unit and a sequence control unit, and the control unit transmits a timing signal to the measuring instrument. The control device transmits the control data that includes a piece of time information based on the timing signal to the terminal device. The measuring instrument transmits the measurement data that includes a piece of time information based on the timing signal to the terminal device. The terminal device compensates for a delay between the control data and the measurement data on the basis of the pieces of time information. |
| US10809670B2 |
Timing apparatus, timing method, and electronic appliance
The invention provides a timing apparatus that can generate timing information regarding a plurality of regions without performing a complex calculation that uses software and without causing a significant increase in electric current consumption. The timing apparatus includes: a lower counter that generates a count value that indicates a time in seconds; a first group of upper counters that generates a first group of count values that indicate a time in minutes, hours, days, months and years by performing a count operation in synchronization with the count operation performed by the lower counter; and a second group of upper counters that generates a second group of count values that indicate a time in minutes, hours, days, months and years by performing a count operation in synchronization with the count operation performed by the lower counter. |
| US10809669B2 |
Adaptive time-to-digital converter and method
Systems, methods, and circuitries are disclosed for controlling an adaptive time-to-digital converter (TDC) that determines a phase difference between a reference signal and a phase locked loop (PLL) feedback signal. Adaptive TDC circuitry includes a chain of n delay elements each characterized by a delay. Gate circuitry generates a gated PLL feedback signal while a gating enable signal has an enable value. N sampling elements, each associated with a delay element, are enabled by the reference signal arriving at the input of the associated delay element to store a value of the gated PLL feedback signal. Adaptive gating circuitry is configured to generate the gating enable signal based on the delay and a period of the PLL feedback signal. A supply voltage for the delay elements may be controlled to cause the delay elements to exhibit a desired delay. |
| US10809665B2 |
Timepiece movement
A timepiece movement includes a date indicator for date display, a date indicator driving wheel for advancing the date indicator, a lunar age indicator for lunar age display, and a lunar age indicator driving wheel for rotating the lunar age indicator. The date indicator and the lunar age indicator are coaxially disposed, and the date indicator driving wheel and the lunar age indicator driving wheel are coaxially disposed. |
| US10809663B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing image
An image processing system for processing image data includes an image processing apparatus configured to process the image data to generate a hologram image; and a first memory and a second memory that store the image data. The image processing apparatus performs a first process and a second process in parallel, wherein the first process includes reading first data from the first memory and writing the first data to the second memory, and the second process includes reading second data from the second memory and writing the second data to the first memory. |
| US10809659B2 |
Cleaning device and image forming apparatus
A cleaning device includes a cleaning roller, a bearing member, a guiding member and an energizing member. The cleaning roller includes a second gear meshed with a first gear of an image carrier. The cleaning roller is rotationally driven in an opposite direction to the image carrier by driving force transmitted from the first gear to the second gear. The bearing member supports a core metal of the cleaning roller. The guiding member has a placement face on which the bearing member is placed. The placement face is inclined with regard to a straight line passing through a rotation center of the first gear and a rotation center of the second gear so that a distance between the straight line and the placement face becomes larger, the closer to the first gear. The energizing member energizes the bearing member so as to press the cleaning roller to the image carrier. |
| US10809658B2 |
Cleaning blade, manufacturing method of the cleaning blade, process cartridge and image forming apparatus
A cleaning blade includes an elastic material, a first surface, a second surface and an end surface. The end surface includes a first region and a second region provided on opposite sides of the first region. The elastic material of the cleaning blade has indentation elastic modulus E0 [MPa] of 3 or more and 20 or less, and indentation elastic modulus E1 [MPa] of the end surface in the first region is (E0+1) or more and 40 or less. Dynamic hardness DH1 [mN/μm2] of the first region is 0.10 or more and 0.20 or less, dynamic hardness DH2 [mN/μm2] of the second region is 0.15 or more and 0.50 or less, and a difference (DH2−DH1) is 0.05 [mN/μm2] or more. A difference in thickness between the end surface in the first region and the end surface in the second region is 25 μm or less. |
| US10809656B1 |
Systems and methods of augmenting displays using smart lighting modules
A system, method, and apparatus provide an improvement to user guided operation or troubleshooting of a device by illuminating an area of the device for the user's attention. Embodiments may include a plurality of lights. Each light is positioned respectively in a predetermined location in the printing apparatus, which may comprise known locations for paper jams to occur. Embodiments may also include a voice recognition module and a controller module connected to the plurality of lights. The controller module may be configured to: receive, from the voice recognition module, a user generated message requesting identification of the location of the paper jam; identify which of the predetermined locations has the paper jam; and activate a selected one of the plurality of lights, wherein the selected one of the plurality of lights is positioned to illuminate the predetermined location with the paper jam. |
| US10809655B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method thereof providing different speed control of driving developer carrying members using a common drive
An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; a developer carrying member to correspond to the image bearing member; drive portion to rotationally drive the developer carrying member; control unit to control the rotational drive by the drive portion, and detection portion to detect information from the toner patch. Modes for controlling, by control unit, the rotational drive of the drive portion include (i) a first mode which uses a first driving condition including a first peripheral speed ratio between the developer carrying member and the image bearing member and (ii) a second mode which uses a second driving condition including a second peripheral speed ratio which is higher than the first peripheral speed ratio. The control unit controls the image bearing member to form the toner patch for each of peripheral speed ratios and sets the second driving condition on the basis of the detected information. |
| US10809653B1 |
Image-forming-apparatus sliding member, fixing device, and image forming apparatus
An image-forming-apparatus sliding member includes a woven base and a cover layer disposed on at least one surface of the woven base. The average height of projections and depressions on a sliding surface is greater than or equal to 40 μm and smaller than or equal to 90 μm, and an average distance between the projections and the depressions is greater than or equal to 700 μm and smaller than or equal to 1600 μm. |
| US10809651B2 |
Heating device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus
A heating device includes an endless belt that rotates in a rotation direction and a pressure rotator that contacts an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt to form a nip between the endless belt and the pressure rotator. A heater sandwiches a lubricant together with the endless belt. The heater includes a heat generator that defines a conveyance span in a longitudinal direction of the heater, where a heating target having a predetermined width in the longitudinal direction of the heater is conveyed through the nip, and a non-conveyance span in the longitudinal direction of the heater, where the heating target is not conveyed. A non-conveyance span temperature detector is disposed opposite the endless belt in the non-conveyance span of the heat generator. The non-conveyance span temperature detector detects a temperature of the endless belt. |
| US10809639B2 |
Toner
A toner having a toner particle including a binder resin and a wax, wherein the wax includes a specific diester compound; a proportion As of an area occupied by the wax in a region from a surface of the toner particle to 0.5 μm is 15.0% or less; wax domains are observed in the cross section of the toner particle, and an average number of the domains per cross section of one toner particle is from 10 to 2000; when a mass concentration of a polyvalent metal element in the toner particle determined by fluorescent X-ray analysis is denoted by Mi (ppm), Mi is from 3.5 ppm to 1100 ppm; and when a mass concentration of a polyvalent metal element in the toner particle determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is denoted by Ms (ppm), Mi>Ms. |
| US10809638B2 |
Electrophotographic photosensitive member
An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is a single-layer photosensitive layer and contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. A hole mobility μh is at least 1.00×10−7 cm2/V/second and an electron mobility μe is at least 4.00×10−8 cm2/V/second in the photosensitive layer as measured under conditions of a temperature of 23° C. and an electric field intensity of 1.50×105 V/cm. A ratio (μh/μe) of the hole mobility μh to the electron mobility μe is at least 1.0 and no greater than 50.0. |
| US10809637B1 |
Learning based digital corrections to compensate variations on lithography systems with multiple imaging units
In one embodiment, a method for creating a forecasting model for a multiple-imaging unit DLT is disclosed. A stage of the DLT is positioned so that a set of alignment marks provided on a substrate are placed under a set of the DLT's eyes. For each alignment mark in the set, a first image is acquired using a camera coupled to the eye above it at a first time, and a first position of the alignment mark is obtained within the camera's FOV from the first image, to determine a first measured position. One or more additional images of the alignment mark are subsequently obtained at subsequent times, and one or more corresponding subsequent measured positions are determined. Differences between sequential ones of the measured positions are respectively calculated, a forecasting model to correct for eye center drift of the set of eyes is created, and corrections digitally applied. |
| US10809633B1 |
Overlay control with corrections for lens aberrations
Structures for detecting and correcting an overlay inaccuracy and methods of detecting and correcting an overlay inaccuracy. An overlay target includes a first plurality of features arranged along a first longitudinal axis in a first line-space pattern having a first line width, and a second plurality of features arranged along a second longitudinal axis in a second line-space pattern having a second line width that is less than the first line width. The second longitudinal axis is aligned substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis. |
| US10809628B2 |
Method of designing metrology targets, substrates having metrology targets, method of measuring overlay, and device manufacturing method
Metrology targets are formed by a lithographic process, each target comprising a bottom grating and a top grating. Overlay performance of the lithographic process can be measured by illuminating each target with radiation and observing asymmetry in diffracted radiation. Parameters of metrology recipe and target design are selected so as to maximize accuracy of measurement of overlay, rather than reproducibility. The method includes calculating at least one of a relative amplitude and a relative phase between (i) a first radiation component representing radiation diffracted by the top grating and (ii) a second radiation component representing radiation diffracted by the bottom grating after traveling through the top grating and intervening layers. The top grating design may be modified to bring the relative amplitude close to unity. The wavelength of illuminating radiation in the metrology recipe can be adjusted to bring the relative phase close to π/2 or 3π/2. |
| US10809623B2 |
Display device having integrated metamaterial lens
Embodiments related to emissive display device structures having an emissive display element and a metamaterial lens having a plurality of nanoparticles over an emissive surface of the emissive display element to control the angular distribution of light emitted from the emissive display element, displays having such controlled emissive display device structures, systems incorporating such controlled emissive display device structures, and methods for fabricating them are discussed. |
| US10809620B1 |
Systems and methods for developer drain line monitoring
Various embodiments of systems and methods for drain line monitoring are disclosed herein. More specifically, a liquid dispense unit for a coating/developing processing system is provided herein for applying one or more liquid solutions to a substrate disposed within the liquid dispense unit. In the disclosed embodiments, a pH sensor and/or a line particle counter (LPC) is coupled to a drain line of the liquid dispense unit to monitor various parameters of the liquid waste, which is ejected from the substrate and disposed of through the drain line. In some embodiments, measurements obtained from the pH sensor may be used to optimize a develop process by detecting an endpoint of the develop process, avoiding pH shock and/or detecting excursions in the develop process. In some embodiments, measurements obtained from the LPC may additionally or alternatively be used to optimize the develop process. |
| US10809616B2 |
Cholate photoacid generators and photoresists comprising same
New photoacid generator compounds (“PAGs”) are provided that comprise a cholate moiety and photoresist compositions that comprise such PAG compounds. |
| US10809615B2 |
Pattern forming method, master template, and method of manufacturing template
A pattern forming method comprises forming a line pattern in a first film. The line pattern includes a first pattern part including feature portions at a first dimension and a second pattern part adjacent to the first pattern part and including feature portions at a second dimension smaller than the first dimension. A second film is formed on the substrate conformally over the first film. The second film is etched to expose a top surface of the first pattern part and remove the second pattern part. The remaining first film is then removed, leaving portions of the second film that were formed on sidewalls of the first pattern part. The substrate is then processed by using those portions of the second film left after the removal of the first film as a mask. |
| US10809611B2 |
Method for preparing halftone phase shift mask blank, halftone phase shift mask blank, halftone phase shift mask, and thin film forming apparatus
A halftone phase shift mask blank comprising a transparent substrate and a halftone phase shift film thereon is prepared through the step of depositing the halftone phase shift film on the substrate by using a sputtering gas containing rare gas and nitrogen gas, and plural targets including at least two silicon targets, applying powers of different values to the silicon targets, effecting reactive sputtering, and rotating the substrate on its axis in a horizontal direction. The halftone phase shift film has satisfactory in-plane uniformity of optical properties. |
| US10809609B2 |
Projection apparatus
A projection apparatus including an image device and an illumination system is provided. The image device is configured to convert an illumination beam into an image beam. The illumination system includes an illumination light source, a diffusion device and a light uniform device. The illumination light source provides the illumination beam. The illumination beam is transmitted to the image device through the diffusion device and the light uniform device sequentially. The image beam leaves the projection apparatus and converges at a stop. The stop is located outside the projection apparatus. The image beam on the stop has desirable uniformity of an energy intensity distribution. |
| US10809606B1 |
Structured phosphors for dynamic lighting
A structured phosphor device includes a frame member comprising wall regions separating multiple openings of window regions. Further, the structured phosphor device includes a phosphor material filled in each of the multiple openings with a first surface thereof being exposed to an excitation light from one or more laser sources to generate an emitted light out of each window region. Additionally, the structured phosphor device includes an anti-reflective film overlying the first surface of the phosphor material. Furthermore, the structured phosphor device includes a substrate attached to a second surface of the phosphor material in each of the multiple openings. Alternatively, the structured phosphor device includes an array of phosphor pixels dividing a plate of single-crystalline or poly-crystalline phosphor material separated by optically reflective and thermally conductive walls. A dynamic lighting system based on the arrays of phosphor pixels for single or full color image projection is also disclosed. |
| US10809604B2 |
Phosphor wheel and light conversion device including the same
A phosphor wheel includes a disk-shaped member that is rotated about a rotation axis, and a phosphor layer disposed on an outer face of the disk-shaped member. The disk-shaped member has a hollow-box structure that forms an enclosed space. A coolant is sealed in the enclosed space. The coolant evaporates to a gas state from a liquid state at more than or equal to a predetermined temperature. In the liquid state, a volume of the coolant is smaller than a capacity of the enclosed space. A light conversion device includes the phosphor wheel described above. |
| US10809602B2 |
Imager and optical system with imager
Described are an imager and an optical system with an imager. The imager includes a beam deflector to deflect light beams within the imager, a light source with an active surface, to emit light beams in the direction of the beam deflector, a reflector with a main plane, to reflect incident light beams from the direction of the beam deflector in the direction of the beam deflector, a light modulator with an active surface, to modulate incident light beams from the direction of the beam deflector and to reflect them in the direction of the beam deflector. The beam deflector is between the reflector and the light modulator. The main plane of the reflector and the active surface of the light modulator enclose an angle of greater than 0° which faces the beam deflector. |
| US10809600B2 |
Gimbal, photographing assembly and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that have gimbal
The present invention relates to the technical field of aircrafts, and provides a gimbal, a photographing assembly and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that have the gimbal. The gimbal includes: a first rotating member and a second rotating member. The first rotating member includes a first drive apparatus, the first drive apparatus including a first rotating portion, and the second rotating member includes a second drive apparatus and a first connecting arm, the second drive apparatus including a second fixing portion and a second rotating portion that may rotate relative to the second fixing portion, the first connecting arm being fixedly connected between the first rotating portion and the second fixing portion, and the first connecting arm is integrally formed with the first rotating portion and the second fixing portion. |
| US10809598B2 |
Bayonet force booster for add-on lens
An add-on lens assembly supporting an add-on lens for a camera includes a locking mechanism actuatable by the user in order to increase the attachment force between the lens and the camera. The add-on lens assembly may include a rotatable lock ring having a cam pin that navigates along a surface of a cam such that when the lock ring is rotated, the cam pin causes the cam to translate axially. Axial translation of the cam may compress a spring within the assembly and increase the attachment force between the lens assembly and the camera. The increased force between the add-on lens assembly and the camera may provide additional support for large or heavy assemblies. |
| US10809595B2 |
Blade driving device
To enable continuous operational control of the blade member with high resolution and good accuracy, even when achieving miniaturization and thickness reduction in a blade driving device, through enabling smooth movement of a movable member in a blade driving device. A blade driving device 1 comprises: a base member 2 that has an opening 2A; one or a plurality of blade members 3 that operate so as to advance into the opening 2A or withdraw from the opening 2A; a driving member 4 that moves within a plane that is perpendicular to the optical axis that passes through the opening 2A, to drive the blade member 3; and supporting members 7 that are provided between the base member 2 and the driving member 4, so as to provide sliding support or elastic support of the driving member 4 in a state that is separated from the base member 2. |
| US10809589B2 |
Controller for optically-switchable windows
This disclosure provides a window controller that includes a command-voltage generator that generates a command voltage signal, and a pulse-width-modulated-signal generator that generates a pulse-width-modulated signal based on the command voltage signal. The pulse-width-modulated signal drives an optically-switchable device. The pulse-width-modulated signal comprises a first power component having a first duty cycle and a second power component having a second duty cycle. The first component delivers a first pulse during each active portion of the first duty cycle, and the second component delivers a second pulse during each active portion of the second duty cycle. The first pulses are applied to a first conductive layer and the second pulses are applied to a second conductive layer. The relative durations of the active portions and the relative durations of the first and second pulses are adjusted to result in a change in an effective DC voltage applied across the optically-switchable device. |
| US10809585B1 |
Apochromatic pancharatnam berry phase (PBP) liquid crystal structures for head-mounted displays
A Pancharatnam Berry Phase (PBP) liquid crystal structure for adjusting or focusing light of a plurality of color channels emitted by a display of a head-mounted display (HMD) comprises a plurality of PBP active elements. Each PBP active element of the structure is configured to act as a half waveplate for light of a corresponding color channel, such that light of the corresponding color channel is adjusted by a predetermined amount. In addition, each PBP active element acts as a one waveplate for light of the remaining color channels, such that light of the remaining color channels passes through the PBP active element substantially unaffected. As such, the PBP structure is able to adjust incident light of the plurality of color channels uniformly in an apochromatic fashion. |
| US10809584B2 |
Mirror display apparatus and control method thereof
In a mirror display apparatus, a mirror optical element in which reflectance and transmittance vary in opposite directions to each other by electric driving is disposed on a front surface side of a monitor display device. An operation mode of the mirror display apparatus is switchable between a monitor mode and a mirror mode for use. A temperature sensor is installed to a mirror display apparatus. In the monitor mode, the temperature sensor is used for a temperature control of the monitor display device, or a temperature compensation control related to display quality, or the both. In the mirror mode in which the mirror optical element is in a reflectance-reduced reflection mirror state, the temperature sensor is used for a temperature compensation control of reflectance of the mirror optical element. |
| US10809583B2 |
Array substrate, display panel and display device
An array substrate, where the array substrate includes a substrate, an active switch, a shift register circuit disposed at a side edge of the substrate and including multiple stages of shift registers, and each of the shift registers includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, and a fifth switch, in which the distance between a first end and a second end of the plurality of switches of the shift registers is greater than a distance between a first end and a second end of the active switch. Hence, increasing the distance between the first end and the second end of the plurality of switches of the shift registers. |
| US10809581B2 |
Active matrix substrate, and display panel
Provided is an active matrix substrate 20a in which either a plurality of source lines (data lines) 15S or a plurality of gate lines 13G, as constituent elements of the active matrix substrate 20a, are vertical lines extending in the longitudinal direction, and the other are horizontal lines. Among a plurality of pixel control elements 16T that are provided in correspondence to a plurality of pixels and are connected with the data line 15S and the gate lines 13G so as to control display of the corresponding pixels, respectively, a part of the pixel control elements 16T connected with one same horizontal line are arranged on one side with respect to the respective vertical lines to which the pixel control elements are connected, the side being different from a side on which the other pixel control elements connected with the same horizontal line are arranged. Among a plurality of switching elements 18 as constituent elements of a gate driver (driving circuit) 11, at least a part of the switching elements 18 are respectively arranged in areas between adjacent ones of the vertical lines, in each of which areas a distance between adjacent ones of the pixel control elements 16T is wider than a distance between other adjacent ones of the pixel control elements 16T. |
| US10809579B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode which are separated from each other; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the first subpixel electrode includes a first plate-shaped portion and a plurality of first branch electrodes extended from the first plate-shaped portion, the second subpixel electrode includes a second plate-shaped portion surrounds the first branch electrodes and a plurality of second branch electrodes extended from the second plate-shaped portion, and a difference between a first voltage applied to the first subpixel electrode and a common voltage applied to the common electrode is larger than a difference between a second voltage applied to the second subpixel electrode and the common voltage. |
| US10809576B2 |
Display panel, display device, and method for manufacturing display panel
A display panel, including: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a seal; the first substrate is provided with a first hollowed-out area, the second substrate is provided with a second hollowed-out area, and a width of the first hollowed-out area and a width of the second hollowed-out area is respectively configured to greater than a width of the seal. |
| US10809573B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, a liquid crystal layer, an organic insulating film, an alignment film and an inorganic insulating film. The second substrate is opposed to the first substrate. The sealant attaches the first substrate and the second substrate to each other. The liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The organic insulating film, the alignment film and the inorganic insulating film are provided on the first substrate. The alignment film contacts the liquid crystal layer. The inorganic insulating film is located between the alignment film and the organic insulating film. At least part of the alignment film contacts the organic insulating film. |
| US10809571B2 |
Lighting device and display device
A lighting device includes a casing, a light source, a light-collecting member, and a reflection member. The casing includes a light exiting portion. The light source is accommodated within the casing. The light-collecting member disposed in the light exiting portion. The light-collecting member includes unit light collectors each having long dimensions in a first direction and being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The reflecting member is disposed adjacent to the light source with respect to the light-collecting member in the light exiting portion. The reflecting member includes a light reflective portion and a light transmissive portion. The reflecting member includes a light source arrangement area including a section overlapping the light source. The light source arrangement area includes the light reflective portion with an area ratio larger than an area ratio of a light source non-arrangement area around the light reflective portion. |
| US10809563B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes in the following order: a liquid crystal panel in a normally black mode; a first adhesive layer; and a supporting substrate. The liquid crystal panel includes, in the order toward the first adhesive layer, a first polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizing plate. The liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a second adhesive layer that surrounds the liquid crystal layer and bonds the first substrate and the second substrate at outer edges. The first adhesive layer bonds the second polarizing plate and the supporting substrate at outer edges. A Young's modulus of the first adhesive layer is equal to or higher than a Young's modulus of the second adhesive layer. |
| US10809557B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and method of manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, a color filter disposed on the first base substrate, and a first alignment layer disposed on the thin film transistor and the color filter. The second substrate includes a second base substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on a first surface of the second base substrate, a touch electrode disposed on a second surface of the second base substrate, a connecting electrode disposed on the second surface, and a connecting line disposed on the second surface. The first surface faces the first substrate, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface. The touch electrode includes a crystallized indium tin oxide. |
| US10809556B2 |
Semiconductor device and display device
An increase in fabricating cost of a display module including a touch sensor is suppressed. A display device which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and liquid crystal interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate includes a display portion. The display portion includes a sensor unit and a pixel. The sensor unit includes a first transistor, a first conductive film electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor, and a second conductive film. At least part of the first conductive film overlaps with at least part of the second conductive film. The pixel includes a second transistor, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the second transistor. At least part of the pixel electrode overlaps with at least part of the first conductive film. |
| US10809554B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, a light source that supplies light to the display panel, a middle mold positioned between the display panel and the light source, and a quantum dot sheet positioned between the display panel and the middle mold that converts a wavelength of light emitted from the light source, and the middle mold includes a color compensator having blue color that provides uniform white light to outside of the display panel. |
| US10809550B2 |
Liquid crystal display device including first and second light blocking units
A method of repairing a liquid crystal display device, the method including, providing a liquid crystal display device including a substrate, a light blocking member disposed on the substrate, and an overcoat layer which is disposed on the substrate and the light blocking member and which contains a material capable of absorbing ultraviolet light having a wavelength range from 200 nanometers to 400 nanometers; and irradiating the overcoat layer with a laser beam having a wavelength range from 200 nanometers to 400 nanometers to form a microcavity between the substrate and the overcoat layer to repair the liquid crystal display. |
