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US10877593B2	Display device In a liquid crystal display device, a second substrate includes a detection electrode of a touch panel, pixels include pixel electrodes and counter electrodes, the counter electrodes are divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are provided in common to the pixels on a plurality of display lines being side by side, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel as well, the liquid crystal display device includes a semiconductor chip configured to supply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the divided blocks, the semiconductor chip includes a first terminal group formed on a side of a display area side configured by the plurality of pixels.
US10877592B2	Display control device, display control method, and display control system A display control device according to one embodiment includes a processor. The processor receives image information indicating a first image appearing on a display from an information terminal, controls a first display device and a second display device based on the image information to display the first image on a first touch screen and a second touch screen, receives first coordinate information indicating a contact position on the first image from the first display device when a touch operation that brings a finger or an object into contact is performed in a range in which the first image is displayed in the first touch screen, overlays and displays a second image at a position corresponding to the first coordinate information on the first image displayed on the second touch screen when the first coordinate information is received, and transmits the received first coordinate information to the information terminal.
US10877590B2	Contact sensitive device, display apparatus including the same and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a contact sensitive device, a display apparatus including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The contact sensitive device includes an electroactive layer formed of an electroactive polymer having a plurality of nano pores and an electrode disposed on at least one surface of the electroactive layer. The electroactive layer has a β-phase structure and improved piezoelectricity without performing a stretching process or a polling process.
US10877589B2	Touch control device and method for controlling the touch control device A touch control device includes a button including a metal complex and having an electrode groove formed therein, a signal deliverer arranged in the electrode groove and including a conductive material, and a substrate having a receiver formed thereon for receiving a signal from the signal deliverer.
US10877588B2	Electronic apparatus comprising force sensor and method for controlling electronic apparatus thereof An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a housing including a first plate facing a first direction and a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, a display exposed through the first plate, a first force sensor disposed inside the housing and disposed under the display, a second force sensor physically spaced apart from the first force sensor and adjacent to the second plate, a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the display, the first force sensor, and the second force sensor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and positioned inside the housing.
US10877585B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel, a touch sensing member which is disposed on the display panel and comprises a touch sensing area and a vibration area disposed around the touch sensing area and generating vibrations in response to a first audio signal, and a window which is disposed on the touch sensing member and outputs sound in response to the vibrations generated in the vibration area.
US10877581B2	Detecting touch input force Detecting a touch input force is disclosed. A signal to be used to propagate a propagating signal through a propagating medium with a surface is sent. The propagating signal that has been disturbed by a touch input with an amount of force on the surface is received. The received signal is processed to determine an identifier associated with the amount of force.
US10877580B2	Active stylus An active stylus includes a signal processing section. The signal processing section during operation in a first mode, while supplying a downlink signal DS1, obtained by modulating a pulse train signal with a pen pressure level P, to an electrode, determines whether it is necessary to switch to a second mode. The signal processing section during operation in the second mode, while supplying a downlink signal DS2, obtained by modulating a sine wave signal with the pen pressure level P, to the electrode, determines whether it is necessary to switch to the first mode. The signal processing section switches to operation in the second mode when determining that such is necessary, and switches to operation in the first mode when determining that such is necessary. The active stylus may be used with two position detection devices, one supporting only the first method and the other supporting only the second method.
US10877579B2	Configurable ambidextrous input device In certain embodiments, an input device includes a chassis and a depressible actuator disposed on the chassis that, when depressed, generates and sends a control signal to a processor, where the actuator is coupleable to a removable button cover that provides user-access to activate the actuator, and a removable blank cover to prevent user access to activate the actuator. The button cover and blank cover can be separate from the chassis and may directly attach to the actuator. The input device can further include a second depressible actuator disposed on the chassis that, when depressed, generates and sends a second control signal to the processor, where the second actuator is coupleable to the button cover and the blank cover.
US10877575B2	Change of active user of a stylus pen with a multi user-interactive display In a multi-user, collaborative environment, an operating system state change can occur by passing a stylus pen from one user to another. Upon detecting a change of the active user, a state machine transition can result in a change in a user experience. In one example, a change in the user experience includes a change in user interface (UI) functionality. Some examples include changing color of the digital ink being displayed, changing a handwriting pattern, and automatically switching a view displayed on the user interface. The switched view can be switching from a single-user model to a multi-user model. In another example, a state machine transition can result in establishing connections between devices (e.g., phones or laptops) associated with the users that used the pen.
US10877572B1	Sidewall switches for electronic devices Mechanical micro-switches, such as the power button, and the volume up and down buttons, in the sidewalls of a smart device's frame remain the weak points in terms of reliability. To overcome this shortcoming a transducer, such as a piezoelectric transducer is placed against the sidewall, and at least one micro-slit is configured in the sidewall forming a flap deflectable into the frame. The micro-slits and the flap enable a displacement in a portion of the sidewall in an otherwise very stiff frame that is large enough to be detected by the transducer when a force is applied by the user and a displacement large enough to be sensed by the user, but not too large so as to risk damage of the transducer or other electronic components inside the frame.
US10877571B2	Device driver-level approach for utilizing a single set of interface input devices for multiple computing devices A method for switching interface device input between computing devices can begin with connecting a primary computing device to a secondary computing device using a physical connector cable using the appropriate communications port of each computing device. An interface input control program can be configured to establish a unique interface trigger that defines a user-selected series of inputs that switches the primary computing device between a first input state and a second input state. Input from the interface input devices of the primary computing device can be interpreted by a device driver. In the first input state, the input can be directed to the operating system of the primary computing device. In the second input state, the input can be redirected to the secondary computing device via the physical connector cable, which can be recognized as having originated from local interface input devices.
US10877570B1	Electronic devices having keys with coherent fiber bundles An electronic device may have a reconfigurable keyboard. The keyboard may be formed from an array of keys coupled to a housing. Each key may have a movable key member and an associated key display. Control circuitry in the keyboard may direct the key displays to display dynamically adjustable key labels for the keys. Each key movable key member may be formed from a fiber optic plate. The fiber optic plate may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle with opposing first and second surfaces. The first surface may be adjacent to the key display and may receive key label images from the key display. The second surface may face outwardly towards a user and may receive key press input from the fingers of a user while presenting key label images for viewing.
US10877569B2	Touch device and operating method thereof The disclosure provides a touch device and an operating method thereof. The touch device includes a touch panel, a positioning structure, and a detecting module. The touch panel bears a detachable keyboard module. The positioning structure fixes the detachable keyboard module on the touch panel, wherein the detachable keyboard module fixed on the touch panel partially covers the touch panel. The detecting module detects the detachable keyboard module fixed on the touch panel.
US10877567B2	Eyeglasses-type wearable device and method using the same An eyeglasses-type wearable device of an embodiment can handle various data inputs. The device includes right and left eye frames corresponding to positions of right and left eyes and nose pads corresponding to a position of a nose. Eye motion detection electrodes (sightline detection sensor electrodes) are provided with the nose pads to detect the eye motion of a user. Transmitter/receiver electrodes (capacitance sensor electrodes) of a gesture detector are provided with a part of the right and left eye frames to detect a gesture of the user. Various data inputs are achieved by a combination of input A corresponding to a gesture of the user detected by the gesture detector and input B corresponding to the eye motion of the user detected by the eye motion detector.
US10877566B2	Method for the interactive presentation of content on an outer face of a transportation vehicle A method for the interactive presentation of content on an exterior surface of a transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle has a capture device and a display device. The capture device detects when a person approaches the transportation vehicle; switches the display device from an inactive state to an active state when an approach is detected; recognizes gestures of the person; and alters the presented content of the display device based on the gestures of the person.
US10877562B2	Motion detection system, motion detection method and computer-readable recording medium thereof A motion detection system, a motion detection method and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The motion detection system includes one or more haptic feedback devices and a motion sensor. The haptic feedback devices are equipped with one or more haptic feedback elements. The haptic feedback elements are configured to perform a haptic feedback. The haptic feedback elements are triggered to perform a haptic feedback according to a haptic feedback command. A detection value from the motion sensor is modified in response to the haptic feedback elements being triggered by the haptic feedback command. Accordingly, the precision for positioning the haptic feedback devices can be improved.
US10877558B1	Wearable gesture input device using electric impedance measurement A hand tracking system includes a wearable device configured to be worn on a user's wrist. The wearable device includes one or more transmitters, at least one receiver, and a controller. The transmitters generate an electric field that is altered by movement of a hand, fingers, and/or wrist of the user. The wearable device may also include one or more microphones that are configured to detect taps and so forth by one or more fingers of the hand. In some embodiments, the microphones are positioned such that they detect the taping my monitoring acoustic waves propagating through the tissue of the hand. The controller uses information captured by the receivers and/or the microphones and a model (e.g., machine learning model) to recognize a hand gesture.
US10877557B2	IMU-based glove This disclosure relates to a VR glove capable of measuring the movement of individual finger and thumb bones. The VR glove can include a plurality of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to track the movement of one or more finger and/or hand sections. The IMUs can include one or more motion sensors, such as a gyroscope and an accelerometer, for measuring the orientation, position, and velocity of objects (e.g., finger bones) that the IMU can be attached. An IMU can be located proximate to a finger (or thumb) bone and can measure the inertial motion of the corresponding bone. In some examples, the VR glove may include magnetometers to determine the direction of the geo-magnetic field. The VR glove can also include one or more other electronic components, such as a plurality of electrodes for sensing the heading, enabling capacitive touch, and/or contact sensing between finger tips.
US10877551B2	System and method of managing information handling systems In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may determine that a number of operational power supply units is below a first threshold; may determine a first amount of power consumed by multiple information handling systems (IHSs); may determine that the first amount of power meets a second threshold; may initiate a first transfer of data from at least one volatile memory medium of a first information handling system (IHS) of the multiple IHSs to at least one non-volatile memory medium of the first IHS; may determine a second amount of power consumed by the multiple IHSs; and may determine that the second amount of power meets a third threshold; and may initiate a second transfer of data from at least one volatile memory medium of a second IHS of the multiple IHSs to at least one non-volatile memory medium of the IHS.
US10877550B2	Storage system comprising a communications port for charging an electronic device A storage system including a storage device comprising a media configured to store data, wherein the storage device is configured to be in a first operating mode or a second operating mode comprising a reduced power mode relative to the first operating mode, a communications port configured to connect to an electronic device, the communications port comprising one or more data lines configured to communicate data to the electronic device and to configure power supplied to the electronic device, and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers are configured to control an operation of the storage device, communicate data to the electronic device using the one or more data lines when the storage device is in the first operating mode, and configure power supplied to the electronic device using the one or more data lines when the storage device is in the second operating mode.
US10877546B2	Automatic away mode for smart devices A processor may detect a transaction made using a point of sale system. The processor may determine that the transaction indicates a smart device is not in use. The processor may send a command causing the smart device to operate in an away mode.
US10877542B2	Power management system and method implementing interconnect controls The present disclosure provides a system and a method for power management of accelerators using interconnect configuration. The method comprises receiving a power management command comprising a power budget and a designated accelerator, identifying a port associated with the designated accelerator from a plurality of ports of an interconnect, determining a target data transmission parameter for the designated accelerator according to the power budget, and controlling a data transmission parameter relative to the target data transmission parameter through the port associated with the designated accelerator. The present disclosure further provides a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions that are executable by one or more processors of an apparatus to perform the method for power management of accelerators using interconnect configuration.
US10877540B2	Content adaptive display power savings systems and methods The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for reducing display image power consumption while maintaining a consistent, objectively measurable, level of image distortion that comports with a display image quality metric. Raw image data is converted to an HSV format. “V” values are extracted from the HSV format raw image data and a histogram generates a plurality of “V” values. HSV format raw image data is provided to at least one layer of a trained CNN to extract a plurality of features. The plurality of “V” values and the plurality of features are provided to an AI circuit to generate a plurality of distortion class value pairs. Each of the distortion class value pairs is weighted based on proximity of display image distortion and the display image quality metric. The distortion class pair providing a display image distortion close to the display image quality metric is applied to the raw image data to generate the display image data.
US10877538B2	Arithmetic unit and control apparatus There is expected a technique capable of determining a power supply state with respect to an arithmetic unit according to a connection status with a power supply unit. The arithmetic unit includes a state management circuit outputting a state signal indicating whether or not supply of power from the power supply circuit is valid. The state management circuit of the arithmetic unit determines a value of the state signal based on a voltage of a second port, a voltage of a first port, and a signal indicating whether or not the power supply unit exists.
US10877532B2	Functional redundancy of communications and data transmission in energy storage system An energy storage system includes: a host; energy storage modules; a plurality of nodes, each implemented at a corresponding one of the energy storage modules and configured to monitor and control that energy storage module; a communications and data transmission medium forming a loop from a first portion of the host and sequentially through the nodes to a second portion of the host; and in each of the nodes, first and second devices configured to perform at least partially redundant communication and data transmission functions using the communications and data transmission medium.
US10877517B2	Assembly for portable electronic device Electronic devices, such as mobile communication devices, may include several enhancements and modification not found on traditional electronic devices. Parts of the electronic device can be welded together to provide structural support and or functional connections between operating components of the electronic device. Within a band, a back plate can support multiple operable components of the electronic device. The band, the welds, and/or the back plate can provide electrical connections between components. Conductive pathways provided by the welds can be provided with adequate strength and durability to reduce and avoid breakage so that sensitive components, such as a compass module, can operate without alterations that would cause interference. The welds can be provided in a sequence that mitigates the effects of heating during the welding process.
US10877516B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a function element, and a coupling assembly. The first body has a first sleeve. The second body has a second sleeve. The function element is disposed on the first body and the second body, and two ends of the function element are respectively disposed through the first sleeve and the second sleeve. The coupling assembly is detachably connected to the function element and disposed on the first sleeve or the second sleeve. Specifically, the first body and the second body are adapted to be opened or closed relatively through the function element and the coupling assembly, and the function element is adapted to be separated from the first sleeve and the second sleeve along an axial direction.
US10877515B2	Display module and display apparatus having the same A display module has a display panel having a long side and a short side and a light guide plate installed adjacent to at least one of the long side and the short side, to guide a light emitted from a light source to the display panel. A bottom chassis is disposed behind the light guide plate, and a guide member to guide the movement of the light source module in accordance with the expansion and contraction of the light guide plate. The guide member guides the light source module to move along one of the long side and the short side on which the light source module is installed.
US10877513B2	Device and method for transmitting data between two physical interfaces The invention is a device and a method for transmitting data between two physical interfaces which in motion in relation to one another along a trajectory. The device has a data transmission unit disposed between the physical interfaces, and a local oscillator is assigned to the physical interfaces to inject a local system time prevailing at the location of one of the physical interfaces. The local oscillator has at least one of the physical interfaces for receiving and generating at least one clock signal which is transmitted to the data transmitter and the local oscillator at least at the other physical interface. The other physical interface has a receiver for the at least one clock signal transmittable via the data transmission unit and a synchronizer of the local system times based on the received clock signal; and a buffer memory.
US10877511B2	Drift detection in timing signal forwarded from memory controller to memory device A memory system in which a timing drift that would occur in distribution of a first timing signal for data transport in a memory device is determined by measuring the actual phase delays occurring in a second timing signal that has a frequency lower than that of the first timing signal and is distributed in one or more circuits mimicking the drift characteristics of at least a portion of distribution of the first timing signal. The actual phase delays are determined in the memory device and provided to a memory controller so that the phases of the timing signals used for data transport may be adjusted based on the determined timing drift.
US10877507B2	Installation structure of pedal stroke sensor An installation structure of a pedal stroke sensor of an integrated dynamic brake (IDB) system is disclosed. The IDB system includes a hydraulic block, a hydraulic pressure generator, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The hydraulic block includes not only a master cylinder connected to a brake pedal but also a plurality of passages and valves needed to adjust a brake hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic pressure generator includes a motor that is connected to the hydraulic block and operates by an output signal of a detection sensor for sensing displacement of the brake pedal, thereby generating brake hydraulic pressure. The ECU controls the motor and the valves based on pressure information and pedal displacement information. The installation structure of the pedal stroke sensor includes a magnet installed in a piston that slidably moves within the master cylinder by interacting with the brake pedal. The detection sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a movement direction of the piston in a manner that the first and second sensors detect a magnetic flux density of the magnet in response to movement of the piston.
US10877505B2	Bandgap reference circuit, control circuit, and associated control method A bandgap reference circuit includes a current generating circuit, a switch circuit and a control circuit. The current generating circuit is triggered by a trigger signal, generated when the bandgap reference circuit starts up, to mirror a base current to generate a first current and a second current. The current generating circuit is arranged to output the first current when triggered by the triggered signal. The switch circuit is controlled by a switch control signal to be selectively coupled between the current generating circuit and a terminal coupled to a regulator. The switch circuit is arranged to, when coupled between the current generating circuit and the terminal, allow the current generating circuit to output the second current to the terminal and accordingly provide a bandgap voltage. When the first current reduces to a predetermined level, the control circuit activates generation of the switch control signal to control the switch circuit.
US10877503B2	Attenuating common mode noise current in current mirror circuits At least some embodiments are directed to a system comprising a capacitor coupled to a voltage supply rail and configured to carry a capacitor current that comprises first and second parts. The capacitor current is an alternating current (AC). A first current mirror component may couple to the capacitor and to the voltage supply rail and is configured to carry the first part of the capacitor current. A second current mirror component couples to the voltage supply rail and is configured to carry the second part of the capacitor current. The second part of the capacitor current is proportionally related to the first part of the capacitor current. A circuit couples to the second current mirror component. The capacitor and the first and second current mirror components are configured to attenuate a common mode noise current flowing to the circuit.
US10877496B2	Pressure regulating valve with multi-faced piston and fluid boost chamber A pressure regulator includes a piston assembly having a primary piston, secondary piston, and valve seat positioned inside an internal chamber divided into a primary chamber and a secondary chamber, such that the primary piston and valve seat are positioned inside the primary chamber and the secondary piston is positioned inside the secondary chamber, where the piston assembly moves longitudinally along the axis of the internal chamber in response to the pressures exerted on the primary piston and valve seat by a working liquid flowing into the primary chamber, and where a supplemental fluid is selectively introduced into the secondary chamber to exert a force on the secondary piston to modify the longitudinal movement of the piston assembly and thereby regulate flow of the working fluid through the primary chamber.
US10877494B2	Depressurizing a branch pipe A method for depressurizing a pipe includes forming, by an ejector assembly, a seal between a first pipe and a second pipe fluidically coupled to the tee pipe fitting. The first pipe flows a first fluid at a first pressure, and the second pipe flows a second fluid at a second pressure lower than the first pressure. The ejector assembly includes a nozzle converging along a flow direction of the first fluid flowing in the first pipe, and a mixing chamber at an outlet of the nozzle, the mixing chamber comprising an outlet is in fluid communication with the second pipe. The method also includes flowing the first fluid from the first pipe into the ejector assembly through the nozzle so that the pressure of the first fluid decreases to a third pressure lower than the second pressure to draw the second fluid into the mixing chamber.
US10877492B2	Flow path forming structure, flow rate measuring device and flow rate control device In a flow path forming structure, axial runout of a shaft relative to a central axis generated when the shaft is inserted into the flow path is suppressed. This structure includes a flow path along which a fluid passes, and a shaft body that is inserted into the flow path. An upstream side of the shaft body and an inner circumferential surface of the flow path have a plurality of contact positions at different phases, and a downstream side of the shaft body and an inner circumferential surface of the flow path have a plurality of contact positions at different phases. The fluid flows through gaps between the shaft body and the inner circumferential surface. The contact positions on one of the upstream and downstream sides are at different phases from all of the contact positions on the other one of the upstream and downstream sides.
US10877491B2	Pressure compensated Venturi dispensing system Systems, methods, and software program products for dispensing chemical solutions. A controller receives a signal from a pressure sensor indicative of a pressure of a diluent. The controller determines an expected flow rate of the diluent through an eductor based at least in part on the pressure of the diluent. The controller may further determine an expected concentration of a chemical product in the solution dispensed from a discharge port of the eductor. Based on the expected flow rated and concentration of the chemical product, the controller determines a duration of a dispense stage of a dispensing operation required to dispense a predetermined dose of the chemical product. The controller then causes the diluent to flow through the eductor for the determined duration of the dispense stage. A check valve on the output of the eductor prevents dissimilar chemicals from mixing and reduces a response time of the eductor.
US10877489B2	Imaging seeker for a spin-stabilized projectile Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining a course-correction signal for a spin-stabilized projectile based on a time sequence of images of a scene aligned with and obtained by a forward-looking imager coupled to the projectile. As the projectile rotates, the aligned scenes captured in the images obtained by the forward-looking imager are rotated. The rotation angle of each of the captured scenes corresponds to the spin angle of the projectile at the time of image exposure. Objects in the captured scenes will circle about a rotation center of the time-sequence images. The distances from a rotation center to the objects in the captured scenes, as well as the rotation angles of the captured scenes can be used to generate a course-correction signal so that the projectile can be guided to a target selected from the objects in the captured scene.
US10877487B2	Pitch and thrust control for compound aircraft A control circuitry includes a propulsor trim prediction circuitry configured to generate a predicted propulsor collective blade pitch trim value for a target state of an aircraft based on an aircraft velocity and a pitch attitude deviation from a reference. The control circuitry further includes an output circuitry configured to output a propulsor collective blade pitch angle command based on the predicted propulsor collective blade pitch trim value. The propulsor collective blade pitch angle command is configured to cause an adjustment in a blade pitch angle of a propulsor of the aircraft. Additionally or alternatively, the control circuitry includes a pitch attitude trim prediction circuitry configured to generate a predicted pitch attitude trim value. The output circuitry is configured to output an aircraft pitch attitude trim command, configured to cause an adjustment in a pitch angle of the aircraft, based on the predicted pitch attitude trim value.
US10877486B2	Operation system for working machine An operating system for a working machine includes drones having GNSS receivers, and working machines having take-off and landing ports and is configured so that positional information on the working machines is acquired by the GNSS receivers of the drones to be placed on the take-off and landing ports.
US10877484B2	Using laser sensor for floor type detection A robotic cleaning device and a method for operating the robotic cleaning device to detect a structure of a surface over which the robotic cleaning device moves. The method includes illuminating the surface with structured vertical light, capturing an image of the surface, detecting at least one luminous section in the captured image, and determining, from an appearance of the at least one luminous section, the structure of the surface.
US10877478B2	Motion-characteristic based object classification for automated vehicle An object-classification system for an automated vehicle includes an object-detector and a controller. The object-detector may be a camera, radar, lidar or any combination thereof. The object-detector detects an object proximate to a host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the object-detector. The controller is configured to determine a density of the object based on a motion-characteristic of the object caused by air-movement proximate to the object, and operate the host-vehicle to avoid striking the object with the host-vehicle when the density of the object is classified as dense.
US10877477B1	Drone-enabled substance collection system An unmanned aerial vehicle is configured to fly along a flight path and collect a substance at a specified geographic location. For example, the unmanned aerial vehicle may include a rail mount to which various attachments can be coupled. One such attachment may be a rail attachment coupled to a support that carries a canister. The canister may include a lid that allows substances to enter the canister, but that prevents substances from exiting the canister. The unmanned aerial vehicle can fly to the specified geographic location, descend or otherwise cause the canister to descend, and maintain a position for a period of time to allow a substance to enter the canister. The unmanned aerial vehicle can then return to the point of origin.
US10877476B2	Autonomous vehicle simulation system for analyzing motion planners An autonomous vehicle simulation system for analyzing motion planners is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving map data corresponding to a real world driving environment; obtaining perception data and configuration instructions and data including pre-defined parameters and executables defining a specific driving behavior for each of a plurality of simulated dynamic vehicles; generating simulated perception data for each of the plurality of simulated dynamic vehicles based on the map data, the perception data, and the configuration instructions and data; receiving vehicle control messages from an autonomous vehicle control system; and simulating the operation and behavior of a real world autonomous vehicle based on the vehicle control messages received from the autonomous vehicle control system.
US10877475B2	Robot device and method of controlling movement of robot device The robot device includes a spatial information recording unit where first spatial information about an area in which the movement of a robot device to be self-propelled with respect to a structure is supposed and which is associated with the structure is recorded, a spatial information acquisition section that is mounted on the robot device and acquires second spatial information about a peripheral area of the robot device with the movement of the robot device, and a spatial information updating unit that updates the first spatial information recorded in the spatial information recording unit with the second spatial information acquired by the spatial information acquisition section. The first spatial information recorded in the spatial information recording unit is used in a case in which the robot device is moved with respect to the structure.
US10877473B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for differential policy enforcement for roadways A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enforcing a differential policy for autonomous vehicles along a road. In the context of a method, the may include: determining location information of a vehicle including a road segment and a direction of travel; identifying capabilities of sensors of the vehicle; determining an autonomous or semi-autonomous policy for the road segment specific to the vehicle in response to identifying the capabilities of the sensors of the vehicle; providing a first set of instructions for autonomous control in response to the capabilities of the sensors of the vehicle satisfying a first level of capability; and providing a second set of instructions for autonomous control in response to the capabilities of the sensors of the vehicle satisfying a second level of capability.
US10877468B2	Self-monitoring manufacturing system A Self-monitoring manufacturing system adapted to produce at least one object. The system includes at least a first processing facility adapted to perform a respective first processing step with the object, and a production control unit, wherein the production data comprises nominal pre-processing object data. A production monitoring unit for checking a pre-processing object state of the object is arranged, such unit being adapted to obtain actual property data of the object in-line of the production in-advance of applying the first processing step, to generate deviation data by comparing the actual property data with the production data for the first processing step, and to provide the deviation data for performing the first production step with the first processing facility in deviation-adjusted manner.
US10877464B2	Discovery of relationships in a scalable industrial analytics platform A scalable industrial data ingestion and analysis architecture integrates and collects data from multiple diverse sources at one or more industrial facilities. Data sources can include plant-level industrial devices and higher-level business systems. The data can be integrated and collected from multiple sources at an on-premise edge or gateway device, which sends the data to event queues on the cloud platform. The data queues orchestrate and store the data on cloud storage, and an analytics layer performs business analytics or other types of analysis on the stored data to produce various outcomes. Similar analytic platforms can also be implemented at the device level, and analytic functions can be scaled between the device level and higher levels in accordance with the scope of a given analytic function.
US10877463B2	Systems, methods, and devices for toolpath virtualization and optimization Methods, systems, and devices for determining an optimized toolpath in a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system, wherein the optimized toolpath comprises a toolpath associated with a part of a workpiece and wherein the optimized toolpath is configured for a computer numerical control (CNC) machine.
US10877460B2	Security check instrument motion control system A security check instrument motion control system includes an FPGA control chip that receives motion instructions, comprising angle, direction, speed and the like, from an upper computer via an upper computer communication module, realizes quick control to a rotation motion module, and controls a motion state of the rotation motion module according to real-time motion information of the rotation motion module detected by a positioning detection module. The motion state includes a motion stop state and a normal rotation state. The FPGA control chip detects the working state of each module in the security check instrument motion control system in real time, and once the security check instrument motion control system has a fault, each module can be subjected to debugging, repairing and maintenance respectively. If the positioning detection module detects that the rotation motion module is abnormal, the FPGA control chip controls the rotation motion module to stop moving.
US10877457B2	Method for providing a travel profile, control device, machine, and computer program A control device, a machine (tool) having the control device, a method for providing a travel profile and a computer program for providing the travel profile, wherein a reference line is generated, e.g., from a CAD drawing, to provide a travel profile for a tool, where approximation curves are created from the reference line using wavelet base functions, transformation curves are formed from the approximation curves via difference generation, and these are each adapted to a desired accuracy of the processing mode via modification, where modification curves are created via the modification of the transformation curves, where the travel profile is the sum of the modification curves, and where drive elements of the machine tool are controlled based on the travel profile such that the travel profile can be optimized via the selection of wavelet base functions, based on a processing mode, e.g. rough milling, fine milling, laser cutting.
US10877456B2	Numerical control apparatus and machining method A numerical control apparatus includes: a thread-whirling motor controller controlling, based on a thread lead representing a movement amount of a thread whirling tool per rotation of a workpiece, a reference differential speed representing a difference between a predetermined reference rotational speed of the thread whirling tool and a rotational speed of the workpiece, the number of tool blades of the thread whirling tool, and a workpiece spindle speed representing the rotational speed of the workpiece, a first motor moving the thread whirling tool, a second motor rotating the thread whirling tool, and a third motor rotating the workpiece. The thread-whirling motor controller controls: the first motor based on the thread lead and the reference differential speed; the second motor based on the thread lead, the reference differential speed, the number of tool blades, and the workpiece spindle speed; and the third motor based on the workpiece spindle speed.
US10877454B2	Communication method, central control device and individual control device The present invention is applied to a distributed control system in which a plurality of control devices (a central control device, an individual control device, and the like) are connected via a network. For example, the central control device executes a start-up deadline determination processing for setting a start-up deadline in consideration of the performance of a device to be controlled, and communication processing for transmitting a packet including identification information of a command and information of the start-up deadline to the individual control device. For example, when receiving the packet transmitted from the central control device, the individual control device controls execution of the command on the device to be controlled on the basis of the start-up deadline included in the packet.
US10877453B2	Systems and methods for monitoring a power-generation module assembly after a power-generation module shutdown event Embodiments are directed to providing a user interface (UI) that streamlines and simplifies the process of monitoring critical power-generation module (PGM) parameters after a PGM assembly is shutdown. The UI displays, in real-time, indicators corresponding to one or more post-shutdown PGM parameters. The UI provides indications of whether the post-shutdown PGM parameters meet post-shutdown criteria of the PGM assembly. When a post-shutdown PGM parameter does not meet the post-shutdown criteria, a user alert is provided to the user. A protocol may additionally be provided to the user. In some embodiments, the protocol may enable the user to return the PGM assembly to a condition that satisfies the post-shutdown criteria. The protocol may be a safety protocol and/or an asset protection protocol.
US10877451B2	Control device The present disclosure provides a configuration of a control device that is capable of controlling the execution timing, etc. of multiple application programs when the multiple programs are executed in parallel in addition to a sequence program in a single control device. In the control device, when a first application program includes a first special command and a second application program includes a second special command, a command calculation part outputs a control command according to commands described after the first special command in the first application program and a control command according to commands described after the second special command in the second application program on the basis of a common timing.
US10877449B2	Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things A method for data collection, processing, and utilization of signals with a platform monitoring at least a first element in a first machine in an industrial environment includes obtaining, automatically with a computing environment, at least a first sensor signal and a second sensor signal with a local data collection system that monitors at least the first machine and connecting a first input of a switch of the local data collection system to a first sensor and a second input of the switch to a second sensor in the local data collection system, switching between a condition in which a first output of the switch alternates between delivery of at least the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from a second output of the switch.
US10877446B2	Switching between workpiece processing operating modes of a processing machine Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for switching between different operating modes on a processing machine. The operating modes are different from one another in respect of operator intervention requirements of an operator of the processing machine, One of the methods includes switching from a first operating mode to a second operating mode, looking up stored operating settings specific to the second operating mode and related to one or more potential operator interventions, changing operation of the processing machine in accordance of the stored operating settings specific to the second operating mode, and providing feedback to the operator of the machine, indicating whether a switch to the second operating mode is complete or whether at least one of the potential operator interventions is required.
US10877442B2	Machine learning device, control device, and machine learning method Provided is a machine learning device configured to perform machine learning related to optimization of a compensation value of a compensation generation unit with respect to a servo control device configured to control a servo motor configured to drive an axis of a machine tool, a robot, or an industrial machine, and that includes at least one feedback loop, a compensation generation unit configured to generate a compensation value to be applied to the feedback loop, and an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormal operation of the servo motor, wherein, during a machine learning operation, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality, the compensation from the compensation generation unit is stopped and the machine learning device continues optimization of the compensation value generated by the compensation generation unit.
US10877435B2	Exhaust device having a plurality of intake ports and image forming apparatus including the same An image forming apparatus includes an exhaust unit. The exhaust unit includes a first duct. The first duct includes a plurality of communication ports, and an exhaust fan for discharging air of the first duct to an outside. The plurality of communication ports are each formed such that distances to the exhaust fan are different from each other. Further, the first duct includes an inflow port which is formed on an upstream of flow of air from the communication port formed on the most upstream side of the flow of the air among the plurality of communication ports, and to which the auxiliary air is supplied from a first exhaust fan provided in the outside.
US10877434B2	Cartridge, rotary unit, and image forming apparatus A cartridge includes a coupling member, a transmitted member, and a rotary member. The transmitted member includes an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the coupling member, and a protruded portion integrally formed with an inner wall of the accommodating portion and protruding from the inner wall toward an inside of the accommodating portion. The coupling member includes a free end portion having a rotational force receiving portion that receives a rotational force, a connected portion connected to the transmitted member in such a manner that at least a part of the connected portion can be accommodated in the accommodating portion, and a recessed portion provided at the connected portion so that the protruded portion can enter. An inclination angle of a rotation axis of the coupling member relative to a rotation axis of the transmitted member is variable.
US10877430B2	Tracking removable components using sectors In one example, an electromechanical device includes a removable component comprising an electronic identification tag. The apparatus also includes a plurality of tag readers disposed at a plurality of sectors in the apparatus to detect the electronic identification tag and signal strengths associated with the detected electronic identification tag, and send the signal strengths to a tracking system.
US10877427B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image carrier, a developing device, a toner container, a container cover, a driver, a lock mechanism and a lock restricting portion. The lock mechanism is switched to a locking state for locking the container cover in a closed state and an unlocking state for causing the container cover to transition from the closed state to the open state. The lock restricting portion obstructs a state change of the lock mechanism from the unlocking state to the locking state if the container cover is not attached to the apparatus body.
US10877426B2	Binary ink development unit support stand An example stand for the support of a Binary Ink Development unit has first and second spaced supports upstanding from a base portion to securely receive a Binary Ink Development unit and also to securely receive a component of a Binary Ink Development unit.
US10877423B2	Image forming apparatus that replenishes toner to developing device via hopper, and method of controlling same A screw is rotated to replenish toner from a hopper to a developing device. Rotation of the screw, toner stored in the hopper, and a toner density in the developing device are detected. Whether or not to replenish toner from the hopper to the developing device is controlled based on a detection result of rotation of the screw. The number of rotations of the screw during a predetermined time period is acquired. The predetermined time period corresponds to a time period during which the replenishment processing is being executed and over which a state in which toner in the hopper is detected is changed to a state in which toner in the hopper is not detected. An abnormality of the hopper is detected if the number of rotations in the predetermined time period is larger than a predetermined number.
