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US10996940B1	Secure firmware integrity monitoring using rest over IPMI interface Technologies are described herein for a representational state transfer (“REST” or “RESTful”) over Intelligent Platform Management Interface (“IPMI”) interface for firmware to BMC communication and applications thereof. These applications include, but are not limited to, remote firmware configuration, firmware updates, peripheral device firmware updates, provision of management information such as system inventory data, cloning and batch migration of firmware configuration settings, and firmware integrity monitoring. This functionality can be provided in a way that enables communication between BMCs and firmware to utilize modern manageability interfaces while maintaining backward compatibility with previous IPMI implementations.
US10996938B2	Automated selection of software images for network devices A data center network can include numerous switches, routers and servers to deliver services to customers. The network devices in the data center may be automatically discovered through various discovery workflows. Once discovered, hardware configuration information for the network devices may be stored in a database. Additionally, an administrator may assign roles to the network devices. The hardware configuration information may be matched with features provided by software images. A server may select a software image from a variety of candidate software images by matching the features provided by the software images and the hardware supported by the software images to the hardware configurations and roles of the network devices. Thus, new network devices may be deployed and provisioned to data center in a standardized and automated way. Further, existing network devices may be upgraded or reconfigured in a standardized and automated way.
US10996937B2	Automated software installation using a click area prediction model A device may receive an instruction to automatically install a program using a click area prediction model. The click area prediction model may be associated with predicting a click area of a user interface that, when selected, causes a program installation procedure to proceed. The device may identify an installation user interface associated with installing the program. The device may determine a group of regions included in the installation user interface. The device may identify sets of features associated with the group of regions. The device may determine, based on the sets of features and the click area prediction model, a group of scores associated with the group of regions. The device may identify a particular region as a predicted click area based on the group of scores. The device may select the predicted click area to attempt to cause the program installation procedure to proceed.
US10996932B1	Pipeline for software application development A process receives, via a processor, a software application model. Further, the process determines, with the processor, one or more core operations to be performed by a software application to be built. The one or more core operations are based on the software application model. Additionally, the process generates, with the processor, one or more functionality criteria based on the one or more core operations. Moreover, the process generates, with the processor, one or more device-specific graphical user interfaces corresponding to each of a plurality of devices that implement the software application to be built according to the one or more functionality criteria. Finally, the process generates, with the processor, the software application based on the one or more core operations, the one or more functionality criteria, and the one or more device-specific graphical user interfaces.
US10996931B1	Integrated programming framework for speech and text understanding with block and statement structure The technology disclosed relates to authoring of vertical applications of natural language understanding (NLU), which analyze text or utterances and construct their meaning. In particular, it relates to new programming constructs and tools and data structures implementing those new applications.
US10996930B1	Rules generation using learned repetitive code edits Assisting automation of repeated edits of code by automated generation of rules that, when applied, perform code transformations. The transformations are synthesized while observing developers make repeated code edits, and automatically perform similar modifications as those observed. This synthesized transformation defines an initial state of code to which the transformation can be applied, and defines a modification from that initial state. A rule is then generated that includes a detector mechanism that, when selected, is configured to find locations in code that have the defined corresponding initial state of the corresponding transformation. Thus, the transformation may be applied to any code to which the rule is exposed.
US10996926B2	Variable precision floating-point multiplier Integrated circuits with specialized processing blocks are provided. The specialized processing blocks may include floating-point multiplier circuits that can be configured to support variable precision. A multiplier circuit may include a first carry-propagate adder (CPA), a second carry-propagate adder (CPA), and an associated rounding circuit. The first CPA may be wide enough to handle the required precision of the mantissa. In a bridged mode, the first CPA may borrow an additional bit from the second CPA while the rounding circuit will monitor the appropriate bits to select the proper multiplier output. A parallel prefix tree operable in a non-bridged mode or the bridged mode may be used to compute multiple multiplier outputs. The multiplier circuit may also include exponent and exception handling circuitry using various masks corresponding to the desired precision width.
US10996923B2	Display control device, display control system, and display control method A display control device controls a display device. The display device includes two or more input units to which information processing devices are connected. The display control device includes a storage unit, a determination unit, and a command generation unit. The storage unit stores device information and reception status information. The device information indicates a state of each of the information processing devices. The reception status information indicates one of the information processing devices, which outputs a display image displayed by the display device. The determination unit determines a content of an instruction from an user. The command generation unit generates a command to be issued to at least one of the display device and the information processing devices based on a determination result of the determination unit and the information stored in the storage unit.
US10996920B2	Audio announcement prioritization system Systems and methods for prioritizing audio announcements are provided. In one embodiment, a method can include obtaining, by one or more processors associated with a computing device, an audio notification that comprises a message and a preferred priority associated with the message. The method can include determining, by the one or more processors, an assigned priority associated with the message based at least in part on a content of the message and the preferred priority associated with the message. The method can include generating, by the one or more processors, an output indicative of the message and the assigned priority associated with the message. The method can include providing, by the one or more processors, the output to an audio device to audibly produce the output based at least in part on the priority associated with the message.
US10996919B2	Providing historical captured audio data to applications An audio capture method is performed by a computing system. A plurality of applications is instantiated. An audio data stream is received via audio capture hardware. The audio data stream is stored in a memory space accessible by the plurality of applications. A trigger associated with an application of the plurality of applications is detected. A history segment of the audio data stream is provided from the shared memory space to the application based on the trigger. The history segment is captured prior to the trigger. A contemporary segment of the audio data stream is provided to the application based on the trigger. The contemporary segment is captured subsequent to the trigger.
US10996915B2	Surrogate visitor mixed-reality live environment sharing system with remote visitors A novel electronic system provides a mixed-reality live environment sharing between a surrogate visitor, who is on-site at a physical landmark, and remotely-located visitors via holographic space live streaming. This novel electronic system reduces the logistical complexity and bottlenecks for providing mixed-reality holographic environments to a large number of participants in real-time by virtualizing the visitors' mixed-reality experiences through a perspective of the surrogate visitor, who may be an on-site curator or a qualified tour guide. The surrogate visitor wears or carries a mixed-reality recording device to scan the physical landmark via walk-through, and a holographic mixed-reality space synthesis module and graphics processing components generate a holographic instance of the physical landmark, which is subsequently teleported to the remotely-located visitors own spaces for superimposition of the holographic instance in their own spaces for immersive mixed-reality experience through head-mounted displays, without creating an overcrowded condition to the physical landmark itself.
US10996908B2	Print system, printing apparatus, method of controlling the printing apparatus, and storage medium that generate print data to be printed using rendered print data A printing apparatus receives a print job including print data held in a storage, performs processing of rendering of the print data, and generates, after a print instruction for the print job is input, print data to be printed based on the rendered print data. In a case in which print settings for the print job change from first print settings to second print settings, while the print job is held, first rendered print data and second rendered print data are generated based on the print data. The first rendered print data is not used for generating the print data to be printed, and the second rendered print data is used for generating the print data to be printed. In addition, the first rendered print data is generated in accordance with the first print settings, and the second rendered print data is generated in accordance with the second print settings.
US10996906B2	Image processing apparatus that is connectable with information processing apparatus providing service to image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor An image processing apparatus that is capable of requesting maintenance in a stage of an error sign. The image processing apparatus is connectable with an information processing apparatus providing service to the image processing apparatus. A detection unit detects an error sign occurred in the image processing apparatus. A display control unit controls so as to display a notification screen about the error sign detected by the detection unit on a display unit of the image processing apparatus. The display control unit controls display so that the notification screen is displayed on the display unit in a case where a contract of receiving service from the information processing apparatus is invalid. And the display control unit controls the display so that the notification screen is not displayed on the display unit in a case where the contract is valid.
US10996904B2	Network control device, image forming apparatus, control method of network control device, and non-transitory recording medium A network control device includes first and second interfaces, a first memory, a packet converter, a first data transfer section, a filter, and a packet transmission controller. The converter converts a second type of packets of a second system in the memory into a first type of packets of a first system. The filter extracts a valid first type of packets from the first type of packets read from the memory by the transfer section. In an energy saving state, the controller generates and transmits a first type of packets for transmission of the first system to the first interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the first type of packets, and generates and transmits a second type of packets for transmission of the second system to the second interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the second type of packets.
US10996903B2	Apparatus and method for reducing energy use in a multi-function device Systems, methods, and devices are configured to reduce energy use in a printing or multi-function device. They include monitoring at least one characteristic associated with operation of a multi-function device in a first mode of operation. They further include determining when a value of the at least one characteristic exceeds a threshold value and communicating programming information associated with operation of the multi-function device in a second mode of operation to a programmable network interface device when it is determined that the value of the at least one characteristic exceeds the threshold. The programming information changing the operating conditions associated with network communication by the programmable network interface device. The printing or multi-function device then operates in the second mode of operation based on the conditions associated with the network communication by the reconfigurable network interface device.
US10996901B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for changeably displaying a setting value of a specific setting item set to non-display An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit that, when an operation is performed on one or more other setting items related to a specific non-display setting item, performs control to changeably display a setting value of the specific setting item.
US10996900B2	Multi-cartridge control board with cartridge-external voice coil motor actuator components An implementation of a system disclosed herein includes a control board including multiple cartridge slots and hardware for coupling each of the multiple cartridge slots to an associated storage cartridge. The system further includes multiple voice coil motor (VCM) actuator components mounted to the control board, each one of the multiple VCM actuator configured to contribute to an electromagnetic interaction that drives movement of an actuator arm within a storage cartridge coupled to one of the multiple cartridge slots.
US10996898B2	Storage system configured for efficient generation of capacity release estimates for deletion of datasets A storage system in one embodiment comprises a plurality of storage devices and an associated storage controller. The storage controller is configured to identify a dataset to be scanned to generate a capacity release estimate for prospective deletion of that dataset, to designate a content-based signature prefix to be utilized in the scan, and to scan logical address mapping information for the dataset to identify one or more pages of the dataset that have the designated content-based signature prefix. The scanning further comprises, for each such identified page, determining a reference count of the page, and responsive to the reference count of the page having a particular value, determining a compressibility measure for the page. The storage controller generates the capacity release estimate for prospective deletion of the dataset based at least in part on the one or more page compressibility measures determined as part of the scan.
US10996896B2	Solid state drive multi-card adapter with integrated processing Embodiments of the inventive concept include solid state drive (SSD) multi-card adapters that can include multiple solid state drive cards, which can be incorporated into existing enterprise servers without major architectural changes, thereby enabling the server industry ecosystem to easily integrate evolving solid state drive technologies into servers. The SSD multi-card adapters can include an interface section between various solid state drive cards and drive connector types. The interface section can perform protocol translation, packet switching and routing, data encryption, data compression, management information aggregation, virtualization, and other functions.
US10996894B2	Application storage segmentation reallocation A method begins or continues by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN) determining an error with a first write request in a first zone of a plurality of zones of a memory device of a storage unit of DSN, where the first zone includes a first set of sequential blocks that are in a first logical and physical location of the memory device. The method continues with the computing device abandoning pending write requests to the first zone. The method continues with reassigning the first write request to a second zone of the memory device, where the second zone includes a second set of sequential blocks that are in a second logical and physical location of the memory device.
US10996893B2	Non-volatile storage partition identifier A computing device including a memory module. The computing device may further include a processor configured to, by executing instructions of an operating system, divide a non-volatile region of the memory module into a first non-volatile storage partition allocated to the operating system and a second non-volatile storage partition allocated to system firmware. The processor may write a globally unique identifier (GUID) to the non-volatile region. The GUID may indicate a location of a boundary between the first non-volatile storage partition and the second non-volatile storage partition. The processor may access the first non-volatile storage partition. By executing instructions of the system firmware, the processor may determine the location of the boundary. The processor may access the second non-volatile storage partition. The operating system may be prevented from accessing the second non-volatile storage partition and the system firmware may be prevented from accessing the first non-volatile storage partition.
US10996892B2	Apparatus and method for controlling data acceleration Systems and methods are provided that facilitate performing hardware acceleration processes without utilizing specialized drivers that are software and hardware specific by controlling the hardware accelerator with NVMe commands. The NVMe commands may be based on standardized NVMe commands provided in the NVMe specification, or may be vendor-specific commands that are supported by the NVMe specification. The commands are sent to the NVMe accelerator by a host CPU which, in some embodiments, may be located remotely to the NVMe accelerator. The NVMe accelerator may include a CMB on which a host CPU may set up an NVMe queue in order to reduce PCIe traffic on a PCIe bus connecting the CPU and the NVMe accelerator. The CMB may also be used by a host CPU to transfer data for acceleration to reduce bandwidth in the DMA controller or to remove host staging buffers and memory copies.
US10996890B2	Memory module interfaces The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to memory module interfaces. A memory module, which may include volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or both, may be configured to communicate with a host device via one interface and to communicate with another memory module using a different interface. Memory modules may thus be added or removed from a system without impacting a PCB-based bus to the host, and memory modules may communicate with one another without accessing a bus to the host. The host interface may be configured according to one protocol or standard, and other interfaces between memory modules may be configured according to other protocols or standards.
US10996884B2	System and method for reference tracking garbage collector A method, computer program product, and computer system for determining, by a computing device, that an object of a plurality of objects is an orphan. It may be determined that the object is older than a threshold age. A capacity occupied by the object may be reclaimed based upon, at least in part, determining that the object is an orphan and determining that the object is older than the threshold age.
US10996882B2	Fittest stripe selection for storage of data in storage systems A method for storing data in a storage system is provided, the method including: receiving a request to store data in a RAID volume of the storage system; selecting a stripe block size that is supported by the RAID volume, the RAID volume including a plurality of stripes that are formed of blocks having the selected stripe block size; and identifying a given one of the plurality of stripes that includes enough free space to accommodate the data and storing the data in the given stripe, the given stripe including a smaller amount of free space than at least some of the stripes in the plurality that have sufficient free space to accommodate the data.
US10996879B2	Locality-based load balancing of input-output paths An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a host device configured to communicate over a network with a storage system. The host device comprises a plurality of nodes each comprising a plurality of processing devices and at least one communication adapter. The host device further comprises a multi-path input-output (MPIO) driver that is configured to obtain an input-output (IO) operation that targets a given logical volume and to identify a source node for the IO operation. The MPIO driver identifies a plurality of paths between the source node and the given logical volume via the communication adapters of the plurality of nodes and determines locality information for each identified path. The MPIO driver is further configured to select a target path from the identified paths based at least in part on the determined locality information and to deliver the obtained IO operation to the given logical volume via the selected target path.
US10996877B2	Semiconductor device and memory access setup method Limitations on memory access decrease the computing capability of related-art semiconductor devices during convolution processing in a convolutional neural network. A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an accelerator section that performs computation on a plurality of intermediate layers included in a convolutional neural network by using a memory having a plurality of banks capable of changing the read/write status on an individual bank basis. The accelerator section includes a network layer control section that controls a memory control section in such a manner as to change the read/write status assigned to the banks storing input data or output data of the intermediate layers in accordance with the transfer amounts and transfer rates of the input data and output data of the intermediate layers included in the convolutional neural network.
US10996876B2	Systems and methods for dynamically modifying memory namespace allocation based on memory attributes and application requirements In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and an allocation agent embodied in a program of executable instructions and configured to, when executed by the processor, maintain an attribute index setting forth one or more attributes for each of one or more memory modules of the memory, and based on the one or more attributes and one or more memory requirements of an application executing on the information handling system, dynamically allocate the one or more memory modules to a namespace associated with the application.
US10996874B2	Access revocation messaging mechanism An access revocation system for removing customer data from a service provider device includes a processing device and a memory storing instructions for performing an access revocation method. The method includes receiving customer data from a customer device via a data channel, storing the customer data in a data storage module, and receiving an access revocation message via a request channel separate from the data channel. The method also includes decrypting the access revocation message and performing at least one action defined by the access revocation message, the at least one action including scrubbing of customer data from the data storage module.
US10996873B2	System and method for I/O fencing based on storage array access control list A method, computer program product, and computer system for creating, by a computing device, a logical unit number (LUN) on a storage array node of a storage system. An identifier of the LUN of the storage array node may be provided to a computing system, wherein the computing system includes one of a host, a server, and the storage array node. An access control list (ACL) of the computing system may be created. The ACL of the computing system may be applied to the LUN based upon, at least in part, the identifier. The LUN may be discovered and mapped at the computing system. It may be determined that the computing system has failed. The ACL of the computing system that has failed may be removed from the LUN to prevent the computing system that has failed from accessing the LUN.
US10996870B2	Deterministic read disturb counter-based data checking for NAND flash A data storage device comprises a non-volatile semiconductor memory device and a solid-state drive controller communicatively coupled to the non-volatile semiconductor memory device. The non-volatile semiconductor memory device can store data in memory blocks. The solid-state drive controller can, periodically, retrieve counts from a counter table, select a predetermined number of memory blocks corresponding to the lowest counts, and determine an integrity of the stored data in each of the predetermined number of memory blocks. Each count can correspond to a difference between a count limit and a number of read operations performed on one of the memory blocks.
US10996863B1	Nonvolatile memory with configurable zone/namespace parameters and host-directed copying of data across zones/namespaces This disclosure provides techniques for managing memory which match per-data metrics to those of other data or to memory destination. In one embodiment, wear data is tracked for at least one tier of nonvolatile memory (e.g., flash memory) and a measure of data persistence (e.g., age, write frequency, etc.) is generated or tracked for each data item. Memory wear management based on these individually-generated or tracked metrics is enhanced by storing or migrating data in a manner where persistent data is stored in relatively worn memory locations (e.g., relatively more-worn flash memory) while temporary data is stored in memory that is less worn or is less susceptible to wear. Other data placement or migration techniques are also disclosed.
US10996856B2	Hardware-supported 3D-stacked NVM data compression method and system thereof The present disclosure involves a hardware-supported 3D-stacked NVM data compression method and system, involving setting a first identifier to mark a compression state of written-back data, the method at least comprising steps of: dividing the written-back data into a plurality of sub-blocks and acquiring a plurality of first output results through OR operations among the sub-blocks, respectively, or acquiring a plurality of second output results through exclusive OR operations among the sub-blocks, and determining a compression strategy for the written-back data based on the first output results or the second output results; and setting a second identifier to mark a storing means of the written-back data so that the second identifier is in pair with the first identifier, and configuring a storage strategy for the written-back data that includes at least rotating the second identifier.
US10996850B2	Method and apparatus for controlling virtual keyboard A virtual keyboard control apparatus and control method are disclosed. The virtual keyboard control method includes collecting typo data including a desired input key and an erroneously input key, analyzing the typo data, and updating the key mapping of at least one virtual key of the desired input key and the erroneously input key by using the analyzed result. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to implement the optimum key mapping in which a typo is less generated for each user through Reinforcement Learning of Deep Learning by using the reward called a reduction in a typo rate.
US10996849B2	Electronic device, control method, and medium for allocating contents to touch screen edge software keys An electronic device includes a touch screen, one or a plurality of software keys arranged along an edge of the touch screen, a storage configured to store a rule that classifies elements included in contents, and a controller configured to classify the elements included in the contents on the basis of the rule to allocate the classified element into one or a plurality of software keys.
US10996847B2	Method for providing content search interface and electronic device for supporting the same Method for providing content search interface in electronic device including executing content on screen; displaying first graphic user interface (GUI) including a first object indicating starting point of content, second object indicating ending point of content, and third object indicating point of playback of content, wherein first object and second object are near each other and third object is displayed on curved path connecting first object and second object; in response to receiving first user input on first GUI, moving third object on curved path; in response to receiving second user input, displaying second GUI forming angle within selected range on curved path, wherein second GUI comprises plurality of discrete labels representing different speeds or rates at which third object moves on curved path; and in response to receiving third gesture input on second GUI while content is executed, changing speed at which third object moves on curved path.
US10996846B2	Neural network system for gesture, wear, activity, or carry detection on a wearable or mobile device A neural network system includes an eyewear device. The eyewear device has a movement tracker, such as an accelerometer, gyroscope, or an inertial measurement unit for measuring acceleration and rotation. The neural network system tracks, via the movement tracker, movement of the eyewear device from at least one finger contact inputted from a user on an input surface. The neural network system identifies a finger gesture by detecting at least one detected touch event based on variation of the tracked movement of the eyewear device over a time period. The neural network system adjusts the image presented on the image display of the eyewear device based on the identified finger gesture. The neural network system can also detect whether the user is wearing the eyewear device and identify an activity of the user wearing the eyewear device based on the variation of the tracked movement over the time period.
US10996844B2	Program, method, and device for controlling application, and recording medium The purpose of the present invention is to control an information terminal, equipped with a touch panel and installed in a vehicle, in a manner in which it can be operated without affecting driving. A drive mode application causes an information terminal, controlling the running of an application through first control on the basis of a user operation received via a touch panel, to function as: a connection detection unit, which detects a connection to a vehicle; a function limiting unit, which controls the running of the application through second control, different from the first control, on the condition that the connection to the vehicle is detected; and a display switching unit, which, on the basis of a sliding operation in a first direction received via the touch panel while a first application is being displayed, displays the first application and a second application.
US10996841B2	Interactive sliding touchbar for automotive display A console includes a console surface, an interactive touch bar disposed within the console, the touch bar configured to move from a position recessed within the console surface to a position raised above the console surface and the touch bar being configured to receive user touch input, and a proximity sensor disposed on the console surface, the proximity sensor configured to detect a user gesture. The touch bar is configured to rise above the console surface when the proximity sensor detects the user gesture. The interactive surface comprising a capacitive surface zone configured to detect user touch input. The interactive touch surface is configured to receive sliding user input across the interactive touch surface to navigate through content options and is configured to receive pressing user input for selecting the content options.
US10996838B2	Automated teller device having accessibility configurations An automated teller device having accessibility configurations is disclosed. in one aspect, in response to a setting to enable the accessibility keypad mode, the automated teller device operates a session in an accessibility keypad mode. In the accessibility keypad mode a second set of actions is mapped to the keys of the keypad. The second set of actions is different than a first set of actions mapped to the keys of the keypad in a standard keypad mode. The second set of actions comprises one or more of actions for navigation and input selection of the graphical user interface, actions for control of audio being reproduced, actions for control of volume of the audio being reproduced, or actions for control of a rate of reproduction of the audio being reproduced.
US10996834B2	Touchscreen apparatus user interface processing method and touchscreen apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a displaying method. The method includes steps of: displaying an element at a first position on touchscreen, obtaining touch information, determining an arrangement instruction which is obtained for the greatest number of times within predetermined time according to the touch information, and displaying the element at a second position on the touchscreen according to the arrangement instruction.
US10996830B2	Method and apparatus for presenting media content A system that incorporates the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving from a first media device a selection of replacement content, where the replacement content corresponds to a portion of media content presentable by the first media device, and where replacement content is selected according to a plurality of options presented by the first media device as the portion of the media content is being presented. The method may further include retrieving the replacement content with a metadata pointer provided with the media content, transmitting to a second media device a request to accept the replacement content, and transmitting the replacement content to the second media device for presentation at the second media device in response to receiving an acceptance response from the second media device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10996828B2	Method and system for configuring selection of contextual dashboards An electronic device may have multiple users and multiple customized user interfaces for each user resulting in a large number of user customized UI dashboard configurations. However, defining these user customized UI dashboard configurations is performed by each user such that addition and/or replacement of software applications requires users to reconfigure customized UI dashboards. Similarly, organization generated dashboards must be configured on each user device. It would be beneficial for such user customized UI dashboard configurations to be updateable in response to information provided during new software installation, software upgrades, etc. or for UI dashboard configurations to be adjusted absent any such update/upgrade. It would also be beneficial for context rules to be adaptable based upon learned behavior or external adjustments just as it would be beneficial for the context rule engine to automatically identify new potential rules as a result of current and previous behavior.
US10996826B2	Systems and methods for display of project management timelines A computer-implemented method of display of project management timelines is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the method includes displaying a spinning spiral temporal element with spiral rings, starting from a center and moving outwards over time, including one or more stars disposed on the rings in chronological order of present importance, wherein each star includes a folder; selecting a star in the closest orbit; and displaying a page containing the selected star at the center of a spinning spiral temporal element with spiral rings, starting from a center and moving outwards over time, including one or more planets disposed on the rings in chronological order of present importance, wherein each planet includes a folder. The planet includes at least one of contact info, contract, scope of work, or time frame.
US10996823B2	Interactive geospatial map Various systems and methods are provided that display various interactive user interfaces containing interactive maps. The user may use the interactive map to perform searches for data objects, toggle different layers associated with different types of objects for display, generate heatmaps based upon a grid and/or data object shapes, copy data between different interactive maps, and/or define filters to filter the displayed data. In response to user interaction with the map at a client system, tile layers are generated using server-side components, assembled into map tiles, and transmitted to client-side components to be displayed to the user. The tile layers may include a base tile layer, vector tile layer, selection tile layer, and inactive tile layer.
US10996821B2	Image processing apparatus, control method for image processing apparatus, and storage medium An image processing apparatus that, in a case where processing corresponding to a user operation is determined to be cancelled before cancellation of the processing corresponding to the user operation, the user operation is determined to correspond to a hold-down operation, and a context menu is displayed in a case where the user operation corresponds to the hold-down operation.
US10996818B2	Method and system for facilitating management of lists A method of facilitating management of lists is disclosed. The method may include transmitting, using a communication device, an interface to a user device. Further, the interface may be configured for facilitating creation of a list title. Further, the method may include receiving, using the communication device, a plurality of selections corresponding to the interface from the user device. Further, the method may include generating, using a processing device, the list title based on the plurality of selections. Further, the method may include storing, using a storage device, the list title in association with a user identifier associated with the user device and an indication of a list of items associated with the list title. Further, the method may include transmitting, using the communication device, the list title to the user device.
US10996814B2	Tactile feedback in a display system A method for providing tactile feedback in a display system including using a display to show an image of a virtual object in a viewing space, using a touch detector to detect a user touching a real object within the viewing space, and providing a location of the touching to the display. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US10996811B2	Augmented reality user interface control Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for controlling user interface with an object depicted within the user interface. The systems and methods initiates an augmented reality mode configured to present augmented reality elements within a graphical user interface. A face is detected within a field of view of an image capture component and presented within the graphical user interface. In response to detecting the face, the systems and methods sequentially present a set of augmented reality elements within the graphical user interface. A subset of the augmented reality elements and the face may be depicted contemporaneously. A movement is detected of at least a portion of the face relative to a first augmented reality element and presentation of the first augmented reality element is modified and at least one second augmented reality element is presented.
US10996805B2	Display device A display device comprising: a display region including a first pixel and a second pixel arranged apart from each other, and a third pixel, and a touch sensor includes a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode, wherein the touch sensor overlaps the display region, the first sensor electrode has an opening part in a region overlapping the first pixel and the second pixel, and surrounding the first pixel and the second pixel, and the second sensor electrode overlapping the third pixel.
US10996804B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The first electrode includes a first boundary side extending in a direction. The second electrode includes a second boundary side extending in the direction. The third electrode is disposed between and spaced apart from the first electrode and the second electrode. The third electrode includes a first side facing the first boundary side and a second side facing the second boundary. The first side and the second side have shapes that are asymmetric to each other with respect to a center axis extending in the direction.
US10996802B2	Touch sensing method, touch chip, electronic device and touch system Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a touch sensing method, a touch chip, an electronic device and a touch system. The touch sensing method includes: acquiring a recorded strength threshold of a touch detection signal, and determining a strength of a touch detection signal transmitted between a stylus and a touch screen at a current time; and determining whether the strength of the touch detection signal at the current time is greater than or equal to the acquired strength threshold, and concluding that the stylus is in contact with the touch screen at the current time if the strength of the touch detection signal at the current time is greater than or equal to the strength threshold.
US10996800B2	Display device A display device includes a pixel electrode layer in which a plurality of light emitting elements constituting respective pixels are arranged in two dimensions; a touch sensor layer in which a plurality of touch sensor electrodes constituting a touch sensor are arranged in two dimensions; and a touch buffer layer between the pixel electrode layer and the touch sensor layer such that the pixel electrode layer and the touch sensor layer are capacitively coupled to each other, the touch buffer layer being optically transparent and including a base material and hollow particles dispersed in the base material.
US10996799B2	Touch screen assembly and electronic device with improved light transmittance A touch screen assembly and an electronic device are provided. The touch screen assembly comprises a first thin film layer, a conductive layer and a second thin film layer stacked together from bottom to top, and a base wherein the first film layer is disposed on the base. A difference value of refractive index between the base and the conductive layer is 0˜0.6, thus improving light transmittance, reducing influence to visual effects and improving touch screen quality.
US10996797B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program There is provided an information processing device capable of appropriately performing processing even in a state in which bodies are piled, the information processing device including: a detection unit that detects a feature amount of an object and an operation object in a sensing-possible region; and an attribute processing unit that decides, on the basis of the detection unit having detected a change in the feature amount of the object in a depth direction of sensing using the operation object, an attribute to be associated with the object after the change in the future amount using an attribute associated with the object before the change.
US10996796B2	Touch panel, electronic device and method for generating touch instruction thereof The present disclosure provides a touch panel, an electronic device and a method for generating a touch instruction thereof. The touch panel includes a transparent film, a light-emitting layer and a photosensitive layer. The transparent film includes a first surface and a second surface facing with each other. A first thickness in a static status is between the first surface and the second surface. A second thickness in a pressed status under a pressure is between the first surface and the second surface, the second thickness is less than the first thickness. The light-emitting layer and the photosensitive layer are disposed at a side of the transparent film close to the second surface.
US10996794B2	Method and apparatus for processing edge of touch screen A method includes: detecting a current portrait or landscape state of a touch screen of a mobile terminal; determining that edge suppression is performed or no edge suppression is performed on an edge of the touch screen according to the portrait or landscape state of the mobile terminal; setting an edge suppression function of the touch screen according to a determination result, thereby solving the problem in the related art that that screen edge suppression of a touch screen of a mobile terminal is not flexible enough, flexibly setting a screen edge suppression function of the touch screen of the mobile terminal, and improving use convenience and user experience.
US10996792B2	Partial mutual capacitive touch sensing in a touch sensitive device Disclosed herein is a method of operating a touch screen controller in a device with a touch screen having force lines and sense lines. The method includes receiving touch data from the touch screen, and operating the touch screen in a self capacitance sensing mode. In the self capacitance sensing mode, which force lines have strength values indicating a potential touch to the touch screen are determined. The method also includes operating the touch screen in a mutual capacitance sensing mode, and in the mutual capacitance sensing mode, performing mutual capacitance sensing on only a subset of the force lines, with the subset of the force lines including at least those force lines indicating the potential touch to the touch screen.
US10996790B2	Touch system A touch system includes a touch panel; an active pen configured to generate a signal; and a touch controller electrically connected to the touch panel and configured to detect the signal. When the touch controller supports at least two protocols, a protocol of the touch controller is automatically switched to one of the at least two protocols. The active pen automatically detects the one of the at least two protocols, and a protocol of the active pen is switched to the one of the at least two protocols.
US10996788B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for transitioning between display states in response to a gesture An electronic device displays, on a display, a user interface that includes one or more user interface objects. The device detects a first input on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to a first user interface object of the one or more user interface objects. Detecting the first input includes detecting a change in intensity of the first input on the touch-sensitive surface from a first intensity to a second intensity, different from the first intensity. In response to detecting the first input, the device obtains a change in a value of a respective simulated physical property that changes in response to changes in intensity of the first input on the touch-sensitive surface, and updates an appearance of the user interface by progressing a first animation between a first state and a second state based on the change in the value of the respective simulated physical property.
US10996784B2	Display device with touch detection device A display device with a touch detection device is provided and includes display elements arranged in matrix of row and column direction and surrounded by scan lines each extending in a first direction and a signal lines each extending in a second direction, the display elements including a red display element, a green display element, and a blue display element; light shielding members each extending in one direction, the light shielding members arranged between the display elements adjacent to each other; and touch detection electrodes each extending in the one direction and arranged between the light shielding members and the display elements, and the touch detection electrodes including metal wires that extend overlapping the light shielding members, Wherein the metal wires are divided into metal wire parts that are arranged in the column direction, and the metal wire parts, each being longitudinal in the one direction, are disposed without crossing each other and spaced from each other in the one direction.
US10996782B2	Touch sensing unit and electronic device having same An electronic device including: a first pattern part including first mesh lines in which a plurality of first cut line parts are defined; and a second pattern part spaced apart from the first pattern part in a first direction and including a plurality of second cut line parts in which a plurality of second cut line parts are defined. A first reference region is defined in the first pattern part; a second reference region having a same width and area as the first reference region in a second direction crossing the first direction is defined.
US10996780B2	Display arrangement A multi-touch touch panel and a method of detecting touches is disclosed. The touch panel comprises at least one hole in an active region of the touch panel, having a selected size for mechanically mounting a respective user input device.
US10996778B2	Display apparatus with integrated touch screen and method for fabricating the same A display apparatus comprises a light emitting device layer that includes a first electrode arranged on a first substrate, a light emitting layer arranged on the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged on the light emitting layer; and a touch sensing layer arranged on the light emitting device layer.
US10996777B2	Input sensing unit and electronic device including the same An electronic device including an input sensing unit configured to sense an external input. The input sensing unit includes first electrodes including first patterns including normal patterns and notch patterns and first connection patterns connecting the first patterns, a second electrode, a first trace line connected to one of the normal patterns, and a connection trace line connected to at least two of the notch patterns.
US10996772B2	Structure of digital pen including antenna An electronic device includes a housing that includes a first end portion and a second end portion, a pen tip that is disposed at the first end portion, a first coil that is disposed in the housing adjacent to the first end portion, is wound around an axis of the housing, and includes a first conductive line of a first length, and a second coil that surrounds the first coil, is wound around the axis of the housing, and includes a second conductive line of a second length shorter than the first length.
US10996769B2	Contact lens-based eye tracking In one approach to eye tracking, a contact lens contains a network of twelve accelerometers. The accelerometers are positioned within the contact lens so that the measurements of acceleration can be used to estimate a position and an orientation of the eye relative to an external reference frame. One advantage of accelerometers is that they can be made relatively small and do not require much power. However, because the contact lens has a curved shape and is relatively thin, the possible locations for the accelerometers are limited. Various geometries for the accelerometer network and approaches to optimizing these geometries are described.
