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US10069397B2	Digitally controlled zero voltage switching Generally, this disclosure describes an apparatus. The apparatus includes switch controller circuitry. The switch controller circuitry includes dead time logic circuitry to determine an estimated dead time interval between a turn off of a first switch and a turn on of a second switch. The first switch and the second switch are coupled at a switched node. The estimated dead time interval is determined based, at least in part, on a difference between an input voltage, Vin, and a switched voltage, Vsw, detected at the switched node just prior to turning off the first switch, a parasitic capacitance, Cpar, associated with the switched node and a maximum inductor current, IL,max. The difference between Vin and Vsw represents the maximum inductor current.
US10069393B2	Dual diamagnetic linear resonant actuator A dual diamagnetic linear resonant actuator includes a magnetic induction element, a magnet set and a coil. The magnet set comprises four magnets. The N pole of first magnet, the N pole of second magnet, the S pole of third magnet and the S pole of fourth magnet press respectively against the first, second, third and fourth sides of the magnet induction element. The coil surrounds the magnetic induction element and the third and fourth magnets, and maintains a distance from the first end and the second end of the magnetic induction element, and from the N pole of the third and fourth magnets. As such, the first and second magnets compress magnetic field lines, and the third and fourth magnets strengthen the magnetic force, and guide the magnetic field lines towards the coil to accomplish concentration of magnetic field density and to avoid divergence of the magnetic field lines.
US10069384B2	Anti-separating structure of sensing magnet for EPS motor Disclosed is an anti-separating structure of a sensing magnet for EPS motor, the structure being a coupling structure between the sensing magnet and a plate of the EPS motor, the structure including a disk-shaped plate formed with a magnet accommodation unit protrusively formed near at a rotation shaft, a ring-shaped sensing magnet centrally formed with a through hole having a diameter corresponding to the magnet accommodation unit, and magnet grip units each formed at a predetermined gap along a circumferential surface of the magnet accommodation unit.
US10069374B2	Rotary electric machine having an heat sink with semiconductor modules attached A rotary electric machine in accordance with the invention includes: a case including a front-side housing and a rear-side housing; a rotor having a field winding placed in the case; a stator having an armature winding placed in the case; a power module for energizing armature current that flows in the armature winding; a heat sink, on which the power module is mounted, for cooling the power module; a field circuit module for controlling field current that flows in the field winding; and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the power module and the field circuit module, wherein the power module includes a pair of power modules mounted opposite to each other on a base surface of the heat sink, and the heat sink includes a plurality of cooling fins placed thereon.
US10069373B2	Linear bearing for an electromagnetic solenoid and solenoid having said linear bearing A rolling-element bearing for an electromagnetic solenoid includes a hollow cylindrical cage with a plurality of spherical pockets formed around a first circumference and a second circumference of the cage. The pockets around the first circumference are offset from the pockets around the second circumference. Spherical rolling elements are provided in the spherical pockets and are captured for free rotation in the first pockets and second pockets.
US10069363B2	Rotary power generating apparatus and electric generating apparatus Obtaining of a secure reciprocation of piston magnets and enhance the continuity to obtain a continuous rotary power. The rotary power generating apparatus has the first, second piston magnet members the first, second connecting rods the crankshaft the first, second guide members and the first, second fixed magnet members and it has the demagnetizing member including the demagnetizing rotating board. The first, second piston magnet members and the first, second fixed magnet members are arranged so that the top pole surfaces and fixed pole surfaces having the same polarity, opposes each other. The demagnetizing rotating board has demagnetizing magnet parts, having magnetic forces weaker than the magnetic poles of the top pole surfaces a and different from the polarity of the top pole surfaces and the non-magnetic force parts.
US10069359B2	Electric motor An electric motor has an internal stator (21) and an external rotor (2). The external rotor (2) has a rotor housing (3) and a plurality of magnets (9) mounted therein and is adapted to rotate around a rotation axis (10); the magnets (9) are preferably bar magnets; the rotor housing (3) has an inner surface (7), a first end (5), and a second end (6) located opposite the first end (5) and the inner surface defines respective receiving surfaces (11) for reception of the magnets. each receiving surface features a channel depression (13) to receive a magnet (9). The magnets (9) are each fastened on a respective one of the receiving surfaces (11) with the aid of an adhesive mounting agent (36). A first bearing seat (14) for reception of a first bearing cage (15) is formed at the second end (6) of the rotor housing (3).
US10069354B2	Magnet-retaining spring, electric machine containing such a magnet-retaining spring, and method for producing the electric machine The invention relates to a magnet-retaining spring (11), to an electric machine (10) containing such a magnet-retaining spring, and to a method for producing the electric machine (10), in particular for the motorized adjustment of moving parts in a motor vehicle, wherein the magnet-retaining spring (11) has a first leg (90) and a second leg (91), which are connected to each other by means of a bow (92), and the first and second legs (91, 92) span a plane (88) in space, wherein the bow (92) protrudes from the spanned plane (88).
US10069343B2	Charging control device, charging control method and wireless power receiving device equipped with same A charging control device includes a capacitor, a comparison unit and a switching unit. The capacitor is charged with a voltage converted from power received from a wireless power sending device. The comparison unit compares the voltage of the capacitor with a reference voltage, and generates an output signal according to the result of the comparison. The switching unit is connected to the front end of the capacitor and is switched by the output signal from the comparison unit so as to control whether to supply the converted voltage to a load terminal.
US10069342B2	Power supply apparatus A power supply apparatus for supplying power in a wireless manner or a wired-wireless manner is provided. The power supply apparatus includes a power conversion unit converting input power into first power, and a wireless power supply unit varying a switching frequency switching the first power to wirelessly transmit the switched first power in one of a first wireless transmission manner or a second wireless transmission manner or wirelessly transmit the switched first power at a frequency within a resonance frequency band of one wireless transmission manner of wireless transmission manners having different resonance frequency bands.
US10069340B2	Wireless power receiver for adjusting magnitude of wireless power A wireless power receiver for wirelessly receiving power from a wireless power supplier includes a power receiver for receiving wireless power from the wireless power supplier and storing the wireless power for a first time period, a rectifier connected to the power receiver for rectifying the wireless power, a power adjuster connected to the rectifier and an output end, for adjusting a magnitude of the wireless power by enabling the power receiver to store the wireless power for the first time period and delivering the wireless power to the output end for a second time period, and a controller for determining the first and second time periods.
US10069339B2	Wireless power feeding method and wireless power feeding device A wireless power feeding method includes causing each of a plurality of power transmitters to acquire power amounts for power received by one or more of a power receptors which are targets for power transmission, determining a first power amount which is the smallest out of acquired power amounts, and adjusting a power transmission direction to be a direction in which the power received by the power receptor which has received the first power amount is maximum. Each of the plurality of power transmitters are caused to transmit power in the adjusted power transmission direction and leaked power amounts for leaked power, which is received by the power receptors that are the targets for power transmission of other power transmitters, are acquired as leaked power amounts to the power transmitters for which the targets for power transmission are the power receptors which receive the leaked power.
US10069336B2	Inductive charging device, electric vehicle, charging station, and method for inductive charging The invention relates to an inductive charging device having at least one inductive charging coil wound about a coil axis, and an electric or dielectric antenna, which is arranged at a location that is shifted parallel to the coil axis in relation to a location of a region of the charging coil, a location within the at least one charging coil, or a location between the charging coils. The electric vehicle and the charging station each have such an inductive charging device. With the method, one or two such inductive charging devices are used, wherein by means of the inductive charging coils, energy is transmitted, and by means of the antennas, communications data are transmitted.
US10069334B2	Field neutralization during inductive charging A device and a corresponding method are provided for reducing an electromagnetic field in a vehicle. A control unit for a vehicle is designed to determine one or more properties of an electromagnetic interference field. The control unit is further designed to incite an emission unit in the vehicle to emit an opposing field which reduces a strength of the interference field in a first zone around and/or in the vehicle.
US10069329B1	Solar rechargeable multifunctional and transferable visual or audio safety display beacon device A solar rechargeable safety beacon device is disclosed. The solar rechargeable safety beacon device is a multifunctional device that can be shared between individuals as well as domestic pets and surfaces.
US10069325B2	Receiver wireless charging and support device A wireless charging device for a vehicle includes an external cover rotatably coupled to an interior member of the vehicle and including a wireless charging circuit formed therein, an internal cover coupled to a surface of the external cover and including an accommodation space configured to position a power receiving device with respect to the wireless charging circuit to receive power transmitted by the wireless charging circuit, and at least one auxiliary cover inserted into the accommodation space and configured to reduce the size of the accommodation space to inhibit movement of the power receiving device.
US10069320B2	Electronic cigarette with miniaturized charging and discharging integrated circuit therefor The present disclosure relates to an electronic cigarette and an integrated circuit therefor. The integrated circuit incorporates a bi-directional control scheme for a charging process of a rechargeable battery and a discharging process of the rechargeable battery, and includes power devices used in both the processes. Thus, the integrated circuit has less semiconductor devices and lowered manufacturer cost. The integrated circuit has a temperature detection function for providing overheat protection of the system so that it operates in a safe temperature range. The integrated circuit also has a battery current-limiting function for limiting an output current of the rechargeable battery and protecting the same. The integrated circuit further has a short-circuit protection function for limiting an output current of the integrated circuit when the output current is too large and protecting the system.
US10069314B2	String control unit auto-configuration and fault communication systems and methods One embodiment of present disclosure describes a battery control system including a first string control unit that controls operation of a first battery string and outputs a first serial communication signal, wherein the first serial communication signal comprises a first frequency to indicate that the first string control unit is a master string control unit when a fault is not detected; and a second string control unit that controls operation of a second battery string, receives the first serial communication signal, determines that the second string control unit is a subordinate string control unit when the first serial communication signal comprises the first frequency, and outputs a second serial communication signal, wherein the second serial communication signal comprises a second frequency to indicate that the second string control unit is the subordinate string control unit when a fault is not detected.
US10069309B2	Controlling redundant power supplies in an information handling system A power supply system comprises a first power supply including a first converter for providing a first output voltage and a first micro-controller coupled to a first switch. The first switch is coupled to a common share bus. A second power supply includes a second converter for providing a second output voltage and a second micro-controller coupled to a second switch. The second switch is also coupled to the common share bus. The first micro-controller is configured to receive a first control signal designating the first power supply to be either a master power supply or a slave power supply and the second micro-controller is configured to receive a second control signal designating the second power supply to be either the master power supply or the slave power supply.
US10069307B2	Power conversion device, power conversion system, and power conversion method A PCS (200) converts the output power from a plurality of distributed power supplies or the supply power to the distributed power supplies. The PCS (200) is provided with a plurality of converters for converting said output power or said supply power. In a first state, the converters convert the respective outputs of the distributed power supplies. In a second state, the converters perform a conversion on the output or input of at least one distributed power supply by using multiple converters.
US10069304B2	System and method for islanding detection and prevention in distributed generation A method for detecting and preventing islanding includes issuing a command to an inverter connected to a power source, where the inverter is coupled to a power grid and supplies power to the power grid, the command causes a frequency of a waveform output by the inverter to vary, and the frequency of the waveform output by the inverter is a command frequency, determining that a amount of change of the command frequency is a constant value for a predetermined amount of time, removing the power supplied by the inverter from the power grid, and determining whether the power grid is valid.
US10069289B2	In-floor electrical fitting having cover with recessed outer flange According to the present disclosure, a cover assembly for an in-floor fitting includes an upper ring, a lower ring connectable to a housing configured to accommodate electrical receptacles, and a flange member clamped between the upper ring and the lower ring. The flange member extends radially outward from the upper ring and lower ring and is configured to support the in-floor fitting on a surface.
US10069288B1	Safety plate for electrical boxes An apparatus and method for providing a safety plate for electrical boxes are disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a safety plate for electrical boxes including: a safety plate shielding portion configured to protect a rear surface of an electrical box adjacent to which the safety plate is installed; and a safety plate stud bracket configured to attach to a structural element of a building. An example embodiment further includes: a wire support attachable to the safety plate, the wire support including: a wire support top portion including wire support knockouts, which provide an opening through which electrical wiring can be inserted and supported; and a wire support arm portion including a channel providing a wire support safety plate attachment guide configured to engage with or slide over tangs of the safety plate.
US10069284B1	Irrigation control box with offset hinge assembly An irrigation control box can include a housing base having a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a top sidewall, a bottom sidewall, and a back wall. The box can include at least one hinge post. An offset hinge assembly can include a hinge assembly frame defining a hinge assembly interior, a first attachment structure positioned at least partially within the hinge assembly interior and configured to releasably attach to the at least one hinge post, and a rotational attachment point. A facepack can include at least one hinge point configured to mate with the rotational attachment point. In some cases, the facepack is configured to rotate about rotational attachment point of the offset hinge assembly with respect to the housing base when the housing base and facepack are each attached to the offset hinge assembly.
US10069280B2	Semiconductor optical element, semiconductor laser element, and method for manufacturing semiconductor optical element and semiconductor laser element, and method for manufacturing semiconductor laser module and semiconductor element A semiconductor optical element includes a semiconductor layer portion that includes an optical waveguide layer. The semiconductor layer portion contains a first impurity having a function of suppressing atomic vacancy diffusion and a second impurity having a function of promoting atomic vacancy diffusion, between a topmost surface of the semiconductor layer portion and the optical waveguide layer. The semiconductor layer portion includes two or more regions that extend in a deposition direction with different contents of at least one of the impurities. At least one of the two or more regions contains both the first impurity and the second impurity. The two or more regions have different degrees of disordering in the optical waveguide layer achieved through atomic vacancy diffusion and different band gap energies of the optical waveguide layer.
US10069278B1	Dynamic laser diode compensation A laser drive circuit compensates for laser diode dynamics. A compensation value is determined from a sum of weighted basis functions. The basis functions may be a function of current desired optical powers and/or past desired optical powers. The weights may be updated periodically based at least in part on accumulated basis function outputs and measured optical powers.
US10069274B2	Tunable optical device One example includes an optical device system. The system includes a waveguide that includes a fixed waveguide portion to propagate an optical signal, a semiconductor membrane layer, and a tunable air gap that separates the fixed waveguide portion and the semiconductor membrane layer. The system also includes an optical tuning system to move the semiconductor membrane layer with respect to the fixed waveguide portion in response to a control signal to control a separation distance of the tunable air gap to tune a characteristic of the optical signal.
US10069268B2	Assembly apparatus An assembly apparatus (10) is provided. The assembly apparatus (10) includes a first feeding mechanism (12) arranged in use to feed a series of first components (14), a holding mechanism (16) arranged in use to hold consecutive ones of the first components (14) in place, a cutter (18) arranged in use to separate individual ones of the first components (14) while being held in place by the holding mechanism (16), an inserter (20) arranged in use to push a separated first component (14) into a corresponding opening in a second component (22), and a drive mechanism (24) coupled to each of the first feeding mechanism (12), the holding mechanism (16), the cutter (18) and the inserter (20). The drive mechanism (24) is arranged in use to synchronize movement of the first feeding mechanism (12), the holding mechanism (16), the cutter (18) and the inserter (20).
US10069266B2	Electrical connector having an electrically insulating housing with a groove that receives a projection An electrical connector includes an insulating housing. The insulating housing has an inner wall, a first end, and a second end. The inner wall of the insulating housing defines a cavity and a groove, the groove including a groove wall, the groove wall extending from the cavity radially into the insulating housing to a groove depth. The electrical connector also includes an electrical component in the cavity; an electrically conductive shell at an outer surface of the insulating housing; and a plug in the housing, the plug including a body and projection that radially extends from the body, the projection being received in the groove, where the groove wall applies more than 35 pounds (lbs) of force on the plug in a direction that is toward the electrical component.
US10069263B2	Rotatable universal socket A rotatable universal socket is provided, including a socket body on which a penetration hole is disposed, a socket unit disposed on the socket body and internally disposed with a plurality of conductive sheets. A plurality of plug holes is disposed on the socket unit, each plug hole is a universal plug hole, each of plug holes corresponds to each of conductive sheets, and the plurality of conductive sheets is electrically connected to a pin plug which extends from a rear side of the socket unit. The rotary disc is rotationally disposed between the socket body and the socket unit, a plurality of socket holes is disposed on the rotary disc, each socket hole has a specification different from the others, and the plurality of socket holes selectively correspond to the penetration hole and the plurality of plug holes, so that plugs with various different specifications can be plugged.
US10069260B2	Supply rail Supply rail (1) for supplying current phases (L1, L2, L3) of a low-voltage network to a busbar system or for tapping current phases (L1, L2, L3) from the busbar system, comprising an elongate main body (2) that can be mounted transversely on a plurality of busbars arranged in parallel and includes contact bars (5-1, 5-2, 5-3) that contact the busbars when the supply rail (1) is mounted in order to supply or to tap the current phases (L1, L2, L3) carried on the busbars, wherein each contact bar (5-1, 5-2, 5-3) is directly connected to an associated terminal bus (11-1, 11-2, 11-3), each of which comprises a terminal at an end face of the elongate main body (2) for electrically connecting to the low-voltage network.
US10069259B2	Multi-drive common control bus connector system An electrical bus assembly includes a frame and a plurality of bus bar carriers connected to the frame. The bus bars are supported by the bus bar carriers in parallel spaced-apart relation. A first retainer cap is secured to a first one of the plurality of bus bar carriers located adjacent a first end of the frame. A second retainer cap is secured to a second one of the plurality of bus bar carriers located adjacent a second end of the frame. The first and second retainer caps limit axial movement of the bus bars relative to the plurality of carriers sufficiently to prevent escape of the bus bars from the carriers. A bus bar connector is also disclosed for supplying power to or from the bus bars. An electrical bus system includes a first and second bus bar assemblies and a jumper connector assembly.
US10069256B2	Push-on coaxial connector A push-on coaxial cable connector includes a port grip, a joint, and a cable clamp.
US10069254B1	Retractable connecting device A retractable connecting device is adapted to connect a casing and a tray, wherein the tray is slidably disposed on the casing. The retractable connecting device includes a retractable guiding rod and an electrical connecting wire set. Two opposite ends of the retractable guiding rod are respectively fixed to the casing and the tray. The electrical connecting wire set includes a flexible wire and an adhesive structure. The two opposite ends of the flexible wire are respectively fixed to the casing and the tray. The adhesive structure is connected to the flexible wire. The adhesive structure has a through hole. The retractable guiding rod is disposed through the first through hole in order to guide the flexible wire to be folded or unfolded along the extending direction of the retractable guiding rod when the tray is moved with respect to the casing.
US10069242B1	Falling-off prevention structure of a network cable plug A network cable plug with a falling-off prevention structure includes a plug body (1), a connecting sleeve (2), and a stopper plate (3). The plug body (1) is inserted into a network socket (6). The connecting sleeve (2) is connected to the plug body (1). The stopper plate (3) can be inserted into the connecting sleeve (2) to a locking position. In the locking position, a stopper portion (31) of the stopper plate (3) is located below and abuts an elastic clip (13) to prevent the elastic clip (13) from being pressed downward, and a bottom protrusive portion (33) of the stopper plate (3) is engaged in a fixing hole (25) of the connecting sleeve (2). The stopper plate (3) is bendable upward to disengage the bottom protrusive portion (33) from the fixing hole (25), permitting the stopper plate (3) to move rearward to disengage from the elastic clip (13).
US10069241B2	Fitting connector A fitting connector includes: a first connector; a second connector; a detection member that is relatively movable to a main locking position with respect to a housing when the housings are completely fitted to each other and is locked to the housing at the main locking position; and first and second holding structures which keep the completely fitted state, in which the first holding structure includes a first locking holder for the housing with a locking portion and a second locking holder provided in the counterpart housing and entering the locking portion to regulate the relative movement between the housings in the completely fitted state, in which the second locking holder includes a protrusion portion entering the locking portion and a flexible portion capable of moving the protrusion portion in a direction opposite to the insertion direction toward the locking portion while being bent.
US10069238B2	Electric cable for use in a welding device An electric cable includes at least one current line having first and second ends, including several wires, a first plug connector and at least one second plug connector arranged on the first and second ends, respectively. At least one plug connector includes a material having A) 98.0% to 99.8% by weight of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane (PU), styrene-butadiene block copolymers (SBS), perfluorocarbons and mixtures thereof, and B) 0.2% to 2.0% by weight additives. The total of components A and B results in 100% by weight. A first connection nut and at least one second connection nut are arranged on the first and second plug connectors, respectively. At least one light source is arranged in a first plug connector and/or in a second plug connector and is configured in order to be supplied with electrical energy by at least one wire of the current line.
US10069235B2	Modular device control unit An apparatus includes a backplate including at least one backplate contact, a cover, and a lock. The at least one backplate contact facilitates an electrical connection to a power source. The cover shields the at least one backplate contact when the cover is placed in a closed position. The cover is further translatable to an open position to conditionally expose the at least one backplate contact. The lock applies a force to the cover and positions the cover in the closed position unless a counter-force greater than the force is received by the lock.
US10069234B2	Portable data transmitting device A portable data transmitting device, including a storage portion and a movable portion, is disclosed. The storage portion includes a fixed housing including a first side and a second side, and a first plug connector disposed on the first side. The movable portion includes a rotatable housing that is rotatably disposed on the second side of the fixed housing, a slidable housing that includes a first side and is slidably disposed on the rotatable housing, and a second plug connector disposed on the first side of the slidable housing. Thereby, the portable data transmitting device can be attached to portable apparatuses with different thicknesses, and can abut on the portable apparatus so as not to wobble or be bent easily.
US10069226B2	Power distribution module A power distribution module for use on mobile equipment is described in the present disclosure and can include a housing having a power input port and a plurality of output ports integrally formed with the housing and open to an outer surface of the housing. Each of the input port and the output ports are configured to receive and secure a connector that is pushed and locked into place, thereby sealing the connection. The power distribution module can be used to split a single power line into multiple lines connected to electrical devices mounted on a piece of mobile equipment.
US10069225B2	High speed bypass cable for use with backplanes A cable bypass assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high frequency transmission line that connect a chip package on a circuit board to connector spaced apart from the chip package. The bypass cable assembly has a structure that allows for low loss between the chip package and the connector. Multiple cables can be used to provide a number of differentially coupled channels.
US10069223B2	Electrical cable connector An electrical cable connector is provided that can be configured to be mounted to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes a connector housing, and a pair of electrical terminals (38,40) that are configured to be mounted to electrical cables (22,30). The electrical terminals (38,40) can be identical to each other in one example.
US10069219B2	Plug-type connection having a conical clamping ring clamping a conical collet The present invention relates to a plug-type connection (1) for an electrical connection between a first line (2) and a second line (3), comprising a contact bolt (4) which can be connected to the first line (2), a collet (5) which can be connected to the second line (3) and has a cutout (6) for inserting the contact bolt (4), has a conical collet outer face (7) and has at least n slots (8) for forming n clamping jaws, where n≥1, and a clamping ring (9) with a conical clamping ring inner face (10) against which the conical collet outer face (7) bears, wherein the at least one clamping jaw can be clamped against the contact bolt (4) as a result of a relative movement between the collet (5) and the clamping ring (9).
US10069212B2	Antenna array having a variable directivity characteristic An antenna array includes a first patch antenna and a second patch antenna which are oriented mutually in parallel. Each patch antenna includes a linear array of radiation elements. Adjacent radiation elements within each patch antenna are equidistantly spaced apart and are interconnected. In addition, a connecting line between adjacent first ends of the two patch antennas is provided, and the two second ends of the patch antennas are each adapted for transfer of an electrical oscillation. The spacings between the adjacent radiation elements of the first patch antenna are greater than the spacings between the adjacent radiation elements of the second patch antenna.
US10069200B2	Mechanically steered and horizontally polarized antenna for aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods A mechanically steered, horizontally polarized, directional antennae for aerial vehicles, such as UAVs. The antenna system can include a planar substrate with a horizontally polarized antenna embedded therein. A rotation member, on one end, can be attached to the planar substrate, and can extend from an external surface of the aerial vehicle. An actuator can be coupled to the rotation member to rotate the rotation member. A communication controller of the aerial vehicle can control the actuator to beam horizontally polarized radiofrequency (RF) waves to a target receiver or receive a wave front from a target transmitter.
US10069190B2	Antenna, wireless communication device, and electronic device An antenna includes: a substrate on or in which an antenna element part having an open end, a signal line connected to the antenna element part, and a first ground conductor connected to the antenna element part are formed; and a printed wiring board in which a second ground conductor electrically connected to the first ground conductor is formed in a different layer from the first ground conductor, wherein the second ground conductor has a shield part that partially overlaps with the antenna element part including a connection part between the antenna element part and the signal line and a connection part between the antenna element part and the first ground conductor and does not overlap with the open end of the antenna element part when viewed from a normal direction of the printed wiring board.
US10069187B2	Microwave outdoor radio device A microwave outdoor radio device includes casing connectable to either the horizontally polarized wave antenna or the vertically polarized wave antenna, coaxial cable terminal that is coupled to casing and that includes connection end connectable to coaxial cable, and coupling means that couples coaxial cable terminal to casing. Coaxial cable terminal is connectable to coaxial cable along central axis of connection end. Coupling means is configured so that connection end can be selectively positioned at two alternative points set at positions line-symmetric to each other about axis line rotated by 45° with respect to central axis.
US10069185B2	Methods and apparatus for inducing a non-fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating first electromagnetic waves and directing instances of the first electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium to induce propagation of second electromagnetic waves having at least a dominant non-fundamental wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10069184B2	Compact and lightweight TEM-line network for RF components of antenna systems A TEM-line network architecture for RF components used in antenna system, includes an electrically conductive main body forming an outer conductor defining a signal channel, and an electrically conductive center conductor electrically grounded to the main body at predetermined locations. The center conductor is electromagnetically isolated from the outer conductor at RF frequencies while being connected and supported within the signal channel only at at least one of the predetermined locations. The outer conductor is preferably formed of three layers with the center conductor being integral with one of the layers.
US10069183B2	Dielectric coupling systems for EHF communications Dielectric coupler devices and dielectric coupling systems for communicating EHF electromagnetic signals, and their methods of use. The coupler devices include an electrically conductive body having a major surface, the electrically conductive body defining an elongate recess, and the elongate recess having a floor, where a dielectric body is disposed in the elongate recess and configured to conduct an EHF electromagnetic signal.
US10069173B2	Rechargeable nickel ion battery based on nano carbonmaterials This invention discloses a rechargeable nickel ion battery based on the nano-carbon materials. The said nickel ion battery is composed of a nano-carbon material cathode, a nickel anode, an separator, and an electrolyte containing nickel ions. The said nano-carbon materials are fullerene, carbon nanotube, graphene, carbon fiber, carbon foam or the composite of over two different carbon materials, etc. During discharging anodic nickel will be electrochemically dissolved as Ni2+ ions, which diffuses to the cathodic electrode/electrolyte interface through the electrolyte, and nickel ions are subsequently stored on surface of nano-carbon materials. During charging, above-mentioned process will be reverse. This battery is characterized with high capacity, fast charge and long cycle life due to the high surface area of nano-carbon materials.
US10069155B2	Process control for integrated hydrogen storage in fuel cell energy storage system A process control system includes a storage chamber, a fuel cell in fluid communication with the storage chamber via a feed line, a suction dampening drum in fluid communication with the fuel cell via a product line, a compressor in fluid communication with the suction dampening drum and the storage chamber, a recycle line disposed between the feed line and the product line, and a pressure controller disposed in the recycle line. When the fuel cell is in an electrolysis mode, the pressure controller may be operated to maintain a minimum pressure level inside the drum.
US10069154B2	Air feed device for a fuel cell An air feed device (1) for a fuel cell, having a shaft (2); a compressor wheel (4) fastened to one of the ends (5, 20) of the shaft (2), a bearing arrangement (6, 7, 8) arranged in a bearing housing (9) for mounting the shaft (2), and an electric motor (10) for driving the shaft (2), which electric motor is arranged in the bearing housing (9). The shaft (2) has two shaft bearing portions (11, 12) and a magnet portion (13) arranged between the shaft bearing portions (11, 12), forming the rotor of the electric motor (10). The shaft bearing portions (11, 12) and the magnet portion (13) are centered relative to one another by means of a centering arrangement (12A, 13F) which engages on an outer edge (A), the shaft bearing portions (11, 12) and the magnet portion (13) bearing in each case axially against one another.
US10069152B2	Fuel cell In a fuel cell, an electrolyte electrode assembly is sandwiched by a pair of separators, which include a sandwiching section having a fuel gas channel for supplying a fuel gas to an anode and a fuel gas inlet for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas channel, a bridge having a fuel gas supply channel for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas channel, and a fuel gas supply section having a fuel gas supply passage for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply channel. During operation of the fuel cell, a pressure loss P1 by the fuel gas in the fuel gas inlet, a pressure loss P2 by the fuel gas in the fuel gas supply channel, and a pressure loss P3 by the fuel gas in the fuel gas supply passage have the relationships of P1>P2 and P1>P3.
US10069132B2	Method of coating substrate for lithium secondary battery with inorganic particles and lithium secondary battery comprising substrate coated by the method The present invention provides a method of coating a substrate for a lithium secondary battery with inorganic particles, comprising charging the inorganic particles to form charged inorganic particles; transferring the charged inorganic particles on the substrate for a lithium secondary battery to form a coating layer; and fixing the coating layer with heat and pressure. Such a coating method according to one embodiment of the present invention uses electrostatic force without the addition of a solvent, and therefore, non use of a solvent can result in cost-reducing effects since there is no burden on the handling and storing of the solvent, and since a drying procedure after slurry coating is not needed, it allows for the preparation of a lithium secondary battery in a highly effective and rapid manner.
US10069127B2	Porous separation film for secondary battery including cellulose fiber and silica, and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a composite separation film comprising cellulose fiber and silica, a method for manufacturing the separation film, and a secondary battery including the separation film, wherein the separation film has excellent thermal stability, dimensional stability, wettability and electrochemical stability and has a simplified manufacturing process such that the unit cost of production can be reduced.
US10069121B2	Electric battery module Electrical battery module comprising: —a casing (2) comprising a longitudinal body (3) suitable for longitudinally receiving a plurality of electrical batteries (4), one next to the other, and an end cover (5) coupled to one of the ends of said longitudinal body; —an internal, radial electrical connection plate (7) and an external, radial electrical connection plate (8), axially arranged on both sides of said end cover (5); —and at least one axial, electrical connection pad (17, 21) of said internal and external plates (7, 8), axially crossing said cover (5); the interior radial plate (7) comprising a plurality of electrical contact means (13) suitable for being respectively in contact with one end of said electrical batteries (4); and the external radial plate (8) comprising a plurality of electrical distribution means (19) intended for external electrical connection of this external radial plate (8).
US10069118B2	Cylindrical secondary battery and method for manufacturing same A sealing body of a battery includes a positive electrode cap, a safety valve electrically connected to the positive electrode cap, a plurality of protrusions that are disposed annularly and intermittently on the outer peripheral side of a conductive contact part of the safety valve and that are each formed so as to be inclined toward the center of the sealing body, and an insulating member that covers at least top parts of the plurality of protrusions, side surfaces thereof on the center side, and a surface of the safety valve on the center side, that is fitted to the center side of the plurality of protrusions, whose vertical sectional shape is bent in a Z-shape. A terminal plate is fitted and fixed to the center side of the insulating member and is connected by welding to the conductive contact portion through a central opening of the insulating member.
US10069095B2	Organic photosensitive devices with exciton-blocking charge carrier filters Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive devices including at least one exciton-blocking charge carrier filter. The filters comprise a mixture of at least one wide energy gap material and at least one electron or hole conducting material. As described herein, the novel filters simultaneously block excitons and conduct the desired charge carrier (electrons or holes).
US10069091B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device including at least one organic layer between a pair of electrodes, wherein the at least one organic layer includes a luminescent layer, at least one layer of the at least one organic layer includes at least one metal complex containing a tri- or higher-dentate ligand, and a compound represented by formula (I) is contained in an organic layer containing the metal complex and/or in other organic layer(s). In formula (I), R11 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, and at least one of R11 to R14 represents an aryl or heteroaryl group.
US10069087B2	Organic electroluminescent compounds and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent compounds and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. The organic electroluminescent compound according to the present invention is effective to produce an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, excellent luminous and power efficiencies, and significantly improved driving lifespan.
US10069085B2	Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same A heterocyclic compound is represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, R1 to R4, R11, ring A1, L1, Ar1, c11, a1, and b1 are as defined in the specification.
US10069081B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices Devices containing novel carbazole-containing compounds are provided. The novel compounds also contain electron donor groups, aryl linkers, and at least one nitrogen heterocycle. These novel organic compounds can exhibit delayed fluorescence in the devices.
US10069078B2	Semiconducting material comprising aza-substituted phosphine oxide matrix and metal salt The present invention relates to a semiconducting material including at least one salt or complex of a metal cation and an aza-substituted phosphine oxide compound with improved electrical properties, and to a compound suitable for this organic semiconducting material and an electronic device utilizing the improved electrical properties of the semiconducting material.