US10877417B2	Detecting apparatus and image forming apparatus A detecting apparatus includes: a light emitting element which emits light toward a detection material; a light receiving element which receives reflected light from the detection material; and an apparatus main body having an opening/closing member which opens and closes an opening through which light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected light from the detection material pass through, the apparatus main body being capable of moving between a first position where the apparatus main body comes into contact with the detection material and a second position where the apparatus main body separates from the detection material, and the opening/closing member being configured to open when the apparatus main body moves to the first position and to close when the apparatus main body moves to the second position.
US10877414B2	Image forming apparatus with a fixing device controlled for envelope printing An image forming apparatus including an image forming portion, a fixing device, a pressure switching mechanism, and a controller. The fixing device includes a fixing member, a heating portion, and a pressing member. The pressure switching mechanism is configured to switch pressure between the fixing member and the pressing member. The controller is configured to execute an operation in an image forming mode in which the image is capable of being formed on an envelope. The controller is configured to cause the pressure switching mechanism to switch the pressure to a first pressure when an instruction to form the image on an address side of the envelope is inputted and to cause the pressure switching mechanism to switch the pressure to a second pressure when an instruction to form the image on a non-address side of the envelope is inputted. The second pressure is higher than the first pressure.
US10877413B1	Fixing belt, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A fixing belt includes a polyimide layer. The polyimide layer includes polyimide and an aprotic solvent. The solvent has a boiling point not lower than 230° C. and a solubility parameter not less than 24.5 (J/cm3)1/2 and not greater than 30.7 (J/cm3)1/2. The solvent has a content not less than 0.1 ppm and not greater than 1000 ppm in the polyimide layer.
US10877402B2	Print agent application assemblies In an example, a print agent application assembly includes a print agent transfer roller to receive print agent and transfer a portion of the print agent to a photoconductive surface and a print agent regulator roller to regulate a film thickness of print agent on the print agent transfer roller. The print agent regulator roller may include a nip forming region and a first mounting region. The print agent application assembly may further include a first resilient component which spans a diametrical width of the print agent regulator roller and acts on the print agent regulator roller outside the nip forming region to impart a lateral force to the first mounting region, the lateral force urging the print agent regulator roller towards the print agent transfer roller.
US10877401B2	Feeding screw and developing device A feeding screw for feeding a developer includes a rotation shaft, a first blade portion helically formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft to feed the developer in one direction, a second blade portion helically formed on the outer peripheral surface to feed the developer in the one direction, and a third blade portion helically formed on the outer peripheral surface to feed the developer in the one direction. The first blade portion and the second blade portion overlap with each other with respect to a rotational axis direction of the feeding screw, the second blade portion and the third blade portion do not overlap with each other with respect to the rotational axis direction, and the third blade portion and the first blade portion overlap with each other with respect to the rotational axis direction.
US10877400B1	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a development roller, a housing, a suction device, and a discharging device. The development roller rotates to pass a developer to an image carrier. The housing includes an opening, which allows the development roller to face the image carrier therethrough, and a flow-in path, which is a gap formed to allow air to flow therethrough between the development roller and an edge of the opening downstream in a rotation direction of the development roller. The suction device has a suction path having a distal end serving as a suction port that is open to an outside of the housing, and sucks air through the suction port. The discharging device includes a through-hole, which extends through the housing to connect an inside to an outside of the housing, and a discharge path, which extends from the through-hole to the suction port. The discharge path merges with the suction path.
US10877398B2	Toner cartridge for image forming device including flight with magnetic particles to generate a magnetic field A toner cartridge for an image forming device includes a body for holding toner and a flight. The flight contains magnetic particles and is configured to guide movement of a magnetic field sensor. The magnetic particles generate a magnetic field that the sensor reads. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
US10877393B2	Image forming device An image forming device includes: a developer holder that is rotatably arranged opposing a latent image holder holding an electrostatic latent image, holds developer including carrier and toner charged to a predetermined regular polarity, has a potential of the same polarity as the regular polarity applied thereto, and develops the electrostatic latent image using the toner; an opposite electrode that is arranged opposing the developer holder with a predetermined gap therebetween; and a controller that changes at least one of a potential applied to the opposite electrode and a rotation direction of the opposite electrode in accordance with an area coverage of the electrostatic latent image of the latent image holder.
US10877392B2	Heat transfer printing There is provided a process for heat transfer printing, comprising electrostatically printing a transparent electrostatic ink composition (3) onto a transfer material (2), wherein the transparent electrostatic ink composition comprises a thermoplastic resin; printing an image (4) on the transparent electrostatic ink composition; contacting the image with a target substrate (1) under conditions such that the thermoplastic resin of the transparent electrostatic ink composition is softened or molten, and separating the target substrate and the transfer material, to leave the target substrate having thereon the image and an overlying layer of transparent electrostatic ink composition. Also disclosed is a fabric having thereon an image, the image having an overlying layer of transparent electrostatic ink composition.
US10877391B2	Magnetic carrier, two-component developer, replenishing developer, and image forming method A magnetic carrier including a magnetic carrier particle having a magnetic carrier core and a resin coating layer formed on a surface of the magnetic carrier core, wherein the resin coating layer includes a resin component including a resin A and a resin B, the resin A is a copolymer of monomers including (a) a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group and (b) a specific macromonomer, the resin B is a copolymer of monomers including (c) a styrene-based monomer and (d) a specific (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, and in a molecular weight distribution of a THF soluble component of the resin component contained in the resin coating layer, a peak derived from the resin B is present in a molecular weight range of from 1000 to 9500.
US10877382B2	Method for handling mask and lithography apparatus A method for handling a mask is provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method includes determining whether a particle is present on a contact surface of a mask. The mask is cleaned to remove the particle from the contact surface of the mask if the particle is present on the contact surface. The mask is disposed on a chuck after cleaning the mask, wherein the contact surface of the mask contacts the chuck when the mask is disposed on the chuck. A lithography process is performed using the mask disposed on the chuck.
US10877381B2	Methods of determining corrections for a patterning process A method of determining a correction for a process parameter related to a lithographic process, wherein the lithographic process includes a plurality of runs during each one of which a pattern is applied to one or more substrates. The method of determining includes obtaining pre-exposure metrology data describing a property of a substrate; obtaining post-exposure metrology data comprising one or more measurements of the process parameter having been performed on one or more previously exposed substrates; assigning, based on the pre-exposure metrology data, a group membership status from one or more groups to the substrate; and determining the correction for the process parameter based on the group membership status and the post-exposure metrology data.
US10877379B2	Illumination intensity correction device for specifying an illumination intensity over an illumination field of a lithographic projection exposure apparatus An illumination intensity correction device can specify an illumination intensity over an illumination field of a lithographic projection exposure apparatus. The correction device has a plurality of rod-shaped individual stops arranged next to one another. A displacement drive can displace at least some of the individual stops at least along their respective rod axis. Free ends of the individual stops are individually displaceable using the displacement drive into a specified displacement position to specify an intensity correction of an illumination of the illumination field. The intensity correction acts along a correction dimension transverse with respect to the rod axes.
US10877377B2	Microstructure patterns In one aspect, there is provided a method of creating a microstructure pattern on an exterior surface of an aircraft, boat, automobile or other vehicle is disclosed. A layer of photopolymer (44) is applied to the top coat or substrate (43) by nozzles (45). The photopolymer is selectively irradiated to activate its photoinitiator and the unirradiated polymer is removed. The irradiation can be via a mask (49) which does not come into contact with the polymer, or via a beam splitting arrangement (63, 64) or a diffraction grating (71). The pattern can be formed by either leaving the exposed photopolymer in situ, or using the exposed photopolymer to mask the substrate, etching the substrate, and then removing the exposed photopolymer. In another aspect, there is provided a method 1100 comprising the step 1102 of applying a layer of photocurable material to the exterior surface, the step 1104 of irradiating the photocurable material with radiation including a predetermined irradiation intensity profile, and the step 1106 of removing uncured photocurable material to form the microstructure pattern. The radiation initiates curing of the irradiated photocurable material, causing a curing depth profile across the layer of the photocurable material corresponding to the selected intensity profile.
US10877375B2	Reflection type exposure mask and pattern forming method A reflection type exposure mask includes a substrate, a reflective layer provided on the substrate, and a light absorption layer provided on the surface of the reflective layer. The light absorption layer includes a first absorber and a second absorber. The first absorber extends in a first direction along the surface of the reflective layer. The second absorber extends in a second direction along the surface of the reflective layer, which intersects with the first direction. The thickness of the second absorber in a third direction which is perpendicular to the surface of the reflective layer is thinner than the thickness of the first absorber in the third direction.
US10877372B2	Pattern forming method and semiconductor device manufacturing method A pattern forming method, including an imprinting process is provided. The method includes preparing a substrate having an organic film; forming a surface film, containing at least one of a metal or a semiconductor, in or on the surface of the organic film. The method further includes forming an inorganic film on the surface film; applying an organic mask material onto the inorganic film, and pressing a template having a fine pattern against the organic mask material to form a mask pattern; processing the inorganic film using the mask pattern as a mask; and removing the mask pattern. The organic mask material, when pressed by the template, is cured or solidified by being exposed to an ultraviolet light source. The solidified organic mask includes an overflow portion removable by plasma asking and exposing the surface film underneath.
US10877369B2	Apparatus for removing a pellicle frame from a photomask and the method thereof An apparatus for removing a pellicle frame from a photomask includes a shower head and a gripper. The shower head is configured to provide an air curtain between the pellicle frame and a patterned area of the photomask. The gripper is configured to secure the pellicle frame from a direction against the flow blown from the air curtain. The flow is substantially directed toward a periphery of the photomask. A method of removing a pellicle frame from a photomask includes providing an air curtain between the pellicle frame and a patterned area of the photomask, and generating a temperature difference between the photomask and the pellicle frame. The flow of the air curtain is substantially directed toward a periphery of the photomask. The temperature of the photomask is higher than the temperature of the pellicle frame.
US10877367B2	Adaptive algorithm to generate optical proximity correction lithographic recipe A machine readable storage medium, a method and an apparatus. The method comprises selecting a candidate set of parameters from a plurality of available parameters comprising variables that affect an outcome of a lithography process; performing a set of optimizations wherein each optimization of the set of optimizations is subject to a plurality of objectives and tolerances and a set of constraints, wherein performance of said each optimization comprises: modifying values of at least a portion of the candidate set of parameters to derive a predicted outcome for said each optimization; and determining whether a difference between the predicted outcome and an intended outcome is within an error threshold; and if the difference exceeds the error threshold, perform a subsequent optimization, and otherwise generate an input file including modified values, corresponding to a last one of the set of optimizations, for the at least a portion of the candidate set of parameters.
US10877363B2	Display device and reflective polarizing element A display device includes a light source unit, light guide on which light from the light source unit is incident, liquid crystal panel modulating emitted light, and reflective polarizing element between the light guide and liquid crystal panel. The element includes a reflective metal portion extending in one direction and reflection enhancing portion on an end portion in the metal portion thickness direction. Light is incident on the element from an opposite side from the metal portion with respect to the reflection enhancing portion. The reflection enhancing portion includes a low refractive index film to overlap with the metal portion end portion and a high refractive index film on an opposite side of the low refractive index film from the metal portion. The high refractive index film thickness is set to an appropriate thickness corresponding to the metal portion thickness and width, and the low refractive index film thickness.
US10877357B2	Signal processing apparatus and imaging apparatus A signal processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a positioner and a synthesizer. The positioner generates, on the basis of two pieces of RAW data different in angle of view from each other, positioning data of the two pieces of RAW data. The synthesizer synthesizes the two pieces of RAW data with each other on the basis of the positioning data generated by the positioner.
US10877354B2	Lens attachment for imparting stray light effects A removable camera lens attachment has at least two optical elements, wherein the at least two optical elements are aligned to share an optical axis with a prime lens of the camera. The lens attachment has at least two curved surfaces. The at least two optical elements have a first surface that is conditioned to reflect a first portion of the incident light away from the image plane as reflected stray light and a second surface that is conditioned to reflect a second portion of the reflected stray light back toward the image plane to form a ghost image on an image plane of the prime lens. The lens attachment alters the effective focal length of the prime lens by no more than 15%.
US10877353B2	Continuous autofocus mechanisms for image capturing devices At least certain embodiments described herein provide a continuous autofocus mechanism for an image capturing device. The continuous autofocus mechanism can perform an autofocus scan for a lens of the image capturing device and obtain focus scores associated with the autofocus scan. The continuous autofocus mechanism can determine an acceptable band of focus scores based on the obtained focus scores. Next, the continuous autofocus mechanism can determine whether a current focus score is within the acceptable band of focus scores. A refocus scan may be performed if the current focus score is outside of the acceptable band of focus scores.
US10877349B2	Fourier-transform interferometer using meta surface A Fourier-transform interferometer includes a phase change plate including a reflective layer configured to reflect a first light that is incident, and a meta surface configured to locally and differently change a phase of the first light that is reflected. The Fourier-transform interferometer further includes a photodetector configured to detect a second light, and a transflective mirror and a mirror configured to transmit a first part of a third light that is incident, to the phase change plate, transmit a remaining part of the third light, to the photodetector, and transmit the first light of which the phase is locally and differently changed, to the photodetector. The photodetector is further configured to detect an interference pattern between the remaining part of the third light and the first light of which the phase is locally and differently changed.
US10877342B2	Display device Provided is a display device in which variation in white balance is suppressed even if wiring lines are arranged in pixels. The display device includes: gate lines; source lines 15S; drive elements connected to the gate lines and the source lines 15S; pixel electrodes connected to the drive elements; and color filters provided corresponding to the pixel electrodes. The pixel electrodes are provided in one-to-one correspondence with subpixels, and a plurality of subpixels 18R, 18G, and 18B constitute one pixel. The display device further includes wiring lines L provided in a pixel region so as to extend along either the gate lines or the source lines. At least some of the wiring lines L are arranged in pixel aperture regions of the subpixels 18. The arrangement pitch P1 of the wiring lines L is larger than the pixel pitch (3×Sa).
US10877339B2	TFT substrate and liquid crystal display panel A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate and a liquid crystal display panel are provided. The TFT substrate includes: a first substrate; a data line disposed on the first substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the first substrate and the data line; a first common electrode disposed on the first insulating layer and above the data line to cover the data line; a second insulating layer disposed on the first common electrode and the first insulating layer; and a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating layer.
US10877338B2	Display device To suppress a variation in characteristics of a transistor due to a released gas from an organic insulating film so that reliability of a display device is increased. The display device includes a transistor, an organic insulating film which is provided over the transistor in order to reduce unevenness due to the transistor, and a capacitor over the organic insulating film. An entire surface of the organic insulating film is not covered with components (a transparent conductive layer and an inorganic insulating film) of the capacitor, and a released gas from the organic insulating film can be released to the outside from exposed part of an upper surface of the organic insulating film.
US10877329B2	Semiconductor device and display device An object of the present invention is to decrease the resistance of a power supply line, to suppress a voltage drop in the power supply line, and to prevent defective display. A connection terminal portion includes a plurality of connection terminals. The plurality of connection terminals is provided with a plurality of connection pads which is part of the connection terminal. The plurality of connection pads includes a first connection pad and a second connection pad having a line width different from that of the first connection pad. Pitches between the plurality of connection pads are equal to each other.
US10877327B2	Pixel structure A pixel structure including an active device, a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The first electrode includes a main portion, first branch portions, a first auxiliary portion and a second auxiliary portion. The second electrode includes second branch portions and a peripheral portion. The main portion extends in a first direction. The first branch portions and the second branch portions cross with the main portion and are arranged alternately in the first direction. Each first branch portion has a first end and a second end located on two opposite sides of the main portion respectively. The first auxiliary portion is connected to the first ends of the first branch portions. The second auxiliary portion is connected to the second ends of the first branch portions. The first auxiliary portion and the second auxiliary portion of the first electrode overlap the peripheral portion of the second electrode.
US10877322B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device including a first signal line positioned between a first and second pixel area, a common electrode, a first and second switching element, a first and second pixel electrode, wherein the first pixel electrode includes a first connector, the second pixel electrode includes a second connector and a second projection, the common electrode includes an opening, the first and second connector are arranged with the first signal line interposed therebetween, the second projection is disposed in the first direction between the first signal line and the second connector, and a first gap is different from a second gap.
US10877317B1	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are provided. A light reflection layer is disposed at a backlight side of a through-hole region. And the light reflection layer is disposed at an inner side of an iron frame. After a reflection surface (i.e., a first light-reflecting region) receiving light from a backlight source, the light is reflected to the backlight side of the through-hole to brighten the backlight side. The first light-reflecting region enables a relatively dark area of the backlight side to obtain stronger reflection light, and enables a relatively bright area of the backlight side to obtain weaker reflection light, so that a brightness is uniformly distributed after the backlight side being brightened, thereby achieving a brightening effect.
US10877315B2	Backlight and display device provided with same A liquid crystal driving frequency detection unit that determines a liquid crystal driving frequency based on a vertical synchronization signal is provided in an LED drive circuit. In addition, a look-up table that holds a correspondence relationship between the liquid crystal driving frequency and the lighting frequency of the LEDs is provided in a control unit in the LED drive circuit. The correspondence relationship is held in the look-up table such that, for example, when the liquid crystal driving frequency becomes one-nth of that before change, the lighting frequency of the LEDs becomes n times of that before change. The LED drive circuit determines the lighting frequency of the LEDs by referring to the look-up table when the liquid crystal driving frequency changes.
US10877310B2	Transparent display apparatus A transparent display apparatus is provided. The transparent display apparatus may include a display panel realizing an image. The image realized by the display panel may display on an image formed by light passing through the display panel. In the transparent display apparatus, the moving path of light emitted from the display panel may longer than the moving path of light passing through the display panel, so that the quality and the viewing angle of the image realized by the display panel may be improved.
US10877308B2	Display device A display device includes a backlight unit, a liquid crystal panel installed on the upper portion of the backlight unit, and a camera hole that passes through the backlight unit and the liquid crystal panel. A camera is inserted into the camera hole, and a cover glass is attached to the liquid crystal panel, the cover glass covering the camera hole. A light-leakage prevention means is provided on the cover glass to prevent light leakage into the camera hole. The camera hole passes through the backlight unit and the liquid crystal panel in a hole-in-display type, and prevents light leakage into the camera hole and improves the appearance quality while increasing the resolution of the camera.
US10877305B2	Display apparatus Provided is a display apparatus including a light source configured to emit light; a light guide plate configured to diffuse and emit light emitted from the light source; and a local dimming portion configured to pass or scatter light emitted from the light guide plate. The local dimming portion may include an electro-optical material and a plurality of grains having refractive index that changes based on an electric field.
US10877294B2	Contact lens comprising non-coaxial lenslets for preventing and/or slowing myopia progression Contact lenses incorporating an array of non-coaxial lenslets with add power that create non-coaxial myopic defocus within the optic zone of the lens may be utilized to prevent and/or slow myopia progression. The positive, non-coaxial lenslets cover about twenty to eighty percent of the central pupil area to deliver positive foci of light in front of the retina to slow the rate of myopia progression.
US10877290B2	Optical member driving mechanism An optical member driving mechanism is provided, including a movable module, a first driving module, and a position detecting module. The movable module includes an optical member holder and a housing. The first driving module includes a first electromagnetic driving assembly disposed on the optical member holder and a second electromagnetic driving assembly disposed on the housing. The first driving module can drive the optical member holder to move relative to the housing. The position detecting module includes a magnetic member and a position detector. The magnetic member is disposed on the optical member holder. The position detector can detect the position of the optical member holder relative to the housing according to a variation in magnetic field direction.
US10877287B2	Universal linear components Universal linear components are provided. In general, a P input and Q output wave combiner is connected to a Q input and R output wave mode synthesizer via Q amplitude and/or phase modulators. The wave combiner and wave mode synthesizer are both linear, reciprocal and lossless. The wave combiner and wave mode synthesizer can be implemented using waveguide technology. This device can provide any desired linear transformation of spatial modes between its inputs and its outputs. This capability can be generalized to any linear transformation by using representation converters to convert other quantities to spatial mode patterns. The wave combiner and wave mode synthesizer are also useful separately, and can enable applications including self-adjusting mode coupling, optimal multi-mode communication, and add-drop capability in a multi-mode system. Control of the wave combiner and wave mode synthesizer can be implemented with single-variable optimizations.
US10877282B1	Head up display system for underwater face plate A head up display system includes first and second optical waveguides. A bracket holds the optical waveguides in a spaced-apart fixed relationship to one another such that their optical axes are separated by a distance of 63.5-65 millimeters. The optical waveguides are angularly disposed with respect to one another to produce a binocular image whose focal plane is located out at a distance of 2-4 meters. The bracket also specifically positions the optical waveguides adjacent to a transparent face plate of a dive helmet or dive mask.
US10877280B1	Waveguide display with holographic Bragg grating A near-eye display includes a light source assembly, a first waveguide, an output waveguide, and a controller. The light source assembly emits image light including light within a first band and a second band. The first waveguide receives the image light, expands the received image light in at least one dimension, and outputs an image light. The output waveguide includes an output area and a plurality of input areas. Each input area receives the image light from the first waveguide. The output waveguide includes a holographic Bragg grating and the output waveguide expands the image light at least along two dimensions to form an expanded image light, and outputs the expanded image light toward an eyebox. The controller controls the scanning of the light source assembly and the first waveguide.
US10877279B2	Electro-optical apparatus and electronic device There is provided an electro-optical apparatus including an element substrate that includes a display region in which a plurality of pixels, which are light-emitting elements, are arranged in a matrix form. The light-emitting element has a structure in which a reflective electrode, a protective layer, an optical path adjustment layer, a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode are laminated on an insulation layer. The reflective electrode is disposed by being split in each pixel, and a gap is formed between each reflective electrode that is disposed by being split in each pixel. The protective layer covers the surface of the reflective electrode on which the gap is formed, and includes an embedded insulation film which is embedded in the gap.
US10877276B1	Pixel design for calibration compensation An electronic display provides pulse-width modulation (PWM), data loading, and calibration. The electronic display includes: a light emitting diode (LED); a driving transistor including a source connected to a first terminal of the LED; a first transistor including a source connected to a second terminal of the LED and a gate connected to a scan driver; a storage capacitor having a first node connected to a gate of the driving transistor, and a second node connected to a drain of the first transistor; a second transistor configured to selectively couple the first node of the storage capacitor to a data driver; and a third transistor configured to selectively couple the second node of the storage capacitor to a calibration driver so that the storage capacitor provides a gate voltage corresponding to a sum of the data voltage and the calibration voltage to the gate of the driving transistor.
US10877273B2	Optical window system and see-through type display apparatus including the same An optical window system includes: a path conversion member configured to change a path of light of a first image from a first direction to a second direction, the path conversion member being translucent to light incident in the second direction; and a focusing member configured to focus the light of the first image in the second direction. Moreover, the path conversion member is configured to occupy a space according to an angle, defined by a first length of the path conversion member in the first direction and a second length of the path conversion member in the second direction, satisfying a predetermined condition, thereby reducing a system thickness and providing a wide field of view.
US10877264B2	Adaptive and context-aware micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) mirror control A system may include a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) mirror and a MEMS driver circuit. The MEMS driver circuit may obtain a plurality of items of monitoring information associated with the MEMS mirror. The plurality of items of monitoring information may include at least one of sensor information received from one or more sensors associated with the MEMS mirror, or operation information received from a controller associated with the system. The MEMS driver circuit may determine a state of the MEMS mirror based on the plurality of items of monitoring information. The MEMS driver circuit may adapt a mirror control parameter, associated with controlling the MEMS mirror, based on the state of the MEMS mirror.
US10877263B2	Mirror device having leaf spring with openings A mirror device includes a frame, a mirror body arranged in the frame and rotatable around a rotation, support beams connected between the mirror body and the frame and a leaf spring providing torsional stiffness with respect to a rotation of the mirror body around the rotational axis. The leaf spring has a maximum thickness that is smaller than a minimum width thereof, where the leaf spring has openings that reduce the thickness thereof or the penetrate the leaf spring in the thickness direction.
US10877261B2	Image pickup apparatus, endoscope, and endoscope control method An image pickup apparatus includes a power supply line, a regulator configured to generate a voltage from a power supply output and output the voltage to a power supply line, a current comparison circuit configured to detect an abnormality of an input current in the regulator, a voltage comparison circuit configured to detect an abnormality of an output voltage in the regulator, a power calculation circuit configured to calculate a power value as a product of the input current and the output voltage, and a power supply line abnormality judgment circuit configured to judge an abnormal state of the power supply line based on the power value, and a power supply control unit configured to control power supply output based on a judgment result of the power supply line abnormality judgment circuit.
US10877248B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system is provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power, a fifth lens with refractive power, and a sixth lens with refractive power. There is at least one lens with positive refractive power among the first lens to the fifth lens. The sixth lens may have negative refractive power. When meeting some certain conditions, the optical image capturing system may have outstanding light-gathering ability and an adjustment ability about the optical path in order to elevate the image quality.
US10877246B2	Optical imaging system There is provided an optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The first lens includes a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The second lens includes a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The third lens includes a concave object-side surface. The fourth lens includes a concave object-side surface. The fifth lens includes a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane.
US10877240B2	Zoom optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing the zoom optical system A zoom optical system comprises, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power; a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power; and a subsequent group (GR) including at least one lens group. Upon zooming, distances between the first lens group (G1) and the second lens group (G2) and between the second lens group (G2) and the subsequent group (GR) change. The subsequent group (GR) comprises a focusing group (Gfc) having negative refractive power for focusing. The first lens group (G1) comprises a 1-1st lens that has positive refractive power and is disposed closest to the object. A following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.20
US10877239B2	Optical element stack assemblies Optical stack assemblies and fabrication techniques thereof. The optical stack assembly includes first and second sub-assemblies, each of which include a substrate and a sub-structure fixed to the respective substrate. Each sub-structures includes a respective first edge feature and a respective second edge feature that project away from the substrate of that sub-structure, each second edge feature being disposed laterally closer to an outer periphery of the respective sub-structure than the first edge feature of the same sub-structure. The first edge feature of the first sub-structure is in direct contact with the first edge feature of the second sub¬structure, while the second edge feature of the first sub-structure and the second edge feature of the second sub-structure are attached to one another by adhesive. At least one of the first or second sub-structures includes an optical element on a same side of the sub-structure as the first and second edge features of that sub-structure. The optical element stack assembly further includes a spacer laterally surrounding, and moulded to, the first and second sub-assemblies.
US10877234B2	Fiber optic multiport having different types of ports for multi-use A fiber optic multiport having a housing with an enclosure defining an interior of the housing is disclosed. A plurality of ports is coupled to the housing, and includes at least one input port and a plurality of output ports. A plurality of fiber optic adapters is positioned in respective ones of the plurality of ports. The fiber optic adapters are configured to receive and connect optical fibers at an interior and an exterior connection side. A plurality of optical fibers is disposed within the interior of the housing. Each of the plurality of optical fibers is routed to at least one of the fiber optic adapters at the interior connection side. Port connection indicia visibly discernible from the exterior of the multiport are indicative of a connection type accessible via the respective one of the plurality of output ports.
US10877229B2	Edge coupling through unetched surface of photonic chip Aspects disclosed herein include providing a photonic chip that includes an unetched side surface formed by a dicing process performed on a semiconductor wafer, and a first edge coupler that is optically exposed at the unetched side surface. The photonic chip is optically aligned with an external light-carrying medium. The first edge coupler is optically coupled with the external light-carrying medium through the unetched side surface.
US10877223B2	End face cleaning gel for hardened multi-fiber optical connectors; and methods Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relates generally to incorporating an index matching gel within a HMFOC such that as the HMFOC is mated, fiber tips protruding from multi-fiber ferrules of the HMFOC pass through the indexing matching gel to remove contaminates therefrom. The present disclosure also relates to a method of removing contaminates from optical fibers upon mating a hardened multi-fiber optical connector (HMFOC) with another HMFOC.
US10877219B1	Periscope optical assembly The present disclosure provides for periscope optical assemblies within interposers that include a bulk material having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; a first optic defined in the bulk material at a first height in the bulk material along an axis extending between the first second sides; a second optic defined in the bulk material at a second height in the bulk material, different than the first height, along the axis; a first waveguide defined in the bulk material, extending from the first side to the first optic; a second waveguide defined in the bulk material, extending from the second optic to the second side; and a third waveguide defined in the bulk material, extending from the first optic to the second optic.
US10877213B2	Optical module An optical module includes a circuit board and a receiver disposed on the circuit board. The circuit board includes a groove disposed in a surface of the circuit board. The groove is recessive along a height direction of the circuit board. The receiver includes an arrayed waveguide grating. The arrayed waveguide grating is configured to receive optical signal from an optical fiber. The arrayed waveguide grating is arranged above the groove and opposite to the groove.
US10877206B2	Display device A display device is capable of substantially reducing or preventing warping or deformation thereof by using a bimetallic effect. The display device includes a backlight unit including at least one light source; a light source circuit board at which the light source is disposed; a first heat dissipation plate configured to receive heat generated from the light source through the light source circuit board, and to discharge the heat; a bottom case configured to accommodate the light source, the light source circuit board, and the first heat dissipation plate; and a second heat dissipation plate configured to resist a deformation force that is applied to the first heat dissipation plate or the bottom case, the second heat dissipation plate has a thermal expansion coefficient different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the first heat dissipation plate.
US10877201B2	Waveguide illumination system An illumination system employing a waveguide that receives and propagates light in response to transmission and total internal reflection. Light deflecting elements distributed along the propagation path incrementally change the out-of-plane angles of light rays and cause decoupling of portions of light from the waveguide at different distances from the light input edge or end. Light may escape from the waveguide into an intermediate layer at low out-of-plane angles and can be further redirected by light extraction features out of the system. In one embodiment, the illumination system is configured to emit collimated light. In one embodiment, the illumination system includes shallow surface relief features. In one embodiment, the light deflecting elements include forward-scattering particles distributed throughout the volume of the waveguide.
US10877200B2	Beam steering method and device A beam steering method and device are provided. The beam steering method includes outputting, from a hologram recording medium on which a plurality of signal light beams having different steering information are recorded, signal light beam having specific steering information, by making reference light having a specific characteristic incident on the hologram recording medium. The method further includes o obtaining information about an object existing in the external environment based on the output signal light.
US10877199B2	Method for manufacturing a polarizer apparatus, polarizer apparatus, and display system having a polarizer apparatus A method for manufacturing a polarizer apparatus is described. The method includes forming a patterned resist structure having lines with a top surface and two or more side surfaces; depositing a conductive material over the patterned resist structure, wherein the conductive material is provided at the top surface and the two or more side surfaces, and wherein a layer structure is formed; and etching the layer structure to remove the conductive material from the top surface of the lines to form conductive lines of the conductive material at the two or more side surfaces.
US10877194B2	Tunable graphene-based infrared reflectance filter having patterned nanoantenna layer and unpatterned graphene layer An actively tunable optical filter can control the amplitude of reflected infrared light. The filter exploits the dependence of the excitation energy of plasmons in a continuous and unpatterned sheet of graphene, on the Fermi-level, which can be controlled by conventional electrostatic gating. An exemplary filter enables simultaneous modification of two distinct spectral bands whose positions are dictated by the device geometry and graphene plasmon dispersion. Within these bands, the reflected amplitude can be varied by over 15% and resonance positions can be shifted by over 90 cm−1. Electromagnetic simulations verify that tuning arises through coupling of incident light to graphene plasmons by a nanoantenna grating structure. Importantly, the tunable range is determined by a combination of graphene properties, device structure, and the surrounding dielectrics, which dictate the plasmon dispersion. Thus, the underlying design is applicable across a broad range of infrared frequencies.
US10877193B2	Polarization independent wideband reflectors and methods for their manufacture Unpolarized broadband reflectors enabled by a serial arrangement of a pair of polarized subwavelength gratings are disclosed. Device illustrations include partially-etched crystalline-silicon films on quartz substrates and amorphous silicon films on glass. The individual reflectors exhibit extremely wide spectral reflection bands in one polarization. By arranging two such reflectors sequentially with orthogonal periodicities, there results an unpolarized spectral band that exceeds those of the individual polarized bands. In the prototypes disclosed, there results zero-order reflectance exceeding 97% under unpolarized light incidence over a 500-nm-wide wavelength band. This wideband represents a ˜44% fractional band in the near infrared spectral band. The elemental polarization-sensitive reflectors based on one-dimensional resonant gratings have simple design, robust performance, and are straightforward to fabricate. Hence, this technology is a promising alternative to traditional multilayer thin-film reflectors especially at longer wavelengths of light where multilayer deposition may be infeasible or impractical.
US10877187B2	Hydrophobic mirror and vehicle using the same The disclosure relates to a hydrophobic mirror. The hydrophobic mirror includes a support; a mirror body set in the support; and a hydrophobic film located on a surface of the mirror body. The hydrophobic film comprises a flexible substrate and a hydrophobic layer. The flexible substrate comprises a flexible base and a patterned first bulge layer located on a surface of the flexible base. The hydrophobic layer located on the surface of the patterned first bulge layer.
US10877180B2	Using lightning data to generate proxy reflectivity data Methods, systems, and computer program products are described herein for generating proxy reflectivity data associated with lightning activity. A computing device receives data associated with lightning activity for one or more geographical areas. The computing device determines the logarithmic scale of the combined in-cloud and cloud-to-ground flash rate (dBR) for one or more grids of lightning activity based on the received data. The computing device generates proxy reflectivity data based on the dBR of the grids, a rate of change of the dBR, and the geographical area of the lightning activity.
US10877175B2	Seismic acquisition geometry full-waveform inversion A method for use in seismic exploration includes: obtaining a diving wave illumination image of a subterranean region from a set of seismic data representative of the subterranean region using a selected acquisition geometry; clipping an inverse of the diving wave illumination image to a range of values; and performing a weighted full-waveform inversion. The weighted full-waveform inversion further includes: weighting a full-waveform inversion gradient with the clipped inverse of the diving wave illumination image; and performing the full-waveform inversion using the weighted gradient.
US10877170B2	Vessel monitoring based on directionally captured ambient sounds The invention allows vessel monitoring based on directionally captured ambient sounds. A remote operation centre for monitoring a vessel comprises a set of speakers and a controller. The controller comprises an input unit configured to receive at least one microphone signal from at least one on-board directional microphone of an array of on-board directional microphones. The controller further comprises a processing unit configured to analyze the received at least one microphone signal and to generate speaker-specific directional output signals based on the analysis. The controller further comprises an output unit configured to send the generated speaker-specific directional output signals to respective one or more speakers of the set of speakers.