US10996766B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing a home button replacement While a device is in an unlocked state, a sequence of one or more activations of a button of the device are detected, where a first activation of the button is detected while a respective application user interface is displayed on the display. In response to detecting the sequence of one or more activations of the button: if the sequence of activations of the button meet first criteria, display of the respective application user interface is replaced with display of a different user interface while maintaining the device in the unlocked state; and if the sequence of activations of the button meet second criteria, the device switches from the unlocked state to a locked state, where the first criteria are differentiated from the second criteria based on a number and/or timing of activations of button in the sequence of activations of the button.
US10996765B2	Controller for finger gesture recognition and method for recognizing finger gesture A controller for finger gesture recognition, including a griping body, a manipulating component and a sensing component, is provided. The griping body includes a head portion and a griping portion which is opposite to the head portion and includes a plurality of finger contact areas. The manipulating component is disposed on the head portion, and the sensing component includes a plurality of finger sensors which are disposed in the finger contact areas, respectively. A method for recognizing finger gesture is also provided, including steps of: receiving a signal of finger movement from the controller, wherein the signal of finger movement is generated by at least one of the finger sensors sensing that at least one of user's fingers contacts or approaches the controller; determining a finger gesture constituted by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement; and generating a signal of finger gesture corresponding to the finger gesture.
US10996763B2	System for and method of managing gestures in virtual reality Systems for and methods of managing input gestures of a user within a simulated environment are provided.
US10996760B2	Device, system and method for tactile sensation recognition Provided is a tactile sensation recognition device according to an embodiment of the disclosure including: a receiver configured to receive tactile sensation information obtained by sensing a surface of an object through a tactile sensor; a preference determiner configured to determine whether a user prefers the received tactile sensation information, based on a user tactile function fuser(x); and a display displaying a user preference for the received tactile sensation information.
US10996758B2	Object execution method using an input pressure and apparatus executing the same An object execution method and apparatus is provided for executing an object based on an input pressure level with a haptic feedback indicative of an attribute of the object. An object execution apparatus may include a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The display unit may display at least one object. The input unit may detect a selection of an object and/or a pressure level input for executing the object. The control unit may check a reference pressure value preset for the selected object. The reference pressure value may be indicative of attribute information of the object. The control unit may compare an input pressure value of the pressure level input with the reference pressure value, and may determine whether to execute the object based on the comparison result. The input unit comprising a vibration generator may generate a vibration mapped to the reference pressure value.
US10996755B2	Piezoelectric haptic feedback module A device comprising: a device housing defining a space for accommodating one or more electronic components, the device housing comprising: a first panel bounding the space and having an exterior surface facing away from the space, and a second panel bounding the space and including a touch-sensitive display having a display surface facing away from the space, the display surface and the exterior surface being opposite surfaces; a haptic feedback module supported by and conforming to at least a portion of the exterior surface, the haptic feedback module comprising a haptic response layer, the haptic response layer comprising a piezoelectric material and electrodes and configured to couple vibrations to a user body member in contact with the haptic feedback module to provide a haptic response to the user during operation of the device; and an electronic control module accommodated in the space and coupled to the electrodes of the haptic response layer, the electronic control module being programmed to receive a touch input signal from the touch-sensitive display and provide haptic signals to the electrodes based on the received touch input signal to activate the piezoelectric material of the haptic response layer.
US10996754B2	Manufacturing monitoring system A manufacturing monitoring system is disclosed. The manufacturing monitoring system comprises a manufacturing workspace. Technicians wearing force sensor and/or motion capture marker equipped gloves may work within the manufacturing workspace. Motion capture cameras may ring the manufacturing workspace. Motion data from the cameras and/or force data from the gloves may be sent to a remote workstation where they may be processed and analyzed. The workstation may produce quality assessment and/or training outputs based on the motion and/or force data.
US10996753B1	Multi-mode eye-tracking with independently operable illuminators A multi-mode eye-tracking system allows independent control of a set of illuminators while providing accurate calculations of both corneal reflections and pupil centers. One illumination mode includes alternating back and forth between a pair of illuminators during successive time segments, then activating both illuminators after a predetermined time interval. One eye-tracking mode includes alternating back and forth between a pair of illuminators during successive time segments, but selecting a single illuminator for activation during successive time segments in the event that a previous computation was unsatisfactory for a given illuminator. One illumination mode includes activating a single illuminator based on the lateral position of the gaze point on the display.
US10996752B1	Infrared transparent backlight device for eye tracking applications A backlight device includes a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The backlight device is configured to emit light in a first optical band through the second surface toward a display panel of a head-mounted display (HMD). The display panel is configured to convert the light from the backlight device to image light. The backlight device is transparent to light in a second optical band that is different than the first optical band. An eye tracking system illuminates an eyebox with light in the second optical band. A camera assembly positioned adjacent to the first surface of the backlight device. The camera assembly is configured to capture images of the eye in the second optical band through the backlight device, the display panel. The eye tracking system determines eye tracking information based at least in part on the captured images.
US10996751B2	Training of a gaze tracking model A gaze tracking model is adapted to predict a gaze ray using an image of the eye. The model is trained using training data which comprises a first image of an eye, reference gaze data indicating a gaze point towards which the eye was gazing when the first image was captured, and images of an eye captured by first and second cameras at a point in time. The training comprises forming a distance between the gaze point and a gaze ray predicted by the model using the first image, forming a consistency measure based on a gaze ray predicted by the model using the image captured by the first camera and a gaze ray predicted by the model using the image captured by the second camera, forming an objective function based on at least the formed distance and the consistency measure, and training the model using the objective function.
US10996750B2	Apparatus and method for adaptively magnifying graphic user interfaces on display A mobile device comprises a display panel configured to display a plurality of graphic user interfaces including one or more first type graphic user interfaces and/or one or more second type graphic user interfaces; one or more sensors configured to detect a position of a user; and one or more processors configured to: calculate a relative inclination of the display panel with respect to the position of the user based on the position of the user detected by the sensor, and change sizes of the first type graphic user interfaces among the plurality of graphic user interfaces based on the relative inclination of the display panel. The first type graphic user interfaces are pre-designated among the plurality of graphic user interfaces and stored in memory, and the processors are configured to magnify the sizes of the first type graphic user interfaces according to the relative inclination of the display panel.
US10996748B2	Gaze-dependent display encryption Aspects of the subject technology relate to gaze-dependent visual encryption of electronic device displays. Each display frame that is displayed on the electronic device display may include a clear-display region around the user's gaze location and an obscured region outside the clear-display region. In this way, only the display content that the user is actively viewing is recognizable and understandable and an onlooker such as an unwanted observer looking over the user's shoulder is unable to understand what is displayed. The obscured region of each display frame may be generated such that the overall look and structure of that region is unchanged, but the content is unintelligible. In this way, the visual experience of the user is not disrupted or distracted by the visual encryption and the eye of the onlooker is not guided to the clear-display region by the visual encryption.
US10996747B2	Line-of-sight detection device, line-of-sight detection method, and medium Validity of a line-of-sight direction detected by a gaze point detection unit is determined by using a positional difference that is a calibration value used for detecting a position of a corneal curvature center. Therefore, it is possible to easily and effectively determine the validity of the line-of-sight direction without additionally using a system or the like for detecting the validity of the line-of-sight direction. Consequently, it is possible to accurately detect line-of-sight directions of various subjects, such as a subject whose left and right eyeballs have different corneal curvature radii or a subject whose line-of-sight directions of left and right eyeballs are largely different due to the influence of strabismus or the like.
US10996746B2	Real-time computational solutions to a three-dimensional eye tracking framework Techniques for implementing eye tracking using various real-time computational solutions to a three-dimensional eye tracking framework. An exemplary eye tracking system for a NED device includes sensors that are directed toward and angularly offset from a user's eyes in a manner that causes circular features (e.g., irises and/or pupils) of the user's eyes to appear elliptical within sensor planes of the individual sensors. An iris and/or pupil of an eye will appear circular when the eye is looked at straight on (i.e., perpendicular to an optical axis of the eye's lens) but elliptical when observed from an angular offset. The eye tracking systems and methods disclosed herein exploit these principles to track movements of the user's eyes with a higher degree of accuracy than conventional eye tracking systems.
US10996744B2	NTE display systems and methods with optical trackers An optical tracker system is provided for tracking a location and orientation of a first object. The system includes a prediction module configured to determine a predicted location and orientation of the first object as a spatial prediction; a display module configured to generate display commands for a fiducial symbol based on the spatial prediction; a display unit configured to display the fiducial symbol based on the display commands; a camera unit configured to capture an image of the fiducial symbol displayed on the display device as a captured appearance; and a position determination module coupled to the camera unit and configured to receive the image from camera unit. The position determination module is configured to identify the fiducial symbol and determine the location and the orientation of the first object based on the captured appearance of the fiducial symbol.
US10996742B2	Input device for AR/VR applications An AR/VR input device include a processor(s), an internal measurement unit (IMU), and a plurality of sensors configured to detect emissions received from a plurality of remote emitters. The processor(s) can be configured to: determine a time-of-flight (TOF) of the detected emissions, determine a first estimate of a position and orientation of the input device based on the TOF of a subset of the detected emissions and the particular locations of each of the plurality of sensors on the input device that are detecting the detected emissions, determine a second estimate of the position and orientation of the input device based on the measured acceleration and velocity from the IMU, and continuously update a calculated position and orientation of the input device within the AR/VR environment in real-time based on a Beyesian estimation (e.g., Extended Kalman filter) that utilizes the first estimate and second estimate.
US10996738B2	System and method for compensating for a droop event A system includes a controller configured to receive a signal indicating whether a droop event has occurred. The system also includes a plurality of delay elements where each delay element of the plurality of delay elements responsive to a signal from the controller receives an input signal and outputs an output signal that is a delayed version of the input signal. At least one delay element of the plurality of delay elements receives a clocking signal as its input signal. The system also includes a selector configured to select rising edges and falling edges of output signals from the plurality of delay elements to form a modified clocking signal. The modified clocking signal is a modified version of the clocking signal.
US10996737B2	Method and apparatus to improve energy efficiency of parallel tasks A system with improved power performance for tasks executed in parallel. A plurality of processing cores each to execute tasks. An inter-core messaging unit to conveys messages between the cores. A power management agent transitions a first core into a lower power state responsive to the first core waiting for a second core to complete a second task. In some embodiments long messages are subdivided to allow a receiving core to resume useful work sooner.
US10996735B2	Power management system Methods, systems, and devices for managing a power system are described. A power management system may include multiple interconnected power supply and control units that plug directly into a standard residential power outlet. A power management system may include multiple interconnected power supply and control units that plug directly into a standard residential power outlet. Together, the interconnected power supply and control units may provide a distributed power backup system in the form of a home energy nano-grid. The power management system may provide backup power, power sharing, and device inter-connectivity while enabling efficient scalability and the robustness of a distributed system. The power management system may also include a power usage monitoring unit, which may gather data and use it to improve the efficiency of power usage throughout the home.
US10996732B2	Slew rate controlled power supply and associated control method A power supply has a reference regulation circuit and a voltage regulator. The reference regulation circuit receives a VID code and a slew rate command from a processor and regulates a reference voltage based on the VID code and the slew rate command. The voltage regulator converts an input voltage to an output voltage based on the reference voltage. The circuit has a Σ-Δ modulation unit to generate a count duration signal based on a target count signal, wherein the target count signal is generated by dividing a voltage regulation step by the slew rate command, both the target count signal and the count duration signal are digital signals, the target count signal represents a real number having an integer part and a decimal part, the count duration signal represents an integer number, the circuit further regulates the reference voltage based on the count duration signal and the VID code.
US10996729B2	Balancing a power load among USB ports Example implementations relate to balancing a power load among USB ports. For example, an apparatus according to the present disclosure, may include a plurality of USB ports, and an embedded controller coupled to the plurality of USB ports. The embedded controller may determine that a first device is coupled to a USB port of the plurality of USB ports, and determine a power draw of the first device relative to a type of the USB port. The embedded controller may balance a power load among a remainder of the plurality of USB ports based on the power draw of the first device relative to the type of the USB port.
US10996727B2	System and method of managing power in information handling system In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, processes, and/or methods may determine that an external power supply coupling is coupled to an information handling system (IHS); may determine that power is not being received via the external power supply coupling; may, after determining that determining that power is not being received via the external power supply coupling, determine that a battery power supply of the IHS is able to power the IHS; may determine that a user is not present; may save a state of the IHS to a non-volatile memory medium; and may power down the IHS. In one or more embodiments, the one or more systems, processes, and/or methods may further receive power via the external power supply coupling; may power up the IHS; and may restore the state of the IHS from the non-volatile memory medium.
US10996726B1	Runtime update of battery coefficients Systems and methods for runtime update of battery coefficients are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS), may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive a battery configuration policy from a remote server; and transmit at least a portion of the policy to a battery management unit (BMU) at runtime, where the policy comprises one or more battery coefficients.
US10996724B2	Providing power to a server Providing power to a server includes a switch with power sourcing equipment (PSE) and a server with a network interface controller (NIC) the PSE to transfer power to the NIC of the server via a network cable to change configuration settings prior to the server booting from a stand-by mode.
US10996717B2	Speaker assembly in a display assistant device In a display assistant device, a speaker is mounted in a waveguide structure which is at least partially disposed beneath a display screen. The waveguide structure is mounted in an exterior housing which includes speaker grills distributed on a plurality of surfaces of the exterior housing, permitting sound waves from the speaker to be projected outside the exterior housing. A cover structure is disposed on top of the waveguide structure to conceal the waveguide structure and speaker within the exterior housing. The cover structure has a tilted bottom surface configured to be suspended above the waveguide structure and to be separated by a first space. Sound waves projected from an upper portion of the speaker are reflected by the tilted bottom surface and are guided through the first space to exit the device from a speaker grill portion located on a rear side of the exterior housing.
US10996716B2	Display device A display device includes first and second set frames disposed adjacent to each other, a panel disposed above the first and second set frames, a folding hinge configured to connect the first set frame with the second set frame, a first sliding plate disposed between the first set frame and the panel, a stationary plate disposed between the second set frame and the panel, a second sliding plate disposed between the stationary plate and the second set frame, and a shock absorber having one end coupled to the first sliding plate and the panel and the other end coupled to the second sliding plate and movably disposed on the folding hinge.
US10996715B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure discloses a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a middle frame and an indiscrete flexible display panel bending around the middle frame. The flexible display panel includes a main display panel region on one side of the middle frame, an auxiliary display panel region on another side of the middle frame, and a bending region bending around the middle frame to connect the main display panel region with the auxiliary display panel region.
US10996713B2	Portable electronic device An electronic disclosed herein may include a band formed from metal that combines with a bottom wall formed from a non-metal to form an enclosure that carries internal components. The electronic device may include a transparent cover and a display assembly partially covered by a border having a uniform dimension. The electronic device may include a vision system designed for facial recognition of a user of the electronic device. A bracket assembly may hold the vision system. The bracket assembly may not be affixed to the enclosure and may move relative to the enclosure. The electronic device may include a battery assembly having multiple battery components coupled together. The electronic device may further include a receiver coil for wireless charging of the battery assembly. The electronic device may include a circuit board assembly having stacked circuit boards. The electronic device may further include a dual camera assembly.
US10996711B2	Display device and electronic apparatus having the same A display device includes a display panel including a display surface in which an active area configured to display an image and a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the active area are defined, a light source configured to provide a light to the display panel, an optical member disposed between the light source and the display panel, a light blocking layer covering a side surface of the optical member, a support member supporting the optical member, and an intermediate protective member disposed between the display panel and the light source to support the display panel. The support member is supported by the intermediate protective member.
US10996706B2	System, method, and data packets for messaging for electric power grid elements over a secure internet protocol network Systems, methods and apparatus for electric power grid management and communications are disclosed. At least one active grid element is constructed and configured in network-based communication with a server via at least one coordinator. The at least one active grid element communicates Internet Protocol (IP)-based messages with the server via the at least one coordinator in real time or less than 15 minutes interval. The at least one active grid element participates actively in an electric power grid. The at least one active grid element has an energy consumption pattern or an energy supply pattern. The IP-based messages comprise at least one IP packet including a content, a priority, a security, and a transport route. The content comprises an amount of power available for the electric power grid or an amount of curtailment power available at an attachment point of the at least one grid element.
US10996705B2	Building control apparatus and method employing automated validation, estimation, and editing rules A building control system that includes a post VEE readings data stores, a rules processor, weather stores, and a building controller. The stores provide tagged data sets that are each associated with a corresponding one of energy consumption streams, each of the sets having groups of contiguous interval values tagged as having been validated. The rules processor reads the stores and creates anomalies having different durations using only the groups of contiguous interval values and generates estimates for the anomalies by employing estimation techniques for each of the different durations and selects one of the estimation techniques for subsequent employment. The building controller receives post VEE readings and outside temperatures corresponding to the interval-based streams and determines and controls cumulative energy consumption corresponding to the interval-based streams and manages the cumulative energy consumption by scheduling run times for building elements that are coupled to the building controller.
US10996702B2	Energy management system and method, including auto-provisioning capability According to an aspect of the disclosure, a provisioning system for a network includes a first device associated with a site. The first device includes a communication chip associated therewith. The system also includes a second device including a device identifier associated therewith. The communication chip is configured to read the device identifier on the second device to obtain information about the second device. The device identifier of the second device is transmitted to a cloud server. Information about the second device is received at the first device from the cloud server based on the device identifier. Based on the information from the cloud server about the second device it can then be joined to the network by the first device.
US10996694B2	Regulators with offset voltage cancellation A regulator includes an operational amplifier, a programmable offset voltage, and a circuit. The operational amplifier includes a non-inverting input, an inverting input, and an output. The programmable offset voltage is configured to cancel a built-in offset voltage of the regulator based on a code. The circuit is configured to set the code based on a sensed built-in offset voltage of the regulator in response to an offset cancellation calibration mode enable signal.
US10996693B1	Haptic feedback actuation via open/closed loop control system A method of countering a residual resonance experienced by an electronic communication device due to an activation of an actuator within the housing of the electronic communication device. The method includes determining an effective vibration behavior of the electronic communication device when activating the actuator according to a predetermined pattern, determining, based on the effective vibration behavior, a desired counter actuation signal, activating the actuator according to the predetermined pattern for a predetermined period of time, and upon expiration of the predetermined period of time, activating the actuator according to the desired counter actuation signal to counter an residual resonance experienced by the electronic communication device.
US10996692B2	Fluidic device for supplying working fluid A fluidic device for supplying working fluid includes: a fluid line for the flow of the working fluid; a pressure regulator adapted to reduce the pressure of the working fluid from the upstream pressure to a downstream pressure; a valve adapted to be pressure-controlled for opening or closing, depending on whether a pressure exerted on its valve head is substantially equal to the upstream pressure or to the downstream pressure; a distributor including a first opening connected to an upstream side of the pressure regulator, a second opening downstream of the pressure regulator, and a control opening connected to the valve head. The distributor is adapted to cause the opening or closing of the valve, depending on whether the control opening is connected to the first opening or to the second opening.
US10996690B2	Product reservoir validation system A system and method of authenticating a replaceable product reservoir for use in a product dispenser includes incorporating a data storage device into the replaceable product reservoir where the dispenser control reads data from the storage device to verify that the correct replaceable product reservoir has been installed in the product dispenser.
US10996687B1	Flood control system A flood control system for remotely and automatically controlling flooding and water storage on reservoirs. The flood control system generally includes a central computer that controls the water level by controlling or communicating with flow control gates positioned near a number of culverts, wherein each flow control gate typically includes: (a) a control unit communicatively coupled to the central computer, the control unit capable of sending local condition data to the central computer via a wireless connection and further capable of receiving control commands from the central computer; (b) an input/output interface capable of receiving signals or data regarding physical conditions proximate the flow control gate, the input/output interface coupled to the control unit; and (c) a water shutoff valve controllable by the control unit and positioned to selectively allow or block the flow of water through each culvert, wherein each control unit controls each water shutoff valve.
US10996686B2	Articulated fluid delivery system with enhanced positioning control A spatially positioned assembly comprising, in preferred embodiments, a fluid inlet in fluid flow communication with a fluid connection adapter. A plurality of boom sections are concatenated in articulated fashion. The plurality is rotatably connected to a turret at a proximal thereof, and is rotatably connected with the fluid connection adapter at a distal end thereof. The fluid connection adapter is disposed for connection to a mating fluid connection housing assembly provided on a wellhead. Independent control of rotation at multiple axes on the spatially positioned assembly allows an operator to establish measured directional bearings at axes, such that sets of measured directional bearings values contribute to defining corresponding spatial positions for the assembly.
US10996684B2	Method, device and system for controlling UAV The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus and system for controlling UAV, which relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The method includes: receiving one or more UAV control instructions sent by a ground station device, and each UAV control instruction includes a variable identification for identifying an UAV; for each of the UAV control instructions, acquiring an address identification of the corresponding UAV according to the variable identification in the UAV control instruction, and sending the corresponding UAV control instruction to a communication module of the UAV corresponding to the address identification via a mobile network, so that the UAV executes an operation corresponding to the received UAV control instruction, and the communication module of the UAV includes the address identification of the UAV.
US10996683B2	Aerial vehicle touchdown detection A technique is introduced for touchdown detection during autonomous landing by an aerial vehicle. In some embodiments, the introduced technique includes processing perception inputs with a dynamics model of the aerial vehicle to estimate the external forces and/or torques acting on the aerial vehicle. The estimated external forces and/or torques are continually monitored while the aerial vehicle is landing to determine when the aerial vehicle is sufficiently supported by a landing surface. In some embodiments, semantic information associated with objects in the environment is utilized to configure parameters associated with the touchdown detection process.
US10996681B2	Time source recovery system for an autonomous driving vehicle In one embodiment, a system determines a difference in time between a local time source and a time of a GPS sensor. The system determines a max limit in difference and a max recovery increment or max recovery time interval for a smooth time source recovery. The system determines that the difference between the local time source and a time of the GPS sensor to be less than the max limit. The system plans a smooth recovery of the time source to converge the local time source to a time of the GPS sensor within the max recovery time interval. The system generates a timestamp based on the recovered time source to timestamp sensor data for a sensor unit of the ADV.
US10996680B2	Environmental perception in autonomous driving using captured audio This application discloses sensors to capture audio measurement in an environment around a vehicle and a computing system to classify audio measurements captured with one or more sensors mounted to a vehicle, wherein the classified audio measurements identify to a type of object in an environment around the vehicle, and fuse the classified audio measurements with measurements captured by at least one different type of sensor to detect the object in the environment around the vehicle, wherein a control system for the vehicle is configured to control operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the detected object. The computing system can also identify noise in the captured audio measurements originating from the vehicle and utilize the identified noise to detect faults in the vehicle, to perform proximity detection around the vehicle, or to perform noise cancelation operations in the vehicle.
US10996678B2	Obstacle avoidance method and system for robot and robot using the same The present disclosure provides an obstacle avoidance method and system for a robot having ranging sensors as well as a robot using the same. The method includes: obtaining detection data collected by the plurality of ranging sensors; obtaining a current position of the robot based on the collected detection data; determining whether historical detection data corresponding to the current position has been stored; planning a movement path of the robot based on the collected detection data and the historical detection data and generating movement path information of the movement path, if the historical detection data corresponding to the current position has been stored; and controlling the robot to move along an obstacle-free path based on the movement path information. The present disclosure can effectively break through the limitation of the sensor technology, reduce the detection blind zone, and effectively improve the obstacle avoidance efficiency of a robot.
US10996675B1	Use of financial service systems during or after an outage This disclosure describes techniques for identifying and reconnecting systems, including financial service systems, to a network during or after an outage in which systems have been disconnected from one or more networks. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes navigating a vehicle, by a computing system of the vehicle, to a location near an area in which one or more financial service systems have been disconnected from a network; identifying, by the computing system of the vehicle and based on a wireless signal detected by the vehicle, a financial service system that is within the area and that has been disconnected from the network, wherein the financial service system is one of the one or more financial service systems; and transferring, by the computing system of the vehicle, information between the financial service system and a banking computing system to thereby enable performance of a financial transaction.
US10996674B2	Indoor positioning and navigation systems and methods Indoors positioning and navigation systems and methods are described herein. In one embodiment, a system for inspecting or maintaining a storage tank includes a vehicle having: at least one sensor for determining properties of a storage tank and a navigation system. The navigation system includes an acoustic transmitter carried by the vehicle and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor configured to at least partially determine a location of the vehicle with respect to the storage tank. The vehicle also includes a propulsion unit configured to move the vehicle within the storage tank, and an acoustic receiver fixed with respect to the storage tank. The vehicle moves inside the storage tank in concentric arcs with respect to the acoustic receiver.
US10996671B2	Driving assist apparatus A driving assist apparatus includes a driving mode setting calculator and a steering wheel holding detector. The driving mode setting calculator is configured to control a transition between driving modes including a manual driving mode, a first driving assist mode, and a second driving assist mode, in accordance with a driving condition. The steering wheel holding detector is configured to detect whether the driver holds the steering wheel or releases the steering wheel. The driving mode setting calculator causes the driving modes to make the transition from the first driving assist mode to the second driving assist mode, on a condition that the first driving assist mode is set as the driving modes and the steering wheel holding detector detects that the driver releases, from a state in which the driver holds the steering wheel, the steering wheel.
US10996668B2	Systems and methods for on-site recovery of autonomous vehicles Systems and methods for recovering an autonomous vehicle in a fleet of vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes detecting an existence of an adverse condition associated with an autonomous vehicle in the fleet. The method includes determining in response to detecting the adverse condition, a recovery plan for the first autonomous vehicle based at least in part on one or more attributes associated with the adverse condition, the recovery plan including one or more actions to recover the first autonomous vehicle at a remote location. The method includes initiating the recovery plan to recover the first autonomous vehicle at the remote location.
US10996667B2	Construction machine, in particular earth- moving machine, having a control panel The present invention relates to a construction machine, in particular an earth-moving machine, having at least one control panel for inputting operator commands for the control of the construction machine, wherein the control panel has at least one display means for representing an operating interface that can be dynamically generated for the machine control; and in that a control unit is provided that recognizes a change of the mode of operation of the construction machine and adapts the operating interface in dependence on the change of the mode of operation.
US10996662B2	Manufacturing equipment diagnosis support system A manufacturing equipment diagnosis support system includes: a data collector which collects and records respective data in plural apparatuses to be monitored provided in manufacturing equipment; a data analysis device; and a display. The data analysis device includes: a data analysis range setting unit which sets an analysis range of data, by an item of data and time period; a data grouping unit which classifies the data into a category based on specification and use condition of the apparatus to be monitored, and a category based on a physical quantity which the data shows, to group the data; a feature extracting unit which extracts a feature in each of the data items; an unusual phenomenon specifying unit which specifies an unusual phenomenon candidate item; and a testing unit which tests whether there is a significant difference or not between the unusual phenomenon candidate item and an other data item.
US10996659B2	Method and redundant automation system with a plurality of processor units per hardware unit A plurality of hardware units of a redundant automation system each include a plurality of processor units that each execute a group of tasks, where groups of tasks executed on different hardware units receive the same input signals directly or indirectly from a managed industrial process, and determine the same output signals for the managed industrial process, where however, only the tasks of one of the groups executed on different hardware units each output their output signals to the managed industrial process, where the groups executed on different hardware units synchronize with one another via a respective communication link, and where the groups of tasks executed on the same hardware unit exchange data between themselves on a pair basis via a respective pair of intermediate storage units.
US10996655B2	Numerical controller A numerical controller, which can handle information on a use tool, calculates the shape of a workpiece being machined, based on an input machining program, shape information of the use tool, shape information of a unmachined workpiece, and a tool trajectory, and sets, as a movable range of the tool, a range in which the tool never contacts the workpiece being machined, based on the calculated shape of the workpiece being machined, if manual operation is performed during machining.
US10996652B2	Adaptive 3D printing Methods provide for fabricating objects through additive manufacturing in a manner that compensates for deformations introduced during post-print processing, such as sintering. An initial model may be divided into a plurality of segments, the initial model defining geometry of an object. For each of the segments, modified geometry may be calculated, where the modified geometry compensates for a predicted deformation. Print parameters can then be updated to incorporate the modified geometry, where the print parameters define geometry of the printed object (e.g., configuration settings of the printer, a tool path, an object model). The object may then be printed based on the updated print parameters.
US10996651B2	Orientation of a real object for 3D printing Described herein is a computer-implemented method for orienting 3D printing of a real object. The method comprises obtaining a 3D modeled object that represents the real object. The method also comprises determining one or more orientations of the 3D modeled object for which an overhang volume is optimal. This improves 3D printing.
US10996650B2	Numerical control system A numerical control system detects a state amount indicating a state of machining operation of a machine tool, creates a characteristic amount that characterizes the state of machining operation from the detected state amount, infers an evaluation value of the state of machining operation from the characteristic amount, and detects an abnormality in the state of machining operation on the basis of the inferred evaluation value. The numerical control system generates and updates a learning model by machine learning that uses the characteristic amount, and stores the learning model in correlation with a combination of conditions of the machining operation of the machine tool.
US10996645B1	Modular power adapters and methods of implementing modular power adapters A switching module configured to apply power to a device is described. The switching module may comprise a first plurality of contact elements adapted to receive power and apply to power to the device in response to a control signal; a recess adapted to receive a control module; a second plurality of contact elements positioned within the recess and adapted to be coupled to corresponding contact elements of the control module; and a switching element that controls the application of the power to the device in response to a control signal; wherein the switching module is adapted to receive data from the control module to determine whether the control module is authorized to operate with the switching module.
US10996643B2	Method and system of dynamic model identification for monitoring and control of dynamic machines with variable structure or variable operation conditions A method and system for forming a dynamic model for the behavior of machines from sensed data. The method and system generates a dynamic model of the machine by applying a canonical variate analysis (CVA) method to subspace system identification extending to parameter varying (LPV) systems and nonlinear (NL) systems in order to make implementation of the computation feasible and accurate.
US10996642B2	Method and apparatus for determining data reading cycle In the field of industrial automation, a method and device are for determining a data reading period for determining a data reading period of data in an industrial control system, and are capable of automatically configuring the data reading period to obtain a better configuration result. In embodiments of the present invention, an industrial control system in different states is simulated by using simulation software to obtain a simulation model and simulation data. Data features of the industrial control system in different states that is simulated can be extracted respectively, and a data reading period is determined according to the extracted data features. Automatic configuring of a data reading period is implemented.
US10996641B2	System and method for controlling an HVAC system or an ACMV system of a building Embodiments provide a system for controlling HVAC/ACMV system of a building, including an occupancy pattern extractor configured to generate at least one facility-based occupancy pattern for each facility type based on historical occupancy data and spatial information of the building; a zone occupancy predictor configured to predict zone occupancy variation of each zone after a predetermined time period, based on the facility-based occupancy patterns and real-time occupancy data; a similar zone matcher configured to match each zone with one or more pre-stored zones and determine air handler configurations based on the matched pre-stored zones; a configuration generator configured to determine configuration combinations by combining the air handler configurations for a plurality of zones of the building, each configuration combination including one of the air handler configurations for each zone; and a configuration optimizer configured to determine an optimal configuration combination based on one or more key performance indicators.
US10996640B1	Dynamic adjustment of a presentation area This disclosure describes a system for presenting items to a user at a presentation area within a materials handling facility. In some instances, a predicted items list that identifies items that are likely to be picked by a user are determined and, when the user arrives at the materials handling facility, those predicted items are presented to the user for selection. For example, predicted items may be determined and inventory holders that contain the predicted items may be routed to a presentation area and positioned for presentation to the user. The user may browse the presented items and pick the items they desire.
US10996639B2	Model predictive control of systems with continuous and discrete elements of operations A controller for controlling a system with continuous and discrete elements of operation accepts measurements of a current state of the system, solves a mixed-integer model predictive control (MI-MPC) problem subject to state constraints on the state of the system to produce control inputs to the system, and submits the control inputs to the system thereby changing the state of the system. To solve the MI-MPC, the controller transforms the state constraints into state-invariant control constraints on the control inputs to the system, such that any combination of values for the control inputs, resulting in a sequence of values for the state variables that satisfy the state constraints, also satisfy the state-invariant control constraints, and solve the MI-MPC problem subject to the state constraints and the state-invariant control constraints.
US10996637B2	Wellbore non-retrieval sensing system A system includes at least one hardware processor interoperably coupled with computer memory and configured to perform operations of one or more components of the computer-implemented system. The system includes a detachable module (DM) delivery system configured to deploy, from release grooves of the NRSS and during a survey of the NRSS inside a wellbore during drilling of a well, plural DMs into an environment surrounding the NRSS, wherein the plural DMs are pre-loaded into the NRSS, and plural DMs are configured to gather and store sensing data from the environment.
US10996632B2	Variable colour exterior element An exterior element for portable objects including a support, on which is arranged a first material, the first material being chosen to be capable of reflecting different visible wavelengths as a function of applied stress.
US10996630B2	Dial applique for a timepiece An applique is intended to be affixed to a timepiece dial, and includes at least one foot portion having a first end attached to the applique and a second, free end, the foot portion being arranged to be capable of insertion into a hole provided in the dial. The foot portion includes, on the side of the free end thereof, a plastically deformable area arranged to form, after deformation, once the foot portion is inserted into the hole in the dial, at least one locking area of the foot portion on the dial.
US10996629B2	Electromechanical timepiece The present invention relates to a timepiece comprising: a mechanical power source coupled to a time indicating display, a generator, wherein the mechanical power source is coupled to the generator, a regulator circuit configured for enslaving a generator frequency of the generator to a reference frequency, wherein the regulator circuit is configured for electrically braking the generator when the generator frequency is higher than the reference frequency, wherein the regulator circuit comprises: at least a first switch, at least a first inductor and at least a first capacitor, wherein the first switch and the first capacitor are arranged parallel to each other and wherein the first switch and the first capacitor are arranged in series with the first inductor.