| US10809549B2 |
Liquid crystal dropping device
A liquid crystal dropping device is provided. A machine table is divided into at least two regions and a liquid crystal dropping nozzle is disposed corresponding to each of the regions. Liquid crystal compositions provided by the liquid crystal dropping nozzles corresponding to the regions are different when liquid crystal panels of different properties are placed in respective regions. In such a way, during manufacturing products of different sizes on a same substrate, performance of each product can meet standards. |
| US10809544B2 |
Nose pad and eyeglasses provided with the pad
The present invention is to provide a nose pad capable of reducing an imprint after wearing eyeglasses and pain in wearing and preventing the eyeglasses from slipping down, without dropping off from the eyeglasses, a nose pad attached to eyeglasses to come into contact with the nose so as to support the eyeglasses is provided with a base portion that is formed of an elastomer material and that includes surfaces of the pad contacting the opposed nose to come into contact therewith, attachment portions that are formed of a resin material and that are provided at opposite end portions of the backside of the surfaces of the base portion to attach to pad arms extending from the eyeglasses, and bump portions that are formed of an elastomer material and that are provided at opposite end portions of the other surface of the base portion to rise. |
| US10809539B2 |
Illumination apparatus provided with two laser light source units arranged to oppose each other
An illumination apparatus includes first and second laser light source units, each of which is configured by juxtaposing a plurality of laser light sources in an array, and which are provided to oppose each other. The illumination apparatus further includes first and second reflecting members. The second reflecting member has a first gap and is divided into first and second reflecting portions, and the first reflecting member is disposed so as to pass through the first gap. A second outgoing light beam transmitted through a transmitting region of the first reflecting member and a fourth outgoing light beam transmitted through a transmitting region of the second reflecting member are reflected in an output light direction by a reflecting region of the second reflecting member and a reflecting region of the first reflecting member, respectively. |
| US10809532B2 |
Display method and display system
Display method and display system are provided. The method includes acquiring a collection of first images by a first time-interval using a first process, performed by a plurality of acquisition devices acquiring surroundings thereof acquiring one or more second images using a second process different from the first process; processing each first image in the collection of the first images and the one or more second images using a predetermined process to form a collection of third images; and displaying the collection of the third images by a second time-interval. The predetermined process includes identifying overlapping areas between the first images and the second images and identifying a display priority relationship among the overlapping areas. The third images include a first area, the first area is at least a portion of the overlapping areas, and the first area displays at least a portion of the first images. |
| US10809526B2 |
Display system and movable object
A display system of one aspect according to the present disclosure includes: a display unit; a first optical member; and a second optical member. The display unit includes a display surface for displaying an image. The first optical member includes a first reflective surface for reflecting rays of light constituting the image. The second optical member includes a second reflective surface for reflecting rays of light reflected from the first reflective surface to form a virtual image in a target space. An angle of view in a length direction of an available area for display of the virtual image with regard to a point of view position for the virtual image is denoted by θ [deg]. A length of the display surface is denoted by W [mm]. W is equal to or greater than a prescribed value given by 12.0×θ−26.6. θ is equal to or greater than 8.0. |
| US10809522B2 |
Endoscope
The electronic endoscope has an endoscope shaft (2) and an electronics housing (3), and also an optical waveguide (5) having optical fibers (4). The endoscope shaft (2) is formed on the electronics housing (3) or connected thereto, the electronics housing (3) being closed so as to be vapor-tight and liquid-tight from outside. The optical waveguide (5) extends between a distal end (6) of the endoscope shaft (2), directed away from the electronics housing (3), and a light source (7) arranged in the electronics housing (3). The optical waveguide (5) has, at its proximal end (8), an optical waveguide connector (9), with which a light exit point (10) from the electronics housing (3) is closed off in a vapor-tight and liquid-tight manner. |
| US10809520B2 |
Objective optical system for endoscope and endoscope
An objective optical system for an endoscope forms an intermediate image at a position conjugate to an object surface and forms the intermediate image on an imaging plane again, and is adapted to satisfy Conditional expressions (1) to (3) in a case in which a maximum effective image height on the imaging plane is denoted by HI, a focal length of the entire system is denoted by f, an effective luminous flux diameter on a lens surface closest to an object is denoted by FD, a maximum effective luminous flux diameter among effective luminous flux diameters on lens surfaces of the entire system is denoted by BD, and a paraxial relay magnification of the intermediate image on the imaging plane is denoted by βR. 0.7 |
| US10809518B2 |
Lens module
A lens module includes an optical turning unit and a lens unit. The optical turning unit includes a reflecting surface. The lens unit includes a lens barrel and a lens constituting an optical axis, and the lens barrel includes a first end portion adjacent to the optical turning unit. The reflecting surface and the optical axis meet at an intersection point, a distance from the intersection point to the lens is a fourth length, a distance from the intersection point to the first end portion is a fifth length, and a normal line of the reflecting surface is sloped at a first angle with respect to the optical axis. The lens module satisfies: 0.8 |
| US10809512B2 |
Sample processing improvements for microscopy
Among other things, a first surface is configured to receive a sample and is to be used in a microscopy device. There is a second surface to be moved into a predefined position relative to the first surface to form a sample space that is between the first surface and the second surface and contains at least part of the sample. There is a mechanism configured to move the second surface from an initial position into the predefined position to form the sample space. When the sample is in place on the first surface, the motion of the second surface includes a trajectory that is not solely a linear motion of the second surface towards the first surface. |
| US10809511B2 |
Total internal reflection microscope
The total internal reflection microscope has an illumination optical system that relays light from a light source with a relay optical system, forms an image of the light source on the incident pupil plane of the objective lens and irradiates a sample with the illumination light via an objective lens, has an angle adjustment mirror for changing the position of the image of the light source in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis, an optical detector for detecting the intensity of the returning illumination light reflected by the sample and collected by the objective lens, and a controller for determining the operation amount of the angle adjustment mirror, wherein the controller determines the operation amount of the angle adjustment mirror so that the illumination light is totally reflected at the sample based on the change in intensity of the returning light when the angle adjustment mirror is changed. |
| US10809510B2 |
Video-rate volumetric functional imaging of the brain at synaptic resolution
A scanning microscope includes a light source for generating a light beam having a wavelength, λ, and beam-forming optics configured for receiving the light beam and generating a quasi-Bessel excitation beam that is directed into a sample. The quasi-Bessel beam has a lateral FWHM and an axial FWHM that is greater than ten times the lateral FWHM, and the beam-forming optics include an excitation objective having an axis oriented in a first direction. The microscope includes beam scanning optics configured for scanning the quasi-Bessel beam in one or more directions that are substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a detector configured for detecting signal light received from positions within the sample that are illuminated by the quasi-Bessel beam. The signal light is generated in response to an interaction of the excitation beam with the sample, and the signal light is imaged, at least in part, by the excitation objective, onto the detector. |
| US10809507B2 |
Lens and light emitting module for surface illumination
A light emitting module including a circuit board, light emitting elements disposed on the circuit board, each light emitting element including light emitting diode chips and a wavelength conversion layer coated on the light emitting diode chips, and a lens disposed on the light emitting elements and configured to diffuse light emitted from the light emitting elements, in which the lens includes a concave part having a light incident surface and an upper surface through which light exits out from the lens, the upper surface includes a convex portion including sections, at least two of the sections having different curvatures from each other, and the at least two of the sections each has a thickness equal to or greater than 1 μm, and less than the width of the light emitting element. |
| US10809506B2 |
Imaging optical system, projection display device, and imaging apparatus
The imaging optical system consists of, in order from a magnification side: a catoptric system; and a dioptric system that includes a plurality of lenses. The dioptric system forms a first intermediate image between the dioptric system and the catoptric system on an optical path and at a position conjugate to a reduction side imaging surface, and the catoptric system re-forms the first intermediate image on a magnification side imaging surface. The catoptric system consists of a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a third reflective surface in order along the optical path from the magnification side. The first reflective surface and the third reflective surface are formed on one member and have the same surface shapes. |
| US10809494B2 |
Imaging lens
There is provided a compact imaging lens which meets demand of low-profileness, reduction in telephoto ratio and low F-number, and properly corrects aberrations. An imaging lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens having a convex surface facing the image side near an optical axis, and a fifth lens having positive refractive power, wherein a below conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 0.64 |
| US10809491B2 |
Portable electronic device, optical imaging system, and lens assembly
An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, sequentially disposed from an object side, wherein the first to fifth lenses are spaced apart from each other by predetermined distances along an optical axis in a paraxial region, the first lens and the second lens each have a non-circular shape when viewed in an optical axis direction, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.62398 |
| US10809487B2 |
Optical system
An optical system is provided and includes a fixed module, a movable module, a driving coil, an electrical circuit and a magnetic element. The fixed module includes a base and a circuit board, and the movable module includes an optical member holder, configured to hold an optical member. The magnetic element corresponds to the driving coil and is configured to generate an electromagnetic driving force to drive the optical member holder to move relative to the base. The driving coil and the electrical circuit are integrally formed in the circuit board. The driving coil partially overlaps the electrical circuit when viewed along a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical member. |
| US10809486B2 |
Heat dissipation module and system camera including heat dissipation module
A heat dissipation module suitable for a system camera formed by a plurality of modules. A heat dissipation module has a first engagement structure which is provided on a first surface and with which a first mating module is removably engaged and a second engagement structure is provided on a second surface parallel to the first surface and with which a second mating module is removably engaged. A first heat reception portion is configured to receive heat from the first mating module. The heat dissipation module also has a first interface electrically connected to the first mating module, and a second interface electrically connected to the first interface and electrically connected to the second mating module. A fan unit is provided between the first surface and the second surface, for dissipating heat received by the first heat reception portion to the outside. |
| US10809484B2 |
Lens module
A lens module includes a first lens barrel and a first element. The first lens barrel includes a first outer wall and a plurality of first lenses, wherein the first lenses have an optical axis formed from an object side to an image side. The first element is configured to carry the first lens barrel and includes an outer circumferential portion, wherein the outer circumferential portion surrounds the optical axis and includes at least four barriers. The barriers form an accommodating space in which the first lens barrel is disposed. At least one of the barriers has an opening portion to expose the first outer wall of the first lens barrel. The first outer wall of the first lens barrel is not protruded from the opening portion. |
| US10809481B2 |
Method for continuously producing optical fiber cable and system thereof
A method for continuously producing an optical fiber cable includes: producing a cable core through cable core producing equipment; conveying the produced cable core to a first cable storing device; conveying the cable core from the first cable storing device to a sheath extrusion device, wherein an exterior of the cable core is covered with a sheath, and the optical fiber cable is obtained by processing; receiving the optical fiber cable from the sheath extrusion device by a cable rolling device, wherein the optical fiber cable is rolled at a tray, and a finished tray rolled with the optical fiber cable is obtained; checking whether the finished tray rolled with the optical fiber cable is qualified, and carrying an unqualified finished tray rolled with the optical fiber cable to a repairing area for repairing until qualified; and fixing sealing plates at a qualified finished tray through a sealing device. |
| US10809475B2 |
Jacket for a fiber optic cable
A fiber optic cable includes a core and a jacket surrounding the core. The jacket includes a base layer formed from a foamed material including a polymer. A surface layer of the jacket is formed from a second composition that differs from the first composition and also includes the polymer. An interface bonds the surface and base layers to one another. |
| US10809474B2 |
Small footprint parallel optics transceivers
An alignment connector for an optoelectronic module can include: a front end having a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm with an alignment connector aperture between the first gripper arm and the second gripper arm; a base having a bottom surface and a receptacle surface; the back end having a first back wall and a second back wall with a back gap therebetween; and a ferrule receptacle extending to a medial region where the alignment connector aperture extends from, and including a portion of the receptacle surface, the ferrule receptacle being defined by a first side wall having a first latch arm and a second side wall having a second latch arm. The alignment connector can be included in a module with a bail or pull-tab. Alternatively, the first gripper arm and second gripper arm can be mounted directly to a module housing. |
| US10809471B2 |
Integrated passive optical tap and optical signal termination
An integrated pluggable optical tap module configured to be coupled to a host interface of a network equipment for tapping a signal of an optical transport link comprises a first, a second optical interface, and an active optical receiver. The optical pluggable module also includes a passive optical tap for splitting a signal received from the first optical interface and transmitting the signal on the second optical interface and a copy of the signal to the active optical receiver. The active optical receiver converts said signal to an electrical signal for transmission to the host interface. |
| US10809469B1 |
Laser diode edge assembly structure for three-dimensional active alignment in transmitter optical assembly
A method and a system for active alignment of a light source assembly along three dimensions in an optical bench plane are provided. The light source assembly, preferably a laser diode on its sub-mount, is actively aligned in three dimensions, longitudinal, transection and vertical along the optical bench. The light source assembly is attached on edge of the optical bench, via adhesion processes, such as solder welding. Optical components such as collimator lens, isolator, etc are first passively aligned on the optical bench using alignment marks and epoxy slots provided on the surface of the optical bench. Then, laser diode, mounted on a laser diode sub-mount, is aligned in X and Z direction. Thereafter, the light source assembly is pushed towards the edge of the optical bench and attached with the edge via a solder joint. Also, a compensator can be actively aligned until the optimum light intensity achieved. |
| US10809468B2 |
Optical component with beam deflection element, method for production thereof, and beam deflection elements suitable for the component
The present invention relates to an optical component, comprising a substrate having a substrate surface (1), a radiation output element (2) situated on the substrate surface and/or a radiation input element (2) situated on the substrate surface and a beam deflection element (3) having dimensions of below 1 mm in all three spatial directions, which optical component is arranged on the radiation output or input element (2) on the substrate surface (1) and designed such that it deflects electromagnetic radiation exiting the radiation output element (2) substantially vertically with respect to the substrate surface (1) and in so doing forms a beam that has a smaller or even negative angle in comparison with the exit angle that the beam leaving the radiation output element forms with the substrate surface or is oriented parallel to the substrate surface, or that it focuses electromagnetic radiation entering the beam deflection element (3) at a particular angle with respect to the substrate surface and directs it into the beam input element, wherein the beam deflection element (3) has an entry area for entering radiation and an exit area for this radiation and has at least two areas influencing the path of the radiation passing through the element, one of said areas causing a deflection in at least some of the incident radiation and the other causing the beam divergence and/or the beam form to change, wherein at least one of the entry and exit areas of the beam deflection element is in planar form, characterised in that this planar area is located at least to some extent directly on an exit or entry area of said beam output or input element. The invention also relates to a method for producing this component and to beam deflection elements suitable therefor. |
| US10809460B2 |
Depolarizers
A depolarizer for a broadband optical source to split the source beam by power, not by polarization state, and route the components into respective light paths. A polarization rotator arranged in one of the light paths rotates the polarization state of that beam component to make it orthogonal to that of the other. The components are then recombined by a combiner and output. A variable optical attenuator is arranged in one of the light paths, which during operation is adjusted by a controller to maintain power equalization between the light paths and hence depolarization performance. The controller receives power measurements from the light paths and from after the combiner via respective sensors. With this feedforward design reminiscent of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer the light from a light source which generates highly polarized light can be depolarized in theory with zero insertion loss and in practice with losses of about 1 dB. |
| US10809456B2 |
Adiabatically coupled photonic systems with fan-out interposer
A photonic system may include a PIC and an interposer. The PIC may include a first SiN waveguide. The interposer may include second and third SiN waveguides substantially vertically aligned with the first SiN waveguide in an overlap region of a first waveguide stack that may include the first, second, and third waveguides in the first waveguide stack. Within the overlap region, the second SiN waveguide may include vertical tapering that increases a thickness of the second SiN waveguide from an initial thickness to an increased thickness toward the first SiN waveguide. The first waveguide stack may further include a non-overlap region in which the interposer does not overlap the PIC. The non-overlap region may include the second and third SiN waveguides. Within the non-overlap region, the second SiN waveguide may maintain the increased thickness and the second and third SiN waveguides may include a first lateral bend. |
| US10809455B2 |
Laser written waveguides with mode tapering, differactive expansion and three-dimensional routing
A laser-written waveguide comprising, an optical substrate having a first refractive index, a plurality of laser-written tracks buried within the optical substrate and having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, one or more concentric geometric regions bounding the plurality of laser-written tracks and a waveguide channel delimited by said concentric geometric regions, wherein said waveguide channel is configured to allow formation of an optical mode. |
| US10809451B2 |
Backlight source and liquid crystal display
A backlight source and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. The backlight source includes: a first LED light bar, a second LED light bar, a light guide plate, a reflective plate and an optical film, wherein the first LED light bar includes a first circuit board and a plurality of first light emitting units disposed on the first circuit board and spaced evenly, the second light emitting light bar includes a second circuit board and a plurality of second light emitting units disposed on the second circuit board and spaced evenly, the first light emitting units and the second light emitting units are located between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and the plurality of the first light emitting units and the plurality of the second light emitting units are alternately disposed in an arrangement direction of the plurality of the first light emitting units. |
| US10809449B2 |
Waveguide tube including light-shielding film and method for manufacturing same
A waveguide and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the waveguide includes a waveguide tube and a light-shielding film disposed on a cutsurface of the rim side of the waveguide tube. The light-shielding film has a thickness of 2 to 120 μm, an optical density (OD) of 0.01 to 0.7 on the basis of a light-shielding film thickness of 1.0 μm, and a hardness of 3H or more in accordance with ASTM D3363 standard. |
| US10809448B1 |
Reducing demolding stress at edges of gratings in nanoimprint lithography
A nano-structure includes an outer area at an edge of the nano-structure. A width of the outer area defined by a distance from the edge of the nano-structure is less than 100 μm. A depth of the nano-structure in the outer area changes gradually between 0% and at least 50% of a maximum depth of the nano-structure. A method includes forming an etch mask on a substrate and etching the substrate with the etch mask using an ion beam to form a nano-structure in the substrate. The etch mask includes an outer area near an edge of the etch mask. A width of the outer area defined by a distance from the edge of the etch mask is less than 100 μm. A duty cycle of the etch mask in the outer area changes gradually between at least 10% and at least 90%. |
| US10809447B2 |
Luminaire having an asymmetrical light distribution pattern
An apparatus is disclosed including a light guide and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The light guide includes a rear portion including a first edge, a second edge, and a rear edge. The first edge meets the rear edge at a first obtuse angle, and the second edge meets the rear edge at a second obtuse angle. The plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on the first edge, the second edge, and the rear edge, and it is arranged to produce an asymmetric light distribution pattern including a rear light emission and a forward light emission having a greater peak intensity than the rear light emission. |
| US10809441B2 |
Optical indicating structure
An optical indicating structure includes a light guiding element and a light source. The light guiding element includes a protruding portion, a light exit surface and a light incident surface, wherein the light exit surface is formed on the protruding portion. The light source is configured to emit a light beam, wherein the light beam enters the light guiding element through the light incident surface and leaves the light guiding element through the light exit surface to be an indicating sign. |
| US10809440B2 |
Light guide plate, display device and game machine
A light guide plate formed from a panel transparent to visible light has a first incidence surface provided to form a sidewall of the light guide plate that faces a light source configured to emit visible light, and a plurality of prisms provided in a predetermined region on one surface of the light guide plate. The prisms include a reflection surface that reflects the visible light emitted from the light source and entering the light guide plate from the first incidence surface toward another surface of the light guide plate. The predetermined region is divided into a plurality of local regions corresponding to a plurality of tones in the predetermined region when seen from a predetermined viewpoint, and in each local region, the orientation of the reflection surface of the prisms distributed in the local region is established in accordance with the tone corresponding to that local region. |
| US10809438B2 |
Backlight module for curved liquid crystal display device and curved liquid crystal display device
A backlight module for curved liquid crystal display device and a curved liquid crystal display device are disclosed. The backlight module comprises a backplate, a light guide plate and a backlight source that are arranged in the backplate, and quantum tubes that are arranged between the light guide plate and the backlight source, wherein a fold line which matches a curved surface of the curved liquid crystal display device is formed by the quantum tubes. In the backlight module, the fold line that is formed by the quantum tubes can be fitted into a curved line so as to match the curved surface of the curved liquid crystal display device. The quantum tubes can be applied to the curved liquid crystal display device through this arrangement, whereby the color purity of the curved liquid crystal display device can be improved, and the color gamut thereof can be enlarged. |
| US10809434B2 |
Display device
A display device has a camera hole in a backlight unit constituting a display unit, the backlight unit has a dark-area improvement means by providing light to a dark-area generation region of the back side of the camera hole corresponding to the opposite side where a light source is positioned, thereby improving a dark-area region, and the dark-area improvement means includes an optical fiber. The present disclosure can improve the dark area in a hole-in-display type having the camera hole in the display unit, thereby enhancing the visibility. |
| US10809431B2 |
Polarizer and touch device
The present disclosure provides a polarizer including: a first body portion, a second body portion and two third body portions. The polarizer is applied in a touch device, the polarizer is provided with a through hole, and the first body portion and the second body portion are respectively located on two sides of the through hole in a first direction. The first body portion is configured to attach to the pressing portion, and the second body portion is configured attach to the touch region of the touch substrate; and the two third body portions are respectively located on two sides of the first body portion in a second direction, each of the two third body portions connects the first body portion and the second body portion, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US10809424B2 |
Glass sheet composite, diaphragm using the same, and image projection structure
A glass sheet composite includes a first glass sheet; a second glass sheet; and a liquid layer sandwiched between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet. The glass sheet composite has a loss coefficient greater than or equal to 1×10−2 at 25° C., and an acoustic velocity of longitudinal wave greater than or equal to 5.0×103 m/s in a sheet thickness direction at 25° C. The liquid layer has a viscous coefficient of 1×10−4-1×103 Pa·s at 25° C., and a surface tension of 15-80 mN/m at 25° C. The liquid layer contains particles whose mean particle diameter is 0.3-1 μm. |
| US10809423B2 |
Composition for coating film to prevent conspicuous fingerprints, coating film to prevent conspicuous fingerprints using the composition, and article having the coating film
A coating film to prevent a conspicuous fingerprint has a water contact angle of no less than 60° so that most of water contained in fingerprints on the coating film evaporates without forming a layer adsorbed on the coating film. Further, the coating film has lipophilicity and has a diiodomethane contact angle of no more than 45° so that the coating film exhibits enhanced affinity to fingerprints, which primarily contain oily components. |
| US10809422B2 |
Method for manufacturing electronic device
A method for manufacturing an electronic device is disclosed, which includes the following steps: assembling a first mother substrate and a second mother substrate; disposing a first protection element on a surface of the first mother substrate away from the second mother substrate; disposing a first mother polarizer on the first protection element; and processing an assembly of the first mother substrate, the second mother substrate, the first protection element, and the first mother polarizer into a plurality of panels. |
| US10809420B2 |
Synthetic diamond optical elements
An optical element includes a synthetic diamond material and an optical surface pattern formed directly in at least one surface of the synthetic diamond material. The optical surface pattern includes a plurality of projections separated by trenches, the projections spaced apart with a periodicity d. The periodicity d is between 65 and 99% of a zeroeth order diffraction limit above which non zeroeth diffraction orders are observed at an operating wavelength λ. The optical surface pattern has a fill fraction in a range 0.1 to 0.6, the fill fraction defined as [area of projection in one periodic unit]/[area of the periodic unit]. The optical element has an absorption coefficient measured at room temperature of ≤0.2 cm-1 at a wavelength of 10.6 μm. |
| US10809419B2 |
Antireflection film for a display device
The present invention relates to an antireflection film including: a hard coating layer in which center line average roughness (Ra) of the surface is 1.2 nm or less and surface energy is 34 mN/m or less; and a low refractive index layer which is formed on the hard coating layer. |
| US10809413B2 |
Fiber optic magneto-responsive sensor assembly