US10069070B2	Method and apparatus for purifying organic material by using ionic liquid A method of purifying an organic material using an ionic liquid according to the present invention includes a sublimation step (S510) of sublimating the organic material containing an impurity, a capturing step (S520) of bringing a sublimated gas of the organic material into contact with the flowing ionic liquid to capture the sublimated gas, and a recrystallization step (S530) of preferentially oversaturating the organic material, which is to be purified, of the sublimated gas, which is captured in the ionic liquid to be dissolved, to thus generate the recrystallized organic material. In the present invention, it is not necessary to perform a process of carrying the sublimated gas, which is generated during the sublimation step, to implement reverse sublimation. Accordingly, there is a merit in that the contamination of a purified sample by an inert carrier gas, which is used in a conventional sublimation purification method, is fundamentally avoided.
US10069060B2	Piezoelectric ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A piezoelectric ceramic base body that has a polyhedral shape having shape anisotropy, such as a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and which has opposed faces on which external electrodes are formed. The opposed faces have first sides and second sides. Between the first side and the second side of one of the opposed faces, a width dimension of the surface in a direction orthogonal to the first side and the second side is larger than a length dimension of each of the first and the second sides. The crystal axis is {100} oriented in a direction parallel to the first and the second sides, and a degree of orientation by a Lotgering method is 0.4 or more.
US10069046B2	Bluish green phosphor and light emitting device package including the same Embodiments of the present invention provide a bluish green phosphor represented by Formula 1 below. In particular, the bluish green phosphor and a light emitting device package including the same may have superior luminescence characteristics and improved temperature stability by selecting composition ratios of each ingredients included in a composition formula and ions and thereby minimizing lattice defects in a crystal structure: AaBbOcNdGe:REh [Formula 1] wherein A is at least one selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ra elements, B is at least one selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge and Sn elements, O means oxygen, N means nitrogen, G is any one of C, Cl, F and Br elements, C means Carbon, RE is at least one selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Sm, Er, Yb, Dy, Gd, Tm, Lu, 0
US10069043B2	LED light emitting device for display device, and display device Some embodiments of the disclosure provide an LED light emitting device for a display device, and a display device, relate to the field of display technologies. The LED light emitting device includes a quantum dot film, a reflective filter layer, and at least one LED lamp, wherein the quantum dot film is arranged between the at least one LED lamp and the reflective filter layer; the at least one LED lamp is configured to emit light to excite a quantum dot material encapsulated in the quantum dot film to generate white backlight; and the reflective filter layer is configured to reflect light in a preset band and to transmit light outside the preset band, wherein the light in the preset band is light in a part of a band of the light emitted by the at least one LED lamp.
US10069041B2	Display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a substrate, a transistor, a metal layer, and a light-emitting diode. The transistor is disposed on the substrate. The metal layer is disposed on the transistor and electrically connected to the transistor, wherein a first distance is between the upper surface of the metal layer and the substrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The light-emitting diode is disposed on the metal layer, wherein the light-emitting diode includes a light-emitting diode body and an electrode, the light-emitting diode body is electrically connected to the metal layer via the electrode, the light-emitting diode body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface and the second surface are parallel to the substrate, and in the direction above, a second distance is between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the ratio of the second distance to the first distance is greater than or equal to 0.25 and less than or equal to 6.
US10069036B2	Resonant optical cavity light emitting device Resonant optical cavity light emitting devices and method of producing such devices are disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a first spacer region, a light emitting region, a second spacer region, and a reflector. The light emitting region is configured to emit a target emission deep ultraviolet wavelength, and is positioned at a separation distance from the reflector. The reflector has a metal composition comprising elemental aluminum. Using a three-dimensional electromagnetic spatial and temporal simulator, it is determined if an emission output at an exit plane relative to the substrate meets a predetermined criterion. The light emitting region is placed at a final separation distance from the reflector, where the final separation distance results in the predetermined criterion being met.
US10069032B2	Method of forming an infrared photodetector A low noise infrared photodetector has an epitaxial heterostructure that includes a photodiode and a transistor. The photodiode includes a high sensitivity narrow bandgap photodetector layer of first conductivity type, and a collection well of second conductivity type in contact with the photodetector layer. The transistor includes the collection well, a transfer well of second conductivity type that is spaced from the collection well and the photodetector layer, and a region of first conductivity type between the collection and transfer wells. The collection well and the transfer well are of different depths, and are formed by a single diffusion.
US10069029B1	Transfer-printed photonics A device such as a photo sensor, an optical isolator, and an optical damper is formed via a first process. The device is transfer printed to a waveguide of a read/write head in a second process.
US10069026B2	Reduced band gap absorber for solar cells Methods and apparatuses for a dual heterojunction multijunction solar cell are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises growing a base material for a solar cell, growing at least one dual heterojunction on the base material, and growing an emitter on the at least one dual heterojunction. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a substrate, and a first subcell, coupled to the substrate, wherein the first subcell comprises a base region, coupled to the substrate, an emitter region, and at least one dual heterojunction, coupled between the base region and the emitter region, wherein the at least one dual heterojunction has a lower bandgap than the emitter region.
US10069017B2	Diode A diode includes an n type semiconductor layer including an n type cathode layer and an n type drift layer that has an impurity concentration lower than the n type cathode layer and that is disposed on the n type cathode layer, a p type anode layer disposed at a surface part of the n type drift layer, a p type hole implantation layer selectively disposed at the n type cathode layer, an anode electrode electrically connected to the p type anode layer, and a cathode electrode electrically connected to the n type cathode layer and to the p type hole implantation layer, and the p type hole implantation layer has a diameter of 20 μm or more.
US10069007B2	Vertical FETs with high density capacitor A technique relates to semiconductors. A bottom terminal of a transistor and bottom plate of a capacitor are positioned on the substrate. A spacer is arranged on the bottom terminal of the transistor. A transistor channel region extends vertically from the bottom terminal through the spacer to contact a top terminal of the transistor. A capacitor channel region extends vertically from the bottom plate to contact a top plate of the capacitor. A first gate stack is arranged along sidewalls of the transistor channel region and is in contact with the spacer. A second gate stack is arranged along sidewalls of the capacitor channel region and is disposed on the bottom plate. A distance from a bottom of the first gate stack to a top of the bottom terminal is greater than a distance from a bottom of the second gate stack to a top of the bottom plate.
US10069001B2	Power component protected against overheating A triac has a vertical structure formed from a silicon substrate having an upper surface side. A main metallization on the upper surface side has a first portion resting on a first region of a first conductivity type formed in a layer of a second conductivity type. A second portion of the main metallization rests on a portion of the layer. A gate metallization on the upper surface side rests on a second region of the first conductivity type formed in the layer in the vicinity of the first region. A porous silicon bar formed in the layer at the upper surface side has a first end in contact with the gate metallization and a second end in contact with the main metallization.
US10068997B1	SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor with crystalline raised base on germanium etch stop layer A thin Ge layer is formed between an SiGe intrinsic base and single-crystal Si extrinsic base structures to greatly simplify the fabrication of raised-base SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs). The fabrication process includes sequentially depositing the SiGe intrinsic base, the Ge, and Si extrinsic base layers as single-crystal structures over a patterned silicon wafer while the wafer is maintained inside a reaction chamber. The Ge layer subsequently functions as an etch stop, and protects the crystallinity of the underlying SiGe intrinsic base material during subsequent dry etching of the Si extrinsic base layer, which is performed to generate an emitter window. A wet etch then removes residual Ge from the emitter window to expose a contact portion of the SiGe layer surface without damage. A polysilicon emitter structure is formed in the emitter window, and then salicide is formed over the base stacks to encapsulate the SiGe and Ge structures.
US10068985B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate, method for manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor substrate, and semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate including: a substrate; an initial layer provided on the substrate; a high-resistance layer provided on the initial layer which is composed of a nitride-based semiconductor and contains carbon; and a channel layer provided on the high-resistance layer which is composed of a nitride-based semiconductor, and at a step of forming the high-resistance layer, a gradient is given to a preset temperature at which the semiconductor substrate is heated, and the high-resistance layer is formed such that the preset temperature at the start of formation of the high-resistance layer is different from the preset temperature at the end of formation of the high-resistance layer. It is possible to provide the method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate, which can reduce a concentration gradient of carbon concentration in the high-resistance layer and also provide a desired value for the carbon concentration.
US10068975B2	Semiconductor device having field plate structures, source regions and gate electrode structures between the field plate structures A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface, first and second field plate structures extending in a first direction parallel to the first surface, a plurality of gate electrode structures disposed over the first surface and extending in a second direction parallel to the first surface, the second direction being different than the first direction, and a plurality of source regions and drain regions of a first conductivity type arranged in an alternating manner at the first surface so that a drain region is disposed on one side of a gate electrode structure and a source region is disposed on the other side of the gate electrode structure. The gate electrode structures are disposed between the first and the second field plate structures. The source regions and the drain regions extend in parallel with one another along the second direction.
US10068951B2	Display apparatus and method of fabricating the same A display apparatus including a substrate, a display portion disposed on an active area defined at the substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the active area and a pad area defined at the substrate, a touch sensing portion disposed on the buffer layer, and a pad portion disposed between the pad area and the buffer layer. The touch sensing portion includes a first pad pattern, a middle layer disposed on the first pad pattern, and a second pad pattern disposed on the middle layer. The first pad pattern is connected to the pad portion through a first contact hole defined on the pad portion in the buffer layer. The second pad pattern is connected to the first pad pattern through a second contact hole defined on the first contact hole in the middle layer.
US10068943B2	Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system Provided is a radiation imaging apparatus, including: a plurality of pixels configured to output image signals corresponding to radiation; an image signal line configured to output the image signals; and a detection signal line configured to output a detection signal for detection of irradiation of the radiation, in which at least one of the plurality of pixels includes: a conversion element configured to convert the radiation into charge; a first switch configured to output the image signal corresponding to the charge via the image signal line; a storage capacitor including a first electrode and a second electrode, in which the first electrode is electrically connected to the conversion element to store the charge; and a second switch configured to electrically connect the second electrode and the detection signal line.
US10068942B2	Photodiode array having a charge-absorbing doped region The invention concerns a photodiode array, and the method for producing same, comprising—a cathode comprising at least one substrate layer (4) made from a material from the indium phosphide family and one active layer (5) made from a material from the gallium indium arsenide family, and characterized in that the array further comprises at least two sorts of doped regions of the same type at least partially formed in the active layer (5):—first doped regions (3) forming, with the cathode, photodiodes for forming images,—at least one second doped region (8) absorbing excess charge carriers so as to discharge them.
US10068939B2	Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method thereof, and camera with arranged pixel combinations alternatively A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a pixel unit having a plurality of pixels on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the pixel unit includes first pixel groups having two or more pixels and second pixel groups being different from the first pixel groups, wherein a portion of the pixels in the first pixel groups and a portion of the pixels in the second pixel groups share a floating diffusion element.
US10068933B2	Array substrate manufacturing method and array substrate The present invention provides an array substrate manufacturing method and an array substrate. The array substrate manufacturing method of the present invention uses an organic photoresist material to form a passivation protection layer (90) for substituting the conventional passivation protection layer that is made of a silicon nitride material and applies one mask to subject the passivation protection layer (90) and a planarization layer (70) to exposure and development so as to obtain a third via (91) that is located above the first drain electrode (62) and a fourth via (92) that is located above the second drain electrode (64) and, thus, compared the prior art techniques, saves one mask and reduces one etching process so as to achieve the purposes of simplifying the manufacturing process and saving manufacturing cost. The array substrate of the present invention has a simple structure and low manufacturing cost and possesses excellent electrical performance.
US10068919B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming the same A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor is disposed on a substrate and comprises a gate electrode, a gate dielectric layer and a first source/drain. The second transistor includes the gate electrode and a channel layer disposed on the gate electrode.
US10068918B2	Contacting SOI subsrates An integrated circuit is provided including a semiconductor bulk substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the semiconductor bulk substrate, a plurality of cells, each cell having a transistor device, formed over the buried oxide layer, a plurality of gate electrode lines running through the cells and providing gate electrodes for the transistor devices of the cells, and a plurality of tap cells configured for electrically contacting the semiconductor bulk substrate and arranged at positions different from positions below or above the plurality of cells having the transistor devices.
US10068917B2	Vertical memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same A vertical memory device includes insulating interlayer patterns, of gate electrodes, a channel, and a charge storage pattern structure. The insulating interlayer patterns are spaced in a first direction. The gate electrodes between are neighboring insulating interlayer patterns, respectively. The channel extends through the insulating interlayer patterns and the gate electrodes in the first direction. The charge storage pattern structure includes a tunnel insulation pattern, a charge trapping pattern structure, and a blocking pattern sequentially stacked between the channel and each of the gate electrodes in a second direction. The charge trapping pattern structure includes charge trapping patterns spaced in the first direction. The charge trapping patterns are adjacent to sidewalls of first gate electrodes, respectively. A first charge trapping pattern extends in the first direction along a sidewall of a first insulating interlayer pattern.
US10068914B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive layers, a plurality of insulating layers, a first vertical memory structure, a second vertical memory structure, and an isolation trench. The conductive layers and the insulating layers are interlaced and stacked on the substrate. The first vertical memory structure and the second memory structure penetrate the conductive layers and the insulating layers are formed on the substrate. The first vertical memory structure has a first horizontal C shaped cross-section, and the second vertical memory structure has a second horizontal C shaped cross-section. The isolation trench is formed between the first vertical memory structure and the second vertical memory structure.
US10068910B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory device Provided is a small-area one-time programmable semiconductor memory device that uses a PNPN structure, which is parasitically generated in a CMOS process. An N-type region provided in a location other than both ends or a P-type region provided in a location other than both the ends is put into a floating state so that PNPN current flows, and a thermal breakdown of a resistor caused by this current is used as a memory element.
US10068909B1	Layout pattern of a memory device formed by static random access memory The present invention provides a layout pattern of a memory device composed of static random access memory (SRAM), comprising four memory units located on a substrate, each memory unit being located in a non-rectangular region, the four non-rectangular regions combine a rectangular region, wherein each memory unit comprises a first inverter comprising a first pull-up transistor (PL1) and a first pull-down transistor (PD1), a second inverter comprises a second pull-up transistor (PL2) and a second pull-down transistor (PD2), an access transistor (PG) and a switching transistor (SW), wherein the source of the PG is coupled to an input terminal of the first inverter and a drain of the SW, a source of the SW is coupled to an output of the second inverter, wherein the PD1, the PD2, the SW, and the PG comprise a first diffusion region, the PL1 and the PL2 comprise a second diffusion region.
US10068890B2	Semiconductor device, electronic component, and electronic device To provide a semiconductor device including element layers that are stacked. A first wiring layer and a second wiring layer are stacked between a first element layer and a second element layer. A third wiring layer and a fourth wiring layer are stacked over the second element layer. Transistors of logic cells are provided in the first element layer. Wirings of the logic cells are provided in the first wiring layer or the second wiring layer. Input ports and output ports of the logic cells are provided in the third wiring layer. The input port of one of the logic cells is connected to the output port of another logic cell through the wiring of the third wiring layer or the fourth wiring layer. Connecting the logic cells through the wiring layers over the second element layer improves the efficiency of steps of arranging and connecting the logic cells.
US10068888B2	Making semiconductor devices with alignment bonding and substrate removal Embodiments include a manufacturing method of making a semiconductor device via multiple stages of alignment bonding and substrate removal. One example is an integrated full-color LED display panel, in which multiple wafers with different arrays of LEDs are integrated onto a host wafer with driver circuitry. The driver circuitry typically is an array of pixel drivers that drive individual LEDs on the display panel.
US10068880B2	Power module It is an object of the present invention to provide a power module which can withstand a high voltage with a thin insulating layer. A power module of the present invention is provided with a first power semiconductor element 328 of an upper arm side constituting an inverter circuit, a second power semiconductor element 330 of a lower arm side, a first conductor part 320 which transmits an alternating current, a second conductor part 315 which transmits a direct current, an electrically-conductive heat dissipating part 307, a first intermediate conductor layer 910 disposed between the first conductor part 320 and the heat dissipating part 307 via an insulating layer 900, and a second intermediate conductor layer 911 disposed between the second conductor part 315 and the heat dissipating part 307 via the insulating layer 900, wherein, the second intermediate conductor layer 911 is formed to be separated from the first intermediate conductor layer 910, and the first intermediate conductor layer 910 forms a capacity circuit which shares the voltage between the first conductor part 320 and the heat dissipating part 307.
US10068877B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming WLCSP with semiconductor die embedded within interconnect structure A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die. An insulating layer is formed over the encapsulant and a first surface of the semiconductor die. A semiconductor component is disposed over the insulating layer and first surface of the semiconductor die. A first interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant and first surface of the semiconductor die to embed the semiconductor component. A conductive via is formed in the semiconductor die. A heat sink is formed over the semiconductor die. A second interconnect structure is formed over a second surface of the semiconductor die opposite the first surface. A conductive layer is formed over the semiconductor component. An opening is formed in the insulating layer.
US10068876B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor A semiconductor devise includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are bonded each other. A first substrate includes an insulating first surface film as an uppermost layer, a first electrode and an insulating second surface film respectively formed inside a plurality of openings in the first surface film, and a first seal ring. A second substrate includes an insulating third surface film as an uppermost layer, and a second electrode, an insulating fourth surface film respectively formed inside a plurality of openings in the third surface film, and a second seal ring. The first electrode and the second electrode are directly bonded together. The first surface film and the third surface film are directly bonded together. The second surface film and the fourth surface film are directly bonded together. A seal ring formed of the first seal ring, the second surface film, the fourth surface film, and the second seal ring is continuous between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US10068875B2	Apparatuses and methods for heat transfer from packaged semiconductor die Apparatuses and methods for heat transfer from packaged semiconductor die are described. For example, an apparatus may include a plurality of die in a stack, and a barrier in close proximity to at least an edge of each of the plurality of die. The apparatus may further include fill material in spaces between adjacent die of the plurality of die and in between the plurality of die and the barrier.
US10068871B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate with a wiring layer formed thereon, an insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate so as to cover the wiring layer and having a pad opening exposing a portion of the wiring layer as a pad, a front surface protection film formed on the insulating film and being constituted of an insulating material differing from the insulating film and having a second pad opening securing exposure of at least a portion of the pad, a seed layer formed on the pad, and a plating layer formed on the seed layer.
US10068870B2	Semiconductor device including a connection unit and semiconductor device fabrication method of the same A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor units each including a laminated substrate formed by laminating an insulating board and a circuit board and a semiconductor element joined to the circuit board using a joining material which irreversibly makes a phase transition into a solid-phase state. In addition, the semiconductor device may include a base plate to which each of the plurality of semiconductor units is joined using solder and a connection unit which electrically connects the plurality of semiconductor units in parallel.
US10068867B2	Post-passivation interconnect structure and methods thereof A method includes providing a die including a substrate and a bonding pad over the substrate, forming a connective layer over the die, and forming the landing pad over the connective layer. The forming the connective layer includes depositing a dielectric layer of a dielectric material over the die and patterning the dielectric layer. The patterning the dielectric layer includes forming a supporting pad area and forming a conductive channel area. A portion of the conductive channel area passes at least partially through the supporting pad area. At least one dielectric region interpose the portion of the conductive channel area and the supporting pad area. The forming the connective further includes filling the supporting pad area and the conductive channel area with a conductive material. The supporting pad area of the conductive material forms a supporting pad. The conductive channel area of the conductive material forms a conductive channel.
US10068859B1	Crack trapping in semiconductor device structures A structure for arresting the propagation of cracks during the dicing of a semiconductor wafer into individual chips includes a monolithic metallic plate that traverses multiple dielectric layers peripheral to an active region of a chip. One or more metallic plates may be formed using lithography and electroplating techniques between the active device region and a peripheral kerf region, where each metallic plate includes a concave feature that faces the kerf region of the wafer.
US10068858B2	Compound semiconductor substrate A compound semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes a compound semiconductor layer formed on one main surface of a ground substrate via a seed layer, wherein the ground substrate is formed of a sintered body, the seed layer is formed of a single crystal, the compound semiconductor layer includes a structure having a buffer layer and an active layer that are sequentially crystal-grown on the seed layer, a thermal expansion coefficient of the sintered body is 0.7 times or more and 1.4 times or less an average thermal expansion coefficient of the entire compound semiconductor layer, and an FWHM of an X-ray diffraction peak of the buffer layer obtained by an X-ray diffraction rocking curve measurement is 800 arcsec or less.
US10068850B2	Trench silicide with self-aligned contact vias A modified trench metal-semiconductor alloy formation method involves depositing a layer of a printable dielectric or a sacrificial carbon material within a trench structure and over contact regions of a semiconductor device, and then selectively removing the printable dielectric or sacrificial carbon material to segment the trench and form plural contact vias. A metallization layer is formed within the contact vias and over the contact regions.
US10068845B2	Seam healing of metal interconnects Embodiments of the present disclosure describe removing seams and voids in metal interconnects and associated techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, a method includes conformally depositing a metal into a recess disposed in a dielectric material to form an interconnect, wherein conformally depositing the metal creates a seam or void in the deposited metal within or directly adjacent to the recess and heating the metal in the presence of a reactive gas to remove the seam or void, wherein the metal has a melting point that is greater than a melting point of copper. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10068843B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming cavity in build-up interconnect structure for short signal path between die In a semiconductor device, a first semiconductor die is mounted with its active surface oriented to a temporary carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die and temporary carrier. The temporary carrier is removed to expose a first side of the encapsulant and active surface of the first semiconductor die. A masking layer is formed over the active surface of the first semiconductor die. A first interconnect structure is formed over the first side of the encapsulant. The masking layer blocks formation of the first interconnect structure over the active surface of the first semiconductor die. The masking layer is removed to form a cavity over the active surface of the first semiconductor die. A second semiconductor die is mounted in the cavity. The second semiconductor die is electrically connected to the active surface of the first semiconductor die with a short signal path.
US10068842B2	Single-layer wiring package substrate, single-layer wiring package structure having the package substrate, and method of fabricating the same A single-layer wiring package substrate and a method of fabricating the same are provided, the method including: forming on a carrier a wiring layer having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface and being in contact with the carrier; forming on the carrier and on the wiring layer a dielectric body that has a first side having a first opening, from which a portion of the wiring layer is exposed, and a second side opposing the first side and disposed at the same side as the second surface of the wiring layer; and removing the carrier, with the second side of the dielectric body and the second surface of the wiring layer exposed. Therefore, a coreless package substrate is fabricated, and the overall thickness and cost of the substrate are reduced.
US10068829B2	Power-module substrate unit and power module A power-module substrate unit having at least one power-module substrate including one ceramic substrate, a circuit layer formed on one surface of the ceramic substrate, and a metal layer formed on another surface of the ceramic substrate, and a heat sink on which the metal layer of the power-module substrate is bonded, in which the metal layer is made of an aluminum plate having purity of 99.99 mass % or higher; the heat sink is made of an aluminum plate having purity of 99.90 mass % or lower; and the circuit layer has a stacking structure of a first layer made of an aluminum plate having the purity of 99.99 mass % or higher and being bonded to the ceramic substrate and a second layer made of the aluminum plate having the purity lower than 99.90 mass % and being bonded on a surface of the first layer.
US10068825B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element which includes semiconductor substrate, an insulating film formed on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate and having an opening, and an electrode formed in the opening on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a first protective film disposed to cover the semiconductor element. The insulating film has a thickness of not less than 1/500 of a thickness of the semiconductor substrate and not more than 4 μm. The insulating film has a compressive stress per film thickness of not less than 100 MPa/μm.
US10068821B2	Semiconductor component support and semiconductor device A semiconductor component support is provided which includes a component support portion for a semiconductor component to be mounted on the semiconductor component support portion. The component support portion includes a metal part that includes an opening in plan view. The opening of the metal part includes first and second sections. The second section communicates with the first section, and is arranged outside the first section. The second section is wider than the first section. The first section can be at least partially positioned directly under a mount-side main surface of the semiconductor component.
US10068820B2	Electronic element package and method for manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to an electronic element package and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic element package includes a substrate, an element disposed on the substrate, and a cap enclosing the element. One of the substrate and the cap includes a groove, the other of the substrate and the cap includes a protrusion engaging with the groove. A first metal layer and a second metal layer form a metallic bond with each other in a space between the groove and the protrusion.
US10068818B2	Semiconductor element package, semiconductor device, and mounting structure A semiconductor element package includes a base body, a frame member, and a terminal member. The frame member is provided on a main surface of the base body. A notch is formed on the base body side of this frame member. The notch is a gap between the one main surface of the base body and the frame member. The terminal member is provided so as to cover the notch as the gap. The terminal member includes a first dielectric layer, a plurality of signal wiring conductors and a plurality of coplanar ground conductor layers that are provided on one surface of the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer has a hole provided open in a region of the one surface between a first wiring conductor and a second wiring conductor.
US10068810B1	Multiple Fin heights with dielectric isolation A method of forming semiconductor fins having different fin heights and which are dielectrically isolated from an underlying semiconductor substrate. The fins may be formed by etching an active epitaxial layer that is disposed over the substrate. An intervening sacrificial epitaxial layer may be used to template growth of the active epitaxial layer, and is then removed and backfilled with an isolation dielectric layer. The isolation dielectric layer may be disposed between bottom surfaces of the fins and the substrate, and may be deposited, for example, following the etching process used to define the fins. Within different regions of the substrate, dielectrically isolated fins of different heights may have substantially co-planar top surfaces.
US10068808B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes: a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, in which the fin-shaped structure includes a top portion and a bottom portion; a doped layer around the bottom portion of the fin-shaped structure; a first liner on the doped layer, and a second liner on the top portion and the bottom portion of the fin-shaped structure. Preferably, the first liner and the second liner are made of different material.
US10068794B2	Gate all around device architecture with hybrid wafer bond technique A system and method for fabricating non-planar devices while managing semiconductor processing yield and cost are described. A semiconductor device fabrication process forms a stack of alternating semiconductor layers. A trench is etched and filled with at least an oxide layer with a length at least that of a device channel length while being bounded by sites for a source region and a drain region. The process places a second silicon substrate on top of both the oxide layer in the trench and the top-most semiconducting layer of the stack. The two surfaces making contact by wafer bonding use the same type of semiconducting layer. The device is flipped such that the first substrate and the stack are on top of the second substrate. The process forms nanowires of a gate region from the stack in the top first substrate.
US10068792B2	Method and apparatus for liquid treatment of wafer shaped articles An apparatus for processing wafer-shaped articles comprises a rotary chuck adapted to hold a wafer shaped article thereon. The rotary chuck comprises a peripheral series of pins configured to contact an edge region of a wafer-shaped article. Each of the pins projects from the rotary chuck, and each of the pins comprises a projecting portion having a gripping element at a distal end thereof, and a proximal portion comprising a drive mechanism at a proximal end thereof by which the pin can be rotated. The projecting portion and the proximal portion comprise interengageable connectors configured to allow the projecting and proximal portions to be interconnected by pressing the projecting portion against the proximal portion and to be disconnected by pulling the projecting portion away from the proximal portion.
US10068788B2	Communication device and method for controlling communication device A communication device includes a communicator that performs communication via a network, IO ports that connect with a manufacturing apparatus, a packet monitor that monitors, via the communicator, packet data communicated to and from the manufacturing apparatus via the network, an IO monitor that monitors states of the IO ports, and a controller configured or programmed to transmit monitoring information to a transportation apparatus via the communicator, the transportation apparatus transporting a processing target, and the monitoring information being obtained through the monitoring performed by the packet monitor and the IO monitor.
US10068783B2	Sample holder A sample holder of the present invention includes a base body formed of ceramic substrates laminated to each other and having an upper surface functioning as a sample holding surface. In this sample holder, the base body includes a first ceramic substrate including a flow path for a heating medium and a second ceramic substrate which is laminated at an upper side than the first ceramic substrate, which has an upper surface functioning as the sample holding surface, and which is formed of the same material as that of the first ceramic substrate, and the average grain diameter of ceramic grains forming the second ceramic substrate is smaller than that of ceramic grains forming the first ceramic substrate.
US10068775B2	Method of bonding supporting substrate with device substrate for fabricating semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes three steps of a providing step, a bonding step, and a thinning step. In the providing step, a mitigation layer that mitigates warping of the device substrate being thinned by grinding is provided on the supporting substrate. In the bonding step, the device substrate is bonded to the supporting substrate on which the mitigation layer is provided. In the thinning step, the device substrate supported by the supporting substrate is thinned by grinding.
US10068773B2	Contact formation for split gate flash memory An integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of flash memory cells forming a memory array, wherein each of the plurality of flash memory cells includes a select gate and a memory gate. A select gate electrode includes a first portion including polysilicon, wherein the first portion forms select gates of a column of the memory array, and a second portion electrically connected to the first portion, wherein the second portion includes a metal. A memory gate electrode has a portion forming memory gates of the column of the memory array.
US10068772B2	Recess channel semiconductor non-volatile memory device and fabricating the same A recess channel semiconductor non-volatile memory (NVM) device is disclosed. The recess channel MOSFET devices by etching into the silicon substrate for the device channel have been applied to advanced DRAM process nodes. The same etching process of the recess channel MOSFET device is applied to form the recess channel semiconductor NVM device. The tunneling oxides are grown on silicon surface after the recess channel hole etching process. The storing material is deposited into the recess channel holes with coupling dielectrics on top of the storing material. The gate material is then deposited and etched to form the control gate. Owing to the recess channel embedded below the silicon substrate, the scaling challenges such as gate channel length, floating gate interference, high aspect ratio for gate stack etching, and the mechanical stability of gate formation for the semiconductor NVM device can be significantly reduced.
US10068759B2	Mass spectrometry systems with convective flow of buffer gas for enhanced signals and related methods Mass spectrometry systems include an ionizer, mass analyzer and the detector, with a high pressure chamber holding the mass analyzer and a separate chamber holding the detector to allow for differential background pressures where P2
US10068752B2	Multiplexed precursor isolation for mass spectrometry Systems and methods for multiplexed precursor ion selection are provided. A mass isolator includes a selection region of rods, a transmission region of rods, and a barrier electrode lens separating the selection and transmission regions. Two or more different precursor ions are selected by applying two or more different AC voltage frequencies to rods of a selection region in order to resonate the two or more different precursor ions from a continuous beam of ions. The two or more different precursor ions are transmitted by applying a DC voltage to the barrier electrode lens, creating an electric field potential barrier over which only the resonating ions are transmitted. Precursor ions of product ions from combined product ion spectra produced by multiplexed precursor ion selection are identified by grouping the target precursor ions.
US10068745B2	Charged particle beam device and sample holder for charged particle beam device The purpose of the present invention is to provide a charged particle beam device and a sample holder for the charged particle beam device by which it is possible to form various environments, and perform in-situ observation and analysis without removing a sample from the charged particle beam device. In the present invention, inserting a detachable reverse side entry portion from a side facing a sample holding means, said portion being provided with a function for changing the state of a sample attached to the sample holding means, makes it possible to observe/analyze changes in the sample by a different process without removing the sample from the charged particle beam device by combining a reverse side entry portion having a different function with the sample holding means. The reverse side entry portion comprises two parts, and a tip thereof, which is one of the parts, is removable. After mounting the reverse side entry portion onto the sample holding means, the sample can be transported while maintaining the same atmosphere, and the sample can be transported between different devices without exposing the sample to air.
US10068734B2	Micro-solenoid contactor for motor vehicle starter, and corresponding starter A contact-breaker for a heat engine starter comprises a cap, a micro-solenoid having a coil which is stationary relative to the cap, and a core which is translational relative to the cap between a starting position and an end position. At least two contact terminals are stationary relative to the cap. A contact plate is inside the cap and is movable between a deactivated position in which the contact plate is spaced from the contact terminals and an active position in which the contact plate is in contact with the contact terminals. The contact-breaker is characterized in that the contact plate is secured to the core of the micro-solenoid in such a way that the contact plate drives the core of the micro-solenoid towards the starting position of the core when the contact plate moves from the active position into the deactivated position.
US10068728B2	Touchpad with capacitive force sensing Described herein are techniques related to a touchpad with capacitive force sensing. The described techniques may determine the point or region of a user-engagement surface contacted by a user. In addition, the described techniques may also determine a force of the user's finger press on the user-engagement surface using one or more capacitance force-sensors. Furthermore, the described techniques may offer active tactile feedback (i.e., haptics) to the user's finger touching the user-engagement surface. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US10068724B2	Push-button arrangement for an electronic or electromechanical wristwatch A push-button arrangement includes an electronic plate. The push-button is of the type surface mounted on a flexible printed circuit sheet that is itself partially fixed to the electronic plate. A portion of the flexible printed circuit sheet that carries the push-button remains free and is folded around a peripheral edge of the electronic plate, such that the push-button extends substantially perpendicularly to the electronic plate and bears against a lateral surface of the electronic plate.
US10068722B2	Push-button structure and electronic device with the same A push-button on a device includes a shell of the device, an internal locking portion to connect with the device, a touch pole far away from the locking portion, and a supporting flange portion extending from the internal surface of the shell. The supporting flange portion and the device support each other. When the shell is pressed, the push-button elastically deforms as the locking portion 103 acts as a fixing point and the supporting end acts as a supporting point. The touch pole moves with the shell and the switch on a PCB is triggered to generate at least one signal.
