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US10069286B2	Insulation structure for splice portion, harness mounting plate, and wiring unit An insulation structure for a splice portion, a harness mounting plate, and a wiring unit that are capable of reducing labor-hours that are required when insulating a splice portion where a plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal. A plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal, wherein an opening portion that allows the splice portion to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom is formed in a splice housing portion that surrounds and insulates the splice portion, and the insulation structure is provided with a separation restricting portion that restricts the splice portion that is housed in the splice housing portion from becoming separated from the opening portion.
US10069277B2	Variable wavelength laser device Provided is a variable wavelength laser device that achieves phase control of high precision while restraining thermal interference and stably outputs emission light of desired wavelength.The variable wavelength laser device of the present invention includes: an optical amplification means including a low-reflective surface that reflects light of wavelengths other than a predetermined wavelength and emits light of the predetermined wavelength; a wavelength control means for controlling wavelength of light being transmitted through the optical waveguide; a phase control means for controlling phase of light being transmitted through the optical waveguide using heat emitted by a heating means; a reflection means for totally reflecting the inputted light; and a heat dissipation means for restraining transfer of heat emitted by the heating means to regions other than a region in which the phase control means is disposed.
US10069270B2	Planar waveguides with enhanced support and/or cooling features for high-power laser systems This disclosure provides planar waveguides with enhanced support and/or cooling. One or more endcaps could be disposed between coating/cladding layers at one or more ends of a core region, where the core region is doped with at least one active ion species and each endcap is not doped with any active ion species that creates substantial absorption at pump and signal wavelengths. A core region could include at least one crystal or crystalline material, and at least one cladding layer could include at least one glass. Different types of coolers could be disposed on or adjacent to different coating/cladding layers. Side claddings could be disposed on opposite sides of a planar waveguide, where the opposite sides represent longer sides of the waveguide. Endcaps and one or more coolers could be sealed to a housing, and coolant can flow through a substantially linear passageway along a length of the waveguide. One side of a planar waveguide could be uncooled.
US10069258B2	Crosstail-shaped conductive spacer extending rearwardly from a printed circuit board Patch cords include a communications cable that has a first conductor and a second conductor that form a first differential pair, and a third conductor and a fourth conductor that form a second differential pair and a plug that is attached to the communications cable. The plug includes a housing that receives the communications cable, first through fourth plug contacts that are within the housing, and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes first through fourth conductive paths that connect the respective first through fourth conductors to respective ones of the first through fourth plug contacts. The plug further includes a first conductive shield that extends above a top surface of the printed circuit board that is disposed between the first differential pair and the second differential pair.
US10069253B2	Filter and radio frequency coaxial connector The present disclosure provides a filter and a radio frequency coaxial connector, to implement fast blind-mate of various signal ports. The filter includes: a filter cavity body and a coaxial connection component. The coaxial connection component is embedded in the filter cavity body in a self-clinching manner. The coaxial connection component includes a socket outer conductor and a main rod. The main rod penetrates the socket outer conductor, and one end of the main rod is connected to a signal end disposed in the filter cavity body. The coaxial connection component is in socket joint with a radio frequency coaxial connector by using the socket outer conductor, and the coaxial connection component matches the radio frequency coaxial connector.
US10069252B1	Plug structure of light emitting AC electric power cord A plug structure of light emitting AC electric power cord is disclosed, wherein a plug body is internally combined with a circuit board which comprises at least a circuit device and at least two conductive board, and the circuit device includes at least two light emitting diodes (LEDs) respectively corresponding to a light guiding line within the electric power cord; accordingly, when the conductive board transfers AC power to the two LEDs, the circuit device can controls such two LEDs to glow at different moments in order to create an image persistence difference of one parallax thereby allowing human eyes to generate the image persistence effect in vision such that the light guiding line may present a visual perception of light flowing.
US10069249B2	Cable apparatus A cable apparatus includes a circuit board having ground and signal pads, an insulating body in front of the circuit board, a pair of differential signal terminals retained in the insulating body, a cable located in front of the insulating body, and a shielding shell fixed to the insulating body. One ground pad is provided on each of two sides of adjacent two signal pads. Each terminal has an elastic portion extending out of the insulating body and conducting the signal pad, and a contacting portion exposed on a surface of the insulating body. The cable has two cable cores connected to the contacting portions, two insulation layers respectively wrapping the cable cores, and a shielding layer wrapping the insulation layers. The shielding shell has one end covering the contacting portions and conducting the shielding layer, and the other end covering the elastic portions and connected to the ground pads.
US10069246B1	Connector assembly A connector assembly includes a first connector having a convex portion at a side surface in a direction perpendicular to a direction of connection and a second connector having a concave portion at a side surface in the direction perpendicular to the direction of connection, the convex portion of the first connector being fitted into the concave portion of the second connector to join the first connector and the second connector together, only one of the first connector and the second connector including a floating mechanism that allows floating operations in directions perpendicular to the direction of connection.
US10069245B2	Modular plug connector The disclosure relates to a modular plug connector which has a plug comprising a plurality of plug modules and has a mating plug comprising a plurality of mating plug modules, in which each plug module forms a plug module pair with a mating plug module, wherein the plug and the mating plug can assume an interconnected state and wherein at least one of the plug module pairs has at least one locking device, which can assume a locking state in the interconnected state of the plug and the mating plug, in which locking state the locking device prevents the plug module and the mating plug module of said plug module pair from separating from each other.
US10069231B2	Connector terminal pair An electric contact pair includes a first electric contact, and a second electric contact to be brought into electrical contact with the first electric contact. The first electric contact includes a first plating film made of Ag or a Ag alloy on its outermost surface, and the second electric contact includes a second plating film made of Rh or a Rh alloy on its outermost surface. The first plating film maybe layered on a first conductive base material, the second plating film maybe layered on a second conductive base material, and the first conductive base material and the second conductive base material are made of copper or a copper alloy, or aluminum or an aluminum alloy. A connector terminal pair includes a first terminal including the first electric contact, and a second terminal including the second electric contact.
US10069230B1	Board mountable connectors for ribbon cables with small diameter wires and methods for making Embodiments are directed to board (e.g. PCB) mountable connectors for small gauge ribbon cables having a plurality of 28-40 AWG wires wherein the connectors are fabricated from a plurality of adhered layers comprising at least on metal.
US10069217B2	Terminal and wire with terminal A terminal 20 disclosed by this specification is crimped to a wire 30, in which a core 31 is covered with an insulation coating 32, with the wire 30 pulled out rearward, and includes a core crimping portion 40 to be crimped to the core 31 and a coating crimping portion 50 to be crimped to the insulation coating 32. The coating crimping portion 50 in a state crimped to the insulation coating 32 includes flat portions 55 extending flat in a pull-out direction of the wire 30 and a projection 52 projecting more toward the core 31 than the flat portions 55 and having a projecting amount increased toward a rear side.
US10069216B2	Grounding device for a battery of a vehicle The invention relates to a grounding device (10) for a battery (100) of a vehicle, comprising a connection section (20) for connecting electric wiring (110) to the battery (100), a grounding section (30) for connecting to a ground (120) of the vehicle, and a contact section (40) for connecting to an external power source, characterized in that the contact section (40) is embodied at least sectionally by way of folding over the material of the grounding device (10).
US10069215B2	Multi-beam antenna system and phase adjustment method for multi-beam antenna system, and dual-polarized antenna system The present invention discloses a multi-beam antenna system, comprising: a one-dimensional multi-beam forming module connected to a radio frequency port, configured to convert a radio frequency signal transmitted by the radio frequency port into M radio frequency signals having different phases; a two-dimensional multi-beam forming module, which includes M first power division units, and a phase shifter is disposed on P output tributaries of each first power division unit; and M×N radiating elements, where the M×N radiating elements form a matrix having N rows and M columns, M columns of radiating elements are respectively connected to the M first power division units, N radiating elements in each column of radiating elements are respectively connected to N output tributaries of one first power division unit, and M×P radiating elements connected to output tributaries disposed with a phase shifter form a matrix having P rows and M columns.
US10069214B1	Constrained diameter phased array antenna system and methods A constrained diameter phased array antenna system involving at least one dielectric superstrate, a generally cylindrical arrangement of antennas in a generally circular array, the arrangement proximate to the at least one dielectric superstrate, and at least one phase shifter coupled with the arrangement in an orientation corresponding to at least one scanning plane, whereby a communication range is increasable.
US10069201B2	Multiple-frequency antenna for a system of vehicle tyre sensors A system includes a sensor device adapted to be associated with a tyre of a vehicle, and a sensor coordinator device adapted to be installed on a body of the vehicle. The sensor coordinator device includes an antenna. The antenna includes a single-piece metallic plate shaped so as to define a first plate portion designed for the wireless reception of data from the sensor device in a first frequency band, and a second plate portion designed for the wireless transmission of data to the sensor device in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. The antenna further includes a ground plate common to both the first and second plate portions.
US10069193B2	Antenna and mobile terminal An antenna and a mobile terminal with the antenna including a first radiator and a first capacitor structure. A first end of the first radiator is electrically connected to a signal feed end of a printed circuit board by means of the first capacitor structure, and a second end of the first radiator is electrically connected to a ground end of the printed circuit board. The first radiator, the first capacitor structure, the signal feed end, and the ground end form a first antenna, configured to generate a first resonance frequency. An electrical length of the first radiator is less than or equal to one eighth of a wavelength corresponding to the first resonance frequency.
US10069188B1	Communication device A communication device includes a first connector, a first radio frequency unit, a first transmission line and a first antenna. The first radio frequency (RF) unit is connected to the first connector, the first transmission line has a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the first transmission line is connected to the first connector, and the first antenna is contacted and electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transmission line. The first RF unit is configured to generate a first RF signal. The first terminal of the first transmission line is configured to receive the first RF signal, and the first transmission line is configured to transmit the first RF signal from the first terminal of the first transmission line to the second terminal of the first transmission line. The first antenna is configured to send the first RF signal.
US10069175B2	Grooved cover for battery array A battery array according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a circuit connector assembly and a cover that partially covers the circuit connector assembly. The cover includes a groove. A sense-line wire is received within the groove.
US10069174B2	Battery pack including unit cells, temperature detection device, and protection circuit module connected to substrate A battery pack includes a plurality of unit cells, a substrate electrically connected to the unit cells, a temperature protection device on the substrate, and a protection circuit module electrically connected to the substrate. The temperature protection device includes at least one metal contact electrically connected to the substrate. The substrate includes at least one hole at a location corresponding to the at least one metal contact. A width of the substrate is substantially equal to or less than widths of surfaces of the unit cells overlapping the substrate.
US10069170B2	Self-supporting thin-film battery and method of manufacturing such a battery A self-supporting thin-film battery is manufacture by forming on the upper surface of a support substrate a vertical active stack having as a lower layer a metal layer having formed therein a first contact terminal of a first polarity of the battery and having formed therein as an upper layer a metal layer having a second contact terminal of a second polarity of the battery. A support film is then bonded to an upper surface of the upper layer. The lower layer is the separated from the substrate by projecting a laser beam through the substrate from a lower surface thereof to impinge on the lower layer.
US10069169B2	Electrode assembly manufacturing method including separator cutting process Provided is an electrode assembly manufacturing method including a process of cutting a separator included in an electrode assembly to have a margin protruding from an electrode plate. The method includes a first process of manufacturing one type of basic unit sheets having a structure in which electrode materials and separator materials, which are the same in number, are alternately stacked, or two or more types of basic unit sheets having a structure in which electrode materials and separator materials, which are the same in number, are alternately stacked, and a second-A process of cutting a portion of a margin area of the separator materials, which are not covered with the electrode materials, such that the separator materials of the basic unit sheets protrude over a specific distance from edges of the electrode materials.
US10069168B2	Electrolytic solution and battery A battery capable of improving high-temperature characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. A separator provided between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. A solvent of the electrolytic solution includes a main solvent such as a cyclic carbonate which includes halogen and a sub solvent such as carbonate dimer.
US10069165B2	Electrolyte composition for a lithium-ion battery An electrolyte composition for a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery, and also the use of a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate component and lithium nitrate for improving the cycle stability and/or for increasing the performance of a lithium-ion battery.
US10069164B2	Electrolytic solution and battery Provided is an electrolytic solution including a nonaqueous solvent and an alkali metal salt. The alkali metal salt is dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent. The nonaqueous solvent contains a perfluoropolyether. The molecular ends of the perfluoropolyether are each an unsubstituted alkyl ether or an unsubstituted carboxylate. The perfluoropolyether has a repeating unit composed of a perfluoroalkyl chain and an oxygen atom. Also provided is a battery including the electrolytic solution, a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material that can occlude and release an alkali metal cation, and a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material that can occlude and release the alkali metal cation.
US10069163B2	Fuel cell A fuel cell having an air electrode provided on one surface of a solid oxide electrolyte layer; a fuel electrode on the other surface thereof; and a separator 11 on the air electrode. A middle layer is further provided between the separator and the air electrode in order to suppress the diffusion of constitutional elements of the air electrode to the separator.
US10069159B2	Fuel cell system In order to make a power generation quantity of a cell for fuel cell increase in a short time when a drop in moistness of the cell causes the power generation quantity of the cell to decrease, a cathode of the cell includes a conductive material, catalyst, and ionomer which covers the conductive material and catalyst. If an output voltage value of the cell is lower than a predetermined threshold voltage value and an electrical resistance value of the cell is higher than a predetermined threshold resistance value, control for increasing an oxidizing gas amount which increases an amount of oxidizing gas sent to the cell is performed.
US10069153B2	Fuel cell system and method for controlling the same A fuel cell system and a method for controlling the fuel cell system are provided. The method includes detecting an output characteristic value of the fuel cell system and controlling the fuel cell system to respectively operate in at least two of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode at different time points according to the detected output characteristic value. Accordingly, the fuel cell system is capable of stably generating electric power, and is adapted to different operation environments.
US10069150B2	Alternative path cooling of a high temperature fuel cell Systems and methods provide for the thermal management of a high temperature fuel cell. According to embodiments described herein, a non-reactant coolant is routed into a fuel cell from a compressor or a ram air source. The non-reactant coolant absorbs waste heat from the electrochemical reaction within the fuel cell. The heated coolant is discharged from the fuel cell and is vented to the surrounding environment or directed through a turbine. The energy recouped from the heated coolant by the turbine may be used to drive the compressor or a generator to create additional electricity and increase the efficiency of the fuel cell system. A portion of the heated coolant may be recycled into the non-reactant coolant entering the fuel cell to prevent thermal shock of the fuel cell.
US10069140B2	Bimodal lithium transition metal based oxide powder for use in a rechargeable battery A bimodal lithium transition metal oxide based powder for a rechargeable battery, comprising: a first lithium transition metal oxide based powder, either comprising a material having a layered crystal structure consisting of the elements Li, a metal M and oxygen, wherein the Li content is stoichiometrically controlled, wherein the metal M has the formula M=Co1−aM′a, with 0≤a≤0.05, and wherein M′ is either one or more metals of the group consisting of Al, Ga and B; or comprising a core material and a surface layer, the core having a layered crystal structure consisting of the elements Li, a metal M and oxygen, wherein the Li content is stoichiometrically controlled, wherein the metal M has the formula M=Co1−aM′a, with 0≤a≤0.05, wherein M′ is either one or more metals of the group consisting of Al, Ga and B; and the surface layer consisting of a mixture of the elements of the core material and inorganic N-based oxides, wherein N is either one or more metals of the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Fe, Cu, Ca, Ba, Y, Sn, Sb, Na, Zn, Zr, Si, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sc, Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd, Dy, and Er; the first powder having an average particle size (D50) of at least 15 μm; and a second lithium transition metal oxide based powder having the formula Li1+bN′1−bO2, wherein 0.10≤b≤0.25, and N′═NixMnyCozAd, wherein 0.10≤x≤0.60, 0.30≤y≤0.80, 0.05≤z≤0.20 and 0≤d≤0.10, A being a dopant, the second powder having an average particle size (D50) of less than 5 μm, and preferably less than 2 μm.
US10069133B2	Process of preparing a chemically pre-formed (CPF) iron negative electrode with oxidizing gases Provided is a process for preparing an electrode comprising an iron active material. The process comprises first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, a polyvinyl alcohol binder and sulfur, and then treating the electrode with a gaseous oxidant to thereby create an oxidized surface. The resulting iron electrode is treated prior to any charge-discharge cycle to have the assessable surface of the iron active material in the same oxidation state as in discharged iron negative electrodes active material.
US10069124B2	Rechargeable battery having heat-resistant insulating layer A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap plate combined to the case, a vent plate disposed under the cap plate and formed with a notch, a middle plate disposed under the vent plate, and a heat-resistant insulating layer disposed between the vent plate and the middle plate.
US10069110B2	Organic EL display device A the organic EL display 1 includes: a first substrate 10; an organic EL element 4 provided above the first substrate 10; and a multilayer sealing film 2 provided above the first substrate 10 to cover the organic EL element 4, and including a barrier layer and a buffer layer lower in hardness than the barrier layer. The organic EL element covered with the multilayer sealing film includes a protrusion, and a relationship (d/h)<2 holds where h is a height of the protrusion directly below the buffer layer and d is a thickness of the buffer layer.
US10069101B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device is discussed. The organic light emitting display device according to an embodiment includes an organic light emitting diode layer provided at an active area of a base substrate; an encapsulation layer encapsulating the organic light emitting diode layer to protect the organic light emitting diode layer; an adhesive layer in the encapsulation layer and provided on the organic light emitting diode layer to cover upper and side surfaces of the organic light emitting diode layer; and an encapsulation substrate in the encapsulation layer and provided on the adhesive layer. The encapsulation substrate is provided to have different thicknesses at the active area and outside the active area.
US10069092B2	Display apparatus and electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a foldable substrate; a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate and each including an electro-optical device; the foldable substrate being folded at a substrate end portion at least on one side thereof around the pixel array section; a peripheral circuit section disposed on the substrate end portion and adapted to drive the pixels of the pixel array section; and a pad section provided on the substrate end portion on which the peripheral circuit section is provided and adapted to electrically connect the peripheral circuit section to the outside of the substrate.
US10069082B2	Organic electroluminescent compounds and organic optoelectronic devices comprising the same The present application provides an organic electroluminescent compound, use thereof in organic optoelectronic device, and an organic photoelectric device comprising the same.
US10069080B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device is discussed. The organic light emitting display device may include at least one light emitting part between an anode and a cathode, the light emitting part including at least one organic layer and a light emitting layer, wherein the organic layer includes an organic compound, and the organic compound includes a triazine compound having a substituent with a steric effect.
US10069075B2	Charge-transporting varnish A charge-transporting varnish including charge-transporting material comprising N,N′-diaryl benzidine derivatives represented by formula (1), a charge-accepting dopant comprising heteropoly acid, and an organic solvent. [In the formula, R1 to R8 independently represent hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms or an alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent groups represented by formulas (2) or (3). (In the formula, R9 to R18 independently represent hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms or an alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and X1 and X2 independently represent hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, diphenylamino, 1-naphthylphenylamino, 2-naphthylphenylamino, di(1-naphthyl)-amino, and di(2-naphthyl)-amino or 1-naphthyl-2-naphtylamino.)]
US10069067B2	Memory arrays and methods of forming memory cells Some embodiments include methods of forming memory cells. A series of rails is formed to include bottom electrode contact material. Sacrificial material is patterned into a series of lines that cross the series of rails. A pattern of the series of lines is transferred into the bottom electrode contact material. At least a portion of the sacrificial material is subsequently replaced with top electrode material. Some embodiments include memory arrays that contain a second series of electrically conductive lines crossing a first series of electrically conductive lines. Memory cells are at locations where the electrically conductive lines of the second series overlap the electrically conductive lines of the first series. First and second memory cell materials are within the memory cell locations. The first memory cell material is configured as planar sheets and the second memory cell material is configured as upwardly-opening containers.
US10069065B2	Low noise graphene hall sensors, systems and methods of making and using same Graphene Hall sensors, magnetic sensor systems and methods for sensing a magnetic field using an adjustable gate voltage to adapt the Hall sensor magnetic field sensitivity according to a control input for environmental or process compensation and/or real-time adaptation for balancing power consumption and minimum detectable field performance. The graphene Hall sensor gate voltage can be modulated and the sensor output signal can be demodulated to combat flicker or other low frequency noise. Also, graphene Hall sensors can be provided with capacitive coupled contacts for reliable low impedance AC coupling to instrumentation amplifiers or other circuits using integral capacitance.
US10069061B2	Fabrication and harvest of piezoelectric plates A method is provided for fabricating piezoelectric plates. A sacrificial layer is formed overlying a growth substrate. A template layer, with openings exposing sacrificial layer surfaces, is formed over the sacrificial layer. An adhesion layer/first electrode stack is selectively deposited in the openings overlying the sacrificial layer surfaces, and a piezoelectric material formed in the openings overlying the stack. Then, a second electrode is formed overlying the piezoelectric material. Using the second electrode as a hardmask, the piezoelectric material is etched to form polygon-shaped structures, such as disks, attached to the sacrificial layer surfaces. After removing the template layer and annealing, the polygon-shaped structures are separated from the sacrificial layer. With the proper choice of growth substrate material, the annealing can be performed at a relatively high temperature.
US10069052B2	Light emitting element with light transmissive substrate having recess in cross-sectional plane A light-emitting element includes a light transmissive substrate, a semiconductor layered body, and first and second light reflecting members. The semiconductor layered body is formed on a first main surface of the light transmissive substrate. The first light reflecting member covers a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, a fourth lateral surface, and a second main surface of the light transmissive substrate. The second light reflecting member covers a surface of the semiconductor layered body that is opposite from a surface on which the light transmissive substrate is disposed. A cross-sectional plane of the light transmissive substrate parallel to the first main surface has a concave figure that includes a recess, and the third lateral surface includes one or more surfaces defining the recess.
US10069048B2	Wafer-level light emitting diode package and method of fabricating the same Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a wafer-level light emitting diode (LED) package and a method of fabricating the same. The LED package includes a semiconductor stack including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; a plurality of contact holes arranged in the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer, the contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a first bump arranged on a first side of the semiconductor stack, the first bump being electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes; a second bump arranged on the first side of the semiconductor stack, the second bump being electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor stack.
US10069042B2	Light-emitting components containing body, manufacturing method of light-emitting components containing body, components mounting apparatus, components mounting method, and components mounting system A light-emitting components containing body includes plural light-emitting components, a containing body which contains the plural light-emitting components. The containing body contains the plural light-emitting components of the same rank among light-emitting components that are classified into plural ranks according to positional deviations of their light emission portions from their light emission portion reference position.
US10069035B2	Light-emitting device and lighting system One embodiment relates to a light-emitting device, a method for manufacturing the light-emitting device, a light-emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light-emitting device, according to the one embodiment, can comprise: a first conductive semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first conductive semiconductive layer; a gallium nitride based superlattice layer on the active layer; and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the gallium nitride based superlattice layer. The gallium nitride based superlattice layer can comprise: a first gallium nitride based superlattice layer on the active layer; and a second gallium nitride based superlattice layer on the first gallium nitride based superlattice layer.
US10069034B2	Optoelectronic device with modulation doping An improved heterostructure for an optoelectronic device is provided. The heterostructure includes an active region, an electron blocking layer, and a p-type contact layer. The p-type contact layer and electron blocking layer can be doped with a p-type dopant. The dopant concentration for the electron blocking layer can be at most ten percent the dopant concentration of the p-type contact layer. A method of designing such a heterostructure is also described.
US10069033B2	Integration of epitaxial lift-off solar cells with mini-parabolic concentrator arrays via printing method There is disclosed a method of preparing a photovoltaic device. In particular, the method comprises integrating epitaxial lift-off solar cells with mini-parabolic concentrator arrays via a printing method. Thus, there is disclosed a method comprising providing a growth substrate; depositing at least one protection layer on the growth substrate; depositing at least one sacrificial layer on the protection layer; depositing at least one photoactive cell on the sacrificial layer; etching a pattern of at least two parallel trenches that extend from the at least one photoactive cell to the sacrificial layer; depositing a metal on the at least one photoactive cell; bonding said metal to a host substrate; and removing the sacrificial layer with one or more etch steps. The host substrate can be a siloxane, which when rolled, can form a stamp used to integrate solar cells into concentrator arrays. There are also disclosed a method of making a growth substrate and the growth substrate made therefrom.
US10069027B1	Cytometer sperm sex sensing apparatus with an avalanche photodiode A cytometer includes an avalanche photodiode, a switching power supply, a filter, and voltage adjustment circuitry. The switching power supply includes a feedback loop. The filter is electrically connected between the switching power supply and the avalanche photodiode. The voltage adjustment circuitry adjusts a voltage on the feedback loop based at least in part on a voltage measured between the filter and the avalanche photodiode.
US10069025B2	Optoelectronic device The invention provides an optoelectronic device comprising a photoactive region, which photoactive region comprises: an n-type region comprising at least one n-type layer; a p-type region comprising at least one p-type layer; and, disposed between the n-type region and the p-type region: a layer of a perovskite semiconductor without open porosity. The perovskite semiconductor is generally light-absorbing. In some embodiments, disposed between the n-type region and the p-type region is: (i) a first layer which comprises a scaffold material, which is typically porous, and a perovskite semiconductor, which is typically disposed in pores of the scaffold material; and (ii) a capping layer disposed on said first layer, which capping layer is said layer of a perovskite semiconductor without open porosity, wherein the perovskite semiconductor in the capping layer is in contact with the perovskite semiconductor in the first layer. The layer of the perovskite semiconductor without open porosity (which may be said capping layer) typically forms a planar heterojunction with the n-type region or the p-type region. The invention also provides processes for producing such optoelectronic devices which typically involve solution deposition or vapour deposition of the perovskite. In one embodiment, the process is a low temperature process; for instance, the entire process may be performed at a temperature or temperatures not exceeding 150° C.