A sensor assembly for passive detections of downhole well features. Embodiments include a casing collar locator assembly that utilizes fiber optics in combination with a magneto-responsive sensor to detect casing collars and provide real-time location information in a well. The sensor may be configured to work with a poled monolithic structure that is dimensionally responsive to voltage in a way that substantially eliminates noise during detections. Additionally, the sensor may be intentionally imbalanced, utilizing multiple fibers of different lengths and multiple wavelength monitoring so as to provide enhanced directional information as well as allow operators to decipher and address circumstances of polarization fade. |
| US10809408B1 |
Dual sensed locating systems and methods
Utility locators for providing information about hidden or buried pipes or other cavities are disclosed. A locator may be configured to provide positional information associated with the buried utility based on signals received from a line trace signal and a sonde signal and present the positional information on a visual display or other output device. |
| US10809406B2 |
Online active vibration control for a wellbore logging tool
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for vibration control for a wellbore logging tool is disclosed. The method may include measuring an initial output signal of the wellbore logging tool. Additionally, the method may include generating a first braking signal based on the initial output signal of the wellbore logging tool. The method may further include transmitting the first braking signal to the wellbore logging tool. The first braking signal may be designed to dampen the vibration of the wellbore logging tool. |
| US10809404B2 |
Flow prediction model that is a function of perforation cluster geometry, fluid characteristics, and acoustic activity
A method includes obtaining distributed measurements of acoustic energy as a function of time and position downhole. The method also includes deriving acoustic activity values as a function of time and position from the one or more distributed measurements. The method also includes predicting fluid flow for a downhole perforation cluster as a function of time, wherein predicting fluid flow involves a flow prediction model that is a function of perforation cluster geometry, fluid characteristics, and at least one of the acoustic activity values. The method also includes storing or displaying the predicted fluid flow. |
| US10809398B2 |
Continuous resonance marine vibrator
The disclosure herein generally relates to a device for use in marine seismic surveying. A displacement apparatus has a base and an actuated head. The actuated head is coupled to an actuation means comprising a shaft, a cam, and a motor. The cam is coupled to the shaft at a radial position from the center of the cam. A vacuum piston is optionally coupled to the actuation means. A variable resonance spring, such as an air spring, is coupled to the actuated head in order to tune the apparatus to operate in resonance at a range of frequencies. |
| US10809397B2 |
Fissile neutron detector
A fissile neutron detection system includes a neutron moderator and a neutron detector disposed proximate such that a majority of the surface area of the neutron moderator is disposed proximate the neutron detector. Fissile neutrons impinge upon and enter the neutron moderator where the energy level of the fissile neutron is reduced to that of a thermal neutron. The thermal neutron may exit the moderator in any direction. Maximizing the surface area of the neutron moderator that is proximate the neutron detector beneficially improves the reliability and accuracy of the fissile neutron detection system by increasing the percentage of thermal neutrons that exit the neutron moderator and enter the neutron detector. |
| US10809391B2 |
Satellite navigation receiver and method for switching between real-time kinematic mode and precise positioning mode
A receiver or method uses an offset vector to provide seamless switching between a real-time kinematic (RTK) mode and a precise positioning mode (e.g., precise point positioning, PPP) mode. An offset module or data processor is arranged to determine an offset between precise position and the RTK position estimate. Upon loss of the RTK signal, switching to a precise position mode based a last available RTK position (e.g., if the precise position mode is converged on a position solution with resolved ambiguities of the carrier phase), wherein the next precise position estimate is compensated by the offset or reference frame bias to avoid a jump or discontinuity in the next precise position estimate. |
| US10809388B1 |
Systems and methods for high-integrity satellite positioning
A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a remote server comprising: a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; and a positioning engine comprising: an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver. |
| US10809387B2 |
Method for selecting localization algorithms in a vehicle
A method for selecting localization algorithms in a vehicle, wherein the localization algorithms, in particular for satellite navigation or vehicle dynamics sensors, are selected on the basis of driving states. |
| US10809386B2 |
Method and device for determining a positioning accuracy grade, and electronic device having the same
A method, a device, and an electronic device for determining a positioning accuracy grade are provided. In the method, a predetermined list is created. The predetermined list is a list of at least one application with a positioning accuracy reaching up to a predetermined threshold. Operation preference information of a user operating is obtained a current third-party application selected from a plurality of third-party applications, which applies a positioning system in an electronic device. A positioning accuracy grade of the positioning system is determined correspondingly based on the operation preference information. |
| US10809384B2 |
Method and apparatus to retrofit legacy global positioning satellite (GPS) and other global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of receiving and decoding military L2 or L1 P(Y) or M-Code signals and re-transmitting these in real-time as legacy L1-C/A signals. The decoding process of the P(Y) or M-code is done through the programming by the user of secret keys into an embodiment of this invention. These military code signals are then decoded into standard PVT/PNT information which are typically transmitted on an industry standard serial port and format, which are then re-encoded using a real-time GPS simulator sub-system as legacy L1-C/A code signals, and transmitted to the output of the embodiment of this invention as a standard antenna signal. This output signal could be made compatible with any commercial L1-C/A code GPS receiver, and may thus be decoded by the GPS receiver as if the signals had been received directly from the Satellites. In one application of this embodiment of this present invention the legacy GPS receiver does not know the difference and cannot differentiate between signals generated by this embodiment of the present invention versus true GPS satellite signals received by a real GPS antenna. This embodiment of the present invention allows efficient replacement of legacy GPS antennae without having to change any of the system, setup, cabling, or programming of the legacy GPS receiver system. Another embodiment of this present invention may receive Glonass, BeiDou, or Galileo signals, and output legacy GPS signals to allow a glueless retrofit of legacy GPS receivers to Glonass, BeiDou, or Galileo compatibility. |
| US10809381B2 |
Method and system for refractive beam-steering
An apparatus is presented for refractive beam steering in a LIDAR system. The apparatus includes a first scanner that receives a beam transmitted along an optical axis and projects the beam as a plurality of scan lines in a first plane between a first angle and a second angle, wherein the first angle and the second angle are defined with respect to the optical axis; a motor that is coupled to the first scanner; one or more processors that are configured to generate rotation information based on one or more components of a particular waveform and transmit a signal to the motor, the signal causing the motor to rotate the first scanner based on the rotation information. |
| US10809380B2 |
Augmenting panoramic LIDAR results with color
Methods and systems can augment 360 degree panoramic LIDAR results (e.g., from a spinning LIDAR system) with color obtained from color cameras. A color-pixel-lookup table can specify the correspondence between LIDAR pixels (depth/ranging pixels) and color pixels, which may be done at different viewing object distances. The operation of the color cameras can be triggered by the angular positions of the LIDAR system. For example, a color image of a particular camera can be captured when the LIDAR system is at a particular angular position, which can be predetermined based on properties of the cameras (e.g., shutter speed). Alternatively or in addition, a common internal clock can be used to assign timestamps to LIDAR and color pixels as they are captured. The corresponding color pixel(s), e.g., as determined using a color-pixel-lookup table, with the closest timestamp can be used for colorization. |
| US10809378B1 |
Triangulation sensing system and method with triangulation light extended focus range using variable focus lens
A triangulation sensing system includes a projection axis configuration and an imaging axis configuration. The projection axis configuration includes a triangulation light source (e.g. an incoherent source) and a variable focus lens (VFL) that is controlled to rapidly periodically modulate a triangulation light focus position (TLFP) along a Z axis over a focus position scan range, to provide a corresponding triangulation light extended focus range (TLEFR) that supports accurate measurement throughout. In some implementations, the triangulation system may be configured to provide the best measurement accuracy for a workpiece region of interest (WROI) by exposing its triangulation image only when the scanned TLFP temporarily coincides with the WROI Z height. In some implementations, the triangulation system may be configured to limit various measurement operations to using only an operational pixel subset of a detector that receives image light from the WROI, in order to shorten the measurement time. |
| US10809375B1 |
Radar system and method for detecting hazards associated with particles or bodies
The hazard warning system includes processing system for detecting an HVB condition. The aircraft warning system can use at least two types of radar returns and can measure decorrelation time to detect the HVB condition. Warnings of HVB conditions can allow an aircraft to avoid threats posed by such conditions including damage to aircraft equipment and engines. |
| US10809374B2 |
Method for operating a driver assistance system for motor vehicles
A method for operating a driver assistance system for motor vehicles which has a radar sensor and a variable scope of functionality, with continuous recalibration of the radar sensor in order to compensate for alignment errors during operation, characterized by the following steps: estimating the alignment error based on a measurement over a limited first operating time period; limiting the scope of functionality of the driver assistance system depending on the estimated alignment error; continuing to measure during operation with a limited scope of functionality within a second operating time period, in order to improve the estimation accuracy of the alignment error; and expanding the scope of functionality in accordance with the improvement in estimation accuracy. |
| US10809369B2 |
Radar signal processing apparatus and radar signal processing method
An observation area is divided into coarse resolution areas each being an area larger than a range cell, a coarse-resolution-area creating unit (12) is provided to calculate a Doppler velocity for each coarse resolution area on the basis of Doppler velocities in a plurality of range cells included in each coarse resolution area among Doppler velocities in range cells calculated by a Doppler velocity calculating unit (11), and a range cell detecting unit (13) detects a range cell in which an observation target is present from the Doppler velocity for each coarse resolution area calculated by the coarse-resolution-area creating unit (12) and the Doppler velocities for the range cells calculated by the Doppler velocity calculating unit (11). |
| US10809368B2 |
Target information detection system and target information detection method
The target information detection system according to the present invention includes a measurement-side speed detection device for detecting the speed of a measurement-side moving body as a moving body speed, and a target-side speed detection device for detecting the speed of a target as a target speed, and when it is determined from a Doppler frequency that the relative speed of the measurement-side moving body and the target is equal to or less than a mode switching speed set in advance, a target information detection device switches a target information detection mode from a Doppler mode to a communication mode, acquires a moving-body speed via the measurement-side speed detection device and acquires a target speed via the target-side speed detection device, and calculates target information using the moving-body speed and the target speed. |
| US10809366B2 |
Multimodal radar system
A radar system and method for determining location of targets, wherein the energy reflected from an object is received by the omnidirectional antenna elements and the received RF signal is downconverted to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The IF signals are digitized. The digitized IF signals received at the first omnidirectional antenna are digitally processed so as to form modal beams with opposite phase slope as output signals. The digitized IF signal received at the second omnidirectional antenna is digitally processed as to form a reference signal of phase reference. Phase differences between the signals and the reference signals are determined, such that each phase difference includes a first component proportional to the azimuth of the arriving signal and a second component corresponding to the elevation of the arriving signal, from which the azimuth and the elevation of the arriving signal can be extracted. |
| US10809362B2 |
Detector array for a LIDAR system
A detector array for detecting backscattered light of a LIDAR system includes an optical waveguide and a detector unit. The optical waveguide includes a light incoupling surface, which is formed by at least a portion of a circumferential surface of the optical waveguide for coupling-in the backscattered light of the LIDAR system, and a light outcoupling surface, which is formed by a cross-sectional surface of the optical waveguide on an axial end of the optical waveguide, and furthermore a luminescent material, which is introduced into the interior of the optical waveguide and configured to emit light re-emitted into a wavelength range of a LIDAR system due to luminescence. The detector unit is situated on the light outcoupling surface of the optical waveguide for the detection of at least a portion of the re-emitted light. |
| US10809359B2 |
Optical system for collecting distance information within a field
Optical systems and methods for collecting distance information are disclosed. An example optical system includes a bulk receiving optic, a plurality of illumination sources, a pixel array comprising at least a first column of pixels and a second column of pixels, each pixel in the first column of pixels being offset from an adjacent pixel in the first column of pixels by a first pixel pitch, the second column of pixels being horizontally offset from the first column of pixels by the first pixel pitch, the second column of pixels being vertically offset from the first column of pixels by a first vertical pitch; and a set of input channels interposed between the bulk receiving optic and the pixel array. |
| US10809353B2 |
Noise mitigation in radar systems
A noise-mitigated continuous-wave frequency-modulated radar includes, for example, a transmitter for generating a radar signal, a receiver for receiving a reflected radar signal and comprising a mixer for generating a baseband signal in response to the received radar signal and in response to a local oscillator (LO) signal, and a signal shifter coupled to at least one of the transmitter, LO input of the mixer in the receiver and the baseband signal generated by the mixer. The impact of amplitude noise or phase noise associated with interferers, namely, for example, strong reflections from nearby objects, and electromagnetic coupling from transmit antenna to receive antenna, on the detection of other surrounding objects is reduced by configuring the signal shifter in response to an interferer frequency and phase offset. |
| US10809352B2 |
Signal processing device and method,and information processing device and method
The disclosure relates to a signal processing device and method, and an information processing device and method, in which a distance between a position where a signal is transmitted and a position where the signal is received can be obtained with higher accuracy. A predetermined signal is transmitted as a radio signal at a predetermined timing known to a receiving side. Additionally, a propagation delay amount, which is a delay amount from a transmission timing to a reception timing of a predetermined signal received as a radio signal, is calculated on the basis of a correlation between the signal and a reference signal synchronized with the transmission timing. Furthermore, the distance between the position where a predetermined signal is transmitted and the position where the signal is received is calculated on the basis of a propagation delay amount of the signal. |
| US10809349B2 |
Supporting positioning quality assurance
An apparatus obtains fingerprints that have been collected by at least one mobile device for supporting a positioning of other mobile devices. Each fingerprint comprises results of measurements on radio signals of at least one communication node at a particular location and an indication of the particular location. The apparatus determines a positioning quality that can be achieved in a positioning which is based on obtained fingerprints collected by the at least one mobile device. The apparatus generates, based on the determined positioning quality, a feedback to a user of the at least one mobile device, the feedback indicating whether further fingerprints should be collected. |
| US10809345B2 |
Torque limiter devices, systems and methods and solar trackers incorporating torque limiters
A solar tracker assembly comprises a support column, a torsion beam connected to the support column, a mounting mechanism attached to the torsion beam, a drive system connected to the torsion beam, and a torsion limiter connected to an output of the drive system. When an external force causes a level of torsion on the drive system to exceed a pre-set limit the torsion limiter facilitates rotational movement of the solar tracker assembly in the direction of the torsion, thereby allowing the external force to rotate about a pivot axis extending through the torsion beam. Exemplary embodiments also include methods of aligning a plurality of rows of solar trackers. |
| US10809334B2 |
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
A method is provided for performing NMR spectroscopy. The method comprises positioning a sample in a homogeneous stationary magnetic field directed along an axis, preparing nuclei in at least a predetermined volume of the sample for resonant emission of an NMR signal and creating this NMR signal. This comprises irradiating the sample with at least one RF excitation pulse in accordance with an MRI sequence preparation and/or evolution module. The method also comprises sensing the NMR signal in the absence of frequency encoding magnetic field gradients such that analysis of the NMR signal yields a chemical shift spectrum from the nuclei. During this sensing, a plurality of intermittently blipped phase gradient pulses are applied to incrementally shift a position in k-space such that different time segments of the NMR signal, demarcated by the blipped phase gradient pulses, correspond to different predetermined locations in k-space. |
| US10809332B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus using k-space data
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes sequence controlling circuitry. The sequence controlling circuitry applies a pre-pulse that inverts longitudinal magnetization from a positive value to a negative value and is configured, when a predetermined time period has elapsed, to acquire k-space data by performing three-dimensional acquisitions in which a radial acquisition is performed on a kx-ky plane and a Cartesian acquisition is performed in a kz direction. |
| US10809331B2 |
Liquid crystal thermometer for MRI
Provided herein are novel liquid crystal based devices for the facile measurement of temperature in an MRI system. The thermometers comprise a plurality of vessels wherein each vessel contains a liquid crystal composition having a unique phase transition temperature. By scanning with appropriate techniques, the state of the liquid crystals in each vessel can be assessed, and the temperature at the time of the scan can be determined by the state of the liquid crystal compositions. Also provided are novel vessels and assemblies of vessels that can be used as MRI thermometers and which are compatible with MRI phantoms. |
| US10809327B2 |
Sheath wave barrier-free connecting lead and magnetic resonance tomograph with connecting lead
A connecting lead for a receiving antenna of a magnetic resonance tomograph, to a system made up of a magnetic resonance tomograph and to a receiving antenna is provided. The connecting lead includes a resonant contactless power coupler. The receiving antenna is magnetically resonantly coupled by the connecting lead to the magnetic resonance tomograph. The magnetic resonance tomograph includes an alternating current generator that may be connected to the connecting lead and is configured to supply the active amplifier element of the receiving antenna with energy. |
| US10809326B2 |
Gate driver
A gate driver circuit is provided. The gate driver circuit includes an isolated gate driver power supply circuit. The isolated gate driver power supply circuit includes a coreless transformer and a resonance converter coupled to the coreless transformer. A method of manufacturing an isolated gate driver power supply circuit for a gate driver circuit is also provided. |
| US10809325B2 |
Apparatus for quickly changing a sample in an NMR spectrometer with a flow cell
A system including an NMR spectrometer (1) with a flow cell (2) analyzing a first liquid test sample (P1), a distributing device (3) with a multi-way valve, plural assemblies interconnected via fluid lines through the distributing device, a cannula (5) taking test samples from a storage vessel (5a), a sample loop (6) temporarily storing a further test sample (P2), and a pump device (7) pumping liquid (S) into the system. The valve arrangement a) decouples the sample loop with the temporarily stored further test sample and, simultaneously, b) decouples the flow cell with the first test sample from all fluid lines to the distributing device; and c) connects the cannula to the pump device for a simultaneous purging step or to the flow cell for removing the first test sample into a receiving vessel (5b; 5c) or to the sample loop for receiving a subsequent test sample. |
| US10809323B2 |
Magnetic resonance maps for analyzing tissue
Apparatus for operating MRI is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a control for operating an MRI scanner to carry out an MRI scan; an input for receiving first and second MRI scans respectively at the beginning and end of a predetermined time interval post contrast administration; a subtraction map former for forming a subtraction map from the first and the second MRI scans by analyzing the scans to distinguish between a population in which contrast clearance from the tissue is slower than contrast accumulation, and a population in which clearance is faster than accumulation; and an output to provide an indication of distribution of the populations. The control is configured to carry out the first scan at least five minutes and no more than twenty minutes post contrast administration and to carry out the second scan such that the predetermined time period is at least twenty minutes. |
| US10809316B2 |
Security system of detecting contraband items
A security screening installation system for use in a controlled environment is described. In an embodiment, a passive detector apparatus does not produce a magnetic field for detection and relies on detecting changes in the local magnetic field. The apparatus is: (i) battery powered; (ii) light enough to be hand carried by hand and set up by one person; (iii) comprises a single elongate housing; and (iv) operable between a packed state inside a protective case and a ready to use state outside of the protective case. The housing supports at least two magnetic sensors that define a gradiometer which is arranged to produce a signal indicative of an ambient magnetic field or gradient over a zone of sensitivity which extends away from the housing, wherein a size of the zone is large enough to contain a whole body of a person. |
| US10809313B2 |
Method for offset compensation of a sensor signal of a hall sensor and sensor arrangement
A central idea of techniques herein is that by means of modulation or variation of the supply signal of a Hall sensor, the useful signal portion in the resulting sensor output signal can be separated from the offset portion during operation of the Hall sensor, with no previous calibration or previous serial tests. That course of the sensor output signal resulting from the modulation or variation of the supply signal can then be evaluated or decomposed relative to the components which can be attributed to the offset portion and the useful signal portion. Thus, the offset portion in the sensor output signal can be determined with no (or a negligibly small) external magnetic field applied or with an external magnetic field applied, in case the external magnetic field is constant within a tolerance range while determining the offset portion. |
| US10809311B2 |
Device for detecting a short circuit of an H bridge
Disclosed is a device for detecting a short circuit of an H bridge, the device including a printed circuit including a power trace connecting the H bridge to a first connection area intended to be connected to a first multipin connector connected to a power supply terminal of a power source, and an earth trace connecting the H bridge to a second connection area intended to be connected to a second multipin connector connected to a reference terminal of the power source. The device further includes a measurement unit for measuring two potentials at two different points of the first connector, as well as two potentials at two different points of the second connector, and a processor configured to detect a short circuit of the H bridge by comparison of the potentials. |
| US10809306B2 |
Method for checking a battery state and an apparatus for checking a battery state using voltage differences
A method for checking a battery state for at least one battery of at least one motor vehicle. A. determination of cell voltage differences of particular cell voltage values of at least two battery cells of the at least one battery at different points in time. B. comparison of the cell voltage differences with at least one predetermined cell voltage reference value assigned to the at least two battery cells, and determination of respective deviation values between the cell voltage differences and the at least one cell voltage reference value. C. determination of the battery state of the at least one battery, wherein, based on the particular deviation values, it is determined whether an inadmissible degradation of the battery state is imminent. |
| US10809305B2 |
System and method for detecting and responding to a battery over-discharge condition within a vehicle
A system includes contactors electrically connecting a traction battery and a vehicle bus when closed, and a controller configured to issue an over discharge alert and open the contactors responsive to a battery temperature rate of change, measured during battery discharge and while a battery state of charge (SOC) exceeds a first threshold, being greater than a predefined rate. |
| US10809304B1 |
Adaptive power estimation system
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for adaptively estimating power. The systems and methods measure an electrical potential of a power source coupled to a wearable computing device and determine a current power consumption on the power source. The systems and methods identify a current slope value mapping the electrical potential to an estimated capacity percentage based on the measured electrical potential. The systems and methods determine a correction value based on the current power consumption and the current slope value and generate a current capacity value from the electrical potential and the correction value. The systems and methods cause presentation of a representation of the current capacity value within a power indicator and control one or more processes operating within the wearable computing device based on the current capacity value. |
| US10809298B2 |
Batch testing system and method thereof
A batch testing system includes a test device, a plurality of machines to be tested and a server. The test device writes a BIOS with a RMT test to each machine to be tested, and starts each machine to be tested to run the RMT test, and then each machine to be tested writes a test result to a specific storage location in a baseboard management controller thereof. When entering an operating system, each machine to be tested reads and analyzes the test result at the specific storage location to output an analysis result, and then transmits the analysis result to the server through a network. The server receives and counts the analysis results transmitted by the machines to be tested. Therefore, the batch testing system can deploy the RMT test, and no intervention from operators is required in the whole process, which is suitable for the production testing stage. |
| US10809293B2 |
Method for manufacturing electronic apparatus, adhesive film for manufacturing electronic apparatus, and electronic component testing apparatus
A method for manufacturing electronic apparatus includes: a step (A) of preparing a structure provided with an adhesive film and at least one electronic component affixed to an adhesive surface of the adhesive film; a step (B) of disposing the structure in an electronic component testing apparatus such that the electronic component is positioned over an electronic component installation region of a sample stand with the adhesive film interposed between the electronic component and the electronic component installation region, the electronic component testing apparatus being provided with a probe card at a position facing the sample stand and includes a probe terminal; a step (C) of evaluating the properties of the electronic component while being affixed to the adhesive film with the probe terminal being in contact with a terminal of the electronic component; and a subsequent step (D) of picking up the electronic component from the adhesive film. |
| US10809291B2 |
Method for detecting a proper connection of at least one energy store to an on-board electrical system
A method for detecting correct connection of at least one energy reservoir to a vehicle electrical system of a motor vehicle. The method includes: ascertaining a voltage dropping at the energy reservoir, and/or a current flowing through the energy reservoir, and/or a voltage present at a terminal as a representative of the electrical system voltage, when the electrical system voltage exceeds or falls below at least one desired voltage, preferably as a function of at least one magnitude characteristic of the energy reservoir, such as an open-circuit voltage or gassing voltage; comparing the ascertained magnitude, such as the voltage and/or current, with at least one limit value; correct connection of the energy reservoir to the vehicle electrical system, or at least one fault, is inferred as a function of the comparison. |
| US10809290B2 |
Resonant cavity for wireless communication measurement and corresponding method
A resonant cavity for wireless communication measurements with respect to a device under test is provided. In this context, the resonant cavity is hollow such that the device under test is held inside the resonant cavity, preferably without directly touching the walls. Furthermore, the internal dimension of the resonant cavity is of a size such that higher order modes are generated. In addition to this, the resonant cavity comprises at least one stepped cavity located on an outer portion of the resonant cavity holding the device under test. Further additionally, each of the at least one stepped cavity is resonant at a different frequency band. |