US10068719B2	Safety mat for safeguarding a technical installation Safety mat for safeguarding an electrically driven installation, comprising a sensor, a rigid supporting body and an evaluation unit. The supporting body has a top side, a rear side and first and second side faces, adjoining the top and rear sides. The sensor has an active surface covering the top side of the supporting body. The rear side has an opening for contacting an evaluation unit arranged in the interior of the supporting body that is configured to provide an output signal depending on the actuation of the sensor. The first side face has a first cavity and the second side face has a second cavity. The rear side has a first and a second cable guide. The first cable guide connects the opening to the first cavity and the second cable guide connects the opening to the second cavity.
US10068716B2	Graphene-ionic liquid composites Method of making a graphene-ionic liquid composite. The composite can be used to make electrodes for energy storage devices, such as batteries and supercapacitors.
US10068707B2	Leadless multi-layered ceramic capacitor stacks A stacked MLCC capacitor is provided wherein the capacitor stack comprises multilayered ceramic capacitors wherein each multilayered ceramic capacitor comprises first electrodes and second electrodes in an alternating stack with a dielectric between each first electrode and each adjacent second electrode. The first electrodes terminate at a first side and the second electrodes second side. A first transient liquid phase sintering conductive layer is the first side and in electrical contact with each first electrode; and a second transient liquid phase sintering conductive layer is on the second side and in electrical contact with each second electrode.
US10068696B2	Magnetic device A magnetic device includes a housing, a bobbin, a coil, and a magnetic core. The housing has a side plate and a bottom plate. The side plate stands on the bottom plate and forms a space with the bottom plate. The bobbin is at least partially located in the space. The bobbin has a cylinder. The coil is wound around the cylinder. The coil has a portion facing the bottom plate. The magnetic core includes a center column, a side column, and a connecting portion. The center column is located in the cylinder. The side column is located outside the coil and away from the bottom plate, such that the coil is located between the side column and the bottom plate. The connecting portion connects the center column and the side column.
US10068694B2	Integrated circuits and coupled inductors with isotropic magnetic cores, and methods for fabricating the same Integrated circuits and coupled inductors with isotropic magnetic cores, and methods for fabricating integrated circuits and coupled inductors with isotropic magnetic cores are provided. In an embodiment, a method for fabricating an integrated circuit is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate and forming an isotropic magnetic core bottom yoke over the semiconductor substrate. Further, the method includes forming an inductor coil over the isotropic magnetic core bottom yoke. Also, the method includes forming isotropic magnetic core sidewalls over the isotropic magnetic core bottom yoke and around the inductor coil. The method includes forming an isotropic magnetic core top yoke over the isotropic magnetic core sidewalls and over the inductor coil.
US10068689B2	Iron nitride permanent magnet and technique for forming iron nitride permanent magnet A permanent magnet may include a Fe16N2 phase constitution. In some examples, the permanent magnet may be formed by a technique that includes straining an iron wire or sheet comprising at least one iron crystal in a direction substantially parallel to a <001> crystal axis of the iron crystal; nitridizing the iron wire or sheet to form a nitridized iron wire or sheet; annealing the nitridized iron wire or sheet to form a Fe16N2 phase constitution in at least a portion of the nitridized iron wire or sheet; and pressing the nitridized iron wires and sheets to form bulk permanent magnet.
US10068685B1	Communication cables with separators having alternating projections A cable may include a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated conductors, a separator positioned between the twisted pairs, and a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator. The separator may include a longitudinally extending spine positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs, and at least one prong respectively extending from the spine at each of a plurality of longitudinally spaced locations. Additionally, for each pair of adjacent longitudinally spaced locations, the at least one prong extending at a first of the pair of locations may extend in a first set of one or more directions and the at least one prong extending at a second of the pair of locations may extend in a second set of one or more directions that is different than the first set of one or more directions.
US10068683B1	Rare earth materials as coating compositions for conductors A conductor includes a core with at least one conductive filament, and a coating deposited on a surface of the core. The coating is made of a rare earth material that includes at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Lanthanum (La), Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), Neodymium (Nd), Promethium (Pm), Samarium (Sm), Europium (Eu), Gadolinium (Gd), Terbium (Tb), Dysprosium (Dy), Holmium (Ho), Erbium (Er), Thulium (Tm), Ytterbium (Yb), Lutetium (Lu), Scandium (Sc) and Yttrium (Yt).
US10068682B2	Wiring module equipped with external cover member A wiring module equipped with an external covering member includes an external covering pipe; a first conductive wire member that is inserted into the external covering pipe, a first end portion of the first conductive wire member extending from a first-end opening portion of the external covering pipe; a second conductive wire member that is connected to the first end portion of the first conductive wire member via a connection portion that is located outward of the first-end opening portion of the external covering pipe; and a bending mitigating member that is capable of undergoing elastic bending deformation more easily than the external covering pipe, a first end portion of the bending mitigating member being fixed to the first-end opening portion of the external covering pipe, and the bending mitigating member extending up to the connection portion or beyond the connection portion while surrounding the first conductive wire member.
US10068681B2	Method for producing an electrode lead or a catheter, and associated semifinished product A method for producing a medical electrode lead or a catheter, and also to an associated semifinished product. The semifinished product for this purpose includes a cable having at least one electrical conductor, which is embedded in a sheath made of an electrically insulating, thermoplastic material. It is characterized in that the cable, at least at one cable end, forms a connection point, via which the conductor can be attached permanently and non-detachably to further components, wherein part of the surface of the conductor is exposed in the region of the connection point and forms a contact face, and the sheath has, in the region of the connection point, a recess that is continuous in the longitudinal direction of the cable.
US10068679B2	Scintillator panel and production method thereof Provided is a scintillator panel realizing reduced image unevenness and the like by virtue of having a cushioning layer between a support and a phosphor. The cushioning layer absorbs irregularities on the phosphor layer when the scintillator panel is compression bonded to a planar light-receiving element and thereby allows the phosphor layer to be in contact with the planar light-receiving element without any gaps in the interface. The scintillator panel includes, in the order named, a support, a cushioning layer disposed on a surface of the support, and a phosphor layer deposited on the surface of the cushioning layer, the cushioning layer having a specific thickness, the phosphor layer being configured to be placed into uniform contact with a surface of a planar light-receiving element when the phosphor layer is pressed against the planar light-receiving element by the application of a pressure from the support side.
US10068674B2	Jet spouted bed type reactor device having a specific profile for CVD The invention relates to a jet spouted bed reactor, comprising a cylindrical area, a gas injection pipe at the base of the cylindrical area, and a transition area, connecting the upper end of the pipe to the base of the cylindrical area, this transition area having a convex profile in a plane extending through the axis (YY′) of flow of a fluid in the pipe.
US10068666B2	Data driven analysis, modeling, and semi-supervised machine learning for qualitative and quantitative determinations Systems and methods are provided for data driven analysis, modeling, and semi-supervised machine learning for qualitative and quantitative determinations. The systems and methods include obtaining data associated with individuals, and determining features associated with the individuals based on the data and similarities among the individuals based on the features. The systems and methods can label some individuals as exemplary, generate a graph wherein nodes of the graph represent individuals, edges of the graph represent similarity among the individuals, and nodes associated labeled individuals are weighted. The disclosed system and methods can apply a weight to unweighted nodes of the graph based on propagating the labels through the graph where the propagation is based on influence exerted by the weighted nodes on the unweighted nodes. The disclosed systems and methods can provide output associated with the individuals represented on the graph and the associated weights.
US10068661B2	Post package repair (PPR) data in non-volatile memory Example implementations relate to post package repair (PPR) data in non-volatile memory. In example implementations, PPR data may be stored in non-volatile memory on a memory module. PPR data may indicate how many PPRs have been performed on the memory module.
US10068658B2	Shift register unit, driving circuit and method, array substrate and display apparatus There are provided a shift register unit, a strobe driving circuit, a display apparatus and a driving method for the shift register unit. The shift register unit comprises: an inputting module (10) configured to control a potential of the pulling-up control node according to a signal of the first signal input terminal; a pulling-up module (20) configured to output a present stage output signal from the present stage output terminal according to a signal of the second clock signal terminal and the potential of the pulling-up control node; a pulling-down module (30) configured to pull down the potential of the pulling-up control node and the signal of the present stage output terminal to a low level according to a signal of the third clock signal terminal; a resetting module (40) configured to reset the potential of the pulling-up control node according to a signal of the second signal input terminal and pull down the signal of the present stage output terminal to a low level. Correspondingly, the pulling-down operation of the shift register unit is implemented in a simple manner, so that a number of TFTs as required, power consumption and wiring are reduced.
US10068650B1	Characterizing and operating a non-volatile memory device A sequence of contiguous pages in an erase block in a non-volatile memory device is programmed and erased. Next, all of the pages in the erase block are programmed with data. Then, the data is read back and verified to determine whether there is an error in the data. When there is an error in the data, then the last page in the sequence is identified as being unstable. If there is no error in the data, then the last page in that sequence is identified as being stable. Thus, the recorded information identifies a point of instability in the erase block. Instabilities can be stabilized by performing additional writes to fill the partially filled word line.
US10068649B2	Apparatuses and methods for performing multiple memory operations The disclosed technology relates to a memory device configured to perform multiple access operations in response to a single command received through a memory controller and a method of performing the multiple access operations. In one aspect, the memory device includes a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells and a memory controller. The memory controller is configured to receive a single command which specifies a plurality of memory access operations to be performed on the memory array. The memory controller is further configured to cause the specified plurality of memory access operations to be performed on the memory array.
US10068648B1	Distributed mode registers in memory devices A semiconductor device may include a plurality of memory banks, a plurality of mode registers that may control an operational mode associated with each of the plurality of memory banks, and a set of global wiring lines coupled to each of the plurality of mode registers. The set of global wiring lines may include a first global wiring line to transmit data to each of the plurality of mode registers, a second global wiring line to transmit an address signal to each of the plurality of mode registers, a third global wiring line to transmit a read command signal to each of the plurality of mode registers, and a fourth global wiring line to transmit a write command signal to each of the plurality of mode registers.
US10068645B2	Multiple cycle search content addressable memory In an aspect of the disclosure, a method and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a content addressable memory. The content addressable memory includes a plurality of memory sections each configured to store data. Additionally, the content addressable memory includes a comparator configured to compare the stored data in each of the plurality of memory sections with search input data. The comparison may be in a time division multiplexed fashion. The comparator may be configured to compare the stored data in each of the plurality of memory sections with search input data in a corresponding one of a plurality of memory access cycles. The content addressable memory may include a state machine configured to control when the comparator compares the stored data in each of the plurality of memory sections with search input data based on a state of the state machine.
US10068636B2	Apparatuses and methods for accessing and scheduling between a plurality of row buffers The present disclosure relates to a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) array, which comprises a plurality of bit lines connectable, respectively, to at least two row buffers of the DRAM array. The two row buffers are respectively connectable to data input/output (I/O) lines and are configured to electrically connect the two row buffers to the bit lines and data I/O lines in a mutually exclusive manner.
US10068618B2	Electronic apparatus and hard disk drive holder Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus including a main body, a compartment provided in the main body, a part that is accommodated in the compartment and that can be drawn out of the compartment, two attachment sections that are provided on the part and that are located away from each other, and a knob member attached to the two attachment sections. The knob member is a flexible member that is longer than a distance between the two attachment sections, includes a curved portion that is curved in such a manner as to swell in a direction away from the part, and is elastically deformable such that the swelling of the curved portion decreases.
US10068617B2	Adding content to a media timeline Techniques are provided for associating comments with certain positions within a video (or audio) timeline. Multiple users compose comments, such as questions, and cause those comments to be stored in association with the video. Each comment is stored in association with a specific point or section in the video timeline. Later, another user can view the comments and select a particular comment, which causes the video to be played at the position in the timeline associated with the particular comment. Additionally or alternatively, playing a particular portion of a video may cause one or more comments that are associated with the particular portion to be displayed.
US10068608B1	Multi-stage MISO circuit for fast adaptation Systems and methods are disclosed for applying multi-stage multiple input single output (MISO) circuits for fast adaptation. An apparatus may comprise a first reader and a second reader configured to simultaneously read from a single track of a data storage medium, a MISO circuit. The MISO circuit may include a first stage filter having a first number of taps and configured to filter signal samples received from the first reader and the second reader and produce first filtered samples. The MISO circuit may also include a second stage filter having a second number of taps greater than the first number, and be configured to receive the first filtered samples corresponding to the first reader and the second reader from the first filter stage, filter the first filtered samples to produce second filtered samples, and combine the second filtered samples to produce a combined sample output.
US10068601B1	Free layer only magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing and a multilayer side bias A magnetic read apparatus includes a media-facing surface (MFS), a sensor, a shield structure, a side bias structure, and a shield reference bias structure. The sensor includes a free layer and a nonmagnetic layer. The shield structure includes a shield pinning structure and a shield reference structure between the shield pinning structure and the nonmagnetic layer. The nonmagnetic layer is between the free layer and a shield reference structure. The shield pinning structure includes a pinned moment oriented in a first direction. The shield reference structure includes a reference structure moment weakly coupled with the pinned moment. The side bias structure is adjacent to a side of the free layer and biases the free layer in a first direction parallel to the MFS. The shield reference bias structure is adjacent to the shield reference structure and biases the shield reference structure in a direction opposite to the first direction.
US10068597B1	Head with multiple readers configured for reading interlaced magnetic recording tracks First tracks of a disk are read via a first read transducer. The first read transducer has a first crosstrack width and a first shield-to-shield spacing that are optimized to read a first track width and a first linear bit density of the first tracks. Second tracks interlaced between the first tracks are read via a second read transducer. The second read transducer has a second crosstrack width different from the first crosstrack width and second shield-to-shield spacing different than the first shield-to-shield spacing. The second crosstrack width and the second shield-to-shield spacing are optimized to read a second track width different from the first track width and a second linear bit density different from the first linear bit density.
US10068593B1	Bolometer with low scattering for a heat-assisted magnetic recording slider A slider configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording has an upper surface, an opposing air bearing surface (ABS), and a body defined between the upper surface and the ABS. The slider comprises a write pole and a near-field transducer (NFT) at or near the ABS. An optical waveguide is configured to receive light from a laser source and comprises a first cladding layer, a second cladding layer, and a core between the first and second cladding layers. The core has a width, a length, and a longitudinal axis oriented along the length of the core. A bolometer is situated within the body of the slider at a location that receives at least some of the light communicated along the waveguide used during a writing operation. The bolometer is spaced apart from the core and comprises a longitudinal axis that is oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core.
US10068592B1	Devices including a NFT having at least one amorphous alloy layer Disclosed are devices that include a near field transducer (NFT), the NFT having a peg and a disc and the peg including peg material and at least one associated amorphous blocker layer, wherein the amorphous blocker layer includes an amorphous metal alloy and the amorphous blocker layer is within the peg material, on one or more surfaces of the peg material, or both.
US10068591B2	Head having wrap-controlled flexible media interface An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a module having a tape bearing surface, a magnetic transducer in a thin film region, and an edge closest to the transducers. A guide is positioned relative to the edge for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape above a tape tenting region of the tape bearing surface. The magnetic transducer is positioned along the tape tenting region.
US10068588B2	Real-time emotion recognition from audio signals Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for recognizing emotion in audio signals in real-time. An audio signal is detected and a rapid audio fingerprint is computed on a user's computing device. One or more features is extracted from the audio fingerprint and compared with features associated with defined emotions to determine relative degrees of similarity. Confidence scores are computed for the defined emotions based on the relative degrees of similarity and it is determined whether a confidence score for one or more particular emotions exceeds a threshold confidence score. If it is determined that a threshold confidence score for one or more particular emotions is exceeded, the particular emotion or emotions are associated with the audio signal. As desired, various action then may be initiated based upon the emotion/emotions associated with the audio signal.
US10068578B2	Recovering high frequency band signal of a lost frame in media bitstream according to gain gradient A method for recovering lost frame in a media bitstream is provided. When a frame loss event occurs, a decoder obtains a synthesized high frequency band signal of a current lost frame, and recovery information related to the current lost frame. The decoder determines a global gain gradient of the current lost frame, and further determines a global gain of the current lost frame according to the global gain gradient and a global gain of each frame in previous M frames of the current lost frame. A high frequency band signal of the current lost frame is obtained by adjusting the synthesized high frequency band signal of the current lost frame according to the global gain and a subframe gain of the current lost frame. The process enables natural and smooth transitions of the high frequency band signal between the frames, and attenuates noises in the high frequency band signal.
US10068575B2	Information notification supporting device, information notification supporting method, and computer program product According to an embodiment, an information notification supporting device includes an analyzer configured to analyze an input voice so as to identify voice information indicating information related to speech; a storage unit configured to store therein a history of the voice information; an output controller configured to determine, using the history of the voice information, whether a user is able to listen to a message of which the user should be notified; and an output unit configured to output the message when it is determined that the user is in a state in which the user is able to listen to the message.
US10068566B2	Method and system for considering information about an expected response when performing speech recognition A speech recognition system receives and analyzes speech input from a user in order to recognize and accept a response from the user. Under certain conditions, information about the response expected from the user may be available. In these situations, the available information about the expected response is used to modify the behavior of the speech recognition system by taking this information into account. The modified behavior of the speech recognition system comprises adjusting the rejection threshold when speech input matches the predetermined expected response.
US10068564B2	Auditory information security system The present invention relates to an auditory information security system and, more specifically, to an auditory information security system for preventing illegal leakage of auditory information by transmitting security signals, which are unspecified noise signals within a preset frequency band among frequency bands that the human ear cannot hear, and then, preventing the auditory information, including voices and sounds occurring in a specific area where wiretapping or recording is expected, from being collected by a wiretap or recorder.
US10068562B1	Dual-chamber whistle The dual-chamber whistle is a sound producing device that creates a first air flow, a second air flow and a third air flow within the dual-chamber whistle. The basic sound of the dual-chamber whistle is generated by a first turbulence created the interaction of the first air flow and the second air flow. The third air flow also interacts with both the first air flow and the second air flow to create a second turbulence. This second turbulence creates an additional sound called the oversound. While actual patterns of turbulences created in both the first turbulence and the second turbulence are essentially random, the human psychological response to the oversound is to interpret the oversound as an actual call for help. The dual-chamber whistle comprises an intake, an exhaust, and a router which creates a complex air flow.
US10068561B2	Electronic signal processor An electronic signal processor for processing signals includes a complex first filter, one or more gain stages and a second filter. The first filter is characterized by a frequency response curve that includes multiple corner frequencies, with some corner frequencies being user selectable. The first filter also has at least two user-preset gain levels which may be alternately selected by a switch. Lower frequency signals are processed by the first filter with at least 12 db/octave slope, and preferably with 18 db/octave slope to minimize intermodulation distortion products by subsequent amplification in the gain stages. A second filter provides further filtering and amplitude control. The signal processor is particularly suited for processing audio frequency signals.
US10068554B2	Systems and methods for conserving power in refreshing a display panel A method for refreshing a display panel is described. The method includes receiving, at the display panel from post-processing hardware, a look-up table (LUT) based on a histogram of image data and a region of interest (ROI) of the image data. The method also includes applying, at the display panel, the LUT to at least a portion of cached data in panel memory to produce modified data. The method further includes refreshing the display panel based on the modified data.
US10068551B1	Localized high brightness mode An electronic device includes a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to provide brightness control for a first subset of pixels of a display and a second DAC configured to provide brightness control for a second subset of pixels of the display. A display controller selectively operates the second DAC to provide the brightness control for the second subset of pixels while simultaneously operating the first DAC to provide the brightness control for the first subset of pixels of the display.
US10068549B2	Cursor handling in a variable refresh rate environment A method, computer program product, and system for cursor handling in a variable refresh rate environment are disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a first image, combining a cursor at a first position with the first image to produce a first combined image, and displaying the combined image on a variable refresh rate display device. The method also includes the steps of determining that a refresh timeout associated with the variable refresh rate display device has occurred, and then, after determining that a second image has not been generated, combining the cursor at a second position with the first image to produce a second combined image for display. The logic for implementing the method may be included in a graphics processing unit or within the variable refresh rate display device itself.
US10068547B2	Augmented reality surface painting Techniques for simulating interactions using an augmented reality device are described. Embodiments receive a request to paint over portions of a visual scene. Here, the visual scene is captured using one or more camera devices of the augmented reality device and is presented on a display of the augmented reality device. A first object in the visual scene corresponding to the first location is identified. Additionally, embodiments paint at least a portion of the first object as specified by the received request, and render a series of frames depicting the first object, such that the painted at least a portion of the first object is shown as painted when viewed from different perspectives using the augmented reality device.
US10068544B2	Gate driver on array driving circuit and LCD device The present disclosure proposes a scanning driver for driving scan lines row by row. The scanning driver includes cascaded scanning circuits. Each scanning circuit includes a pull-up control module, a driving module, a pull-down module, a pull-down holding module, and a constant low voltage supply. The pull-up control module includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor.
US10068538B2	Display device specifying temperature distribution of display surface According to an aspect, a display device comprising: a display unit; a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in a first direction along a display surface of the display unit; a detecting unit that detects one of an electric resistance of the electrodes, a voltage, and a current; and a specifying unit that specifies temperature distribution of the display surface based on the one of the electric resistance of the electrodes, the voltage, and the current. The electrodes are tapered in a second direction along the display surface and orthogonal to the first direction, and the electrodes include a first electrode tapered toward one side in the second direction and a second electrode tapered toward the other side opposite to the one side. The first and second electrodes are alternately arranged side by side in the first direction.
US10068524B2	Pixel driving circuit, display substrate and driving method thereof, and display device The present disclosure provides a pixel driving circuit, a display substrate and a driving method thereof, and a display device. The pixel driving circuit includes a driving unit, a data voltage write unit, an energy storage unit, a threshold compensation unit, and a touch driving compensation unit. The energy storage unit comprises a first energy storage end and a second energy storage end. The touch driving compensation unit is connected to the second energy storage end of the energy storage unit to compensate the voltage of the second energy storage end in a touch phase, so as to maintain that driving current generated by the driving unit does not vary with time. The pixel driving circuit provided by the present disclosure can allow luminance of a driven electroluminescent element does not vary with time in a touch phase, thereby avoiding affecting light emission display of the driven electroluminescent element.
US10068523B2	Display device The present invention provides a display device having a driving transistor for current-driving a light-emitting element provided in each pixel, wherein the drain of the driving transistor is connected to a first power source, the source of the driving transistor is connected to the light-emitting element and one end of a capacitor, and the gate of the driving transistor is connected to a voltage source via a first switch and simultaneously therewith is connected to the other end of the capacitor via a second switch; the other end of the capacitor is further connected to a signal line via a third switch; and the display device has a control circuit for selectively controlling the first power source to a plurality of voltages.
US10068520B2	Organic light-emitting display panel and driving method thereof, and organic light-emitting display device The present disclosure discloses an organic light-emitting display panel and a driving method thereof, and an organic light-emitting display device. The organic light-emitting display panel comprises a pixel array, a plurality of pixel driving circuits, a plurality of reference voltage signal lines and a plurality of data voltage signal lines. The plurality of pixel driving circuits include a first, second and third pixel driving circuits, the first pixel driving circuit and the second pixel driving circuit are adjacent to each other in a row direction of the pixel array, and the second pixel driving circuit and the third pixel driving circuit are adjacent to each other in the row direction of the pixel array. The first pixel driving circuit and the second pixel driving circuit share one reference voltage signal line, and the second pixel driving circuit and the third pixel driving circuit share one data voltage signal line.
US10068519B2	Methods and ergonomic keyboard for data entry with modular keyboard housing and built-in toplights The present invention incorporates unique methods and components for data entry and typing using the components including an ergonomic keyboard with substantially and uniformly low-profile key elevation in combination with built-in germicidal, non-germicidal light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser lights to disinfect and illuminate surface of the lowly situated key caps and adjacent affected surfaces.
US10068516B2	Display device having temperature compensation and method of driving the same A display device includes a timing controller, a data driver, and a display panel. The timing controller includes a first compensator receiving a first image data, selecting a temperature compensation value in accordance with the external temperature, and converting the first image data to a second image data on the basis of the selected temperature compensation value and a second compensator selecting a kickback voltage compensation value predetermined in accordance with the areas of the display panel and converting the second image data to the output image data on the basis of the kickback voltage compensation value selected in accordance with the areas.
US10068511B2	LED driving device, illuminator, and liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a light emitting diode (LED) driving device as a semiconductor device, which comprises: a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) controller, for controlling an output segment that is used to generate an output voltage from an input voltage and supply the output voltage to an LED; an output current driver, for generating an output current of the LED; and an LED short-circuit detection circuit, for monitoring a cathode voltage of the LED to perform an LED short-circuit detection, wherein the LED short-circuit detection circuit controls whether an action is performed or not according to a short-circuit detection enable signal input from outside the LED driving device.
US10068509B2	Fault detection for a display system A fault detection system is provided for a display system including an AMLCD. A video processor embeds encoded fault detection data within the digital video stream that is sent directly to the AMLCD. The fault detection data is embedded in such a manner that it is not displayed by the AMLCD. The fault detection data in the digital video stream received by the AMLCD is detected by the AMLCD and is then sent back to the video processor. The video processor compares what was sent with what is received to determine whether there is a difference which may be indicative of a fault in the AMLCD or the path of the digital video stream. As an additional check, the AMLCD may send timing error data to the video processor indicating whether the AMLCD is working properly. The video processor generates and outputs a fault flag to initiate a corrective action if a fault is detected in the AMLCD and/or the path of the digital video stream.
US10068505B2	Identification tag with mechanical actuator An identification tag comprising a display and a mechanical actuator is disclosed. A visual indication associated with a manufacturer is displayed by a display. The mechanical actuator comprises a reservoir to contain a fluid component. The mechanical actuator is connected to the display via a conduit.
US10068504B2	Triple signs A device for presenting an image forming a triple display includes a base panel (1) made up of a rear or bottom plate (4) and a front plate (2) on which a central display is shown intended to be seen from head on to the base panel; and at least one lamella (10), preferably a plurality of lamellas, protruding from the front plate (2) and spaced apart from one another, each lamella (10) carrying on a left face a respective left sub-display and on a right face a respective right sub-display such that the left sub-displays in their entirety form a left display intended to be seen from the left of the base panel and the right sub-displays in their entirety form a right display intended to be seen from the right of the base panel.
US10068499B2	Label A label for being applied, by being wrapped around, to an object to be identified, includes a non-adhesive top side including a printing region for receiving a print on the top side and an adhesive bottom side, by which the label is fastened to the object. The label is in the shape of a strip having a length that is greater than a periphery of the object to be labeled. A transparent wrapping tab is arranged adjacently to the printing region in a longitudinal direction of the label. A length of the wrapping tab is at least equal to the periphery of the object to be labeled. The wrapping tab is wrapped on the printing region and covers the printing region when the label has been applied to the object. An RFID transponder is arranged between the top side and the bottom side in the printing region.
US10068491B2	Interactive and educational tools Educational tools including a cover, a shaft, and a rotating member. The cover includes an interactive section having a fixed set of indicia, a first lateral section pivotally coupled to the interactive section, and a second lateral section pivotally coupled to the interactive section opposite the first lateral section. The shaft is mounted to the interactive section and the rotating member is rotationally mounted to the shaft. The rotating member has a rotating set of indicia at a plurality of radial positions. The rotating member is configured to selectively rotate about the shaft to a plurality of aligned positions where the rotating set of indicia and the fixed set of indicia align. The rotating set of indicia and the fixed set of indicia are selected to have educational significance when aligned in selected combinations. In some examples, the educational tool includes a second rotating member.
US10068490B2	System and method for improving student learning by monitoring student cognitive state A system and method for improving student learning includes learning material that is presented to a student and a device that is used to acquire physiological data from the student in real time during a learning session. A cognitive assessment algorithm determines a cognitive state of the student using the physiological data, and a learning action algorithm modifies the presentation of the learning material in response to the student's cognitive state. The learning material can include lectures, questions asked of the student or problems or activities being completed by the student. In one embodiment, the device directly measures the brain activity of the student to determine the student's cognitive state. The cognitive state of the student can include the student's cognitive load, engagement or fatigue.
US10068472B2	Automotive lane discipline system, method, and apparatus A method and apparatus for assisting a driver of a first vehicle determines whether the first vehicle is traveling in a first lane of a multi-lane highway. The method further determines that another vehicle is approaching the first vehicle from behind in a second lane of the multi-lane highway. The method determines that the first vehicle is being passed by the second vehicle, and outputs a warning to the driver, instructing the driver to merge into the second lane where the second vehicle had been traveling.
US10068467B1	System and method for field monitoring of stationary assets A wireless sensor network including a number of wireless modules for monitoring sensors associated with stationary assets. Additionally, the wireless module includes a wireless transceiver, a processor, a location acquisition unit, which are configured to acquire a location item for identifying a location of the wireless module, and a memory.
US10068465B2	Battery-less data transmission module accessory for portable and handheld metrology devices A data transmission module is provided as a battery-less accessory for attachment to portable metrology devices (e.g., handheld digital calipers, micrometers, indicators, etc.). Rather than utilizing battery resources from the metrology devices, the data transmission module utilizes energy harvested wirelessly from a remote data node (e.g., a computer system, display, etc.) to power transmission of measurement data signals to the remote data node. The data transmission module may receive sufficient power when relatively close to the remote data node, such as when a user is near the remote data node when operating the metrology device to obtain dimensional measurements of a workpiece. A wireless data generator of the data transmission module may be configured to wirelessly communicate measurement data signals using: the harvested energy; or a modulated reflection of, or coupling to, a received energy supply field from the remote data node; or a combination thereof.
US10068464B2	Method for adding a security code to multiple receivers during power-up A method for configuring a first remotely-controlled device from a plurality of remotely-controlled devices to execute a function in response to a signal from a remote-controller by executing a set of steps at the first remotely-controlled device, wherein said set of steps comprises power cycling said first remotely-controlled device, said power cycling initiating a pairing period, during said pairing period, receiving, from said remote-controller, a first signal, wherein said first signal includes a first security code, and storing said first security code, said method further comprising, after said pairing period, receiving a second signal, said second signal carrying a second security code, comparing said second security code with said first security code, and, in response to said comparison, selecting an action selected from the group consisting of ignoring said second signal and carrying out said function in response to said second signal.
US10068462B2	Systems and methods for manual tamper reset in a monitoring system Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for resetting one or more status indicators in a monitoring system.
US10068458B2	Method of providing activity notification and device thereof A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
US10068457B2	Leash notification for tracking device The communication between a tracking device and a secondary device that tracks the tracking device can be severed. On detecting a loss of connection, the secondary device retrieves a last known location of the tracking device from the tracking server. On receiving the last known location, the secondary device activates location detection functionality to determine a current location of the secondary device. If the current location is further than a predetermined threshold distance from the last known location of the tracking device, a notification is displayed by the secondary device indicating that the connection to the tracking device is lost. If the secondary device is within the predetermined threshold distance from the tracking device's last known location, the secondary device waits for a predetermined interval of time to elapse, and if the tracking device is not detected during this interval, a notification is displayed by the secondary device.
US10068422B2	Systems and methods for recommending games to anonymous players using distributed storage While a player is playing one game on a gaming machine using a mobile gaming device, the systems and methods described herein recommend other games to the player based on the player's real time game play. An export data set is generated using parsing rules and used for recommendations. The game recommendations are provided to the mobile gaming device for selection by the user.
US10068416B2	Controlling wagering game system audio A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include determining a classification of a first sound provided by a first wagering game application for presentation via one or more output devices of a wagering game machine. Further, a second wagering game application provides a second sound for concurrent presentation via the one or more output devices. The first wagering game application is independent from the second wagering game application. In some embodiments, the operations further include determining a prioritized relationship between the first sound and the second sound based on the classification, and controlling presentation of the first sound and the second sound via the one or more output devices according to the prioritized relationship.
US10068414B2	Gaming system and method of gaming A gaming device arranged to display a game outcome is provided. The gaming device includes a credit input mechanism configured to receive a credit input for establishing a credit balance. A display includes a plurality of designated spaces arranged to display a plurality of symbols and an initiator associated with an initial location within a reel column positioned outside of the plurality of designated spaces. A processor is configured to cause the display to move each of the plurality of symbols from the initial location within the reel column positioned outside of the plurality of designated spaces to a respective final location within the plurality of designated spaces based on the initiator until all designated spaces of the plurality of designated spaces are populated. A game outcome is partly dependent on at least one of an arrangement and a location of the plurality of symbols populating the designated spaces.
US10068407B2	Cart inventory system and associated methods An example cart inventory system and associated methods are described. The example cart inventory system includes a cart and a detection system. The cart includes a frame, and a shelf movably mounted to the frame and configured to be positioned between an extended position and a folded position. A top surface and a rear surface of the shelf include first and second identifiers, respectively. The detection system is configured to detect the first identifier when the shelf is in the extended position and detect the second identifier when the shelf is positioned in the folded position. In the extended position, the top surface is oriented upwards relative to horizontal and the rear surface is disposed against the frame. In the folded position, the rear surface is oriented upwards relative to horizontal.
US10068398B1	Release monitoring through check-in and tethering system A check-in and tethering system for monitoring persons such as released in court-ordered supervised programs and a method for operating such a system is disclosed. The system includes a tethered mobile device that provides a check-in procedure that requires a response from a user of the tethered mobile device in the form of at least one of a device identifier from a monitored tethered device attached to the user, a biometric response, or a performed action by the user. The tethered mobile device determines whether the response is valid and transmits a notification to a monitoring center in response to the determination.