US10877165B2	Dosimeter container and dosage measuring body A dosimeter container comprising a housing portion and a shield portion that surrounds the housing portion is provided. The housing portion houses a radiation dosage measuring device for measuring a dosage of predetermined radiation other than neutron radiation. The shield portion is composed of a member made of a material that transmits predetermined radiation and shields neutron radiation. The shield portion is a LiF sintered body, in particular, a 6LiF sintered body. Further, the shield portion includes at least two or more shield portion components (a body portion and a lid portion), in which adjacent members can abutt against each other. The housing portion is same size as or larger than the size of the radiation dosage measuring device; and the housing portion extends over the entirety of the components. The dosimeter container is preferably used as a dosage measuring body having a radiation dosage measuring device stored in the housing portion.
US10877164B2	Radioactivity detection in a target fluid in a fluid communication passageway with a region of scintillator material and a solid-state light-sensor element The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting radioactivity. In particular, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to the detection of radioactivity in a target fluid in a fluid communication passageway using a region of scintillator material (130) to provide light responsive to the presence of radioactive material and at least one silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) (150) for providing an output signal responsive to the light provided by the scintillator material.
US10877159B2	Method and system for satellite signal processing A method of tracking a plurality of signals from a single satellite comprises receiving a first signal transmitted by a satellite; receiving at least a second signal transmitted by the same satellite; applying a pre-filtering process to determine the cumulative in-phase and quadrature components of the first, second signals, and optionally any further signals; and applying a filtering process to the cumulated in-phase and quadrature components of the first and at least second signals to determine a range and range rate of the satellite; wherein the filtering process comprises applying a Kalman filter. The method results in a determination of the range and range rate from a single satellite with improved signal to noise ratio. The range and range rate so determined may be used, with data from other satellites, to produce a navigational position. The method may be used with each such satellite used in producing the navigational position.
US10877157B2	Aircraft distress tracking and interface to search and rescue system An apparatus and method of delivering an alert from an aircraft to a search and rescue system. An alert from an aircraft is received via a communications satellite. The alert comprises identification information identifying the aircraft and position information identifying the position of the aircraft. In response to receiving the alert, an emulated distress radio beacon signal is generated. The emulated distress radio beacon signal comprises the identification information and the position information in a standard format of a signal generated by a distress radio beacon. The emulated distress radio beacon signal is broadcast from a location other than the aircraft as an emulated distress radio beacon transmission that is configured to be received and processed by the search and rescue system.
US10877151B2	Small aperture acoustic velocity sensor A small aperture acoustic velocity sensor and a method for velocity measurement are disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosed technology uses spatially-shifted sub-arrays for projection and/or hydrophone receipt and cross-correlation of successive pulses to improve correlation and reduce bias. The spatial shift can be created physically by selection of groups of elements or virtually by weighting the contributions of fixed sub-arrays. Spatial modulation can be used to form a projected signal and measured spatial phase of slope across the set of sub-arrays allows correction of both long- and short-term errors. The disclosed technology uses spatial and/or temporal interpolation.
US10877147B2	Forward sensing system for vehicle A forward sensing system for a vehicle includes a radar sensor and a forward facing image sensor disposed within a windshield electronics module that is removably installed within the vehicle cabin at an upper region of the vehicle windshield and that is removable therefrom as a self-contained unit for service or replacement. A control is responsive to an output of the radar sensor and responsive to an output of the image sensor. Responsive to the image sensor viewing an object present in the path of forward travel of the vehicle and/or responsive to the radar sensor sensing the object present in the path of forward travel of the vehicle, the control enhances interrogation of an area in front of the vehicle at which the object is present to determine if the object is an object of interest causing a potentially hazardous condition.
US10877143B2	Method and device for geo-referencing aerial image data with the aid of SAR image data A method and device for geo-referencing of supplied aerial image data, which has been recorded by an imaging system and in which a part of the earth's surface is imaged, wherein the geo-referencing of the aerial image data is carried out based on the supplied geo-referenced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image data, in which the same part of the earth's surface is imaged, wherein the method and system include: determination of essentially point-like radar signatures RS in the geo-referenced SAR image data, provision of a position of the sun for recording time of the aerial image data and the part of the earth's surface imaged therein, determination of elongated cast shadows SS produced in a direction of solar radiation in the aerial image data based on the position of the sun at the time of recording, determination in the aerial image data of initial points AP facing the sun of the determined cast shadows SS, determination of spatially corresponding point-like radar signatures RS and the initial points AP of the cast shadows SS, registration of the aerial image data with the SAR image data based on the corresponding radar signatures RS and the initial points AP, and transfer of the geo-referencing of the SAR image data to the aerial image data registered with the SAR image data.
US10877139B2	Radar system of a vehicle and method for detecting an object in standstill situation A radar system includes a controller that receives radar data from a first radar sensor and a second radar sensor mounted to a vehicle. The controller determines, based on fields of view of both the first radar sensor and the second radar sensor, reduced fields of view that overlay a travel path of the vehicle. The reduced fields of view are enabled by reflecting portions of transmitted radar signals away from both the first radar sensor and the second radar sensor, thereby inhibiting detections of objects outside of the travel path of the vehicle. The controller determines whether a stationary object is detected by both the first radar sensor and the second radar sensor in the reduced fields of view while the vehicle is stationary.
US10877138B2	Method for transmitting data representing ultrasonic measurement signals, in particular in a vehicle In the method for transmitting data representing an ultrasonic measurement signal of an ultrasonic measuring device, in particular for a vehicle, from a transmitter to a receiver a digitized analog ultrasonic measurement signal is provided in the transmitter. On the transmitter side the ultrasonic measurement signal is sampled at a multiple of its frequency and divided into individual successive blocks of sampling values. The sampling values of the sampled ultrasonic measurement signal are transformed in blocks into the frequency range. Those frequency portions of the spectrum whose amplitude is smaller than a presettable threshold value, or the frequency portions of the spectrum above an upper frequency limit value and/or below a lower frequency limit value are removed. The amplitude range covered by the remaining frequency spectrum is scaled by a scaling factor for further reduction of the data. The data of each block with the scaling factor assigned to the respective block are transmitted to the receiver. On the receiver side the scaling of the amplitude range of the frequency spectrum of each block is reversed using the respective scaling factor and the frequency spectrum is transformed back into the time range.
US10877137B2	Vehicle sensing system with ultrasonic transducer A method of making a sensing unit for a sensing system of a vehicle includes providing a first housing portion, a second housing portion, and a transducer having a piezo element. The transducer is placed in the first housing portion at the closed transducer end of the first housing portion. A dampening ring is disposed in the first housing portion between the closed transducer end and the first open receiving end of the first housing portion. A compression ring is provided and disposed at least partially into the first open receiving end of the first housing portion with wires electrically connecting the piezo element to the pins of the compression ring in the first housing portion. A PCB is disposed in the second housing portion and electrically connected to terminals of a connector portion of the second housing portion. The first housing portion is attached to the second housing portion.
US10877134B2	LIDAR peak detection using splines for autonomous driving vehicles A two dimensional LIDAR scanning system uses a low sampling rate (250-500 MHz) analog to digital convertor (ADC) to sample an analog signal representing a reflection of a laser beam off of an object scanned by the LIDAR device. A splining method creates a representation of the analog signal using the sample points. The representation of the analog signal is used to detect a peak magnitude of the reflected laser beam and a time at which the peak magnitude occurred relative to the emission of the laser beam. A plurality of laser emitters and associated analog sensor outputs can be multiplexed into a single signal that is sequentially sampled by a single ADC with any sampling rate, at, e.g. 500 mega-samples per second. The plurality of samples of each analog signal are a representation of each analog signal generated from the plurality of samples using a splining method.
US10877129B2	System and method for modeling environmental data The present invention is for a system and method for testing an RF/radar system in a simulated open-air environment. During a test, the RF/radar system-under-test interfaces directly with the simulated open-air environment and operates in real time. For test purposes, an environmental database is provided to mimic the simulated open-air environment using a plurality of digitized impulse functions. A computation engine then cross-correlates the digitized impulse functions of the environmental database in fast time with digitized RF transmissions from the system-under-test to format a digital convolution. The digital convolution is then test-evaluated. For the present invention, the digital convolution is based on the theory of Green's Functions and is influenced by propagation and reflection physics (i.e. Maxwell's Equations) that are pertinent to the simulated open-air environment.
US10877123B2	Field sensor device and method for redundant sensor error reduction A field-sensor device comprises a first field sensor with a first sensor response to a field. The first sensor response is measured in a first orientation to produce a first sensor signal, a second field sensor with a second sensor response to the field the second sensor response measured in a second orientation different from the first orientation to produce a second sensor signal, and a controller for controlling the first and second field sensors to produce respective first and second sensor signals. The controller comprises a control circuit that converts any combination of first and second sensor signals to equivalent first and second comparable sensor signals in a common orientation, calculates an error signal derived from differences between the first and second comparable sensor signals, and adjusts any combination of the first and second sensor responses to reduce the error signal.
US10877121B2	System and method for magnetic resonance fingerprinting with reduced acoustic noise A method for magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) with reduced acoustic noise includes accessing a MRF dictionary using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, acquiring MRF data using the MRI system and a pulse sequence comprising a plurality of arbitrary gradient waveforms for each gradient axis and random repetition times to control acoustic noise, comparing the MRF data to the MRF dictionary to identify at least one parameter of the MRF data and generating a report indicating the at least one parameter of the MRF data.
US10877118B2	System and method for manufacturing magnetic resonance imaging gradient coil assemblies The embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to magnetic resonance imaging systems and, more specifically, to the manufacturing of a gradient coil assembly for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. For example, in one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a gradient coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system includes depositing a first layer comprising a base material onto a surface to form a substrate and depositing a second layer onto the first layer. The second layer may enable bonding between a conductor material and the substrate. The method also includes depositing a third layer onto the second layer using a consolidation process. The consolidation process uses the conductor material to form at least a portion of a gradient coil.
US10877117B2	Gradient amplifier Methods, devices and systems for providing a high-precision and fast changing driving current for a gradient coil to generate a gradient magnetic field to acquire a high-quality image in an MRI device are provided. An example gradient amplifier includes a controller, a power amplifying circuit and a filtering circuit. The controller is configured to output pulse signals. The power amplifying circuit includes a first H bridge circuit and a second H bridge circuit and is configured to perform power conversion on an input power supply according to the pulse signals to output a driving current to a gradient coil. The filtering circuit is configured to filter the driving current output by the power amplifying circuit. A phase difference between the pulse signals output by the controller to drive switching tubes on a same position in the first H bridge circuit and the second H bridge circuit is a particular degree.
US10877114B2	Co-planar RF coil feeding The present invention provides a radio frequency (RF) coil (140) for use in a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system (110), whereby the RF coil (140) comprises a coil PCB (200), multiple conductive elements (202) provided on the coil PCB (200), multiple feeding ports (210) for the excitation of the multiple conductive elements (202), at least one connection port (212), and multiple feeding lines (214) connecting the at least one connection port (212) to the multiple feeding ports (210), whereby the multiple feeding lines (214) are provided as co-planar feeding lines, which are arranged at the coil PCB (200). The present invention further provides a radio frequency (RF) arrangement (142), comprising a RF coil (140) as specified above and a RF shield (124). The present invention also provides a MR imaging system (110) comprising the above RF coil (140) of the above RF arrangement (142).
US10877113B2	Detachable connector and splittable RF coil housings A local magnetic resonance (MR) radio frequency (RF) coil includes a plurality of housing sections that are separable and configured with mating surfaces that meet and engage each other to form an opening which receives a portion of subject anatomy for magnetic resonance imaging, a detachable connector, and a cable. Each housing section includes coil elements enclosed within each housing section which receive MR signals from the received portion of the subject anatomy, and external connectors connected to the coil elements co-located on an outside surface of each housing section and adjacent to the mating surfaces. The detachable connector connects to the external connectors of the housing sections. The cable conveys at least the received MR signals received by the coil elements.
US10877111B2	Systems and methods including multi-mode operation of optically pumped magnetometer(s) A magnetic field measurement system that includes at least one magnetometer; at least one magnetic field generator; a processor coupled to the at least one magnetometer and the at least one magnetic field generator and configured to: measure an ambient background magnetic field using at least one of the at least one magnetometer in a first mode selected from a scalar mode or a vector mode; generate, in response to the measurement of the ambient background magnetic field, a compensation field using the at least one magnetic field generator; and measure a target magnetic field using at least one of the at least one magnetometer in a spin exchange relaxation free (SERF) mode which is different from the first mode.
US10877107B2	Magnetic field sensing device and magnetic field sensing apparatus A magnetic field sensing device including a substrate, a plurality of magnetic flux concentrators and a plurality of magneto-resistive sensors and a plurality of magnetic setting structures is provided. The magnetic flux concentrators, the magneto-resistive sensors and the magnetic setting structures are disposed on the substrate. At least a portion of the magneto resistive sensors is disposed at two opposite sides of each of the magnetic flux concentrators. The orthogonal projection regions of each of the magnetic flux concentrators, at least a portion of the magneto-resistive sensors, and each of the magnetic setting structures on the substrate are respectively a first orthogonal projection region, a second orthogonal projection region, and a third orthogonal projection region. The third orthogonal projection region at least overlaps the first orthogonal projection region and at least a portion of the second orthogonal projection region. Furthermore, a magnetic field sensing apparatus is also provided.
US10877106B2	Conduction inspection jig and inspection method of conduction pin In a jig main body constructing a conduction inspection jig, a pin guard plate is arranged so as to be movable back and forth between the main body bottom portion and the main body guide portion. Before conduction inspection, the tip end of a conduction pin is positioned outside the conduction pin hole. When the pin guard plate moves towards a side of the main body bottom portion with a start of the conduction inspection, only the tip end of the normal conduction pin without bent enters into the conduction pin hole and penetrates, and thereby protrudes from the conduction pin hole. An inspection method of a conduction pin includes an arranging step of arranging the tip end outside the conduction pin hole, a moving step of moving the pin guard plate, and a detecting step of detecting whether or not the tip end enters into the conduction pin hole.
US10877099B2	Method and device for testing battery equalization circuit Disclosed are a device and a method for testing a battery equalization circuit. The device includes: multiple voltage supply modules, each of which being connected to a corresponding equalization module to form multiple test loops, and being configured to supply simulated voltage of the battery cell to a corresponding equalization module; multiple equalization current detection modules, each of which being configured to detect equalization current of each test loop; multiple switch assemblies and multiple leakage current detection modules, each switch assembly being connected in parallel with a corresponding leakage current detection module, and each leakage current detection module being configured to detect leakage current generated by a corresponding equalization module when the leakage current detection module is connected into a corresponding test loop; and a control module, configured to control each switch assembly and each equalization module to detect the equalization current and the leakage current of each test loop.
US10877095B2	Power storage system In a power storage system, a first switch is connected between a first node and a second node. The first node is connected to a positive terminal of a power storage unit, and the second node is connected to a positive terminal of a load. A second switch is connected between a third node and a fourth node. The third node is connected to a negative terminal of the power storage unit, and the fourth node is connected to a negative terminal of the load. A first comparator circuit compares a first voltage based on a voltage between the first and fourth nodes with a first reference voltage. A second comparator circuit compares a second voltage based on a voltage between the second and third nodes with a second reference voltage.
US10877094B2	Command recording arrangement and command recording method Recording of a control command sequence related to multiple devices. Each of the multiple devices may receive user input by a user inter-face, and the received user input may be converted to appropriate control commands. Timestamp information is assigned to each control command, and the control commands of the multiple devices are merged together to a common control command sequence based on the assigned timestamp information.
US10877088B2	In-system structural testing of a system-on-chip (SoC) using a peripheral interface port A method of in-system structural testing of a system-on-chip (SoC) using a peripheral interface port is described. The method including enabling a scan interface controller of the SoC through the peripheral interface port. The method also includes streaming structural test patterns in the SoC through the scan interface controller.
US10877086B2	Holder A holder includes a substrate, at least one first fastener and a pressure block. The substrate includes a top surface, a primary recess recessed from the top surface, at least one first side-recess recessed from the top surface, wherein the first side-recess neighbors and communicates with the primary recess, and a channel recess recessed from the top surface, wherein the channel recess neighbors and communicates with the primary recess, and the first side-recess and the channel recess are positioned at opposite sides of the primary recess. The first fastener is disposed in the first side-recess, wherein the first fastener has a top substantially leveled with the top surface of the substrate. The pressure block is disposed in the channel recess, wherein the pressure block has a top substantially leveled with the top surface of the substrate.
US10877085B2	Inspection jig and inspection device An inspection jig may include: an electrode; a probe, the probe having a rear end portion and a tip portion to contact a bump; and a support member supporting the probe. The probe may include: an outer tubular body that is electrically conductive; and an inner tubular body that is electrically conductive, the inner tubular body being inserted into the outer tubular body. The outer tubular body may include outer spring parts to bias the rear end portion. The inner tubular body may include inner spring parts. The tip portion may be a first end of the inner tubular body, and protrudes from a first end of the outer tubular body. The support member may hold the outer tubular body such that the rear end portion is brought into contact with the electrode by the biasing force of the outer spring parts.
US10877084B2	Nonlinear model transformation solving and optimization method for partial discharge positioning based on multi-ultrasonic sensor A nonlinear model transformation solving and optimization method for partial discharge positioning based on multi-ultrasonic sensor includes the following steps: (1) constructing a spatial rectangular coordinate system in a transformer, and setting a position of each ultrasonic sensor; (2) constructing a positioning model on the basis of an arrival time positioning method to obtain a nonlinear positioning equation set for solving a position of a PD source; (3) eliminating second-order terms in the nonlinear positioning equation set to transform the nonlinear positioning equation set into a linear equation set; (4) obtaining multiple sample initial values of a coordinate of the PD source; (5) screening the multiple sample initial values; (6) performing clustering processing on the multiple effective sample initial values by adopting an improved K-means algorithm; and (7) selecting a class with most cluster elements, and calculating a mean of the elements of the class to finally determine an optimal coordinate of the PD source. According to the present invention, the present problems of selection difficulty, iteration non-convergence, long operation time, sensitivity to an arrival time error and the like of an iteration algorithm adopted when a nonlinear model is solved are effectively solved.
US10877083B2	Wire down detection system and method Some embodiments of the invention include a method and system for metering an electrical grid comprising at least one processor executing instructions from a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of an electrical grid fault detection system. In some embodiments of the system, the instructions cause a processor to calculate a prediction of whether power delivery to at least a portion of the electrical grid is functioning abnormally using voltage sensing devices coupled to at least one feeder, where one or more of the voltage sensing devices are responsive to a determination that the power delivery is functioning abnormally. Further in some embodiments, the determination includes the electrical grid fault detection system receiving at least one signal or voltage reading from the electrical grid based at least in part on a sensed or received voltage level or range of voltage level.
US10877078B2	Voltage determination device A voltage determination device includes: a printed wiring board on which first to third substrate terminals are arranged in substantially one line; first and second voltage determination circuits mounted on the printed wiring board and disposed on a first side of the printed wiring board divided by a line passing through the first to third substrate terminals; a first printed wiring connecting the first substrate terminal and the first voltage determination circuit; a second printed wiring connecting the second substrate terminal and the first voltage determination circuit; a third printed wiring connecting the third substrate terminal and the second voltage determination circuit; and a fourth printed wiring connecting the second substrate terminal and the second voltage determination circuit, in which the first to fourth printed wirings are provided without intersecting each other and without bypassing a second side of the printed wiring board divided by the first arrangement line.
US10877070B2	Probes with fiducial targets, probe systems including the same, and associated methods Probes with fiducial targets, probe systems including the same, and associated methods. The probes include a probe body, a probe beam, a probe tip configured to contact a device under test (DUT), and a fiducial target affixed to the probe beam. The fiducial target is configured to be visible to an optical system to determine a position of the probe tip relative to the DUT. The methods include methods of utilizing and/or manufacturing the probes.
US10877069B2	Inspection jig, substrate inspection device, and method for manufacturing inspection jig This inspection jig is provided with: a plurality of probes (Pr) for bringing leading end portions (Pra) thereof into contact with a plurality of inspection points on a substrate (100); a support member (300) that supports the probes (Pr) in a state wherein the leading end portions (Pra) are disposed to be in contact with the inspection points on the substrate (100) respectively; device-side connecting terminals (36) electrically connected to an inspection device main body (2); a plurality of standard disposition electrodes (332), which are conducted to the device-side connecting terminals (36), and are disposed in previously set standard disposition; and a conversion block (31), which has a first surface (311) and a second surface (312) on sides opposite to each other, and in which first electrodes (E1) are formed on the first surface (311), and in which second electrodes (E2) are formed on the second surface (312).
US10877065B2	Near field scanning probe microscope, probe for scanning probe microscope, and sample observation method A near-field scanning probe includes: a measurement probe that relatively scans a test sample; an excitation light irradiation system; a near-field light generation system that generates near-field light in a region including the measurement probe in response to irradiation with excitation light from the excitation light irradiation system; and a scattered light detection system that detects Rayleigh scattering and Ramen scattered light of the near-field light from the sample, generated between the measurement probe and the sample, and the near-field scanning probe is characterized in that the near-field light generation system includes a cantilever with a chip coated with a noble metal, and a tip of the chip is provided with a thin wire group including a plurality of carbon nanowires with a noble metal provided at ends thereof.
US10877064B2	Evaluation circuit for a capacitive acceleration sensor and device for detecting an acceleration An additional test operating mode for an acceleration detector including two acceleration sensors in a differentiated operating mode. For this purpose, an additional test operating mode is provided, in which the reference voltage for one acceleration sensor is inverted. By comparing the output signals of the acceleration sensors and during the test operating mode, an interference, in particular a contamination of the sensors or influences by parasitic capacitances in the sensor system may be detected.
US10877060B2	Omni-directional anemometer An omni-directional anemometer may include a housing, a cavity, and a plurality of ports in fluid communication with the atmosphere. The ports may include at least one sensor configured to measure air pressure. The robust housing may be formed by additive manufacturing, casting, machining, or molding. The anemometer may include a controller configured to determine wind speed and direction using the air pressure measurement signals from the at least one sensor. The anemometer may include a communication module configured to send and/or receive signals from the at least one sensor and the controller using wired and/or wireless communication. The communication module may send or receive signals to or from a network, a server, a vehicle, a structure, and/or a user interface. The anemometer may include a power supply connected to the at least one sensor, controller and/or communication module.
US10877059B2	Positioning apparatus comprising an inertial sensor and inertial sensor temperature compensation method A positioning apparatus includes: a reference device configured to provide a measured current motion angle of a vehicle; an inertial sensor configured to provide a current input angular rate of the vehicle and associated with at least one inertial sensor behavior parameter dependent on inertial sensor temperature; a temperature sensor configured to provide an input temperature variation of the inertial sensor on a time interval; and a digital estimator configured to recursively computing an estimated current motion angle of the vehicle and at least one previously estimated inertial sensor behavior parameter as function of: the measured current motion angle, a previously estimated motion angle, the current input angular rate, and the input temperature variation.
US10877057B2	Thermal printing on wall of tubular vessel A sample container of patient sample material includes a sample container barcode containing patient-identifying information. The sample container barcode on the sample container is read, and a tubular reaction vessel is provided to a printer module configured to print a barcode directly onto a surface of the tubular reaction vessel. The printer module prints a barcode on the surface of the reaction vessel by a thermal printing method, and the barcode printed onto the reaction vessel is associated with the sample container barcode.
US10877056B2	Loading device for loading a reagent rotor of an analytical instrument with reagent vessels and analytical instrument A loading device for loading a reagent rotor of an analytical instrument with reagent vessels is disclosed. The loading device comprises a tray to receive reagent vessels. The tray moves within a first plane at least between a loading position, at which the tray is loadable with the reagent vessels, and an unloading position, at which the reagent vessels are unloadable from the tray. The loading device also comprises a transporting device for transporting the reagent vessels from the tray to the reagent rotor of the analytical instrument. The tray is formed such that the transporting device is linearly moveable within a second plane from the unloading position of the tray to the reagent rotor and/or from the reagent rotor to the unloading position of the tray. The first plane and the second plane are different from one another. The tray is formed as a circular ring segment.
US10877055B2	Parallel cell processing method and facility The present invention provides improved methods, facilities and systems for parallel processing of biological cellular samples in an efficient and scalable manner. The invention enables parallel processing of biological cellular samples, such as patient samples, in a space and time efficient fashion. The methods, facilities and systems of the invention find particular utility in processing patient samples for use in cell therapy.
US10877054B2	Specimen slide having several barcodes A specimen slide for holding tissue specimens, and a method of loading tissue specimens on the specimen slide are described. The specimen slide can be printed with control and patient information corresponding to respective control and patient tissue specimens mounted on the specimen slide. The control and patient information can be printed at different times. The control information may be printed before loading the control tissue specimen on the specimen slide, and the patient information can be printed after loading the control tissue specimen on the specimen slide. The control and patient information may be encoded in a first barcode and a second barcode, respectively. The barcodes can have different configurations, such as different barcode types or different orientations. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10877049B2	Biomarkers for diagnosis and management of neuro-immunological diseases Biomarkers associated with neuroimmunological disease are described. The disclosed biomarkers are secreted proteins identified in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with neurological disease. The disclosed biomarkers identify patients with intrathecal inflammation, distinguish multiple sclerosis (MS) patients from patients with other types of inflammatory neurological diseases and from subjects without MS, distinguish progressive MS patients from patients with relapsing-remitting MS, identify subjects with non-MS inflammatory neurological diseases, differentiate healthy subjects from patients with any type of neurological disease, and/or identify subjects with increased disability, CNS tissue damage and/or neurodegeneration. Process-specific biomarkers that can be used in place of a brain biopsy to identify immune cell infiltration and/or activation in the CNS are also described. Methods of treating subject with neurological disease, and methods of evaluating the efficacy of particular treatments, based on detection of the disclosed biomarkers are also described.
US10877045B2	Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating endometriosis-related infertility Disclosed are methods of diagnosing and treating endometriosis, and in particular, endometriosis-associated infertility.
US10877044B2	Targeted protein characterization by mass spectrometry The invention provides methods for characterizing a target protein wherein a mass spectrum of digest peptides of the target protein is acquired and compared with measured reference mass spectra of digest peptides of reference proteins or of proteins of reference host cells. The comparison comprises determining similarity scores of the intensity patterns of the mass spectrum and the reference mass spectra. The characterization comprises assigning the target protein to a reference protein having a reference mass spectrum with a similarity score above a predetermined threshold.
US10877040B1	Imaging mass spectrometry and uses thereof The present invention is directed to a mass spectrometry approach to identifying non-Spitzoid melanoma, and distinguishing non-Spitzoid nevi from non-Spitzoid malignant melanoma.
US10877037B2	Fungal toxins and methods related to the same Presented herein, in certain aspects, are compositions that comprise novel toxin proteins, the nucleic acids that encode them, and/or portions thereof, which toxins are expressed by fungi of the Mucorales order and are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of Mucormycosis. Also presented herein, in certain aspects, are methods of detecting the presence or absence of novel fungal toxins and/or the nucleic acids that encode them in a sample, which methods can be used to identify the presence of Mucorales in a subject. Methods and/or compositions presented herein can be used to prevent and/or treat a Mucorales infection.
US10877034B2	Means and methods for determining risk of type-1 diabetes by serum protein biomarkers The present invention relates to methods for predicting a risk of a subject for Type 1 diabetes (T1D) on the basis of expression levels of protein markers in a sample obtained from the subject. The present invention also relates to in vitro kits for use in said methods.
US10877028B2	Microarray based sample detection system A microarray assembly for detection of a target molecule is disclosed. The microarray assemblies comprise an array chamber having a microarray located therein and features that facilitate liquid movement within the array chamber. Also disclosed are methods for making the microarray assembly using rollable films and methods for detecting microarray spots using an internal control fluorophore in the array spot.
US10877027B2	Device and method for detecting a target analyte A device and method for detecting the presence of a target analyte in a fluid sample are provided. The device can include an inclined capillary tube for transporting a sample fluid containing a sample and functionalized magnetic beads. The functionalized magnetic beads capture the target analyte from the sample fluid. A well is coupled with the inclined capillary tube for containing a developer solution and for receiving the sample fluid. In at least one embodiment a magnet is movably attached to the inclined capillary tube for attracting the magnetic beads of the sample fluid and moving the magnetic beads into the well. A calorimeter is disposed adjacent to the well for receiving heat output from a reaction caused by an enzyme reaction associated with the captured target analyte in the developer solution thereby allowing detection and quantification of the target analyte.
US10877026B2	Blood brain barrier models and methods to generate and use the same The present disclosure generally relates to a process to prepare a cell culture system that mimics the structure of blood brain barrier (BBB) and are useful to study the functions thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a direct-contact coculture and triculture systems prepared by plating BMECs on a pre-formed lawn of coculture of astrocytes and pericytes on the apical surface of a culture-chamber to achieve a truly direct contact triculture model for BBB. The cell culture systems disclosed herein are also useful for studying the functions of the blood brain barrier and predicting the efficacy and potential toxicity of a drug candidate.
US10877019B2	Operation and verification of a portable clinical analysis system The present invention covers the integration and utility of accelerometer features into a clinical analysis system. For example, measurement of dynamic acceleration and orientation of a blood-testing instrument with respect to Earth's gravitational field may be used to determine reliability of a test procedure and optionally to provide corrective elements thereof.
US10877017B2	Sensing device, and systems and methods for obtaining data relating to concrete mixtures and concrete structures A plurality of sensing devices are inserted into a concrete mixture to be used at a construction site. The concrete mixture is poured to form one or more structural elements, wherein one or more sensing devices are embedded in the concrete of each structural element. Data relating to a first characteristic of the concrete in each structural element is received from the sensing devices. For each structural element, a second characteristic of the concrete of the associated structural element is determined, based on the first characteristic. A map showing the one or more structural elements is generated. For each of the one or more structural elements, a respective graphical indicator indicating the second characteristic associated with the respective structural element is displayed on the map. The map is displayed on a user device.
US10877015B2	Non-invasive detecting apparatus for fruits or vegetables, and ranking method thereof The invention provides a non-invasive detecting apparatus for fruits or vegetables, and ranking method thereof. The non-invasive detecting apparatus includes: a heater, configured to operably heat the fruits or the vegetables, by leaning the heater on a surface of the fruits or the vegetables; a temperature sensor, configured to operably sense a temperature variation level of the fruits or the vegetables, after heating the fruits or the vegetables by the heater; a processor, electrically coupled to the heater and the temperature sensor; a power supply, electrically coupled to the processor for supplying a power to the processor; and a user control unit, electrically coupled to the processor, for turning on, turning off, or setting the heater. According to the aforementioned temperature variation level, a ranking method for the non-invasive detecting apparatus for fruits or vegetables includes: a lowest temperature variation level corresponds to a highest sweetness, and a highest temperature variation level corresponds to a lowest sweetness.
US10877007B2	Gas leak detection and event selection based on spatial concentration variability and other event properties This work provides event selection in the context of gas leak pinpointing using mobile gas concentration and atmospheric measurements. The main idea of the present approach is to use a moving minimum to estimate background gas concentration, as opposed to the conventional use of a moving average for this background estimation.
US10877001B2	Multi-phase flow-monitoring with an optical fiber distributed acoustic sensor Embodiments of the invention provide a “tool-kit” of processing techniques which can be employed in different combinations depending on the circumstances. For example, flow speed can be found using eddy tracking techniques, or by using speed of sound measurements. Moreover, composition can be found by using speed of sound measurements and also by looking for turning points in the k-ω curves, particularly in stratified multi-phase flows. Different combinations of the embodiments can therefore be put together to provide further embodiments, to meet particular flow sensing requirements, both on the surface and downhole. Once the flow speed is known, then at least in the case of a single phase flow, the flow speed can be multiplied by the interior cross-sectional area of the pipe to obtain the flow rate. The mass flow rate can then be obtained if the density of the fluid is known, once the composition has been determined.
US10876998B2	Dual gate biologically sensitive field effect transistor A biologically sensitive field effect transistor includes a substrate, a first control gate and a second control gate. The substrate has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, a source region and a drain region. The first control gate is disposed on the first side of the substrate. The second control gate is disposed on the second side of the substrate. The second control gate includes a sensing film disposed on the second side of the substrate. A voltage biasing between the source region and the second control gate is smaller than a threshold voltage of the second control gate.
US10876996B2	Method of manufacturing gas sensor and method of removing oil A method of manufacturing a gas sensor includes a step of preparing an assembly including a sensor element, a metal cylindrical body through which the sensor element penetrates in an axial direction, and a protection cover that is attached to the cylindrical body and that covers one end side of the sensor element. The method also includes steps of arranging a coil in a periphery of at least a portion of the cylindrical body at the same side as the other end of the sensor element with respect to the protection cover to avoid the protection cover of the assembly, induction heating the portion of the cylindrical body where the coil is arranged in the periphery by applying current to the coil, and hence removing oil adhering to the portion.
US10876995B2	Manufacturing method of gas sensor Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a gas sensor. The gas sensor has a plate-shaped sensor element with at least one pair of electrode pads, a separator disposed around the sensor element, and at least one pair of opposed metal terminals held in an insertion hole of the separator and electrically connected at contact regions thereof to the respective electrode pads. The manufacturing method includes mounting the metal terminals in the insertion hole of the separator with the use of a mounting jig. The mounting jig has a flat portion interposed between the contact regions of the metal terminals during the mounting of the metal terminals in the separator so as to prevent contact and entanglement of the opposed metal terminals.
US10876994B2	Sensor element and gas sensor A sensor element includes an element body having an elongate rectangular parallelepiped shape and including solid electrolyte layers with oxygen ion conductivity, an outer pump electrode disposed on a first surface of the element body, and a protective layer covering at least a part of a second surface of the element body on a side opposite to the first surface and including one or more exposed spaces (a lower space) to which the second surface is exposed.
US10876984B2	Online surface resistance measuring of primed substrates to evaluate drying state Apparatus and methods are provided for measuring the dryness of primer on a substrate in an inline priming system. In implementations, the apparatus comprises a plurality of measurement electrodes spaced laterally to extend across and contact a primed surface of a substrate following application of a primer to the substrate as it is fed through the inline priming system. A resistance measurement unit is provided as part of the dryness measuring apparatus to, in use, measure the surface resistance of the primed substrate between different measurement electrodes across the primed surface of a substrate. A controller is provided in the dryness measurement apparatus, the controller arranged to, in use: receive the measured surface resistance value and to generate, based on the measured surface resistance values, a dryness profile indicative of the dryness of the primer at locations across the substrate in the direction of the spacing of the electrodes.