| US10809288B2 |
Distributed smart grid processing
Nodes within a wireless mesh network are configured to monitor time series data associated with a utility network, including voltage fluctuations, current levels, temperature data, humidity measurements, and other observable physical quantities. The nodes execute stream functions to process the recorded time series data and generate data streams. The node is configured to transmit generated data streams to neighboring nodes. A neighboring node may execute other stream functions to process the received data stream(s), thereby generating additional data streams. A server coupled to the wireless mesh network collects and processes the data streams to identify events occurring within the network. |
| US10809287B2 |
Method and system and computer program for measuring alternating-current system quantities
A method and system for measuring alternating-current system quantities through measurement connections producing frequency-dependent errors, in which method the analog signal of at least one measurement channel is sampled at a selected an approximately measured frequency fm at a multiple frequency fs, creating a base series depicting a period on each measurement channel, from each base series the fundamental frequency and the magnitude or phase-angle values or both of at least one harmonic frequency component are calculated with the aid of Fourier analysis or similar, each of which is corrected with the aid of a calibrated frequency-dependent function k(f), when the selected quantities are calculated from the calibrated values. |
| US10809282B2 |
Multi-level logic analyzer for analyzing multi-level digital signals and method for operating a multi-level logic analyzer for analyzing multi-level digital signals
A multi-level logic analyzer for analyzing multi-level digital signals comprises a plurality of signal inputs, each signal input being configured to receive a multi-level digital signal, a plurality of comparison units, each comparison unit comprising a first comparator input and a second comparator input and being configured to compare a signal received at the first comparator input with a signal received at the second comparator input, and first switching means configured to couple at least one of the signal inputs with the first comparator inputs of at least two of the comparison units. |
| US10809275B2 |
Verification pipette and vision apparatus
Manually operated pipettors, widely used in clinical, forensics, pharmaceutical research, hospital and biotech laboratories to transfer small volumes of liquid, may be subject to positional errors, operator use errors and hidden performance degradation. Manual pipette performance cannot be accepted without monitoring and reporting. This invention concerns a computer controlled vision tracking and lighting system working in conjunction with a sensor controlled fluid dispensing device and controller to confirm pipette tip positional locations during aspiration and dispensing operations with automatic monitoring of liquids entering and leaving a pipette apparatus to digitally track a manual pipetting operation with a digital output file of validated liquid transfer results. The invention may also monitor possible error conditions and prevent improper liquid transfers during the manual process. |
| US10809274B2 |
Method and device for moving object
There are prepared a first container which stores a liquid containing a cellular aggregate, a second container which receives a cellular aggregate, and a third container which stores a preliminary treatment solution, and a cylinder tip. The cylinder tip is formed with a syringe including a tubular passage having a front end opening which sucks the cellular aggregate, and a plunger which reciprocates in a tubular passage. Before sucking the cellular aggregate from the first container and discharging the same to the third container, the preliminary treatment solution is retained in a space between the tubular passage and the plunger by dipping the front end opening of the cylinder tip into the preliminary treatment solution in the third container and causing the plunger to reciprocate. |
| US10809273B2 |
Method of determining an analyte concentration
A method of determining an analyte concentration in a sample by a sensor is disclosed. The method includes analyzing a sample signal generated by the sensor for an analyte being measured. If the sample signal is normal, the method includes comparing the sample signal with a first reference signal of a reference solution measured prior to measuring the sample in order to determine the analyte concentration. If the sample signal is abnormal, the method includes comparing the sample signal with a calculated reference signal point obtained by interpolation between the first reference signal and a second reference signal of the same reference solution measured after measuring the sample. Various methods of determining and handling errors based on signal patterns are also disclosed. |
| US10809272B2 |
Biomarkers, kits, and method for diagnosing, monitoring, and/or staging Alzheimer's disease
The present invention is directed to a biomarker and kit for diagnosing, monitoring and/or staging Alzheimer's disease comprising redox-reactive autoantibodies. The present invention is also directed to a method for diagnosing, monitoring and/or staging Alzheimer's disease which comprises conducting a blood test using the same. |
| US10809271B2 |
Biomarkers and methods of diagnosing and prognosing mild traumatic brain injuries
The invention provides biomarkers and methods for determining the risk of a subject for developing mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI). In some aspects, the methods of the invention also determine the fitness of a subject for participating in an activity with increased chances of receiving a head impact. Some embodiments of the invention are directed to kits for determining the risk of a subject for developing mTBI or the fitness of a subject for participating in an activity with increased chances of receiving a head impact. |
| US10809269B2 |
Use of soluble CD146 as a biomarker to select in vitro-fertilized embryo for implantation in a mammal
The present invention relates to the field of human fertility treatment. The present invention more specifically relates to the identification of soluble CD146 (sCD146) as a biomarker which, when measured in an embryo culture medium, can be used to determine whether the embryo can be selected for implantation in the uterus of a mammal or not. The present invention thus provides a new tool and related kits to (pre)select embryo eligible for implantation. The invention also relates to methods for promoting pregnancy in a human who undergoes embryo transfer. |
| US10809266B2 |
Quantitative massively parallel proteomics
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the identification of an expression profile in a single cell or population of cells. Kits for use with the disclosed methods are also provided, including antibodies, with a unique molecular identifier and antibody identifier, and primers for amplification of the antibody identifier sequence. |
| US10809265B2 |
Method for estimating number of podocytes in urine
The present invention relates to a method of estimating the number of urinary podocytes, including detecting podocalyxin in a urinary sediment sample liquid, and more specifically, to a method of estimating the number of urinary podocytes, including the following steps (1) to (3): (1) a step of preparing the urinary sediment sample liquid by separating urinary sediment from urine collected from a test subject and solubilizing podocalyxin in the urinary sediment; (2) a step of calculating a podocalyxin excretion amount in the urinary sediment sample liquid through detection of podocalyxin in the urinary sediment sample liquid; and (3) a step of calculating the number of urinary podocytes by dividing the podocalyxin excretion amount in the urinary sediment sample liquid by a podocalyxin amount per podocyte. |
| US10809264B2 |
Rare molecule detection
A concentrated sample having enhanced concentration of the one or more different populations of target rare molecules is incubated with, for each different population of target rare molecules, a particulate or non-particulate affinity agent that comprises a specific binding partner that is specific for and binds to a target rare molecule. The affinity agent comprises a mass spectrometry (MS) label precursor or a first alteration agent, which either facilitates the formation of an MS label from the MS label precursor or releases an entity that comprises the MS label precursor from the affinity agent. The MS label corresponds to one of the populations of target rare molecules. A second alteration agent is employed if the first alteration agent does not facilitate the formation of an MS label from the MS label precursor. MS analysis is used to determine each different MS label. |
| US10809263B2 |
Antigenic composition for detecting auto-antibody with specific response to exosomal protein EIF3A, and method for diagnosing liver cancer using antigenic composition
Provided are an autoantibody specifically binding to an exosomal protein EIF3A (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit A) or a fragment including an antigen-binding site (paratope) thereof, a hybridoma cell line producing the autoantibody, a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence of an antigenic determinant (epitope) specifically binding to the autoantibody, a composition for diagnosing liver cancer including an agent measuring an expression level of the autoantibody or the fragment including the antigen-binding site thereof, a kit for diagnosing liver cancer including the composition, and a method of providing information for diagnosis of liver cancer by using the composition. Further, provided is a method of screening for a therapeutic agent for liver cancer by using an expression level of the autoantibody. When anti-EIF3A autoantibody of the present invention is used as a diagnostic marker for liver cancer, the incidence of liver cancer may be diagnosed at a high level only by using non-invasive biological samples. Furthermore, liver cancer may be easily diagnosed by using only the amino acid sequence identified in the present invention, leading to the effective development of diagnostic products such as a diagnostic kit for liver cancer. |
| US10809262B2 |
Multiplex colon cancer marker panel
The present invention provides a specific combination of colon cancer markers based on statistical knowledge, which is capable of detecting a larger number of colon cancer patients in an earlier stage while maintaining high specificity. A multiplex colon cancer marker panel comprising a combination of five colon cancer markers of Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5, Carbohydrate antigen 19-9, Galectin-4, APEX nuclease and Actin-related protein 2. A method for analyzing colon cancer markers using multiplex colon cancer marker panel. |
| US10809261B2 |
Prediction of recurrence for bladder cancer by a protein signature in tissue samples
The present invention pertains to the field of cancer prediction. Specifically, it relates to a method for predicting the risk of recurrence of bladder cancer in a subject after treatment of bladder cancer comprising the steps of determining the amount of at least one biomarker selected from the biomarkers shown in Table, and comparing the amount of said at least one biomarker with a reference amount for said at least one biomarker, whereby the risk of recurrence of bladder cancer is to be predicted. The present invention also contemplates a method for identifying a subject being in need of a further bladder cancer therapy. Encompassed are, furthermore, diagnostic devices and kits for carrying out said methods. |
| US10809252B2 |
Time-resolved fluorescent immunochromatographic assay rapid test kit for type I pyrethroid
The present invention relates to a time-resolved fluorescent immunochromatographic assay rapid test kit for quantitative determination of the level of type I pyrethroid, which has the advantages of simple operation, rapid detection, and with high accuracy. The kit has a quantitative detection limit of 9.12 ng/mL for a type I pyrethroid sample. When the kit is applied to the detection of an actual sample of type I pyrethroid and by comparing the detection result obtained by HPLC, the kit has a coefficient of correlation of 0.986 (R2). Hence, the kit is applicable to the detection by using the actual samples of type I pyrethroid. |
| US10809251B2 |
Immunoassay with enhanced sensitivity
The present invention is directed to methods for increasing sensitivities of immunoassays. The invention utilizes an acid elution condition that preferentially elute specifically bound immune complexes over non-specifically bound complexes from a solid phase, and designs immunoassay protocols that improve the ratio of specific binding to non-specific binding and thereby improving assay sensitivity. The protocol determines the signal of the labeled immunocomplexes eluted from a solid phase. |
| US10809244B2 |
Nanopore arrays
A method of analyzing molecules using a nanopore array including a plurality of cells included on a chip is disclosed. Nanopores are caused to be formed in at least a portion of the plurality of the cells. A first physical measurement of the nanopores is evaluated. It is determined whether to cause the molecules to interact with the nanopores. At least a portion of the nanopores is caused to interact with the molecules. A second physical measurement of the nanopores that indicates a property of the molecules is evaluated. It is determined whether to cause the nanopores to be reformed so that the cells may be reused to interact with additional molecules. |
| US10809239B2 |
Gas sensor
A gas sensor is provided which includes a hollow metallic housing, a sensor device installed in the housing, and a seal disposed in the housing to hermetically isolate between the housing and the sensor device. The housing has an inner shoulder formed on an inner periphery thereof. The seal is retained on the inner shoulder. The seal is made up of a powder body and a glass body. The powder body is made of inorganic powder and mounted on the inner shoulder. The glass body is arranged on the powder body and has a varying coefficient of thermal expansion which alleviates a difference in thermal expansion between the sensor device and the housing, thereby ensuring the stability of hermetic sealing ability of the seal in high-temperature environments. |
| US10809238B2 |
Oven insulation arrangement
An analytical device has an oven arrangement (1) with an oven (2), an insulation system, a ventilation system and a housing. The ventilation system has a first convection system that uses natural convection, arranged to keep the housing cool, as well as a second convection system that uses forced convection, arranged to reduce the temperature in the oven (2). In particular, the analytical device is a component of a Karl Fischer titration instrument. |
| US10809233B2 |
Backing component in ultrasound probe
A backing component configured to receive and attenuate transmitted acoustic signals from a transducer element in an ultrasound probe is disclosed. The backing component has a unitary structure of a first material and a second material, and a variation in packing density of the first material across at least a portion of a thickness of the backing component. Further, a method of making a backing component for a transducer element in an ultrasound probe is disclosed. The method includes performing an additive manufacturing technique using a first material and a second material to form the backing component that has a unitary structure of the first material and the second material. Performing the additive manufacturing technique involves varying a packing density of the first material across at least a portion of thickness of the backing component. |
| US10809228B2 |
Method and apparatus for quantitatively evaluating amount of dispersion medium adsorbed to dispersoid particles
Volume susceptibilities (χs) of dispersoid particles (s) dispersed in a dispersion medium (m) are first obtained by magnetophoresis. Affinity of the dispersoid particles (s) for the dispersion medium (m) is then analyzed using the volume susceptibilities (χs) of the respective dispersoid particles (s) and a volume susceptibility (χm) of the dispersion medium (m). |
| US10809226B2 |
Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes
A method, computer program product, and system are provided to calibrate a sensor array with a plurality of sensors. The method can include sweeping a voltage of a reference electrode from a first voltage to a second voltage, where the reference electrode is in fluid communication with the sensor array. The output voltage of each of the plurality of sensors can be monitored at one or more voltages within the first and second voltages. An overall average gain of the plurality of sensors can be calculated at each of the one or more voltages. Further, an acquisition window for the sensor array can be determined. The acquisition window can include a maximum distribution of sensors that provides a maximal overall average gain at a particular reference electrode voltage. |
| US10809221B2 |
Methods of electrochemically measuring an analyte with a test sequence having a pulsed DC block as well as devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the same
Methods are disclosed for measuring an analyte concentration in a fluidic sample. Such methods further allow one to correct and/or compensate for confounding variables such as hematocrit (Hct), temperature or both before providing an analyte concentration. The measurement methods utilize information obtained from test sequences having at least one AC block and at least one pulsed DC block, where pulsed DC block includes at least one recovery potential, and where a closed circuit condition of the electrode system is maintained during the DC block. Also disclosed are devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the various measurement methods. |
| US10809218B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting particulate matter
In detecting a particulate matter (PM), which measures a change in capacitance depending on induction of the particulate matter, an apparatus for detecting a particulate matter includes: a power supply unit applying bias voltage for inducing the PM; a detection unit forming a magnetic field by using detected voltage applied from the bias voltage and generating PM resistance by the PM by inducing the PM to the magnetic field; and a measurement unit including a first capacitor and a second capacitor in series and measuring the changed capacitance of the first capacitor and the second capacitor according to a change in PM resistance by connecting any one capacitor to the detection unit in parallel. A method for detecting a particulate matter includes: applying bias voltage; generating PM resistance; and measuring changed capacitance according to a change in PM resistance by using the apparatus. |
| US10809213B2 |
Sensors for measuring thermal conductivity and related methods
A sensor for measuring thermal conductivity includes an insulator, a test material over the insulator, a conductor over the test material, and a gas within an open volume adjacent the test material and the conductor. An electrical source is configured to provide an alternating current through the conductor to heat the test material. Leads are connected to the conductor and configured to connect to a voltmeter. A method of measuring thermal conductivity includes disposing the sensor in a reactor core in which a nuclear fuel undergoes irradiation and radioactive decay. An alternating current is provided from the electrical source through the conductor to heat the test material. A voltage is measured as a function of time at the leads connected to the conductor. A thermal conductivity of the test material is calculated based on the voltage measured as a function of time. Methods of forming a sensor are also disclosed. |
| US10809208B2 |
X-ray inspection device, X-ray inspection method, and method of manufacturing structure
The X-ray inspection device includes a radiation source that irradiates X-rays toward a specimen that is rotated; a detector that detects transmitted X-rays irradiated by the radiation source, and passed through the specimen, and output a plurality of detection data for each angle of rotation; and a region extracting unit that extracts a region where the specimen is projected onto the detector, using the plurality of detection data. |
| US10809204B2 |
Inspection and/or web observation apparatus, use of an arrangement as a background panel or transmitted-light transmitter in the inspection and/or web observation apparatus, and method for operating the inspection and/or web observation
An apparatus for inspecting or observing a material web, a process of inspecting the material web and a method for operating the apparatus for inspecting or observing the material web are provided. The apparatus has a guiding device through which the material web is guided and a camera including a field of view and configured to record an image of the front side within the field of view. An incident light transmitter is configured to illuminate the front side with incident light, and a background panel is arranged on the rear side of the material web within the field of view. The background panel includes a diffuser plate, a light guide plate, a reflecting surface, and a light source configured to couple light into the light guide plate which is configured to uncouple the light to illuminate the rear side of the material web with transmitted light. |
| US10809203B2 |
Inspection devices and methods of inspecting a slot
There is described an inspection device for inspecting a slot of a gas turbine engine. The inspection device comprises: an insert for insertion into the slot; a plurality of imaging devices coupled to the insert; and a processor. The insert is movable along a longitudinal axis of the slot. Each of the plurality of imaging devices is positioned adjacent an external surface of the insert and is configured to capture an image of a portion of the slot adjacent the imaging device. The processor is configured to receive data corresponding to the images captured by the plurality of imaging devices. There is also described a method of inspecting a slot using the inspection device. |
| US10809199B2 |
Dynamic raman signal acquisition system, method and apparatus
A dynamic Raman signal acquisition apparatus, system, and method involving: an excitation light source operable at a designated irradiation power and for a designated acquisition time for each Raman data acquisition; a Raman probe operatively associated with said excitation light source to irradiate the biological tissue at said designated irradiation power and for said designated acquisition time, and capture an optical Raman response therefrom; a spectrometer operable to spectrally analyze said optical Raman response; and a controller in operative communication with said excitation light source and said spectrometer to automatically adjust at least one signal acquisition parameter. |
| US10809198B2 |
Detection method and detection device
A light irradiation angle is set with respect to a first surface so as to detect only either first reflected light or second reflected light. Then, light is emitted from a light irradiation part at the set irradiation angle while a detection chip is kept in motion, either the first reflected light or the second reflected light is detected by a reflected light detection part, and positional information of the detection chip is acquired on the basis of the result of the detection of the first or second reflected light. The detection chip is moved, on the basis of the acquired positional information, to a detection position where detection of a substance to be detected is performed. While the detection chip is kept at the detection position, detection of the substance to be detected is performed through detection of sample light. |
| US10809196B2 |
Quencher containing water soluble polymer-conjugated nanomaterial and use thereof
A quencher containing water-soluble polymer-conjugated nanomaterial effectively quenches the fluorescence of a fluorescent material-conjugated probe. In addition, a composition including the quencher and a fluorescent material-conjugated probe can detect a target material existing at a low concentration, and thus can be favorably used as a composition or kit for providing information necessary for the detection of a biomaterial or the diagnosis of a disease. |
| US10809195B2 |
Optical detection of particles in a fluid
A sensor platform (300) with a sensor surface (350) receives particles (400). A material extending from the sensor surface (350) having a refractive index higher than the one of the fluid (200), such that an electromagnetic wave (10) propagating in this platform material (310) and incident to the sensor surface (350) at an angle greater than the critical optical angle is totally reflected onto the sensor surface (350). The particles (400) suspended in the fluid (200) include a metallic material (410) enabling a localized surface plasmon resonance at resonant wavelength(s). An optical detector (102) detects a portion of a spectrum of the totally reflected wave (20), including the resonant wavelength(s). A processor determines a presence of the particles (400) on or close to the sensor surface (350) from a frustrated totally internal reflection (“FTIR”) signal retrieved from the detected wavelengths. The retrieving takes into account the detected resonant component(s) present in the FTIR signal. |
| US10809192B2 |
Optical methods for phase change materials
A device for measuring the state of a phase change material inside a vessel, the device includes at least one optical fiber arranged inside the vessel, the optical fiber including a cladding around a core, a light source emitting light coupled into a first end of the at least one optical fiber at a wavelength λ, optical measuring devices for measuring the amount of light at the output at a second end of the at least one optical fiber. The at least one optical fiber also includes a plurality of sections with the cladding removed so that at these sections the core is in direct contact with the phase change material inside the vessel and where the refractive index at the wavelength λ of the core is higher than that of the phase change material in a first phase and lower in a second phase. |
| US10809187B2 |
Analytical method for common and specific characterization of skin carcinogenesis by FTIR microspectroscopy
The invention presents methods of using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy for common and specific characterization of carcinogenesis in human skin tumors. The invention provides the user with the method to analyse intra- and inter-molecular interactions for nucleic acids and proteins expressed in infrared (IR) spectra of human skin epidermal cancers towards understanding the molecular, cellular and tissue changes that occur during skin carcinogenesis. More particularly, presented analytical method has the advantage to simultaneously observe DNA-RNA, DNA-DNA, DNA-protein and protein-protein interactions by means of their expressed interacting activity levels within one type of tumour and between different types of tumours, both commonly and specifically, with further indication of the grade of activity in benign, premalignant and malignant skin tissue cells. |
| US10809186B2 |
Optical detection system and method
An optical detection method and device are provided. The optical detection method includes directing an optical beam toward a target; selecting a first test sensor from among a plurality of test sensors to compare with radiation received from the target, wherein the first test sensor comprises a first test chemical; receiving a reflected or scattered optical beam from the target; comparing a first spectrum from the first test chemical with a spectrum of the reflected or scattered optical beam that was received using a linear detector array; determining a likely chemical from the target based on the comparing using a hardware processor; and providing an output based on the determining. |
| US10809183B2 |
Thermal drift compensation in optical computing devices
An optical computing device adapted to compensate for the effects of detector thermal drift. A thermal drift compensation circuit is provided to drive up the optical detector gain as the temperature increases. |
| US10809178B2 |
Analysis device and analysis method
An analysis device includes a turntable, an optical pickup, and a controller. The turntable holds a disc for specimen analysis having a reaction region on which fine particles binding to substances to be detected are captured per track. The optical pickup emits laser light to the reaction region, receives a reflected light from the reaction region, and generates a reception level signal of the light. The controller sequentially generates a plurality of measurement gate signals per track for counting the number of the fine particles captured on the reaction region, counts the number of the fine particles per measurement gate signal from the reception level signal, compares measurement results obtained in positions having a symmetric relation with each other in the reaction region, and defines a measurement-result-correction target region for correcting the number of the fine particles. |
| US10809171B2 |
Method for measurement and model-free evaluation of injectable biomaterials properties
The invention discloses a method for testing of injectable biomaterials and their performance in the treated materials, to obtain functional properties of the biomaterials and of the specimen injected with that biomaterial. The purpose of the method is to measure these properties during injection of a biomaterial into a target object, then measure the properties of a target object specimen after the injection, and then combine these results using material model-free data processing with possible prediction. |
| US10809167B2 |
Tissue staining method with staining agent containing particle holding plural phosphors
A tissue staining method which comprises: staining a tissue with a staining reagent wherein a biosubstance recognition site is bonded to particles carrying multiple fluorescent substances accumulated therein; in the stained tissue, counting fluorescent points or measuring fluorescent brightness; and evaluating the expression level of a biosubstance, which matches the biosubstance recognition site, in the aforesaid tissue on the basis of the number of the fluorescent points or fluorescent brightness that was measured. |
| US10809162B2 |
Testing system and testing method
A system for testing the proper functioning of an atomiser for dispensing a fluid in the form of an aerosol is proposed, wherein the system comprises the atomiser and a test apparatus, wherein the atomiser comprises a container holding the fluid, and a housing part for inserting and/or replacing the container, wherein the container is movable relative to the housing part in order to dispense the fluid and the test apparatus comprises a measuring device for measuring the movement of the container when the fluid is dispensed. In addition, a method for testing the proper functioning of an atomiser for dispensing a fluid in the form of an aerosol is proposed, wherein the atomiser comprises a container holding the fluid, and a housing part for inserting and/or replacing the container, wherein the container is moved relative to the housing part in order to dispense the fluid and the movement of the container is measured and/or analysed when the fluid is dispensed. |
| US10809161B2 |
Diagnostic service system and diagnostic method using network
A diagnostic service system includes one or plurality of factory monitoring systems configured to perform monitoring of at least one machine; a service center management device that is connected with the one or plurality of factory monitoring systems via a network; one or plurality of service centers that are connected with the service center management device; and a plurality of service terminals connected with one service center or each of the plurality of service centers via a service control. The plurality of service terminals are used by each responder capable of fault diagnosis of the machine, and when fault of a machine occurs, one of the plurality of service terminals is selected via the service center management device and the one service center or plurality of service centers. |
| US10809155B2 |
Method for detecting pre-ignition of internal combustion engine