US10996626B2	Apparatus and method for capturing Fourier hologram An apparatus for capturing a Fourier hologram splits a coherent light source into an object beam and a reference beam, sets a distance of a virtual focal plane of a subject, generates spherical wave field data propagated from a point source of the virtual focal plane to a central coordinate plane of a spatial light modulator, generates a spherical wave field on a space from the spherical wave field data and the reference beam by the spatial light modulator, synthesizes an object wave field generated by reflecting the object beam by the subject and the spherical wave field with each other so that an interference pattern is formed on the image sensor face, captures the interference pattern formed on the image sensor face, and then performs Fourier transformation to calculate an object wave field formed on the focal plane of the subject.
US10996625B2	Image forming apparatus and dew condensation countermeasurement system An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing portion, a duct and a water vapor moving portion through which water vapor generated in the fixing portion moves. The water vapor moving portion is cooled by air blowing in the duct.
US10996621B2	Image forming apparatus including a mechanism to control contact between a photosensitive member and a developer bearing member An image forming apparatus includes a movement mechanism. The movement mechanism moves a pressing mechanism from a first position to a second position along with a start of an image forming operation and moves the pressing mechanism from the second position to the first position along with an end of the image forming operation, when image formation is carried out. The movement mechanism moves the pressing mechanism from the first position to the second position along with detection by a detection unit that a main body cover is opened, when the image formation is not carried out.
US10996620B2	Process cartridge and image forming apparatus A process cartridge includes a first unit including an image bearing member configured to carry an electrostatic latent image, and a second unit including a developer bearing member configured to develop the electrostatic latent image carried on the image bearing member into a toner image, the second unit being capable of being mounted on the first unit in a mounting direction. The first unit includes a moving member that moves the second unit mounted on the first unit at a mounting position to a detachment position. The second unit includes a storage unit that stores information about the second unit. The moving member is disposed on a first side of the process cartridge in a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member. An electrode of the storage unit is disposed on a second side of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction.
US10996617B2	Developing cartridge having a coupling member and a rotatable lever with a contact portion capable of moving the coupling member A developing cartridge mountable to a development rotary of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, a coupling member for transmitting a rotational force from a main assembly engaging portion to a developing roller, the coupling member being engageable and disengageable relative to the engaging portion with rotation of the rotary, the coupling member being movable among a rotational force transmitting angular position, a pre-engagement angular position in which the coupling member is inclined relative to that in the transmitting angular position to engage with the engaging portion, and a disengaging angular position for disengaging therefrom; and an inclination regulating member movable between a regulating position for positioning the coupling member to the pre-engagement position and a retracted position, the inclination regulating member being movable from the retracted position to the regulating position by being abutted by a function member of the rotary.
US10996615B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a drawer and a main body. The drawer includes a drawer-side electrical contact part and a socket. The main body includes a main body-side connector including: a main body-side electrical contact part; and a holder including a base, a panel, and an elastic member interposed between the base and the panel. The holder holds the main body-side electrical contact part to be movable in an intersection direction intersecting with an extension and contraction direction of the elastic member. When the holder contacts the socket, the panel moves relative to the base in the intersection direction together with the main body side-electrical contact part, and the main body side-electrical contact part and drawer-side electrical contact part are in contact with each other.
US10996614B2	Part positioning mechanism and image forming apparatus The present invention is a part positioning mechanism configured to insert a protruding portion constituting a part of a second sheet metal part into an opening formed in a first sheet metal part. The first contact portion which contacts the first convex portion of the first sheet metal and the second contact portion which contacts the second convex portion of the first sheet metal are disposed to be shifted in an orthogonal direction which intersects orthogonally with the plate thickness direction and an insertion direction for the protruding portion. The edge of the opening of the first sheet metal part has a first edge which is distant from the protruding portion increases from the first convex portion to the second convex portion, and a second edge which is distant from the protruding portion increases from the second convex portion to the first convex portion.
US10996609B2	Image forming apparatus provided with a fixing belt and sheet width position adjustment mechanism An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing unit, a position adjustment mechanism, a number-of-printed-sheets counter, and a control unit. The image forming portion includes an image carrier, a charging unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit, and a transfer member. The fixing unit has a heated rotary member and a pressing member and heats and presses the sheet passing through a fixing nip portion. A position adjustment mechanism adjusts the width-direction position of the sheet parallel to the scanning direction of optical scanning by the exposure unit. Every time the number of printed sheets reaches a predetermined number, the control unit makes the correction unit shift the width-direction position of the sheet by a predetermined amount and changes the start position of scanning by the exposure unit on the image carrier according to the direction and amount of shift.
US10996607B2	Printed media stack alignment According to an example, printed media stack alignment may include actuating a belt and a paddle to shift first and second sheets to a stopper position represented by register of the first and second sheets against a stopper. The stopper may be actuated to shift the first and second sheets to an eject position, where the eject position is intermediate to a sheet deposit position and the stopper position. The belt and the paddle may be actuated to shift the first sheet, the second sheet, and a third sheet received at the sheet deposit position to the stopper position. The stopper may be actuated to shift the first, second, and third sheets to the eject position. Further, an ejector may be actuated to eject a stack including the first, second, and third sheets from the eject position.
US10996605B2	Coordination of zones in printers Example implementations relate to print zone coordination. For example, a system for print zone coordination may include a plurality of printing zones, and a plurality of fibers, each fiber among the plurality of fibers assigned to a different printing zone among the plurality of printing zones. The system may further include a threading coordination system to coordinate a print job through the plurality of printing zones using the plurality of fibers.
US10996602B2	Height control in selective deposition based additive manufacturing of parts A method of operating a selective deposition based additive manufacturing system capable of producing a three-dimensional (3D) part includes developing a first layer using at least one electrostatography engine, transfusing the first layer on a part build surface using a transfusion assembly to build the 3D part in a layer-by-layer manner on a part build platform such that a portion of the first layer further builds a fiducial structure in a layer-by-layer manner on the part build platform, measuring a height of the fiducial structure, computing an error between the measured height of the fiducial structure and a target height, adjusting a parameter of the at least one electrostatography engine as a function of the error, developing a second layer using the at least one electrostatography engine in accordance with the adjusted parameter, and transfusing the second layer using the transfusion assembly to further build the 3D part.
US10996599B2	Fixing device with a movable belt regulating member and image forming apparatus Certain embodiments provide a fixing device, for fixing a toner image formed on an image receiving medium to the image receiving medium, including: a pressure rotation member; a pressure member against which the pressure rotation member is pressed across the image receiving medium; a heating roller separated from the pressure member and configured to rotate around a rotation axis thereof; an annular belt wound around the heating roller and the pressure member; a belt regulating member configured to include an opening into which the heating roller is loosely fitted and an abutting surface abutting against the annular belt; and a stopper arranged to face an outer edge of the annular belt contacting the heating roller across the belt regulating member.
US10996597B2	Belt offset correction device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A pair of pressure members are disposed at both ends of a pressure roller and rotatably support the pressure roller to press the pressure roller against a fixing roller including an elastic layer via a fixing belt. One of the pressure members that includes a fulcrum engaging section engaged with a rotation fulcrum at one end and is locked to a biasing member at a side opposite to the fulcrum engaging section is moved by a moving member in a direction intersecting a pressing direction of the pressure roller in a state where deformation of the elastic layer is regulated. Thus, a force acting on a fixing nip formed by the deformation of the elastic layer of the fixing roller is stabilized. As a result, the traveling performance of the fixing belt is stabilized, whereby the offset control can be performed with high accuracy.
US10996596B2	Fixing device including a nip formation pad movable with respect to a guide A fixing device includes a first rotator having an endless form, a second rotator, a heater arranged in at least one of the first rotator and the second rotator, a guide facing an end of the first rotator, and a nip formation pad that is in contact with the second rotator via the first rotator to form a nip between the second rotator and the nip formation pad. The second rotator is configured to move between a pressing position at which the second rotator presses the first rotator and a non-pressing position at which the second rotator does not press the first rotator. The nip formation pad is configured to separate from the guide when the second rotator is at the pressing position.
US10996592B2	Method for printing on the outer surface of a three-dimensional object A printing apparatus and method are disclosed for printing on three-dimensional objects. The apparatus employs an offset printing process in which an ink image is deposited onto an intermediate transfer member (ITM) having the form of a flexible endless belt. After drying of the ink image on the ITM, the ITM transports the dried ink image to an impression station having a nip at which the ITM is compressed between an object and an impression surface, so that the dried ink image is transferred from the ITM to the object. The impression surface may form part of a stationary anvil, the ITM sliding relative to the impression surface during passage through the impression station. To optimize throughput, the velocity of the ITM relative to the surface of the object at the impression station may be greater than the velocity of the ITM relative to the imaging station.
US10996587B2	Image forming apparatus with a plurality of developer container each having an engagement portion An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of developer containers to contain different types of developers and a container mount in which the plurality of developer containers is removably installed and arranged adjacent to each other. Each of the developer containers includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion of one of the developer containers engages the engagement portion of another of the developer containers adjacent to the one of the developer containers when the developer containers are installed in the container mount in a predetermined order, to allow the developer containers to be installed. Further, the engagement portion of one of the developer containers interferes with the engagement portion of another of the developer containers adjacent to the one of the developer containers when the developer containers are installed in the container mount in a different order from the predetermined order, to prevent the developer containers from being installed.
US10996582B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus configured to control the timing of the next cleaning such that, if there is a plurality of image forming jobs and a cumulative number of image-formed recording media is equal to or greater than a set number of sheets for cleaning, an image forming apparatus executes cleaning processing when the plurality of image forming jobs is completed.
US10996581B2	Conductive member Provided is such a conductive member that a change in its electrical resistance value caused by its long-term use is reduced to the extent possible. The conductive member has a conductive support and a conductive layer, the conductive layer contains a rubber composition formed of a modified epichlorohydrin rubber, and the modified epichlorohydrin rubber has a unit represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
US10996577B2	Toner Toner comprising a toner particle containing binder resin and colorant, wherein fine particles A (organosilicon polymer particles containing an organosilicon polymer) and fine particles B are present at the toner particle surface, the organosilicon polymer has structure in which Si and O are alternately bonded to each other, portion of Si in the organosilicon polymer has R1—SiO3/2 structure, and content of the fine particles A, proportion for area of peak originating with silicon having the structure, volume resistivity of the fine particles B, total coverage ratio of the toner particle surface by the fine particles A embedded in the toner particle (A1) and the fine particles A not embedded in the toner particle (A2), percentage for area occupied by the fine particles A2, content of the fine particles B in the toner, and percentage for area occupied by the fine particles B embedded in the toner particle are prescribed range.
US10996568B2	Methods and apparatus for metrology Methods and apparatus for directing onto a substrate a radiation beam emitted as a result of high harmonic generation (HHG). Exemplary apparatus comprising: a drive radiation source; an interaction region configured to receive a medium and positioned such that a drive radiation beam from the drive radiation source interacts with the medium during use to generate the emitted radiation beam by HHG, wherein the emitted radiation beam comprises a plurality of wavelengths and wherein an emission divergence angle of the emitted radiation is wavelength dependent; an optical system downstream of the interaction region and configured to focus the emitted radiation beam, wherein the plurality of wavelengths of the emitted radiation beam are focused at a plurality of focal planes in dependence on the associated emission divergence angle; and a substrate support for holding the substrate at one of a plurality of axial positions relative to the plurality of focal planes, wherein one or more of the drive radiation source, the interaction region, the optical system and the substrate support is configurable to control a relative position of at least one of the focal planes with respect to the substrate.
US10996567B2	Lithographic apparatus and method A method for quantifying the effect of pupil function variations on a lithographic effect within a lithographic apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises: determining a discrete, two-dimensional sensitivity map in a pupil plane of the lithographic apparatus, wherein the lithographic effect is given by the inner product of said sensitivity map with a discrete, two-dimensional pupil function variation map of a radiation beam in the pupil plane. The pupil plane of a lithographic apparatus generally refers to the exit pupil of a projection system of the lithographic apparatus. Pupil function variations may comprise: relative phase variations within the pupil plane and/or relative intensity variations within the pupil plane.
US10996562B2	Method and structure for nanoimprint lithography masks using optical film coatings Structures and associated methods for making smaller physical feature sizes for masks used in imprint lithography for application to patterning for advanced semiconductor and data storage devices.
US10996558B2	Multiple-mask multiple-exposure lithography and masks Examples of a multiple-mask multiple-exposure lithographic technique and suitable masks are provided herein. In some examples, a photomask includes a die area and a stitching region disposed adjacent to the die area and along a boundary of the photomask. The stitching region includes a mask feature for forming an integrated circuit feature and an alignment mark for in-chip overlay measurement.
US10996553B2	Extreme ultraviolet mask with reduced wafer neighboring effect and method of manufacturing the same A reticle and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The reticle includes a mask substrate, a reflective multilayer (ML), a capping layer and an absorption composite structure. The reflective ML is positioned over a front-side surface of the mask substrate. The capping layer is positioned over the reflective ML. The absorption composite structure is positioned over the capping layer. The absorption composite structure includes a first absorption layer, a second absorption layer, a third absorption layer and an etch stop layer. The first absorption layer is positioned over the capping layer. The second absorption layer is positioned over the first absorption layer. The third absorption layer is positioned over the second absorption layer. The etch stop layer is positioned between the first absorption layer and the second absorption layer. The first absorption layer and the second absorption layer are made of the same material.
US10996552B2	Pseudo-volumetric display apparatus and methods A pseudo-volumetric display apparatus includes a first inwardly facing image display surface having a continuous geometry, with an open upper end, for presenting an interior panoramic image, and a second upwardly facing image display surface, located at a lower end of the first image display surface, for presenting a second image. The images may be generated optically or electronically. The second image is correlated and synchronized to the first image, and the first image display surface is sized and positioned to facilitate simultaneous viewing of both images from outside of the first surface via the open upper end. The same or coupled information may be simultaneously presented as a continuous Cartesian representation on the first image display surface and as a polar representation on the second image display surface, and content of one representation may be synchronized in accordance with a selected position in the other representation.
US10996549B2	Projector with polarization element cooled with cooling liquid A projector includes a light source, a light modulation device configured to modulate light emitted from the light source, a polarization element arranged to one of a light incident side and a light exiting side of the light modulation device, a projection device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulation device, a casing in which the polarization element is arranged and whose inside is filled with a cooling liquid, and a circulation device configured to circulate the cooling liquid in the casing onto the polarization element. The cooling liquid circulates along a first direction on the light incident side of the polarization element. The cooling liquid circulates along a second direction opposite to the first direction on the light exiting side of the polarization element.
US10996546B2	Support rod for an accessory component of a motion picture camera A support rod for holding an accessory component relative to a motion picture camera in a variable position along a longitudinal axis of the support rod has at least one outwardly open recess. The support rod has a set back contact region in the recess that is accessible from the outside for the electrical contacting of the accessory component.
US10996543B2	Combination high power LED strobe and continuous light An LED light is operated in both continuous steady output and, as desired, a periodic high power burst of light that drives the LED beyond its rated output for short periods. A single cost effective circuit to perform both types of control delivers highly regulated output under both high power burst mode and continuous mode while maintaining maximum feedback resolution in the primary (continuous) output mode. Active elements are used to switch the signals from conventional current sensing elements through a controlled scaling network before joining the rest of the regulating circuit. This results in ability to produce a high efficiency, well-regulated, fast rise and fall, rectangular average peak value waveform, electric current pulse to power a single or combination of LEDs to a high output level, effecting a transition between a constant lighting level and a higher output, pulsed duration lighting level for photographic and motion image capture.
US10996540B2	Compact alpha-BBO acousto-optic deflector with high resolving power for UV and visible radiation The technology disclosed relates to developing an acousto-optic device (AOD) using an alpha-barium borate (αBBO) crystal. An AOD using αBBO enables high-resolution microlithographic patterning. The AOD includes a slab of αBBO coupled to an RF transducer that drives an acoustic wave through the crystal structure. A laser source emits a beam of light that is incident on the crystal surface. The propagated acoustic wave acts as a diffraction grating that diffracts the incident wave. Using an αBBO crystal allows for high resolution of light in the ultraviolet and visible spectra. The low speed of acoustic wave propagation through the crystal allows for more laser spots to be imaged than AODs made using other types of crystals.
US10996539B2	Electro-optic modulator Provided is a SIS-type electro-optic modulator capable of realizing highly efficient optical coupling with a rib-type Si waveguide, improving modulation efficiency, realizing reduction of electric capacity and lead-out resistance in stacked semiconductor layers. The modulator includes a SIS junction constituted by first and second semiconductor layers having different type of conductivity and a dielectric layer interposed therebetween, wherein an electrical signal from electrodes coupled to the first and second semiconductor layers causes free carriers accumulate, deplete or invert on both sides of the dielectric layer, thereby modulating a free carrier concentration felt by an optical signal electric filed, light having a polarization component orthogonal to the width direction of the SIS junction is incident on the dielectric layer, and the width of the SIS junction is λ/neff or less (λ is the wavelength of the incident light and neff is an effective refractive index of the modulator to the incident light).
US10996537B2	Biasing method for InP Mach-Zehnder modulators directly coupled to RF driver circuits An optical transmitter comprises a directly coupled MZ interferometer and driver circuit. The MZ interferometer comprises a pair of differentially driven MZ electrodes configured to impart RF signals to light travelling through respective arms of the interferometer, and to receive DC bias as a positive voltage via lower n-type cladding of the MZ interferometer. The lower n-type cladding is at a different positive DC potential to an upper plane RF ground of the MZ interferometer, but the lower n-type cladding and the upper plane RF ground have similar AC potential. The MZ interferometer also comprises a pair of resistors in series configured to provide differential RF termination of the MZ electrodes; and a capacitive coupling between a virtual ground formed at a centre point between the pair of resistors and an RF ground configured to provide common-mode RF termination. The DC supply for the driver circuit is applied to the centre point of the RF termination.
US10996536B2	Electrochromic device with selective membrane An electrochromic device including a selective membrane separating two liquid media including at least one electrochromic compound and at least one compound able to be oxidized or reduced and showing low energy consumption.
US10996534B2	Electro-chemical device An electro-chemical device having a cell thickness of 1 μm-1000 μm, comprising a first and a second substrate disposed to face each other, and having electrodes on facing surfaces, transparent electrolyte solution sandwiched between the first and the second substrates, containing electro-deposition material containing Ag, mediator, supporting electrolyte, and solvent, and having optical density not larger than 0.1 in visible light range of wavelength 400 nm-800 nm.
US10996528B2	Display device This display device is provided with: a plurality of pixels (3); a plurality of source lines (SL); a source drive circuit (12a); and a plurality of switches (40, 41). The plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, and form a display region (10a) in which an image is displayed. The plurality of source lines (SL) are wired in the row direction of the pixel matrix on the display region, and connected to the respective pixels. The source drive circuit has a plurality of signal lines (PL) through which signals supplied to the respective pixels via the source lines are outputted. The switches are provided between the source lines and the signal lines. More than one of the source lines are wired to the pixels in the same row in the matrix. The source lines (SLe, SLo) for pixels in the same row and one of the signal lines of the source drive circuit, are connected via the switches.
US10996518B1	Light switchable device A light switchable device is provided. The light switchable device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed opposite the first conductive layer, and a sealant layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the sealant layer form a closed space. The light switchable device also includes a light switchable layer disposed in the closed space, wherein the light switchable layer includes a plurality of alignment structures and polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC). The plurality of alignment structures is disposed on the first conductive layer or the second conductive layer, and the PSLC's are distributed between the plurality of alignment structures. A height of the plurality of alignment structures is less than a height of the sealant layer, and greater than or equal to 5% of the height of the sealant layer.
US10996515B2	Color conversion panel, display device comprising the same and manufacturing method of the color conversion panel A color conversion panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an substrate, first, second, and third color conversion layers on the substrate and configured to emit lights of different colors, and a light blocking member between adjacent ones of the first, second, and third color conversion layers, wherein any one of the first, second, and third color conversion layers and the light blocking member is soluble.
US10996514B1	Offsetting non-uniform brightness using a backlight assembly A headset includes a backlight assembly, a display panel, and an optics block. The backlight assembly includes an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a diffusing element, and a brightness enhancement film. The array of LEDs and the brightness enhancement film are configured in a way such that the light generated by the backlight assembly has a non-uniform brightness distribution. The display panel receives the light and convert the light to image light. The image light has at least the non-uniform brightness distribution. The optics block includes one or more optical elements that direct the image light to an eyebox of the headset. The optics block adds another non-uniform brightness distribution to the image light to offset the non-uniform brightness distribution from the backlight assembly, such that the image light directed to the eyebox has a target brightness distribution.
US10996513B2	Lighting device and display device A lighting device includes a light source, a light diffusion plate, and a sheet-like optical member. The light diffusion plate is arranged opposite the light source. The light diffusion plate diffuses light from the light source. The optical member is disposed between the light diffusion plate and the light source. The optical member includes a transmitting part that transmits the light emitted from the light source and a reflecting part that reflects the light emitted from the light source. The optical member is supported by a support portion that is integrally provided to the light diffusion plate.
US10996508B2	Liquid crystal display device Provided is a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes a guide frame, a plurality of light sources disposed on the guide frame, a diffusion member disposed above the plurality of light sources as being spaced away from the plurality of light sources, and a plurality of wires disposed between the plurality of light sources and the diffusion member. The liquid crystal display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure uses the diffusion member having a smaller thickness than a related art diffusion plate. Thus, it is possible to reduce the overall thickness of the liquid crystal display device. Further, it is possible to support the diffusion member with the plurality of wires.
US10996506B2	Polyhedron type display device A polyhedron type display device includes: a plurality of liquid crystal panels connected to each other to constitute a polyhedral shape; a light source housing at a center of mass of the polyhedral shape; a light source unit accommodated in the light source housing, the light source unit emitting a light to supply the light to the plurality of liquid crystal panels; a light source supporting pillar connecting and supporting the light source housing and the plurality of liquid crystal panels; a structure supporting pedestal supporting the light source supporting pillar; a supporting panel supporting the plurality of liquid crystal panels; a radiating pillar connected to the light source unit and emitting a heat of the light source unit; and a protecting cover covering and protecting the radiating pillar.
US10996495B2	High-rate high-swing drive circuit applied to silicon photonic modulator A high-rate high-swing drive circuit applied to a silicon photonic modulator is disclosed. The drive circuit is connected to a drive pre-stage circuit and a modulator load. The drive circuit includes at least one output circuit, and the output circuit includes: a first inverter, a first voltage bias module, a second inverter, a second voltage bias module, and an inductor. The drive circuit formed by using such a circuit connection increases an output swing of a drive while ensuring a high rate.
US10996487B2	Combined glasses structure, frameless glasses, half-frame glasses and full-frame glasses A combined glasses structure, including a lens component, two temples, a frame component and a nose pad component is provided. The lens component comprises two lens and a bridge, two temples are respectively detachably connected to the lens component; the frame component includes an upper frame and a lower frame, the upper frame and lower frame are respectively detachably arranged on an upper and a lower edge of the lens component; the nose pad component and the bridge are detachably connected to each other, and can restrict and fix the upper frame and/or lower frame arranged on the upper edge, lower edge, upper and lower edges of the two lens. By the detachable connection between the frame component and the lens, the frameless, half-frame (upper frame or lower frame) and full-frame functions of the combined glasses can be achieved.
US10996483B1	Structured light projector and method for structured light projection using the same A structured light projector and a method for structured light projection are disclosed. The structured light projector includes a projection module, an image sensor and a processor. The projection module is configured to project an optical pattern onto a region of space. The image sensor is configured to capture an image by detecting the optical pattern projected onto the region of space. The processor is configured to calculate disparity information of the optical pattern projected onto the region of space from the captured image, and is configured to compensate for the disparity of depending on an environment temperature of the projection module.
US10996478B2	Method for correcting image distortion in a HUD system A method for correcting image distortion in a Head-up Display (HUD) system may include: selecting an image correction target item in a HUD system displayed on a vehicle; receiving, when there is a change in the step in which its parameter values are set to be different from each other for the correction target item, the parameter values of the changed step; and outputting a HUD image by correcting it using image source values corresponding to the changed parameter values.
US10996476B2	Method to reduce diffraction artifacts in a waveguide display and display using the same An optical device with reduced see-through diffraction artifacts for Augmented Reality (AR) applications is provided. The device includes a projector configured to generate an image light and a waveguide optically coupled with the projector and configured to guide the image light to an eye-box. The waveguide includes an in-coupling element configured to couple the image light into the waveguide, and an out-coupling element configured to decouple the image light out of the waveguide. The waveguide includes at least one switchable grating configured to: during a virtual-world subframe of a display frame, decouple the image light out of the waveguide via diffraction, and during a real-world subframe of the display frame, transmit a light from a real-world environment to the eye-box with a diffraction efficiency less than a predetermined threshold.
US10996472B2	Augmented reality display systems with variable, directional light transmission enhancing virtual images at an observation point New augmented reality display systems are provided, including a new form of mediated reality techniques, known as “shifted-reality” techniques. In some embodiments, an augmented reality display system includes a matrix of light-augmenting pixels within a variable-transmission, semi-transparent screen and creates redirected, attenuated and augmented light to form and alter virtual objects. In some embodiments, a plurality of angle-alterable, shiftable sources aid in creating virtual, 3-D objects of greater realism than conventional 3-D imaging methods, and in reducing the appearance of other objects or conditions. In these aspects, existing images and objects may be shifted in perspective for an observer, and enhanced and overlaid with effects and demonstrative information related to viewable objects and a surrounding environment. In other aspects, the system builds and accesses an object structure and materials library, and object inventory, to enrich a user's 3D experience using an augmented reality display system.
US10996460B2	Multi-aperture imaging device, imaging system and method of providing a multi-aperture imaging device A multi-aperture imaging device includes an image sensor and array of optical channels, wherein each optical channel includes optics for projecting at least one partial field of view of a total field of view on an image sensor area of the image sensor. The multi-aperture imaging device includes a beam deflector for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels. A first optical channel of the array is configured to image a first partial field of view of a first total field of view, wherein a second optical channel of the array is configured to image a second partial field of view of the first total field of view. A third optical channel is configured to completely image a second total field of view. The second total field of view is an incomplete section of the first total field of view.
US10996459B2	Transmittance-variable element The present invention relates to a transmittance-variable element. The transmittance-variable element of the present application may comprise two substrates each comprising an electrode, an electrophoresis layer provided between the substrates, and a plurality of wiring groups, and may control transmission regions of the element in a stripe form.
US10996457B2	Wheel apparatus, light source apparatus, and projection-type image display apparatus A wheel apparatus includes a substrate rotatable around a rotation axis, and a plurality of optical elements respectively formed in a plurality of regions different from each other around the rotation axis on the substrate and having wavelength characteristics different from each other. The regions of the plurality of optical elements are adjacent to each other via boundary lines including linear sections. The linear sections of the boundary lines intersect with respective straight lines along the radius of the substrate at the same intersection angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
US10996450B2	Arrangement of a TIR body The invention relates to an optical device and to a headlighting assembly including an optical device. An optical device includes a body of a transparent material arranged to receive light at at least one light input portion. At least a portion of the light is reflected at an outer surface of the body due to total internal reflection. A non-transparent housing is provided to at least partially cover the body. The body is held within the housing by protrusions arranged to abut against the outer surface.
US10996440B2	Camera lens assembly The present disclosure discloses a camera lens assembly. The camera lens assembly sequentially includes, from an object side to an image side: an alignment group, having a positive refractive power and including at least one lens, a lens closest to the object side in the alignment group having a positive refractive power; and a fixing group, having a refractive power and including at least one lens, a lens closest to the image side in the fixing group having a negative refractive power. An effective focal length fa of the alignment group and an effective focal length f of the camera lens assembly satisfy: 0.6
US10996436B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens which uses a larger number of constituent lenses for higher performance and features compactness and a wide field of view. The imaging lens is composed of seven lenses to form an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor. The constituent lenses are arranged in the following order from an object side to an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with positive or negative refractive power; a third lens with negative refractive power; a fourth lens with positive or negative refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens; a meniscus fifth lens having a convex surface on the image side; a sixth lens with positive or negative refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens; and a seventh lens with negative refractive power, in which an air gap is provided between lenses.
US10996434B2	Iris lens assembly The present disclosure discloses an iris lens assembly. The iris lens assembly comprises sequentially a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a filter from an object side to an image plane along an optical axis. An aperture diaphragm is arranged between the first lens and the second lens. The first lens has a positive refractive power, an object side surface of the first lens is a convex surface and an image side surface of the first lens is a concave surface. The second lens has a negative refractive power. The third lens has a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power. The filter is an infrared (IR) filter, and a bandpass wave band of the filter ranges from 750 nm to 900 nm.
US10996432B2	Reflective active variable lens and method of fabricating the same A reflective active variable lens includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode disposed in parallel to the upper electrode, a deformation part disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, a reflective part disposed on the upper electrode, and a support part disposed to surround the deformation part. Here, the deformation part and the support part are connected to each other to provide a single structure, the deformation part is expanded from an initial shape when an electric field is formed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and the expanded deformation part is contracted when the electric field is removed and restored to the initial shape.
US10996431B2	Camera module including magnet interacting with both coil for performing focusing function and coil for performing shake compensation function Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes: a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens assembly; an elastic member in at least one of the housing and the lens barrel; a driving unit moving the lens barrel relative to the housing; and a sensor unit fixed to the housing.
US10996425B2	Unit for actuating lens, camera module, and optical apparatus A lens actuating unit is provided. The lens actuating unit includes: a bobbin configured to accommodate a lens module at an inner side of the bobbin; a first coil unit disposed at the bobbin; a housing disposed at an outer side of the bobbin; and a magnet unit configured to move the first coil unit through electromagnetic interaction with the first coil unit, wherein the housing includes a hole formed by being recessed from an inner side to an outer side to accommodate the magnet unit.
US10996420B2	Lens assembly A lens assembly includes a lens including an optical portion to refract light and a flange portion extended along a periphery of at least a portion of the optical portion, and a lens barrel to accommodate the lens. The flange portion has a non-circular shape and includes a first di-cut portion on a first side surface of the flange portion, a second di-cut portion on a second side surface of the flange portion, and arc portions connecting the first di-cut portion and the second di-cut portion. A first distance between the first di-cut portion and an optical axis of the lens and a second distance between the second di-cut portion and the optical axis of the lens are smaller than a distance between respective opposite ends of the arc portions and the optical axis.
US10996419B2	Thermal compensating optical component mount and related devices A novel optical component mount is disclosed, which includes at least one first mount body with at least one adjustment member traversing through at least one adjustment member passage formed in the first mount body. At least one second mount body is configured with at least one component aperture formed therein and at least one insert receiver formed therein. The insert receiver is configured to receive at least one thermal compensating positioning insert positioned in the insert receiver. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the thermal compensating positioning insert is configured to be equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the adjustment member. At least one engaging body is positioned in the thermal compensating insert and engages the adjustment member. The engaging body is configured having a coefficient of thermal expansion less than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the thermal compensating positioning insert and the coefficient of thermal expansion of the adjustment member. At least one biasing system movably couples the second mount body to the first mount body. During use, the combinations of the coefficients of thermal expansion of the components described above, result in minimal changes in position of the optical component mount during changes in ambient temperature.
US10996417B2	Fiber optic enclosure with internal cable spool and movable cover A fiber optic enclosure assembly includes a housing having an interior region and a bearing mount disposed in the interior region of the housing. A cable spool is connectedly engaged with the bearing mount such that the cable spool selectively rotates within the housing. A termination module disposed on the cable spool so that the termination module rotates in unison with the cable spool. A method of paying out a fiber optic cable from a fiber optic enclosure includes rotating a cable spool, which has a subscriber cable coiled around a spooling portion of the cable spool, about an axis of a housing of the fiber optic enclosure until a desired length of subscriber cable is paid out. A termination module is disposed on the cable spool.
US10996416B2	Hardened fiber optic connectors having a splice connector assembly Hardened fiber optic connectors having a splice connector assembly are disclosed. The splice connector assembly is attached to an optical fiber of a fiber optic cable by way of a stub optical fiber, thereby connectorizing the hardened connector. In one embodiment, the hardened connector includes an inner housing having a first shell and a second shell for securing a tensile element of the cable and securing the splice connector assembly. Further assembly of the hardened connector has a portion of the inner housing fitting into a shroud of the hardened connector. The first shell comprises first and second alignment fingers that allow the mating the hardened connector with a complimentary device. The first shell can have any suitable alignment portion for mating with a complementary device. The hardened connector may also include features for fiber buckling, sealing, cable strain relief or a pre-assembly of components for ease of installation.
US10996409B2	Plastic composite lens array in optical networks An optoelectronic assembly may include a PCB and an optical lens. The PCB includes a top surface where at least a portion of the top surface includes a first material with a first thermal property. The optical lens includes a lens frame and an optical portion positioned within the lens frame. The lens frame is coupled to the top surface of the PCB. The lens frame includes a second material with a second thermal property, the second material being different from the first material. The optical portion positioned includes a third material with a third thermal property, the third material being different from the first material and the second material. The third material is optically transparent.
US10996404B2	Reversible optical connectors and associated devices, systems, and methods Reversible optical connectors, and associated devices and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a connector for a communication cable includes a housing comprising a cavity, and a first plug and a second plug coupled to a distal portion of the housing. The first and second plugs are connected to the housing such that the first and second plugs are independently rotatable with respect to the housing. The connector further includes a latch actuator coupled to the housing and configured to disengage one or more latches from an outlet. By rotating the plugs 180 degrees and turning the connector over, the relative arrangement or position of the two plugs can be switched or reversed. The plugs can be rotated or reversed without completely disassembling the connector, in some embodiments. Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure can improve workflows for a user or operator that in a high-density networking setting.
