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US10026351B2	Timing controller and display apparatus including the same A timing controller includes a plurality of image enhancement blocks, a plurality of dithering blocks and a random number generating block. The plurality of image enhancement blocks performs image quality enhancement operations for input image data. The plurality of dithering blocks performs random dithering operations for outputs of the plurality of image enhancement blocks based on a plurality of random number tables. The random number generating block generates the plurality of random number tables which is provided to the plurality of dithering blocks.
US10026343B2	Multifunctional window/door and building having wall configured using same A multipurpose advertisement board comprising: a window; a vertical film comprising multiple film strips connected in series; a first image expression device comprising an operating unit rotatably connected to a vertical winding roller in upper and lower portions of the frame that vertically move the vertical film to display the multiple film strips in order; a horizontal film comprising multiple film strips connected in series; a second image expression device installed on the window frame, wherein the second image expression device comprises an operation unit rotatably connected to a horizontal winding roller installed in left and right portions of the window frame to rotate or release the horizontal film, thereby horizontally moving the horizontal film so that the multiple film strips of the horizontal film overlap with the film strips of the vertical film to make a combined image.
US10026339B2	Flexible laminate for packaging with integrated peelable portion A flexible laminate structure for making a package and methods for constructing such flexible laminate structures are described that provide a peelable portion integral to the laminate structure. An inner ink layer may be printed on the peelable portion that includes a promotional offer, such as in the form of a barcode, where the inner ink layer is not visible to a consumer without first peeling the peelable portion off the package due to the presence of one or more blocker ink layers.
US10026335B2	Activity recognition with activity reminders An athletic performance monitoring system, for motivating a user to reach a goal level of athletic activity. The system may motivate the user by calculation a deficit between a current total level of activity and the goal level of athletic activity, and suggesting activity types that the user may carry out an order to reach the goal level, wherein the suggested activity types may be based on activities that are geographically close to the user, or sporting equipment worn by, or in possession of, the user.
US10026328B2	Dynamic differential diagnosis training and evaluation system and method for patient condition determination A dynamic differential diagnosis training and evaluation system incorporates a beginner student learning mode, a beginner student test mode, an advanced student learning mode, and an advanced student test mode for training, nurturing, and evaluating dynamic differential diagnosis (dynamic DDx) reasoning skills for patient condition determination. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the dynamic differential diagnosis training and evaluation system incorporates one or more computerized user interfaces for displaying, choosing, and interacting with a simulated virtual patient, hypotheses selections for the patient condition determination, simulated physical exam selections, simulated medical test selections, simulated medical test results, a computerized expert's feedback and answers, and an iterative differential diagnosis (DDx) list modification and refinement process that simulates real-life dynamic differential diagnosis (dynamic DDx). Furthermore, the dynamic differential diagnosis training and evaluation system can also incorporate healthcare education contents generated from a healthcare content authoring platform.
US10026319B2	Collision warning system A collision warning system including a vehicle with a first sensor configured to detect an exit condition, a second sensor configured to detect a collision condition, an external warning signal system configured to emit a warning signal to warn a vehicle occupant about the collision condition, the external warning signal system includes at least one warning device configured to emit the warning signal, and a controller configured to communicate with the first and second sensors and to control the at least one warning device in response to the collision condition.
US10026314B1	Multi-vehicle sensor sharing A method of a vehicle obtaining sensor data originating at one or more of other vehicles includes receiving input from an operator or system within the vehicle, and generating a request for the sensor data based on the input. The request specifies one or more parameters and the one or more parameters include a location at which the sensor data is obtained. The method also includes sending the request for the sensor data, receiving the sensor data, and processing the sensor data. The processing includes providing the sensor data to the operator or the system within the vehicle based on the input. A central server includes an interface to receive sensor data and parameters from one or more vehicles according to vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication. A processor generates a digital map from the sensor data. The digital map includes a layer for each type of the sensor data.
US10026310B2	Automated highway system (AHS) A system and method for controlling vehicles and for providing assistance to operated vehicles is discussed and described herein.
US10026307B2	System and method for widget-assisted setup of a universal remote control A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances provides an interactive instruction set and associated programming which is downloadable to a controllable appliance having an associated display, such as an Internet enabled television. The programming is accessible by the controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions from the interactive instruction set to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for setting up the controlling device to communicate commands to another controllable device (e.g., a DVD, VCR, DVR, etc).
US10026304B2	Calibrating an environmental monitoring device A computer that facilitates calibration of an environmental monitoring device is described. In particular, the computer may interact with an electronic device of a user of the environmental monitoring device to calibrate the environmental monitoring device. During the calibration, the computer provides user-interface information associated with a user interface that allows the user to select to select to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by a legacy device (such as a smoke detector) that is in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. When the user selects to monitor a legacy device, the computer provides an instruction to the electronic device for the user to activate the legacy device. Then, the computer receives legacy-device information from the environmental monitoring device, specifying whether the legacy device was detected, a type of legacy device identified based on the monitored sound and/or a location of the legacy device.
US10026299B2	Mobile supported disarming In some embodiments, security and/or automation systems, hereinafter referred to as automation systems, may enable a user to deactivate a security portion of an automation system using a mobile device. An automation system may detect the presence of an authorized mobile device which may modify a status of at least one component of the automation system. The automation system may be installed at a user's residence and may identify when the user's mobile device enters a geographical region surrounding the residence. Modifying a status of at least one component may include deactivating a security component of the automation system. This may enable the user to enter the residence without the need to enter a code into a control panel.
US10026295B2	Motion or opening detector An activity monitor is associated with a container, such as a medication bottle, and includes one or more detectors configured to detect activity associated with the bottle, such as movement, opening and/or closing, and changes in volume and/or mass. The activity monitor may include alerting devices and be programmed with scheduling information. The activity monitor may also, or instead, communicate with one or more remote devices such as a user device or monitoring system, such as to receive programming information from those devices or to output activity information to those devices.
US10026293B2	Screen protection method and apparatus, and storage medium The present disclosure relates to a screen protection method, apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes acquiring a pressure state based on external pressure that is being applied to the display screen, the pressure state including information on one or more force bearing points and pressure values at the force bearing points; determining whether the pressure state corresponds to a first pressure state; and generating an alert when the pressure state corresponds to the first pressure state.
US10026288B2	One time use tag Embodiments of the current invention entail a highly visible tag that can be attached to a product at a highly visible location on the product at a store, but can easily be removed once the purchaser buys the product and takes it home. Once the purchaser gets the product home, they can remove it themselves and use it in public. Once the tag is removed, it cannot be reattached by the consumer. Depending on the store policy, the product may not be returned, or an extra fee charged for returning the garment, or other similar policies. Absence of a tag makes it clear that the buyer has removed the tag and provides an indication that the product, such as a garment has been used or worn in public. The tag is most effective for products that are used in public, such as garments. The tag may carry EAS technology.
US10026285B2	Video surveillance system employing video primitives A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.
US10026276B2	Haptic system with increased LRA bandwidth A method of generating a haptic effect on a linear resonance actuator (“LRA”) having a resonant frequency includes receiving a haptic effect signal for the haptic effect, where the haptic effect comprises a desired frequency that is off-resonant from the LRA. The method further includes generating a first sine wave at the desired frequency and generating a second sine wave at or near the resonant frequency. The method further includes combining the first sine wave and the second sine wave to generate a drive signal.
US10026267B2	In-game sports prediction betting system This invention relates to users competing at predicting occurrence that happen during a live sports event. Users buy credits, and enter a betting zone wherein a counter with round points starts to increase. When an incident happens, the users in the betting zone and hold the highest amount of round points wins. Thus, users are encouraged to foresee upcoming occurrence as early as possible, and enter the betting zone so as to gain as many round points as possible.
US10026265B1	Systems and methods for attributing casino revenue to the original depositor In accordance with some embodiments, methods and systems provide for tagging an amount of virtual currency with a source identifier that identifies the player who originally deposits the virtual currency with an online gaming establishment. Thereafter, as the tagged virtual currency is used for wagering, and fragmented into smaller units as sub-amounts of it are wagered and lost to other players, the tag comprising the source identifier persists or is generated and associated anew with each such sub-unit as the sub-amount of virtual currency is moved to virtual wagering stacks of other players. This allows for crediting the player who originally deposited virtual currency with the online gaming establishment for revenue to the gaming establishment as the virtual currency is wagered (whether by the originally depositing player or subsequent players who win the virtual currency so tagged and then re-wager it on subsequent game events).
US10026257B2	Method of operating a gaming system, a gaming system and a game controller An electronic gaming machine and method. An initial symbol array of a predetermined size is provided, and reels are used for selecting symbols for display onto the array. There is an active region and a non-active region of the array. At least one reel includes a vertical stack of at least two rows high. If the vertical stack lands in a position overlapping the active and non-active region, the array grows to encompass the vertical stack. The outcome is determined based on the array after it has grown. In addition, a second growing occurs randomly when the vertical stack lands within the active region or overlaps the active and non-active regions.
US10026250B2	Contextual data delivery to users at a locked property An electronic wireless controller remote locking system allows both sales agents and sales prospects to communicate either with the wireless controller, or with a central clearinghouse computer. Contextual data then is provided to the sales prospect while the prospect is visiting a specific property that is the site of a wireless controller and lock installation. Both the agent and the prospect use smart devices, such as smart phones, that have both wide area network capability and low power radio capability. In other situations, contextual data can be sent to a user having a smart device, in which that contextual data pertains to at least one human occupant of the specific property where that wireless controller and lock have been installed, which can be useful where a medical caregiver arrives to visit a human occupant of a specific property that is protected by the wireless controller and lock.
US10026249B2	Bi-directional access control system Systems and apparatuses for real time, bi-directional communications between an access control management host and one or more access control devices. The access control devices can be structured to make certain decisions at the access control device and communicate, in real time, information to, as well as receive in real time information from, the access control management host via a networked gateway. The access control device and networked gateway can communicate via a first wireless protocol that at least assists in minimizing the energy of an electrical energy source, such as, for example, a battery, that is coupled to the access control device. Examples of the first wireless protocol can include low latency, low-power wireless technologies or protocols. The networked gateway can communicate with the access control management host using a second protocol via a wired or wireless connection.
US10026243B1	Driver performance ratings Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses that may facilitate communications to rate driver performance and provide a driver rating to a driver in a competitive manner are provided. Driver computing devices may collect drive data (e.g., vehicle telematics data) to determine whether conditions are met (i.e., whether a driver speeds, brakes hard, or drives at night). The system may generate a driver rating based on these conditions. The rating may be used in a competitive manner (such as by sharing ratings with friends) and rewards given for good performance (such as new levels for display in a social environment, or financial incentives such as charitable donation or sweepstakes entry).
US10026239B2	Apparatus and method for failure diagnosis and calibration of sensors for advanced driver assistance systems An apparatus for failure diagnosis and calibration of sensors for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) includes a measuring unit including two or more sensors mounted in a vehicle a storage for storing characteristic data of each of the two or more sensors, and a processor for selecting one of the two or more sensors as a reference sensor and for determining whether or not a failure of the other sensor to be diagnosed is detected and whether calibration thereof is required, on the basis of error covariance information of the reference sensor.
US10026235B2	Method and system for detecting an event on a sports track The disclosure relates to a method and system for detecting an event on a sports track. By applying one or more track segments across the width of the sports track and detecting passage of participants for the track segments, a comparison can be made between detected passage results and known passage results that may e.g. be available from a storage internal or external to the system. A deviation between the detection results and the known results that exceeds a particular deviation margin may be used as an immediate sign of an irregularity occurring during the sports event. The irregularity may e.g. relate to malfunctioning of one or more components of the time monitoring system or to deviating behavior by a participant to the sports event.
US10026229B1	Auxiliary device as augmented reality platform An auxiliary device can be used to display a fiducial that contains information useful in determining the physical size of the fiducial as displayed on the auxiliary device. A primary device can capture image data including a representation of the fiducial. The scale and orientation of the fiducial can be determined, such that a graphical overlay can be generated of an item of interest that corresponds to that scale and orientation. The overlay can then be displayed along with the captured image data, in order to provide an augmented reality experience wherein the image displayed on the primary device represents a scale-appropriate view of the item in a location of interest corresponding to the location of the auxiliary device. As the primary device is moved and the viewpoint of the camera changes, changes in relative scale and orientation to the fiducial are determined and the overlay is updated accordingly.
US10026227B2	Portable augmented reality The different illustrative embodiments provide a method for augmenting reality that may be applied to repairs performed on a composite structure. An image may be recorded of a first layer of a composite component. The image may relate to a first repair performed at a first time. Physical data may be captured for the composite component from a surface layer of the composite component using a number of portable devices. A multi-dimensional representation of a combined augmented reality of the composite component including a display of various layers of the composite component selected by a user may be generated. A user selection may include a time restriction and a spatial restriction. The number of portable devices may display the multi-dimensional representation comprising physical data for an image of the surface of the composite component and digital data for an overlay of composite layers beyond the surface.
US10026223B2	Systems and methods for isosurface extraction using tessellation hardware Systems and methods of extracting an isosurface wherein points on the isosurface have a constant value. The method includes dividing a volume into a grid of voxels The method includes identifying intersecting edges in the voxels, wherein the intersecting edges intersect the isosurface. The method includes generating patches for the intersecting edges and tessellating the patches and generating a grid of tessellated vertices. The method includes determining intersection points of the tessellated vertices with the isosurface and moving the intersected vertices to form a finer approximation of the isosurface.
US10026222B1	Three dimensional traffic virtual camera visualization Systems and methods for creating high-resolution virtual-camera traffic visualizations. The visualizations appear as if a camera is present along a roadway at a location of interest and realistically depicts traffic flow at a particular time. Thus, the visualizations are able to provide viewers a realistic view of what traffic conditions are like at the location of interest. While various descriptions will provided with regard to traffic flow, the principles described herein may be used to create visualizations of other “flows,” such as in-flight aircraft, ground control systems at airports, etc.
US10026219B2	Analysis and manipulation of panoramic surround views Various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods for analyzing and manipulating images and video. According to particular embodiments, the spatial relationship between multiple images and video is analyzed together with location information data, for purposes of creating a representation referred to herein as a surround view. In particular embodiments, a surround view can be generated by combining a panoramic view of an object with a panoramic view of a distant scene, such that the object panorama is placed in a foreground position relative to the distant scene panorama. Such combined panoramas can enhance the interactive and immersive viewing experience of the surround view.
US10026218B1	Modeling indoor scenes based on digital images Techniques are provided for modeling indoor scenes including receiving a request for a 3D model of an indoor scene based on multiple flat images of the indoor scene, where the images obey no more than a limited overlap requirement, are absent of depth information, and are taken from one or more viewpoints. The techniques proceed by determining vanishing points in the images, receiving floor contour information that was determined based on the vanishing points; reconstructing the 3D vertex positions of two or more floor plan parts using a geometric constraint matrix that encodes coordinate equalities among said vertices, based on the floor contour information; and assembling a combined floor plan based at least in part on the floor plan parts. The techniques proceed by receiving a floor plan outline indicating walls and generating the 3D model of the indoor scene based on the floor plan outline.
US10026213B1	Filtering for 3D scene rendering using ray divergence Systems and techniques relating to scene rendering in computer graphics applications, such as rendering a scene using image based lighting, include a method including: performing, by a computer, ray tracing for a scene to be rendered by the computer, wherein performing the ray tracing include calculating a ray spread value for a ray propagated through the scene, the ray spread value being calculated based on a reflection geometry of at least one surface within the scene, and calculating a ray divergence value for the ray propagated through the scene, the ray divergence value being calculated based on one or more material properties of the at least one surface; defining, by the computer, a filter using both the calculated ray spread value and the calculated ray divergence value; and rendering, by the computer, the scene using the filter.
US10026212B2	Electronic display stabilization using pixel velocities A system includes a head mounted display (HMD) device comprising at least one display and at least one sensor to provide pose information for the HMD device. The system further includes a sensor integrator module coupled to the at least one sensor, the sensor integrator module to determine a motion vector for the HMD device based on the pose information, and an application processor to render a first texture based on pose of the HMD device determined from the pose information. The system further includes a motion analysis module to determine a first velocity field having a pixel velocity for at least a subset of pixels of the first texture, and a compositor to render a second texture based on the first texture, the first velocity field and the motion vector for the HMD, and to provide the second texture to the display of the HMD device.
US10026206B2	Image editing techniques for a device A method of manipulating an image by a mobile-device includes segmenting image data corresponding to the image into a first image layer and a second image layer. The method also includes receiving a first user input at the mobile device, the first user input indicating a direction relative to the mobile device, and performing a first image editing operation on the first image layer based on the first user input. The method further includes receiving a second user input at the mobile device, the second user input indicating the direction relative to the mobile device, and performing a second image editing operation on the first image layer based on the second user input. The second image editing operation is distinct from the first image editing operation.
US10026202B2	Wearable molecular imaging navigation system The invention discloses a wearable molecular imaging navigation system comprising: a multi-spectral light transceiver configured to transmit a multi-spectral light to a detected subject in a detection region and acquire an emitting light regarding the detected subject and acquire a reflecting light regarding the detected subject; an image processor configured to receive the reflecting light and the emitting light from the multi-spectral light transceiver, execute a three-dimensional reconstruction and fusion process on the reflecting light and the emitting light to obtain a fusion image; a wireless signal processor configured to enable a wireless communication; and a wearable device, configured to receive the fusion image from the image processor via the wireless signal processor, display the fusion image and control the multi-spectral light transceiver and the image processor based on instructions received.
US10026201B2	Image classifying method and image displaying method An image classifying method includes the following operations: reducing an order of a color of a first image to generate a first order reduction image, wherein the first order reduction image includes several first image blocks; obtaining a second order reduction image from a database, wherein the second order reduction image includes several second image blocks; calculating several block color difference values between the first order reduction image and the second order reduction image respectively according to differences between a color value of each of the first image blocks and a color value of each of the second image blocks; and determining whether or not the first image belongs to a same category as the second order reduction image according to the block color difference values between the first order reduction image and the second order reduction image.
US10026198B2	Method, system and electronic device for at least one of efficient graphic processing and salient based learning A method, system and electronic device for efficient graphic processing and display of display data. The electronic device can be configured for processing source data corresponding to at least one digital image. The electronic device includes a processing portion which can be configured for receiving and processing source data in a manner so as to produce output signals associated with a portion of the at least one digital image. The portion of the at least one digital image can be associated with a region of interest. The output signals can be based upon for at least one of producing display data displayable as graphic image and salient based learning.
US10026192B2	Color harmony verification system A system for non-contact color harmony analysis is provided. The system may include an image acquisition system and an image analysis system. One or more cameras may take images of two regions of an object (e.g., a vehicle). The images may be transferred to the image analysis system, which may compare color values from each region and determine a color value difference. The color value difference may be compared to a predetermined threshold value to identify a possible color mismatch. The system may be used to analyze color harmony of adjacent vehicle components, for example, a front fascia and a fender or a rear fascia and a quarter panel.
US10026191B2	Multi-imaging modality navigation system A method includes obtaining first 3D imaging data for a volume of interest. The first 3D imaging data includes structural imaging data and a target tissue of interest. The method further includes obtaining 2D imaging data. The 2D imaging data includes structural imaging data for a plane of the volume of interest. The plane includes at least three fiducial markers of a set of fiducial markers. The method further includes locating a plane, including location and orientation, in the first 3D imaging data that corresponds to the plane of the 2D imaging data by matching the at least three fiducial markers with corresponding fiducial markers identified in the first 3D imaging data and using the map. The method further includes visually displaying the first 3D imaging data with the 2D imaging data superimposed over at the corresponding plane located in the first 3D imaging data.
US10026189B2	System and method for using image data to determine a direction of an actor Example systems and methods are disclosed for determining the direction of an actor based on image data and sensors in an environment. The method may include receiving point cloud data for an actor at a location within the environment. The method may also include receiving image data of the location. The received image data corresponds to the point cloud data received from the same location. The method may also include identifying a part of the received image data that is representative of the face of the actor. The method may further include determining a direction of the face of the actor based on the identified part of the received image data. The method may further include determining a direction of the actor based on the direction of the face of the actor. The method may also include providing information indicating the determined direction of the actor.
US10026187B2	Using image data to calculate an object's weight Systems and methods for calculating the weight of an object are provided. In one implementation, an apparatus for calculating weight comprises an image capture device and a processing device. The image capture device is configured to capture a plurality of images of a platform configured to support an object to be weighed, wherein the platform includes known pliability characteristics. The processing device is configured to calculate the weight of the object based on the plurality of images.
US10026182B1	Low-power underwater depth profiling using morphological filtering Mechanisms for generating a true depth profile of a body of water are disclosed. A depth profile tensor that identifies a depth at each of a plurality of locations of the body of water is accessed. The depth profile tensor identifies, for at least some locations of the plurality of locations, multiple depths. The depth profile tensor is converted to a binary potential depth image that depicts multiple potential depths for the at least some locations. The multiple potential depths are reduced, by a morphological filter process, to a single depth for the at least some locations to generate a binary depth image. The binary depth image is converted to the true depth profile.
US10026180B1	Using multiple image verification challenges to determine object location in an image Multiple image verification challenges can be used to identify the location of an object within an initial image. For instance, a first set of tiles is generated using the initial image. This first set is provided to a client computing device for display in a first verification challenge requesting that the user select tiles including the object. In response, a user selection of tiles of the first set is received. These selected tiles are then used to generate a second set of tiles corresponding to a sub-portion of the initial image. The second set of tiles is provided to a client computing device for display in a second verification challenge. In response to the second verification challenge, a user selection of tiles of the second set is received. This user selection of tiles of the second set is then used to determine a location of the object in the image.
US10026173B2	Diffusion ellipsoid mapping of tissue Methods and devices for generating novel diffusion ellipsoid maps from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scan data. One example method includes: (i) generating, from DTI scan data, for each voxel in a plurality of voxels in one or more slabs of a target tissue, a respective diffusion tensor; (ii) generating, for each voxel, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the respective diffusion tensor and a respective set of diffusion parameters; (iii) partitioning the voxels into two groups, wherein voxels, whose respective set of diffusion parameters is such that each element in the set is smaller than a corresponding element in a set of thresholds, are substantially all in a first group of the two groups; and (iv) providing a graphical representation of a diffusion ellipsoid map of at least one of the one or more slabs, wherein ellipsoids, associated with voxels in the first group, are displayed differently to the other ellipsoids. The utility of the disclosed methods and devices in breast cancer and prostate cancer detection is demonstrated.
US10026172B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and measuring system There is provided an imaging unit comprising at least one image sensor, a measuring instrument including at least one marker, a position computing unit, a determining unit, and an output controller, wherein the imaging unit is configured to acquire an image comprising a user and the marker, and provide the acquired image to the position computing unit, wherein the position computing unit is configured to compute a position of the marker with respect to the user based on the image provided by the imaging unit, and further provide the computed position to the determining unit, wherein the determining unit is configured to determine whether the computed position of the marker matches a retrieved measurement position, and further output the result of the determination to the output controller, and wherein the output controller is configured to provide an indication when the marker position matches the measurement position.
US10026169B2	Rapid screening device for brain disease A rapid screening device has a sensing unit, a processing unit and a carrier, the processing unit is connected to the sensing unit, the sensing unit and the processing unit are disposed on the carrier, the sensing unit captures an image of an eyeball and outputs an image signal of the eyeball, the image of the eyeball is resolved from the image signal of the eyeball, the processing unit retrieves a plurality of images from the sensing unit within a predetermined time interval and executes an algorithm to generate a calculated result by the images of the image signals of the eyeball, and the calculated result is used to diagnose or predict a disease.
US10026157B2	Image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and storage medium An image processing apparatus 100 includes a data storage unit 101 configured to store information on first optical characteristic data, a data generation unit 102 configured to generate second optical characteristic data based on the first optical characteristic data related to a shot image and defocus characteristic data, and a restoration unit 104 configured to restore the shot image based on the second optical characteristic data.
US10026156B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and medium An object of the present invention is to provide a technique related to correction processing that can be applied to a variety of pieces of information with different resolutions, specifically, related to processing to increase resolution. The present invention is an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first subject information and second subject information for the same subject; and a correction unit configured to increase the resolution of the second subject information based on similarity between the first subject information and the second subject information, and the first subject information and the second subject information are map data representing different physical quantities or map data representing the same physical quantity acquired by different measuring methods or different measuring devices.
US10026150B2	Graphics processing of a vertex buffer using a relative index buffer Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for graphics processing of a vertex buffer using a relative index buffer are disclosed. Example methods to process a vertex buffer disclosed herein include accessing a first relative index stored in a relative index buffer, the first relative index specifying an offset from a current index selecting a first entry of the vertex buffer. Such disclosed example methods also include, in response to the first relative index being a nonzero value, processing data associated with a second entry of the vertex buffer to determine a rasterizer output associated with the first entry of the vertex buffer, the second entry of the vertex buffer being selected using the current index offset by the first relative index.
US10026147B1	Graphics scenegraph rendering for web applications using native code modules A native code module is executed in a secure runtime environment that prevents the first code module from accessing a graphics rendering interface outside of the secure runtime environment. Rendering commands are generated using the native code module based on a scene representation, and transmitted from the native code module within the secure runtime environment to a trusted code module outside the secure runtime environment. The trusted code module is configured to communicate with the graphics rendering interface to provide graphics acceleration, and a rendered image is rendered using the trusted second code module and graphics hardware based on execution of the rendering commands outside the secure runtime environment.
US10026135B2	Processing services A method for processing services can include receiving a request for a service; sending the result of the service in which at least one data item is tagged; in response to a selection of the tagged data item, determining other services associated with the service based on a service template of the service; and providing the other services associated with the service as options, wherein the other services take the at least one data item as inputs to provide outputs thereof.
US10026127B2	Dynamic generation of order entry fields on a trading interface Some embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for displaying market data for a tradable object which are configured to generate order entry fields for display responsive to user input wherein the generated fields are automatically associated with a price for the tradable object to facilitate the timely placement of a trade.
US10026123B2	System and method for asymmetric offsets in a risk management system A system and method for using asymmetrical offsets for products in a risk management analysis system are disclosed. Conventional systems assign symmetrical offsets for products, that is, if two products have an 80% correlation they each would be assigned an offset of 80% with respect to each other. However, it is desirable to allow for asymmetrical offsets. In the disclosed system and method, when two products have a correlation of 80%, one may be assigned an offset of 75% and the other may be assigned an offset of 80%. There are many reasons to vary the offset between the products. The varying offset may reflect an asymmetry in the risk in one of the products, such as being traded in an illiquid market or in a less desirable venue. The varying offset may correct for an imbalance in spread credits due to special charges from intra spreading.
US10026122B2	System and method for controlled market data delivery in an electronic trading environment A system and methods for controlled market data delivery are described. According to one example embodiment, upon detecting a preset threshold of updates in a queue at a gateway, a predetermined number of market updates may be processed before any data is sent to a client terminal. According to one method, update types may be used to control how many updates are processed before any data is sent. Also, once the number of updates to be processed is set, a market update having a higher priority update type may be used to trigger a change in the number of market updates that was set for processing.
US10026118B2	System for allowing external validation of data in a process data network Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for a system for allowing external validation of data in a process data network. The present invention is configured to create a block chain of resource information based on at least aggregated information associated with past transfer of resources executed by an entity; receive an indication that the entity has executed a transfer of resources at a terminal; receive information associated with the transfer of resources based on at least receiving the indication that the entity has executed the transfer of resources; and update the block chain of transaction information with the transaction activity executed by the entity.
US10026112B2	Systems and methods for storing and retrieving goods and services information using parameter/value databases Improvements for parametized storage and retrieval of multiple different types of marketplace items include: (a) providing lists recommended parameters to guide users' entry and searching of data; (b) limiting users to suggesting additions of new parameters to the system; (c) an item classification based in whole or in part upon a trademark classification; (d) a data structure in which value data is stored in cells of a table for which a given column can represent multiple different parameters; (e) values can comprise links that resolve to particular items of data other than a file, a web site, and an email address; data is loaded en masse, and then distributed to edge cache databases; and (f) users can privatize individual records and values within their loaded data.
US10026105B2	Display system, digital signage apparatus which displays advertisements, and computer-readable storage medium A display system, a display apparatus, computer-readable storage medium are described. According to one implementation, a display system includes display apparatuses placed at a plurality of designated sites and a management server. Each of the display apparatuses include a communication unit which acquires user information from a terminal apparatus and transmits the user information to the management server. The management server includes a server receiving unit which receives the user information, a user registering unit which registers the user information on the terminal apparatus, a sheet creating unit which creates a stamp rally sheet including at least one of the plurality of designated sites for the user information, and a server transmitting unit which transmits the created stamp rally sheet to the display apparatus.
US10026100B2	Methods and apparatus for facilitated off-site targeted internet advertising A super-saturation method for information-media relates to directing information to an electronic media consumer (reader, surfer, viewer, listener, etc.). Embodiments of the present invention facilitate a first media entity substantially offering out of context information placement using a second media entity. A facilitator entity guarantees that a consumer of the second media is a known consumer of the first media. Accordingly, the second media entity presents an out of context information placement. For example, an Internet site “AAA” is oversubscribed with potential paying advertising content at $100 CPM. This site offers advertisers an option to present their advertisements to certified “AAA” viewers, albeit on a non-AAA Internet site, for $50 CPM. The facilitator locates certified AAA viewers at Internet site “BBB” that normally charges $30 CPM. Contracts between AAA, BBB, and the facilitator divide a new revenue stream of $20 CPM among them.
US10026091B2	Method for supporting a vehicle A method for assisting a vehicle which is determined to be undrivable, which includes requesting an assistance vehicle by position information of the vehicle and navigating the assistance vehicle to the vehicle by the position information. The method determines, using a cause of why the vehicle is undrivable further, whether restoring the driving capability of the vehicle requires human assistance and navigates the vehicle with the assistance vehicle in a driverless state to a location of the vehicle at least if the restoring process does not require human assistance or merely requires remote human assistance. Also disclosed is a method for assisting a vehicle which requires repair and/or maintenance, wherein the vehicle is taken in a driverless state to a repair location.
US10026090B2	System and method of creating and using a reference device profile A method is provided for determining a reference device profile. Device profiles are gathered from a plurality of devices having at least one characteristic in common. Each device profile has a plurality of parameter values. The device profiles are compared according to at least one device health metric. Parameter values associated with an optimum value of the device health metric are identified. Using these identified parameter values, a reference device profile is compiled. A method is also provided for enabling a target device to be conformed with a reference device profile.
US10026088B2	Payment processing using multiple transaction channels A method includes receiving, from a payment intermediary, a request for approval of a card-not-present payment transaction between a customer and a merchant. The request for approval includes transaction details indicative of a credit account of the customer. The credit account established at an issuing institution. The method also includes transmitting the request for approval to the issuing institution. The method further includes receiving an authorization response from the issuing institution, the authorization response indicative of whether the card-not-present payment transaction is approved. The method additionally includes transmitting the authorization response to a terminal of the merchant, the request for approval not originating from the terminal.
US10026086B2	Account processing method, apparatus, system and server for providing an alert message The present invention provides an account processing method, apparatus system and server for providing an alert message, and relates to the field of computer technology. The method is for use in a server processing a first account, the method comprising: determining whether the first account meets a processing condition; if the first account meets the processing condition, freezing all information related to the first account; and providing an alert message based on the processing condition to a second account associated with the first account. The embodiments of the present invention comprise, after determining that the first account meets a processing condition, freezing all of the information associated with the first account and displaying an alert message to the second account associated with the first account. Friends of the legitimate user can see the alert message associated with the first account during the first account's freezing period, and can contact the legitimate user offline and inform the user that the legitimate user's account is frozen or about to be cancelled. Thus, embodiments of the present invention address the problem of an illegal user processing the first account without the knowledge of the legitimate user, and prevent the immeasurable loss caused by the cancellation of the first account.
US10026082B2	Method and system for linkage of blockchain-based assets to fiat currency accounts A method for managing fractional reserves of blockchain currency includes: storing, in a first central account, a fiat amount associated with a fiat currency; storing, in a second central account, a blockchain amount associated with a blockchain currency; storing a plurality of account profiles, each profile including a fiat currency amount, blockchain currency amount, account identifier, and address; receiving a transaction message associated with a payment transaction, the message being formatted based on one or more standards and including a plurality of data elements, including a data element reserved for private use including a specific address and a transaction amount; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific address included in the data element in the received transaction message; and updating the blockchain currency amount included in the identified specific account profile based on the transaction amount included in the data element in the received transaction message.
US10026081B2	Encryption and tokenization architectures Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems and computer program products for conducting an online transaction on a website involving sensitive information. Such embodiments provide methods, systems and computer program products to: (a) register at least one entity with a gate keeper module, the registering comprising associating the entity with a subscription level; (b) associate a sub-string of a character string with a unique token so that a direct link does not exist between the unique token and the character string; and (c) during processing of the online transaction: (i) using the unique token for intermediate steps during the processing of the online transaction; and (ii) only accessing the character string in storage memory to complete the online transaction after receiving a request from at least one registered entity associated with a subscription level associated with a privilege to receive the requested sensitive information.
US10026079B2	Selecting ecosystem features for inclusion in operational tiers of a multi-domain ecosystem platform for secure personalized transactions Selecting ecosystem features for inclusion in operational tiers includes taking a reference implementation of a specific application adapted to operate in a multi-domain computing ecosystem and, using a computer, breaking down the reference implementation into service related components, determining ecosystem participants for the reference implementation, and using a feature allocation engine to configure operational features that enable one of the service related components.
US10026078B1	System and method for accessing multiple accounts The invention relates to a system and method for accessing multiple accounts. According to one embodiment, the system includes an access device comprising a body in the form of a card; a processor housed in the body; a memory housed in the body and connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores information on the multiple accounts; a selection device housed in the body and adapted to allow a user to select one of the multiple accounts; a display housed in the body for displaying information identifying the selected account, wherein the processor is programmed to generate a signal to generate the information identifying the selected account in response to a user selecting one of the multiple accounts using the selection device; and a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver housed in the body and connected to the processor. The system may also include a server that communicates with the access device and with the user, wherein the server communicates with a second wireless transmitter and second wireless receiver that communicate wirelessly with the access device, and the server is adapted to send and receive electronic signals over network to the user.