US10068380B2	Methods and systems for generating virtual reality environments from electronic documents Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a virtual reality environment from an electronic document by mapping image and text content extracted from the electronic document to a virtual reality module. A computing system performs a process to analyze an electronic document to identify the document elements that occur within the electronic document. The document elements are parsed to identify candidate images that have minimum image characteristics suitable for virtual reality. One or more of the candidate images are inserted into the virtual reality module. Text elements related to the candidate images are also inserted into the virtual reality module. Upon execution of the virtual reality module by a virtual reality viewing device, the text and image elements from the electronic document are presented in a virtual reality environment to the viewer for non-linear exploration and reading.
US10068366B2	Stereo multi-projection implemented using a graphics processing pipeline A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for generating multi-view image data. The method includes the steps of processing primitive data of a model to generate processed primitive data that includes multiple position vectors for each vertex in the primitive data, the number of position vectors associated with each vertex being equal to the number of views in at least two views being generated. The method further includes storing the processed primitive data in a buffer. Finally, the processed primitive data may be read from the buffer for each view in the at least two views and transmitted to a raster pipeline to generate image data corresponding to a particular view.
US10068362B2	Data processing apparatus and method of detecting position information for displaying virtual space A data processing apparatus includes a motion control unit that controls a movement of a character in a virtual space; a display unit that displays the character and a background, the background including an object; a detection unit that detects contact position information at which the object of the displayed background and a virtual body provided in the virtual space contact; and a specifying unit that specifies characteristic position information regarding a shape of the object of the background in accordance with the detected contact position information.
US10068351B2	Automatic detection and identification of brain sulci in MRI Disclosed is a method for determining a position of a brain sulcus in the brain of a patient, the method comprising executing, on at least one processor of at least one computer, steps of: acquiring, at the at least one processor, patient image data describing a digital medical image of at least part of the brain; acquiring, at the at least one processor, atlas data describing an image-based model of the at least part of the brain; determining, by the at least one processor and based on the patient image data and the atlas data, mapping data describing a transformation between the patient image data and the atlas data; and determining, by the at least one processor and based on the patient image data and the atlas data and the mapping data, sulcus position data describing the position of the brain sulcus in the digital medical image.
US10068344B2	Method and system for 3D capture based on structure from motion with simplified pose detection Aspects disclosed herein provide methods, systems, and devices for 3D image capture based on a Structure from Motion (SFM) imaging technique with simplified pose detection. The present disclosure provides a straightforward method to directly track a camera's motion (pose detection) thereby removing a substantial portion of the computing load needed to build a dimensionally accurate 3D model from a sequence of images taken by the camera.
US10068340B2	Method for segmentation of the head-neck arteries, brain and skull in medical images A method for automated segmentation of a blood vessel of a head and neck of a subject in a medical image, the method comprising: identifying the location of anatomical landmarks in the medical image; identifying regions of interest in the medical image based on the landmarks; segmenting segments of blood vessels in the medical image; classifying at least one of the segments as defining the blood vessel based on its position relative to the landmarks within the regions of interest to create a classified blood vessel; identifying a starting seed for the blood vessel from the classified blood vessel; identifying an ending seed for the blood vessel from the classified blood vessel; segmenting the blood vessel between the starting seed and the ending seed; and defining a path between the starting seed and the ending seed.
US10068339B2	Image processing device, image processing system, image processing method and image processing program An image processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires plural images in which an object is captured from multiple directions; a calculation unit that calculates a value representing a quality of the images; a determining unit that determines a process for measuring a surface shape of the object depending on the quality of the images; and an execution unit that executes the process which is determined.
US10068334B2	Reconstruction of images from an in vivo multi-camera capsule Method and apparatus of reconstruction of images from an in vivo multi-camera capsule are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the capsule comprises two cameras with overlapped fields of view (FOVs). Intra-image based pose estimation is applied to the sub-images associated with the overlapped area to improve the pose estimation for the capsule device. In another embodiment, two images corresponding to the two FOVs are fused by using disparity-adjusted, linear weighted sum of the overlapped sub-images. In yet another embodiment, the images from the multi-camera capsule are stitched for time-space representation.
US10068327B2	Method and system for statistical modeling of data using a quadratic likelihood functional A method and system are provided for constructing a model of a target object in a computer processor by receiving an input signal from a source, the input signal containing data describing the target object and a plurality of parameters, the input signal having a noise portion; selecting a group of initial parameters, estimating a nonparametric probability distribution function (pdf) comprising a linear combination of a set of square-integrable basis functions, computing a quadratic likelihood functional (QLF), evaluating a fit of the initial parameters to the data based on the QLF, iteratively optimizing the QLF by selecting a new group of parameters and evaluating the fit of the new group of parameters into a predetermined condition is achieved. Once an acceptable fit is achieved, an output of a model of the target object constructed using optimized parameters can be displayed.
US10068321B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and recording medium When a human skin region is detected, misdetection or detection failure is prevented. An image processing apparatus of the present invention acquires an image from which a human body skin region is to be extracted, and estimates a human body part region in the image. The image processing apparatus then estimates a skin attribute of the estimated human body part region and corrects the human body part region based on the estimated skin attribute. The image processing apparatus extracts the skin region from the acquired image based on the skin attribute of the estimated human body part region and the corrected human body part region.
US10068319B2	Method for noise reduction in an image sequence A method for processing a frame in a sequence of successively acquired frames in dynamic digital radiography includes the multi-scale representation of frames being subjected to temporal filtering by adding at least one correction image to a corresponding detail image(s) in the multi-scale representations of a frame of interest, the correction image being computed by combining clipped difference images obtained as the difference between the multi-scale representation of the frame of interest and the multi-scale representations of a selection of other frames in said sequence.
US10068308B2	Lossy depth compression of multi-sample pixels Described herein are technologies related to facilitating lossy compression for multi-sampled depth data of computer graphics that maximizes the apparent quality of pixels while avoiding a corresponding burden on memory and processor bandwidth. The technologies described herein provide high-quality multi-sampling for pixels or groups of pixels that are covered by a small number of triangles, and provides a guaranteed minimum quality for pixels that are covered by a large number of triangles.
US10068306B2	Facilitating dynamic pipelining of workload executions on graphics processing units on computing devices A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic pipelining of workload executions at graphics processing units on computing devices. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes generating a command buffer having a plurality of kernels relating to a plurality of workloads to be executed at a graphics processing unit (GPU), and pipelining the workloads to be processed at the GPU, where pipelining includes scheduling each kernel to be executed on the GPU based on at least one of availability of resource threads and status of one or more dependency events relating to each kernel in relation to other kernels of the plurality of kernels.
US10068305B2	Modeling potentially hazardous sites and predicting hazardous conditions Implementations include methods for monitoring and reporting on actual hazardous conditions at a facility including actions of receiving data associated with a site, the site being susceptible to potentially hazardous conditions, processing the data, one or more models, and one or more prediction rules, determining that a hazardous condition is predicted to occur at the site, providing output data reflecting the hazardous condition, processing the output data to provide indicator data for providing a graphical representation of the site, the graphical representation providing a graphical depiction of the hazardous condition, and providing the indicator data to one or more user devices, the indicator data being processed by each of the one or more user devices to display the graphical representation.
US10068303B2	Computational systems for biomedical data Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that accepting an input identifying a treatment target in search of an agent, the input associated with at least one query parameter; determining, based on the input, at least one subset of study data for which at least one adverse event profile associated with administration of at least one agent is acceptable within a defined limit relative to a population for which the at least one adverse event profile is unacceptable with respect to the defined limit; and presenting the agent, based on the at least one subset and the at least one query parameter.
US10068302B2	Integrating video into patient workflows Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems, and computer storage media for providing embedded video communication within a clinician workflow. Chart requests provide clinician workflows associated with patients. Video requests initiate video communications between clinicians and interested parties. Embedded video communication windows are fully integrated with the clinician workflows and facilitate video communication via mobile devices between care teams, specialties, patients, and other interested parties. Clinicians may perform actions within the workflows while the video communications are in progress and available for viewing by the clinicians.
US10068284B1	Graphical user interface having scrollable, visual representation of historical product searches and direct shopping cart links A method that includes providing a graphical user interface (“GUI”) adapted to display a chat session; displaying a visual representation of a product for a plurality of products in a first dialog box; after displaying the first dialog box, receiving an input parameter from a user that relates to a first subset of the plurality of products; displaying, in response to the receipt of the input parameter, a second dialog box that comprises visual representations of the products in the first subset at a location that is between the first dialog box and an interface boundary of the GUI; receiving a first scrolling command; and simultaneously moving the first and second dialog boxes towards the interface boundary in response to the receipt of the first scrolling command and/or adding a product directly to a virtual shopping cart of the user using an add-to-cart indicator associated with each visual representation.
US10068269B2	Method for controlling electronic storefronts in a multimedia content distribution network A method and system for limiting spending in a multimedia content distribution network involves receiving spending limits from an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, or a mobile portal. The spending limits may be provided by a network user and may be usable to limit access to multimedia programs. The spending limits may be applied using a unified storefront application, which provides access to multimedia content via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal.
US10068261B1	In-flight campaign optimization Generally, an illustrative system for optimizing an advertising campaign on a mobile device includes a graphic user interface for accessing by at least one of a carrier and an advertiser, a data store, a campaign delivery engine for delivering advertisements into content provider spots and recording events into the data store, and an optimization engine. The optimization engine can support the graphic user interface and analyze one or more campaign events each linked with corresponding subscriber demographic data obtained from the data store for adjusting the advertising campaign during its run. The illustrative system can also support one or more methods disclosed herein.
US10068259B2	Elevator multimedia information display Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, a computer system and a computer program product for multimedia information display in an elevator. According to an embodiment of the method, moving status information of an elevator is obtained. The moving status information comprises at least a source floor information indicating where a passenger enters the elevator and a target floor information indicating where the elevator is moving. The multimedia information to be displayed is determined based on the moving status information of the elevator and the determined multimedia information is displayed in the elevator.
US10068254B2	Customer relationship management system Systems and methods for customer relationship management are disclosed. In one example, a customer relationship management system can receive, from a customer device, a customer location and a request for a sales representative. In response, the customer relationship management system can send, for display to a sales representative device, the customer location and then receive, from the sales representative device, a request for customer profile information. In response to this request, the customer relationship management system can send, for display to the sales representative device, at least some of the customer profile information.
US10068250B2	System and method for measuring mobile advertising and content by simulating mobile-device usage A system and methods for simulating human usage of mobile devices by simulating human behavior patterns operating mobile devices and using the simulation of human usage to obtain advertising or other online content specific to certain entities that is displayed on the mobile devices. The advertising or other online content specific to the certain entities is transmitted to an analytics server, where the advertising or other online content is interpreted and deciphered to obtain particular elements that relate to the advertising and online content including, but not limited to, an identification of the specific entity, the size of the advertising or other online content, the locations where the advertising or other online content appears, and the path by which the advertising or other online content travels to the mobile devices for display.
US10068242B1	Method and system for managing distributor information An embodiment of the invention provides a system that enables financial services companies to manage and track information about a sales force. The system includes components for managing distributors information, for validating and tracking licenses and credentials, for creating customized contracts, and for maintaining compensation structures. The system allows for configuring compensations, providing financial services companies a toolkit for creating and modeling their complex commission schedules used to compensate their sales force. The system also provides modeling tools for agreements and contracts between a financial services company or provider and the distributors who sell products. The system has a multi-component architecture comprising multiple modules, multiple data processing engines, a backbone and multiple data sources. The processing modules carry out information processing using one or more data processing engines. The data processing provides the tools to fetch data from the databases and process it.
US10068240B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for consumer tracking Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for consumer monitor and tracking. An example method may include receiving client device ID and client device profile data, comparing client device ID and client device profile data to a plurality of known client device versions, generating an updated known client device version in an instance in which the client device ID correlates to at least one of the plurality of known client device versions and the client device profile data does not correlate to the at least one of the plurality of known client device versions and generating a new known client device version in an instance in which the client device ID does not correlate to at least one of the plurality of known client device versions.
US10068227B1	Methods and apparatus for authenticating identity of web access from a network element A network configuration having various network elements and user equipments configured to authenticate web access requests is disclosed. Upon receipt of web addresses from various subscribers, the web addresses such as online advertisements are stored in a memory. The network traffic in the communication network is monitored in accordance with the web addresses stored in the memory. After detecting a website assess request such as a click of an online advertisement, an authentication record which authenticates the origin of the network equipment issuing the request. The authentication record is forwarded to a subscription partner via a predefined messaging mechanism.
US10068220B2	Systems and methods for brokered authentication express seller links Systems and methods for providing a transaction authorization from a funds facilitation system for a transaction requested by a user to a merchant system such that the user is not required to input any user authentication information in excess of authentication information required by the merchant system are provided. A system and method can include receiving a transaction request from the merchant system containing a merchant ID, a merchant user ID, and a transaction amount. The system identifies a funds facilitation system user ID based on the merchant ID and the merchant user ID and determines satisfaction of a funds facilitation system user authentication requirement based on the merchant system having a trusted status with the funds facilitation system. A transaction authorization message or transaction denial message is provided to the merchant system based on account information associated with the user and the transaction amount.
US10068218B2	Intelligent point of sale system A customer can be recognized at a point-of-sale (POS) system. The customer can be recognized using a customer card or using image processing technology. The POS system is a self-service POS system. The scan rate for the customer can be compared with a minimum scan rate using a processor, and an action can be initiated responsive to the comparing.
US10068217B1	Status monitoring for boxed wireless device Methods and systems for determining the status of a packaged device are disclosed. The device can include a secure microcontroller, a battery, a memory storing a status code, and an NFC antenna located in the device and communicatively coupled to the secure microcontroller. A set of instructions are stored on the secure microcontroller to write the status code to the memory. The status code is accessible from outside the sealed package via the antenna. The device could also be a POS device with instructions to process payment information received on the antenna. The apparatus could also include a power routing switch. Power could then be provided from the antenna to the battery via the switch output when the switch is in a conductive state.
US10068210B2	Casino cash system, apparatus and method utilizing integrated circuit cards Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for facilitating financial transactions using an IC type financial card via a terminal. A user is provided a list of transaction types, such as PIN-based, signature-based, etc., and a requested transaction is processed via a first selected transaction type. If the transaction is unsuccessful, the terminal automatically presents a list of remaining available transaction types from which the user may select and the transaction is processed by the next selected transaction type. If the transaction is successful, funds are provided to the user, such as in the form of currency/coins or funds transfer.
US10068208B2	Transfer account systems, computer program products, and associated computer-implemented methods Embodiments of the present invention include transfer account systems, computer program products, and associated computer-implemented methods of providing prioritized payments from the proceeds of automatic or direct deposits. Embodiments of the present invention include routing automatic deposit information to a financial institution computer managing a prioritized payment program and formulating an outgoing ACH file with both an entry for an automatic deposit destined for a customer account and an entry for a pre-authorized prioritized payment to a select creditor, so that the automatic deposit is credited to the customer account and relatively instantaneously any prioritized payment is debited from the customer account. According to embodiments of the present invention, the customer account can be a prepaid card account so that a customer has effective access on the prepaid card only to a net value of funds.
US10068200B1	Business and data processing system for providing mass spectrometric services Embodiments of business systems and data processing systems and related methods, apparatus, compositions, systems, and articles of manufacture useful for providing mass spectrographic analysis services are disclosed. In embodiments, MS analysis services may be provided to customers without exposing proprietary information of the customer to the service provider or others.
US10068191B2	Event wizard server and methods for use therewith An event wizard server includes at least one processor that executes the event wizard server application that bidirectionally communicates event planning data with a user of a client device via a network interface. The event planning data includes: event type menu data, event type selection data, event size selection data, location data received from the client device, event budget menu data, event budget selection data, event budget data, event option menu data, event option selection data, event invitee menu data, and event invitee selection data.
US10068189B2	Storing and depicting organizations that are subject to dynamic event driven restructuring The present invention discloses a solution for storing and depicting complex non-contiguous organizations that are subject to situation-based restructuring. Different views for organization charts of the organization can be generated, where the generated organization charts are collapsed to a minimal view which automatically hides at least a portion of the organization positions in accordance with a desired view. For example, a view showing only filled positions will hide unfilled positions, collapsing intermediate nodes of a shown hierarchy so that child nodes of a hidden node are directly connected to the parent node of the hidden node. A set of indexed database tables can be used to efficiently store details of the organization. The indexed tables can store positions, assignment, and position reporting details in separate 3NF tables. The solution can be integrated to a commercial off-the-shelf command management system and/or to a commercial off-the-shelf front-end charting application.
US10068188B2	Machine learning techniques that identify attribution of small signal stimulus in noisy response channels A method, system, and computer program product identifies attribution of small signal stimulus in noisy response channels. Using machine-learning techniques in a computer, a small signal correlation engine correlates time series stimuli data vectors to time series response data vectors, and generates correlation coefficients that identify contributions of event notifications, including small signal attributes, to aggregated response data. Also using machine-learning techniques in a computer, a learning model simulates variations of stimuli data to predict user responses using the correlation coefficients, including computing a contribution of the small signal attributes of an event notification.
US10068186B2	Model vector generation for machine learning algorithms Techniques are described for forming a machine learning model vector, or just model vector, that represents a weighted combination of machine learning models, each associated with a corresponding feature set and parameterized by corresponding model parameters. A model vector generator generates such a model vector for executing automated machine learning with respect to historical data, including generating the model vector through an iterative selection of values for a feature vector, a weighted model vector, and a parameter vector that comprise the model vector. Accordingly, the various benefits of known and future machine learning algorithms are provided in a fast, effective, and efficient manner, which is highly adaptable to many different types of use cases.
US10068184B1	Vertical superconducting capacitors for transmon qubits A vertical q-capacitor includes a trench in a substrate through a layer of superconducting material. A superconductor is deposited in the trench forming a first film on a first surface, a second film on a second surface, and a third film of the superconductor on a third surface of the trench. The first and second surfaces are substantially parallel, and the third surface in the trench separates the first and second surfaces. A dielectric is exposed below the third film by etching. A first coupling is formed between the first film and a first contact, and a second coupling is formed between the second film and a second contact in a superconducting quantum logic circuit. The first and second couplings cause the first and second films to operate as the vertical q-capacitor that maintains integrity of data in the superconducting quantum logic circuit within a threshold level.
US10068183B1	Bioinformatics systems, apparatuses, and methods executed on a quantum processing platform A system, method and apparatus for executing a bioinformatics analysis on genetic sequence data includes a quantum computing device formed of a set of hardwired quantum logic circuits interconnected by a plurality of superconducting connections to process information represented as a quantum state that is configured as a set of one or more qubits. The hardwired quantum logic circuits may be arranged as a set of processing engines, each processing engine being formed of a subset of the hardwired quantum logic circuits to perform one or more steps in the bioinformatics analysis on the reads of genomic data. Each subset of the hardwired quantum logic circuits may be formed in a wired configuration to perform the one or more steps in the bioinformatics analysis.
US10068176B2	Defect prediction method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention disclose a defect prediction method and apparatus, which relate to the data processing field, and implement accurate and quick locating of a defect in a faulty product. A specific solution is as follows: selecting a training attribute set from a pre-stored product fault record according to a target attribute, and combining the target attribute and the training attribute set into a training set, where the target attribute is a defect attribute of a historical faulty product; generating a classifier set according to the training set, where the classifier set includes at least two tree classifiers; and predicting a defect of a faulty product by using the classifier set as a prediction model. The present invention is used in a process of predicting a defect of a faulty product.
US10068171B2	Multi-layer fusion in a convolutional neural network for image classification A method and system for domain adaptation based on multi-layer fusion in a convolutional neural network architecture for feature extraction and a two-step training and fine-tuning scheme. The architecture concatenates features extracted at different depths of the network to form a fully connected layer before the classification step. First, the network is trained with a large set of images from a source domain as a feature extractor. Second, for each new domain (including the source domain), the classification step is fine-tuned with images collected from the corresponding site. The features from different depths are concatenated with and fine-tuned with weights adjusted for a specific task. The architecture is used for classifying high occupancy vehicle images.
US10068156B2	Methods and systems for decision-tree-based automated symbol recognition The current document is directed to methods and systems for identifying symbols corresponding to symbol images in a scanned-document image or other text-containing image, with the symbols corresponding to Chinese or Japanese characters, to Korean morpho-syllabic blocks, or to symbols of other languages that use a large number of symbols for writing and printing. In one implementation, the methods and systems to which the current document is directed create and store a decision tree, the nodes of which include classifiers that each recognizes the symbol that corresponds to a symbol image. Input of a symbol image to the decision tree and processing of the symbol image through one or more nodes of the decision tree returns a symbol corresponding to the symbol image.
US10068151B2	Method, device and computer-readable medium for enhancing readability The present disclosure relates to a method and device for enhancing readability and a computer-readable medium and belongs to the field of display technology. The method for enhancing readability includes acquiring image feature information of an image; identifying an image type of the image based on the image feature information; selecting a readability enhancing way corresponding to the image type; and enhancing the image by the readability enhancing way.
US10068147B2	System and method for insertion of photograph taker into a photograph An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a first image comprising an image of a first object and a second image comprising an image of a second object. The processing circuitry is also configured to identify a depth of the second object in the second image. The processing circuitry is further configured to insert the image of the first object into the second image at a depth position based on the depth of the second object. The processing circuitry is configured to generate to display the image of the first object and the image of the second object in the second image.
US10068145B2	Photographing system configured to hold a pill Provided is a unit for photographing, including a holding member configured to hold a pill to be photographed by a photographing section, a supporting member configured to support the holding member so that the pill faces the photographing section at a position that is determined in advance from the photographing section, a fixing unit configured to fix the holding member, which is supported to the supporting member, with a magnetic force, and a switching unit configured to switch a fixed state in which the holding member is fixed by the fixing unit and a released state in which the fixing of the holding member by the fixing unit is released.
US10068144B2	Association method and association apparatus An association relating to the field of communications is enabled. A method comprises: acquiring image data in a view area of an imaging device; dividing the view area into sub-view areas; acquiring an attribute information set of an object in any one of the sub-view areas through beam scanning; in response to that the attribute information set comprises attribute information of multiple objects, dividing the one sub-view area or the view area into secondary sub-view areas; acquiring attribute information of at least one object in any one of the secondary sub-view areas through beam scanning; and establishing a correspondence between the attribute information of the object in the one secondary sub-view area and image data corresponding to the one secondary sub-view area. A user can obtain a correspondence between attribute information of an object and image data of the object more conveniently.
US10068138B2	Devices, systems, and methods for generating a temporal-adaptive representation for video-event classification Devices, systems, and methods for computer recognition of action in video obtain frame-level feature sets of visual features that were extracted from respective frames of a video, wherein the respective frame-level feature set of a frame includes the respective visual features that were extracted from the frame; generate first-level feature sets, wherein each first-level feature set is generated by pooling the visual features from two or more frame-level feature sets, and wherein each first-level feature set includes pooled features; and generate second-level feature sets, wherein each second-level feature set is generated by pooling the pooled features in two or more first-level feature sets, wherein each second-level feature set includes pooled features.
US10068132B2	Document optical character recognition Vehicles and other items often have corresponding documentation, such as registration cards, that includes a significant amount of informative textual information that can be used in identifying the item. Traditional OCR may be unsuccessful when dealing with non-cooperative images. Accordingly, features such as dewarping, text alignment, and line identification and removal may aid in OCR of non-cooperative images. Dewarping involves determining curvature of a document depicted in an image and processing the image to dewarp the image of the document to make it more accurately conform to the ideal of a cooperative image. Text alignment involves determining an actual alignment of depicted text, even when the depicted text is not aligned with depicted visual cues. Line identification and removal involves identifying portions of the image that depict lines and removing those lines prior to OCR processing of the image.
US10068129B2	Recognizing unknown person instances in an image gallery Methods and systems for recognizing people in images with increased accuracy are disclosed. In particular, the methods and systems divide images into a plurality of clusters based on common characteristics of the images. The methods and systems also determine an image cluster to which an image with an unknown person instance most corresponds. One or more embodiments determine a probability that the unknown person instance is each known person instance in the image cluster using a trained cluster classifier of the image cluster. Optionally, the methods and systems determine context weights for each combination of an unknown person instance and each known person instance using a conditional random field algorithm based on a plurality of context cues associated with the unknown person instance and the known person instances. The methods and systems calculate a contextual probability based on the cluster-based probabilities and context weights to identify the unknown person instance.
US10068123B2	Fingerprint sensor and electronic device having the same Provided is a fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes a plurality of transmission lines, a plurality of receive lines, and a sensor array including sensor units connected to the plurality of transmission lines. Each of the sensor units includes a switch transistor having a gate terminal and one terminal, which are commonly connected to a corresponding transmission line of the plurality of transmission lines and a sensor transistor connected between the other end of the switch transistor and a corresponding receive line of the plurality of receive lines. The sensor transistor performs a current suppression on in response to a voltage of a virtual gate that is touched by a fingerprint.
US10068116B2	Methods and apparatus to facilitate proximity detection and location tracking Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to facilitate proximity detection and location tracking. An example method includes receiving messages collected by a badge in an environment, the messages including signal strength and a timestamp. The example method also includes assigning a location in the environment to the badge based on a first subset of the messages. The example method also includes identifying an asset in a second subset of the messages. The example method also includes updating a current location associated with the asset based on a relative proximity of the asset to the badge, wherein the current location corresponds to a first time and the updated location corresponds to a second time, and wherein a change in location between the current location and the updated location indicates movement of the asset in the environment.
US10068112B2	Card reader A card reader may include a card passage; a shutter member to close the card passage; a magnetic head on a rear side of the shutter member reads or records data in a magnetic strip of a card; an electrostatic capacitance sensor on the rear side or the shutter member; a first guide member which structures at least a part of a face on a first direction side of the card passage when one side in a thickness direction of the card passing the card passage is referred to as a first direction; and a second guide member which structures at least a part of a face on a second direction side of the card passage. The first guide member may include insulating material and the second guide member may include conductive material. The electrostatic capacitance sensor may be attached to the first guide member.
US10068105B2	User authentication method and terminal A user authentication method and terminal, where the method includes acquiring an authentication interaction object and an interference interaction object where the authentication interaction object is a real interaction object stored in a terminal, the interference interaction object is a virtual interaction object constructed by the terminal, and the interference interaction object has a similar feature with the authentication interaction object to cause interference to a user when the user is selecting the authentication interaction object, displaying the authentication interaction object and the interference interaction object in an authentication interface for the user to select from, receiving a selection result and determining whether the selection result is the authentication interaction object, and determining, when the selection result is the authentication interaction object, that authentication succeeds.
US10068103B2	Systems and methods for securing data in motion The systems and methods of the present invention provide a solution that makes data provably secure and accessible—addressing data security at the bit level—thereby eliminating the need for multiple perimeter hardware and software technologies. Data security is incorporated or weaved directly into the data at the bit level. The systems and methods of the present invention enable enterprise communities of interest to leverage a common enterprise infrastructure. Because security is already woven into the data, this common infrastructure can be used without compromising data security and access control. In some applications, data is authenticated, encrypted, and parsed or split into multiple shares prior to being sent to multiple locations, e.g., a private or public cloud. The data is hidden while in transit to the storage location, and is inaccessible to users who do not have the correct credentials for access.
US10068099B1	System and method for providing a data structure having different-scheme-derived portions In certain embodiments, first and second information to be represented in a data structure (accessible to a plurality of entities) may be obtained. First and second sets of permissions associated with the first and second information may be respectively obtained. A first cryptographic scheme may be determined for the first information based on the first set of permissions being associated with the first information. A second cryptographic scheme may be determined for the second information based on the second set of permission being associated with the second information. A first data structure portion may be generated based on the first cryptographic scheme, where the first data structure portion represents the first information in the data structure. A second data structure portion may be generated based on the second cryptographic scheme, where the second data structure portion represents the second information in the data structure.
US10068083B2	Secure transport of web form submissions Methods and systems for secure web form submission may implement one or more operations including, but not limited to: receiving web content including at least one web form from a web server at a client; determining a value of at least one web form submission security attribute of the at least one web form; and transmitting submission data associated with the at least one web form from the client to the web server according to the value of the web form submission security attribute.
US10068075B2	Method for generating a human likeness score One embodiment of the invention is a method utilizing a CAPTCHA to generate a human likeness score including blocks: a) receiving a user solution to the CAPTCHA; b) receiving a user interaction pattern descriptive of an interaction undertaken by the user, through a graphical interface of the CAPTCHA, to achieve the user solution; c) determining the accuracy of the user solution; d) comparing the user interaction pattern against an interaction model generated from interaction patterns of previous users; e) calculating the human likeness score based upon the determination of block c) and the comparison of block d), wherein the human likeness score lies within a continuum of human likeness scores.
US10068069B1	Denoting precise locations and arguments in binary program code Engineers at a software maker can insert software markers, making a compiler provide object code markers that appear to invoke activities from the protection library, but actually have the effect of providing information to a protection process. The engineers can build a protected object file, from which a software protection tool can provide an executable file. The software protection tool can include any tool that can use a pointer to a program statement, including creating DLL's. Alternatively, the system can identify object code markers by their referencing known functions from CALL instructions. The software protection tool can reference and remove the CALL instructions at distinct build and protecting stages to differing degrees of interference with the program to be protected—to test the program without any protection; to test some aspects of protection; to replace the CALL instructions to refer to strong protection functions that effectively make the program tamper proof; to provide information to debug protection.
US10068062B2	Apparatus for calculating nutrient requirement amount, an apparatus for suggesting a nutritional supplement, a blending apparatus of a nutritional supplement and a blending system of a nutritional supplement It is provided with a medical inquiry processing unit for acquiring the response to a medical inquiry presenting medical inquiry items to a person to be examined, a nutrient requirement amount calculating unit for calculating the nutrient requirement amount of the person to be examined from the response to the medical inquiry, a nutritional supplement suggesting unit for suggesting the blend of a nutritional supplement based on the nutrient requirement amount of the person to be examined and a nutritional supplement blending unit for blending nutrients to prepare the nutritional supplement based on the blend of the nutritional supplement.
US10068061B2	Home therapy entry, modification, and reporting system A home therapy entry, modification and reporting system includes a website configured to display therapy entry, modification and reporting information and a system hub configured to manage a flow of the information between the website and a plurality of home therapy machines. The website specifically includes a therapy prescription screen configured to specify supplies needed at the patient's home or dwelling for operation with one of the home therapy machines, a device program screen configured to set parameters by which at least one of the home therapy machines operates to perform the home therapy on the patient, and a clinician dashboard screen including a list of patients and a notification associated with at least one of the listed patients, the notification indicating whether a predefined treatment condition or alert occurred during the home therapy.
US10068059B2	Method and system for providing automated conversations Embodiments of a method and system for facilitating improvement of a user condition through tailored communication with a user can include receiving a log of use dataset associated with a digital communication behavior at a mobile device, the log of use dataset further associated with a time period; receiving a mobility supplementary dataset corresponding to a mobility-related sensor of the mobile device, the mobility supplementary dataset associated with the time period; determining a tailored communication plan for the user based on at least one of the log of use dataset and the mobility supplementary dataset; transmitting, based on the tailored communication plan, a communication to the user at the mobile device; and promoting a therapeutic intervention to the user in association with transmitting the communication.
US10068058B2	Method and apparatus for improved clinical system performance A method, apparatus and computer program product provide mechanisms for implementing a clinical client monitoring and configuration system. The method includes receiving system data from a plurality of client clinical devices, each of the plurality of client clinical devices implementing a reporting framework for transmission of the system data, determining, based on the system data, at least one clinical client application configuration change for a clinical application executing on at least one of the plurality of client clinical devices or another client clinical device other than the plurality of client clinical devices, and transmitting instructions to the clinical application for implementation of the at least one clinical client application configuration change.
US10068054B2	Bioinformatics systems, apparatuses, and methods executed on an integrated circuit processing platform A system, method and apparatus for executing a sequence analysis pipeline on genetic sequence data includes an integrated circuit formed of a set of hardwired digital logic circuits that are interconnected by physical electrical interconnects. The hardwired digital logic circuits are arranged as a set of processing engines, each processing engine being formed of a subset of the hardwired digital logic circuits to perform one or more steps in the sequence analysis pipeline on the reads of genomic data. In various instances, each subset of the hardwired digital logic circuits may be formed in a wired configuration to perform one or more steps a variant call operation.
US10068049B2	Automated fiducial marker planning method A system and method are described for determining candidate fiducial marker locations in the vicinity of a lesion. Imaging information and data are input or received by the system and candidate marker locations are calculated and displayed to the physician. Additionally, interactive feedback may be provided to the physician for manually selected or identified sites. The physician may thus receive automatic real time feedback for a candidate fiducial marker location and adjust or accept a constellation of fiducial marker locations. 3D renderings of the airway tree, lesion, and marker constellations may be displayed.