US10996403B2	Optical fiber mounting method and optical module An optical fiber mounting method that mounts a plurality of optical fibers on a substrate includes: bundling the optical fibers together with a bundling member; adjusting a height of the bundling member from a surface of the substrate or an angle of inclination of the bundling member relative to the surface of the substrate; bringing end faces of the optical fibers bundled with the bundling member into contact with end faces of optical waveguides on the substrate, the optical waveguides respectively corresponding to the optical fibers; and bonding the optical fibers to the substrate, in a state where the end faces of the optical fibers are in contact with the end faces of the optical waveguides.
US10996396B2	Endcap, assembly and method for improving accuracy in fiber-endcap-fixture alignment The present invention, disclose an endcap comprising: a. a first part being at least partially symmetrical about a main axis, said first part being fused to an optical fiber at a proximal end thereof such that said main axis is alignable with an optical axis of the optical fiber beam; and, b. a second part connecting to said first part at a distal end of said first part, wherein said second part protrudes from said first part, such that said second part forms a protruding bonding area, which is perpendicular to said main axis, for attaching said endcap to a fixture attachment area of a fixture apparatus, said fixture attachment area is perpendicular to said main axis, wherein said endcap is inserted at least partially inside said fixture apparatus, whereby, said endcap keeps said optical fiber beam aligned and minimizes angular diversion from an original alignment.
US10996394B2	Polarization independent multiplexer / demultiplexer An integrated optical component includes at least one input waveguide, at least one output waveguide; a first slab waveguide having a first refractive index, n1. The first slab waveguide may be disposed between at least one of the input waveguides and at least one of the output waveguides. The integrated optical component may further include a second slab waveguide having a second refractive index, n2. The integrated optical component may also include a third cladding slab having a third refractive index, n3. The third cladding slab may be disposed between the first slab and the second slab. The thickness of the second slab waveguide and the thickness of the third slab waveguide are adjustable to reduce a birefringence of the integrated optical component.
US10996392B2	Backlight module and display device The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises a housing frame and a back plate. The housing frame comprises a main body part, a panel bearing part, and a first clamping part extending toward the back plate. The back plate comprises a bottom wall, a side wall substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, and a second clamping part extending from the side wall towards the housing frame. The first clamping part is clamped between the second clamping part and the bottom wall.
US10996391B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises: a display panel; a light guide plate arranged behind the display panel so as to guide light to the display panel, and having at least one end curved away from the display panel; at least one light source for emitting light toward a surface, on which light is incident, of at least one end of the light guide plate; and at least one reflection part arranged adjacently to at least one light source so as to reflect the light toward the display panel.
US10996390B2	Light guide plate, optical structure and associated electronic device A light guide plate can include: a first end surface coupled to a reflection surface and a second end surface; where an incident light entering the light guide plate through the first end surface is reflected by the reflection surface and then output from the second end surface; and a diffusion structure configured to increase a transmission path of the incident light in the light guide plate.
US10996389B2	Planar lighting device A planar lighting device according to an embodiment has a light source, a light guide plate, and a light shielding sheet. The light guide plate has an light-incident surface on one edge surface and a light-emitting surface on one main surface. The light guide plate emits light, which is emitted by the light source and entered from the light-incident surface, from the light-emitting surface. The light guide plate further has a plurality of through-holes that are spaced apart from each other in a direction intersecting a direction in which light emitted by the light source enters into the light-incident surface. The through-holes pass through the light guide plate in a thickness direction. The light shielding sheet is disposed so as to cover a portion on the light-emitting surface between adjacent through-holes.
US10996386B2	Optical film with high adhesiveness and excellent property of blocking UV light, and polarizing plate comprising the same The optical film according to the present invention has a feature that it has high adhesiveness and excellent property of blocking UV light even while using an acrylic resin having no ring structure in the main chain.
US10996384B2	Optical isolation element The present application relates to an optical isolation element comprising a first optical path changing element, a second optical path changing element and a third optical path changing element, each of those comprises a light entrance surface and a light exit surface. The optical isolation element has an excellent optical isolation ratio, may not require separate external force when driven, and can be applied to various applications such as the field of optical communication or laser optics, the field of security or privacy protection, brightness enhancement of displays, or a use for hiding and covering.
US10996381B2	Light beam diffuser system and method A diffuser system (100) and method for optically diffusing a light beam (L1,L2). At least two transmissive diffuser windows (11,21) are provided. The diffuser windows (11,21) are arranged to sequentially diffuse the light beam (L1,L2) transmitted there through. The diffuser system (100) is configured to continuously rotate the diffuser windows (11,21) at an angular velocity (ω1,ω2) for homogenizing a diffusive pattern of the transmitted light beam (L1,L2). The diffuser windows (11,21) are configured to rotate around distinct rotation axes (C1,C2). The distinct rotation axes (C1,C2) are parallel and offset with respect to each other by a radial center distance (d12). A rotating subarea of the first diffuser window (11) partially overlaps a rotating subarea of the second rotating diffuser window (12) The partially overlapping rotating subareas define a beam window (W12) for homogenizing and diffusing the transmitted light beam (L1,L2).
US10996379B2	Plasmonic phase modulator and method of modulating an SPP wave A plasmonic phase modulator is provided. The modulator has a conductive layer, and a dielectric layer disposed on the conductive layer. A plasmonic layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. A plasmonic layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The plasmonic layer is conductive to surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves. The plasmonic layer may be, for example, a graphene sheet. A voltage signal source is operatively connected between the conductive layer and the plasmonic layer for modulating a propagation speed of an SPP wave propagating on the plasmonic layer.
US10996375B2	Optical element and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an optical element includes the steps of: providing a first material including a precursor of a first energy curable resin which contains fine particles of a transparent conductive material on a transparent substrate, curing the first material by light irradiation, and performing a heat treatment on the cured first material. In the method described above, the cured first material processed by the heat treatment is again processed by light irradiation.
US10996374B1	Short-term weather forecasting using artificial intelligence and hybrid data A system includes at least one server implementing a weather forecast engine and in communication with a network, the server to access satellite imagery, published weather predictions, and local measured data via the network; the weather forecast engine to train regional modules using the satellite imagery, published weather predictions, and local measured data; and the weather forecast engine to apply the satellite imagery, published weather predictions, and local measured data to the trained regional modules to obtain regional forecasts. A method for forecasting a weather indicator includes receiving satellite imagery; processing the satellite imagery to generate a weather feature set; applying the weather feature set to a regional module of a weather forecast engine; and forecasting the weather indicator with the weather forecast engine.
US10996371B2	Adaptive horizon tracking A computer executable algorithm adapted to propagate a boundary surface of a seed that is placed within a region of interest of a visual representation of a 3D seismic data so as to follow a natural contour of said region of interest, wherein said algorithm is executable to: (i) generate at least one attribute volume comprising at least on attribute derivable from said 3D seismic data set; (ii) generate at least one characteristic parameter for a plurality of candidate events of said 3D seismic data within a predefined gate region located forward of said propagating boundary surface; (iii) generate and assign a probability characteristic for said plurality of candidate events based on said at least one attribute volume and said at least one characteristic parameter; and propagate said boundary surface towards and incorporating any one of said plurality of candidate events that fulfils an acceptance criteria of said probability characteristic so as to generate a surface along the natural contour of said region of interest.
US10996369B2	Vehicle-mounted type back scattering inspection system The present disclosure discloses a vehicle-mounted type back scattering inspection system. The vehicle-mounted type back scattering inspection system includes a carriage and a back scattering imaging device, the scanning range of the back scattering imaging device is variable. As the scanning range of the back scattering imaging device of the present disclosure is variably set, the inspection range of the back scattering imaging device can be expanded.
US10996368B2	Preselecting initial guesses for multi-step inversion using electromagnetic measurements A system and method for electromagnetic measurements. The system may comprise an electromagnetic transmitter, wherein the electromagnetic transmitter is an antenna and is operable to transmit a low frequency electromagnetic field into a formation or a high frequency electromagnetic field into the formation. The system may further comprise an electromagnetic receiver, wherein the electromagnetic receiver is an antenna and is operable to record the high frequency electromagnetic field or the low frequency electromagnetic field. The method may comprise transmitting a high frequency electromagnetic field, recording a high frequency electromagnetic field, transmitting a low frequency electromagnetic field, recording a low frequency electromagnetic field, performing a shallow inversion on the low frequency electromagnetic field and the high frequency electromagnetic field to form a formation resistivity model, and running the deep inversion with the random initial guesses that have the misfit.
US10996367B2	Chemical sensing using magnetic complexes Disclosed herein are methods and systems that use magnetic complexes in wellbore monitoring. A well monitoring system may comprise magnetic complexes disposed in a subterranean formation, wherein the magnetic complexes each comprise a first magnetic portion, a second magnetic portion, and a spacer portion; and an electromagnetic interrogator, wherein the electromagnetic interrogator comprises an electromagnetic source and an electromagnetic detector.
US10996366B2	Determining permeablility based on collar responses A method for determining tubing permeability includes conveying a tool through a tubular string in a borehole. The tool includes a transmitter that transmits a primary electromagnetic field and a receiver that receives at least one collar response. The collar response includes a secondary electromagnetic field produced in response to the primary field by a collar in the tubular string. The method further includes determining a permeability of at least one portion of the tubular string based on a magnitude of the at least one collar response. The method further includes displaying a representation of the at least one portion of the tubular string based on the permeability.
US10996358B2	Image-guided velocity interpolation using a mask cube The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems, for image-guided velocity interpolation using a mask cube. One computer-implemented method includes generating a 3D array of velocities, generating a mask for the 3D array of velocities, each value in the 3D array of velocities associated with a corresponding value in the mask, calculating a 3D array of diffused velocities by applying structure oriented smoothing to the 3D array of velocities, calculating a diffused mask by applying the structure oriented smoothing to the mask, and calculating interpolated velocity values based on the 3D array of diffused velocities and the diffused mask.
US10996357B2	Downhole interpretation techniques using borehole dips Embodiments of the disclosure involve a method comprising a method comprising inputting borehole dip data; determining characteristics of a plurality of dips based on the borehole dip data; applying one or more geological models to the characteristics; and generating one or more geological cross-sections based on geological modeling.
US10996356B2	Sweep signal for combination of a marine non-impulsive source output with a marine impulsive source output Parameters of a sweep signal that controls operation of a marine non-impulsive source can be set. Setting the parameters can include selecting a stop frequency of the sweep signal, defining a taper of the sweep signal, and adjusting an initial phase of the sweep signal. The parameters can be set such that a magnitude of an amplitude spectrum of a combined output of a marine impulsive source and the marine non-impulsive source is greater than or equal to a magnitude of an amplitude spectrum of a marine impulsive source output at frequencies below the stop frequency. A controller of the marine non-impulsive source can be programmed with the sweep signal having the parameters set to control the marine non-impulsive source.
US10996342B2	Positioning apparatus and positioning method A positioning apparatus, including: positioning calculation devices for positioning for a plural antenna, to acquire positioning results indicating the antennas positions and accuracy indices indicating accuracies of the positions, the antennas receiving GPS satellites signals and having a known distance between each antennas; and a determination device including: a determination unit performing first determination whether accuracies indicated by the accuracy indices of two antennas out of the plural antenna is higher than a first threshold and second determination whether a difference between a measured distance between the two antennas based on a difference between positioning results of the antennas and an actual distance therebetween is smaller than a second threshold, to thereby acquire a reliability index (RI) and a final positioning result (FPR) based on the two determinations; and an output signal generation unit for generating positioning information for controlling a human interface (HI) to notify a result based on the (FPR) and (RI).
US10996340B1	Tracking system A tracking system includes one or more modulated projectors configured to broadcast a plurality of signals to a plurality of tracking receivers. Each of the plurality of signals is modulated with a message. The message includes positioning information for any of the plurality of tracking receivers receiving the message. The positioning information identifies a location of one or more the tracking receivers able to receive that message.
US10996333B2	Ultrasound system for providing ultrasound images at variable frequencies of a volumetric region comprising an interferer analyzer An ultrasound system (100) for providing an ultrasound image of a volumetric region comprising a region of interest (12) comprising: a probe (10) having an array of CMUT transducers (14); a beamformer (64) coupled to the array and adapted to control the ultrasound beam steering and provide an ultrasound image data of the volumetric region; a transducer frequency controller (62) coupled to the beamformer and adapted to vary operation frequencies of the CMUT transducers within the frequency range, which frequency controller is arranged to set the operation frequency to a first frequency for the ultrasound beam steered in the volumetric region and to set the operation frequency to a second frequency for the ultrasound beams steered within the region of interest, the second frequency being higher than the first frequency; wherein the system further comprises an interferer analyzer (69) coupled to the transducer frequency controller (62), said interferer analyzer is adapted to vary at least one of beam steering parameters when the second frequency is above a threshold frequency value so as to mitigate a quality reduction of the ultrasound image due to the use of frequencies above the threshold.
US10996331B2	Measuring apparatus and method According to one embodiment, a measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmitter, an ultrasonic receiver and an estimator. An ultrasonic transmitter transmits, as a transmission signal, an ultrasonic beam in a plurality of directions. An ultrasonic receiver receives, as received signals, reflected waves of the transmission signal from the plurality of directions, one received signal including a plurality of reflected waves when the transmission signal is transmitted to one direction of the plurality of directions. An estimator that estimates range information from the received signals, based on preliminarily obtained received signals and a preliminarily obtained distance to an object.
US10996328B2	Adaptive discovery and correction of phase alignment errors in monopulse antenna systems A mainlobe detection process can include a number of tests that are performed to define when the monopulse antenna system will transition from open loop scanning to closed loop scanning and then to tracking. A hybrid tracking technique is also provided which adaptively discovers and corrects for phase alignment error. Magnitude-only tracking can be performed initially to locate the nulls in the azimuth and elevation ratios and to identify the magnitudes of these ratios at these nulls. Phase tracking can be then performed. During phase tracking, phase corrections can be repeatedly applied to the azimuth and elevation difference channels to correct any phase error that may exist. During this process, the magnitudes of the ratios can be used to determine how the phase corrections should be adjusted. Once the hybrid tracking process is complete, the monopulse antenna system is properly phase-aligned and phase tracking will be correctly employed.
US10996327B2	System and method for acoustic detection of emergency sirens A system and method for detecting multi-tone sirens despite environmental noises that may be present obtains a microphone input signal, applies, in real time, a time-frequency analysis to the microphone input signal to determine a time-frequency representation, provides at least one multi-tone model that has a plurality of tone duration patterns, performs multi-tone siren detection on the time-frequency representation, the detection based on the at least one multi-tone model and factoring of doppler shifts, and generates a detection result that can be used in systems for automated vehicles.
US10996321B2	Light detection and ranging device An optical device provided by the present invention can comprise: a light transmitting unit for generating a first beam for photographing a certain area; a light receiving unit for sensing a second beam returning from the certain area; a light separating unit for distinguishing and transmitting the first beam from the second beam; and a detection unit including a micro electro-mechanical system mirror (MEMS mirror) for transmitting the first beam by changing an optical axis up to a first steering angle, and for receiving the second beam.
US10996319B2	Distance measuring system and control method of distance measuring system A distance measuring system and a controlling method of the system can reduce power consumption of a distance measuring apparatus acquiring an image including distance information. For example, the distance measuring system includes a distance measuring apparatus acquiring distance information concerning an image capturing target, a calculating unit estimating an estrangement period in which the image capturing target cannot be recognized in an image, based on the distance information, and a controlling unit setting the distance measuring apparatus to a power saving mode of controlling an acquiring frequency of the image according to the estrangement period when the estrangement period is a first threshold value or more, and setting the distance measuring apparatus to a normal mode of controlling the acquiring frequency of the image independently from the estrangement period when the estrangement period is less than the first threshold value.
US10996316B1	Vehicle sensor alignment using photogrammetry A method is provided for mounting a plurality of radar units to a vehicle. The method involves determining, for each radar unit, a measured pitch direction and a measured yaw direction based on data obtained using a photogrammetry system. The method also involves determining yaw angles between at least two of the radar units based on at least one of the measured yaw directions. The method also involves determining, for each radar unit, a pitch offset and a yaw offset. The method also involves adjusting at least one of the radar units based on at least one of the determined pitch offsets and at least one of the determined yaw offsets. Also provided is a device for performing the method.
US10996314B2	Method and apparatus for alignment of vehicle blind spot monitoring sensor A procedure for calibrating a vehicle onboard sensor 202 by facilitating the placement of a calibration fixture 110 on a floor relative to a stationary vehicle 100 using a laser emitter 102 secured to a front steerable wheel 104 of the vehicle on the same lateral side as the vehicle onboard sensor. A beam projection axis X of the laser projector is aligned at a known orientation relative to a geometric characteristic of the vehicle 100, such that the beam projection axis X is directed over a placement location P of the calibration fixture on the floor, either inherently or by guided steering of the supporting steerable wheel. A distance between the calibration fixture 110 and a reference point associated with the vehicle 100 is measured, and a current position of the calibration fixture on the floor along the beam projection axis X is adjusted as required to position the calibration fixture for calibration of the vehicle sensor 202 at a selected distance from the reference point along the beam projection axis X.
US10996313B2	FMCW radar reduced power mode A method of operating a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar system includes receiving, by at least one processor, digital intermediate frequency (IF) signals from a mixer coupled to a receive antenna. The method also includes computing, by the at least one processor, a motion metric based on the digital IF signals; operating, by the at least one processor, the FMCW radar system in a classification mode, in response to determining that the motion metric is above a threshold; and operating, by the at least one processor, the FMCW radar system in a detection mode, in response to determining that the motion metric is below the threshold for at least a first amount of time. An amount of power consumed by the FMCW radar system in the detection mode is less than an amount of power consumed by the FMCW radar system in the classification mode.
US10996308B2	Apparatus and method for authentication of electronic device test stations A testing apparatus and a method for testing electronic devices is provided. The apparatus comprising a plurality of detachably mountable test stations which are operative to perform tests on the electronic devices and a plurality of pick heads for conveying the electronic devices to at least one of the plurality of test stations for testing. The apparatus further comprises an identification element incorporated in each test station indicating a characteristic of the test station, and an identification element detector movable relative to the plurality of test stations, the identification element detector being operative to identify and authenticate the characteristic of the at least one test station by detecting the identification element incorporated in the test station, prior to utilizing the test station for testing the electronic devices.
US10996306B2	MRI system and method using neural network for detection of patient motion A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes control and analysis circuitry having programming to acquire magnetic resonance (MR) data using coil elements of the MRI system, analyze the MR data, and reconstruct the MR data into MR sub-images. The system also includes a trained neural network associated with the control and analysis circuitry to transform the MR sub-images into a prediction relating to a presence and extent of motion corruption in the MR sub-images. The programming of the control and analysis circuitry includes instructions to control operations of the MRI system based at least in part on the prediction of the trained neural network.
US10996305B2	Propeller MR imaging with relaxation weightings varying between k-space blades and k-space data lines A method of MR imaging of a body (10) of a patient reduces contrast blurring in PROPELLER imaging combined with multi-echo acquisitions. The method includes the steps of: generating MR signals by subjecting at least a portion of the body (10) to a MR imaging sequence including a number of RF pulses and switched magnetic field gradients; acquiring the MR signals as a plurality of k-space blades (21-26) in temporal succession according to a PROPELLER scheme, each k-space blade (21-26) including a number of substantially parallel k-space lines, wherein the k-space blades (21-26) are rotated about the center of k-space, so that a total acquired data set of MR signals spans at least part of a circle in k-space, wherein a common central circular region of k-space is covered by all k-space blades (21-26), wherein a relaxation weighting of the MR signals varies between different k-space blades (21-26); estimating the relaxation weighting of the MR signals; compensating the acquired MR signals according to the estimated relaxation weighting; and reconstructing a MR image from the compensated MR signals.
US10996304B2	Method and apparatus for high value magnetic resonance imaging A method and system for optimizing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols to improve MRI value are described herein. An example method includes selecting an imaging sequence, selecting at least one objective function from a plurality of objective functions, simulating a relationship between controllable acquisition variables and the objective functions, trade-offing the influence of the controllable acquisition variables for MRI value in whole k-space acquisition to determine optimal acquisition condition, acquiring at least one MR image using the optimal acquisition condition, receiving or estimating outcomes related to the at least one MR image, and evaluating an MR image value for the MR image based on the outcomes.
US10996301B2	Dual-echo dixon-type water/fat separation MR imaging The invention relates to a method of Dixon-type MR imaging. It is an object of the invention to provide a method that enables efficient and reliable water/fat separation using bipolar readout magnetic field gradients and avoids flow-induced leaking and swapping artifacts. According to the invention, an object (10) is subjected to an imaging sequence, which comprises at least one excitation RF pulse and switched magnetic field gradients, wherein two echo signals, a first echo signal and a second echo signal, are generated at different echo times (TE1, TE2). The echo signals are acquired from the object (10) using bipolar readout magnetic field gradients. A first single echo image is reconstructed from the first echo signals and a second single echo image is reconstructed from the second echo signals. A zero echo time image is computed by extrapolating the phase of the first single echo image at each voxel position to a zero echo time using the phase difference between the first and the second single echo image at the respective voxel position. Flow-induced phase errors are identified and estimated in the zero echo time image, and the phase of the first single echo image is corrected according to the estimated flow-induced phase errors. Finally, a water image and/or a fat image are reconstructed from the echo signals, wherein signal contributions from water and fat to the echo signals are separated using the phase-corrected first single echo image and the second single echo image. Moreover, the invention relates to a MR device (1) and to a computer program to be run on a MR device (1).
US10996293B2	Systems and methods having an optical magnetometer array with beam splitters An array of optically pumped magnetometers includes an array of vapor cells; and an array of beam splitters. The array of beam splitters is arranged into columns, including a first column, and rows. Each row and each column includes at least two of the beam splitters. The array of beam splitters is configured to receive light into the first column of the array and to distribute that light from the first column into each of the rows and to distribute the light from each of the rows into a plurality of individual light beams directed toward the vapor cells.
US10996292B2	Magnetic sensor circuits and systems and methods for forming magnetic sensor circuits A sensor circuit includes a first magnetoresistor. The first magnetoresistor has a first resistance transfer function. Furthermore, the sensor circuit includes a second magnetoresistor. The second magnetoresistor has a second resistance transfer function. The second resistance transfer function is different from the first resistance transfer function. The first magnetoresistor and the second magnetoresistor are connected in series between a first supply terminal of the sensor circuit and a second supply terminal of the sensor circuit.
US10996289B2	Coil actuated position sensor with reflected magnetic field A magnetic field sensor includes at least one coil responsive to an AC coil drive signal; at least two spaced apart magnetic field sensing elements responsive to a sensing element drive signal and positioned proximate to the at least one coil; and a circuit coupled to the at least two magnetic field sensing elements to generate an output signal of the magnetic field sensor indicative of a difference between a distance of a conductive target with respect to each of the at least two spaced apart magnetic field sensing elements.
US10996288B2	Method for calibrating a magnetometer The present invention relates to a method for calibrating a magnetometer (3) in which the magnetometer (3) is arranged inside the windings (21) of a generator (2), a magnetic field being generated by the generator (2), a series of measurements of the magnetic field with the magnetometer (3) being carried out by varying the position of the magnetometer (3) and/or the electric currents in the windings (21) between each measurement, the electric currents applied in the windings (21) also being measured, a parametric transfer model being generated from a parametric measurement model of the magnetometer including parameters for calibrating the magnetometer and a parametric model of the magnetic field, the parameters for calibrating the magnetometer (3) being calculated by an optimisation algorithm from the parametric transfer model and measurements of the magnetic field by the magnetometer and measurements of the currents in the windings.
US10996281B2	Charge measurement calibration in a system using a pulse frequency modulated DC-DC converter A calibration current load is selectively coupled to an output of a pulse frequency modulated (PFM) DC-DC converter during a calibration operation to increase charge supplied from a battery supplying an input voltage to the converter. A voltage across a sense resistor in series with the battery is integrated during a measurement interval while the calibration current load is coupled to the output. A charge drawn per pulse from the battery is determined based on the sense resistor, the integrated voltage and the number of pulses during the measurement interval. Alternatively, a first PFM frequency is determined with a first calibration current load coupled to the converter output. A second PFM frequency is determined with a second calibration current load. The charge drawn per pulse from the battery is determined based on the first and second PFM frequencies and the first and second calibration current loads.
US10996280B2	Battery pack that calculates full charge capacity of a battery based on a state of charge A battery pack includes a secondary battery, a state of charge calculator, an integrated current amount calculator, a differential state of charge calculator, a full charge capacity calculator, and a charging-and-discharging control section. The differential state of charge calculator calculates a differential state of charge between a first state of charge at a first detection timing and a second state of charge at a second detection timing. The integrated current amount calculator calculates an integrated amount of a current flowing to the secondary battery in a subject period from the first detection timing to the second detection timing. The full charge capacity calculator calculates a full charge capacity of the secondary battery based on the differential state of charge and the integrated current amount. The charging-and-discharging control section is configured to restrict one of the charging and the discharging of the secondary battery during the subject period.
US10996271B1	Fast IJTAG An IC includes testing circuitry including a Test Access Port (TAP) controller and Segment-Insertion-Bit circuits (SIBs) arranged in multiple hierarchy levels. Some of the SIBs are connected to hardware units, and some of the SIBs are root-SIBs that connect between neighbor hierarchy levels. A test bus runs in a daisy-chained loop path starting at the TAP controller, passing via at least some of the SIBs and ending at the TAP controller. Each root-SIB has an Open state and a Closed state. The TAP controller, for a selected subset of the hardware units that are to be tested, selects one or more root-SIBs that, when set to the Open state, make the selected subset of hardware units reachable by the test bus, and sends via the daisy-chained test bus a data stream comprising one or more instructions that set two or more of the selected root-SIBs to the Open state.
US10996270B1	System and method for multiple device diagnostics and failure grouping Systems and methods for multiple device diagnostics are disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments provide for a multiple device diagnostic system having a plurality of electronic devices selected for diagnosis based on at least one selection criterion, a diagnosis engine in data communication with a failure database, and a diagnosis results database in data communication with the diagnosis engine. Embodiments further provide that the failure database contains grouped failure data from at least one previously diagnosed electronic device, that the wherein the processor diagnoses defects in one or more of the plurality of electronic devices using the grouped failure data, and that the processor outputs the diagnosis results to the diagnosis results database.
US10996253B2	Shock detector A shock detector for determining the existence of a voltage gradient in a body of water, which may be remote from a structure and providing an alarm when the voltage gradient is a hazardous electrical condition that could injure or kill a person coming into contact with the body of water.
US10996252B2	Measurement arrangement and measurement method The present invention relates to a measurement of radio-frequency signals by a measurement arrangement comprising a radio-frequency lens for mapping a vertex of a reflector to a virtual vertex. Accordingly, measurement of radio-frequency signals may be performed either at the vertex of the reflector or the virtual vertex generated by means of the radio-frequency lens.
US10996251B2	Method and device for obtaining internal side, external side insulation resistances of relay, and battery management system Provided is a method and device for obtaining internal side and external side insulation resistances of a relay. The method includes steps of controlling the insulation resistance obtaining circuit to output a low-frequency AC signal; when both the main relay and the pre-charge relay are switched off, obtaining an internal side insulation resistance of the main relay according to the low-frequency AC signal; if the internal side insulation resistance of the main relay is normal, controlling the pre-charge relay to be switched on; and when the main relay is switched off and the pre-charge relay is switched on, obtaining an external side insulation resistance value of the main relay according to the low-frequency AC signal.
US10996242B2	Probe card and test apparatus including the same A probe card, for testing an electrical characteristic of a device under test (DUT) including a plurality of semiconductor devices, includes a substrate, a first probe pin disposed on a surface of the substrate and including a tip portion capable of contacting a pad of the DUT, and a second probe pin disposed on the surface of the substrate and including a tip portion capable of contacting the pad of the DUT. The first probe pin protrudes further than the second probe pin protrudes from the surface of the substrate in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.
US10996239B1	Method of positioning probe tips relative to pads A method of positioning probe tips relative to pads includes: focusing on each of the probe tips in a first image as viewed by a microscope and collecting the coordinates of the corresponding probe tip relative to a first reference point in the first image; focusing on each of the pads in a second image as viewed by the microscope and collecting the coordinates of the corresponding pad relative to a second reference point in the second image, a relative position of the second reference point to the first reference point being predetermined; matching the pads with the probe tips when the quantity of the probe tips and the pads are equal while minimizing a maximum value of the distances calculated between each of the probe tips and the corresponding pad; and moving the probe tips to touch the pads with the maximum value minimized.
US10996235B2	System and method for cycle duration measurement in repeated activity sequences Using a global optimization, a cycle within a frame buffer including frames corresponding to one or more cycles of query activity sequences is detected. The detection includes creating a plurality of cycle segmentations by recursively iterating through the frame buffer to identify candidate cycles corresponding to cycles of a reference activity sequence until the frame buffer lacks sufficient frames to create additional cycles, computing segmentation errors for each of the plurality of cycle segmentations, and identifying the detected cycle as the one of the plurality of cycle segmentations having a lowest segmentation error. Cycle duration data for the detected cycle is generated. Frames belonging to the detected cycle are removed from the frame buffer. The cycle duration data is output.
US10996229B2	Use of IGFBP-7 in the assessment of heart failure Disclosed is a method for assessing heart failure in vitro including the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker IGFBP-7, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for IGFBP-7 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of IGFBP-7 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising IGFBP-7 and a kit for measuring IGFBP-7.
US10996225B2	Method for detecting protein modifications using specific antibodies Method, kit and composition for analyzing analytes for modifications using modification site specific antibodies to bind an analyte with his specific modification sites of interest to different dyes simultaneously with an antibody which is specific to the non-modificated analyte binding to another dye to determine the concentration of the analyte for quantification of the modified analyte in the identical sample.
US10996222B2	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of anti-mycoplasma hyorhinis IgG in swine serum This disclosure presents an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for the selective detection of anti-Mycoplasma hyorhinis IgG in porcine serum, which may contain antibodies specific to multiple other Mycoplasma spp.
US10996217B2	Method for examining renal disease A method for detecting renal disease or a method for assisting diagnosis of renal disease that is superior in sensitivity and specificity, as well as a kit that can be used therefor is provided. The present invention provides a method for detecting renal disease or a method for assisting diagnosis of renal disease comprising a step of detecting or quantifying free AIM in a biological sample derived from a test subject, as well as a kit for examining or assisting diagnosis of renal disease comprising an antibody that binds to free AIM.
US10996216B2	Method for separating cells, and device therefor The present invention relates to a method for applying a principle of Deterministic Lateral Displacement (DLD), and for separating cells depending on the particle sizes on the basis of the DLD principle after capturing targeted cells or untargeted cells on a carrier and thereby increasing particle sizes.
US10996213B2	Molecular analysis system with well array Nanopore-based molecular analysis systems including a disposable well array, methods of analysis of biomolecules using nanopore molecular analysis systems, and methods of fabricating disposable well arrays are provided.
US10996210B2	Vehicle system with sensor probe assembly for monitoring oil health A locomotive system is provided that includes a platform, plural wheel-axle sets operably coupled to the platform, a reservoir attached to the platform and configured to hold a fluid, and a resonant sensor probe assembly coupled to the reservoir. The sensor probe assembly includes a substrate formed from one or more dielectric materials and free-standing electrodes coupled with the substrate. The free-standing electrodes are configured to be placed into the fluid, to generate an electric field between the free-standing electrodes, and to measure an impedance response of the sensor to the fluid between the electrodes.
US10996208B2	Abaloparatide formulations and methods of testing, storing, modifying, and using same Provided herein are newly discovered methods of analyzing abaloparatide samples for abaloparatide isomers. Additionally, methods of storing and treating with abaloparatide in view of the newly discovered abaloparatide isomers are described.
US10996207B1	System and method to monitor and report condition of a consumable product A system and method are provided to monitor, store and communicate data on parameters of a consumable product stored in a sealed container. In one embodiment, the method includes hermetically sealing the product in the container, and packaging the container for sale to a consumer. Packaging includes attaching a system to the container to monitor and store in the memory data on parameters of the consumable product. Attaching the system includes affixing a flexible substrate including a laser-detector pair directly to an outer surface of the container. The laser-detector pair is configured to pass laser light through the container to reflect from a reflector affixed to the outer surface of the container opposite the laser-detector pair to non-invasively sense parameters of the consumable product. The method further includes providing an interrogator to the consumer to communicate with the system to access the data.
US10996206B2	Method for obtaining a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus and gardening and/or forestry apparatus system A method obtains a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus. The method includes the steps of: obtaining at least one pollution parameter which describes at least one source of pollution prevalent during an operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus; obtaining the pollution condition of the component based on the obtained pollution parameter; and outputting and/or transmitting information based on the obtained pollution condition.
US10996201B2	Photoacoustic measurement systems and methods using the photoacoustic effect to measure emission intensities, gas concentrations, and distances An apparatus containing an optical emitter configured to emit optical radiation is provided. Further, the apparatus includes a first hermetically sealed measurement cell filled with a first gas. The first gas is configured to absorb the optical radiation at least partially at one or more predetermined wavelengths. Additionally, the apparatus includes a first microphone arranged in the measurement cell and configured to generate a first microphone signal on a basis of a photoacoustic excitation of the first gas by the optical radiation. The apparatus moreover includes an evaluation circuit configured to take the first microphone signal as a basis for generating a first measurement signal indicating an emission intensity of the optical emitter at the one or more predetermined wavelengths.
US10996199B2	Artifact identification and removal method for electromagnetic pipe inspection A method for detecting corrosion may comprise placing an electromagnetic logging tool into a wellbore, emitting an electromagnetic field from a transmitter, energizing a casing with the electromagnetic field to produce an eddy current, recording the eddy current from the casing with a receiver, creating a well log from the recorded eddy current, removing a collar signal from the well log to obtain a collar-removed signal, calculating a baseline signal from the collar-removed signal, subtracting the baseline signal from the collar-removed signal to obtain a baseline-subtracted signal, calculating an artifact-removed signal with the baseline-subtracted signal, and displaying the artifact-removed signal. A system for detecting corrosion may comprise an electromagnetic logging tool, wherein the electromagnetic logging tool comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The system may further comprise an information handling system.