US10026074B1	Method and system of capturing an image of a card A method and a system of capturing an image of a card having a magnetic stripe is provided. The method includes obtaining a first image by an imaging device of the card, obtaining a plurality of images of the card via color delta analysis, and obtaining a third image of the card by comparing the first and the plurality of images.
US10026069B2	System and method for software application usage metering using data store A system and method for usage metering software applications (or features or functions) by monitoring the data store underlying the software application. The data store function may be implemented in many ways, such as a Relational Database, Transactional Database, Network and Graph Database, Object-Oriented Database, Embedded Database, In-memory Database, Schema-less Database, Files and Directories, whether structured or unstructured, Configuration Registries, or Non-traditional Repositories. Business activities performed by the software application are tracked and are independent of hardware usage. Such usage data is valuable in a variety of contexts, including billing based on business activity.
US10026060B2	Enabling dynamic polymorphic asset creation and reuse An asset within a repository can be identified. The asset can be an electronic file. The asset can include an asset content and an asset metadata. The asset content can include a static content and a dynamic content. The asset can be semantically disassembled into one or more assemblies. The assemblies can each include an asset data and an assembly data. The assembly data can include an assembly identifier, an assembly rule, or an asset data source. A data container format associated with the asset content can be determined. The data container can be a computing data structure. The asset content can be dynamically presented within a different data container format in accordance with the request.
US10026050B2	Association-based product design A method for designing a new product includes automatically identifying a plurality of components of stored products, wherein the plurality of components is associated with an existing component included in a design of the new product, automatically selecting a new component from among the plurality of components, wherein a relationship between the existing component and the new component optimizes a design objective for the new product, automatically adding the new component to the design for the new product, and iteratively repeating the identifying, the selecting, and the adding until a stopping criterion is met, wherein the design for the new product is complete when the stopping criterion is met.
US10026049B2	Risk assessment for industrial systems using big data A cloud-based risk assessment service collects industrial data from multiple relevant and connected sources for storage and analysis on a cloud platform. The service analyzes gathered data from internal and external sources and customers across different industries to identify operational trends as a function of industry type, application type, equipment in use, device configurations, and other such variables. Based on the analysis, the risk assessment service identifies risk factors inherent in a customer's particular industrial enterprise. The cloud-based system generates a risk profile for the customer that identifies the determined risks and recommends risk aversion strategies based on the customer's specific profile, compared to industry standards, product information, internal business expectations, external regulatory bodies, and/or past performance. Risk profiles are tailored for both plant-level users and business-level users to provide intelligent strategies to improve performance and prevent avoidable losses.
US10026048B2	Method and system for processing data from equipment Systems and methods of processing equipment information obtained from a plurality of equipment includes obtaining equipment information from the plurality of equipment; standardizing the equipment information such that the equipment information conforms to a desired format, the standardizing including generating practical information and associated information based on the standardized equipment information, the practical information indicating an operation state of each of the plurality of equipment, and the associated information being information about the practical information; aggregating the standardized equipment information the aggregating being based on a prediction of an amount of equipment information to be produced during a desired period of time; objectifying the aggregated equipment information to generate analysis information; and performing a reverse schedule operation to reconfigure the analysis information into a unit schedule based on an information classification table.
US10026042B2	Public parking space remote reservation system There is described a method for reserving a parking space for a vehicle using a web-enabled computing device and its positioning system. The method comprises: requesting, while the mobile computing device is at a present location, an unreserved and/or unoccupied parking space thereby defining a selected parking space; computing an estimated travel time from the present location of the mobile computing device to the selected parking space; based on the estimated travel time, automatically calculating, an initial reservation period for the selected parking space; accepting the initial reservation period; and upon the accepting, generating and transmitting a reservation signal to the parking system database, the reservation signal comprising an ID of, and the initial reservation period for, the selected parking space and instructions for changing the status of the selected parking space from unreserved to reserved.
US10026039B2	Method and apparatus for generating decision tree Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for generating a decision tree. The method includes generating an encoded rule set according to a rule set, generating a first weighted undirected graph, and calculating a weight of each side in the first weighted undirected graph. If a weight of a side with a maximum weight in the first weighted undirected graph is greater than a first threshold, a first operation is cyclically performed until a weight of a side with a maximum weight in a newly generated weighted undirected graph is less than or equal to the first threshold and a decision tree is generated for a rule subset corresponding to each vertex respectively in the newly generated weighted undirected graph.
US10026036B2	Wireless communication device and wireless communication module manufacturing method In a wireless communication device, an impedance matching circuit includes a first layered coil conductor one end of which is connected to a first I/O terminal, the first layered coil conductor includes loop conductors including a plurality of layers, and a second layered coil conductor one end of which is connected to the other end of the first layered coil conductor and the other end of which is respectively connected to a second I/O terminal, the second layered coil conductor includes loop conductors including a plurality of layers. On the surface of the wireless communication device, first and second terminal electrodes are connected via first and second in-plane conductors and first and second inter-layer conductors to any of the loop conductors of the first and second layered coil conductors. Connection locations of the first and second in-plane conductors to the first and second layered conductors determine the antenna element-side impedance seen by the first and second I/O terminals of the wireless IC chip.
US10026030B2	Simple diffraction gratings for product identification A system and method for identifying information related to an object. A radiation emitter is configured to direct radiation toward an object, the object including one or more diffraction gratings including encoded information related to the object. A detector is configured to receive modified radiation from the one or more diffraction gratings on the object and transfer the received modified radiation to a processing device operably connected to the detector. The processing device is configured to process the modified radiation and decode the information related to the object encoded in the one or more diffraction gratings.
US10026028B2	Network system, interface board, method of controlling printing on an network system, and program A method of controlling printing by print control script embedded in a web page acquired by a client terminal from a web application server includes, after the acquired web page is displayed, accepting an input operation on the displayed web page and drawing a result of the input operation in a specific drawing area, the accepting and drawing operations being performed by the client terminal. The method further includes generating print data by converting image data written in the specific drawing area to a form enabling processing by a printer as a result of a print operation performed on the displayed web page, and commanding the printer to print the print data.
US10026027B2	Printing control apparatus, control method for the printing control apparatus, and printing system A printing control apparatus connected to a printing apparatus operated in a standby state and a power saving state includes a reception unit that receives a printing request for causing the printing apparatus to execute printing, a generation unit that generates printing data in accordance with the printing request received by the reception unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not the printing apparatus is in the power saving state, and a transmission unit that transmits return data for returning the printing apparatus from the power saving state to the standby state before the printing data generated by the generation unit is transmitted in a case where the determination unit determines that the printing apparatus is in the power saving state, and does not transmit the return data in a case where the determination unit determines that the printing apparatus is not in the power saving state.
US10026024B2	Method of and apparatus for analysis of a sample of biological tissue cells At least first and second digital images of the sample are acquired having different focal heights relative to a platform on which the cells are disposed. A contrast matrix is produced having elements computed in dependence upon the difference between the values of the corresponding pixels in the first and second images. A phase matrix is produced by convolution of the contrast matrix with a predetermined distance matrix. The phase matrix is used to assess characteristics of the sample, such as the presence of cells in the sample or the heights of cells in the sample.
US10026016B2	Tracking and representation of multi-dimensional organs A method includes receiving data corresponding to a sequence of deformations of a surface of an object. The method also includes generating spherical harmonics expressions based on the data. The method includes identifying a subspace of the spherical harmonics expression corresponding to the surface.
US10026000B2	Visual line detection device and visual line detection method A visual line detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, an acquisition unit, a determination unit, a calculation unit, and a calibration unit. The detection unit detects a visual line direction of a driver in a vehicle. The acquisition unit acquires a running state of the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether or not the running state acquired by the acquisition unit is a gazing state where the driver is gazing at a particular position. The calculation unit calculates a representative value for a detection result of the detection unit in a case where the determination unit determines that the running state is the gazing state. The calibration unit executes calibration for detection of the visual line direction by the detection unit in such a manner that the representative value calculated by the calculation unit is a reference thereof.
US10025997B2	Device and method for recognizing obstacle and parking slot to support unmanned autonomous parking function Provided herein is a device and a method for recognizing an obstacle and a parking slot to support an unmanned autonomous parking function. The device includes a motion measurement unit measuring a vehicle motion using an in-vehicle sensor, an inverse perspective transform unit performing inverse perspective transformation of an image, which is obtained using a wide-angle camera, to obtain an inverse perspective image, and an obstacle detection unit detecting the obstacle using the inverse perspective image.
US10025996B2	Early detection of exit only and shared lanes using perception technology An in-vehicle system for identifying exit-only lanes and shared exit lanes on a roadway having a first camera for obtaining image data regarding lane markings on the roadway, a second camera for obtaining image data regarding exit signs, a lane marking detection module for detecting lane markings on the roadway, an exit sign detection module for detecting exit signs, and an exit sign analyzer for detecting arrows on the detected exit signs. The in-vehicle system categorizes detected lane markings as one of standard frequency dashed lane markings, high frequency dashed lane markings, and solid lane markings, and identifies an exit-only lane and a shared exit lane in response to the categorizations of the detected lane markings and characteristics of the detected arrows.
US10025992B1	Bulk searchable geo-tagging of detected objects in video An apparatus comprising a sensor, an interface and a processor. The sensor may be configured to generate a video signal based on a targeted view of an environment. The interface may be configured to receive status information of the apparatus at a time of generation of the video signal. The processor may be configured to (i) detect one or more objects in the video signal, (ii) determine a location of the one or more objects relative to the sensor and (iii) generate metadata. The location of the one or more objects may be based on (i) the status information of the apparatus and (ii) a field of view of the sensor. The metadata may correspond to the location of the one or more objects.
US10025991B2	Systems, methods, apparatuses, and devices for identifying, tracking, and managing unmanned aerial vehicles Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying and tracking UAVs including a plurality of sensors operatively connected over a network to a configuration of software and/or hardware. Generally, the plurality of sensors monitors a particular environment and transmits the sensor data to the configuration of software and/or hardware. The data from each individual sensor can be directed towards a process configured to best determine if a UAV is present or approaching the monitored environment. The system generally allows for a detected UAV to be tracked, which may allow for the system or a user of the system to predict how the UAV will continue to behave over time. The sensor information as well as the results generated from the systems and methods may be stored in one or more databases in order to improve the continued identifying and tracking of UAVs.
US10025985B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program An information processing apparatus includes: a storage that stores establishment information including identification information of an establishment, establishment position information indicating the position of the establishment, and level information indicating a level, on which the establishment is located, communication circuitry that receives, from a user terminal, a captured image captured, azimuth information, and terminal position information, and control circuitry that identifies at least one establishment existing in a building included in the received captured image based on the received terminal position information and azimuth information and the stored establishment position information, identifies the position of a level, on which the identified establishment exists, in the captured image based on the level information, and generates display information for displaying the identification information of the identified establishment on the position of the identified level of the captured image in a superimposed manner.
US10025984B2	Delegation of object and pose detection Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for delegating object type and/or pose detection to a plurality of “targeted object recognition modules.” In some implementations, a method may be provided that includes: operating an object recognition client to facilitate object recognition for a robot; receiving, by the object recognition client, sensor data indicative of an observed object in an environment; providing, by the object recognition client, to each of a plurality of remotely-hosted targeted object recognition modules, data indicative of the observed object; receiving, by the object recognition client, from one or more of the plurality of targeted object recognition modules, one or more inferences about an object type or pose of the observed object; and determining, by the object recognition client, information about the observed object, such as its object type and/or pose, based on the one or more inferences.
US10025983B2	Ponding water detection on satellite imagery A system for identifying ponding water located on a field from image data is described. In an approach, an image of an agricultural field is analyzed using a classifier that has been trained based on the spectral bands of labeled image pixels to identify a probability for each pixel within the image that the pixel corresponds to water. A flow simulation is performed to determine regions of the field that are likely to pool water after rainfall based on precipitation data, elevation data, and soil property data of the field. A graph of vertices representing the pixels and edges representing connections between neighboring pixels is generated. The probability of each pixel within the graph being ponding water is set based on the probability pixel being water, the likelihood that water will pool in the area represented by the pixel, the probability of neighboring pixels being ponding water, and a cropland mask that identifies which pixels correspond to cropland. A class for each pixel is then determined that maximizes the joint probability over the graph.
US10025979B2	Paragraph property detection and style reconstruction engine Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for analyzing paragraphs in a fixed format document to determine style clusters or groupings of each paragraph. In certain embodiments, the paragraphs are grouped into style clusters based on a first property. Each style cluster is then further divided into sub-groups based on a second property. Once the sub-groups have been determined, a third property associated with each paragraph in each sub-group is normalized based on a dominant one of the at least the third property.
US10025976B1	Data normalization for handwriting recognition Disclosed herein is a method of optimizing data normalization by selecting the best height normalization setting from training RNN (Recurrent Neural Network) with one or more datasets comprising multiple sample images of handwriting data, which comprises estimating a few top place ratios for normalization by minimizing a cost function for any given sample image in the training dataset, and further, determining the best ratio from the top place ratios by validating the recognition results of sample images with each top place ratio.
US10025975B2	Information processing device, storage medium storing information processing program, information processing system, and information processing method An example information processing device includes a housing and a camera for capturing an image in a side surface direction of the housing. The information processing device calculates, based on a camera image obtained by the camera, a three-dimensional position of an object (e.g., a hand of a user) included in the camera image, and performs an information process in accordance with the three-dimensional position. Note that the information processing device may specify a shape of the object based on the camera image to perform an information process in accordance with the three-dimensional position and the shape of the object. Then, it is possible to realize various inputs using a captured image.
US10025974B1	Boxing motion system and method Boxing video game and monitor system for one or more players. In this system, video game/platform has interactive tutorial software on sport of boxing configured to simulate boxing movements of past and present boxing champions. One or more body sensors in this system attach to one or more body parts of one or more players. One or more body sensors evaluate player video directed movements and make suggestions to improve movements of one or more players when one or more players are replicating the boxing movements of past and present boxing champions.
US10025973B2	System and method for automatically discovering, characterizing, classifying and semi-automatically labeling animal behavior and quantitative phenotyping of behaviors in animals A method for studying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area including stimulating the animal using a stimulus device; collecting data from the animal using a data collection device; analyzing the collected data; and developing a quantitative behavioral primitive from the analyzed data. A system for studying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area including a stimulus device for stimulating the animal; a data collection device for collecting data from the animal; a device for analyzing the collected data; and a device for developing a quantitative behavioral primitive from the analyzed data. A computer implemented method, a computer system and a nontransitory computer readable storage medium related to the same. Also, a method and apparatus for automatically discovering, characterizing and classifying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area. Further, use of a depth camera and/or a touch sensitive device related to the same.
US10025966B1	Coded image capture system of components A reader includes a scanning head that includes an optical sensor to capture an indicia that encodes data and a processor to interpret the indicia to decode the data, and an elongate handle connected at a first end to the scanning head and graspable to orient the optical sensor toward the indicia. The elongate handle includes a first handle receiving coil disposed at a second end of the elongate handle opposite the first end, and oriented parallel to a first side of the elongate handle, a second handle receiving coil disposed at the second end, and oriented parallel to a second side of the elongate handle that is opposite the first side of the elongate handle, and a battery to provide electric power to the processor and the optical sensor, and configured to be recharged via the first and second handle receiving coils.
US10025953B2	Systems and methods for authenticating and protecting the integrity of data streams and other data Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a recipient of a cryptographically-signed electronic communication to verify the authenticity of the communication on-the-fly using a signed chain of check values, the chain being constructed from the original content of the communication, and each check value in the chain being at least partially dependent on the signed root of the chain and a portion of the communication. Fault tolerance can be provided by including error-check values in the communication that enable a decoding device to maintain the chain's security in the face of communication errors. In one embodiment, systems and methods are provided for enabling secure quasi-random access to a content file by constructing a hierarchy of hash values from the file, the hierarchy deriving its security in a manner similar to that used by the above-described chain. The hierarchy culminates with a signed hash that can be used to verify the integrity of other hash values in the hierarchy, and these other hash values can, in turn, be used to efficiently verify the authenticity of arbitrary portions of the content file.
US10025949B2	Item sharing based on information boundary and access control list settings An item is shared based on an information boundary and access control settings. An application such as a document management application detects a selection of an information boundary to manage a sharing action associated with the item. The information boundary includes rules to define how the item is shared. A selection of an access control list is also detected to manage recipients who have an access to the item. The access control list allows a recipient in the list an ability to search and discover the item. In response to a detection of the sharing action to share the item, the information boundary and the access control list is applied to the item. The item is then shared based on the information boundary and the access control list through a link of the item transmitted to a recipient.
US10025945B2	Decryption method for use in displaying data A decryption method for use in displaying data includes the steps of executing a display instruction of an object inclusive of a plurality of data, displaying an unencrypted data, but not an encrypted data, of the data on a display unit according to the display instruction, detecting a trigger signal during the state of displaying the unencrypted data but not displaying the encrypted data, entering a password-receiving state in response to the trigger signal and detecting a password signal during the password-receiving state, determining whether the password signal matches a default password, and displaying the unencrypted data and the encrypted data on the display unit when the password signal matches the default password. Therefore, with the decryption method, no person other than the object owner is aware of the encrypted data.
US10025943B1	Commit and rollback of data streams provided by partially trusted entities A collection of key-value pairs may be maintained by a key-value database management system. Updates to the collection may be provided by a partially trusted entity. The updates to the collection may be stored in a series of transactions that are committed synchronously but associated with a second version of the collection of key-value pairs that is not immediately visible to a data consumer. The second version of the collection may initially be associated with an unaccepted state. The second version may be accepted and made available to the data consumer, or rejected and rolled back to the previous version.
US10025941B1	Data element tokenization management Systems and methods to manage a tokenization manifest that can be used for managing a redaction through tokenization of a set of field level tokenization values applied to an arbitrary information object of an arbitrary file (e.g., database cells, XML and other document elements, areas of graphics images, etc.). The methods and system extend the use of tokenization to the protection of arbitrary fields or information objects of any type or format. This allows the tokenized components of the information object to be located and provided to a Tokenization Service Provider that can recover, for an authorized requestor, the original content protected by the token. The tokenization schema processes the unrestricted content into a corresponding restricted token. The token can include an embedded URL, where the URL is a link to submit a request to the Tokenization Service Provider to view the token as the unrestricted content.
US10025938B2	User-controllable screen privacy software The disclosure relates to software that provides fine-grained user control over when and how a software-based privacy filter is used to reduce clarity and/or visibility associated with content rendered on a display screen. For example, according to various aspects, the software may have access to the display screen and various other components that can be used to detect and/or track a current context associated with information displayed on the screen. As such, based on the current context, the software may determine an area displayed on a screen having current interest to one or more authorized users and activate a software-based privacy filter configured to reduce the clarity and/or visibility associated with information displayed on the screen outside the area having the current interest to the one or more authorized users as needed (e.g., based on a sensitivity level associated with the displayed information, sensor-based inputs indicating a sensitive context, etc.).
US10025937B1	Practical and dynamic approach to enterprise hardening Techniques are disclosed for dynamically managing hardening policies in a client computer (e.g., of an enterprise network). A hardening management application monitors activity on the client computer that is associated with a first hardening policy. The monitored activity is evaluated based on one or more metrics. Upon determining that at least one of the metrics is outside of a tolerance specified in the first hardening policy, the client computer is associated with a second hardening policy. The client computer is reconfigured based on the second hardening policy.
US10025936B2	Systems and methods for SQL value evaluation to detect evaluation flaws Methods and apparatuses for detecting an evaluation flaw in a SQL query, the SQL query configured to access data in a database table are disclosed. The method includes creating a parse tree from the SQL query and evaluating the parse tree to ascertain whether a condition of the SQL query results in a type or value that is independent of contents of the database table. For type evaluation, if, responsive to the evaluating, the condition is found, designating the SQL query at risk for having the tautology in the SQL query. For value evaluation, if, responsive to the evaluating, the condition is found, determining whether the condition is always true or whether the condition is always false; and if, responsive to the determining, the condition is found to be always true or always false, designating the SQL query at risk for having the evaluation flaw in the SQL query.
US10025935B1	Securely exchanging information during application startup Provided is a method for securely exchanging information during application startup. A processor may send a request for a passphrase to one or more remote devices using a first out-of-band message. The processor may receive, from at least one of the remote devices, a response that includes the passphrase. The response may be a second out-of-band message. The processor may decrypt application startup data that is stored in a first configuration file for the application using the received passphrase. The application startup data may be necessary for the application to execute. The processor may then execute the application using the decrypted application startup data.
US10025934B2	Media protection policy enforcement for multiple-operating-system environments Technologies for media protection policy enforcement include a computing device having multiple operating systems and a data storage device partitioned into a number of regions. During execution of each of the operating systems, a policy enforcement module may intercept media access requests and determine whether to allow the media access requests based on platform media access policies. The media access policies may allow requests based on the identity of the executing operating system, the region of the data storage device, or the requested storage operation. Prior to loading a selected operating system, a firmware policy enforcement module may determine a region of the disk storage device to protect from the selected operating system. The firmware policy enforcement module may configure the data storage device to prevent access to that region. The media access policies may be stored in one or more firmware variables. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10025931B1	Method and system for malware detection Example embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems, and a computer program product for detecting and responding to the presence of persistently executing malware. The method includes receiving a host-level I/O log and receiving a storage-level I/O log. An analysis may be performed on the host-level I/O log and the storage-level I/O log and evidence of malware may be detected according thereto.
US10025926B2	Side-channel leakage evaluator and analysis kit A method for analyzing side-channel leakage of an application running on a device including loading the application on a system comprising a device simulator, wherein the application is configured to accept public inputs and secret inputs and selecting a set of public inputs. The method includes, for each public input in the set of public inputs, executing the application on the system comprising the device simulator based on a respective public input and a first value for a secret input and extracting first intermediate values for the simulated device, and executing the application on the system based on the respective public input and a second value for the secret input and extracting second intermediate values for the simulated device. The method includes determining an amount of dependency of a location of the simulated device on the secret input based on a plurality of the first and second intermediate values.
US10025925B2	Dynamically measuring the integrity of a computing apparatus The present disclosure includes methods and systems for measuring the integrity of a device. A number of embodiments can include initiating an observatory in a system and initiating a remote manager. A number of embodiments can also include measuring the integrity of the device from the observatory and accessing the integrity measurement of the device from the remote manager.
US10025920B2	Enterprise triggered 2CHK association A method of operating a security server to securely transact business between a user and an enterprise via a network includes receiving, at the security server from an enterprise with which the user is currently connected via the network, a request of the enterprise to activate a secure communications channel over the network between the user and the security server. The request includes contact information for contacting the user via other than the network. The security server, in response, transmits an activation code for delivery to the user via other than the network and in a manner corresponding to the received contact information. The security server receives, from the user via the network, an activation code and compares the received activation code with the transmitted activation code to validate the received activation code. The secure communications channel is then activated based on the validation of the received activation code.
US10025914B1	Authentication using third-party data In an example, techniques of this disclosure include establishing, by a computing device, authentication data for authenticating a user of a service provided by a service provider, where the authentication data comprises one or more first data entries and one or more second data entries that correspond to the one or more first data entries. The techniques also include retrieving, from at least one third-party service provider, one or more second data entries maintained by the at least one third-party service provider that correspond to the one or more first data entries, and authenticating the user based on the authentication data, where authenticating the user comprises comparing the one or more first data entries to the one or more second data entries retrieved from the at least one third-party service provider.
US10025910B2	Endpoint development process A system for developing and producing clinical endpoints based on patient reported outcome data utilizing algorithms to generate decision rules to evaluate patient reported outcome type questionnaire is provided. The questionnaires can include health-related quality of life questionnaires and can predict the reliability of endpoints in supporting one or more medical labeling claims.
US10025907B1	Pharmaceutical prescription transfer system A pharmaceutical prescription transfer system making use of a transferring pharmacy module and a receiving pharmacy module, each of which may be made available to pharmacies through a super administrator portal used for management. Such a system may allow pharmacies to rapidly transfer patient prescriptions electronically and may facilitate simple billing of transferring pharmacies upon transfer and receiving pharmacies upon successful and approved receipt. Such a system may be integrated with third-party applications, such as payment processing software, an electronic fax system, a drug database used for validation, and a pharmacy management application, which may automatically update or be automatically updated by the transfer system when drugs are dispensed or at other times.
US10025906B2	Mobile self-management compliance and notification method, system and computer program product A computerized interactive method, system and computer program product is provided for managing a person's health and lifestyle through self-managing controlled notifications, feedback, and alerts are disclosed. Embodiments provide computerized self-management and compliance scheme that does not require third party intervention or treatment options typical with immediate-response or alert-based systems. Monitoring, notification, and alert parameters can be partially or wholly self-managed using a graphical user interface or computerized device interface to enable two-way communication between the person and at least one computer server.
US10025903B2	Validating a metadata tree using a metadata integrity validator A method performed by a processing system includes reconstructing a metadata tree of a patient from a metadata tree journal, the metadata tree including a plurality of references to a corresponding plurality of encrypted electronic health records of the patient in an encrypted data store, and validating the metadata tree by comparing first integrity information of the metadata tree to second integrity information corresponding to the metadata tree journal provided by a metadata integrity validator.
US10025901B2	Healthcare system integration An approach is provided for acquiring and integrating data into external services. According to the approach, image and/or video data and identification data are received from a client device. The image and/or video data includes one or more images and/or video data of an object that are acquired by the client device and the identification data is data that uniquely identifies the object. Record data is generated and stored that includes the identification data and at least a reference to the image and/or video data. The image and/or video data and the identification data are transmitted to an external service. This identification data allows an external service to associate the image and/or video data with other data maintained by the external service.
US10025891B1	Method of reducing random drift in the combined signal of an array of inertial sensors The disclosed invention provides a method that exploits the correlations in the statistical properties of one inertial sensor to another. Among the dominant noise sources, the additive noise terms for different sensors are uncorrelated, however, there may be correlations between the random drift of different sensors. The method of the present invention estimates these correlations from a finite amount of calibration data in order to calculate coefficients for the optimal linear combination of multiple sensor signals. The method is a means of combining the multiple sensor outputs to obtain a virtual sensor signal with reduced drift, and in a far more time efficient and less processor intensive way than the prior art.
US10025889B2	Stress amplification factor analysis methodology for assessing fatigue performance of threaded connectors A computer-implemented method is disclosed for characterizing a threaded coupling such as between two tubular members, e.g., casing segments employed in the field of oil and gas recovery. In one embodiment, a virtual model of the coupling is generated, and the virtual model is re-arranged to simulate plastic deformation of at least part of the coupling. The re-arranged model is analyzed to derive a stress/strain distribution of the coupling subject to subsequent loading, and an SAF (stress amplification factor) is determined from the analysis that reflects the effect of cyclic loading of the coupling. The method facilitates a thorough assessment of the performance of the coupling in fatigue.
US10025885B2	Methods and systems for parameter-sensitive and orthogonal gauge design for lithography calibration Methods according to the present invention provide computationally efficient techniques for designing gauge patterns for calibrating a model for use in a simulation process. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of designing gauge patterns that achieve complete coverage of parameter variations with minimum number of gauges and corresponding measurements in the calibration of a lithographic process utilized to image a target design having a plurality of features. According to some aspects, a method according to the invention includes transforming the space of model parametric space (based on CD sensitivity or Delta TCCs), then iteratively identifying the direction that is most orthogonal to existing gauges' CD sensitivities in this new space, and determining most sensitive line width/pitch combination with optimal assist feature placement which leads to most sensitive CD changes along that direction in model parametric space.
US10025846B2	Identifying entity mappings across data assets Entity mappings that produce matching entities for a first data asset having attributes and a second data asset having attributes are generated by: generating entity mappings that produce matching entities for a first data asset having attributes with attribute values and a second data asset having attributes with attribute values by: matching the attribute values of the attributes of the first data asset with the attribute values of the attributes of the second data asset, using the matching attribute values to generate matching attribute pairs, and using the matching attribute pairs to identify entity mappings; computing an entity mapping score for each of the entity mappings based on a combination of factors; ranking the entity mappings based on each entity mapping score; and using some of the ranked entity mappings to determine whether a same real-world entity is described by the first data asset and the second data asset.
US10025838B2	Extract transform load input suggestion A method for extract transform load (ETL) input suggestions for an ETL system in which a current job is being created. A method includes: determining when a new input is made in the current job in the ETL system and dynamically receiving the new input which includes a connection between stages input or a property of a stage input; updating stored information relating to the current job with the new input; accessing rules which apply to the current job; analyzing and applying the rules based on the new input and the current job stored information to generate one or more suggested next inputs in the current job; providing a weighting for the one or more suggested next inputs based on the analysis and application of the rules; and providing a prompt in the current job in the ETL system with the suggested one or more next inputs and their weightings.
US10025831B2	Adaptive short lists and acceleration of biometric database search A system for comparing a biometric sample against a biometric dataset is provided. In one embodiment, a system for comparing a biometric sample against a biometric dataset comprises a database storing at least one biometric dataset. The system may also comprise a comparison module configured to iteratively provide a comparison score for each record in the biometric dataset, wherein the comparison score indicates a likelihood of match between an individual record in the biometric dataset and the biometric sample; wherein, during each iteration. The steps in the iteration may comprise retrieving a model of each of the plurality of records. The steps in the iteration may also comprise comparing the model of each of the plurality of records against the biometric sample. The steps in the iteration may also comprise generating the comparison score for each of the plurality of records. The steps in the iteration may also comprise iteratively compare the biometric sample against a plurality of records. The steps in the iteration may also comprise wherein the resolution of the retrieved model increases with each iteration, and where the iterative process continues until a final list of potential match candidates is determined. The system may also comprise a processor configured to receive data indicative of the biometric sample and iteratively engage the comparison model such that results of the first iteration are provided as an input to a second iterator.
US10025827B1	Operator fusion management in a stream computing environment Disclosed aspects relate to managing a set of development data for operator fusion management in a stream computing environment having a plurality of stream operators. A set of operator attributes of the plurality of stream operators may be collected by an operator fusion management engine in the stream computing environment. A set of candidate operator fusion management operations may be determined with respect to the plurality of stream operators. The set of candidate operator fusion management operations may be determined by the operator fusion management engine based on the set of operator attributes. At least one of the set of candidate operator fusion management operations may be performed in the stream computing environment with respect to the plurality of stream operators.
US10025823B2	Techniques for evaluating query predicates during in-memory table scans Techniques are described herein for filtering data from a table during an in-memory scan. Predicates are pushed to in-memory scan to avoid scanning unnecessary columnar units and reduce the overhead of decompressing, row stitching and distributing data during evaluation. Techniques are described herein for generating implied predicates that have conditions on single columns from complex predicates that have multiple conditions on the same column, which can be evaluated during an in-memory scan. Techniques are also described herein to reduce the overhead of a table scan for processing a join query. When redistributing a first table for performing a hash-join, the nodes performing an in-memory scan of the first table may create a filter that tracks unique values from the join key. Data from the second table is only processed and transferred to other nodes in the cluster if the values from the join key pass through the filter.
US10025819B2	Generating a query statement based on unstructured input Techniques for generating a query statement to query a dataset may be provided. For example, the query statement can be generated from natural language input, such as a natural language utterance. To do so, the input can be analyzed to detect a sentence, identify words in the sentence, and tag the words with the corresponding word types (e.g., nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.). Expressions using the tags can be generated. Data about the expressions can be inputted to a classifier. Based on a detected pattern associated with the expressions, the classifier can predict a structure of the query statement, such as what expressions correspond to what clauses of the query statement. Based on this prediction, words associated with the expressions can be added to the clauses to generate the query statement and accordingly query the dataset.
US10025816B2	Managing a data set A method of and system for managing a data set of a storage facility is disclosed. The data set may be a sequential-access data set. The method and system may include structuring the sequential-access data set to have a first group-of-records configured for adding a second group-of-records to the sequential-access data set. The method and system add a second group-of-records to the sequential-access data set. The method and system merge the second group-of-records with the first group-of-records in response to a triggering event. The method and system establish, in response to merging the second group-of-records with the first group-of-records, a marker configured to indicate the first and second group-of-records, as merged, is sorted.
US10025812B2	Identifying corrupted text segments A computer-implemented method for taking a corrective action upon determination of an existence of a corrupted text segment within a set of web pages. Determination includes: determining a language affinity indicator corresponding to text segments within the set of web pages; generating an indexing repository based on a set of text artefacts within the text segments; creating an occurrence table for the set of text artefacts; and determining compliance of the text artefacts and text segments based on the single language grouping on which the set of text segments are based.
US10025802B2	Automated configuration of log-coordinated storage groups A configuration manager of a storage service receives a set of service requirements, comprising one or more of: a performance requirement for one or more types of storage operations, or an access interface type requirement Based on the service requirements, a candidate storage configuration that includes one or more data store instances and a first log-based transaction manager is generated. Subsequent to an approval of the first storage configuration by a client, the establishment of the data store instances and the log-based transaction manager is initiated.
US10025799B2	Access and presentation of files based on semantic proximity to current interests A method for managing and rendering one or more information nodes relative to a current focus. The method receives one or more principal topics from an analysis of the information nodes. The method determines a topic vector from a similarity of a first information node to each of the principal topics and a map from the topic vector to a storage location of the first information node. The method determines one or more current topics from a second information node that has been recently accessed by a user and a current focus vector from a similarity of the one or more current topics to the one or more principal topics. The method renders the current focus vector and the first information node according to a rendering algorithm that is applied to the current focus vector and the first information node.
US10025794B2	Methods and systems for managing and querying a journaling-capable file system A method for managing a journaling-capable file system is implemented by a computing device including a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes a set of meta commands, a set of standard journaling commands, and a journaling-capable file system that is responsive to the set of standard journaling commands. Each meta command corresponds to at least one of the standard journaling commands. The method includes receiving a first meta command wherein the first meta command corresponds to a first plurality of the standard journaling commands, converting the first meta command to the first plurality of standard journaling commands, and executing the first plurality of standard journaling commands to perform at least one operation on the journaling-capable file system.