US10068041B2	Multi-core compact executable trace processor Described herein are a processor and a method of operating the processor to simulate a many-core target machine. The processor includes a plurality of processing cores arranged in a predetermined manner and a global target clock counter (GTCC) configured to count a number of simulated clock cycles in the target machine. A global stall controller (GSC) configured to halt execution of all the processing cores based on a determination of at least one processing core being in a fault condition; and wherein the processor acquires a base clock per instruction (CPI) of a target machine, the CPI corresponding to an average number of clock cycles required by the target machine to execute a single instruction, translates an application of the target machine to a compact executable trace to be executed by the processor, and adjusts a speed of simulation by adjusting an update rate of the global target clock counter.
US10068040B2	Method and apparatus for transaction recording and visualization Methods and apparatus for recording and visualizing transactions of a test bench simulation are disclosed. Transaction-specific data generated from a test bench simulation may be displayed in a sequence diagram view to provide a view of the transactions arranged sequentially in time.
US10068039B1	Systems and methods for simulating a circuit using a hybrid finite element—circuit analysis operation Systems and methods are provided for performing a simulation of an integrated circuit, integrated circuit package, or printed circuit board design. A representation of the design is accessed that includes a plurality of components inside a volume. The volume is discretized into a plurality of volumetric elements. A removable signal transmission element is identified in the volume. The signal transmission element is removed from the volume. An electrical parameter associated with the removed signal transmission element is identified. A finite element method operation is performed to identify a characteristic of the design based on the discretized volume having the signal transmission element removed and the electrical parameter, an electrical impact of the signal transmission element on the package being retained based on the electrical parameter.
US10068035B2	Control system design assist device, control system design assist program, control system design assist method, operation change amount calculation device and control device A control system design assist device which assists design of a control system that controls a control object such that the control object outputs a control amount according to a target value. The design assist device generates a response prediction formula predicting a variation value of the control amount at each control timing included in the sequence of control timings by using an amount of change of the operation amount at each operation timing included in the sequence of operation timings; generates evaluation formulas; and converts a logical product formula into a first first-order predicate logical formula. The design assist device generates a control logical formula indicating a relationship between the current value of the target deviation and the change amount of the operation amount.
US10068032B2	Selective indexing to improve complex querying of online professional network data The disclosed embodiments provide a system for processing data. During operation, the system obtains a query containing two or more hops in a graph of online professional network data and one or more predicates containing one or more attributes of the online professional network data. The graph includes nodes representing members and companies, and a set of edges representing relationships between pairs of nodes. The query also includes two or more input nodes, including a first input member and/or an input company, that are used to form a path containing the two or more hops, along with an output that matches the one or more predicates and includes one or more output members. Next, the system executes the query to obtain a subset of the online professional network data matching the query. Finally, the system provides the subset of the online professional network data in response to the query.
US10068028B1	Deep link verification for native applications Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for verifying deep links in for a native application. In one aspect, a method includes verify a deep link for a first version level of a native application and serving the deep link only if aversion level of a native application installed on a requesting user device is the same as or subsequent to the version level for which the deep link is verified.
US10068025B2	High precision internet local search High-precision local search is performed on the Internet. A map image-rendering software provider embeds spatial keys into maps, which are then provided to producers of Internet content such as map providers. For example, a homeowner may post a message on a web bulletin board advertising his house for sale, and including a map showing the location of the house. When a search engine's web crawler encounters a page having a spatial key embedded in an image, the spatial key is indexed with the other content on the page. Because the spatial key identifies a small geographic area, indexing the content with the spatial key allows search queries to be limited by area and still provide useful results. Thus, a user of a search engine searching for “house for sale” in a specific area will be directed to web pages that meet the geographic and content search terms.
US10068019B2	Efficient extraction of intelligence from web data Embodiments are directed to a system for gathering and processing web data. The system provides an expression-based social media monitoring (SMM) tool that pulls from a world wide web an initial data universe that includes web data relevant to a targeted index that has been identified by an entity as being of importance to said entity. An initial set of themes relevant to the targeted index is pulled from the initial data universe, and an expression-based, cognitive data analysis tool codes the initial data universe under the initial set of relevant themes to filter portions of the initial data universe that fall under the initial set of relevant themes and portions of the initial data universe that do not fall under the initial set of relevant themes.
US10068018B2	System and method for determining whether a product image includes a logo pattern The present invention provides a method and device for detecting the presence of logo patterns in product images. The method comprises the steps of retrieving one or more logo patterns from a logo pattern library, each of the one or more logo patterns identifying a respective product brand; retrieving a product image; calculating for each of the one or more logo patterns, a matching degree, the matching degree representing a degree to which each logo pattern is present in the product image; selecting as a selected logo pattern, the logo pattern having the greatest calculated matching degree; and determining that the product image includes the selected logo pattern if the matching degree of the selected logo pattern is greater than a first threshold.
US10068016B2	Method and system for providing answers to queries A natural language query is received, and an answer to the natural language query is determined. A message is formatted such that the message includes the answer, and metadata corresponding to the answer, the metadata including information to enable construction, using the metadata, of a sentence that rephrases the query and recites the answer.
US10068013B2	Techniques for focused crawling In some embodiments, a user interface module may be configured to assist a user in defining a set of states and a set of transitions, each transition of the set of transitions linking two states of the set of states, the set of states and the set of transitions defining a path to a target state, each state of the set of states being a web page, each transition of the set of transitions defining an interaction with an interactive element. A navigation instruction generation module may be configured to generate navigation instructions based on the set of states and the set of transitions. A focused crawler module may be configured to navigate to the target state based on the navigation instructions. A scraper module may be configured to copy information from the target state in response to the focused crawler module navigating to the target state.
US10068009B2	Method, computer program and computer for detecting communities in social media The present invention provides at least a method includes: extracting a plurality of partial communities from a plurality of users, based on the relationships of companion messages; computing a first degree of similarity for showing the similarity of the companion partial communities, based on the relationship of a user belonging to one partial community with a user belonging to the other partial community, from among the plurality of communities; computing a second degree of similarity for showing the similarity of companion partial communities, based on words within the messages sent by users belonging to both partial communities and under the condition that the first similarity be higher than a predetermined first threshold value; and creating an integrated community by integrating the companion partial communities under the condition that the second similarity be higher than a predetermined second threshold value.
US10068005B2	String hashing using a random number generator String hashing using a random number generator is disclosed. A method of implementations includes dividing an input stream provided to a hashing module into a plurality of subsets of bits, wherein each subset comprises a same number of bits and wherein each of the subsets of bits comprises an overlapping subset, augmenting a subset of the subsets of bits with a constant, entangling, by a mixer of the hashing module, the subset by an output of a number generator, adding a result of the entangling to an accumulator of the hashing module, repeating the augmenting, the entangling, and the adding on at least a portion of a next sequential subset of the subset of bits, and when all of the subsets of bits have been processed, returning a value in the accumulator as a hash result value.
US10067999B2	High-performance database replication systems and methods Database replication is performed by tracking sequence numbers associated with binary change logs. At a producer cluster, a binary change log is generated based on a write transaction made to a database partition in the producer cluster. Included with the binary change log is a sequence number corresponding to the write transaction. The binary change log is transmitted from the producer cluster to a consumer cluster, where a determination is made whether to apply the binary change log based on the included sequence number. The binary change log is then applied to a database partition in the consumer cluster. The sequence number is stored at the consumer cluster by combining the sequence number with a numerical range having a first number and a second number, where the second number has a value corresponding to the most recent binary change log applied to the database partition in the consumer cluster.
US10067998B2	Distributed sync list A dispersed storage network (DSN) includes a processing unit and multiple storage unit sets. A first storage unit set and a second storage unit set receive, sets of encoded data slices generated, by the DS processing unit, for storage. The encoded data slices include dispersal-encoded portions of one or more data objects. The first and second storage unit sets are used to mirror storage of the one or more data objects. The first storage unit set stores data slices unsynchronized to the second storage unit set, and generates a record identifying the unsynchronized data slices. Later, the storage unit detects that the availability of at least one storage unit of the second storage unit set, and in response facilitates copying of particular unsynchronized data slices to corresponding storage units of the second storage unit set. After copying, the record is updated to indicate the synchronization.
US10067993B2	Post-migration validation of ETL jobs and exception management Handling extract-transform-load (ETL) job mismatches as “exceptions.” Exception handling may include the following steps: (i) determining a mismatch while running an extract-transform-load job with the mismatch being a mismatch of at least one of the following types: design time information mismatch, and/or operational metadata mismatch; and (ii) responsive to determining the mismatch, handling the mismatch as an exception.
US10067991B2	Multifunction device with integrated search and application selection In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a touch screen display and a plurality of applications concurrently displays a first plurality of application launch icons in a first area of the touch screen display, detects a first input by a user, and in response to detecting the first input by the user, displays a search input area on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the device receives search input from the user, performs a search using the search input, and displays a plurality of search results from the search. In some embodiments, the device detects user selection of a first search result in the plurality of search results, and displays information corresponding to the first search result in the corresponding first application. In some embodiments, in response input from the user, the device returns to the search results and repeats this process for one or more applications.
US10067985B2	Computing system with crowd-source mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a computing system includes: receiving a request for representing the request from a user; generating a request profile based on the request for processing the request; determining a matching expert with a control unit for the request based on the request profile and based on member profiles for representing members; and communicating the request for the matching expert.
US10067983B2	Analyzing tickets using discourse cues in communication logs Methods, systems, and computer program products for analyzing tickets using discourse cues in communication logs are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes analyzing a plurality of communication logs associated with a query related to an information technology issue to determine one or more discourse relationships between the plurality of communication logs; generating a hierarchical structure representing the plurality of communication logs and the one or more determined discourse relationships; associating the query with one or more classified queries by (i) determining one or more patterns in the hierarchical structure and (ii) comparing the one or more determined patterns to patterns associated with multiple historical hierarchical structures associated with classified queries; and determining one or more information technology issue categories applicable to the query based on said associating.
US10067982B2	Performance monitoring of wait times Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, a system, and a computer program product for determining wait times of tuples within a streaming environment. The method includes monitoring one or more tuples being processed within an operator graph where the operator graph includes a first processing element and a queue of the first processing element. The method includes recording a wait time of the one or more tuples within the queue of the first processing element. The method includes recording a processing time time of the one or more tuples within the first processing element. The method includes displaying the wait time and the processing time of the one or more tuples. The method includes optimizing a configuration of the operator graph, in response to recording the processing time of the one or more tuples.
US10067981B2	Intelligent memory block replacement A framework for intelligent memory replacement of loaded data blocks by requested data blocks is provided. For example, various factors are taken into account to optimize the selection of loaded data blocks to be discarded from the memory, in favor of the requested data blocks to be loaded into the memory. In some implementations, correlations between the requested data blocks and the loaded data blocks are used to determine which of the loaded data blocks may become candidates to be discarded from memory.
US10067979B2	Allocation of tenants to database services The claimed subject matter provides a system and method for automatic allocation of tenants to database services. An exemplary method comprises determining a query plan based on a workload for each tenant. A distance metric is created based on the query plan for each tenant, and tenants are clustered based on the distance metric into a predetermined number of clusters which is equal to the predetermined number of databases.
US10067958B2	Supporting transient snapshot with coordinated/uncoordinated commit protocol Methods and a system are provided. A method includes maintaining an in-page log for records in each of a plurality of data pages of a multi-version database. The method further includes adding record update information to the in-page log when a corresponding one of the records is deleted or updated. The method also includes consulting the in-page log for a recently updated one of the records or a recently deleted one of the records to determine a record status thereof. The method additionally includes spilling, by a processor-based overflow manager, to overflow pages when the in-page log is full. The data pages include any of row-oriented data pages and column-oriented data pages.
US10067952B2	Retrieving point-in-time copies of a source database for creating virtual databases A storage system maintains copies of a source database to allow virtual databases to be provisioned. Transaction logs received from the source database are applied to database blocks stored in the storage system to update the database blocks. The storage system checks if there are defect in the transaction logs of the source database. If a defect in transaction logs is detected, the storage system obtains a latest copy of the source database. The storage system matches database blocks of the received copy with database blocks already available in the storage system to determine whether a corresponding database block is already available in the storage system. If a received database block is different from database blocks already available at the storage system, the received database block is stored in the storage system. The database blocks may be matched using a hash value of the database blocks.
US10067937B2	Determining delay for language translation in video communication Disclosed are various embodiments for translation of speech in a video messaging application. A segment of streaming video is decoded to separate the visual component from the audio component. The audio component is then converted to text, which may then be translated and converted to a translation output comprising a new language. In response, the translation output may be encoded with the previously separated visual component. A delay is imposed on the visual component to account for any delays that may arise in translation. The translated video may then be streamed to participants giving the appearance of real-time video conferencing.
US10067923B2	Unified electronic forms management system A unified electronic forms management system that comprises a network-based software implemented process that is designed to provide its users with access to a unified system and process of managing form data and the creation, storage, update and distribution of electronic forms. The unified electronic forms management system may include a centralized and unified electronic forms management system remote server, which communicates over a network with a remote form designer used by a user to create a form, a remote form viewer used by a form user, a database that stores the form data associated with the remote server, and external database(s) that optionally receive data transmitted by the unified system. Form recipient(s) have the option of receiving over the network the form for approval and/or to provide additional information.
US10067913B2	Cross-lingual automatic query annotation Cross-lingual automatic query annotation technique is described, for example, to classify online search queries in Arabic as being of commercial intent, without the need to use human judged Arabic queries. In examples, a query classifier available for a source language (such as English) is used to produce a query classifier for a target language (such as Arabic, German, French). In various examples, a target language query log and target language documents may be used to enable target language and target culture dependent queries to be classified. In various examples a click graph with edges weighted by click frequency is used to infer class membership of unlabeled target language queries from target language documents. In examples the target language documents may be classified using a supervised or semi-supervised classifier. In various examples the automatically labeled target language queries are used to train a target language query classifier for information retrieval and/or advertising.
US10067912B2	System to facilitate management of high-throughput architectures Systems and methods include determination of a first data analysis period, determination of a first plurality of sets of parameter values, each of the first plurality of sets of parameter values being associated with a respective time period within the first data analysis period and describing a statistical distribution of data points associated with the respective time period, determination of a statistical distribution associated with the first data analysis period based on the first plurality of sets of parameter values, determination of a system condition based on the statistical distribution associated with the first data analysis period, and initiation of an action based on the determined system condition.
US10067906B2	Computing device including an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) communication module and a communication error recovery method thereof A computing device includes an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) module configured to perform I2C communication with an external device through a system management bus, a packet generator module configured to transmit a packet to the I2C module through the system management bus, and an I2C controller configured to control operations of the I2C module and the packet generator module. When the I2C module transmits a packet receiving signal to the I2C controller and the I2C controller does not receive the packet receiving signal for a set period of time, the I2C controller may reset the I2C module.
US10067900B2	Virtualized I/O device sharing within a distributed processing node system A system that includes a switched fabric hierarchy (e.g., a PCIe hierarchy) may realize efficient utilization of a shared I/O device (e.g., a network or storage switch) across multiple physically separate processing nodes (endpoints). For example, each processing node (endpoint) in a distributed processing system may be allocated a portion of the address map of a shared I/O device and may host a device driver for one of multiple virtual functions implemented on the shared device. Following enumeration and initialization of the hierarchy by the root complex, the endpoints may access the virtual functions directly (without intervention by the root complex). Data and interrupt traffic between endpoints and virtual functions may take place over peer-to-peer connections. Interrupt reception logic in each endpoint may receive and handle interrupts generated by the virtual functions. The root complex may host a device driver for a physical function on the shared device.
US10067895B2	Systems and methods for asynchronous toggling of I2C data line A method of operating an I2C slave having an I2C clock pin and an I2C data pin is disclosed. The method includes (a) receiving a command via the I2C clock pin and the I2C data pin, (b) driving the I2C data pin to logic low for a first duration, (c) not driving the I2C data pin to logic low for a second duration, and (d) repeatingly alternating (b) and (c) until a termination event occurs. (b) and (c) are not synchronized to transitions of the I2C clock pin. Other methods and systems are disclosed.
US10067894B1	Cable-based configuration The following description is directed to cable-based configuration. In one example, a method can include determining a first end of a cable is connected to a first device and a second end of the cable is connected to a second device. The first device can be configured to perform a first function when it is determined the first end of the cable is connected to the first device. The second device can be configured to perform a second function when it is determined the second end of the cable is connected to the second device. The second function can be different from the first function, such that the first device and the second device are configured differently based on which end of the cable is connected to the respective device.
US10067892B2	Microcontroller or microprocessor with dual mode interrupt A microcontroller has a CPU with at least one interrupt input coupled with an interrupt controller, a plurality of peripherals, and a mode register comprising at least one bit controlling an operating mode of the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to operate in a first operating mode wherein upon assertion of an interrupt by a peripheral of the microcontroller, the interrupt controller forwards an interrupt signal to the CPU and the peripheral sets an associated interrupt flag, wherein the interrupt causes the CPU to branch to a predefined interrupt address associated with the interrupt input. In a second operating mode, upon assertion of an interrupt by a peripheral of the microcontroller, the interrupt controller forwards an interrupt signal to the CPU and the CPU receives additional interrupt information from the peripheral that generated the interrupt, wherein the additional interrupt information is used to generate a vector address.
US10067889B2	Bridge and method for coupling a requesting interconnect and a serving interconnect in a computer system A bridge for coupling a requesting interconnect and a serving interconnect connected to a number of coherent units in a computer system includes N machines configured to handle requests from the requesting interconnect and for handling allocated responses from the serving interconnect, wherein each of the N machines has an allocated local count; a tracking entity configured to track priorities of the N machines for issuing received requests to the serving interconnect and for issuing received responses to the requesting interconnect based on the N local counts; a first arbiter configured to arbitrate the received requests to be issued to the serving interconnect based on the tracked priorities; and a second arbiter configured to arbitrate the received responses to be issued to the requesting interconnect based on the tracked priorities.
US10067884B2	Distributing a plurality of tracks to add to cache to lists assigned to processors Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for distributing a plurality of tracks to add to cache to lists assigned to processors. Tracks stored in the cache are indicated in lists, wherein there is one list for each of a plurality of processors. Each of the processors processes the list for that processor to process the tracks in the cache indicated on the list. A determination is made as to whether the lists for the processors are unbalanced in their indicated numbers of tracks. For each of the lists, a determination is made of a number of received tracks to assign to the lists in response to determining that the lists are unbalanced. For each of the lists assigned at least one of the received tracks, indication is made of the determined number of the received tracks in the list.
US10067880B2	Dynamic tier remapping of data stored in a hybrid storage system Disclosed are embodiments for supporting dynamic tier remapping of data stored in a hybrid storage system. One embodiment includes a storage controller and firmware, where the firmware maintains a plurality of mapping elements, where each mapping element includes a plurality of group identifiers, where each group identifier is configured to indicate a mapping of a logical block addresses, and where the storage controller performs: receiving a read command including a logical block address; parsing the logical block address to determine a mapping element and a group identifier; determining, for a particular mapping element of the plurality of elements, whether the particular mapping element is locked, wherein the particular mapping element corresponds to the mapping element of the logical block address; and dependent upon the particular mapping element, queuing the read command for firmware processing or remapping the logical block address.
US10067879B2	Apparatus and method to support a storage mode over a cache-line memory interface to a non-volatile memory dual in line memory module Provided are an apparatus and method for using block windows configured in a memory module to provide block level access to memory chips in the memory module. A plurality of block windows are configured that map to addresses corresponding to the addressable locations in the memory chips. A read/write request is received indicating a requested read or write operation with respect to a target block window comprising one of the block windows. The requested read or write operation is performed with respect to the addresses that map to the target block window.
US10067878B2	Processor with logical mentor A computing device includes a memory structure storing one or more Variables; and a logical mentor. The logical mentor is assigned to at least one of the one or more Variables and performs addressing operations with respect to the Variables to which it is assigned. In an embodiment, a method of computing includes storing one or more Variables in the memory of a computing device, assigning a logical mentor to the Variables; and performing, by the logical mentor, addressing operations with respect to the Variables.
US10067871B2	Logic analyzer for detecting hangs A microprocessor comprises a cache including a tag array; a tagpipe that arbitrates access to the tag array; and a logic analyzer for investigating a starvation, livelock, or deadlock condition. The logic analyzer, which comprises read logic coupled to the tagpipe, is configured to record snapshots of transactions to access the tag array.
US10067868B2	Memory architecture determining the number of replicas stored in memory banks or devices according to a packet size A memory architecture for storing information units, the memory architecture comprising a plurality of memory banks or a plurality of memory devices and a memory controller for initiating storage of an information unit and a number of replicas of the information unit in the memory banks or in the memory devices, the memory controller discriminating the replicas in dependence on a size of the information unit.
US10067864B2	Systems and methods for revising permanent ROM-based programming An application program stored in a ROM includes a function lookup data structure in which functions called by the application program have identifiers and memory addresses at which the function is located and can be executed. Upon startup, the function lookup data structure is copied to a RAM as a revised lookup data structure and is compared to a revision lookup data structure also written to that RAM or elsewhere. If the revision lookup data structure contains replacement functions having the same function identifiers but new memory addresses, these new memory addresses are written over the existing addresses in the revised lookup data structure for those replacement functions. The application program refers to the revised lookup data structure to find and execute the functions; thus the original application program on the ROM can continue to be used with revised functions.
US10067863B1	Feature targeting of test automation lab machines In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter involves a system and method relating to automation test runs of a software build, where the test runs effect impersonating an automation audience and selecting optional features to test with the automation audience. The automation audience is associated with a software build having static features, and the test runs include optional features, where each optional feature may have more than one associated treatment. Each feature/treatment combination may be tested in a test scenario associated with the feature/treatment combination. New features that are exposed in other audiences may be enabled for the automation audience to assist in verification and test of the new features. Dynamic selection of the optional features is effected using an application program interface (API) in the source code for the features, where the API accesses feature configuration information during runtime. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10067857B2	Intelligent device selection for mobile application testing A computer-implemented facility is provided for intelligent mobile device selection for mobile application testing. The computer-implemented facility determines features of a new mobile application to be tested, and compares the features of the new mobile application with features of multiple known mobile applications to identify one or more known mobile applications with similar features. Based at least in part on automated analysis of user reviews of the one or the more known mobile applications operating in one or more types of mobile devices, the facility provides one or more risk scores for operation of the new mobile application in the one or more types of mobile devices. Further, based on the risk scores, a recommended set of mobile devices in which to test the new mobile application may be generated for use in testing the new mobile application.
US10067856B2	Employing code overlays to facilitate software development In one embodiment, a method for editing and testing computer programming code is provided. The method includes receiving a first file comprising computer programming code, and a first code overlay comprising one or more modifications to be applied to the computer programming code of the first file. The method further includes determining a first location within the computer programming code of the first file, at which to apply the first code overlay. The method further includes generating a second file comprising uncompiled composite computer programming code, the uncompiled composite computer programming code comprising the computer programming code of the first file modified by the one or more modifications applied at the first location. The method further includes testing the uncompiled composite computer programming code of the second file.
US10067852B2	Switching between traditional and history program trace modes without halting a processor In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, method, and/or processes described herein can change/switch from a first trace mode to a second trace mode without halting a system under development and/or under test. For example, a debug/trace unit can switch a trace mode without halting a processing unit of a system under development and/or under test. For instance, a debug/trace unit can switch a trace mode that can occur on a change of flow boundary of program instructions executable by a processing unit, at a branch instruction, if a region of program instructions is entered or exited, and/or if a capacity of a buffer changes. In one or more embodiments, Nexus messages can be utilized, and trace mode switches can include switches to and/or from traditional and history traces modes.
US10067850B2	Load test charts with standard deviation and percentile statistics A method for real-time analysis of results from a load test performed on a target website includes calculating first-level aggregated test results within each of a plurality of load server instances that generate a load on the target website. The first-level aggregated test results are calculated from data points received by each of the load server instances from the target website. The first-level aggregated test results include a sum of the data points, a count of the number of the data points, a sum of squares of the data points, and an average of the data points. A standard deviation result (STDEV) is calculated and chart is generated on a display via a graphical user interface. The chart provides a visual representation of a performance metric for the load test based on the standard deviation result.
US10067847B1	Time-based on-chip hardware performance monitor Disclosed herein is a performance monitor for a functional block of a system, the performance monitor comprising a counter circuit, wherein the counter circuit includes a programmable time window counter configured to determine an adjustable counting period, and an event counter coupled to the time window counter. The event counter is configured to count a number of occurrences of an event occurring in the functional block during the counting period, and record the number of occurrences of the event during the counting period and generate an output trigger signal when the number of occurrences of the event during the counting period is outside of a programmable threshold band, or after receiving an input trigger signal from a cross trigger network triggered by other performance monitors in electrical communication with the cross trigger network.
US10067844B2	Method of channel content rebuild in ultra-high capacity SSD A method of restoring user data in a modular solid-state drive including memory channels coupled to respective ones of non-volatile memory cards, the method including: upon physical replacement of a defunct memory card of the non-volatile memory cards with a new non-volatile memory card, and power on of the modular solid-state drive, retrieving a firmware segment and a system segment of the modular solid-state drive from unaffected memory channels of the memory channels not coupled to the new non-volatile memory card; rebuilding a firmware of the modular solid-state drive based on the retrieved firmware segment; rebuilding a data mapping table associated with the non-volatile memory cards based on the retrieved system segment; and restoring full integrity of the user data originally stored on the non-volatile memory cards based on the rebuilt data mapping table and data from the unaffected memory channels.
US10067837B1	Continuous data protection with cloud resources In one aspect, a method includes storing a virtual machine disk in a first logical unit stored on a data store; replicating the first virtual machine disk used by a first virtual machine at a second virtual machine disk stored on a second logical unit on a cloud array storage device; storing changes to the first virtual machine disk on a journal stored on the data store; periodically rolling each virtual machine disk of virtual machines on the second logical unit to a same-point-in-time using the journal and taking a snapshot of the second logical unit at the same point-in-time and sending the snapshots to a cloud storage network.
US10067831B2	Slice migration in a dispersed storage network A dispersed storage unit includes a physical memory and a storage unit control module. The physical memory is transferred to a receiving dispersed storage unit from a transferring dispersed storage unit, which used the transferred physical memory to store encoded data slices prior to the at least one physical memory being transferred. The encoded data slices stored on the transferred physical memory have addresses falling within a first address range. The storage control unit is configured to detect installation of the transferred physical memory, and to notify a dispersed storage network that data slices within the first address range are to be received by and retrieved from the receiving dispersed storage unit.
US10067820B2	Delay-compensated error indication signal A memory subsystem has multiple memory devices coupled to a command/address line and an error alert line, the error alert line delay-compensated to provide deterministic alert signal timing. The command/address line and the error alert line are connected between the memory devices and a memory controller that manages the memory devices. The command/address line is driven by the memory controller, and the error alert line is driven by the memory devices.
US10067818B2	Recovery mechanisms across storage nodes that reduce the impact on host input and output operations Provided are a method, a system, and a computer program product in which a storage controller determines one or more resources that are impacted by an error. A cleanup of tasks associated with the one or more resources that are impacted by the error is performed, to recover from the error, wherein host input/output (I/O) operations continue to be processed, and wherein tasks associated with other resources continue to execute.
US10067817B2	Equipment failure risk detection and prediction in industrial process Detecting equipment failure risk in industrial process may include distributing equipment operations data to a cluster of servers based on a range of time and operation specified in maintenance data associated with the equipment. From a record entry in the maintenance data, an operation and installation and maintenance time may be determined. A plurality of servers storing equipment operations data associated with the operation during a time range between the installation and the maintenance time are selected. A distributed processing operation in each of the plurality of servers is executed to run in parallel and computes operation features. The operation features are aggregated and added as an entry in a target table. Equipment failure risk is detected by risk failure analysis performed based on the target table. A signal may be sent to automatically adjust or correct one or more operation features.
US10067813B2	Method of analyzing a fault of an electronic system In a method of analyzing a fault and/or error of an electronic system according to some example embodiments, a system call that accesses a hardware is replaced with a hooking system call including a code that executes the system call and a code that obtains monitoring information, the monitoring information including system call execution information and hardware performance information is obtained by executing the hooking system call when the hooking system call is called instead of the system call, and the monitoring information is recorded to analyze the fault/error of the electronic system based on the monitoring information.
US10067812B2	Presenting diagnostic headlines using simple linguistic terms A method for a diagnostic headline system using simple linguistic terms is described. The method comprises receiving historical and current performance data for a component of a system. An anomaly is determined in the current performance data by comparing the current performance data and the historical performance data for the component. The anomaly is determined whether or not it indicates an error in the system. The cause of the anomaly is determined. Steps for addressing the cause of the anomaly are recommended. A display is formatted of the current performance data, the error, and the recommended steps for addressing the cause of the anomaly.
US10067809B2	System and method for batch transport using hardware accelerators A method, computer program product, and computer system for maintaining, at a computing device, one or more tuples in a software-level queue. The one or more tuples may be transported as a batch of the one or more tuples from the software-level queue to a first queue for processing at a hardware accelerator. After processing the one or more tuples, the one or more tuples may be transported from the first queue to a second queue at the hardware accelerator. The one or more tuples may be transported from the second queue to a next location.
US10067806B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a central processing unit and a processor on one semiconductor substrate. The processor includes a buffer for storing a register setting list and notifies the central processing unit of an access complete signal indicating completion of reading the register setting list. The central processing unit changes the register setting list within a memory based on the access complete signal and notifies the processor of an update request signal. The processor reads the register setting list changed by the central processing unit into the buffer based on the update request information.
US10067805B2	Technologies for offloading and on-loading data for processor/coprocessor arrangements Technologies for transferring offloading or on-loading data or tasks between a processor and a coprocessor include a computing device having a processor and a sensor hub that includes a coprocessor. The coprocessor receives sensor data associated with one or more sensors and detects events associated with the sensor data. The coprocessor determines frequency, resource usage cost, and power state transition cost for the events. In response to an offloaded task request from the processor, the coprocessor determines an aggregate load value based on the frequency, resource usage cost, and power state transition cost, and determines whether to accept the offloaded task request based on the aggregate load value. The aggregate load value may be determined as an exponential moving average. The coprocessor may determine whether to accept the offloaded task request based on a principal component analysis of the events. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10067804B2	Apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing program for performance requirement estimation A method for performance requirement estimation includes: acquiring system performance requirement information indicating requirements of a performance value with respect to processes pertaining to each of processing classifications; acquiring resource information indicating the amount of resources with respect to a plurality of second machines included in a new system to be configured to perform the processes pertaining to each of the processing classifications; determining whether or not the new system satisfies requirements of a performance value with respect to a processes pertaining to each of the processing classifications in accordance with the system performance requirement information, the resource information, and a model configured to output a performance value with respect to the processes pertaining to each of the processing classifications in accordance with an input indicating the amount of resources to be distributed for performing the processes; and outputting a determination result obtained by the determining.
US10067798B2	User interface and system supporting user decision making and readjustments in computer-executable job allocations in the cloud A visual tool may be provided to display information associated with computer job allocation and to allow a user to explore different job configurations. Jobs executing on a computing environment comprising a shared pool of configurable computing resources may be monitored. Cost and duration estimates may be determined with uncertainty associated with the cost and duration estimates. Sandbox environment may be provided that allow users to manipulate one or more different job configuration options for executing the jobs in the computing environment.
US10067793B2	Data processing method and apparatus for executing task code using reservation instruction and release instruction A data processing method and apparatus, where the method comprises an operating system loads a task code to a reserved hardware thread such that the reserved hardware thread executes the task code subsequently after receiving a hardware thread reservation request. Alternatively, in a process in which an operating system loads a task code to a hardware thread for execution, the hardware thread loads the small task code to a reserved hardware thread for execution without a need to create a thread for a task code corresponding to each task when the hardware thread reads a flag of a small task code.
US10067791B2	Methods and apparatus for resource management in cluster computing Embodiments of an event-driven resource management technique may enable the management of cluster resources at a sub-computer level (e.g., at the thread level) and the decomposition of jobs at an atomic (task) level. A job queue may request a resource for a job from a resource manager, which may locate a resource in a resource list and grant the resource to the job queue. After the resource is granted, the job queue sends the job to the resource, on which the job may be partitioned into tasks and from which additional resources may be requested from the resource manager. The resource manager may locate additional resources in the list and grant the resources to the resource. The resource sends the tasks to the granted resources for execution. As resources complete their tasks, the resource manager is informed so that the status of the resources in the list can be updated.
US10067790B2	Method and apparatus for displaying information to a user and the user optimizing running of the processes The invention discloses a method and apparatus for optimizing the running of a browser. The method comprises: obtaining information of browser processes at the browser side and their first resource occupation information; obtaining information of currently running processes of a computer system where the browser is located and their second resource occupation information through a browser interface; loading and displaying information of at least a part of processes which meet a preset resource occupation optimization setting in the obtained information of the browser processes and information of the currently running processes of the computer system where the browser is located and/or their resource occupation information at the browser side; and according to an optimization instruction triggered by a user, performing process optimization processing to the displayed at least a part of processes. By the invention, resource occupation situations of all processes to be optimized can be presented to a user, thereby facilitating the selection of the process optimization processing by the user, and then the optimization processing is performed to the process selected by the user, to increase the running speed of the browser.
US10067787B2	Configurable forensic investigative tool This disclosure provides example techniques to invoke one or more forensic tools, with a forensic investigative tool. The forensic investigative tool provides a common framework that allows investigators to invoke their own trusted forensic tools or third-party generated forensic tools. The forensic investigative tool described herein seamlessly and transparently invokes the forensic tools in accordance with an investigative profile created by the investigator.