US10876983B2	Thermophysical property measurement method and thermophysical property measurement apparatus Thermophysical property measurement method and apparatus are provided that make it possible to simply and conveniently obtain a highly precise absolute thermoelectric power and thermal conductivity.Embodiments of the present invention provides a thermophysical property measurement method, including a first step of applying a DC voltage or a DC current at both ends of a metal to which a temperature gradient is applied to measure a first temperature at a center of the metal; a second step of applying DC voltages or DC currents of different polarities at both ends of the metal to measure a second temperature at the center of the metal; a third step of calculating a Thomson coefficient of the metal using the first and second temperatures measured in the first and second steps; and a fourth step of calculating at least one of absolute thermoelectric power and thermal conductivity of the metal using the Thomson coefficient calculated in the third step, the third step including: calculating an average value of a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature; calculating an average value of a sum of the first temperature and the second temperature; and dividing a product of a magnitude of a current that flows through the metal, electrical resistance of the metal, and the average value of the difference by the average value of the sum and the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature.
US10876979B2	Processing method, processing apparatus and processing program configured to determine conditions of pole figure measurement by X-ray diffraction Provided are a processing method, a processing apparatus and a processing program which can perform pole figure measurement continuously without overlapping of an angle a in a pole figure with the small number of times of ϕ scan, thereby enabling the efficient measurement. The processing method for determining conditions of pole figure measurement by X-ray diffraction, includes the steps of. receiving input of a diffraction angle 2θ; and determining an angle ω formed by an incident X-ray and an x-axis, and a tilt angle χ of a sample in each ϕ scan for a rotation angle ϕ within a sample plane so as to make a range of an angle a continuous from α=90° to α=0° without overlapping, the angle α being formed by the sample plane and a scattering vector, the range of the angle α are detectable at a time on a two-dimensional detection plane in the pole figure measurement at the diffraction angle 2θ, in which determining the angle ω and the tilt angle χ is repeated.
US10876977B2	Inspection management system, inspection management apparatuses, and inspection management method An inspection management system that manages inspection of an inspection apparatus in a production line including a manufacturing apparatus of a product and the inspection apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire inspection content data including an inspection standard for each component; an inspection content setting unit configured to set inspection content; a setting-related information acquisition unit configured to acquire setting-related information including at least a time at which new inspection content is set when the inspection content setting unit sets the new inspection content; a storage unit configured to retain the setting-related information in association with a history of the setting of the inspection content; a setting-related information reading unit configured to read the setting-related information retained in the storage unit; and an output unit configured to be able to output the setting-related information.
US10876976B2	Apparatus and method for substrate inspection The present disclosure provides an apparatus for substrate inspection, including a chamber, a movable holder in the chamber and configured to hold a substrate and transfer the substrate between a first position and a second position, a first inspector under the first position and the second position in the chamber, and configured to inspect a backside of the substrate, a lifter under the second position in the chamber, and configured to support the substrate and move the substrate from the second position to a third position, and a second inspector near the third position in the chamber and configured to inspect an edge of the substrate at the third position.
US10876975B2	System and method for inspecting a wafer An inspection system for inspecting a semiconductor wafer. The inspection system comprises an illumination setup for supplying broadband illumination. The broadband illumination can be of different contrasts, for example brightfield and darkfield broadband illumination. The inspection system further comprises a first image capture device and a second image capture device, each configured for receiving broadband illumination to capture images of the semiconductor wafer while the semiconductor wafer is in motion. The system comprises a number of tube lenses for enabling collimation of the broadband illumination. The system also comprises a stabilizing mechanism and an objective lens assembly. The system further comprises a thin line illumination emitter and a third image capture device for receiving thin line illumination to thereby capture three-dimensional images of the semiconductor wafer. The system comprises a reflector assembly for enabling the third image capture device to receive illumination reflected from the semiconductor wafer in multiple directions.
US10876973B2	System and method for remote detection of SERS spectra A remote SERS spectrum detection system and a method thereof. The system includes: a pulsed laser light source, configured to emit Raman excitation light; an optical fiber Raman coupling module, configured to couple the Raman excitation light; the optical fiber Raman probe, configured to transmit the Raman excitation light to an object to be measured to generate a SERS signal light, a backscattered SERS signal light being coupled to a monochromator through the optical fiber Raman coupling module; the monochromator, configured to split the backscattered SERS signal light, to obtain backscattered SERS signal lights at different wavelengths; a high-speed photodetector, configured to convert the backscattered SERS signal lights into time-resolved electrical signals; a processor, for analyzing electrical signals, retrieving a SERS spectrum of the remote object to be measured, and controlling automatic scanning of a grating in the monochromator to achieve clock synchronization.
US10876967B2	Display device for photometric analyzer To acquire both excellent spectrum and sample image reflecting actual conditions of a sample, and to increase convenience of measurement, provided is a display device for a photometric analyzer, which is configured to irradiate a sample with light to analyze the sample, the display device being configured to display a measurement result of the photometric analyzer, and including: a controller; and a display, which is configured to display an image based on measurement data processed by the controller. The measurement data at least contains a spectrum indicating an intensity of emitted light, which is emitted by the sample irradiated with the light, and a sample image of the sample, which is taken by an imaging device. The display is configured to display the spectrum and the sample image in an arrangement in the same screen.
US10876963B2	Devices and methods for improving and evaluating stability of pumped protein solutions in bioprocessing systems The present invention relates to devices and methods for improving and evaluating stability of pumped protein solutions in cross-flow filtration applications. Inter alia, the present invention provides a peristaltic pump for cross-flow filtration having a pump head, wherein the pump head comprises a stepped occlusion plate and at least one pump roller, wherein a tubing is to be arranged between the stepped occlusion plate and the at least one pump roller, wherein the stepped occlusion plate has a specific configuration.
US10876961B2	Interactive variable pathlength device This disclosure relates generally to a sampling device, and more particularly, a sampling device that facilitates spectroscopic measurements with a variable path length and the necessary software controlled algorithms and methods for such a device.
US10876957B2	Smartphone lens system attachment An imaging system for a smartphone includes a housing configured to rigidly attach to a handheld smartphone device. The system further includes an arm extending from the housing, wherein the arm is configured to be adjustable such that the arm is movable toward and away from the housing. Additionally, the system includes a sample mounting portion attached to the arm, the mounting portion having a retaining device, wherein the retaining device is configured to secure a target sample, the mounting portion configured to direct an image of the target sample to a first camera in the handheld smartphone device.
US10876956B2	Systems and methods for sample use maximization The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for point-of-care and/or distributed testing services. The methods and devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device can be modified to allow for more flexible and robust use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical, laboratory, and other applications. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention can allow for effective use of samples by improved sample preparation and analysis.
US10876952B2	Droplet sorting device, droplet sorting method and program There is provided a droplet sorting device including a detector configured to detect a state of droplets ejected from an orifice that generates a fluid stream and of satellite droplets existing between the droplets, and a controller configured to control a frequency of a driving voltage supplied to a vibration element that applies vibration to the orifice on the basis of positions where the satellite droplets exist.
US10876949B2	Flow device and associated method and system A flow device, method, and system are provided for determining the fluid particle composition. An example flow device includes a fluid sensor configured to monitor at least one particle characteristic of fluid flowing through the fluid sensor. The example flow device also includes at least one processor configured to, upon determining the at least one particle characteristic satisfies a particle criteria, generate a control signal for an external device. The example flow device also includes a fluid composition sensor configured to be powered based on the control signal and further configured to capture data relating to the fluid particle composition. The example flow device is also configured to generate one or more particle profiles of at least one component of the fluid based on the data captured by the fluid composition sensor.
US10876947B2	Optical particle sensor apparatus and corresponding particle measurement method An optical particle sensor apparatus is equipped with a housing (MD) having an optical exit region (OF); an optical emitter device (LD) in the housing that is set up to emit an optical measurement beam (OB) for capturing particles; a focusing lens device (LE) in the housing for directing the optical measurement beam through the optical exit region to outside the housing in a focus region (FA), within which particle capturing is performable; an optical detector device (DD) arranged in the housing and set up to capture the measurement beam (OB′) scattered by particles (P) and to output information produced using an algorithm relating to the presence of the particles; and a controllable adaptation device (C, E), which is set up to adapt at least one optical property of the lens device and/or of the optical emitter device and/or of the optical detector device based on an input signal (ES; ES′) that provides information relating to a presence and to optical properties of an external optical window (EF) arranged between the optical exit region and the focus region, to capture a particle beyond the external optical window.
US10876938B2	Solid support and method of enhancing the recovery of biological material therefrom The present invention relates to solid supports that are used for the storage and further processing of biological materials. The invention is particularly concerned with solid supports which have at least one surface coated with a chemical that enhances the recovery of the biological material from the support. Methods of preparing and using the solid supports are also described.
US10876934B2	Press-type water sampling device The present invention relates to a press-type water sampling device, and to a press-type water sampling device comprising: a water sampling bottle having opened upper and lower parts; and a bumper support, which has a top cap and a bottom cap for blocking the opened upper and lower parts of the water sampling bottle, is formed into a frame having a shape that encompasses the water sampling bottle, and enables the water sampling bottle to be vertically moveable. The present invention enables the water sampling bottle to be separated from the bumper support so as to prevent breakage and water leakage of the water sampling bottle and facilitate cleaning of the water sampling bottle, smoothly collects water at the upper and lower parts of the water sampling bottle since the water sampling bottle is formed at predetermined gaps from the top cap and the bottom cap at the center portion of the bumper support, and can improve accuracy and reliability of a sample water analysis since the water sampling device is formed in an integrated sliding structure, in which the top cap fixed to the bumper support moves down by a messenger moving down when the water sampling device reaches a water depth of a target location and the water sampling bottle is sealed by the top cap and the bottom cap.
US10876927B2	System and method for improved journal bearing operations A method (60, 90) includes executing a wear protocol to derive a start-stop (SS) wear, a steady-state operating hours (OH) wear, or a combination thereof, of a test journal bearing system (10). The method (60, 90) further includes observing operations of an engine (8) via one or more sensors to determine a number of start-stops, steady-state operating hours, or a combination thereof. The method (60, 90) also includes determining a determined journal bearing system wear (114) based on applying a physics-based model (94) of a journal bearing system (10) and the transfer function to the number of start-stops, the steady-state operating hours, or to the combination thereof. The method (60, 90) additionally includes executing one or more actionable items (116) on the engine (8) based on the determined journal bearing system wear (114).
US10876926B2	Life-time management of downhole tools and components Systems, methods and devices for evaluating a condition of a downhole component of a drillstring. Methods include estimating a value of a tool parameter of the component at at least one selected position on the drillstring; and using the estimated value to evaluate the condition of the downhole component. The estimating is done using a trained artificial neural network that receives information from at least one sensor that is positionally offset from the selected position. The method may further include creating a record representing information from estimated values of the tool parameter at the at least one selected position over time. The at least one selected position may include a plurality of positions, such as positions at intervals along the component, including substantially continuously along the component.
US10876925B2	Brillouin and rayleigh distributed sensor According to examples, a Brillouin and Rayleigh distributed sensor may include a first laser source to emit a first laser beam, and a second laser source to emit a second laser beam. A photodiode may acquire a beat frequency between the two laser beams. The beat frequency may be used to maintain a predetermined offset frequency shift between the two laser beams. A modulator may modulate the first laser beam. The modulated first laser beam is to be injected into a device under test (DUT), A coherent receiver may acquire a backscattered signal from the DUT. The backscattered signal results from the modulated first laser beam injected into the DUT. The coherent receiver may use the second laser beam as a local oscillator to determine Brillouin and Rayleigh traces with respect to the DUT based on the predetermined offset frequency shift.
US10876924B2	Wavefront based characterization of lens surfaces based on reflections A wavefront based characterization of surfaces based on reflections. An intraocular lens surface measurement system includes a light source configured to emit light that is reflected off an optical surface of an intraocular lens. A wavefront sensor is configured to receive the light that is reflected off the optical surface of the intraocular lens. A processor is configured to determine one or more characteristics of the optical surface of the intraocular lens based on a wavefront of the reflected light that is received by the wavefront sensor.
US10876913B2	Device and method for testing crane tong grip strength A device, system, and method for testing and measuring the grip strength of tongs for a crane system is provided. The device may include a frame body carrying a testing assembly configured to measure the tong grip strength. The system may include the grip strength tester used in conjunction with a crane including an operator tower and a pulley assembly operatively connected to the tongs. The method of use associated with the tong grip strength tester may include the steps of expanding a distance between teeth on the tongs and positioning the teeth adjacent sides of the testing assembly, then closing the tongs thereby clamping teeth to the sides of the testing assembly. Then, the testing assembly measures the compressive force associated with the tongs and registers the compressive force in a computer system to determine whether the grip strength is sufficient to lift a weighted slab of material.
US10876903B2	Multi-purpose MEMS thermopile sensors A multi-purpose Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) thermopile sensor able to use as a thermal conductivity sensor, a Pirani vacuum sensor, a thermal flow sensor and a non-contact infrared temperature sensor, respectively. The sensor comprises a rectangular membrane created in a silicon substrate which has a thin polysilicon layer and a thin residual thermal reorganized porous silicon layer both attached on its back side, and configured to have its three sides clamped to the frame formed in the silicon substrate which surrounds and supports the membrane and the other side free to the frame, a cavity created in the silicon substrate, positioned under the membrane and having its flat bottom opposite to the membrane, its three side walls shaped as curved planes and the other side wall shaped as a vertical plane, a heater or an infrared absorber positioned on the membrane, close to and parallel with the free side of the membrane and a thermopile positioned on the membrane and consists of several thermocouples connected in series and having its hot junctions close to the heater and its cold junctions extended to the frame.
US10876897B2	Configurable fail-safe flame detector A flame detector includes a beam splitter to split mid-wave infrared radiation (MWIR) and long-wave infrared radiation (LWIR) into an MWIR component and an LWIR component. An MWIR detector detects the MWIR component and an LWIR detector detects the LWIR component. The flame detector analyzes the MWIR component to determine the presence of a flame and analyzes the LAIR component to determine whether the system is functioning properly.
US10876892B2	Measuring biological analytes using time-resolved spectroscopy Systems and methods for time-resolved spectroscopy. Exemplary methods include: providing first, second, and third light using an excitation source; receiving first scattered light from a material responsive to the providing the first light; signaling the detector, after a delay, to provide a first spectrum of the received first scattered light; receiving second scattered light from the material responsive to the providing the second light; signaling the detector, after the delay, to provide a second spectrum of the received second scattered light; receiving third scattered light from the material responsive to the providing the third light; signaling the detector, after the delay, to provide a third spectrum of the received third scattered light; recovering a spectrum of the material using the first spectrum, second spectrum, and third spectrum; and identifying at least one molecule of the material using the recovered spectrum and a database of identified spectra.
US10876890B2	Air quality monitoring system and enhanced spectrophotometric chemical sensor An air quality monitoring system that enables a wide scale deployment of instruments with enough accuracy for meaningful and actionable data is provided. In one aspect, an advanced technique is used to calibrate limited-capability gaseous chemical sensors to obtain accurate measurements by cross-calibrating those sensors with reference sensors to correct sensitivities to parameters that cause errors to measurements of targeted gases. In another aspect, air quality measurements are used to identify sources of chemicals in a localized level by accounting for local conditions using data such as ambient condition data and user-provided data about the local environment. In yet another aspect, a gaseous chemical sensor with an improved encasement having a cell for reflecting and lengthening light path is provided to reduce the limitations and enhance the accuracy of a conventional spectrophotometric gaseous chemical sensor.
US10876887B2	Spectroscopic detector A spectroscopic detector includes a light source, a flow cell, a diffraction grating, a diffraction grating drive unit, an optical sensor and a diffraction grating position adjustment unit. The diffraction grating drive unit is configured to adjust a rotation position of the diffraction grating within a range that light of a specified wavelength region of plus side diffracted light and light of the specified wavelength region of minus side diffracted light among diffracted light caused by the diffraction grating is selectively guided to the flow cell. The diffraction grating position adjustment unit is configured to adjust the rotation position of the diffraction grating unit in order to selectively guide one of the light of the specified wavelength region of the plus side diffracted light and the light of the specified wavelength region of the minus side diffracted light among the diffracted light caused by the diffraction grating.
US10876886B2	Methods, systems, and apparatuses for accurate measurement of health relevant UV exposure from sunlight Methods of accurately estimating erythemaly-weighted UV exposure, such as the UV Index, and sensors adapted for the same.
US10876885B2	Hopper with gap-closing edge portions The hopper body has a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall that face each other in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and that connect between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and a first corner portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the third sidewall and a second corner portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the fourth sidewall are bent in direction away from the distal end portion of the trough and also a first edge portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the first corner portion and a second edge portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the second corner portion are bent in direction closer to the distal end portion of the trough.
US10876882B1	Online grade selection for weight measurements of composite sheets A measurement apparatus includes a first sensor, scanner head, and computing device coupled to the first sensor that stores relative signal level ranges at selected spectral marker region(s) compared to a common region each corresponding to a composite sheet material grade and an associated sensor calibration. The computing device measures a first signal in the spectral marker region and a second signal in the common region of a composite sheet including a sheet material and a high-z material, determining a current relative signal level comparing a current signal level of the first and second signal, and identifying a current composite sheet material grade for the composite sheet from the composite material grades using the current relative signal level. Based on the current composite material grade a current sensor calibration is chosen from the sensor calibrations, and ≥1 physical parameter for the composite sheet is determined from the current sensor calibration.
US10876874B2	Multi-phase coriolis measurement device and method A method for improving flowmeter (5) reliability is provided. The flowmeter (5) has at least one flow tube (130, 130′), at least one pickoff sensor (170L, 170R) attached to the flow tube (130, 130′), at least one driver (180L, 180R) attached to the flow tube (130, 130′), and meter electronics (20) in communication with the at least one pickoff sensor (170L, 170R) and driver (180L, 180R). The method includes the steps of vibrating at least one flow tube (130, 130′) in a drive mode vibration with the at least one driver (180L, 180R), and receiving a sensor signal based on a vibrational response to the drive mode vibration from the at least one pickoff sensor (170L, 170R). At least one flow variable is calculated. A pickoff sensor voltage is measured, and it is determined whether the pickoff sensor voltage is below a predetermined voltage threshold (304). The at least one flow variable is corrected during periods wherein the pickoff sensor voltage is below the predetermined voltage threshold (304).
US10876869B2	Kalman filter based anti-transient-impact-vibration-interference signal processing method and system for vortex flowmeter A segmented Kalman filter based anti-transient-impact-vibration-interference signal processing method and system for a vortex flowmeter with a microcontroller as a core are provided, which relate to a flow rate measurement field. The method includes: (1) seeking for data segments containing transient impact vibration interferences, (2) configuring a Kalman filter, (3) implementing Kalman filtering in segments, (4) analyzing frequency domain amplitude spectrum. A vortex flow signal is predicted and estimated by the Kalman filter to achieve an objective of reducing powers and proportions of transient impact vibration interferences. Even when multiple transient impact interference components exist, and powers of these interferences are larger than the power of the vortex flow signal, the interferences can still be eliminated to correctly extract a frequency of the vortex flow signal, as well as ensuring measurement accuracy of the vortex flowmeter under complicated working process.
US10876868B2	System, method, and apparatus for monitoring, regulating, or controlling fluid flow A method for adjusting a flow rate of a fluid line is disclosed that includes one or more acts of: capturing an image of a drip chamber using an image sensor; identifying a plurality of pixels of interest within the image; determining a subset of pixels within the plurality of pixels of interest, wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels is determined to be within the subset of pixels when there is a path to a baseline corresponding to the drip chamber; performing a rotation operation on the subset of pixels; estimating a volume of the drop within the drip chamber by counting a number of pixels within the rotated subset of pixels; and/or adjusting a flow rate of fluid flowing through a fluid line.
US10876867B2	Fault detection system utilizing dynamic principal components analysis Methods and systems for detecting a fault in a data set from an industrial process are disclosed. One method includes forming a first data matrix at a data processing framework from time-series training data, and performing a principal component pursuit on the first data matrix to form an uncorrupted, unscaled matrix and a sparse matrix in the memory, and scaling the uncorrupted, unscaled matrix to form an uncorrupted scaled matrix. The method also includes performing a dynamic principal component analysis (DPCA) on the uncorrupted scaled matrix to form a DPCA model, and determining a squared prediction error from the DPCA model. Based on the squared prediction error, faults are detected in a different data set from operation of the industrial process. At least one of (1) correcting the one or more faults in the different data set or (2) performing a repair operation on a sensor is performed.
US10876865B2	Encoder system for position determination with inclined scale By configuring an encoder scale as an angled or inclined magnet or pair of oppositely arranged, adjacent magnets, a magnetic field sensor in a travel path of the scale can detect an absolute position of the scale for use in an industrial control system. Due to the angle or incline, when a first side of the scale is proximal to the sensor, the sensor can detect an angle of −180°. As the scale moves to center with respect to the sensor, the sensor can detect an increasing angle to 0°. Then, as a second side of the scale becomes proximal to the sensor, the sensor can detect an increasing angle to +180°. The angle changes linearly with position. In one aspect, the pair of oppositely arranged magnets can be rotated with respect to the travel path to provide the angle. In another aspect, the pair of oppositely arranged magnets can be magnetized diagonally to provide the angle.
US10876864B2	High resolution absolute encoder A high resolution encoder device using a number of static sensors distributed on a circumference, and a rotating disc, having several sections of two different properties on an annular track according to a predefined pattern, placed so that the sensors can sense the properties of the sections of track in proximity. An auxiliary unit is also provided and by itself or in combination with the sensor signal values, provides a first low resolution position value. In a first processing step, the signals of each sensor are compared to a threshold, and bit values zero or one for each sensor are set according to the comparison result. All bits are then set in a digital word, in order to create a code number, which in combination with the output of the auxiliary unit, is characteristic of a first low resolution position value. For each low resolution position value, a mathematical combination of signals values is defined. The values of the result of said mathematical combination of the signals value is then used as an entry variable to pre-recorded tables to output high resolution position value.
US10876862B2	Rotary encoder A rotary encoder may include a magnet, a magnetic sensor, and a control part configured to calculate a rotation position of the rotor body based on an output signal outputted from the magnetic sensor. The control part includes a temperature detecting section configured to detect temperature of the magnetic sensor, an offset voltage calculation section configured to calculate an offset voltage of the magnetic sensor based on the output signal from the magnetic sensor, and a storage section which stores a slope and an intercept of a primary approximate expression calculated by a relationship between temperatures previously detected by the temperature detecting section and the offset voltages previously calculated by the offset voltage calculation section. The control part executes offset voltage estimate processing based on the slope and the intercept stored in the storage section and correction processing which corrects the output signal from the magnetic sensor.
US10876855B2	Surrounding information collection system and surrounding information acquisition apparatus A surrounding information collection system requests a vehicle to transmit surrounding information, and stores the surrounding information transmitted from the vehicle in response to the request. The surrounding information collection system requests a vehicle to transmit surrounding information, the vehicle acquiring the surrounding information having accuracy greater than a threshold calculated based on accuracy of the stored surrounding information.
US10876853B2	Information presentation device, information presentation method, and storage medium An information presentation device, an information presentation method, and a program capable of intuitively ascertaining a direction of a target position are provided. An information presentation device includes a first position acquirer 121 configured to acquire a current position of a subject device, an image generator 40 configured to cause an image that looks superimposed on scenery of a real space to appear, a second position acquirer 122 configured to acquire a target position on the real space where the image appears, a direction deriver 124 configured to derive a direction from the first position to the target position on the basis of the first position and the target position, and an output controller 128 configured to control the image generator such that the image is caused to appear based on the direction acquired by the direction deriver.
US10876850B2	Trajectory modeling for contextual recommendation A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computer processing system are provided for computing a trajectory-based Point of Interest recommendation. The method includes generating, by a processor device, a set of embeddings. Each of the embeddings in the set relates to a respective different trajectory contextual element of a user trajectory. The method further includes computing, by the processor device based on the set of embeddings, an activity representation that includes a set of POI candidate embeddings. The method also includes composing, by the processor device, a stop embedding based on the activity representation and the embeddings in the set and corresponding to a given stop in the user trajectory. The method additionally includes computing, by the processor device, the trajectory-based POI recommendation using an attention-based, user-specific, multi-stop trajectory, Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model applied to the stop embedding.
US10876849B2	Travel route selection system for electric truck and travel route selection method for electric truck A travel route selection system includes a map information acquisition unit for acquiring map information including transportation route information about a plurality of transportation routes; an electric power consumption map storage unit adapted to prestore a drive-time electric power consumption map used to estimate electric power consumption of an electric truck running on a predetermined route at a predetermined average vehicle speed; an average vehicle speed estimation unit for estimating an average vehicle speed during running on each of the plurality of transportation routes; an electric power consumption estimation unit for estimating electric power consumption on each of the plurality of transportation routes based on the average vehicle speed and on the electric power consumption map; and an optimal route selection unit for selecting an optimal route based on fundamental information including information about the electric power consumption on each of the plurality of transportation routes.
US10876848B2	Methods and systems for generating routes A method is disclosed for generating a route in an area covered by an electronic map. The map comprises a plurality of segments representing navigable elements of a navigable network in the area covered by the electronic map. A selection of a profile is received, e.g. from a user, the profile including data identifying one or more segments of the electronic map. A route is generated between an origin and a destination in the electronic map using a routing process in which each of the one or more segments identified by the selected profile is penalised. Any segments in the generated route that are segments identified by the selected profile are detected, and data representative of the generated route and the detected segments are output, e.g. for provision to a user.
US10876844B2	Systems and methods for loading and tracking maps on a vehicle A method and systems for loading and tracking maps on a moving vehicle. One method includes obtaining a geographic location of a system on a vehicle, obtaining a boundary corresponding to a contiguous geographical boundary area around the geographic location of the system, loading map data comprising a plurality of map data tiles each including a portion of the geographical boundary area, the plurality of map data tiles including a center tile having a point corresponding to the system location and surrounding map data tiles. The method further includes obtaining an updated system location, and if the updated geographic location is outside of the boundary area, obtaining an updated boundary centered on the updated geographic location and loading map data based on the updated boundary such that the resulting loaded map data includes a center tile and map data tiles surrounding the center tile that intersect the geographical boundary area.
US10876842B2	Method for determining, with the aid of landmarks, an attitude of a vehicle moving in an environment in an at least partially automated manner A method for determining is described, with the aid of landmarks, an attitude of a vehicle moving in an environment in an at least partially automated manner; where the vehicle is moved in the environment, and through which a sequence of localization scenarios is generated; and landmark data being digitally processed by at least one vehicle control system, in order to determine the attitude of the vehicle. The quantity of landmark data is increased or decreased as needed, as a function of the localization scenarios.
US10876840B2	Second-order passive ring interferometer sensor and method A passive ring interferometer sensor includes an electromagnetic ring path configured to receive a pair of electromagnetic waves from an electromagnetic radiation source and to direct the waves to be counter-propagating within the ring path toward respective ends of the path. A combination junction receives the waves from the respective ends and combines the waves to be co-propagating within a coupling path. Polarization elements are configured to set the waves to be mutually co-polarized within the electromagnetic ring path and to be mutually cross-polarized within the coupling path. A detector is configured to receive the mutually cross-polarized waves from the coupling path and to detect second-order coherence. Embodiments can sense rotation rate as fiber-optic gyroscopes or serve as other types of sensors such as gravitational wave sensors. Embodiments may have greatly increased unambiguous range and decreased sensitivity to any centroid wavelength shift.
US10876835B2	Technologies for tracking and locating underground assets Technologies for tracking and locating underground assets include a survey instrument having an asset tracking device. The asset tracking device determines a current geographic location of the survey instrument and a heading of a sensor group of the survey instrument when aimed at a target measurement point of an underground asset. The asset tracking device measures the distance between the sensor group and the target measurement point of the underground asset. The asset tracking device also determines the pitch of the sensor group when aimed at the target measurement point of the underground asset. The effective height of the sensor group relative to the elevation at the survey location is also determined. The asset tracking device determines the geographic location and a corresponding depth of the target measurement point on the underground asset based on the determined and measured information.
US10876833B2	Apparatus and method for measuring micrometer scale features of electronic component over millimeter scale distances to nanometer scale precision In one general embodiment, an apparatus for moving a sample a precise distance in an imaging device includes a base, and a movable portion positioned above the base and configured to move relative to the base. An extent of motion of the movable portion is constrained by stops. The extent of motion is within 10 nm of a predefined distance of greater than 1 mm. Additional apparatuses and methods are also presented.
US10876832B2	Flexible apparatus and method for controlling operation thereof A flexible apparatus is provided. The flexible apparatus includes a plurality of motion sensors mounted on different locations of the flexible apparatus, a storage configured to store operation information of the flexible apparatus corresponding to a bending shape, and a controller configured to determine a bending shape of the flexible apparatus based on a sensing value of each of the plurality of motion sensors, and to perform an operation corresponding to the determined bending shape based on the operation information stored in the storage.
US10876831B2	Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber An optical force sensor along with an optical processing apparatus and method are disclosed. The optical force sensor includes an optical fiber, a core included in the optical fiber, an instrument including the optical fiber, the instrument having a distal region, and a tubular structure encasing an end of the optical fiber and secured to the first conduit at the distal region of the instrument. When an optical interferometric system is coupled to the optical fiber, it processes reflected light from a portion of the core included within the tubular structure that does not include Bragg gratings to produce a measurement of a force present at the distal region of the instrument.
US10876830B2	Non-contact sheet material thickness measurement system A non-contact thickness measurement system includes a first optical displacement sensor in a first scanner head and a second optical displacement sensor in a second scanner head on opposite sides of a sheet material. The displacement sensors measure a plurality of distances to a first line in a first direction along the top of the material and plurality of distances to a second line in a second direction along a bottom of the material. An x,y position sensor determines x,y position data. A z-position sensor measures a sensor-to-sensor distance. A computing device determines a projected intersection point of the first and second lines, and using the projected intersection point selects a first distance from the distances from first displacement sensor and a second distance from the distances from the second displacement sensor, and for calculating a sheet material thickness using the first distance, second distance, and the sensor-to-sensor distance.
US10876828B2	Tracking system and optical measuring system for determining at least one spatial position and orientation of at least one measurement object A tracking system for determining at least one spatial position and an orientation of at least one measurement object includes at least three cameras. The at least three cameras are each arranged at different spatial positions. Each of the at least three cameras has at least two color subsystems. Each of the color subsystems has at least one bandpass filter. Each of the bandpass filters of the color subsystems of the respective camera has different passbands.
US10876827B2	Multi-cavity wavelength tunable laser device A wavelength tunable laser device includes a gain element that provides optical gain. A laser cavity includes at least two cavities, wherein each of the at least two cavities has a different optical cavity length. At least two optical modulators are positioned in the laser cavity, wherein the at least two optical modulators are driven with waveforms so as to tune a wavelength of the wavelength tunable laser device.
US10876826B2	System for determining the thickness of a rubber layer of a tire A system is provided for measuring a thickness of rubber layer of a tire. The layer includes a joined face, which is joined to an adjacent metal reinforcement, and a free face in contact with air. The system includes a casing with an application face for contacting the free face, and a sensor positioned in the casing and structured to measure a distance d between the joined face and the free face. The sensor includes a source coil and an adjacent sensing element. The source coil is a source of an alternating magnetic field. The sensing element includes a sensing device configured to produce an output signal that is dependent on an induced local magnetic field. An excitation power and a frequency of the source coil are such that the local magnetic field induced between the reinforcement and the source coil increases in strength as the distance d decreases.
US10876824B2	Integrated event detection and electrical generator devices for gravity dropped or ejected weapons A device for generating power in a gravity dropped munition. The device including: a drum; a cable wound around a drum; a generator for producing electrical energy; a spring configured to convert rotation of the drum to energy as the cable is unwound from the drum; and an intermediate member selectively engaging the drum to the generator; wherein the intermediate member is disengaged from the drum when the cable is being unwound from the drum and the intermediate member is engaged with the generator when the cable is released from the drum to produce power from the generator.
US10876823B1	Lighted nock device Methods and systems for illuminating an arrow nock or bolt end are disclosed, including providing a lighted nock having: a nock body which has a portion for attachment to an arrow or shaft and a slotted proximate end adapted to receive a bowstring; and a detent member, a luminous assembly, and a push member all of which are at least partially disposed within the nock body, wherein the push member comprises a recess and at least a portion of the push member protrudes into the proximate end; attaching the lighted nock to the bowstring, thereby releasing the portion of the detent member from within the recess of the push member; drawing the bowstring; and releasing the bowstring, thereby withdrawing the bowstring from the slot, and illuminating the nock. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10876821B2	Software and sensor system for controlling range equipment The present invention relates to systems and methods for accurately and safely directing the movement of shooting range targets, and more specifically, to provide self-calibration and synchronicity to programmable target carriers and automatically resetting targets.
US10876817B2	Handgun laser sight with passive switch A handgun mounted accessory such as a laser sight is combined with a triggerguard mounted flush profile switch to provide high reliability of operation. The switch is designed and located to provide passive user switching in use without separate movement or applied force of the user's hand or fingers.
US10876813B2	Rifle stock mounting rail system Rifle stock mounting rail systems have an elongated rail having opposed forward and rear ends, the elongated rail having an accessory mounting facility defining a plurality of mounting locations, the elongated rail defining a forward mounting aperture proximate to the forward end, the elongated rail defining a rear mounting aperture proximate to the rear end, the forward mounting aperture being configured to receive a first fastener in a stock aperture associated with a sling stud, the rear mounting aperture being configured to receive a second fastener in a stock aperture associated with a trigger guard, and the forward and rear mounting apertures being spaced apart by a distance based on a spacing between a sling stud and the second fastener. The accessory mounting facility may be an elongated channel. The accessory mounting facility may have a multitude or an unlimited number of mounting locations.
US10876809B1	Quick start projectile launcher and methods A toy launch apparatus which includes single motor synchronized quick start/advanced start flywheel apparatus employing a drive mechanism for advancing rotation of projectile-propelling flywheels and driving a projectile-feeding advance mechanism for automatic and sequenced projectile-launching operation, with movement of the pusher mechanism to rapidly fire darts from the toy apparatus. The system apparatus and methods employing the single-motor-driven mechanism facilitate advanced starting projectile-propelling flywheels and driving a projectile-feeding mechanism in a novel fashion for automatic and sequenced projectile-launching operation with reduced mechanism mass and cost.