US10025789B2	Data analyzing apparatus and program A data analyzing apparatus of an embodiment generates a format variation, analytical algorithm name, and analytical parameter not stored in a first storage device, and executes analysis. The data analyzing apparatus determines whether the application accuracy is lower than the knowledge model accuracy. If the determination result is “not lower”, the data analyzing apparatus reactivates a format variation generating device and an analytical parameter generating device. If the determination result is “lower”, the data analyzing apparatus reads out a format variation and knowledge model name associated with the highest priority order in the first storage device, and executes analysis.
US10025785B2	Method and system of automatically downloading media content in a preferred network In one exemplary aspect, a sorted list of scored media content episodes is received with a computing device of a user. Each respective media content episode is scored by an iterative autotuning prediction algorithm, and wherein each element of the sorted list of scored media content episodes comprises a value that represents a likelihood of a user listening to the respective media content episode and a reference to a location of the respective media content episode. A number of bytes of a download iteration for each media content episode is determined based on value that represents a likelihood of the user listening to the respective media content episode and an index of the respective media content episode in the sorted list. It is detected that a mobile device is in the preferred network. The download iteration is implemented for each media content episode when it is detected that the mobile device is in the preferred network.
US10025784B2	Similarity determination apparatus, similarity determination method, and computer-readable recording medium A determination apparatus has a feature extraction unit and a similarity determination unit. The feature extraction unit counts a number of appearances of each keyword included in a piece of document information and deletes any arrangement including a keyword having the number of appearances less than a threshold under a condition where a number of types of keyword arrangements included in a certain range of the piece of document information is equal to or greater than a certain number and extracts, as features, a plurality of keyword arrangements from the piece of document information. The similarity determination unit determines a similarity between the different pieces of document information by comparing the features extracted from pieces of document information different from each other.
US10025782B2	Systems and methods for multiple document version collaboration and management Systems and methods consistent with various disclosed embodiments provide for managing and collaborating information over a computer network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed for managing documents over a network. The system may include a storage device and one or more processors. The processor(s) may receive a first version of a document from a client. The processor(s) may create, in a document log, an entry associated with the first version of the document. The processor(s) may receive a request from a remote computer that is displaying in an interface a second version of the document, and the request may include a request for information from one or more entries in the document log. The processor(s) may provide to the remote computer, for displaying in a display window in the interface, information from one or more entries in the document log.
US10025779B2	System and method for predicting an optimal machine translation system for a user based on an updated user profile A system and method predict an optimal machine translation system for a first of a set of users. The method includes, for each of the users, providing a respective user profile which includes rankings for at least some machine translation systems from a set of machine translation systems. The user profile of the first user is updated, based on the user profiles of at least a subset of the other users. The updating includes generating at least one missing ranking. An optimal translation system for the first user from the set of machine translation systems is predicted, based on the updated user profile computed for the first user.
US10025770B2	Systems and methods for automated content generation A content generation service is described that generates content for electronic documents in different languages based upon templates. The templates may include paragraph templates composed of sentence types including sentence templates. The sentence templates may further include variables having corresponding attributes. Each of the paragraph templates, sentence templates, and attributes may be hierarchically organized. The content generation service may obtain data describing an item of interest, such as a travel item. The obtained data may further specify a document language, section and paragraph for which content is to be generated. Content is generated for variables in hierarchical order, with higher ranked paragraphs considered first. Within the highest ranked paragraph, a sentence type is selected and the variables within the highest ranked sentence template of the sentence type are considered. Sentence templates which contain attributes matched by the data obtained for the item of interest are added to the generated document.
US10025766B2	Relational database for assigning orphan fillable fields of electronic fillable forms with associated captions A system of associating text items with fillable fields of an electronic fillable form may identify an electronic fillable form comprising one or more fillable fields and one or more text items, and for one or more pairs of fillable fields and text items, determine a confidence value associated with the pair. The system may determine a first configuration for the electronic fillable form, determine an overall confidence value for the first configuration, and identify one or more orphan fields from the determined configuration. The system may determine a second configuration for the electronic form, determines an overall confidence value for the second configuration, and in response to the overall confidence value for the first configuration exceeding the overall confidence value for the second configuration, selects the first configuration, otherwise, selects the second configuration. The system creates an association map for the selected configuration.
US10025765B2	Context sensitive verification point driven inspection A category is determined to which a portion of a code selected for review by a reviewer belongs. A subset is selected from a set of checklist items. A checklist item in the subset is configured for reviewing a set of categories of code portions including the category of the portion. A context including a characteristic of the reviewer is determined of the review of the portion. A checklist item in a sub-subset of the subset of checklist items is usable in reviewing the code portions under a set of contexts. The context of the review of the portion corresponds to a context in the set of contexts. Using a checklist item from the sub-subset, a checklist is dynamically configured to be specific to the review of the portion, specific to the reviewer, and specific to a given time of the review.
US10025764B2	Methods and systems for taxonomy assist at data entry points A method and system provide for entering text into a text field by determining complete-text terms, displaying the complete-text terms, and receiving a selection of a complete-text term as text to be entered into the text field. In some cases, a complete-text term can include all prior text entries used to determine the complete-text terms. In other cases, a complete-text term can include only a portion or none of the prior text entries used to determine the complete-text term. The determination of the complete-text terms can be based on a vehicle identifier. The determination of the complete-text terms can be based on one or more complete-text term selection-limiters, such a location, use, or diagnostic trouble code associated with the vehicle. The system can include a vehicle service tool that requests a set of complete-text terms and receives the set from a complete-text term storage device or an off-board processor.
US10025758B2	Support for non-native file types in web application environment Applications may be created and registered to an online ecosystem and then execute within individual web applications such as productivity applications, communication applications, collaboration applications, and so on. These non-native applications may be enabled to interact with files and provide custom experiences for a user. The applications may also be enabled to interact with additional information discovered about the user within the ecosystem to provide custom experiences. The applications may further be enabled to create custom workflows to allow users to accomplish new tasks.
US10025753B2	Computer-implemented systems and methods for time series exploration Systems and methods are provided for analyzing unstructured time stamped data. A distribution of time-stamped data is analyzed to identify a plurality of potential time series data hierarchies for structuring the data. An analysis of a potential time series data hierarchy may be performed. The analysis of the potential time series data hierarchies may include determining an optimal time series frequency and a data sufficiency metric for each of the potential time series data hierarchies. One of the potential time series data hierarchies may be selected based on a comparison of the data sufficiency metrics. Multiple time series may be derived in a single-read pass according to the selected time series data hierarchy. A time series forecast corresponding to at least one of the derived time series may be generated.
US10025743B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor system including same, and semiconductor device control method The invention aims at providing a semiconductor device, a semiconductor system including same, and a semiconductor device control method enabling it to correctly judge that a module has been coupled to and decoupled from a communication bus. According to one embodiment, a host controller includes a variable resistance element and a control circuit that varies the resistance value of the variable resistance element so that the potential of a potential detecting line which is determined by the variable resistance element and a resistance element provided in each of modules will fall within a predefined range. It is thus possible to keep that potential varying to a certain extent or more due to coupling and decoupling of a module to/from the communication bus. It is therefore possible to correctly judge that a module has been coupled/decoupled to/from the communication bus.
US10025735B2	Decoupled locking DMA architecture A decoupled Direct Memory Access (DMA) architecture includes at least two DMA controllers, and optionally at least one of the DMA controllers is operable to assert a lock signal operable to selectively inhibit write access to at least a portion of one system data storage element. The DMA controllers are optionally operable to communicate pending task information and to reschedule pending tasks of at least one the DMA controllers. Optionally data is transferred from at least a first one of the DMA controllers to one or more function units, and processed data from the function units is provided to at least a second one of the DMA controllers. Optionally the DMA controllers and one or more memory elements accessible to the DMA controllers are implemented as part of an I/O device.
US10025730B2	Register device and method for software programming A communication device is provided. The communication device includes a master interface unit that is configured to provide an interface between a processor and a register device of the communication device, a slave interface unit that is configured to provide an interface between a hardware block and the register device, a first register that is configured to store real time processed data using the master interface unit, the first register being in operable bilateral communication with the slave interface unit, and a second register that is configured to store real time processed data using the master interface unit, the second register being in operable unilateral communication with the slave interface unit.
US10025729B2	Memory lock system with manipulatable input device and method of operation thereof An electronic memory system and method of operation thereof includes: a manipulatable lock for receiving an input; a controller for enabling a communication channel from a connector to the controller based on the input; a locking function controller for unlocking a locking function for providing access to a data transfer function; and a transfer function controller for enabling the data transfer function for transferring data from a memory to the controller.
US10025728B2	Flash memory device for storing sensitive information and other data A flash memory process and device for encrypting and storing data in a non-volatile flash memory associated with a host system. The device includes a flash memory, an encryption engine, a key store, a SRAM to interface with the host system, and associated control circuitry. When powered on, the device first determines if a valid encryption key is held in the key store. If a valid key is held in the store, a program flag is set when encrypted data in the flash memory is ready to be decrypted by the engine and stored in the SRAM for use by the host system, or when data originating from the host system and stored in the SRAM is ready to be encrypted by the engine and programmed into the flash memory. The device can be embedded in any host system wherein data must be encrypted while at rest in a memory.
US10025725B2	Dynamic address translation table allocation A system and method dynamically allocate address translation tables for direct memory access windows by donating logical memory blocks to allocate to the address translation tables. A dynamic address translation table allocation module dynamically changes the allocation of memory to the address translation tables without a platform or partition reboot. A portion of the dynamic address translation table allocation module may reside in the hypervisor and in the partition and communicate to dynamically allocate memory to the address translation tables. The dynamic address translation table allocation module in the partition may donate logical memory blocks to the hypervisor to increase the allocation of memory to the address translation tables.
US10025722B2	Efficient translation reloads for page faults with host accelerator directly accessing process address space without setting up DMA with driver and kernel by process inheriting hardware context from the host accelerator Systems and computer program products to perform an operation comprising identifying, in a software page frame table by an operating system interrupt handler, a physical address of a memory page, wherein the physical address of the memory page is identified based on a virtual segment identifier (VSID) and a page number, wherein the VSID is specified in an interrupt received from a coherent accelerator and wherein the coherent accelerator generated the interrupt in response to a page fault associated with the memory page, and creating, by the operating system interrupt handler, a page table entry in a hardware page table associating the VSID and the page number with the physical address of the memory page, wherein creating the page table entry resolves the page fault.
US10025713B2	System and method for removing data from processor caches in a distributed multi-processor computer system A processor (600) in a distributed shared memory multi-processor computer system (10) may initiate a flush request to remove data from its cache. A processor interface (24) receives the flush request and performs a snoop operation to determine whether the data is maintained in a one of the local processors (601) and whether the data has been modified. If the data is maintained locally and it has been modified, the processor interface (24) initiates removal of the data from the cache of the identified processor (601). The identified processor (601) initiates a writeback to a memory directory interface unit (24) associated with a home memory 17 for the data in order to preserve the modification to the data. If the data is not maintained locally or has not been modified, the processor interface (24) forwards the flush request to the memory directory interface unit (22). Memory directory interface unit (22) determines which remote processors within the system (10) have a copy of the data and forwards the flush request only to those identified processors. The identified processors then remove the data from their respective caches in response to the flush request. If an identified remote processor has modified data, the identified remote processor initiates a writeback to the memory directory interface unit (22) for preservation of the modified data.
US10025710B2	Pattern for integrating primary and secondary data stores in a sharded data domain Example systems and methods for integrating a sharded primary data store (e.g., a source-of-truth relational database management system), a secondary data store (e.g., external cache) and an external global index are described. The approach implements a modified read-through/write-through data access pattern that integrates read and write flows in order to support high-concurrency environments while maintaining immediate consistency between all three stores. Writes are handled using a three-phase flow that avoids concurrency-related race conditions and the need to block in the secondary store in order to maintain cross-store consistency. Reads are never dirty and will repair the secondary store as needed, presenting an immediately consistent view of data to application consumers.
US10025697B2	Generation of automated unit tests for a controller layer system and method A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a selection of one or more files for which to have one or more automated unit tests generated for an application under test. An action in the application under test is received while the application under test is used. Behavior data of how the application under test responds to the action is tracked, wherein tracking is performed by inserting observer code using aspect oriented programming method, which tracks each method's interaction with its own objects and objects that are passed to it. An automated unit test of the one or more automated unit tests is generated for underlying code of the application under test invoked when receiving the action based upon, at least in part, the behavior data of how the application under test responds to the action.
US10025696B2	System and method for equivalence class analysis-based automated requirements-based test case generation A system for equivalence class analysis-based automated requirements-based test case generation includes a control processor, a data store containing textual design requirements, a textual converter unit structured to convert the textual design requirements to a machine-readable version of design requirements, a requirement partition unit configured to partition the machine-readable design requirements into one or more sets of related design requirements, an equivalence class partition unit configured to process the machine-readable design requirements and input/output variables into a set of equivalence classes, an equivalence class analyzer unit structured to analyze the set of equivalence classes to generate equivalence class tests and identify uncovered input space, and a boundary class analyzer unit structured to identify boundaries of the equivalence classes and generate boundary value tests and robustness tests. A method for equivalence class analysis-based automated requirements-based test case generation implementable on the system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also disclosed.
US10025694B1	Monitoring activity of software development kits using stack trace analysis Method, product and system for analyzing an execution of a program which uses Software Development Kits (SDKs), wherein the program is configured to invoke execution units, wherein a portion of the execution units are SDK execution units that are comprised by the SDKs. The method comprises: obtaining a stack trace of the execution of the program, wherein the stack trace comprises addresses of execution units; iterating over the stack trace to identify an address of an SDK execution unit, wherein said iterating comprises: comparing an address from the stack trace to a set of addresses associated with SDK execution units; and in response to determining the address is comprised by the set of address, identifying the address as an address of the SDK execution unit; and sending a report to a server, wherein the report identifies an SDK comprising the SDK execution unit.
US10025690B2	Method of reordering condition checks Described is a computer-implemented method of reordering condition checks. Two or more condition checks in computer code that may be reordered within the code are identified. It is determined that the execution frequency of a later one of the condition checks is satisfied at a greater frequency than a preceding one of the condition checks. It is determined that there is an absence of side effects in the two or more condition checks. The values of the condition checks are propagated and abstract interpretation is performed on the values that are propagated. It is determined that the condition checks are exclusive of each other, and the condition checks are reordered within the computer code.
US10025689B2	Enhanced policy editor with completion support and on demand validation In an approach to providing completion support and on demand validation in a web tool that operates on live resources, one or more computer processors create one or more lists of content, where the one or more lists of content include one or more references to one or more runtime objects. The one or more computer processors parse the one or more lists of content. The one or more computer processors populate one or more lists of one or more choices with the parsed one or more lists of content. The one or more computer processors create one or more callbacks for one or more runtime objects referenced by the one or more lists of one or more choices.
US10025688B2	System and method for detecting data extrusion in software applications Comprehensive techniques identify data leaks in software applications using Asset Flow Analysis (AFA) to determine whether critical data leaves a system through an exit point such that the data is no longer protected by mechanisms of the system. A novel data extrusion mechanism makes use of a relevant subset of all the possible data paths detected by AFA using a knowledge base of critical business functions and critical database content. The system checks if any code performs read access to critical business data and subsequently transfers this data beyond the control limits of the target system. The knowledge base can be extended by configuring which database content is to be regarded as critical in any given organization. The approach is particularly valuable in protecting systems that manipulate, distribute, or store sensitive information associated with financial, business, or personal data, including SAP® ABAP™ software applications.
US10025683B2	Information processing device and computer-readable recording medium It is an object to provide an information processing device and a computer-readable recording medium that enable achieving reduction in the man-hours of an operator. An information processing device comprises, a processor and a plurality of slots provided for installation of an electronic component. The processor that executes a process including; first detecting presence or absence of installation of the electronic component in each of the slots; second detecting, based on detection result obtained by the first detecting and based on an installation candidate pattern indicating presence or absence of installation of an electronic component in each of the slots as determined based on configuration of the information processing device, an installation defect of the electronic component; and notifying, when the installation defect is detected by the second detecting, the installation detect.
US10025681B2	Data recovery in multi-target data storage networks A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: using a supplemental data storage volume at a secondary location to track a first set of data updates to a primary data storage volume at a primary location in response to a failure event at the primary location; retrieving a second set of tracked data updates to the primary data storage volume stored in a secondary data storage volume at the secondary location; merging the second set of tracked data updates into the first set of tracked data updates in the supplemental data storage volume; and transitioning the merged data updates from the supplemental data storage volume at the secondary location to the primary data storage volume at the primary location. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US10025680B2	High throughput, high reliability data processing system A data processing system configured to store a plurality of data entities in volatile memories of multiple different computing devices. The data processing system comprises a first computing device having a first volatile memory configured to store a first data entity; and a second computing device having a second volatile memory configured to store a copy of the first data entity. The first computing device is configured to perform: receiving an indication to update the first data entity; after receiving the indication, updating the first data entity in the first volatile memory, and providing to the second computing device an indication to update the copy of the first data entity; and providing an indication that the first data entity has been updated, after receiving information from the second computing device indicating that the copy of the first data entity has been updated in the second volatile memory.
US10025678B2	Method and system for automatically detecting and resolving infrastructure faults in cloud infrastructure Systems and methods are provided for any party in a cloud ecosystem (cloud providers of such resources, the intermediate management software for such resources, and the end user of such resources) to detect and resolve faulty resources synchronously or asynchronously, before said faults adversely affect the users' workloads. The system requests a service or set of one or more resources within a cloud, automatically checking the infrastructure for various faults that would cause it to be non-functional, including pre-defined and user-defined checks, and resolving them before including the infrastructure in the working service cluster of resources. The system presents an API to the user that returns only functional, production-quality resources that are not in a faulty state. An API that tests and resolves bad infrastructure can be registered during the request or a preceding/subsequent API call, removing the need for the end-user to deal with various types of infrastructure faults.
US10025674B2	Framework for running untrusted code A processing platform is described herein for performing a task on a physical system. For example, the task may entail testing untrusted code on the physical system. The processing platform provides the same isolation guarantees as a virtual machine, but without using a virtual machine. A processing framework is also described herein which includes two or more processing platforms, together with a control system for administering the operations performed by the processing platforms.
US10025669B2	Maintaining data-set coherency in non-volatile memory across power interruptions A method for data storage includes storing data in a set of memory blocks of a non-volatile memory. Each memory block, which holds a respective portion of the data, is classified as valid or invalid depending on whether the memory block holds a most updated version of the portion, and as anchor or non-anchor depending on whether the portion belongs to a coherent snapshot of the data. Upon recovering from a power interruption, the coherent snapshot of the data is reconstructed from the memory blocks, based on classification of the memory blocks as valid or invalid and as anchor or non-anchor.
US10025667B2	Management of storage devices Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a computer program product and apparatus for management of a storage device by collecting bad storage units to be reconstructed in the storage device; determining a reconstruction priority level for each of the collected bad storage units; and scheduling reconstruction of the bad storage unit based on the determined reconstruction priority level.
US10025666B2	RAID surveyor A method for surveying a data storage subsystem for latent errors before a failing disk drive of the data storage subsystem fails and recovering unreadable data usable to reconstruct data of the failing disk drive. The method includes determining that a disk drive of a plurality of disk drives of the data storage subsystem meets a threshold for being identified as a failing disk drive, and prior to failure of the failing disk drive, surveying at least a portion of the data on the remaining plurality of disk drives to identify data storage areas with latent errors. The identified data storage areas may be reconstructed utilizing, at least in part, data stored on the failing disk drive.
US10025660B2	Data reading method, memory control circuit unit and memory storage apparatus A data reading method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module is provided. The method includes performing an error correction decoding operation on an user data stream according to an error checking and correcting (ECC) code to generate a first decoded data stream; searching uncorrectable sub-data units from decoded sub-data units of the first decoded data stream; selecting a target sub-data unit from the uncorrectable sub-data units; adjusting the target sub-data unit in the first decoded data stream to generate an adjusted user data stream; and re-performing the error correction decoding operation on the adjusted user data stream to generate a second decoded data stream; if the second decoded data stream has no error bit, transmitting the second decoded data stream as a corrected data stream to a host system.
US10025648B2	System, methods and apparatus using virtual appliances in a semiconductor test environment In one embodiment, a semiconductor test control system includes a computer system having a plurality of hardware resources; a hypervisor installed on the computer system; and a test floor controller installed on the computer system. The hypervisor virtualizes the hardware resources and provides each of at least one virtual appliance with access to a respective virtual set of hardware resources. Each virtual set of hardware resources places its respective virtual appliance in controlling communication with at least a first aspect of a semiconductor test system, thereby enabling the respective virtual appliance to test a respective type of semiconductor device. The test floor controller is in controlling communication with i) at least a second aspect of the semiconductor test system, and ii) each of the at least one virtual appliance.
US10025631B2	Component services integration with dynamic constraint provisioning Resource provisioning information links to resource provisioning information of at least one reusable component resource that satisfies at least a portion of user-specified resource development constraints of a new resource under development are identified within a resource provisioning-link registry. Using the identified resource provisioning information links, the resource provisioning information of the at least one reusable component resource is programmatically collected from at least one data provider repository that stores reusable resources and that publishes the resource provisioning information links to the resource provisioning-link registry. The programmatically-collected resource provisioning information of the at least one reusable component resource is analyzed. Based upon the analyzed programmatically-collected resource provisioning information of the at least one reusable component resource, a resource integration recommendation is provided that uses the at least one reusable component resource and that satisfies at least the portion of the user-specified resource development constraints of the new resource under development.
US10025629B2	System and method for dynamic rescheduling of multiple varying resources with user social mapping A system and method for scheduling resources includes a memory storage device having a resource data structure stored therein which is configured to store a collection of available resources, time slots for employing the resources, dependencies between the available resources and social map information. A processing system is configured to set up a communication channel between users, between a resource owner and a user or between resource owners to schedule users in the time slots for the available resources. The processing system employs social mapping information of the users or owners to assist in filtering the users and owners and initiating negotiations for the available resources.
US10025620B2	Incremental parallel processing of data One example method includes identifying synchronous code including instructions specifying a computing operation to be performed on a set of data; transforming the synchronous code into a pipeline application including one or more pipeline objects; identifying a first input data set on which to execute the pipeline application; executing the pipeline application on a first input data set to produce a first output data set; after executing the pipeline application on the first input data set, identifying a second input data set on which to execute the pipeline application; determining a set of differences between the first input data set and second input data set; and executing the pipeline application on the set of differences to produce a second output data set.
US10025619B1	Accounting and enforcing non-process execution by container-based software transmitting data over a network Utilizing a computing device to determine and enforce limits on cloud computing containers transmitting data over a network. A determination is made of total container time remaining available for a first container to execute in a computing environment, the first container utilizing one or more processor threads executing on a computing device. Processor packet transmission time is determined for processing and transmission of a packet or a batch of packets via a network stack associated with the computing device by the one or more processor threads utilized by the first container. An updated total container time remaining for the first container is calculated, accounting for the processor packet transmission time. The updated total container time remaining is enforced by descheduling all processor threads utilized by the first container if the updated total container time remaining is insufficient.
US10025616B2	Implementing coherent accelerator function isolation for virtualization A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing coherent accelerator function isolation for virtualization in an input/output (IO) adapter in a computer system. A coherent accelerator provides accelerator function units (AFUs), each AFU is adapted to operate independently of the other AFUs to perform a computing task that can be implemented within application software on a processor. The AFU has access to system memory bound to the application software and is adapted to make copies of that memory within AFU memory-cache in the AFU. As part of this memory coherency domain, each of the AFU memory-cache and processor memory-cache is adapted to be aware of changes to data commonly in either cache as well as data changed in memory of which the respective cache contains a copy.
US10025613B2	Universal VNFM and method for managing VNF A universal virtual network function manager (VNFM) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: an orchestrator-linked interface block configured to receive a command for a virtual network function (VNF) management from a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) and to analyze the command; and a VNF management block configured to manage a plurality of VNFs, each produced by a different vendor, according to the command.
US10025611B2	Server build optimization A method to perform server provisioning on a plurality of computer systems to generate a plurality of target virtual machines includes: obtaining configurations from a pool comprising at least one existing candidate virtual server or server image through a discovery process; performing a clustering analysis on the configurations to group the configurations into at least two groups; and for each group, selecting a configuration from among the configurations of the group as a candidate virtual machine image; determining a cost of actions required to be performed on the candidate virtual image to result in target virtual machines with a same configuration as the configurations of the group; and selecting the candidate virtual image with the lowest cost.
US10025610B2	Availability management of virtual machines hosting highly available applications A configuration is generated that enables Availability Management Framework (AMF) to manage virtual machines (VMs) and support hardware redundancy for each of service groups (SGs). Each component service instance (CST) is configured to represent one or more of the VMs to be managed by AMF. Configuration attributes are set to associate each VM with one CSI, such that the VMs to be hosted on a same physical host are associated with different CSIs of a same service instance. Service units (SUs) of different SGs are configured such that each SU is hosted by any one VM on the same physical host, while the different SUs of a same SG are mapped to the VMs hosted on different physical hosts. The configuration enables the AMF to manage an application formed by the SGs in a virtualized environment in a same way as in a non-virtualized environment without modification to the application.
US10025607B2	Optimizing a file system interface in a virtualized computing environment Optimizing read operations to a storage device in a virtualized computing environment. A read system call is received by a virtual machine's (VM) operating system from an application running on the VM for data on a storage device. The VM is hosted by a hypervisor providing access to the storage device in a virtualized computing environment. A virtual file system (VFS) supported by the operating system is caused to call on a first para-virtualized file system (PVFS FE) supported by the operating system to execute the read operation. In response to determining by the PVS FE that the data to be read exists in a data cache of the PVFS FE, executing by the PVS FE the read operation from the cache of the PVFS FE.
US10025593B2	Generating and executing a control flow The present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to generating and executing a control flow. An example apparatus can include a first device configured to generate control flow instructions, and a second device including an array of memory cells, an execution unit to execute the control flow instructions, and a controller configured to control an execution of the control flow instructions on data stored in the array.
US10025592B2	Selectively blocking branch prediction for a predetermined number of instructions Embodiments relate to selectively blocking branch instruction predictions. An aspect includes a computer system for performing selective branch prediction. The system includes memory and a processor, and the system is configured to perform a method. The method includes detecting a branch-prediction blocking instruction in a stream of instructions and blocking branch prediction of a predetermined number of branch instructions following the branch-prediction blocking instruction based on the detecting the branch-prediction blocking instruction.
US10025588B1	Parsing of database queries containing clauses specifying methods of user-defined data types A database system includes a parser that is capable of parsing database queries containing user-defined data type (UDT) methods. The database query is transformed by the parser into a statement according to a specified format. In performing the transformation, redundant instantiations of UDTs and invocations of methods are removed. In one implementation, the redundant instantiations and invocations are removed by grouping and combining clauses containing UDT methods.
US10025586B2	Collaborative maintenance of software programs Maintaining a plurality of software instances of a software program in a computing environment. An updating request is received for an updating process of the software instances from an old level to a new level. An attempt is made to update each software instance to the new level according to at least one updating policy. Responsive to a failure of the updating of each failed instance of the software instances, an exchanging instance is searched among the other software instances according to at least one searching policy, the exchanging instance being adapted to be exchanged with the failed instance for continuing the updating process according to at least one optimization criterion of the computing environment. The failed instance and the exchanging instance are exchanged in response to a positive result of the searching. The updating process corresponding to the failed instance is resumed.
US10025584B2	Firmware management of SR-IOV adapters Firmware management of SR-IOV adapters in a computing system includes: receiving, by a hypervisor, a request to update a hypervisor-hosted firmware image including replacing a firmware image previously stored in a reserved memory space of the hypervisor with a replacement firmware image, where the hypervisor-hosted firmware image includes an SR-IOV adapter firmware image configured for installation on SR-IOV adapters of a particular type; determining whether all SR-IOV adapters of the particular type in the computing system have been updated to the previously stored firmware image; and updating the hypervisor-hosted firmware image only if all SR-IOV adapters of the particular type in the computing system have been updated to the previously stored firmware image, including replacing, in the reserved memory space, the previously stored firmware image with the replacement firmware image.
US10025578B2	Information processing system and method on a client server environment for software download An information processing system includes at least one device and a server system. The server system includes a provision control unit, a first generation unit, a message screen request reception unit, a second generation unit, and a message screen transmission unit. The first generation unit generates first correspondence information in which each device is associated with an application not yet provided to the device. The message screen request reception unit receives a message screen request from the device. The second generation unit generates a message screen based on the first correspondence information. The message screen transmission unit transmits the message screen to the device in response to the message screen request. The device includes a message screen request transmission unit, a message screen reception unit, and a message screen display unit. The message screen display unit displays the message screen received by the message screen reception unit.
US10025575B2	Method for installing security-relevant applications in a security element of a terminal A method is provided for installing a security-relevant portion of an application made available by an application provider in a security element of a terminal. The terminal requests the application from the application provider and receives the application. Subsequently, the received security-relevant portion of the application is transmitted to a trustworthy instance administrating the security element. The trustworthy instance subsequently installs the security-relevant portion of the application in the security element.
US10025556B2	Optimized multi-precision division In an embodiment, multi-precision numbers A and B are accessed from a storage device (e.g., a memory array), where A is a dividend and B is a divisor. A multi-precision division operation is iteratively performed on the numbers A and B including: performing a multi-precision subtraction operation on A and B during a first iteration of the multi-precision division operation; performing a multi-precision addition operation on A and B during a second iteration of the multi-precision division operation as a result of a determination that a final borrow occurred during the subtraction operation; and performing a multi-precision addition operation on A and B after a final iteration of the multi-precision division operation.
US10025552B2	Selective locking of input controls of a portable media player A portable media player configured to selectively enable or disable one or more input controls, such as volume controls, is described herein. In some examples, the player contains a physical button or switch that provides for the selective enabling or disabling of input controls. In some examples, the player is configured to dynamically determine when to enable or disable input controls based on information received about the player or characteristics of the player. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10025551B2	Method and system for real-time audio broadcast The exemplary embodiments relate to methods and systems for a real-time localized audio broadcast to attendants at live entertainment events. One embodiment relates to a method comprising receiving location data indicating a location of a device, determining a frequency based on the location data, wherein the frequency is assigned based on a venue location and an audio channel is broadcast on the frequency at the venue location, displaying a software button on a user interface of the device, wherein the software button corresponds corresponding to the audio channel, receiving a user selection of the software button via the user interface, and tuning a RF tuner contained within the device to the frequency to receive the audio channel.
US10025549B1	Immersive digital display systems A Digital visualization sphere and hemispherical dome display relates to a modular Virtual Reality (VR) remote visualization chamber with telepresence and telexistance utilizing hi-density light-emitting diode (LED) or organic light-emitting diode (OLED) spherical display module(s) constructed monolithically.
US10025540B2	Printing with target color data In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to print a print job, and determine target color data for each sheet of the print job while printing the job. The instructions further cause the processor to continually save the target color data to a server for each sheet of the print job as each sheet is printed.
US10025537B2	Information processing apparatus having combined model common function file and model specific function file, information processing system, information processing method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that reads, from a first memory, a model common function file defining one or more common functions that are common to a majority of a plurality of models of an image forming apparatus and one or more setting items corresponding to the common function, and one or more model specific function file defining a function specific to one of the plurality of models of the image forming apparatus and setting items corresponding to the model specific function; and combines the model common function file with the model specific function file to generate a combined function file.
US10025534B1	Shingled magnetic recording trim operation Implementations disclosed herein include a method comprising receiving a TRIM request for a media cache in a storage media from a host, determining whether a TRIM range in the TRIM request overlaps with an active operation, invalidating the TRIM range responsive to determining that the TRIM range does not overlap with an active operation, and inserting at least one null node in the media cache. The method may comprise receiving a host read request, performing a media cache search for a read LBA range, and determining where data is located. If all the data is located in the media cache, the system reads from the media cache. If the data is located in a null node, patterning for the null node occurs. If the data is located partially in the main store, the media cache, or a null node, the data may be read, combined, and returned to the host.
US10025525B2	Storage system, storage control method, and computer system The access from a host computer to a storage system is continued before and after data migration in the storage system. A first controller allocates a first logical storage area to a specific virtual storage area, stores first association information indicating the specific virtual storage area and the first logical storage area, and sends the first association information to the host computer. The first controller and the second controller perform data migration from the first logical storage area to a second logical storage area. The first controller releases the first logical storage area from the specific virtual storage area and reflects the release in the first association information. The second controller allocates the second logical storage area to the specific virtual storage area, stores second association information indicating the specific virtual storage area and the second logical storage area, and sends the second association information to the host computer.
US10025520B2	Method and apparatus for allocating client resources to multiple applications A quota management system for Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) in which the storage space available on connected storage devices is shared between multiple content providers or multiple software programs.
US10025515B2	Providing service address space for diagnostics collection A system and technique are provided for providing a service address space. The system includes a service co-processor provided with a service address space. The service co-processor is attached to a main processor where the main processor is provided with a main address space. The service co-processor creates and maintains an independent copy of the main address space in the form of the service address space. The service co-processor updates the service address space with storage delta packets received from the main processor, and the service co-processor performs diagnostic services based on command packets received from the main processor.
US10025514B2	Memory system and method of controlling nonvolatile memory According to one embodiment, a controller executes first refreshing in a case where a first value of a first block is larger than a first threshold and less than a second threshold. The first refreshing includes reprogramming a plurality of second memory cells among a plurality of first memory cells included in the first block.
US10025508B2	Concurrent upgrade and backup of non-volatile memory An endurance parameter value of a non-volatile memory included in a non-volatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM) can be monitored and compared against a warning threshold value. In response to the endurance parameter exceeding the warning threshold value, a system alert can be generated, within a host system of the NVDIMM, to inform a system user that the NVDIMM is approaching its end-of-life. If the endurance parameter exceeds a replacement threshold value greater than the warning threshold value, an upgrade process can be initiated. The upgrade process can include copying data from the first non-volatile memory to a volatile memory of the NVDIMM and copying, in response to the first non-volatile memory being replaced with a second non-volatile memory, the data from the volatile memory to the second non-volatile memory.
US10025507B2	Method of writing file onto tape An approach to reducing overhead to enable high-speed writing even when a large number of small-sized files are written onto a tape in a file system. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: writing multiple files consecutively onto a tape to become one combined file; writing, onto the tape, first index information including the start position and size of the combined file on the tape; and writing, onto the tape, second index information including the start position and size of each of the multiple files in the combined file on the tape.