US10067765B2	Speeding up younger store instruction execution after a sync instruction Mechanisms are provided, in a processor, for executing instructions that are younger than a previously dispatched synchronization (sync) instruction is provided. An instruction sequencer unit of the processor dispatches a sync instruction. The sync instruction is sent to a nest of one or more devices outside of the processor. The instruction sequencer unit dispatches a subsequent instruction after dispatching the sync instruction. The dispatching of the subsequent instruction after dispatching the sync instruction is performed prior to receiving a sync acknowledgement response from the nest. The instruction sequencer unit performs a completion of the subsequent instruction based on whether completion of the subsequent instruction is dependent upon receiving the sync acknowledgement from the nest and completion of the sync instruction.
US10067764B2	Apparatuses and methods for memory operations having variable latencies Apparatuses and methods for performing memory operations are described. An example apparatus includes a memory operation controller. The memory operation controller is configured to receive memory instructions and decode the same to provide internal signals for performing memory operations for the memory instructions. The memory operation controller is further configured to provide information indicative of a time for a variable latency period of a memory instruction during the variable latency period. In an example method, a write instruction and an address to which write data is to be written is received at a memory and an acknowledgement indicative of an end of a variable latency period for the write instruction is provided. After waiting a variable bus turnaround after the acknowledgement, write data for the write instruction is received.
US10067762B2	Apparatuses, methods, and systems for memory disambiguation Apparatuses, methods, and systems relating to memory disambiguation are described. In one embodiment, a processor includes a decoder to decode an instruction into a decoded instruction, an execution unit to execute the decoded instruction, a retirement unit to retire an executed instruction in program order, and a memory disambiguation circuit to allocate an entry in a memory disambiguation table for a first load instruction that is to be flushed for a memory ordering violation, the entry comprising a counter value and an instruction pointer for the first load instruction.
US10067757B2	Dynamic update of an application in compilation and deployment with hot-swapping In some examples, method includes, in response to receiving an initial user input that causes a builder computing system to compile a set of source code for an application into a set of compiled targets, deploying the set of compiled targets to initiate execution of the application, wherein a subset of the set of source code is compiled into an initial subset of the set of compiled targets; after modification to at least the subset of the set of source code, receiving a subsequent user input that causes the builder computing system to compile at least the subset of the set of source code into an updated subset of the set of compiled targets; and in response to determining that the updated subset differs from the initial subset, deploying the updated subset to update the application based on the updated subset without terminating execution of the application.
US10067750B2	Whole-program optimization using data from previous compilation runs An example system for compiling a source file includes an optimizer that identifies a segment of code in a first source file as a potential optimization opportunity. The first source file includes high-level source code. The example system also includes a compiler that identifies a compilation record storing data indicating that the segment of code is an actual optimization opportunity and generates a representation of the high-level source code in accordance with the actual optimization opportunity. The data is based on a previous compilation of a second source file.
US10067741B1	Systems and methods for I/O device logging Techniques are described for logging communication traffic associated with one or more devices. For example, a system bus or other interface to a device may be monitored for traffic data elements. The traffic data elements may include, for example, transaction layer packets (TLPs) for communication across a PCI Express interface, or Ethernet packets for communication over a network. The traffic data elements can be processed by a classifier module and accordingly routed to one of a plurality of circular buffers. The circular buffers may maintain state (e.g., a head pointer and a tail pointer) that identify traffic data elements that are pending and those that are completed. Thus, the circular buffers can be inspected (such as after a crash) to determine recent activity.
US10067739B2	Unitary electronic speaker device for receiving digital audio data and rendering the digital audio data An unitary electronic speaker device and method for rendering digital audio data are provided. A list comprising an ordered sequence of audio item indicators indicating a plurality of audio items stored on at least one other device. is received in an embodiment. In one embodiment, the unitary electronic speaker device does not have any storage space other than the memory, and uses the hard disk embodied in at least one other device to supply the digital audio data. The audio data is received and rendered at the unitary electronic speaker device in according to the sequence defined by the list. Any number of the unitary electronic speaker devices may be connected in a network with the at least one other device. In one embodiment a plurality of unitary electronic speaker devices are connected through a LAN using Ethernet.
US10067734B2	Changing companion communication device behavior based on status of wearable device Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for detecting a wearing status of a wearable device, the wearing status indicating whether a user is wearing the wearable device and sending wearing status data to a companion communication device to control a behavior of the companion communication device.
US10067733B2	Electronic device and method of playing music in electronic device An electronic device executing a music playing application is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to receive control information from a second electronic device connected through a wireless communication when the music playing application is executed, a processor configured to process the received control information to be applied to music data requested to be reproduced according to the execution of the music playing application, and an audio module configured to output the music data processed by the processor.
US10067729B2	Systems and methods for enabling internet co-browsing Systems and methods for enabling co-browsing are provided herein. A device, such as a web server, may execute a browser application that initiates co-browsing capabilities between a host computing device and one or more guest computing devices. Activatable code is injected and/or otherwise embedded in one or more web pages. Subsequently, using the activatable code, web browser information on the host computing device is obtained and processed for display on the one or more guest computing devices.
US10067724B2	Image forming apparatus with selectable service configuration, image forming system including same, and method for selective image formation An image forming apparatus includes a print job addition notification reception controller that receives from outside a print job addition notification that indicates a print job is added to a server, a print job reception controller that acquires the print job from the server, a print controller that performs printing based on the print job acquired from the server, and a service state controller that sets a service state to be any one of a service enabled state, in which the print job addition notification is received and the print job is acquired from the server, and a service stopped state, in which the print job addition notification is not received and the print job is acquired from the server based on an operation of a user.
US10067719B1	Methods and systems for storing and accessing data in a distributed data storage system The present disclosure provides methods and systems for storing and accessing data in a distributed data storage system. The distributed data storage system includes a plurality of data storage nodes. The method includes receiving a data storing request. Then, a pseudo-random sequence of data storage nodes of the plurality of data storage nodes is generated, wherein the pseudo-random sequence is not sequential from any starting position and each data storage node of the pseudo-random sequence of data storage nodes is determined using a pre-determined pseudo-random function that is a function of a data reference. Finally, a data is stored into at least one data storage node of the pseudo-random sequence of data storage nodes based on a pre-defined selection criteria. The distributed data storage system includes an access server configured to store into and access data from at least one data storage node of data storage nodes.
US10067717B2	Processing a chain of a plurality of write requests Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for processing a chain of a plurality of write requests including a commit wait flag and plurality of write requests, wherein each write request group includes write transactions directed to the storage. A determination is made as to whether the commit wait flag has a first value or a second value. The write requests are processed by requiring a current write request comprising one of the write requests being processed to complete before beginning to write data for a next write request following the current write request in the write request chain in response to the commit wait flag having the first value. The write requests are processed by processing the next write request before completing the current write request in response to the commit wait flag having the second value.
US10067707B2	System and method for determination and reallocation of pending sectors caused by media fatigue System and method are disclosed for managing storage space of a magnetic storage device. The system may read data from a first sector of the storage space and determine whether the data are successfully read from the first sector. The system may write updated data to the first sector and a second sector when it is determined that the data are not successfully read from the first sector.
US10067705B2	Hybrid compression for large history compressors A compression engine and method for optimizing the high compression of a content addressable memory (CAM) and the efficiency of a static random access memory (SRAM) by synchronizing a CAM with a relatively small near history buffer and an SRAM with a larger far history buffer. An input stream is processed in parallel through the near history and far history components and an encoder selects for the compressed output the longest matching strings from matching strings provided by each of the near history and far history components. A further optimization is enabled by selectively disabling one or the other of the two types of compressors.
US10067703B2	Monitoring states of processing elements Managing a streaming environment of an operator graph by performing corrective actions based on a threshold of changes in state being reached. An operator graph includes states of information stored within a memory of a first processing element configured to process a set of tuples. The memory of the first processing element is monitored. A change in the information from a first state to a second state is identified, based on the monitoring. The change from the first state to the second state is recorded. A determination is made if the change from the first state to the second state has caused a threshold of changes between the states of the information to be reached. A corrective action is performed that modifies a configuration of the operator graph in response to the threshold of changes between the states of the information being reached.
US10067697B2	Archiving imagery and documents on digital optical tape Methods and apparatus for archival storage of an image are disclosed. The image is converted into one or more bit plane images. Fiducial markers are generated and written onto digital optical tape concurrent with writing the one or more bit plane images onto the digital optical tape.
US10067690B1	System and methods for flexible data access containers A memory system for a network device is described. The memory system includes a packing data buffer including a plurality of memory banks arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The packing data buffer is configured to store incoming data elements of a plurality of widths in the plurality of memory banks. The memory system also includes a free address manager configured to generate an available bank set based on one or more free memory banks in the plurality of memory banks. And, the memory system includes distributed link memory configured to maintain one or more pointers to interconnect a set of one or more memory locations of the one or more memory banks in the packing data buffer to generate at least one list.
US10067683B2	Systems and methods for classifying data in solid state drives Systems and methods for writing data to a storage are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods can receive, by a target device in communication with a host, a first write request from the host to write first data to the storage in communication with the target device. The disclosed systems and methods can determine, by a storage controller in the target device, a data type of the first data based on a first flag set corresponding to the first data. The disclosed systems and methods can store the first data to a location in the storage based at least on the data type of the first data.
US10067678B1	Probabilistic eviction of partial aggregation results from constrained results storage Probabilistic eviction of partial aggregation results may be implemented for aggregation operations performed using constrained result storage. An aggregation operation request may be received from a client and executed by scanning and applying the aggregation operation to data retrieved by scanning a data store. Partial aggregation results that are generated while executing the aggregation operation may be stored in a result store. If a partial aggregation result is generated when no further storage space in the result store is available, then one or more currently stored partial aggregation results may be evicted according to a reoccurrence probability so that the new partial aggregation result may be stored in the result store. The evicted partial aggregation results may be sent to the client.
US10067675B2	I/O handling between virtualization and RAID storage A method for handling input/output (I/O) in a data storage system comprising a RAID subsystem storing data according to a RAID level utilizing a parity scheme, where RAID stripes have been configured across a plurality of data storage devices. The method may include monitoring write requests to the RAID subsystem, identifying write requests destined for the same RAID stripe, and bundling the identified write requests for substantially simultaneous execution at the corresponding RAID stripe. Monitoring write requests to the RAID subsystem may include delaying at least some of the write requests to the RAID subsystem so as to build-up a queue of write requests. In some embodiments, identifying write requests and bundling the identified write requests may include identifying and bundling a number of write requests as required to perform a full stripe write to the corresponding RAID stripe.
US10067674B2	Consistent, disk-backed arrays Disk-backed array techniques can, in some implementations, help ensure that the arrays contain consistent data. An alert can be provided if it is determined that the data in the array is, or may be, corrupted.
US10067666B2	User terminal device and method for controlling the same A user terminal device includes: a flexible display that is divided into a main area, which is disposed on a front surface, and a sub area, which includes a bent portion extending from the main area toward a side surface; a touch sensor configured to receive a touch input of a user in at least one of the main area and the sub area; and a controller configured to, in response to a predetermined event occurring, control the flexible display to display, in the main area, a plurality of user interface (UI) elements, and in response to one of the plurality of UI elements displayed in the main area being selected, control the flexible display to display the selected UI element in the sub area.
US10067663B2	System and method for setting a three-dimensional effect A system for setting a three-dimensional (3D) effect includes a memory seat for transmitting and receiving memory seat information of a driver and a 3D cluster for matching the memory seat information and 3D effect setting information and allowing the driver to set the 3D effect or set a two-dimension (2D) mode.
US10067657B2	User configurable quick groups This invention is directed to defining quick groups for easily associating keywords with an object (e.g., a media objection) accessible using an electronic device. The user of an electronic device may define several keywords that identify attributes of an object accessible using the electronic device. The user may associate keywords with an object to link the attribute of the keyword with the object (e.g., associate a keyword entitled “vacation” to vacation pictures). The user may assign a shortcut key to each of a subset of the keywords, referred to as quick groups, by which the user may rapidly associate the keyword to an Object. In some embodiments, the electronic device may select the shortcut key of a quick group from the letters of the quick group to help the user remember the shortcut key.
US10067653B2	Devices and methods for processing touch inputs based on their intensities An electronic device displays, on a display, a user interface. While displaying the user interface, the device detects an input on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the input while displaying the first user interface, and while detecting the input, in accordance with a determination that the input satisfies first timing criteria and first intensity input criteria, performs a first operation. The first timing criteria require that the input remain on the touch-sensitive surface while a first time period elapses. The first intensity input criteria require that the input satisfy a first intensity threshold at an end of or subsequent to the first time period.
US10067649B2	Page switching method and apparatus A page switching method and apparatus. The method includes receiving a sliding operation and obtaining a sliding direction and a sliding speed of the sliding operation. A position relation between a target page and a current page is determined according to the sliding direction. A number of sliding pages according to the sliding speed is obtained. An index of the current page is obtained and an index of the target page is obtained according to the position relation, the number of sliding pages, and the index of the current page; switching to the target page according to the index of the target page.
US10067646B2	Color selector for desktop publishing Techniques are disclosed for color selection in a desktop publishing application. A color selection technique includes receiving a selection of an image, automatically sampling a color from a pixel of the selected image, and adding the sampled color to a color swatch in a graphical user interface. The sampled color may be the predominant color in the image (e.g., the color that appears in the greatest number of pixels), or the sampled color may be the darkest or lightest color in the image. In another embodiment, several colors (e.g., two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten) are sampled from different pixels of the selected image, and some or all of the sampled colors are added to the color swatch. A designer can then select the sampled color(s) from the color swatch and apply the selected color(s) to one or more elements of a layout.
US10067644B2	Graphical user interfaces for managing hierarchical systems A graphical user interface for managing hierarchical systems is provided. A graphical user interface that includes a navigation bar having a domain element and a plurality of object elements is presented. The object elements are associated with different object types in a hierarchical system and are arranged based, at least in part, on the hierarchical system. A first menu that includes a list of objects of a first object type is presented in response to detecting an interaction with a first object element. Information presented on a second object element is filtered in response to a selection of a specific object via the first menu. A second menu that includes a list of all objects that are associated with the plurality of object elements is presented in response to detecting an interaction with the domain element while continuing to filter the information presented on the second object element.
US10067642B1	Dynamic discovery and presentation of core parameters Core processing and parameterization may include detecting, using a processor, a super parameter within a core, and, responsive to the detecting, automatically creating, using the processor, a data structure within a memory element having a hierarchy and having a parameter of the core. The data structure may be set as a value of the super parameter of the core.
US10067641B2	User terminal device and displaying method thereof A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, the second area being larger than the first area and comprising an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area, a detector configured to detect a first user interaction of moving along a long side of the exposure area and a second user interaction of moving along a short side of the exposure area, and a controller configured to display a first function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the first user interaction, and display a second function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the second user interaction.
US10067635B2	Three dimensional conditional formatting Three dimensional, conditional formatting based data visualization is provided. Received underlying data may be analyzed and one or more portions of the underlying data that are of interest to a user determined. The portions may be selected actively by a user of automatically determined based on a variation of values in each portion, values of data points in each portion, a usage history of the user, and/or a credential of the user. A background image may be generated by converting the tabular data into a three dimensional image or selecting and image or a graphic associated with the underlying data. The visualization(s) may then be displayed over the background. Scenes may be selected for animated slide shows or movies.
US10067625B2	Virtual deflection determination for force-sensing A force applied to a force-sensing touch screen device may be determined as follows. A deformation sensing layer of the device may measure an actual deformation of a touch screen of the device. A force sensor of the device may measure a sensed force applied by the touch screen to the force sensor of the device. A processor circuit of the device may determine an expected deformation expected to be imparted to the touch screen by the sensed force. The processor circuit may determine a virtual deformation based on the expected deformation due to the sensed force and the measured actual deformation. The virtual deformation may indicate the force applied to the force-sensing touch screen.
US10067623B2	Flexible touch screen panel and flexible display device with the same A flexible touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate divided into an active area and a non active area positioned at the outside of the active area; sensing patterns formed on the active area of a first surface of the thin film substrate, including first sensing cells formed to be connected along a first direction and second sensing cells formed to be connected along a second direction; and sensing lines formed on the non active area of the first surface of the thin film substrate. The sensing lines are connected to the sensing patterns. In the touch screen panel, the area and/or interval of the sensing cells formed on a first region, which is capable of being bent by predetermined curvature about a folding axis is different from the area and/or interval of the sensing cells formed on a second region as a flat region except the first region.
US10067618B2	Coarse scan and targeted active mode scan for touch Power consumption of touch sensing operations for touch sensitive devices can be reduced by implementing one or more coarse scans to coarsely detect the presence or absence of an object touching or proximate to a touch sensor panel and dynamically adjusting the operation of the touch sensitive device to perform or not perform one or more steps of a fine scan based on the results of the one or more coarse scans. In some examples, the fine scan can be scheduled, and one or more steps of the fine scan can be aborted when no touch is detected at touch sensors scanned during the one or more steps. Sense channels unused due to the aborted fine scan steps can be powered down during aborted fine scan steps.
US10067617B2	Electronic device, method for controlling the electronic device, and recording medium An electronic device, a method for controlling the electronic device, and a recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a storage module, and a processor configured to detect a reference screen setting event in relation to a screen being displayed on the display module and to control the storage module to store at least part of information about the screen being displayed on the display as a reference screen information. Upon occurring of a reference screen display event, the processor controls the display to display a reference screen based on the stored reference screen information.
US10067614B2	In-cell touch panel and display device An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed. A plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes arranged in the same layer are disposed in the touch panel in accordance with the self-capacitance principle. A touch detection chip can determine the touch position by the detection of the capacitance variation of the self-capacitance electrode. Compared with the case that body capacitance only acts on the projected capacitance in mutual capacitance, the in-cell touch panel can effectively improve the signal-to-noise ratio of touch and hence can improve the accuracy of touch sensing.
US10067609B2	Detecting multitouch events in an optical touch-sensitive device using touch event templates An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes at least one emitter and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams. Touch event templates are used to determine the actual touch events based on which optical beams have been disturbed.
US10067592B2	Touch panel including touch sensor and driving method thereof A touch panel includes: a first electrode pattern arranged in a first direction, including a plurality of first electrode cells that are physically separated from each other; a second electrode pattern arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, including a plurality of second electrode cells that are physically separated from each other; first touch signal lines connected to the first electrode cells; and second touch signal lines connected to the second electrode cells. The electrode patterns and the touch signal lines are arranged on the same layer on a substrate such that a first virtual connection line for connecting centers of second electrode cells of a first group corresponding to an n-th first electrode cell crosses a second virtual connection line for connecting centers of second electrode cells of a second group corresponding to an (n+1)-th first electrode cell.
US10067590B2	Differential force and touch sensing An input device is configured to detect force being applied to an input region of the device by an input object, in addition to the position of the input object using touch sensing methods. Aspects include driving a force sensing electrode of the input device using an anti-guarding voltage alternating with a ground or guard voltage, while driving the touch sensing electrodes with a reference voltage, to obtain touch measurements, force measurements, interference measurements, double the force signal, and/o double the touch signal for differential touch and force detection. Aspects also include driving sensor electrodes using orthogonal signals and performing in-phase and quadrature demodulation of the received signal for simultaneous and independent touch and force measurements.
US10067580B2	Active stylus for use with touch controller architecture A touch controller that can configure touch circuitry according to a scan plan, which can define a sequence of scan events to be performed on a touch panel is disclosed. The touch controller can include a configurable transmit section to generate stimulation signals to drive the panel, a configurable receive section to receive and process touch signals from the panel, and a configurable memory to store the touch signals. The touch controller can also include a programmable scan engine to configure the transmit section, the receive section, and the memory according to the scan plan. The touch controller advantageously provides more robust and flexible touch circuitry to handle various types of touch events at the panel. An active stylus that can generate stimulation signals that can be detected by the touch controller during various touch events at the panel is also disclosed.
US10067579B2	Amending circuit capable of switching mouse into different detecting modes An amending circuit includes a comparing unit, a predetermined voltage generating unit, a roller switch, alight emitting unit switch and a controlling unit. A pin of the mouse and the predetermined voltage generating unit are respectively connected to two input terminals of the comparing unit. The controlling unit is coupled to the light emitting unit switch and the roller switch. The controlling unit switches to a motion detecting mode to drive a current of the current source to flow toward a second pin via the first pin and a light emitting unit of the mouse. The controlling unit further switches to a roller detecting mode to set a pressure of the first pin lower than a predetermined voltage of the predetermined voltage generating unit while the roller is grounded or to set the first pin higher than the predetermined voltage while the roller is not grounded.
US10067577B2	High resolution and high sensitivity optically activated cursor maneuvering device A device for analyzing the surface structure of an object, the device comprising a touchable Lambertian light diffusing surface that covers a cavity containing a light source and an image sensor. The image detector senses the contact of the outer Lambertian surface of the device by a contacting object, for example a finger-tip, by means of light from the light source reflecting back to the image detector. At the same time, ambient light from objects external to the device is diffusely scattered by the Lambertian surface as it enters the cavity and does not affect the ability of the image detector to clearly determine the surface structure of the contacting object. Thus, for example, the surface contours of a fingerprint may be determined with a high signal-to-noise ratio.
US10067567B2	Multi-dimensional trackpad A multi-dimensional track pad is described that acts as human-machine interface (HMI). Inputs to the HMI can be made not only using the tradition two-dimensional (X-Y) inputs of a track pad, but also a third dimension, force, and even a fourth dimension, time. Tactile or audible feedback to the inputs can be provided. Methods of using the HMI to control a system are described as well as a track pad system that utilizes the HMI in communication with a processor.
US10067557B2	Interactive objects for immersive environment Embodiments provide a system that includes a first interactive device and control logic configured to perform an operation. The operation includes receiving historical data describing historical interactions between a user and one or more interactive devices. Additionally, the operation includes configuring the first interactive device with one or more interactive events. Each interactive event includes a respective (i) stimulus event and (ii) an action to perform responsive to an occurrence of the stimulus event, and at least one of the one or more interactive events is based on the received historical data. Responsive to detecting an occurrence of a first one of the one or more stimulus events, the operation includes causing the first interactive device to perform the corresponding action. The operation also includes updating the first interactive device with a second one or more interactive events.
US10067547B2	Power management control of remote servers Servers, storage medium and methods associated with control of power management services of remote servers of a remote computing service are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus to control power consumption of computer hardware may comprise a datacenter management control module to receive a request to increase capacity of a server pool from a computing device; determine an available server with available capacity that includes a power management controller to collect power consumption data for one or more of a power supply, a memory, or a processor of the available server, wherein the available server may be a remote cloud server in a different subnet than the server pool and the computing device; add or facilitate addition of the available server to the server pool; and transmit power management commands to the server added to the server pool to at least partially control power consumption of the server provided with the power management commands. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
US10067540B2	Front module and desktop computer system A front module for a desktop computer system includes an interface unit, and a circuit board having a plug, wherein the plug is configured to connect the front module to a mainboard such that there is an electric contact between the mainboard and the interface unit, and the circuit board is dimensioned such that the interface unit terminates with a front chassis side of a casing surrounding the circuit board if the plug is plugged into a socket of a mainboard.
US10067532B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first machine body and a second machine body adapted to be detachably assembled to the first machine body. The first machine body includes a first casing, a first hinge fixed to a side of the first casing, a second hinge pivoted to the first hinge along an axis, and a first connecting member disposed at the side and linked to the second hinge. The first and the second hinges are covered by the first casing. The second machine body includes a second casing and a second connecting member. When the first machine body is assembled to the second machine body, the first connecting member is fixed to the second connecting member, the second hinge is fixed jointly so that the first hinge is rotatable related to the second hinge. Accordingly, the first casing is rotatable related to the second casing.
US10067523B2	Data center power conversion efficiency management A data center energy management (DCEM) server configures a power supply in the data center. The DCEM server sums input alternating current (AC) power of the power supply to a total AC power of the data center, wherein the total AC power of the data center is a sum of AC power of a plurality of power supplies. The DCEM server sums output direct current (DC) power of the power supply to a total DC power of the data center and reports a ratio of total AC power to total DC power as data center power conversion efficiency. The DCEM server sets a preset power supply efficiency threshold. The DCEM server determines that a real-time power efficiency level is below the power supply efficiency threshold. The DCEM server, responsive to a determination that real-time power efficiency level is below the power supply efficiency threshold, may remedy the power supply.
US10067517B2	Method and devices for extended insulation-fault search using a multifunctional test current The invention relates to a method and to devices for extended insulation-fault search in an IT power supply system using a multifunctional test current, wherein, selectively and depending on the application, the test current functions as a voltage compensation current so as to compensate a voltage increase in an active conductor of the IT power supply system, as a tripping current so as to trip a residual current protection device arranged in a subsystem of the IT power supply system and/or as a leakage-capacitance compensation current so as to compensate a capacitive leakage current. The test current can fulfil more than one of the cited functions simultaneously.
US10067516B2	Method and system to control thermostat using biofeedback Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for receiving physiological data of occupants of a building and using the information to control or regulate a controllable setpoint of a climate-control system for the building. The system may operatively interface with biofeedback sensors including wearable sensors and mountable sensors placed within a controlled space within the building. The system may adjust the controllable setpoint of the climate-control system based on a comfort metric associated with at least one of the occupant of the building, the comfort metric derived from the biofeedback data.
US10067510B2	Unmanned vehicle (UV) movement and data control system Unmanned vehicle (UV) movement and data control may include controlling a UV according to a movement plan. Formatted movement and status metadata may be received from a sensor of the UV during movement of the UV. The movement and status metadata may include time and location information for the UV during the movement of the UV. An unformatted data stream may be received from the sensor of the UV. The time and location information may be injected into metadata of the unformatted data stream to generate a time and location correlated (TLC) stream. The TLC stream may be analyzed to identify an event related to the UV, and a notification related to the event may be generated.
US10067507B2	Controllable buoys and networked buoy systems Buoyant sensor networks are described, comprising floating buoys with sensors and energy harvesting capabilities. The buoys can control their buoyancy and motion, and can organize communication in a distributed fashion. Some buoys may have tethered underwater vehicles with a smart spooling system that allows the vehicles to dive deep underwater while remaining in communication and connection with the buoys.
US10067503B2	Method for recording flight path and controlling automatic flight of unmanned aerial vehicle The invention provides a method for recording a flight path and controlling automatic flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes: controlling, by a remote control or a smart mobile terminal device, the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly following a certain flight path according to user's requirement, triggering the unmanned aerial vehicle to record the flight path, storing tracking data, and selecting a learning track to fly automatically, where a flight mode comprises at least GPS learning mode, GPS automatic mode, and manual mode. The unmanned aerial vehicle having the control mode can be triggered to fly automatically following the tracking data stored in the flight control device according to different application scenarios, thus increasing the user experience and entertainment. In the process of recording track, the unmanned aerial vehicle can fly at a low speed and meanwhile avoid obstacles, when flying automatically, the unmanned aerial vehicle can fly fast in a racing mode, further increasing the user experience. Meanwhile, in the automatic flight at a low speed, the unmanned aerial vehicle can take photographs, and the shot images are stable and clear. In certain application scenarios requiring a terrain recorder to record the track, through learning the actual flight track, it is unnecessary to employ other devices, thus saving the user's costs.
US10067493B2	Frequency control method and frequency control system A frequency control method for use in a frequency control system including: a server that receives, from a power system operator, a power command for controlling a frequency of a power grid within a predetermined frequency; at least one distributed energy resource; and a local controller connected to the server through a communication network and to the at least one distributed energy resource, the frequency control method includes: receiving the power command from the power system operator; obtaining a frequency measurement of the power grid; predicting a next power command using the frequency measurement, before the next power command is received from the power system operator; and controlling an input or output of the at least one distributed power energy resource using the predicted next power command, before the next power command is received from the power system operator.
US10067491B2	Automated drilling controller including safety logic An automated drilling rig control system in which one or more intelligent algorithms are in two-way communication with a rig control system and are configured to provide continuous external control over the a rig control system includes a safety logic module deployed between the intelligent algorithms and the rig control system. The safety logic module is configured to automatically close a communication pathway between the intelligent algorithms and the rig control system thereby preventing the intelligent algorithms from controlling the rig control system when an unsafe condition is detected.
US10067478B1	Use of a recirculating delay line with a time-to-digital converter The resolution of a time to digital converter (TDC) is improved by using a gain stage at the input of the fine TDC. A delay line receives a pulse corresponding to the time information and recirculates the pulse in the delay line by coupling an output of the delay line to an input of the delay line. An integrating fine TDC receives a number of pulses from the delay line corresponding to the desired gain.
US10067465B2	Toner cartridge and transmission device thereof A toner cartridge includes a housing, a photosensitive drum, a connecting unit having a coupling member rotatable about a second imaginary axis, and a linking unit disposed on the photosensitive drum and rotatable about a first imaginary axis. When the coupling member is at a first position, the first and second imaginary axes are not parallel, and the coupling member doesn't contact the linking unit. When the toner cartridge is installed in an electronic imaging device and the coupling member is moved to a second position, the first and second imaginary axes are coaxial, the coupling member and the linking unit are engaged and driven to rotate by the electronic imaging device, thereby transmitting rotary kinetic energy to the photosensitive drum. Because the coupling member is movable between the first and second positions, the toner cartridge is installed in and removed from the electronic imaging device easily and smoothly.
US10067464B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same An optical scanning device includes a holding member. The holding member has a boss part and an arm part that extends from the boss part in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the holding member and holds the cleaning member. The boss part is mounted with a posture correction member relatively movable in the movement direction of the holding member. The posture correction member is movably inserted into a groove between two second rail parts, and when the holding member moves, the posture correction member moves later than movement of the holding member, so that an inclined posture of the holding member is corrected by the delay operation in a direction perpendicular to the second rail part.
US10067459B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly, an operating portion provided slidably between a first position and a second position of the main assembly, a supporting position, a slide rail, a slidable member, and an urging unit. A relationship of engagement between the slide rail and the slidable member is set so that the engagement between the slide rail and the slidable member when the operating portion is in a position between the first position and the second position is looser than the engagement between the slide rail and the slidable member when the operating portion is in the first position or the second position.
US10067457B2	Fixing apparatus incorporating a novel heater configuration for high speed printing A controller controls first and second switching elements so that, in both of the waveforms of alternating currents flowing through the first and second heating elements, a first period including both of a phase control waveform in which a current flows in a part of a half cycle of alternately current and a wave-number control waveform in which a current flows or does not flow over a half cycle of alternately current and a second period including only the wave-number control waveform alternately appear in a control cycle; when the first heating element operates in the first/second period, the second heating element operates in the second/first period; and both the waveforms of the alternating currents flowing through the first and second heating elements are electrically symmetric in the positive and negative directions during the control cycle.
US10067452B2	Image forming apparatus configured to form an image on continuous paper with a blank between jobs An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on contiguous paper; a job selecting unit configured to select a plurality of jobs to be continuously executed, by user operation; an amount-of-blank setting unit configured to set an amount of blank to be inserted between the plurality of jobs selected by the job selecting unit, by user operation; and a control unit configured to cause the image forming unit to form the image such that a blank of the amount of blank set by the amount-of-blank setting unit is inserted between the plurality of jobs.
US10067450B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a roller, an endless belt, and a heat generating member disposed in a space inside the endless belt, extending in a width direction of the endless belt, and pressing the endless belt against the roller. A sheet is passed through a nip formed between the roller and a portion of the endless belt pressed by the heat generating member, such that an image on the sheet is fixed thereto. The heat generating member includes first and second heat generating portions that are adjacent to each other along the width direction and independently operable from each other. A boundary of the first and second heat generating portions extends in a direction inclined with respect to a sheet conveying direction.
US10067444B2	Remanufacturing method of developer accommodating unit Provided is a remanufacturing method of a developer accommodating unit including a flexible container provided with an opening and configured to accommodate developer, and a frame member configured to accommodate the flexible container. The remanufacturing method includes refilling the developer into the flexible container.
US10067438B2	Electrostatic latent image developing white developer, image forming method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge Provided is an electrostatic latent image developing white toner, including: a white toner including at least a binder resin, a white pigment, and a release agent; and a magnetic carrier including at least a core material, and a coating layer coating the core material and made of a coating resin and conductive particles, wherein Ra of the magnetic carrier is in a range of from 0.50 μm to 1.00 μm, and a bulk density of the magnetic carrier is in a range of from 2.08 g/cm3 to 2.24 g/cm3.
US10067434B2	Emulsion aggregation toners A continuous flow process for producing coalesced toner particles from aggregated toner particles includes continuously flowing a slurry of aggregated toner particles having a size of from about 5 microns to about 7 microns through one or more heat exchangers, wherein a residence time in the one or more heat exchangers is from about 1 second to about 15 minutes, thereby producing coalesced toner particles having a circularity of from about 0.930 to about 0.990. The aggregated toner particles comprise a polymer resin, a colorant, an aggregating agent, and an optional wax.