US10876808B2	Firearm stabilization device A firearm stabilization device is described that can be attached to a firearm to improve, increase, or maintain the stability of a firearm. The firearm stabilization device may include an electric motor configured to rotate a flywheel about an axis of rotation and a power source powering the electric motor. The electric motor, the flywheel, and the power source may be positioned within a housing. The fire arm stabilization device may include an engagement structure positioned on an outer surface of the housing for attaching (releasably or permanently) the firearm stabilization device to a firearm.
US10876807B2	Silencer for a handgun A silencer is provided for a handgun, in particular a pistol, where the silencer has a fastening adapter and a silencer housing. The fastening adapter has a fastening rail with two mutually parallel longitudinal guides for fastening the fastening adapter to a mounting rail of the handgun and a fastening plate arranged at the front end substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal guides. The silencer housing is preferably releasably fastened on the fastening plate a shot channel is formed in the silencer housing, and in the fastened state of the silencer housing (20) on the fastening plate (31) the longitudinal axis of the shot channel is inclined by an angle (α) of between 0.2° and 1.4° relative to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal guides of the fastening rail.
US10876797B2	Heat transfer system A system for heat transfer including a compressor, a regolith inlet, a first storage hopper, and a load. The compressor is in fluid communication with a closed loop system. The regolith inlet is in fluid communication with the closed loop system. The first storage hopper is adapted to carry an amount of regolith and is in fluid communication with the regolith inlet. The load is in fluid communication with the closed loop system between a compressor inlet a compressor outlet.
US10876795B2	Heat exchanger and heat source device A heat exchanger disposed on a downstream side of a gas flow passage of combustion exhaust gas ejected from a burner comprising a plurality of heat exchange units stacked in a gas flow passage direction of the combustion exhaust gas, an inlet pipe, and an outlet pipe, wherein the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are provided so as to protrude from a most downstream heat exchange unit located on a most downstream side of the gas flow passage of the combustion exhaust gas toward the downstream side of the gas flow passage of the combustion exhaust gas.
US10876790B2	Ballistic vest cooling assembly A ballistic vest cooling assembly includes a ballistic vest that is comprised of a bullet resistant material to protect a user from a bullet. A plurality of tubes is integrated into the ballistic vest and the plurality of tubes contains a fluid. A sleeve is positioned around the plurality of tubes to define an air space between the sleeve and the plurality of tubes. A temperature conditioning unit is coupled to the ballistic vest and the temperature conditioning unit is in fluid communication with the sleeve. The temperature conditioning unit blows air through the sleeve when the temperature conditioning unit is turned on for cooling the user when the user wears the ballistic vest. A control unit is selectively placed in electrical communication with the temperature conditioning unit for turning the temperature conditioning unit on and off. Additionally, a remote control is in wireless electrical communication with the control unit for remotely controlling the temperature conditioning unit.
US10876789B2	Refrigerator Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. Specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a user to easily introduce or remove goods into or from the refrigerator is disclosed. More specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a drawer for receiving goods to be more conveniently used is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a food introduction port formed in the front thereof, a door hingedly connected to the cabinet for opening and closing the storage compartment, a plurality of drawers disposed in the storage compartment, the drawers being arranged vertically, a moving frame extending vertically so as to correspond to the height at which the drawers are disposed, the moving frame being configured to selectively push the drawers such that the drawers are moved toward the food introduction port, an electric driving unit coupled to the moving frame for moving the moving frame toward the food introduction port, and a controller for controlling the electric driving unit to move the moving frame when it is sensed that the door is open.
US10876788B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a lower storage space, a front panel door part, a drawer part connected to the front panel door part, a support member located at the drawer part and configured to seat one or more objects stored in the drawer part, at least one draw-out rail that is configured to connect the drawer part to an inner wall surface of the lower storage space, and that is configured to extend and retract in multiple stages to assist insertion and withdrawal of the drawer part based on movement of the front panel door part, and at least one elevation device that is located at each of both side surfaces of the drawer part, that is connected to each of both sides of the support member, and that is configured to elevate the support member relative to the drawer part.
US10876787B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space therein, and a drawer slidably movable forward and backward from the storage space. The drawer includes a door, a storage box provided at a rear surface of the door, an elevation plate disposed within the storage box, and an elevation device connected with one side of the elevation plate to vertically elevate the elevation plate. The elevation device includes a driving motor, a curved rack to rotate by a rotational force generated by the driving motor, the curved rack being curved at a predetermined curvature, and an elevation bar to connect the curved rack with the elevation plate, the elevation bar to rotate together with the curved rack to ascend and descend the elevation plate.
US10876786B2	Vacuum adiabatic body, fabrication method for the vacuum adiabatic body, porous substance package, and refrigerator A vacuum adiabatic body, a method for fabricating a vacuum adiabatic body, a porous substance package, and a refrigerator including a vacuum adiabatic body and a porous substance package are provided. The vacuum adiabatic body may include a first plate, a second plate, a seal, a support, a heat resistance device, and an exhaust port. The support may include a porous substance and a film made of a resin material, the film configured to accommodate the porous substance therein. Accordingly, it may be possible to provide a vacuum adiabatic body through an inexpensive process.
US10876784B2	Home appliance door For the purpose of improving flexibility, a home appliance door, for example a home chiller appliance door, is proposed: The home appliance door has at least one base body and at least one front cover element, the base body and the front cover element cooperating to form a door handle recess.
US10876783B2	Condensed water collector A compartment comprising at least one target area susceptible to condensed water formation includes at least one condensed water collector is presented. The condensed water collector comprises at least a first portion arranged to collect condensed water from the at least one target area and at least a second portion outside of the at least one target area. A porous material is arranged between the first portion and the second portion. The condensed water collector is configured to transport the collected condensed water. The compartment further including a condensed water remover configured to remove condensed water from the second portion thereby facilitating transportation of condensed water from the first portion to the second portion via the porous material.
US10876781B2	Switch mechanism, geared motor and damper device A switch mechanism may include a lever holding part which is provided in a case, a turnable lever provided with a shaft part turnably supported by the lever holding part and a first arm part and a second arm part protruded from the shaft part, an urging member structured to urge the turnable lever, and a switch whose state is switched by displacement of the turnable lever. The turnable lever is attached to the lever holding part in a state that the urging member is engaged between the first arm part and the second arm part, and the urging member is movable between an engaging position, where the urging member is engaged between the first arm part and the second arm part, and an engaging release position, where the urging member is engaged with the second arm part and is disengaged from the first arm part.
US10876780B1	Cooler beverage inserts Cooler beverage inserts may include an insert container having an insertion surface and a container retrieval surface opposite the insertion surface. A container interior may extend between the insertion surface and the container retrieval surface. The container interior may be configured to contain a cooling medium. At least one receptacle interior may extend from the insertion surface through the container interior to the container retrieval surface and open to the insertion surface and the container retrieval surface. The at least one receptacle interior may be sized and configured to accommodate a plurality of beverage containers. The at least one receptacle interior may have a uniform width or diameter from the insertion surface to the container retrieval surface. Accordingly, the plurality of beverage containers may be sequentially removable from the at least one receptacle interior without removal of the insert container from the cooler.
US10876779B2	Cooling systems and methods A method of operating a cooling system that has at least one evaporator containing a refrigerant and at least one adsorbent chamber containing adsorbent configured to provide adsorption of vaporized refrigerant from the at least one evaporator in a cooling mode and provide desorption of the refrigerant to the at least one evaporator in a recharging mode, the method including; controlling the adsorption and desorption of the refrigerant of the at least one adsorbent chamber between the cooling modes and recharging modes during a cooling cycle; ceasing desorption of the refrigerant from the at least one adsorbent chamber; allowing adsorption of the vaporized refrigerant from the at least one evaporator; and maintaining the at least one adsorbent chamber in an adsorbed state at the end of the cooling cycle in a storage mode.
US10876775B2	High flow service connection valve A service connection valve that is configured for use on air conditioning and refrigeration units. The valve includes a pin guide that is separate from the poppet assembly and installed in the valve body prior to installation of the poppet assembly. In addition, the pin guide can be disposed in a large diameter flow passageway of the valve body. Further, the poppet assembly includes a seal that expands in diameter upon installing the poppet assembly into the valve body. The service connection valve provides high flow rates during charging and evacuation operations.
US10876768B2	Screw compressor for HVAC A screw compressor for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The screw compressor includes a housing having an inlet end and an outlet end for refrigerant to pass into and out of the housing. A motor is within the housing. A plurality of screw sets are arranged about the motor. The screw sets receive refrigerant entering through the inlet, compress the refrigerant between meshed rotors of the plurality of screw sets, and direct refrigerant out of the housing through the outlet end of the housing.
US10876765B2	Systems and methods of thermal energy storage Thermal energy storage systems are disclosed in this application. Systems of the inventive subject matter are designed to reduce maintenance requirements by sequestering, for example, corrosive fluids that might otherwise damage difficult-to-fix internal components are kept out of those components by introducing a non-corrosive heat transfer fluid to facilitate heat transfer between a thermal energy storage medium (e.g., molten sulfur) and a potentially corrosive working fluid. Thus, the potentially corrosive fluid is kept out of a thermal energy storage tank containing the thermal energy storage medium, which, by design, is difficult to repair when internal components corrode or otherwise require maintenance.
US10876764B2	Heating device as well as method for mounting a heating device A heating device, in particular a gas-heating system, including a housing structure and an external housing, the external housing having at least one sidewall and at least one cover, which are able to be fixed in place on the housing structure. The at least one cover is developed to position the at least one sidewall in at least one direction in space relative to the housing structure. A method for mounting a heating device is also described.
US10876758B2	Externally tensioned pliable air ducts Example air duct assemblies include a pliable air duct supported such that the duct is maintained in a generally expanded shape even when the duct is deflated. In some examples, a series of hangers suspend the duct from one or more cables, tracks or other type of overhead support. The hangers are spaced apart and distributed over the length of the duct, and each one contributes in pulling the duct taut in the duct's longitudinal direction.
US10876754B2	Dynamic central plant control based on load prediction Disclosed herein are related to a system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for operating an energy plant. In one aspect, the system generates a regression model of a produced thermal energy load produced by a supply device of the plurality of devices. The system predicts the produced thermal energy load produced by the supply device for a first time period based on the regression model. The system determines a heat capacity of gas or liquid in the loop based on the predicted produced thermal energy load. The system generates a model of mass storage based on the heat capacity. The system predicts an induced thermal energy load during a second time period at a consuming device of the plurality of devices based on the model of the mass storage. The system operates the energy plant according to the predicted induced thermal energy load.
US10876753B2	Integrated sensor and service port for HVAC equipment or HVAC system An integrated sensor and service port for HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) equipment or an HVAC system.
US10876750B2	Humidifier and method for conditioning air The invention relates to a humidifier (10) for a test chamber, in particular a climate chamber or the like, as well as to a method for conditioning air of a test space of a test chamber, said humidifier comprising a container (11) having a container interior (12) for receiving a water bath (13), a heating device (15) of a temperature-control system (14) for controlling the temperature of the water bath, and a ventilation system (17) for generating air bubbles (18) in the water bath, a container opening (28) being formed in the container above the water bath in order to connect the container interior to a test space of a test chamber, said humidifier comprising a cooling device (16) of the temperature-control system.
US10876746B2	Air distribution hub A system for control of conditioned air within a space includes a distribution hub connected to provide conditioned air, fresh air, or a combination thereof to the space, and to exhaust and/or return air from the space through the distribution hub, and a controller coupled to the distribution hub to control the provision of the conditioned air and the fresh air, and to control removal of the return air.
US10876745B2	Air conditioning register An air conditioning register includes a tube and a blade. An inner side of the tube functions as a duct. The blade is located at an outer side of the tube. The blade moves to change a distance from the blade to a center axis of the tube. Movement of the blade presses a portion of the tube between two ends in an axial direction of the center axis from the outer side with the blade and changes the duct in shape.
US10876743B2	Hot-water supply unit and hot-water supply system A settings data storage stores unique serial numbers and information regarding a plurality of patterns for alternately switching between normal operation for operating at high capacity and suppressed operation for operating at low capacity each unit time. A pattern specifier determines information for a pattern set in accordance with even and odd serial numbers. A water-heating heat amount determiner determines a heat amount necessary for water heating. A water heating scheduler establishes a water heating plan based on information regarding the pattern determined by the pattern determiner and the water-heating heat amount as determined by the water-heating heat amount determiner. A water heating controller alternately switches between normal operating and suppressed operation to heat water in accordance with the water heating plan established by the water heating scheduler.
US10876740B2	Solar hot water and recovery system A system of capturing waste heat includes a heat recovery unit (20) having a heat exchanger (35) arranged to transfer heat between a fluid circulating in a refrigerant loop (60) and a fluid circulating in a solar loop (70) and another heat exchanger (39) arranged to transfer heat between the fluid in the solar loop (70) and a fluid circulating in a water loop (50). Controllable first, second, and third three-way valves (V1-V3) provide or prevent, depending on fluid temperatures, an A-B, B-C, and A-C flow path through the valve. The first valve (V1) is arranged in the water loop (50) upstream of the second heat exchanger (39). The second (V2) is arranged in the solar loop (70) upstream of the second heat exchanger (39). The third valve (V3) is arranged in the solar loop (70) between the first and second heat exchangers (35, 39).
US10876735B2	Locking device for a door of a domestic appliance The present invention relates to a locking device (10) for a door of a domestic appliance. The locking device (10) comprises a main body (12) and a locking hook element (14) supported pivoting in and/or at the main body (12). The locking hook element (14) is pivoting between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The locking hook element (14) is engageable with and disengageable from a corresponding counterpart (40). The locking device (10) comprises an electric actuator (22) arranged in and/or at the main body (12) and mechanically connected or connectable to the locking hook element (14). The electric actuator (22) effects the pivoting of the locking hook element (14) from the engaged position to the disengaged position. The locking device (10) comprises a first spring element (26) interconnected between the locking hook element (14) and the main body (10), wherein said first spring element (26) effects a movement of the locking hook element (14) from the disengaged position to the engaged position.
US10876734B2	Ignition device for a gas cooking appliance The present invention relates to an ignition device for a gas cooking appliance, the ignition device comprising at least one ignition device module (10, 10A, 10B) with a primary voltage input terminal (20), a transformer, and at least one secondary voltage output terminal (24, 24A, 24B). The transformer is adapted to transform a primary voltage applied to the primary voltage input terminal into a secondary voltage at the secondary voltage output terminal, and the secondary output terminal is adapted to be connected to a spark electrode. According to the invention the ignition device module (10, 10A, 10B) further comprises a primary voltage output terminal (22).
US10876733B2	System and method for use of pelletized fuel in a kettle grill Exemplary embodiments of a pelletized fuel delivery and combustion system are disclosed. Certain embodiments are configured to be detachably mounted to the exterior of a kettle-styled grill such as, but not limited to, a Weber® charcoal grill. When mounted to the kettle-styled grill, a firebox is external to the kettle and delivers thermal energy and smoke to the interior of the kettle by, and through, at least one damper port in the kettle. In this way, embodiments of the solution do not require significant, if any, modification to the kettle-styled grill in order for the kettle-styled grill to use a pelletized fuel source. Embodiments may also include temperature loop control and/or a thermal energy and smoke distribution plate configured to be set within the kettle of the grill.
US10876732B2	Scalable acoustically-stable combustion chamber and design methods A method comprising performing simulations to determine energy transfer between bulk fluid motion of gases through a combustion chamber and resonant acoustic modes of the combustion chamber using a simulation model. The method also comprises configuring one or more combustion chamber parameters for the simulation model to shape the resonant acoustic modes to diminish coupling between the resonant acoustic modes and driving mechanisms at a head portion of the combustion chamber and to enhance coupling between the resonant acoustic modes and damping mechanisms at an aft portion of the combustion chamber. The method further comprises determining whether the combustion chamber meets a predetermined performance level in response to determining that the combustion chamber meets a predetermined combustion stability level.
US10876729B2	Apparatus for regulating the size and intensity of torch flame An apparatus that regulates the size and intensity of a torch flame by controlling the release of oxygen and a fuel, such as propane. The apparatus releases oxygen and fuel by pivoting a flame control plate that opens and closes mini ball valves using a mini ball connecting bracket. The further forward the plate is pivoted, the more open the valves become increasing the size and intensity of the torch flame. Slotted holes at different angles on the mini ball valve connecting bracket cause the apparatus to release oxygen first resulting in a quiet flame ignition and to release oxygen last to blow out the last flow of fuel, resulting in a safe operation.
US10876728B2	Process for managing photobioreactor exhaust There is provided a process for growing a phototrophic biomass in a reaction zone, wherein the reaction zone includes a reaction mixture that is operative for effecting photosynthesis upon exposure to photosynthetically active light radiation, wherein the reaction mixture includes phototrophic biomass that is operative for growth within the reaction zone. The process includes supplying at least a fraction of gaseous exhaust material, being discharged from an industrial process, to the reaction zone, exposing the reaction mixture to photosynthetically active light radiation and effecting growth of the phototrophic biomass in the reaction zone, wherein the effected growth includes growth effected by photosynthesis, and modulating distribution of a molar rate of supply of carbon dioxide, being exhausted from the reaction zone, as between a smokestack and at least another point of discharge.
US10876720B2	Snap-fit lighting attachments for use in conjunction with magnetization equipment during non-destructive testing (NDT) Systems and methods are provided for implementing and utilizing lighting attachments for use in conjunction with handheld magnetization equipment during non-destructive testing (NDT). The lighting attachments may incorporate snap-fit based designed, and may be configured for providing lighting based on the magnetization function of the magnetization equipment.
US10876717B1	System for attachment and removal of light segments A modular lighting system for attachment and removal of light sources is described herein. In one embodiment, the system may include a first LED light segment adapted or configured to produce ambient light, a second LED light segment adapted or configured to produce directional light, an installation track adapted or configured to connect to the first LED light segment and the second LED light segment along a length of the installation track, a power source adapted or configured to provide power, via the installation track, to the first LED light segment and the second LED light segment when the first LED light segment and the second LED light segment are connected to the installation track, where the first LED light segment and the second LED light segment are further adapted or configured to be separately controllable and positionable along the length of the installation track.
US10876714B2	Flat panel luminaire with integrated electronic devices A luminaire includes a housing assembly that has a back plate embossed to allow one or more power supply devices to be coupled thereto and to be integrated into the luminaire. Further, the luminaire includes a light assembly that is disposed in an internal cavity defined by the housing assembly. The light assembly includes a light source and an optical assembly. The optical assembly includes a light guide and a reflector layer. Furthermore, the luminaire includes an electronic control device mounting apparatus that is configured to integrate an electronic control device into the luminaire through the optical assembly.
US10876710B2	Reflector and LED assembly for emergency lighting head An emergency lighting head including an LED light surface and a reflector, wherein the reflector has a main body reflector portion and a crown reflector portion attached to the main body portion. The main body reflector portion has an inner reflective surface symmetrical about a central optical axis. The reflective surface has a first end for receiving the LED light surface and a second end opposite the first end. The crown reflector portion is attached to the second end of the main body reflector portion and has an inner reflective surface tilted inwardly from the second end of the main body reflector portion toward the central optical axis.
US10876701B2	Programmable glare-free high beam A programmable glare-free high beam device onboard a vehicle includes a plurality of light sources and an input coupler for combining light from the plurality of light sources. A focusing lens is adapted to receive light emitted from the input coupler and focus the light onto a digital micro-mirror device (DMD). The DMD has a plurality of individual micro-mirrors for reflecting light received from the focusing lens. A projection lens is adapted to receive light from the DMD and to project the light to form a spot distribution of a high beam light pattern. A plurality of auxiliary optics are adapted to form a broadened distribution of the high beam light pattern. A controller is provided for adaptively controlling the plurality of LEDs, the DMD, and the plurality of auxiliary optics to actively dim or turn off portions of the high beam light pattern.
US10876699B2	Adaptive headlamp for optically and electronically shaping light An adaptive driving beam headlamp includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) aligned in a first direction. One or more projection lenses having a toric-shape are adapted for shaping light emitted from the plurality of LEDs along the first direction. A beam shaping optic is adapted to shape light emitted from the one or more projection lenses along a second direction, different from the first direction, such that a desired beam shaping pattern is produced by the beam shaping optic in combination with the one or more projection lenses. A controller is adapted for independently controlling each of the plurality of LEDs for adaptively dimming portions of a vehicle headlamp beam of light.
US10876694B2	Light beam projection device provided with submatrices of light sources, lighting and headlight module provided with such a device An optical light beam projection device, notably for a motor vehicle, includes upstream in the direction of propagation of the light rays, a set of at least two associated submatrices each provided with primary light sources capable of emitting light rays. Downstream, a primary optical system is provided with a plurality of convergent optics, at least one convergent optic being associated with each submatrix and arranged downstream thereof, the separation between the optical axes of two adjacent convergent optics corresponds respectively to the separation between the centers of the corresponding adjacent submatrices. Another subject of the invention is an optical module comprising the device and a motor vehicle headlight.
US10876691B2	Beam shaping spectrally filtering optics and lighting devices using high-intensity narrow-spectrum light output A lighting device includes a light source emitting light having a first bandwidth. A single optic device is coupled to the light source. The single optic device filters light having a preselected subrange of wavelengths within the first bandwidth to generate a first filtered light. The single optic device controls a shape of a beam of the filtered light. The filtered light creates a high-intensity narrow-spectrum light output. A second light source emits a high-intensity narrow-spectrum light output.
US10876689B1	Lighting tube system for uniform signage illumination A lighting tube for uniform illumination is disclosed. The lighting tube includes a conduit having an inner layer, outer layer, and a middle layer between the inner and outer layers. The middle layer has at least two of a phosphor film, a diffusion film, and a UV-blocking film. The lighting tube also includes a light emitting chain located inside of the conduit. The light emitting chain includes control wires and a plurality of light emitting units spaced along the control wires. Each unit has a plurality of faces interconnected to form a polygon when viewed along a central axis, with each face being on a different side of the polygon. Each face has an LED coupled to the control wires. The LED emits light with a wavelength that causes the phosphor film to luminesce. The illumination of the middle layer by the chain is substantially uniform in all radial directions.
US10876688B2	Rapid production of droplets The present invention generally relates to the production of fluidic droplets. Certain aspects of the invention are generally directed to systems and methods for creating droplets by flowing a fluid from a first channel to a second channel through a plurality of side channels. The fluid exiting the side channels into the second channel may form a plurality of droplets, and in some embodiments, at very high droplet production rates. In addition, in some aspects, double or higher-order multiple emulsions may also be formed. In some embodiments, this may be achieved by forming multiple emulsions through a direct, synchronized production method and/or through the formation of a single emulsion that is collected and re-injected into a second microfluidic device to form double emulsions.
US10876687B2	Sealed and thermally insulating wall for a tank for storing fluid A sealed and thermally insulating wall for a tank for storing fluid includes a heat-insulating panel and a sealing plate. The inner face of the heat-insulating panel has a stress-relieving slot.
US10876681B2	Camera stand having constant resistance for a portion of a range of motion along an axis of rotation This application discloses a stand assembly that includes a receiving element for physically receiving a module, and a base assembly for supporting the receiving element. The receiving element further includes a module holding structure, an extended portion, and a first fastener structure coupled to an end of the extended portion. The base assembly includes a base, and a second fastener structure coupled to the base at a joint and configured to mate with the first fastener structure. The first fastener structure and the joint are configured to respectively provide a first degree of freedom of motion and a second degree of freedom of motion of the receiving element with respect to the base. The movement of the receiving element at the first degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through first part of a first full range of motion associated with the first degree of freedom of motion.
US10876680B2	Swivelable corner stand A swivelable corner stand for supporting a TV or other devices in a corner of a room includes a base having a left side and a right side each comprising a front facet extending perpendicular to a front side and a back facet extending 45° from the front side and 45° from a back side. A support post is coupled to the base and has a perpendicular portion extending up from the base and a parallel portion extending from the perpendicular portion parallel to the base. A swivel is coupled to the parallel portion and a platform is coupled to the swivel. The platform has a left face and a right face each comprising a front portion extending perpendicular to a front face and a back portion extending 45° from the front face and 45° from a back face.
US10876679B2	Personal radiation garment suspension system A suspension system for a personal radiation garment includes a ceiling mount having a flanged drop tube extending vertically, and at least one extension arm that rotates horizontally via bearing joints. A suspension assembly having at least one hoist is positioned along the distal end of the outermost extension arm, and a garment coupler is connected to a cable extending from the hoist. Each of the one or more hoists include an adjustable tensioning mechanism that is controlled manually or by a motor having a controller and a switch.
US10876675B2	Radiation vault module with adjustable base frame A temporary radiotherapy facility for use during renovation, upgrading, and/or modernization of an existing facility. The radiotherapy facility is integrated with radiation producing equipment and radiation shielding vaults. The structural elements and their arrangement enable compliance with applicable codes for this type of facility and provide an ability to maintain radiotherapy treatment continuity during equipment transition. The treatment room of the facility is constructed from a vault module comprising a freestanding outer frame assembly that is placed on the supporting foundation. The vault module includes a base frame adjustably mounted within the outer frame assembly for supporting the radiotherapy device and a plurality of adjustable supports for leveling the base frame independently from the outer frame assembly. The ability to level the base frame independently from the outer frame assembly allows fine adjustments to be made to the orientation of the equipment after some or all of the facility has been constructed.
US10876674B2	Iron-based piping element for buried pipeline, comprising an outer coating The iron-based piping element (1), in particular made from cast iron, for a buried pipeline, includes an outer coating (9) including: a first layer (11) having at least one porous layer of zinc/aluminum alloy containing 5 to 60 wt % of aluminum; a second layer (13) of adhesive situated on the first layer (11); and a third layer (15) situated on the second layer (13) and including a synthetic organic material. The method for manufacturing such a piping element is also described.
US10876673B2	Pig loader device A pig loader device can include a breech assembly having a chamber body, a ramrod compartment, a breech, and a neck. A ramrod having a push plate, a rod, and a breech plate may be disposed within the ramrod compartment and configured to slideably traverse the ramrod compartment and the breech. In use, the device can be connected to an ancillary pipe via the neck, and a pig may be placed within the breech and aligned be to be slid within the breech and neck upon engagement with the ramrod to facilitate pigging operations of a pipeline. The ramrod may then be forced forward to an extended position, thereby urging the pig through the neck to be seated within the pipe. The device may then be detached from the pipe to enable continued pigging operations.
US10876670B2	Blind flange and method of installing same for isolating hazardous energy within a facility Implementations of the present disclosure relate to a blind flange and a method of installing same for isolating hazardous energy in order to provide a safe environment for workers to conduct maintenance or repair work on a facility. The blind flange has a body that defines one or more modified bores. The one or more modified bores are alignable with flanged-connection apertures of one side of a flanged connection. The one or more modified bores are configured to receive and releasably hold a connection member therein, so as to connect to only one side of the flanged connection. The modified bores allow a blind flanged-connection to be disassembled and reassemble in less time than known blind flanged-connections when one side of the blind flanged-connection is disconnected from the blind flanged-connection. Furthermore, the blind flange of the present disclosure allows the blind flange to remain connected to one side of a flanged connection while the other side is disconnected.
US10876669B2	Closing-off plug for pipe ends stopping high pressure shocks Closing-off plug for pipe ends, which pipes are filled with highly pressurized liquid or gas. The closing-off plug comprises a cylindrical closing cap (1) with a tapering thin ring-shaped wall end (2), a cylindrical block (3) with a conical rim (4) and a bolt with bolt head (8) and threaded stem (5) of high quality steel. The cylindrical block (3) is retracted in the ring-shaped wall end (2). Sharp ring-shaped ribs (6) are pressed into the inner wall of the pipe.
US10876667B2	Method of making an inline housing for a part enclosed in a tube A method is disclosed for making a duct assembly including an internal component part such as a silencer is disclosed. The duct assembly may be made in a blow-molding operation in which first and second duct parts are formed from a single parison as a combined part that is then split apart to receive a component part in a housing and subsequently closed by a closure part. Alternatively, the first and second housing parts may be separately formed and a component part may be inserted into a housing defined by one or both of the first and second duct parts. The first and second duct parts may be joined and sealed by injection molding a ring over telescopically assembled ends of the first and second parts.
US10876665B2	Socket element for a quick connector and quick connector comprising such a socket element This socket element (1) for a quick connector, for joining two fluid pipes (C1, C2), comprises a socket body (2) that is able to receive a plug element inserted along a rear direction (D2), a pushing ring (40), which is mounted translatably inside the socket body, an elastic return element (78) for the pushing ring, and a primary sealing gasket (64) housed in a housing (59) of the socket element and able to cooperate with the plug element inserted into the socket body. According to the invention, the socket element (1) further comprises a slide-ring (42) arranged around the pushing ring (40) and forming a bottom and a front wall (56) of the housing (59), the pushing ring forms a rear wall (57) of the housing (59), and the pushing ring (40) being translatable relative to the slide-ring (42).
US10876664B2	Female pipe coupling member having communication terminal The pipe coupling member has a female pipe coupling body, and a cylindrical front and rear cover members fitted to the female pipe coupling body. The front cover member includes a communication assembly including a communication terminal, a communication cable extending rearward from the communication terminal inside the front cover member and further extending rearward from the rear end of the female pipe coupling body, and a connector terminal at the rear end of the communication cable. The rear cover member is configured to allow the connector terminal to be passed forward inside the rear cover member along a hose attached to the rear end of the female pipe coupling body when the rear cover member is displaced rearward in a state where the hose and the communication cable are allowed to pass inside the rear cover member.
US10876662B2	Corrugated heat protection tube and methods of making the same Described herein are corrugated heat protection tubes and methods of making the same. The heat protection tubes have improved heat resistance, improved abrasion resistance, and minimize or eliminate worker exposure to glass fiber insulating materials. The corrugated heat protection tubes can be used in automotive, transportation, and industrial applications, just to name a few.
US10876661B2	Preformed duct assembly A duct bank assembly may include an elongate extending conduit with a length for receiving and passing through a cable or wire and an encasing body encasing the conduit along its longitudinal extent between a first mating end and an opposed second mating end of the body. Each mating end of the at least one elongate conduit has a male or female mating end for joining with a corresponding male or female mating end of an abutting duct bank assembly in a self-locking, self-sealing joint.
US10876657B2	Drill pipe or product line improved rollers and movement The disclosure relates to an apparatus for supporting and moving a product line or pipe string in connection with an underground arcuate path in a ground beneath an obstacle, having a platform on the ground; a pivot member connected to the platform; wherein the pivot member defines a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the ground; and at least one rotator connected to the pivot member; wherein the at least one rotator pivots about the pivot axis in relation to the platform. The disclosure also relates to an omnidirectional roller apparatus for supporting and moving a product line or pipe string in connection with an underground arcuate path in a ground beneath an obstacle, having a stand mounted on the ground, wherein the stand has a frame; a bearing mounted on the frame; a rotational shaft mounted to the bearing, and a Mecanum wheel mounted on the rotational shaft.
US10876655B2	Hose carrier A roller assembly has a center base element with outer base elements enabled to rotate on each end of the center base element, with a channel through the length of the roller assembly, such that rotating the outer base elements one way opens the channels, such that the roller assembly may be placed on a hose or a conduit, and rotation the other way closes the channel capturing the hose or conduit.
US10876649B2	Manufacture of remote control stations for use to operate actuators on a valve assembly A control assembly that is configured to operate large, heavy duty flow controls. The control assembly may include a main support and a thin plate disposed on the main support, the thin plate having four sides forming a mounting surface, the thin plate also having lateral slots that extend lengthwise in a first direction between two of the sides and are arranged so adjacent lateral slots are spaced apart from one another in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US10876641B2	Diaphragm valve assembling method, diaphragm valve assembly structure, and diaphragm valve A diaphragm valve assembling method including steps through which a twist of the diaphragm when assembled is prevented: a step of inserting a bonnet which pressurizes an outer periphery of a diaphragm into a body having a valve seat provided to a valve chamber and the diaphragm arranged thereabove; a step of screwing a fastening nut to an opening and inserting the fastening nut to an outer periphery of the bonnet; a step of fixing a rotation-stop jig inserted through a through hole of the fastening nut and the bonnet via fixing means; and a step of fixing the body and the rotation-stop jig via a fixing jig and fastening the fastening nut, with the bonnet being in a non-rotational state, to tightly attach the bonnet to an outer seal part of the diaphragm.
US10876640B2	Valve for a faucet assembly The valve has a pair of mutually rotatable ceramic valve bodies within the bonnet that cooperate to allow a flow of water in one relative position and to block a flow of water in a second relative position. One valve body is engaged by the valve stem to rotate therewith while the second valve body is held fixed within the bonnet via radial projections that fit into recesses in the bonnet. An elastomeric ring of square cross-section is squeezed against the non-rotatable valve body by a spiral retaining ring that is positioned in a circumferential groove in the bonnet.
US10876636B2	Leak resistant and serviceable receptacle A receptacle for conveying fluid is disclosed. The receptacle may include a main body, a spring retainer, a valve seat assembly, a poppet, and a spring. The main body defines an inlet and an outlet. The spring retainer is disposed in the main body and removable from the main body via the inlet. The valve seat assembly is disposed in the main body and removable from the main body via the inlet. The poppet is slidably engaged with the spring retainer between a closed position and an open position and is engageable with the valve seat assembly. The spring is engaged with the spring retainer and with the poppet to urge the poppet against the valve seat assembly.
US10876631B2	Sealing element, annular filter element, oil separator, and method for opening filter housing of oil separator A sealing element (60) for an annular filter element (100) of an oil separator (200) of a crankcase ventilation system, wherein the annular filter element (100) is configured to separate oil from fluid. The sealing element (60) fulfills more than one sealing function and yet is easy to use and replace. The sealing element (60) having at least one radially sealing region (64) that is configured to act in the direction of the radius (120) of the annular filter element (100), and at least one axially sealing region (66) that is configured to act in the direction of the longitudinal axis (110) of the annular filter element (100).
US10876629B2	Bellows having aerating means A boot is provided in which the formation of an internal pressure inside the boot during assembly is prevented. The boot has a first fastening region and a first diameter and having a second fastening region with a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter, and wherein the first fastening region comprises a binder seat region on its outer circumference, wherein at an inner circumference of the first fastening region at least one first and at least one second aerating means are arranged axially spaced from each other at the inner circumference which is formed with a flat surface, and protrude beyond said surface of the inner circumference.