The invention relates to a method for detecting the pre-ignition of an internal combustion engine comprising: integrating all instantaneous angular accelerations in a feature window to acquire integral values, and judging whether the internal combustion engine is pre-ignited according to the integral values and an pre-ignition threshold in a detection window; the feature window is an angle range corresponding to a top dead center of the compression stroke of the internal combustion engine to 3-5 consecutive signal teeth backward from the top dead center along the rotating direction of a crankshaft; the instantaneous angular accelerations correspond to the signal teeth in the feature window in a one-to-one manner. The method for detecting the pre-ignition of the present application is simple in algorithm and small in amount of calculation, only 3-5 pieces of data in the feature window are required to be numerically integrated, and the abnormal combustion is determined without complicated time-frequency analysis and vibration information reconstruction cylinder pressure; the structure of the internal combustion engine may not need to be modified and the marketization period is short; since the 58-tooth speed sensor is one of the basic configurations of the internal combustion engine, no additional device needs to be added and thus low cost is achieved; and the method has high detection accuracy for both steady-state and transient conditions and also has a good application prospect for the real vehicle environment. |
| US10809139B2 |
Integrated sensor to monitor fluid delivery
A sensor for use in a fluid flow application is provided. The sensor includes an inlet chamber configured to receive a fluid flow from a first conduit, an outlet chamber configured to provide the fluid flow to a second conduit, and a membrane separating the inlet chamber from the outlet chamber, the membrane including a fluid passage to allow the fluid flow from the inlet chamber to the outlet chamber. The sensor also includes a circuit component disposed on the membrane, having an electrical property configured to change according to a deformation of the membrane, and a conductor formed on a substrate and coupled with the circuit component, to provide an electrical signal based on a change in the electrical property of the circuit component. The membrane includes an epitaxial layer formed on the substrate. Methods for fabricating and using the above sensor are also presented. |
| US10809138B2 |
Fiber-optic thermometer
A fiber-optic thermometer probe has an optical fiber with a sensing portion, namely a region of reduced cladding thickness coated with a temperature-dependent refractive index material to provide variations in propagated light power upon changes in temperature in a vicinity of the sensing portion. A reflective interface optically coupled to a core of the optical fiber reflects light propagated therein. The sensing portion can be the tip and prepared by etching using a dipping process. |
| US10809134B2 |
Thermal modeling for cables transmitting data and power
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein. |
| US10809133B2 |
Measurement set-up for controlling the function of rechargeable batteries
The invention describes a calorimetric measurement set-up having a sensor unit (1) for controlling the quality of the operation of a battery having a cathode and an anode, wherein the measurement set-up or the sensor unit (1) is connected to data processing electronics (11) via a communication link (12) and sensor measured values are therefore recorded and processed. This measurement set-up is intended to achieve reproducible and sufficiently accurate quality control of a battery. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that the sensor unit (1) comprises at least one heat flow sensor (2), the sensor side of which can be fastened in a non-detachable manner with a material bond such that it rests directly on a battery contact of the cathode and/or the anode in the transverse direction, wherein a heat sink is fastened in a thermally conductive manner to the heat flow sensor (2) opposite the sensor side in a non-detachable manner and heat flow sensor signals at the battery contact of the battery can be read and processed further by the data processing electronics (11). |
| US10809126B2 |
Image based handheld imager system and methods of use
An Image based handheld imager system is disclosed utilizing consumer-grade 2D camera arrays, while also addressing the problems of image quality, sensitivity, and imaging depth. |
| US10809124B2 |
Spectrometers and instruments including them
Certain configurations are described herein of an optical spectrometer and instruments including an optical spectrometer. In some instances, the optical spectrometer is configured to spatially separate provided wavelengths of light to permit detection or imaging of each provided wavelength of light. Improved sensitivities and detection limits may be achieved using the optical spectrometers described herein. |
| US10809123B2 |
Device for generating an ultrasonic vibration of a tool and for measuring vibration parameters
The present invention relates to a device for generating an ultrasonic vibration of a tool used for the ultrasonic machining of a workpiece and for measuring ultrasonic vibration parameters of the ultrasonic vibration of the tool having a tool holder for receiving the tool, an ultrasonic transducer in the tool holder for generating the ultrasonic vibration of the tool, a sensor mechanism in the tool holder for producing a sensor signal on the basis of the ultrasonic vibration of the tool, and a sensor signal evaluation device for evaluating the sensor signal. |
| US10809121B2 |
Combined infant changing and weighing device and methods of operation thereof
A weighing device for weighing a load, such as an infant, is disclosed. The weighing device can include a device casing having a placement side configured to retain the load and an underside. Four weight sensors can be coupled to the underside of the device casing. The four weight sensors can be configured to generate a signal corresponding to a weight of the load. A first foot assembly can be coupled to one of the four weight sensors. The first foot assembly can include a first assembly end coupled to the first weight sensor and a second assembly end extending beyond the device casing. The placement side can include at least two retaining walls and a receiving surface. |
| US10809120B2 |
WIM sensor comprising acceleration sensors and method for deflection and presence measurement using the same
A WIM system for detecting loads of vehicles on a roadway segment when a crossing wheel of a vehicle crosses a WIM sensor includes a WIM sensor arranged in the roadway segment and having a section that is flush with the roadway surface. The WIM sensor includes an elongated profile extending along a longitudinal axis and defining at least one space in which is arranged at least one force sensor, which is configured to generate a force sensor signal that corresponds to a dynamic ground reaction force to the crossing wheel. The WIM system includes at least one acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration of the road surface of the roadway segment in which the WIM sensor is arranged in at least one spatial direction and that accordingly provides an acceleration sensor signal indicative of the deflection of the roadway segment along the one spatial direction. |
| US10809117B1 |
Estimating gemstone weight in mounted settings
A system comprises a faceted structure imaging assembly and a faceted structure image analyzer. The system is configured to determine carat weight of a gemstone while in a mounted setting. In a first mode, the imaging assembly obtains a first image of a top gemstone surface. The image analyzer uses the first image to obtain at least one gemstone dimension, such as table and diameter dimensions. In a second mode, the imaging assembly obtains a second image of the top gemstone surface while a colored light pattern is reflected onto the gemstone. The image analyzer uses the second image to obtain at least one other gemstone dimension, such as crown and pavilion angles. The image analyzer uses the dimensions obtained from the first and second images to determine weight information of the gemstone. The system quickly determines gemstone weight reliably and consistently without skilled gemologists or removal from the setting. |
| US10809114B2 |
Sealing dielectric filling member with mechanically reinforced element
A radar level gauge comprising a signal propagation device, a dielectric filling member arranged in the signal propagation device, and a sealing arrangement for preventing tank content from escaping into the outside environment. The dielectric filling member includes a main body formed of a polymer material, and at least one structurally reinforced element formed of a modified polymer material providing, the modified polymer material being obtained by modifying the polymer material with a filler material, wherein the at least one structurally reinforced element is integrally formed with the main body by sintering, and forms part of the sealing arrangement.The present invention is based on the realization that a structurally reinforced element, made of a modified polymer material, may be integrated into the main body by sintering. |
| US10809113B2 |
Apparatus for removing wetness from a gauge stick
An apparatus for removing wetness from a gauge stick comprising a housing capable of receiving a gauge stick, a wiper receiver that forms a wiper receiver cavity therein and that engages with the housing, and a wiper that fits into the wiper receiver cavity formed by the wiper receiver and that forms a wiper aperture for slidably engaging a gauge stick. |
| US10809110B2 |
Flow meter prover
A flow meter prover with a piston assembly that is movable from a start position to a finish position and an actuator assembly with a carriage that moves between a first position and a second position. Preferably, the carriage is operable to releasably couple to the piston assembly, and the carriage is operable to move the piston assembly from the finish position to the start position as the carriage moves from the second position to the first position. The actuator assembly preferably includes a linear actuator that moves the carriage, and the carriage preferably includes an electromagnet that releasably couples to the piston assembly. The piston assembly preferably slides on a flag rod having first and second flags mounted thereon and two guide rods. A photoelectric sensor senses the flags as the piston assembly slides on the flag rod and generates signals when it senses the flags. |
| US10809108B2 |
Sensor for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a measurement channel
A sensor is provided for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a measurement channel, in particular an intake air mass flow of an internal combustion engine. The sensor has a sensor housing, in particular a plug-in sensor that is inserted into or is insertable into a flow tube, in which sensor a measurement channel is fashioned, and has at least one sensor chip situated in the measurement channel for determining the parameter of the fluid medium. The sensor housing has an electronics compartment for accommodating an electronics module and has an electronics compartment cover for closing the electronics compartment. The electronics compartment cover has, at least in part, electrically conductive properties. For example, the electronics compartment cover is placed onto the electrical ground of the sensor and, viewed in projection, partly or completely covers the sensor chip. |
| US10809105B2 |
Measuring instrument and processing apparatus
A measuring instrument disposed on a pipe through which a liquid flows includes two ultrasonic vibrators disposed on an upstream side and a downstream side of the pipe, and an ultrasonic conductor disposed between the ultrasonic vibrators and held in contact with the liquid. The measuring instrument derives the temperature of the liquid in contact with the ultrasonic conductor by generating ultrasonic waves from one of the ultrasonic vibrators and observing the ultrasonic waves propagated through the ultrasonic conductor with the other of the ultrasonic vibrators. |
| US10809104B2 |
Holder for a plurality of reference standards for calibrating a measurement system
A holder for a plurality of reference standards for calibrating a measurement system, having a first receptacle in which a first reference standard is arranged and a second receptacle in which a second reference standard is arranged, wherein the first receptacle is arranged on a first side of the holder, and the second receptacle is arranged on a second side of the holder facing away from the first side of the holder. |
| US10809099B2 |
Tracking positions of personnel, vehicles, and inanimate objects
A device rotates at least one static magnetic field about an axis, producing a rotating magnetic dipole field, and is movable in relation to the surface of the ground. The field is periodically sensed using a receiver to produce a receiver output responsive to the field. A positional relationship between the receiver and the device is monitored using the output. In one aspect, changing the positional relationship, by moving the device nearer to a boring tool which supports the receiver, causes an increase in accuracy of depth determination. In another aspect, determination of an actual overhead position of the boring tool, and its application, are described. Use of a plurality of measurements over at least one-half revolution of each magnet is disclosed. Establishing a surface radial direction toward a boring tool and resolution of multi-valued parameters is described. Calibration techniques, as well as a three transmitter configuration are also described. |
| US10809098B2 |
Pulse-induction displacement transducer
A pulse-induction displacement transducer comprising at least one coil component (100,150), at least one target (112,174), and pulse induction circuitry (102,152} constructed and arranged to cause a pulse of electrical current to pass through the said at least one coil component (100,150). The pulse ends abruptly. Subsequently, the electrical current passing through the said at least one coil component (100,150), or the voltage across it, is measured at a time when any electrical current through or voltage across the said at least one coil component (100, 150) would have died away in. the absence of a target. This provides an indication of the relative position between the target (112,174) and the said at least one coil component (100, 150). The said at least one coil component (100,150) comprises a first terminal portion (108,158), a first coil part (104,152) connected directly or indirectly to the said first terminal portion (108,158) and wound in one sense. The coil component (100,150) also comprises, in series with the said first coil part (104, 152), a second coil part (164) wound in the opposite sense. The said second coil part (106,164) is connected directly or indirectly to a second terminal portion (110, 168). The said pulse induction circuitry (102,152) is connected between the said first terminal portion (108,158) and the said second terminal portion (110,168). |
| US10809097B2 |
Detector apparatus and detector system
In a detector apparatus, a first magnetosensitive unit includes first and third magnetic resistor elements arranged next to each other in a moving direction of the to-be-detected unit and electrically connected in series between a first potential and a second potential, a second magnetosensitive unit includes second and fourth magnetic resistor elements arranged next to each other in the moving direction of the to-be-detected unit and electrically connected in series between the first potential and the second potential, and as for resistances for a same magnetic field, a relation of whether or not a resistance of the third magnetic resistor element is higher than a resistance of the first magnetic resistor element is the same as a relation of whether or not a resistance of the second magnetic resistor element is higher than a resistance of the fourth magnetic resistor element. |
| US10809089B2 |
Device and method for convoy navigation
A device and method for convoy navigation is provided. An audio device comprises: a memory; a speaker; a communication interface; a location determining device; and a controller. The controller: receives, from a second audio device, via the communication interface, on a narrowband communication channel, audio information and an associated location of the second audio device, the associated location indicative of where the second audio device transmitted the audio information; stores, at the memory, the audio information and the associated location; tracks, using the location determining device, a current location of the audio device; and when the current location of the audio device is at about the associated location, controls the speaker to play the audio information. |
| US10809087B2 |
Apparatus and method for driving vehicle along normal route
An apparatus and method for driving a vehicle along a normal route detect a vehicle guidance line marked on a surface of a lane in which the vehicle is driving and determine whether the lane is identical to a lane of a driving route of the vehicle. The apparatus for driving a vehicle along a normal route includes a driving route generation unit for generating a first driving route of the vehicle, an image generation unit for generating a front-side view image of the vehicle, a guidance line detection unit for detecting a vehicle guidance line marked on a road surface based on the front-side view image, and a controller for controlling the vehicle so as to drive along a normal route by comparing the first driving route of the vehicle with a second driving route based on a color of the vehicle guidance line. |
| US10809082B2 |
Information processing apparatus, riding vehicle adjusting method, and riding vehicle adjusting program
An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to execute: accepting an alighting request to allow a first user to alight at a place other than a travel destination of the first user while a first vehicle allows the first user to ride and travels; performing determination of an alighting place where the first user is allowed to alight, and extraction of one or more candidate vehicles capable of allowing the first user to board at a boarding place that is a place identical to the alighting place or a place adjacent thereto, according to the alighting request; and notifying a request for the first user's reboarding at the boarding place, to a second vehicle that is one of the one or more candidate vehicles, based on an approval by the first user. |
| US10809079B2 |
Navigational aid for the visually impaired
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing routing and navigational information to users (e.g., visually handicapped users). Example methods may include determining, by one or more computer processors coupled to at least one memory, a first location of a user device and an orientation of a user device, and generating a first route based on the first location, the first orientation, and a destination location. Further, the method may include determining one or more obstacles on the first route using data corresponding to visual information and one or more artificial intelligence techniques; and generating a second route based on the one or more obstacles detected on the first route. |
| US10809077B2 |
Navigating to a moving target
A moving target service receives path of locations of a moving target monitored by a navigation device. The moving target service calculates at least one optimized course for at least one user to follow to intersect with the moving target at one or more future locations predicted based on the path of the locations and based on at least one context record. The moving target service outputs the at least one optimized course to a display interface accessible to the at least one user for directing the user to navigate from a starting point to at least one of the one or more future locations. |
| US10809076B2 |
Active driving map for self-driving road vehicle
A self-driving road vehicle stores an active driving map that includes a data store of route feature data together with a software or control system that periodically selects from the data store and provides to systems on the vehicle the route feature data that are relevant to the vehicle location and the route that the vehicle is following. The route feature data may include a sequential series of road cross-section data objects that represent a real-world roadway being traversed by the vehicle. Methods for operating the self-driving road vehicle include providing route feature data from an active driving map, which may include the sequential series of road cross-section data objects that represent the real-world roadway being traversed. |
| US10809075B2 |
Navigation system having mileage mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a navigation system having mileage mechanism includes providing a subtotal mileage for a previous location reading along a route; calculating an incremental mileage at a current location reading from the previous location reading; and calculating a total mileage based on the subtotal mileage and the incremental mileage for displaying on a device. |
| US10809066B2 |
Automated mapping information generation from inter-connected images
Techniques are described for using computing devices to perform automated operations to generate mapping information using inter-connected images of a defined area, and for using the generated mapping information in further automated manners. In at least some situations, the defined area includes an interior of a multi-room building, and the generated information includes a floor map of the building, such as from an automated analysis of multiple panorama images or other images acquired at various viewing locations within the building—in at least some such situations, the generating is further performed without having detailed information about distances from the images' viewing locations to walls or other objects in the surrounding building. The generated floor map and other mapping-related information may be used in various manners, including for controlling navigation of devices (e.g., autonomous vehicles), for display on one or more client devices in corresponding graphical user interfaces, etc. |
| US10809064B2 |
Image geo-registration for absolute navigation aiding using uncertainy information from the on-board navigation system
A system and method for feeding back and incorporating the uncertainty distribution of the state estimate output by the INS in the image geo-registration process to handle larger navigation errors, provide a full six degree of freedom position and attitude absolute navigation update for the navigation system and provide a more accurate update for autonomous aerial, underwater or ground vehicles. Generating the update simultaneously for multiple images may provide a more robust solution to address any observability issues that may be present, the ability to fuse different sensor modalities and in general more accurate updates. Key frames may be used to improve the computational efficiency of the method. |
| US10809062B2 |
MEMS inertial sensor device with determination of the bias value of a gyroscope thereof and corresponding method
A MEMS inertial sensor device has a package and a gyroscopic sensor, an accelerometric sensor, and an ASIC electronic circuit integrated within the package. The ASIC is operatively coupled to the gyroscopic sensor and the accelerometric sensor for supplying at an output a gyroscopic signal indicative of an angular velocity and an acceleration signal indicative of an acceleration acting on the MEMS inertial sensor device. The ASIC is provided with a processing module, which may be of a purely hardware type, for processing jointly the gyroscopic signal and the accelerometric signal and determining a bias value present on the gyroscopic signal. |
| US10809058B2 |
Road surface assessment apparatus for vehicle
A road surface assessment apparatus for a vehicle includes an illumination device, a detector, and an assessment unit. The illumination device is configured to emit pattern light to a road surface on which the vehicle runs, or a surrounding of the vehicle. The detector is configured to detect the emitted pattern light. The assessment unit is configured to assess a condition of the road surface, on the basis of the detected pattern light. The illumination device intermittently emits the pattern light for a short time in such a manner that a period of time for which the pattern light is not emitted is longer than a period of time for which the pattern light is emitted. |
| US10809048B2 |
Probe systems and methods for calibrating capacitive height sensing measurements
Probe systems and methods for calibrating capacitive height sensing measurements. A probe system includes a probe assembly with a probe support body that supports a capacitive displacement sensor that terminates in a sensing tip relative to a substrate and that is configured to generate an uncalibrated capacitive height measurement. A method of utilizing the probe system to generate a calibrated capacitive height measurement includes receiving a height calibration structure architecture; calculating a layer impedance magnitude of each substrate layer of the height calibration structure; and calculating a total layer impedance magnitude of the height calibration structure. The method further includes measuring a measured impedance magnitude and calculating the calibrated capacitive height measurement. |
| US10809045B1 |
Forward firing fragmentation (FFF) munition including fragmentation adjustment system and associated methods
The forward firing fragmentation (FFF) munition includes a body, a flight system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the munition in flight, and a warhead carried by the body and including an explosive configured to detonate and expel fragments in a pattern. A near field barrier (near field barrier), such as the guidance system, is carried by the body in front of the warhead and communicatively coupled via a communication link to the flight system. A fragmentation adjustment system is configured to physically displace the near field barrier relative to the warhead while maintaining the communication link between the near field barrier and the flight system until detonation of the explosive. |
| US10809043B2 |
Cartridge case having a neck with increased thickness
A high strength polymer-based cartridge casing inclosing a volume includes a first end having a mouth, a neck extending away from the mouth, a shoulder extending below the neck and away from the first end, a cartridge body formed below the shoulder, a insert attached to the cartridge body opposite the shoulder, and a projectile disposed in the mouth having a particular caliber. The neck has a neck thickness that is about 25% to about 125% greater than a standard neck thickness for the particular caliber as detailed by a standards organization. Also, the neck, the shoulder, and the cartridge body are formed from a polymer. |
| US10809041B1 |
Reactive firearm target
A reactive firearm target configured to release a visible airborne signature upon a ballistic impact. The reactive firearm target includes a main body further comprising a main body upper opening and a main body lower opening. An upper target insert is inserted into the main body upper opening. A lower target insert is inserted into the main body lower opening. The ballistic impact of either the upper target insert the lower target insert causes the release of the visible airborne signature. |
| US10809040B2 |
Smart electric shock device
Disclosed herein is a smart electroshock device. The smart electroshock device includes: a main body provided therein with electronic components to launch a projectile, the projectile being adapted to be stuck in a target and apply an electric shock to the target; a cylinder body coupled to one side of the main body via a hinge and comprising a cylinder; and a plurality of cartridges mounted in the cylinder and each comprising the projectile, wherein the projectile is launched from the cylinder through manipulation of the main body, and the cylinder is rotatably coupled to the cylinder body. The smart electroshock device according to the present invention can launch a plurality of projectiles consecutively using a revolving cylinder. In addition, the smart electroshock device can be used as a stun gun without removing a projectile in the cartridge which is in a state to be launched. |
| US10809036B2 |
Pistol
Pistols have a body having a grip, the grip defining a magazine passage adapted to receive a magazine, the grip having opposed left and right side walls and a front portion and an opposed rear portion, the front portion of the grip including a first front strap attachment facility, a front strap element having a second front strap attachment facility adapted to removably connect to the first front strap attachment facility, and the front portion of the grip defining a front path and the front strap element being an elongated element movable along the front path, such that the front strap element is removable for replacement by an alternate front strap element. A funnel element may be adapted for connection to the frame at a lower rim of the grip at an installed position. |
| US10809035B2 |
Auto-loading firearm with selectable live fire and training modes
An auto-loading firearm having a system for switches between live fire and training modes via a selector switch mounted either on the firearm frame or on a specially designed training attachment. A multi-part transfer bar, between the trigger and sear, can be selectively connected in a live fire mode and spaced apart in a training mode. A selectively engageable trigger resetting mechanism automatically returns the trigger to its set position after firing the firearm is in training mode. |
| US10809033B2 |
Firearm compensator
A firearm component including a barrel having a bore extending to a generally circular aperture at a forward end of the barrel. The barrel has a series of compensator slots spaced at equal intervals along the bore. Each slot has an oblong cross section extending through the barrel from an interior surface to an exterior surface having a major axis and a minor axis. The cross section also has a length measured along the major axis and a width measured along the minor axis that is shorter than the length. The interval between each adjacent pair of slots in said series of compensator slots has a width greater than the width of each slot in the adjacent pair. At least a portion of the cross section extends below the central bore axis. |
| US10809032B1 |
Lightweight, durable, high-temperature sustaining sound suppressor device for automatic-fire small arms
A device, comprising a first end cap having a bullet exiting aperture. The device includes a second end cap having an automatic-firing weapon barrel connector. The device includes a tubular sleeve having a main chamber through which a bullet passes, a first end coupled to the first end cap and a second end coupled to the second end cap. The tubular sleeve comprising an insulating liner layer of material configured for sustained temperatures of 1260° C. (2300° F.). The device suppresses sound of a muzzle blast as the bullet passes through the main chamber. A weapon system and method are also provided. |
| US10809030B2 |
Trigger assemblies for firearms
Trigger assemblies are provided for initiating the discharge of a firearm. The triggers assemblies include a first and a second lever mounted for rotation within a housing. The first lever is configured to be rotated by the user, and rotation of the first lever imparts rotation to the second lever to initiate the discharge of the firearm. The trigger assemblies have a safety mechanism that includes an interfering member configured to be positioned in proximity to the first and the second levers on a selective basis so that the interfering member simultaneously interferes with movement of both the first and the second levers, and thereby provides multiple points of interference that each prevent discharge of the firearm. |
| US10809028B2 |
Magazine structure and insert
A firearm assembly includes an insert including a front strap, a leading member, a dowel member located at a lower end of the leading member, and a floorplate flexibly coupled to a lower end of the front strap, wherein the front strap and leading member extend between an upper end of the insert and a lower end of the insert; a follower configured to move vertically in relation to the insert; a rear strap removably attachable to the floorplate; and a spring disposed above the floorplate, wherein the front strap and rear strap are internally disposed in the spring and the follower is removably attached to an upper end of the spring. |
| US10809027B2 |
Firearm magazine