US10067429B2	Pattern drawing apparatus and pattern drawing method A pattern drawing apparatus includes a first image-pickup device for reading an alignment mark and reading a first pattern image for detecting a positional shift, a second image-pickup device for reading the first pattern image and reading a second pattern image for detecting a positional shift drawn by an irradiation light beam from the optical head while carrying out a relative movement between the table and the optical head, and a positional shift detection unit for obtaining a first coordinate difference between a center of a visual field of the first image-pickup device and a center of the first pattern based on a read image by the first image-pickup device and obtaining a second coordinate difference between the center of the first pattern and a specific position of the second pattern based on a read image by the second image-pickup device.
US10067425B2	Correcting EUV crosstalk effects for lithography simulation Disclosed are techniques for correcting the EUV crosstalk effects. Isolated mask feature component diffraction signals associated with individual layout feature components are determined based on a component-based mask diffraction modeling method such as a domain decomposition method. Mask feature component diffraction signals are then determined based on the isolated mask feature component diffraction signals, layout data and predetermined crosstalk signals. Here, the predetermined crosstalk signals are derived based on mask feature component diffraction signals computed using an electromagnetic field solver and the component-based mask diffraction modeling method, respectively. The mask feature component diffraction signals are then used to process layout designs.
US10067422B2	Photosensitive resin composition for forming interlayer insulating film, interlayer insulating film, and method for forming interlayer insulating film A photosensitive resin composition for forming an interlayer insulating film, which contains an alkali-soluble resin (A), a photosensitizer (B), a thermal acid generator (T) which generates an acid when heated, and a silane coupling agent (C), and wherein the alkali-soluble resin (A) has a constituent unit (A1) represented by general formula (a-1) or an alicyclic epoxy group-containing unit (A3). In general formula (a-1), R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and Ra01 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group having a hydroxyl group.
US10067417B2	Mask plate, mask exposure device and mask exposure method The present disclosure provides a mask plate, a mask exposure device and a mask exposure method, belongs to the field of display technology. The mask plate includes a tray with at least one mask locating slot, and a mask is arranged in each mask locating slot. By the mask plate, the mask exposure device and the mask exposure method provided by the present disclosure, an effective mask with a closed-loop shaped opening may be provided, thereby improving a quality of a film formed on a substrate.
US10067415B2	Method for displaying image using projector and wearable electronic device for implementing the same A wearable electronic device is configured to project an image on a glass. The wearable electronic device include: a glass; a projector configured to output one or more images; a shutter unit positioned in front of the projector to output the images output from the projector toward the glass or in an outward direction; and a control unit configured to control the shutter unit.
US10067402B2	Window system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle A window system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a transparent window having a window treatment, an incident light monitoring subsystem, an incident light management subsystem and a controller. The incident light monitoring subsystem monitors incident light transmitted into the passenger compartment, determines a field of view of a passenger and determines an intensity of the incident light relative to the field of view of the passenger. The incident light management subsystem individually controls a plurality of light projectors to project a light beam that interacts with a subsection of the window treatment to modulate light transparency of one of the subsections of the window based upon the intensity of the incident light in relation to a field of view of the passenger.
US10067395B2	Pixel array, display panel and curved display panel A pixel array includes pixel unit sets each including a substrate having first and second pixel regions, a scan line, first and second data lines extending along a second direction, first and second active devices respectively in the first and second pixel regions, and first and second pixel electrodes respectively located in the first and second pixel regions and electrically connected to the first and second active devices, respectively. The scan line includes a main scan line and first and second branch scan lines (connected to the main scan line) extending along a first direction. The first active device is electrically connected to the first branch scan line and the first data line. The second active device is electrically connected to the second branch scan line and the second data line. At least one of the first and second data lines is overlapped with the first and second pixel electrodes.
US10067393B2	Thin film display panel and liquid crystal display device including the same An exemplary embodiment of the present system and method provides a thin film display panel including: an insulation substrate configured to include a red area, a blue area, a green area, and a white area; a gate line and a data line disposed on the insulation substrate; a step compensating member disposed in the white area on the insulation substrate; a red color filter, a green color filter, and a blue color filter respectively disposed at the red area, the blue area, and the green area on the insulation substrate; a planarization layer configured to cover the red color filter, the green color filter, the blue color filter, and the step compensating member; and a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the planarization layer.
US10067388B2	Display device and related manufacturing method A display device may include a substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, gate wirings and data wirings. The substrate may comprise a display area in which a plurality of pixels for displaying an image are arranged and a non-display area around the display area. The plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines in the display area on the substrate, the plurality of gate lines extending in one direction and the plurality of data lines extending in a direction intersecting said one direction. The gate wirings and data wirings in the non-display area on the substrate. At least one of the gate wirings and the data wirings has a hole having an edge in the form of numbers.
US10067387B2	Image display device An image display device including a polarizer and a first optical film, in which the first optical film is arranged on a visible side from the polarizer, the first optical film has Re(589) of 3,000 nm to 30,000 nm and Rth(589) of −30,000 nm to −3,000 nm, an angle θ1 between a slow axis of the first optical film and an absorption axis of the polarizer is 45°±30°, and the image display device is a liquid crystal display device including a blue or ultraviolet LED, a fluorescent body, and a liquid crystal cell, or an organic EL display device, is able to suppress the occurrence of rainbow unevenness without darkening brightness at the time of being observed by mounting polarized sunglasses, and is able to suppress the occurrence of the rainbow unevenness without darkening the brightness at the time of being observed by mounting the polarized sunglasses even in a case where a film which has great optical anisotropy and is stretched in at least a monoaxial direction is further provided on the visible side of the image display device.
US10067379B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel that includes a liquid crystal cell including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, and a pair of polarizers arranged on a light incident side and a light emission side of the liquid crystal layer; an illumination device that is arranged on the light incident side of the liquid crystal cell, and emits light toward the liquid crystal cell; and a light control member that is arranged on the light emission side of the liquid crystal panel, and controls an emission direction of light emitted from the liquid crystal panel by anisotropically diffusing the light in an azimuthal direction as viewed from a direction normal to the liquid crystal panel. The light control member is arranged such that an azimuthal direction in which a luminance viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel is relatively narrow and an azimuthal direction in which diffusivity of the light control member is relatively high approximately coincide with each other.
US10067376B2	Reflective display device A reflective display device including: a reflection plate; a liquid crystal layer disposed on the reflection plate, the liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal aligned vertically in an initial alignment state, a first phase delay layer disposed on the liquid crystal layer; a reflective polarizing element disposed on the first phase delay layer; and an absorptive polarizing element disposed on the reflective polarizing element, wherein external light incident on the absorptive polarizing element is in an unpolarized state.
US10067375B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate including an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one lateral surface; a first polarization layer provided on the upper side of the first substrate; a light source provided on the at least one lateral side of the first substrate; a second substrate including an upper surface and a lower surface; a thin film transistor provided on the lower surface of the second substrate; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US10067372B2	LCD improving color shift at large viewing angle An LCD includes a backlight module, an array substrate, and a color filter layer. The color filter layer includes a first filter unit, a second filter unit and a black matrix unit. A transmittance rate of the second filter unit is larger than that of the first filter unit. The black matrix layer is connected between the first filter unit and second filter unit. The width of the black matrix unit is larger than that of the third black matrix unit. The width of the black matrix unit facing the first filter unit is larger than that of the black matrix unit facing the second filter unit. This kind of asymmetrical black matrix layer not only best prevents lowering the pixel aperture ratio, but also improves color shift of images when light goes through pixels of low transmittance as pixels of high transmittance are turned off.
US10067368B2	Frame for display and display apparatus comprising the same Discussed is a frame for display capable of reducing a bezel width, and a display apparatus including the same, wherein the frame for display includes first to fourth frame members connected with each other so as to make a rectangular band shape, wherein each of the first to fourth frame members includes a diagonal connection surface at its end, and a restraint member prepared in the diagonal connection surface, wherein the restraint member prevents deformation in the frame members connected by the diagonal connection surfaces.
US10067364B2	Controlling the composition of electro-absorption media in optical devices Forming an optical device includes growing an electro-absorption medium in a variety of different regions on a base of a device precursor. The regions include a component region and the regions are selected so as to achieve a particular chemical composition for the electro-absorption medium included in the component region. An optical component is formed on the device precursor such that the optical component includes at least a portion of the electro-absorption medium from the component region. Light signals are guided through the electro-absorption medium from the component region during operation of the component.
US10067363B2	Polarizer and polarization modulation system Embodiments provide a polarizer and a polarization modulation system. The polarizer includes at least one MMI multi-mode waveguide, where one side of each MMI multi-mode waveguide is connected to an input waveguide, and the other side is connected to an output waveguide. An end portion of the side, on which the output waveguide is located, of the MMI multi-mode waveguide is provided with an adjustable portion, and the adjustable portion is connected to the output waveguide. The polarizer further includes a controller connected to the adjustable portion, where the controller is configured to perform control to change a material property of the adjustable portion, so that the output waveguide outputs optical signals in different polarization states.
US10067360B2	Eyeglass frames with dynamic vent Eyeglass frames include a face member and two temple members connected to the face member. The face member includes a rim with a brow configured to retain at least one lens. A vent passage is provided in the brow and extends from a front portion of the brow to a rear portion of the brow. A vent adjustment member provided on the brow directly above the at least one lens. The vent adjustment member is configured to move between a first position wherein the vent passage is substantially closed and a second position wherein the vent passage is open. The vent adjustment member is substantially flush with a medial portion and a lateral portion of the brow when the vent adjustment member is in the first position and offset from the medial portion and lateral portions of the brow when the vent adjustment member is in the second position.
US10067358B2	Image stabilization mechanism and imaging device with the same An image stabilization mechanism includes: a sensor holder unit configured to hold an image sensor; a rear frame; a front frame; a first ball; a second ball; and a cylinder unit configured to press the first ball against the sensor holder unit. The cylinder unit has a cylinder on the rear frame so that an axial direction thereof is parallel to an optical axis direction, a piston movably positioned in the cylinder, and a spring configured to urge the piston toward the sensor holder unit. The first ball is between an end surface of the piston and the sensor holder unit.
US10067356B2	Camera module including a wire for OIS function A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) configured to have an image sensor mounted thereon; a housing unit disposed over the first PCB; a holder module spaced apart from a bottom surface within the housing unit at a specific interval and configured to have a first coil wound on its outer circumferential face and to include at least lens therein; a second PCB combined with the bottom surface of the holder module; a third PCB disposed over the holder module; and a plurality of wire springs each configured to have one end connected to the second PCB and the other end connected to the third PCB.
US10067353B2	Foil tensioning system for pepper's ghost illusion Systems and methods herein are directed to foil tensioning systems for Pepper's Ghost Illusion. In one embodiment, a roller-based foil tensioning system provides for a holographic foil to be secured to a roller system on two or four sides, rolled outwards, and are then bolted in place, tightening the holographic screen material. In another embodiment, a frame-based foil tensioning system provides for the foil to be secured to a frame system on two or four sides, stretched outwards by expansion of the frame's size (e.g., by a screw jack system), and then bolted in place (while tightened). Illustratively, the foil can be secured to a tensioning system (e.g., the roller system, the expanding frame, or any frame that can be pulled apart) in a variety of manners (e.g., locking strips or snaps and a groove, loops and a rod, two rods with a foil loop, etc.).
US10067350B1	System and method for providing multimode imaging, tracking, and ranging with a single lens An imaging system including a dichroic beamsplitter configured to be angled at least at a first angle and a second angle wherein when angled at the first angle imaging at a broad band wavelength spectrum and at least one of laser designation and laser ranging performed with a laser beam occurs with the dichroic beamsplitter and when angled at the second angle the imaging at the broad band wavelength spectrum and laser spot tracking performed with a laser beam occurs through the dichroic beamsplitter. Another system and method are also disclosed.
US10067348B2	Integrated microoptic imager, processor, and display An optical system for displaying light from a scene includes an active optical component that includes a first plurality of light directing apertures, an optical detector, a processor, a display, and a second plurality of light directing apertures. The first plurality of light directing apertures is positioned to provide an optical input to the optical detector. The optical detector is positioned to receive the optical input and convert the optical input to an electrical signal corresponding to intensity and location data. The processor is connected to receive the data from the optical detector and process the data for the display. The second plurality of light directing apertures is positioned to provide an optical output from the display.
US10067346B2	Holographic display A display device includes an optical sensor configured to image a user eye, an image source configured to provide image light, a holographic film including a plurality of holograms, and a controller. Each hologram is recorded with a same reference beam but recorded differently so as to differently diffract image light received from the light source. The controller is configured to determine, via the optical sensor, a position of the user eye, and adjust, based on the determined position of the user eye, a state of the holographic film such that a particular hologram of the plurality of holograms diffracts image light to the position of the user eye.
US10067342B2	Portable head-up display for vehicle use A head-up display device comprises a cradle assembly and a stand assembly. The cradle assembly is configured to support a portable electronic device having a display. The stand assembly is configured to mount on a dashboard of a vehicle. The cradle assembly includes a platform and a combiner configured to at least partially reflect an output of the display of the portable electronic device. The combiner is pivotally connected to the platform using at least one combiner holder. The stand assembly includes a base and a pivot joint connected to the base and arranged substantially over the upper surface of the base. The stand assembly also has a coupler attached to the pivot joint and configured to releasably connect the cradle assembly with the stand assembly. The lower surface of the base may include a repositionable adhesive layer for coupling to the dashboard.
US10067341B1	Enhanced heads-up display system Arrangement for a vehicle includes a heads-up display (HUD) system that displays content to an occupant of a vehicle, a processor that directs the heads-up display system to display content related to a lane being traveled by the vehicle, a scene data generating system that obtains information about an object in an environment around the vehicle, and an occupant monitoring system that monitors the occupant and detects movement of at least one part of the occupant. The processor is coupled to the scene data generating system and the occupant monitoring system and causes enhanced display of content by the heads-up display system additional to the content related to the lane being traveled by the vehicle, based on the information obtained by the scene data generating system and movement of the part of the occupant as detected by the occupant monitoring system.
US10067339B2	Optical scanner, optical scanning method and non-transient recording medium An optical scanner comprises a light source, an MEMS mirror and a position detector. The light source emits a light beam. The MEMS mirror deflects the light beam emitted from the light source. The position detector detects the position of the MEMS mirror. The position detector is configured on the same semiconductor substrate with the MEMS mirror.
US10067333B2	Endoscope having image pickup sensor and first and second light blocking members An image pickup unit includes an objective lens unit, cover glass fixed on a light receiving surface of an image pickup device, a circular optical member stuck to a front end face of the cover glass and having a diameter smaller than a diagonal line length of the cover glass, a holding frame having a circular fitting hole in which the optical member is fit from a rear, a first light blocking member disposed in a front of the optical member, and a second light blocking member disposed between a rear end face of the optical member and a front end face of the cover glass.
US10067323B2	EZ hi-def EZ Hi-Def. device is comprised of 6 round bars arranged in a hexagon and a base ring. Round bar handles are located outside of base ring to make the shape of hexagon smaller or bigger, so that bars don't block the live view of the camera or don't show in a photograph. Six round bars reflect light to the camera lens to provide two critical factors to capture a high definition photograph: more image data and increased light sensitivity of the camera.
US10067311B2	Integrated lens barrel, actuator, and MEMS snubber systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide concomitant mechanical motion inhibition and electrical distribution for actuator modules, such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based optical actuators adapted to move and/or orient one or more lenses and/or optical devices of a camera module. A mechanical motion inhibition and electrical distribution system may include one or more flexible snubber structures disposed substantially adjacent a MEMS structure and between the MEMS structure and another component of a camera module. Each flexible snubber structure may be implemented with one or more electrical traces, flexible films, snubber films, and/or mechanical stabilizers adapted to route electrical signals to or from the MEMS structure and/or to inhibit mechanical motion of at least a portion of the MEMS structure.
US10067306B2	Optical connector and circuit board assemblies An exemplary optical connector assembly may include a substrate of an optical printed circuit board (OPCB) with at least one optical device thereon, the substrate including one or more recesses, an optical connector with one or more alignment members for coupling an end of an optical waveguide to the optical device, and one or more inserts, each having an orifice for receiving one of the one or more alignment members and each arranged to be received in one of the one or more recesses. When assembled, the one or more inserts may be received in the one or more recesses and the one or more alignment members may be received in the orifices of the one or more inserts thereby coupling the optical waveguide to the substrate to form the exemplary optical connector assembly.
US10067302B2	Fiber optic wall jack Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate generally to fiber wall jacks including connector covers for protecting mating fiber optic connectors or adapters that prevent light emissions from the fiber-optics of the connectors when the adapter is open (i.e., when no mating connector is inserted). The connector covers providing protection of the open end from environmental contamination.
US10067296B2	Optical connector component Disclosed in an optical connector component including: a housing that accommodates an end portion of an optical transmission line; a shutter having a reflecting portion that reflects an optical signal outputted from the optical transmission line and being able to open and close inside the housing; and a light-absorbing member that is heat resistant compared to the housing and is irradiated the optical signal reflected by the reflecting portion.
US10067285B1	Stone slab with light source and manufacturing process thereof A stone slab with a light source and a manufacturing process thereof are disclosed. The stone slab includes a transparent composite plate. The composite plate includes a stone panel, a light guide plate, and a honeycomb plate laminated from top to bottom. A water-molecule-activated protective film is provided on an upper surface and a lower surface of the light guide plate respectively. The water-molecule-activated protective film on the upper surface of the light guide plate is bonded to the stone panel. The water-molecule-activated protective film on the lower surface of the light guide plate is bonded to the honeycomb plate by using an adhesive. The water-molecule-activated protective film can be used to bond the light guide plate. Moreover, the adhesive on another side of the water-molecule-activated protective film does not directly contact the light guide plate and avoids a problem that a lighting effect is impaired.
US10067272B2	Display device and light-diffusing member Provided is a display device including a substrate that has light transmissivity, a plurality of light shielding layers that is formed at a recurring period on one face of the substrate, and a light-diffusing unit that is formed in an area of the one face of the substrate except for the area where the light shielding layers are formed, in which the light-diffusing unit includes a light emitting end face on the substrate side and includes a light incident end face having an area larger than the area of the light emitting end face on the side opposite to the substrate side, the height of the light-diffusing unit from the light incident end face to the light emitting end face is greater than the thickness of the light shielding layer, and the periodic direction at which the light shielding layers are recurrently formed is non-parallel to the direction of a pixel pitch of a display body.
US10067265B2	Semi-transparent reflectors In one embodiment, a semi-transparent reflector may include a multilayered photonic structure. The multilayered photonic structure includes a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and a plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric material. The plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and the plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric material of the multilayered photonic structure are arranged in an [LH . . . (LH)N . . . L] structure. L is one of the plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric material. H is one of the plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material. N is a positive integer. The multilayered photonic structure has substantially constant reflectance values for wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in a visible spectrum over a range of angles of incidence of the electromagnetic radiation.
US10067258B2	Downhole measurement and survey tools with conformable sensors According to aspects of the present disclosure an example downhole tool may include a tool body and a first conformable sensor coupled to the tool body. The first conformable sensor may include a flexible material, with a transmitter and receiver coupled to the flexible material. The downhole tool further may include an arm extendable from the tool body and a pad coupled to the arm. The first conformable sensor may be coupled to the pad.
US10067254B2	Removal of an estimated acquisition effect from a marine survey measurement An acquisition effect of a marine survey measurement can be parameterized as a function of time to define a parameterized acquisition effect and a subsurface effect of the marine survey measurement can be parameterized as a function of position to define a parameterized subsurface effect. The acquisition effect and the subsurface effect can be estimated based on the parameterized acquisition effect and the parameterized subsurface effect to define an estimated acquisition effect and an estimated subsurface effect, respectively. The estimated acquisition effect can be removed from the marine survey measurement.
US10067252B2	Methods and systems for identifying a clathrate deposit A method includes using a computing system in generating a land surface or sea floor digital image from post-stack seismic data and determining a clathrate stability zone from the land surface or sea floor digital image. The method also includes generating a laterally extensive subsurface digital image from the seismic data that is within or below the clathrate stability zone and filtering the laterally extensive subsurface digital image to generate a pull-up digital image. The method also includes generating a coarse-grained sediment digital image from the seismic data within the clathrate stability zone. The method also includes spatially superimposing the coarse-grained sediment digital image and the pull-up digital image to generate a combined digital image. The method also includes determining an overlap region from the combined digital image. The overlap region is indicative of a clathrate deposit.
US10067250B2	Radiation detecting apparatus and radiation imaging system Provided is a radiation detecting apparatus, including: a radiation detector arranged to detect radiation; an electrical circuit board configured to control the radiation detector; a cooling unit arranged to cool the radiation detector and the electrical circuit board; and a casing arranged to accommodate the radiation detector, the electrical circuit board, and the cooling unit therein, in which at least an outer surface of the casing has a recessed portion that is recessed across a back surface portion, which is on an opposite side to a side in which the radiation enters, and a lateral surface portion adjacent to the back surface portion, and in which the recessed portion has lead-out portions formed therein, through which a wiring line removably connectable to the electrical circuit board and a piping line arranged to allow a cooling medium to flow to the cooling unit are respectively led out external to the casing.
US10067238B2	Method and apparatus for ion beam Bragg Peak measurement A system and method for recording in real-time the duration, position, and energy of ion beams as delivered by a proton or heavy ion cancer treatment system for the purpose of calibrating the radiological system and verifying the treatment plans for various lesions. The energy of the ion beam is calculated from the beam ion depth penetration through a phantom as recorded on a two-dimensional scintillator surface which is viewed by a sensitive visible-light camera mounted in a darkened enclosure. The energy of the beam is degraded by a multi-step dual-slope chevron wedge phantom which creates, at a minimum, two bright spots in the camera's field of view. The distance between the centers of these two spots along with the dimensions and density of the multi-step dual-slope chevron wedge are used to calculate the Bragg Peak penetration depth of the ion beam.
US10067234B2	Projected beam detector with imaging device A method of installing a projected beam detector can include providing a radiant energy source, providing a reflector, and projecting a radiant energy beam from the source to the reflector. A multi-pixel sensor or camera can be provided. The beam can be reflected from the reflector back to the sensor. A distance between the reflector and the camera can be determined based on a size of an image of the reflector incident on the camera. Where incident intensity corresponds to expected intensity for a predetermined distance, a sensitivity can be set based on the predetermined distance.
US10067232B2	Autonomous robot localization A location estimation system for use with an autonomous lawn mowing robot, comprises a plurality of synthetic surfaces positioned with respect to a mowable space in an environment, a radiation source coupled to the lawn mowing robot, a detector coupled to the lawn mowing robot and configured to detect radiation reflected by objects in the environment, and a controller configured to controllably direct radiation from the radiation source to scan the environment, and to vary at least one of an output power of the directed radiation and a scan rate of the directed radiation, as a function of detected radiation reflected from one or more of the synthetic surfaces.
US10067225B1	Gated continuous wave radar Methods, systems, and apparatus for transmitting a first set of continuous wave (CW) signals, where each CW signal of the first set of CW signals has a first signal frequency and the transmitter is turned off between transmission of each CW signal of the first set of CW signals. For each CW signal of the first set of CW signals, receiving a reflection of the CW signal, and selecting an analog to digital (A/D) sample of the reflection of the CW signal that does not contain ground reflections by selecting the A/D sample based on timing from the transmitter being turned off after transmission of the CW signal. Integrating the selected A/D samples from each of the CW signals of the first set of CW signals to obtain a single A/D sample for the first set of CW signals.
US10067219B2	Synchronization in software-defined radio systems A software-defined radio system has a plurality of fixed radio receivers each operable to receive radio signals in a receiving band, to sample a received radio signal to produce a sample stream, and to send the sample stream over a network. The radio system includes at least one fixed sync signal transmitter operable to transmit predetermined sync signals in said receiving band to receivers of the aforementioned plurality. The radio system further comprises a data processing system which is connected to the network for receiving sample streams from the receivers. The data processing system is operable to align samples of a data signal contained in sample streams from different receivers by: detecting a sync signal in those sample streams; determining a timing offset between samples of the sync signal in those sample streams in dependence on predetermined locations of the different receivers and the transmitter of that sync signal; and aligning the samples of the data signal in dependence on the timing offset.
US10067217B2	Delivery beacon device and methods for use therewith A beacon device includes a beacon code generator that generates beacon data that uniquely indicates a subscriber. A beacon generator generates a wireless homing beacon that indicates the beacon data. The wireless homing beacon is detectable by the at least one drone delivery device to facilitate a service delivery by the drone delivery device at the location of the beacon device.
US10067211B2	System and method for estimating phase measurements in magnetic resonance imaging Described here are systems and methods for estimating phase measurements obtained using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system such that phase ambiguities in the measurements are significantly mitigated. Echo time spacings are determined by optimizing phase ambiguity functions associated with the echo time spacings. Data is then acquired using a multi-echo pulse sequence that utilizes the determined echo spacings. Phase measurements are then estimated and images are reconstructed using a reconstruction technique that disambiguates the phase ambiguities in the phase measurements.
US10067209B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a controller and an image reconstruction unit. The controller executes a pulse sequence having spare time during the time after transient of a gradient magnetic field for dephasing, applied in a readout direction after a radio frequency (RF) pulse for excitation is applied, until the first RF pulse for refocusing is applied in the case where imaging based on a fast spin echo method is performed. The image reconstruction unit reconstructs an image from magnetic resonance data collected by executing the pulse sequence.
US10067204B2	Method and device for compensation of temporal magnetic field fluctuations in powered magnets A system for reducing temporal fluctuations in a powered magnet. The system includes a magnetic field generator that generates a magnetic field with temporal fluctuations and a power supply having an AC/DC converter that delivers electric current to the magnetic field generator. A cascade compensator having an inner control loop that outputs an inner loop signal and an outer control loop that outputs an outer loop signal is included. The inner control loop has a pickup coil and an analog integrating preamplifier and the outer control loop has a magnetic resonance field estimator. The inner control loop senses fluctuations of the magnetic field over 1 Hz and the outer control loop senses fluctuations of the magnetic field from DC to 20 Hz. The cascade compensator generates a correcting magnetic field that cancels the fluctuations based on the inner loop signal and the outer loop signal.
US10067197B2	System and method for assessing voltage threshold detecting circuitry within a battery pack Systems and methods for assessing voltage threshold detection circuitry of individual battery cells within a battery pack supplying power to a vehicle are disclosed. One example system comprises, a plurality of battery cells within a battery pack, a plurality of voltage threshold detecting circuits detecting voltage of the plurality of battery cells, a voltage of a first battery cell of the plurality of battery cells coupled to a first voltage threshold detecting circuit of the plurality of voltage threshold detecting circuits, and a network that selectively couples a second battery cell to the first voltage detecting circuit while the first battery cell is coupled to the first voltage detecting circuit.
US10067191B2	Lithium-ion energy store and method for detecting a depth of discharge and/or a state of charge of a lithium-ion energy store The invention relates to a lithium-ion energy store (1), comprising an electrode (2, 3) having a main segment (2) and having a measurement segment (3) electrically isolated from the main segment (2), a counter-electrode (4), and a separator (5) between the electrode (2, 3) and the counter-electrode (4), wherein a measuring cell (3, 4), which forms part of the lithium-ion energy store (1), comprises the measuring segment (3) of the electrode (2, 3), a counter-electrode measuring segment, which is opposite the measuring segment (3) of the electrode (2, 3) with respect to the separator (5), and a segment of the separator (5) in arranged between the measuring segment (3) of the electrode (2, 3) and the counter-electrode measuring segment, and a main cell (2, 4), which forms part of the lithium-ion energy store (1), comprises the main segment (2) of the electrode (2, 3), a counter-electrode in main segment, which is opposite the main segment (2) of the electrode (2, 3) with respect to the separator (5), and a segment of the separator (5) arranged between the main segment (2) of the electrode (2, 3) and the counter-electrode main segment, wherein the lithium-ion energy store (1) has a measuring device (110) for a depth of discharge and/or a state of charge of the measuring cell (3, 4).
US10067159B2	Field-mapping and focal-spot tracking for S-SNOM System and method for optical alignment of a near-field system, employing reiterative analysis of amplitude (irradiance) and phase maps of irradiated field obtained in back-scattered light while adjusting the system to arrive at field pattern indicative of and sensitive to a near-field optical wave produced by diffraction-limited irradiation of a tip of the near-field system. Demodulation of optical data representing such maps is carried out at different harmonics of probe-vibration frequency. Embodiments are operationally compatible with methodology of chemical nano-identification of sample utilizing normalized near-field spectroscopy, and may utilize suppression of background contribution to collected data based on judicious coordination of data acquisition with motion of the tip. Such coordination may be defined without knowledge of separation between the tip and sample. Computer program product with instructions effectuating the method and operation of the system.
US10067151B2	Method for protecting and unprotecting the fluid path in a controlled environment enclosure A controlled environment enclosure comprises a robotic arm manipulation system used to protect and unprotect a fluid path and a swab within the controlled environment enclosure. The apparatus allows the fluid path to be protected against dangerous decontamination vapors and chemicals before the controlled environment enclosure is decontaminated. The apparatus allows the fluid path to be unprotected without the use of gloves or other means that degrade the integrity of the controlled environment enclosure when decontamination is completed. The apparatus and method allow for the protecting, unprotecting and decontaminating sequences to be automated. In some embodiments the fluid path comprises a fill needle that can removably and aseptically be sealed with a disposable monolithic injection molded polymeric fill needle sheath. The apparatus and method further allow for the use of a swab disposed in a swab holder that is aseptically and removably sealable to a swab cap to protect the swab against decontamination vapors.
US10067150B2	Method and particle analyzer for measuring a low concentration particle sample A method and particle analyzer for measuring a low concentration particles sample disclosed.
US10067147B2	Compositions useful in the diagnostic of latently infected Mycobacterium tuberculosis The present invention concerns a composition comprising at least three peptides derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen Rv2626c, its use in the diagnostic of latently infected Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI) subjects, corresponding methods of use and kits.
US10067140B2	Mass-spectrometer systems and methods Embodiments of the present disclosure present novel systems, devices and methods for an automated biological sample analysis using mass-spectrometry. The time from sample introduction to the reporting of data, in some embodiments, takes a relatively short amount of time (e.g., several minutes). In some embodiments, a biological sample to be analyzed is a blood sample. For many applications, only a single drop of blood may be sufficient. Through the use of a mixture of standards with unique molecular mass, a quantitative analysis of the target analyte can be performed in a single MS run (for example), eliminating the need to create and analyze standard curves. One advantage of such embodiments may be that the system, devices, and methods can eliminate the need for batch creation since the requirement to amortize the time and effort of creating and analyzing standard curves can be eliminated.
US10067138B2	Fluorescent particle comprising gold nanoparticles and method for manufacturing same Provided are a fluorescent particle and a method for manufacturing the same. The fluorescent particle may include a gold nanoparticle; a silica shell covering the gold nanoparticle; and lanthanide group complex particles dispersed in the silica shell. Each of the lanthanide group complex particles may include a lanthanide group ion; a ligand bonded to the lanthanide group ion and including phosphorus; and a ligand bonded to the lanthanide group ion and having a beta diketone functional group. The fluorescent particle is observable with the naked eye and may emit light when ultraviolet light is irradiated. The fluorescent particle may be used for detecting and analyzing biomaterial samples.
US10067136B1	Photoactivatable probes and uses thereof Provided herein are pyridyl- and pyrimidyl-containing diazirines that can be photoactivateable probes and formulations thereof. Also provided herein are photoaffinity labels that can include the pyridyl- and pyrimidyl-containing diazirines provided herein. Also provided herein are methods of using the photoactivatable probes and photoaffinity labels provided herein in a photoaffinity labeling reaction and/or assay.
US10067135B2	Multiplex hepatitis B assay Provided herein are multiplex assays for determining whether an individual is or has been infected with Hepatitis B virus, and the stage of infection or resolution. In addition, the multiplex system can discriminate between vaccinated subjects and subjects susceptible to Hepatitis B infection.
US10067132B2	Method for determining FXIII levels as a prognostic biomarker in acute myocardial infarction A diagnostic method for determining prognosis of a myocardial infarcted patient, wherein the amounts of FXIII protein are determined on the day of myocardial infarction (t0) and at least on the following three days (t1 to t3), wherein a lowering of FXIII amount on any one of t0 to t3 below a threshold value is indicative of an increased risk of poor prognosis.
US10067131B2	Fragment ligated inhibitors selective for the polo box domain of PLK1 Methods for developing non-peptidic inhibitors that target the polo-box domain of PLK1 proteins are described. Methods include developing structure activity relationships for peptidic inhibitors followed by development of non-peptide fragment alternatives for portions of the peptide inhibitors. The non-peptide fragment can provide similar structure activity relationship as the replaced peptide. Fragment alternatives to key binding determinants are identified in an iterative computational and synthetic process facilitated through understanding of the peptide structure-activity relationships. The approach is informed by peptide structure-activity data obtained through synthesis and testing of truncated and mutated analogs of known PBD binding motifs.
US10067130B2	Infectious genomic DNA clone and serological profile of torque teno sus virus 1 and 2 The present invention also provides infectious DNA clones, biologically functional plasmid or viral vector containing the infectious nucleic acid genome molecule of Torque teno sus virus (TTsuV). The present invention also provides methods for diagnosing TTsuV infection via immunological methods, e.g., enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot using PTTV specific antigens for detecting serum PTTV specific antibodies which indicate infections TTsuV1, TTsuV2, and individual TTsuV1 genotypes.