US10996197B2	Collection surface for electrodes in photoionization detector Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for shielding electrodes (204,205,504,505) within a photoionization detector (100). A photoionization detector (100) may comprise an ultraviolet radiation source (130); one or more detector electrodes (204,205,504,505); one or more collection surfaces (224,225,524,525) extending vertically from the detector electrodes (204,205,504,505); and a shielding material (206,506) located between the ultraviolet radiation source (130) and the one or more detector electrodes (204,205,504,505), wherein the ultraviolet radiation (130) does not directly impinge on at least a portion of the one or more detector electrodes (204,205,504,505). The one or more collection surfaces (224,225,524,525) may comprise a surface area that is not covered by the shielding material (206,506).
US10996196B2	Particulate sensor and method for manufacturing particulate sensor A particulate sensor (10) to be attached to a gas flow pipe EP through which a gas to be measured EG containing particulates S flows. The particulate sensor (10) includes a gas introduction discharge pipe (31); a discharge element (60) including a discharge electrode member (62) maintained at a discharge potential DV and which electrifies particulates contained in the gas under measurement, and a sealed portion (60C) located on a proximal end side GK of an element distal end portion and in which the discharge electrode member is disposed and insulated from the outer surface (60CS) thereof; a surrounding member (38, 39) maintained at a first potential SGND; and an electrically conductive glass seal (37) which establishes electrical communication between the surrounding member and the pipe (31), and is in close contact with the outer surface of the sealed portion of the discharge element to provide gastight sealing.
US10996191B2	Sensor element and gas sensor A sensor element includes an element main body having an oxygen ion-conducting solid electrolyte body, a detection electrode which is disposed on an outer surface of the element main body and contains Pt and Au, a reference electrode which is disposed in the element main body, a connecting terminal for detection electrode which is disposed on the outside of the element main body, a lead portion for detection electrode which contains Pt, is disposed on the outside of the element main body, and electrically connects between the detection electrode and the connecting terminal for detection electrode, a lower insulating layer which is disposed between the lead portion for detection electrode and the element main body and insulates the two from each other, and an upper insulating layer which covers a surface of the lead portion for detection electrode and has a porosity of 10% or less.
US10996186B2	Method for measuring components of biological sample Provided is a method for measuring a component of a biological sample with a biosensor provided with: a capillary for introducing the biological sample; an electrode part including a first electrode system that includes a first working electrode and a first counter electrode in the capillary; and a reagent part disposed so as to be in contact with the electrode part, the reagent part containing an enzyme and a mediator, and the method including a step of starting voltage application for a duration longer than 0 second and up to 0.7 second to the first electrode system within 0 second to 0.5 second after detection of the introduction of the biological sample to obtain a hematocrit value based on a current value obtained thereby.
US10996184B2	Electrode configuration for a biosensor A biosensor including a capillary chamber having an inner boundary, a working electrode including an effective working electrode portion positioned within the capillary chamber, and a counter electrode including an effective counter electrode portion positioned within the capillary chamber, and with the working and counter electrodes each having a neck that constitutes the sole portion of the electrodes that extends across the inner boundary and out of the capillary chamber. In one embodiment, the effective working electrode portion defines an average working electrode width, and the working electrode neck defines a working electrode neck width that is reduced relative to the average working electrode width. In another embodiment, a ratio between the area of the effective working electrode portion exposed to the capillary chamber and the area of the effective counter electrode portion exposed to the capillary chamber is substantially constant as a position of the inner boundary of the capillary chamber is varied along a length of the working and counter electrode necks.
US10996178B2	Analog signal isolator Disclosed is a signal isolating test instrument, such as an electronics test probe. The instrument includes an input to receive a floating analog signal. An upconverter is employed to modulate the floating analog signal to a microwave frequency analog signal. An isolation barrier in the instrument prevents coupling of the floating analog signal to an earth ground. The instrument employs a microwave structure to transmit the microwave frequency analog signal across the isolation barrier via electromagnetic coupling. A downconverter is then employed to demodulate the microwave frequency analog signal to obtain a ground referenced test signal corresponding to the floating analog signal.
US10996174B2	Gas sensing element A gas sensing element includes a gas detection layer including a pigment, the gas detection layer including a first surface; and a backing material disposed on the first surface of the gas detection layer. When reducing gas causes the gas sensing element to change in color, a color change ΔL* of the gas sensing element is greater than or equal to 5.
US10996172B2	Surface-functionalized nanostructures for molecular sensing applications Surface-functionalized nano structures, arrays of the nanostructures, and method for using the arrays in surfaced-enhanced spectroscopy and dielectric sensing applications, such as surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, are provided. The nanostructures are functionalized with specific binding moieties that are bound to the nanostructures via phosphonic acid linkers.
US10996162B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a part Described herein is an apparatus, for shielding light generated by a laser during non-destructive inspection of an object. The apparatus includes a light shield at least partially enveloping the laser and defining a first opening through which light generated by the laser passes from the laser to the object. The light shield is opaque and includes at least one first biasing mechanism. The apparatus also includes at least one first light seal coupled to the light shield about the first opening of the light shield. The at least one first biasing mechanism is configured to urge resilient deformation of the at least one first light seal against the object. When the at least one first light seal is resiliently deformed against the object, light generated by the laser is constrained within a light containment space defined between the light shield, the at least one first light seal, and the object.
US10996157B2	System and method for online detection of droplet deposition amount of spraying operation of plant protection machine A system and method for online detection of a droplet deposition amount of a spraying operation of a plant protection machine, wherein the system is composed of parts such as a data processing module, a data collector, a temperature sensor, a spatial interdigital capacitive sensor, a communication module, a positioning module, a power supply module, and a control terminal, and wherein the spatial interdigital capacitive sensor is capable of outputting voltage data directly proportional to the droplet deposition amount; and provides a specific method and steps for detecting parameters of the droplet deposition amount, comprising: by the data processing module of the system for the online detection of the droplet deposition amount, acquiring the voltage data output from the spatial interdigital capacitive sensor via the data collector and processing the voltage data, and transmitting the processed voltage data to the control terminal via the communication module.
US10996155B2	Nuclear magnetic resonance gas isotherm technique to evaluate reservoir rock wettability Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) gas isotherm techniques to evaluate wettability of porous media, such as hydrocarbon reservoir rock, can include constructing a NMR gas isotherm curve for a porous media sample gas adsorption under various pressures. A hydrophobic or hydrophilic nature of the porous media sample can be determined using the NMR gas isotherm curves. A wettability of the porous media sample can be determined based on the NMR gas isotherm curve. The wettability can be determined for porous media samples with different pore sizes. In the case of reservoir rock samples, the determined wettability can be used, among other things, to model the hydrocarbon reservoir that includes such rock samples, to simulate fluid flow through such reservoirs, or to model enhanced hydrocarbon recovery from such reservoirs.
US10996153B2	Corrosion-fatigue-coupled test method and device for steel bridge deck The present invention relates to a corrosion-fatigue-coupled test method and device for a steel bridge deck. The method includes: 1) installing an orthotropic steel bridge deck (OSBD) and pasting filter paper; 2) installing a sodium chloride solution delivery pipe; 3) installing an infrared (IR) lamp; 4) preparing a corrosive solution; 5) coupling corrosion and fatigue; and 6) acquiring test data. A device constructed by using the method includes a to-be-tested OSBD, a support device, a pressure pump, a water tank, a monitoring device, an IR lamp, a plastic water pipe, a thermostat and a rotary sprayer. The present invention solves the problem of laboratory accelerated corrosion of the OSBD. The present invention fully considers a coupling effect of a corrosive medium and an alternating stress, so that the created simulation environment is close to a service environment of the OSBD, and the test data are effective and reliable.
US10996152B2	Apparatus and method for two dimensional nanoindentation A two-dimensional nanoindentation measurement apparatus includes a first actuator that imparts a first force in a first direction, and a second actuator that imparts a second force in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A first elongate member has a first end attached to the first actuator and a second end attached to an indenter tip that engages the surface of the sample. A second elongate member includes a first end attached to the second actuator and a second end connected to the second end of the first elongate member. The first elongate member is rigid in the first direction and compliant in the second direction, and the second elongate member is rigid in the second direction and compliant in the first direction. The first force is imparted to the indenter tip in the first direction through the first elongate member, and the second force is imparted to the indenter tip in the second direction through the second elongate member.
US10996144B2	Process and device for diluting an aerosol A process dilutes an aerosol by feeding an input aerosol through an inlet pipe surrounded by an annular space to a first mixing stage. An output aerosol leaves purified via an outlet as a particle-free clean gas. The particle-free clean gas is fed to the annular space upstream of the outlet and is mixed with the aerosol. A mixing stage includes an inlet pipe feeding aerosol as inlet aerosol. A downstream purification device purifies outlet aerosol leaving the mixing stage via an outlet pipe to form the particle-free clean gas. A mass flow controller and a pump suction off the outlet aerosol from the outlet pipe. A return line, for the clean gas, leads upstream into the annular space.
US10996142B2	Pneumatic tire pre-conditioning system and method A pneumatic tire pre-conditioning system includes a conveyor system, a belt assembly, a friction device and a drive system. The conveyor system includes a tire engaging surface, a first side, and a second side. The belt assembly is adjacent to the first side of the tire engaging surface. The friction device is adjacent to the second side of the tire engaging surface. The drive system is configured to move a tire along the tire engaging surface in a path between the belt assembly and the friction device.
US10996139B2	Health monitoring system A health and condition monitoring system of an elastomeric component comprising an actuator, a sensor, and a processing unit. The sensor and the actuator need to be attached directly or indirectly to the elastomeric component. The actuator induces an impulse, or possibly a chirp, into the elastomeric component. The sensor senses the response, the impulse response function. The processing unit analyzes the impulse response function and determines a health and condition indicator. This is repeated and when enough indicators have been determined, then a health and condition marker can be determined, covering if the elastomeric component is in a start period of usage, in a main usage period or in a final period of usage.
US10996135B1	Test fixture and method of liquid leak testing an electronic device A method and apparatus to ensure proper operation of an air permeable vent on an electronic device by allowing the vent and its surrounding area to be pressure decay leak tested using liquid to create the seal around the air permeable vent. The method may include filling a chamber with a known volume of liquid to cover the vent. Then, a remaining volume of air can be pressurized and monitored to detect a liquid leak either through the vent or through the sealing surface around or between the vent and the substrate of the electronic device. A pressure decay unit may adequately determine a leak rate to determine if the electronic device will pass or fail the required IP rating.
US10996133B2	Sealing tightness testing device A tightness-gauging device and a meter for gauging a pressure's sustainability pt for a pressure vessel or system are provided. A pressure is produced against the test fluid inside a piston cylinder communicated with the tested vessel or system by a fixed-pressure supplying assembly including a weight, a piston, and a piston cylinder successively arranged coaxially and vertically. An equation RL=pt/C is used to represent the tightness of the pressure vessel or system. The equation pt=p(p−0.5Δp)Δt/Δp is used in the meter for gauging the pressure's sustainability pt to express the pressure's sustainability, where p is the fixed test pressure, t is the elapsed time for the fluid to leak completely, C is the cubage of the pressure vessel or system, Δp is the drop value of the pressure, and Δt is the elapsed time for the pressure to descend from p to (p−Δp) caused by the leakage.
US10996132B2	Method for testing for fluid leaks Blowout preventers, fluid pressure systems and portions thereof may be tested for leaks by calculating an Apparent Compressibility Factor which is determined during initial pressurization of the system to the test pressure. The equivalent decay rate is calculated by measuring the amount of intensifying fluid required to be added to maintain the system at the test pressure level. The equivalent decay rate in psi per minute is then compared to the acceptable decay rate for the pressure level of the test to determine if the system passed the test.
US10996130B2	Toilet bolt cap with a liquid sensor A toilet bolt cap liquid sensor including an outer shell defining an interior cavity sized to receive a portion of a toilet bolt and house a liquid sensor; the liquid sensor including an exposed surface to the interior cavity. The liquid sensor can be used in a leak detector system for a toilet comprising: a flat base sheet bound by an outer perimeter an interior aperture; a wick material barrier coupled to the base between the aperture and the outer perimeter in a continuous or substantially continuous strip around the aperture; a wick material projection extending from the wick material barrier; and a toilet bolt cap including an outer shell defining an interior cavity for receiving an end of a toilet bolt, the toilet bolt cap housing the liquid sensor the liquid sensor including an exposed surface to the interior cavity for contact in fluid communication with the wick material projection.
US10996128B2	Method for installing a counterweight on a shaft, and a device for this purpose A balancing device for installing a counterweight in a specified shaft balancing region paired with a balancing plane includes a securing device which can be controlled via a control unit. The securing device has a first and a second receiving area for a counterweight or the shaft at a free end. A slot is arranged on the balancing device such that the balancing device can be moved along the shaft in the axial direction. The balancing device has a sensor for ascertaining the position of the balancing device relative to the shaft. The balancing device further includes a display unit which is connected to the control unit so as to exchange data and which is designed such that the position of the balancing device relative to the balancing region can be displayed.
US10996124B2	High accuracy pressure transducer with improved temperature stability A high accuracy capacitive pressure transducer capable of performing measurements at a fixed temperature, with stability better than ±2 mK, in the temperature range of 15° C.-30° C. and which does not require the use of correction for thermal transpiration effect. The pressure transducer includes a vacuum gauge having a pressure sensor and a pressure sensor sheath, a temperature control unit secured in a cap; an aluminum block having a lower surface in contact with the pressure sensor sheath and an upper surface in contact with a main plate; and a temperature sensor located between the main plate and the upper surface of the aluminum block. The vacuum gauge is connected to a vacuum system by means of a connecting pipe.
US10996122B2	Load cell with an external interface and weighing foot with a load cell A load cell for installing in a weighing foot is described with a spring body, a measuring transducer for generating an output signal corresponding to a weight acting on the force introduction element, and an external interface connected to the measuring transducer. The spring body can have an outer support ring, a force introduction element, and an annular deformation section, the support ring and the force introduction element being connected with the annular deformation section. The external interface can output the output signal generated by the measuring transducer to an external device. The external interface for the external output of the output signal is provided at the force introduction element.
US10996120B1	Pressure sensor A piezoelectric pressure sensor is characterized by a piezoelectric transducer having substantially parallel piezoelectric plate faces oriented in planes that extend substantially parallel a principal longitudinal axis of the sensor, a pair of clamping members engaging the piezoelectric plate faces, a membrane cap covering the clamping members and mounted on a stem to define an enclosed protective chamber that isolates the piezoelectric transducer and the clamping members from an environment outside the membrane cap. The membrane cap has a membrane wall engaging outside faces of the clamping members. The membrane wall undergoes inward deflections in response to pressure increases in the environment outside the membrane cap. The clamping members undergo corresponding inward deflections in response to the inward deflections of the membrane wall. The inward deflections of the clamping members act on the piezoelectric plate faces, resulting in deformations of the piezoelectric transducer that produce corresponding electrical signals.
US10996106B2	Luminous body measurement apparatus and luminous body measurement method comprising a control unit to pivot a first and a second arm to hold an image pickup device in plural postures To provide a luminous body measurement apparatus capable of being easily downsized, with which luminance of a luminous body can be measured in a wide range on a measurement sphere. The luminous body measurement apparatus is configured to pivot a first arm and a second arm in a non-inverted posture to obtain luminance data of a sample at a plurality of image pickup positions in a first region of the measurement sphere, and is configured to pivot the first arm and the second arm in an inverted posture to obtain luminance data of the sample at a plurality of image pickup positions in a second region adjacent to the first region, the non-inverted posture being a posture under which a supporting portion is located on one side of an axis as viewed from a holding portion, the inverted posture being a posture under which the supporting portion is located on another side of the axis as viewed from the holding portion.
US10996105B2	Optical filter having low incident angle dependence of incident light, ambient light sensor, sensor module and electronic device One object of the present disclosure is to show an optical filter capable of realizing both an excellent visible light transmittance and an excellent near-infrared ray-shielding performance even if an incident angle becomes large. The optical filter of the present disclosure has a base material (i) including a light absorbing layer, and transmits visible light, wherein the light absorbing layer has a maximum absorption in a wavelength range of 750 nm to 1,150 nm, and in a wavelength range of 850 nm to 1,050 nm, an average OD value measured in a direction perpendicular to the optical filter is 2.0 or more, and an average OD value measured at an angle of 60° with respect to the direction perpendicular to the optical filter is 2.0 or more.
US10996104B2	Terminal-imaging seeker using a spatial light modulator based coded-aperture mask Apparatus and associated methods relate to creating corrected images of a scene for a terminal-imaging seeker using an electrically-controllable coded-aperture mask pattern embodied in a programmable spatial light modulator. The coded-aperture mask pattern includes a plurality of pinhole-like apertures, each of which is configured to perform pinhole-like lensing of the scene. The plurality of pinhole-like apertures form a multiplex of overlapping images on a focal plane array aligned with the optical axis. An image processor reconstructs, based on a configuration of the plurality of pinhole-like apertures and the multiplex of overlapping images, a single image of the scene.
US10996102B2	Fast and precise wavelength and power measurements technique for continuous wave, modulated, and pulsed monochromatic radiation Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide a fast and precise methods for continuously monitoring and measuring the absolute wavelength of monochromatic radiation sources, such as lasers, etc., irrespective of the temporal profile of the source (i.e., continuous wave, modulated, or pulsed). Radiation power measurement may also be enabled by the various embodiment methods. The various embodiment methods may utilize high-speed low-noise detection to enable fast and accurate measurements. High-precision wavelength and power measurement may be achieved in the various embodiments to monitor radiation source jitters and fluctuations, without relying on frequency transforms or dispersive optics. Both wavelength and power may be measured simultaneously or sequentially in various embodiments.
US10996100B2	Method and apparatus for calibrating rail scales An apparatus for calibrating a rail scale is described. The apparatus is attached to a first trailer and a second trailer and the move from a first site to a rail scale site over highways and roads. The apparatus includes a calibration vehicle, bins of weights, and a crane. The crane positions the calibration vehicle, that is self-propelled, on rails and loads weights on the calibration vehicle. The combined weight of the calibration vehicle and weights has qualifying values that ensures a scale is in compliance rail scale calibration standards.
US10996095B2	Dielectric-constant-insensitive fluid level sensor A dielectric-constant-insensitive fluid level sensor for directly inserting into a high dielectric constant fluid is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the fluid level sensor includes a first set of stacked series capacitors where each capacitor in the first set is formed by two coplanar electrodes and a dielectric space between the electrodes. Each stack of series capacitors in the first set includes at least one capacitor having a first molded carrier as the dielectric space in series with another capacitor having a first fluid cavity as the dielectric space. In this embodiment, the total capacitance of the first set of stacked series capacitors varies as a function of the level of the fluid within the first fluid cavity.
US10996089B2	Non-linear ultrasound method and apparatus for quantitative detection of materials (liquids, gas, plasma) Systems and methods for determining a weight of a quantity of fluid, or a flow rate of the fluid by weight. An acoustic sensor positioned on an exterior wall of a vessel containing the fluid determines a fill level of the fluid. A computerized device calculates a weight of the quantity of fluid using a size of the vessel, the determined fill level, a temperature of the fluid, and the fluid identity and/or a fluid density. Flow rate of the fluid through a pipe is determined using two or more acoustic sensors positioned at different locations on a pipe, and a temperature sensor. A computer calculates a differential time of flight of the fluid based on readings of the acoustic sensor, a distance therebetween, the temperature sensor, the pipe volume, and the fluid identity and/or a fluid density. A flow by weight of the quantity of fluid is determined.
US10996087B2	Electropotential detection electrode of electromagnetic flow meter A liquid-contact portion exposed into a measurement tube is provided, and a main body portion formed by covering a base material with a conductor is provided. A terminal portion electrically connected to the conductor is provided. The main body portion includes a small diameter portion having a cylindrical shape and being inserted at one end thereof into an electrode insertion hole of the measurement tube, and the one end corresponds to the liquid-contact portion; and a large diameter portion having a disc shape extending outward from the other end of the small diameter portion in a radial direction. The large diameter portion includes an annular groove opened toward inside a measurement, tube, and cutaway's extending outward from the annular groove in the radial direction and opening to an outer peripheral surface of the large diameter portion.
US10996082B2	Sensor system for a rotor assembly A sensor system includes a rotor antenna, a radio frequency (RF) sensor, a stator antenna, and one or more processors. The rotor antenna and the RF sensor are configured to be disposed on a shaft of a rotor assembly and are conductively connected to each other. The RF sensor generates measurement signals. The stator antenna is mounted to a stator member of the rotor assembly and positioned radially outward from the rotor antenna. The stator antenna is wirelessly connected to the rotor antenna across an air gap. The one or more processors are communicatively connected to the stator antenna and are configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the measurement signals that are received by the stator antenna from the rotor antenna over time as the shaft rotates and to determine rotational speed of the shaft based on recurrent variations in the one or more electrical characteristics.
US10996079B1	Encoder offset fine tuning For encoder offset fine tuning, a processor iteratively reduces an encoder offset error of the motor with a third offset step until the motor starts. The processor iteratively modifies the encoder offset of the motor turning in a positive direction with a first offset step until the motor stops. The processor further records the encoder offset as a first encoder offset. The processor iteratively modifies the encoder offset with the first offset step until the motor starts turning in a negative direction. The negative direction is opposite the positive direction. The processor iteratively modifies the encoder offset with a second offset step until the motor stops. The processor records the encoder offset as a second encoder offset. In addition, the processor calculates a final encoder offset as a function of the first encoder offset and the second encoder offset.
US10996076B2	Sensor device management method and sensor device management system A management server 103 holds a parameter of a sensor device 101 and change management information related to a change in the parameter, and transmits the changed parameter and the change management information to the sensor device. The sensor device 101 holds the parameter and the change management information transmitted from the management server, and transmits the change management information to the management server together with measurement data. The management server collates the received change management information and preliminarily-held change management information to determine the change in the parameter on the basis of a result of the collation.
US10996074B2	Activity recommendation based on a real-time mapping between activity characteristics and autonomous vehicle dynamics An approach for recommending an activity during travel. The approach includes receiving a request for a travel destination and a desired arrival time. Furthermore, the approach determines a route to the travel destination and retrieves external data based on the route. Based on the retrieved data and the route, the approach calculates and outputs an initial activity list. And the approach measures vehicle dynamics based on one or more motion sensors and updates and outputs the activity list based on the vehicle dynamics.
US10996072B2	Systems and methods for updating a high-definition map Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and systems for updating a HD map using a plurality of point cloud data frames. The method may include receiving, by a communication interface, a first data frame of a target region acquired by at least one sensor. The method may further include constructing, by at least one processor, a local HD map based on the first data frame. The method may also include receiving, by the communication interface, a second data frame of the target region acquired by the at least one sensor. The method may also include updating, by the at least one processor, the local HD map using the second data frame based on relative location and pose information associated with the second data frame relative to the local HD map, and updating, by the at least one processor the HD map based on the updated local HD map.
US10996070B2	Route guidance apparatus and method A route guidance apparatus and method are provided. The route guidance apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that collects image data of an area in front of a vehicle using a camera and a driver view recognition unit that calculates the range of a driver viewing angle by detecting a driver eye height driver a driver's gaze direction. An image processing unit extracts a region of interest corresponding to the range of the driver viewing angle from the image data and generates a route guidance image by overlaying a direction indicator corresponding to a driving route on the region of interest. A display unit outputs the route guidance image.
US10996068B2	Vehicle and vehicle system A vehicle may include a display, a sensor configured to detect state information related to a user and the vehicle, a communicator configured to receive travelling information related to the vehicle corresponding to the state information from an external server; and a controller configured to classify drivers having a same tendency as the user on the basis of the travelling information, generate a travel route of the vehicle on the basis of an emotion state of the user and information related to the classified drivers, and display the generated travel route on the display.
US10996066B2	Method for coordinating a meeting point of a self-driving transportation vehicle and of a user A method for coordinating a meeting point of a self-driving transportation vehicle and of a user including entering a desired meeting point by the user by a communication-capable terminal, transmitting the desired meeting point to a central station or to a self-driving transportation vehicle, receiving the desired meeting point by the central station or the self-driving transportation vehicle, checking current environmental data of the meeting point and/or of a route from the current location of the self-driving transportation vehicle to the desired meeting point, assessing the desired meeting point by using the environmental data, confirming the originally desired meeting point or at least one alternative meeting point by the user, receiving the confirmation by the central station or the self-driving transportation vehicle, and implementing an automated journey of the self-driving transportation vehicle to the confirmed meeting point according to the method.
US10996062B2	Information processing device, data management device, data management system, method, and program A data management system includes an information processing device and a data management device. The information processing device acquires an overall map from a storage in the data management device, estimates a location of the moving object at the time of capturing each of peripheral images that are determined to correspond to any of the key frame images which are stored in the storage among the peripheral images, and generate a local map representing each of the peripheral images which are determined as the key frame image. The management device updates a portion, corresponding to the local map, of the overall map stored in the storage based on the local map.
US10996060B2	Camera-based positioning system using learning A device, system, and methods are described to perform machine-learning camera-based indoor mobile positioning. The indoor mobile positioning may utilize inexact computing, wherein a small decrease in accuracy is used to obtain significant computational efficiency. Hence, the positioning may be performed using a smaller memory overhead at a faster rate and with lower energy cost than previous implementations. The positioning may not involve any communication (or data transfer) with any other device or the cloud, providing privacy and security to the device. A hashing-based image matching algorithm may be used which is cheaper, both in energy and computation cost, over existing state-of-the-art matching techniques. This significant reduction allows end-to-end computation to be performed locally on the mobile device. The ability to run the complete algorithm on the mobile device may eliminate the need for the cloud, resulting in a privacy-preserving localization algorithm by design since network communication with other devices may not be required.
US10996057B2	Presenting information for a current location or time A computing system is described that obtains, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication associated with a user of a computing device, an indication of a future location and a future time and event information associated with the future location and the future time. The computing system obtains a duration of time for the user to travel from a current location of the computing device to the future location, and, based at least in part on the duration of time, obtains a departure time at which the user is predicted to need to depart from the current location in order to arrive at the future location by an arrival time based on the event. The computing system outputs, for transmission to the computing device, an indication associated with the event and including information indicative of the departure time.
US10996052B2	Sensing vehicle positions with optical sensors An optical sensor can include a transmitter for transmitting a light and one or more optical receivers or sensors to receive light reflected from other vehicles and objects. The apparatus can include a first optical angle sensor to receive from an object first reflected light at a first angle between the object and the first angle sensor. The apparatus can further include a second optical angle sensor to receive second reflected light from the object at a second angle between the object and the second angle sensor. The first reflected light and the second reflected light can be the transmitted light reflected from the object. Circuitry can receive the first and second angles from the first and second optical angle sensors and can process the measured first and second angles to determine the position of the object.
US10996046B2	Steerable focal adjustment for optical coherence tomography A system and method for surface inspection of an object using optical coherence tomography (OCT) is provided. The method includes determining a surface profile of the object, the surface profile includes one or more regions on a surface of the object; moving the object relative to the OCT scanner head; and for each of the one or more regions on the surface of the object, performing: determining a working distance where the surface of the object at the respective region is within a present depth of field; determining an angle where the respective region is at the determined working distance from an OCT scanner head; directing the OCT scanner head at the determined angle towards the respective region when the respective region is at the determined working distance along the respective angle; and performing an A-scan of the object when the respective region is within the present depth of field.
US10996045B2	Distance measuring device, in particular for dielectric and metallic target objects Disclosed is a distance measuring device, in particular for dielectric or metallic target objects, said device comprising a sensor with a resonance chamber and a resonance structure. The resonance structure has an element consisting of a dielectric material which has a narrowing at the edge, the resonance frequency of the resonance chamber being dependent on the distance between the element and a target object.
US10996042B2	Measuring device A measuring device having a flange extending from a rule portion at one end and an ergonomic module on the other end. The ergonomic module has side surfaces which angle at the same angle as side edges of the flange to permit the measuring device to be supported on the side surfaces during use. A magnet may be encapsulated in the ergonomic module for supporting the measuring device when not in use. A thumb depression is formed in the ergonomic module to facilitate use by the user.
US10996040B2	Method and apparatus for rendering safe unexploded ordnance found underwater A system for rendering safe unexploded military ordnance items found underwater by use of immersible portable apparatus employing entrainment waterjet technology. The interior of the military ordnance item is accessed, and its internal contents are washed out and recovered. All services required to run the underwater apparatus are located above water.
US10996037B2	Obturator for robust and uniform discard Embodiments of an obturator are provided herein. In some embodiments, an obturator includes an annular body having an inner surface configured to interface with a projectile, an outer surface configured to interface with a gun bore, and geometric features disposed in the annular body to create regions of localized stress and strain upon discharge from a weapon.
US10996035B2	Fin-stabilized sub-caliber projectile that can be fired from a rifled barrel, and method for the production thereof A fin-stabilized sub-caliber projectile adapted to be fired from a rifled barrel, the projectile having a penetrator with a tail fin assembly, a sabot arranged on the penetrator and having at least two sabot segments circumferentially joined to one another that are separated from one another after leaving the barrel by centrifugal forces acting on the projectile during firing. The sabot includes a main body and a front guide flange that is adapted to be supported on an inner wall of the barrel and a rear guide flange arranged at an axial distance. A connecting section of the sabot is arranged between the front guide flange and the rear guide flange and has a smaller outer diameter than the front guide flange or the rear guide flange. The sabot and the penetrator are joined together in a positive manner in a region of the rear guide flange.
US10996033B2	Projectile apparatus for smooth bore barrels A projectile apparatus is provided that includes a projectile, a propellant, and optional components such as a wading, a sabot, and an intermediary device. The projectile can be fired through a barrel having a smooth bore. A sabot is provided that can include molded features, for example, a base portion and a plurality of petal portions defining, in-part, a volume for accommodating a projectile. The sabot and wadding can include molded features that control and direct gases produced by the propellant. The apparatus can convert gas pressure or gas velocity into a high rate of projectile spin. The projectile has long-range accuracy due to a high or sustainable velocity and high rate of spin.
US10996029B2	Polymer ammunition and cartridge primer insert The present invention provides a polymer ammunition cartridge having a primer insert having: a top surface; a bottom surface opposite the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the coupling element comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface comprises: a transition region that transitions from the bottom surface to a second segment wherein the transition region has a radius of from 0.1 to 0.2; a first segment extending from the second segment and terminates at a tip, wherein the first segment has a first segment distance from 0.06 to 0.14 inches and the second segment has a second segment distance from 0.05 to 0.15 inches, wherein the second segment has a second segment angle from +3 to −3 degrees relative to the first segment angle and the first segment has a first segment angle from +6 to −6 degrees from perpendicular to the top surface; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface; a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess through the bottom surface; and a flash aperture groove in the primer recess and positioned around the primer flash aperture and adapted to receive a polymer overmolding through the primer flash aperture.
US10996022B1	Firearm grip aperture A Firearm grip that attaches underneath a handguard and helps stabilize shooting with as little as one finger on the grip. The grip has a rail channel on the top portion, while the lower portion is circular shaped, extending downward and parallel with the firearm barrel. The top and lower portions of the device are one solid piece. The front and back of the circular portion contain separate voids. On each side of the voids are positions to mount a sling clip. A swivel sling attachment can be mounted to the bottom center of the circular portion.
US10996017B2	Quickly deployable tripod A quickly deployable tripod is comprised of a helmet unit formed at the top thereof, a ball unit connected inside the helmet unit, a yoke unit connected at the bottom of the ball unit, and a plurality of the leg units connected to the yoke unit. The helmet unit is configured to fix an object thereon. The ball unit is configured to adjust orientation of the helmet unit. The yoke unit is configured to adjust position of the plurality of leg units. And the plurality of the leg units is configured to adjust orientation thereof respectively.
US10996014B2	Modular trigger assembly with retractable locking pins A modular trigger assembly having auto-tensioning hammer pin and trigger pins which allow for rapid installation and removal of the modular trigger assembly from the lower receiver of an ArmaLite style modular rifle using minimal tools. When installed and under tension, the auto-tensioning pins remain flush with the exterior of the lower receiver and present no external parts outside of the lower receiver while maintaining anti-walk and anti-roll properties.
US10996011B2	Caliber modification using modular fire control group The present invention relates to an assembly for modifying a rifle to accommodate various calibers of ammunition and method for changing calibers in a rifle using same.
US10996010B2	Locking system for removable magazine floor plates for firearm magazines A magazine floor plate for a firearm magazine includes sidewalls that extend vertically from floor plate and define an interior cavity for accommodating a portion of the firearm magazine. The sidewalls include a first parallel longitudinal sidewall, a second parallel longitudinal sidewall, a first parallel traverse sidewall, and a second parallel traverse sidewall. The magazine floor plate further includes a locking mechanism for insertion between the firearm magazine and at least one of the sidewalls when the interior cavity accommodates the portion of the firearm magazine. The first and second parallel longitudinal sidewalls have a length greater than the firearm magazine.
US10996008B2	Magazine well for a firearm A magazine well unit and a method are disclosed. The magazine well unit may have an upper portion having a firearm interface; a lower portion; a proximal portion; and a distal portion. The distal portion may have a magazine well to removably receive a box magazine. The magazine well may have at least one fore stop and at least one aft stop, the at least one fore stop and the at least one aft stop shaped to prevent the box magazine from passing beyond the upper portion of the magazine well unit. At least one of the fore stop or the aft stop may have an upper portion region having a surface for engaging the firearm.
US10996004B2	Mechanical-chemical energy storage This invention generally relates to mechanical-chemical energy storage. In particular, the invention relates to a mechanical-chemical energy storage system that stores energy by simultaneously compressing a gas to a higher enthalpy state and recovering the heat of compression by driving a somewhat reversible chemical reaction. The heat energy in the chemical reaction is then recovered while the gas is expanding to a lower enthalpy state.