A firearm magazine is provided that includes metal feed lips and a plastic body. In the upper part of the cavity of the plastic body of the magazine, a shoulder is included in which the metal feed lips are located. At least one vertical groove may be included on one of the walls of the shoulder of the plastic body. The metal feed lips are attached to the plastic body, potentially by at least one opening and by at least one corresponding projection, which may be formed on the adjacent walls of the plastic body and the feed lips. |
| US10809024B2 |
Lower receiver machining from generic forging system and method
A method and apparatus for enabling handgun magazines to function in a rifle lower forging, may include a rifle lower forging. The rifle lower forging may include but is not limited to a recessed area on a side portion of the rifle lower forging configured to receive a handgun magazine release. The rifle lower forging may further include a vertical hole on a top portion of the rifle lower forging configured to receive an elongated portion to hold the handgun magazine release. The rifle lower forging may further include a hole perpendicular to the vertical hole configured to receive a handgun magazine release spring. The rifle lower forging may further include a horizontal slit on the top portion of the rifle lower forging configured to receive an ejector. The rifle lower forging may further include one or more apertures perpendicular to the horizontal slit each configured to receive a fastener to secure the ejector to the rifle lower forging. The rifle lower forging may further include a hollow portion proximate the horizontal slit configured to receive a handgun magazine. |
| US10809023B2 |
Flexible tube cleaning lance positioner apparatus
A system and an apparatus for positioning a plurality of flexible cleaning lances includes a frame removably fastened parallel to a row of tubes in a tube sheet within a domed end of a heat exchanger. A chassis support member is mounted on the frame for movement in an X direction. A chassis having spaced apart parallel box rail members is movably mounted on the chassis support member for movement of the chassis in a Y direction. A rotary arm extends from the chassis, and a flexible lance guide hand fastened to a distal end of the rotary arm is configured to maintain a plurality of flexible lance guide tubes in parallel alignment with the row of tubes irrespective of an angle between the rotary arm and the frame. The system may include a lance drive and a snout connected between the lance drive and the positioning apparatus. |
| US10809022B2 |
Processes and systems for controlling cooling fluid in an ionic liquid reactor system with a heat exchanger
Processes for controlling the rate and temperature of cooling fluid through a heat exchange zone in, for example, an alkylation reactor using an ionic liquid catalyst. A cooling fluid system may be used to provide the cooling fluid which includes a chiller and a reservoir. The cooling fluid may pass from the reservoir through the heat exchange zone. A bypass line may be used to pass a portion of the cooling fluid around the heat exchange zone. The amount of cooling fluid may be adjusted, with a valve, based upon the temperature of the cooled process fluid flowing out of the heat exchange zone. Some of the cooling fluid from the chiller may be circulated back to the chiller in a chiller loop. |
| US10809016B2 |
Heat exchanger system with additively manufactured heat transfer tube that follows a non-linear path
A heat exchanger system for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of fins; and an additively manufactured heat transfer tube that extends through the plurality of fins, the additively manufactured heat transfer tube follows a non-linear path though said plurality of fins. |
| US10809013B2 |
Heat exchange element profile with enhanced cleanability features
A stack of heating surface elements includes a first heating surface element (4) having first (10), second (12) and third (14) zones arranged sequentially along a primary gas flow direction (A). The first zone (10) includes a herringbone structure, the second zone (12) includes a flat structure, and the third zone (14) includes a plurality of corrugations extending in the primary gas flow direction (A). The corrugations have flat peak and trough regions. The stack also includes a second heating surface element (36), where the second heating surface element includes a plurality of corrugations extending in the primary gas flow direction (A). |
| US10809010B2 |
Manufacturing method of heat dissipation unit
A manufacturing method of heat dissipation unit includes steps of: providing a mold having an upper mold section and a lower mold section, the lower mold section being formed with a receiving depression and at least one sink; providing an upper plate, a lower plate, a capillary structure and at least one heat conduction member, the heat conduction member being positioned in the sink, the lower plate, the capillary structure and the upper plate being sequentially positioned in the receiving depression, then the heat conduction member, the lower plate, the capillary structure and the upper plate being thermally pressed and connected with each other by means of the upper and lower mold sections; and integrally connecting the heat conduction member with the lower plate when the upper and lower plates are thermally pressed and connected to form the plate body by means of the upper and lower mold sections. |
| US10809009B2 |
Heat exchanger having aerodynamic features to improve performance
A gas-liquid heat exchanger such as a charge air cooler has a core comprising a stack of flat tubes defining liquid coolant flow passages, and a plurality of open-ended gas flow passages between the flat tubes. An endmost gas flow passage is defined between an end plate of the core and an adjacent flat tube, such that the endmost gas flow passage is in contact with only said adjacent one of said flat tubes. A blocking element extends along either the front face or the rear face of the core and at least partly blocking the endmost gas flow passage. Each flat tube may comprise a pair of core plates, at least one including a flap projecting into a gas flow passage and covering a gas bypass channel between the edge of the turbulence-enhancing insert and the sides of a coolant manifold. |
| US10809007B2 |
Contoured wall heat exchanger
A heat exchanger and heat exchanger core are provided. The heat exchanger core includes a plurality of columnar passages extending between an inlet plenum of the heat exchanger core and an outlet plenum of the heat exchanger core, the columnar passages formed monolithically in a single fabrication process. |
| US10809002B2 |
Method and device for optimized freeze-drying of a pharmaceutical product
A method for lyophilizing a substance is provided which may include placing at least one vial containing the substance in a lyophilization chamber, the at least one vial having an opening in which a stopper is inserted in a closed state not allowing gas exchange between the interior and exterior of the vial; providing mechanical means external to the stopper and arranged at the opening for restricting an upward movement of the stopper; lowering the temperature within the lyophilization chamber to a predefined value below the freezing temperature of the substance and reducing the pressure within the lyophilization chamber to a predefined pressure at a predefined temperature, the predefined pressure being chosen such that the force exerted by it on the stopper lifts the stopper from the closed state to an exchange state in which the stopper is only partly inserted in the opening of the vial allowing gas exchange between the interior and exterior of the vial, wherein the lowering of the temperature within the lyophilization chamber to the predefined value is performed before reducing the pressure within the lyophilization chamber to the predefined pressure and wherein lifting the stopper from the closed state abruptly lowers the pressure within the at least one vial which initiates nucleation in the substance within that vial. In addition, mechanical means is provided which may be used in order to perform the method for lyophilizing a substance. |
| US10809000B2 |
Compression train including one centrifugal compressor and LNG plant
Compression train for a natural gas liquefaction process. The compression train includes a driver machine and only one centrifugal compressor machine driven in rotation by the driver machine; the compressor is configured to compress a refrigerant gas with a molecular weight less than 30 g/mol from a suction pressure to a discharge pressure; the ratio between discharge and suction pressures is higher than 10. A LNG plant including a compression train. |
| US10808999B2 |
Process for increasing ethylene and propylene yield from a propylene plant
A process for recovery of C2 and C3 components in an on-purpose propylene production system includes utilizing a packed rectifier with a countercurrent stream to strip C2 and C3 components from a combined de-ethanizer overhead lights vapor and cracked gas vapor stream. |
| US10808997B2 |
Method of refrigerant composition control in premixed refrigerant cycle of liquefied natural gas production
A method for controlling the refrigerant composition in a pre-cooled mixed refrigerant (PMR) cycle for LNG production includes obtaining a weather forecast temperature, measuring the concentration of each PMR component and measuring the ambient temperature. The method further includes calculating the optimum concentration of each PMR component for each of the measured and weather forecast temperatures and calculating the time period required to change appropriately each component concentration in transition from the ambient temperature to the weather forecast temperature; and comparing the measured and optimum concentration of each component in view of the calculated time period and direction of change in the component concentrations during the time period. |
| US10808996B2 |
Vessel comprising engine
A vessel includes an engine; a first self-heat exchanger for heat-exchanging boil-off gas discharged from a storage tank; a multi-stage compressor for compressing, in multi-stages, the boil-off gas, which has passed through the first self-heat exchanger after being discharged from the storage tank; a first decompressor for expanding a portion of the boil-off gas, which has passed through the first self-heat exchanger after being compressed by the multi-stage compressor; a second decompressor for expanding the other portion of the boil-off gas, which has passed through the first self-heat exchanger after being compressed by the multi-stage compressor; and a second self-heat exchanger for heat-exchanging and cooling the portion of the boil-off gas, which has been compressed by the multi-stage compressor, by using, as a refrigerant, a fluid which has been expanded by the first decompressor. |
| US10808995B2 |
Plate freezer and method for operating a plate freezer
The present invention relates to a plate freezer comprising a stack of freezer plates (1), each freezer plate having a first and a second surface (2,3), surrounding a hollow interior through which a coolant may be circulated, where each freezer plate is provided with one or more apertures (10,11), where one or more continuous rods (12,13) is/are inserted through overlapping apertures in the stack of freezer plates, where each rod in a first end is provided with actuator means (20,21), and where engagement members (14) are arranged in communication with one or more rods, where said engagement members may be in a locked position with the rod such that the rod and engagement members move at the same time or an unlocked position where the rod moves relative to the engagement member. |
| US10808992B2 |
Gas sensor, refrigerator including same and control method therefor
A gas sensor includes a plurality of detectors discolored by reacting with different predetermined target gases, such that the gas sensor independently measures the amount of each target gas. A refrigerator for deciding a type and state of target food contained in a container by sensing a color change of a gas sensor mounted to the container including the target food, and a method for controlling the gas sensor are disclosed. The gas sensor for detecting a plurality of target gases includes a base and a plurality of detectors provided at the base. The detectors respectively detect different target gases, and each detector is discolored by reacting with each predetermined target gas. |
| US10808986B2 |
Condenser and refrigerator having same
A condenser includes an air duct defining an air channel therein; an air supply device fixedly connected to the air duct and a condensation member having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet, the condensation member being at least partly disposed within the air channel. The condensation member includes a plurality of first condensation pipe segments consecutively arranged in multiple layers in an axial direction of the air duct and communicated with each other, each of the first condensation pipe segments is spirally formed by a first condensation pipe into a respective torus, a spiral line of said each first condensation pipe segments is located in a surface of the respective torus, and the respective torus formed in a first layer of the multiple layers is stacked above the respective torus formed in a second layer of the multiple layers along the axial direction of the air duct. |
| US10808985B2 |
Sensing module and refrigerator including same
A sensing module according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a sensing electrode formed on a first surface of the substrate; a reaction layer formed on the first surface of the substrate and burying an upper surface of the substrate and the sensing electrode; a driving unit electrically connected to the sensing electrode formed on the first surface of the substrate and processing a sensing signal transmitted through the sensing electrode; and a protective layer formed surrounding the driving unit, wherein an impedance value of the reaction layer is changed by an external contact material, and the sensing electrode transmits the sensing signal with respect to the impedance value of the reaction layer to the driving unit. |
| US10808975B2 |
Cooling system
An apparatus includes a flash tank, a medium temperature low side heat exchanger, a low temperature low side heat exchanger, a first compressor, a second compressor, and an ejector. The flash tank stores a refrigerant. The medium temperature low side heat exchanger uses the refrigerant from the flash tank to cool a space proximate the medium temperature low side heat exchanger to a first temperature. The low temperature low side heat exchanger uses the refrigerant from the flash tank to cool a space proximate the low temperature low side heat exchanger to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature. The first compressor compresses the refrigerant from the low temperature low side heat exchanger. The second compressor compresses the refrigerant from the medium temperature low side heat exchanger. The ejector directs a mixture of the refrigerant from the first compressor and the refrigerant from the second compressor to the low temperature low side heat exchanger during a defrost cycle. The mixture defrosts the low temperature low side heat exchanger. The flash tank receives the mixture. |
| US10808973B2 |
Cooling system with pressure control
A cooling system comprises a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and a heat exchanger. The latter comprises a vessel for containing a refrigerant, the vessel having an inner space bounded by a closed surface of a vessel wall, the vessel comprising an inlet and an outlet for transport of refrigerant into and out of the inner space through the vessel wall. A tube is disposed at least partly inside the inner space, wherein a first end of the tube is fixed to a first orifice of the vessel wall and a second end of the tube is fixed to a second orifice of the vessel wall to enable fluid communication into and/or out of the tube through the first orifice and the second orifice. A pressure control means controls a pressure in the inner space based on a target temperature. |
| US10808972B2 |
Adsorption-based cooling system
Technologies are described herein for adsorbent-based cooling systems. A cooling system is described that allows for the refrigerant to be adsorbed into the adsorbent to prevent the freezing of the refrigerant. |
| US10808969B2 |
Screw compressor economizer plenum for pulsation reduction
A compressor (22) has a male rotor (52), a female rotor (54), and a housing (50). The housing has a first bore (114) and a second bore (116) respectively accommodating portions of the male rotor and the female rotor. The housing has an inlet (26), an outlet (28), an economizer port (150) along at least one of the first bore and the second bore, and an external port (46) communicating with the economizer port. The housing has a chamber (152) between the economizer port and the external port having a volume of at least 0.8 liter. |
| US10808965B2 |
Secondary reflectors for solar collectors and methods of making the same
The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a reflecting surface having a length aligned along a first axis (z), where a cross-section of the reflecting surface in a plane perpendicular to the first axis (z) forms a curve comprising a concave section positioned between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, at least a portion of the concave section is accurately approximated by a polynomial equation, an aperture is formed by a straight line connecting the first endpoint to the second endpoint, and the concave section is configured to focus a plurality of beams of light passing through the aperture onto a focal point. |
| US10808964B2 |
Wall mounted hospital bed, health care facility, or other wall (or surface) type light with Ultraviolet-C germicidal (or other) air decontamination system
A wall- or surface-mounted light fixture with a housing containing one or more external visible light sources to illuminate the space where the light fixture is mounted, one or more UV emitters inside the housing to destroy bacteria and pathogens, and one or more fans inside the housing that recirculate the air in a space and subject the air to the UV radiation inside the housing, destroying bacteria and pathogens in the air passing though the housing. |
| US10808961B2 |
Energy saving controller
A method for controlling an air handler including a fan, a heater and/or a compressor, by installing an energy saving controller between a thermostat and the air handler, shutting down the compressor or heater for a first predetermined duration if the compressor or heater has run continuously for a second predetermined duration during the current cycle, while allowing the fan to run for a fan's first run time extension amount equal with the first predetermined duration. |
| US10808956B2 |
Smart ventilation system
A smart ventilation system which performs the ventilation of indoors, increases the air quality in closed spaces and maintains air quality, which is positioned over a window and includes: a ventilation module on a main body, which is attached to the window so as to control the air passage between indoors and outdoors; indoor and outdoor sensor groups which measure the air values indoors and outdoors, respectively; and an electronic card which analyzes the sensor values and engages one or more of an air intake fan group, an air outlet fan group, a dehumidifier, and a humidifier as a result of the analysis. A device provides the necessary energy from the adaptor and water reservoir. |
| US10808953B2 |
Airborne component extractor with baffled debris collection
An extraction system is designed for metal working and other applications. The system may comprise a blower that delivers a positive pressure airflow to a hood that creates an air region for removal of airborne components from a work area. Return air is filtered in a filter region, and debris removed may be separated by a baffle in the filter region to limit re-uptake of the debris by the blower during operation of the system. |
| US10808950B2 |
Filter track assembly for HVAC units
A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a filter track assembly that includes a bulkhead frame, a first rail configured to support a first air filter, and a second rail configured to support a second air filter. The first rail and the second rail are coupled to the bulkhead frame, and the first rail and the second rail are disposed on opposing sides of the bulkhead frame. |
| US10808948B2 |
Heat dissipation systems with hygroscopic working fluid
In various embodiments, the present invention relates to heat dissipation systems including a hygroscopic working fluid and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for heat dissipation using a hygroscopic working fluid. The method can include transferring thermal energy from a heated process fluid to the hygroscopic working fluid in a process heat exchanger, to form a cooled process fluid. The method can include condensing liquid from a feed gas on a heat transfer surface of a feed gas heat exchanger in contact with the cooled process fluid, to form a cooled feed gas, the heated process fluid, and a condensate. The method can include dissipating thermal energy from the hygroscopic working fluid to a cooling gas composition with a fluid-air contactor. The method can include transferring moisture between the hygroscopic working fluid and the cooling gas composition with the fluid-air contactor. The method can include adding at least part of the condensate to the hygroscopic working fluid. |
| US10808939B2 |
Sliding orifice holder for a gas powered cooktop
A heating appliance includes a cooktop having a plurality of burners. A burner box defines a burner position for each burner, each burner position having a plurality of slots. An orifice holder is slidably engaged with the plurality of slots in a linear direction. Opposing flanges extend from a bottom portion of the orifice holder that extend through the plurality of slots to be at least partially secured therein, wherein the opposing flanges are adapted to engage the plurality of slots in only one directional orientation. |
| US10808938B2 |
Multifunctional electric fireplace
A multifunctional electric fireplace includes a casing, a main control board, a decorative light guide plate, a light emitting device, and a simulated charcoal. The decorative light guide plate is disposed on the inner wall of an accommodating chamber of the casing, so that the light of the light emitting device is irradiated on the side of the decorative light guide plate. The main control board controls the light change of the light emitting device, so that the decorative light guide plate exhibits various statics patterns or dynamic patterns to form realistic visual effects. The functions of simulation are diverse, which can meet the requirements for aesthetics. |
| US10808934B2 |
Jet swirl air blast fuel injector for gas turbine engine
A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine including an outer sleeve. An upstream end of the outer sleeve defines an inlet opening and a downstream end defines an exit opening, each of which defined within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve defines a radial opening extended therethrough along the radial direction. At least a portion of the outer sleeve defines a plurality of grooves. The outer sleeve defines a fuel conduit through at least a portion of the outer sleeve outward of the plurality of grooves along the radial direction from the fuel injector centerline. The fuel conduit defines a fuel injection opening inward along the radial direction of the radial opening defined through the outer sleeve. A first member of an arm is coupled to the outer sleeve. A second member of the arm is contoured defining a fuel injection port generally concentric to the fuel injector centerline. |
| US10808930B2 |
Combustor shell attachment
A combustor shell is provided. The combustor shell may include a first aperture at least partially defined by an inner wall of the combustor shell and passing from a diffuser-facing side of the combustor shell to a combustor-facing side of the combustor shell. The combustor shell may include a spacer comprising a first segment coupled to a first flange, wherein the first flange is disposed on the diffuser-facing side of the combustor shell, wherein an outer wall of the spacer is coupled with at least a portion of an inner wall of the combustor shell. |
| US10808922B1 |
Sound recessed light assembly with hidden speaker
A recessed light assembly includes a lighting device, and an acoustics device attached to a ceiling or a wall. The lighting device includes a top board, a light source module, and a lampshade module. The top board is provided with a through hole having a plurality of retaining blocks. The acoustics device has a mounting member having a plurality of retaining slots. Each of the retaining slots has an entrance and a guide portion. Each of the retaining blocks is inserted into the entrance of one of the retaining slots when the top board of the lighting device is moved toward the mounting member, and is inserted into and locked in the guide portion of one of the retaining slots when the top board is rotated relative to the mounting member. |
| US10808919B1 |
Lamp fixture and emergency light comprising the same
A lamp fixture, including a first bracket, a second bracket, a rotary joint, and a lamp. The second bracket includes a first subunit and a second subunit. The second bracket is rotatably connected to the first bracket. The second bracket is connected to the lamp through the rotary joint. The rotary joint is rotatably connected to the second bracket. The first bracket includes an end face opposite to the second bracket. The end face protrudes to form a first connecting block, and the end face includes a plurality of first V-shaped grooves circumferentially disposed around the first connecting block. The second bracket includes an end face opposite to the first bracket. The end face includes a first bulge corresponding to the plurality of first V-shaped grooves. The end face includes a first through hole to receive the first connecting block. |
| US10808917B2 |
Enclosure for a luminaire
An enclosure for a luminaire includes a plastic elongated main body that extents along an axis between a first end and a second end. A first compartment is disposed proximate the first end and a second compartment is disposed proximate the second end. A wall extends orthogonal to the axis and partitions the first compartment from the second compartment. The wall includes an aperture that provides communication between the first compartment and the second compartment. |
| US10808915B2 |
White light source and method of white light generation
A source of white light constructed of a vacuum glass chamber, containing an optically active element, a generator of an IR electromagnetic radiation beam equipped with a laser IR diode, a battery, a focusing lens, and, optionally, a reflector characterized in that the optically active element contained in the vacuum chamber is a thin layer graphene matrix with the thickness of up to 3 mm Embodiments also relate to a method of white light generation by the above-mentioned white light source. |
| US10808914B2 |
Sealed lighting apparatus with modular light devices
A lighting apparatus includes an outer housing surrounding a longitudinal axis and made of light-transmissive material, a supporting mount provided within the outer housing, a pair of end caps coupled to opposite ends of the outer housing and supporting mount to define a watertight internal chamber, and a plurality of lighting devices provided on a surface of the supporting mount inside the internal chamber. Each of the lighting devices includes a circuit component and a lighting module detachably mounted to the circuit component. |
| US10808909B2 |
Light bar for a vehicle
The construction of a light mounting platform or a skeletal frame of a light bar is easily expanded volumetrically in length, width and height to accommodate the mounting of a variety of different visual and audible warning devices, illumination devices as well as a variety of auxiliary devices used on emergency vehicles, utility vehicles, as well as other types of vehicles by switching between pluralities of vertical support columns having different vertical height dimensions and switching between pluralities of bottom plates and top plates having different peripheral configurations with different length and/or width dimensions. |
| US10808906B2 |
Method for obtaining a luminous device the turned-off aspect of which is different from the turned-on aspect
A method for obtaining a luminous device the turned-on aspect of which is different from the turned-off aspect, the device including a mask that is able to be partially passed through by light, one or more light sources, and a closing outer lens that is placed downstream of the mask. The one or more light sources and the mask are arranged with respect to one another so that the mask directly or indirectly receives the light rays emitted by the one or more light sources and so that only some of these emitted light rays pass through the mask. The method includes a step of arranging the one or more light sources in the luminous device in number and in power so that the light rays exiting from the luminous device form a signalling light beam. |
| US10808900B1 |
Automotive LED lighting module
Embodiments include an automotive LED lighting module comprising an LED lamp comprising a number of light-emitting diodes; a first driver module configured to drive the LED lamp at a first DC voltage level (U_hi); a second driver module configured to drive the LED lamp at a second DC voltage level (U_lo), which second DC voltage level (U_lo) is lower than the first DC voltage level (U_hi); and a switch arrangement comprising an interface for connection to a two-level DC voltage supply (PS), and wherein the switch arrangement is configured to connect the first driver module to the LED lamp when the input voltage is at a first level (U_hi), and to connect the second driver module to the LED lamp when the input voltage level is at a second level (U_lo). Embodiments can further include an automotive lighting system of a vehicle, and a method of operating an automotive LED lighting system. |
| US10808897B2 |
Solar light device with cable organizer
A solar light device may provide a solar panel and at least one light. The solar light device may be mounted to a support member, staked in the ground, or fixed in a position for casting light. A cable may connect the solar panel and the at least one light or a plurality of lights, and the cable may house components that may provide electric current distribution. The cable may be retractable and may have a length that may be a minimum length required to mount and operate the solar light device or components thereof. A power source may be provided inside of the solar panel and may be rechargeable. |
| US10808895B2 |
Elongated flexible lighting device based on solid-state lighting technology
There is presented a lighting device (1) comprising: an elongated flexible core (2) having a polygonal transverse cross section; and a flexible circuit strip (3) having several solid-state lighting elements (4) mounted thereon, the flexible circuit strip (3) being helically wound around the core (2). There is also presented a method for producing such a lighting device (1). |
| US10808894B2 |
Light source device
The light source device of the present invention has a light source unit having a plurality of LED elements; a first optical system that collimates each of light emitted from the light source unit; and a second optical system that collects a plurality of light emitted from the first optical system. At least one of the light source unit and the first optical system is provided with an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a positional relationship between the light source unit and the first optical system relative to each other. |
| US10808893B2 |
Optoelectronic semiconductor light source and Bragg mirror
An optoelectronic semiconductor light source includes a semiconductor chip configured to emit primary radiation, a Bragg mirror, and a luminescence conversion element configured to convert at least part of the primary radiation into secondary radiation having a longer wavelength, wherein the Bragg mirror is arranged between the semiconductor chip and the luminescence conversion element, the Bragg mirror is reflective for the secondary radiation and transmissive for the primary radiation, the Bragg mirror includes reflector layers of at least three different materials with different refractive indices, the Bragg mirror includes at least two different kinds of layer pairs, each kind of layer pairs being made up of reflective layers of two different materials, and the different kinds of layer pairs having different Brewster angles for p-polarized radiation. |
| US10808885B2 |
Lubricant press, lubricant press kit, and use of a cartridge in case of a lubricant press