US10069019B2	Solar cell unit, solar cell array, solar cell module and manufacturing method thereof A solar cell unit comprises a cell. The cell includes a cell substrate and a plurality of secondary grid lines disposed on a front surface of the cell substrate. The secondary grid lines comprises an edge secondary grid line adjacent to an edge of the cell substrate and a middle secondary grid line disposed inside of the edge secondary grid line. The at least one edge secondary grid line has a width greater than the middle secondary grid line. The solar cell unit also comprises a plurality of conductive wires spaced apart from each other. The plurality of conductive wires intersects and is connected with the secondary grid lines.
US10069015B2	Width adjustment of stacked nanowires In one aspect, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming an alternating series of sacrificial/active layers on a wafer and patterning it into at least one nano device stack; forming a dummy gate on the nano device stack; patterning at least one upper active layer in the nano device stack to remove all but a portion of the at least one upper active layer beneath the dummy gate; forming spacers on opposite sides of the dummy gate covering the at least one upper active layer that has been patterned; forming source and drain regions on opposite sides of the nano device stack, wherein the at least one upper active layer is separated from the source and drain regions by the spacers; and replacing the dummy gate with a replacement gate. A masking process is also provided to tailor the effective device width of select devices.
US10069010B2	Semiconductor device having compressively strained channel region and method of making same A semiconductor device and method making it utilize a three-dimensional channel region comprising a core of a first semiconductor material and an epitaxial covering of a second semiconductor material. The first and second semiconductor materials have respectively different lattice constants, thereby to create a strain in the epitaxial covering. The devices are formed by a gate-last process, so that the second semiconductor material is deposited only after the high temperature processes have been performed. Consequently, the lattice strain is not substantially relaxed, and the improved performance benefits of the lattice strained channel region are not compromised.
US10069004B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a p+-type region selectively disposed in a surface of an n-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer disposed on an n+-type silicon carbide substrate, an element structure that includes a source electrode and a p+-type region that form a metal-semiconductor junction on the n-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer, a p−-type region and another p−-type region that surround the periphery of the element structure, and an n+-type channel stopper region that surrounds the periphery of the p−-type regions so that the n-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer is therebetween. The n+-type channel stopper region has a second n+-type channel stopper region whose impurity concentration is high, and a first n+-type channel stopper region that encompasses the second n+-type channel stopper region and whose impurity concentration is lower than that of the second n+-type channel stopper region.
US10069002B2	Bond-over-active circuity gallium nitride devices Implementations of semiconductor devices may include: a first layer with a plurality of cells, each cell having a drain finger, a source finger and a gate ring; a second layer having a drain pad and a source pad, the drain pad having a width and a source pad having a width substantially the same as the drain pad; wherein a width of each drain finger of the first layer is wider than a width of each source finger of the first layer; and wherein each drain pad is coupled to each drain finger through a first contact and the source pad is coupled to each source finger through a second contact, where a width of the first contact is wider than a width of the second contact.
US10068994B2	III-V fin generation by lateral growth on silicon sidewall A method comprises providing a structure defined by a silicon material on a buried oxide layer of a substrate; causing a nucleation of a III-V material in a sidewall of the structure defined by the silicon material; adjusting a growth condition to facilitate a first growth rate of the III-V material in directions along a surface of the sidewall and a second growth rate of the III-V material in a direction laterally from the surface of the sidewall, wherein the second growth rate is less than the first growth rate; and processing the silicon material and the III-V material to form a fin.
US10068993B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same Methods of forming an integrated circuit device are provided. The methods may include forming a gate structure on a substrate, forming a first etch mask on a sidewall of the gate structure, anisotropically etching the substrate using the gate structure and the first etch mask as an etch mask to form a preliminary recess in the substrate, forming a sacrificial layer in the preliminary recess, forming a second etch mask on the first etch mask, etching the sacrificial layer and the substrate beneath the sacrificial layer using the gate structure and the first and second etch masks as an etch mask to form a source/drain recess in the substrate, and forming a source/drain in the source/drain recess. A sidewall of the source/drain recess may be recessed toward the gate structure relative to an outer surface of the second etch mask.
US10068988B2	Doped poly-silicon for PolyCMP planarity improvement A method includes forming a polysilicon layer with an uneven upper surface over a first region and a second region of a substrate, doping a top portion of the polysilicon layer to change its removal rate, thereby forming a doped layer, and removing the doped layer in the first region to expose the polysilicon layer in the first region and leaving at least a portion of the doped layer in the second region. The method also includes removing the exposed polysilicon layer in the first region at a first removal rate and the doped layer in the second region at a second removal rate, the polysilicon layer in the second region being exposed after the doped layer in the second region is removed, and removing the polysilicon layer in the first region and the second region at a third removal rate and a fourth removal rate, respectively.
US10068976B2	Enhancement mode field-effect transistor with a gate dielectric layer recessed on a composite barrier layer for high static performance An enhancement mode field-effect transistor (E-FET) for high static performance is provided. A composite barrier layer comprises a lower barrier layer and an upper barrier layer. The upper barrier layer is arranged over the lower barrier layer and has a different polarization than the lower barrier layer. Further, the composite barrier layer comprises a gate opening. A channel layer is arranged under the composite barrier layer, such that a heterojunction is defined at an interface between the channel layer and the composite barrier layer. A gate dielectric layer is arranged over the composite barrier layer and within the gate opening. A gate electrode is arranged over the gate dielectric layer. A method for manufacturing the E-FET is also provided.
US10068966B2	Semiconductor channel-stop layer and method of manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming a semiconductor portion, forming a doped portion, and forming a dielectric member. A side of the dielectric member abuts each of the semiconductor portion and the doped portion. A first half of the doped portion is positioned between the semiconductor portion and a second half of the doped portion. A dopant concentration of the second half of the doped portion is greater than a dopant concentration of the first half of the doped portion.
US10068964B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer made of a wide bandgap semiconductor and including a gate trench; a gate insulating film formed on the gate trench; and a gate electrode embedded in the gate trench to be opposed to the semiconductor layer through the gate insulating film. The semiconductor layer includes a first conductivity type source region; a second conductivity type body region; a first conductivity type drift region; a second conductivity type first breakdown voltage holding region; a source trench passing through the first conductivity type source region and the second conductivity type body region from the front surface and reaching a drain region; and a second conductivity type second breakdown voltage region selectively formed on an edge portion of the source trench where the sidewall and the bottom wall thereof intersect with each other in a parallel region of the source trench.
US10068963B2	Fin-type field effect transistor and method of forming the same Provided is a FinFET including a substrate, at least one fin and at least one gate. A portion of the at least one fin is embedded in the substrate. The at least one fin includes, from bottom to top, a seed layer, a stress relaxation layer and a channel layer. The at least one gate is across the at least one fin. A method of forming a FinFET is further provided.
US10068960B2	Flexible display device with divided power lines and manufacturing method for the same There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display.
US10068955B2	Array substrate of OLED display device and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method of an array substrate of an OLED display device is provided. Active areas of a first thin film transistor T1 and a second thin film transistor T2 are formed by a first mask; channel doping areas, source electrode doping areas and drain electrode doping areas of T1 and T2 are formed by a second mask; gate electrodes of T1 and T2 are formed by a third mask; vias are formed by a fourth mask; source electrodes and drain electrodes of T1 and T2, a data line and a pixel electrode are formed by a fifth mask. The manufacturing method can simplify the process steps.
US10068953B2	Light emitting device, driving method of light emitting device and electronic device By controlling the luminance of light emitting element not by means of a voltage to be impressed to the TFT but by means of controlling a current that flows to the TFT in a signal line drive circuit, the current that flows to the light emitting element is held to a desired value without depending on the characteristics of the TFT. Further, a voltage of inverted bias is impressed to the light emitting element every predetermined period. Since a multiplier effect is given by the two configurations described above, it is possible to prevent the luminance from deteriorating due to a deterioration of the organic luminescent layer, and further, it is possible to maintain the current that flows to the light emitting element to a desired value without depending on the characteristics of the TFT.
US10068952B2	Display device having a recess portion in an insulating film and a light emitting layer According to one embodiment, a display device includes, a first insulating film including a recess portion having a first bottom surface and an inclined first side surface, a first electrode provided on the recess portion, a second insulating film provided on the first electrode, a light-emitting layer provided in the second insulating film and including a second bottom surface in contact with the first electrode and an inclined second side surface, and a second electrode provided on the light-emitting layer. The depth of the recess portion is greater than the thickness of the light-emitting layer, and the thickness of the second insulating film is greater than the depth of the recess portion.
US10068949B2	Display panel A display panel is disclosed. The display panel comprises an excitation light emitting unit, a wavelength conversion unit which contains quantum dots, and a glass substrate, wherein excitation light coming from the excitation light emitting unit enters into the wavelength conversion unit, a wavelength of the excitation light is converted into a needed wavelength for image display by the wavelength conversion unit, and then the excitation light exits from the glass substrate. The display panel according to the present disclosure has a larger color gamut.
US10068941B2	Image pickup device and method for manufacturing the same An insulating liner layer has an extra-pixel removal region located outside a pixel region in a region of a vertical angle of at least one of four corners of the pixel region and having the insulating liner layer removed therefrom.
US10068932B2	Display device A display device for improving an aperture ratio of the pixel is provided. In the display device, a transparent oxide layer, an insulating film, and a conductive layer are sequentially stacked on a pixel region on a substrate, the conductive layer has a gate electrode of a thin film transistor connected to a gate signal line, and a region of the transparent oxide layer other than at least a channel region portion directly below the gate electrode is converted into an electrically conductive region, and a source signal line, a source region portion of the thin film transistor connected to the source signal line, a pixel electrode, and a drain region portion of the thin film transistor connected to the pixel electrode are formed from the conductive region.
US10068906B2	Semiconductor device including oxide semiconductor transistors with low power consumption The semiconductor device of the present invention comprises first and second transistors and first and second capacitors. One of source and drain electrodes of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring, the other is electrically connected to a second wiring, and a gate electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor and one of electrodes of the first capacitor. The other of the source and drain electrodes of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring, and a gate electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to one of electrodes of a second capacitor and a fifth wiring. The other electrode of the first capacitor is electrically connected to a third wiring, and the other electrode of the second capacitor is eclectically connected to a fourth wiring.
US10068904B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes first and second active regions and a field insulating film contacting between the first and second active regions, and a gate electrode structure traversing the first and second active regions and the field insulating film, wherein the gate electrode structure includes a first portion positioned across the first active region and the field insulating film, a second portion positioned across the second active region and the field insulating film, and a third portion contacting the first and second portions. The gate electrode structure includes a gate electrode having an insertion film traversing the first and second active regions and the field insulating film second active region, and a filling film on the insertion film. A thickness of the gate electrode in the third portion is different from a thickness of the gate electrode in the first portion and the second portion.
US10068902B1	Integrated circuit structure incorporating non-planar field effect transistors with different channel region heights and method Disclosed is a method of forming an integrated circuit (IC) structure with multiple non-planar transistors having different effective channel widths. In the method, sacrificial gates are removed from partially completed transistors, creating gate openings that expose sections of semiconductor fins between source/drain regions. Prior to forming replacement metal gates in the gate openings, additional process steps are performed so that, in the resulting IC structure, some transistors have different channel region heights and, thereby different effective channel widths, than others. These steps can include forming isolation regions in the bottoms of some gate openings. Additionally or alternatively, these steps can include filling some gate openings with a sacrificial material, recessing the sacrificial material to expose fin tops within those gate openings, either recessing the fin tops or forming isolation regions in the fin tops, and removing the sacrificial material. Also disclosed is an IC structure formed according to the method.
US10068900B1	Semiconductor device with dummy pattern in high-voltage region and method of forming the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a high-voltage (HV) region; HV gate structures formed in the HV region of the substrate; a HV dummy pattern disposed in the HV region, and the HV dummy pattern comprising at least a semiconductor portion and a dummy HM stack disposed on the semiconductor portion, wherein a height (hS) of the semiconductor portion of the HV dummy pattern is smaller than a height (hHV-g) of a HV gate electrode of one of the HV gate structures.
US10068898B2	On-chip MIM capacitor A method for forming an on-chip capacitor with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices includes forming a first capacitor electrode between gate structures in a capacitor region while forming contacts to source and drain (S/D) regions in a CMOS region. Gate structures are cut in the CMOS region and the capacitor region by etching a trench across the gate structures and filling the trench with a dielectric material. The gate structures and the dielectric material in the trench in the capacitor region are removed to form a position for an insulator and a second electrode. The insulator is deposited in the position. Gate metal is deposited to form gate conductors in the CMOS region and the second electrode in the capacitor region.
US10068893B2	Diode-based ESD concept for DEMOS protection The invention relates to an ESD protection circuit for an integrated circuit including a drain-extended MOS device and an output pad that requires protection. The ESD protection circuit includes a first diode coupled to the output pad and to a bias voltage rail, a second diode coupled to the output pad and to another bias voltage rail, and an ESD power clamp coupled between the two bias voltage rails. The ESD power clamp is formed as a vertical npn transistor with its base and emitter coupled together. The collector of the npn transistor is formed using an n-well implantation and a DEMOS n-drain extension to produce a snapback-based voltage limiting characteristic. The diodes are formed with a lightly p-doped substrate region over a buried n-type layer, and a p-well implant and an n-well implant separated by intervening substrate. A third diode may be coupled between the two bias voltage rails.
US10068889B2	System in package An electronic system without using solder balls between electrical components, and without using interposer between chips and package substrate, without using a discrete system board for the chip package to mount. A chip is wrapped by molding material, a first redistribution circuitry is built on a bottom side of the molding material; a second redistribution circuitry is built on a bottom side of the first redistribution circuitry. A third redistribution circuitry is built on a bottom side of the second redistribution circuitry. Plated metal vias are configured between each two of the electrical components.
US10068886B2	Implementing inverted master-slave 3D semiconductor stack A method and apparatus are provided for implementing an enhanced three dimensional (3D) semiconductor stack. A chip carrier has an aperture of a first length and first width. A first chip has at least one of a second length greater than the first length or a second width greater than the first width; a second chip attached to the first chip, the second chip having at least one of a third length less than the first length or a third width less than the first width; the first chip attached to the chip carrier by connections in an overlap region defined by at least one of the first and second lengths or the first and second widths; the second chip extending into the aperture; and a heat spreader attached to the chip carrier and in thermal contact with the first chip for dissipating heat from both the first chip and second chip.
US10068884B2	Display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A display apparatus including a first substrate including a plurality of light emitting diodes regularly disposed thereon, a second substrate including a thin-film transistor (TFT) panel part including a plurality of TFTs configured to drive the light emitting diodes, and a third substrate including a light converter configured to convert light emitted from the first substrate, in which the first substrate and the second substrate are coupled to face each other, the light emitting diodes are electrically connected to the TFTs, respectively, the first substrate and the third substrate are coupled to face each other, and light emitted from the light emitting diodes is converted into at least one of blue light, green light, and red light through the light converter.
US10068883B2	Optical coupling device An optical coupling device includes a first receiving chip having a first region on one end and a second region on another end side. A first emitting chip is disposed on the first region. A second receiving chip has a third region on one end and a fourth region on another end. A second emitting chip is disposed on the fourth region. The first and third regions are adjacent, and the second and fourth regions are adjacent. A first connection portion is disposed on the second region and is electrically connected to the second light emitting chip through a bonding wire. A second connection portion is disposed in the third region and is electrically connected to the first light emitting chip through a bonding wire.
US10068882B2	High-frequency module A high-frequency module includes a wiring substrate, a high-frequency circuit including circuit components disposed on the upper surface of the wiring substrate, a post made of metal and disposed on the upper surface of the wiring substrate, a sealing resin covering the circuit components, and an antenna substrate disposed on the upper surface of the sealing resin and having an antenna formed by a metal pattern. A groove is provided on the sealing resin, at least a part of the post is exposed from the groove, a central surface and two opposing side wall surfaces located higher than the central surface are formed at the upper side of the post, and a conductive adhesive is bonded to the central surface, the two side wall surfaces, and the antenna.
US10068881B2	Package-on-package type semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same Provided are a package-on-package type semiconductor package and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor package includes upper package stacked on a lower package and a via provided between the lower and upper packages to electrically connect the lower and upper packages to each other. The lower package includes a lower package substrate, a lower semiconductor chip mounted on the lower package substrate, and a lower mold layer encapsulating the lower semiconductor chip and including an alignment mark. The lower mold layer includes a marking region, which is provided between the via and the lower semiconductor chip, and on which the alignment mark is provided.
US10068873B2	Method and apparatus for connecting packages onto printed circuit boards Methods and apparatus are disclosed for attaching the integrated circuit (IC) packages to printed circuit boards (PCBs) to form smooth solder joints. A polymer flux may be provided in the process to mount an IC package to a PCB. The polymer flux may be provided on connectors of the IC package, or provided on PCB contact pad and/or pre-solder of the PCB. When the IC package is mounted onto the PCB, the polymer flux may cover a part of the connector, and may extend to cover a surface of the molding compound on the IC package. The polymer flux may completely cover the connector as well. The polymer flux delivers a fluxing component that facilitates smooth solder joint formation as well as a polymer component that offers added device protection by encapsulating individual connectors. The polymer component may be an epoxy.
US10068872B2	Mounting apparatus and method of correcting offset amount of the same A method, which includes: a first chip-position calculation step of taking an image of an upper surface of a reference chip and an image of a lower surface of a correction chip to calculate positions of the chips; a second chip-movement step of moving the reference chip to a position, based on a displacement amount between the chips that has been calculated based on the positions of the chips, at which a distance between the chips corresponds to a predetermined offset amount, and then placing the correction chip on the suction stage; a second chip-position calculation step of taking an image of an upper surface of the correction chip, and calculating a second position of the correction chip; and a correction amount calculation step of calculating a correction amount of the predetermined offset amount based on the position of the reference chip and the second position of the correction chip.
US10068869B2	Mounting structure and BGA ball A mounting structure includes a BGA including a BGA electrode, a circuit board including a circuit board electrode, and a solder joining portion which is arranged on the circuit board electrode and is connected to the BGA electrode. The solder joining portion is formed of Cu having a content ratio in a range from 0.6 mass % to 1.2 mass %, inclusive, Ag having a content ratio in a range from 3.0 mass % to 4.0 mass %, inclusive, Bi having a content ratio in a range from 0 mass % to 1.0 mass %, inclusive, In, and Sn. A range of the content ratio of In is different according to the content ratio of Cu.
US10068863B2	Formation of solder and copper interconnect structures and associated techniques and configurations Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward formation of solder and copper interconnect structures and associated techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, a method includes providing an integrated circuit (IC) substrate and depositing a solderable material on the IC substrate using an ink deposition process, a binder printing system, or a powder laser sintering system. In another embodiment, a method includes providing an integrated circuit (IC) substrate and depositing a copper powder on the IC substrate using an additive process to form a copper interconnect structure. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10068851B1	Semiconductor package structure and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor package structure includes a first dielectric layer, a conductive element, a first circuit structure, a semiconductor die and an encapsulant. The first dielectric layer defines at least one through hole. The conductive element is disposed in the through hole and including a first portion and a second portion. A first surface of the first portion is substantially coplanar with a first surface of the first dielectric layer, and a portion of a first surface of the second portion is recessed from the first surface of the first dielectric layer. The first circuit structure is disposed on the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor die is electrically connected to the first circuit structure. The encapsulant covers the semiconductor die.
US10068841B2	Apparatus and methods for multi-die packaging A semiconductor device assembly includes an interposer having an opening extending from a first major surface to a second major surface of the interposer and a plurality of external connectors on the second major surface. The first major surface of the interposer is attached to a packaged semiconductor device. The opening of the interposer exposes the packaged semiconductor device.
US10068809B2	TFT backplane manufacturing method and TFT backplane The invention provides a manufacturing method for TFT backplane, through forming an oxygen-containing a-Si layer on the buffer layer and an oxygen-free a-Si layer on the oxygen-containing a-Si layer so that when using a boron induced SPC to crystallize the a-Si thin film, the contact interface between the a-Si thin film and the buffer layer is the oxygen-containing a-Si layer; because the nucleation is not easy to occur in oxygen-containing a-Si layer during high temperature crystallization, the nucleation only occurs top-down in the boron doped layer on the upper surface of the a-Si thin film for good die quality and thin film uniformity to achieve improve crystalline quality and uniformity. The TFT backplane provided by the invention is made with simple process, wherein the crystalline quality and uniformity of the polysilicon layer is preferable, and can enhance the TFT performance and the driving effect.
US10068805B2	Self-aligned spacer for cut-last transistor fabrication Semiconductor devices include one or more semiconductor fins. A gate is formed over the one or more semiconductor fins. A vertical sidewall is formed at a perimeter of the gate, the vertical sidewall having a uniform thickness along its height. A power rail is formed in contact with the vertical sidewall.
US10068798B2	Method and processing apparatus for performing pre-treatment to form copper wiring in recess formed in substrate There is provided a method for performing a pre-treatment to form a copper wiring in a recess formed in a substrate, which includes forming a barrier layer on a surface of the substrate that defines the recess, and forming a seed layer on the barrier layer. The method further includes at least one of etching the barrier layer and etching the seed layer. In the at least one of etching the barrier layer and etching the seed layer, the substrate is inclined with respect to an irradiation direction of ions while rotating the substrate.
US10068791B2	Wafer susceptor for forming a semiconductor device and method therefor In one embodiment, a wafer susceptor is formed to have portion of the susceptor that is positioned between a wafer pocket and an outside edge of the susceptor to have a non-uniform and/or a non-planar surface. In another embodiment, the non-uniform and/or non-planar surface includes one of a recess into the surface or a protrusion extending away from the surface.
US10068790B2	Electrostatic chuck device An electrostatic chuck device that adsorbs a plate-like specimen with an electrostatic adsorption electrode and cools the plate-like specimen, including an electrostatic chuck portion, a forming material of which is a ceramic sintered body, and that has one main surface that is a placement surface on which the plate-like specimen is placed, in which a plurality of protrusions supporting the plate-like specimen are provided on the placement surface, the protrusion has a top surface that is in contact with the plate-like specimen and supports the plate-like specimen, and has a cross-sectional area that gradually increases vertically downward from a height position of the top surface, and a cross-sectional area at a distance 0.6 μm vertically downward from a lower end of the top surface of the protrusion is 110% or less of a cross-sectional area of a lower end of the top surface.
US10068780B2	Lead frame connected with heterojunction semiconductor body A semiconductor component includes a semiconductor chip including a first semiconductor body comprising silicon and a second semiconductor body attached to an upper side of the first semiconductor body and comprising a III-nitride, and a lead-frame connected with the first semiconductor body. A thickness ratio between a thickness of the semiconductor chip and a thickness of the lead-frame is smaller than 1.3 or larger than 1.9.
US10068767B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first mask pattern on a first film to extend in a first direction, forming a first spacer on either side wall of the first mask pattern, forming a second film to cover the first spacer and the first film, and forming a second mask pattern on the second film. The second mask pattern extends in a second direction different from the first direction. The method further includes forming a second spacer on either side wall of the second mask pattern, etching the first film using the first spacer and the second spacer as etch masks to form a contact pattern, and removing the first and second spacers to expose the contact pattern.
US10068755B2	Photo-dissociation of proteins and peptides in a mass spectrometer A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising directing first photons from a laser onto ions located within a 2D or linear ion guide or ion trap. The frequency of the first photons is scanned and first photons and/or second photons emitted by the ions are detected. The ions are then mass analysed using a Time of Flight mass analyser.
US10068754B2	Method of identifying precursor ions A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising mass selectively transmitting precursor ions from a mass analyzer into a fragmentation or reaction device, wherein the mass to charge ratios of the ions transmitted varies with time; fragmenting the precursor ions in the fragmentation or reaction device so as to produce fragment or product ions; mass analyzing the fragment or product ions; determining the start and end times at which a first fragment or product ion is detected; using said start and end times to determine the start and end times at which a precursor ion of said first fragment or product ion is transmitted by said mass analyzer; and using the start and end times at which the precursor ion is transmitted by said mass analyzer to determine a mass to charge ratio of said precursor ion. The present invention enables precursor ion peaks to be resolved from the fragment data even when a low resolution mass analyzer is used to analyze the precursor ions.
US10068747B2	Methods and devices for examining an electrically charged specimen surface A method for examining a specimen surface with a probe of a scanning probe microscope, the specimen surface having an electrical potential distribution. The method includes (a) determining the electrical potential distribution of at least one first partial region of the specimen surface; and (b) modifying the electrical potential distribution in the at least one first partial region of the specimen surface and/or modifying an electrical potential of the probe of the scanning probe microscope before scanning at least one second partial region of the specimen surface.
US10068737B2	Fuse holder and carrier A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided. The fuse holder includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier supported by the body. The fuse carrier is adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse carrier defines a longitudinal axis thereof. The fuse carrier is separable from the body in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the fuse carrier.