US10996000B2	Absorption-based system for automotive waste heat recovery An absorption cycle based system is disclosed for using waste heat from a vehicle and providing selective heating, cooling, and dehumidifying to a vehicle compartment. The system includes a waste heat loop in thermal communication with a power generating unit of the vehicle, and a vapor absorption subsystem. The vapor absorption subsystem may include a thermal compressor in thermal communication with the waste heat loop, a radiator unit, a condensing unit for heating the vehicle compartment, an evaporating unit for selectively cooling and dehumidifying the vehicle compartment, and a plurality of valves configured to selectively direct refrigerant through the vapor absorption subsystem. The vehicle compartment may include at least one of a passenger cabin, an electronics housing, a battery pack, an engine compartment, and a refrigeration compartment.
US10995999B2	Cooling unit, installation and process Cooling unit in which the first and second heat exchangers [13], [16] are suspended along one of their longitudinal edges respectively to one of the suspension pipes selected from first, second and third pipes, [10], [11], [12], and are capable of undergoing a substantially free elongation and/or expansion curvature below the level of the pipe suspension.
US10995995B2	Methods and apparatus for simultaneously cooling and separating a mixture of hot gas and liquid Apparatus and methods for cooling a mixture of hot gas and liquid received from a compressor and simultaneously separating the gas from the liquid, the apparatus comprising a receiving inlet, a header unit, a collector, and a plurality of conduits comprising turbulators which creates turbulence and heat-exchange surfaces to simultaneously separate the liquid from the gas and cooling both the liquid and the gas, and the method comprising receiving the mixture from the compressor through a receiving inlet; directing the mixture into a plurality of conduits; and in each of the plurality of conduits, simultaneously separating the liquid from the gas and cooling both the gas and the liquid.
US10995993B2	Thermal recuperation methods, systems, and devices Thermal recuperation methods, systems, and devices are provided. The methods, systems, and/or devices may provide for: introducing a first fluid into at least a portion of a tank containing a solid; exchanging heat between the solid contained within the tank and the first fluid as the first fluid passes at least around or through the solid; extracting the heated first fluid from at least the portion of the tank containing the solid; and/or passing the heated first fluid with respect to a heat exchanger thermally coupled with a second fluid. The heated first fluid may be cooled as it passes with respect to the heat exchanger and heat may be thermally recuperated between the solid and the second fluid.
US10995992B2	Sintering furnance Disclosed is a sintering furnace comprising a furnace body and a lifting device, wherein the furnace body comprises a furnace chamber (10) and a furnace mouth (20), the furnace chamber (10) is connected with the furnace mouth (20), wherein the sintering furnace further comprises a sealing member (30) provided at the lifting device; when the sintering furnace is in a loading or unloading condition, the sealing member (30) blocks the furnace mouth (20). When the sintering furnace is in an unloading condition, the sealing member (30) can block the furnace mouth (20), the furnace chamber (10) does not contact with the outside directly, thus the temperature in the furnace chamber (10) will not drop sharply, and the service life of the sintering furnace will be increased.
US10995990B2	Rotary dryer with multi-drying chambers This invention relates to a rotary dryer with multi-drying chambers which is developed and improved for drying materials such as cassava chip, paddy, corn, various crops, longan, fertilizer, biomass and mining industry with better drying efficiency.
US10995988B2	Balanced drying system The invention provides a balanced drying system, comprising an air supply and exhaust main pipeline, and at least two groups of drying units; the drying units each comprises a unit air supply fan and a drying oven, the drying units each is provided with a unit air inlet and a unit air outlet, the drying oven is provided with a drying oven air inlet and a drying oven air outlet, and all of the groups of the drying units are disposed in pairs at intervals on the air supply and exhaust main pipeline via the unit air inlet and the unit air outlet, the unit air inlet is connected with the drying oven air inlet, and the unit air outlet is connected with the drying oven air outlet. The invention has the advantages of concise and stable system, simple adjustment, low exhaust air volume, low energy consumption and the like.
US10995986B2	Dryer A dryer for increasing the dryness by fixing the inside of a bowl-shaped workpiece toward a rotating table side is provided.A dryer for drying an object includes a rotatable hollow cylindrical rotation shaft, a center shaft supported inside of the rotation shaft via a bearing and does not rotate, the center shaft having an inner blow passage therein extending along the center shaft, a rotation plate fixed to the first end of the rotation shaft; an inner fixed nozzle extending along the first end of the rotation shaft from the center shaft, a jig disposed on the rotation plate for fixing the object, a drive motor for rotating the rotation shaft, and a blower connected to the inner blow passage.
US10995985B2	Drying apparatus and drying method A drying apparatus includes a gas flow channel, a first hollow fiber module, a second hollow fiber module, a gas driver and a control unit. The gas flow channel is used to accommodate an article and has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first and second hollow fiber modules are disposed at the first and second terminals respectively to adsorb water or to be electrified to desorb water. The gas driver disposed in a gas flow path of the gas flow channel drives the gas flowing into the gas flow channel through the first hollow fiber module and flowing out from the gas flow channel through the second hollow fiber module, or flowing into the gas flow channel through the second hollow fiber module and flowing out from the gas flow channel through the first hollow fiber module. The control unit provides power to the first and second hollow fiber modules and controls the gas driver.
US10995984B2	Method for separating components of a gas A method is disclosed for separating components of a gas. A feed gas stream is cooled in the first vessel. The feed gas stream comprises methane, carbon dioxide, and a secondary component. A first portion of the secondary component condenses, desublimates, or a combination thereof to form a primary stream, resulting in a first depleted gas stream. The first depleted gas stream is cooled in a condensing exchanger such that a first portion of the methane condenses as a first liquid methane stream, resulting in a second depleted gas stream. The second depleted gas stream is cooled in the second vessel such that a first portion of the carbon dioxide desublimates to form a solid product stream, resulting in a third depleted gas stream.
US10995982B2	System and method for rare gas recovery A system and method for argon and nitrogen extraction and liquefaction from a low-pressure tail gas of an ammonia production plant is provided. The preferred tail gas of the ammonia production plant comprises methane, nitrogen, argon, and hydrogen. The disclosed system and method provides for the methane rejection via rectification and hydrogen rejection by way of a side stripper column or phase separator. The resulting nitrogen and argon containing stream is separated and liquefied in a double column distillation system.
US10995981B2	NGL recovery from a recycle stream having natural gas A method for recovering natural gas liquids from a recycle stream having natural gas is provided. In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide recycle stream that comprises carbon dioxide, natural gas, and natural gas liquids is received. The carbon dioxide recycle stream is separated into a purified carbon dioxide recycle stream and a natural gas liquids stream. The purified carbon dioxide recycle stream comprises the carbon dioxide and the natural gas, and the natural gas liquids stream comprises the natural gas liquids. In another embodiment, a system comprises piping and a separator. The piping is configured to receive a recycle stream, and the separator is coupled to the piping and is configured to separate the recycle stream into a purified recycle stream and a natural gas liquids stream.
US10995980B2	Cryovial storage system A cryovial storage system is provided for use in LNVP storage and transportation freezers. The system comprises a hexagonal box that can be used modularly in both vertical and horizontal dimensions to more efficiently fill the functional space within cryogenic freezers and dry shippers. Also provided is a canister and insert system configured to receive a stack of hexagonal boxes (or multiple stacks of hexagonal boxes) and a method for accessing only the topmost box in a stack while retaining the other boxes in the stack below and a system that provides ease of transferability of boxes between storage freezers and dry shippers.
US10995978B2	Refrigerator and home appliance A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body.
US10995977B2	Mullion hinge assembly A hinge assembly for a mullion assembly includes a first hinge element having a first cam member with a cammed upper surface having a first portion and a second portion with an angled intermediate portion disposed therebetween. The first portion of the cammed upper surface of the first hinge element is vertically spaced-apart a distance from the second portion. A second hinge element is rotatably coupled to the first hinge element between first and second positions and includes a second cam member having a cammed lower surface that includes an engagement point that is engaged with the cammed upper surface of the first hinge element. The second hinge element is driven upwardly by the engagement of the engagement point and the cammed upper surface of the first hinge element as the second hinge element is rotated from the first position to the second position.
US10995976B2	Portable frozen confection machine The disclosure extends to apparatuses, methods, and systems, for producing frozen confections and conditioning ice for use in frozen confections. A frozen confection machine includes a hopper portion for receiving ice into an interior, and a motor configured to rotate a drive shaft, a blade to condition the ice in the hopper during rotation of the motor. The frozen confection machine also includes a lid for selectively covering the interior of the hopper, a bias member for biasing the lid away from a closed position, and a switch for causing the motor to actuate in response to the lid being pressed to a closed position.
US10995975B2	Ice making system An ice making system includes: a tank that stores a medium to be cooled; an ice making machine that cools the medium and makes ice; a pump that circulates the medium between the tank and the ice making machine; a de-icing mechanism that performs a de-icing operation of heating and melting the medium in the ice making machine; and a control device that controls operations of the ice making machine, the pump, and the de-icing mechanism. The ice making machine includes: a cooling chamber in which the medium is cooled; a blade mechanism that rotates in the cooling chamber and disperses the ice; a detector that detects a locked state of the blade mechanism; and a first temperature sensor that is disposed at a discharge port of the cooling chamber and detects a temperature of the medium discharged from the cooling chamber.
US10995972B2	Multi-fluid renewable geo-energy systems and methods A geo-energy production system and method extracts thermal energy from a reservoir formation, and stores either thermal waste heat or excess heat in a storage zone of the reservoir formation. A compressed fluid injection injects an unheated, compressed working fluid into the storage zone. A fluid injection well injects a working fluid laden with thermal waste heat or excess heat into the storage zone. The storage zone is located below a caprock layer and above a native brine zone of the reservoir formation and is partially circumscribed by a hot brine storage zone. The compressed working fluid assists with a withdrawal of pressurized brine residing below and/or to the sides of the storage zone. A compressed CO2, N2, or air production well helps to remove compressed working fluid from the storage zone for use in power production.
US10995969B2	Insulated register box A register box for HVAC installations has a body with a plurality of side panels arranged in a generally rectangular or square configuration and a wall extending across the rectangular configuration, a duct opening through the wall so as to communicate with an interior of the body, and an expandable foam polymeric material affixed to an inner side of the side panels. The wall has a surface extending from the opening of the duct to the side panels. The expandable foam polymeric material is affixed to the surface of the wall. The expandable polymeric material is polyurethane.
US10995968B2	Systems and methods for providing airflow in furnace systems A heating system, includes a furnace that is configured to heat air to be provided to a conditioned space, a pressure sensor configured to collect sensor data indicative of a pressure of air within the furnace; a fan configured to supply the heated air to the conditioned space, and a motor configured to drive the fan. Additionally, the heating system includes processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and the motor. The processing circuitry is configured to control the motor based upon the sensor data such that an amount of airflow supplied to the conditioned space is constantly supplied by the fan.
US10995965B2	Ultra-low NOx burner A burner for use with an igniter for firing a flame into a heat-exchanger includes a body having a sidewall that defines an interior chamber. A first opening in the body receives a pre-mixed mixture of air and fuel. A second opening in the body is in fluid communication with the first opening. A distributor connected to the body closes the second opening. The distributor includes a first portion and at least one curved second, portion provided on the first portion. Each second portion includes a plurality of first perforations in fluid communication with the first opening in the body. The first perforations of one second portion are positioned adjacent to the igniter such that ignition of the pre-mix mixture flowing through the first perforations results in a flame through the second portion.
US10995964B2	Wind guard system, device and method thereof Embodiments of a wind guard system for blocking a cross-wind from flowing through a gap defined between a griddle and a cooking station. The wind guard system includes multiple wind guard members each having a shield portion and a hook portion, the hook portion extending from an upper end portion of the shield portion. The hook portion is sized and configured to be positioned to removably hang over a top edge of upstanding walls of the griddle member so that a height of the shield portion extends downward to cover the gap defined between an underside of the griddle member and the upper side of the cooking station to at least partially prevent wind from moving through the gap.
US10995963B2	Movable cooking appliance A movable cooking appliance comprises a structure which is adapted to be placed on a kitchen worktop appliance or inside a cooking oven appliance and includes a heating element and releasable connector assembly for making electrical connection with power supply connectors. The heating element is an induction heating element and an electronic driving unit is mounted on the appliance. The releasable connector assembly comprising a plug connector having a plurality of terminals designed in order to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic unit before the power supply connectors are fully extracted.
US10995962B2	Device for covering a stove top A device for covering a stove top. The device for covering a stove top includes a frame. The frame has an upper side and a lower side. The frame is sized to rest on a stove top, covering burners of that stove top. A cover is attached on the upper side of the frame and forms an interior cavity. The interior cavity is accessible via the lower side of the frame. A handle is disposed on a lateral edge of the frame.
US10995961B2	Fitout articles and articles of equipment for kitchens or laboratories with a lighting element A fitout article or article of equipment for a kitchen or laboratory is provided. The article has a lighting and separating element. The separating element in a region of the lighting element has light transmittance of at least 0.1% and less than 12%. The lighting element in the interior emits light that passes through the separating element and to the exterior. The separating element has a glass or glass-ceramic substrate having a CTE of 0 to 6 ppm/K and has a colour locus in the CIELAB colour space with the coordinates L* of 20 to 40, a* of −6 to 6 and b* of −6 to 6. D65 standard illuminant light, after passing through the separating element, is within a white region W1 determined in the chromaticity diagram CIExyY−2° by the following coordinates: White region W1 xy 0.270.21 0.220.25 0.320.37 0.450.45 0.470.34 0.360.29.
US10995960B2	Food preparation entity The invention relates to a food preparation entity comprising a cavity (2) for receiving food to be prepared and an image recognition system (3) for gathering optical information of the food to be prepared, wherein the food preparation entity (1) is further adapted to store, gather and/or receive meta-information and select one or more food types out of a list of food types based on said meta-information and said captured optical information.
US10995958B2	Pilot fuel injector, and fuel nozzle and gas turbine having same Disclosed are a pilot fuel injector, and a fuel nozzle and a gas turbine having the same. The pilot fuel injector is mounted on the fuel nozzle to uniformize the flow of the introduced air and to enable uniform mixing with the fuel, so that a fuel mixed air having a high mixing rate is provided to the combustion chamber. The mixing rate of the fuel mixed air directed to the combustion chamber is increased, thereby suppressing the generation of nitrogen oxides and preventing the flame stagnation.
US10995953B2	Burner cover insulation device for a boiler and method for manufacturing such a device The invention relates to a burner cover insulation device for shielding a burner cover from a boiler burner, the device comprising a cover layer comprising a heat resistant inorganic fibrous material and having a first outer peripheral edge; a support layer providing mechanical strength to the device and having a second outer peripheral edge that at least extends to the outer peripheral edge of the cover layer; and a filling material forming an insulating layer between the cover layer and the support layer, wherein a through hole extends through the cover layer and the support layer. The invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing such a device.
US10995951B2	System and method for controlling a porous medium burner of medium-high temperature heating field A system and method for controlling a porous medium burner of medium-high temperature heating field, the control system includes a local control system and a remote control system; the local control system is configured for acquisition and feedback of data, and execution of an action; and the remote control system communicates with the local control system in real time and is configured for storage and analysis of data and transmission of an instruction. A system and method for controlling a porous medium burner of medium-high temperature heating field, which can effectively perform prediction and prevention of flashback, be adapted to combustion of gases with different calorific values, monitor and diagnose, in real time, a usage status of a porous medium material, and be suitable for the functions such as real-time monitoring of preheating of air and a fuel gas.
US10995950B2	Burner resonance canceling apparatus A burner including a burner tube including a side wall, a first longitudinal end configured for receiving a fuel mixture flow, a closed second longitudinal end, a chamber defined by the interior flow space of the burner tube, the cross-sectional area of the burner tube is larger at the first longitudinal end than the cross-sectional area of the burner tube at the second longitudinal end; and a plate disposed on the first longitudinal end, isolating the chamber from a space upstream of the chamber, the plate further includes a plurality of openings disposed in a spiral format on the plate and a plurality of baffles, each baffle coupled to one of the plurality of openings of the plate, each of the plurality of baffles is configured to direct a portion of the fuel mixture flow through one of the openings from the space upstream of the chamber into the chamber.
US10995949B2	Method for operating a claus burner In order to overcome the limitations and problems that earlier methods have experienced, a method for operating a burner used in the thermal step of a Claus process is disclosed. The burner has at least one combustion air port, at least one oxygen port, and at least one fuel port. The oxidant flow is made up of an oxygen flow of technical pure oxygen with an oxygen concentration of at least 90 vol. %, preferably at least 99 vol. %, and if necessary of a second gas flow, and it is determined whether the oxygen flow is below a pre-set minimum flow and if the oxygen flow is below a pre-set minimum flow the air flow is split into a main air flow and a side air flow and the oxygen flow is combined with the side air flow creating an oxygen-enriched side air flow which is fed to the oxygen port. A corresponding burner is also disclosed.
US10995947B2	Auto-ignition unit for candles and candles containing thereof Provided is an auto-ignition unit for a candle including a wick containing a conductive material, wherein the wick is ignited by a discharge (electric discharge). Further, provided is a candle containing the auto-ignition unit for a candle to thereby be automatically ignited by an electric signal.
US10995945B2	Biomass pellet combustion system A biomass pellet combustion system includes a primary burn chamber, a coal burn chamber, and a gas burn chamber. The primary burn chamber is configured to receive pellets from a drop tube of the biomass pellet combustion system. The coal burn chamber is configured to receive coals from the primary burn chamber. The gas burn chamber is configured to receive combustible gases from both the primary burn chamber and the coal burn chamber, wherein a secondary combustion process converts secondary combustion air and the combustible gases into exhaust gases in the gas burn chamber.
US10995943B2	Lighted footwear A display apparatus for lighted footwear, having a spring switch, a battery-powered integrated circuit sealingly encapsulated, a plurality of illuminators, and a wiring harness connecting the illuminators to points of the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being configured for activating the illuminators in a sequential pattern that can include repeated activation cycles when the spring switch is subjected to an effective acceleration. The display apparatus preferably includes the battery being sealingly encapsulated together with the spring switch and the integrated circuit; an ON/OFF switch can be included for selectively producing a deep sleep state of the integrated circuit that is unresponsive to the spring switch. Also disclosed is footwear incorporating the display apparatus, wherein the encapsulated enclosure is located within a sole heel portion of the shoe, and the illuminators are distributed on the footwear for external view.
US10995942B2	Installation bottom base, connection base, light source module and lighting device An installation bottom base is provided. The installation bottom base includes: a main body, a fixed installation structure connected with the main body, a light source installation structure and a bottom base terminal assembly, and the bottom base terminal assembly includes at least two bottom base terminals exposed to the light source installation structure. When the light source module is installed to the bottom base, the at least two base terminals are electrically connected with the plurality of light emitting units in the light source module, so that at least two of the light emitting units in the light source module are in different power supply circuits. In summary, current supplied to the light emitting units by a power module is transmitted by the at least two terminals, so that the at least two light emitting units are in different power supply circuits.
US10995941B2	Adjustable, modular flood light fixture An adjustable, modular flood light fixture is provided herein which includes a plurality of light modules, each including an enclosure and a luminaire configured to generate light, the luminaire being pivotably mounted to the enclosure. The light modules are serially connected with the luminaires of the light modules being each independently, pivotably adjustable. Advantageously, with the subject invention, the size of an illuminated area may be controlled by the number of light modules being used, with pivoting adjustment allowing further control over how light from each of the light modules is directed.
US10995940B2	Detachable dual-mode lighting device and associated headlamp system Disclosed are various embodiments for a lighting device that can include be removably attached to a head guard to form a headlamp system, or other dock. The lighting device includes a battery, a light emitting element, and a lighting device body comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is adapted to slide relative to the inner sleeve along the light device body to toggle the lighting device between (a) an area light mode of operation where light of the light emitting element emits from sides of the lighting device body, and (b) a flashlight mode of operation where light of the light emitting element emits only from a front of the lighting device.
US10995939B2	Removable positioning of light fixtures A linear light fixture assembly for supporting a light fixture in a ceiling structure, comprises a light fixture mounting structure having a pair of opposed boundary regions configured to fit within a designated light fixture receiving region in the ceiling structure, and a plurality of spring elements configured to spaced outwardly from at least one of the boundary regions, each spring element having a mounting region configured to be anchored to the mounting structure and a free end region to extend therefrom and to be laterally outwardly biased in a first position to form a path of contact with a support surface region on the ceiling structure to anchor the structure in the receiving region, each of the spring elements configured to be movable toward the corresponding boundary region in a second position to release the path of contact to release the light fixture from the receiving region.
US10995929B2	Projection device, rear-view device and motor vehicle A projection device for projecting an optical information, in the form of a logo or warning signal, onto a projection surface, includes a light source that has an emission maximum at a first wavelength, a mask disposed in the beam path of the light source, with at least one opening providing the optical information, and at least one optical lens disposed in the beam path. The mask and/or the lens may have a coating with at least one illuminant, the excitation wavelength of which corresponds to the first wavelength and which emits light with at least one second wavelength. A rearview device and a motor vehicle may also include the projection device.
US10995928B2	Light emitting system The base member (300) has a light transmitting property. The light emitting element (20) is on the inner surface (302) of the base member (300). The light emitting element (20) includes a light emitting portion (142) and a light transmitting portion (144). A plurality of wirings (222) of the first sheet 202 and a plurality of wirings (222) of the second sheet (204) are on the surface of the base member (300). The plurality of wirings (222) of the first sheet (202) is electrically connected to an anode (first terminal (112)) of the light emitting element (20). The plurality of wirings (222) of the second sheet (204) is electrically connected to a cathode (second terminal (132)) of the light emitting element (20).
US10995924B2	Headlight lens assembly A headlight lens assembly includes a projector lens portion and an outer portion. The projector lens portion is configured to couple to a projector, and is formed by a multi-step molding process. The outer portion is formed as one piece with the projector lens portion during at least one step of the multi-step molding process.
US10995923B1	Vehicle lamp base having integrally formed spring to bias reflector A vehicle lamp capsule 32 having a base 34 having a spring 5 which, when lamp capsule 32 is installed, biases an inner surface of a vehicle lamp reflector 12. Spring 5 is monolithically formed with base 34 along with at least one reflector-locating structure on the base such as circumferentially extending exterior locating surface 44 and/or retaining keys 42. Base 34 and spring 5 may be molded of a plastics material. In other embodiments base 34 and spring 5 are made in one piece of sheet metal. The spring 5 formed unitary with the lamp base 34 meets regulatory requirements and avoids a risk of dislodgement of a conventional separate piece-part metal spring which could cause an electrical short when the lamp is installed in the field. The lamp capsule 32 is suitably an H13-style lamp.
US10995922B2	Lighting device for a vehicle that enables a vertical soft transition of light intensity in the near field and/or far field of the light distribution A lighting device for a vehicle, in particular headlights for a vehicle, having a plurality of light sources, from which light is emitted during operation of the lighting device, projection optics for projecting the light, and a generator for generating a light distribution in the exterior of the vehicle, which has a soft transition in the vertical direction from a central region to the near field and/or the far field of the light distribution. The generator has a plurality of converters which change the wavelength spectrum of the light emitted from the light sources. The lighting device being designed in such a way that during operation of the lighting device, at least one first region of at least one of the converters is subjected to a greater luminous flux density of the light emitted from the light sources as a second region of the at least one converter.
US10995916B1	Rigid and lighted flag for a vehicle The present invention relates generally to a rigid and lighted flag assembly for a vehicle. The flag assembly is preferably comprised of a flag mast, a rigid flag, a plurality of lights for lighting the flag, and a power source for powering the lights. The flag assembly allows the content of the flag to be viewable at all times, regardless of the vehicle's speed and regardless of the time of day or night. The flag portion of the flag assembly is less susceptible to the elements, such as wind, snow, sleet, rain, and the like, as well as harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. Further, the flag assembly is capable of simultaneously supporting more than one rigid flag device at a time, and does not negatively affect the aerodynamics of the vehicle.
US10995914B2	Method of fabricating orange-emitting nanowires LEDs Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a white light illumination system using InGaN-based orange nanowires (NWs) LED, in conjunction with a blue LD for high speed optical wireless communications. By changing the relative intensities of an ultrabroad linewidth orange LED and narrow-linewidth blue LD components, a hybrid LED/LD device achieves correlated color temperature (CCT) ranging from 3000 K to above 6000K with color rendering index (CRI) values reaching 83.1. Orange-emitting NWs LED are utilized as an active-phosphor, while a blue LD was used for both color mixing and optical wireless communications.
US10995911B2	Mycelium storage medium for use in storing hydrogen A pressure vessel for storing hydrogen is described. The pressure vessel includes at least one chamber to store hydrogen atoms. The pressure vessel also includes a mycelium structure within the at least one chamber. The mycelium structure has a surface area of at least 800 m2/m3. At least some of the hydrogen atoms are attached to the mycelium structure at a pressure greater than ambient pressure. Methods of storing hydrogen and methods of constructing a hydrogen storage tank are also described.
US10995910B2	Process for expansion and storage of a flow of liquefied natural gas from a natural gas liquefaction plant, and associated plant The process comprises the following steps: mixing a gaseous stream of flash gas and a gaseous stream of boil-off gas to form a mixed gaseous flow; compressing the mixed gaseous flow in at least one compression apparatus to form a flow of compressed combustible gas; withdrawing a bypass flow in the flow of compressed combustible gas; compressing the bypass flow in at least one downstream compressor; cooling and expanding the compressed bypass flow; reheating at least a first stream derived from the expanded bypass flow in at least one downstream heat exchanger, reintroducing the first reheated stream in the mixed gaseous flow upstream from the compression apparatus.
US10995909B2	Hydrogen tank body and method of producing the same, and hydrogen tank and method of producing the same A hydrogen tank body includes a base layer formed of a synthetic resin selected from the group consisting of silicon resin, polyphenylene sulfide, polybutylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene, and polycarbonate, and a liner layer formed of hydrogen impermeable resin, on an inside wall surface of the base layer.
US10995907B2	High-pressure tank A high-pressure tank includes: a cylindrical hollow container; an outer shell that is formed of a fiber-reinforced plastic band which is wound on an outer circumference of the hollow container to cover the outer circumference; and a cap that is attached to an inner side of at least one of one axial end and the other axial end of the outer shell. The hollow container is formed of a material which has airtightness and which is able to expand and contract in an axial direction and a radial direction inside the outer shell, and a frictional portion that is used to set a frictional resistance to an inner circumferential surface of the outer shell to be greater than that in the other area is provided in an axial intermediate portion on an outer circumferential surface of the hollow container.
US10995905B1	Liquid and gaseous feedstock storage system A pressurized gaseous and liquified hydrocarbon feedstock storage system method. The system includes a plurality of underground circuits or sections having parallel pipes joined together by radial ends arranged in various configurations to minimize plot space and maximize the amount of pressurized gaseous fuel stored.
US10995903B1	Mounting apparatus for securing a camera to a crane A mounting apparatus for use to secure a camera to a crane is provided. The mounting apparatus includes a L-shaped bracket having a vertical plate designed to couple to the crane and a horizontal plate having an elongated slot, and a support assembly having a main plate disposed on the horizontal plate of the L-shaped bracket. The main plate of the support assembly has an elongated slot that aligns with the elongated slot in the horizontal plate of the L-shaped bracket. The main plate supports the camera thereon and the elongated slots in the horizontal plate of the L-shaped bracket and main plate of the support assembly are designed to receive a fastener that extends through the elongated slots to engage the camera.
US10995899B1	Bucket caddy A bucket caddy stably holds a bucket or container above a horizontal support surface or ground for easier access to the contents of the bucket or container. The bucket caddy has a retainer with slots into which at least three legs are movably joined. The legs each have a shelf surface and a hook (U-shaped or crimped) or upstanding wall disposed at their proximal ends. When splayed apart, the shelf surfaces point radially inwardly toward the retainer with their top surfaces in a common plane onto which the bottom of the bucket may be positioned. The hooks receive straps or elastic bands, each of which has a fastener at its opposite end adapted to join a portion of a rim of the bucket. Length-adjustable means are associated with straps that are not elastic. Alternatively, belts or screws provide three point connection between the legs and the sidewall of the bucket. After the bucket or container is separated from the caddy, the legs rotate so that their central axes are parallel or substantially parallel to one another in a storage configuration. A hook and loop fastener tape wraps around the legs in the storage configuration.
US10995894B2	Unit, manifold, and flow path forming method According to an embodiment, a manifold includes a plurality of units disposed in a liquid flow channel including a hose. The unit includes a hollow tube body, three or more tube stubs communicating the inside of the tube body, and a connection fitting provided with each of the tube stubs and detachably connected to a connection target of same shape. The manifold forms a flow path communicating the tube stubs of the units while the units are detachably connected together with the connection fittings.
US10995891B2	Connector assemblies for connecting tubulars and related methods Some connector assemblies include a female connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical inner surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the inner surface, and a male connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical outer surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the outer surface, wherein the male connector is configured to be coupled to the female connector such that the sidewall of the male connector is received through the first end of and into the interior channel of the female connector, and at least one of the lugs of the male connector is disposed between at least one of the lugs of the female connector and the second end of the female connector.
US10995890B2	Quick-connect coupler A quick-connect coupler includes an input, a main body, an inner sleeve, a ball retainer, a valve, and outer and inner balls. The main body is coupled with the input. The inner sleeve is disposed in the interior chamber of the main body and is slidably coupled with the main body. The ball retainer defines an interior chamber and a second aperture. The ball retainer is disposed in the interior chamber of the main body and is slidably coupled with the main body. The valve defines a passageway and is disposed in the interior chamber of the ball retainer. The valve is slidably coupled with the input. The inner and outer balls are disposed in the first and second apertures. respectively. The interior chamber of the main body defines a first diameter. The interior chamber of the ball retainer defines a second diameter that is less than the first diameter.
US10995886B2	Metal garden hose with strain relief A metal-shelled hose assembly includes a metal outer shell lined with a flexible, water-tight inner tubing integrated with a bendable strain-relief section that is configured to allow the metal-shelled hose to be pulled from a straight angle regardless of where it is attached. The bendable strain-relief section is provided at least at the faucet end of the hose, where it effectively changes the angle of the length of the metal hose relative to the faucet when the hose is pulled at an angle to the faucet.
US10995884B1	Multilayer composite pipe and pipe assemblies including reflective insulation One aspect of the invention provides a composite refrigeration line set including: a suction line and a return line. One or more of the suction line and the return line are a composite refrigeration line set tube including: an inner plastic tube; a first adhesive layer circumferentially surrounding the inner plastic tube; an aluminum layer circumferentially surrounding the first adhesive layer and coupled to the inner plastic tube via the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer circumferentially surrounding the aluminum layer; and an outer plastic layer circumferentially surrounding the aluminum layer coupled to the aluminum layer via the second adhesive layer. The inner plastic tube is polyethylene of raised temperature. The outer plastic tube is polyethylene of raised temperature. The aluminum layer includes an alloy selected from the group consisting of: AL 3004-O, AL 3005-O, and AL 3555-O. The aluminum layer is butt-welded to itself.
US10995883B1	Penetration seal system and methods A penetration seal and its installation method for use with a pipe extending through an opening, or penetration, in a vessel, such as a boiler, containing fluid. A first collar surrounds the pipe adjacent the vessel and is in fluid communication with the opening in the vessel. A second collar has a sleeve portion engaging the exterior of the pipe and is spaced from the first collar. An insulation pillow substantially surrounds the pipe and is connected to the first and second collars. An expansion sleeve substantially surrounds the insulation pillow and is connected to the first and second collars, wherein the sleeve portion of the second collar is configured to compressively engage the exterior surface of the pipe sufficiently to frictionally fix the second sleeve against movement relative to the pipe.
US10995881B2	Conductor guide system A conductor guide system for guiding one or more conductors is disclosed. The conductor guide system can include a first base section and a second base section. A joint can be used to assemble the first base section and the second base section in series. The conductor guide system can further include a roller assembly for holding one or more conductors. The roller assembly, when mounted on one of the first base section or the second base section, holds the one or more conductors off of the one of the first base section or the second base section to which the roller assembly is mounted.
US10995879B2	Microelectronic thermal valve A microfabricated valve with no moving parts. In one embodiment, the valve includes a reservoir of a liquid that is in fluid communication with an outlet channel having a throat that is less than 100 microns wide. Preferably, the channel is an elongated slit. The configuration of channel is adapted and configured such that surface tension of the liquid prevents flow out of the channel. A heater increases the temperature of the meniscus of the fluid, until a portion of the fluid is ejected from the channel. The ejection of the fluid creates both a thrusting effect and a cooling effect.
US10995878B2	Air control valve and device for a cabin suspension system of a motor vehicle An air control valve (100) adapted to control an air flow (FA) for an air cushioning receptacle (802) in a motor vehicle (1000) includes a valve seat (120), a valve body (110), and a valve passage element (105) with a passage inlet (140) on an inlet side (141) and a passage outlet (150) on an outlet side (151). A coil spring (160) in contact with the valve body (110) and with a valve stop (152) on the outlet side (151) is adapted to exert a closing force (FC) to press the valve body (110) to the valve seat (120). A damping body (200) is arranged in an inner spring space (161) of the coil spring (160) such that the damping body (200) radially extends in a winding space (162) between a first coil winding (163) and a second coil winding (164) of the coil spring (160).
US10995875B2	Thermal management system for vehicle The thermal management system includes a cooling circuit in which cooling water circulates, a heat exchange circuit in which cooling water performing heat exchange with a battery flows, a flow rate control valve which adjusts a flow rate of cooling water flowing from the cooling circuit to the heat exchange circuit, a shutter which adjusts an introduction amount of outside air into an engine room, and an ECU which controls an opening degree of the flow rate control valve and an opening degree of the shutter. The ECU controls the shutter and the flow rate control valve to be in a fully closed state when a cooling water temperature is less than a valve opening temperature of a thermostat valve and controls the shutter and the flow rate control valve to be in an open state when the cooling water temperature is greater than the valve opening temperature.