For a lubricant press (1), a follower piston (13) is proposed that can be inserted into a cartridge (4) and is matched to a closing wall (6) of a cartridge holder (3), such that the follower piston (13) in the used-up cartridge (4) lies against the closing wall (6) in a planar manner. |
| US10808884B2 |
Selfie device
The present disclosure relates to a field of a shooting support device, and in particular to a selfie device. The selfie device includes a telescopic rod, a tripod handle configured to store the telescopic rod, an upper clamping portion, a lower clamping portion opposite to the upper clamping portion, a clamping arm connected with the upper clamping portion and the lower clamping portion, and a wireless remote. The clamping arm is rotably connected a top end of the telescopic rod. The wireless remote is detachably disposed between the upper clamping portion and the lower clamping portion. The wireless remote is detachably disposed between the upper clamping portion and the lower clamping portion to instead of disposing on the side of a handle. It reduces the radial size of the selfie device, greatly improve the cleanliness of selfie device and convenience for use and carry. |
| US10808879B2 |
Actuator apparatus
A first arc-shaped arm has a first elongated through-hole formed in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a second arc-shaped arm has a second elongated through-hole formed in a longitudinal direction thereof. A pedestal supports the first arc-shaped arm and the second arc-shaped arm for pivotal motion in a crossing relationship with each other. A first motor pivots the first arc-shaped arm, and a second motor pivots the second arc-shaped arm. An insertion member is fitted in the first elongated through-hole and the second elongated through-hole. |
| US10808877B2 |
Lining hose for renovating fluid-bearing pipe systems
The present invention relates to the use of a lining hose with at least one seamless tubular inner foil and at least one curable layer comprising at least one fiber ribbon impregnated with a curable resin for the renovation of pressurized fluid carrying pipe systems. |
| US10808876B2 |
Lining an internal wall of a conduit
A method and apparatus for lining at least one part of a wall of a conduit. In particular embodiments, a piece of material in the form of a sheet may be provided with adhesive thereupon, the sheet being curled or rolled up to allow insertion into the conduit. The curled or rolled up sheet may then be positioned inside the conduit, and once positioned inside the conduit, may at least partially uncurl or unroll to apply the sheet to the wall via the adhesive to obtain a laminate. |
| US10808875B2 |
Light head for use in relining pipes
A light head for use in relining a pipe is disclosed. The light head comprises a proximal end cap, a distal end cap, and at least one body between the proximal end cap and the distal end cap. The proximal end cap also has an air inlet. The body has a longitudinal hole extending from the proximal end cap through the centre of the body towards the distal end cap and at least one air channel extending radially from the longitudinal hole to a radial air outlet. The longitudinal hole is configured to receive air from the air inlet such that in use air from the air inlet passes through the body and exits at the radial air outlet. The body is configured for supporting at least one light emitting diode on the periphery of the body in order to emit light radially from the light head towards the pipe. |
| US10808871B2 |
High pressure flowline union
A union joins male and female subs of two flowline components. The male sub includes a male end of one component, a retainer collar, and a union nut. An annular boss extends around a union face of the male end and provides a rearward-facing shoulder. The retainer collar is carried on the male end and has a forward-facing shoulder and a rearward-facing shoulder. The collar forward-facing shoulder bears on the male end rearward-facing shoulder. The female sub includes a threaded female end of the other component. The nut is carried on the male end around the collar and threads onto the female end. It also has a forward-facing shoulder which bears on the collar rearward-facing shoulder. The nut forward-facing shoulder and the collar rearward-facing shoulder are beveled. Thus, load from the nut is transmitted through the collar axially to the annular boss and radially inward to the male end. |
| US10808868B2 |
Apparatus to assemble cable mounts
Methods and apparatus to assemble cable mounts are disclosed. A disclosed example mount to be inserted into a formboard includes a spine, first and second opposing clamp surfaces on first and second ends, respectively, of the spine, and a pocket to receive a fastener, the fastener to be disposed between the first and second opposing clamp surfaces, the fastener to have a contractible engaging portion to be received by the formboard. |
| US10808867B1 |
Cord restraint
A cord restraint is disclosed herein. The cord restraint has a plate for securing to the wall. A hook and a brace are secured to the face of the plate. The hook is positioned above the brace. To restrain a cord, a user first forms a loop in the cord, passes it through the brace, and then pulls it downward over the hook to be secured. This prevents the cord from being inadvertently pulled out of an electrical socket if the free end of the cord is pulled. |
| US10808866B2 |
Apparatus and methods for controlling the movement of matter
Embodiments of apparatus for controlling the movement of matter, including but not limited to one-way fluid valves, are disclosed. The apparatus may include a transition nozzle, a funnel nozzle, and a reverse flow blocker arranged in series in a case. A counter-flow area may be disposed about the funnel nozzle. The apparatus may permit matter to flow in a first direction, and discourage or prevent flow in a direction reverse to the first direction. Control over the flow of matter may also enable the matter to be harvested, sorted, separated or combined with injected matter. |
| US10808861B2 |
Valve system
The present specification is directed to a valve that has an orifice closing member adjacent to an orifice through which fluid can flow, a displacement member having a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion is adjacent to the orifice closing member when the valve is in an open position, a first magnet and a second magnet where the first and second magnets are sufficiently proximate to the displacement member to exert a magnetic force on the displacement member, and an actuator for generating a magnetic field to move the displacement member toward the first magnet, cause the first portion to press against the orifice closing member, and cause the orifice closing member to close the orifice. |
| US10808859B2 |
Modulatable safety valve
A safety valve (1) has a first valve, and a second valve, a magnetic armature (3) moved by voltage applied to a coil (2). Movement of the armature (3) acts against a spring force of the first valve spring (5) and loosens the first valve body (4) from the first valve seat (6). The movement of the armature (3) subsequently acts against a spring force of the second valve spring (8) and loosens the second valve body (7) from the second valve seat (9). This frees a valve opening for a flowthrough of the gas flow. The flowthrough amount of the gas flow through the valve opening can be continuously controlled as a function of the voltage applied to the coil (2) between a closed position and a fully open position even in partially open positions. |
| US10808854B2 |
Venting inflation valve aspirator
An aspirator may comprise an aspirator body defining an air channel, an aspirator inlet disposed in the aspirator body whereby the air channel receives a compressed fluid, a venting aperture disposed in the aspirator body in fluid communication with the air channel, and a venting valve disposed in the venting aperture. The venting valve is in an open position and the venting valve moves to a closed position in response to the compressed fluid being received by the aspirator. |
| US10808852B2 |
Check valve and system for continuous supply of ink to printer
A system for continuous supply of ink to a printer includes an ink tank, a supporting seat including several inkjet cartridges, and several check valves. The check valve includes a connecting tube having a first through port and a second through port, and a piston shaft movably installed in the connecting tube. The piston shaft moves to open or close the first through port. The first through port communicates with the ink tank by an ink tube and leakage of ink when the printer is lifted or when an inkhead is changed is prevented. |
| US10808849B2 |
Control valve for setting a process fluid stream of a processing plant
A control valve configured to set a process fluid stream of a processing plant can include a valve housing, a valve component, an annular-groove-shaped seal reception, and a seal. The valve housing can include an inlet, an outlet and an aperture extending between the inlet and the outlet along a longitudinal axis. The valve component can be mounted on the valve housing and can be a valve seat and/or a valve cage. The annular-groove-shaped seal reception can be confined by the valve component and the valve housing. The seal can be fit into the seal reception. The valve component and the valve housing can each form a respective ledge protruding in a radial direction to define the annular-groove-shaped seal reception. The ledges can each be configured to confine the seal reception in a respective axial direction. |
| US10808848B2 |
Valve device
A valve device includes: a ball valve having a ball face shaped in a convex spherical surface; and a valve seat having a seat face shaped in a concave spherical surface. The seat face is pressed onto the ball face. The ball valve is rotated to open a valve by communicating a valve opening defined in the ball valve and a seat opening defined in the valve seat with each other, and to close the valve by stop the communication. A diameter of the seat opening ϕ2 is smaller than a diameter of the valve opening ϕ1. A curvature radius of the ball face R1 is smaller than or equal to a curvature radius of the seat face is R2. |
| US10808846B1 |
Pump plunger with wrench features
A reciprocating element includes a cylindrical body having a front end opposite a tail end, and a central axis. The tail end of the cylindrical body is configured to be operatively connected to a pump power end that reciprocates the reciprocating element along a path within a bore of a pump fluid end during operation of a pump. The front end of the cylindrical body includes one or more tool engagement features positioned about an outer circumference of the front end of the cylindrical body of the reciprocating element and adapted to engage a corresponding one or more reciprocating element engagement features of a reciprocating element end of a tool. The reciprocating element can be rotated, pulled, and/or pushed via the tool relative to the central axis of the cylindrical body. |
| US10808839B2 |
Method and system for controlling a hydrostatic drive system of an agricultural vehicle
In one aspect, a method is provided or braking a work vehicle including an engine and a hydrostatic drive system including a hydraulic pump configured to be rotationally driven by the engine and a hydraulic motor fluidly coupled with the hydraulic pump through a closed hydraulic loop of the hydrostatic drive system. The hydraulic pump may be configured to fluidly drive the hydraulic motor. The method may include receiving an operator request to reduce a ground speed of the work vehicle. The method may include monitoring a fluid temperature of a hydraulic fluid associated with the closed hydraulic loop and automatically controlling at least one of a pump displacement of the hydraulic pump or a motor displacement of the hydraulic motor based on the operator request and the monitored fluid temperature to adjust hydrostatic braking of the work vehicle and thereby reduce the ground speed of the work vehicle. |
| US10808835B2 |
Shift control device of vehicle
A shift control device of a vehicle including an internal combustion engine and a multi-speed transmission in series, the shift control device comprises: a control portion providing a downshift control in which an input shaft rotation speed of the multi-speed transmission is increased through a torque-up of the internal combustion engine toward a post-shift input shaft rotation speed in a neutral state where a release-side engagement device to be released during a downshift of the multi-speed transmission is released, so as to engage an engagement-side engagement device to be engaged after the shift. In the case of a shift pattern having a large internal inertia of the multi-speed transmission, the control portion controls a torque capacity of the engagement-side engagement device to a value greater than zero before starting a torque-up control of the internal combustion engine. |
| US10808834B2 |
Axle assembly and method of control
An axle system and a method of control. The axle system may include an axle controller that may be directly electrically connected to a first speed sensor and a second speed sensor. The axle controller may control movement of a shift collar that may be selectively engageable with first and second gear ratios. |
| US10808832B1 |
Axle assembly with fluid storage tank
An axle assembly having an axle housing including a differential assembly having a ring gear and a lubrication directing assembly disposed directly adjacent to the ring gear. The lubrication directing assembly having a first lubrication flow surface, a second lubrication flow surface, and a trough. The axle assembly also includes an axle housing cover surrounding the axle housing. A fluid storage tank is attached to the housing cover, wherein the fluid storage tank includes a fill channel directly attached to the rear housing cover; an expandable air bladder disposed in the fluid storage tank; and a first valve disposed below the air bladder and in contact with the air bladder. |
| US10808827B2 |
System and method for pre-loading bearings
A drive unit is disclosed that includes case portions, a gasket interposed between the case portions, shafts, bearings having respective bearing races, and a bearing shim plate. One shaft includes an input oil tube which provides a fluid pathway between the bearing shim plate and a rotor of the drive unit. Interposed between bearings, and the bearing shim plate, are shims. An approach for sizing shims for use with a drive unit is also disclosed, the approach including determining the distance from a mating flange of a case portion, to different bearing races, selecting shims based on the determined distances, and attaching the bearing shim plate to the case portion with shims interposed therebetween. |
| US10808825B2 |
Bearing system and gear unit
A bearing system having a housing component, a shaft being supported in the housing component with the aid of a bearing, especially using a roller bearing, wherein the bearing is accommodated in a stepped bore in the housing component, which especially extends through the housing component, a lid part seals the stepped bore, especially with respect to the outside, the lid part is frictionally connected to the housing component, the lid part is accommodated in the stepped bore, a surface section of the outside of the lid part is situated in alignment with a step of the stepped bore, in particular in such a way that the surface section is situated on an axial position of the step. |
| US10808820B2 |
Torque converter for vehicle
The present invention discloses a torque converter for a vehicle in which the number of components is reduced and stability is improved in a long-travel torsional damper structure having springs that operate at two stages.The torque converter for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a front cover, an impeller, a turbine, a reactor, a lock-up clutch, and a torsional damper, and the lock-up clutch includes a clutch drum which is coupled to the front cover, multiple first friction plates which are coupled to the clutch drum, second friction plates which are disposed between the multiple first friction plates, and a retaining plate which has an extending drum portion to which the second friction plate are coupled and supports springs provided on the torsional damper. |
| US10808818B2 |
Oscillating power tool
An oscillating power tool, including a housing; a motor; a drive shaft driven by the motor; an output shaft driven by the drive shaft; a transmission mechanism for converting rotary motion of the drive shaft into oscillation of the output shaft, wherein the transmission mechanism includes an eccentric device mounted on the drive shaft and a shifting fork assembly connecting the eccentric device with the output shaft; the eccentric device includes at least two drive members, the shifting fork assembly includes a shifting fork member connected to the output shaft and a supporting member movably connected to the shifting fork member, the supporting member includes a matching portion, the oscillating power tool further includes an adjusting mechanism disposed in the housing, and the adjusting mechanism operably adjusts the supporting member to move, such that the matching portion is selectively abutted against different drive members. |
| US10808817B2 |
Device for pivoting an object about a virtual axis
A device for pivoting an object about a virtual axis by means of a kinematic system having a fixed base on which there is rotatably supported a first rotary component which has a first coupling component which rotates with respect to the base not in accordance with the rotary component, preferably not at all, characterized in that a second rotary component, constructed in a similar manner to the first, is connected to the first rotary component by means of the coupling components, whereby the portion thereof which in the case of the first rotary component corresponds to the base and which in this instance is the object carrier is rotated about the virtual axis. |
| US10808815B2 |
Shift control arrangement in a gearbox
Provided is a shift control arrangement in a gearbox, comprising a first shift rod with a first end part connectable to a first power means and second end part connected to a first shift fork; a second shift rod with first end part connectable to a second power means and second end part connected to a second shift fork; a first set of grooves in the first shift rod, a second groove in the second shift rod; and a lock pin between the first and second shift rods, which lock pin, with the first set of grooves and the second groove restrict and/or allow axial movement of the respective first and second shift rods. The first end part of the first shift rod is provided with an axial directed cut out for non-conflicting with the lock pin, and the first end part of the second shift rod is provided with a control surface for axial movement of the lock pin. |
| US10808814B2 |
Transaxle and two-speed drive module thereof
A transaxle and a two-speed drive module thereof. The two-speed drive module comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, and gear sets used for transmitting power between the input shaft and the output shaft. The gear sets comprise: a two-speed gear set having two groups of shift gear pairs that have different speed ratios, the shift gear pairs being capable of transmittingly connecting to or disconnecting from the input shaft so as to output the rotational speed of the input shaft at different speed ratios; a planetary gear set having an output end thereof being transmittingly connected to the output shaft; and a connecting gear set by which the two-speed gear set is transmittingly connected to the planetary gear set. The two-speed drive module can implement a reduction in the radial dimension, and can reduce the ground clearance of a transaxle. |
| US10808811B2 |
Movement device
At a lift-up buckle device, due to a motor being driven and an output shaft of the motor being rotated, a drive screw is rotated. Further, a supporting tube rotatably supports a rear end portion of the drive screw. Here, the output shaft rotatably supports a front end portion of the drive screw. Therefore, offset between a rotation central axis of the output shaft and a rotation central axis of the drive screw can be suppressed. |
| US10808804B2 |
Transmission for a vehicle and driveline comprising the transmission
The invention relates to a transmission for a vehicle, in particular for a teleboom handler or for a backhoe loader, the transmission comprising: an input shaft; a first clutching assembly drivingly engaged with the input shaft; a second clutching assembly drivingly engaged with the first clutching assembly; a third clutching assembly drivingly engaged with the second clutching assembly; and an output clutching assembly drivingly engaged with the third clutching assembly. |
| US10808802B2 |
Irreversibly locking clip
A Irreversibly Locking Clip. The clip has a hinged latch that pivots from an open position to a closed position, similar to a conventional caribiner. The clip provides the structural strength and durability of a caribiner or shackle. The clip includes one or more spring-loaded pins that will irreversibly lock the latch in a closed position by extending into a corresponding socket when the latch is closed. Additionally, the clip incorporates a retaining tip at the tip end of the latch that engages a tip retaining socket when the latch is closed in order to provide additional reinforcement between the latch and the body of the clip. |
| US10808795B2 |
Vibration isolation system
A vibration isolation system for compactly mounting a vibrating component, such as an air compressor, to an object, such as an air tank, is described. The system may include a rod and bumper system to isolate the vibrations generated by the air compressor from the vehicle or object that it is mounted to. A primary isolation subsystem may include a rod suspension design which consumes significantly less space than existing solutions. The rod is able to achieve equal spring rates in any direction. |
| US10808793B2 |
Hydraulic transmission mount and method of manufacturing the same
A hydraulic transmission mount which isolates noise or vibration of an engine, the hydraulic transmission mount may include a core which moves horizontally together with a main rubber vulcanized outside the core in accordance with behavior of a vehicle; stoppers which are coupled to both surfaces of the core and define a hermetic liquid chamber with the core; a bracket which surrounds the stoppers and fixes the hydraulic transmission mount to a vehicle body; and a spoke which penetrates an insertion hole formed at a center of the core and has protruding regions that are bent at both end portions of the spoke and in contact with the stoppers, wherein a fluid encapsulated in the liquid chamber flows through the insertion hole in accordance with the behavior of the vehicle. |
| US10808791B2 |
Piston-cylinder assembly
A piston-cylinder assembly includes a cylinder having a cylinder interior filled with a fluid and divided by a piston, which is axially displaceable in cylinder, into a first working space and a second working space. A piston rod is arranged on piston and is guided through second working space and through an end-side second closure in a manner sealed off to the outside at the second end of the cylinder. The retraction stroke of piston and piston rod is restricted by a stop which is arranged in cylinder and against which piston comes to bear directly or indirectly, wherein the axial position of the stop in cylinder is variably adjustable by an adjustment device. |
| US10808790B2 |
Vibration isolation system
Apparatus and methods to reduce unwanted motion in a payload of a precision instrument are described. The payload may be supported by an intermediate mass. A feedback signal based upon sensed motion of the intermediate mass may be applied to an intermediate-mass actuator arranged to drive the intermediate mass. Additionally, a feedforward signal may be applied to a payload actuator arranged to drive the payload and used to suppress unwanted motion of the payload. The feedforward signal may be derived from a source within the apparatus or external to the apparatus that would otherwise cause unwanted motion of the payload. |
| US10808786B2 |
Hybrid spring
A complex spring unit (10) comprises at least a first spring portion (12) and a second spring portion (14), which first and second spring portions are integrally formed, wherein the first spring portion is arranged in use to be placed under compression, and the second spring portion is arranged in use to be placed under tension, during compression of the complex spring unit. |
| US10808783B2 |
Drive device and pump device
A pump device (10) includes: a drive unit (30); a cover body (150); a circuit board (130) which faces the cover body (150) and the drive unit (30) in an electrically non-contact state therewith; and a spring member (160) disposed across front and rear sides of the circuit board (130) and in contact with the cover body (150) and the drive unit (30) in an electrically conductive state. The drive unit (30), the spring member (160) and the cover body (150) constitute a static elimination path. The spring member (160) comprises: a spring deformation part (163) which enables spring deformation such that neighboring wires (161) can move toward or away from each other; and an electrically conductive bypass path (162) which is continuously disposed with at least one end of the spring deformation part (163) and is positioned across the front and rear sides of the circuit board (130). |
| US10808781B2 |
Electric linear motion actuator and electromechanical brake system
In an electric linear motion actuator, while an axially forward load is not being applied to an object by an outer ring member, a preload is applied to a frictionally coupling surface by an elastic member, and, when the axially forward load is applied to the object by the outer ring member, an axial load applied to the frictionally coupling surface decreases by an amount equal to the axially rearward reaction force which the outer ring member receives from the object. The electric linear motion actuator includes a load sensor for supporting, through planetary rollers and a carrier, the axially rearward reaction force. The load sensor is arranged such that any change in magnitude of an axially forward load applied through a snap ring will not affect the value of the axially rearward reaction force detected by the load sensor. |
| US10808780B2 |
Caliper for vehicle brake
A caliper for a vehicle brake may include: a caliper body assembly coupled to a torque cover having a friction pad installed therein, and having a first installation groove and a coupling groove connected to the first installation groove; a plate disposed so as to face the caliper body assembly, and including a second installation insertion coupled to the first installation groove and having a first coupling hole facing the coupling groove; a spacer disposed between the caliper body assembly and the plate, maintaining a gap between the caliper body assembly and the plate using an elastic force, and having a second coupling hole facing the first coupling hole; and a fastener coupled to the coupling groove through the second coupling hole and the first coupling hole. |
| US10808776B2 |
Two speed clutch with viscous system
A clutch device for a clutch system has an input member that rotates at a first speed. A friction drive system is disposed between the input member and an output member. The clutch device is selectively movable by a fluid actuator assembly, between an engaged position in which the friction drive system drives the output member to rotate at the first speed, and a disengaged position in which a viscous drive system rotates the output member at a second speed slower than the first speed. A variable viscous fluid supply assembly includes a viscous fluid storage chamber, a valve, and a valve actuator that selectively drives the valve to move between an open position and a closed position to control an amount of viscous fluid available to the viscous drive system, thereby varying the second speed. |
| US10808774B2 |
Clutch with selectable locked and one-way modes
A clutch includes an inner race, an outer race defining an inner cam surface having lobes and valleys, and a plurality of wedge segments configured to selectively couple the inner and outer races. The wedge segments are circumferentially arranged around the inner race with each segment disposed between adjacent ones of the lobes and valleys. Each segment is circumferentially movable towards the adjacent lobe to increase friction with the inner race and towards the adjacent valley to decrease friction with the inner race. A cage is configured to drive the circumferential movement of the wedge segments. Rotation of the cage relative to the outer race in a first direction permits overrunning of the inner race in a second direction that is opposite the first direction while a second set of the segments locks the inner race from rotating in the first direction relative to the outer race. |
| US10808770B2 |
System for the rotational decoupling of shafts
The invention relates to a system for the rotational decoupling of shafts, in particular drive shafts. The invention also relates to a generator protection system on a connection between a generator and a gas turbine engine. FIG. 1C illustrates the shaft-decoupling system in the decoupled position. |
| US10808768B2 |
Linear actuator mechanism and use in a vehicle axle disconnect/connect system
Linear actuator mechanisms (100) for vehicle disconnect/connect systems having a stationary guide rod (122); a shift fork (118) the stationary guide rod extends therethough; a drive nut (110); a drive screw (120) extending through the drive nut; a first spring plate (114), a second spring plate (116), and a compression spring (112) positioned between a radially extending portion of the first spring plate and a radially extending portion of the second spring plate. A second radially extending portion of the first spring plate and a second radially extending portion of the second spring plate are in contact with the drive nut on axially opposite sides of the drive nut. The first and second spring plates are moveable axially along the stationary guide rod by the drive nut to compress the compression spring. |
| US10808763B2 |
Device for retaining of lubricants in rolling-element bearings, rolling-element bearing subassemblies, and method for assembling a rolling-element bearing subassembly
A rolling-element bearing subassembly includes a first bearing ring having an axial face lying in a plane and a plurality of rolling elements on a running surface of the first bearing ring. The first bearing ring is connectable to a second bearing ring to form a rolling-element bearing. An annular retaining body having a first leg connected to a second leg by a bridge, the first leg being shorter than the second leg, is mounted on an axial face of the first bearing ring with the first leg contacting the axial face so that the bridge is located on a first side of the plane and the second leg extends through the plane to define an annular gap between a portion of the first bearing ring and the bridge and a portion of the second leg for retaining a lubricant. |
| US10808757B2 |
Air bearing and rotor system
Provided is a rotor system including: a rotating shaft structure including a shaft and a thrust disc formed in a radial direction of the shaft; at least one journal air bearing including a journal bearing support which is made of a rigid body to support a load applied to the shaft by air, a journal spring which encloses an outer surrounding surface of the journal bearing support to provide a elastic support force to the journal bearing support, and a journal damper which encloses the outer surrounding surface of the journal bearing support to dissipate energy from vibration applied to the journal bearing support; and at least one thrust air bearing including a thrust bearing support which is made of a rigid body to support a load applied to the thrust disc by air, a thrust spring which is positioned on one surface of the thrust bearing support to provide a elastic support force to the thrust bearing support, and a thrust damper which is positioned on one surface of the thrust bearing support to dissipate energy from vibration applied to the thrust bearing support. |
| US10808756B2 |
Compliant bearing
A first embodiment of a compliant bearing includes a main body and a bearing surface. The main body and the bearing surface may be engaged with one another via one or more bearing surface springs configured such that the bearing surface is compliant with respect to the main body. A second embodiment of a compliant bearing includes a main body and at least one bearing pad. The main body and the bearing pad may be engaged with one another via one or more pad radial and/or pad axial springs configured such that the bearing pad is compliant with respect to the main body. A sensor web may be integrated into the compliant bearing. In one embodiment the sensor web comprises at least one sensor configured as a strain gauge and affixed to a bearing surface spring. |