US10068735B2	Electrical switching apparatus, and operating mechanism and lever assembly therefor A lever assembly is for an operating mechanism of an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a number of pairs of separable contacts structured to move from a CLOSED position to a TRIPPED OPEN position in response to a trip condition. The operating mechanism has an enclosure member and a number of biasing elements coupled to the enclosure member. The biasing elements are structured to move the separable contacts from the CLOSED position to the TRIPPED OPEN position. The lever assembly includes a lever member structured to engage the enclosure member, and a component located on the lever member. The component is structured to extend through each of the biasing elements in order to lengthen each of the biasing elements when the separable contacts are in the CLOSED position.
US10068733B2	Micro-electromechanical system relay circuit A switching system includes a MEMS switching circuit having a MEMS switch and a driver circuit, and an auxiliary circuit coupled in parallel with the MEMS switching circuit that comprises solid state switching circuitry. A control circuit in communication with the MEMS switching circuit and the auxiliary circuit performs selective switching of a load current towards the MEMS switching circuitry and the auxiliary circuit, with the control circuit programmed to transmit a control signal to the driver circuit to cause the MEMS switch to actuate to an open or closed position across a switching interval, activate the auxiliary circuit during the switching interval when the MEMS switch is switching between the open and closed positions, and deactivate the auxiliary circuit upon reaching the open or closed position after completion of the switching interval, such that the load current selectively flows through the MEMS switch and the solid state switching circuitry.
US10068730B2	Hybrid relay A relay (1) includes a motor (20) and a primary electrical switch assembly (132). Primary electrical switching attachment points (113) are switched by a moveable switching link (101) which is moved in and out of the switch on an switched off position axially by the motor (20) in response to electrical signals delivered to the coil (26) via the flexible leads (32, 33). The switching link (101) includes a mercury reservoir (119). A piezoelectric disk bender (105) displaces mercury to close the gaps between the attachment points (113).
US10068723B2	Switch and method for manufacturing same A switch that more reliably prevents solvent permeation from the outside, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The switch includes a first molded resin molded integrally with a plurality of fixed contacts by insert molding, a movable member disposed above the first molded resin to bring the plurality of fixed contacts into and out of contact with each other, and a second molded resin molded so as to close a through hole of the first molded resin formed by a pin supporting the plurality of fixed contacts at a time of the insert molding.
US10068715B2	Activated carbon and electric double layer capacitor thereof An activated carbon composition having a relatively high transition metal content and a low covalent oxygen as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of making and using the disclosed activated carbon composition, and an EDLC article incorporating the activated carbon composition.
US10068714B2	Energy storage module comprising a plurality of energy storage assemblies An energy storage module (10) including a plurality of energy storage assemblies (12) electrically connected to one another, the module including an external casing (40) in which are arranged the storage assemblies (12) and at least one heat exchanger (24). The energy storage assemblies (12) are arranged side by side on at least two distinct levels (N1, N2). The heat exchangers (24) are positioned between two adjacent levels. The exchangers (24) are fixed to the casing (40) of the module at least at a securing wall (28) that is distinct from the contact faces (26A, 26B). The securing walls and the casing are configured so that the module has a space between the corresponding securing walls (28; 44) of the exchanger and of the casing.
US10068710B2	Laminated ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing same A laminated ceramic electronic component that includes a laminate having a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers laminated together. External electrodes having underlying electrode layers and plating layers are formed on both end surfaces of the laminate. When a cross-section including the underlying electrode layers is observed, the underlying electrode layers contain a plurality of Cu crystals and glass, and an average value of lengths of demarcation lines of the Cu crystals having different crystal orientations is 3 μm or less.
US10068701B2	Adjustable inductive power transmission platform A hybrid power load balancing system configured to manage the amount of power transfer via a plurality of inductive coils is provided. The system comprises one or more power supplies, a plurality of inductive outlets associated with and configured to be supplied power by each of the power supplies for providing power to loads connected thereto, and a load balancer associated with each of the outlets. A power supply and its associated outlets and load balancers constitute a cluster. The load balancers are configured to grant power classes to the outlets to supply at least a minimum required power class to each of the attached loads.
US10068700B2	Converter device and coil arrangement for a voltage regulator A converter device comprising a converter and a coil arrangement that contains a number of coils. The coil arrangement has a plurality of interconnected coils. Toroidal cores of a soft magnetic nanocrystalline material are associated with each of said coils. A coupling toroidal core (11) is provided with a core opening (12) through which at least two windings (8, 9) of different coils can be guided and mounted. At least the winding of one coil is guided and mounted through a core opening of an individual toroidal core (13, 14). An open/closed-loop control device is provided with a current controller that acts on the coils such that direct current components are compensated by currents flowing through the windings of the coils.
US10068688B2	Superconducting article with compliant layers A composition for a plurality of configurations of a high-temperature superconductor tape including a superconducting film disposed on a compliant film or sandwiched or captured between at least one pair of compliant film layers.
US10068686B2	Coaxial cable A coaxial cable includes an internal conductor, an insulator that is provided at an outer circumference of the internal conductor, a film that is provided at an outer circumference of the insulator, an external conductor that is provided at an outer circumference of the film, a sheath that is provided at an outer circumference of the external conductor, and an adhesive layer that is provided between the insulator and the film and that bonds the insulator and the film with each other.
US10068677B2	X-ray imaging system and method with a real-time controllable 3D X-ray attenuator An X-ray imaging system including an X-ray source, an X-ray collimator, a real-time controllable 3D X-ray attenuator, a digital X-ray detector, and a system controller coupled to the X-ray radiation source, the collimator, the real-time controllable 3D X-ray attenuator, and the digital X-ray detector for controlling the real-time controllable 3D X-ray attenuator to reduce X-ray radiation dose and improve image quality. The real-time controllable 3D X-ray attenuator includes a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one sidewall joining the top panel to the bottom panel, an open area between the top panel, bottom panel, and at least one 2D pixel array coupled to at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, the at least one 2D pixel array having a plurality of pixels of thin film electric coils and switching thin film field-effect transistors, wherein the open area is at least partially filled with a mixture of ferromagnetic material and medium X-ray attenuation material.
US10068676B2	Supported membrane functionalized with hexa- and octacyanometallates, process for the preparation thereof and separation process using same A supported membrane is provided comprising an inorganic, solid porous filtration membrane supported by an inorganic, solid porous support, said supported membrane comprising nanoparticles of a metal coordination polymer with CN ligands comprising Mn+ cations, where M is a transition metal and n is 2 or 3; and Alk+y[M′(CN)m]x− anions where Alk is an alkaline metal, y is 0, 1 or 2, M′ is a transition metal, x is 3 or 4, and m is 6 or 8; said Mn+ cations of the coordination polymer being bound through an organometallic or coordination bond to an organic group of an organic graft chemically attached to the surface of the filtration membrane, inside the pores of the filtration membrane, and optionally inside the pores of the support. The supported membrane may be used in a process for separating at least one metal cation and solid particles from a liquid medium containing the same.
US10068668B2	Method and apparatus for processing medical data Method and apparatus for processing medical data. The method for processing indication conditions includes obtaining a plurality of predetermined indication conditions which relate to a plurality of parameters and forming a plurality of conditional segments based on respective values of the plurality of parameters, which respectively correspond to a plurality of combinations of value ranges of the plurality of parameters. The method for processing patient data includes obtaining distribution information of the patient data in the plurality of conditional segments formed above and determining a matching relationship of patient data with at least one indication condition. The apparatuses correspond to the methods. Based on this, a matching relation of patient data with the plurality of indication conditions is determined directly based on distribution of patient data in respective conditional segments, which reduces/avoids chances of inefficiency caused by multiple data acquisitions, conversions, and analysis and improves processing efficiency of patient data.
US10068663B1	Data storage device with rewriteable in-place memory A non-volatile memory may be resident in a data storage device. The non-volatile memory can consist of a rewritable in-place memory cell having a read-write asymmetry. The non-volatile memory may be divided into a first group of tiers with a selection module of the data storage device prior to adapting to an event by altering the non-volatile memory into a second group of tiers. The first and second groups of tiers being different.
US10068656B2	Non-volatile memory with multi-pass programming A non-volatile memory system implements a multi-pass programming process that includes separately programming groups of memory cells in a common block by performing programming for memory cells that are connected to two adjacent word lines and are part of a first group of memory cells followed by performing programming for other memory cells that are also connected to the two adjacent word lines and are part of a second group of memory cells.
US10068655B2	Inferring threshold voltage distributions associated with memory cells via interpolation Apparatuses and methods for inferring threshold voltage distributions associated with memory cells via interpolation are described herein. A number of embodiments include determining soft data for a group of memory cells each programmed to one of a number of data states, wherein the soft data comprises a number of different soft data values, determining a quantity of memory cells associated with each of the different soft data values, and inferring at least a portion of a threshold voltage distribution associated with the group of memory cells via an interpolation process using the determined quantities of memory cells associated with each of the different soft data values.
US10068643B2	Sense amplifier for non-volatile memory devices and related methods A memory device includes an array of phase-change memory (PCM) cells and complementary PCM cells. A column decoder is coupled to the array of PCM cells and complementary PCM cells, and a sense amplifier is coupled to the column decoder. The sense amplifier includes a current integrator configured to receive first and second currents of a given PCM cell and complementary PCM cell, respectively. A current-to-voltage converter is coupled to the current integrator and is configured to receive the first and second currents, and to provide first and second voltages of the given PCM cell and complementary PCM cell to first and second nodes, respectively. A logic circuit is coupled to the first and second nodes and is configured to disable the column decoder and to discharge the bitline and complementary bitline voltages in response to the first and second voltages.
US10068642B1	Memory device and control method thereof A memory device includes a control circuit configured to (i) start a first application of a first voltage between a first conductive layer and a third conductive layer, (ii) start a second application of the first voltage between a second conductive layer and the third conductive layer after a lapse of a first delay time since the start of the first application of the first voltage, and (iii) start an application of a second voltage, which is smaller than the first voltage, between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer after a lapse of a second delay time since the start of the second application of the first voltage between the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer.
US10068639B2	Out-of-place presetting based on indirection table An aspect of this invention is a method for providing a PreSET region in a memory device wherein the PreSET region includes one or more lines of the memory device which have been PreSET; performing a write operation on one or more out of place lines of the memory device by writing to the PreSET region instead of writing to an in place line of the memory device; and storing in an indirection table a mapping of each of a respective plurality of logical pages of the memory device to a corresponding physical page of a plurality of physical pages of the memory device, wherein the indirection table keeps track of the one or more out of place lines.
US10068637B2	Semiconductor device having PDA function A method for writing a mode register in a semiconductor device, the method includes receiving a mode register command and a mode signal; generating a first mode register setting signal; delaying the first mode register setting signal in a first latency shifter to provide a second mode register setting signal; receiving a data signal in synchronization with the second mode register setting signal; and writing the mode signal to the mode register only if the received data signal has a first logic level.
US10068632B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor system A semiconductor system includes a semiconductor device suitable for not performing an internal refresh operation when entering a self-refresh mode in response to a self-refresh command, and cutting off input of an auto-refresh command when exiting the self-refresh mode.
US10068629B2	Ferroelectric memory cell sensing Methods, systems, and devices for operating a ferroelectric memory cell or cells are described. A memory device may maintain a digit line voltage at a ground reference for a duration associated with biasing a ferroelectric capacitor of a memory cell. For example, a digit line that is in electronic communication with a ferroelectric capacitor may be virtually grounded while a voltage is applied to a plate of the ferroelectric capacitor, and the ferroelectric capacitor may be isolated from the virtual ground after a threshold associated with applying the voltage to the plate is reached. A switching component (e.g., a transistor) that is in electronic communication with the digit line and virtual ground may be activated to virtually ground the digit line and deactivated to isolate the digit line from virtual ground.
US10068612B2	Systems and methods for generating and presenting virtual experiences Various embodiments facilitate the creation and presentation of a virtual experience. In one embodiment, the virtual experience is assembled from user model data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a user, user movement data corresponding to at least one movement characteristic of the user, user voice data corresponding to at least one vocal characteristic of the user, environment data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a location, and event data corresponding to a captured event at the location. The virtual experience is a virtual recreation of the captured event at the location, with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user inserted into the captured event.
US10068610B2	Motion detection for A/V recording and communication devices Audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices according to the present embodiments comprise a processor, a motion sensor, and a camera. In various embodiments, the A/V recording and communication devices are configured to reduce latency and/or to reduce false positive indications of motion.
US10068606B2	Optical device An optical device, such as an optical storage medium, comprises a layer of material in the solid state that has a refractive index that is switchable between at least two stable values by applied light. A reflector is spaced apart from the layer of material by a solid spacer layer transmissive to light.
US10068600B2	Direct current magnetoresistive jog offset compensation Systems and methods for compensating for magnetoresistive (MR) jog offset direct current (DC) drift in a disc drive are described. In one embodiment, a method may include determining an occurrence of NOS, for example, by monitoring disc slip, to determine when the method should proceed. An MR jog offset DC drift amount is determined for each head of the disc drive. One of several approaches may be employed for determining the MR jog offset DC drift amount. By determining an MR jog offset DC drift amount for each head, a compensation profile is determined for the drive. The determined compensation profile may then be used during operation of the disc drive to compensate for the DC drift. One of several approaches may be employed for compensating based on the compensation profile.
US10068596B2	Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head having symmetric optical side shields An optically shielded TAMR (thermally assisted magnetic recording) write head has a metal waveguide blocker formed against a distal end of a waveguide and a pair of symmetrically disposed optical side shields formed to either side of a plasmon generator formed above the waveguide. The waveguide focuses optical radiation on the adjacent plasmon generator where it excites plasmon modes that heat the recording medium with near-field energy and the waveguide blocker prevents excess optical radiation from blurring the spot on the recording region. The optical side shields further restrict loosely coupled optical radiation from reaching the recording region and blurring the optical spot and improves down-track and cross-track thermal gradients.
US10068582B2	Digital audio processing apparatus, digital audio processing method, and digital audio processing program A waveform correction processor corrects the waveform of a first digital audio signal (a CD signal, for example) having a first sampling frequency. A bit depth and sampling frequency converter converts the first digital audio signal with the waveform corrected by the first waveform correction processor to a second digital audio signal (a high-resolution digital audio signal, for example) having a second sampling frequency, which is higher than the first sampling frequency. The waveform correction processor corrects the waveform of the second digital audio signal.
US10068574B2	Voice control method, device and terminal Disclosed are a voice control method, device and terminal, and the method includes: after a terminal has been triggered into voice control mode, receiving input voice data and obtaining corresponding speech text according to the voice data; matching the speech text with an interface word list corresponding to a current operating interface, wherein the interface word list includes text information of the current operating interface; in response to determining that the speech text matches an interface word list successfully, obtaining in the current operating interface an operation link which corresponds to the speech text; and performing an operation corresponding to the operation link.
US10068573B1	Approaches for voice-activated audio commands Audio data is received, for example from a voice communications device, and using commands and contexts in the audio data, playback of a content item such as a song can be accomplished. For example, a user can skip ahead in a song, play a song, find a song, and otherwise perform control functions on a device with no screen that give the user contextual control over the song that is playing or is to be played.
US10068572B2	Image processing apparatus having a voice control function and control method thereof An image processing apparatus, which includes a voice input receiver configured to receive a voice input of user, a signal processor configured to recognize and process the received voice input received through the voice input receiver, a buffer configured to store the voice input, and a controller configured to determine whether a voice recognition function of the signal processor is activated and control the signal processor to recognize the voice input stored in the buffer in response to the voice recognition function being determined to be activated. The controller is further configured to store the received voice input in the buffer in response to the received voice input being input through the voice input receiver while the voice recognition function is not activated, so that the received voice input is recognized by the signal processor when the voice recognition function is activated.
US10068569B2	Generating acoustic models of alternative pronunciations for utterances spoken by a language learner in a non-native language A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor includes code to cause the processor to receive acoustic data representing an utterance spoken by a language learner in a non-native language in response to prompting the language learner to recite a word in the non-native language and receive a pronunciation lexicon of the word in the non-native language. The pronunciation lexicon includes at least one alternative pronunciation of the word based on a pronunciation lexicon of a native language of the language learner. The code causes the processor to generate an acoustic model of the at least one alternative pronunciation in the non-native language and identify a mispronunciation of the word in the utterance based on a comparison of the acoustic data with the acoustic model. The code causes the processor to send feedback related to the mispronunciation of the word to the language learner.
US10068567B1	System, method, and computer program for automatic management of intent classification A system, method, and computer program product are provided for automatic management of intent classification. In operation, an intent classification system identifies a conversation including a plurality of utterances for which to identify intent of a user associated with the plurality of utterances. The intent classification system identifies one or more actions performed in association with the plurality of utterances. Further, the intent classification system correlates at least one of the one or more actions to at least one of the plurality of utterances based on which of the one or more actions were performed as a result of the plurality of utterances. The intent classification system automatically determines an intent of the user based on the correlation of the at least one of the one or more actions to the at least one of the plurality of utterances. Additionally, the intent classification system stores an indication of the intent based on the at least one of the plurality of utterances. Moreover, the intent classification system associates one or more specific actions with the indication of intent such that subsequent utterances are capable of being used by the intent classification system to automatically identify an intent of one or more users and to automatically identify specific actions that should be performed based on the automatically identified intent of the one or more users.
US10068559B2	Magnetic pickup A magnetic pickup is configured for a stringed instrument with at least one string, a neck part, and a body, which has a soundboard. A north and south pole of the magnetic pickup define a magnetic axis. The magnetic axis of the magnetic pickup is oriented substantially parallel to the soundboard or, in the region of the magnetic pickup, an auxiliary magnet having a magnetic axis is arranged, the magnetic axis of the auxiliary magnet is oriented substantially parallel to the soundboard or at a right angle to the magnetic axis of the magnetic pickup.
US10068558B2	Method and installation for processing a sequence of signals for polyphonic note recognition This is a method and installation in which a time-domain digital audio signal is split into a plurality of narrow-band time-domain digital audio signals confined to specific frequency bands, short-term segments of which are temporarily stored in memory. The method comprises the use of signal processing algorithms for extracting multiple signal features from said short-term segments in a fixed sequence or upon request from a decision-making algorithm. Said decision-making algorithm makes tentative or final decisions about the type of occupancy of frequency bands resulting from the extracted features. Said decision-making algorithm may request from said signal processing algorithms further specific feature extractions from specific short-term segments and make further tentative or final decisions about the type of occupancy of frequency bands resulting from the requested features. Next, said decision-making algorithm stores its tentative decisions and makes final decisions about band occupancy for processing together with results from later short-term segments. Eventually, said decision-making algorithm outputs final decisions derived from current and past short-segments in the form of a set of notes having been played over some recent time interval, together with information as to the timing of each note from the set.
US10068548B1	Sub-pixel layout resampler systems and methods Systems and methods for improving perceived image quality of an electronic display, which includes a co-located sub-pixel that controls luminance of a first color component and an offset sub-pixel that controls luminance of a second color component. A display pipeline communicatively coupled to the electronic display determines image data, which indicates target luminance of the first, the second, and a third color component at an image pixel; determines edge parameters, which indicate whether an edge is expected to be present at the offset sub-pixel, based on a difference metric between a first image pixel block around the offset sub-pixel and a second image pixel block offset from the first image pixel block; and determines offset sub-pixel image data by filtering an image pixel group around the offset sub-pixel based at least in part on the edge parameters, wherein the offset sub-pixel image data indicates target luminance of the offset sub-pixel.
US10068541B2	Display device According to an aspect, a display device comprising a display unit that produces a display output corresponding to an input signal. The display unit combines the display output corresponding to each of four or more colors. The display unit includes a plurality of pixels each including three or more sub-pixels, the number of which is smaller than the number of colors. The pixel includes, as the sub-pixels, one first sub-pixel having largest display region among the sub-pixels and two or more second sub-pixels each having a display region smaller than that of the first sub-pixel. One of the second sub-pixels outputs a high luminance color having highest luminance among the four or more colors.
US10068537B2	Image processor, display device including the same and method for driving display panel using the same An image processor, a display device including the same, and a method for driving display panel using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes an image shifter configured to shift a data signal by at least one pixel based at least in part on a shift start signal and output the shifted data signal and a shift direction signal. The display device also includes an image buffer configured to output current data and previous data based at least in part on the shifted data signal and the shift direction signal. The display device also includes an image mixer configured to mix the current data and the previous data over M frames starting at a start frame when the shift start signal is received and output image data, M being a natural number.
US10068536B2	Circuit device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus A circuit device includes an interface unit that receives pieces of display data RD, GD, and BD, a data processing unit that performs data processing on the pieces of display data RD, GD, and BD, and a drive unit that drives a display panel based on display data from the data processing unit. The data processing unit performs data processing in which the display data RD that has been input to a first color component input channel of the interface unit is set to a first color component channel, a second color component channel, and a third color component channel of the same pixel. The drive unit drives the display panel based on the display data set in the first color component channel, the second color component channel, and the third color component channel.
US10068534B2	Display device having a plurality of sub-pixels with different heights and driving module thereof A display device includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups. Each sub-pixel group includes a first sub-pixel located at a first column; a second sub-pixel located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel located a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel located at the third column; a fifth sub-pixel located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a six sub-pixel located at the fourth column; wherein height of the first sub-pixel is different from or/equal to height of the second sub-pixel, a sum of heights of the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, and a sum of heights of the fifth sub-pixel and the sixth sub-pixel; wherein height of the third sub-pixel is different from or equal to height of the fourth sub-pixel; wherein height of the fifth sub-pixel is different from or equal to height of sixth sub-pixel.
US10068530B2	Organic light-emitting diode display and method of driving the same Provided are an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and method of driving the same. An OLED display includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including an OLED, an emission timing of each pixel being controlled in response to an EM signal, a shift register configured to generate an anti-phase EM signal based on gate shift clocks, and an inverter configured to: invert a phase of the anti-phase EM signal based on emission shift clocks, and generate the EM signal, wherein a driving frequency of the shift register and a driving frequency of the inverter are lower in a low-speed driving mode than in a normal driving mode, and wherein in the low-speed driving mode, an amplitude of the emission shift clocks is less than an amplitude of the gate shift clocks.
US10068529B2	Active matrix OLED display with normally-on thin-film transistors A pixel circuit includes a first capacitor and diode stage connected to a gate of a first transistor and ground, which receives a select input. A data line is coupled to a first source/drain of the first transistor, and a second source/drain of the first transistor is coupled to a gate of a second transistor. The second transistor has a drain connected to a supply voltage and a source connected to a resistor. The resistor connects to an organic light emitting diode (OLED), which connects to the ground.
US10068522B2	Method of driving dual pixel of active matrix organic lighting emitting diode display A pixel array includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a pair of third sub-pixels. The first sub-pixel of each pixel and the first sub-pixels of three adjacent pixels are arranged in a two by two array, the second sub-pixel of each pixel and the second sub-pixels of three adjacent pixels are arranged in a two by two array, and one of each of the third sub-pixels of each pixel and one of the third sub-pixels of three adjacent pixels are arranged in a two by two array. A scan line is connected to a switch unit of each of the sub-pixels in a pixel.
US10068517B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a timing controller and a display panel, in which the timing controller generates first output image data based on first input image data corresponding to a first frame set, the display panel includes a plurality of pixels and displays a first output image based on the first output image data during the first frame set, and the first frame set includes a first frame and a second frame, where the duration of the second frame is different from the duration of the first frame.
US10068506B2	System, device for creating an aerial image The invention relates to a flying device (701) arranged to fly in a space and to present an image in that space, a system comprising multiple flying devices (701) for presenting an image in a space and a method for presenting an image in a space using a flying device (701), wherein the flying device (701) is arranged to fly in the space under control of a control signal, the flying device (701) comprising one or more light units (731) arranged to emit multiple light beams (711, 712, 713) a communication unit arranged to receive the control signal and a processing unit arranged to control, based on the received control signal a position of the flying device and a light output of each of the multiple beams (711, 712, 713).
US10068497B2	Reflection teaching aid A reflection teaching aid includes a mounting board and first and second plane mirrors. The mounting board has a plurality of slots that are angularly displaced from each other. When inserting edges of the first and second plane mirrors are inserted respectively into two selected ones of the slots, and when an object is disposed between reflective surfaces of the first and second plane mirrors, a selected one of included angles is formed between the reflective surfaces of the first and second plane mirrors, thereby permitting an object placed between the reflective surfaces of the first and second plane mirrors to generate a corresponding number of reflected images of the object.
US10068494B2	Artificial intelligence based health coaching based on ketone levels of participants A system is disclosed that uses profiles of users, including monitored ketone levels of the users, to assess effectiveness levels of health programs (such as weight loss programs) assigned to the users, and to select health program modifications for the users. The system may use a machine learning (artificial intelligence) algorithm to adaptively learn how to classify users and to select messaging and behavioral modifications for the users. For example, in some embodiments the system classifies the users and provides associated health program recommendations using a computer model trained with expert-classified user data records. As another example, a set of rules may be used to generate the health program recommendations and related messaging, and the set of rules may automatically be modified over time based on feedback data reflective of health program effectiveness levels produced by such rules. In some embodiments the system includes a mobile application that runs on mobile devices of users and communicates wirelessly with breath analysis devices of the users. The mobile application may also communicate with a server-based system that generates the health program recommendations.
US10068489B2	Managing energy during flight of unmanned aerial vehicles for safe return to ground Systems and methods are disclosed for managing energy of a UAV during flight. In particular, the disclosed systems and methods assist in safely returning a UAV to ground while reducing diversionary time for providing energy to the UAV. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods calculate a measure of remaining energy with regard to a UAV flying a mission plan and a measure of landing energy needed to travel to a landing station. The disclosed systems and methods can select a transition point from a mission plan and route leading from the mission plan to the landing station by comparing the calculated measure of remaining energy and the calculated measure of landing energy. Moreover, the disclosed system and methods can modify a mission plan to include the selected transition point and route.