US10025504B2	Information processing method, information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium According to one embodiment, an information processing method including: detecting by a time information acquiring unit a start and an end of an access of a memory access unit to a target memory, the access of the memory access unit being due to instructions of an instruction issuer, and acquiring by the time information acquiring unit a memory access time being a time from the start of the access till the end of the access; calculating by a computation amount acquiring unit, based on the instructions of the instruction issuer, a computation amount of a computing unit from the start of the access till the end of the access; and evaluating by an evaluation unit, based on the memory access time and the computation amount, computing performance of the computing unit from the start of the access till the end of the access.
US10025501B2	Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for inserting a character from an alternate keyboard A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises displaying a first soft keyboard. While displaying the first soft keyboard, a key for selecting a second soft keyboard different from the first soft keyboard is displayed. A first contact is detected on the key for selecting the second soft keyboard. In response to detecting the first contact, the second soft keyboard is displayed. Movement of the first contact is detected to a character-insertion key in the second soft keyboard. Lift off of the first contact is detected at the character-insertion key in the second soft keyboard to which the first contact moved. In response to detecting the lift off, a character is inserted that corresponds to the character-insertion key in the second soft keyboard to which the first contact moved and the display of the second soft keyboard is ceased.
US10025492B2	Pointing detection A pointing detecting device is described. In an embodiment, a device comprises: a display; a processor; a storage containing instructions; wherein the instructions cause the processor to: select a set of points from a point cloud representing a pointing object in proximity or in contact of the display; determine the selected set of points as control points of a computational smooth surface representing the pointing object; determine a point nearest to the display on the computational smooth surface; based on the point nearest to the display, determine a point in a direction of a gradient of a curvature of the computational smooth surface; and report the point as a location of a desired pointing or touch action.
US10025490B2	Method, device and computer storage medium for multichannel touch control of all-in-one machine A method, device and computer storage medium for multichannel touch control of an all-in-one machine are disclosed. The method for multichannel touch control of the all-in-one machine includes: providing a channel display window on a user interface, and setting up link buttons between the channel display window and each channel; setting up a multichannel touch control component on the user interface, receiving touch point information from a user, converting the touch point information into corresponding multichannel operation information, and performing corresponding operation on each channel based on the multichannel operation information. The contents of the multiple channels can be displayed by providing a channel display window on the user interface of the all-in-one machine; with the multichannel touch control component set up on the user interface, the touch control operation on the multiple channels at the same time can be activated. For example, the content of the multiple channels can be annotated, captured or printed at the same time, which improves the efficiency of operations on the multiple channels.
US10025479B2	Advanced medical image processing wizard An automatic medical image processing system includes a series of operation stages, each automating specifying the image processing parameters for processing medical images. In response to an image processing indicator, a first medical image is automatically identified, including determining a first image operation and image processing parameters, without user intervention. The first image operation is performed on the first medical image based on the image processing parameters. A second medical image is generated and transmitted to the client device to be presented therein. The client device displays a message prompting the user whether the user is satisfied with the second medical image. In response to a user input from the client device indicating that the user is unsatisfied with the second medical image, one or more remedial options are presented to allow the user selecting a remedial action to reprocess the first medical image.
US10025477B1	Nested zoom in windows on a touch sensitive device Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for generating nested zoom in windows on a touch sensitive device. A first portion of the user content is zooming into by touching the display screen in a proximity of the first portion using the touch input device while retaining an original zoom size of a remaining portion of the user content. A second portion of a zoomed in first portion of the user content is zooming into by touching the display screen in a proximity of the second portion using the touch input device while retaining an original zoom size of the zoomed in first portion.
US10025474B2	Information processing apparatus, system, and method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus includes a memory, a receiver, and circuitry. The memory stores, for each one of a plurality of character strings, display number information indicating a total number of times the character string has been displayed at a user terminal, the user terminal being operated by a user. The receiver receives, from the user terminal, information on one of the plurality of character strings that is displayed at the user terminal. The circuitry updates the display number information for the displayed character string, based on the information on the displayed character string that is received by the receiver, determines whether the displayed character string is to be translated, based on the updated display number information, and sends a request to manually translate the displayed character string, based on determination indicating that the displayed character string is to be translated.
US10025473B2	Room plan generation user interface for room plan selection A graphical user interface for displaying information related to room plan generation on a display device is disclosed. In the embodiment, the graphical user interface comprises a results window that displays a list of generated room plan configuration variants and a visualization window that displays at least one generated room plan configuration variant from the list of generated room plan configuration variants.
US10025472B2	Method and apparatus for displaying data regarding a device's traversal through a region Some embodiments provide a device that employs novel processes for displaying data regarding its movement in a region. For instance, in some embodiments, the device captures and stores location data at a plurality of locations traversed along the route. Upon receiving a request to view the traversed locations along the route, the device displays a representation of at least a subset of locations along the route based on the stored location data. Upon receiving an identification of a particular location in the displayed representation of the subset of locations, the device displays information regarding the particular location.
US10025468B2	Personalization of map content via an application programming interface A mapping API provides a digital map via a user interface of a computing device. When invoked by a software application, the mapping API is configured to receive an identifier of a user operating the software application, provide a first interactive digital map including a representation of a certain geographic area for display by the software application, where the first interactive digital map is personalizable via the software application, receive personalization content from the user via the software application, and cause a second digital map including a representation of the geographic area, when provided to the same user, to be modified in view of the personalization content, where the first digital map and the second digital map are created independently.
US10025465B2	Method and system for a user selected zoom level for optimal content display screen rendering A user interface method for user selected zoom level determination. The method includes displaying a page of a document on a screen of the handheld device, and receiving an input from a user of the handheld device and setting a zoom level of the page in accordance there with. The method further includes, in response to the zoom level, processing the page in accordance there with to produce a plurality of dynamically sized segments, and for displaying successive pages on the screen, processing the successive pages to produce additional dynamically sized segments in accordance with the zoom level.
US10025461B2	Gesture input for item selection Many applications may display information through lists. For example, an email application may display a current visual interface comprising a list of emails. A gesture input may be received for an item within the item list. Responsive to receiving the gesture input, the item may be selected. In an example, the item list may be transitioned into an editing mode based upon the gesture input. While in the editing mode, context indicators (e.g., indicating whether an email item has been read or is unread) may be modified (e.g., shrunk) and/or selection indicators may be displayed for items within the item list. A selection indicator may be selected to select a corresponding item. In this way, gesture input (e.g., single gesture) may be used to select items and/or to transition the item list into the editing mode without transitioning away from the item list.
US10025454B2	Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system provides a first contact tool graphic that introduces a user to the types of navigation tools, their uses and the capabilities of their action tools. A graphical user interface is played on a display when a user initially starts navigation operations for navigating a three dimensional scene. The tool selection graphic includes a text graphic describing navigation tool behavior, a first graphic showing selectable navigation tools for new users, a second graphic showing selectable navigation tools for experienced users, tool description graphic selectable from the first and second graphics showing action tool details for a selected navigation tool comprising navigation tool shape, action tool location on the a circular tool position shape and tool functions, nd an associated tool graphic positioned adjacent the tool description graphic allowing selection of other tools of a set of task based tools associated with the tool description graphic.
US10025448B2	Information exchange method, user end, and system for online collaborative shopping The present invention provides an information exchange method, a user end, and a system for online collaborative shopping. The method includes: sending a collaborative shopping request message that includes one or more user identifiers to a collaborative server; receiving a collaborative shopping startup message; submitting a shopping web page of the main control user to the collaborative server, and submitting, to the collaborative server, operation information generated when a user of the main control user end operates a shopping web page; and receiving operation information generated when a user on the collaborative user end operates a shopping web page according to a commodity feature concerned by the user on the shopping web page, and displaying, on the shopping web page, an operation result of the user on the collaborative user end for the shopping web page.
US10025438B2	Device and method for detecting defects in self-capacitive touch panel Disclosed is a device and a method for detecting defects in a self-capacitive touch panel. The device for detecting defects is provided with a plurality of drive circuits respectively connected to a plurality of rows of touch electrodes. The drive circuit comprises: a pre-charging unit, a synchronization unit, an output unit, and a cutoff unit. The device is capable of further detecting a short circuit defect existing between rows of touch electrodes in a touch electrode matrix.
US10025433B2	Touch display device and method for manufacturing the same The present disclosure provides a touch display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The touch display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate is provided with a common electrode and a driving electrode. The second substrate is provided with a detection electrode and a driving electrode. The detection electrode is opposite to the common electrode. A coverage area of the detection electrode is smaller than a coverage area of the common electrode, the coverage area of the detection electrode on the second substrate does not overlap with a coverage area of the driving electrode on the first substrate when the first substrate and the second substrate are assembled to form a cell. The suspension electrode is arranged on at least one side of the detection electrode and insulated from the detection electrode.
US10025431B2	Gesture detection Methods, systems, and products sense contactless gestures. A capacitive sensor measures capacitance during performance of a gesture. The capacitive sensor generates an output signal that is compared to a database. The database stores different output signals that are associated to different commands. The corresponding command is executed in response to the performance of the gesture.
US10025425B2	Display device with capacitive touch sensor with slit formed in a surface of a detecting electrode opposed to a scanning electrode to realize detection with high accuracy An information input device including a touch panel configured to be provided with a touch sensor that detects a position at which a sensing object is brought close to a sensing surface. In this information input device, the touch sensor has a scanning electrode and a detecting electrode that is opposed to the scanning electrode with the intermediary of a dielectric substance, and is a capacitive sensor whose electrostatic capacitance changes if the sensing object is brought close to the detecting electrode. Furthermore, a slit is formed in a surface of the detecting electrode opposed to the scanning electrode.
US10025414B2	Tiled display device and synchronizing method thereof A tiled display device includes a first display device including a first display panel configured to sense a touch thereon and display an image signal, and a first controller configured to control the first display panel and transmit a reference signal wirelessly, and a second display device including a second display panel configured to sense a touch thereon and display the image signal, and a second controller configured to control the second display panel and transmit a first ACK signal to the first controller after receiving the reference signal, in which the first controller is configured to determine a first latency time of the second display device by using the reference signal and the first ACK signal and synchronize touch information of the first and second display devices according to the first latency time.
US10025411B2	Touch screen and pressure touch detection method thereof A touch screen and a pressure touch detection method thereof are disclosed and belong to a technical field of display. The touch screen includes a touch module including a plurality of sense electrodes and a plurality of touch electrodes, wherein the sense electrodes and the touch electrodes are respectively arranged in different layers. The touch screen has a display region and a non-display region, and at least one pressure sensor is arranged in the non-display region and includes a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode and the sense electrodes are arranged on a same layer, the second electrode and the touch electrodes are arranged on a same layer, and the pressure sensor detects a touch pressure according to a distance variation between the first electrode and the second electrode. The touch screen is applicable to a small-sized touch display apparatus.
US10025404B2	Stylus for electronic devices A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus.
US10025396B2	Quick browsing of displayed content In an approach to quick browsing of content displayed on a computing device, a computer monitors a scrolling operation in a first display mode on a computing device in which a plurality of information items are displayed. The computer determines whether a speed of the scrolling operation exceeds a threshold value, and then in response to the speed of the scrolling operation exceeding a threshold value, switches the first display mode to a second display mode.
US10025392B1	Ergonomic computer keyboard The ergonomic computer keyboard is configured for use with a computer. The ergonomic computer keyboard is adapted for use with a person. The ergonomic computer keyboard is an interface device that enables a person to use the computer. The ergonomic computer keyboard comprises a housing and a key set. The key set is installed in the housing. The orientation of the key set is set such that the angle of attack of a finger to a key selected from the key set key is adjusted relative to a traditional computer keyboard. This adjusted orientation results in a more natural orientation of the hands to the key set relative to the traditional computer keyboard. The ordering of the indicia of each key in the key set is adjusted relative to the QWERTY ordering such that hand movements are minimized during the typing process.
US10025382B2	Display system and head mounted display A display system includes a plurality of terminals and a head mounted display. The head mounted display performs wireless communication with the plurality of terminals. The head mounted display includes a main controller and a display controller. The main controller detects a line-of-sight direction of a user. The main controller specifies a single terminal out of the plurality of terminals based on the detected line-of-sight direction of the user. The display controller causes at least one setting screen of the terminal specified by the main controller to be displayed such as to be viewable to the use.
US10025369B2	Management apparatus and method of controlling information processing system A management apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire a power consumption value of respective information processing apparatuses divided into groups. The processor is configured to calculate a total power consumption value of the respective groups. The total power consumption value of a group is a sum of the power consumption values of information processing apparatuses belonging to the group. The processor is configured to select a first group having a first total power consumption value which exceeds a first threshold. The processor is configured to select a first information processing apparatus belonging to the first group. The first information processing apparatus has a largest power consumption value among power consumption values of information processing apparatuses belonging to the first group. The processor is configured to move first virtual machines implemented by the first information processing apparatus to a second group among the groups.
US10025367B2	Dynamic scaling of graphics processor execution resources In one embodiment execution units, graphics cores, or graphics sub-cores can be dynamically scaled across a frame of graphics operations. Available execution units within each graphics core may be scaled using utilization metrics such as the current utilization rate of the execution units and the submission of new draw calls. In one embodiment, one of more of the sub-cores within each graphics core may be enable or disabled based on current or past utilization of the sub-cores based on a set of current graphics operations.
US10025366B2	Intergrated multi-touch surface having varying sensor granularity This relates to an event sensing device that includes an event sensing panel and is able to dynamically change the granularity of the panel according to present needs. Thus, the granularity of the panel can differ at different times of operation. Furthermore, the granularity of specific areas of the panel can also be dynamically changed, so that different areas feature different granularities at a given time. This also relates to panels that feature different inherent granularities in different portions thereof. These panels can be designed, for example, by placing more stimulus and/or data lines in different portions of the panel, thus ensuring different densities of pixels in the different portions. Optionally, these embodiments can also include the dynamic granularity changing features noted above.
US10025365B2	Power courses based on current changes Examples described herein include receiving current values of a power device, determining a spike situation of the power device, determining a power course for the power device, and operating the power device according to the power course. The current values may include a first current value at a first time and a second current value at a second time. The power course may be determined based on a plurality of current change values associated with the spike situation, a total number of spikes associated with the spike situation, and a duration of at least one spike out of the total number of spikes associated with the spike situation.
US10025363B2	Device agnostic power monitoring and profiling system The present disclosure is directed to device-agnostic power monitoring and profiling. A target device may be supplied with power through a power monitor that may generate power data based on the power provided to the target device and also transmit the power data. A diagnostic module in the target device may receive the power data and operational data regarding the target device. The diagnostic module may transmit at least one of the power data or the operational data to another device for processing, or may undertake processing the power and operational data. Processing the power and operational data may include generating relevant data by parsing the power and operational data and may then correlate the relevant power data with the relevant operational data. At least the correlated data may then be presented by the target device, may be made available via the Internet and/or may be transmitted to another device.
US10025352B1	Locking mechanisms in hybrid electronic devices Devices, systems, and methods for locking a hybrid electronic device are described herein. An electronic device may include a housing, a first lock component attached to the housing or positioned in an opening of the housing, and a second lock component attached to the housing or positioned in an opening of the housing. The electronic device may be configured to connect with a locking device at the first lock component. The electronic device may also be configured to connect with an additional electronic device at the second lock component to provide a hybrid electronic device. Additionally, when the locking device is connected at the first lock component, the electronic device is configured to prevent the additional electronic device from being detached at the second lock component.
US10025351B2	System for controlling peripherals connected to a docking station A method for determining which of a plurality of mobile devices connected to the docking station is permitted to control the peripherals involves the docking station determining whether a new mobile device is connected to an input port of the docking station, and, if so, whether the new mobile device is capable of controlling any of the peripherals connected to the docking station. If it is determined that the new mobile device is not capable of controlling any of the peripherals, the docking station determines that the new mobile device is to be connected as a peripheral. If it is determined that the new mobile device is capable of controlling one or more of the peripherals, the docking station determines whether an existing mobile device connected to the docking station has control of the peripherals as a host device, and, if so, determining which of the new mobile device or the existing mobile device has a higher priority to control the peripherals as the host device, and providing the determined host device access to control the peripherals.
US10025340B2	Method for optimising a wetting current and adapted device for monitoring sensors with contact switches Disclosed is a method for optimizing a wetting current, for a device for monitoring sensors with contact switches including a current source and at least two switch/resistor assemblies (CT1/R1, CT2/R2) in parallel, including the following steps: the current source (A) supplies the circuit with a nominal current; if a voltage (Vm) measured across the terminals of the switch/resistor assemblies is greater than a threshold voltage (Vs), the threshold voltage being lower than the supply voltage of the current source and than the saturation voltage of the analog-to-digital converter (CAN), then the current source is stopped and a unit for discharging the circuit are implemented; and the current source supplies the circuit again with a supply current (Iwet_c) equal to the nominal current reduced by a predetermined increment. These two last steps are repeated until the measured voltage is lower than the threshold voltage.
US10025334B1	Reduction of output undershoot in low-current voltage regulators An electronic circuit includes a voltage regulator and an undershoot reduction circuit. The undershoot reduction circuit is configured to receive an indication of an event that potentially causes an undershoot in an output of the voltage regulator, and, in response to the indication, to generate and couple to the output of the voltage regulator a pulse that reduces the undershoot.
US10025332B2	Overheat protection method and apparatus for hand-held electronic device, and hand-held electronic device The present invention provides an overheat protection method and apparatus for a hand-held electronic device, and an electronic hand-held device. The method includes: obtaining a cold zone temperature from a cold zone collection point, where the cold zone collection point is arranged in a position, away from a heat emitting element, of the hand-held electronic device; and selecting an overheat protection scheme that corresponds to the cold zone temperature and a hot zone temperature. In the overheat protection technology of a hand-held electronic device provided in embodiments of the present invention, a cold zone temperature is obtained, and an overheat protection scheme is selected by considering the cold zone temperature, so that overheat protection of the hand-held electronic device can put multipoint temperatures into consideration and is highly adaptable.
US10025331B2	Predictive temperature management system controller A controller for a temperature management system for heating and/or cooling a room in accordance with a schedule of set point temperatures over a control period as a data processor arrangement (10). A signal indicative of the current temperature of the room is received at a temperature input (9) for receiving a signal indicative of the current temperature in the room and a control output (18) for supplying control signals to the system. The controller has at least one electronic memory for storing said schedule of set point temperatures, a relationship, based on known heating or cooling characteristics of the room, between the energy supplied to the system in a portion of the control period and the predicted temperature of the room during that portion and subsequent portions of the control period. The electronic memory also stores a first parameter value representative of the cost of supplying said energy and a second parameter value representative of a predetermined acceptability of variations of the actual or predicted temperature of the room from the set point schedule, wherein the processor arrangement (10) is operable to calculate, for each said portion, the energy to be supplied to the system in order for a plurality of parameter values to satisfy a predetermined criterion, said plurality of parameter values comprising said first parameter value and said second parameter value.
US10025329B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting portable electronic device operation based on ambient temperature A method and apparatus adjust portable electronic device operation based on ambient temperature. A user input of a desired performance mode of a portable electronic device can be received. An ambient temperature in an environment surrounding the portable electronic device can be determined. A device temperature mitigation threshold value can be set based on the ambient temperature and based on the desired performance mode. Portable electronic device operation can be adjusted based on the portable electronic device temperature exceeding the device temperature mitigation threshold value.
US10025328B2	Power stealing for a wireless-enabled thermostat Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of apparatus, systems and methods for power stealing for a wireless-enabled thermostat. In an exemplary embodiment, a wireless-enabled thermostat generally includes a control having a wireless network interface that intermittently connects the thermostat in a wireless network in accordance with a duty cycle, the duty cycle having a connect time in which the thermostat is connected in the wireless network and a sleep time in which the thermostat is not connected in the wireless network. A power stealing circuit of the thermostat steals power through an “on-mode” load of a climate control system to charge a capacitor or other energy storage device to provide the power for the wireless network interface. The control adjusts at least the sleep time in accordance with a time for charging the capacitor or other energy storage device to a threshold voltage.
US10025320B2	Control system for reconfigurable rotary wing aircraft A control system for a rotary wing aircraft having a reconfigurable element. The control system includes a model predictive control module receiving operator commands, objectives and constraints; and a dynamic inversion module receiving an output of the model predictive control module, the dynamic inversion module providing control commands to reconfigure the reconfigurable element of the rotary wing aircraft.
US10025314B2	Vehicle positioning and object avoidance A system is described for presenting information relating to lifting and moving a load object with a vehicle. Upon the lifting, a dimensioner determines a size and a shape of the load object, computes a corresponding spatial representation, and generates a corresponding video signal. During the moving, an imager observes a scene in front of the vehicle, relative to its forward motion direction, and generates a video signal corresponding to the observed scene. The imager has at least one element moveable vertically, relative to the lifting. A display renders a real time visual representation of the scene observed in front of the vehicle based on the corresponding video signal and superimposes a representation of the computed spatial representation of the load object.
US10025304B1	Time-of-flight localization Robotic units may operate in a workspace that is shared with human workers. In order to safeguard the workers, operation of a robotic unit may be inhibited when a worker is near the robotic unit. In order to determine the position of the worker and thereby determine the proximity of the worker and the robotic unit, a time-of-flight measurement is performed to determine the distance of the worker from each of multiple reference locations within or about the workspace. A circular bounding area is defined around each reference location based on the determined distances. A bounded position area is identified as the intersection of the circular bounding areas. The worker is then indicated as being within the bounded position area.
US10025295B2	Motor power interrupting device of injection molding machine A controller of an injection molding machine stores used/unused information in relation to each of the maximum number of controllable servo amplifiers, outputs an interruption request signal requesting power interruption in a lump to apart of or all of these plurality of servo amplifiers, and receives a power interruption confirmation signal confirming that the motor power of the servo amplifiers is interrupted. Further, the controller determines, on the basis of the interruption request signal, the power interruption confirmation signal and the used/unused information, whether or not interruption driving the servo motor is normally operated.
US10025291B2	Simulator, simulation method, and simulation program One or more embodiments may provide a simulator for reproducing, in a virtual space, a motion of a machine that is controlled by a control program to manipulate an object. The simulator includes a processor configured with a simulation program to perform operations including: determining a condition of the object from a real space image; calculating an initial position of a virtual object in the virtual space corresponding to the determined condition; calculating a command value for moving a virtual machine in the virtual space, according to the control program and based on the position of the virtual object manipulated by the virtual machine in the virtual space, wherein the virtual machine corresponds to the machine; and creating display data for displaying one of: a motion of the virtual machine and a motion of the virtual object that are moved in accordance with the calculated command value.
US10025282B1	Smart cooking device and system with cookware identification A cooking system includes a smart cooking device that interfaces with a remote computing device. The smart cooking device includes a heat transfer housing that is configured to receive a cookware item and be positioned over a heating element of an appliance. Various sensors of the smart cooking device such as a force sensor, a vibration sensor and/or a temperature sensor measure data associated with a cooking process performed when the heating element is operating and the cookware item holds food. The data is passed to the remote computing device for storage as a digital recipe. The digital recipe may then be played back to guide a user in a future cooking process.
US10025278B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for controlling the temperature of an image display apparatus An information processing apparatus includes an input unit, an output unit, a change amount determination unit, and an instruction unit. The input unit is configured to input a measured temperature that is a measured value of a temperature of a measurement point. The output unit is configured to output a manipulated variable to a temperature control mechanism configured to control the temperature of the measurement point to be a set temperature, the manipulated variable being used for controlling the set temperature. The change amount determination unit is configured to determine an amount of temporal change of the input measured temperature. The instruction unit is configured to instruct the output unit to output a unit manipulated variable with a predetermined manipulated variable as a unit, based on a determination by the change amount determination unit.
US10025276B2	Control techniques for motor driven systems Embodiments of the present invention provide a motor-driven mechanical system with a detection system to measure properties of a back channel and derive oscillatory characteristics of the mechanical system. Uses of the detection system may include calculating the resonant frequency of the mechanical system and a threshold drive DTH required to move the mechanical system from the starting mechanical stop position. System manufacturers often do not know the resonant frequency and DTH of their mechanical systems precisely. Therefore, the calculation of the specific mechanical system's resonant frequency and DTH rather than depending on the manufacturer's expected values improves precision in the mechanical system use. The backchannel calculations may be used either to replace or to improve corresponding pre-programmed values.
US10025275B2	Apparatus and method for displaying information An apparatus and a method for displaying information are provided. The method includes, in a standby mode, maintaining a display in a transparent state, the display covering a clock module including hands of a clock, in response to a display event, adjusting transparency of a display area on the display, and displaying information corresponding to the display event on the display area.
US10025270B2	Image forming apparatus An exhaust duct provided on a back surface side of an image forming apparatus, and including a plurality of air ducts through which air inside the apparatus is exhausted toward outside the apparatus, a plurality of filters provided in the plurality of air ducts, respectively, and which removes a fine particle included in the air exhausted through the air ducts, and a filter case that houses the plurality of filters in a manner that the filters are able to be taken out from the filter case are included, and the filter case is provided in a drawable manner to one of side surface sides in a right and left direction or to an upper surface side in an up and down direction of the image forming apparatus, from a front surface side to a back surface side of the image forming apparatus, with respect to the image forming apparatus.
US10025251B2	Image forming apparatus and sheet accommodation unit An image forming apparatus includes a main body of the image forming apparatus with an opening portion, an image forming unit, an accommodation portion, a stack portion, a sheet moving unit, and a control unit that controls switching between a first mode that moves, with the sheet moving unit, a sheet accommodated in the accommodation portion and stops the sheet when a part of the sheet is exposed external to the main body of the image forming apparatus from the opening portion, and a second mode that moves the sheet, with the sheet moving unit, accommodated in the accommodation portion and that discharges the sheet to the stack portion.
US10025246B2	Silicone rubber-fluororesin laminate A silicone rubber-fluororesin laminate comprising a substrate, and a vulcanized silicone rubber layer and a fluororesin layer that are sequentially formed on the substrate; wherein the fluororesin layer is formed after an epoxy resin-containing silane based primer layer and a fluororesin based primer layer are sequentially formed on the vulcanized silicone rubber layer, and the epoxy resin-containing silane based primer layer contains 30 to 80 wt % of an epoxy resin and 70 to 20 wt % of a silane coupling agent. The silicone rubber-fluororesin laminate does not cause a reduction not only in the initial adhesion, but also in the adhesion between the vulcanized silicone rubber and the fluororesin even in a heated environment, such as a hot state or long-term heating.
US10025240B2	Fixation apparatus and image formation apparatus A fixation apparatus includes a first belt without end, a second belt without end which is in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the first belt, a pressurization member which is provided inside the first belt and pressurizes a portion of contact between the first belt and the second belt toward the second belt, a drive roller which is provided inside the second belt along the portion of contact and rotationally drives the second belt, and a heating unit which heats at least one of the first belt and the second belt and provides heat to a transfer target medium passing through the portion of contact. The drive roller is in contact with both of the first belt and the second belt.
US10025233B2	Electroconductive member and electrophotographic apparatus An electroconductive member is provided which has an electric resistance unlikely to be much decreased even by use over a long time, wherein the electroconductive member includes a resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin, a conducting filler, and a diaryl ether compound having a specific structure.
US10025230B2	Position detection apparatus that detects position of target object A position detection apparatus detects a position of a target object. One end of a swinging member contacts the target object, and the other end contacts a moving member. (M+1) pieces of sensors are arranged to output signals corresponding to a position of the moving member. Measured parts are disposed on the moving member along loci of measuring positions of the sensors. A detection unit detects the position of the target object based on the output signals of M pieces of sensors when the other sensor outputs a predetermined signal. The measured parts corresponding to the other sensor are provided in 2M pieces of divided areas that are disposed along a locus corresponding to the other sensor. Each of the measured parts corresponding to the other sensor is disposed in a center portion except both ends in the moving direction in each of the divided areas.
US10025218B2	Image forming apparatus including high voltage generating circuit An image forming apparatus includes: a first power source that supplies a charging voltage to a charger; a second power source that supplies a developing voltage to a developer; a first current detector that detects a current in the charger; a second current detector that detects a current in the developer; an OR circuit to which a first detection signal of the first current detector and a second detection signal of the second current detector are input; and a controller that determines an error related to the first power source or the photoreceptor or an error related to the second power source or the developer on the basis of an output signal of the OR circuit, which is output correspondingly to a level of the first detection signal or a level of the second detection signal.
US10025216B2	Charging member with electro-conductive elastic layer having exposed bowl-shaped resin particles, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus Provided is a charging member capable of suppressing the occurrence of an image defect due to the non-uniform abrasion of a photosensitive member and a stain, in a long-term use.The charging member includes an electro-conductive elastic layer as a surface layer.The electro-conductive elastic layer contains a binder and a bowl-shaped resin particle having an opening. The surface of the charging member has a concavity and a protrusion derived from the bowl-shaped resin particle. The relations represented by the following formulae are satisfied, 0.2 ≤ S =  S ⁢ ⁢ 5 - S ⁢ ⁢ 1  S ⁢ ⁢ 1 ≤ 0.5 0.15 ≤ d =  d ⁢ ⁢ 5 - d ⁢ ⁢ 1  d ⁢ ⁢ 1 ≤ 0.5 wherein, when the charging member is pressed onto a glass plate with 100 (g) load, S1 is the average value of contact areas, d1 is the average value of heights of spaces formed in a contact region; and when the load is changed to 500 (g), S5 is the average value of contact areas, d5 is the average value of heights of spaces.
US10025200B2	Optimum arrangement of actuator and sensor points on an optical element A projection exposure apparatus for semiconductor lithography includes a deformable optical element for the correction of wavefront aberrations. Actuating units for the deformation of the optical element are in mechanical contact with the optical element by way of contact regions. The contact regions are arranged in a regular or irregular arrangement outside an optically active region of the optical element. There are contact regions lying closest to the optically active region and remote contact regions.
US10025198B2	Smart selection and/or weighting of parameters for lithographic process simulation The present invention generally relates to simulating a lithographic process, and more particularly to methods for smart selection and smart weighting when selecting parameters and/or kernels used in aerial image computation. According to one aspect, advantages in simulation throughput and/or accuracy can be achieved by selecting TCC kernels more intelligently, allowing highly accurate aerial images to be simulated using a relatively fewer number of TCC kernels than in the state of the art. In other words, the present invention allows for aerial images to be simulated with the same or better accuracy using much less simulation throughput than required in the prior art, all else being equal.
US10025175B2	Method and system to prepare, manufacture and inspect mask patterns for a semiconductor device A system and method that includes receiving a layout of an integrated circuit (IC) device. A template library is provided having a plurality of parameterized shape elements. A curvilinear feature of layout is classified by selecting at least one of the parameterized shape elements that defines the curvilinear feature. A template index is associated with the layout is formed that includes the selected parameterized shape element. The template index and the layout can be delivered to a mask writer, which uses the template index and the layout to fabricate a pattern on a photomask.
US10025173B2	Projection optical system and image projection apparatus Disclosed is a projection optical system, including a first lens group configured to include at least one lens and have a positive refractive power, a second lens group configured to include at least one lens and have a positive refractive power, a third lens group configured to include at least one lens and have a negative refractive power, a fourth lens group configured to include at least one lens configured to have an aspheric surface or a free-form surface, and a concave mirror, wherein the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, the fourth lens group, and the concave mirror are arranged in order and the projection optical system is a non-telecentric optical system.
US10025169B2	Grasping tool and projector A grasping tool which is attached to a device includes: a main body which is provided with two extending portions extending out in substantially the same direction and a connecting portion that connects respective one-side ends of the two extending portions; and a reinforcement portion that connects and reinforces a position different from that of the connecting portion, in the two extending portions. The main body and the reinforcement portion include an attachment portion that attaches the grasping tool to the device.
US10025167B2	Projection-type display device A projection-type display device includes a light source unit, an electro-optical device that modulates light emitted from the light source unit, and a projection optical system that projects the light modulated by the electro-optical device. In the electro-optical device, when a mirror that modulates light assumes an ON posture, the light from the light source unit is reflected in an ON direction toward the projection optical system and, when the mirror assumes an OFF posture, the light from the light source unit is reflected in an OFF direction different from the ON direction. An image capture element that receives incident light that has entered the projection-type display device from the outside via the projection optical system is provided in a direction in which the incident light is reflected by the mirror that assumes the OFF posture.
US10025166B2	Swivel wrist mount A camera mount for coupling a camera to a user's wrist is described. The camera mount includes a swivel component that rotates relative to a wrist component when an above-threshold amount of force is applied on the swivel component. A rippled spring component is coupled between the swivel component and the wrist component, and exerts an outward force upon the swivel component in response to a compressive force exerted on the rippled spring component by the swivel component. A strap couples to each of two sides of the wrist mount component, and is configured to secure the camera mount to the user's wrist. The camera mount can additionally include a base component and a padding component, and a screw to couple each camera mount component together.
US10025161B2	Light amount adjusting device A light amount adjusting device includes: a first linear movement wing and a second linear movement wing respectively connected to a first side of a rotation center of the link and a second side opposite to the first side of the rotation center of the link, each of the first and second linear movement wings provided on the case and configured to linearly move in linear directions between a first position of the first linear movement wing; and a first rotation wing and a second rotation wing respectively connected to the link and rotatably coupled to the case so as to be rotated between a first position of the first and second rotation wings at which at least a portion of the aperture of the case is closed and a second position of the first and the second rotation wing at which the aperture of the case is opened.
US10025156B2	Display panel A display panel includes a flexible substrate, a first conductive layer, an insulating layer, a second conductive layer and a display layer. The flexible substrate includes a central area and at least one peripheral area. The first conductive layer is disposed on the flexible substrate. The insulating layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. The insulating layer includes a central insulating portion and at least one peripheral insulating portion. The peripheral insulating portion is located above the peripheral area. The central insulating portion is located above the central area. The peripheral insulating portion is more flexible than the central insulating portion. The second conductive layer is disposed on the insulating layer, and the insulating layer separates the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer. The display layer is disposed on the second conductive layer.