| US10808755B2 |
Method to seal damper cavity of multi-film oil damper
A multi-film oil damper suited for accommodating radial movement of a rotary shaft bearing relative to a bearing housing, the multi-film oil damper comprising: an annular damper cavity defined within the bearing housing between a radially outward wall and radially extending side walls; an inner damper ring; an outer damper ring disposed between the inner damper ring and the radially outward wall of the annular damper cavity; wherein the annular damper cavity has an oil inlet in communication with a source of pressurized oil; and wherein a radial thickness of the inner damper ring exceeds a radial thickness of the outer damper ring. |
| US10808753B1 |
Method and apparatus for mounting multiple bearings on a shaft
A method and an apparatus includes a static engine structure, at least one shaft that rotates relative to the static engine structure, and a bearing assembly that supports the shaft. The bearing assembly includes at least one first bearing hard mounted directly between the shaft and the static engine structure and at least one second bearing mounted between the shaft and the static engine structure. The at least one second bearing includes a damper. Also included is at least one third bearing that is mounted between the shaft and the static engine structure, wherein the at least one third bearing includes a resilient member. |
| US10808751B2 |
Tilting-pad bearing
A tilting-pad bearing includes: a tilting pad having a tilting surface; and a housing comprising a supporting surface supporting the tilting surface. One of the tilting surface and the supporting surface is configured as a cam profile surface so that the tilting pad is tilted smoothly in response to the rotor rotating. |
| US10808747B2 |
Frictionally damped fasteners and methods of manufacturing the same
A method and system for increasing damping capacity in a mechanical fastener by utilizing dry friction between individual wires of a sheathed rope is disclosed. For metal fasteners, the sheathed rope is inserted loosely into a thick-walled metal tube. The tube is then rolled to reduce the tube diameter, thereby uniformly embedding the rope into the tube material. The tube is then subjected to either cold or hot forming. After forming, the fastener blank may be threaded. For composite or plastic fasteners, the sheathed rope includes insert locators attached to the sheathing. The sheathed rope having the insert locators is placed in the mold cavity prior to the polymerizable material being injected into the mold. Regardless of the embodiment, the resulting fastener has increased damping due to the dry inter-wire friction within the embedded rope which develops between the surfaces of individual wires upon dynamic loading of a fastened joint. |
| US10808744B2 |
Method for injection molded rivet style fastener and housing with snap assembly functionality along with an injection molding process for producing such a rivet without an undercut feature
A method for producing and installing a fastener, including the steps of forming an engaging portion having a projecting stem which is interiorly hollowed over at least an intermediate extending range, the stem including a solid end most extending portion, and forming a receiving portion having a surface, within which is configured an inner rim defined edge, a diameter of an aperture between said rim edge being less than a diameter of the stem. Additional steps include pressing the solid end most extending portion of the engaging portion through the inner rim edge of the receiving portion and aligning with the inner rim edge a location of the interiorly hollowed portion of the stem, causing inward collapsing of the aligned location by the rim edge to secure the engaging portion to the receiving portion. |
| US10808742B2 |
Nail with a head having an inwardly curved top surface
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a nail with a head having an inwardly curved top surface. In one embodiment, the nail has a longitudinal axis and comprises a head, a shank, and a tip. The head includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes an inwardly curved top surface forming a partially spherical cavity, while the bottom portion includes a radially inwardly tapered annular bottom surface. The shank is integrally connected to and extends from the bottom portion of the head. The tip is integrally connected to and extends from the shank and terminates in a free end. |
| US10808740B2 |
Bonding objects together
A method of bonding a connector to a first object includes providing the first object and the connector, the connector extending between a proximal end and a distal end and has a connector body that forms a distally facing punching edge. At least one of the connector and of the first object includes a thermoplastic material in a solid state. The method further includes driving the connector into the first object and coupling mechanical vibration into the connector until the connector extends through a portion of the first object from a proximal side to a distal side thereof and material of the first object is punched out by the connector body, and until at least a flow portion of the thermoplastic material becomes flowable and flows relative to the first object and the connector body while the connector body remains solid. Thereafter, the thermoplastic material is allowed to re-solidify. |
| US10808736B2 |
Rotary hydraulic valve
An example valve includes a sleeve having a plurality of openings. A spool is rotatable within the sleeve and includes a respective plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of openings of the sleeve. A rotary actuator coupled to the spool is configured for rotating the spool within the sleeve to one of at least eight rotary positions. The rotary actuator can rotate the spool to a given rotary position in a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction to cause at least a partial alignment between a subset of the respective plurality of openings of the spool and a subset of the plurality of openings of the sleeve. |
| US10808733B2 |
Open center to open center load sense conversion valve and hydraulic systems therewith
An open center (OC)-open center load sense (OCLS) conversion valve and hydraulic circuits therewith configured to control flow from a hydraulic pump to multiple hydraulic functions. The conversion valve includes cartridge, load sense, pump, first function supply, first function return, and downstream ports. When an OC cartridge is inserted in the cartridge port, regardless of load sense, the pump and first function supply ports are connected and the first function return and downstream ports are connected. When an OCLS cartridge is inserted in the cartridge port and load sense is detected, the pump and first function supply ports are connected and the first function return and downstream ports are connected. When an OCLS cartridge is inserted in the cartridge port and load sense is not detected, the pump, first function return and downstream ports are connected. |
| US10808732B2 |
System to pump fluid and control thereof
A fluid system includes a variable-speed and/or a variable-torque pump to pump a fluid, at least one proportional control valve assembly, an actuator that is operated by the fluid to control a load, and a controller that establishes a speed and/or torque of the pump and a position of the at least one proportional control valve assembly. The pump includes at least one fluid driver that provides fluid to the actuator, which can be, e.g., a fluid-actuated cylinder, a fluid-driven motor or another type of fluid-driven actuator that controls a load. Each fluid driver includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly. The fluid displacement assembly can be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from the inlet port to the outlet port of the pump. |
| US10808729B2 |
Apparatus and method for operating an oscillation blade device and a system comprising the apparatus
A power source is configured to apply a first alternating electric excitation signal to an oscillation blade device at a first excitation frequency causing a blade of the oscillation blade device to oscillate at a first oscillation frequency. A current detector is configured to measure amplitude values of the current supplied by the power source to the oscillation blade device. A processor is configured to assess a plurality of successive peak values of the measured amplitudes, determine a second oscillation frequency for the blade if variation in the successive peak values is detected and send a command to the power source to apply a second alternating electric excitation signal to the oscillation blade device at a second excitation frequency which matches the determined second oscillation frequency. |
| US10808718B2 |
Fan blade composite segments
A fan blade includes a blade body, a composite segment and a cover. The blade body extends from a blade root to an opposed blade tip along a longitudinal axis. The blade body defines a leading edge and a trailing edge. A first airfoil surface extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge. A pocket is defined between the leading edge, the trailing edge, the blade root and the blade tip. The pocket has a bottom surface that opposes the first airfoil surface across the blade body. The composite segment is disposed in the pocket. The cover is mounted to the composite segment and to the blade body to form a second airfoil surface opposed to the first airfoil surface. |
| US10808716B2 |
Enthalpy exchanger
Disclosed is an enthalpy exchanger for changing the enthalpy of a throughflow medium to cool process water coming from an industrial process by passing air, including: an air inlet; an enthalpy exchanger panel guiding medium so the medium exchanges enthalpy with airflows let through by the air inlet; an air throughflow space connecting to the enthalpy exchanger panel so air can only flow into the air throughflow space via the air inlets and the enthalpy exchanger panels; a fan connecting to the air throughflow space and which draws in and blows out air via the air inlet, the enthalpy exchanger panel and the air throughflow space; and a rotation-symmetrical airflow-guiding element extends both into the air throughflow space and outside the enthalpy exchanger; the airflows in the air throughflow space converge at any position and are substantially free of vortices, turbulences and areas without suction. |
| US10808713B2 |
Bearing support for a vacuum pump
This is invention relates to a bearing support for a vacuum pump and, in particular, to a polymer bearing support for a vacuum pump. The invention further encompasses vacuum pumps comprising polymer bearing supports, and methods of manufacturing bearing supports. |
| US10808711B2 |
Compressor and the compressor controlling method
The present invention provides a compressor that includes: one or more impellers that axially suck and centrifugally compress a refrigerant; a rotary shaft that is connected with the impeller and a motor for rotating the impeller; a plurality of magnetic bearings that supports the rotary shaft in the air so that the rotary shaft can rotate; a gap sensor that senses the distance from the rotary shaft; and a controller that determines abnormal wire connection of the magnetic bearings on the basis of information from the gap sensor. The controller can sense movement of the rotary shaft through the gap sensor while controlling the amount of current supplied to any one of the magnetic bearings and can determine whether there is abnormal wire connection on the basis of the information. |
| US10808708B2 |
Cup-cover fan and water cup thereof
A cup-cover includes a base, a fan blade assembly positioned on an upper portion of the base, a PCB and a power supply respectively connected to the fan blade assembly and received in the base. The base includes a cap portion formed on a bottom thereof to cover a rim of a cup. The fan blade assembly includes a fan housing and an impeller installed in the fan housing. The fan housing is rotatably connected with the base by a connecting member to achieve opening and closing between the fan housing and an upper surface of the base via the fan housing foldably rotating along the connecting member to adjust wind direction of the cup-cover fan. |
| US10808707B2 |
Pump for immersion within a fluid reservoir
A pump is provided for immersion in a fluid reservoir, such as a pit or lagoon containing liquid manure, from a position at an edge of the reservoir. The pump may be adapted for connection to a farm vehicle, such as a tractor, positioned at the edge of the reservoir. The pump comprises an extensible body, fluid conduit and drive means in order that a length of the pump may be varied in order to accommodate a variety of reservoir fluid heights. In addition, the pump may be pivotable relative to at least a portion of a frame in order that the entrance angle may be adjusted. The pump may comprise a housing with an inlet and an outlet, the outlet in fluid communication with the fluid conduit. An impeller within the housing may direct fluid from the inlet to the outlet in the housing. |
| US10808702B2 |
Method for controlling a gas supply to a vacuum pump
A method for regulating the temperature at an outlet channel of a compressor or a vacuum element, including providing a pressure regulating valve on a influence channel, the influence channel being in direct fluid communication with the compressor or vacuum element, the valve regulating the pressure within the compressor or vacuum element by adjusting the volume of fluid flowing between a process channel and the compressor or vacuum element relative to the difference between the pressure value within the compressor or vacuum element and a set pressure value, and includes starting the compressor or vacuum element and starting a pre-purge cycle by connecting the inlet channel to a supply of a purge gas for a preselected time interval; connecting the influence channel to a process channel; and disconnecting the inlet channel from the process channel, for maintaining a set temperature within the vacuum element for a selected time interval. |
| US10808700B2 |
Method and device for controlling the oil temperature of an oil-injected compressor installation or vacuum pump using a flow distributor
A device for controlling the oil temperature of an oil-injected compressor installation with a compressor element that is provided with a gas inlet and an outlet for compressed gas that is connected to an oil separator that is connected by an injection pipe to the compressor element. A cooler is affixed in a part of the injection pipe that can be bypassed by means of a bypass pipe. The device is also provided with an extra pipe that is intended to be connected in parallel with the bypass pipe and the cooler, and in which an energy recovery system can be connected. Additionally, the device is provided with a flow distributor through the cooler, the bypass pipe and the extra pipe, and a controller for controlling these temperature control devices at the outlet of the compressor element. |
| US10808697B2 |
Pump assembly having integrated controller and motor with internal active cooling
A pump assembly and a method for cooling the same are disclosed. The pump assembly includes a pump, a controller, and a driven electric motor. The pump and the electric motor are on opposing axial sides of the controller. The assembly also has a heat conductive plate positioned between the pump and the controller that conducts heat from the controller. A transfer passage is provided for receiving pressurized fluid output from the pump and to direct the fluid along and in contact with the heat conductive plate to conduct heat therefrom into the pressurized fluid. An outlet passage communicates with the assembly outlet to discharge the pressurized fluid. |
| US10808696B2 |
Gear pump or gear motor with shaft connecting member
A gear pump or motor includes a main pump or motor connected to a drive source, and an auxiliary pump or motor. The main pump or motor includes helical main drive and driven gears, and a main drive shaft. A main connection part is formed at a leading end surface of the main drive shaft. The auxiliary pump or motor includes an auxiliary drive shaft extending toward the main drive shaft, an auxiliary connection part formed at a leading end face of the auxiliary drive shaft. A connecting member connects the main and auxiliary connection parts, and is in contact with an outer edge portion of the leading end face of the main drive shaft. A space opposes a receiving surface of the connecting member. The receiving surface opposes the auxiliary pump or motor. High-pressure operating fluid is supplied to the space. |
| US10808695B2 |
Reduction of cavitation in fuel pumps
A fluid gear pump gear arranged to rotate about a first axis includes a concentrically disposed first hub portion and a plurality of first teeth radially projecting and circumferentially spaced about the first hub portion, the first hub portion and the first teeth being formed of a ceramic material. The gear also includes a first shaft on which the first hub portion is carried. |
| US10808694B2 |
Systems and devices for pumping and controlling high temperature fluids
The disclosed technology includes pumps, pipes, valves, seals, and systems for pumping and controlling high temperature fluids, such as liquid tin, at temperatures of between 1000-3000° C. The systems and device may be partially or entirely constructed using brittle materials, such as ceramics, that are capable of withstanding extreme heat without significantly degrading, and may be secured using components made of refractory metals, such as tungsten. The systems and devices may utilize static and dynamic seals made from brittle materials, such as graphite, to enable the high temperature operation of such pumps, pipes, valves, and systems without leakage. |
| US10808692B2 |
Systems and methods for fluid end monitoring
A system for monitoring a fluid end of a high pressure pump. The system is configured to receive, with a fluid end data logger attached to the fluid end, fluid end data from a plurality of sensors associated with the fluid end, and a fluid end identifier associated with the fluid end; tag, with an electronic processor in the fluid end data logger, the fluid end data with the fluid end identifier; store, with a memory coupled to the electronic processor, the tagged fluid end data; send, with a transceiver in the fluid end data logger, the tagged fluid end data to a power end; and receive, with the transceiver in the fluid end data logger, a power end data from the power end, the power end data including a power end identifier. |
| US10808691B2 |
Air flow control device
The invention relates to an air flow control device for inflatable objects (20) comprising a hermetic air chamber (10) arranged for being connected to an air pump (12); a printed circuit board (22A, 22B) that can be connected to a power source, the printed circuit board (22A, 22B) forming a surface limiting a face of the hermetic air chamber (10) and having at least one hole (26). The device also comprises at least one solenoid valve (14) connected on the printed circuit board (22A, 22B), covering the hole (26), and the solenoid valve comprising: a casing (28); an outer coil (30); a fixed inner metal cylinder (32); a nozzle (18) for connecting the inside of the solenoid valve (14) to the inflatable object (20); a rod (16) having a rubber tip and a spring. |
| US10808682B2 |
Wind turbine system with time distributed transitions
There is presented a wind turbine system, wherein the wind turbine system is comprising a support structure, a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to the support structure wherein each of the plurality of wind turbine modules comprises a rotor, and wherein the wind turbine system further comprises a control system, wherein the control is arranged to execute a wind turbine system transition from a first system operational state of the wind turbine system to a second system operational state of the wind turbine system, and wherein the wind turbine system transition is performed by executing a plurality of wind turbine module transitions from a first module operational state of a wind turbine module to a second module operational state of the wind turbine module wherein the plurality of wind turbine module transitions are distributed in time with respect to each other. |
| US10808681B2 |
Twist correction factor for aerodynamic performance map used in wind turbine control
A method for controlling a wind turbine based on aerodynamic performance maps that account for blade twist includes controlling the wind turbine based on at least one aerodynamic performance map. Further, the method includes determining at least one speed parameter of the wind turbine. Moreover, the method includes determining a blade torsional stiffness factor. Thus, the method further includes determining, via the processor, a twist correction factor for the aerodynamic performance map as a function of the at least one speed parameter and the blade torsional stiffness factor. The method then includes applying the twist correction factor to the at least one aerodynamic performance map to obtain an adjusted aerodynamic performance map. In addition, the method includes controlling the wind turbine based on the adjusted aerodynamic performance map. |
| US10808677B2 |
Fluid driven vertical axis turbine
A fluid turbine comprises a rotor rotatable in use about an axis transverse to the direction of fluid flow, the rotor having a first part carrying a plurality of arcuate blades that may be arranged selectably in compact straight shapes or in arcuate shapes and a second part journalled in a base structure by two or more bearings. |
| US10808675B2 |
Axial piston machine
An axial piston machine may include a rotor rotatably mounted in a housing. A plurality of cylinders may be arranged in a ring around the rotor. A plurality of pistons may each be arranged within each of the plurality of cylinders and may be constructed and arranged to selectively translate within the plurality of cylinders. A plurality of inlet openings may be defined in a cylinder head and at least one outlet opening may be defined in the housing. The plurality of cylinders may be in operative communication with the plurality of inlet openings and the at least one outlet opening. An inlet channel may be defined in the cylinder head and may extend to each of the plurality of inlet openings. An outlet channel may be defined in the housing and may be in operative communication with the at least one outlet opening. A bypass channel may be defined in the housing and may extend from the cylinder head into one of the outlet channel or a swashplate space. A bypass valve may be connected to the cylinder head or may be integrated with the cylinder head. The bypass valve may be constructed and arranged to selectively apportion a working medium to the inlet channel and the bypass channel based on a switching position of the bypass valve. |
| US10808663B2 |
End cap
To obtain an end cap that enables a brazing material ring to be appropriately placed and brazing to be reliably performed when inserting and placing an insertion part of the end cap in an end part of a rail body and securing the end cap by brazing it with the brazing material ring and, also, that is unlikely to result in a broken rail body when internal pressure is applied. An end cap to be inserted into and placed inside an end part of a rail body 2 and secured to an inner circumference of the rail body 2 by brazing, wherein an outer circumference of an insertion part 3 for insertion into the rail body 2 comprises an engagement groove 10 that is composed of a pair of side surfaces 11, 12 and a bottom surface 13 and that is capable of engagement with a brazing material ring 15. |
| US10808662B2 |
Fuel injection device
An inner side wall surface of a gap forming member, which is opposed to a flange outer wall surface of a flange of a needle, is slidable relative to the flange outer wall surface. Also, an outer side wall surface of the gap forming member, which is opposed to a stationary core inner wall surface of a stationary core, is slidable relative to the stationary core inner wall surface. The flange outer wall surface and the outer side wall surface are curved to project in a radially outer direction of a housing in a cross section thereof taken along an imaginary plane, which includes an axis of the housing. |
| US10808661B2 |
Fuel injection device
A fuel injection device includes a valve mechanism and a drive unit. The valve mechanism includes a first control valve body driven by a drive unit to open and close an outflow opening portion, a hydraulically actuated valve body for opening and closing an inflow opening portion by a pressure difference, and a second control valve body driven by the drive unit through the first control valve body. When a first drive energy is input to the drive unit, the second control valve body maintains a seated state on the hydraulically actuated valve body. When the second drive energy is input to the drive unit, the second control valve body is unseated from the hydraulically actuated valve body. According to the seating and unseating of the second control valve body, a flow channel area of a communication passage for communicating an upper control chamber portion with a lower control chamber portion is switched to another. |
| US10808658B2 |
Connection state determination device for breather pipe
Provided is a connection state determination device. The connection state determination device for the breather pipe determines the connection state of a breather pipe in an internal combustion engine having a supercharger, and the breather pipe is connected between an engine body including a crank case and an intake passage on the upstream side of a compressor of the supercharger, and communicates the crank case and the intake passage. The connection state determination device includes a pipe internal pressure sensor that detects the pressure inside the breather pipe, a pulsation waveform obtaining part for obtaining pulsation due to the variation of pressure inside the breather pipe as a pulsation waveform based on the detected pressure, and a connection state determination part that determines the connection state of the breather pipe based on the pulsation waveform. |
| US10808654B2 |
Intake system for an internal combustion engine
An intake system for an internal combustion engine includes a suction duct with a lateral bulge, an exhaust gas recirculation duct with a port into the suction duct, and a crankcase breather duct which extends into the lateral bulge in the suction duct. |
| US10808653B2 |
Aircharger air intake system and method
An apparatus and a method are provided for an aircharger air intake system for filtering and conducting an airstream to an air intake of an engine. The aircharger air intake system includes an air filter comprising a filter medium configured to entrap particulates flowing within the airstream. An air box comprising one or more sidewalls and a mount wall is configured to support the air filter within an engine bay. The air box is configured to be mounted, or fastened, onto the engine. An intake tube is coupled with the air filter and configured to conduct the airstream to the air intake of the engine. The intake tube is configured to be coupled with an air temperature sensor or a mass air sensor of the engine. An adapter is configured to couple the intake tube with the air intake. |
| US10808652B2 |
EGR apparatus and dump truck including the same
An EGR apparatus configured to circulate exhaust gas discharged from an exhaust manifold of an engine to an intake manifold of the engine includes: an EGR cooler disposed at a downstream side of the exhaust manifold and configured to cool the exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust manifold; a pair of EGR valves disposed at an upstream side from the intake manifold and configured to adjust an amount of the exhaust gas to be supplied to the intake manifold; and an exhaust gas connector that establishes communication between the EGR cooler and the exhaust manifold, in which the exhaust gas connector includes a cooling water path to which cooling water for cooling the exhaust gas flowing inside the exhaust gas connector is supplied. |
| US10808651B2 |
Engine system
An engine system includes an engine with a combustion chamber, an intake line in which external air flows, and an exhaust line in which exhaust gas flows. A compressor is disposed in the intake line and rotated with a turbine to compress external air. A first recirculation line is branched off from the exhaust line and merged into the intake line. An EGR cooler cools exhaust gas flowing through the first recirculation line. A second recirculation line is branched off from the first recirculation line. A bypass line is branched off from the first recirculation line between an electric supercharger and the EGR cooler. A three-way valve is disposed where the bypass and first recirculation lines join. An intake valve is disposed in the intake line between where the first recirculation line and intake valve join and where the bypass line and intake valve join. |
| US10808648B2 |
Variable area fan nozzle for gas turbine engine
A nacelle assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a core nacelle defined at least partially about a core engine, a fan nacelle mounted at least partially around the core nacelle to define a fan bypass flow path, and a variable area fan nozzle in communication with the fan bypass flow path. The variable area fan nozzle has a first fan nacelle section and a second fan nacelle section downstream of the first fan nacelle section. The first fan nacelle section and the second fan nacelle section are axially movable relative to one another to define an auxiliary port to vary a fan nozzle exit area and adjust fan bypass airflow. The auxiliary port is defined between the first fan nacelle section and the second fan nacelle section. The first fan nacelle section comprises a first acoustic system which provides an acoustic impedance configured to attenuate a noise characterized by a leading edge of the second fan nacelle section. The first acoustic system is defined at least in part within a trailing edge region of the first fan nacelle section. A method of reducing a total effective perceived noise level of a gas turbine engine with a variable area fan nozzle is also disclosed. |
| US10808639B2 |
Techniques for measuring fuel injector flow irregularity without removal from vehicle
Diagnostic systems and methods for a fuel system of an engine of a vehicle utilize a fuel rail pressure sensor, an engine speed sensor, an exhaust oxygen (O2) sensor, and a controller configured to perform a diagnostic routine for the fuel system during which fuel injectors of the fuel system do not need to be removed from the engine. The diagnostic routine comprises operating the engine at a set of predetermined operating points and detecting one or more malfunctions of one or more of the fuel injectors based on measured fuel rail pressure, measured engine speed, and measured O2 concentration at each of the set of predetermined operating points. Any fuel injector malfunctions detected during the diagnostic routine could be output to a diagnostic device operated by a human technician, e.g., in a single diagnostic report. |
| US10808635B2 |
Engine controls including direct targeting of in-cylinder [O2]
Unique engine controls and apparatuses, methods and systems relating to the same are disclosed. One embodiment is method which utilizes an in-cylinder [O2] mass fraction model to generate exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) fraction references for both transient and steady state operating conditions. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. |
| US10808633B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine with cylinders generating driving power and a turbocharger having a turbine in an exhaust line, and a compressor which rotates with the turbine and compresses intake gas. An electric supercharger is disposed in the intake line upstream from the compressor, a catalytic converter is disposed in the exhaust line downstream from the turbine. A post processing bypass line connects the exhaust line at a downstream portion of the catalytic converter and the intake line at a downstream portion of the electric supercharger. A low pressure EGR device includes a low pressure EGR line branching off from the exhaust line and merging into the intake line and a low pressure EGR cooler disposed therein. A high pressure EGR device includes a high pressure EGR line branching off from an exhaust system and merging into an intake system, and a high pressure EGR cooler disposed therein. |