US10995872B1	Pivoting support assembly A pivoting support assembly with a selective position locking capability may include a base, a first support arm movable with respect to the base, and a first movable joint movably mounting the first support arm to the base that includes a first component and a second component. A first position locking assembly may lock a selected position of the support arm with respect to the base, and may include a drum structure of one of the first and second components of the first movable joint and a shoe structure of another one of the first and second components of the first movable joint. The shoe structure may be movable to selectively move outwardly against the drum structure to resist rotation of the drum structure with respect to the shoe structure and thereby resist movement of the first support arm with respect to the base.
US10995871B2	Hard and lubricious valve surfaces, material compositions and sequences of manufacturing A valve including a surface movably engaged with another surface. A coating is on the surface. The surface can have a CoF of less than 0.1; a hardness in excess of 1,200 HVN; impermeability to liquids at pressures ranging from 15 and 20,000 psi; a surface finish of 63 or less; and a thickness ranging from 0.5 to 20 mils.
US10995868B2	Valve assembly for inflatable bladder and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to inflatable bodies or systems with bounding walls or bladder structures and at least one valve assembly thermally bonded thereto. More particularly, the present invention provides a valve assembly for inflatable bodies typically made from a thermoplastic rubber material or the like, which will exhibit significantly increased strength and durability during inflation and while inflated, especially at and around the interface between the air valve assembly and the bounding wall of the inflatable body because of the enhanced strength of the interface through thermal sealing.
US10995867B2	Automatic reset flood valve A valve includes a holder having an expandable material. The valve includes a retainer coupled to the holder. The valve further includes an umbrella member with a stem coupled to the holder. The expandable material is adapted to expand in size when absorbing a fluid and translate the umbrella member along an axis of the stem.
US10995866B2	Stacked valve assembly A valve assembly includes a seat plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of first valve modules arranged in a first level relative to the seat plate such that a first seating face of each of the plurality of first valve modules is substantially co-planar with a first plane that is substantially parallel to at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the seat plate, and at least one second valve module arranged in a second level relative to the seat plate such that a second seating face of the at least one second valve module is co-planar with a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the second plane is offset from the first plane by a first distance.
US10995860B2	Axial face seal assembly with outwardly-biased backing rings A seal assembly for sealing between first and second tubular members includes an annular seal body disposeable within an annular gland between the tubular members and formed of a generally compressible polymeric material. The seal body has a first axial sealing surface disposed against a first tubular member end surface, a second axial sealing member disposeable against a second tubular member end surface and a recess(es) defined partially by an angled activation surface. An annular backing ring formed of a substantially rigid material is disposed the body recess to couple the backing ring with the seal body. The backing ring has an outer axial end disposeable against the first member end surface to prevent radially outward displacement of the portions of the seal at the first member end surface and is biased axially toward the first member end surface when compression of the seal body displaces the activation surface axially.
US10995859B2	Thermally actuated grommet A tunable, thermally actuate, self-sealing grommet for sealing a hole in a vehicle panel through which a steering gearbox protrudes from an engine room to a passenger compartment. The grommet includes a shape memory alloy component embedded in a resin matrix. The shape memory alloy is selectively moveable from a deformed configuration toward a pre-deformed configuration upon being heated to a critical temperature from heat from an initial operation of an engine of the vehicle, which causes a sealing portion of the grommet to move from a non-engagement position to an engagement position such that the sealing portion contacts the panel to form a water-tight seal around the hole.
US10995858B2	Seal structure and manufacturing method thereof This seal structure 1 is provided with an annular seal member 2, a shaft member 4 having a seal groove 5 where the inner peripheral side of said seal member 2 is arranged, and an inner peripheral wall member 6 which has an internal space surrounded by an inner peripheral wall 61, wherein the shaft member 4 is arranged in the internal space 62, and the annular seal member 2 is arranged in the seal groove 5 of the shaft member 4. The side of the outer periphery 21 of the annular seal member 2 is formed by overlapping, in the axial direction D1, a plurality of ring-shape parts 3 which are closed or unclosed when viewed in a radial direction D2; when viewed in the radial direction D2, on one side of a center axis C1 of the annular seal member 2, in a longitudinal cross-section of the plurality of ring-shape parts 3, one corner 32 of the two corners of the edge 31 facing the inner peripheral wall 61 of the inner peripheral wall member 6 contacts the inner peripheral wall 61 of the inner peripheral wall member 6.
US10995855B2	Vehicle park lock assembly with support block and supporting method for vehicle park lock assembly A vehicle park lock assembly includes a park valve that moves in a first direction to transition a lever from a first to a second position, and moves in an opposite, second direction to permit movement of the lever from the second to the first position. The assembly includes a support block that limits movement of the park valve in the first direction. The assembly includes a biasing device coupled to the support block and the park valve. The biasing device biases the park valve to the first position. A method of supporting components of a vehicle park lock assembly includes moving a park valve in a first direction to transition a lever from a first to a second position, and moving the park valve in an opposite, second direction to permit movement of the lever from the second to the first position. The method also includes biasing the park valve to the first position with a biasing device that is coupled to the lever and a support block, and limiting movement of the park valve in the first direction using the support block.
US10995852B2	Systems and methods for controlling friction elements A vehicle includes a transmission having a plurality of friction elements selectively engageable to establish power flow paths within the transmission. A controller of the vehicle is programmed to, during a boost phase of a shift, command a first hydraulic boost pressure for a plurality of control loop cycles to an oncoming one of the friction elements (oncoming friction element) and subsequently command a second hydraulic boost pressure less than the first hydraulic boost pressure for only a single control loop cycle that defines an end of the boost phase to the oncoming friction element.
US10995849B2	Operation device and vehicular shifting apparatus using operation device A first movable member for pivotally shifting to a predetermined position in conjunction with a pivotal operation of a shift lever, and a permanent magnet section disposed so as to face the first movable member are included whereby the shift lever is provided with a click feeling given by an attraction force acting between the first movable member and the permanent magnet section. The permanent magnet section is magnetized such that in a thickness direction, an N pole and an S pole are created by magnetization in a series arrangement, and such that in a width direction, an S pole is created by magnetization alongside the N pole and an N pole is created by magnetization alongside the S pole created by magnetization in the thickness direction.
US10995845B2	Rotary actuator A rotary actuator is used in a shift-by-wire system for a vehicle. The rotary actuator includes a motor, a controller, a housing, and a biasing member. The controller controls the motor. The housing supports a rotor assembly of the motor and holds the controller. The biasing member biases the rotor assembly in an axial direction to eliminate a thrust movement gap between the rotor assembly and the housing.
US10995844B2	Breather structure of transmission In a breather structure of a transmission, a gear chamber of the transmission is disposed between an engine and an electric motor control device for an electric motor, and a breather piping is inserted into a breather hole in an upper wall of the gear chamber. When viewed from above, in a vehicle width direction, a part of an intake system member and the electric power control device are overlapped together, and a part of the intake system member and the gear chamber are overlapped together. Therefore, a direction of water splashed up from a road surface and flowing forward is changed downward so that the breather hole is easily covered with water. However, since an atmosphere opening part of the breather piping is disposed above the electric motor chamber, even if the breather hole is covered with water, a breather function is not lost.
US10995835B2	Multi-speed gearbox with high torque ratio and the drive axle made therewith An electric drive axle assembly of a vehicle includes an electric motor having an output shaft. At least one of a gear and a planetary gear assembly is coupled to the output shaft of the electric motor. The at least one of the gear and the planetary gear assembly is coupled to a differential mechanism configured to transfer torque to two axle shafts of the vehicle. The electric drive axle assembly configured to produce a plurality of speed ratios between the electric motor and the differential mechanism.
US10995834B2	Gear transmission device and image forming apparatus A gear transmission device includes a frame, a sun gear including a first shaft having a first axis, a driven gear, a planet gear movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position and including a second shaft having a second axis, an auxiliary gear including a third shaft, a first guide portion to guide the second shaft, and a second guide portion to guide the third shaft. At least a portion of the third shaft is positioned opposite to the driven gear relative to a first imaginary line passing the first axis and the second axis of the planet gear located at the disengaged position. As the sun gear rotates with the auxiliary gear in mesh with the planet gear, the third shaft moves with contacting a guide surface and the second shaft moves in a direction opposite to a direction in which the third shaft moves.
US10995829B2	Tensioner A tensioner comprising a base having a cylindrical portion extending axially, the cylindrical portion comprising a radially outer surface and a receiving portion that is radially inward of the radially outer surface, an eccentric arm pivotally engaged with the radially outer surface, a torsion spring disposed within the radially inward receiving portion, the torsion spring applying a biasing force to the eccentric arm, and a pulley journalled to the eccentric arm.
US10995826B2	Transmission for a motor vehicle A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle which has a transmission input (GW1-A), a transmission output (GW2-A), five planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) and six shifting elements (B1, B2, K1, K2, K3, B3). By selectively actuating the six shifting elements (B1, B2, K1, K2, K3, B3), ten forward gears and one reverse gear can be selected between the transmission input (GW1-A) and the transmission output (GW2-A). Further, the drive train is typically incorporated into a motor vehicle.
US10995823B2	Power unit for saddled vehicle As viewed from a side, an output shaft is disposed rearward of a crankshaft, and an odd-numbered stage shaft and an even-numbered stage shaft are disposed rearward of the crankshaft. Moreover, the odd-numbered stage shaft is provided on a side opposite to the even-numbered stage shaft relative to a line connecting the crankshaft and the output shaft, and a shift drum is disposed on a side opposite to the output shaft relative to a line connecting the odd-numbered stage shaft and the even-numbered stage shaft. This structure reduces dimensions of the power unit for the saddled vehicle.
US10995822B2	Series of gearboxes A series of transmissions includes a first transmission, a second transmission, a third transmission, and a fourth transmission. Each of the first, second, third and fourth transmissions has a first planetary stage and a second planetary stage. The first planetary stage and the second planetary stage in each case have an internal gear, a sun gear, a planetary carrier, and one or more planetary gears. The planetary carriers of the first planetary stages of the first transmission and of the second transmission are structurally identical. The planetary carriers of the first planetary stages of the third transmission and of the fourth transmission are structurally identical. A width of teeth of the planetary gears of the first planetary stage of the first transmission is smaller than a width of teeth of the planetary gears of the first planetary stage of the second transmission.
US10995817B2	Flywheel apparatus A flywheel apparatus includes a damper, and a mass ring including a first surface facing a first side in an axial direction, a second surface facing a second side and a first circumferential surface facing an inner side in a radial direction. The apparatus includes a drive plate including a first wall portion including a third surface being in contact with the second surface, and a plurality of protruding portions, each of the plurality of protruding portions including an end surface configured to fit to the first circumferential surface. The drive plate is configured such that the mass ring is concentrically attachable to the drive plate by the fitting of the end surfaces and the first circumferential surface to each other.
US10995810B2	Friction material A friction material has a first outermost surface and a second outermost surface spaced apart from the first outermost surface. The friction material includes a base which forms at least a portion of the first outermost surface. The base includes fibers present in an amount of from 20 to 80 weight percent, a filler present in an amount of from 20 to 80 weight percent, and a deposit which forms at least a portion of the second outermost surface and includes a friction adjusting agent. The friction material further includes a resin disposed throughout the friction material. The deposit is disposed in the friction material in a gradated pattern. At least a portion of the deposit is exposed to the environment and the second outermost surface has a surface roughness of from 2 to 11 micrometers as determined by non-contact laser measurement according to ISO 25178.
US10995808B1	Solenoid/magnetic hold brake with power off magnet hold function A PDU for use in an aircraft includes a wheel configured to convey cargo through a portion of the aircraft. The PDU further includes an armature rotatably coupled to the wheel. The PDU further includes a brake pad. The PDU further includes a hold solenoid configured to compress the armature against the brake pad by a brake amount in order to apply a hold braking force to the wheel by resisting rotation of the armature. The PDU further includes a release solenoid configured to apply a force to separate the armature from the brake pad in order to allow the armature to rotate. The PDU further includes a magnet configured to compress the armature against the brake pad by a drag amount that is less than the brake amount in order to apply a drag braking force to the wheel by resisting rotation of the armature.
US10995803B2	Electromagnetic system for controlling the operating mode of a non friction coupling assembly and coupling and magnetic control assembly having same An electromagnetic system for controlling the operating mode of a non-friction coupling assembly and a coupling and magnetic control assembly are provided. Magnetic circuit components include a ferromagnetic or magnetic element received within a pocket of a coupling member. The element controls the operating mode of the coupling assembly. A stationary electromagnetic source includes at least one excitation coil which generates a magnetic field between poles of the source when the at least one coil is supplied with current. Ferromagnetic or magnetic first and second inserts are received and retained within first and second spaced passages, respectively, of the coupling member. The electromagnetic source, the element, the inserts and air gaps between the various magnetic circuit components make up a closed loop path containing magnetic flux so that the element moves between first and second positions of the element when the at least one coil is supplied with current.
US10995801B2	Method for producing an automotive friction material with optimized multi dimensional construction A method for producing an automotive friction material with optimized multi-dimensional construction includes receiving a base friction-disc material, cutting the base friction-disc material to a predetermined size and shape, assembling the sized and shaped cut base friction-disc material, bonding the base friction-disc material to a base friction plate, and utilizing a multi nozzle printing array to deposit friction enhancing materials overtop a reaction surface of the base friction-disc material.
US10995798B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing of the present invention includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a rolling element which are all made of a steel material, and (A) a surface of the rolling element is formed with an Ag coating film, and a raceway of at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring is formed with a Cr coating film or (B) a surface of the rolling element is formed with a Cr coating film, and a raceway of at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring is formed with a Cr coating film.
US10995797B2	Electroplated component of a rolling element bearing A bearing component of a rolling element bearing, such as a rolling element, a bearing ring, and/or a cage for retaining rolling elements of a rolling element bearing, has an outer surface with a plating layer providing at least 97 wt. % tin. The tin of the plating layer provides alpha and beta phases of tin in an alpha/beta phase ratio of less than 10%.
US10995794B2	Fluid injection device, and mechanical system equipped with such a device A device for injecting a fluid into a mechanical system that may undergo heating, comprising at least one body containing a thermally triggered charge generating combustion gas, ignition of the charge being able to be triggered under the action of an ignition command and/or under the effect of a heat contribution, from a heating area of the body toward the charge, a reservoir containing the fluid, means for fastening the device to the mechanical system, the fastening means adapted to put the reservoir in fluid communication with the mechanical system, and means for delivering pressurized fluid outside the reservoir through the action, directly or through intermediate means, of the combustion gases. Within the device, the fastening means comprise at least one injection sleeve provided with an outer thread coated with an anti-loosening adhesive film. The invention also relates to a mechanical system equipped with at least one such device.
US10995791B1	Pull buckle A pull buckle, which includes a lock body, a fastener, a first elastic member and a key assembly. The lock body is provided with a mounting cavity and an insertion port. One end of the fastener is provided with a connecting portion, which is inserted in the mounting cavity. The first elastic member is defined on a bottom wall of the mounting cavity and the bottom wall faces to the insertion port; the first elastic member contacts with the connecting portion when the fastener is inserted in the mounting cavity. The key assembly is clamped to the connecting portion so as to lock the fastener in the mounting cavity; or the key assembly is pressed to unlock the connecting portion, the first elastic member ejects the connecting portion out of the mounting cavity and releases the fastener.
US10995790B2	Elongate member assembly An elongate member assembly having an elongate member, a connecting member provided between one end and another end of the elongate member, and a swaging member that swages and fixes the connecting member to the elongate member, and fixing member connected to the connecting member. The connecting member includes a swaging portion pressed by the swaging member on the elongate member, and a connecting portion connected to the fixing member. The fixing member includes an anchor portion mounted to a mounting object member, and a ring-shaped portion connected to the connecting portion. The connecting portion includes, a rotation permitting portion that permits the ring-shaped portion to move, and a movement limiting portion that limits movement of the ring-shaped portion. The elongate member assembly facilitates the fixing thereof onto the mounting object member.
US10995787B2	Quick locking piece and display screen assembly The present invention discloses a quick locking piece, comprising a shaft sleeve and a rotary shaft which are cooperatively installed; the rotary shaft has a locked section and a sliding section, and the locked section is located at one end portion of the rotary shaft; an outer contour surface of the sliding section is provided with a first guide slot for guiding the rotary shaft to move and lock and a second guide slot for guiding the rotary shaft to rotate; the locked section of the rotary shaft is sleeved with a connector pivotally connected with the shaft sleeve; a first positioning post is provided on the connector at a position corresponding to the first guide slot, a second positioning post is provided on the shaft sleeve at a position corresponding to the second guide slot. The quick locking piece has a simpler structure, which can improve the installation efficiency.
US10995786B2	Tension rod mechanism A tension rod has an outer shaft slidably receiving an inner shaft. A tension mechanism includes a partially threaded rod with a threaded portion. A first end extends from the threaded portion and is adapted for fixing to an inner surface of the inner shaft; a second end has a tapered body with a greater transverse dimension closer to the second end. A wedge has a slot and an inner surface in facing sliding engagement with the tapered body between a nut threadedly engaged with the threaded portion and the second end. The nut is rotationally fixed to the outer shaft. Upon relative rotation of the inner and outer shafts, the nut moves along the threaded portion toward the second end, the wedge abutting and moving with the nut. The wedge contacts the tapered body, expands radially, and contacts the inner surface of the outer shaft, locking the shafts together.
US10995779B2	Hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostatic actuators Hydraulically-amplified, self-healing, electrostatic actuators that harness electrostatic and hydraulic forces to achieve various actuation modes. Electrostatic forces between electrode pairs of the actuators generated upon application of a voltage to the electrode pairs draws the electrodes in each pair towards each other to displace a liquid dielectric contained within an enclosed internal cavity of the actuators to drive actuation in various manners. The electrodes and the liquid dielectric form a self-healing capacitor whereby the liquid dielectric automatically fills breaches in the liquid dielectric resulting from dielectric breakdown.
US10995777B2	Eccentric member support that includes a piston with an expanding ring to increase friction against a cylinder wall A support for an eccentric of an adjusting arrangement of a connecting rod has a piston rod (18) guided by a piston (20). A seal (24) is connected to the piston (20) in a supporting cylinder (12, 14) in the connecting rod (2) and has a longitudinal axis (16). The piston (20) encloses a chamber (22) with the supporting cylinder (12, 14). The piston (20) has a lower part (30) arranged on an upper part (28) for movement along the axis (17) of the supporting cylinder (12, 14). An expanding ring (40) between the upper and lower parts (28, 30) interacts with faces (42, 44) of the lower part (30). The upper part (28) spreads the expanding ring (40) as the spacing between the faces (42, 44) is reduced, and the expanding ring (40) applies a friction force FR on an inner wall (46) of the supporting cylinder.
US10995776B2	Actuator having an internal conductive path An actuator includes a piston and a housing. The piston includes a piston shaft that is configured to reciprocate within a chamber of the housing. The actuator includes a gland electrically coupled to the housing. The gland forms at least a portion of a first end of the chamber. The actuator also includes a first conductor positioned in the chamber. The first conductor is coupled to the gland and to a first side of the piston to electrically couple the piston to the housing.
US10995775B2	Hydraulic boost valve A hydraulic boost valve includes a housing, a valve seat, and a piston. The housing defines an axially extending internal cavity, a slot that extends radially outward from the internal cavity within the housing, and an outlet port that establishes fluid communication between the slot and a fluid output circuit. The valve seat is secured to an end of the housing. The valve seat defines first and second orifices. The first orifice establishes fluid communication between a fluid input circuit and the outlet port via the slot. The second orifice establishes fluid communication between the fluid input circuit and the fluid output circuit. The piston is disposed within the internal cavity such that the slot is positioned between the piston and an external wall of the housing.
US10995773B2	System for using pressure exchanger in mud pumping application A system includes a pump configured to pressurize a first fluid, and a pressure exchanger (PX). The PX is configured to receive a second fluid, to receive the pressurized first fluid, and to utilize the pressurized first fluid to pressurize the drilling mud for transport to a well.
US10995771B2	Adjustable cooling fan apparatus The present disclosure provides an apparatus for a cooling fan in a computer system. The apparatus comprises a plurality of bars, a plurality of slats, a knob, and at least one pin. Each slat of the plurality of slats pivotably couples to at least one bar in the plurality of bars. The knob is located at an option on each of bar of a plurality of bars. Rotating movements of the knob adjust the apparatus between a plurality of positions. The at least one pin can be received at an opening in the cooling fan.
US10995767B2	High efficiency forward curved impeller and method for assembling the same A fan blade for a fan impeller is coupled to a front endring and a rear endring. The fan blade includes a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The second portion is positioned on a first side of the first portion. The third portion is positioned on a second side of the first portion. The leading edge defines a leading edge blade angle and the trailing edge defines a trailing edge blade angle. The leading edge blade angle and the trailing edge blade angle are constant within the first portion and the leading edge blade angle and the trailing edge blade angle vary within the second portion and the third portion.
US10995765B2	Magnetic levitated pump A magnetic levitated pump that does not cause pulsation of a pumped liquid and can suppress the generation of particles, which are liable to be produced by contact of a sliding part, is disclosed. The magnetic levitated pump for magnetically levitating an impeller housed in a pump casing includes a motor configured to rotate the impeller, and an electromagnet configured to magnetically support the impeller. The motor and the electromagnet are arranged so as to face each other across the impeller, and the motor is arranged on the opposite side of a suction port of the pump casing.
US10995762B2	Compressor system with a cooling arrangement between the anti-surge valve and the compressor suction side and relevant method A compressor system is described, including: at least a first compressor having a suction side and a delivery side; an anti-surge line; an anti-surge valve arranged along the anti-surge line and controlled for recirculating a gas flow from the delivery side back to the suction side of the compressor; a heat removal arrangement between the anti-surge valve and the suction side of the compressor.
US10995760B1	Computer-controlled power takeoff driven motorized pump system A computer-controlled motorized pump system is provided. A generator is mechanically connected to a power takeoff. A first controller receives AC power from the generator and converts the AC power to DC power and provides DC power to a computing system that has one or more processors and one or more computer-readable hardware storage media and a user interface. A second controller is directly coupled to the first controller and provides AC power to a motor. The motor is mechanically connected to a pump, and the motor is in communication with, or controlled by, the computing system.
US10995759B2	Water pump Provided is a water pump including a lower casing, an upper casing coupled to an upper side of the lower casing to form an impeller accommodating space therein by the coupling with the lower casing and having an inlet communicating with the impeller accommodating space and allowing a fluid to be introduced therethrough and an outlet allowing the fluid to be discharged therethrough, an impeller provided in the impeller accommodating space and including an upper plate and a lower plate arranged to be spaced apart from each other vertically and a plurality of blades arranged and coupled between the upper plate and the lower plate, and a rotor coupled to the impeller and rotated together with the impeller, wherein the upper casing has a spacing recess provided on an inner surface corresponding to an outer circumference of the upper plate of the impeller.
US10995757B2	Dry-running gas vane pump having a first fluid outlet and a second fluid outlet associated with the pump chamber with the second fluid outlet permanently open to atmosphere without being impeded A dry-running vane gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber, a pump rotor with at least one displaceable slide element which pump rotor is rotatably supported in the pump chamber, at least one fluid inlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a first fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a second fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, and a non-return valve which closes the first fluid outlet opening. The second fluid outlet opening is permanently open. The first fluid outlet opening is arranged before the second fluid outlet opening in a direction of rotation of the pump rotor.
US10995756B2	Air compressor Provided is an air compressor which helps to attain a proper discharge air temperature and which is superior in energy saving property. There are provided an air line connecting an air compressor, an oil separator, and an after cooler; an oil circulation line connecting the air compressor, the oil separator, and an oil cooler; a bearing oil supply line connecting one end of an intermediate branching portion disposed at an intermediate point of the oil circulation line between the oil cooler and the air compressor to a bearing oil supply portion of the air compressor; an intermediate portion oil supply line connecting the other end of the intermediate branching portion to an intermediate oil supply portion of the air compressor; a branching line supplying oil to the bearing oil supply portion and the intermediate oil supply portion; a blower sending air to the oil cooler and the after cooler; a bypass line connecting one end of a bypass branching portion disposed at an intermediate point of the oil circulation line between the oil separator and the oil cooler to the downstream side of the oil cooler of the bearing oil supply line; and a control valve controlling the inflow amount of the lubricating oil to the bypass line.
US10995755B2	Co-rotating scroll compressor The present invention provides a co-rotating scroll compressor that can inhibit leakage of lubricant supplied to a synchronous drive mechanism. A co-rotating scroll compressor includes a drive-side plate 20 placed between a driving scroll member 70 and a motor 5 at a predetermined distance from the driving scroll member 70 in a direction of a drive-side rotation axis CL1. The drive-side plate 20 includes a shaft portion 20b fixed to a driving shaft 6 of the motor 5 and a fixing portion 20a fixed to an outer periphery of the driving scroll member 70, and a synchronous drive mechanism made up of a needle bearing 32a and a pin 32b is placed between the drive-side plate 20 and driving scroll member 70.
US10995749B2	Method for monitoring the volumetric flow of a metering valve of a fluidic metering system of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle A method for monitoring the volumetric flow of a metering valve (131) of a fluidic metering system (100) of an internal combustion engine, in which at least one feed pump (111) for feeding a fluid is arranged, the feed pump (111) being connected to a feed line (207) and to a return line (160), and it being provided in particular that an inner leakage of the feed pump (111) is determined and that the volumetric flow of the metering valve (131) is monitored on the basis of ascertained (320, 325) pressure values on the basis of the determined inner leakage of the feed pump (350).
US10995748B2	Autonomous submersible pump A system for pumping fluid is provided, having two or more submersible pumps, each submersible pump having an inlet, an outlet, a pumping mechanism that pumps fluid from the inlet to the outlet, a fluid level sensor for measuring a fluid level above the inlet, and a controller. The controller is programmed to activate the pumping mechanism when the fluid level sensor senses a minimum fluid level above the inlet and control the speed of the pumping mechanism based on the fluid level sensed by the fluid level sensor above the minimum fluid level between a minimum operating pump speed and a maximum operating pump speed. The submersible pumps are arranged in a vertical stack with the inlets of the submersible pumps spaced vertically. Each controller of each submersible pump operates autonomously relative to controllers of other submersible pumps in the vertical stack.
US10995747B2	Mechanism for fine adjustment of flows in fixed displacement pump An angle adjustment mechanism for a pump and a motor includes a base, an eccentric bushing and a fixed link. The base has a motor flange for mounting a motor, a pump flange opposite the motor flange for mounting a pump, a hinge disposed between the motor flange and the pump flange and a pair of spaced apertures disposed opposite the hinge. The eccentric bushing has a body portion received in one of the apertures of the base and an inner bore with an axial center line offset from an axial center line of the body portion. The fixed link has a first pin portion received in the inner bore of the eccentric bushing and a second pin portion received in the other of the apertures of the base. With this arrangement, rotation of the eccentric bushing changes the distance between the apertures of the base, thereby changing an angle between the motor flange and the pump flange about the hinge.
US10995744B1	Moving effort force point on a pumping unit Embodiments of the present invention relate to lifting and lowering loads more efficiently and also more economically than known systems. This invention is the continuous movement by mechanical means of a moving effort force point to a desired advantageous position at a desired advantageous moment to achieve a desired low torque factor for a reduced net torque when lifting or lowering an unbalanced load with a beam with a fulcrum and connected to a load and an effort. One embodiment, a walking beam well pumping unit, the lifting and lowering of the well load can be caused by the reciprocating motion of a beam tipping on a fulcrum and with a moving effort force point. Potentially reduced net torque might allow longer life speed reducers, smaller speed reducers, and longer reciprocating vertical stroke length.
US10995736B2	Method, apparatus and system for detecting fatigue state of cog belt of wind power generator set A method for detecting fatigue state of cog belt of wind power generator set is provided, including acquiring pitch angles satisfying preset condition, acquiring signal characteristic values corresponding to the pitch angles, selects from the pitch angles according to acquisition timing sequence of signal characteristic values pitch angles at which signal characteristic value changes, performing characteristic statistics on selected pitch angles to acquire characteristic statistic value and determining whether the cog belt is in fatigue state by comparing characteristic statistic value with predetermined threshold.
US10995735B1	Universal root end support fixture for wind turbine blade A support fixture for a wind turbine blades transported by rail. A main frame pivots about a first vertical axis and a first lateral axis, and has a frame arm extending from it. The main frame supports the wind turbine blade on a blade cradle. A root end stand is pivotally supported from the frame arm about a second vertical axis. A mounting flange adapter, coupled to the wind turbine blade, pivots about a second lateral axis and a longitudinal axis, and is supported by the root end stand. Fixture has universal adaptability by virtue of the plural axes of pivot.
US10995734B2	Vessel for transporting and installing offshore wind power generator The present invention relates to a vessel for transporting and installing a offshore wind power generator. The vessel for transporting and installing a offshore wind power generator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a support frame enabling a offshore wind power generator to lie moved perpendicularly to a vessel body through a vessel body opening portion formed at a tail of the vessel body; and a sliding deck being able to move horizontally with respect to the vessel body to open and close the vessel body opening portion.
US10995733B2	Wind power generation device for window trim frame The disclosed invention relates to a wind power generation device for a window trim frame, the wind power generation device: enabling alignment and provision in a prefabricated manner so as to fit the size of a window trim frame or the window frame of a general house or a building such that the installation thereof is simplified; manufactured in a small size such that purchase and production costs are relatively lower than those of other power generation facilities and the like; and charging, with produced electric energy, a storage battery provided at the end thereof and, simultaneously, enabling a charging completion to be immediately checked, thereby easily being used.
US10995729B2	Profiled protective tape for rotor blades of wind turbine generators A multilayer protective tape for rotor blades of wind energy turbines is provided herein. The protective tape comprising a protective top layer comprising a polymer film, and an adhesive bottom layer. The top layer having a continuous surface (S) that is outwardly curved or outwardly trapezoidal such that the tape has a cross-sectional profile having an inner section between first and second edge lateral sections. The inner section comprises up to 30% of the width of the tape and has a thickness (Ti), while the first and second edge lateral sections have a thickness of T1 and T2, respectively, wherein Ti greater than each of T1 or T2, and the thickness (T1 or T2) of at least one edged lateral section is at most 600 μm and the thickness of the inner section (Ti) is at least 330 μm.Also provided is a method for applying the tape to rotor blades and a rotor blade protected by said protective tape.
US10995728B2	Wind power generation system including a rotating pedestal and a wind power generation apparatus with a duct Provided is a wind power generation system including: a wind power generation apparatus that includes at least a duct having a longitudinal cross section formed in a substantial streamline shape, the longitudinal cross section being cut along a central axis, an impeller placed in the duct, and a power generator that generates power by rotation of the impeller; an anemovane installed so as to be able to measure a wind direction and/or wind power in a vicinity of the wind power generation apparatus; a rotating pedestal that supports the wind power generation apparatus so as to be rotatable along a supporting surface; and a control device that controls a rotational angle of the rotating pedestal based on the wind direction and/or the wind power measured by the anemovane.
US10995724B2	Igniter assembly and igniter unit This igniter assembly 220 includes: an igniter 2 provided with a lead terminal 20; a body 1 made of resin and storing the igniter 2; and an internal terminal 3 fixed to the body 1 and having one end electrically connected to the lead terminal 20. The internal terminal 3 has another end extending outward of the body 1.
US10995719B2	Injector arrangement for diesel engines using slurry or emulsion fuels The present invention relates to a fuel injection arrangement for a diesel type engine configured to use carbonaceous aqueous slurry fuels. The fuel injection arrangement includes an injector nozzle for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber; a pump chamber housing a fuel pumping element for generating a pressurised fuel flow to the injector nozzle along an injection path between the pumping element and the injector nozzle; and a check valve connected to a fuel supply for regulating and supplying fuel to the injection path via a check valve outlet. A region immediately downstream of the check valve outlet defines an outlet region and the check valve is arranged to expose the outlet region to the pressurised fuel flow to facilitate flushing of the outlet region during fuel flow between the pumping element and the injector nozzle.
US10995717B2	Collecting pressure line for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine A collecting pressure line (1) for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine has a flow-traversable interior (9). The collecting pressure line (1) has at least one injector that is flow-traversable with the aid of a throughflow opening (8). Fluid present in the collecting pressure line (1) is injected with the aid of the injector into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. An elastic member (10) is formed in the interior (9) and is designed to be flow-traversable while bearing against a line inner wall (15) and spaced apart from the throughflow opening (8).
US10995715B2	Coil assembly A coil assembly in a fuel injector includes a magnetic core and; a winding wound around the core, the winding being overmoulded and forming a cylindrical overmoulding. An axial blind hole extends towards the interior of the coil assembly from a first surface to a distal end, the blind hole being suitable for housing at least one spring for loading a magnetic armature. The coil assembly is provided with a degassing hole passing through the core and the overmoulding from the blind axial hole to an axial outer cylindrical surface, the degassing hole being provided in the magnetic core and having a restriction that is arranged in a first section that is proximal to the blind axial hole.
US10995713B2	Systems and methods for priming a fuel filtration housing Systems and methods for priming a fuel filtration housing are provided. In some embodiments, a system for filling a fuel filtration housing may include a cover sized and shaped to releasably engage an opening to a first chamber of a first fuel filtration housing, a first seal coupled to the cover, and a pump. In some embodiments, the cover, the first seal, and the pump may be arranged such that when the cover is pressed against the opening of the first fuel filtration housing and the pump is operated, the first seal engages one or more surfaces of the first fuel filtration housing and a first low pressure zone is formed within the chamber of the first filtration housing. The first low pressure zone may have a pressure that is lower than a pressure within a first fuel supply tank coupled to the first chamber such that a first liquid within the first supply tank flows into the first chamber.
US10995710B1	Active cold air intake system A cold air intake system is provided for actively controlling airflow based upon user input and/or demand conditions. Two air inlets are provided into a sealed air box with the secondary air intake including an air control valve for modulating intrusion of intake air. The valve has a valve seat formed the housing sidewall and a flap door valve member actively actuated via a controller. The mass air flow sensor indicates total demand. A pressure sensor and a temperature sensor provide additional input from the airbox. The controller modifies the valve position based upon pressure, temperature and mass air flow. Control is biased to increase secondary air intake when airbox pressure decreases and biased to decrease secondary air intake when airbox temperature increases. Controller biasing occurs between 30° F. to 160° F. and over pressure ranges between 0.01″ H2O to 5″ H2O.