US10025150B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes first and second liquid crystal panels, an air layer and a seal member. The first liquid crystal panel comprises first and second substrates which are disposed opposite each other, and a first liquid crystal layer of a polymer dispersed type sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The second liquid crystal panel comprises third and fourth substrates which are disposed opposite each other, a second liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the third and fourth substrates, a color filter provided on the third substrate, and first and second polarizing plates provided on the third and fourth substrates, respectively. The air layer is sandwiched between the first and second liquid crystal panels and in contact with the second and third substrates. The seal member seals the air layer between the second and third substrates.
US10025148B2	Display device with signal lines routed to decrease size of non-display area A display device includes a display panel, a panel driver, panel-side output terminals, image signal lines, and control signal lines. The terminals are disposed in a non-display area of the display device and connected to the panel driver. The image signal lines are routed in the non-display area from the terminals to cross a long edge of the panel driver and spread in a fan-like form toward the display area. The control signal lines including first lines and second lines are routed in the non-display area from the terminals toward a display area of the display device. The first lines are routed from the terminals to cross the long edge and along the image signal lines toward the display area. The second lines each including portions having a width larger than the first lines are routed from the terminals to cross a short edge of the panel driver.
US10025146B2	Liquid crystal display device According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes an organic insulating film, a first electrode formed on the organic insulating film, an inorganic insulating film formed on the first electrode, a second electrode formed on the inorganic insulating film, and an alignment film. The alignment film is in contact with the organic insulating film and the second electrode.
US10025145B2	Display device and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels is arranged around center of the corresponding pixel and divided into a plurality of display regions to perform N-bit area coverage modulation by a combination of the display regions. The display regions are arranged in such a manner that: a display region corresponding to a least significant bit of the area coverage modulation is arranged closest to the center of the corresponding pixel; and a display region corresponding to a higher significant bit of the area coverage modulation is arranged around the center of the pixel and further from the center of the corresponding pixel (N is a natural number of 2 or more).
US10025134B2	Liquid crystal lens and manufacturing methods thereof, manufacturing apparatus therefor and 3D display device Embodiments of the present invention provide a liquid crystal lens, a manufacturing method thereof, a manufacturing apparatus and a 3D display device. The manufacturing method of a liquid crystal lens, comprising: obtaining an actual effective refractive index profile of a liquid crystal layer by simulating, and the liquid crystal layer having an initial pretilt angle; determining a difference region in which a difference exists between a predefined standard pretilt angle and the initial pretilt angle of liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer and a non-difference region, according to standard and actual effective refractive index profiles; simulating an orientation of the liquid crystal in the difference region of the liquid crystal lens, and determining the standard pretilt angle of the liquid crystal in the difference region; and irradiating the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal lens for alignment.
US10025123B1	Guided wave opto-acoustic device The various technologies presented herein relate to various hybrid phononic-photonic waveguide structures that can exhibit nonlinear behavior associated with traveling-wave forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (forward-SBS). The various structures can simultaneously guide photons and phonons in a suspended membrane. By utilizing a suspended membrane, a substrate pathway can be eliminated for loss of phonons that suppresses SBS in conventional silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguides. Consequently, forward-SBS nonlinear susceptibilities are achievable at about 3000 times greater than achievable with a conventional waveguide system. Owing to the strong phonon-photon coupling achievable with the various embodiments, potential application for the various embodiments presented herein cover a range of radiofrequency (RF) and photonic signal processing applications. Further, the various embodiments presented herein are applicable to applications operating over a wide bandwidth, e.g. 100 MHz to 50 GHz or more.
US10025115B2	Spectacle lens having a plurality of diffraction structures for light The invention is directed to a spectacle lens and includes a body which is transparent or at least partly transparent to light and has a phase object which guides the light incident at an angle of incidence α on a side facing away from an observer into a direction depending on the wavelength λ of the light and the angle of incidence α thereof. The phase object has a multiplicity of diffraction structures, which diffract monochromatic light at a wavelength of 380 nm≤λ≤800 nm with a diffraction efficiency of η≥70% into one and same order of diffraction \|m\|≥1 when the monochromatic light is incident at an angle of incidence α on the side of the lens facing away from the observer which lies within a diffraction-structure-specific angle interval 15° wide and dependent on the wavelength of the light.
US10025112B2	Stereoscopic display device with patterned retarder and method for driving the same A stereoscopic display device includes a 3D formatter for aligning a left eye image data and a right eye image data received from an outside of the stereoscopic display device in an interlaced method and forwarding the same, a data compensating unit for selecting a compensation data on the left eye image data and the right eye image data received from the 3D formatter from a compensation look-up table having the compensating data on the left eye image data and the right eye image data on each gray scale preset thereon, and compensating the left eye image data and the right eye image data, and a panel driving unit for displaying the left eye image data and the right eye image data from the data compensating unit on a display unit alternately in lines.
US10025110B2	Autostereoscopic image display and method for driving the same An autostereoscopic display and a method for driving the same are discussed. The autostereoscopic display according to an embodiment includes a display panel displaying data of a left eye image and data of a right eye image and a three-dimensional (3D) cell which is positioned on the display panel or is embedded in the display panel and separates optical axes of the left eye image and the right eye image. A frame rate of the 3D cell is greater than a frame rate of the display panel.
US10025104B2	Head-mount type image display device A head-mount type image display device includes a display section adapted to display an image, a frame member adapted to support the display section, and a case member attached to the frame member, the frame member includes a support part adapted to support the display section, and a side surface part extending from an end of the support part in a direction crossing the support part, the case member is combined with the side surface part to form a housing space adapted to house a housed member making a contribution to display of the image by the display section, and the side surface part includes a first rib extending along a first direction, and a second rib extending along a second direction crossing the first direction.
US10025102B2	Mapping input to hologram or two-dimensional display Various embodiments relating to editing holograms by extending real world interfaces are disclosed. One embodiment includes a computing device configured to communicatively couple to a head mounted display device having an at least partially see-through display. The computing device includes a non-see-through display, a user input device, and a processor configured to determine whether a user focus is on an image or a hologram, if a determination is made that the user focus is on the image, map the user input to a first coordinate space of the non-see-through display, and if a determination is made that the user focus is the on the hologram, map the user input to a second coordinate space of the head mounted display device.
US10025097B2	Head-up display and moving body equipped with head-up display Head-up display, which is mounted on a vehicle, performs projection on a transparent reflective member, and allows an observer to visually recognize a virtual image, includes display device that displays an image, and a projection optical system that has refractive optical system and projects displayed image displayed by display device on eye box of the observer. As an angle formed between a vector of a light beam that is incident on refractive optical system and a vector of an output light beam, the angle is greater at a light beam on an image end passing through a vehicle inner side of refractive optical system than at a light beam on an image end passing through a vehicle outer side of refractive optical system.
US10025087B2	Optical scanning observation apparatus The optical scanning endoscope apparatus (10) includes: an illumination optical fiber (11) guiding light form lasers (33R, 33G, 33B) and irradiating the light toward an object (100) from an oscillatably-supported tip part of the fiber; an actuator (21) vibratorily driving the tip part of the illumination optical fiber (11); a photodetector (35) detecting light resulting from the object (100) irradiated with the light from the lasers (33R, 33G, 33B) and converting the detected light into an electric signal; a signal processor (37) generating pixel information based on the electric signal output by the photodetector (35); and a light detection controller (31a) controlling a detection property of the photodetector (35) in a period other than an effective detection period.
US10025083B2	Adjustable dual-lens device for 3D stereoscopic surgical microscopes An adjustable dual-lens device for 3D stereoscopic surgical microscopes has an outer casing, an image set, and an adjusting set. The image set is mounted in the outer casing and has two lenses. The lenses are pivotally mounted in the outer casing at a spaced interval. The adjusting set is mounted in the outer casing and has two adjusting units. Each adjusting unit has a driving motor, a cam, and a limiting element. The driving motor is mounted in the outer casing adjacent to one of the lenses and has a driving shaft. The cam is eccentrically mounted around the driving shaft and is pressed against the lens that is adjacent to the driving motor. The limiting element is connected to the outer casing and the corresponding lens to enable the corresponding lens to press against the cam.
US10025082B2	Multi-focal structured illumination microscopy systems and methods Various embodiments for a multi-focal selective illumination microscopy (SIM) system for generating multi-focal patterns of a sample are disclosed. The multi-focal SIM system performs a focusing, scaling and summing operation on each generated multi-focal pattern in a sequence of multi-focal patterns that completely scan the sample to produce a high resolution composite image.
US10025081B2	Microscope for evanescent illumination and point-shaped raster illumination An objective and an illumination unit for selectable generation of an orthoscopic beam path proceeding through the objective for pointlike scanning illumination, and of a conoscopic beam path proceeding through the objective for evanescent illumination of an object are disclosed. The illumination unit has a light source for generating illuminating rays along an illuminating beam path; a displacement unit for deflecting the illuminating beam path; a scanning eyepiece, placed after the displacement unit for focusing the illuminating rays into an image plane of the scanning eyepiece; and a mirror surface arranged in the image plane of the scanning eyepiece, having a transparent region for generating the orthoscopic beam path and having an at least partly reflective region facing toward the scanning eyepiece for generating the conoscopic beam path from the illuminating beam path, the image plane is located in a plane conjugated with the exit pupil.
US10025079B2	Actinic, spot-scanning microscope for EUV mask inspection and metrology An actinic, through-pellicle EUV mask inspection or metrology system acquires image information by scanning an array of focused illumination spots across a photomask and detecting the mask reflectance signal from each spot in synchronization with the scan motion. The radiation from each spot is detected by a detector comprising four quadrant sensors to provide information on the angular reflectance distribution, which is sensitive to the reflectance phase. The focal spots are generated from achromatic EUV microlenses (phase-Fresnel, Schupmann doublets), enabling the use of a high-bandwidth, high-power, laser-produced-plasma EUV source for high-throughput operation. The microlens foci are projected through illumination optics (EUV mirrors) onto the focal spots at the mask, and the microlenses nullify the illumination optics' geometric aberrations for substantially aberration-free point imaging. Aberration-correcting micro-optics may also be used for the collection optics between the mask and the detector array.
US10025077B2	Device for measuring solution concentration A device for measuring solution concentration includes housing, a catadioptric structure, an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector. The housing is formed with a detecting part for receiving a solution to be detected. The catadioptric structure is received in the housing, and includes a ray entrance portion, a first total internal reflection part, a second total internal reflection part and a ray exit portion. An accommodation part corresponds to the detecting part. The emitter is disposed at one side of the ray entrance portion, and a ray sequentially passes the ray entrance portion, the detecting part, the solution to be detected, and the first total internal reflection part. Then, the ray is totally internally reflected and converged to the second total internal reflection part, and is reflected again. Finally, the ray passes the ray exit portion and is received by the detector.
US10025071B2	Optical imaging lens Present embodiments provide for an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens includes a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least two inequalities, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics, increases the effective focal length, and narrows the angle of view while the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.
US10025060B2	Focus adjusting virtual reality headset A virtual reality headset displays a three-dimensional (3D) virtual scene and includes a varifocal element to dynamically adjust a focal length of an optics block included in the virtual reality headset based on a location in the virtual scene where the user is looking. The headset tracks a user's eyes to approximate gaze lines and determines a plane of focus for a frame of the virtual scene as the intersection of the gaze lines. The varifocal element adjusts the focal length of the optics block so the optics block is focused at the plane of focus, which keeps the user's eyes in a zone of comfort as vergence and accommodation change. Based on the plane of focus, the virtual reality headset may provide depth cues, such as depth of field blur, to planes in the virtual scene deeper in the user's field of view than the plane of focus.
US10025056B1	Cable support devices for fiber optic communications networks A cable support device defines a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a transverse axis. The cable support device includes a first clamp plate which defines a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots extending into the first clamp plate from a front face of the first clamp plate and extending along the lateral axis. The cable support device further includes a second clamp plate which includes a front face. The cable support device further includes a mechanical fastener extending through the first clamp plate and the second clamp plate along the transverse axis to connect the first clamp plate and second clamp plate together.
US10025051B2	Surface light emitting semiconductor laser element A surface light emitting semiconductor laser element, comprises a substrate, a lower reflector including a semiconductor multi-layer disposed on the substrate, an active layer disposed on the lower reflector, an upper reflector including a semiconductor multi-layer disposed on the active layer, a compound semiconductor layer having a first opening for exposing the upper reflector and extending over the upper reflector, and a metal film having a second opening for exposing the upper reflector disposed inside of the first opening and extending over the compound semiconductor layer, wherein the metal film and the compound semiconductor layer constitute a complex refractive index distribution structure where a complex refractive index is changed from the center of the second opening towards the outside. A method of emitting laser light in a single-peak transverse mode is also provided.
US10025048B2	Semiconductor device having quadrangular interposer with functional blocks having arranged regions and waveguides An interposer includes a plurality of identical functional blocks arranged in the x direction, for example, and the functional blocks include a first region mounting a semiconductor chip, a second region mounting a light emitting element chip, a third region mounting a light receiving element chip, and a plurality of silicon waveguides. Then, the second and third regions are arranged between the first region and a first side along the x direction of the interposer. In addition, the plurality of silicon waveguides are arranged between the second region and the first side, and between the third region and the first side, extending from the second region toward the first side and from the third region toward the first side and are not formed between the functional blocks adjacent in the x direction.
US10025047B1	Integration of silicon photonics IC for high data rate Signal integrity in high-speed applications is dependent on both the underlying device performance and electronic packaging methods. The maturity of chip-on-board (COB) packaging technology using wire bonding makes it a cost beneficial option for the mass production of high-speed optical transceivers. However, wire bonding introduces parasitic inductance associated with the length of the bond wires that limits the scalability of the system for higher data throughput. A high-speed optical transceiver package according to a first proposed configuration minimizes packaging related parasitic inductance by vertically integrating components using flip-chip bonding. A high-speed optical transceiver package according to a second proposed configuration minimizes packaging related parasitic inductance with horizontal tiling of components using a chip carrier and flip-chip bonding.
US10025046B2	Package structure for photonic transceiving device A photonic transceiver apparatus in QSFP package. The apparatus includes a case having a base member, two partial side members, and a lid member to provide a spatial volume with an opening at a back end of the base member. Additionally, the apparatus includes a PCB, installed inside the spatial volume over the base member having a pluggable electrical connector at the back end. Further, the apparatus includes multiple optical transmitting devices in mini-transmit-optical-sub-assembly package, each being mounted on a common support structure and having a laser output port in reversed orientation toward the back end. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a silicon photonics chip, including a fiber-to-silicon attachment module, mounted on the PCB and coupled to a modulation driver module and a trans-impedance amplifier module. Moreover, the apparatus includes a pair of optical input/output ports being back connected to the fiber-to-silicon attachment module.
US10025044B1	Optical structure An optical structure is presented. The optical structure includes a substrate including a cavity on a first surface of the substrate. The optical structure further includes an optical component on the substrate, the optical component including a second surface opposed to the first surface of the substrate. The optical structure also includes an adhesive in a gap between the first surface of the substrate and the second surface of the optical component affixing the optical component to the substrate, wherein at least one of the first surface of the substrate and the second surface of the optical component includes a predetermined portion arranged around the cavity, wherein the predetermined portion prevents the adhesive from infiltrating.
US10025043B2	Optical alignment of an optical subassembly to an optoelectronic device using pairs of alignment reflective surfaces Optical alignment of optical subassembly and optoelectronic device is achieved using an external source and an external receiver, passing optical signal through a passive waveguide in the optoelectronic device, via alignment reflective surface features provided on the optical subassembly. The optical subassembly is provided with a first alignment reflective surface directing alignment signal from the source to a grating coupler at the input of the waveguide, and a second alignment reflective surface directing to the receiver the alignment signal directed from a grating coupler at the output of the waveguide after the alignment signal has been transmitted from the input to the output through the waveguide. By adjusting the relative position between the optical subassembly and the optoelectronic device, and detecting the maximum optical power of the alignment signal reflected from the second alignment reflective surface, the position of best optical alignment of the optical subassembly and the optoelectronic device can be determined.
US10025042B2	Optical connections having integral alignment structure Disclosed are optical plugs and optical connectors having one or more integral alignment features used for making optical connections. In one embodiment, an optical connector comprising an optical body and at least one magnetic attachment. The optical body comprises a front side with a first surface, an optical section comprising at least one optical channel, and a datum section disposed on a second surface of the front side and comprising one or more integral alignment features. The optical body also comprises a circuit mounting portion disposed at a rear side of the optical body. The datum section may be arranged on opposite sides of the optical section. Further, the one or more integral alignment feature may be arranged at a top and a bottom of the datum section for alignment in a first direction. The first surface may also be recessed from the second surface.
US10025039B1	Optical fiber polarity tester The present disclosure includes systems and methods for testing bundles of fiber optic fibers, such as fiber optic trunk cables, for correct polarity of connections at each end of the bundle of fibers while preventing the fiber optic fibers from contacting any other components during testing. The systems include a processor, a plurality of signal generators interfaced with a plurality of signal generator ports, a sensor interfaced with a sensor input port, a first selector switch, and a display, the processor operable to stimulate the plurality of signal generators one at a time in a first sequence to produce a signal, the first sequence based on a position of the first selector switch, the processor further operable to cause the display to display an output of the sensor.
US10025034B1	Integrated optical device An integrated optical device is mounted with two optical fibers that transmit a light and, as functional components in a space of a housing forming an optical path from one of the optical fibers to the other light, is provided with an optical power attenuator that attenuates, using vignetting, a light incident from the one optical fiber or a light emitted from the other optical fiber and a tunable filter that selects a light of a predetermined wavelength from among the light incident from the one optical fiber and emits this selected light from the other optical fiber.
US10025030B2	Optoelectronic component having a resonator An optoelectronic component including an optical waveguide, an integrated optical resonator, in which the waveguide or at least a portion of the waveguide is arranged, and a heat source which can increase the temperature of the resonator during operation. A web region adjoins laterally the waveguide when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the waveguide. The web region forms a jacket portion of the waveguide and has a smaller thickness than the waveguide. The heat source is thermally connected to the waveguide by means of the web region.
US10025029B2	Integration of bonded optoelectronics, photonics waveguide and VLSI SOI An optoelectronic device includes an integrated circuit including electronic devices formed on a front side of a semiconductor substrate. A barrier layer is formed on a back side of the semiconductor substrate. A photonics layer is formed on the barrier layer. The photonics layer includes a core for transmission of light and a cladding layer encapsulating the core and including a different index of refraction than the core. The core is configured to couple light generated from a component of the optoelectronic device.
US10025028B2	Fluid-based light guiding structure and fabrication thereof A solution for fabricating a structure including a light guiding structure is provided. The light guiding structure can be formed of a fluoropolymer-based material and include one or more regions, each of which is filled with a fluid transparent to radiation having a target wavelength, such as ultraviolet radiation. The region(s) can be created using a filler material, which is at least substantially enclosed by the fluoropolymer-based material and subsequently removed from each region. The structure can further include at least one optical element integrated into the light guiding structure.
US10025024B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit, and support members. The display panel displays an image, and a first edge section, a middle section, and a second edge section are defined on the display panel. The backlight unit outputs light toward the display panel. The support members are disposed between the display panel and the backlight unit corresponding to the first and second edge sections, and the support members space the display panel from the backlight unit. A spacing distance between the display panel and the backlight in each of the first and second edge sections is greater than a spacing distance between the display panel and the backlight unit in the middle section.
US10025023B2	Light guide plate including absorption pattern and display device having the same A display device includes a display panel which displays an image with light, a light guide plate through which the light is guided and which guides the light to the display panel, and an absorption filter provided in plural. The light guide plate defines a light exit surface thereof through which the light is emitted to the display panel and a rear surface thereof opposite to the light exit surface. The absorption filters are provided on the rear surface of the light guide plate. The absorption filters on the rear surface of the light guide plate each include a first filter layer and a second filter layer. The first filter layer has a first refractive index. The second filter layer is on the first filter layer and has a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index.
US10025021B2	Display device and method of fabricating the same Provided are a display device and a method of fabricating the display device. The display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit, and a light emitting sheet. The backlight unit is disposed under the display panel to provide light to the display panel. The light emitting sheet is disposed between the display panel and the backlight unit. The light emitting sheet includes a lower film, a first light emitting resin pattern layer, an upper film, and a second light emitting resin pattern layer. The first light emitting resin pattern layer is disposed on the lower film and includes a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of first grooves defined between the first protrusions. The upper film is disposed on the first light emitting resin pattern layer. The second light emitting resin pattern layer is disposed between the first light emitting resin pattern layer and the upper film.
US10025019B2	Line lighting display device and light guide body To easily increase display quality of light even in a case of a long light guide body. Depth h1 of a first dot (106) is larger than depth h2 of a second dot (108) in the vicinity of a light source, and, as a location comes closer to an end on an opposite side to the light source, depth h1 of the first dot (106) is reduced, and depth h2 of the second dot (108) is increased. Therefore, it is possible to easily increase display quality of light even in a case of a long light guide body.
US10025005B2	Composition for optical materials The present invention inhibits the clouding of cured products obtained by polymerizing and curing a composition including sulfur and an episulfide compound, and inhibits clouding particularly in lenses, called plus-power lenses, that have large central thicknesses; and provides a composition for optical materials with which it is possible to predict and assess whether or not clouding will occur after curing and to determine quality at a stage before polymerization and curing. These objectives are achieved by, for example, a composition for optical materials that includes: sulfur, the turbidity value of which when made into a 30-mass % carbon disulfide solution is 10 ppm or less; and an episulfide compound. That is, clouding is prevented and excellent transparency is achieved in optical materials produced from said composition for optical materials that comprises an episulfide compound and sulfur that satisfies the aforementioned condition in terms of turbidity value.
US10024995B2	System and method for elevated source to borehole electromagnetic survey Methods and systems are provided to determine a property of an earth formation, comprising a mobile transmitter disposed at a predetermined elevated height above a surface of the earth formation, and one or more receivers moveably disposed in a wellbore penetrating the earth formation. Electromagnetic energy is transmitted from the mobile transmitter into the formation from a plurality of locations; and at the one or more receivers a signal is measured. Using the signal received by the one or more receivers, a property of the formation, such as resistivity, can be determined and mapped.
US10024992B2	Structural element for sonic tools and acoustic isolators An acoustic tool for evaluating a geologic formation includes a housing member disposed between transmitter and receiver sections of the acoustic tool. The housing member defines a change in direction in an acoustic path extending therethrough such that acoustic signals traveling through the housing member are delayed and disrupted. The delay and disruption may isolate the acoustic signals traveling through the housing member from acoustic signals traveling through the geologic formation. Thus, the acoustic tool may facilitate identification and evaluation of acoustic signals traveling through the geologic formation.
US10024988B2	Gain stabilization of radiation detectors via spectrum analysis Prior to actual use in a downhole application, gamma spectrum shape for a gamma detector can be quantified, and a relationship established between detector gain and spectrum shape. Given this relationship, the shape of a gamma spectrum measured after downhole deployment of the detector within a wellbore, for example as part of a tool in a drill string, can be quantified and compared to the pre-established relationship to determine whether the detector gain has drifted due to temperature or operating time effects. Using this relationship, a gain-affecting voltage across the detector (e.g., the photocathode voltage across the photomultiplier tube) can be adjusted to compensate for such drifts and thus to compensate for variations caused by temperature or operating time. With such compensation applied to the detector, resulting gamma spectra reliably indicate actual differences in radiation levels, thus enabling an inference of the composition of the formation at various times/depths.
US10024971B2	Apparatus, system and method for locating a lost instrument or object A locatable object includes a microprocessor for operating the object, and a memory for storing at least a first position and a second position. The locatable object also includes an instrument recovery system integrated into the object. The instrument recovery system further includes a receiver for determining the location of an object, and a communications device for communicating at least the second position to another system.
US10024969B2	Method and apparatus to recover scene data using re-sampling compressive sensing Methods, computer program products, and computer systems for recovering data of scene are provided. The techniques include: obtaining, by at least one processor, data of a scene; re-sampling, by the at least one processor, the data of the scene to obtain re-sampled sensing data of the scene and a corresponding sensing matrix; and constructing, by the at least one processor, recovered data of the scene using the re-sampled sensing data of the scene and the corresponding sensing matrix. In one embodiment, the method includes enhancing occluded data of the scene to construct the recovered data of the scene, where the recovered data of the scene facilitates identification of the scene. In another embodiment, the method includes compressing original data of a scene, the compressing including sampling the original data of the scene to select the data of the scene.
US10024958B2	Radar apparatus A radar receiver receives reflection wave signals which are a radar transmission signal reflected by a target with plural respective antenna system processors, and estimates an incoming direction of the reflection wave signals. A correlation vector power calculator calculates a correlation vector power based on a correlation vector including outputs of the plural respective antenna system processors. A direction vector correlation calculator calculates a direction vector correlation power on the basis of the correlation vector and a direction vector including information of amplitude and phase deviations that occur between the plural respective antenna system processors for each azimuth angle range of an incoming direction of the reflection wave signals. A distance/azimuth angle detector estimates an azimuth angle of an incoming direction of the refection wave signals based on the correlation vector power and the direction vector correlation power.
US10024956B2	Ultrasound probe diagnosing system and method for diagnosing ultrasound probe An ultrasound probe diagnosing apparatus for diagnosing an ultrasound probe having a probe head comprising a plurality of transducer elements is disclosed. The ultrasound probe diagnosing apparatus includes a reflective interface configured to reflect ultrasonic signals transmitted from a transducer element of the plurality of transducer elements. The reflected ultrasonic signals are received by at least one transducer element present in the probe head. A probe diagnosis unit is communicably coupled to the plurality of transducer elements. The probe diagnosis unit is configured to analyze at least one signal parameter associated with the reflected ultrasonic signals received for diagnosing performance of the transducer element.
US10024955B2	System and method for determining of and compensating for misalignment of a sensor Methods and systems for determining a misalignment angle for a sensor in a vehicle are provided. The method, for example, may include, but is not limited to determining, by a processor, when an object detected in sensor data acquired by the sensor is a stationary object, and calculating, by the processor, the misalignment angle of the sensor based upon sensor data associated with the stationary object.
US10024952B2	Self-organizing hybrid indoor location system Systems and methods for identifying device location are provided. The method can include providing, by a mobile computing device, at least a first ultrasonic signal to a first and a second self-organizing beacon device. The method can include receiving, by the mobile computing device, a first radio frequency signal including the location of the first beacon device and a second radio frequency signal including the location of the second beacon device. The method can further include determining a first time-of-flight associated with the first beacon device and a second time-of-flight associated with the second beacon device. The method can include determining a location of the mobile computing device based at least in part on the first time-of-flight, the second time-of-flight, the location of the first beacon device, and the location of the second beacon device.
US10024950B1	Acoustic field coupling with micro-devices The invention provides devices and methods for using acoustics to communicate between a macro-scale transceiver and a micro-device or between multiple micro-devices. The micro-devices may passively scatter sound from a transceiver or actively generate sound. Acoustic waves can also provide power to a micro-device.
US10024945B2	Abnormality diagnosis apparatus that determines an abnormality of a power-supply voltage sensor An abnormality diagnosis apparatus includes a power consumption estimation section that estimates power consumption of a motor, which is driven by power supplied from a power supply, and power consumption of an auxiliary unit using the power to calculate a power consumption estimate value, a power-supply voltage estimation section that calculates a power-supply voltage estimate value, which is an estimate value of voltage of the power supply, based on the power consumption estimate value and a power-supply current detection value, which is based on a detection value of a power-supply current sensor detecting a current of the power supply, and an abnormality determination section that determines an abnormality of a power-supply voltage sensor detecting a voltage of the power supply, based on a comparison result between the power-supply voltage estimate value and a power-supply voltage detection value, which is based on a detection value of the power-supply voltage sensor.
US10024944B2	Shimming method for correcting inhomogeinity of a static magnetic field generated by a magnet of a nuclear magnetic resonance machine A shimming method for correcting inhomogeneity of a static magnetic field generated by a magnet of a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging machine includes: measuring the magnetic field at a plurality of points over a reference surface; generating a polynomial that solves Laplace's equation with boundary conditions given on the reference surface, the polynomial representing the magnetic field on the reference surface and having a plurality of harmonic terms, each associated with a coefficient; determining the coefficients from the field sampling values; defining a grid for positioning a plurality of correction elements and relating it to the field structure; and calculating the position and magnitude parameters of the correction elements, such that the correction elements affect the coefficients of the magnetic field to obtain the desired field characteristics, wherein the reference surface is a superquadric surface, such that the magnetic field is corrected in a volume delimited by the superquadric surface.
US10024942B2	Magnetic resonance method and apparatus to generate a residual map as an indicator of signal model consistency In a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus and method to evaluate the consistency of a signal model used to generate a quantitative parameter map, the residual of the quantitative parameter map is calculated and a residual map is generated. The residual map is displayed together with the quantitative parameter map, with the residual map serving as an indicator of the quality of fit of the signal model.
US10024940B2	MR imaging with signal suppression of a spin series In a magnetic resonance measurement sequence, an inversion pulse is applied that acts on a longitudinal magnetization of a first spin species and a second spin species, for example on a water portion and a fat portion. An excitation pulse is applied after a predetermined time period. At least one manipulation pulse is subsequently applied, respectively with associated gradient pulse.
US10024934B2	Birdcage body coil for parallel transmit MRI A birdcage resonator (109) for MR imaging, surrounds an examination volume and includes a plurality of rungs (1-16) arranged in parallel to a longitudinal axis of the examination volume. Each rung (1-16) includes a rung capacitance (Crung). Two end rings are arranged at the opposite ends of the rungs (1-16), each end ring includes a plurality of ring capacitances (Cring). Each ring capacitance (Cring) interconnects a pair of adjacent rungs (1-16). Each pair of adjacent rungs and the interconnecting ring capacitances (Cring) form a mesh of the birdcage resonator. The ring capacitances (Cring) and the rung capacitances (Cring) are proportioned so that: —the birdcage resonator (109) has a plurality of resonant modes that are tuned to the same resonance frequency, and the meshes of the birdcage resonator (109) are electromagnetically coupled. An MR device (101) includes the birdcage resonator.
US10024932B2	Miniature NMR drill cutting analyzer and methods of use A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sample analyzer has a plurality of NMR units arrayed in a predetermined relationship to each other. Each of the NMR units includes a sample chamber having a sensitive volume for containing a sample to be analyzed; a radio frequency (RF) transmitting and receiving device proximal the sample chamber; and a magnet surrounding the RF transmitting and receiving device and sample chamber for generating a substantially uniform magnetic field within the sensitive volume and substantially no magnetic field beyond an outside wall of the magnet.
US10024931B2	Magnetic field measurement method and magnetic field measurement apparatus In a magnetic field measurement apparatus, a light source irradiates a gas cell with linearly polarized light serving as pump light and probe light in a Z axis direction, and a magnetic field generator applies alternating magnetic fields which have the same cycle and different phases to the gas cell in each of X axis and Y axis directions. A calculation controller calculates a magnetic field C (Cx, Cy, Cz) of a measurement region using X axis and Y axis components Ax and Ay of the alternating magnetic fields, and a spin polarization degree Mx corresponding to a measurement value W− from a magnetic sensor.
US10024925B2	Control system for battery A control system for a battery includes a current sensor and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a first error and a second offset error of the current sensor respectively based on outputs of the current sensor just before a stop of the electronic control unit and at startup of the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to correct an output of the current sensor by using a first error when a temperature of the current sensor at startup of the electronic control unit is higher than or equal to a threshold temperature, and correct the output of the current sensor by using a second error when the temperature of the current sensor at startup of the electronic control unit is lower than the threshold temperature.
US10024916B2	Sequential circuit with error detection Sequential circuits with error-detection are provided. They may, for example, be used to replace traditional master-slave flip-flops, e.g., in critical path circuits to detect and initiate correction of late transitions at the input of the sequential. In some embodiments, such sequentials may comprise a transition detector with a time borrowing latch.
US10024915B2	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device may include an inversion control signal generation circuit, a pattern control signal generation circuit, and a data input/output (I/O) circuit. The inversion control signal generation circuit may generate an inversion control signal according to a logic level combination of bit patterns included in at least one of a first address and a second address. The pattern control signal generation circuit may generate a pattern control signal from a pre-control signal in response to the inversion control signal. In response to the pattern control signal, the data input/output (I/O) circuit may generate data signals that will be output to an internal I/O line based on data signals loaded on a local I/O line.
US10024909B2	Multi-bit data flip-flop with scan initialization Multi-bit data flip-flops are disclosed that provide bit initialization through propagation of scan bits. Input multiplexers are configured to select between input data bits and input scan bits based upon mode select signals. Master latches receive and latch outputs from the input multiplexers. Slave latches receive and latch outputs from the master latches and also provide propagated input scan bits to the input multiplexers. A first state for the mode select signals selects the input data bits for a data mode of operation, and a second state for the mode select signals selects the input scan bits for a scan mode of operation. Further, the input multiplexers, master latches, and slave latches are configured to operate in an initialization mode to pass a fixed input scan bit through the multi-bit data flip-flop based upon initialization signals (e.g., set and/or reset signals).
US10024904B2	Method of characterizing and modeling leakage statistics and threshold voltage for ensemble devices An approach for determining leakage current and threshold voltage for ensemble semiconductor devices, implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having program instructions, are operable to: receive a number m of individual devices within an ensemble device; identify a sub-threshold slope; determine an uplift factor; separate random variation in logarithm of a leakage current into a correlated random component and an uncorrelated random component; determine a first standard deviation of correlated random component for the ensemble device; determine a second standard deviation of the uncorrelated random component for the ensemble device; generate a statistical model for electrical features of the ensemble device, based on the number m of individual devices, the sub-threshold slope, the uplift factor, the first and second standard deviation, and statistical random variables; and determine the electrical features of the ensemble device based on the statistical model.