US10068486B1	Transportation network utilizing multiple autonomous vehicles to transport items between network locations A transportation network is provided that utilizes autonomous vehicles (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles) for identifying, acquiring, and transporting items between network locations without requiring human interaction. A travel path for an item through the transportation network may include multiple path segments and corresponding intermediate network locations, with a different autonomous vehicle utilized to transport the item along each path segment. Different possible next network locations for a travel path may selected based on transportation factors such as travel time, cost, safety, etc. (e.g., as may be related to distance, network congestion, inclement weather, etc.). Local processing (e.g., by a control system of an autonomous vehicle) may perform the selection of a next network location for a travel path (e.g., allowing multiple autonomous vehicles to simultaneously engage and depart with items or otherwise travel without having to contact and wait for instructions from centralized system components, etc.).
US10068482B2	Driving assistant device and driving assistant method A driving assistant device includes: a detection unit configured to detect at least one of an edge of a road, a lane of the road, and an object positioned within a certain range on the road; a calculation unit configured to calculate distance from the edge, distance from the lane, distance from the object, and speed of the object, and to calculate time to collision (TTC) with each of the edge, the lane, and the object based on the calculated distances and speed; a management unit configured to set a risk level of at least each one of the edge, the lane, and the object, and to adjust the risk level based on the TTC; and a control unit configured to control at least one of an indicator, a steering system, a brake, a headrest, and a belt according to the risk level.
US10068476B2	Vehicle location discrepancy detection and mitigation A mechanism is provided for detecting and mitigating vehicle location discrepancies. A set of dynamic boundaries are generated around a prescribed pickup location agreed upon with a next renter of a vehicle for a prescribed pickup time. A location of the vehicle is also determined. Based on the location of the vehicle, a determination is made of a boundary in the set of dynamic boundaries with which the vehicle is associated. One state from a set of states is identified based on the location of the vehicle and the identified boundary with which the vehicle is located. Based on the identified state, an associated action is performed.
US10068473B1	Method and apparatus for providing a proximity alert to the operator of a vehicle A method and apparatus for providing a proximity alert to the operator of a vehicle, such as a vehicle approaching a pedestrian crosswalk. A fixed or mobile controller (beacon) component when activated transmits a signal relating to a potential hazard, and a software application (“app”) installed on a smartphone or other device provides the receiver/notification component. The app delivers an audible, visual, and/or tactile alert to drivers via their smartphones, tablet computers, or mobile devices installed in their vehicles that they are approaching an “activated” pedestrian crosswalk, intersection, railroad crossing, road hazard or work zone, emergency vehicle, or even a bicyclist when they are equipped with a beacon.
US10068466B2	Wireless control device A wall-mountable wireless control device may include an antenna (e.g., a slot antenna or a hybrid slot-patch antenna) for transmitting and/or receiving radio-frequency signals, and may have a conductive material on a large amount (e.g., greater than or equal to approximately 85%) of a front surface of the control device. The wireless control device may operate consistently when installed with different types of faceplate assemblies (e.g., faceplate assemblies having metal and/or plastic components) and when installed with different types of electrical wallboxes (e.g., metal and plastic wallboxes). A faceplate comprising a conductive element may be installed on the wireless control device, such that the conductive element operates as a radiating element of the antenna. The wireless control device may comprise a conductive member (e.g., a conductive label or a conductive strap) extending around a rear enclosure of the wireless control device between opposite sides of a conductive yoke.
US10068461B2	Real-time patient experience monitoring system A system is provided that monitors information from locating equipment and nurse call equipment and that provides notifications to caregivers so that patient care processes are maintained or modified to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction or patient safety.
US10068455B1	Machine press data monitoring and analysis system A network-enabled machine press data monitoring and analysis system is provided herein. The system can include a sensor, a base station, and a server. The sensor may be designed such that the sensor can be placed on any type of machine press to track machine press operation. The sensor is coupled to a machine press and detects machine press cycles. The base station is coupled to the sensor and receives signals from the sensor indicating the detection of machine press cycles. The base station tracks machine press cycles and forwards such information to the server along with time values indicating when the machine press has started and stopped operating. The server can process information received from the base station and generate user interface data that, when rendered by a user device, causes the user device to display the processed information in a graphical user interface.
US10068454B1	Sensor data gathering, threshold exceedance determination, and alert generation mobile device communication system Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a sensor data gathering, threshold exceedance determination, and alert generation mobile device communication system. One of the methods includes obtaining information associated with sensing instruments monitoring physical characteristics of an environment. Values associated with physical characteristics are determined to have exceeded respective thresholds using the obtained information. Alert information describing the values is generated in response to the determination.
US10068452B1	Vehicle alert system A vehicle alert system inhibiting a child from being left unattended in a vehicle includes a car seat that is selectively positioned in a vehicle and child is selectively seated in the car seat. A base unit is positioned upon the seat to be sat upon thereby facilitating the base unit to detect weight. The base unit is turned on when the base unit detects weight. A remote unit is carried by the driver of the vehicle. The remote unit is in electrical communication with the base unit. Moreover, the remote unit emits an audible alarm when the remote unit moves beyond a trigger distance from the base unit and the base unit is turned on. In this way the remote unit inhibits the child from being left unattended in the vehicle.
US10068444B1	Recoiler for a merchandise security system Embodiments of the present invention are directed to recoilers, merchandise security systems, and methods for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise from theft. In one example, the merchandise security system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and a base for removably supporting the sensor and the item of merchandise thereon. The system also includes a recoiler operably coupled to the sensor. The recoiler includes a rotatable member defining a helical recess. The system further includes a cable configured to connect to the sensor and to be unwound from and wound on the rotatable member as the cable is extended and retracted. The cable is configured to be extended from the recoiler in response to the sensor being lifted off of the base, and the cable is configured to be retracted into the recoiler in response to the sensor being moved to a seated position on the base. The helical recess is configured to at least partially receive the cable therein as the cable is wound on the rotatable member.
US10068440B2	Systems and methods for tracking assets using associated portable electronic device in the form of beacons The last known location of a beacon associated with an asset can be determined based on the beacon's last communication with a data network. A beacon can be set up to communicate its location to or through a server to a second client used for locating and tracking the beacon after the beacon obtains a wireless data network connection and registers its most recent location with the server. Beacon location can be based on data network router IP address or GPS information. Location can be stored in memory until a subsequent location and/or wireless connection is obtained. A beacon can also include short range wireless communications to facilitate short range radio frequency communications with a second client that are determined to be in close proximity to the beacon. Short-range communications can be facilitated utilizing Bluetooth communications.
US10068437B2	Automatic teller machine inventory and distribution system A bank server allows a user of one ATM to reserve cash at another, nearby ATM when the first ATM has an inadequate cash inventory to serve the user's requested transaction. The user attempts to withdraw cash from the first ATM, but the first ATM has insufficient cash to perform the withdrawal transaction. Through the first ATM, the bank server offers the user a cash reservation at the other ATM. The bank server causes the other ATM to reserve a requested amount of cash for the user, possibly refusing to dispense cash to other users if doing so would leave the other ATM with insufficient cash to dispense the reserved cash. The user travels a short distance to the other ATM and withdraws the reserved cash. In effect, the other ATM can now perform the withdrawal transaction requested of the first ATM when the first ATM couldn't.
US10068435B2	Gaming machine including win chains A gaming machine having a standard game play mode and a bonus feature play mode that include winning and non-winning reel set spins. The gaming machine includes a housing having a user interface and a display attached to the housing to enable games having standard and bonus game play modes. Standard game play mode displays a matrix of symbols including scatter symbols. The gaming machine evaluates scatter symbols in the matrix, whereby appearance of a predetermined number of scatter symbols in the matrix triggers bonus feature play mode and initializes a win chain counter. During bonus game play mode a winning reel set spin enables a new reel set spin while leaving the value of the win chain counter unchanged and a non-winning reel set spin decrements the win chain counter. When the win chain counter reaches a threshold value then bonus game play mode terminates.
US10068434B2	Systems and methods for providing skill-based selection of prizes for games of chance Systems and methods include a gaming device configured to receive a monetary value and a user interface configured to enable a player to select a wager for a game of chance and enable the player to initiate a cash out operation. The gaming device also includes a processor programmed to add the monetary value to a credit balance for the player, deduct the selected wager from the credit balance, and decrease the credit balance in response to the cash out operation. A prize selector is also provided that includes a plurality of randomly or skill based or partially skill based selectable bonus prizes that are selectable by operating the prize selector to oscillate or rotate the prize selector until the prize selector stops at a stopping position. The player is enabled to influence the stopping or starting position of the prize selector to influence the prize that is selected.
US10068432B2	Gaming machine with symbol propagation An embodiment may involve selecting a set of symbols associated with an outcome event of a reel-based game. The reel-based game may be executed on behalf of a client machine, and selecting the set of symbols may involve spinning a plurality of reels to determine the outcome event. The embodiment may further involve determining that the set of symbols includes a predetermined symbol on a designated reel and does not include any winning combination. The embodiment may also involve, possibly in response to determining that the set of symbols includes the predetermined symbol on the designated reel and does not include any winning combination, replacing one or more symbols in the set of symbols with predetermined symbols such that the symbol set after replacement includes a winning combination.
US10068431B1	Facilitating event implementation in an online game A system and method for facilitating implementation of events in an online game are disclosed. Award information may be received from user. The received award information may define a type of in-game award to be distributed to players of the online game. The award information may include information indicate a corresponding award handler for determine and/or distributing the instances of the award to the players. Event information may be received from user. The received event information may specify details for implementing an event in the online game. The received event information may include event award information indicating one or more instances of an award of an award type defined by the received award information. The event information may be used to automatically implement the event in the online game, and the instances of the award may be distributed to the participating players in accordance with the event award information.
US10068425B2	Systems and methods for playing a wagering game Systems and methods enable one or more players to play a wagering game. A game system includes a game server configured to connect to at least one gaming device over a network. The game server includes a processor configured to provide at least one wagering game to a player using the gaming device. Each wagering game is played by a plurality of players at a virtual table who are dealt a plurality of cards to form a hand, and the hand satisfying a winning criterion is determined to be a winning hand. The game system also includes at least one non-relational database configured to be connected to the game server. The database is configured to store a state of the hands of each table as a plurality of document-oriented datasets.
US10068423B2	Lottery system with skill wagering interleaved game A lottery system skill wagering interleaved game. Responsive to a scanned code provided by an entertainment game module, a random number generation result is generated based on the scanned code. At least one of a virtual credit (VC) amount and a Quanta amount is determined based on the random number generation result. The determined amount of at least one of VC and Quanta is recorded in a player profile of a player associated with the entertainment game module and the scanned code. The skill wagering interleaved game interleaves a gambling game with an interactive entertainment game. The determined amount of at least one of VC and Quanta for the player are used within an interactive entertainment game session of the player.
US10068420B2	System and method for enabling a player proxy to execute a gaming event A gaming system that includes a server and a first gaming machine communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the first gaming machine includes an input device configured to receive game play events from a first player operating the first gaming machine. The gaming system further includes one or more additional gaming machines communicatively coupled to the server, wherein each of the one or more additional gaming machines is operated by a respective player. The gaming system also includes a processor programmed to provide a game of chance on the first gaming machine, determine that a triggering event as occurred, and based on the triggering event, enable one of the one or more players on one of the one or more additional gaming machines to execute a game play event for the first player.
US10068409B2	Vending machine There is provided a vending machine that prevents a commodity receptacle from being damaged and a commodity from slipping out thereof by a shock due to falling even if a commodity receptacle undergoes free fall without requiring a complicated structure for preventing the commodity receptacle from undergoing free fall. When it is detected that the fall velocity of a bucket 60 falling due to disconnection of power supply to a second motor 72a of a bucket moving mechanism 70 is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed, a braking force for decelerating the fall velocity of the bucket 60 is intermittently generated and thereby the bucket 60 can be lowered to the lowest point at a speed slower than free fall. This configuration prevents the bucket 60 from being damaged and a commodity from slipping out thereof by a shock due to falling and does not require a complicated structure for preventing the bucket 60 from undergoing free fall. Additionally, the bucket 60 is not locked, and thus the bucket 60 can be manually moved during maintenance work for restarting the vending operation.
US10068403B1	Locker management techniques A locker system includes a locker area, a plurality of lockers positioned in the locker area, and a plurality of augmented reality headsets. Individual augmented headsets of the plurality of augmented reality headsets including a display and being configured to be worn by respective individual users. The locker system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of lockers and the plurality of augmented reality headsets, wherein the controller comprises a memory and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory. The instructions include generating locker assignments to assign individual lockers of the plurality of lockers to the respective individual users, communicating the locker assignments of the assigned individual lockers to the respective individual users using the plurality of augmented reality headsets, and controlling operation of the assigned individual lockers of the plurality of lockers based on signals received from the plurality of augmented reality headsets.
US10068397B2	System and method for access control using context-based proof Control of access by a requesting entity to an asset includes defining an approved state of the requesting entity. A validation of a representation of the approved state of in a non-repudiatable form in obtained from an event validation system. The requesting entity is triggered to determine its current state by an access-control entity, which compares the current state with the approved state and allows access by the requesting entity to the asset only if the current state is the same as the approved state. In a pre-authorization procedure, one or both of the entities issues a data set challenge to the other, which then validates the challenge via the event validation system and returns this validation to the challenging entity, which then checks the validation to see if it is correct. Data sets may be validated, for example, with hash tree based signatures or blockchain entries.
US10068393B2	Intelligent towing plug An intelligent towing plug apparatus and software system that performs trailer electrical system testing, diagnostic and monitoring routines as well as towing vehicle plug testing utilizing wireless technology housed completely inside a towing adapter plug or attached towing plug compartment housing that interfaces with any smart phone or towing vehicle on-board computer system that has downloaded or preinstalled the intelligent towing plug mobile application or software compatible with the on-board computer's operating system.
US10068386B2	Methods and systems for electronic payment for parking in gated garages The methods describe the use of Handset Apps in garages currently using paper tickets or ID tokens in ways that minimize disruption to the existing infrastructure. The techniques include automatic recognition of garage/gate ID, automatic identification of paper ticket ID without optical scanning, and direct payment in manually operated garages, including those using valet parking.
US10068385B2	Generation of synthetic 3-dimensional object images for recognition systems Techniques are provided for generation of synthetic 3-dimensional object image variations for training of recognition systems. An example system may include an image synthesizing circuit configured to synthesize a 3D image of the object (including color and depth image pairs) based on a 3D model. The system may also include a background scene generator circuit configured to generate a background for each of the rendered image variations. The system may further include an image pose adjustment circuit configured to adjust the orientation and translation of the object for each of the variations. The system may further include an illumination and visual effect adjustment circuit configured to adjust illumination of the object and the background for each of the variations, and to further adjust visual effects of the object and the background for each of the variations based on application of simulated camera parameters.
US10068382B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An information processing system that acquires video data captured by an image pickup unit; detects an object from the video data; detects a condition corresponding to the image pickup unit; and controls a display to display content associated with the object at a position other than a detected position of the object based on the condition corresponding to the image pickup unit.
US10068379B2	Automatic placement of augmented reality models An embodiment of an augmented reality model placement apparatus may include a location identifier to identify one or more candidate locations in a three-dimensional (3D) model for an augmented reality (AR) model based on the 3D model, the AR model, and placement constraints for the AR model, a location ranker communicatively coupled to the location identifier to assign respective ranks to the one or more identified candidate locations based on placement ranking criteria, and a location selector communicatively coupled to the location ranker to select a placement location for the AR model from the one or more identified candidate locations. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US10068373B2	Electronic device for providing map information An electronic device for providing map information associated with a space of interest is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor configured to display, on the display, at least a portion of a map including at least one node associated with at least one image photographed at a corresponding position of the space of interest and additional information on the at least one image, change, in response to an input or an event, a first image associated with a first node among the at least one node or first additional information on the first image, and display, on the map through the display, at least a portion of the changed first image or at least a portion of the changed first additional information.
US10068361B2	Hybrid level set for interactive editing of matting and selection In various implementations, methods and systems are disclosed for accurately selecting a targeted portion of a digital image. In one embodiment, a selection cursor having a central and a peripheral region is provided. The central region is used to force a selection or a deselection and therefore moving the central region over a portion of the image causes that portion of the image to be selected or deselected, respectively. The peripheral region of the cursor surrounds the central region and defines an area where a hybrid level set algorithm for both boundary detection and region definition, particularly a matting region, is performed. This provides highly accurate boundary detection and matting region selection within a narrowly-focused peripheral region and eliminates the need to subsequently designate a matting region and apply a matting algorithm to complex portions of an object selection. Thus moving the peripheral region of the selection cursor over a boundary of the targeted portion of the image applies the hybrid algorithm in that boundary region, increasing the likelihood that the boundary will be detected accurately, and further defining at least a matting region along the detected boundary for an even more refined selection.
US10068359B2	Information processing device The present invention makes it possible to see an original text string which (i) is contained in a captured image and (ii) has been translated, even after a translation of the original text string is displayed. The text string decoration display control section (12) decorates a part indicating a text string contained in a captured image and causes the decorated part to be displayed. The translation image generating section (13) generates a translation image showing a result of translating the text string into another language. The translation display control section (16) switches between display and non-display of the translation image in accordance with an input carried out by a user.
US10068357B2	Graphical evaluation of a cognitive analysis using a 3D swivel bar chart A 3D swivel bar chart has primary bars with associated secondary bars shown in a condensed form, such as along the z-axis hidden behind a corresponding primary bar. When a primary bar is selected, associated secondary bars swivel out from the z-axis to the front plane. When deselected, the secondary bars swivel back to the z-axis. The user can see additional information is tied to a bar without cluttering the presentation. For an application involving evaluation of a cognitive system, the primary bars can represent confidence levels for candidate answers to a natural language question. The chart includes a legend which displays a particular result when the corresponding primary bar is selected. When a label in the legend is selected, the visualization is augmented with explanatory information pertaining to the particular result, such as evidence extracted from corpora used by the cognitive system to arrive at the result.
US10068348B2	Method and apparatus for indentifying structural elements of a projected structural pattern in camera images A method for identifying in camera images individual structural elements of a structural pattern projected by a projector onto a scene. First and second cameras are used to pick up the structural pattern. The cameras are positioned at a distance from one another, and the projector is positioned outside a straight line connecting the two cameras and at a distance from the cameras. With respect to a particular structural element to be identified in the camera image of the first camera, the structural element in the camera image of the second camera which can be associated one-to-one with the particular structural element is determined by way of calibration data. The calibration data for the individual structural elements comprises combinations of parameters which correlate the respective structural element with the location and orientation of both the first camera and the projector, and of the second camera and the projector.
US10068342B2	Macropixel processing system, method and article Digital image processing circuitry converts images in a color filter array (CFA) color space to images in a luminance-chrominance (YUV) 4:2:0 color space, and the images in the YUV 4:2:0 color space are processed by the digital image processing circuitry in the YUV 4:2:0 color space, for example, to apply noise filtering, etc. The converting includes simultaneously receiving pixel data defining a macro-pixel in the CFA color space. The processing in the YUV color space is applied on a macro-pixel level to the macro-pixel of the image in the YUV color space.
US10068325B2	Method for three-dimensionally measuring a 3D aerial image of a lithography mask In a method for three-dimensionally measuring a 3D aerial image in the region around an image plane during the imaging of a lithography mask, which is arranged in an object plane, a selectable imaging scale ratio in mutually perpendicular directions (x, y) is taken into account. For this purpose, an electromagnetic wavefront of imaging light is reconstructed after interaction thereof with the lithography mask. An influencing variable that corresponds to the imaging scale ratio is included. Finally, the 3D aerial image measured with the inclusion of the influencing variable is output. This results in a measuring method with which lithography masks that are optimized for being used with an anamorphic projection optical unit during projection exposure can also be measured.
US10068323B2	Aware system, method and computer program product for detecting overlay-related defects in multi-patterned fabricated devices A design aware system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting overlay-related defects in multi-patterned fabricated devices. In use, a design of a multi-patterned fabricated device is received by a computer system. Then, the computer system automatically determines from the design one or more areas of the design that are prone to causing overlay errors. Further, an indication of the determined one or more areas is output by the computer system to an inspection system for use in inspecting a multi-patterned device fabricated in accordance with the design.
US10068317B2	Metadata-driven method and apparatus for constraining solution space in image processing techniques Methods and apparatus for constraining solution space in image processing techniques may use the metadata for a set of images to constrain an image processing solution to a smaller solution space. In one embodiment, a process may require N parameters for processing an image. A determination may be made from metadata that multiple images were captured with the same camera/lens and with the same settings. A set of values may be estimated for the N parameters from data in one or more of the images. The process may then be applied to each of images using the set of values. In one embodiment, a value for a parameter of a process may be estimated for an image. If the estimated value deviates substantially from a value for the parameter in the metadata, the metadata value is used in the process instead of the estimated value.
US10068316B1	Tilts as a measure of user engagement for multiview digital media representations Various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods for analyzing and manipulating images and video. According to particular embodiments, the spatial relationship between multiple images and video is analyzed together with location information data, for purposes of creating a representation referred to herein as a multi-view interactive digital media representation for presentation on a device. Once a multi-view interactive digital media representation is generated, a user can provide navigational inputs, such via tilting of the device, which alter the presentation state of the multi-view interactive digital media representation. The navigational inputs can be analyzed to determine metrics which indicate a user's interest in the multi-view interactive digital media representation.
US10068314B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable storage medium An image processing apparatus includes: an input unit adapted to input an image; a first acquisition unit adapted to acquire a low-frequency component image from the image input by the input unit; a first transformation unit adapted to transform the low-frequency component image acquired by the first acquisition unit; a second transformation unit adapted to transform the image input by the input unit; a second acquisition unit adapted to acquire a transformed high-frequency component image from the transformed image obtained by the second transformation unit; and a display control unit adapted to display, on a display unit, a combined image obtained by combining the transformed low-frequency component image obtained by the first transformation unit and the transformed high-frequency component image acquired by the second acquisition unit.
US10068312B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium An image processing apparatus which is capable of providing images with enhanced resolution and enhanced sharpness is provided. The image processing apparatus includes an inputter configured to receive an input of image data, an up-scaler configured to up-scale the inputted image data, a region sense unit configured to sense an edge region and a line region within the up-scaled image data by extracting brightness information of the up-scaled image data, an image corrector configured to correct the up-scaled image data in different correction methods for each of the edge region and the line region, and an outputter configured to output the corrected image data.
US10068311B2	Varying effective resolution by screen location by changing active color sample count within multiple render targets A graphics processing unit (GPU) is configured to receive metadata specifying an active sample configuration for a particular region of a display device among a plurality of regions of the display device and receive pixel data for one or more pixels in the particular region. The pixel data specifies the same number of color samples for each pixel. For each pixel in the particular region, the GPU invokes a pixel shader only for color samples specified to be active samples by the configuration.
US10068310B2	Bowtie view representing a 360-degree image Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing a bowtie view of an environment. A bowtie view of an environment is a representation of a 360-degree image of the environment that is compressed at its center such that at least one side of the bowtie view is concave. For example, two opposing sides of the bowtie view may be concave. In accordance with this example, the two opposing sides may be top and bottom sides of the bowtie view. The 360-degree image is unwrapped to provide a flattened image. The flattened image is projected on an inner surface of a virtual object in a three-dimensional virtual environment. A portion of the flattened image is captured from the inner surface of the virtual object using a virtual camera to provide the bowtie view.
US10068307B2	Command processing for graphics tile-based rendering The same set of render commands can be re-executed for each of a plurality of tiles making up a graphic scene to be rendered. Each time the list of commands is executed, the way the commands are executed may be modified based on information received from tile pre-processing. Specifically, a jump if command may be inserted into the command list. When this command is encountered, a determination is made, based on information received from tile pre-processing pipeline, whether to execute the command for the next primitive or not. If the next primitive is to be culled then the command for the next primitive is not executed and the flow moves past that command. If the next primitive is to be executed then the jump is not implemented. This enables avoiding reloading the same list of commands over and over for every tile.
US10068283B2	Localization of merchant data Disclosed are various embodiments for localization of merchant data. A computing device obtains a localization request from a user interface on a first client device where the localization request relates to the localization of an offer listing. Based at least in part on the localization request, the content of the offer listing is translated to generate a localized offer listing. The localized offer listing is sent, via a second user interface, to a second client device.
US10068281B2	Routing order lookups from retail systems The present invention is generally directed to methods, systems, and computer program products for routing order lookups from retail systems. Order data from order management system database is synchronized to an order cache. When an order lookup is received (e.g., from a retail kiosk or POS terminal), a business layer determines if the cache can appropriately service the order lookup. If so (e.g., if the order lookup does not change order state), the business layer routes the order lookup to the cache. Otherwise (e.g., if the order lookup does change order state), the business layer routes the order lookup to the order management system database. In-store retail systems can be used to lookup orders previously submitted through other channels, such as, a website or mobile application. Knowing order details for other orders can assist the customer with in-store purchasing decisions.
US10068280B2	Gift transaction system architecture A system architecture of a gift transaction system is disclosed. The gift transaction system can include a buyer interface module, a recipient interface module, a merchant backend interface module, a store front interface module, a curation module, a reminder module, an analytics module, or a media plug-in interface module. A method of operating the gift transaction system under the system architecture includes: providing an embedded widget on a website to determine gift intent to initiate a gift transaction by a buyer account for a recipient account; generating a gift buyer interface for a first client device to personalize a gift package including a gift item; generating a gift recipient interface for a second client device to customize the gift package; and communicating with a merchant backend system to complete the gift transaction to ship the gift package.