US10876626B2	Transmission-equipped vehicle A controller includes: an automatic shifting control section that carries out automatic shifting control in which a shifting actuator is driven in response to a predetermined automatic shifting command; and an assist control section that, when a predetermined assist condition is met, carries out assist control in which the shifting actuator is driven to assist motion of a manual shifting power transmission mechanism actuated upon operation of a shifting operation member by a driver.
US10876621B2	Power transmission device A power transmission device is provided. A rotary shaft is provided in a housing via a bearing. A lubricant passage that is opened at an end is formed in the rotary shaft. A discharge channel that discharges the lubricant in the lubricant passage in a radial direction from an opening at the end of the rotary shaft and supplies the lubricant to the bearing is provided. An annular protruding portion is provided in the discharge channel. The annular protruding portion is formed on an inner surface of the housing facing an axial direction of the rotary shaft and protrudes to between the rotary shaft and the bearing.
US10876618B2	Device and method for activating a synchronous machine arranged in a vehicle A device is provided for activating a synchronous machine arranged in a vehicle. The vehicle has a gearbox and driven wheels in operative connection therewith. The synchronous machine is designed to drive the driven wheels via the gearbox. In the vehicle there is a lubricating unit, which is designed to lubricate the gearbox by way of a lubricant, for this purpose the lubricant flowing through the gearbox and at least part of the synchronous machine. The device is configured to operate the synchronous machine in a heating operating mode, which is different from a customary driving operating mode, when there are defined conditions that require heating when starting. At least one operating variable of the synchronous machine is set in the heating operating mode specifically such that, in the synchronous machine, there is a greater current heat loss in comparison with the customary driving operating mode, in order in this way to heat up the lubricant in the heating operating mode.
US10876617B2	Methods and system for operating a driveline Methods and systems for operating a driveline that includes a dual clutch transmission are described. In one example, clutches of the dual clutch transmission may be cooled via activating and adjusting a flow rate of an electric pump. Further, driveline operating modes may be entered or exited in response to clutch operating conditions so that driveline robustness may be enhanced.
US10876615B2	Pulley for continuously variable transmission and method of producing pulley for continuously variable transmission A V surface of a pulley with which a metal element comes in contact includes first grooves extending spirally from a side of a rotation axis of the pulley to an outer side in a radial direction and one side in a circumferential direction, second grooves extending spirally to the outer side in the radial direction and the other side in the circumferential direction, and rhomboid protrusions surrounded thereby. An average circumferential width of the protrusions is smaller at a position on the inner side in the radial direction than at a position on the outer side in the radial direction. Therefore, at a position on the inner side in the radial direction of the V surface in which cracks easily occur, the average circumferential width of the protrusions is lower, such that cracks occurring on the protrusions are prevented by the grooves, and further extension of cracks is prevented.
US10876613B2	Differential gear for a motor vehicle A differential gear for a motor vehicle, comprising an outer housing, the outer housing being drive-connected to an input element, an inner housing, the inner housing being mounted rotatably at least partially within the outer housing, at least two compensating elements and at least two output elements, the compensating elements and the output elements being enclosed at least partially by the inner housing, and the inner housing being drive-connected to the output elements via the compensating elements, and also at least one switching unit, the switching unit being arranged on the inner housing in such a way that, starting from a freewheeling position, it can selectively be drive-connected to the outer housing or to the outer housing and one of the two output elements.
US10876612B2	Method for operating a drive train for driving a working machine with variable rotation speed and drive train A method operates a drive train for driving a working machine with variable rotation speed. The method includes running up the electric drive machine from a standstill with evacuated hydrodynamic rotation speed/torque converter to a predefined value which indirectly characterizes the operating mode of the drive machine. Simultaneously with reaching the predefined value which indirectly characterizes the operating mode of the drive machine or with a temporal offset after reaching this, filling the hydrodynamic rotation speed/torque converter and driving the turbine vane wheel. Thereafter, the third element of the planetary gear mechanism is driven with a rotation speed which results from a superposition, defined by the planetary gear mechanism, of the rotation speed of the first element of the planetary gear mechanism connected to the electric drive machine and the rotation speed of the second element of the planetary gear mechanism which is indirectly connected to the turbine wheel.
US10876611B2	Lock-up device and torque converter A torque converter includes a lock-up device that directly connects a torque converter cover that rotates together with a pump impeller to a turbine runner connected to an output axis. The lock-up device includes a damper spring in a clutch piston that contacts with or moves away from the torque converter cover. In addition, an intermediate member is provided inside the damper spring. A center part of the damper spring is projected toward the inner side of the clutch piston in the radial direction by damper pressing portions and fixed to both ends of the damper spring and a connecting member and pushed onto the projecting part of the intermediate member.
US10876606B2	Orbital tensioner A tensioner comprising a base, a ring engaged with the base, the ring rotatable about a center “C” within a base opening, a pulley journalled to the ring, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the ring, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring disposed between the ring and the pivot arm for urging the pivot arm, a damping assembly frictionally disposed between the base and the ring, a spring applying a normal load to the damping material, and the damping material having a resistance in the range of greater than 0Ω up to approximately 10,000Ω.
US10876605B2	Endless drive arrangement for hybrid vehicle using two-armed tensioner with non-orbiting arms In an aspect, a tensioner is provided for tensioning a belt and includes first and second tensioner arms having first and second pulleys respectively. The first and second pulleys are configured for engagement with first and second belt spans, and are biased in first and second free arm directions respectively. A second tensioner arm stop is positioned to limit the movement of the second tensioner arm in a direction opposite the second free arm direction. The second tensioner arm stop is positioned such that, in use, the second pulley is engaged with the endless drive member while the second tensioner arm is engaged with the second tensioner arm stop throughout a first selected range of operating conditions.
US10876604B2	Pulley apparatus for driving-driven rotating machine In a pulley apparatus, belt supporting portions of belt support pieces, which support a belt from a radially inside thereof, are arranged along a circumferential direction of a power shaft and each have a predetermined circumferential length. In a pulley driven mode, the belt support pieces rotate about corresponding first supporting members in a direction making the belt supporting portions become closer to the power shaft with second supporting members being relatively moved in corresponding elongated holes toward radially outer ends thereof, causing the belt supporting portions to be reduced in radius. In a pulley driving mode, the belt support pieces rotate about the corresponding first supporting members in a direction making the belt supporting portions become further from the power shaft with the second supporting members being relatively moved in the corresponding elongated holes toward radially inner ends thereof, causing the belt supporting portions to be increased in radius.
US10876602B2	Built-in motor for bicycle and electric powered bicycle A built-in motor for a bicycle and an electric powered bicycle are provided. The built-in motor includes: a motor shell, a motor inner stator fixed in the motor shell by means of an inner stator frame; a motor outer rotor is installed on the inner stator frame, the motor outer rotor and a motor body output shaft being connected into a whole; a first planetary gear mechanism arranged in the inner stator frame, and the first planetary gear mechanism being used for increasing input human force before outputting the same; a ring gear of the first planetary gear mechanism is connected with an elastic body, the elastic body being fixedly arranged in the inner stator frame; a torque sensor is arranged on the elastic body, the torque sensor being used for measuring the pedaling force provided by a rider to the bicycle.
US10876597B2	Transmission for towed agricultural equipment A two-speed transmission for towed agricultural equipment activated through power take-off of a towing machine comprising an input shaft.A pinion arranged on the input shaft entering into a transmission box activated by the input shaft through a hypoid tooth and/or conical coupling; a crown gear fixed onto an intermediate shaft arranged orthogonal to the input shaft having two different dimension gears. One of the two gears with a clutch is connected to the intermediate shaft, the gears of which being coupled with a gear on an output shaft. The connection of the intermediate shaft/gear of the output shaft without clutch one of the gears has a free wheel connection with the respective shaft. The output shaft is arranged in the same plane as the input shaft and the output shaft is connected at its two ends outside the transmission box with a shredding head.
US10876594B2	Automotive flywheel with fins to increase airflow through clutch, and heat management method A flywheel for use in an automobile between an engine and a clutch assembly is provided. The flywheel is a circular member having an engine side and an opposite clutch side. An aperture is formed in the circular member having an axis, and the aperture is used to operatively attach the flywheel to the engine. A plurality of clutch fins and/or grooves are formed on the clutch side adjacent the outer edge of the circular member and spaced radially about the axis of the aperture of the flywheel. The clutch fins have a face that is generally coplanar with the clutch side of the circular member. The fins and grooves work to cool the internal components of the engine. Optionally, a second set of grooves and fins may be formed on the engine side of the flywheel to further aid in cooling the clutch disc and other engine components.
US10876578B2	Bearing assembly with inner rings and method of alignment A bearing alignment assembly comprises an outer ring. An inner ring assembly is disposed radially inwardly of the outer ring and cooperating therewith to form a roller volume. The inner ring assembly has a forward inner ring and an adjacent aft inner ring cooperating to provide an inner surface of the inner ring assembly. The forward inner ring includes axial grooves extending axially along and circumferentially spaced around a forward portion of the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring assembly. One or more of the axial grooves of the forward inner ring being an alignment axial groove having at least one cross-sectional dimension different than a corresponding cross-sectional dimension of other of the axial grooves of the forward inner ring, the aft inner ring including axial grooves extending axially along and circumferentially spaced around an aft portion of the inner circumferential surface, at least one of the axial grooves of the aft inner ring having the different cross-sectional dimension and positioned on the aft inner ring for alignment with the alignment axial groove. Rolling elements are rollingly disposed in the roller volume for relative rotational motion of the outer ring and the inner ring assembly.
US10876569B2	Locking nut or bolt and washer An improved locking nut and sealing washer for use with a threaded bolt. The locking nut has a flange. The sealing washer is attached to an elastomer and has retaining means provided therein. When the locking nut is seated on the sealing washer, a removable retaining insert may be manipulated to be received within the retaining means. Thereafter, when force is applied to the locking nut to move the locking nut in a first direction along the threaded bolt, the flange pushes against the sealing washer to push the sealing washer in the same direction and, when force is applied to the locking nut in an opposing direction along the threaded bolt, the flange pushes against the retaining insert to push the sealing washer in the same direction.
US10876565B2	Self-piercing rivet A self-piercing rivet for producing a joining connection between at least two components, which comprises the following features: a rivet head and a rivet shank having a central shank bore, wherein the rivet shank comprises a cylindrical shank outer surface and a shank inner surface limiting the central shank bore, and wherein the shank outer surface and the shank inner surface are connected at the axial end of the rivet shank facing away from the rivet head by a flat shank end face and a shank end radius. The shank end radius transitions tangentially into the shank inner surface and the flat shank end face is connected to the shank outer surface by a cutting edge.
US10876562B2	Mechanical locking system for building panels Panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system comprising a separate and flexible tongue allowing connection with a snap action. An outer edge part of the separate flexible tongue comprises a guiding protrusion that facilitates easy disassembly of the panels and that is deformed during locking and/or unlocking.
US10876558B2	Connecting arrangement comprising two connecting parts The disclosure relates to a connecting arrangement comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part, which are mechanically connectable to one another, wherein the first connecting part has a first clamping surface, wherein the first clamping surface has a first embossed pattern, the second connecting part has a second clamping surface, wherein the second clamping surface has a second embossed pattern, wherein the second embossed pattern is at least partially a negative pattern of the first embossed pattern, and wherein, when bringing together the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, the first embossed pattern engages positively into the second embossed pattern.
US10876557B2	Container connection system A connector assembly for releasably connecting a first container to a second container, using male connector(s) and corresponding female connector(s) attached to each container, each female connector having a recess for receiving a portion of a male connector. The connectors transition to a releasably locked state by moving a locking member retractor to a position that reduces a biasing force of the locking member retractor on a locking member and thereby allows a biasing force of a locking member extender to move the locking member to an extended position against an engaging surface to releasably lock connectors. The connectors transition to an unlocked state by moving the locking member retractor to move the at least one locking member to the retracted position away from the engaging surface to disengage connectors.
US10876554B2	Hinge clamp for a bicycle frame and other structures A hinge clamp adapted to clamp a hinge assembly with an eyelet to position and protect a retraction spring, a counter-bore in the V-plate to accommodate the spring, and a finger loop to position the user's finger during operation. In some aspects the clamp may have a removable bolt-tightening handle, the release of which enables the handle to be removed to avoid damage and to prevent theft. The handle may be removable over the head of the bolt in a first rotary configuration, and be constrained under the head of the bolt in a second rotary configuration. A hinge clamp with a retained clamp plate that retains the position of the clamp plate near the handle when the hinge clamp is loosened.
US10876549B2	Tandem stators with flow recirculation conduit A method of operating a compressor of a gas turbine engine is described which includes directing a main airflow through tandem stator rows in a gaspath of the compressor, extracting a first portion of the main airflow from a first location proximate radially inner roots of stators of the first or second stator rows, extracting a second portion of the main airflow from a second location proximate the radially inner roots of the stators of the first or second stator rows, the second location being downstream of the first location relative to the main airflow, and re-injecting the combined extracted flow back into the main airflow at a third location. The third location is located upstream of the first and second locations, and is upstream of a leading edge of stators of the first stator row.
US10876546B2	Centrifugal compressor A centrifugal compressor that includes a rotor including a shaft rotatably supported in a casing and an impeller secured to an outer periphery of the shaft; a diaphragm surrounding the impeller from an outer peripheral side; a suction side casing head disposed so as to be spaced apart from the diaphragm on a side where a fluid is suctioned; a temperature adjusting mechanism that is provided in the suction side casing head and configured to adjust a temperature of environment by flow of a heat medium; a heat shield that is provided between the suction side casing head and the diaphragm and defines, together with the impeller, a suction flow path through which the fluid is introduced to the impeller; and a plurality of straightening vanes that are provided in the suction flow path and configured to straighten the fluid flowing through the suction flow path.
US10876545B2	System and apparatus for providing a directed air flow The present invention is related to an improved fan design. According to an exemplary preferred embodiment, the improved fan design of the present invention preferably includes a fan main body having fan blades, a front grill, a flexible guide cone, an air inlet, and supporting legs movable from a first position to a second position. According to preferred embodiments, the flexible guide cone is preferably also movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the flexible guide cone preferably forms a first shape which conforms to the surface of the air inlet. In a second position, the flexible guide cone preferably extends away from the air inlet.
US10876541B2	Fluid pump A fluid pump includes a fluid pump inlet and a fluid pump outlet. A motor includes an armature and a stator such that the armature rotates about an axis. A pump section includes a pump section having a pumping element coupled to the armature such that rotation of the armature rotates the pumping element such that the pumping element pumps fluid from the fluid inlet to a pump section outlet of the pump section. A fluid passage within the fluid pump provides fluid communication from the pump section outlet to the fluid pump outlet such that the armature in part defines the fluid passage. The armature includes blades arranged in a polar array centered about the axis such that each of the blades extends in a helix about the axis and such that the blades define chambers. The chambers are in constant fluid communication with the pump section outlet.
US10876538B2	Assembly having two compressors, method for retrofitting An assembly having a first compressor train and a second compressor train for compressing a process fluid, wherein the first compressor train has a first drive and a first compressor, wherein the second compressor train has a second drive and a second compressor, wherein the first compressor train is not mechanically coupled to rotating parts of the second compressor train for transmission of torque, wherein the two compressors of the different compressor trains are directly connected to each other fluidically by a connecting fluid line such that the first compressor is arranged upstream of the second compressor. The first compressor compresses at a pressure ratio between 1.1 and 1.6 before the process fluid is fed to the second compressor.
US10876537B2	Fan motor control device A fan motor control device configured to control driving of a fan motor for cooling a CPU includes: a rotational speed sensor configured to detect a rotational speed of the fan motor; and an abnormality decision control unit configured to execute an abnormality decision mode of repeatedly switching between on and off of power supply to the fan motor during an operation of the CPU, and determine abnormality of the fan motor based on the rotational speed of the fan motor during the execution of the abnormality decision mode.
US10876536B2	Surge free subsea compressor A compressor includes impellers each having its chord angle less than its stall angle. The impellers can be used in a contra-rotating impeller arrangement without static diffusers. The contra-rotating impeller arrangement provides for much larger nominal flow rates than conventional single rotating impeller arrangements with the same chord angles. Accordingly, a surge free design is provided without excessively compromising the nominal flow rate. Techniques for enhancing stall characteristics of the impellers are also described.
US10876535B2	Compressor A compressor includes a thrust force adjusting part which is configured to adjusts a thrust force between a back surface of a disc part in an impeller and a casing. The thrust force adjusting part includes an outer sealing part which seals a gap between the back surface and the casing, an inner sealing part which seals the gap at a position away inward in a radial direction, and a throttle formation part which has a throttle part in which the gap in an axial direction is formed to be narrowed inward in the radial direction. An outer space sandwiched by the outer sealing part and the inner sealing part and an inner space sandwiched by the inner sealing part and the throttle part are formed the gap. The width of the throttle part is narrower than the width of the inner space.
US10876533B2	Cooling unit A cooling unit comprising a coolant fluid pathway in which there is (a) a centrifugal pump which serves to pump coolant fluid along the pathway when the unit is in use, and (b) a heat exchanger which serves to cool the coolant fluid which is thus pumped along the pathway. The pump has a rotor constituted by a magnetically contactlessly driven impeller which is provided with at last one magnet and which is enclosed within a housing, and stator outside the housing and provided with at least one electromagnet operable to act on the said at least one magnet to rotate the impeller.
US10876532B2	Compressor with pulsation attenuation space disposed in injection passage A compressor includes a compression chamber forming member, an injection passage, an injection pipe, and a pulsation attenuation space. The compression chamber forming member forms a compression chamber. The injection passage is formed in at least one of the compression chamber forming member and a separate member disposed in a surrounding area and connecting to the compression chamber. The injection pipe supplies refrigerant to the injection passage. The pulsation attenuation space is formed in one of the compression chamber forming member and the separate member disposed in the surrounding area so as to communicate with the injection passage. The pulsation attenuation space attenuates pulsation of refrigerant gas flowing from the injection pipe into the compression chamber.
US10876531B2	Lubricant injection for a screw compressor A screw compressor, refrigerant circuit, lubrication method are disclosed. The screw compressor includes a suction inlet that receives a working fluid to be compressed. A compression mechanism is fluidly connected to the suction inlet. A discharge outlet is fluidly connected to the compression mechanism that outputs the working fluid following compression by the compression mechanism. The screw compressor includes a slide valve that is movable between a first position and a second position. The first position corresponds to a high volume ratio and the second position corresponds to a low volume ratio. The slide valve includes a plurality of lubricant passageways selectively connectable to a lubricant source. A first of the plurality of lubricant passageways is configured to be selected to provide lubricant at the high volume ratio, and a second of the plurality of lubricant passageways is configured to be selected to provide lubricant at the low volume ratio.
US10876530B2	Rotary compressor arrangement A rotary compressor arrangement is disclosed that includes a body centered at a shaft axis, a cylindrical piston arranged with respect to the body such that an inner volume is created between them, and guiding means arranged at an offset axis with respect to the shaft axis. Also disclosed is a cooling/refrigerant system that includes the rotary compressor arrangement.
US10876528B2	Self adjusting pump for ice cream freezer A self adjusting gear pump (10) for an ice cream freezer and a control unit (20) for adaptively controlling the closing pressure (PCLOSE) of a pump for an ice cream freezer. The gear pump system comprises a pump casing (11), an inlet (12) for receiving a liquid food product of ice cream mix, an outlet (15) for transferring the ice cream mix into a freezing cylinder (41) of the ice cream freezer (40), wherein the pump (10) is closed by supplying a closing air pressure onto a moveable pump cover (16) of the pump via at least one hole (191, 192) provided straight through the pump casing (11), thereby moving said moveable pump cover (16) against the star wheel (14) and a control unit (20) for supplying a calculated closing air pressure (PCLOSE) to the pump by means of the air pressure regulator (100).
US10876527B2	Bleed valve and self-bleeding pump provided with such valve Bleed valve having a longitudinal axis, the bleed valve having an operative configuration wherein the longitudinal axis extends in a vertical direction, the bleed valve comprising a one-way valve, an intermediate duct, a support and a cap which are in a vertical alignment from bottom to top of the bleed valve when the bleed valve is in its operative configuration, wherein the one-way valve is adapted to put, when it assumes an open configuration, a lower through hole in communication with the intermediate duct, wherein the support is coupled to the cap so as to form a cavity in which a ball is housed, the cap being provided with a main aperture communicating with outside of the bleed valve, said cavity being adapted to let the ball move between a lower limit position, that the ball assumes when subject only to gravity and the bleed valve is in its operative configuration and wherein the support supports the ball, and an upper limit position in which the ball occludes the main aperture, the bleed valve being characterised in that the support is provided with a passage communicating with the intermediate duct, the cap being further provided with a secondary aperture communicating with outside of the bleed valve, the ball occluding the passage of the support when it is in the lower limit position, wherein the cap has a shape and size adapted to form a gap between the cap and the ball when the ball is in the upper limit position wherein the gap is adapted to put the secondary aperture in communication with said cavity, whereby the secondary aperture is always in communication with said cavity for any position assumed by the ball within said cavity.m Self-bleeding pump provided with such bleed valve.
US10876522B2	Insert type rotor for radial piston device A radial piston device includes a housing (102), a pintle (110) attached to the housing (102) and having a pintle shaft (112), a rotor (130) rotatably mounted on the pintle shaft (112) and having cylinders (132), pistons (150) displaceably received in the cylinders (132), and a drive shaft (190) coupled to the rotor (130) and rotatably supported within the housing (102). The rotor (130) is made with two parts, such as a rotor body (250) and a rotor insert (252) received into the rotor body (250).
US10876521B2	Multi-thermal storage unit systems, fluid flow control devices, and low pressure solar receivers for solar power systems, and related components and uses thereof Inventive concentrated solar power systems using solar receivers, and related devices and methods, are generally described.
US10876520B2	Speed-controlling transmission or apparatus The first aspect of the present invention is a speed-controlling transmission or apparatus. In a non-limiting example, the speed-controlling transmission or apparatus is adapted for use with driving, driven or energy-related devices, apparatuses or systems. The second aspect of the present invention is a wind turbine apparatus that comprises a wind turbine and a speed-controlling transmission or apparatus. A non-limiting example of a wind turbine includes a mandrel, a plurality of supporting arms or trusses, and a plurality of umbrella-like vanes. The wind turbine is adapted for rotating in a generally circular orientation with respect to the vertical axis of a turbine-receiving structure during operation wherein the circular orientation is generally parallel to a ground surface.
US10876510B2	Systems and methods for supplying power in a hybrid vehicle using capacitors, a battery and one or more DC/DC converters A system for discharging or charging a capacitor of a hybrid vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a target state of charge (SOC) module and a capacitor charge/discharge module. The target SOC module determines a target state of charge of the capacitor based on a speed of the vehicle. The capacitor charge/discharge module determines whether a state of charge of a capacitor is greater than a target state of charge. The capacitor charge/discharge module dissipates power from the capacitor to at least one of a battery of the vehicle and an electrical load of the vehicle when the state of charge of the capacitor is greater than the target state of charge.
US10876509B2	High-pressure fuel pump Disclosed herein is a high-pressure fuel pump. The high-pressure fuel pump includes a housing including a chamber provided to compress fuel supplied thereinto, an inlet flow passage that communicates with the chamber to draw fuel into the chamber through the inlet flow passage, and a discharge flow passage that communicates with the chamber to discharge the fuel out of the chamber through the discharge flow passage. The high-pressure fuel pump further includes a piston disposed in the housing and configured to linearly reciprocate to compress the fuel supplied into the chamber; and a discharge valve disposed in the discharge flow passage of the housing and configured to open when a pressure of fuel stored in the chamber is equal to or greater than a first pressure, the discharge valve including an open-and-close member that makes line contact with an inlet of the discharge valve to close the inlet.
US10876508B2	Fuel injection valve Provided is a fuel injection valve which can be easily processed and can realize sufficient atomization while suppressing spreading of spray. In the fuel injection valve according to the present invention, when a nozzle plate 6 and a first direction 15a-1 in which fuel is sprayed are projected onto a virtual plane perpendicular to a central axis line of the fuel injection valve along an opening and closing valve direction of a valve body and a first orthogonal coordinate system having an X1 passing through a center O1 of the nozzle plate 6 and along the first direction 15a-1 and a Y1 axis passing through the center O1 of the nozzle plate 6 and perpendicular to the X1 axis is virtualized on the virtual plane, an introduction passage 11a-1 is inclined so that a straight line segment 14a-1 connecting between a central point 40a-1 of an upstream side end portion and a center Oa-1 of an inlet opening surface of a fuel injection hole 13a-1 is positioned on the Y1 axis side with respect to a straight line 30a-1 passing through the central point 40a-1 and the center O1 of the nozzle plate 6.
US10876504B2	Silencer having expansion chamber and partition Provided is a silencer including: an expansion chamber having a cuboid shape; a first pipe for being coupled to a noise source, the first pipe being coupled to an approximate center of a first surface of the expansion chamber; and a second pipe coupled to an approximate center of a second surface of the expansion chamber adjacent to the first surface. The expansion chamber has an internal space and a partition in the internal space, the partition is disposed upright on a third surface of the expansion chamber opposed to the second surface of the expansion chamber to extend from the third surface toward the second surface, and the second pipe has a central axis substantially included in the partition.
US10876494B2	Cylinder liner, block manufacturing method and cylinder liner manufacturing method A cylinder liner that is casted in a block and defines a cylinder bore corresponding to one cylinder includes: a cylindrical liner body; a projection part provided so as to include a plurality of projections on an outer peripheral surface of a part of the liner body; and a bore adjacent part formed such that the outer peripheral surface at an upper side end of the liner body is positioned more on an inner side of the liner body than the outer peripheral surface below the upper side end, and the projections are absent on at least a part of the outer peripheral surface at the upper side end, in a predetermined range of the outer peripheral surface of the liner body, which faces another cylinder bore to be adjacent when casted in the block.
US10876492B2	Device for controlling fuel injection device Provided is a device for controlling a fuel injection device capable of suppressing deterioration of exhaust performance while ensuring driving performance when acceleration of a vehicle is requested during an intake stroke. Therefore, when the acceleration of a vehicle is requested during an intake stroke in one combustion cycle, an engine control unit 9 estimates an increase (acceleration intake air amount Qad) of the amount of air taken in a combustion chamber 19 of an internal combustion engine 1 associated with the acceleration of the vehicle after the acceleration of the vehicle is requested in one combustion cycle based on a lift amount of an intake valve 3. The engine control unit 9 controls a fuel injection valve 5 so as to increase a fuel injection amount in one combustion cycle according to the acceleration intake air amount Qad.
US10876491B1	Compensation of fuel injection timing errors A method is provided for adjusting timing of fuel injection into a combustion chamber of a compression-ignition engine. The method includes detecting a request for zero torque generation by the engine and cutting-off delivery of fuel into the combustion chamber during the detected zero torque request. The method additionally includes issuing a command to inject a test quantity of fuel into the combustion chamber during the detected request for zero torque generation. The method also includes assessing a timing delay between the command to inject the test quantity of fuel and a start of the test quantity injection, and determining a compensation for the assessed timing delay. The method additionally includes detecting a request for positive torque generation by the engine. The method further includes commanding a shift in the timing of fuel injection into the combustion chamber by the determined compensation during the engine's positive torque generation.
US10876489B2	Method and system of correcting fuel injection quantity of vehicle A method of correcting a fuel injection quantity of a vehicle corrects the fuel injection quantity prior to activation of a lambda sensor when an engine is turned on. Additionally, the method increases a speed for activating a catalyst to reduce a harmful substance in exhaust gas at the beginning of engine starting.
US10876485B2	Engine control device An engine control device is provided, which includes an ignition plug configured to ignite mixture gas inside a cylinder of the engine, an injector configured to change an air-fuel ratio inside the cylinder, a NOx sensor, and a controller including a processor. The controller performs a first control to control the ignition plug so that ignition is performed at a basic ignition timing or an ignition timing after the basic timing is corrected based on a combustion state of the mixture gas, and a second control to control the injector so that a NOx concentration approaches a given target value. When the ignition timing is corrected by the first control to a retarding side, the controller suspends a correction to a richer side even if the NOx concentration is a concentration at which the air-fuel ratio is corrected to the richer side by the second control.
US10876484B2	Methods and systems for engine fuel and torque control Methods and systems are provided for accurately estimating intake aircharge based on the output of an intake oxygen sensor while flowing EGR, purge, or PCV hydrocarbons to the engine. The unadjusted aircharge estimate is used for engine fuel control while the hydrocarbon adjusted aircharge estimate is used for engine torque control. A controller is configured to sample the oxygen sensor at even increments in a time domain, stamp the sampled data in a crank angle domain, store the sampled data in a buffer, and then select one or more data samples corresponding to a last firing period from the buffer for estimating the intake aircharge.
US10876480B2	Acoustic structure for gas turbine engine A bypass air passage can be provided between a radially-outer wall of a bypass duct and an engine core, the radially-outer wall having a first, radially inner skin apertured and exposed to the bypass air passage, and a second skin radially-outwardly offset from the first skin, the second skin having an aperture blocked by a thermal fuse, wherein the thermal fuse is configured to melt upon reaching a threshold temperature, thereby opening a gas path from the bypass air passage across the second skin, via the aperture.
US10876479B2	Acoustic liner having multiple layers An acoustic liner can include a support layer having a set of partitioned cavities with open faces, a first facing sheet and second facing sheet both having perforations and operably coupled to the support layer such that the facing sheets overlie and close the open faces, and an aerogel layer operably coupled to the second facing sheet.
US10876476B2	Method and system for dynamic control of game audio based on audio analysis A gaming device, during play of a particular game, receives a plurality of audio channels carrying game sounds and determines whether a first of the game sounds overwhelms a second of the game sounds. In response to the determination, the gaming device adjusts a level of one or more of the audio channels such that perceptibility of the second game sound is improved relative to perceptibility of the first game sound prior to the adjustment, wherein for the adjustment, a level of one or more of the audio channels carrying the first game sound is decreased while a level of one or more of the audio channels carrying the second game sound is maintained or increased. The audio channels include three or more audio channels and the adjustment of the level of the audio channels is performed while the three or more audio channels are combined into two stereo channels.
US10876473B2	Actuator, in particular for coupling to the adjusting shaft of an internal combustion engine to adjust the expansion stroke and/or the compression ratio The invention relates to an actuator which has a drive motor, a gearing positioned downstream of the drive motor in terms of drive and arranged coaxially with respect to the drive motor, and which has an output element. The actuator is characterized in that the entire actuator can be coupled as a fully assembled and functional structural unit to a system to be driven by means of the actuator, which system has a drive shaft, wherein a rotationally rigid connection of the output element to the drive shaft can be produced without the need for parts of the actuator to be dismounted for this purpose.
US10876471B2	Modular genset enclosure components A genset enclosure assembly comprises a first enclosure defining a first internal volume. A genset engine is positioned within the first internal volume. A first opening is defined in a first sidewall of a first side of the first enclosure. The genset enclosure assembly also includes a second enclosure defining a second internal volume. The second enclosure is positioned adjacent to the first side and removably coupled to the first side of the first enclosure. A first genset module is positioned in the second internal volume and operably coupled to the genset engine through the first opening.
US10876468B2	Method for controlling a turbocharging system A method for controlling a turbocharging system with a turbocharging stage for an internal combustion engine, wherein the turbocharging stage comprises a compressor and a turbine and the turbine is adjustable via a VTG control. The method includes: acquiring an operating state target variable; adjusting a maximum VTG control criterion to implement the torque increase by increasing a boost pressure, wherein adjusting the maximum VTG control criterion includes: determining a target boost pressure; determining a VTG target position as a function of the target boost pressure; determining an actual exhaust back pressure; determining a maximum exhaust back pressure; determining the VTG control criterion taking into account the difference between the actual exhaust back pressure and the maximum exhaust back pressure. The VTG control criterion limits the VTG target position such that an accelerated adaptation of an actual boost pressure to the target boost pressure) takes place.
US10876467B2	Method for controlling an inlet-adjustment mechanism for a turbocharger compressor A method for controlling an inlet-adjustment mechanism in an air inlet for a compressor so as to switch the mechanism between open and closed positions for adjusting a flow area of the inlet. The method includes an algorithm for determining when the inlet-adjustment mechanism is in a failure mode. In accordance with the method, when the operating point on the compressor map is on the high-flow side of a threshold line at which the inlet-adjustment mechanism is switched from one position to the other, a measured speed or pressure ratio is compared to a theoretical value for the speed or pressure ratio based on a compressor map for the open position of the mechanism. If the measured value differs from the theoretical value by more than a predetermined tolerance, a failure mode is indicated.
US10876465B2	Intake-air temperature controlling device for engine with supercharger An intake-air temperature controlling device is provided, which includes an engine body, an intake passage, a supercharger, a first passage, a second passage, an intake air flow rate adjuster, an intercooler, a pump, and a controller. The controller outputs a control signal to the pump so that coolant is supplied to the intercooler in a first operating range in which the intake air flow rate adjuster at least partially opens the first passage to supply intake air boosted by the supercharger to the engine body, and outputs a control signal to the pump so that the coolant is supplied to the intercooler also in a second operating range in which an engine load is below a given load, and the intake air flow rate adjuster opens the second passage and closes the first passage to supply the intake air to the engine body in a non-boosted state.
US10876464B2	Piston design for flow re-direction A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a crown portion having a bowl that includes a plurality of protrusions. Each of the plurality of protrusions includes a first side surface and a second side surface. Other features including at least one ledge formed between protrusions in segments, and a generally flat, inward facing surface on the protrusions may also be used.
US10876461B2	Exhaust coupling system and method A system and method including a non-metallic shell to prevent debris from contacting a component of an exhaust system is disclosed. The shell may be formed from silicone. The shell may also form part of an assembly including a metallic corrugated body, which may be positioned between two pipe sections of the exhaust system. The shell may be separate from an exhaust coupler and be secured separately to the two pipe sections connected to the exhaust coupler.
US10876457B2	Method and system for reducing emissions from an internal combustion engine Systems, devices, methods and programs for reducing emissions from engines are provided. For example, one system for reducing emissions from engines comprises a heating controller coupled to an energy storage device (ESD). The heating controller is configured to control a heating element to heat one or more components of an after-treatment system using energy from the ESD under a first condition and to control the heating element to stop heating the one or more components of the after-treatment system when a second condition is satisfied. Additionally, another system for reducing emissions from engines comprises a controller detecting a decrease in a demanded torque from an engine and an ISG. The controller is then configured to operate a clutch to disengage the engine from the ISG, if after removing fuel from the engine, the sensed speed of the engine is above a threshold.