US10024896B2	Inverter-driven rotary electric machine, phase-to-phase insulation partial discharge inspection method and phase-to-phase insulation partial discharge inspection apparatus A phase-to-phase insulation partial discharge inspection apparatus includes: an impulse power supply (1) configured to apply an impulse voltage having a voltage rise time period tr which satisfies an expression “tr>(τcoil·Vmax)/(PDIV)” to a rotary electric machine (2); a measurement section (12) configured to measure partial discharge which occurs when the impulse voltage is applied to the rotary electric machine (2); and a decision section (15) configured to determine that, when partial discharge is not measured by the measurement section (12), a phase-to-phase insulation performance is acceptable. In the expression, τcoil is a surge propagation time period of one coil of a rotary electric machine winding, PDIV a partial discharge inception voltage between winding turns, and Vmax a peak of a partial discharge testing voltage for the phase-to-phase insulation.
US10024893B2	Automatic measurement and notification of electrical level using smartphone sensors A personal mobile system for detecting unsafe electrical power levels. Magnetic sensors detect a magnitude of a magnetic field produced by a power line. A GPS determines the location of the detected the magnetic field. A distance from the location of the detected the magnetic field is determined. In response to determining that the magnitude of the detected magnetic field produced by the power line exceeds the stored electrical power level threshold, based on the determined distance, an alert module produces an alert on the personal mobile system.
US10024888B2	Data receiving device including an envelope detector and related methods A data receiving device may include an envelope detector that may include first and second inputs configured to receive a differential input signal, a first pair of detectors coupled to the first input and configured to generate first and second detector outputs, and a second pair of detectors coupled to the second input and configured to generate third and fourth detector outputs. The envelope detector may also include a logic circuit configured to generate a reset based upon the first and third detectors. The data receiving device may also include a receiver circuit coupled to the envelope detector and configured to generate an output based upon the second and fourth detectors along with the reset, and a first bit detection circuit coupled to the receiver circuit.
US10024883B2	Contact unit and inspection jig A block has a planar portion abutting a back side of a contact region of a flexible substrate, and a recess that is concave with respect to the planar portion. An electronic component mounted on the flexible substrate is located within the recess. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the planar portion, the recess is located at a position near a power supply bump, except at a position overlapping the power supply bump, or the recess is filled with a filler. The planar portion of the block abuts only the back side of the power supply bump.
US10024879B2	Performance improvement of MEMS devices A microelectromechanical-systems (MEMS) device includes a driven mass and has a natural stiffness or damping. An actuator applies force to the mass, movement of which is measured by a sensing capacitor. A control circuit operates the actuator per displacement or velocity of the driven mass, so that a characteristic stiffness or damping of the mechanical subsystem is different from the respective natural value. A method of transforming a MEMS device design includes determining an aim performance value of the design and a baseline performance uncertainty of the design, selecting candidate sets of parameter values, determining a candidate, first, and second performance value for each, scoring the candidates, and repeating until one of the candidates satisfies a termination criterion, so the transformed design using that candidate set has the aim performance value and the respective first and second performance values closer to each other than the baseline performance uncertainty.
US10024868B2	Identification, optimization and use of shared HLA-B0702 epitopes for immunotherapy The present invention provides novel methods and materials for efficiently treating patients having an HLA-B0702 phenotype, based on peptides representing shared epitopes of tumor antigens. In particular, the invention relates to a method for identifying a HLA-B*0702-restricted peptide which can trigger a cytotoxic response against several antigens from one single multigenic family, and to several such epitopes.
US10024866B2	Device for the microstructured grafting of proteins onto a substrate A device for the microstructured grafting of proteins onto a substrate, comprising a substrate (7), a layer comprising a polyethylene glycol and being placed on the substrate, a matrix (10) of micromirrors for propagating the light in a first pattern and for replacing the first pattern with a second pattern. The microfluidic circuit is filled so as to bring a first aqueous solution containing a first protein into contact with the layer, a first microstructured image of the first pattern being formed on the layer to photoprint the first protein on the layer, and the microfluidic circuit is adapted to replace the first aqueous solution with a second aqueous solution containing a second protein so as to bring the second aqueous solution and the layer into contact, the first pattern being replaced with the second pattern in order to photoprint the second protein on the layer.
US10024859B2	Markers for detection of gastric cancer Early detection of tumors is a major determinant of survival of patients suffering from tumors, including gastric tumors. Members of the GTM gene family can be differentially expressed in gastric tumor tissue, and thus can be used as markers for the detection of gastric and other types of cancer. The present invention provides for novel GTMs for the detection of tumors, including gastric tumors, and in particular human zymogen granule protein 16 (ZG16). The GTMs can be used in isolation or together with other known GTMs to provide for novel signatures to be used in the detection of tumors, including gastric tumors.
US10024847B2	Hydrophilic film for ex vivo membrane The present invention provides a hydrophilic film for an ex vivo membrane, which includes: a substrate; and a hydrophilic coating located on at least one surface of the substrate and formed by a hydrophilic composition, in which the hydrophilic composition includes: (a) a reactive adhesive; (b) a surfactant having reactivity; and (c) optionally a polyol.
US10024841B2	Device for testing the properties of fibres The present invention relates to a device for testing the properties of fiber(s). The fibers may be human hair fibers, for example, a hair tress. The device has a plurality of rods that are capable of freely rotating. Each rod has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is connected to a support. The distal end is free. The present invention also relates to related uses and methods of using the device.
US10024838B2	Chemical digestion methods of quantification for water and debris mixtures With a water, particulate and fibre mixture, a method of quantifying fibre content may include providing a sample of the mixture, filtering the sample to produce a particulate and fibre mixture, burning the particulate and fibre mixture to produce a fibre sample, and dissolving the fibre sample to produce a fibre solution. The fibre solution may be analyzed to determine an elemental content of the fibre solution. The elemental content may be compared to a known elemental content to estimate the fibre content.
US10024836B2	Trace gas measurement apparatus for electrical equipment Provided, a trace gas measurement apparatus for electrical equipment that includes at least one sample cell configured to collect an oil sample from the electrical equipment. The sample cell includes (i) an oil receiving portion for receiving an oil sample, and (ii) a head space in an upper section thereof receiving ambient air therein, an oil pump for selectively pumping oil into and out of the sample cell, and a hydrogen gas sensor within an exhaust path of the sample cell. The hydrogen gas sensor receives the air exhausted from the sample cell and measures hydrogen gas present in the exhausted air.
US10024832B2	Method for evaluating vitality of plant, and measurement system and evaluation system The present invention discloses a method for evaluating vitality of a plant including (a) a step of measuring a delayed luminescence of a leaf of each plant of a group of plants subject to evaluation to obtain data of delayed luminescence amount, and (b) a step of processing data of a plurality of delayed luminescence amounts thus obtained to evaluate a plant exhibiting a delayed luminescence amount not less than a preset upper limit threshold as an individual of poor growth or evaluate a plant exhibiting a delayed luminescence amount not more than a preset lower limit threshold as an individual of good growth, and a measurement system and an evaluation system used for the method.
US10024829B2	Manifolds and methods of using them to control fluid flows Certain embodiments described herein are directed to devices that can be used to control fluid flow through one or more detectors. In some configurations, the device can be configured as a manifold that can receive a positive pressure to decouple the flow of fluid through a chromatography column from fluid flow through a detector. In certain configurations, sample flow can be accelerated into a detector cell comprising one or more filaments.
US10024821B2	Ion mobility spectrometer and method of operating same An ion mobility spectrometer instrument has a drift tube that is partitioned into a plurality of cascaded drift tube segments. A number of electric field sources may each be coupled to one or more of the plurality of drift tube segments. A control circuit is configured to control operation of the number of the electric field sources in a manner that sequentially applies electric fields to the drift tube segments with a magnitude of at least one being different than the others to allow only ions having a predefined ion mobility or range of ion mobilities to travel through the drift tube. Alternatively, the length of at least one of the drift tube segments may be made different from those of the others to produce the same result. The drift tube segments may define a linear drift tube or a closed drift tube with a continuous ion travel path.
US10024802B2	Method for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and calibration A method for laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) calibration or LIBS assay comprises providing a plurality of reference samples, each having a respective, known concentration of an analyte, assaying each reference sample to obtain a respective LIBS spectrum, and for each reference LIBS spectrum, measuring an intensity of at least one spectral analyte line that varies with concentration of the analyte, and measuring a peak amplitude of at least one saturating line of a reference element. The ratio and known concentrations define a calibration curve for the analyte.
US10024801B2	Analysis system for online-transferred analysis sample The present invention relates to an analysis system capable of online transferring an analysis sample and promptly acquiring an analysis result. The analysis system capable of analyzing the analysis samples supplied from at least two sites, with one analysis apparatus, and requiring no cleaning process for a nebulizer and a spray chamber, is provided. The present invention relates to analysis system including at least two sample individually transferring units. Each sample transferring path of the sample individually transferring units is coupled to a plasma torch of a common analysis unit including the one analysis apparatus with inductively-coupled plasma or microwave plasma. Each sample transferring path has a main flow path, a makeup gas supply path, and a drain flow path. The plasma torch has a sample introducing pipe that introduces the atomized analysis sample, provided at a substantially center. The inner diameter of the drain flow path is equivalent to or larger than the inner diameter of an inlet portion of the sample introducing pipe of the plasma torch.
US10024800B2	Gold nanostar substrates for SERS sensing in the femtomolar regime The invention relates to Raman spectroscopy-based sensing technique. More particularly, the invention relates to a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) composite and methods of its use and fabrication.
US10024799B2	Chemical signature resolved detection of concealed objects The invention provides a method for chemical signature resolved detection of a concealed object within a system. The method includes irradiating the system at a plurality of positions with aplurality of electromagnetic radiation of specific wavelength; capturing a certain component of the scattered electromagnetic radiation from the object at a plurality of locations along various 3D planes around the system; obtaining a plurality of profiles from the captured component of the scattered electromagnetic radiation; filtering the profiles to obtain a chemical signature specific to the object; and resolving the chemical signatures to detect the concealed object, wherein, the step of detection includes determination of the shape, size and location of the object.
US10024793B2	Method for three-dimensional high resolution localization microscopy A three-dimensional high-resolution localization microscopy method including illuminating a sample by excitation radiation to excite fluorescence markers in the sample to luminesce, and imaging the sample in an image frame via imaging optics along an imaging direction, wherein the image frame contains images of the luminescing fluorescence markers, and the imaging optics have a plane of focus and an optical resolution. The excitation step and imaging steps are repeated multiple times to generate a plurality of image frames, wherein the excitation steps are performed to isolate the images of the luminescing fluorescence markers in each image frame for at least some of the luminescing fluorescence markers. The location of the corresponding fluorescence marker is determined in each instance in the generated plurality of image frames from the isolated images of the luminescing fluorescence markers, and a highly resolved total image is generated from the locations determined in this way.
US10024780B2	Methods for detecting events in a flow cytometer Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for detecting events in a flow cytometer. Also provided are methods of detecting cells in a flow cytometer. Other aspects of the present disclosure include methods for determining a level of contamination in a flow cell. Computer-readable media and systems, e.g., for practicing the methods summarized above, are also provided.
US10024776B2	Apparatus for in-line testing and surface analysis on a mechanical property tester An apparatus for in-line testing and surface analysis of a sample contains a base which stationarily supports a column and moveably supports an optical microscope, an interferometer, and at least test unit such as a scratch and abrasive wear tester that are moveable on the column in the Z-axis direction. A sample secured on a sample table, which is supported by a replaceable tribology drive unit on an X-stage that may position the sample under the microscope, interferometer, or test unit. Depending on the type of the test, the replaceable tribology unit may impart to the sample either a linear reciprocating movement or a rotating movement. The apparatus may operate in an automatic mode and is provided with a central processing unit that control movements of all moveable units through respective drivers via controllers connected to the central processing unit.
US10024773B1	System and method for loading a test asset A test structure includes a frame, a shear reduction plate configured to couple to a first end of a test asset, and multiple rockers. Each rocker includes a first end that has a curved contact surface configured to contact the shear reduction plate and a second end having a connector movably coupled to the frame and configured to pivot, responsive to a bending moment applied to the test asset, such that the curved contact surface rocks in contact with the shear reduction plate.
US10024772B1	Device and method for applying internal pressure to a hollow cylinder A device and method for applying an internal pressure and resultant hoop stress to a hollow cylindrical object, such as a test cylinder, utilizing an expandable cylinder and upper and lower conically shaped rams. The device is inserted into a test cylinder, and when a compressive force is applied to the upper and lower conically shaped rams, the rams move vertically into upper and lower conically shaped cavities of the expandable cylinder. The sloped inner surfaces of the conically shaped upper and lower cavities convert the vertical motion into an outward radial motion, applying an internal pressure and resultant hoop stress to the cylindrical object.
US10024770B2	Gas autosampler The invention discloses a gas autosampler comprising a propeller, a transmission device, a sample chain and a sample feeding cone. As the injector of the present invention is directly used as a sample feeding bottle, the transfer times can be reduced and the pollution possibility can be reduced. Meanwhile, the sample chain can increase and reduce the position number according to the requirements, and the motor controlling can feed the samples for multiple times, so that the samples can be automatically fed.
US10024768B1	System, method, and apparatus for determining air emissions during pig receiver depressurization System, method, and apparatus embodiments characterize potential air emissions during the pig receiver depressurization. The mass flow rate, pressure, and temperature of exhaust gas released from the pig receiver are ascertained using a mass flow meter, pressure gauge, and temperature gauge, respectively. A flow meter and control valve regulate flow of exhaust gas through a sampling line and into a grab sample collection train. The grab sample collection train includes grab sample containers (e.g., piston cylinders, double-ended cylinders, and evacuated canisters) that collect exhaust gas samples over a range of pressures. The exhaust gas samples are used to determine the concentrations of gas components in the exhaust gas over the range of pressures. These concentrations are interpolated and/or extrapolated to provide a concentration versus pressure curve for each identified component in the exhaust gas. The ascertained mass flow rate and gas concentration curve are used to characterize potential mass emissions of each gas component during pig receiver depressurization.
US10024767B2	Systems and methods for collection and sampling of chemical species A method for collecting a compound from a surface, the method comprising providing a silicone adhesive collector comprising a silicone adhesive layer on a backing; contacting the silicone adhesives collector and a first solvent to provide a wetted collector; contacting the silicone adhesive layer of the silicone adhesive collector and a surface to be analyzed to provide a loaded collector; and removing the loaded collector from the surface to collect the compound. The disclosure also relates to a system for collecting a chemical compound from surfaces, the system comprising a silicone adhesive collector comprising a backing, and a silicone adhesive layer disposed on the backing; a first solvent; and instructions to dispose the first solvent on the silicone adhesive collector, the surface, or a combination thereof.
US10024766B2	Dual-axis trigger for tire testing Various embodiments relate to methods, systems, devices, and non-transitory media for increasing repeatability and reliability of tire testing trials including one or more of the following: capturing position data from a position sensor, wherein the capture of the position data is indicative of alignment with the desired testing area along the first axis; determining whether the position data indicates that the testing wheel is aligned with the desired testing area along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, and when the position data indicates that the testing wheel is aligned with the desired testing area along a second axis, effecting initiation of a testing event.
US10024763B2	Efficient high speed uniformity measurements using speed ramps Methods and systems for improving the uniformity of a tire by determining one or more high speed uniformity parameters of the tire are provided. The high speed uniformity parameters can be determined by continuously acquiring uniformity data while ramping the tire to and from high speeds. For instance, measured uniformity data can be continuously collected for the tire as the tire is increased to high rotational speeds and decreased from high rotational speeds. The measured uniformity data can then be analyzed to determine one or more high speed uniformity parameters for the tire. For instance, the measured uniformity data can be corrected for non-high speed uniformity contributions to the uniformity measurements, such as contributions resulting from non-uniformity of a road wheel use to load the tire during uniformity testing, contributions resulting from mass unbalance of the tire, and contributions from low speed uniformity parameters of the tire.
US10024761B2	Apparatus and methods for determining location of at least a part of an object Apparatus for determining location of at least a part of a first object, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: control an actuator to move an optical arrangement relative to the first object; control the optical arrangement to transmit an electromagnetic wave; receive a signal from the optical arrangement; and determine a location of an edge of the first object by determining whether a change in a parameter of the signal satisfies at least one criterion.
US10024759B1	Three-in-one testing machine for a coded luggage lock The invention relates to a three-in-one testing machine for a coded luggage lock. The three-in-one testing machine includes a testing machine table and a control unit. At least two coded lock fixing clamps, a code wheel code-rubbing testing mechanism and a key pulling/insertion/rotation testing mechanism are installed on a working table top of the testing machine table. In the invention, by means of the structure, two testing mechanisms on one testing machine can complete testing on three functions including the rotation life of a code wheel, key insertion/pulling to detect the fatigue strength of a lock kernel and a lock row and key rotation to detect the rotation strength of the lock kernel and the fatigue resistance of a locating pit cooperating with the lock kernel.
US10024752B2	System and method for detecting leaks A method includes receiving a result of a benchmark leak detection test for a pressure system and determining whether the result indicates that a leak is present in the pressure system. In response to the result of the benchmark leak detection test indicating that a leak is not present in the pressure system, the method includes performing a subsequent leak detection test for the pressure system, comparing a result of the subsequent leak detection test to the result of the benchmark leak detection test, and determining, based on the comparison, whether the subsequent leak detection test indicates that a leak is not present in the pressure system. A time to determine whether a leak is not present based on the comparison is less than a time to determine whether a leak is not present based on the benchmark leak detection test.
US10024745B1	Dynamometer for automobile steering wheel position adjusting device A dynamometer for automobile steering wheel position adjusting device which comprising: a rack box, a fixing fixture, a supplemental fixing fixture, a first dynamometer mechanism, and a second dynamometer mechanism. The fixing fixture which comprising a base panel, four locking devices, two supporting device; the two dynamometer mechanism are both provided with a dynamometer. The fixing fixture and the first dynamometer mechanism are mounted on the base surface of the rack box, the first dynamometer mechanism is arranged in front of the fixing fixture, the supplemental fixing fixture is mounted on the right side wall of the rack box and the second dynamometer mechanism is mounted on the left side wall of the rack box. The two dynamometer mechanisms test the force required to turn adjustment handle or to pull or push the telescoping column with the neck of the steering wheel position adjusting device respectively.
US10024740B2	System and method for analyzing athletic activity Various sensor systems are described herein, including inserts having sensors thereon, which are configured to be received in an article of footwear. The inserts may be connected to a sole member of the footwear, or may function as a sole member. The sensors may be bonded to an outer surface of the insert in some configurations. The system may also include an electronic module that is overmolded into the sole structure and includes a connector for external access.
US10024739B2	Pressing force sensor A pressing force sensor that includes a flat membrane piezoelectric element and a support. The flat membrane piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric sheet having a piezoelectric constant. A first electrode is formed on a first main surface of the piezoelectric sheet and a second electrode is formed on a second main surface thereof. Long directions of the first electrode and the second electrode and a uniaxial stretching direction of the piezoelectric sheet form an angle of 45°. An opening portion having an elliptical section is formed on the support. The flat membrane piezoelectric element abuts the opening portion of the support. The support and the flat membrane piezoelectric element are disposed such that the opening portion is included within an area of the second electrode.
US10024737B2	Temperature measurement method, and temperature measurement device In order to evaluate the cooling performance of cutting oil, cooling water, and the like more accurately than conventional means, there are provided a temperature measurement method and a temperature measurement device that can actually ascertain the temperature of a rotating tool such as a cutting tool during cutting or welding torch during welding in real time. The temperature measurement method uses a rotating holder that is rotatable around a rotating axis and has a hollow hole extending from a front end to a rear end along the rotating axis, and a rotating tool that is connected to the rotating holder and has a coaxial through hole with the hollow hole. In the temperature measurement method, a step of attaching a temperature measurement unit near the through hole of the rotating tool, a step of measuring the temperature of the rotating tool that rotates coaxially with the rotating holder using the temperature measurement unit, and a step of receiving a measurement result of the temperature measurement unit by an electronic substrate are performed in this order.
US10024734B2	Point-of-care inventory management system and method A system and method are disclosed for controlling an inventory of point-of-care diagnostic devices. The inventory includes a main inventory and at least one subinventory. Each device has an ambient temperature shelf life. Data associated with the devices is entered, including: the current quantity and predetermined minimum quantity of devices in the main inventory; and the current quantity and predetermined minimum quantity of devices in the subinventory. A first timestamp is associated with each device when the device is transferred from the main inventory to the ambient temperature subinventory. The first timestamp is compared to a second timestamp prior to use of the device to determine whether the device's ambient temperature shelf life is exceeded. The current quantity of devices in the subinventory is updated in response to an event that causes a change in the current quantity of devices in the subinventory.
US10024733B1	Apparatus and method for empirically estimating overall thermal performance of a building with the aid of a digital computer The overall thermal performance of a building UATotal can be empirically estimated through a short-duration controlled test. Preferably, the controlled test is performed at night during the winter. A heating source, such as a furnace, is turned off after the indoor temperature has stabilized. After an extended period, such as 12 hours, the heating source is briefly turned back on, such as for an hour, then turned off. The indoor temperature is allowed to stabilize. The energy consumed within the building during the test period is assumed to equal internal heat gains. Overall thermal performance is estimated by balancing the heat gained with the heat lost during the test period.
US10024731B2	Immersion device for an optical fiber for measuring the temperature of a melt An immersion device for measuring the temperature of a melt with an optical fiber, preferably a metal coated optical fiber, in a metallurgical vessel includes a feeding channel, feeding means for feeding an optical fiber into a disposable guiding tube and for feeding the disposable guiding tube together with the optical fiber into the melt, and control means for monitoring the position of an end of the optical fiber relative to an end of the disposable guiding tube. The relative position determines the quality of a temperature measurement.
US10024728B2	Circuit and arrangement for 3-wire measurements with input protection A method and a circuit take a measurement of a sensor having first, second and third lead wires by: (a) providing first, second and third terminals for voltage measurements; (b) connecting a current sensing device (e.g., a reference resistor) to provide a signal at the third terminal that is indicative of the current in the third lead wire of the sensor; (c) connecting a first protective device between the first lead wire of the sensor and the first terminal; (d) connecting a second protective device between the second lead wire of the sensor and the second terminal; (e) connecting a first current source to the first lead wire of the sensor; (f) connecting a second current source to the second lead wire of the sensor; and (g) measuring a first voltage across the first and second terminals and a second voltage across the third terminal and the voltage reference.
US10024704B2	Thermal flow meter having seal areas with deformed ferrules Provided is a thermal flow meter including an inlet-side body into which an inlet of a measurement tube is inserted, an outlet-side body into which an outlet of the measurement tube is inserted, an inlet-side nut having internal threads fastened to external threads formed on the inlet-side body, an outlet-side nut having internal threads fastened to external threads formed on the outlet-side body, an inlet-side ferrule of resin being deformed to form a seal area as the inlet-side nut 15a is fastened to the inlet-side body, and an outlet-side ferrule of resin being deformed to form a seal area as the outlet-side nut is fastened to the outlet-side body.
US10024684B2	Method and system for avoidance of accidents Embodiments herein provide a system and method for mapping traffic accidents, storing historical and real-time accidents data, other accidents related information. The data resides in the central server and implemented for alerting a user about traffic accidents based on location and type of category. The system and method comprises storing a plurality of historical and real-time traffic accidents for different categories of the users in a unified database. It further stores a plurality of other traffic accident related information, comprising reasons, time and data, category of the accident participants, further comprising non-commercial vehicles or commercial vehicles users, motorcyclists, bicyclists or pedestrians. The system and method uses an analysis mechanism to search and analyze historical or real-time traffic accidents data based on the category the user belongs to specific geocoded location and display the analyzed advisory notification on the basis of the user's location.
US10024676B2	Method of processing positioning data A method of creating map data is disclosed, the map data including a plurality of navigable segments representing segments of a navigable route in the area covered by the map with each segment being arranged to have speed data associated therewith. In at least one embodiment, the method includes processing speed data relating to a plurality of the segments of the navigable route covered by the map to generate a set of generated speed profiles, with each generated speed profile within the set being an approximation to traffic speed along one or more of the segments of the navigable route and each speed profile varying with respect to time; and associating at least one speed profile from the set with a navigable segment within the map data.
US10024675B2	Enhanced user efficiency in route planning using route preferences In various implementations, routing factors are identified based on a routing request associated with a user, where the routing factors include route preferences of the user. Routes are generated based on the routing request. Preference weights are determined for the route preferences, where the preference weights correspond to machine learning models based on sensor data provided by one or more sensors in association with the user. Route scores are determined for the routes based on the preference weights. A suggested route is provided to a user device associated with the user, where the suggested route corresponds to a selected route of the routes and is provided based on the route score of the selected route.
US10024674B2	Predictive transportation system modeling A plurality of vehicles may each include one or more biometric sensors capable of measuring at least one physiological factor and/or at least one psychological factor logically associated with at least one occupant of each vehicle. Each of the plurality of vehicles may also include at least one vehicular sensor to measure at least one vehicular factor and/or at least one ambient environmental sensor to measure at least one ambient environmental factor. A route guidance state machine receives the data indicative of the at least one physiological factor, at least one psychological factor, at least one vehicular factor, and/or at least one ambient environmental factor and determines a route for a first vehicle that minimizes the likelihood of contact with others in the plurality of vehicles exhibiting one or more unsafe actions.
US10024671B2	Multi-stop route selection system A multi-stop route selection system may include a telematics device associated with a vehicle having one or more sensors arranged therein, a mobile device, and a server computer. The server computer may receive driving data of a driver of the vehicle and a vehicle location from the telematics device, determine one or more driving behaviors of the driver based on the driving data, receive data regarding a calendar of the driver from the mobile device, identify a plurality of appointments in the calendar, determine a route comprising multiple destinations for the driver based on the vehicle location, the one or more driving behaviors, and the plurality of appointments, transmit the route to the mobile device, receive a request to add a new destination to the route from the mobile device, generate a modified route comprising the new destination, and transmit the modified route for the driver to the mobile device.
US10024666B2	Method and apparatus for operating a vehicle A method for operating a vehicle, including receiving a model of a real object and a position of the object via a communication network, ascertaining one or more object parameters based on the model received, and at least semi-autonomous guidance of the vehicle based on the one or more object parameters and the position. A corresponding apparatus, a method and an apparatus for providing driving-environment information, as well as a vehicle and a computer program, as also described.
US10024647B2	Method of air refractive index correction for absolute long distance measurement A method of air refractive index correction for an absolute long distance measurement adopting a two-color method based on a single wavelength and a synthetic wavelength is provided. Two lasers emit two laser beams with a constant single wavelength and a variable wavelength, respectively, to form a synthetic wavelength chain from large to small through a laser interferometric system. Each order of the synthetic wavelength chain is used to obtain a series of the estimate values of optical distance with gradually increasing accuracy. After optical distances corresponding to a minimum synthetic wavelength and a single wavelength are obtained simultaneously, the corrected absolute distance is achieved according to the principle of the two-color method for air refractive index correction. The method can realize full-path correction of air refractive index along the actual path of the distance measurement, and has low requirements on the measurement precision of environmental parameters such as temperature and pressure.
US10024632B1	Accessory interface or attachment device An accessory attachment device having a main chassis; a first locking arm and a second locking arm extending from the main chassis; a channel defined between the first locking arm and the second locking arm; a rail clamp having a clamp extension, wherein the rail clamp is positionable in an extended or engaged position wherein at least a portion of the clamp extension extends through at least a portion of a rail clamp aperture formed in the second locking arm; a tension arm, wherein at least a portion of the tension arm is pivotably positioned within a chassis recess formed in the main chassis; and a cam lever having a cam lever extension portion, wherein at least a portion of the cam lever is pivotably positioned within the tension arm, and wherein the cam lever is pivotable between an open or unlocked position and a closed or locked position.
US10024627B2	Tactical device A tactical device has a barrel having a first end, a second end, and a through hole that extends between the first end and a second end. A barrel housing has a first end, a second end and a through hole that extends between the first end and the second end. The barrel second end is configured to be inserted into the barrel housing first end and is axially moveable with respect to the barrel housing. A firing pin is mounted in the barrel housing through hole proximate the barrel housing second end and has a protrusion that extends toward the barrel housing first end. The tactical device has a safety means for maintaining the barrel in a first position in which the firing pin is spaced apart from the barrel second end.
US10024625B2	Assembled electric toy gun Provided is an assembled electric toy gun that allows a spring in the toy gun to be changed quickly for altering projectile propulsion strength. The assembled electric toy gun has a positioning structure whereby a motor-end terminal and a battery-end terminal are mounted in place and disconnected quickly and efficiently. The assembled electric toy gun has a cylinder piston unit and a barrel which are aligned with different axial directions to thereby prevent the cylinder piston unit in operation from undergoing energy loss which might otherwise compromise the propulsion speed of a projectile. The assembled electric toy gun has a firing mode system which turns off a power converter whenever a trigger switch is in a suspension state, thereby saving the power of the toy gun. The assembled electric toy gun has a micro control unit connected to the power converter, thereby effectively reducing power loss.
US10024614B1	Firearm breech system Embodiments of the present invention include a breech system comprising, first, a breech lock with a pivotable cam end plate for accessing a firearm breech and, second, a camming cartridge extractor with a pivotable lever for extracting a fired cartridge. The pivotable cam end plate may be connected to an independently pivotable arm that is operable as a lever for moving the cam end plate into an open position to allow breech access. The pivotable cam end plate and pivotable arm may be capable of a plurality of movements within the same plane in order to optimize leverage and cam action for opening the breech lock.
US10024612B2	Cleaning system for tube and shell heat exchanger An online cleaning system for tube and shell heat exchangers is presented. The system includes a positioner, a plunger, an umbilical cleaner, and a motor. The cleaning system cleans the tubes while the heat exchanger remains in operation. The cleaning system locates and isolates a single tube via rotating and translating mechanical actions and inserts the umbilical cleaner into the tube, which may clean the tube via rotational movement or via sonication. The cleaning system may further clean the outer surface of the tubes of the heat exchanger.
US10024604B2	Stacked plate heat exchanger The invention relates to a stacked plate heat exchanger, comprising a plurality of elongate plates which are stacked on one another and connected to one another and which have a corrugated profile, which plates have a cavity for leading through a medium to be cooled in the longitudinal direction of the plates and define a further cavity for leading through a coolant, wherein leadthrough openings for supplying or discharging the medium to be cooled or the coolant are formed approximately in the end regions of each elongate plate and each elongate plate is surrounded by a bent-off edge, wherein an nth corrugation of the corrugated profile of each plate is drawn close to the edge, preferably into the edge, whereas the other corrugations of the corrugated profile of the plate terminate before the edge, where n=2, 3, 4 etc.
US10024596B2	Method and apparatus for argon recovery in a cryogenic air separation unit integrated with a pressure swing adsorption system A method and apparatus for argon recovery in which an impure argon stream is separated from air within a cryogenic air separation unit having an argon rejection column and a reflux type argon condenser disposed internally within the lower pressure column. An impure argon stream is subsequently recovered from the argon rejection column and purified within an integrated adsorbent based argon refining and purification subsystem to produce product grade argon. The waste stream from the adsorbent based argon refining and purification subsystem is recycled back to the argon rejection column so as to improve the argon recovery.
US10024588B2	Air-conditioning apparatus and control method therefor An air-cooled air-conditioning apparatus including a heat source side heat exchanger comprising a plural number of heat source side heat exchanger parts that are connected together, and each of the heat source side heat exchanger parts is connected by a corresponding flow switching valve to a compressor. The air-cooled air-conditioning apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a defrosting operation in which a refrigerant discharged from the compressor is caused to flow separately through each of the heat source side heat exchanger parts by opening and closing the corresponding flow switching valves. The controller performs the defrosting operation on the basis of the heat exchanger capacity of each of the heat source side heat exchanger parts, the necessary heating capacity of each of the heat source side heat exchanger parts, and the arrangement of the heat source side heat exchanger parts.
US10024587B2	Evaporator heat exchanger unit An evaporator heat exchanger unit for a heating cooling module for a motor vehicle is disclosed. In one aspect, the evaporator heat exchanger unit includes at least one collector expansion tank for collecting a refrigerant and one evaporator, by which at least a part of the refrigerant can be converted into gaseous form. The evaporator heat exchanger unit also includes a housing enclosing an inner chamber, wherein in the inner chamber, the collector expansion tank, the evaporator, and a cooling medium are arranged, and wherein an expansion organ is arranged on the housing, by which the refrigerant is supplied to the evaporator.
US10024583B2	Rare-earth regenerator material particles, and group of rare-earth regenerator material particles, refrigerator and measuring apparatus using the same, and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a group of rare-earth regenerator material particles having an average particle size of 0.01 to 3 mm, wherein the proportion of particles having a ratio of a long diameter to a short diameter of 2 or less is 90% or more by number, and the proportion of particles having a depressed portion having a length of 1/10 to ½ of a circumferential length on a particle surface is 30% or more by number. By forming the depressed portion on the surface of the regenerator material particles, it is possible to increase permeability of an operating medium gas and a contact surface area with the operating medium gas.
US10024580B2	Corner connection bracket for solar energy panels Solar panel connection assemblies for mounting solar energy panels to buildings as well as for affixing multiple solar energy panels together. Solar panel corner connection assemblies including a bracket that can be fastened to the corner edge of solar panel frames. Solar panel corner connection assemblies including flanges extending from the corner of a bracket for connecting with a neighboring flange on a neighboring bracket.
US10024579B1	Solar panel deployment system The present invention typically features integrative configurability for transportation/storage, and disintegrative configurability for operation. Two half-cases are coupled to obtain a case. A case is uncoupled to obtain two half-cases. Each half-case houses a solar panel (pivotably connected to the half-case) and a U-bar (pivotably connected to the solar panel). The solar panel is pivoted away from the half-case's interior to the angle-of-inclination desired for collecting solar energy. The U-bar is pivoted away from the solar panel's back to securely fit into one of plural parallel slots provided across the half-case's interior, the U-bar thereby holding the solar panel in place at the desired angle-of-inclination. The half-cases are laid flat individually to collect solar energy. A half-case is “compacted” by pivoting the U-bar proximate the solar panel's back and pivoting the solar panel proximate the half-case's interior. Two complementary half-cases, each compacted, are (re)attached to form a portable case.