US10068279B2	Process for ordering a selection in advance, digital system and jukebox for embodiment of the process This invention relates to a process for ordering a selection in advance, characterized in that it includes a step in which a menu is displayed followed by a selection in this menu, to make specific requests and particularly: a step displaying the event for which the advance order of a selection is made, and then selection of the event; a step displaying the identity of destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, and then selection of this equipment; a step displaying the date and time at which the selection is to be made on the destination equipment; a step in which particular requests are recorded and downloaded onto a file only after payment has been verified.
US10068275B2	Obtaining remote shopping advice Various methods and systems for obtaining remote shopping advice are described herein. In one example, a method includes taking two or more media representations of items to be discussed. A parameter is selected within a social shopping app for obtaining feedback on the items to be discussed. The two or more media representations are assembled into a query within the social shopping app based, at least in part, on the parameter. The query is sent to a reviewer from within the social shopping app. Feedback on the items to be discussed is received from the reviewer within the social shopping app.
US10068274B2	Method and system to display and search in a language independent manner A method to facilitate a language independent search includes displaying a search attribute, including an attribute name and a selection of attribute values, to a user and receiving from the user a search attribute value selection corresponding to the attribute name. Then, the attribute name and attribute value selection are translated into language independent symbols, such as numbers. The numbers are used in a search of a sellers item listings table to select item listings with attribute values that match the search attribute values selected by the user.
US10068273B2	Method for delivering a custom sandwich to a patron One variation of a method for personalizing food orders includes: from a patron, receiving a taste feedback for a first food item in a first food order submitted previously by the patron; predicting an absolute food preference of the patron from the first food order; predicting a relative taste preference of the patron based on the taste feedback and a recipe of the first food item; generating a taste profile of the patron based on the absolute food preference and the relative taste preference; from the patron, receiving a selection for a second food item in a new food order, the second food item different than the first food item; applying the taste profile of the patron to a recipe for the second food item to generate a personalized recipe; and submitting the personalized recipe with the new food order to a robotic food assembly apparatus.
US10068271B1	Shopping with a personal device The disclosure presents a network, system, method and computer readable medium for using a personal device when shopping at a store using the server associated with this store. As described in the disclosure, the communication between the personal device and the store server is indirect via an intermediary system.
US10068267B1	Programmatic selection of service provider Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for determining a recommendation for a service provider to perform a service on a creative work based on metadata associated with the creative work and attribute information associated with the service provider. Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are also disclosed for determining a recommendation for a creative work requiring a service to be performed based on metadata associated with the creative work and attribute information associated with the service provider.
US10068266B2	Methods and systems to maintain, check, report, and audit contract and historical pricing in electronic procurement Disclosed embodiments provide an electronic procurement system and process that enables a buyer or purchasing organization to maintain explicitly or implicitly, a contract price between the buyer/purchasing organization and the supplier whose catalog is integrated with an electronic marketplace. In one embodiment, a process is executed that compares the listed/purchase price of catalog items against the contract price or against a ‘normal’ purchase price. A user (e.g. the buyer) may configure and receive specific alerts regarding items that are purchased in deviation of contracted price and items that have been added to the catalog since the last contract. Disclosed embodiments may also maintain, automatically, the historical price and purchase information of supplier catalog items that are enabled through the electronic marketplace.
US10068264B1	Electronic processing of invoices using assigned users and supplier groups An electronic invoicing system performs a method of processing electronic invoices. A portal is provided by the system. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting electronic invoices and an administrator of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing electronic invoices. An administrator of the enterprise can create and maintain supplier groups in the portal, assign security permissions to the supplier groups in the portal; and assign users to the supplier groups in said portal. The users thereby receive security permission assigned to the supplier group to which they are assigned. The processing of electronic invoices by users is controlled in accordance with the assignments of security permissions to the supplier groups.
US10068263B2	Adaptive power management of a cluster of host computers using predicted data A power management system and method for performing power management operations in a distributed computer system uses predicted resource demands for a specified time in the future to change a power management option of a power management analysis algorithm prior to the specified time so that the power management analysis algorithm can be executed in anticipation of the predicted resource demands at the specified time.
US10068262B1	Application for transaction information delivery A server receives over a network from a mobile computing device recipient reaction information. The recipient reaction information includes encoded information obtained by the mobile computing device. The encoded information is obtained by the mobile computing device from a machine-readable representation of the encoded information affixed to a physical package. The server associates the recipient reaction information to a record for a transaction. The physical package contains at least a first product shipped as part of the transaction. The associating is performed using the encoded information. The server transmits to the mobile computing device transaction information. The transaction information is usable to perform a user interaction function related to the transaction via the mobile device.
US10068258B2	Sponsored stories and news stories within a newsfeed of a social networking system A social networking system generates socially-relevant stories for a user based on actions taken by other users to whom the user is connected. The social networking system may receive a request for a sponsored story for a viewing user and may select information about one or more actions performed by one or more users to whom the viewing user is connected to identify one of a plurality of candidate information for a sponsored story based on one or more criteria (e.g., affinity of the viewing user for the candidates, expected value for the candidates, etc.). The social networking system may also generate the sponsored story and generate a feed comprising the sponsored story and news stories (e.g., non-sponsored stories) about one or more users of the social networking system with whom the viewing user is connected. This feed may be provided for display to the viewing user.
US10068247B2	Pacing control for online ad campaigns Described herein are techniques and systems for online ad campaign pacing. The techniques described herein use budget allocation along with the estimations of bids and response rates. With use of budget allocation, the techniques can use budget pacing to enhance impressions and maximize desired responses, such as desired click-through rates. These techniques focus on enhancing pacing and performance of ad campaigns, such as enhancing performance across distinct and/or unified online ad marketplaces. These techniques are especially useful in the context of a demand-side platform (DSP). In some examples, the techniques assume that impression supply is much larger than advertiser demand for impressions of their ads, so such techniques focus on selecting high performing inventory of ad space. Yet, with such a focus, a smooth or consistent delivery of ads over time is used.
US10068235B1	Regulating fraud probability models An automated purchase transaction analyzes a purchase transaction using a probability model to determine a probability that the transaction is fraudulent. If the probability exceeds a threshold, the transaction may be manually reviewed to determine whether to freeze the account associated with the transaction. When introducing the model, the threshold may be set to a relatively high value so that a small number of transactions are submitted for manual review. After a period of time, the observed freeze rate resulting from manual reviews is compared to a target freeze rate. The threshold is then adjusted upwardly or downwardly to decrease the difference between the observed and target freeze rates.
US10068226B2	System for authorization and instant integration of credit card to digital wallet Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for security confidence calculation for digital wallet integration. In this way, the invention provides instantaneous access to new payment methods, such as credit cards with prevention of misappropriation based on user device security confidence and token presentation. As such, the system allows for instant application approval, authorization, and instant integration of credit cards to a user's digital wallet. Thus allowing a user to instantaneously use the new credit card via his/her digital wallet without having to wait for the physical card to be received and activated.
US10068222B2	Mobile commerce system A mobile commerce system including a multiplicity of Mobile Device-Point of Sale Communication (MPC)-equipped mobile devices, a plurality of MPC-enabled Point-of-Sale (POS) devices, at least one POS configuration server for configuring the plurality of MPC-enabled POS devices, at least one MPC-equipped mobile device configuration server for configuring the plurality of MPC-equipped mobile devices and at least one mobile marketing platform server operative to introduce Transaction Value Certificate (TVC)-related functions and to communicate both with the at least one POS configuration server and the at least one MPC-equipped mobile device configuration server to coordinate operation thereof so that the MPC-enabled POS devices will be “tap-ready” for carrying out the TVC-related functions.
US10068221B1	Using a mobile computing device camera to trigger state-based actions Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory media are disclosed to perform state-based changes on a mobile computing device. A mobile computing device may display one or more images that are indicative of a state of the mobile computing device, such as a barcode. A mobile computing device may measure characteristics of electromagnetic (EM) radiation, such as laser light from a laser scanner, received through its camera. By comparing changes in the intensity of the EM radiation over a time interval and/or a wavelength of the EM radiation to one or more threshold intensities and/or wavelength ranges, one or more trigger conditions may be identified. The one or more trigger conditions may cause the mobile computing device to execute one or more actions, which may be dependent on the present state of the mobile computing device. The actions may include various functions used in conjunction with a retailer-based mobile phone application.
US10068209B1	System and method for billing an account Methods and systems are disclosed for issuing bills on an account to a primary account holder and at least one secondary account holder. The methods and systems allow separate component bills to be sent to the primary and secondary account holders based on instructions received from the primary account holder. In one embodiment, the component bills represent the portion of the total bill that is attributable to the recipient of the component bill. In another embodiment, payment reminders are sent to the primary and secondary account holders before the payment deadline. Account identification information can be encoded on each payment received from a primary or secondary account holder so that the payment can be properly credited to the account.
US10068205B2	Social event scheduler An online event scheduler system for allowing users to find events of interest in which the users can participate and to allow users to set up impromptu meeting with nearby users.
US10068204B2	Modeling and visualizing a dynamic interpersonal relationship from social media Embodiments relate to relationship modeling and visualization from social media. One aspect includes determining a relationship type of a network-based relationship, between an individual and a network contact of the individual, from at least one social media data source. The relationship type is determined using a relationship model based on relationship types that include operational, personal, and business. Another aspect includes performing timeline based relationship strength segmentation using Group Lasso. The timeline based relationship strength segmentation specifies a past and current strength of the relationship. A further aspect includes predicting a future strength of the relationship using Extended Kalman Filter, and providing, through a visual interface, interactive visual analytics to view and monitor relationship states including the past, current, and future strengths over time.
US10068203B2	Methods and systems for managing to do items or notes or electronic messages Methods and systems for managing To do items and/or notes and/or emails (or other electronic messages) are described. A record, such as a To do item, in a database maintained locally by the data processing system is encoded into metadata. The metadata is sent as a false email message by an email client application executing on the data processing system to a remote email message server. An email client application executing on a remote processing system accesses the email message server and receives the false email message containing the metadata. The remote client application then either converts the metadata back into a database record editable at the remote processing system or presents a non-editable view of the database record, for example as an incoming email message.
US10068202B2	Instantiating complex event scenarios using dynamic rule creation Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for creating, reconfiguring, and reusing business scenarios. In one embodiment, a complex event processing (CEP) tool expert generates a business scenario template using a CEP tool. Once the business scenario template is generated, a business user may generate multiple business scenario instances from the business scenario templates, without using the CEP tool and without involvement from the CEP tool expert.
US10068197B2	Method and apparatus for making changes to a quantity for a time interval within a time series A method is described that involves providing a persisted quantity for a time series time interval to a first transaction, then, providing the same persisted quantity to a second transaction that operates in parallel with the first transaction. The second transaction is not permitted to change the persisted quantity. The method also involves replacing the persisted quantity with a second persisted quantity within the time series. The second persisted quantity is determined by the first transaction. The method also involves writing a persisted quantity change for the time series time interval. The persisted quantity change is determined by the second transaction.
US10068196B2	Wireless packing slip A system for tracking attributes of an object includes a device having a substrate configured to couple to the object. The substrate supports a processor, memory, a first communication interface, and a power source. A node includes a sensor, and a second communication interface operable to communicate data from the sensor to the first communication interface of the device.
US10068192B2	System and method of solving supply chain campaign planning problems involving major and minor setups A system including a computer solves supply chain campaign planning problems involving major and minor setups. The computer is configured to execute a major campaign for two or more of a plurality of major product families and fix an optimal major product family to a major time period on a planning horizon, based at least on aggregated major productivity fractions and calculated second moments of a plurality of two or more major product families. The computer is further configured to execute a minor campaign for two or more minor product families associated with the optimal major product family, obtain a minor productivity fraction of a campaignable resource for the minor product family over at least a portion of a major time period and fix an optimal minor product family from the two or more minor product families to a minor time period based at least on the minor productivity fraction.
US10068185B2	Error-driven feature ideation in machine learning Disclosed herein are technologies directed to a feature ideator. The feature ideator can initiate a classifier that analyzes a training set of data in a classification process. The feature ideator can generate one or more suggested features relating to errors generated during the classification process. The feature ideator can generate an output to cause the errors to be rendered in a format that provides for an interaction with a user. A user can review the summary of the errors or the individual errors and select one or more features to increase the accuracy of the classifier.
US10068179B2	Positioning text in digital designs based on an underlying image The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for determining the optimal placement, color, and size of an overlay in a digital design. For example, in response to determining that a change to an underlying image of a digital design has caused a loss of readability and/or aesthetic value in the digital design due to the placement of the overlay over the now changed underlying image, one or more embodiments described herein utilize a scoring system to identify optimal placement, color, and size for the overlay in relation to the underlying image in the digital design.
US10068175B2	Question resolution processing in deep question answering systems System, method, and computer program product for performing an operation, the operation comprising receiving, by a deep question answering system, a question not specifying an element of input data, identifying a set of possible values for the element of input data, generating, by the deep question answering system, a respective set of candidate answers for the question: (i) without the element of input data, and (ii) with each possible value in the set of possible values for the element of input data, and returning at least one candidate answer from at least one set of candidate answers as responsive to the question.
US10068166B2	Bio-electronic tag-based feature extraction and verification method, device, tag and storage medium A bio-electronic tag-based feature extraction and verification method, a device therefor and a tag. The fingerprint electronic tag includes: a resilient film substrate; an antenna formed by a conductive layer attached to the film substrate, the antenna comprising a fingerprint region which forms a microstrip antenna with a printed fingerprint pattern when the fingerprint electronic tag is attached to a finger; and a protective film covering the antenna and bonded to the film substrate.
US10068164B2	Print control device, method for print control and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for print control A print control device is provided with a management unit that receives and manages an instruction to execute processing, a processing unit that performs processing based on the instruction that is received, and a storage unit that stores an attribute information indicating an attribution of the instruction stored by the management unit and state information indicating a processing state of the processing unit in a nonvolatile storing unit using resources of the processing unit when processing based on the instruction is not executed.
US10068163B2	Image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium using difference in processing speed information Provided is an image processing apparatus including a print image generation section that generates print image data to be supplied to a printing device by executing a rasterizing process with a resolution for printing on print data, and an image density calculation section that executes the rasterizing process on the print data with a resolution lower than the resolution for printing and calculates image density information used in control of an image forming process in the printing device based on raster image data which is generated through the rasterizing process and has a resolution lower than the resolution for printing, wherein a difference in a processing speed between the print image generation section and the image density calculation section causes the image density information of a page prior to a page of the print image data being printed by the printing device to be supplied to the printing device.
US10068162B2	Image forming apparatus having rack and pinion device for sorter An image forming apparatus comprises a printing module, a transporting mechanism and a sorting module. The printing module prints data on media in order. The transporting mechanism transports the media past the printing module. The sorting module is disposed downstream of the transporting mechanism, and comprises an output mechanism, a rack and a driving pinion. The output mechanism transports the media out in a first direction. The rack is connected to the output mechanism. The driving pinion meshing with the rack drives the rack and the output mechanism to reciprocate in a second direction, different from the first direction, to sort the media into stacks. Thus, the sorting function can be achieved without providing a larger space and moving a discharge tray, and this is advantageous to the miniaturization of the image forming apparatus.
US10068160B2	Image processing apparatus and method for controlling the same An image forming apparatus includes a light emitting element group including a plurality of light emitting elements disposed at first intervals in a first direction, and configured to emit optical beams based on image data, a lens array including a plurality of lenses disposed at second intervals different from the first intervals in the first direction and configured to focus or condense the light emitted from the light emitting element group, and a halftone processing unit configured to perform halftone processing by using a dither matrix corresponding to a relative positional relationship between the plurality of light emitting elements and the plurality of lenses to generate the image data.
US10068133B2	Pavement marking determination In an approach to determining pavement markings, a computer determines a location of a first computing device based on data received from one or more location devices associated with the first computing device. The computer then retrieves pavement marking data for one or more pavement markings for the location and determines whether one or more existing pavement markings are present at the location. Responsive to determining that one or more existing pavement markings are present at the location, the computer determines whether each of the one or more existing pavement markings meet one or more pre-determined thresholds for an acceptable pavement marking quality. Furthermore, responsive to determining each of the one or more existing pavement markings do not meet the one or more pre-determined thresholds for an acceptable pavement marking quality level, the computer provides pavement marking data to the first computing device.
US10068130B2	Methods and devices for querying and obtaining user identification The present disclosure discloses a method for querying user identification which comprises steps of; receiving an uploaded target image; identifying the target image to obtain identification information of the target image; obtaining original image matching the identification information; obtaining and returning user identification corresponding to the original image. Besides, also disclosed is a device for querying user identification, as well as a method and device for obtaining user identification. The method and device for querying user identification can improve convenience of operation.
US10068128B2	Face key point positioning method and terminal The present disclosure pertains to the field of image processing technologies and discloses a face key point positioning method and a terminal. The method includes: obtaining a face image; recognizing a face frame in the face image; determining positions of n key points of a target face in the face frame according to the face frame and a first positioning algorithm; performing screening to select, from candidate faces, a similar face whose positions of corresponding key points match the positions of the n key points of the target face; and determining positions of m key points of the similar face selected through screening according to a second positioning algorithm, m being a positive integer. In this way, the problem that positions of key points obtained by a terminal have relatively great deviations in the related technologies is resolved, thereby achieving an effect of improving accuracy of positioned positions of the key points.
US10068126B2	Microscope slide coordinate system registration Systems, methods and computer program products for mapping coordinates of various imaging stations are described. In some implementations, cells (e.g., red blood cells) in a biological specimen can be used for determining the mapping information between the imaging stations. The use of cells allows a target image (e.g., an image of a sub-region of cells in the biological specimen) taken by one imaging station to be pattern-matched to a reference image (e.g., an image showing a larger region of cells in the biological specimen that also includes the sub-region) taken by another imaging station. Once the target image is matched to the reference image, point by point correspondence (and therefore coordinates) between the target image and the reference image can be established for computing the coordinate transformation to map the imaging stations.
US10068125B2	Method for validating the authenticity of an element of the human body The invention relates to a device and to a method for validating whether an object is an element (5) of the human body, comprising at least the following steps: illuminating with at least one first light source (1) and with at least one second light source (2) an object that it is desired to validate is or is not a human body element; acquiring an image with an image sensor (3), the pixels of said image being associated with at least two characteristic values of a first color component and of a second color component, respectively; implementing validating processing dependant on comparisons between the values of the second component of the pixels in a zone of interest of the image and values of the first component of said pixels; validating or not the authenticity of the object (5) depending on the result of the validating processing.
US10068115B2	Method and apparatus for tracking via a radio frequency identification device Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including a radio frequency interface configured to receive, from a radio frequency identification device, a first wireless signal of a first carrier frequency that indicates a personal identifier. A transceiver can be configured to generate a transmission signal of second carrier frequency that indicates the personal identifier and location information associated with the device and to transmit electromagnetic waves in response to the transmission signal at a first physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate without requiring an electrical return path. The electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium and are received by a receiving device at a second physical interface of the transmission medium, and the transmission signal can be extracted from the electromagnetic waves by the receiving device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10068114B1	System and method for implementing a host card emulation (HCE) command stack in a mobile phone A method for implementing a host card emulation (HCE) service in a remote near field communication (NFC) device is provided. In the method, a first command application protocol data unit (APDU) is received at the remote NFC device from an NFC reader. A first response to the first command APDU is computed. A second command APDU from the NFC reader is predicted that is likely to follow receipt of the first command APDU from the NFC reader. A second response to the predicted second command APDU is computed. A third command APDU is received from the NFC reader. It is determined if the prediction of the second command APDU matches the third command APDU. If the second and third command APDUs match, then the computed second response is send directly to the NFC reader without having to traverse a NFC stack.
US10068110B2	Semiconductor device including a content firewall unit that has a secure function A semiconductor device includes a first processing unit configured to perform a calculation by using data stored in a memory; and a memory path controller configured to communicate with the first processing unit and control the memory for the first processing unit to perform the calculation, wherein the memory path controller includes an address region control unit configured to divide an address space of the memory to include a secure address and a non-secure address and permit the first processing unit to access the secure address or the non-secure address, and a first content firewall unit connected with the address region control unit and configured to prevent the first processing unit from writing secure contents in the non-secure address.
US10068095B1	Systems and methods for selecting a termination rule for a penetration testing campaign Systems and methods of penetration testing of a networked system by a penetration testing system that is controlled by a user interface of a computing device so that a penetration testing campaign is executed until a termination condition is satisfied, the termination condition being manually and explicitly selected and being an indirect termination condition.
US10068093B2	Machine-checkable code-annotations for static application security testing Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving source code and an indication that a portion of the source code is insecure. Receiving an annotation to the source code that identifies the indication as being a false positive indication. The annotation includes a logical statement showing that the portion of the source code is not insecure, where the logical statement can be executed by a processor to prove that the portion of the source code is not insecure. Processing the annotation to determine whether the logical statement proves that the portion of the source code is not insecure. In response to determining that the logical statement proves that the portion of the source code is not insecure, retaining the annotation in the source code, and removing the indication that the portion of the source code is insecure.
US10068082B1	Systems and methods for maintaining split knowledge of web-based accounts Systems and methods for enabling multi-factor authentication for a web-based account. A first computing device and a second computing device are accessible to a first user. A backend system is accessible to a second user. The backend system communicates with the second computing device via a secure communication network. The first user creates a web-based account and receives a MFA initiation screen including secret information and a field for entering at least one TOTP token. The backend system has a TOTP token generator. The second computing device captures the secret information and transmits it to the backend system. The second user generates at least one TOTP token using the backend system and transmits the at least one TOTP token to the second computing device. The first user enters the at least one TOTP token into the first computing device. The account can then be validated and MFA enabled.
US10068077B2	False alarm avoidance Among other things, a system comprises a processor device, a memory in communication with the processor device, and a storage device that stores a program of computing instructions for execution by the processor using the memory. The program comprises instructions configured to cause the processor to receive from a user device biometric information of a user requesting access to the security system. The biometric information is associated with the user in possession of the user device. The processor is also caused to analyze the received biometric information to determine whether the user in possession of the device is a person authorized to access the security system with the user device. If the user is determined to be authorized, the user is allowed to access the security system.
US10068071B2	Screen shot marking and identification for device security Disclosed are examples of marking screenshots and identifying screenshots that have been marked. A client application or a computing environment can generate a watermark template for encoding in a user interface of the client application where the watermark template is not visible to the user of a client device. If a screen capture event is performed on the client device where a digital image file of a screenshot is generated, the digital image file can be analyzed to identify the presence of the watermark template. If the watermark template is identified, a remedial action can be performed in association with the screenshot.
US10068066B2	Providing temporary contact information Contact information associated with a user is identified. Temporary contact information, exclusive of the contact information, is generated and associated with the user. Termination controls, configured to prevent use of the temporary contact information after the occurrence of an event, are generated and associated with the temporary contact information.
US10068060B2	Method for modeling behavior and psychotic disorders A method and system for modeling behavior and a psychotic disorder-related state of a patient, the method comprising: receiving a log of use dataset associated with communication behavior of the patient during a time period; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing mobility-behavior of the patient during the time period; generating a predictive model based upon a passive dataset derived from the log of use dataset and the supplementary dataset; transforming at least one of the passive dataset and an output of the predictive model into an analysis of a psychotic episode-risk state of the individual associated with at least a portion of the time period; and upon detection that parameters of the psychotic episode-risk state satisfy at least one threshold condition, automatically initiating provision of a therapeutic intervention for the individual by way of at least one of the computing system and the mobile communication device.
US10068056B2	Medical diagnosis support system This invention provides a mechanism for making a doctor surely follow correct procedures in which the doctor confirms diagnosis information obtained by computer processing after he or she has completed interpretation. A medical diagnosis support apparatus executes diagnosis processing for acquiring medical diagnosis information from an image to be interpreted by computer processing. The medical diagnosis support apparatus accepts interpretation information as an interpretation result of the image to be interpreted, which information is input by, for example, a doctor. The medical diagnosis support apparatus calculates a degree of matching between the diagnosis information and interpretation information, and permits to present the diagnosis information acquired by the diagnosis processing when the calculated degree of matching exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US10068052B2	Bioinformatics systems, apparatuses, and methods for generating a De Bruijn graph A system, method and apparatus for executing a bioinformatics analysis on genetic sequence data is provided. Particularly, a genomics analysis platform for executing a sequence analysis pipeline is provided. The genomics analysis platform includes one or more of a first integrated circuit, where each first integrated circuit forms a central processing unit (CPU) that is responsive to one or more software algorithms that are configured to instruct the CPU to perform a first set of genomic processing steps of the sequence analysis pipeline. Additionally, a second integrated circuit is also provided, where each second integrated circuit forming a field programmable gate array (FPGA), the FPGA being configured by firmware to arrange a set of hardwired digital logic circuits that are interconnected by a plurality of physical interconnects to perform a second set of genomic processing steps of the sequence analysis pipeline, the set of hardwired digital logic circuits of each FPGA being arranged as a set of processing engines to perform the second set of genomic processing steps. A shared memory is also provided.
US10068047B1	Systems and methods for designing an integrated circuit A method of designing an integrated circuit using a computer implemented circuit design application is disclosed. The method may involve receiving a user-provided value specifying a number of output components to be connected to an input component in the integrated circuit, connecting the input component to each output component of the number of output components in the integrated circuit using computer-implemented fan-out circuit blocks. In addition, generating a circuit design such that one of the fan-out circuit blocks is replaced in the circuit design with connecting components according to a set of parameters.