US10876456B2	Thermoelectric heat energy recovery module generator for application in a Stirling-electric hybrid automobile A vehicle is provided which includes a Stirling Cycle engine that generates a flow of exhaust gases from the external combustion of a fuel supply. The vehicle is equipped with a thermoelectric generator module which is in fluidic communication with the flow of exhaust gases generated by the Stirling Cycle engine. The thermoelectric generator module includes a thermopile array, and generates electrical energy from the thermal energy in the flow of exhaust gases.
US10876454B2	Automotive exhaust aftertreatment system with multi-reductant injection and doser controls An automotive exhaust aftertreatment system for reducing effluents, such as nitrous oxides (NOx), in exhaust gasses passing through the system. The automotive exhaust aftertreatment system includes a dosing unit configured to inject primary and secondary reductant fluids into exhaust gasses based on various strategies to optimize operation of the system.
US10876453B1	Vehicle having an engine-integrated exhaust treatment system with in-cylinder ammonia creation An over-the-road vehicle including an engine unit and an engine-integrated exhaust treatment system is disclosed. The engine-integrated exhaust treatment system can selectively reduce nitrous oxides (NOx) in exhaust gases from the engine unit. The engine-integrated exhaust treatment system includes a reagent doser integrated into the engine unit and a catalyst in fluid communication with the engine unit. The reagent doser injects aqueous urea solution into at least one cylinder of the engine unit without fuel while fuel is injected into at least one other cylinder of the engine unit for combustion. The aqueous urea solution is converted in the cylinder to ammonia gas that is mixed with exhaust gases from the other cylinders. This mixture is then exposed to the catalyst to encourage reduction of NOx in the exhaust gases before they are discharged to atmosphere.
US10876452B2	Device and method for metering water or an aqueous solution in a combustion system A metering device for metering water or an aqueous solution, such as an injector for metering a reducing agent liquid into an exhaust gas stream of a combustion system or an injector for metering water or aqueous solution into a combustion chamber or into an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The metering device has an inlet and an outlet for the water or aqueous solution and a shut-off device which is arranged between the inlet and the outlet. At least one electrically operated heating element is arranged in the region of the shut-off device so as to heat and avoid freezing of the liquid.
US10876447B1	Diagnostic system and method for detecting leaks and disconnects in a crankcase ventilation system A diagnostic system and method for a crankcase ventilation system of an engine having a boost system utilize a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure in a make-up air (MUA) hose, a flow-limiting valve (i) fixedly attached to the induction system at a point upstream from the pressure sensor and proximate to an induction system end of the MUA hose and (ii) configured to limit flow through the MUA hose, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting the non-boost operating condition of the engine, obtain an initial pressure from the pressure sensor and then command the flow-limiting valve to close for a diagnostic period, during which monitor the pressure is monitored to determine a pressure drop from the initial pressure, and when the pressure drop fails to exceed a threshold during the diagnostic period, detect a malfunction indicative of a leaking or disconnected MUA hose.
US10876444B2	Electric valve device, fresh air passage mechanism, and internal-combustion engine Provided is an electric valve device which is capable of improving the accuracy of detecting whether there is a gas leakage from a blow-by gas passage and capable of detecting detachment of the electric valve device from a pipe of a fresh air passage. The electric valve device includes an inflow side pipe portion, an outflow side pipe portion, a barrier which partitions off the inflow side pipe portion from the outflow side pipe portion, a valve body which opens and closes an opening arranged on the barrier by moving in the axial direction, and a solenoid which drives the valve body. The inflow side pipe portion includes a bypass path which communicates with the outflow side pipe portion through a second opening separately from a passage which communicates with the outflow side pipe portion through a first opening used as the opening.
US10876443B2	Filter device for an oil filter The present invention relates to a filter device for filtration of oil, comprising a first filtration layer, a second filtration layer, and a frame element, wherein—the frame element is arranged in a sandwich-like manner between the first filtration layer and the second filtration layer, and wherein—the frame element has a multitude of passage orifices, such that a number of intermediate chambers corresponding to the multitude of passage orifices is formed between the first filtration layer and the second filtration layer, wherein the filter device is characterized in that the frame element comprises an oil-permeable filter medium, by means of which filtration of the oil passing therethrough is effected.
US10876442B2	Valve drive for an internal combustion engine A valve drive for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine has a camshaft which is rotatably mounted in a first and a second camshaft bearing and which includes at least one cam with a first cam curve and a second cam curve that differs from the first cam curve. A gas exchange valve can be actuated by the first or the second cam curve via a cam follower. A camshaft section is provided, by which the cam can be moved by an actuator such that the gas exchange valve can be actuated either via the first or the second cam curve via the cam follower. The camshaft and the cam have a fixed position relative to each other. The camshaft can be axially moved in the first and the second camshaft bearing. The camshaft bearings consist of a camshaft bearing block and a common bearing frame. A lubricant supply bore is provided which opens into a fourth lubricant groove in the bearing frame in order to supply the bearing points with lubricant. A first lubricant groove is provided in the first camshaft bearing block, and a second lubricant groove is provided in the second camshaft bearing block. These lubricant grooves correspond to the fourth lubricant groove and are open in the direction of the cam follower.
US10876441B2	Tappet Provided is a tappet capable of supplying lubricating oil to a cam even when provided with a lash adjuster.A tappet (10) includes: a lash adjuster (11) having a plunger (14) and a body (13) in which the plunger (14) is housed so as to be vertically movable, wherein the plunger (14) has a top portion (16) against which a lower end portion of a push rod (88) slidably abuts; and a tappet body (12) which has an assembly hole (45) in which the body (13) is inserted, has a cup-like shape, and has a lower surface portion (27) which slidingly contacts a cam (70). The tappet body (12) has an oil guide passage (30) extending so as to guide lubricating oil from the push rod (88) side to the cam (70).
US10876434B2	Method and system for camshaft positioning calibration A method for generating a camshaft signature for camshaft positioning calibration for a camshaft included in a combustion engine. The camshaft is adapted to cause a valve to open and close an opening to a cylinder volume of the combustion engine. The combustion engine further includes an intake surge tank adapted for receiving air from the outside environment. The intake surge tank is in fluid connection with the cylinder volume of the combustion engine for providing air for mixing with fuel injected into the cylinder.
US10876431B2	Process improvement through the addition of power recovery turbine equipment in existing processes Power recovery turbines can be used debottlenecking of an existing plant, as well as recover electric power when revamping a plant. A process for recovering energy in a petroleum, petrochemical, or chemical plant is described. A fluid stream having a first control valve thereon is identified. A first power-recovery turbine is installed at the location of the first control valve, and at least a portion of the first fluid stream is directed through the first power-recovery turbine to generate electric power as direct current therefrom. The electric power is then recovered.
US10876426B2	Removable turbine gaspath sensor A gas turbine engine comprises a turbine within a turbine case defining a hot combustion gas path. The turbine case has an inner port. An outer case is disposed radially outward from the turbine case. The outer case has an outer port. A sleeve releasably engages the outer port and the inner port. A sensor is mounted to a distal end of the sleeve. The sensor has a probe extending through the inner port into the hot combustion gas path.
US10876425B2	Lever connection of a guide vane adjustment for turbomachinery Disclosed is a lever connection for a guide vane adjustment for connecting a guide vane of a turbomachine to an adjusting ring of an actuator, which is arranged in such a way that an adjusting lever of the lever connection is pushed radially from a first mounting direction, in relation to a machine longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, onto a vane shaft of the guide vane, and is locked with the vane shaft in a form-fitting and, in particular, rotationally rigid manner by a movement in a second mounting direction; a mounting method; and a turbomachine.
US10876417B2	Tuned airfoil assembly An airfoil assembly may include a shroud and an airfoil. The shroud may include a first attachment arm, a second attachment arm, and a shroud rail extending from a first surface of the shroud. A first channel may be defined between the first attachment arm, the first surface, and the shroud rail and a second channel may be defined between the second attachment arm, the first surface, and the shroud rail. The airfoil may extend from a second surface of the shroud opposite the first surface. In various embodiments, a height of the shroud rail, as measured from the first surface of the shroud, is non-uniform.
US10876412B2	Gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine 10 is provided in which a fan having fan blades 139 in which the camber distribution relative to covered passage of the fan 13 allows the gas turbine engine to operate with improved efficiency when compared with conventional engines, whilst retaining an acceptable flutter margin.
US10876411B2	Non-axisymmetric end wall contouring with forward mid-passage peak A turbine section includes a pair of adjacent turbine airfoils and an endwall extending between the airfoils. The endwall includes a first feature spanning approximately twenty percent pitch and having a first depression with a first maximum depression located between twenty percent and sixty percent of an axial chord length of the first airfoil, a second feature adjacent the first feature with the second feature spanning approximately forty percent pitch and having a first peak with a maximum height located between twenty percent and sixty percent of the axial chord length of the first airfoil, and a third feature adjacent the second feature and first side of the second airfoil with the third feature spanning approximately forty percent pitch and having a second depression with a second maximum depression located between thirty percent and sixty percent of an axial chord length of the second airfoil.
US10876406B2	Radial turbomachine Radial turbomachine includes fixed case; one rotor disc installed in case and having rotor blades mounted on front face thereof; plurality of elements projecting from case and terminating proximity to rotor disc, wherein projecting elements include seal elements acting against rotor disc are operatively active on rear face of rotor disc or stator blades radially interposed between rotor blades of rotor disc; and one support plate bearing projecting elements and installed in case. Support plate is radially extended across from rotor disc and includes plurality of first circular portions concentric with rotation axis of rotor disc and plurality of second circular portions radially interposed between first circular portions. Several of first circular portions bear projecting elements and second circular portions are more deformable, along radial directions, than first circular portions in manner to allow relative movements between first circular portions when support plate is subjected to action of thermal gradients.
US10876405B2	Method for removing turbine blade, removal device for executing said method, and rotor set with said removal device A removal device includes a base, a push rod, a rod-moving mechanism and a rod guide. The base is restrained immovably in a first direction. The push rod can protrude from a front surface of the base toward a front side. The rod-moving mechanism is installed on the base. The rod-moving mechanism moves the push rod toward the front side. The rod guide is attached to the base. The rod guide guides movement of the push rod by the rod-moving mechanism in a second direction that forms an acute angle with respect to the first direction.
US10876396B2	Bit-scrambling in differential pulse position modulation A system, in some embodiments, comprises: a controller; and a mud pulse telemetry modulator coupled to the controller and configured to modulate a mud column using differential pulse position modulation (DPPM) code words comprising most significant bits and least significant bits, wherein the controller allocates the most significant bit in each of said code words to a first data parameter having a first importance value and the least significant bit in each of said code words to a second data parameter having a second importance value that is lower than the first importance value.
US10876391B2	Tuning predictions of wellbore operation parameters A system for use in a wellbore can include a computing device including a processing device and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processing device. The instructions can cause the processing device to generate a predicted value of a parameter associated with a well environment or a wellbore operation. The instructions can also cause the processing device to determine a tuning factor for adjusting the predicted value based on historical data. The instructions can also cause the processing device to apply the tuning factor to the predicted value to generate a tuned predicted value. The instructions can further cause the processing device to generate an interface for display that includes a data point associated with the tuned predicted value plotted on a graph.
US10876388B2	Reclamation of brines with metal contamination using lime A method of removing a soluble metal ion from a contaminated brine fluid comprising: adding lime to the contaminated brine fluid, wherein the lime causes the soluble metal ion to become insoluble in the contaminated brine fluid; and passing the contaminated brine fluid through a filter media, wherein the step of passing is performed after the step of adding, and wherein after the brine fluid is passed through the filter media, a brine fluid having a reduced concentration of the metal ion is produced. Another method of removing a soluble metal ion from a contaminated brine fluid comprises: passing the contaminated brine fluid through a filter media, wherein the filter media comprises the lime.
US10876387B2	Multi-firing swivel head probe for electro-hydraulic fracturing in down hole fracking applications A method, system and apparatus for plasma blasting comprises a borehole for oil or gas extraction, an in hole capacitor bank for powering a blast probe, the probe comprising a high voltage electrode and a ground electrode separated by a dielectric separator, wherein the high voltage electrode and the dielectric separator constitute an adjustable probe tip, and an adjustment unit coupled to the adjustable probe tip, wherein the adjustment unit is configured to selectively extend or retract the adjustable probe tip relative to the ground electrode and a blasting media, wherein at least a portion of the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode are submerged in the blast media. The blasting media comprises water. The adjustable tip permits fine-tuning of the blast.
US10876386B2	Dual pump trailer mounted electric fracturing system The present invention provides a method and system for providing on-site electrical power to a fracturing operation, and an electrically powered fracturing system. Natural gas can be used to drive a turbine generator in the production of electrical power. A scalable, electrically powered fracturing fleet is provided to pump fluids for the fracturing operation, obviating the need for a constant supply of diesel fuel to the site and reducing the site footprint and infrastructure required for the fracturing operation, when compared with conventional systems.
US10876385B2	Oil production and recovery with supercritical water A method for recovering at least one of oil and gas from a geological formation includes injecting water into a wellbore, where the wellbore has a depth that is sufficient for introducing a hydrostatic pressure that imparts supercritical pressure to water present at a depth greater than or equal to the depth. A heating element is inserted into the wellbore to a heating element depth that is greater than or equal to the depth. Power is transmitted to the heating element causing the heating element to heat water to a temperature sufficient to form supercritical water. The heating element includes a microwave antenna and a shell encapsulating the microwave antenna formed from a material that is capable of heating upon exposure to microwave radiation.
US10876383B2	Method and system for maximizing production of a well with a gas assisted plunger lift The invention provides a method and system for maximizing production of a well with a gas assisted plunger lift. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of measurements associated with operation of the well from sensors associated with various components of the well. The method further comprises determining set points for operation of the production valve and the injection valve based on one or more of the plurality of measurements. The set points may be determined by the controller or by a SCADA system. Optionally, one or more of the set points may be modified according to a comparison of current and optimal values of plunger velocity and gas and liquid production. In addition, the method comprises coordinating the operation of the production valve and the injection valve is coordinated based on the set points and the stage in operation cycle by the controller.
US10876371B2	Fracturing manifold system A fracturing system is provided. In one embodiment, the fracturing system includes a fracturing manifold for routing fracturing fluid to multiple wells. The fracturing manifold can be coupled via fluid conduits to fracturing trees installed at the wells. In some cases, each fracturing tree that is coupled to the fracturing manifold is coupled by at least one rigid fluid conduit. The fracturing manifold can include a trunk line that provides fracturing fluid to multiple outlet branches, which can include valves for controlling flow of fracturing fluid to wells downstream of the valves. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US10876370B2	Frac system with flapper valve A frac system including a frac tree. The frac tree includes a frac head. The frac head defines a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet. The frac head receives frac fluid through the first inlet and directs the frac fluid to the outlet fluidly coupled to a wellhead. A valve couples to the second inlet of the frac head. A flapper valve is within the frac head. The flapper valve moves between an open position and a closed position to control fluid flow to the valve through the second inlet. The flapper valve aligns with a first axis of the outlet and the second inlet in the closed position and aligns with a second axis of the first inlet in the open position.
US10876366B2	Core saw and support frame structure A wheeled vehicle and core saw system has a chassis, a first sub-frame, a core saw attached to the first sub-frame, and a second sub-frame attached to the chassis frame and attached to the first sub-frame. A selectively engageable bearing may be disposed between the second sub-frame and the chassis frame that facilitates movement between the second sub-frame and the chassis frame. The second sub-frame may be moveable with respect to the chassis frame and a water tank.
US10876363B2	Negative angle capable blasthole drilling mast A mast assembly for a mobile drilling machine may comprise: a mast frame including a back, a first side, and a second side, the first side and the second side diverging from the back to form an open front along substantially an entire length of the mast frame; a drill motor assembly movably attached to the mast frame, wherein the drill motor assembly is configured to rotate a drill pipe; and a drill drive assembly configured to drive the motor assembly up and down along a length of the mast frame, the drill drive assembly including: a sheave assembly comprising a plurality of sheaves, wherein the plurality of sheaves include a first sheave aligned generally parallel to the first side of the mast frame and a second sheave aligned generally parallel to the second side of the mast frame.
US10876362B2	Threaded joint for coupling rods The application relates to a threaded cylindrical member, which may be used for a segmented drilling tube. The member has opposing first and second ends and a central axis between the ends. The first end is threaded with a pin thread including a pressure flank, a crest and a root. The second end is threaded with a box thread including a pressure flank, a root, wherein the pin and box threads are configured whereby when threaded together a portion of the root of the pin thread is out of contact with the crest of the box thread to leave gap therebetween. The secondary geometries of the pin and box threads are configured to generate an interference fit between the pin and box threads. The roots and crests of the pin and box threads define parallel tapering conical frustrums that differ from each other in their taper angles.
US10876359B2	Multi-accumulator arrangement for hydraulic percussion mechanism The present invention relates to a hydraulically powered percussion mechanism (12), comprising a piston (6) to impact a percussion bit (8). The percussion mechanism also includes a first accumulator assembly (3a) for hydraulic fluid. The first accumulator assembly comprises a plurality of first accumulator elements (27). In a first aspect, the plurality of first accumulator elements are arranged in a common housing (14). In a second aspect, each of the first accumulator elements is arranged at the same proximity to the piston. In a third aspect, each of the first accumulator elements comprises an accumulator membrane (32) or piston, and wherein the primary direction of movement of the membrane or piston in contact with the hydraulic fluid is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mechanism.
US10876358B2	Variable frequency drive configuration for electric driven hydraulic fracking system An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration that includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump that is mounted on the single pump trailer. A pump configuration includes a single VFD configuration, the single shaft electric motor, and the single shaft hydraulic pump mounted on the single pump trailer. The single VFD configuration converts the electric power at the power generation voltage level distributed from the power distribution trailer to a VFD voltage level and drives the single shaft electric motor to control the operation of the single shaft electric motor and the single hydraulic pump. The VFD voltage level is a voltage level that is required to drive the single shaft electric motor. The VFD configuration also controls operation of the auxiliary systems based on the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level.
US10876349B2	Electro-polymeric shade for use at elevated temperature and/or methods of making the same Certain example embodiments relate to electric, potentially-driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer, a conductor, and optional ink. Holes, invisible to the naked eye, may be formed in the polymer. Those holes may be sized, shaped, and arranged to promote summertime solar energy reflection and wintertime solar energy transmission. The conductor may be transparent or opaque. When the conductor is reflective, overcoat layers may be provided to help reduce internal reflection. The polymer may be capable of surviving high-temperature environments and may be colored in some instances.
US10876348B2	Sash retention system A fenestration assembly comprises a frame having a first jamb and a second jamb parallel to and spaced from the first jamb; a movable sash movably mounted to the frame; a fixed sash fixedly attached to the frame; a plurality of clips coupling the fixed sash to the frame; and an adhesive connector securing an outer face of the fixed sash to the frame.
US10876345B2	Intelligent vehicle access point opening system Methods and apparatus pertaining to an intelligent vehicle access point opening system are provided. A method may involve detecting a presence of an object in a vicinity of a cover of an access point of a vehicle. The method may also involve receiving a command to open the cover and activating a mechanism to open the cover responsive to receiving the command. The method may further involve determining whether the object is likely to fall as the cover is being opened. The method may additionally involve pausing opening of the cover responsive to a determination that the object is likely to fall as the cover is being opened.
US10876344B2	Carrier with pivotable clamping part and assembly method It is provided a carrier for a vehicle window lifter comprising a pane holder that comprises two opposed clamping parts between which a gap is provided for receiving a portion of a window pane and which are to be connected to each other via at least one fastening element when the window pane is inserted into the gap. The pane holder forms a bearing portion for one of the clamping parts, on which a swivel axis for the one clamping part is defined, and a swivel element protruding into the gap is provided, by means of which the one clamping part is pivotable in the direction of the other clamping part about the swivel axis by inserting the window pane into the gap.
US10876342B2	Guiding rail for guiding a door leaf between an opening position and a closing position in relation to a door opening in a wall A guiding rail for guiding a door leaf between an opening position and a closing position in relation to a door opening in a wall includes: at least one guiding section with a guiding compartment, in which a sliding element is accommodated to be movable, wherein the guiding section includes a guiding opening, through which a bearing axis of the sliding element exits at least partially from the guiding compartment, at which axis a lever element is supportable to be rotationally movable, in order to establish an operative connection between the sliding element and the door leaf. The guiding rail further includes at least one functional section with a functional compartment, in which a transmission means is receivable, which serves for transferring electrical energy and/or data between at least a wall-sided energy source and a door leaf-sided energy recipient and a labyrinth guide between the guiding and functional compartments.
US10876339B2	Overhead garage door system with sealing feature An overhead garage door opening and closing system for a building structure having a track system comprising a pair of spaced apart tracks; a plurality of hinged door panels hingedly connected together to form the door; a plurality of track wheel assemblies disposed at said door panels, wherein each of said plurality of track wheel assembly comprises a shaft and a wheel rotatably mounted at said shaft and rotatable about an axis of rotation of said wheel, and wherein said door panels move along said tracks via rolling engagement of said wheels of said track wheel assemblies with said tracks as said door panels move between an opened position and a closed position; wherein said track wheel assemblies, when disposed at said door panels, are configured to allow for movement of the respective door panel relative to said wheels in a direction generally normal to said axes of rotation of said wheels and generally normal to a direction of travel of said wheels along said tracks; a door moving assembly that functions to move each of said door panels toward the building structure when the door is moved toward and to its closed position; and wherein, when said door moving assembly moves said door panels toward the building structure as the door closes, said door panels move relative to said wheels and toward the building structure and away from said axes of rotation and said wheels at said track.
US10876333B2	Refrigerator The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a cabinet, a door and a hinge body. A guide block is provided on the door, a rotation shaft is provided on the hinge body, and rotation shaft grooves are provided on the guide block. With the structure of the hinge body, the gravity of the door and the friction force may be shared onto the first and second plate bodies of the hinge body, thereby reducing abrasion and prolonging the service life of the door of the refrigerator.
US10876331B2	Appliance door lock A door lock and an electrical appliance using the door lock. The door lock comprises: a switch housing; a pen core-like mechanism disposed in the switch housing; a control needle (state means) passing out of the pen core-like mechanism; and a manual unlocking pull rod mechanism. The manual unlocking pull rod mechanism is capable of moving towards the control needle and coming into contact therewith. The position of the control needle (state means) indicates the switch state of the door lock, such that when the door lock is in an unlocked position, further pulling of the manual unlocking pull rod mechanism has no effect on the door lock switch mechanism.
US10876326B2	Motor vehicle door lock The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism (22), an electric drive (26) which allows the locking mechanism (22) to be unlocked, a child safety device (29) with a child safety sensor (31), the electric drive (26) can be activated or not activated depending on the switch position of the child safety sensor (31), and a closing drive (42) which transfers the locking mechanism (22) from a pre-locked position into a main locked position. A locking mechanism sensor (25) is associated with the locking mechanism (22) and depending on the switch position of the locking mechanism sensor (25), the drive (26) can be activated or not activated.
US10876321B1	Locks configured to deter cylinder removal Certain embodiments described herein are directed to locks that include one or more cylinder members effective to deter removal of a lock cylinder. In some configurations, the cylinder member is configured to engage a circumferential surface of the lock cylinder to deter removal of the lock cylinder on circumferential rotation of the lock cylinder. In other instances, the cylinder member is configured to etch the lock cylinder upon circumferential rotation of the lock cylinder.
US10876319B2	Roof shade apparatus A support assembly for a rooftop shade system is provided. The support assembly includes a plate defining a plurality of parallel, angled slots that extend inward from one edge of the plate. The support assembly also includes a pole that is operatively connected to the plate such that the angle formed between the plate and the pole is selectively variable. The pole terminates at a pin that is insertable through a grommet on a tarp to thereby support the tarp.
US10876318B2	Swimming pool cleaner Disclosed herein are a steering system for a suction cleaning device, a locomotion system for a pool cleaner, and a turbine for use in an automatic cleaner. The steering system includes a fluid driven turbine that rotates a cam gear that is interconnected with a cam wheel for directing a drive pinion. The drive pinion is positionable in a plurality of positions to drive a nose cone that steers the suction cleaning device. The locomotion system includes first and second A-frame arms that respectively engage first and second bearings about first and second eccentrics of a turbine. Rotation of the turbine causes the first and second A-frame arms to rotate back and forth driving associated walking pod assemblies. The turbine includes a turbine rotor and a plurality of vanes connected to the turbine rotor. The plurality of vanes including lateral edges having lateral open regions to facilitate debris-removing efficiency.
US10876315B2	Device for extraction of swimming pool cleaning device Devices for extracting cleaning robots from swimming pools include support frames and plates which can be deployed beyond and below the support frames. The support frames may be supported on rims of the swimming pools.
US10876312B1	Pool skimmer devices, systems, and methods A pool skimmer device includes a mounting plate configured to attached to a pool skimmer basket, an extension body extending from the mounting plate to a distal end, and a funnel positioned at the distal end of the extension body, the funnel comprising a wide opening positioned at the distal end of the extension body and a narrow opening, and a funnel profile extending between the wide opening and the narrow opening.
US10876309B2	Pool cover anchor A pool cover anchor system, for use on deck boards surrounding the pool, includes first and second anchor parts. The first anchor part includes: a first portion having an opening; a second portion that extends away from the first portion; and an anchor member that extends away from the first portion for a hook of the pool cover to be mounted thereto. The second anchor part includes: a first portion pivotally received in the opening in the first anchor part; and a second portion that extends away from the first portion of the second anchor part. The opening in the first anchor part is positioned a distance away from the second portion of the first anchor part for each of the second portion of the first anchor part and the second, portion of the second anchor part to respectively bear against two different deck boards simultaneously, and distribute loads therebetween.
US10876308B2	Boom for material transport A foldable boom for conveying an item, said foldable boom being foldable about at least one folding axis, said foldable boom being locatable in a folded stowed position, and moveable to unfolded extended positions; said foldable boom having a near end arranged for pivotal movement about a first horizontal axis located on a turret, said turret being rotatable about a vertical axis; said foldable boom having first conveying apparatus to convey an item therealong, internally within said foldable boom, to a remote end of the foldable boom; wherein said foldable boom is foldable about a folding axis, and a pivoting shuttle equipped with a clamp to releasably hold an item is provided at said folding axis to transfer said item between said first conveying apparatus in boom elements connected about said folding axis.
US10876304B2	Interchangeable board and batten One aspect of the disclosure is a siding system including a first panel having a first end and a second end, where the second end of the first panel includes a locking clip, and where the second end of the first panel forms a first portion of a channel. The siding system also includes a second panel having a first end and a second end, where the first end of the second panel includes a locking leg sized to engage the locking clip of the first panel, and where the first end of the second panel forms a second portion of the channel when the first panel and the second panel are engaged. The system also includes a batten sized to be removably engaged within the channel.
US10876301B2	Panel with complimentary locking elements A panel having at least one pair of complementary locking elements at mutually opposite panel edges, wherein the locking elements are in the form of positively locking holding profiles with a locking groove and with a complementary locking tongue respectively, wherein at least at the edge of one of the holding profiles the panel surface has an edge break portion, with the proviso that that holding profile which is provided with the edge break portion is provided with an upper contact surface beneath the edge break portion and the complementary holding profile is provided with a complementary upper contact surface which is arranged substantially parallel thereto, and wherein a butt joint can be produced by the two contact surfaces in contact with each other, wherein the butt joint is inclined relative to the panel surface and for that purpose one of the contact surfaces is associated with a tongue and is inclined downwardly in the direction of the free end of the tongue in question and the complementary upper contact surface is associated with a groove and is inclined downwardly in the direction of the bottom of the groove in question.
US10876299B2	Fastening system A fastening system suitable for attaching a cladding panel to a structural substrate comprising: a first and second panel support profile member, each of the first and second panel support profile members comprising a first arm, a second arm and a bridging portion intermediate the first and second arm. The bridging portion is configured to be attachable to either a cladding panel or a structural substrate. The first arm of each of the first and second panel support profile members further comprises a projecting member; wherein the configuration of the second arm and at least a portion of the bridging portion of each of the first and second panel support profile member defines a recess; and wherein the first and second panel support profile members seat together such that the first and second panel support profile members interlock.
US10876298B2	Wall-material mounting member and wall structure Provided are a wall-material mounting member and a wall structure that make it possible to reduce the gap between the lower end of a window frame or the like and an end portion of a wall material, while also facilitating the mounting operation, thus enhancing the appearance quality of an installed wall. A fixed member 110 includes guiding portions 111L and 111R that movably guide movable main bodies 125L and 125R of a movable member 120 in a first direction, and pressing portions 113L and 113R that press the movable main bodies 125L and 125R toward the guiding portions 111L and 111R. The movable member 120 includes a protruding piece 121 protruding from the movable main bodies 125L and 125R in a second direction, and a locking piece 123 protruding from the protruding piece 121 in the first direction. The protruding piece 121 is provided with a first tool engagement portion 121U capable of taking on a force F1 in the first direction. The locking piece 123 is provided with a second tool engagement portion 123H capable of taking on the force F1 in the first direction at a position that is displaced relative to the first tool engagement portion 121U in the first direction.
US10876286B2	Unbonded loosefill insulation A loosefill insulation installation includes a loosefill insulation material made from fiberglass fibers. The loosefill insulation material unexpectedly has improved thermal performance, even though the amount of mineral oil applied to the fiberglass fibers is reduced. For example, the fiberglass fibers can be coated with a mineral oil in an amount that is between 0.1% and 0.6% of the weight of the fiberglass fibers, such as about 0.375%.
US10876285B1	Masonry veneer wall tie apparatus and method for building construction A wall tie assembly is provided for use in building construction for connecting a masonry veneer, such as brick or stone, to a building wall while inhibiting compression of building insulation disposed between an internal wall and the veneer. The wall tie assembly includes a washer through which a fastener is disposed and couples to a tie member. The fastener fixes to the structural portion of the wall through the insulation, such that the washer may interface with the exterior surface of the insulation in a manner to form a seal that prevents moisture and air from penetrating through the aperture formed in a weather barrier of the internal wall by the fastener. The tie member attaches between the head of the fastener and the washer and is bent for positioning within mortar of the masonry veneer of the wall.
US10876283B2	Self-storage facility, fabrication, and methodology A self-storage facility. The facility comprises a first set of commercial containers forming a first level of storage volume and a second set of commercial containers, atop the first set, forming a second level of storage volume.
US10876280B2	Device for separating and lifting solids from waste water A device for separating and lifting solids from waste water has a stationary drum provided with a first filter screen and a screw conveyor. An auger shaft has a lower portion located inside the stationary drum, which is partially surrounded by a second filter screen. The lower portion is connected to a cleaning apparatus of the first filter screen formed by a plurality of comb-holder arms mounted on a cross shaped element. The comb-holder arms are integral at the opposite end to an anti-skid ring sliding in a sliding seat integral with the support frame. Each comb-holder arm has an elongated comb facing the first filter screen and in contact with the first filter screen. The comb-holder arms are connected to the auger shaft by an epicyclic secondary gear.
US10876279B2	Wash basin drain The embodiments disclosed herein provide an adjustable wash basin drain wherein a fitting angle of the contact surfaces between the wash basin and the drain can be adjusted to achieve a better seal between the wash basin and the drain. The wash basin drain may include a split-type drain flange that includes an upper connector seat, a lower connector seat, and a flange connector. The upper connector seat is configured to snap fit to an upper end of a water discharge hole of the wash basin. The lower connector seat is connected to a water discharge pipe, and may be disposed beyond a bottom end of the wash basin. The flange connector connects the upper connector seat with the lower connector seat.
US10876277B1	Automatic seismic wave detector and valve controller A valve controller device for controlling a set of one or more solenoid valves is provided. The valve controller comprises an accelerometer for making acceleration measurements in three directions comprising acceleration measurements in a vertical direction. The valve controller comprises a processing unit that determines the arrival of seismic P-waves when the ratio of vibrations' power in the vertical direction with respect to a sum of the vibrations' power in the three directions exceeds a first threshold. The processing unit then determines the arrival of seismic S-waves when the vector sum of the vibrations' power in the three directions exceeds a second threshold. The processing unit then determines the arrival of seismic surface waves when the vector sum of the vibrations' power in the three directions exceeds a third threshold. The processing unit then sends one or more signals to close the set of solenoid valves.
US10876275B2	Construction machine A hydraulic excavator includes a lower travelling body, an upper slewing body, a sensor which detects presence/absence of an obstacle in a monitoring region set around the hydraulic excavator in advance and a distance to the obstacle, a control unit which calculates first position information including positional coordinates of an obstacle relative to a reference position set in advance in the hydraulic excavator on the basis of a detection result obtained by the sensor, a time counting unit which acquires time information including time when an obstacle is detected, and a storage unit which stores log data correlating the first position information with the time information.
US10876268B2	Screw pile and drive tool A screw pile (10) comprises a hollow elongate shaft (12), a lower portion (14) rotatably mounted to the hollow elongate shaft (12), the lower portion (14) carrying a screw or one or more blades or plates (16, 18) for screwing of the screw pile into the ground. The screw pile may have a rotatable hub located at the lower end of the shaft, a rotatable hub carrying the screw or blades (16, 18). A drive tool can engage with the rotatable hub to rotate the hub and thereby rotate the blades to screw the pile into the ground.
US10876265B2	Modular hydropower unit A portable hydropower module is provided for the generation of economical hydroelectric power at low-head sites, such as dams and weirs. More particularly, the portable hydropower modules are able to streamline the construction of power generation facilities and improve the economics of hydropower development for low-head sites. The portable hydropower modules may be produced off-site and then transported, such as by floating, to the designated low-head site. The portable hydropower modules may be specifically designed to efficiently facilitate the energy capabilities at the chosen low-head sites.
US10876264B1	Waste collection device A collection device for objects in the form of a handheld claw comprising receptacles into which a user can insert fingers to move the claw into an open or a closed position, a lever which locks the claw in a closed position once the claw closes around an object, and a holster for securing the device to a belt or other object. The claw is configured to accept a bag and to releasably secure the bag around the object.
US10876261B2	Thermoplastic paint marking system and method Systems and methods are provided for use with a thermoplastic road marking system (e.g., paint truck). The systems and methods control an insertion or replenishment rate of unmelted thermoplastic paint feed stock into a thermoplastic melter based, at least in part, on the rate that thermoplastic melt is being applied to a marking surface. By substantially matching the replenishment rate into the thermoplastic melter with the application rate, thermal variance within the thermoplastic melter is reduced, which improves the consistency of marking lines applied to surfaces.