US10024578B1	Combination fence and solar heater for swimming pools A combination fence and solar heater. The fence for enclosing a swimming pool and heating water from the swimming pool in order to provide more comfortable swimming conditions and a longer swimming season. The fence includes posts, upper and lower rails, and pickets. The rails include first and second conduits, each having a passageway for carrying water being circulated in communication with the swimming pool. The first conduit has an exterior surface that is exposed to the sun; absorbing solar energy which heats the stream of water therein. The second conduit is nested within the first conduit and absorbs a portion of the energy absorbed by the first conduit. Often, water temperatures within the first and second conduits differ from each other, allowing for discharge of heated water over a range of temperatures to the swimming pool.
US10024576B2	Water heater The water heater includes a main body and a secondary tank. The main body encloses a receiving space and absorbs solar energy to heat water therein. The main body has a first inlet, a first outlet, and a steam outlet. The secondary tank includes a tank having a second inlet, a second outlet, and a steam inlet. The second outlet communicates with the first inlet of the main body via an inlet pipe, and the steam inlet communicates with the steam outlet of the main body via the steam pipe. Water enters the tank via the second inlet and enters the main body via the inlet pipe. Steam produced by the heated water in the main body enters the tank via the steam pipe to be further discharged or to condense into liquid water. The liquid water enters the main body again via the inlet pipe.
US10024573B2	Heat pump water heater appliance A water heater defines a vertical direction and includes a tank for holding water. The water heater further includes a shroud positioned over the tank along the vertical direction. The shroud defines a chamber over the tank, and includes a partition wall that divides the chamber into first and second chamber portions. The water heater includes an evaporator disposed within the first chamber portion, and a compressor disposed within the second chamber portion. The partition wall is positioned between the evaporator and compressor within the chamber of the shroud. Further, the shroud defines a vent extending through the shroud to the chamber of the shroud. In one embodiment, the vent is contiguous with the first chamber portion.
US10024572B1	Heat exchanger The invention generally relates to a heat exchanger. More particularly, the present invention relates to a heat exchanger configured for optimizing a percentage of heat exchange surface within an identified range of heat flux, or rate of heat energy transfer through a given surface, on a boiling curve.
US10024563B2	Indoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus and air-conditioning apparatus An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus including a body placed on a wall surface of a room that is an air-conditioned space, the indoor unit including a temperature sensor disposed at a position projecting from the body, and including a temperature detector that detects a temperature based on heat radiation from a target and a motor that causes the temperature detector to rotate, the position being a place where the temperature sensor is capable of detecting a temperature in all the horizontal directions by rotating the temperature detector.
US10024559B2	Humidifier Provided is a humidifier. The humidifier includes a sterilizer for sterilizing water stored in a tray.
US10024558B2	Methods and systems for mini-split liquid desiccant air conditioning A split liquid desiccant air conditioning system is disclosed for treating an air stream flowing into a space in a building. The split liquid desiccant air-conditioning system is switchable between operating in a warm weather operation mode wherein the system provides cooling and dehumidification, and a cold weather operation mode wherein the system provides heating and humidification, as well as into a mode wherein the system provides heated, dehumidified air to a space.
US10024556B2	Outdoor unit of air conditioner, cooling unit applied thereto, and method for manufacturing cooling unit Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner configured to cool a heating unit by making contact with the heating unit, a cooling unit applied thereto, and a method for manufacturing the cooling unit. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprises a compressor configured to compress refrigerant; a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; a control box provided with an electronic component configured to control an outdoor unit of an air conditioner; and a cooling unit configured to cool a heating unit by making contact with the heating unit of the electronic component, wherein the cooling unit comprises a heat radiating member having one side thereof make contact with the heating unit; and a refrigerant pipe extended by penetrating through the heat radiating member and in which refrigerant is moved.
US10024550B2	Energy efficient thermally dynamic building design and method A heating and cooling system for a building having a passive source of heat energy, a heat sink reservoir to store heat energy in, and a first heat exchange system operating a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius or less and being operatively connected to said reservoir. There is a second heat exchange system operating at a temperature of above 15 degrees Celsius which is also operatively connected to the heat sink reservoir and a thermal mass wall which is connected to the heat exchanger systems. In one aspect, the invention provides a dynamic wall having a first insulating layer on an interior surface of the wall, a thermal mass adjacent to the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on an outside surface of the thermal mass and a heat exchanger operatively connected to said thermal mass to add or subtract heat from said thermal mass wall.
US10024547B2	Cooling system for an oven appliance A cooling system for an oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes an insulated chamber positioned within a cabinet such that a plurality of air flow passageways are defined therebetween. A control panel is positioned at a top, front of the oven appliance and defines an electronics chamber which is in fluid communication with a side air flow passageway. An exhaust duct is positioned between the insulated chamber and the cabinet and is placed in fluid communication with the electronics chamber. An exhaust fan is positioned within the duct and is configured for drawing cooling air through the side air flow passageway, into the electronics chamber, and through the exhaust duct to an outlet where it is exhausted from the oven appliance.
US10024546B2	Method and apparatus for controlling operation of range top coils for cooking A range has burner coil elements which have temperature switches as a portion of the replaceable coils. Upon reaching a predetermined temperature, the switch opens and power through the burner element is secured. The burner elements are preferably open coil units. Lowering the temperature in a cooking utensil below common ignition temperatures while still allowing boiling is an objective of many embodiments.
US10024539B2	Axially staged micromixer cap A method of providing fuel to a combustion chamber of a combustion can in a radial direction of the combustion can, and a micromixer cap having axially arranged fuel stages that receive fuel from a radial direction, the fuel stages supplies fuel to different radial zones of micromixer tubes arranged in a concentric configuration to provide a mixture of fuel and air for combustion.
US10024537B2	Combustor assembly with chutes A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine includes a chute and a combustion liner defining a combustion chamber and a chute-receiving aperture that extends through the combustion liner. The chute extends through the chute-receiving aperture of the combustion liner and defines a passageway sized to convey air from an environment outside the combustion chamber through the combustion liner into the combustion chamber.
US10024533B2	System and process for combusting cleaned coal and beneficiated organic-carbon-containing feedstock A coal combustion process is described using cleaned coal and processed biomass to reduce adverse by-products in a coal combusting apparatus including the reduction of carbon dioxide by at least 50 volume %. The coal feedstock comprises an aggregate blend of cleaned coal and processed biomass. The biomass feedstock comprises processed biomass pellets. The total energy density is predetermined and can be similar to the coal component or higher than the coal component. The intracellular salt in the processed biomass is at least 60 wt % less for the processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock used to make the processed biomass pellets than that of the starting un-processed processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock. The cleaned coal has a sulfur content that is 50 wt % less than that of un-cleaned coal before it passed through the coal-cleaning sub-system.
US10024527B2	Multi-spectrum lighting device with plural switches and tactile feedback A lighting device including one or more emitters configured to emit a first spectrum and a second spectrum; a switching mechanism with at least two switching elements configured to change an emitted light from a first spectrum to a second spectrum, and to change a blink pattern of emitted light; a feedback mechanism configured to provide tactile feedback when the illumination device is activated or deactivated, or when a mode of operation is changed; a translucent unitary housing extending substantially upward and inward from a base of the device; and a power source received in the housing. The first spectrum may be a non-visible light spectrum and the second spectrum may be visible light spectrum.
US10024505B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a semiconductor laser element, a support member and a wavelength conversion member. The support member defines a through-hole through which laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser element passes. The wavelength conversion member has a lateral surface fixed to an inner wall of the through-hole, a first main surface having a first region to which the laser light is incident, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, and an inclined surface connected to the second main surface and the lateral surface. The inclined surface is inclined such that a thickness of a peripheral portion of the wavelength conversion member is thinner than a thickness of a center portion of the wavelength conversion member. The inclined surface partially overlaps with the first region of the first main surface in plan view.
US10024504B2	Preoperative lighting device A dental lighting device and process for using the same comprises at least one lighting system configured to light a predetermined dental zone with, over a first spectral range which is less than a reference wavelength between 405 nm and 475 nm, a first irradiance value E1 and, over a second spectral range greater than this reference wavelength, a second irradiance value E2, which lighting system is configured to function according to at least one first lighting mode in which the ratio of the first irradiance value E1 to the second irradiance value E2 is less than 12.
US10024502B1	Retrofit LED linear lamp lampholder for lighting fixtures A retrofit LED linear lamp lampholder for use with LED linear lamps having two terminal ends and used in lighting fixtures having spaced apart opposing end walls. The retrofit LED linear lamp lampholder has a pair of endcaps, each endcap having a first end that fits on one of the terminal ends of a LED linear lamp, and a second end with an engagement mechanism that is adapted to contact with one of the end walls of the lighting fixture. In at least in one of the endcaps there is a movement mechanism for moving said second end of said at least one endcap away from its associated terminal end of LED linear lamp. For use with conventional LED linear lamps with electrical pins at terminal ends, there are electrical contacts in of the endcaps having LED linear lamp energizing lead wires that exit the endcaps.
US10024499B2	Method and system for controlling slugging in a fluid processing system A method and system are provided for reducing the volume and/or frequency of slugging in a fluid processing system that includes a pipeline for conveying produced fluids and a vessel for receiving the produced fluids from the pipeline. A control valve is provided in the pipeline upstream of the vessel. A pressure sensor and/or a level sensor is coupled to the vessel. Pressure information from the pressure sensor and/or level information from the level sensor is sent to at least one master control loop in a cascade control scheme. The master control loop output determines a set point of a slave control loop coupled to the control valve to achieve a pressure setpoint or a level setpoint. The slave control loop, also referred to as a pseudo-flow controller, determines whether the control valve opening needs be modulated to achieve the setpoint of the slave control loop. A method is also provided for retrofitting an existing fluid processing system.
US10024498B2	Hydrogen storage composition, hydrogen storage container and method for producing hydrogen storage container with hydrogen storage composition A hydrogen storage composition, a hydrogen storage container and a method for producing the hydrogen storage container are provided. The hydrogen storage composition includes a thermally-conductive material, a hydrogen storage material, and optionally an elastic material. The hydrogen storage container includes a canister body and the hydrogen storage composition. After the hydrogen storage composition is placed into a canister body, a vacuum environment within the canister body is created, and a first weight of the canister body is recorded. Then, hydrogen gas is activated and charged into the canister body, and a second weight of the canister body is recorded. Then, a hydrogen storage amount is calculated according to the first weight and the second weight. If the hydrogen storage amount reaches the predetermined value, the hydrogen storage container is produced.
US10024497B2	Pneumatic emergency shutdown system The invention relates to a pneumatic emergency shutdown system for a liquefied gas supply arrangement in which liquefied gas is supplied between a first tank and a second tank. The pneumatic emergency shutdown system comprises a pneumatic emergency shutdown circuit comprising pressure medium and provided in connection with the first tank and a pneumatic emergency shutdown link provided to the pneumatic emergency shutdown circuit, said a pneumatic emergency shutdown link connecting the pneumatic emergency shutdown circuit to a pneumatic controlling system of the second tank.
US10024492B1	Cable-mounted traffic control device support bracket with strut member adapter A mounting bracket assembly for supporting a traffic control device on a mast arm or pole. The bracket includes a first clamp adapted to removably attach to the mast arm or pole or other elongate support, and is designed to be positioned vertically or horizontally. A second clamp is removably attachable to a strut member, such as a strut channel or tube.
US10024488B2	Three-beam construction apparatus A construction apparatus is provided and span members connected together at a first end by a first connector, the span members having a first end, a second end and a length. Sill brackets are connected to the first end of the span members and are configured to seat against an entrance sill. A second connector connects the span members together at a second end and is configured to seat against a hoistway structure. A plurality of apertures is arranged on the span members and configured to allow a connection to hoist devices. The span members rotate about the sill brackets and the lengths of the span members are longer than a horizontal distance from the entrance sill to the hoistway structure such that when the apparatus is in a seated orientation, the construction apparatus rests in an inclined orientation with respect to a substantially horizontal axis.
US10024486B2	Collapsible fluid containment devices with locking sidewall braces Portable collapsible fluid containment devices are disclosed comprising sidewall support braces that rotate from a collapsed generally horizontal position to a raised generally vertical position and lock into place. The sidewall braces may be attached to at least one sidewall of the containment device, and when raised support the sidewall in a fluid containment configuration. The sidewall braces comprise a base support leg, a sidewall support arm rotatably mounted on the support leg, and a locking tab for holding the sidewall support arm in the generally vertical position.
US10024473B2	Hose coupling A device for releasable fixed holding of a welding wire in a welding wire guide is described. This device is characterized in that the welding wire guide includes a cage for radially displaceable braking bodies, wherein a locking cone surrounds the braking bodies, and that, of the two cooperating functional elements, formed on the one hand by the welding wire guide and on the other hand by the locking cone, one is mounted in a non-displaceable manner in a holder and the other is mounted to be axially displaceable against a spring force with respect to the non-displaceable functional element.
US10024461B2	System and method for handling reels for laying elongated members on the bed of a body of water, auxiliary structure, and laying vessel A system configured to handle reels for laying elongated members on the bed of a body of water, and in particular for transferring reels between an auxiliary structure and a laying vessel, has a bridge configured to connect the auxiliary structure and the laying vessel; and actuators configured to move a reel along and resting on the bridge.
US10024450B2	High speed shutdown device for electric actuator A high speed, fail-safe device for an electric actuator that can be independently triggered in the event of an emergency shutdown is provided. An electromagnetic brake is attached to the roller nut of the screw actuator. When actuated, the brake prevents rotation of the roller nut, and therefore enables linear movement of the roller nut upon rotation of the lead screw to linearly move an output shaft to actuate the valve. During actuation a return spring is compressed to enable retraction of the output shaft upon system failure. During such failure, the electric break is de-energized, which allows the roller nut to rotate and linearly move under force of the return spring to retract the output shaft to its fail-safe condition. A soft-stop/over-travel system is provided to limit the impact loads on the lead screw.
US10024437B2	Assembly method of magnetic fluid seal and magnetic fluid seal In an assembly method of a magnetic fluid seal (100) that includes a magnetic field forming member (130) divided in a circumferential direction, a magnetic pole member (120) including a pair of magnetic fluid retaining portions (121, 122) and a coupling portion (123) that couples them, a first bearing (160) and a second bearing (170), a step of fixing the first bearing (160) to a shaft (400) in a state in which the shaft (400) is directed in a vertical direction, a step of attaching the magnetic pole member (120) from above the first bearing (160), a step of fixing the second bearing (170) to the shaft (400) from above the magnetic pole member (120) to thereby fix the magnetic pole member (120) in a state in which the magnetic pole member (120) is positioned with respect to the shaft (400); and a step of attaching the magnetic field forming member (130) between the pair of magnetic fluid retaining portions (121, 122) are performed in order.
US10024436B2	Mechanical seal In an embodiment, a mechanical seal includes: a bellows 10 sealing between a rotating-side seal ring 5 biased in the axial direction, and an outer periphery face of a rotational shaft 2; a case 11 fitted to the ring 5 and the outer periphery of the bellows 10; and a drive ring 12 tightening the bellows 10 to the shaft 2, wherein cutout grooves 5b running through in the axial direction are provided on the outer periphery area of the ring 5; detent cutout areas 5d are provided on the side face of the ring 5 on a sealing face S side in a manner extending in the circumferential direction from the cutout grooves 5b; and detent convex areas 11e are provided at the edge area of the case 11 on the ring 5 side in a manner facing the cutout grooves 5b and bulging in the inner-diameter direction.
US10024429B2	Automatic transmission An automatic transmission including a clutch that can engage rotation transmission of two rotary members by supplying an engagement pressure to an engagement hydraulic oil chamber disposed on an outer peripheral side of a central shaft to press and move a piston member to one axial side, and disengage the rotation transmission of the two rotary members with an other-side pressing mechanism that presses and drives the piston member to the other axial side.
US10024428B2	Hydraulic control device, control method of thereof, and automatic transmission A hydraulic control device includes an oil pump for generating a hydraulic pressure by being rotated by power of a driving force source, a driving force source stopping unit that stops rotation of the driving force source when a predetermined condition holds, and a cut-off unit that cuts off transmission of the power from the driving force source to the oil pump when the driving force source rotates in a reverse direction as the rotation of the driving force source is stopped by the driving force source stopping unit.
US10024420B2	Method for shifting a transmission A method is provided for shifting a transmission, more particularly an automatic planetary transmission, having multiple non-positive shift elements and at least one positive shift element. The transmission can assume particular transmission states according to current shifting states of the shift elements, each transmission state having a particular transmission ratio between a transmission input and a transmission output. At least two transmission states have identical transmission ratios. To shift into a first of the at least two transmission states that have identical transmission ratios, only non-positive shift elements are engaged. By contrast, to shift into a second of the at least two transmission states that have identical transmission ratios, at least one positive shift element is engaged. At least for shift operations involving shifting to the identical transmission ratio from a current transmission state that has a transmission ratio other than the identical transmission ratio, the transmission is shifted first into the first transmission state and then into the second transmission state.
US10024413B2	Input driven gear for a differential Embodiments herein relate to piece-part, sub-assembly, assembly, and component levels of a differential composed of a sun gear configuration and utilized in an integrated drive generator. An integrated drive generator is a hydro-mechanical transmission that drives a synchronous salient pole generator. The integrated drive generator is a constant speed output, variable speed input transmission that includes the differential and a hydraulic unit. In general, the integrated drive generator utilizes the variable speed input from an accessory gear box of an engine to drive or control a hydraulic unit, which in turn drives or controls a churn leg member of the differential. As the differential is driven, speeds of each speed member of the differential are then summed to generate the constant speed output to drive the synchronous salient pole generator.
US10024412B2	Transmission device with secondarily coupled power split A transmission device with secondarily coupled power splitting, having hydrostatic and mechanical branches which can be summed by a summing gear system provided in the area of a central transmission shaft. At least two transmission ratio ranges, in the forward and reverse driving directions, can be obtained such that within the transmission ratio ranges the transmission ratio can, in each case, be varied continuously by a hydrostatic variator in the area of the hydrostatic branch. On the transmission input side, the central transmission shaft can directly couple a drive engine and functionally connect to both an auxiliary drive output shaft and a hydrostatic shaft of the variator, in the form of countershafts, and also to hydraulic pumps in the area of the transmission input. In the area of the transmission output, the central transmission shaft is coupled to a further hydrostatic shaft in the form of a countershaft.
US10024401B2	Chain tensioner An object of the present invention is to provide a chain tensioner that allows a necessary and sufficient amount of oil to be fed during restart following a long stoppage of oil feeding and that maintains a proper pressure, thus preventing possible noise and vibration. An oil storing chamber 123 is formed inside a plunger 120 and forward of a check valve 150 in a protruding direction of the plunger 120. A tensioner body 110 has an oil feeding hole 114 through which a cylindrical surface portion 113 of a plunger housing hole 111 communicates with an outside and a high-pressure discharge hole 115 through which a pressure oil chamber 101 in the plunger housing hole 111 communicates with the outside. A relief valve 160 that is opened under a high pressure is provided in the high-pressure discharge hole 115 and closer to the pressure oil chamber 101.
US10024384B2	Powertrain structure including torque damper disposed between drive and driven shafts A powertrain structure includes a drive shaft and a driven shaft disposed coaxially, with end surfaces opposed to each other, and a torque damper interposed between the shafts and having half bodies fitted to a shaft end parts of the drive and driven shafts, with the half bodies joined together by engagement of opposed, outer circumferential end surfaces thereof and a damper spring interposed therebetween such that it straddles drive-side and driven-side spring recesses respectively formed in the opposed surfaces of the half bodies. One of two fitting parts provided between the half bodies and the respective shafts has a smaller clearance and the other has an larger clearance in the radial direction of the shafts.
US10024376B2	Brake-lining retainer, in particular for wheel brake disks of rail vehicles A brake-lining retainer, in particular for wheel brake disks of rail vehicles, including a retaining part and a closure bar is provided. The brake-lining retainer has a lock which can be displaced in the direction of a longitudinal axis (L) of the lock. The closure bar is arranged on the retaining part in such a way that the closure bar can be pivoted about an axis between a closure position and an opening position, and in that the closure bar has a receptacle for the lock, wherein in the closure position of the closure bar, by displacement of the lock in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L), at least a segment of the lock can be arranged in the receptacle in such a way that the closure bar can be locked in the closure position.
US10024369B2	Clutch disc with axially expanded spline teeth A clutch disc, including: an axis of rotation; an annular core ring; a first plurality of spline teeth forming a first radially outermost portion of the clutch disc; and a second plurality of spline teeth forming a second radially outermost portion of the clutch disc, respective spline teeth in the second plurality of spline teeth alternating, in a circumferential direction, with respective teeth in the first plurality of spline teeth. A circle passing through the first plurality of spline teeth does not pass through the second plurality of spline teeth.
US10024364B2	Integrated plastic shield bearing assembly An integrated plastic shield bearing assembly including a plastic shield for preventing contamination of running surfaces of a bearing assembly is disclosed. The integrated plastic shield bearing assembly includes an inner bearing ring defining an inner race, an outer bearing ring defining an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements supported between the inner race and the outer race. A first one of the inner bearing ring or the outer bearing ring includes a circumferential groove. The plastic shield includes a molding portion molded on to the circumferential groove of the first one of the inner bearing ring or the outer bearing ring, and a shield portion extending towards a second one of the inner bearing ring or the outer bearing ring.
US10024360B2	Axial bearing and retainer A thrust bearing configured to support axial loads that act on a rotating body includes a thrust shaft rotatably supportable in a bearing housing, a thrust collar, and a retainer connected to the thrust shaft and configured to support a plurality of thrust pieces. The thrust pieces each have a front sliding surface in sliding contact with the thrust collar, and the retainer includes a disk having a central opening and an outer circumference and a plurality of radial incisions extending radially inwardly from the outer circumference which incisions have inner ends radially spaced from the central opening. The radial incisions define circumferentially adjacent spring sections each of the which is individually axially flexible against and away from the bearing housing to open and close a spring gap between each of the spring sections and the bearing housing.
US10024359B2	Bushing for lift axle/suspension systems A bushing assembly pivotally connects the beams of an auxiliary lift axle/suspension system to a hanger and to an axle seat. The bushing assembly includes a pair of bushings, a metal sleeve, a pin with a threaded end, a pair of washers, and a threaded nut. The pair of bushings are disposed into an opening formed near an end of the beam. Each one of the pair of bushings includes a cylindrical wall comprising an inner end, an outer end, a central opening extending from the inner end to the outer end, an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a flange. The interior surface of the bushings includes at least one groove formed therein for preventing lubricant from escaping the bushing assembly during operation of the lift axle/suspension system while a sealing feature prevents contaminants from migrating into the bushing assembly.
US10024355B2	Polyaxial locking interface An interlocking interface retains a screw head in a socket to prevent migration of the screw head out of the socket, or to lock the screw head in the socket. The interlocking interface may retain or lock the screw at various polyaxial angles with respect to the socket. The screw head includes external corrugations. The socket includes an internal corrugated structure which interlocks with the external corrugations of the screw head when the screw is at various polyaxial angles with respect to the socket. A counterbore may be adjacent either or both ends of the socket.
US10024350B2	Seal system for dry lube pin joints A pin connection for a machine is provided that comprises a structural member that defines a pin receiving bore, a bearing housing that defines a bearing receiving bore, a self-lubricating bearing that defines a pin receiving bore, and a pin that is disposed in the bores of the bearing and the structural member. The pin connection may further comprise a seal assembly that is disposed in the bearing receiving bore of the bearing housing, the seal assembly comprising a micro-cellular closed cell foam member and a first rigid member.
US10024342B2	Load sensing control circuit A pump discharge amount is divided in accordance with switch amounts of respective switch valves by leading load pressures of actuators to which compensator valves are connected to respective first pressure chambers of the compensator valves, leading a maximum load pressure selected by a selection unit to respective second pressure chambers of the compensator valves, and controlling respective openings of the compensator valves in accordance with respective pressure actions between the respective pressure chambers. A drain passage is provided to connect the first pressure chamber of the compensator valve to a tank, and a flow dividing ratio modification valve is provided to control a pressure in the first pressure chamber.
US10024337B2	Rotor for an exhaust-fan assembly of an agricultural machine One describes a rotor (1) for an exhaust-fan assembly (4) of an 5 agricultural machine, the rotor (1) comprising a central shaft (7), a first portion (31) provided with an inlet deflector (15) having a substantially elliptical profile, defining a tapered inlet end (26). The rotor, which is also provided with a set of blades (13), further comprises a second portion (29) provided with an outlet deflector (22) having a substantially elliptical profile, so that the 10 first and the second portions (31, 29) are associated to the central shaft (7). According to the invention, one provides a rotor that promotes efficient cleaning of harvested cane.
US10024329B2	Fan assembly A fan assembly in which all of the major structural components of the assembly are mechanically fastened together by non-welding means, such as mechanical fasteners, is disclosed. The disclosure also relates to a fan assembly in which the major structural components have planar segments separated by bend lines that approximate a curved shape, and that can be formed, for example, by a press brake machine. Such a construction can eliminate the necessity for rolling, welding, and painting of the structural components of the fan assembly.
US10024327B2	Turbomolecular pump, and method of manufacturing rotor A turbomolecular pump includes: a rotor (4) on which rotary vanes (19) in multiple stages are formed; fixed vanes (21) in multiple stages; and a pump casing (7) in which a pump inlet opening (7a) is defined, and that houses the rotor (4) and the fixed vanes (21) in multiple stages; wherein: a surface of the rotor (4) facing the inlet opening has a first emissivity; a surface of one vane stage that is visible from the inlet opening, among a plurality of vane stages including the rotary vanes (19) and the fixed vanes (21), has the first emissivity; and a surface of one vane stage, among the plurality of vane stages, that is not visible from the inlet opening has a second emissivity that is greater than the first emissivity.
US10024322B2	Mechanical combustion-engine-driven fluid pump with a magneto-rheological multi-disk clutch A fluid pump includes an input shaft, a pumping unit comprising a pump rotor, and a clutch arranged between the input shaft and the pump rotor. The clutch comprises at least two input clutch disks, at least two output clutch disks, a permanent magnet element, and an actuator. The at least two input clutch disks and the at least two output clutch discs together define at least two clutch liquid gaps which are filled with a magneto-rheological clutch liquid. The permanent magnet element shifts between an engaged position wherein a magnetic field of the permanent magnet element penetrates the at least two clutch liquid gaps with a high magnetic flux, and a disengaged position wherein the magnetic field of the permanent magnet element is less than in the engaged position. The actuator moves the permanent magnet element between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
US10024320B2	Production tubing and pump driver control lines combination for suspending progressive cavity pump and pump driver in a production assembly A hydrocarbon production rotary pump having a stator and a rotor drive to rotate therein by a submersible pump driver is supported so as to be suspended from a wellhead by a support member including production tubing and at least one control line alongside the production tubing. The control line(s) has greater tensile strength in the longitudinal direction of the well casing than the production tubing such that the control line(s) provides greater support to the rotary pump and the submersible pump driver than the production tubing. A unitary casing in the form of a seamless material may fully surround the production tubing and the control line(s) along the full length thereof.
US10024316B2	Magnetic anti-rotation device for pump access cover retainer An apparatus to block an access port of a pump includes a cover having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end is configured to be received into the access port, an indexing device to prevent rotation of the cover with respect to the access port, a first component of an anti-rotation mechanism located upon the proximal end of the cover, a retainer configured to rotatably engage and abut the proximal end of the cover to resist removal of the cover from the access port, a key to engage the proximal end of the cover through a profiled keyway of the retainer, wherein the key comprises a second component of the anti-rotation mechanism, and at least one magnet to retain the key against the proximal end of the cover, wherein the profiled keyway is configured to restrict rotation of the key with respect to the retainer.
US10024315B2	Pump operation procedure with piston position sensor A method for calibrating a pump assembly is disclosed. The method includes characterizing a pump of the pump assembly to determine a performance characteristics of the pump. The method may also include calibrating a sensor associated with a displacement unit of the pump assembly. Calibrating the sensor may include calibrating the sensor under operating conditions of a first environment and under operating conditions of a second environment. Under the operating conditions of the second environment, the pump can also be calibrated to determine a performance characteristics of the pump at the operating conditions of the second environment. The calibrated pump assembly is then used to draw fluid from a subterranean formation or conduct a formation test.
US10024313B2	Pump chamber including internal surface modifications A combination of a chamber wall and the flexible membrane defines a pump chamber in a diaphragm pump. The pump chamber includes one or more internal surfaces that are modified to include a pattern of a pattern of channel surface regions. The channel surface regions provide unobstructed pathways to a respective opening disposed on an internal surface of the chamber wall. For example, as discussed herein, presence of the channel surface regions ensures that the facing of the flexible membrane does not needlessly stick (as a result of residual suction) to an inside surface of the chamber wall during a portion of the pump stroke in which negative pressure is applied to a backing of the flexible membrane. In other words, the channel surface regions distribute relief pressure along the inside surface of the pump chamber wall.
US10024312B2	On-vehicle electronic device and motor-driven compressor An inverter includes a bus bar as a wiring and a ferrite core that covers the bus bar to absorb electromagnetic noise from the bus bar. The bus bar and ferrite core are integrated by mold forming using a resin material in a state of exposing a part of the ferrite core.
US10024308B2	Guiding lightning to a lightning receptor A method of guiding lightning to a lightning receptor of a rotor blade for a wind turbine, wherein the method includes the following steps: Generating a vortex of airflow by means of a vortex generator, the vortex generator being located at the surface of the rotor blade; attracting the lightning by the vortex; guiding the lightning to the lightning receptor is provided. Furthermore, the invention relates to a rotor blade for a wind turbine, wherein the rotor blade comprises a vortex generator for generating a vortex of airflow, the vortex generator being located at the surface of the rotor blade, and a lightning receptor for receiving an electrical current from the lightning. The vortex generator and the lightning receptor are arranged such with regard to each other that the lightning is guided to the lightning receptor by the vortex which is generated by the vortex generator.
US10024300B2	Turbine blades and systems with forward blowing slots A blade for use in a wind turbine comprises a pressure side and suction side meeting at a trailing edge and leading edge. The pressure side and suction side provide lift to the turbine blade upon the flow of air from the leading edge to the trailing edge and over the pressure side and suction side. The blade includes one or more openings at the suction side, in some cases between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The one or more openings are configured to provide a pressurized fluid towards the leading edge of the blade, in some cases at an angle between about 0° and 70° with respect to an axis oriented from a centerline of the blade toward the leading edge.
US10024290B2	Method for controlling an engine during a restart Various systems and methods are described for controlling an engine in a vehicle, the engine being coupled to a transmission. One example method comprises, under selected braking conditions, shutting-off the engine and spinning-down the engine to rest while the vehicle is traveling, and in response to a foot-off-brake event, restarting the engine by at least partially engaging the transmission and adjusting engine torque control actuators.
US10024279B2	Apparatus for improving cooling efficiency of engine room in vehicle An apparatus for improving cooling performance of an engine room in a vehicle, may include an air duct connected to an air cleaner to serve as a moving guide of fresh air; a duct flap installed to open and close some section of the air duct and operated to supply all the fresh air introduced into the air duct when the air duct is in a closed state to the air cleaner and discharge some of the fresh air introduced into the air duct when the air duct is in an opened state to a space of a high temperature part of the engine room; and an actuator supplying power to the duct flap to perform an opening and closing operation of the duct flap.
US10024277B2	Engine air pre cleaner evacuation system for work machine A work machine with an internal combustion engine is provided with an air inlet for receiving combustion air, wherein an air pre-cleaner is mounted in the inlet, a radiator, a cooling air fan and a debris removal means, configured to remove debris from a flow of air produced by the cooling air fan through the radiator, the removal means comprising a screen for collecting the debris, and an aspirator for aspirating the debris away from the screen, and a venturi element mounted downstream of the aspirator, and having an inlet portion, a throat portion and an outlet portion, wherein a duct is mounted between the engine air pre-cleaner and the throat portion, so that particles removed by the pre-cleaner flow towards the throat portion, and out through the outlet portion of the venturi element, together with the aspirated debris.
US10024275B2	Condensate management system for an exhaust gas cooler and heat recovery device Methods and systems are provided for condensate management in an EGR cooler of an engine system. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system with an EGR cooler is coupled to an exhaust system and to an intake system of an engine. The EGR cooler includes an inlet coupled to the exhaust system, a first outlet coupled to the exhaust system, and a second outlet coupled to the intake system, the second outlet positioned vertically higher than the first outlet.
US10024274B2	Control apparatus of engine A control apparatus of an engine including a cylinder into which a piston is reciprocatably fitted is provided. The apparatus includes a fuel injector, a water injector, and a controller. The controller includes an engine load determining module for receiving a parameter and determining whether an engine operating range is within a low high load range or a high load range. Within the low load range, the controller controls the fuel injector to inject fuel into a center region of a combustion chamber. Within the high load range, the controller controls the fuel injector to inject the fuel in a period between a latter half of compression stroke and an early half of expansion stroke, and the water injector to inject supercritical water or subcritical water toward a crown surface of the piston in a period that is after the injection and before a mixture gas ignition.
US10024273B2	Fuel injector A fluid injector is shown and described, including an injector housing and an armature which is coupled to a valve needle. A first bellow surrounds a first space. A first axial end of the first bellow is connected to the injector housing and a second axial end of the first bellow is connected to a first axial side of the armature. A second bellow surrounds a second space. A first axial end of the second bellow is connected to a second axial side of the armature and a second axial end of the second bellow is connected to the housing.
US10024265B2	Systems and methods for estimating exhaust pressure Methods and systems are provided for estimating exhaust pressure based on an exhaust air/fuel ratio sensor. In one example, a method may comprise estimating an exhaust pressure based on periodic waveform outputs of an exhaust air/fuel ratio (AFR) sensor, and adjusting at least one engine operating parameter based on the estimated exhaust pressure. The exhaust pressure may be estimated based on one or more of the standard deviation and frequency of the periodic waveform outputs.
US10024263B2	Device for measuring temperature of turbine wheel in turbocharger and engine control method using temperature measurement device for turbine wheel A device for measuring temperature of a turbine wheel in a turbocharger includes: a guide that passes infrared ray generated from the turbine wheel and includes a coolant path; a protection unit that protects an optical head which senses the infrared ray; and a signal processing unit that measures a temperature of the turbine wheel by processing a signal corresponding to the sensed infrared ray.