US10068043B1	Validating integrated circuit simulation results A technique validates results from a circuit simulation estimation program. The technique determines whether the estimated results satisfy Kirchhoff's current law (KCL), Kirchhoff's voltage laws (KVL), and power conservation for the original circuit. A reporting tool shows the validation results and may be customized by the user. The tool can show in the original circuitry where the estimated results may be inaccurate.
US10068022B2	Identifying topical entities Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying topical entities. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a plurality of entities that are associated with a first resource; for one or more of the identified entities, receiving search results for a search query derived from the entity; determining that search results for a search query including a particular entity include a specific type of search results; and determining that the particular entity is a topical entity of the first resource based at least in part on the particular entity appearing in a title or a resource locator of the first resource, wherein the topical entity of the first resource represents a predominant topic of the first resource.
US10068014B2	Security information management for content delivery Described herein are methods, systems, and software to handle verification information in a content node. In one example, a method of operating a content node includes receiving a secure content request from an end user device and determining the availability of verification information stored on the content node to service the secure content request. The method further provides, if the verification information is available, verifying the end user device based on the verification information. The method also includes, if the verification information is unavailable, querying an origin server to verify the end user device.
US10068011B1	Systems and methods for determining a repeatogram in a music composition using audio features A dataset representing repeated sounds within a musical composition recorded on an audio track may be constructed. An audio track duration of an audio track may be partitioned into partitions of a partition size. A current partition may be compared to remaining partitions of the audio track. Audio information for the current partition may be correlated to audio information for remaining partitions to determine a correlated partition for the current partition from among the remaining partitions of the track duration. The correlated partition determined may be identified as most likely to represent the same sound as the current partition. This comparison process may be performed iteratively, for individual ones of the remaining partitions. Correlation results of the comparison process may be recorded to represent the partition time period of the correlated partition as a function of partition time period of the current partition.
US10068006B1	Generating trend-based item recommendations Disclosed are various embodiments for generating recommendations for one or more items related to a topic of interest. In one embodiment, one or more items are identified that are related to one or more topics of ephemeral interest. A subset of the identified items may be selected to recommend to a plurality of users. One or more users may then be sent a notification comprising the recommendations for one or more of the items in the subset.
US10067996B2	Selection of content for sharing between multiple databases Selection of content for sharing is described. An indication of desired content to be shared between a first database and a second database is sent from the first database to the second database. The first database receives desired content corresponding to the indication and a relevancy determination corresponding to a threshold fraction of users that tag the desired content to a particular category. A first version of the desired content is identified in the first database. A second version of the desired content is received by the first database from the second database upon an identification, at the second database, of the second version of the desired content.
US10067989B2	Technologies for mining temporal patterns in big data Concepts and technologies are described herein providing technologies for mining patterns in temporal data streams. Data is broken into data sub-portions. Dependencies in computation between one or more of the data sub-portions are broken using symbolic data types. Symbolic summaries of computations of sub-portions are performed in parallel and are reduced to generate an output.
US10067986B1	Discovering entity information A technique for acquiring information about entities includes receiving starting data including an entity name and/or email address, generating a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from the starting data, and downloading content from a website at the generated URL. Downloaded content from the website is analyzed to generate a set of entity-specific information and a confidence score. The confidence score specifies a likelihood that the entity-specific information pertains to the same entity that was described in the starting data. Using the improved technique, persons are able to obtain information about entities, even small, private entities about which information online is sparse, along with a measure of quality of the information obtained.
US10067975B2	Conversation based search system and method using a touch-detection surface separated from the system's search window A conversation based search method includes the steps of: proposing an utterance phrase corresponding to a query input by a user; and reforming the query by means of an answer from the user and offering a search result corresponding to the reformed query, wherein the user answer is presented by the user using a touch-detection surface separated from a user terminal search window in which the user receives the search results.
US10067973B2	Double-time analysis of oil rig activity A method and apparatus for collection and analysis of oil rig activity is described. The method includes collecting wellsite data from a plurality of sources, including real-time data sources and macroscopic reports. In certain embodiments, the collected data may be standardized based on templates specifying data format and presentation. Additionally, the data may be automatically corrected by using data error lists that identify algorithms for diagnosing and correcting errors in the data. Data collected from multiple sources may be time-aligned so that data from different sources may be correlated together by time. In certain embodiments, time aligning the data may include adjusting manually-logged timestamps for events in macroscopic reports based on real-time data. In this way, heterogeneous data from a plurality of sources may be homogenized. Optionally, the homogenized data may be used as inputs for wellsite data analysis or to produce various types of quality reports.
US10067966B2	Leveraging hierarchy in a tree data structure to dynamically allocate keys Techniques for dynamically allocating keys in an instance of a tree data structure are provided. In one embodiment, a computer system can, at a time of instantiating each non-root node in the instance, determine a key space to be addressed by the non-root node, where the key space is based on a key subinterval in a parent node of the non-root node that is associated with a pointer to the non-root node. The computer system can further calculate a number of bits to allocate to each key of the non-root node in view of the determined key space. The computer system can then allocate the keys of the non-root node in accordance with the calculated number of bits.
US10067963B2	Method for pre-processing and processing query operation on multiple data chunk on vector enabled architecture A method for pre-processing and processing query operation on multiple data chunk on vector enabled architecture. The method includes receiving a user query having at least one a data item, accessing data chunk blocks having an enhanced data structure representation. The enhanced data structure representation includes data recursive presentation of data chunk boundaries and bloom filter bitmask of data chunks. The method further includes searching simultaneously at multiple data chunk blocks utilizing the recursive presentation of data chunk boundaries using a HardWare Accelerator (HWA), identifying data item address by comparing a calculated Bloom filter bitmask of the requested data item to a calculated bitmask of the respective data chunks simultaneously by using multiple HWAs, and executing query on respective data chunks.
US10067961B2	Expression based synopsis of database tables Although many techniques provide ways to answer queries very quickly by either avoiding joins and/or aggregation or avoiding expression computations in order to apply filtering predicates, these techniques have significant potential overhead for maintenance, and require a great deal of storage space. The present invention discloses the use of synopsis or zone tables to expressions to provide powerful filtering capabilities to base tables across joins, and aggregations on join results, thus allowing for highly effective region or stride filtering and ordering aggregate ranges to select the most likely candidate tuples for joining to produce top-N or bottom-N result sets for queries.
US10067960B2	Controlling atomic updates of indexes using hardware transactional memory A current state of one or more entries in a mapping table that are associated with latch-free updates of a data structure that uses indirection mapping tables is accessed. A transformation of the current state of the one or more entries in the mapping table to a transformed state of the entries in the mapping table, is controlled. The controlling includes initiating an atomic multi-word compare-and-swap (MWCAS) operation on a plurality of words using a hardware transactional memory (HTM) resident in a device processor, and the MWCAS operation is performed using hardware primitive operations of the HTM, via the device processor. A transformation of a current state of the data structure to an updated state of the data structure, is controlled, via the transformation of the current state of the one or more entries in the mapping table to the transformed state of the entries in the mapping table.
US10067959B1	Techniques for adapting data storage systems for peaky usage models Techniques described and suggested herein include implementations of caches and scalers to handle data storage requests, and storage event status requests associated with data storage requests, in a scalable fashion. For example, a data storage system, such as a data storage system implemented by a computing resource service provider in connection with providing an archival storage service or other data storage service, may be implemented to maintain a consistent response time and backend capability for incoming data storage requests, which may be a component of ensuring a consistent customer experience for customers of an associated service, with little or no regard to peaky or high data storage request rates observed by the implementing data storage system.
US10067957B1	Process for serializing and deserializing data described by a schema A process for serializing and deserializing instance data from a schema is disclosed. A schema can be used to automatically and dynamically generate classes and methods. First, the raw schema may be parsed into an intermediate data structure consisting of pairs representing object properties and attributes of the properties. Then, an exemplary process generates new parser classes and methods by iterating over the intermediate data structure's keys and generating classes or class variables based on the property type. Accessors and mutators are generated for each class variable. Additionally, a serialization method and a constructor method are generated for each class. These classes and methods are stored in memory and can be used by a host programming language to transmit, receive, and manipulate data to or from an API.
US10067954B2	Use of dynamic dictionary encoding with an associated hash table to support many-to-many joins and aggregations Techniques are described herein for using a dynamic dictionary encoding with an associated hash table to support many-to-many join and aggregation operations. In an embodiment, within a first storage of a computing device, a first data structure that comprises a first dense grouping key column is created. The dense grouping key column includes a first plurality of dense grouping key values and one or more instances of a flag value. Within the first storage of the computing device, a second data structure is created that comprises a group-by column and a second dense grouping key column. The group-by column includes a plurality of group-by key values and the second dense grouping key column includes a second plurality of dense grouping key values. Within the first storage of the computing device, a third data structure, a hash table, is created that includes a hash bucket for each join key value that corresponds to an instance of the flag value. A result set for a query is determined using a combination of the first data structure, second data structure and/or the third data structure.
US10067953B2	Indexing a chameleon schema A system for validating a document against an encompassing schema and at least one referenced chameleon schema, comprising: a working schema register for storing a working schema using the encompassing schema as a starting point; chameleon schema identifier for identifying a chameleon schema encompassed by the encompassing schema; an existing indexed schema engine for incorporating an existing indexed schema into the working indexed schema if there is an existing indexed schema associated with the encompassing schema and the chameleon schema; a new indexed schema engine for creating a new indexing schema based on the chameleon schema and the encompassing schema namespace and incorporating said new indexed schema into the working schema if there is no existing indexed schema associated with the encompassing schema and chameleon schema; and a schema validator for validating the document using the working schema.
US10067950B1	Systems and methods for efficiently organizing map styling information To organize configuration parameters for rendering map features on digital maps, a data structure storing multiple nodes is generated. Respective sets of map feature attributes and configuration parameters are assigned to the nodes. The configuration parameters specify visual attributes for rendering map features. Indications of relationships between the nodes are generated, where at least several of the nodes include several child nodes. An indication of one or more map feature attributes to which a certain map feature belongs is received, and the data structure is traversed according to the indicated relationships between the nodes to generate a set of configuration parameters for rendering the map feature. Traversing the data structure includes comparing the indicated map feature attribute or map feature attributes to sets of map feature attributes at some of the nodes, such that the generated set of configuration parameters includes configuration parameters from at least two of the nodes.
US10067948B2	Data deduping in content centric networking manifests A storage system facilitates deduping repeating data segments when generating a Manifest hierarchy for a file. During operation, the system can select a partitioning function that identifies a pattern that is expected to occur a predetermined number of times within the file. The system can process a plurality of segments of the file, using the partitioning function, to identify a set of chunk boundaries. The system generates a chunk for each file portion between two consecutive chunk boundaries, and generates a Manifest that includes a Content Object Hash (COH) value for each partitioned chunk. The system can store the Manifest and the unique partitioned chunks in a storage repository, such that two partitioned chunks with a common COH value are stored once in the storage repository.
US10067947B2	Synchronization of a server side deduplication cache with a client side deduplication cache A server computational device maintains commonly occurring duplicate chunks of deduplicated data that have already been stored in a server side repository via one or more client computational devices. The server computational device provides a client computational device with selected elements of the commonly occurring duplicate chunks of deduplicated data, in response to receiving a request by the server computational device from the client computational device to prepopulate, refresh or update a client side deduplication cache maintained in the client computational device.
US10067940B2	Enhanced storage quota management for cloud computing systems An embodiment of the invention provides a method for storage management in a cloud computing system. More specifically, locations of storage components in the cloud computing system and storage properties of the storage components are identified. The storage properties include the amount of available storage space and/or the cost of storage space. A storage quota for a user of the cloud computing system is generated with a cloud quota management module based on the locations of the storage components and/or the storage properties of the storage components. In at least one embodiment, the storage quota includes the maximum amount of storage allocated to the user in at least one of the storage components.
US10067934B1	Method and system for generating dynamic text responses for display after a search A system and method for operating the same includes a language processing module generating a search request text signal and determining identified data from the search request text signal. A search module generates search results in response to the search request text signal. A dialog manager classifies the search request text signal into a response classification associated with a plurality of templates, selects a first template from the plurality of templates in response to the response classification and corrects search results in response to the identified data and the template to form a corrected response signal. A device receives and displays the corrected response signal.
US10067929B2	Hierarchical page templates for content presentation in a digital magazine A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
US10067921B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program There is provided an information processing apparatus including an extractor and a display unit. To make an actually selected target coincide with a target the user wants to select from a display document, the extractor extracts a document element included in a selected range in a document based on the attribute of the document element. The display unit selectably performs list display of extraction results of the extractor. This allows the user to select a desired document element from the list display, thereby making an actually selected target coincide with a target the user wants to select from the display document.
US10067909B2	Sparse linear algebra in column-oriented in-memory database Embodiments relate to storing sparse matrices in an in-memory column-oriented database system. Specifically, recent hardware shifts of primary storage from disc into memory, allow execution of linear algebra queries directly in the database engine. Dynamic matrix manipulation operations (like online insertion or deletion of elements) are not covered by most linear algebra frameworks. Therefore a hybrid architecture comprises a read-optimized main structure, and a write-optimized delta structure. The resulting system layout derived from the Compressed Sparse Row (CSR) representation, integrates well with a columnar database design. Moreover, the resulting architecture is amenable to a wide range of non-numerical use cases when dictionary encoding is used. Performance in specific examples is evaluated for dynamic sparse matrix workloads, by applying work flows of nuclear science and network graphs. Embodiments allow performing linear algebra operations on large, sparse matrices commonly associated with scientific computations and analytical business applications.
US10067904B2	System and method for abstracting SATA and/or SAS storage media devices via a full duplex queued command interface to increase performance, lower host overhead, and simplify scaling storage media devices and systems A simplified host accesses SATA and SAS storage media devices by abstracting the SATA and SAS protocols with one full duplex protocol that supports full command queuing to each storage media device, whether SATA or SAS, where the abstraction protocol is performance-centric and supports common high-level read and write access to a pool of storage media devices, each of which may have a SATA or SAS interface. The abstraction protocol is link-agnostic and may be carried via a multiplicity of direct attach or networked interfaces, including but not limited to PCIe, Ethernet (e.g., 1 GbE, 10 GbE, 40 GbE, or 100 GbE), Infiniband, ThunderBolt, Firewire, USB, and/or custom interfaces.
US10067903B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: various types of memories; an interface configured to transmit memory characteristic information of the memories to a host, receive information needed to control operations of the memories from the host, and perform interfacing between the host and the memories; and a controller configured to control operations of the memories in response to information received from the host, and control an operation of the interface.
US10067898B2	Protocol adaptation layer data flow control for universal serial bus In an example, a method for transmitting data includes determining, at a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host, a USB data transfer type of USB data being transmitted from the host device to a USB device, and determining a priority of the USB data based on the determined USB data transfer type. The example method also includes controlling transfer of the USB data from a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) of the USB host to a network layer of the USB host based on the determined priority.
US10067893B2	Acceleration framework with direct data transfer mechanism Systems and methods for offloading computations from a CPU directly to an accelerator engine are disclosed. One embodiment includes determining a function of an application to be offloaded from a CPU to an accelerator engine, locating data within a file necessary to perform the functions, programming a logic of the accelerator engine based on the function to be offloaded, programming a DMA engine to move a copy the data from a secondary storage device to the accelerator engine, and processing the data at the accelerator engine using the programmed logic.
US10067891B2	System and method for USB redirection for conferencing in an enterprise In certain information handling system environments, users may collaborate or communicate via remote conferencing software. In some instances an attendee may request that a selected universal serial bus (USB) device associated with another attendee be redirected such that the content of the selected USB device may be available to one or more attendees or that content may be communicated to the selected USB device. The server may receive requests associated with a selected USB device and redirect those requests to the selected USB device. The selected USB device may only be redirected to a selection of the one or more attendees based on one or more parameters associated with the one or more attendees.
US10067887B2	Local interface redirection In one embodiment, a method performed by one or more computing devices includes identifying, at a first computing device, a composite device having one or more interfaces; calling a driver in conjunction with an initialization of the composite device; identifying the one or more interfaces associated with the composite device; determining whether to redirect any of the one or more interfaces to a second computing device; and redirecting to the second computing device any of the one or more interfaces that were determined to require redirection.
US10067883B2	Using an access increment number to control a duration during which tracks remain in cache Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using an access increment number to control a duration during which tracks remain in cache. Tracks in a storage in the cache are indicated in a cache list. For each of the tracks indicated in the cache list, an access value is updated when one of the tracks is accessed in the cache. An access to a track in the cache indicated in the cache list is received. A determination is made as to whether an access increment number for the accessed track, wherein the access increment number is greater than one. The access value for the accessed track is incremented by the determined access increment number in response to the track being accessed in the cache. The access value for one of the tracks is used to determine whether to initiate to demote the track from the cache.
US10067882B2	Storage system and storage control method A storage system manages correspondence relationships between physical addresses and logical addresses inside a storage device, as well as logical spaces provided by a plurality of storage devices, and when a determination is made as to whether first data and second data are stored in the same storage device in a case in which the first data and the second data are exchanged inside a logical space, and the determination is found to be affirmative, the storage device replaces the logical address corresponding to the first data with the logical address corresponding to the second data without changing the physical address of the physical area in which the first data is stored and the physical address of the physical area in which the second data is stored.
US10067876B2	Pre-fetching data from buckets in remote storage for a cache Embodiments are disclosed for a prefetching method that may include copying, in response to a search query, a first bucket from a remote storage to a cache. The first bucket may include first data associated with the search query. The method may further include identifying a first file type associated with a first file in the first bucket. The first file may be associated with a usage status. The method may further include accessing, based on the search query, a second bucket from the remote storage. The second bucket may include second data associated with the search query. The method may further include identifying a second file in the second bucket having the first file type, and copying, in response to the usage status indicating that the first file was used in processing the search query, the second file from the remote storage to the cache.
US10067862B2	Tracking asynchronous entry points for an application Asynchronous operations associated with a request such as synchronous threads, runnable elements, callable elements, and other invokable objects are tracked to determine the metrics about the request and operations. The present technology tracks the start and end of each asynchronous operation and maintains a counter which tracks the currently executing asynchronous operations. By monitoring the request, the start and end of each asynchronous operation associated with the request, and the number of asynchronous operations currently executing, the present technology may identify the end of a request by identifying when the last asynchronous operation associated with the request ends. In some instances, the present technology identifies the end of a request when a counter which tracks the number of asynchronous operations executing reaches a value of zero after the first asynchronous operation has already begun.
US10067858B2	Cloud-based software testing In a method of software item testing, an automated test of a software item is initiated in a cloud-based computing environment in exchange for a fee. The test is part of a testing framework in the cloud-based computing environment. In response to occurrence of an error condition during the test, the test is paused within the cloud-based computing environment. An alteration to the test is accepted while the test is paused. The alteration is accepted via a user interface to the cloud-based computing environment. Testing is continued within the cloud-based computing environment, using altered test.
US10067855B2	Error developer association Systems, methods, and machine-readable and executable instructions are provided for error developer association. Error developer association can include identifying a number of portions of the source code associated with a message, wherein the message is associated with an error. Error developer association can also include associating a developer with a portion of the source code of the number of portions of the source code. Error developer association can also include identifying a developer of the number of developers to resolve the error.
US10067854B2	System and method for debugging software executed as a hardware simulation Approaches for debugging include receiving by a hardware debug server, a high-level language (HLL) debugging command for setting a breakpoint in an HLL software specification. The hardware debug server translates the HLL debugging command into a hardware debugging command that specifies a condition of a hardware finite state machine that is representation of the software specification. The hardware debugging command is input to a simulator. The simulator adds a conditional breakpoint on the finite state machine in response to the hardware debugging command and executes a simulation of the finite state machine representation. Execution of the simulation is suspended in response to the detecting the condition in the finite state machine.
US10067853B2	Generating a directed graph representing application program execution flow from an execution trace An execution trace of an application program comprises a sequence of ordered programming instructions generated during execution of the application program indicating an execution flow of the application program. The sequence of ordered programming instructions is partitioned into a plurality of linked code segments comprising first and second code segments. The first code segment comprises a terminating programming instruction that terminates the first code segment and links the first code segment to an initial programming instruction of the second code segment. A directed graph representing the execution flow of the application program between the plurality of linked code segments is generated. The directed graph comprises a plurality of linked nodes representing the plurality of linked code segments. The directed graph is output to a graphical user interface (GUI) for display.
US10067839B1	Content object backup between user equipment A user equipment (UE) includes a radio transceiver, a hardware processor and non-transitory storage device. The radio transceiver is to wirelessly couple the UE to a network. The hardware processor couples to the radio transceiver. The non-transitory storage device is coupled to the hardware processor and stores a content object, a group profile data that identifies another UE as a member of a backup group, and a backup content application which, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hardware processor to access the group profile data to identify another UE and initiate copying of at least a portion of the content object to the identified UE of the backup group.
US10067833B2	Storage system A storage system according to the present invention comprises a controller and multiple storage devices, constitutes a RAID group from (n+m) number of storage devices, wherein the storage system stores write data from a host computer to n number of storage devices, and stores redundant data generated from the n number of data to m number of storage devices. When failure occurs to at least one storage device, the controller reads data in a compressed state and redundant data from each of the storage devices where failure has not occurred in the storage devices constituting the RAID group, and transmits the read data in the compressed state to the storage device which is a data recovery destination.
US10067828B2	Memory controller and data control method A memory controller includes an error check correction circuit performing a calculation regarding an error correction code of data, and a processor using the error check correction circuit and write the data with the error correction code to a non-volatile memory (NVM) when writing the data to the NVM, while performing error correction of the data using the error correction code when reading the data from the NVM. The processor counts the number of error bits of the data stored in a block that is a unit of batch-erasure of the data, stores the data in the block with a first error correction code having an error correction ability, and stores the data in the block with a second error correction code having an error correction ability higher than the first error correction code when the number of the error bits is larger than a value.
US10067826B2	Marker programming in non-volatile memories A method and a memory controller for accessing a non-volatile memory are disclosed. The method includes reading a first memory region of the non-volatile memory, ascertaining whether the first memory region contains a predetermined data pattern wherein the predetermined data pattern has no influence on resulting error correcting data determined for at least the first memory region. The method evaluating a data status for a second memory region of the non-volatile memory on the basis of a presence of the predetermined data pattern in the first memory region, wherein the data status indicates at least one of whether valid data is present within the second memory region and whether the second memory region is writable.
US10067825B2	Memory device and method of controlling ECC operation in the same A memory cell array includes memory cells that are formed in vertical channels extended in a vertical direction with respect to a substrate. The vertical channels are arranged in a zig-zag manner in parallel to the first direction. A read-write circuit is connected to the memory cells via bit lines. An address decoder decodes an address to provide decoded address signals to the read-write circuit. The memory cells include outer cells and inner cells. A distance between one of the outer cells and a common source node is smaller than a distance between one of the inner cells and the common source node. Data of the memory cells are distributed among ECC sectors and a data input-output order of the memory cells is arranged such that each ECC sector has substantially the same number of the outer cells and the inner cells. Each ECC sector corresponds to an ECC operation unit.
US10067824B2	Error processing method, memory storage device and memory controlling circuit unit An error processing method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module, a memory storage device and a memory controlling circuit unit are provided. The rewritable non-volatile memory module includes a plurality of memory cells. The error processing method includes: sending a first read command sequence for reading a plurality of bits from the memory cells; performing a first decoding on the bits; determining whether each error belongs to a first type error or a second type error if the bits have at least one error; recording related information of a first error in the at least one error if the first error belongs to the first type error; and not recording the related information of the first error if the first error belongs to the second type error. Accordingly, errors with particular type may be processed suitably.
US10067823B2	Systems and methods for adaptive error corrective code mechanisms Systems and methods for managing the endurance of a solid state drive by assigning error corrective codes (ECC) to a plurality of solid state drive blocks are provided. The disclosed systems and methods can provide a plurality of error corrective codes, each code having a corresponding correction capability and assign to each solid state drive block an error corrective code, according to a reliability of the solid state drive block. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods can group the solid state drive blocks into groups according to their assigned error corrective codes and apply, for each group of solid state drive block, a level of ECC correction according to the assigned error corrective code of each group.
US10067821B2	Apparatus and method for cyclic redundancy check An apparatus and method for cyclic redundancy check device is provided. The apparatus includes a multiplicity of sub-block CRC parts configured to receive a bit sequence from each sub-block of a transport block that is divided into a multiplicity of sub-blocks and to perform CRC, and a Galois field adding part configured to add second codes, which are output from the multiplicity of sub-block CRC parts, in a Galois field, wherein each sub-block CRC part includes a Galois field multiplying part configured to generate a weight bit sequence by multiplying a first code, which is obtained from CRC calculation of a sub-block weight code that represents a weight allocated to each sub-block, and the bit sequence in the Galois field, and a linear feedback shift register including n-numbered registers and configured to output the second code by adding the weight bit sequence to each register in the Galois field.
US10067801B1	Acquisition and maintenance of compute capacity A system for providing low-latency computational capacity from a virtual compute fleet is provided. The system may be configured to maintain a plurality of virtual machine instances on one or more physical computing devices, wherein the plurality of virtual machine instances comprises a first pool comprising a first sub-pool of virtual machine instances and a second sub-pool of virtual machine instances, and a second pool comprising virtual machine instances used for executing one or more program codes thereon. The first sub-pool and/or the second sub-pool may be associated with one or more users of the system. The system may be further configured to process code execution requests and execute program codes on the virtual machine instances of the first or second sub-pool.