US10067127B2	Immunological detection method and immunological detection reagent An object of the present invention is to provide a method of detecting an analyte (antigen) in a sample by an antigen-antibody reaction with an antibody fragment including an antigen binding region for the analyte antigen (hereinafter “an antibody fragment comprising an antigen binding region for an analyte antigen” will simply be referred to as “an antibody fragment against antigen”), the method suppressing nonspecific reaction that is caused by antibody fragments. More specifically, provided is a method of detecting an analyte antigen in a sample by an antigen-antibody reaction with an antibody fragment against antigen, the method comprising the steps of: a) bringing a sample into contact with a denatured antibody fragment; and b) bringing the sample into contact with the antibody fragment immobilized on an insoluble carrier after the step of a), the method suppressing nonspecific reaction.
US10067126B2	Use of fluorescence for the quick and easy determination of s-adenosylmethionine, s-adenosylhomocysteine and homocysteine The invention provides immunochromatographic test strips and methods for detecting and quantifying S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-Adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) and Homocysteine (HCy) in a sample, comprising: (a) making fluorophore conjugated antibodies; (b) immobilizing SAM, SAH and HCy on a solid support; (c) providing a sample, combining said sample with a conjugate selected from the group consisting of lanthanide chelate conjugates and quantum dot conjugates (QD) with anti-SAM, anti-SAH or anti-HCy, wherein said combining is performed under conditions that allow formation of a competitive complex comprising said conjugate, said SAM, SAH or HCy on the solid support and SAM, SAH or HCy in a sample when present; and (d) detecting the presence of the complex, if present, by monitoring a spectral emission mediated by the fluorescent conjugates in the complex, wherein the emission indicates the presence and quantity of SAM, SAH or HCy in the sample.
US10067121B2	Dynamic monitoring of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activity and pathways in living cells using real-time microelectronic cell sensing technology Use of cell-substrate impedance based methods for screening for agonists of G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) or inhibitors of a Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs), identifying compounds that affect GPCR or RTK pathways, validating molecular targets involved in a GPCR or RTK signaling pathways, monitoring dose-dependent functional activation of GPCR or RTK; determining desensitization of a GPCR and identifying a compound capable of affecting RTK activity in cancer cell proliferation.
US10067115B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for obtaining measurements concerning the strength and performance of concrete mixtures A smart cap system includes a cap adapted to fit on a concrete test cylinder, the cap including one or more internal surfaces, and one or more sensors disposed in or on the one or more internal surfaces of the cap, the one or more sensors being adapted to obtain a measurement of a characteristic of a concrete mixture disposed in the test cylinder. The cap may be adapted to fit on one of a 4×8-inch cylinder and a 6×12-inch cylinder. The one or more sensors may include one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a chronometer, a heat flow sensor, a motion sensor, a pH sensor, a location detector, a GPS sensor, an accelerometer, a triangulation sensor, a thermoelectric heat flow sensor, a salinity sensor, a macro fiber composite (MFC) sensor, and a capillary sensor.
US10067112B2	Autonomous sensor fish to support advanced hydropower development An improved sensor fish with robust design and enhanced measurement capabilities. This sensor fish contains sensors for acceleration, rotation, magnetic field intensity, pressure, and temperature. A low-power microcontroller collects data from the sensors and stores up to 5 minutes of data on a non-volatile flash memory. A rechargeable battery supplies power to the sensor fish. A recovery system helps locating sensor fish. The package, when ready for use is nearly neutrally buoyant and thus mimics the behavior of an actual fish.
US10067111B2	System and method to measure dissolved gases in liquid A high-resolution in situ sensing system and method for providing continuous measurements of at least one dissolved gas including a sample liquid processing cell having at least a first conduit defining a first passage with at least one gas-permeable wall capable of passing the at least one pre-selected dissolved gas from the sample liquid into a reagent fluid. The at least one gas-permeable wall substantially resists flow of the sample liquid therethrough. Reagent fluid is directed through the first conduit while moving the sample liquid and the reagent fluid relative to each other in one of a concurrent and a countercurrent flow relationship to achieve either partial or full equilibration between the sample liquid and reagent fluid to generate at least partially equilibrated reagent fluid in a substantially continuous manner.
US10067110B2	Adulterated peanut oil detector and adulterated peanut oil detection method The present invention provides an adulterated peanut oil detector and an adulterated peanut oil detection method, and pertains to the technical domain of product analysis. The detector comprises a casing, a LCD and Return key, Enter key, Up key, Down key, a power switch, a power socket, and a USB interface arranged on the casing, and a microprocessor and a power supply unit mounted in the casing and electrically connected to the components on the casing, wherein, a module cover is arranged on the top surface of the casing, and a pretreatment module and a detection module are mounted in the space under the module cover. The pretreatment module comprises a heating body and cuvette slots, and the detection module comprises an axial fan, a radiating plate, a refrigerating plate, and cuvette slots. The detection method comprises sample preheating procedure and slow refrigeration procedure. The detector and method provided in the present invention can quickly and easily detect whether the peanut oil sample is adulterated and the percentage of adulteration, and is applicable to quick on-spot detection of rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, maize oil, cotton oil, palm oil, and soybean oil, etc. admixed in peanut oil.
US10067107B2	Metal oxide nanocomposite heterostructure methods and hydrogen sulfide sensors including the same A metal oxide heterostructure includes mixing a first precursor and a second precursor to form a precursor aqueous mixture, adding at least one constituent to the precursor aqueous mixture to form a first solution, adding a nanostructuring reagent to the first solution to form a second solution, sonochemically treating the second solution to provide a metal oxide powder, filtering, washing, and drying the metal oxide powder to provide a metal oxide nanocomposite heterostructure for a sensing layer of a hydrogen sulfide sensor. A method for forming a hydrogen sulfide sensor includes the metal oxide heterostructure, forming a sensing material, contacting the sensing material with interdigitated electrodes to form a sensing layer, and thermally consolidating the sensing layer to form the hydrogen sulfide sensor.
US10067105B2	Method for operating a measuring site A method for operating a measuring site (1), wherein a measured variable is determined by a sensor (5) that can be calibrated and in which an exact as possible planning of activities, to which, for example, calibration or sensor replacement belong, is possible is obtained, in accordance with the method, in that the sensor (5) is calibrated at presettable calibration points in time, that at least one parameter in conjunction with calibration is stored as a part of reference data of the sensor (5) and that at least one aging-dependent variable of a sensor (8, 6) differing from the sensor (5) is estimated based on reference data of the sensor (5).
US10067104B2	Method for preparing hydrogel bead for detection of hydrofluoric acid and kit comprising the same The present invention relates to a hydrogel bead for detecting hydrofluoric acid and a kit comprising the same, and more particularly, to a hydrogel bead capable of detecting hydrofluoric acid using an organometallic ligand compound that reversibly changes color depending on the concentration of hydrofluoric acid when coming into contact with hydrofluoric acid, and to a kit for detecting hydrofluoric acid comprising the same. In an embodiment, a method for preparing a hydrogel bead for detecting hydrofluoric acid comprises the steps of: mixing an organic compound, which contains an aromatic functional group having at least one hydroxyl group bonded thereto, with a solution of a metal-ligand compound that bonds with the organic compound, thereby preparing a mixed solution; dropping the mixed solution onto a gelling agent; and adding coagulating agent to the mixture resulting from the dropping step to form a porous bead.
US10067102B2	Plug unit and connection system for connecting capillaries, particularly for high-performance liquid chromatography A plug unit for connecting capillary tubes includes a plug housing that has an axial borehole, a plug capillary tube that projects through the axial borehole, and a sealing element that surrounds the plug capillary tube. The front end of the plug capillary tube is sealed by an elastic and/or plastic deformation of the sealing element against the capillary tube receptacle opening of a bushing unit. A hollow cylindrical pressure piece is provided that surrounds the sealing element in an axial region facing away from the end surface of the plug capillary tube, and the pressure piece has a rearward end side that faces away from the end surface of the plug capillary tube and that can be loaded by the plug housing with an axial pressure force when the plug unit and bushing unit are connected.
US10067096B2	Apparatus, system and method for automated nondestructive inspection of metal structures The provided apparatus for automated nondestructive inspection of a metal structure having a surface comprises an ultrasonic nondestructive inspection unit, a nondestructive inspection unit based on magnetic flux leakage method, an eddy-current nondestructive inspection unit, a control unit connected to the ultrasonic nondestructive inspection unit, the nondestructive inspection unit based on the magnetic flux leakage method and the eddy-current nondestructive inspection unit for sending control signals to carry out inspection of the metal structure, and a navigation unit connected to the control unit, wherein the navigation unit determines a position of said apparatus relative to the metal structure, determines a state of the surface of the metal structure and sends signals into the control unit. The nondestructive inspection unit based on magnetic flux leakage method changes a magnetic field induction generated by this unit from a minimum value close to zero value to a predetermined maximum value.
US10067094B2	Part evaluation system/method using both resonance and surface vibration data A part (120) may be subjected to both a resonance inspection and a surface vibration inspection. Various protocols (230; 240; 250; 280; 260) are disclosed as to how the results of one or more of these inspections may be used to evaluate the part (120).
US10067073B2	Method of manufacturing printed circuit board and method of inspecting printed circuit board A base insulating layer and a cover insulating layer of a first printed circuit board are formed of a first insulating material, and a base insulating layer and a cover insulating layer of a second printed circuit board are formed of a second insulating material. During inspection of the first printed circuit board, the first printed circuit board is irradiated with first light having a peak wavelength in a first wavelength range, and an image is produced based on reflected light from the first printed circuit board. During inspection of the second printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board is irradiated with second light having a peak wavelength in a second wavelength region different from the first wavelength region, and an image is produced based on reflected light from the second printed circuit board.
US10067071B2	Analyte spatial detection systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide reliable analyte spatial detection systems. An analyte spatial detection system includes an imaging module, a visible light projector, associated processing and control electronics, and, optionally, orientation and/or position sensors integrated with the imaging module and/or the visible light projector. The imaging module includes sensor elements configured to detect electromagnetic radiation in one or more selected spectrums, such as infrared, visible light, and/or other spectrums. The visible light projector includes one or more types of projectors configured project visible light within a spatial volume monitored by the imaging module. The system may be partially or completely portable and/or fixed in place. The visible light projector is used to indicate presence of a detected analyte on a surface near or adjoining the spatial position of the detected analyte.
US10067070B2	Particle monitoring device Embodiments include devices and methods for detecting particles in a wafer processing tool. In an embodiment, a particle monitoring device having a wafer form factor includes several micro sensors capable of operating in all pressure regimes, e.g., under vacuum conditions. The particle monitoring device may include a clock to output a time value when a parameter of a micro sensor changes in response to receiving a particle within a chamber of the wafer processing tool. A location of the micro sensor or the time value may be used to determine a source of the particle. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10067069B2	Machine vision systems incorporating polarized electromagnetic radiation emitters Machine vision systems are provided. More specifically, machine vision systems are provided that incorporate polarized illumination and detection. Polarized electromagnetic radiation may be used to reduce glare and enable increased flashing speed in machine vision detection systems. Ultra-high power light sources, heat tolerant polarizing media and optical-path systems may be coupled with ultra-high speed flashing systems to enable increased web-speed while maintaining necessary accuracy in web-scanning operations.
US10067057B2	Measurement device, method, and recording medium According to the present invention, a measurement device includes an electromagnetic wave detector, a phase measurement unit and a deriving unit. The electromagnetic wave detector detects an electromagnetic wave having a frequency equal to or more than 0.02 THz and equal to or less than 12 THz having traveled inside an object to be measured, which is an aggregation of particles. The phase measurement unit measures a change in phase of the electromagnetic wave generated by the travel inside the object to be measured based on a detection result by the electromagnetic wave detector. The deriving unit derives hardness or porosity of the object to be measured based on a measurement result by the phase measurement unit.
US10067055B1	Devices and methods for coherent detection using chirped laser pulses We present here systems and methods for generating a heterodyne signal using the naturally occurring chirp of a pulsed single-mode laser. The electrical square-wave pulse used to drive the laser heats the laser cavity, causing the laser frequency to change or chirp during the emission of the optical pulse. This chirped optical pulse can be split into a chirped signal pulse that interacts with a sample and a chirped reference pulse that interferes with the chirped signal pulse on a detector to produce a heterodyne modulation whose instantaneous phase and amplitude depend on the sample's dispersion and absorption, respectively. The chirp is reproducible, so the heterodyne modulation, instantaneous phase, and/or instantaneous amplitude can be average over many measurements, either with multiple pulses from the same laser or multiple pulses from different lasers, each emitting at a different wavelength.
US10067053B2	Terahertz image sensor A terahertz image matrix sensor including a matrix of pixels and comprising, for each pixel, an antenna for receiving a terahertz radiation modulated by a signal at a modulation frequency and a synchronous filter with N pathways, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 4, each pathway including a capacitive element and at least one first breaker controlled by a first signal at said modulation frequency.
US10067049B1	Method and system for multi-pass laser-induced incandescence Various technologies for measurement of properties of a particulate suspended in a gas phase via laser-induced incandescence (LII) are described herein. A beam of light can be emitted into a multi-pass optical cell using a laser. The multi-pass optical cell comprises a system of one or more mirrors that repeatedly reflects the beam through a measurement region, stimulating incandescence of particulates present in the measurement region. An LII detection system having a field of view that encompasses the measurement region then receives blackbody or quasi-blackbody radiation emitted by the incandescing particles and outputs data indicative of one or more properties of the particulates in the measurement region.
US10067037B2	Method for measuring tread radius of tire, and device for measuring tread radius used therefor To accurately measure a tread radius of a rotating tire. A method for measuring a tread radius has a tread radius measuring process which comprises a measurement step, an averaging step, and a calculation step. In the measurement step, the radial distances from three laser displacement meters to the tread surface of the rotating tire are measured to obtain radial distance data y1, y2, y3 whose number is m per the entire circumference of the tire. In the averaging step, an averaged value y1N, y2N, y3N is obtained by averaging the remaining radial distance data from which noise data have been removed by performing a smoothing process on the number m of the radial distance data y1, y2, y3. In the calculation step, a tread radius TR is calculated from the averaged values y1N, y2N, y3N and the distances x1, x2, x3 of the laser displacement meters in the axial direction of the tire.
US10067035B2	Auto testing system for a gas turbine A gas turbine system has a gas turbine engine, control unit, a data acquisition system including a thermodynamic model unit and a test sequence unit, sensor device coupled to the engine for measuring performance parameter of the engine, and comparative unit. The thermodynamic model unit generates computed performance parameter based on mechanical and thermodynamic models of the engine. The test sequence unit generates test sequence data including set point operating data and time schedule data with which a test cycle of the engine is runnable. The data acquisition system generates test control data based on the test sequence data, and is coupled to the control unit for providing test control data thereto to control the engine. The comparative unit is coupled to the data acquisition system such that the measured performance parameter measured by the sensor device is comparable with the computed performance parameter.
US10067033B2	Systems and methods for in-cylinder pressure estimation using pressure wave modeling A method for estimating pressures at a gas engine using a real-time model-based observer is implemented by a pressure estimation computing device. The method includes receiving a design schema describing an intake manifold and a plurality of components associated with the gas engine, segmenting the design schema into a plurality of segments defining a plurality of sections of the gas engine, defining a fluid dynamics model associated with each of the plurality of segments, defining a plurality of interconnected elements based on the plurality of fluid dynamics models, receiving at least one pressure measurement from at least one of a plurality of sensors associated with each of the sections of the gas engine, estimating a plurality of pressure values at each section of the gas engine, and controlling fuel injection to at least one gas cylinder based on the estimated plurality of pressure values.
US10067023B2	Differential pressure measuring pickup A differential pressure measuring pickup comprises a measuring pickup body and a differential pressure sensor. The measuring pickup body has a process interfacing surface with a first pressure input opening and a second pressure input opening. The differential pressure sensor can be loaded with a first pressure through the first pressure input opening and with a second pressure through the second pressure input opening. The first pressure input opening is closed by way of a first separating diaphragm and the second pressure input opening is closed by way of a second separating diaphragm. The first separating diaphragm is sealed with respect to the surroundings by way of a first seal, and wherein the second separating diaphragm is sealed with respect to the surroundings by way of a second seal. The differential pressure measuring pickup is tensioned during measuring operation with the process interfacing surface thereof against a process interfacing flange, wherein at least one plate-shaped spacer element with plane-parallel surfaces is clamped in between the process interfacing flange and the process interfacing surface, which spacer element defines the spacing between the process interfacing surface and the process interfacing flange and limits clamping of the seals between the process interfacing surface and the process interfacing flange.
US10067003B2	Method and device for determining a surface temperature of an inductively heated roller shell A method and a device determine a surface temperature of an inductively heated roller shell. A current is induced in the roller shell by an induction coil. An actual value of the surface temperature is determined from at least one measured parameter of an electrical circuit of the induction coil by means of stored data. In order to be able to determine shell temperatures of the roller shell that are as exact as possible without large dispersion, the induction coil is connected to a capacitor in the electrical circuit in order to form an oscillating circuit, wherein the oscillating circuit is operated at an alternating-voltage frequency in the range of 3000 Hz to 30,000 Hz.
US10067002B2	Retrofit gas kiln atmospheric monitoring system An atmospheric monitoring system designed for a low cost retrofit installation into a non commercial potter's gas fired kiln. The system uses a low cost, replaceable, unshielded oxygen sensor incorporated into a modified firebrick for simple installation into a kiln. There is also a high temperature thermocouple inserted through an orifice through the kiln wall such that it senses the temperature adjacent the wares. The system has three embodiments with successive levels of complexity that build onto each other. The simplest system has a base unit for localized visual display of the kiln's atmospheric parameters. The higher levels run a software application on their smart phones that allows for more comprehensive data reporting but more importantly, provide for redundant alarm notification through the LAN and the 4G cell phone network.
US10067000B2	Inverter and ring oscillator with high temperature sensitivity The invention provides an inverter. The inverter includes a first converter and a second converter. The first converter is coupled between a supply voltage and an output node of the inverter. The second converter is coupled between the output node of the inverter and a ground voltage. The first converter, the second converter, or both include diode-connected transistors. The propagation delay time of the inverter is substantially a linear function of the temperature of the inverter.
US10066995B2	Light-detecting device A spectral sensor includes a wiring substrate which has a principal surface; a light detector which is disposed on the principal surface of the wiring substrate and is electrically connected to the wiring substrate; spacer which is disposed around the light detector, on the principal surface of the wiring substrate; and a Fabry-Perot interference filter which has a light transmission region and is disposed on the principal surface of the wiring substrate with the spacer therebetween. The spacer support the Fabry-Perot interference filter in a surrounding region of the light transmission region and the spacer is arranged to form opening communicating with an inner side of the surrounding region and an outer side of the surrounding region, when viewed from a light transmission direction in the light transmission region.
US10066992B2	Photodetector output correction method used for spectroscopic analyzer The present invention is adapted to make light beams emitted from a light source enter a photodetector both when interposing an optical element having known characteristics and when not interposing the optical element, and acquire a first output value and a second output value that are the output values of the photodetector with respect to each of light beams that respectively have predetermined multiple wavenumbers and are included in the incident light beams, and obtain an arithmetic expression for calculating intensity of incident light beams from an output value of the photodetector, using parameters that are a ratio between the first output value and the second output value at each of the predetermined wavenumbers and the wavenumber transmission or reflection characteristic of the optical element.
US10066989B1	Information maintenance, intensity attenuation, and angle/plane of incidence control in electromagentic beams A system for providing variable wavelength intensity attenuation to said focused beams by application of an aperture-like element that comprises at least two regions of “filter” material, or comprises different materials graded into one another, which different materials that have different responses to different wavelengths, wherein said system is applied to reduce differences in wavelength intensity levels when applied in collimated portions of a beam as a Spectral Angle Adjustor (SAA) or to preserve information in a beam while changing said beam effective diameter as a Spectral Aperture Stop (SAS); or to affect a Spectral Field Stop (SFS) that controls source image size when applied at a convergent/divergent beam focal point as a Spectrally Varying Aperture, (SVA) the end result depending on where in a beam it is applied.
US10066988B2	Detection device having a photodetector connected to a terminal of an amplifier so as to reverse bias the photodetector The detection device comprises a photodetector configured to transform an electromagnetic signal into a representative electric signal. The detection device also comprises an amplifier having a first input terminal connected to a first terminal of the photodetector. An integration capacitor is connected to the output terminal of the amplifier and to the first input terminal of the amplifier. A first source of a reference voltage is connected to a second input terminal of the amplifier. A second source of a detector voltage is connected to a second input terminal of the photodetector. The first and second voltage sources are correlated so as to correlate the noise components.
US10066968B2	Structural element with branched optical fibers for parameter measurement The system with branched optical fibers provides diagnostics and measurement of static and/or dynamic parameters in structures and structural elements. The system includes a structural material or element having a branched optical fiber embedded therein. The branched optical fiber includes a primary optical fiber segment and at least one secondary optical fiber segment branching therefrom. One or more fiber Bragg grating sensors are arranged on, and are in optical communication with, the primary optical fiber segment and the at least one secondary optical fiber segment. A signal analyzer receives signals generated by the fiber Bragg grating sensors representative of a magnitude of the physical parameter of the structural element.
US10066965B2	Magnetic field sensor and associated method that can establish a measured threshold value and that can store the measured threshold value in a memory device A magnetic field sensor includes a magnetic field sensing element configured to generate a magnetic field signal; a measured threshold module configured to generate a measured threshold signal in accordance with positive peaks and negative peaks of the magnetic field signal; a memory device coupled to receive and configured to store, at each one of a plurality of storage times, a respective value of the measured threshold signal; a threshold module coupled to receive from the memory device, at a calculation time, a stored value of the measured threshold signal and configured to generate a calculated threshold value; and a comparison circuit coupled to receive the calculated threshold value and to receive the magnetic field signal. The comparison circuit is configured to compare the calculated threshold value with the magnetic field signal to generate an output signal. A corresponding method is associated with the magnetic field sensor.
US10066962B2	Apparatus, system, and method for sensor authentication A method includes receiving an output signal from a sensor, recovering a noise signal from the output signal, comparing the noise signal with a stored baseline noise signature, and reporting authentication of the sensor if the comparison is within a pre-determined error limit. A sensor authentication apparatus, comprises a processor and a memory operably coupled with the processor. Instructions, when executed, cause the processor to separate a noise signal from a measured signal, and detect a noise signature match by comparing the noise signal with at least one stored baseline noise signature associated with the sensor. A sensor authentication system comprises a sensor authentication unit and a data acquisition unit. At least one of the sensor authentication unit and the data acquisition unit is configured to compare a noise signal with a baseline noise signature to authenticate the at least one sensor from among a plurality of sensors.
US10066961B2	Methods and systems for predicting driving conditions A method and system for providing a predicted driving condition to an electronic device associated with a current vehicle having a current vehicle characteristic. The method is executable on a server and comprises receiving an indication of the current vehicle approaching a road segment and the current vehicle characteristic; identifying a preceding vehicle which has a time of travel along the road segment before a current time, a time difference between the preceding vehicle time of travel and the current time being within a predetermined range, the preceding vehicle having a preceding vehicle characteristic; determining the predicted driving condition for the road segment, the predicted driving condition being based on the current vehicle characteristic and the preceding vehicle characteristic; and providing to the electronic device before the current vehicle reaches the road segment, the predicted driving condition for the current vehicle on the road segment.
US10066960B2	Systems and methods for using route matrices for identifying intersection POIs Computer implemented methods are disclosed. The methods may include identifying a plurality of points of interest (POIs) within a pre-determined travel time from an intersection or highway exit and calculating a travel time and distance from the intersection or highway exit to each of the plurality of POIs. The methods may further include, associating each of the plurality of POIs with the intersection or highway exit, and storing the travel time and distance from the intersection or highway exit to each of the plurality of associated POIs in an electronic database as pre-calculated POI data.
US10066958B2	User terminal device for displaying map and method thereof A user terminal device is provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to display a map screen, a detector configured to sense a user manipulation, and a controller configured to, when a location and a direction are determined by the user manipulation on the map screen, display at least one photo image corresponding to the location and the direction of the user manipulation on the map screen.
US10066957B2	Route guidance using text A computer implemented method for performing route guidance using text includes obtaining an optimal route that connects a start point and an end point of a route input by a user; comparing a route history stored in a memory with the optimal route and extracting a route portion from the optimal route, the route portion being replaceable by a route portion in the route history; creating route guidance for the route portion extracted from the optimal route by using a text indication known to the user, the known text indication specifying the replaceable route portion in the route history; and creating route guidance for a route portion in the optimal route, the route portion being not replaceable by a route portion in the route history, by using a new text indication that specifies the route portion that is not replaceable.
US10066955B2	Route information displaying method and apparatus The present disclosure is applicable to the field of information technologies, and provides a route information displaying method and apparatus. The method includes: creating a three-dimensional coordinate system, and loading an electronic map in the XY plane of the three-dimensional coordinate system; acquiring, by using a satellite positioning system, a real-time location of a mobile terminal and a real-time speed, of the mobile terminal, corresponding to the real-time location; and drawing both a moving route and a speed curve of the mobile terminal in the three-dimensional coordinate system according to the acquired real-time location and real-time speed, where the real-time location of the mobile terminal is represented in the XY plane of the three-dimensional coordinate system, and the real-time speed of the mobile terminal is represented on the Z axis of the three-dimensional coordinate system.
US10066948B2	Method and apparatus for generating map-based snippets Various methods for generating map-based snippets are provided. One example method includes determining that a content page identifier includes an indication that a content page includes a map. In this regard, data for rendering the content page may include at least destination information. The method may also include in response to determining that the content page identifier includes an indication that the content page includes a map, extracting the destination information from the content page. The example method may further include constructing a user interface snippet that is selectable for retrieving the content page, where the user interface snippet includes a component that is generated based at least in part on the destination information. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided.
US10066945B2	Information processing device, information processing method and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program An information processing device can receive a positioning signal that is transmitted from a transmitting device. The information processing device includes an input reception unit for receiving an input of a destination and for identifying first location information including fir floor number information, the first floor number information indicating a floor number of the destination in a structure including the destination, a retrieval unit for retrieving second location information including second floor number information from the positioning signal, the second floor number information indicating a floor number on which the transmitting device is provided in a structure in which the transmitting device is provided, and a calculation unit for calculating a route from a current location of the information processing device to the destination by using the first location information and the second location information.
US10066922B2	Manual measuring system A manual measuring system (an articulated three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine or a gantry three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine) allows a measuring probe to be manually moved while enabling a user to focus on making measurements and allows the user to manually move the measuring probe in order to facilitate and accelerate measurements. The manual measuring system includes a sub-monitor (portable terminal) that is mounted near the tip of the measuring probe. It is possible to display on the sub-monitor a guided route for the measuring probe to a measurement point or to indicate on the sub-monitor that the measuring probe has entered a measurement allowable range or to allow the user to direct by means of the sub-monitor to obtain a measurement value by the measuring probe.
US10066919B2	Oilfield side initiation block containing booster An initiation block for connecting a detonator with a detonating cord has a body that includes opposing first and second faces and a first and a second chamber extending between the opposing faces. The first chamber is formed by a first bore serially arranged with a second bore, which is shaped to seat the detonator adjacent to the second face. The second chamber is parallel with the first chamber and shaped complementary to the detonating cord. A passage provides communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. A booster is positioned in the first bore, proximate to the first face, and along the passage. The body further has an opening that provides communication between an exterior of the body and a portion of the chamber between the booster and the detonator.
US10066918B2	Rocket delay apparatuses, systems and methods Delay tools, systems and methods for achieving a selection of alternative delay times, a tool of which including a body, a drill bit operable relative to the body and a knob operably connected to the drill bit, and operably disposed relative to the body for engagement of the body with a rocket motor bulkhead and the drill both relative to a delay to provide for achieving a selection of alternative delay times.
US10066916B1	Low impact threat rupture device for explosive ordnance disruptor An EOD disruptor system for penetrating steel encased explosive devices has a barrel and a blank cartridge loaded in the EOD disruptor. A water column is disposed in the barrel in front of the blank cartridge. A water plug is disposed in front of the water column. A muzzle-loaded projectile is disposed in front of the water plug. The projectile includes a shaft portion at least partially disposed in the barrel and a front portion disposed outside of the barrel. The shaft portion may have a length from about four inches to about eighteen inches. The projectile may have a weight from about four ounces to about two pounds. The ratio of the length of the shaft portion of the projectile to the inner barrel diameter may be in a range of about two to about 50.
US10066915B1	Multi-purpose state changing munition A multi-purpose munition operates in either a blast mode or a fragmentation mode according to a user input. When operating in the fragmentation mode, a fuze initiates a main explosive fill of the munition which in turn disperses fragments formed from a fragmentation layer of the munition. When operating in a blast mode, prior to initiating the main explosive fill, the fuze initiates a secondary energetic layer which discards the fragmentation layer. The fuze then initiates the main explosive fill thereby producing a blast effect.
US10066911B1	Methods of preparing nitrocelluse based propellants and propellants made therefrom Methods of preparing propellant compositions for power loads and firearms that include providing pre-shaped particle sized starting material, shaped consistent with a desired final propellant product shape, and thereafter nitrating and stabilizing the pre-shaped starting material using boiling stabilization processes. The resulting nitrated propellants of the methods reliably exhibit complete stabilization, high nitrogen substitution, high shelf life and acceptable ballistic performance.
US10066908B2	Dart game device allowing authentication using throw line in remote multi-mode A dart game apparatus used to authenticate whether a counterpart player plays a dart game in a just manner in a remote multi-mode. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the present invention may disclose a dart game apparatus. The dart game apparatus includes: a throw line configured to indicate a position, at which a dart is thrown; and a touch unit extended from the throw line in an opposite direction of a dart target, in which only when a dart game player throws the dart in a state of touching the touch unit, it is authenticated that a dart game is justly performed.
US10066903B2	High-angle sight mount Methods and systems are provided for a high-angle sight mount for a projectile launcher. In one example, a system for a sight mount may include a base, a cartridge configured with a quick-release element and adapted for insertion into a cylindrical chamber coupled to the base, and a plurality of cams coupled to the cartridge and adapted to engage with a surface of the mounting platform of the sight mount to adjust an angle of a mounting platform relative to the base.
US10066900B2	Firearm stabilizer A system and apparatus for improving firearm accuracy, specifically as it relates to recoil management, is disclosed. The apparatus attaches to the rail system commonly found on many handguns.
US10066893B2	Position adjusting device, shooting game device using the same and shooting method thereof A position adjusting device includes a first support member, a yaw axis motor disposed on the first support member, a second support member rotatably disposed on the first support member through the yaw axis motor, and a pitch axis motor disposed on the second support member and used for driving the load to rotate. The yaw axis motor is used for driving the second support member to rotate about a yaw axis to cause the load to rotate about the yaw axis. The pitch axis motor is used for driving the load to rotate about a pitch axis.
US10066887B1	Tool and method for modifying a magazine lock A firearm and a jig for modifying or constructing a firearm with a locking magazine release button is provided. The firearm has a lower receiver including a magazine locking pin aperture disposed in an upper surface thereof where the magazine locking aperture intersects with a magazine release button aperture in a side surface of the lower receiver. The firearm also has an upper receiver attached to the lower receiver via a pivot pin, a magazine attachable to the lower receiver, a magazine locking pin inserted into the magazine locking pin aperture, and a magazine release button comprising a recessed locking catch. The magazine release button releases the magazine when the upper receiver is away from the lower and the pin is not in the magazine locking aperture. The button is inoperable when the upper receiver is next to the lower receiver and the pin engages the locking catch.
US10066885B2	Magazine well funnel assembly A magazine well funnel assembly is an integrated design including a mainspring housing portion and a funnel well portion attached to a firearm. The magazine well funnel assembly includes a set of funnel walls arranged to form an aperture shaped to accept a magazine and is bounded by a funnel rim on a side of the set of funnel walls opposite a plane of the aperture. The funnel rim is shaped in an arc on a side of the set of funnel walls adjacent to the rear funnel wall portion to increase the surface area of the funnel. A method of modification includes drilling a relocated pin hole in the firearm frame and inserting the magazine well funnel assembly therein. A base section of the firearm frame may be removed to preserve the same vertical length of the firearm compared to before the magazine well funnel assembly was installed.
US10066876B2	Vapor chamber heat flux rectifier and thermal switch Embodiments of an evaporator chamber heat flux rectifier and thermal switch are provided. Some embodiments include an evaporator layer with a first thermally conductive surface, a wicking structure for facilitating evaporation of a fluid in the vapor chamber heat flux rectifier, and a condenser layer that includes a second thermally conductive surface. Some embodiments include a middle layer, where when heat is applied to the first thermally conductive surface, the vapor chamber heat flux rectifier operates as a thermal conductor. Some embodiments that operate as a thermal switch include a non-condensable gas reservoir that is coupled to the condenser layer. The non-condensable gas reservoir may store a non-condensable gas when a threshold heat flux is applied to the evaporator layer. The non-condensable gas provides thermal insulation between the evaporator layer and the condenser layer when the threshold heat flux is not applied to the evaporator layer.

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