US10024248B2	Engine control device Provided are a valve stop mechanism capable of switching intake valves and exhaust valves of deactivated cylinders between an openable/closable state and a closed state, and an engine speed control unit which controls the engine speed. The engine speed control unit controls the engine speed in such a manner that the amount of change in the engine speed with respect to time is reduced, as compared with a case in which a specific condition is not satisfied, when the specific condition that switching by the valve stop mechanism is not completed, and that connection between an engine and a power transmission unit is released is satisfied after issuance of a switching request from one of a reduced-cylinder operation and an all-cylinder operation to the other thereof.
US10024246B2	Method for controlling an engine braking device and engine braking device The invention relates to a method for controlling an engine braking device for a combustion engine in motor vehicles, in particular in commercial vehicles, which has an intake system, an exhaust system, gas exchange valves associated with the combustion engine, a fuel injection device, which injects fuel into at least one combustion chamber, an exhaust turbocharger integrated into the exhaust system and the intake system, and an engine braking unit, wherein the engine braking unit has a decompression brake, which influences at least one outlet valve of the gas exchange valves, and a brake flap, which is arranged in the exhaust system and causes the exhaust gas to build up. According to the invention, as engine braking starts or during engine braking, fuel is injected into at least one combustion chamber of the combustion engine for a predefined period of time.
US10024242B2	Gas turbine engine with a fire wall and an off-take device A gas turbine engine having a fire wall configured to provide a fire resistant barrier between a first zone and a second zone in the gas turbine engine, the second zone being hotter than the first zone. The gas turbine engine also has: (i) an actuator located in the first zone, (ii) an actuatable device that is located in the second zone, (iii) a bypass duct, (iv) an off-take device to extract cooling air from the bypass duct in the gas turbine engine and to supply the extracted cooling air into the elongate housing/shell, the off-take device having a first passage and a second passage, and (v) a mechanical force transmitting device that extends from the actuator to the actuatable device via a hole in the fire wall. The mechanical force transmitting device is configured to actuate the actuatable device by transmitting a mechanical force to the actuatable device.
US10024240B2	Method for determining a duration of movement for a starter air valve of a turbine engine A method of determining a duration of a movement of a starter air valve of a turbine engine, the valve for regulating the passage of a flow of pressurized air from upstream to the downstream of pipework, where the downstream side is connected to a pneumatic starter of the turbine engine, the method including determining an instant of initiation and an instant of completion of a movement of the valve during a movement phase of the valve, determining the duration of the movement of the valve, by subtracting the instant of initiation from the instant of completion, calculating a difference between the determined duration of the movement and a theoretical value of the duration.
US10024235B2	Offset core engine architecture A gas turbine engine has a propulsion unit and a gas generating core. The propulsion unit includes a fan and a free turbine, wherein the free turbine is connected to drive the fan about a first axis. The gas generating core includes a compressor, a combustion section, and a gas generating core turbine. The compressor and the gas generating core turbine are configured to rotate about a second axis. An inlet duct is configured to deliver air from the fan to the gas generating core. The inlet duct has a crescent shaped cross-section near the fan.
US10024234B2	Panels of a fan of a gas turbine An aircraft gas turbine with a fan disk on which are fastened fan blades spread over the circumference and forming an intermediate space with one another, with a sealing disk arranged at the rear of the fan disk and with an inlet cone mounted at the front of the fan disk, as well as with filler elements arranged in the intermediate spaces, where the sealing disk has an annular groove and where the filler elements are at the rear inserted into the annular groove and at the front held underneath a rim area of the inlet cone, characterized in that the filler elements are designed as bending beams and that on the radially inner side of the filler element at least one rib-like reinforcing area is provided, extending in the axial direction and longitudinally to the filler element.
US10024229B2	Variable-flow-rate valve mechanism and turbocharger A clearance δ between an inner peripheral surface of an attachment hole of an attachment tongue and an outer peripheral surface of a valve shaft is set to be smaller than an allowable displacement amount λ in an axial direction of a valve with respect to the attachment tongue. When a condition is satisfied in which the outer peripheral surface of the valve shaft comes into contact with a front-side periphery and a back-side periphery of the attachment hole of the attachment tongue, and in which a top surface of a valve body comes into contact with a back surface of the attachment tongue, a waste gate valve is constituted so that a metal washer becomes non-contact with a front surface of the attachment tongue.
US10024224B2	Rotary carburetor for two-stroke internal combustion engine To allow an intake negative pressure to directly act on a fuel outlet formed on a nozzle tube, and to guide a fuel discharged from the fuel outlet in the nozzle tube to the fuel-air mixture passage. A rotary carburetor (200) has a guide plate member (42) downstream of a fuel outlet (30) located in a through-hole (14). The guide plate member (42) has both side edges (42b) away from an inner wall surface (14a) of the through-hole (14). The through-hole (14) is divided by the guide plate member (42) into a first passage portion (44) and a second passage portion (46). The first passage portion (44) communicates through a piston groove with a scavenging passage of a cylinder. The fuel discharged from the fuel outlet (30) is guided by the guide plate member (42) to the second passage portion (46) and is supplied through the second passage portion (46) to a fuel-air mixture passage (24) of an engine intake system.
US10024211B2	Mounting support for heat shield reinforcement An aftertreatment system comprises a SCR system. The SCR system includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet and defining an internal volume. At least one catalyst can be positioned within the internal volume. A mounting support is positioned around at least a portion of a perimeter of the housing. A heat shield is positioned around the perimeter of the housing such that the housing is positioned substantially within the heat shield. A portion of the heat shield is disposed on and in contact with the mounting support. A clamp is positioned around a heat shield perimeter. The clamp is positioned on the portion of the heat shield disposed on and in contact with the mounting support. The mounting support is configured to transmit a clamping force of the clamp on the heat shield to the housing to prevent buckling of the heat shield from the clamping force.
US10024210B2	Constant mass flow injection system Exhaust aftertreatment assemblies and methods of manufacturing and operating exhaust aftertreatment assemblies. The exhaust aftertreatment assembly includes a reductant delivery device, a reductant source fluidly coupled to the reductant delivery device, a mixing chamber positioned between the reductant delivery device and the reductant source and thereby fluidly coupling the reductant source to the reductant delivery device, and a compressed air source fluidly coupled to the mixing chamber upstream of the mixing chamber with respect to the reductant delivery device. The compressed air source provides compressed air to mix with reductant in the mixing chamber.
US10024209B2	Exhaust gas purification filter, exhaust gas purifier, and method of using exhaust gas purifier An exhaust gas purification filter includes: a honeycomb structure body having partition walls for defining a plurality of cells that extend from an inflow end face to an outflow end face; an inflow side plugging portion; an outflow side plugging portion; and a porous surface trapping layer which is disposed on an inflow surface which is a surface on an inflow cell side which is the cell in which the outflow side plugging portion is disposed, among surfaces of the partition walls, in which the surface trapping layer has a thickness of 10 to 60 μm and an average pore diameter of 0.3 to 5 μm, and in a section which is parallel to a cell extending direction.
US10024197B2	Power generation system having compressor creating excess air flow and turbo-expander using same A power generation system may include a generator, and a gas turbine system for powering the generator, the gas turbine system including a turbine component, an integral compressor and a combustor to which air from the integral compressor and fuel are supplied, the combustor arranged to supply hot combustion gases to the turbine component, and the integral compressor having a flow capacity greater than an intake capacity of at least one of the combustor and the turbine component, creating an excess air flow. A turbo-expander may also power the generator. A first control valve control flow of the excess air flow along an excess air flow path to an inlet of the turbo-expander. An educator may be positioned in the excess air flow path for using the excess air flow as a motive force to augment the excess air flow with additional air. A discharge of the turbo-expander is supplied to an inlet of the integral compressor.
US10024191B2	Fan track liner designed to yield next to fan case hook A containment system for a gas turbine engine includes a fan track assembly for use with a containment case. The fan track assembly includes a body of collapsible material that is positioned within a cavity of the fan case, and voids are provided for providing space in the event of a catastrophic blade failure. Various configurations of the fan track liner assembly are provided along with various mounting methodologies for securing the track liner assembly to the fan case of a gas turbine engine.
US10024190B1	Apparatus and process for forming an air cooled turbine airfoil with a cooling air channel and discharge slot in a thin wall A ceramic core used to cast and cooling circuit in a thin wall turbine airfoil, where the ceramic core includes a row of metering and impingement forming pieces that discharge into a radial plenum, followed by a row of pedestals and a row of diffusion channels that then flow into a single discharge slot. The ceramic core has bumpers of both sides to position the core in a wax mold. The metering and impingement holes are offset from the cooling passage in the airfoil wall so that impingement of the hot surface of the wall occurs.
US10024182B2	Cooled composite sheets for a gas turbine A laminated sheet for a gas turbine component, the laminated sheet has a first cover layer, a second cover layer and a first intermediate layer, wherein the first cover layer, the second cover layer and the first intermediate layer are stacked together on top of each other. The first intermediate layer is located between the first cover layer and the second cover layer. The first intermediate layer has at least one first elongated through hole, wherein a cooling fluid is flowable through the first elongated through hole.
US10024180B2	Transition duct arrangement in a gas turbine engine An arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes a combustor for producing a working medium by combustion of a mixture of fuel and an oxidant, a turbine section comprising a stationary vane carrier on which a first row of stationary vanes is arranged, and a transition duct for leading the working medium from the combustor to the turbine section. The transition duct has a forward end that adjoins the combustor and an aft end that adjoins the stationary vane carrier. The transition duct has a transition duct axis extending from the forward end to the aft end along a straight line. The transition duct axis is normal to a vane axis of a stationary vane in the first row of stationary vanes.
US10024176B2	Rotor blade with reduced acoustic response A turbine engine rotor blade having a trailing edge (20A) with a modified surface state (22, 28) enabling the flow speed passing around the blade to be altered so as to modify the acoustic interaction against structural elements (12) that interact with the flow downstream from the rotor blade.
US10024172B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil An airfoil includes an airfoil wall including an exterior airfoil surface and at least partially defines an airfoil cavity. A fillet is on the exterior airfoil surface. A recess is in an interior surface of the airfoil wall adjacent the fillet. A baffle tube is located in the airfoil cavity spaced from the recess.
US10024162B2	Turbine disk fatigue rejuvenation A process for rejuvenating a turbine disk having a plurality of slots includes the steps of determining a depth of a damaged layer containing M23C6 carbide dissolution; and removing the damaged layer from the slots in accordance with the determined depth.
US10024159B2	Method for detecting a leaking point in a heat recovery system A method for detecting a leaking point in a heat recovery system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, wherein the heat recovery system includes a combustible working medium and a working medium circuit with an evaporator, a pump and an expansion machine. The recirculated exhaust gas of the engine flows through or around the evaporator which is arranged in an exhaust-gas return line. At least one oxidation catalytic converter is arranged in an exhaust gas line of the engine. A first temperature sensor is arranged in the exhaust gas line upstream and a second exhaust gas temperature sensor is arranged downstream of the oxidation catalytic converter. Temperatures of the exhaust gas are measured with these temperature sensors during operation of the engine in the exhaust gas line upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalytic converter. A temperature difference of the exhaust gas upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalyst is determined, wherein upon occurrence of an abnormally high temperature difference a conclusion is drawn on a leak in the evaporator.
US10024158B2	Hydrostatic positive displacement machine A hydrostatic positive displacement machine has a cylinder drum (4) located in a housing (9) and rotatable around an axis of rotation (2). During rotation of the cylinder drum (4), a piston bore (5) is placed in alternating communication with an inlet side (E) and an outlet side (A). The inlet side (E) and outlet side (A) comprise connections (21; 22) to a control plate (12). A reversing device (30) is located in a reversing area (25; 26) between the connections (21, 22) on the control plate (12). The reversing device (30) damps the pressure adjustment between a displacement chamber (V) and the pressure present in the connection (21; 22). The reversing device (30) includes at least two flow connections which are actuated simultaneously by the displacement chamber (V) as it moves along the reversing area (25; 26).
US10024157B2	Spray nozzle for underground roof support A fluid spray for an underground roof support includes a first housing portion, a spray outlet, a second housing portion formed integrally with the first housing portion, and a service port. The first housing portion includes an elongated shaft having a first end, a second end, and a first fluid passage extending between the first end and the second end. The spray outlet is positioned adjacent the second end of the shaft. The second housing portion is positioned adjacent the first end of the shaft. The second housing portion includes at least one port and a second fluid passage between the at least one port and the first fluid passage. The service port is aligned with the first fluid passage, and the service port is selectively opened to provide access to the first fluid passage from the first end of the first housing portion.
US10024154B2	Latch position indicator system and method Latch position indicator systems remotely determine whether a latch assembly is latched or unlatched. The latch assembly may be a single latch assembly or a dual latch assembly. An oilfield device may be positioned with the latch assembly. Non-contact (position), contact (on/off and/or position) and hydraulic (flowmeter), both direct and indirect, embodiments include fluid measurement systems, an electrical switch system, a mechanical valve system, and proximity sensor systems.
US10024135B2	Electrically activated adhesive for strengthening of a subterranean wellbore A wellbore strengthening composition may include a base fluid and at least one polymer functionalized with electrochemically activated groups. A method of treating a wellbore may include emplacing, in at least a selected region of the wellbore, a wellbore strengthening composition including a base fluid and at least one polymer functionalized with electrochemically activated groups. The method may also include emplacing a downhole tool capable of generating a voltage potential in the wellbore and applying a voltage potential in the wellbore with the downhole tool.
US10024132B2	Through tubing bridge plug and installation method for same A through tubing bridge plug (200) for providing a gripping and sealing engagement with a casing string of a wellbore. The bridge plug (200) includes an actuation rod (208), an anchor assembly (212), a pair of compression assemblies, each including a support assembly (216, 242) and an anti extrusion assembly (220, 238) and a packing assembly (224) disposed about the actuation rod (208) between the compression assemblies. Responsive to longitudinal movement of the actuation rod (208), the anchor assembly (212) establishes the gripping engagement with the casing string, the compression assemblies are radially deployed such that the anti extrusion assemblies (220, 238) are supported by the support assemblies (216, 242) and the packing assembly (224) establishes the sealing engagement with the casing string.
US10024127B2	One-trip cut and pull system and apparatus Disclosed embodiments may relate to devices or tools for diverting flow within a wellbore. For example, disclosed tool embodiments may allow for more efficiently cutting and pulling of casing from a wellbore during well abandonment operations, since diverting fluid flow as disclosed may allow for a single tool string trip to allow the flow patterns for both cutting and cleanup.
US10024120B2	Riser pipe section equipped with a locking ring arranged between the main tube and the auxiliary line The present invention relates to a riser section (4) equipped with an external locking ring (11). Locking ring (11) cooperates with a male connector element (9) and a female connector element (8) by means of a series of studs. The invention also relates to a riser consisting of several sections (4) and to the use of the riser for carrying out an offshore drilling operation.
US10024107B2	Rotary drill bit An air-cooled earth-boring drill bit including a plurality of lugs. Each lug includes a pin flange. A first roller race is distal to the pin flange. A thrust flange is distal to the first roller race. At least one pin flange vent slot is arranged in a surface of the pin flange opposite the first roller race. The at least one pin flange vent slot opens in a direction of a load side of a bearing. At least one thrust flange vent slot is arranged in a surface of the thrust flange facing the first rollers. The at least one thrust flange vent slot opens in the direction of the load side of the bearing. A plurality of flow passages are arranged within the lug to supply fluid to the at least one pin flange vent slot and the at least one thrust flange vent slot.
US10024101B2	Bottom rail for a cordless blind A bottom rail for a cordless blind has an elongated body having a bottom, a top spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the bottom, a concave front face connected between the bottom and the top and a concave rear face connected between the bottom and the top. The concave surfaces provide comfortable gripping areas enabling a user to easily grasp the bottom rail and raise or lower the cordless blind.
US10024091B2	Door closer assembly with hollow hinge member A door closer assembly includes a central shaft rotatingly mounted in an outer housing and which passes through at least one brake pad. One or more wedges are slidingly mounted on the central shaft by means of a fastener. The wedges, upon tightening of the fastener, wedge against an inclined surface, which forces the wedges downwards and applies a downwards force that causes a friction-enhanced surface to rub against the at least one brake pad.
US10024087B2	Safety device and case with lid using safety device A safety device used for a case with a lid, includes a lock pin device having a responding moving member supported in the case, and a lock pin protruding from the responding moving member; a lock member provided on a lid side, and including a cam groove to receive the lock pin; and a spring member. The cam groove includes at least three first portions extending in an opening/closing direction of the lid, having an opening-directional end portion and a closing-directional end portion, and disposed in parallel at a predetermined interval therebetween; and a plurality of second portions connecting the closing-directional end portion of the first portions and intermediate portions of adjacent first portions. A depth of a bottom portion between the first portion and the second portion is different to transfer the lock pin from a first of the first portions to a last of the first portions non-reversibly.
US10024071B2	Safety and debris drop netting system and related methodology A drop netting system configured to installation on a building slab such as a balcony to protect against falling debris, overspray, concrete, and the like. The system includes plurality of spaced apart brackets disposed around the perimeter of the slab so as to form an array of attachment points for a drop net to be attached to and suspended from the brackets. The brackets extend outward from the edge of the slab and are each optionally angled slightly upward from the surface of the slab. A drop net is secured to the distal end of each bracket and suspended therefrom such that the drop net is spaced away from the edge of the slab to permit construction workers to have access of the slab edge in order to carry out construction work. The drop netting system can be installed on adjacent floors to encase the space between the floors.
US10024070B2	System to deter external climbing of open stairs The present invention provides a guard which is a surface that is adapted for mounting over the open end of the tread of a step of an open stairway such that when associated with a stairway: the exposed area of the OTEP is reduced. The present invention further provides for a retention means to maintain stable association of the guard with the stairway. The present invention further comprises kits comprising one or more guards, one or more retention means and instructions for use.
US10024068B1	Board adjuster A board adjuster is provided, including an adjusting member and a positioning member. The adjusting member includes a toggling portion and an insertion portion, the insertion portion has two restricting members extending oppositely, the toggling portion has two recessive portions, and the insertion portion is located between two recessive portions. The positioning member has a slot. The insertion portion is for being inserted into a gap between two boards, the positioning member is for abutting against and between the two boards and the toggling portion, the insertion portion is disposed through the slot, the positioning member is disposed through the two recessive portions, the positioning member abuts against the two recessive portions so that the two restricting members respectively abut against a side of one of the two boards away from the toggling portion.
US10024060B2	Valley flashing A valley flashing including two roof panels adapted to protect a roof valley. Some embodiments include one or more attachment flanges joined to the roof panels. Some embodiments include one or more protrusions for protection from water infiltration under roof shingles.
US10024058B2	Tile edge systems and methods Disclosed herein are tiles, systems, and methods related to manufacturing bullnose or other non-straight edge tiles. The tiles can comprise a non-straight edge with one or more printed layers. The printed layers can comprise radiation curable inks or other fast-drying coatings. Upon exposure to a curing station, the layers cure quickly. This provides a printed and cured surface that very closely matches the rest of the tile. The tiles, systems, and methods disclosed herein can be of higher quality and can involve more efficient manufacturing than existing tiles, systems, and methods.
US10024056B2	Methods and systems for engagement of decorative covering Kits and methods for installing, repairing and/or replacing a decorative covering on a non-decorative substrate. The kit may include an engagement layer, a decorative covering and/or a substrate.
US10024054B2	Facade construction The invention relates to a facade construction comprising first thermal barrier elements which are arranged on a supporting framework, in particular of an outer wall of a building, second thermal barrier elements which are arranged on the first thermal barrier elements and a retaining device which is arranged on the supporting framework and holds the first and second thermal barrier elements on the supporting framework. The facade device further comprises an intermediate layer in the form of a multiplicity of mounting plates, which intermediate layer is attached to and supported by the retaining device, wherein the second thermal barrier elements are arranged on the intermediate layer.
US10024038B2	Shower bar system An assembly for a shower system having first and second shower members and connectable to a water supply with a supply pipe having a pipe outlet. The assembly includes an adjustable supply assembly and a diverter valve. The adjustable supply assembly includes an adapter coupleable to the pipe outlet, a supply member having a supply outlet and coupled to the adapter for movement along the axis, and a seal positioned to provide a sealed connection in adjusted positions. The diverter valve includes a valve inlet in fluid communication with the supply outlet, and first and second valve outlets in fluid communication with the first and second shower members, respectively. The shower system is mounted in an enclosure having a wall. The adapter connects to the pipe outlet on one side of the wall, and the diverter valve is located on another side of the wall.
US10024031B2	Shovel A shovel includes a lower traveling body; an upper swivel body that is mounted on the lower traveling body; an electric motor for swiveling that drives the upper swivel body in a swiveling manner; a mechanical brake that holds a swiveling stopped state of the upper swivel body; an engine; a hydraulic pump that discharges hydraulic oil with the power of the engine; a hydraulic actuator that is driven by the hydraulic oil discharged by the hydraulic pump; a pressure detecting unit that detects the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump; and a control device that controls the mechanical brake on the basis of information on the discharge pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit.
US10024024B2	Cement form with breakaway portion A cement form includes a unitary body portion having a first surface arranged vertically and configured to support a volume of cement, a second surface arranged horizontally and configured to contact a ground support surface, a foam material, and a detachable portion. The cement form may include a connector groove formed in the weight bearing surface and extending along at least a portion of a length of the body portion. The connector groove is configured to receive a connecting member that extends between adjacent positioned cement forms. The detachable portion may be positioned adjacent to the connector groove.
US10024020B2	Apparatus for constructing foundation pilings Apparatus for making foundation pilings includes a lead section with screw threads, at least one extension section, and a bit carried by the first of the extension sections. The bit slides onto the first, lower end of the extension section and is operable to compress the soil laterally to the extension sections and form a lateral groove in the soil. Grout fills the annular region of the hole bored by the apparatus including the grooves for lateral stability. Each extension section is formed to fit into the next one and to be secured to it by lateral bolts. The bolt heads prevent the bit from moving vertically as the lead section advances into the soil. Bits may be added to increase the size of the opening bored.
US10024016B2	Method for reducing swell potential of expansive clay mineral and expansive clayey soil with molecular level simulation A method of reducing the swell potential of an expansive clay mineral. The method includes (a) carrying out a forcefield-modified molecular level simulation to determine an amount of a swelling reduction agent to be incorporated into the expansive clay mineral to form a swelling reduction agent incorporated expansive clay mineral with a reduced swell potential Si(ECM) that is no greater than a pre-set level T, wherein the swelling reduction agent comprises at least one cementation material of calcite, gypsum, and potassium chloride and/or at least one exchangeable cation of K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+, and wherein the forcefield-modified molecular level simulation comprises molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo simulation techniques configured to simulate the reduced swell potential Si(ECM), and (b) incorporating the amount of the swelling reduction agent into the expansive clay mineral to form the swelling reduction agent incorporated expansive clay mineral.
US10024013B2	Floating dam or island and method of manufacture thereof A floating dam or island is provided by pre-fabricating modular hollow bodies. A first group of modular bodies is laid floating on a water surface, positioning the modular bodies in mutual side-to-side arrangement so as to delimit therebetween intermediate gaps within which the reinforcing rods are protruding. A first concrete casting is performed into the gaps and over the modular bodies so as to render them mutually joined. A second group of modular bodies is then laid over the first group and a second concrete casting is performed in order to join the first and second group together. Additional groups of modular bodies are laid and further concrete castings are performed up to obtaining a monolithic block having a desired floating dam or island configuration.
US10024011B2	Animal waste collecting tool An animal waste collecting tool for improved sanitization includes an elongated shaft having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end connects to an attachment member that is for securing the tool with a user's arm. The lower end connects to a V-shaped support member wherein two legs of the V-shaped support member are connected to a semi-circular member. On the bottom surface of the semi-circular member, there are a plurality of hooks on the bottom surface of the semi-circular member, each of the plurality of hooks being biased in the forward direction. Another hook being biased in the rearward direction is inside the tip between two legs of the V-shaped support member, for securing a disposable bag on the semi-circular member in conjunction with the plurality of hooks on the bottom surface of the semi-circular member.
US10024010B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for clearing a surface using pressurized air Provided are apparatuses, methods, and systems to clear a road surface of debris, water, or other contaminants. A system for clearing a road surface is provided including an air knife with an elongate orifice extending along a line, a frame configured to support the air knife in a position substantially parallel to a plane defined by the road surface, and a tow bar coupled to the frame, where the tow bar is pivotable relative to the frame along an axis orthogonal to the plane defined by the road surface. The system may include a mounting plate connected to the tow bar, where the mounting plate is pivotably mounted to the frame. The air knife may be supplied with pressurized air to clear the road surface of debris. A guide wheel may be attached to the frame, where the guide wheel is configured to rotate about an axis orthogonal to the plane defined by the road surface.
US10024006B2	Road surface crushing apparatus A road surface crushing apparatus includes: a cylinder-shaped drum configured to be rotatably installed on one side of a main transportation means; a plurality of crushing units each formed to protrude from one side of the outer circumferential surface of the drum in an outward direction, and configured to crush a road surface to be repaired; and one or more cutting units each formed to extend from one side of one of both ends of the outer circumferential surface of the drum in a direction away from the outer circumferential surface of the drum, and configured to cut a boundary surface between the road surface to be repaired and a road surface not to be repaired; wherein when the drum is rotated, both a crushing operation of the crushing units and a cutting operation of the cutting units are simultaneously performed.
US10023997B2	Water-based coatings for color sampling A color sampling display product is provided that includes a radiation-curable water-based coating composition applied to a substrate, and shows mechanical integrity and aesthetic appeal.
US10023992B2	Hidden dryer door switch A latch switch assembly for an appliance or the like provides spring-loaded jaws to retain a latch strike when a door of the appliance is closed and a switch operator positioned behind spring-loaded jaws be activated by the latch strike when it is received.
US10023983B2	Sewing machine presser foot A sewing machine presser foot includes: a presser foot body including an attachment portion attached to a presser bar of a sewing machine, a supporting portion extending downward from the attachment portion , and a pressing portion in which, at a lower end of the supporting portion, a needle guiding hole having a string guiding groove for guiding a string is formed; and a cover member including a groove covering portion that crosses and covers the string guiding groove of the pressing portion, a supporting plate portion formed along the supporting portion continuously from the groove covering portion, and an attachment portion formed at an end of the supporting plate portion so as to be attached to the presser foot body. A right-side portion of the supporting plate portion of the cover member is fixed to the presser foot body A by the attachment portion.
US10023982B2	Automatic creation of applique cutting data from machine embroidery data Using an existing embroidery design that has been created for applique, data is automatically created for a cutting machine, which will cut the applique. Currently, the user currently has to cut these by hand—a labor intensive process or use a custom die that can be expensive. The process only requires that the applique steps in the sewing sequence are labeled as such. Generally, the applique steps are so labeled in order for the design creator to be able to let the sewer know what they are doing.
US10023978B2	Nylon blend for improved mechanical properties of monofilaments and multifilament fibers A filament comprising a polymer blend and specific articles comprising the filament are disclosed. The polymer blend includes an aliphatic nylon and a semiaromatic nylon. The aliphatic nylon is the major component of the blend and semiaromatic nylon is the minor component of the blend. The aliphatic nylon can be Nylon 6, Nylon 66, Nylon 610, Nylon 612, Nylon 12, and mixtures thereof. The semiaromatic nylon can be 6I/6T, 6T/6I, and mixtures thereof. The nylon blend filament provides enhanced mechanical properties such as modulus, ultimate strength, and yield strength with improved processability and reduced diameter variability at a reduced cost.
US10023976B2	Periodic table group 13 metal nitride crystals and method for manufacturing periodic table group 13 metal nitride crystals A periodic table Group 13 metal nitride crystals grown with a non-polar or semi-polar principal surface have numerous stacking faults. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a period table Group 13 metal nitride crystal wherein the occurrence of stacking faults of this kind are suppressed. The present invention achieves the foregoing by a periodic table Group 13 metal nitride crystal being characterized in that, in a Qx direction intensity profile that includes a maximum intensity and is derived from an isointensity contour plot obtained by x-ray reciprocal lattice mapping of (100) plane of the periodic table Group 13 metal nitride crystal, a Qx width at 1/300th of peak intensity is 6×10−4 rlu or less.
US10023970B2	Dynamic current distribution control apparatus and method for wafer electroplating Methods, systems, and apparatus for plating a metal onto a work piece are described. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a plating chamber, a substrate holder, an anode chamber housing an anode, an ionically resistive ionically permeable element positioned between a substrate and the anode chamber during electroplating, an auxiliary cathode located between the anode and the ionically resistive ionically permeable element, and an insulating shield with an opening in its central region. The insulating shield may be movable with respect to the ionically resistive ionically permeable element to vary a distance between the shield and the ionically resistive ionically permeable element during electroplating.
US10023954B2	Slit valve apparatus, systems, and methods Slit valve apparatuses are described. In one aspect, a slit valve apparatus is disclosed having a gate with at least one sealing surface, a blocker element, and a connector member that structurally connects the gate and the blocker element. Systems and methods including the slit valve apparatus are also disclosed, as are numerous other aspects.
US10023940B2	Copper alloy and process for producing the same A copper alloy consisting of two or more of Cr, Ti and Zr, and the balance Cu and impurities, in which the relationship between the total number N and the diameter X satisfies the following formula (1). Ag, P, Mg or the like may be included instead of a part of Cu. This copper alloy is obtained by cooling a bloom, a slab, a billet, or a ingot in at least in a temperature range from the bloom, the slab, the billet, or the ingot temperature just after casting to 450° C., at a cooling rate of 0.5° C./s or more. After the cooling, working in a temperature range of 600° C. or lower and further heat treatment of holding for 30 seconds or more in a temperature range of 150 to 750° C. are desirably performed. The working and the heat treatment are most desirably performed for a plurality of times. log N≤0.4742+17.629×exp(−0.1133×X) (1)
US10023937B2	Adsorbent for rare earth element and method for recovering rare earth element An adsorbent for rare earth element and a method for recovering a rare earth element, in which a rare earth element contained in an aqueous solution can be simply and inexpensively adsorbed and recovered, and a rare earth element present in an aqueous solution in combination with a base metal can be selectively adsorbed and recovered. The adsorbent includes a base material and diglycolamic acid introduced into the base material. The method for recovering a rare earth element includes steps of: bringing an aqueous solution containing a rare earth element into contact with the adsorbent for rare earth element to allow the rare earth element to be adsorbed on the adsorbent for rare earth element; and desorbing the rare earth element adsorbed on the adsorbent for rare earth element with an acid of 1 N or less.
US10023931B2	Method of production of hot dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent workability, powderability, and slidability The present invention provides a method of production of hot dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent workability compared with the Sendzimir method or non-oxidizing furnace method and further with excellent powdering or slidability, that is, a method of production of hot dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent workability, powdering, and slidability characterized by processing a slab containing, by mass %, C: 0.01 to 0.12%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.6%, Si: 0.002 to 0.1%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.03% or less, sol. Al: 0.005 to 0.1%, and N: 0.01% or less and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities by hot rolling, pickling, cold rolling, then annealing at 650 to 900° C., cooling to 250 to 450° C., holding at said temperature range for 120 seconds or more, then cooling to room temperature, pickling, preplating Ni or Ni—Fe without intermediate temper rolling, heating by 5° C./sec or more down to 430 to 500° C., galvanizing in a galvanization bath, wiping, then heating by a rate of temperature rise of 20° C./sec or more up to 460 to 550° C., not providing any soaking time or holding for soaking for less than 5 seconds, then cooling by 3° C./sec or more, and final temper rolling by a 0.4 to 2% elongation rate.
US10023915B2	Method for screening for a cancer treatment agent using the interaction between PAUF and a binding partner thereof The present invention relates to a method for screening for a cancer treatment agent by contacting a test material with pancreatic adenocarcinoma upregulated factor (PAUF) and GLRX3, SNAPIN, or UBL4A, as a binding partner for PAUF, and then analyzing whether or not the test material inhibits the binding of the PAUF and GLRX3, SNAPIN, or UBL4A serving as a binding partner therefor, thereby determining that the test material is a cancer treatment agent if the binding is inhibited. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing the test material as an active ingredient for inhibiting and treating cancer. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention, which contains, as an active ingredient, an inhibitor for inhibiting PAUF from binding with a binding partner, effectively inhibits PAUF signaling related to the onset of cancer, thus enabling various kinds of cancer (especially pancreatic cancer) to be treated.
US10023911B2	Methods and processes for calling bases in sequence by incorporation methods Computer implemented methods, and systems performing such methods for processing signal data from analytical operations and systems, and particularly in processing signal data from sequence-by-incorporation processes to identify nucleotide sequences of template nucleic acids and larger nucleic acid molecules, e.g., genomes or fragments thereof.
US10023905B2	Polymerase driven NESA The present invention relates to a novel method for detecting a target polynucleotide having a target sequence, comprising (a) exposing the target polynucleotide to an initiating oligonucleotide; (b) extending the initiating oligonucleotide with an extended sequence complementary to the target sequence; (c) ligating the initiating oligonucleotide sequence with the extended sequence to form a circular oligonucleotide having a nicking endonuclease (NE) recognition/cutting sequence; (d) exposing the circular oligonucleotide to a DNA polymerase and a DNA synthesis primer to synthesize DNA having a NE recognition sequence; (e) exposing the synthesized DNA to a probe having the NE recognition/cutting sequence to form a double stranded DNA having a full NE site; (f) exposing the double stranded DNA to a nicking endonuclease (NE) to cleave the probe; and (g) detecting the cleaved probe. The presence of the cleaved probe indicates the presence of the target polynucleotide.
US10023904B2	Method for detection of KRAS mutations The present invention is based on a detection method of the 9 KRAS mutations Gly12Ser, Gly12Arg, Gly12Cys, Gly12Asp, Gly12Ala, Gly12Val, Gly13Asp, Gln61His and Gln61Leu, in a sample susceptible of containing one or more of such mutations, based on amplification of the sample with the primers of the present invention. Further, the present invention relates to (i) a kit which comprises, amongst its components, reagents for ARMS amplification including one or more of the primers of the present invention; (ii) the primers themselves; and (iii) use of the method, kit and primers of above, for the diagnosis/prognosis of a pathological condition in a patient, particularly, of cancer.

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