US10067794B1	Computer-executable method, system, and computer program product for balanced port provisioning using filtering in a data storage system A method, system, and computer program product for allocating one or more available ports on a data storage system, the data storage system having one or more data storage volumes, to enable communication with the one or more data storage volumes on the data storage system, the method, system, and computer program comprising filtering the one or more available ports on the data storage system to determine a balanced allocation of a port of the one or more available ports through one or more storage components on the data storage system, and allocating the port to the data storage volume thereby enabling access to the data storage volume through the one or more storage components.
US10067792B2	Finite automata manager and method to pre-fetch data for a processor core Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to select program instructions for a hardware finite automaton on a multi-core processor that includes two or more cores. A hardware finite automata manager may identify executable instructions associated with a particular one of the cores of the multi-core processor. The hardware finite automata manager may determine that the hardware finite automaton is available to be used. The hardware finite automata manager, in response to the determination that the hardware finite automaton is available, may select at least one program instruction based on the executable instructions. The at least one program instruction may be configured to modify the hardware finite automaton to pre-fetch data. The hardware finite automaton manager may transmit the at least one program instruction to the hardware finite automaton.
US10067780B2	Performance-based public cloud selection for a hybrid cloud environment A hybrid cloud solution for securely extending a private cloud or network to a public cloud can be enhanced with tools for evaluating the resources offered by multiple public cloud providers. In an example embodiment, a public cloud evaluation system can be used to create a virtual machine (VM) in a public cloud to serve the function of a public cloud evaluation agent. The public cloud evaluation agent can instantiate one or more VMs and other resources in the public cloud, and configure the VMs and resources to execute performance evaluation software. The results of the performance evaluation software can be transmitted to a private enterprise network, and analyzed to determine whether the public cloud is an optimal public cloud for hosting an enterprise application.
US10067770B2	Platform key hierarchy In one example, a system for a platform key hierarchy includes an embedded controller to, store a first public platform key with a key bit list corresponding to a number of valid private platform keys, and verify a second public platform key by comparing a key number corresponding to a private platform key to the key bit list.
US10067768B2	Execution of divergent threads using a convergence barrier A method, system, and computer program product for executing divergent threads using a convergence barrier are disclosed. A first instruction in a program is executed by a plurality of threads, where the first instruction, when executed by a particular thread, indicates to a scheduler unit that the thread participates in a convergence barrier. A first path through the program is executed by a first divergent portion of the participating threads and a second path through the program is executed by a second divergent portion of the participating threads. The first divergent portion of the participating threads executes a second instruction in the program and transitions to a blocked state at the convergence barrier. The scheduler unit determines that all of the participating threads are synchronized at the convergence barrier and the convergence barrier is cleared.
US10067767B2	Processor system and method based on instruction read buffer This invention provides a cache system and method based on instruction read buffer (IRB). When applied to the field of processor, it is capable of filling instructions to the instruction read buffer which can be directly accessed by processor core and the processor core outputs instruction to the processor core for execution autonomously and achieve a high cache hit rate.
US10067760B2	System and method for classifying and resolving software production incidents A system and method for classifying and resolving software production incident tickets includes receiving an incident ticket, extracting a plurality of keywords from the incident ticket, and deriving a query vector corresponding to the incident ticket based on the plurality of keywords. The system and method further comprises classifying the incident ticket into at least one of a positive mechanization incident ticket and a negative mechanization incident ticket based on a comparison of the query vector and a plurality of vectors derived from a plurality of past incident tickets. The plurality of vectors are derived based on a plurality of keywords and their corresponding occurrences in the plurality of past incident tickets.
US10067759B2	Generating an operating procedure manual A device generates an operating procedure manual for software including a captured image of a screen displayed by the software. An image acquiring hardware unit acquires a plurality of captured images of a plurality of screens displayed by software in response to a plurality of operations with respect to the software. A dividing hardware unit divides the plurality of captured images into a plurality of captured image groups, to each of which at least one captured image acquired in response to at least one operation constituting a meaningful chunk belongs. A generating hardware unit generates an operating procedure manual including, for each captured image group, a captured image belonging to that captured image group.
US10067753B2	Application program uninstallation method and apparatus Embodiments of the present application provide an application program uninstallation method and apparatus. The method comprises: receiving an uninstallation instruction for a target application program (S101); deleting a specific directory in a local device to which the target application program corresponds, according to the received uninstallation instruction (S102); extracting an identifier of the target application program (S103); searching a local pre-set directory residual database to determine whether there exist any directory data that correspond to the identifier (S104), the directory data comprising at least a directory path; if such directory data exist, deleting a directory in the local device to which the directory path found corresponds, according to the search result (S105). By applying the embodiments of the present application, when the specific directory corresponding to the uninstalled application program is deleted, other directories, other than the specific directory, to which the uninstalled application program corresponds are also deleted, so that after the uninstall of the application program is completed, file residue is avoided, and the occupation of the device storage space is reduced.
US10067745B2	Random number generator A method of generating a random number that involves applying pulses of energy to amplify a quantum mechanical vacuum fluctuation to generate one or more macroscopic fields having one or more physical properties (e.g. phase or energy) that are random and measurable, and, measuring at least one of the physical properties to obtain a value for the physical property, the value of the physical property being a random number. Measuring the phase of a Stokes signal generated in a transient Raman scattering process is one way of generating the random number as the phase of the Stokes signal is random. This method can produce random numbers faster than prior art methods as the real numbers generated can be converted to binary to produce more than one random bit and the measurement process itself is faster permitting more rapid data collection rates and more rapid turn-on times.
US10067740B2	Multimodal input system The subject disclosure relates to user input into a computer system, and a technology by which one or more users interact with a computer system via a combination of input modalities. When the input data of two or more input modalities are related, they are combined to interpret an intended meaning of the input. For example, speech when combined with one input gesture has one intended meaning, e.g., convert the speech to verbatim text for consumption by a program, while the exact speech when combined with a different input gesture has a different meaning, e.g., convert the speech to a command that controls the operation of that same program.
US10067738B2	Device control based on its operational context Systems and methods for controlling a portable electronic communication device use device operational context to provide user trigger or command input. When user input is received from a user of the device, a set of user input options is selected based on an operational context of the device, including an identification of at least one running application. Each user input option is associated with a device action, and the received user input is mapped to a matching user input option within the selected set of user input options. The device action associated with the matching user input option is then executed.
US10067725B2	Communication apparatus and control method of the same A communication apparatus which has first and second power consumption states, comprises a detection unit which, by receiving predetermined information from an external apparatus in the second state before connecting to a network, detects an external apparatus in which a predetermined function is available, a connection unit which, in a case where an external apparatus in which the predetermined function is available is detected, causes the communication apparatus to connect to a common network with the external apparatus in which the predetermined function is available; a processing unit which, after connecting to the common network, communicates with the external apparatus in which the predetermined function is available, and performs processing based on the predetermined function, and a transition unit which causes the communication apparatus to transition from the second state to the first state.
US10067720B2	Synchronous input/output virtualization Technical solutions are described for executing a plurality of computer-executable synchronous input/output (I/O) commands received by a storage control unit in a multiple virtual storage system. An example method includes receiving a set of synchronous I/O commands, each of the commands received from a respective operating system from a plurality of operating systems. The method further includes selecting, from the set of synchronous I/O operations, a subset of synchronous I/O commands, and allocating a shared resource to the subset of synchronous I/O commands. The method further includes executing each synchronous I/O command from the selected subset of synchronous I/O commands concurrently.
US10067718B2	Multi-purpose register pages for read training Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips in memory modules include multi-purpose registers (MPRs) having pre-defined data patterns which, when selected, are accessed with read commands and output on data lines for performing read training. The MPRs are accessed by issuing read commands to specific register addresses to request reads from specific MPR locations. In some embodiments, read training for memory modules includes addressing, for a first half of a memory module, a read command to a first register address and performing read training using a first set of bit values received in response to addressing using the first register address. For a second half of the memory module, the same read command is used, but read training is performed using a second set of bit values received in response to addressing using the first register address.
US10067715B2	Buffer-based update of state data Example implementations relate to buffer-based update of state data. In example embodiments, a computing device may obtain current state data from a first buffer and determine next state data based at least on the current state data. The computing device may also obtain last difference data that corresponds, for example to current state data that is different from previous state data. The last difference data may be obtained, for example, using a difference data identifier. The computing device may store the last difference data in the second memory buffer. The computing device may also store in the second memory buffer new difference data corresponding to differences between the next state data and the current state data. The computing device may also update the difference data identifier based on the new difference data.
US10067714B2	Data storage device and data processing system having the same A data storage device includes a first controller; a scale-out storage device; and an interface connected between the first controller and the scale-out storage device, wherein the first controller is configured to transmit, to the scale-out storage device through the interface, a first command including a command type and command information having a parameter with respect to the command type, wherein the scale-out storage device is configured to perform an operation corresponding to the first command, and wherein the scale-out storage device includes, a scale-out controller connected to the interface, a volatile memory connected to the scale-out controller, and a non-volatile memory connected to the scale-out controller.
US10067701B2	SRAM-based authentication circuit An authentication circuit coupled to a plurality of memory bits includes a monitoring engine configured to provide a first data pattern to all the bits thereby causing each bit to be in a first data state, detect whether a transition from the first data state to a second data state occurs for each bit in response to a first reducing voltage applied to the plurality of bits, provide a second data pattern to all the bits thereby causing each bit to be in the second data state, and detect whether a transition from the second data state to the first data state occurs for each bit in response to a second reducing voltage applied to the plurality of bits, wherein the first data state is different from the second data state, and a PUF controller configured to generate a PUF signature based on the transitions of each bit.
US10067699B2	Storage site selection in a multi-target environment using weights A method, computer program product, and/or system for performing a selection of a plurality of auxiliary storage sites in a multi-target environment in preparation for a hyper exchange are/is provided. To perform the selection, a failure is first detected with respect to a primary storage site in the multi-target environment. Then, aggregate weights are determined based on a management policy for the plurality of auxiliary storage sites. In turn, an auxiliary storage site with a first aggregate weight is selected from the plurality of auxiliary storage sites. With the auxiliary storage site selected, the hyper exchange of a plurality of systems in a multi-target environment in response to the failure is triggered from the primary storage site to the auxiliary storage site with the first aggregate weight.
US10067695B2	Management server, computer system, and method A management server acquires storage and application information from a first system to store the information. The storage information includes storage area correspondence information indicating a correspondence between a storage area and a processor. The application information includes application correspondence information indicating a correspondence between the processor and an application, and application configuration information indicating a past Input/Output (IO) load on the storage area. The management server estimates an IO load on the storage area by the application based on the storage and application information to obtain an estimated value, and determines whether or not a copy processable period, a period in which a copy process of data can be performed is present, based on the data size and the estimated value. When the copy processable period is present, the management server transmits a copy indication including a start time of the copy processable period to a copy processing server.
US10067689B1	Method and apparatus for high bandwidth memory read and write data path training According to certain general aspects, the present embodiments relate to methods and apparatuses for performing read and write data path training in HBMs. In accordance with some aspects, embodiments configure HBM mode registers for read and write data path training using an IEEE 1500 interface is simpler than the traditional scenario. In accordance with other aspects, the logic for performing read and write data path training is independent from normal memory access functionality in the host, capable of independently interacting with a PHY core for performing read and write data path training.
US10067684B2	File access method and apparatus, and storage device A file access method and apparatus, and a storage device are presented, where the file access method is applied to a storage device in which a file system is established based on a memory. The storage device obtains, according to a file identifier of a to-be-accessed first target file, an index node of the first target file in metadata, where the index node of the first target file stores information about first virtual space of the first target file in global virtual space. The storage device maps the first virtual space onto second virtual space of a process, and performs addressing on an added file management register to access the first target file according to a start address of the first virtual space and a base address of a page directory of the global file page table stored in the file management register.
US10067682B1	I/O accelerator for striped disk arrays using parity Disclosed herein is an enhanced volume manager (VM) for a storage system that accelerates input/output (I/O) performance for random write operations to a striped disk array using parity. More specifically, various implementations are directed to accelerating “random writes” (writes comprising less than a complete stripe of data) by consolidating several random writes together to create a “sequential write” (a full-stripe write) to eliminate one or more read operations and/or increase the volume of new/updated data stored for each write operation. Several such implementations comprise functionality in the VM (volume manager) for identifying random write I/O requests, queuing them locally in a journal, and then periodically flushing the journal to the disk array as a sequential write request.
US10067672B2	Memory activity driven adaptive performance measurement A method of monitoring memory performance comprises selecting a first portion of memory from two or more portions of memory in accordance with an adaptive mode indicated by configuration bits in a control register; monitoring memory accesses to the selected portion of memory during a first sampling period; selecting a different portion of memory from the two or more portions of memory in accordance with the adaptive mode for monitoring the different portion of memory in a subsequent sampling period; monitoring memory accesses to the different portion of memory during the subsequent sampling period; recording a respective number of memory accesses for each portion of memory over a plurality of sampling periods; and generating one or more interrupts to output data regarding the monitored memory accesses for data analysis.
US10067668B2	Portable electronic device, operating method for the same, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium A portable electronic device, an operating method for the same, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body and an edge sensor disposed adjacent to an edge of the body. The operating method includes the following step. When a plugging-in event or a plugging-out event of a peripheral device is detected by the portable electronic device, a squeezing event sensed by the edge sensor is ignored. The squeezing event may be generated when a squeeze action sensed by the edge sensor occurs during a first time period. The plugging-in event or the plugging-out event may occur during the first time period. Alternatively, the squeeze action may begin within a second time period after the plugging-in event or the plugging-out event occurs.
US10067661B2	Method for controlling information apparatus and computer-readable recording medium A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan including at least two or more rooms; display each device icon representing each of one or more target devices on the display screen, the one or more target devices including a specific target device that stores a set content when power has been previously turned off, the device icon representing the specific target device being used in common in one or more rooms; and when selection of the device icon representing the specific target device is sensed and selection of any region in a first room is sensed after the selection of the device icon representing the specific target device is sensed, output a first on-off control command for controlling an on-off state of power of the specific target device corresponding to the first room.
US10067654B2	System for enhanced display of information on a user device A method and corresponding apparatus configured for enabling the enhanced dissemination and display of information on a user device. Using an acquiring device (e.g., a wireless device), a user may obtain various artifacts (e.g., CAD files, BOMs, manuals, technical documentation, etc.) relating to a specific aspects of an object. The artifact may be, for example, a Quick Response code located on the object. The system communicates with receives information from various external data sources, i.e., a manufacturer or retailer, related to the object. The system modifies the received information, developing or generating an array of follow-on or supplementary interactive materials, activities, information, etc. Depending on the artifact acquired by the user and submitted to the system, the corresponding modified information may then be dynamically displayed to the user through, for example, the display of a wireless device of the user.
US10067652B2	Providing access to a cloud based content management system on a mobile device A user device has a processing module and a UI module. The processing module may have a permanent connection to the UI module, and an intermittent connection to a content management system over a data network. User requested actions are executed within the UI module. For each such action, a parallel request is sent to the content management system when network connectivity allows. Results of the user requested actions are presented within the UI module as if they had been implemented on the content management system. The user may thus interact with content as if all user requested actions have occurred substantially simultaneously with the request. When network connectivity allows, confirmation is received in the processing module from the content management system that the actions have been implemented, and the state of the user requested actions in the UI module is matched with that on the content management system.
US10067648B2	User terminal device and method for displaying thereof A user terminal device and a display method thereof are provided. A user terminal device may include a display configured to display content, a bezel unit configured to house the display, a first touch detector configured to detect a first user interaction inputted to the display, a second touch detector configured to detect a second user interaction inputted to the bezel unit, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting, via the second touch detector, the user interaction on at least one side of the bezel unit, control a display of the content corresponding to a type of the second user interaction and a number of sides where the user interaction is detected.
US10067637B2	Application data displayed through a selectable application icon There are provided systems and methods for application data displayed through a selectable application icon. A computing device, such as a mobile smart phone, may include one or more processing application, such as a payment application to utilize an online payment provider. The application may include a desktop or folder icon, or other visual icon that may be presented within an interface of the device's operating system. Additionally, the application may include application data normally presented to the user of the device during operation of the application. The application or the device's operating system may select an informational element of the application information to present to the user. The informational element may then be presented on the application icon while the application is unopened or executing in the background of the operating system. Multiple informational elements may be cycled through on the application icon.
US10067632B2	Dynamic hover grace period A hover section is displayed upon a GUI following the lapse of a hover grace period interval that is dynamically adjusted. A default hover grace period interval is set and increasing if a hover display module determines manipulations of the GUI indicate the hover section was displayed in error and is decreased if the hover display module receives a decrease hover grace period interval event. By dynamically adjusting the grace period interval, future hover sections may be displayed to better reflect the GUI user's intent.
US10067622B2	Electronic device and single-layer mutual-capacitance touch screen thereof An electronic device and a single-layer mutual-capacitance touch screen are provided. The touch screen includes multiple sensing electrode groups disposed in a first direction in parallel, multiple bonding pads, multiple first lead wires and multiple second lead wires. The sensing electrode group includes a first unit including multiple first electrodes and a second unit including multiple electrode pairs. The electrode pair includes a second electrode at a first side of the first unit and a third electrode at a second side of the first unit. The first lead wires and the second lead wires connect the first electrodes and the electrode pairs with corresponding bonding pads respectively. In any two adjacent electrode pairs, adjacent ends of both two second electrodes and two third electrodes are opposite to the first electrode in the first direction.
US10067613B2	Touch display device Disclosed is a touch display device which belongs to the technical field of displays, and solves the technical problem that the existing capacitive touch screens are thick. The touch display device comprises an array of common electrodes and a plurality of address lines, each of the common electrodes being connected to a drive circuit through an address line respectively. When an image is displayed, the common electrode is connected to a common voltage output end through the address line, and when a touch signal is scanned, the common electrode is connected to a touch signal processor through the address line.
US10067611B2	Apparatus and method for detecting a touch There is disclosed an apparatus for detecting touch including a touch element comprising a plurality of touch detecting electrodes arranged therein, a touch element controller for acquiring detection signals from the touch detection electrodes and determining presence of touch in the touch element, wherein the touch element controller includes a receiving unit for receiving the detection signals from the touch detection electrodes and grouping the detection signals into one or more detection signal groups, a memory for storing a detection signal value limit, a signal extracting unit for extracting the maximum detection value out of the detection signal values of the detection for each of the detection signals, a calculating unit for calculating an adjustment variable by deducting the detection signal value limit from the maximum detection signal value for each of the detection groups, and a touch determination unit for determining presence of touch in the touch element, using the adjustment variable.
US10067610B2	Method and apparatus for recognizing touch gesture A method and an apparatus for recognizing a touch gesture are disclosed, in which the apparatus may obtain a depth image in which a touch object and a background area are captured, detect a touch input applied by the touch object to the background area in a touch detection area, and recognize a touch gesture associated with the touch input by tracking a change in the touch input.
US10067602B1	Touch panel and method of manufacturing the same A touch panel includes a substrate having a breaking section, a touch surface, and a back opposing the touch surface; an adhesive layer disposed on the back; an electrode layer having a cutting section and connected to the back through the adhesive layer; an insulating cement for covering the breaking section and the cutting section and filling a gap between the substrate and the electrode layer; and a control chip connecting with the electrode layer and exercising control over the electrode layer. Hence, the touch panel has special sizes, dispensing with the need for customization which is otherwise to be performed by touch panel suppliers to the detriment of time efficiency, manpower efficiency, cost control, and uses.
US10067601B2	Display device and touch detection method of display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting with the gate lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a sensor drive controller which includes a plurality of common electrodes facing the pixel electrodes and detects a touch by controlling the common electrodes. The sensor drive controller selects at least one of the common electrodes, and supplies a sensor signal to the selected common electrode to set the selected common electrode to a sensing state. The sensor drive controller sets at least the common electrode adjacent to the common electrode set to the sensing state to a guard state and sets the other common electrodes to a floating state.
US10067599B2	Touchscreen defroster Disclosed is a touchscreen. The touchscreen can include a base material, a first coating, and a controller. The first coating can be applied to the base material. The first coating can be configured to generate an input signal. The controller can be configured to apply a base signal to the first coating, and filter the input signal from a combined signal. The combined signal can include the input signal and the base signal.
US10067573B2	Device for control/command of a plurality of man-machine dialogue facilities The invention relates to a device for control/command of a plurality of man-machine dialog facilities which are linked in series in such a way as to form a network. This device comprises a wire interconnection block linked by a point-to-point link to each dialog facility via a network of twisted cables.
US10067568B2	Augmented reality writing system and method thereof Embodiments of the present invention disclose an augmented reality writing system and method thereof. According to one example embodiment, the system includes a handheld writing tool having an end portion and a display device for displaying digital content for viewing by an operating user. An optical sensor is coupled to the display device and includes a field of view facing away from the operating user. Furthermore, coupled to the optical sensor is a processing unit configured to detect and track the position of the end portion of the handwriting tool. In accordance therewith, handwritten content is digitally rendered on the display device to correspond with the handwriting motion of the writing tool within the field of view of the optical sensor.
US10067565B2	Methods and apparatus for identifying potentially seizure-inducing virtual reality content Methods and apparatus for identifying potentially seizure-inducing virtual reality content are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a virtual reality presentation device to display virtual reality content for exposure to a user and a neurological data collector to access first neurological response data collected from the user during exposure to the virtual reality content. The example apparatus includes a predictor to generate a prediction on a likelihood that a portion of the virtual reality content will trigger a seizure based on a first vector characterizing the portion and the first neurological response data. The example apparatus includes a content modifier to modify the portion of the virtual reality content into modified virtual reality content in response to the prediction. The content modifier is to transmit the modified virtual reality content to the virtual reality presentation device.
US10067563B2	Interaction and management of devices using gaze detection User gaze information, which may include a user line of sight, user point of focus, or an area that a user is not looking at, is determined from user body, head, eye and iris positioning. The user gaze information is used to select a context and interaction set for the user. The interaction sets may include grammars for a speech recognition system, movements for a gesture recognition system, physiological states for a user health parameter detection system, or other possible inputs. When a user focuses on a selected object or area, an interaction set associated with that object or area is activated and used to interpret user inputs. Interaction sets may also be selected based upon areas that a user is not viewing. Multiple devices can share gaze information so that a device does not require its own gaze detector.
US10067553B2	Dynamically controlling cache size to maximize energy efficiency In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a processor having a plurality of cores and a cache memory coupled to the cores and including a plurality of partitions. The processor can further include a logic to dynamically vary a size of the cache memory based on a memory boundedness of a workload executed on at least one of the cores. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10067552B2	Touch controller apparatus and a method for waking up an electronic device A touch controller apparatus configured to sense a gesture performed on an electronic device is provided. The touch controller apparatus includes a touch controller, a system controller, an accelerator sensor, and a proximity sensor. The touch controller is configured to operate in a smart idle mode. The system controller, the accelerator sensor and the proximity sensor are configured to operate in a deep sleep mode. The gesture wakes up the touch controller, and the touch controller wakes up the system controller. The system controller wakes up the accelerator sensor and the proximity sensor to generate a sensing data. The system controller controls the electronic device to change from the smart idle mode to a normal mode according to the sensing data. Furthermore, a method for waking up an electronic device is also provided.
US10067548B2	Efficient power-on sequence for a modular information handling system A method for managing an information handling system includes detecting an insertion signal indicating an insertion of a server blade or other another type of modular information handling system or information handling resource into a slot of a blade server chassis. A power-on request that identifies the server blade and the slot in which the server blade was inserted may be received. A blade history table may be searched for an entry matching or otherwise corresponding to the server blade. If the blade history table includes a matching entry, comprising an entry corresponding to the modular information handling system, the chassis management controller may control the power-on sequence for the server blade in accordance with one or more attributes or fields of the matching entry.
US10067541B2	Electronic device and case assembling method for electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a supporting member, a case, at least two positioning structures, a guiding structure, and a protrusion. The two positioning structures are respectively disposed on the supporting member and the case, and are configured to facilitate assembly of the case and the supporting member. The guiding structure is disposed on the supporting member. The protrusion is disposed on the case. The protrusion is guided by the guiding structure so as to simplify the assembly process and improve the efficiency of assembly.
US10067538B2	Connector assembly for an electronic device Particular examples described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, which includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of hardware, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a connector assembly that is positioned within at least a portion of a recess of the electronic device, where the connector assembly includes: a first assembly that is to receive a connector; and a second assembly that is to receive an identification module that is to provide an association between a user and the electronic device.
US10067531B2	Systems, methods, and devices for wireless gigabit (WiGig) computing Systems, methods, and devices for WiGig computing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system may include a wearable computing device having a computer processor, a first WiGig interface, and a sensor that senses whether the wearable computing device is being worn by a user. The sensor either enables the WiGig interface when it senses that the wearable computing device is being worn, or disables the WiGig interface when it senses that the wearable computing device is not being worn. The system may also include a display device having a display, a second WiGig interface, and a human interface device that receives a human input. The wearable computing device transmits display data to the display device using a WiGig communication network, and receives human input data from the display device using the WiGig communication network so that the wearable computing device functions as a central processing unit for the display device.
US10067529B2	Display device A display device of the present invention includes a body stand unit; a display displaying unit; and an arm unit, arranged upright from the body stand unit, for supporting the display displaying unit; where the arm unit is arranged on either left or right end side from a center in a horizontal direction of the display displaying unit, and supports the display displaying unit in a cantilever state.