US10876259B2	Cross slope monitoring system A cross slope monitoring system for a paver having a screed assembly, a first tow point lift cylinder, and a second tow point lift cylinder. The system includes a first tow point lift cylinder sensor associated with the first tow point lift cylinder and configured to send a first signal indicative of the position of the first tow point lift cylinder, a second tow point lift cylinder sensor associated with the first tow point lift cylinder and configured to send a second signal indicative of the position of the second tow point lift cylinder, and a processor, The processor configured to determine the cross slope of the screed assembly based on the first signal and the second signal, compare the determined cross slope to a cross slope threshold, and generate a response if the determined cross slope is equal to or greater than the cross slope threshold.
US10876258B2	Method for improving filler and fiber retention in paper making processes A process and device for improving filler retention of paper, paperboard, or cardboard. The process provides for an electromagnetic force being applied to a filler material and/or cellulosic furnish, thereby changing the surface charge of the filler material and/or cellulosic furnish and forming a paper, paperboard, or cardboard product.
US10876250B2	Heat press A heat press (10) including a body (11), a heat plate (18), a handle (16), a cover (12), a control compartment (14) and an insulation portion (25). The body (11) includes a first end (1) and a second end (2). The heat plate (18) is located proximate the first end (1) of the body (11) and is configured to engage ironable materials (3). The handle (16) is located proximate the second end (2) of the body (11) and is configured to withstand forces (4) from a user. The cover (12) covers a portion of the body (11) and the handle (16). The control compartment (14) includes an electrical circuit (15), controls (19) and a display (17). The control compartment (14) is spaced away from and is at least indirectly electrically coupled to the heat plate (18). The insulation portion (25) is positioned between the control compartment (14) and the heat plate (18). The insulation portion (25) includes a first layer of insulating material (26).
US10876241B2	Clothes pre-wash compartment for an appliance The specification discloses a basin disposed in a top portion of a drying appliance, the basin having a fluid drain therein connected to a basin drain line. The appliance includes a water valve in fluid communication with a water source having an outlet in fluid communication with the basin and a tee connector disposed in a drain line of a washing appliance for draining fluid from the basin.
US10876237B1	Turned edge fabric circle appliqués Turned edge fabric appliqués are produced using a first template whose perimeter corresponds to a desired shape of a finished appliqué of certain size, and a second template having a corresponding opening so that the perimeter of the first template fits in the opening with a determined gap between the templates. The perimeter of the second template corresponds to an appliqué of the desired shape but a size larger than said certain size, and the second template fits in a corresponding opening in a third template to obtain the appliqué of larger size. A fabric piece is placed by the first template into the opening in the second template, and an exposed edge of the piece projects through the gap above the first template to define a seam allowance which is ironed atop the first template. The template is then withdrawn from the opening and from the ironed seam allowance.
US10876235B2	Sewing machine and method for operating the sewing machine A sewing machine includes a support surface for two plies of material to be sewn together and a sewing mechanism that is attached to the support surface and is in operative connection with a machine controller, wherein a plate element positioned between the two material plies is arranged in the material feed area thereof. A vertical adjustment device for the plate element that is actuatable by the machine controller adjusts a vertical distance between the support surface and the plate element, and thus also influences the feed of material to the sewing mechanism. The vertical adjustment device is equipped with an electromagnet for adjusting the position of the plate element. The plate element is equipped with a magnet, which cooperates with the electromagnet.
US10876229B2	Conductive yarn structure for interactive textiles This document describes conductive yarn structures for interactive textiles. The conductive yarn structures of the interactive textile include a conductive core that includes at least one conductive filament and a cover layer that may be constructed from flexible threads that covers the conductive core. In one embodiment, the conductive core includes a plurality of conductive filaments. Each conductive filament can be made from a metallic composition containing copper and silver. Silver can be contained in the metallic composition in an amount from 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight. Each conductive filament can include an insulating sheath made from a polyurethane.
US10876228B2	Enabling end of transaction detection using speculative look ahead A transaction within a computer program or computer application comprises program instructions performing multiple store operations that appear to run and complete as a single, atomic operation. The program instructions forming a current transaction comprise a transaction begin indicator, a plurality of instructions (e.g., store operations), and a transaction end indicator. A near-end of transaction indicator is triggered based on a speculative look ahead operation such that an interfering transaction requiring a halt operation may be delayed to allow the current transaction to end. A halt operation, also referred to as an abort operation, as used herein refers to an operation responsive to a condition where two transactions have been detected to interfere where at least one transaction must be aborted and the state of the processor is reset to the state at the beginning of the aborted transaction by performing a rollback.
US10876227B2	Fiber with elemental additive(s) and method of making A multi-composition fiber is provided including a primary fiber material and an elemental additive material deposited on grain boundaries between adjacent crystalline domains of the primary fiber material. A method of making a multi-composition fiber is also provided, which includes providing a precursor laden environment, and promoting fiber growth using laser heating. The precursor laden environment includes a primary precursor material and an elemental precursor material.
US10876222B2	Methods for electrospin coating and laminating of endoluminal prostheses Endoluminal and other as implantable prostheses are fabricated in electrospinning apparatus including a target and an applicator. A solution comprising a polymer and a solvent is directed to the target with a first electrical potential between the target and the applicator to produce a first set of fibers. The same or another solution is continued to be delivered through the applicator onto the target while applying a second electrical potential to produce a second set of fibers having a second solvent fraction, and the same or different solution may be delivered while applying a third potential difference to produce a laminated structure having at least three layers. By properly controlling the electrical potentials and solvent fractions, an adhesive layer can be formed to serve a glue or adhesive between the inner and outer layers, and a stent or other scaffold may be positioned between the inner and outer layers to form a covered stent or graft.
US10876221B2	Polycrystalline silicon fragments and process for comminuting polycrystalline silicon rods Comminuted polysilicon with reduced contamination is prepared using multi-step comminution employing comminution with comminution tools of differing tungsten carbide content and/or grain size.
US10876219B2	In-situ fingerprinting for electrochemical deposition and/or electrochemical etching The invention relates to an electrochemical analysis method for monitoring and controlling the quality of electrochemical deposition and/or plating processes whereby the electrochemical analysis method uses a fingerprinting analysis method of an output signal to have an indicator of whether the chemistry and/or process is operating in the normally expected range, whereby the method utilizes one or more substrates as working electrode(s) and a) whereby the potential between the one or more working electrodes and one or more reference electrodes being analyzed to provide an output signal fingerprint which is represented as potential difference as a function of time or b) the input power of a process power supply to provide input energy in the form of current and/or potential between the working electrode(s) and a counter-electrode whereby the method utilizes the potential between the one or more working electrode(s) and at least one of: one or more reference electrodes; or one or more counter-electrodes; to provide an output signal fingerprint. The invention also relates to an electrochemical system (FIG. 3).
US10876217B2	Electrochemical attachment of phosphonic acids to metallic substrates and osteoconductive medical devices containing same A method of preparing a modified-metal surface by attaching a phosphorous-based acid to a surface of a metal: preparing a solution of the phosphorous-based acid in a protic solvent; immersing a strip of a metal work piece into the solution of the phosphorous-based acid, immersing a strip of a reference metal into the solution of the phosphorous-based acid, supplying a voltage for a duration of time, removing the metal work piece, cleaning the metal work piece, and drying the cleaned metal work piece under an inert atmosphere to obtain a modified metal work piece.
US10876216B2	Low resistance interface metal for disk drive suspension component grounding A stainless steel suspension component such as a mount plate is chemically activated by exposure to an activating solution. Gold is then spot plated onto the mount plate in the activated area using an elastomeric mask that is clamped over the mount plate. A component may then be bonded to the gold bond pads. The component may include a PZT microactuator bonded to the gold bond pads using a conductive adhesive such as silver epoxy. The gold acts as an interface metal that provides to a low resistance and environmentally robust ground path for the microactuator.
US10876215B2	Metal mask substrate for vapor deposition, metal mask for vapor deposition, production method for metal mask substrate for vapor deposition, and production method for metal mask for vapor deposition A vapor deposition metal mask substrate includes a nickel-containing metal sheet including a obverse surface and a reverse surface, which is opposite to the obverse surface. At least one of the obverse surface and the reverse surface is a target surface for placing a resist layer. The target surface has a surface roughness Sa of less than or equal to 0.019 μm. The target surface has a surface roughness Sz of less than or equal to 0.308 μm.
US10876214B2	Electrolytic cell for internal combustion engine An electrolytic system for an internal combustion engine includes an electrolyte tank for receiving an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolytic fluid therein for communication with the anode and cathode. A power source applies an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode to generate a current through the electrolytic fluid and produce an electrolytic reaction in the electrolyte tank which produces combustible gases. A gas outlet communicates the combustible gases from the electrolyte tank to the internal combustion engine. At least one of the electrodes A hollow passage which does not communicate with the electrolytic fluid in the electrolyte tank extends through one of the electrodes to receive a heat exchange fluid circulated therethrough so as to be arranged to exchange heat with said at least one of the electrodes.
US10876212B2	Corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of using same Disclosed herein are phosphoester anticorrosion compositions comprising an adduct of an alkylphenol ethoxylate phosphate ester with 1,3,5,7-tetraazaadamantane. The adducts are storage stable neat or in a solvent. The adducts are suitably added at about 0.5 ppm to 500 ppm by weight or by volume to a water source comprising one or more corrodents to inhibit corrosion of metal surfaces contacting the water source. The phosphoester anticorrosion compositions are as effective or more effective at inhibiting corrosion than conventional sulfur-based corrosion inhibitors when compared on a weight or volume basis.
US10876209B2	Systems and methods for determining film thickness using DC self-bias voltage A controller for a substrate processing chamber includes a film thickness estimating module configured to while a first RF power is provided to generate plasma in the substrate processing chamber, receive a first measurement of a second RF power supplied to a probe, receive a second measurement of a DC self-bias voltage associated with the probe, wherein the second measurement is indicative of a thickness of a film deposited within the substrate processing chamber, and calculate a thickness of the film using the first measurement of the second RF power and the second measurement of the DC self-bias voltage. An operating parameter adjustment module is configured to adjust at least one operating parameter of the substrate processing chamber based on the thickness of the film as calculated by the film thickness estimating module.
US10876208B2	Apparatus and method for fabricating a semiconductor device The present disclosure provides an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device, including a reaction chamber having a gas inlet for receiving a gas flow, a pedestal in the reaction chamber configured to support a substrate, and a first gas distribution plate (GDP) in the reaction chamber and between the gas inlet and the pedestal, wherein the first GDP is configured to include a plurality of concentric regions arranged along a radial direction, and a plurality of first holes arranged in the concentric regions of the first GDP, an open ratio of the first GDP in an outer concentric region is greater than that in an inner concentric region proximal to the outer concentric region to redistribute the gas flow.
US10876199B2	Vapor deposition mask, vapor deposition method, and production method for organic EL display device Provided is a vapor deposition mask that suppresses heat conduction at a frame thereof, that achieves weight reduction, and that can tolerate high stress at a portion of the frame to which particularly high stress is applied. The present invention has: a mask main body (10) at which an opening pattern is formed; and a frame (15) to which at least a portion of a peripheral edge part of the mask main body is joined. At least a portion of the frame is formed as a rod-like lateral frame (15b) that is formed by laminating, via connection surface plates (153), unit structures (155) for a sandwich structure in which a surface plate (152) is stuck to a surface that faces at least portions of core parts (151) that contain vacant space.
US10876198B2	Methods and systems for slurry coating The present disclosure provides systems and methods that employ slurries to form layers adjacent to substrates. Such layers can include, for example, one or more of iron, chromium, nickel, silicon, vanadium, titanium, boron, tungsten, aluminum, molybdenum, cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and niobium, oxides thereof, nitrides thereof, sulfides thereof, or combinations thereof. In some examples, such layers are stainless steel layers.
US10876190B2	Method of forming components from sheet material The present invention provides a method of forming a component (40) from an alloy sheet of material (30) having at least a Solvus temperature and a Solidus temperature of a precipitation hardening phase, the method comprising the steps of: heating the sheet (30) to above its Solvus temperature; initiating forming the heated sheet (30) between matched tools (32, 34) of a die press and forming by means of plastic deformation towards a final shape whilst allowing the average temperature of the sheet (30) to reduce at a first predetermined rate A; interrupting the forming of the sheet for a predetermined first interruption period P1 prior to achieving said final shape; and, during the interrupt holding the sheet of material with reduced or no deformation and allowing the average temperature of the sheet to reduce at a second predetermined rate B lower than or equal to the first predetermined rate in order to allow for a reduction in dislocations and completing the forming of the heated sheet into the final shape whilst allowing the sheet to cool at a third rate C greater than said second rate B.
US10876188B2	Method for recycling scrap of 2xxx or 7xxx series alloy A method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy ingot using scrap aluminum alloy in the 2xxx or 7xxx series, and a fabrication method after rolling, extrusion and/or forging of an aeronautical structure comprising the steps in the above method, and then at least one rolling, extrusion and/or forging step of the aluminum alloy ingot in the series of scrap used.
US10876183B2	High-strength seamless stainless steel pipe and method of manufacturing high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe A high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe has a composition including, by mass %, 0.05% or less C, 1.0% or less Si, 0.1 to 0.5% Mn, 0.05% or less P, 0.005% or less S, more than 16.0% to 18.0% or less Cr, more than 2.0% to 3.0% or less Mo, 0.5 to 3.5% Cu, 3.0% or more and less than 5.0% Ni, 0.01 to 3.0% W, 0.01 to 0.5% Nb, 0.001 to 0.3% Ti, 0.001 to 0.1% Al, less than 0.07% N, 0.01% or less O, and Fe and unavoidable impurities as a balance, wherein the steel pipe has a microstructure including a tempered martensite phase forming a main phase, 20 to 40% of a ferrite phase in terms of volume ratio, and 25% or less of a residual austenite phase in terms of volume ratio, an average grain size of the ferrite phase is 40 μm or less, and a sum of amounts of Ti and Nb precipitated as precipitates having a grain size of 2 μm or less is 0.06 mass % or more, whereby the steel pipe has high strength where yield strength YS is 758 MPa or more and high toughness where an absorbing energy value vE−10 in a Charpy impact test at a test temperature of −10° C. is 40 J or more.
US10876169B2	Method and kit for estimating the amount of a methylated locus in a sample A method of estimating the amount of a methylated locus is provided. In certain embodiments the method comprises: digesting a nucleic acid sample that contains both unmethylated and methylated copies of a genomic locus with an MspJI family member to produce a population of fragments that are in the range of 20-40 nucleotides in length, ligating adaptor sequence A and adaptor sequence B to the respective ends of a target fragment of sequence X, and quantifying the amount of ligation products of formula A-X-B. A kit for performing the method is also provided.
US10876168B2	Molecular detection/diagnosis reagent for tumor The present invention discloses a tumor molecular detection/diagnostic reagent, which takes excrement as a detection sample and includes an SDC2 gene methylation detection reagent. The methylation level of the SDC2 gene detected in the excrement has an extremely high relevance to the onset of the colorectal cancer. The sensitivity of the SDC2 gene in the excrement is 87 percent and the specificity is up to 98 percent or even higher than that in tissue.
US10876160B2	Method for detecting target nucleic acid The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel method for detecting a target nucleic acid; and a kit for use in the method. In the detection method according to the present invention, a fluorophore-labeled primer/probe and a quencher-labeled probe, which have complementarity to each other, are so designed as to have different melting temperatures (Tm) from each other so that the fluorophore-labeled primer can anneal preferentially to the target nucleic acid. The detection method is so designed that the fluorophore-labeled primer/probe that is not bound to the target nucleic acid is bound to the quenching probe so as to emit no fluorescence. The method enables the detection of the target nucleic acid in a simpler manner, at lower cost, and without requiring the use of any technique or device.
US10876157B2	Insulated nanoelectrode-nanopore devices and related methods Disclosed are insulated nanoelectrode associated with nanopores, useful in macromolecular analysis devices. Also disclosed are related methods of fabrication and use.
US10876148B2	De novo surface preparation and uses thereof Methods and formulations for preparing low non-specific binding surfaces are described, and the prepared surface can provide improved performance for nucleic acid detection and base calling applications. The surface provides more accurate nucleic acid detection, enhanced contrast to noise ratio, and better data collection.
US10876147B2	Functionalized gel beads The present disclosure provides methods of generating supports (e.g., beads) comprising barcode molecules coupled thereto. A barcode molecule coupled to a support may comprise a barcode sequence and a functional sequence. A barcode molecule may be generated using two or more ligation reactions in a combinatorial fashion. A support comprising two or more different barcode molecules may be useful for analyzing or processing one or more analytes such as nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and/or perturbation agents.
US10876144B2	Process for determining viability of test microorganisms of biological indicator and sterilization detection device for determining same A process for determining the viability of a biological indicator includes exposing the biological indicator to a viability detection medium, the biological indicator including test microorganisms, the exposing the biological indicator to the viability detection medium producing a gaseous reaction product when one or more of the test microorganisms are viable. The presence or absence of the gaseous reaction product produced by the biological indicator combined with the viability detection medium is detected with a sensing device, the sensing device comprising an electro-mechanical sensor, wherein the presence of the gaseous reaction product indicates the presence of viable test microorganisms and the absence of the gaseous reaction product indicates the absence of viable test microorganisms. A sterilization detection device includes a container configured to contain the biological indicator, a viability detection medium, and the sensing device.
US10876139B2	Host cells and methods for producing diacid compounds The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell and related methods and materials for the biocatalytic production of an α,ω-dicarboxylic acids (DCAs) and/or mono-methyl ester derivatives of dicarboxylic acids (DCAMMEs).
US10876138B2	Method for producing objective substance A method for producing an objective substance such as vanillin and vanillic acid is provided. An objective substance is produced from a carbon source or a precursor of the objective substance by using a microorganism having an objective substance-producing ability, which microorganism has been modified so that the activity of enolase is reduced.
US10876134B2	Gene therapy for juvenile batten disease Compositions and methods for the treatment of Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (JNCL), also known as Juvenile Batten Disease, are provided herein. In certain embodiments the compositions include but are not limited to adeno-associated viral (AAV) constructs, including self-complementary adeno-associated viral (sc-AAV) constructs, that express the human gene CLN3 (or a CLN3 cDNA).
US10876131B2	Dig-303 insecticidal Cry toxins DIG-303 insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed.
US10876125B2	DNA recombination There is provided a non-PCR based method for construction of a DNA recombination fragment with necessary flanking regions homologous to a desired site of genetic manipulation within a target DNA required for recombination-based manipulation of said target DNA, comprising the steps of: A) identifying a desired site of insertion for a genetic element in said target DNA; B) locating an endogenous, native, half-site of a selected restriction endonuclease present upstream of the site within the DNA to be targeted for genetic manipulation and thereby defining the 5′ extent of an upstream homology region; C) locating an endogenous, native, half-site of the same selected restriction endonuclease present downstream of the site within the DNA to be targeted for genetic manipulation and thereby defining the 3′ extent of a downstream homology region; D) synthesising a flanking region cassette resulting in juxtapositioning of the upstream and downstream half-sites thereby causing formation of complete restriction site for the selected restriction endonuclease flanked by said upstream and downstream homology regions; and E) inserting the flanking region cassette into a plasmid vector which includes the genetic element to be used to manipulate the target DNA, conferring upon the plasmid vector the necessary flanking homology regions for recombination within the said target DNA at the desired site of insertion.
US10876119B2	Reduced size self-delivering RNAI compounds The present invention relates to RNAi constructs with minimal double-stranded regions, and their use in gene silencing. RNAi constructs associated with the invention include a double stranded region of 8-14 nucleotides and a variety of chemical modifications, and are highly effective in gene silencing. The RNAi constructs may be, for instance, miRNA constructs that are miRNA modulators.
US10876118B2	Method for expression of small antiviral RNA molecules with reduced cytotoxicity within a cell In one aspect, the invention provides methods and compositions for the expression of small RNA molecules within a cell using a retroviral vector (FIG. 1A). Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can be expressed using the methods of the invention within a cell. In a further aspect, the invention provides methods for producing siRNA encoding lentivirus where the siRNA activity may interfere with the lentiviral life cycle. In yet a further aspect, the invention provides methods for expression of a small RNA molecule within a cell, such as an siRNA capable of downregulating CCR5, wherein expression of the small RNA molecule is relatively non-cytotoxic to the cell. The invention also includes small RNA molecules, such as an siRNA capable of downregulating CCR5, that are relatively non-cytotoxic to cells.
US10876117B2	Treatment of down syndrome gene related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to a down syndrome gene The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of a Down Syndrome Gene, in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of a Down Syndrome Gene. The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of Down Syndrome Genes.
US10876115B2	Method for assaying MicroRNA, cancer therapeutic agent, and medical composition containing same for cancer therapy The present inventors have found microRNAs which are strongly associated with stabilization of NRF2 in tumors, and an object of the present invention is to provide means for utilizing such miRNAs for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The inventors conducted screening of 470 microRNAs in a microRNA library by use of HeLa cells. As a result, 8 miRNAs each exhibiting a large decrease in miRNA activity as compared with a control miRNA, and 8 miRNAs each exhibiting a large increase in miRNA activity as compared with a control miRNA, were identified. The inventors have found that the NRF2 activation in the living body, in particular tumor cells, can be detected by use of the thus-identified miRNAs, whereby malignancy of a tumor, or the like can be differentiated. The inventors have also found that a nucleic acid including a miRNA sequence associated with reduction in the aforementioned ARE activity can be used as a cancer therapeutic agent.
US10876114B2	Methods and means for efficient skipping of at least one of the following exons of the human Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene: 43, 46, 50-53 The invention relates a method wherein a molecule is used for inducing and/or promoting skipping of at least one of exon 43, exon 46, exons 50-53 of the DMD pre-mRNA in a patient, preferably in an isolated cell of a patient, the method comprising providing the cell and/or the patient with a molecule. The invention also relates to the molecule as such.
US10876109B2	Methods of identifying biologically active random peptides in prokaryotic cells and libraries of prokaryotic cells expressing candidate biologically active random peptides The present disclosure provides methods and systems for identifying biologically active random peptides (BARPs) in prokaryotic cells, such as bacterial cells, and libraries of transformed bacterial cells, where each cell/colony expresses a different candidate BARP.
US10876104B2	Methods for purification of messenger RNA The present invention provides, among other things, methods of purifying messenger RNA (mRNA) including the steps of subjecting an impure preparation comprising in vitro synthesized mRNA to a denaturing condition, and purifying the mRNA from the impure preparation from step (a) by tangential flow filtration, wherein the mRNA purified from step (b) substantially free of prematurely aborted RNA sequences and/or enzyme reagents used in in vitro synthesis.
US10876103B2	Protein production in filamentous fungal cells in the absence of inducing substrates Certain embodiments of the disclosure are directed to variant filamentous fungal cells, compositions thereof and methods thereof for increased production of one or more proteins of interest. More particularly, in certain embodiments, the disclosure is directed to variant filamentous fungal (host) cells derived from parental filamentous fungal cells, wherein the variant host cells comprise a genetic modification which enables the expression/production of a protein of interest (POI) in the absence of inducing substrate. In certain embodiments, a variant fungal host cell of the disclosure comprises a genetic modification which increases the expression of a variant activator of cellulase expression 3 (ace3) gene encoding an Ace3 protein referred to herein as Ace3-L.
US10876102B2	Engineered enzymes The present disclosure provides engineered RNA-guided enzymes for editing live cells.
US10876101B2	CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering. CasM proteins are capable of targeting and cleaving single-stranded RNA.
US10876097B2	Tumor-selective E1a and E1b mutants Modified E1a regulatory sequences are provided, wherein at least one Pea3 binding site, or a functional portion thereof, is deleted. Also provided are modified E1a sequences that selectively express particular isoforms. Also provided is an E1b-19K clone insertion site. These modified sequences can be used individually, or in combination with one another, to provide tumor-selective expression of proteins.
US10876095B1	Biomimetic lamellar tissue scaffolds A biomimetic lamellar tissue scaffold for tissue regeneration comprises a plurality of lamellae formed of a polymer film and each having a first surface and a second surface. A patterned array of polymer nanofibers protrudes from the first surface of each lamella of the plurality. The lamellae form a plurality of interlamellar spaces between the first and second surfaces of adjacent lamellae. Protuberances formed on the first surface of each lamella maintain the interlamellar spaces. The arrays of polymer nanofibers on the first lamellar surface of each lamella protrude into the interlamellar spaces between adjacent lamellae and are configured to influence the propagation and differentiation of cells populated to or recruited to the scaffold.
US10876094B2	Culture media, cell cultures and methods of culturing pluripotent stem cells in an undifferentiated state Provided are novel serum-free culture media which comprise basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), transforming growth factor beta-3 and ascorbic acid at a concentration of at least about 50 microgram/ml; ascorbic acid at a concentration range of about 400-600 microgram/ml, bFGF at a concentration range of about 50-200 ng/ml, xeno-free serum replacement and a lipid mixture; the IL6RIL6 chimera at a concentration range of about 50-200 picogram per milliliter (pg/ml); or leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) at a concentration of at least 2000 units/ml; cell cultures comprising same with pluripotent stem cells such as human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, and methods of using same for expanding pluripotent stem cells in an undifferentiated state using two-dimensional or three-dimensional culture systems; and methods of expanding iPS cells in a suspension culture devoid of substrate adherence and cell encapsulation.
US10876093B2	Composite shell particle, biological material, and method of manufacturing composite shell particle A composite shell particle including a composite shell layer is provided. The composite shell layer is a hollow shell, wherein the composite shell layer includes a porous biological layer and a metallic layer. The porous biological layer is composed of an organic substance including a cell wall or a cell membrane of a bacteria or algae. The metallic layer is crosslinked with the porous biological layer to form the composite shell layer. The metallic layer includes at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, zirconium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, and calcium, and/or includes at least one selected form the group consisting of metal chelates, metal oxides, metal sulfides, metal chlorides, metal selenides, metal acid salt compounds, and metal carbonate compounds. A method of manufacturing the composite shell particle, and a biological material including the composite shell particle and the applications thereof are also provided.
US10876091B2	Agglomerated microbiological media A method of making a flowable, dried agglomerated nutrient medium is provided. The method comprises introducing a nutrient component comprising a powdered nutrient, and an agglomeration liquid, into an agglomerator comprising a flow-through-type agglomeration chamber, wet-massing the nutrient component with the agglomeration liquid in the agglomeration chamber for a predetermined period of time to form agglomerated nutrient medium particles, and exposing the agglomerated nutrient medium particles to drying conditions for a period of time to form the dried, agglomerated nutrient medium. The nutrient component facilitates the growth of a microorganism. Compositions, articles, and kits comprising the flowable, dried agglomerated nutrient medium are also provided.
US10876090B2	Cell growth matrix The invention provides a structured cell growth matrix or assembly comprising a one or more spacer layers and one or more cell immobilization layers. The invention further provides a bioreactor comprising said matrix or assembly.
US10876088B2	Modular organ microphysiological system with integrated pumping, leveling, and sensing Fluidic multiwell bioreactors are provided as a microphysiological platform for in vitro investigation of multi-organ crosstalks for an extended period of time of at least weeks and months. The disclosed platform is featured with one or more improvements over existing bioreactors, including on-board pumping for pneumatically driven fluid flow, a redesigned spillway for self-leveling from source to sink, a non-contact built-in fluid level sensing device, precise control on fluid flow profile and partitioning, and facile reconfigurations such as daisy chaining and multilayer stacking. The platform supports the culture of multiple organs in a microphysiological, interacted systems, suitable for a wide range of biomedical applications including systemic toxicity studies and physiology-based pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic predictions. A process to fabricate the disclosed bioreactors is also provided.
US10876083B2	Brewing vessel cleaning composition and related methods of use An acidic cleaning composition and related methods of use for rapidly cleaning and sanitizing hard contact surfaces in the food and beverage industry. The acidic cleaning composition includes a concentrated acidic solution, a strong oxidizer, a surfactant, a suitable solvent and/or sufficient quantities of water. The acidic cleaning composition rapidly removes soils from food and beverage contact surfaces such as, for example, brewing vats and kegs, without requiring CO2 be removed from the brewery vessel. The acidic cleaning composition can be in a concentrated form for dilution with additional dilution water at ambient or faucet temperature as opposed to requiring the use of “hot” water. The acidic cleaning composition is free-rinsing leaving essentially no residue on the contact surface. The surfactant provides low-foam properties so as to avoid cavitation and damage within a pump assembly.
US10876082B2	Surface treatment composition, method for producing surface treatment composition, surface treatment method, and method for producing semiconductor substrate A surface treatment composition according to the present invention is a surface treatment composition having a pH of lower than 7 and used for treating the surface of a polished object to be polished having a layer containing tungsten, and the surface treatment composition contains a tungsten etching inhibitor and water, wherein the tungsten etching inhibitor is a compound containing a monocyclic or fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ring having two or more substituents, and the substituents contain at least a nitrogen-containing group and an anionic group.
US10876081B2	Method for the production of scent capsules with improved surfactant stability The invention relates to a method for producing scent capsules with improved surfactant stability, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a scent composition containing at least one scent which has at least one functional group that can form an acid group by means of oxidation or hydrolysis, and (b) encapsulating the scent mixture, characterised in that a scent composition is used that has an acid value of no more than 5 mg KOH/g immediately before encapsulation.
US10876078B2	Process for the preparation of microcapsules The present invention relates to a new process for the preparation of melamine-formaldehyde free microcapsules. Microcapsules obtainable by said process are also an object of the invention. Perfuming compositions and consumer products comprising said capsules, in particular perfumed consumer products in the form of home care or personal care products, are also part of the invention.
US10876077B2	Low-foaming warewash detergent containing mixed cationic / nonionic surfactant system for enhanced oily soil removal The invention includes ware detergent compositions which provides superior cleaning and removal of oily and fatty soils, without the production of excessive foam. According to the invention applicants have discovered that use of a quaternary cationic surfactant in combination with a nonionic low foaming surfactant can provide oily soil removal from ware that is superior to traditional warewash detergent formulations. Compositions for alkaline, preferably solid, warewash detergents are disclosed, as well as their use in dish machines and methods of manufacture.
US10876074B2	Glucan fiber compositions for use in laundry care and fabric care An enzymatically produced α-glucan oligomer/polymer compositions is provided. The enzymatically produced α-glucan oligomer/polymers can be derivatized into α-glucan ether compounds. The α-glucan oligomers/polymers and the corresponding α-glucan ethers are cellulose and/or protease resistant, making them suitable for use in fabric care and laundry care applications. Methods for the production and use of the present compositions are also provided.
US10876073B2	Composition for surface treatment, and method for surface treatment using the same The present invention is to provide a means with which foreign matters remaining on a surface of a polished object to be polished can be sufficiently removed. The present invention relates to a composition for surface treatment for a polished object to be polished, including: a (co)polymer containing a structural unit A having a phosphonic acid group and a divalent (poly)oxyhydrocarbon group or a salt thereof; and water, wherein a content of the structural units A exceeds 50% by mole relative to the total structural units forming the (co)polymer.
US10876069B2	Cyclamen odorant Described herein are compounds of formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof, and wherein each R1, independently from each other, represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 represent, independently from each other, a C1-2 linear alkyl group or a C3-5 linear or branched alkyl group; R2 and R3, when taken together, represent a C2-5 linear, branched alkanediyl and one dotted line represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the second one a carbon-carbon double bond. Also described herein are methods of using compounds of formula (I) as a perfuming ingredient of the floral type and as part of a perfuming composition or of a perfumed consumer product.
US10876066B2	Enhanced perfume compositions The presently disclosed subject matter provides fragrance compositions and fragrance combinations that can stimulate the trigeminal system. The compositions and combinations of the presently disclosed subject matter can include both one or more trigeminal-stimulating compounds and one or more additional fragrance compounds. The trigeminal-stimulating compounds can include cooling, warming, and tingling compounds.
US10876064B2	Lubricating oil additives A lubricating composition comprises a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.01 to 25 percent by mass, based on the mass of the composition of an oil-soluble copolymer. The copolymer comprises units (a) and units (b): —N(COR1)CH2CH2— (a) —N(COR2)CH2CH2CH2— (b) wherein the polymer carries an inorganic or organic nucleophilic polymerisation terminating group (t), and an initiator group (i) connected to the N atom of a repeat unit (a) or (b), the initiator group (i) being effective to initiate the polymerisation of linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl moieties. R1 and R2 are the same or different and comprise a single or a mixture of linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl groups having 1-50 carbon atoms, some or all having 12-50 carbon atoms, or of at least one macro-monomeric hydrocarbyl group with more than 50 carbon atoms.
US10876063B2	Syndiotactic propylene polymers and lubricating oils comprising the same This disclosure relates to syndiotactic polymers containing units derived from propylene and units derived from C4 to C20 alpha olefins. The polymers can be prepared is slurry or solution polymerization processes using a zirconium-containing metallocene catalyst system. The polymers have a melt flow rate as determined by ASTM D-1238 (230° C., 2.16 kg) of from about 0.1 to about 20 g/10 min. The syndiotactic polymers are useful as viscosity index improvers.
US10876059B2	Method for prevention of biodeterioration of fuels A method for preventing biodeterioration of fuel. The method reduces the microbial growth in fuel by administering an antimicrobial peptide (or efflux pump inhibitor) to a fuel phase of the fuel, an aqueous phase of the fuel, or both, which disrupts the cellular membrane (or the efflux pumps thereof) of microbes comprising the growth.
US10876058B2	Method for prevention of biodeterioration of fuels A method for preventing biodeterioration of fuel. The method reduces the microbial growth in fuel by administering an antimicrobial peptide (or efflux pump inhibitor) to a fuel phase of the fuel, an aqueous phase of the fuel, or both, which disrupts the cellular membrane (or the efflux pumps thereof) of microbes comprising the growth.
US10876041B2	Carbon dioxide and polymer compositions for permeability control and sealing A method of treating a material to achieve at least one of reducing surface wettability of the material or reducing fluid transport through the material includes exposing the material to a composition including a solution of a polymer portion and carbon dioxide for a period of time. The polymer portion includes at least one of a polyfluoroacrylate or a copolymer of a fluoroacrylate and a comonomer. A pressure of the composition is maintained above the cloud point of the polymer portion at a concentration thereof in the carbon dioxide for the period of time.
US10876040B2	Stability improvement of foams for enhanced oil recovery applications using polyelectrolytes and polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles Polyelectrolyte nanoparticles are generated to stabilize foam for use in enhanced oil recovery. Stability is further enhanced by optimizing pH and a ratio of polycationic and polyanioinic materials, resulting in stronger and longer lasting foams in the presence of crude oil. Use of these nanoparticles results in negligible damage to formation permeability.

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