US10995708B2	Internal combustion engine with an improved intake system and motorvehicle thereof Internal combustion engine comprising—a first pair of cylinders which accommodate, according to a rectilinear reciprocating motion, relative first pistons operatively associated to a motor shaft rotating around a motor axis disposed in a transverse direction, perpendicular to a longitudinal running direction of an associable vehicle, —a suction system comprising a filter box which delimits a suction volume which houses at least a first front suction duct and at least a first rear suction duct, respectively disposed in an advanced and retracted position in relation to an air/suction mixture inlet direction, each suction duct channelling the air/suction mixture before entering in the respective cylinders, —wherein said first front and rear suction ducts are fixed and have respective mutually different lengths.
US10995704B2	Fuel distributor for internal combustion engines A fuel distributor, for example that is usable as a fuel rail for mixture-compressing spark-ignition internal combustion engines, includes a main body, on which a plurality of high-pressure outlets are provided. The main body includes at least one dividing wall that at least largely separates an inflow region from a damping region within the main body. The main body is made up of at least two profiles that are joined to each other.
US10995702B2	Heating system for convergent-divergent secondary nozzle An assembly for a rear of a dual-flow turbomachine having a longitudinal axis includes a secondary nozzle and a heating system. The secondary nozzle is defined about the longitudinal axis and ejects a mixture of the flows coming from a secondary vein and a primary vein of the turbomachine. The secondary nozzle is of a convergent-divergent form with a neck corresponding to a minimal cross-cross-section of the secondary nozzle. The heating system is located on a portion of the internal circumference of the secondary nozzle longitudinally in the region of the neck or upstream from the neck.
US10995699B2	Thrust reverser cascade A thrust reverser cascade can include a peripheral frame having at least one side. At least one plate can be mounted to the at least one side and have a plurality of spaced grooves. In addition, a plurality of vanes can include corresponding terminal ends positioned in the plurality of spaced grooves.
US10995696B2	Engine An engine includes: a crankcase; a cover that is connected to the crankcase at a mating surface of the cover inclined toward an inner side in a vehicle width direction in going downward when the engine is mounted to a vehicle body, the cover covering a protruding end of a rotary shaft; and attachment bosses that are formed to be integral with the cover, have a predetermined height from the mating surface, and accept fastening members for fastening the cover to the crankcase. Accordingly, when mounted on a two-wheeled motor vehicle, the engine can restrain protrusion in the vehicle width direction and can be disposed at a position as low as possible with reference to the vehicle.
US10995691B2	Method and device for controlling knocking in an internal combustion engine A method and a device for controlling knocking in an internal combustion engine. A knock signal of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine is measured by a knock sensor and from that, a knock feature is generated. The knock feature is compared to a reference level in order to classify a combustion as a knocking or non-knocking combustion. The reference level is formed in consideration of a plurality of corrected knock features, the corrected knock features being formed from the knock features by determining map values from a program map as a function of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine and linking them additively, or by carrying out a low-pass filtering, or by determining map values from a program map as a function of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine and linking them additively and carrying out a low-pass filtering.
US10995689B2	Exhaust gas analysis method and exhaust gas analysis system In order to separately evaluate an influence degree of fuel and an influence degree of lubricating oil with respect to particulate matters contained in exhaust gas, an exhaust gas analysis method includes: analyzing particulate matters contained in the exhaust gas exhausted from an engine, thereby making it possible to analyze the particulate matters derived from the lubricating oil by using isooctane as a fuel.
US10995688B2	Method and system for determining thermal state Systems and methods are provided for determining a temperature of a thermal system that includes fluid conduits. A sensor monitors a current state of the temperature. A controller receives a signal from the sensor that is representative of the current state; determines a flow in the fluid conduits; determines a noise covariance of the thermal system; processes a thermal model of the thermal system; predicts a next-step state of the parameter at a time after the current state; and corrects the next-step state based, at least in-part, on the noise covariance resulting in a corrected next-step state.
US10995686B2	Evaporated fuel treatment device An evaporated fuel processing device that includes a pump configured to supply purge gas, which includes evaporated fuel in a fuel tank, to an intake passage of an engine through a purge passage; a controller configured to control the pump; and a detecting unit configured to acquire a gas amount introduced to the intake passage while the pump is being driven in a stable state where an air amount introduced from open air to the intake passage is stable, and configured to detect, by using change in the acquired gas amount, a state where the purge gas is unable to be normally supplied from the purge passage to the intake passage.
US10995683B2	Acoustic knock detection in dual-fuel engines The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes determining a gas supplement ratio (GSR) of a mixture of natural gas and diesel, identifying a start event of a stroke of a piston of a combustion cylinder of a dual-fuel engine, identifying a first observation period that is offset from the start event based on the GSR, identifying a second observation period based on the GSR, receiving signals representative of vibration of the combustion cylinder during the stroke, identifying an abnormal combustion event based on the signals, determining that abnormal combustion occurred during at least one of the first observation period and the second observation period, and causing a change in operation of the engine based determining that abnormal combustion occurred during at least one of the first observation period and the second observation period.
US10995681B2	Combustion control device for engine A combustion control device for an engine includes a plurality of cylinders, a surge tank disposed in an intake path to the cylinders, an independent intake passage connecting the surge tank and an intake port of each of the cylinders, a fuel injection valve that is disposed for each of the cylinders and that supplies fuel into each of the cylinders, and a control unit that controls a fuel injection amount of each of the fuel injection valves according to an engine operating state. The control unit corrects a target fuel injection amount of each of the cylinders, the target fuel injection amount being determined according to the engine operating state, based on a re-intake correction amount set in each of the cylinders according to a re-intake amount of intake air from the intake port in internal EGR in each of the cylinders.
US10995680B2	Sealing member and air intake controller A sealing member and an air intake controller are disclosed herein. The sealing member includes an inner cylindrical section having a gradually-decreasing-diameter portion which has a diameter that gradually decreases in one direction, an outer cylindrical section having a gradually-increasing-diameter portion which has a diameter that gradually increases in the one direction, and an annular connecting section which connects the inner cylindrical section and the outer cylindrical section at an end portion on the side in the opposite direction from the one direction. The outer cylindrical section has an extended cylindrical portion, the outer diameter of which gradually decreases in the one direction. An air intake controller can incorporate the sealing member that is disclosed herein between a shaft hole 1 and a valve shaft.
US10995674B2	Modified aircraft idle for reduced thermal cycling An embodiment of an engine assembly includes a plurality of offtakes powered by a combustion turbine engine having a high spool and at least one lower spool, and a controller configured to operate the combustion turbine engine through a range between a first low-idle mode, a second high idle mode, and a maximum takeoff power rating mode. The controller operates the engine in the low-idle mode by directing at least a first portion of power from the at least one lower spool to the plurality of offtakes, and wherein the controller operates the engine in the high idle mode by increasing a speed of the high spool relative to a speed of the high spool in the low-idle mode, thereby increasing a compressor outlet (T3) temperature in the high idle mode relative to a T3 temperature in the low-idle mode.
US10995668B2	Turbine vane, turbine, and gas turbine including the same A turbine vane of a multi-stage arrangement of turbine vanes cooled by compressed air supplied from a compressor of a gas turbine has an improved structure capable of preventing an unintended removal of cooling holes along with the intended removal of an excess portion of a shroud. The turbine vane includes an airfoil configured to be installed on an inner peripheral surface of a turbine casing in which combustion gas supplied from a combustor flows and to guide combustion gas from a front-stage blade to a rear-stage blade; and a pair of shrouds coupled to the airfoil, at least one of the shrouds having a plurality of cooling holes formed toward the airfoil, wherein the plurality of cooling holes are formed along an imaginary line that is spaced apart from and surrounds the airfoil.
US10995667B2	Filtration system and method for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall.
US10995664B2	Compressed air energy storage and power generation method and compressed air energy storage and power generation device In a compressed air energy storage and power generation device, a compressed air energy storage and power generation method defines, as a reference storage value, a storage value indicating that a storage amount of air in an accumulator tank is in a predetermined intermediate state. At the reference storage value, at least one of a motor and a generator rotates at a rated rotation speed. When a storage value indicating a current storage amount in the accumulator tank is larger than the reference storage value, at least one of the motor and the generator is controlled to rotate at equal to or less than the rated rotation speed. When the storage value indicating the current storage amount in the accumulator tank is smaller than the reference storage value, at least one of the motor and the generator is controlled to rotate at equal to or more than the rated rotation speed and equal to or less than a maximum permissible rotation speed.
US10995658B2	Exhaust gas turbocharger system for a multi-row internal combustion engine and method for operating an exhaust gas turbocharger system An exhaust gas turbocharger system (1) has a first and second exhaust gas turbochargers (2, 3) arranged in parallel. Each exhaust gas turbocharger (2, 3) has an exhaust gas turbine (20, 30) and a compressor (21, 31). Fresh air compressed by the compressor (21) of the first exhaust gas turbocharger (2) can flow into a first pressure line (15), and fresh air compressed by the compressor (31) of the second exhaust gas turbocharger (3) can flow into a second pressure line (16). The two pressure lines (15, 16) are connected to each other in terms of flow. An electric drive device (10) is connected to the first exhaust gas turbocharger (2) and can be turned on for providing additional torque for driving the exhaust gas turbine (20) and the compressor (21) of the first exhaust gas turbocharger (2).
US10995655B2	Fuel injection device A fuel injection device including a valve body having an injection hole-formed part having a plurality of injection holes on the leading end side of the valve body. An injection hole comprises a crossing angle, θ1, between a central axis of the injection hole-formed part and an injection hole axis, and another injection hole comprises a crossing angle, θ2, between the central axis and another injection hole axis. θ2 is larger than θ1. The injection holes are formed such that a distance between the central axis and an inlet surface center of the injection hole is longer than a distance between the central axis and another inlet surface center of the another injection hole. A straight line beyond an outlet surface in the injection hole axis does not intersect with another straight line beyond another outlet surface in the another injection hole axis.
US10995653B2	Fan powered by an alternating current generator associated with a liquid-cooled engine of an engine system A generator set is disclosed. The generator set may include a liquid-cooled engine and an alternating current (AC) generator coupled to the liquid-cooled engine. The generator set may include an AC fan associated with the liquid-cooled engine and connected to the AC generator via a relay and an engine control module (ECM) associated with the liquid-cooled engine and connected to the AC fan via the relay. The generator set may include an engine temperature sensor associated with the liquid-cooled engine and connected to the ECM via a first circuit and an engine air temperature sensor associated with the liquid-cooled engine and connected to the ECM via a second circuit.
US10995652B1	Circuit integrated type coolant thermoelectric generation system and coolant control thermoelectric generation method A coolant thermoelectric generation system may include a thermoelectric module 20 connected to a high temperature line 13 through which engine coolant flows and a low temperature line 24 through which coolant having a temperature lower than a temperature of the engine coolant flows, and configured to perform thermoelectric generation with a heat exchange effect based on a coolant temperature difference between the engine coolant and the coolant having a temperature lower than a temperature of the engine coolant with a thermoelectric element 21 interposed therebetween; a heat exchange line 16, in which the heat exchange effect occurs, and a bypass line 17, in which no heat exchange effect occurs, the heat exchange line and the bypass line connected to the high temperature line to form two paths, respectively 13; and built-in valves 14, 14-1, 14-2 located in the internal space of the thermoelectric module, and configured to adjust flow rates of the coolant in the heat exchange line and the bypass line.
US10995646B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device comprising a first exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing into a PM trapping device as a first exhaust temperature, a second exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing out from the PM trapping device as a second exhaust temperature, a rate of change over time calculation part calculating a rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and a rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature, and a judgment part judging if the PM trapping device is in a removed state removed from the exhaust passage based on a difference between the rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and the rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature.
US10995645B2	Exhaust aftertreatment system and method for regenerating a particulate filter An exhaust aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust system having at least one three-way catalyst near the engine, wherein a particulate filter is arranged downstream from the three-way catalyst, preferably in an underbody installation in a motor vehicle. A heated catalyst, which has at least one heating stage that can be heated by means of an electric heating element, is provided upstream from the at least one three-way catalyst and downstream from the particulate filter. The at least one electrically heatable heating stage is supplied with electric power directly from a generator that is operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, so that heating of the heated catalyst takes place essentially independently of the charge status of the vehicle battery.
US10995642B2	Increase aftertreatment temperature during light load operation Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for increasing exhaust gas temperature. A system includes a valve and a controller coupled to the valve. The controller is structured to determine that an exhaust manifold pressure does not meet an exhaust manifold pressure setpoint and in response, cause an adjustment of an effective flow area of exhaust gas from an engine. The adjustment of the effective flow area is structured to increase an exhaust gas temperature.
US10995640B2	Muffler with selected exhaust pathways The muffler for a motorized vehicle includes a housing with an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, an exhaust inlet, and an exhaust outlet. The muffler includes a first channel with a first noise dampening amount that is within the housing interior, to fluidly connect the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The muffler includes second channel with a second noise dampening amount that is within the housing interior between the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The first noise dampening amount is greater than the second noise dampening amount. A valve selectively fluidly connects the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber thorough the second channel, and is configured to variably obstruct the flow of exhaust gas through the second channel. In various embodiments, the muffler has more than one inlet chamber and more than one exhaust outlet.
US10995639B1	Valve apparatus for use with a positive crankcase ventilation valve and intake manifold to enhance fuel economy of an engine A valve apparatus designed to control the flow of crankcase gases from a positive crankcase ventilation valve to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine is provided. The valve apparatus is designed to adjust during idle, cruising, acceleration and wide-open throttle modes of the engine to enhance fuel economy. The valve apparatus includes a valve body having a main inlet coupled to the positive crankcase ventilation valve and a main outlet, an orifice piston slidably mounted to an interior of the valve body and having an end face with a central hole and a plurality of secondary holes, an end cap coupled to the main outlet of the valve body and intake manifold of the engine, a seal disposed within the end cap and having a central opening, and a spring connected to the orifice piston and seal.
US10995636B2	Organic Rankine cycle based conversion of gas processing plant waste heat into power A system includes a waste heat recovery heat exchanger configured to heat a heating fluid stream by exchange with a heat source in a crude oil associated gas processing plant. The system includes an Organic Rankine cycle energy conversion system including a pump, an energy conversion heat exchanger configured to heat the working fluid by exchange with the heated heating fluid stream, a turbine and a generator configured to generate power by expansion of the heated working fluid, a cooling element configured to cool the expanded working fluid after power generation, and an accumulation tank. The heating fluid flows from the accumulation tank, through the waste heat recovery heat exchanger, through the Organic Rankine cycle energy conversion system, and back to the accumulation tank.
US10995634B2	Composite material casing of stiffening shape A gas turbine casing made of composite material, the casing presenting an axisymmetric shape and including, in an axial direction: an upstream flange; a retention zone presenting thickness greater than the remainder of the casing; and a downstream flange. The casing presents, in section on a plane defined by the axial direction and by a radial direction, a profile including at least first and second inclined portions that are inclined relative to each other and relative to the axis of the casing. The first and second inclined portions meet at a point situated between the retention zone and one of the flanges, this point corresponding to the vertex of an angle formed by the first and second inclined portions. The distance between the vertex of the angle and the mean radius of the casing lies in the range 1.5% and 4% of the mean radius of the casing.
US10995633B2	Turbofan engine A turbofan engine includes: a cylindrical fan case; a fan rotatably disposed in the fan case and including a central member and multiple fan blades arranged on an outer circumference of the central member such that the fan blades are spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction; an annular member disposed to surround the fan; and an elastic support device that supports the annular member to the fan case radially elastically such that a predetermined clearance is radially defined between the annular member and tips of the fan blades.
US10995632B2	Damped airfoil for a gas turbine engine An airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil section extending in a spanwise direction, extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge in a chordwise direction, and extending in a thickness direction between a pressure side and a suction side. The airfoil section has a main body and a first skin. The main body includes a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of internal channels. The first skin is attached to the main body to enclose the plurality of internal channels such that the main body and the first skin cooperate to define the pressure and suction sides. A damper has at least one layer of damping material sandwiched between the first skin and the plurality of ribs. A method of forming a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed.
US10995629B2	Variable nozzle mechanism and rotating machine including the same A variable nozzle mechanism in which a nozzle mount has a first surface which has a minimum clearance in a direction of an axis with respect to a lever side facing surface in an opposing region facing the lever side facing surface in the direction of the axis, and a second surface which is disposed adjacent to the first surface in a circumferential direction of the nozzle mount and has a clearance in the direction of the axis with respect to the lever side facing surface larger than the clearance in the direction of the axis between the first surface and the lever side facing surface.
US10995624B2	Article for high temperature service An article includes a substrate that is substantially opaque to visible light and a coating disposed on the substrate. The coating includes a coating material having an inherent index of refraction, wherein the coating has an effective index of refraction that is less than the inherent index of refraction, and wherein the effective index of refraction is less than 1.8.
US10995623B2	Ceramic matrix composite turbine blade with abrasive tip The present disclosure relates generally to blades used in gas turbine engines. More specifically designs in accordance with the present disclosure include turbine blades comprising ceramic matrix composite materials with abrasive tips coupled thereto.
US10995619B2	Airfoil and method of fabricating same A method of fabricating an airfoil includes imaging a second end of the body portion to obtain image data, casting the tip portion utilizing the image data of the second end of the body portion and coupling a first end of the tip portion to the second end of the body portion. One or more features of the tip portion align with one or more features of the body portion. The method also includes additively manufacturing a core of the tip portion utilizing the image data and forming a casting mold about the core. The tip portion is cast in the casting mold. The coupling of the tip portion to the body portion including depositing a bonding material on a first end of the tip portion. An airfoil formed by the method is also disclosed.
US10995615B2	Method for optimizing mining production A system for mining site production planning includes a control system configured to specify a problem-solving technique and associated optimization problem for a mining site by setting production goals and priorities for each of loading tools, processors, production arcs, and materials of the mining site, sorting the production arcs in an order based on travel distances, modifying the order based on the production goals for each of the loading tools, processors, production arcs, and/or materials, and further modifying the order based on set priorities for the loading tools, processors, production arcs, and/or materials. In addition, target values are set for each of the loading tools, processors, and production arcs according to their order of the sorted production arcs. The control system is further configured to solve the optimization problem to produce production values for each of the loading tools, processors, and production arcs based on the target values.
US10995612B2	Method for exploitation and/or monitoring of an aquifer comprising at least one dissolved gas The invention is a method for the exploitation and/or monitoring of an underground formation having at least one reservoir comprising water, at least one gas species of interest and at least one atmospheric isotope of at least one rare gas present in dissolved form in the water of the reservoir. The method includes at least (1) taking at least one gas sample at the level of at least one collection of water from the reservoir, the collection being at the surface and the sampling being carried out to avoid any contamination with the air; (2) measuring at least the concentration of at least the gas species and the concentration of at least an atmospheric isotope of the rare gas in the gas sample; (3) determining the concentration of the gas species of interest dissolved in the water of the reservoir by a model.
US10995608B2	System for drilling parallel wells for SAGD applications A system for ranging between two wellbores. The target wellbore includes a conductive body (e.g., casing) disposed within a portion of the target wellbore. A second wellbore includes an electromagnetic field sensing instrument positioned within the wellbore. A current delivered to the conductive body in the target wellbore results in a magnetic field emanating from the target wellbore. The electromagnetic field sensing instrument is utilized to measure an electromagnetic gradient based on the magnetic field, which electromagnetic gradient can be utilized to determine the range between the wellbores.
US10995603B2	Intelligent core-drilling end detection A control method for using a core drilling system is disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes detecting a predetermined drilling situation on the basis of the attainment of a predetermined threshold value for at least one predetermined corresponding drilling parameter and ending the core drilling operation by selecting a reverse-travel mode for removing the drilling tool from the borehole if the advancing device does not reach a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined corresponding distance value in a direction and the core drilling machine does not reach a predetermined threshold value for at least one predetermined corresponding drilling parameter or continuing the core drilling operation by selecting a predetermined operating mode if the advancing device reaches a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined corresponding distance value in a direction and the core drilling machine reaches a predetermined threshold value for at least one predetermined corresponding drilling parameter.
US10995602B2	System and method for drilling a borehole A system and apparatus for displaying toolface orientation data including a surface steerable system for controlling drilling direction of a bottom hole assembly (BHA). The surface steerable system configured to receive toolface orientation data from the BHA and generate display data responsive thereto. A circular chart display is generated responsive to the display data responsive to the display data from the surface steerable system, the circular chart display representing current and historical toolface orientation data. The current and historical toolface orientation data is represented as an arc indicator defined on the circular chart illustrating a range in degrees of the current and historical toolface orientations.
US10995600B2	Gas separator A gas separator for use in a downhole production system includes a duct structure and a pump intake shroud.
US10995598B2	Trona solution mining methods and compositions The invention discloses a method of solution mining trona by injecting an aqueous solvent into an underground cavity comprising trona to dissolve trona in the aqueous solution and removing the aqueous solution from the cavity at about the WTN triple point (the temperature at which solid phase wegscheiderite, trona, and nahcolite can co-exist in an aqueous solution). Alkaline values from the removed aqueous solution are recovered to produce a barren liquor. The method further includes either (i) treating the barren liquor to produce an aqueous solvent or (ii) treating injected aqueous solvent to reduce clogging at the trona dissolution surface caused by supersaturation of sodium bicarbonate, and precipitation of nahcolite and wegscheiderite as the aqueous solution in the cavity approaches saturation of both dissolved sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate.
US10995595B2	System and method for artifically recharging a target reservoir via water injection from a local source A method for artificially recharging a target reservoir in a geological formation using powered water injection from a local source aquifer in the geological formation. The method comprises detecting chemical properties of water in the source aquifer, determining whether the water in the source aquifer is compatible with water in the target reservoir based on the chemical properties, activating an electrical submersible pump (ESP) positioned between target reservoir and the source aquifer to inject water from the source aquifer into the target reservoir, detecting downhole pressure, temperature and water flow rate conditions at the ESP, and controlling a rate at which the ESP injects water using the downhole pressure, temperature and water flow rate conditions.
US10995590B2	Method of exploiting a sedimentary basin comprising hydrocarbons, using stratigraphic modelling The invention is a method of exploiting hydrocarbons within a sedimentary basin, by stratigraphic simulation coupled with a hydrologic model and a diagenetic model. A gridded representation of the basin, comprising at least a mineralogical composition and a porosity within each cell, is determined by means of a stratigraphic simulator for at least one time step. Then, at least one hydrologic zone is delimited using a hydrologic model, and at least one chemical composition of the fluids and a direction of circulation of the fluids are determined in each cell located in the zone. At least the chemical composition of the fluids, the mineralogical composition and the porosity are then updated in each cell of the gridded representation with a diagenetic model comprising a hydrologic flux balance, established using at least the directions of circulation of the fluids and from which a cell visiting order is determined for the fluids.
US10995587B2	Reversing valve for hydraulic piston pump A reversing valve for a hydraulic piston pump, including a pilot valve and a main valve. The pilot valve includes a pilot valve seat, a hollow valve core and a pull rod. The main valve comprises an upper valve seat, a lower valve seat and a main valve core. When the hollow valve core is at a upper position, the control flow passage communicates with the spent fluid flow passage, and the main valve core is at a lower position, so the power piston is driven to move downwardly by the power fluids provided by the main valve. When the hollow valve core is at a lower position, the power fluid controls the main valve core to be seated at the upper position, and the power piston is driven to move upwardly by the power fluids provided by the pilot valve.
US10995584B2	Fully electric tool for downhole inflow control A valve-type electric tool for downhole flow control using a holo-shaft motor. Said valve comprises: a housing provided with an infinitely variable choke where in seals work as gaskets both the outside and inside of the valve; a hollow-shaft servomotor inside said housing attached to a nut, and, additionally, when said motor is activated, the motor directly moves a sliding sleeve provided with an infinitely variable choke axis-wise said valve; and in which the movement of said motor is generated by of a spindle, created on the very same said sliding sleeve, and in which said valve is operated from the surface by a single electric cable.
US10995583B1	Buoyancy assist tool with debris barrier A downhole apparatus comprises a casing string with a removable plug therein to block flow therethrough. A flow barrier is positioned in the casing below the removable plug and the removable plug and the flow barrier defining a buoyancy chamber therebetween. A debris barrier positioned above the removable plug includes a frangible disk. A stretchable connecting ring is connected to the frangible disk and to the casing.
US10995582B2	Fluid placement tool Systems, methods, and apparatuses of the present disclosure generally relate to fluid placement tools. A fluid placement tool includes a connecting section at a proximal end of the fluid placement tool for coupling the fluid placement tool to a conveyance. The fluid placement tool also includes an actuating section coupled to the connecting section, wherein the actuating section comprises a first check valve and a piston, wherein the first check valve is positioned to allow fluid flow through the actuating section and into engagement with the piston. The fluid placement tool also includes a fluid containment section, wherein the fluid containment section comprises a fluid reservoir and a second check valve, wherein the fluid reservoir is disposed between the first check valve and the second check valve, wherein the second check valve is position to only allow flow out of the fluid containment section. The actuating section is operable to drive the piston through the fluid reservoir for displacement of a fluid from the fluid reservoir and into a wellbore.
US10995581B2	Self-cleaning packer system A collapsible packer for use in a well includes a deployment assembly, a retraction assembly and a sealing assembly extending between the deployment assembly and the retraction assembly. The deployment assembly may include a spring and a degradable stop configured to offset the force applied by the spring. The degradable stop can be manufactured from a material that dissolves when contacted by fluid in the well. The retraction assembly may by hydraulically or spring energized.
US10995578B2	Shearable deployment bar with ballistic transfer Apparatus includes a conveyance device and a first shearable deployment bar connected to the conveyance device at a first distal end of the first shearable deployment bar, where the first shearable deployment bar has a deployment bar section and a shearable section. The shearable deployment bar is configured to carry a ballistic signal from an initiating charge, through the shearable deployment bar, and to a donor charge. The apparatus further includes a first set of perforating guns connected to the first shearable deployment bar at a second distal end thereof, and the first set of perforating guns are configured to receive the ballistic signal from the donor charge to ultimately fire the perforating guns at a targeted location in a wellbore. A second shearable deployment bar may be connected to the first set of perforating guns, and a second set of perforating guns connected to the second shearable deployment bar.
US10995575B2	Downhole surveying and core sample orientation systems, devices and methods A method and system for obtaining orientation of a core sample core drilled from underlying rock. A core orientation recording device (116) records its orientation at random and/or non-predetermined time intervals from a reference time during a drilling operation. The time intervals are generated to be within a range of minimum and maximum time intervals. After a time interval elapsed from the reference time plus a wait time of at least the minimum random or non-predetermined time interval, the core sample is separated from the underlying rock and brought to the surface and its original orientation is determined from orientation data recorded closest in time to the elapsed time plus the minimum time interval. A remote communicator (160) having the elapsed time interrogates the core orientation recordal device (116) to identify the required orientation data and requires the core orientation recordal device to identify a correct orientation of the core sample.
US10995574B2	Subterranean well thrust-propelled torpedo deployment system and method Provided in some embodiments is a method of deploying a payload in a subterranean well. The method including advancing a torpedo in a first portion of a wellbore of a subterranean well (the torpedo including a body, a fiber-optic (FO) umbilical that is physically coupled to a surface component, and adapted to unspool from the torpedo as the torpedo advances in the wellbore, and an engine adapted to generate thrust to propel the torpedo), and activating the engine to generate thrust to propel advancement of the torpedo within a second portion of the wellbore such that the FO umbilical is disposed in the second portion of the wellbore.
US10995570B2	Tool joint finding apparatus and method An apparatus for identifying a tool joint connection is disclosed comprising a scanning system configured to scan an exterior of a drill string, at least one distance measuring sensor mounted to a movable platform and a computer connected to the scanning system and the at least one distance measuring sensor, wherein the computer is configured to receive data from a scanning of the exterior of the drill string and compare the data from the scanning to a reference to determine a presence of the tool joint connection.
US10995567B2	Logging-while-tripping system and methods A downhole communication repeater adapted for use on a wired drill pipe that extends from a surface to a bottom hole assembly that includes downhole communication equipment, and the surface has surface communication equipment located thereon. The repeater includes memory adapted: to store segments of logging-while-tripping data received from said downhole communication equipment and a microprocessor adapted to receive said logging-while-tripping data; to store said logging-while-tripping data in said memory while said repeater is deployed along a drill string in a well; and to re-transmit segments of said logging-while-tripping data while said repeater is cut off from downhole communications during a tripping operation.
US10995564B2	System for handling tubulars on a rig A system for handling tubulars on a rig may include a top handling device configured for arrangement on the rig and for handling a top portion of a tubular to and from a setback area. The system may also include a lower handling device configured for arrangement on the rig and for handling a bottom portion of the tubular between well center and a release position. The system may also include a bottom handling device configured for arrangement on the rig and for handling the bottom portion of the tubular between the release position and the setback area.
US10995563B2	Rotary drill head for coiled tubing drilling apparatus A mobile, coiled tubing drilling apparatus with a rotary drill head, includes a non-rotating mast on a mobile platform. The mast has mounted thereon an injector below a coiled tubing reel. The injector defines an operational axis for the coiled tubing. The rotary drill head is pivotally mounted on the injector so as to be movable between a retracted position away from the operational axis and an operating position in line with the operational axis. The rotary drill head includes a top swivel for non-rotating connection to the coiled tubing and a bottom spindle for rotating connection to a pipe section. The top swivel and the bottom spindle provide fluid communication between connected coiled tubing and connected pipe section during operation.
US10995552B2	Closed loop control of drilling toolface A downhole closed loop method for controlling a drilling toolface includes measuring first and second attitudes of the subterranean borehole at corresponding first and second upper and lower survey stations. The first and second attitudes are processed downhole while drilling to compute an angle change of the subterranean borehole between the upper and lower survey stations. The computed angle change is compared with a predetermined threshold. This process may be continuously repeated while the angle change is less than the threshold. The first and second attitudes are further processed downhole to compute a toolface angle when the angle change of the subterranean borehole is greater than or equal to the threshold. The toolface angle may then be further processed to control a direction of drilling of the subterranean borehole.
US10995551B2	Device for noise damping and rock drilling rig A device for dampening noise and a rock drilling rig. The noise dampening device includes a skin structure and a frame, which are separate elements. The skin structure is configured to form a space for receiving at least a part of the rock drilling unit and includes several noise dampening panels, which are mounted to the frame in a removable manner.
US10995550B2	Wellbore rig top drive A wellbore rig top drive is disclosed. The wellbore rig top drive can include a main bearing housing. The wellbore rig top drive can also include a main bearing supported by the main bearing housing. The main bearing can be configured to support a weight of a wellbore string and facilitate rotation of the wellbore string about an axis. The wellbore rig top drive can further include a quill supported by the main bearing and configured to rotate about the axis. The quill can be coupleable to the wellbore string. In addition, the wellbore rig top drive can include a drive motor disposed below the main bearing and supported by the main bearing housing. The drive motor can be coupled to the quill to provide torque to rotate the quill about the axis.
US10995547B2	Telescoping ladder with a cascading collapse mechanism A telescoping ladder is provided, that includes a plurality of columns disposed in a nested arrangement for relative axial movement in a telescopic fashion between a fully-extended position and a collapsed position. The columns are connected to rungs by way of connector assemblies. Each connector assembly has a locking pin moveable between an extended position or a retracted position for extending into or retracting out of openings of adjacent columns to selectively lock or release the columns respectively. The telescoping ladder includes a plurality of actuators that permit collapsing the ladder in a sequential manner, the sequence involving collapsing the columns on a lower portion of the ladder prior to collapsing columns immediately thereabove.
US10995544B2	Method and apparatus for stacking strip material of cellular blind fabrics A stacker assembly for manufacturing an expandable integral blind, formed by adhering a plurality of cells formed from strip material, has opposing walls forming a stacking chamber and a rotating mechanism coupled to the stacking chamber for engaging the expandable integral blind. The rotatable mechanism actuates in response to the compression force of the expandable integral blind. A plurality of conveyor belts are used to supply the strip material to the stacker assembly, as well as introduce the strip material into the stacking chamber.
US10995540B2	Sliding window mechanism III A driving mechanism for sliding a windowed frame guided by an outer frame. The sliding frame is attached to two vertical racks which engage with two pinions. The pinions are connected with a joint axle driven by a couple of engaged bevel gearwheels connected to a crank or to an electric motor. The joint axle with the pinions can be housed in a recess carved at the lower plank of a static window's frame.A compact motorized option in which each pinion is coupled with a gearbox and both gearboxes are driven by a central electric motor also can be housed entirely in the static window's recess.The motorized options also include: a control unit for controlling the direction and speed of the sliding, two limit switches for stopping the frame at highest and lowest positions, an electrical overload sensor which detects sudden sliding obstructions and a burglar alarm.
US10995539B2	Clutch mechanism between leadscrew and electric motor A clutch mechanism for coupling and uncoupling an electric motor and leadscrew has dog-clutch gears that can be engaged by a linear actuator, bell crank, and linkage shaft. Uncoupling force due to narrowed dog teeth are resisted by the alignment of the linkage shaft with the central portion of the bell crank.
US10995532B2	Pneumatic door closer A pneumatic door closer includes a rotary energy-storing mechanism including a housing and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism includes a cylinder, a second piston assembly and a sealing element, the sealing element is in an air tight connection with the cylinder and the second piston assembly, to form a closed space filled with high pressure gas in the cylinder. The second piston assembly drives the closed space into a first air chamber and a second air chamber in communication with each other. The driving mechanism also includes a first piston assembly connected to the second piston assembly. The pneumatic door closer also includes a transmission mechanism having one end received in the housing and another end connected to the door frame.

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