US10067525B2	Generic configurable electric part A configurable generic electrical member includes a processor means for performing at least one configured function in order to generate output signals for at least one piece of electrical equipment. The processor means includes a fast processor unit and a slow processor unit in which functional blocks are implemented, which blocks are arranged respectively to perform relatively fast operations and relatively slow operations, in that the functional blocks are independent and parameterizable, and in that the processor units are configurable to parameterize and interconnect the functional blocks selectively in such a manner as to perform the configured function.
US10067522B2	Reference voltage generation circuit, regulator, and semiconductor device As one example of the invention disclosed herein, a reference voltage generation circuit has: a first reference voltage source generating a first reference voltage; a second reference voltage source generating a second reference voltage having a temperature response different from that of the first reference voltage; a first comparator comparing the first and second reference voltages to generate a first comparison signal; and a selector selectively outputting one of the first and second reference voltages as a reference voltage according to the first comparison signal.
US10067518B2	Band-gap reference circuit A band-gap reference circuit including: mirror current branch circuits, band-gap paths, and an operational amplifier. Each mirror current branch circuit includes a mirror PMOS transistor and an auxiliary PMOS transistor. A drain of each mirror PMOS transistor is connected with a source of a corresponding auxiliary PMOS transistor, and a drain of said each auxiliary PMOS transistor is connected to a top end of a corresponding band-gap path, each gate of each mirror PMOS transistor is connected with an output port of the operational amplifier. A gate of each auxiliary PMOS transistor is connected to a first bias voltage. A substrate electrode of each mirror and auxiliary transistor is all connected to a source voltage. The output port of the operational amplifier outputs a high level less than the source voltage, the first bias voltage is less than an output voltage signal of the operational amplifier.
US10067514B2	Substrate processing apparatus and liquid mixing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a mixing tank, a first opening/closing valve, a second opening/closing valve, a first flow rate measuring unit, a second flow rate measuring unit, a control unit, and a substrate processing unit. A first liquid and a second liquid are mixed such that the second liquid is mixed in an amount more than that of the first liquid. The first and second opening/closing valves open/close a first flow path and a second flow path, respectively. The first and second flow rate measuring units measure flow rates of the first and second liquids flowing through the first and second flow paths, respectively. The control unit controls opening/closing of the first opening/closing valve and the second opening/closing valve. The substrate processing unit processes a substrate by supplying a mixed liquid of the first and second liquids to the substrate.
US10067513B2	Multi-camera system and method of use A method for operating a system including a plurality of cameras, the method including: selecting a subset of the cameras, determining a subset of pixels captured by the camera subset, determining a pixel depth associated with each pixel of the pixel subset, and controlling system operation based on the pixel depth.
US10067509B1	System and method for occluding contour detection A system method for occluding contour detection using a fully convolutional neural network is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving an input image; producing a feature map from the input image by semantic segmentation; applying a Dense Upsampling Convolution (DUC) operation on the feature map to produce contour information of objects and object instances detected in the input image; and applying the contour information onto the input image.
US10067505B2	Automatic driving system An automatic driving system includes an electronic control device configured to: detect a driving operation input amount during an automatic driving control for a vehicle; determine whether the driver is able to start manual driving during the automatic driving control for the vehicle; output a signal for performing switching from automatic driving to the manual driving based on a result of a comparison between the driving operation input amount and a driving switching threshold that is a threshold for the switching from the automatic driving to the manual driving; set the driving switching threshold to a first driving switching threshold when it is determined that the driver is able to start the manual driving; and set the driving switching threshold to a second driving switching threshold exceeding the first driving switching threshold when it is determined that the driver is not able to start the manual driving.
US10067496B2	Work piece condition detection using flame electrical characteristics in oxy-fuel thermal processing equipment An automated oxy-fuel thermal processing system including an oxy-fuel torch, an automated machine tool operatively coupled to the torch for moving the torch relative to a work piece, and a circuit including a voltage source or a current electrically connected to the torch and configured to be electrically connected to the work piece. The automated oxy-fuel thermal processing system may further include a processor that is operatively connected to the torch, the automated machine tool, the circuit, and the voltage source or current source, wherein the processor is configured to control the operation of the torch, the automated machine tool and the voltage source or current source, and to monitor a current or voltage in the circuit in a predefined manner.
US10067489B2	Information integration system and methodology A software and hardware implemented solution that enables manufacturing organizations to manage knowledge, manage information, comply with regulations, and operate regulated manufacturing in a more efficient and technically innovative way.
US10067488B2	Energy savings selector tool An energy savings selector tool may assists a user in determining electrical devices that, when implemented in a load control system, may reduce an amount of power used by the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may use load control information of the load control system to identify electrical devices that may be added to or replace other electrical devices in the load control system. The load control information may define operations of the load control system and/or include energy usage information of the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may identify savings information associated with implementing an electrical device in the load control system. Once an electrical device is installed in the load control system, the energy savings selector tool may be used to report energy savings information about the electrical device.
US10067481B2	Electronic device and method of correcting position thereof An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one vibration motor, and a processor configured to determine whether to correct a position of the electronic device and to control driving of the at least one vibration motor according to a result of the determination on the position correction.
US10067479B2	Wearable device and functional module thereof A wearable device includes a host and plural functional modules. The host includes a first housing and a controlling unit. The controlling unit includes a first electrical conduction part and a second electrical conduction part. Each functional module is capable of detachable coupling with the host. Every two adjacent functional modules are detachably coupled with each other. Each functional module includes a second housing, a functional circuit unit and a connection unit. The functional circuit unit includes a third electrical conduction part and a fourth electrical conduction part. The connection unit includes a first connection part and a second connection part. The first connection part is connected with the third electrical conduction part. The second connection part is selectively connected with the first electrical conduction part, the second electrical conduction part of the host or the fourth electrical conduction part of the adjacent function module.
US10067477B2	Wristwearable device with travel information indicators A wristwearable device for displaying travel information using at least one travel information indicator, the wristwearable device including a receiver for receiving data indicative of the travel information from a transmitting device; at least a first actuation mechanism, operatively coupled to the at least one travel information indicator, for rotating the at least one travel information indicator in at least one of a clockwise and counterclockwise direction; a controller, operably coupled to the receiver and the actuation mechanism, for causing the at least first actuation mechanism to rotate the at least one travel information indicator in at least one of the clockwise and counterclockwise direction based on the data received by the receiver; and wherein the position of the at least one travel information indicator conveys information regarding a travel.
US10067472B2	Watch hand A pointer hand for a watchmaking part including a body and a cannon configured to be driven onto a cylindrical arbor, the cannon having an internal diameter that is greater than the diameter of the cylindrical arbor. The cannon includes a flat on its internal diameter that is configured to cooperate with the cylindrical arbor, to elastically deform the cannon on both sides of the flat to fix the hand onto the cylindrical arbor.
US10067468B2	Image forming apparatus and process cartridge An image forming apparatus, including a casing, a toner cartridge, and a process cartridge, is provided. The toner cartridge detachably attached to the casing stores toner therein. The process cartridge detachably attached to the casing includes a developing unit and a drum unit. The developing unit includes a developer roller and a toner conveyer tube. The toner conveyer tube has a first opening, through which the toner from the toner cartridge is acceptable into the toner conveyer tube while the toner cartridge and the process cartridge are attached to the casing. The drum unit includes a photosensitive drum supporting the toner conveyer tube by contacting a circumferential surface of the toner conveyer tube. The developing unit is pivotable with respect to the drum unit with the toner conveyer tube and the drum unit being slidable on each other.
US10067451B1	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a main body and a fixing unit. The fixing unit is attachable to and detachable from the main body. The fixing unit includes a heating roller, a pressure roller, and a pressing member. The pressing member presses the pressure roller against the heating roller. The main body includes a cam and a slope member. The cam changes a pressing state of the pressing member. The slope member guides a lower end of the pressing member to a topmost part of the cam in attachment of the fixing unit to the main body.
US10067430B2	Member for electrophotography, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus A member for electrophotography has an electro-conductive base and at least one electro-conductive resin layer, in which the electro-conductive resin layer of the outermost layer contains urethane resin and the urethane resin has a structure of a silicone graft fluororesin and a structure represented by Formula (1)
US10067427B2	Holding device, holding method, lithography apparatus, and article manufacturing method Provided is a holding device for vacuum-attracting and holding a substrate, the device comprising: an attracting unit configured to have attraction mechanisms; and a control unit configured to control the attracting unit, wherein the control unit is configured: to acquire a sequence for attracting the substrate and reference data for determining whether the substrate has been successfully attracted, from time-dependent variation in pressure in an attraction mechanism in a case where the substrate is held by the attraction mechanisms; to control the attracting unit to hold a first substrate based on the sequence and to acquire measurement data that indicates time-dependent variation in pressure in the attraction mechanism in a case where the first substrate is held; and to compare the reference data and the measurement data, and to control the attracting unit to hold a second substrate based on the sequence if a comparison result satisfies a predetermined condition.
US10067426B2	Metrology apparatus for measuring a structure formed on a substrate by a lithographic process, lithographic system, and method of measuring a structure formed on a substrate by a lithographic process Metrology apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one arrangement, a metrology apparatus comprises an optical system that illuminates a structure with measurement radiation and detects the measurement radiation scattered by the structure. The optical system comprises an array of lenses that focuses the scattered measurement radiation onto a sensor. A dispersive element directs scattered measurement radiation in each of a plurality of non-overlapping wavelength bands exclusively onto a different respective lens of the array of lenses.
US10067421B2	Negative photosensitive resin composition, cured resin film, partition walls and optical element A negative photosensitive resin composition comprising an alkali-soluble resin or alkali-soluble monomer which has a photo-curability, a photopolymerization initiator, and an ink repellent agent which has a fluorine atom content of from 1 to 45 mass % and which is a partially hydrolyzed condensate of a hydrolyzable silane compound mixture containing a hydrolyzable silane compound having a hydrolyzable group and an organic group having a polyfluoroalkyl group which has an etheric oxygen atom; a cured resin film and partition walls formed by using the negative photosensitive resin composition; and an optical element having the partition walls located between a plurality of dots and their adjacent dots on a substrate surface.
US10067418B2	Particle removal system and method thereof A method of removing particles from a surface of a reticle is disclosed. The reticle is placed in a carrier, a source gas is flowed into the carrier, and a plasma is generated within the carrier. Particles are then removed from a surface of the reticle using the generated plasma. A system of removing particles from a surface includes a carrier configured to house a reticle, a reticle stocker including the carrier, a power supply configured to apply a potential between an inner cover and an inner baseplate of the carrier, and a gas source configured to flow a gas into the carrier. A plasma may be generated within the carrier, and particles can be removed from a surface of the reticle using the generated plasma. An acoustic energy source configured to agitate at least one of the source gas and the generated plasma may be provided to facilitate particle removal using an agitated plasma.
US10067410B2	Mountable, afocal adaptor for a camera In some implementations a mountable afocal adaptor for a camera includes an attachment plate affixed to the front of a camera housing of a camera and an afocal optical module. The afocal optical module is configured to convert a received optical image to a converted optical image for use by the camera. The afocal adaptor also includes a rotation mechanism with a rotation ring and a wave spring clamp, the rotation ring affixed to the attachment plate and the wave spring clamp affixed to the afocal optical module. The rotation ring and wave spring clamp are mounted relative to each other to rotate around a rotational axis aligned with an axis of an optical path formed between the afocal optical module and the attachment plate and aligned with a view axis of the camera. The rotation mechanism also permits rotation of the camera housing around the rotational axis relative to the afocal optical module.
US10067409B2	Camera supporting base A camera supporting base includes a mounting platform with a mounting surface, a lower surface, and a recess area. The mounting surface is raised above and non-coplanar with the lower surface of the mounting platform. The camera supporting base also includes a pliable mass surrounding the mounting platform. The mounting surface of the mounting platform is recessed below a highest contour of the pliable mass.
US10067401B2	Beam expander A beam expander includes a first lens unit including one of an SLM or a VFL, a second lens unit being optically coupled to the first lens unit and including one of an SLM or a VFL, and a control unit controlling focal lengths of the first and second lens units. A distance between the first and second lens units is invariable. The control unit controls the focal lengths of the first and second lens units such that a light diameter D1 of light input to the first lens unit and a light diameter D2 of light output from the second lens unit are different from each other.
US10067397B2	Liquid crystal display device A first substrate (10) in a liquid crystal display device (100) includes a first electrode (11) provided in each pixel and a second electrode (12) generating a lateral electric field in a liquid crystal layer (30) together with the first electrode. A second substrate (20) includes a third electrode (21) generating a vertical electric field in the liquid crystal layer together with the first electrode and the second electrode. Each pixel exhibits, in a switched manner, a black display state where black display is provided in a state where the vertical electric field is generated in the liquid crystal layer, a white display state where white display is provided in a state where the lateral electric field is generated in the liquid crystal layer, and a transparent display state where a rear side of a liquid crystal display panel (1) is seen through in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer. A potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode at each gray scale level from a lowest level to a highest level is 60% or less of a potential difference between the second electrode and the third electrode in the black display state.
US10067396B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes: a display panel including first and second substrates opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; a reflective polarizer disposed outside the first substrate; and a backlight unit disposed outside the first substrate to provide light to the display panel, where the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules and dichroic dye molecules, and the liquid crystal layer has a first arrangement state in which the liquid crystal molecules and the dichroic dye molecules are arranged at random.
US10067390B2	Liquid crystal display panel An LCD panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a plurality of spacers extending from the first substrate to the second substrate. Each spacer is positioned in the liquid crystal layer and has a height less than a thickness of the liquid crystal layer. No electrode for sensing touches is formed on the first substrate. The second substrate has a plurality of first touch sensor electrodes and a plurality of second touch sensor electrodes corresponding to the plurality of spacers. The first touch sensor electrodes and the second touch sensor electrodes cooperatively form a capacitive touch sensing structure. The spacers move towards the second substrate when the LCD panel is being touched.
US10067386B2	Devices comprising convex color converting elements Disclosed herein are light-emitting devices comprising a glass substrate having a first surface, and a plurality of color-converting elements disposed on the first surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of color-converting elements comprises a convex surface. Also disclosed herein are display devices comprising such light-emitting devices and methods for making the light-emitting devices.
US10067385B2	Display device A display device having a structure capable of improving brightness “Mura” and color “Mura” that may be generated in a direct type backlight unit has a structure in which a plurality of light sources are arranged in a pattern similar to a square arrangement along the edges of the backlight unit, and in a pattern similar to a triangle arrangement within an intermediate region of the backlight unit, and a connector for connecting a cable disposed on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is disposed on the rear side of the PCB such that the connector does not influence “Mura” of the backlight unit.
US10067374B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device that allows efficient luminance control is presented. The device includes: first, second, and third color pixel areas; a first substrate and a second substrate; a first color filter disposed in the first color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a second color filter disposed in the second color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a third color filter disposed in the third color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first color pixel area includes a first transparent region at which the first color filter is not disposed, and a ratio of the first transparent region of the first color pixel area to the first color pixel area is in a range of 1/1000 to 1/2, inclusive.
US10067357B2	Integrated camera lens suspension A camera lens suspension assembly includes a support member including a support metal base layer, a moving member including a moving metal base layer, bearings and smart memory alloy wires. The support member includes a bearing plate portion, static wire attach structures, and mount regions. A printed circuit on the support metal base layer includes traces extending to each static wire attach structure. The moving member includes a moving plate portion, elongated flexure arms extending from a periphery of the moving plate portion and including mount regions on ends opposite the moving plate portion, and moving wire attach structures. The bearings are between and engage the bearing plate portion of the support member and the moving plate portion of the moving member. Each of the smart memory alloy wires is attached to and extends one of the static wire attach structures and one of the moving wire attach structures.
US10067354B2	Multi-mode watch and method for operating the multi-mode watch A watch may include a first display unit, a second display unit, a first polarizer set, and a second polarizer set. The second display unit may be positioned over the first display unit and may transmit light. One of the first display unit and the second display unit may display a time information image that indicates time. The other of the first display unit and the second display unit may display non-time information image, e.g., a user interface element. The first polarizer set may be positioned between the first display unit and the second display unit. The second polarizer set may be positioned on the second display unit. One of the first polarizer set and the second polarizer set may rotate relative to the other for enabling the watch to conceal or show the time information image.
US10067349B2	Method of adapting a virtual reality helmet The present invention discloses a method of adapting a virtual reality helmet, comprising: pre-writing models of a plurality of virtual reality helmets and corresponding parameters into a virtual reality helmet system; obtaining a model of a to-be-adapted virtual reality helmet; parsing out corresponding parameters from the virtual reality helmet system according to the model of the to-be-adapted virtual reality helmet; determining size and position of an imaging area on a screen of the to-be-adapted virtual reality helmet according to the parsed-out parameters. By determining size and position of the imaging area on the screen of the to-be-adapted virtual reality helmet according to the parameters pre-stored in the virtual reality helmet system, the problem of abnormal image contents viewed with various kinds of different helmets is solved.
US10067347B2	Waveguides with improved intensity distributions An apparatus for use in replicating an image associated with an input-pupil to an output-pupil, comprises an optical waveguide including input-coupler, one or more intermediate-components and an output-coupler. The input-coupler couples light corresponding to the image into the optical waveguide and diffracts the light corresponding to the image in at least two different directions so that light corresponding to the image is diffracted toward each of the one or more intermediate-components. The intermediate-component(s) is/are configured to individually or collectively perform both odd-order pupil expansion and even-order pupil expansion on light corresponding to the image that travels from the input-coupler to the one or more intermediate-components by way of TIR, and diffract the light corresponding to the image towards the output-coupler. The output-coupler is configured to couple the light corresponding to the image out of the optical waveguide so that the light corresponding to the image is viewable from the output-pupil.
US10067336B1	Pixel wall and spacer configuration for an electrowetting display A method for fabricating an electrowetting display may include depositing a first material layer on a support plate; placing a first mask on the first material layer, wherein the first mask covers first portions of the first material layer and does not cover second portions of the first photoresist layer; exposing second portions of the first material layer to electromagnetic radiation; depositing a second material layer on the first mask and the exposed second portions of the first material layer; placing a second mask on the second material layer; and etching to remove portions of the second material layer and the second portions of the first material layer. Portions of the first and second material layers that remain subsequent to the etching form spacers and a grid of pixel wall extensions.
US10067331B2	Structured illumination microscope device A structured illumination microscope device includes acquisition unit that repeats a series of processing steps including controlling a combination of a wave vector and phase of fringes and acquiring N images; and computing unit in which processing for demodulating the image of the sample using a required M types of images from an image set of consecutive P images. The M types of images include: Q types (where Q≥3) of modulated images; and one type of modulated image having the wave vector in common with and the phase differing from at least one among the Q types of modulated images, or one unmodulated image.An arrangement of the N images satisfies the uniformity condition, meaning “intensity distribution of the fringes is spatially uniform when accumulated between the N images” and the refresh condition, meaning “the M types of images are always included in the image set”.
US10067327B2	Image acquisition apparatus To acquire a pasted image having an enlarged dynamic range and having a high quality and a high angle of view, an image acquisition apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures an object, to acquire an image, an imaging control unit that controls the imaging unit, an HDR processing unit that combines a plurality of partial images acquired by capturing the same region of the object under different exposures, to generate an HDR image having an enlarged dynamic range, a pasting processing unit that pastes the plurality of HDR images generated for different regions of the object, to acquire a pasted image having a higher angle of view, and an exposure setting unit that sets an exposure condition in capturing all the partial images based on image information acquired by capturing a wider range than the single partial image included in the pasted image.
US10067322B2	Optical system, and optical apparatus including the same Provided is an optical system including, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit and a second lens unit with a positive refractive power. One of lenses of the first lens unit is the closest to the object side and has a negative refractive power. The second lens unit includes an aperture diaphragm. One of lenses that is included in the second lens unit, located on the object side or the image side of the aperture diaphragm and the closest to the aperture diaphragm has a concave lens surface that faces the aperture diaphragm. Conditions are satisfied whose values are set by using refractive indexes of a negative lens and a positive lens of the first lens unit that respectively have the smallest Abbe number.
US10067317B2	Optical system An optical system includes a first lens including a negative refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens including a positive refractive power and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side.
US10067312B2	Vision system camera with mount for multiple lens types This invention provides a vision system housing having a front plate assembly that accommodates a plurality of lens mount types. The front plate includes a central aperture that is located at a predetermined axial (camera axis) distance from a plane of an image sensor. The aperture is stepped from a wider diameter adjacent to the front to a narrower diameter more adjacent to the sensor. This arrangement enables threaded mounting of a plurality of lens mount types, for example M12 and C-Mount. The threaded base for the M12 lens is provided in the smaller-diameter, interior portion of the front plate aperture, adjacent to the sensor. The threaded base for the C-Mount lens is provided at the front of the front plate, adjacent to the exterior surface of the front plate and housing. The exterior (front) surface of the front plate includes threaded holes and a removable spring clip arrangement constructed and arranged to accommodate a liquid lens positioned over the aperture with an associated lens assembly mounted within the aperture and in optical communication with the liquid lens. The lens is operated using an electrical connection provided by a cable that interconnects with a multi-pin socket positioned on the front plate aside the aperture. The socket interconnects with processor circuitry within the housing.
US10067310B2	Fiber optic drop cable assembly A fiber optic drop cable assembly is disclosed. The fiber optic drop cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable having an unsplit length, with a first split length and a second split length branching from the unsplit length. An optical fiber passage is formed at an interface of the first split length and the second split length. A first strength member extends from the unsplit length and is disposed in the first split length. A second strength member extends from the unsplit length and is disposed in the second split length. At least one optical fiber extends in the optical fiber passage. A fiber optic connector connects to the at least one optical fiber and is releasably secured to one or both of the first strength member and the second strength member. A pulling feature attaches to a portion of the fiber optic drop cable assembly for installation.
US10067308B2	Low profile fiber distribution hub Certain embodiments of a fiber distribution hub include a swing frame pivotally mounted within an enclosure having a low profile. For example, the enclosure can have a depth of less than about nine inches. Termination modules can be mounted to the swing frame and oriented to slide at least partially in a front-to-rear direction to facilitate access to connectors plugged into the termination modules. Splitter modules and connector storage regions can be provided within the enclosure.
US10067305B2	Temperature control of a component on an optical device The optical includes a waveguide positioned on a base and an optical component positioned on the base. The optical component is a light sensor that includes an active medium or a modulator that includes an active medium. The waveguide is configured to guide a light signal through the component such that the light signal is guided through the active medium. The device includes one or more heat control features selected from the group consisting of: placing one or more thermal conductors over a lateral side of a ridge of the active medium; extending thermal conductors from within the active component to a location outside of the active component, and tapering the ridge of the active medium within the perimeter of the active component.
US10067292B2	System, method and apparatus for adjusting a flame scanner A flame scanner includes a lens barrel assembly defining a generally hollow body having a first end and a second end, and an opening formed in the first end, a lens positioned adjacent to the second end, and a fiber optic cable receivable through the opening in the first end, the fiber optic cable having a distal end. A field of view of the flame scanner is selectively adjustable by varying a position of the distal end of the fiber optic cable with respect to the lens.
US10067289B2	Single mode propagation in fibers and rods with large leakage channels Various embodiments include large cores fibers that can propagate few modes or a single mode while introducing loss to higher order modes. Some of these fibers are holey fibers that comprise cladding features such as air-holes. Additional embodiments described herein include holey rods. The rods and fibers may be used in many optical systems including optical amplification systems, lasers, short pulse generators, Q-switched lasers, etc. and may be used for example for micromachining.
US10067284B1	Edge-lit light guide luminaire with a removable optical device A lighting fixture includes a first end plate and a second end plate that are coupled to and disposed on opposite sides of a reflector panel. Further, the lighting fixture includes a pair of elongated heat sinks that are coupled to the first end plate and the second end plate on opposite latitudinal ends of the pair of elongated heat sinks. Each elongated heat sink retains a longitudinal edge of a light guide and/or a plurality of LEDs directed towards the longitudinal edge. Further, the lighting fixture includes an optical device that is removably coupled to the lighting fixture such that the first end plate, the second end plate, and the pair of elongated heat sinks retain and overlap a perimeter of an optical device to prevent light leakage. The light guide is oriented horizontally and the optical device is oriented to receive light exiting the light guide.
US10067283B2	Display backlight with patterned backlight extraction ridges A display may have a backlight unit with a row of light-emitting diodes that emit light into the edge of a light guide plate. The light guide plate may have opposing upper and lower surfaces. Backlight may be extracted from the light guide plate using an array of bumps on the lower surface and ridges on the upper surface. Ridge density may vary as a function of location across the display. Some of the ridges may be terminated along a meandering border between regions of differing ridge density. Ridge length and endpoint location can be dithered along borders between regions and ridge widths and thicknesses may be tapered down towards the endpoints. Ridges may be patterned to reduce the density of the ridges immediately adjacent the light-emitting diodes and thereby avoid over-extraction of the light at the light-emitting diodes.
US10067279B2	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are disclosed. The backlight module includes a ring light-guiding body and a light source, wherein the ring light-guiding body includes a first side close to an axis and a second side away from the axis, light generated by the light source is emitted from the second side away from the axis of the ring light-guiding body. Light emission over 360-degree circumference can be achieved by the backlight module. Display over 360-degree circumference can be achieved by the display device including the backlight module.
US10067275B2	Laminated reflective film having reduced alkali metal or alkaline earth metal to polyvinyl alcohol resin ratio To provide a laminated reflective film having excellent discoloration resistance and adhesion between refractive index layers.A laminated reflective film including a substrate and a reflective layer including a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer disposed on the substrate, wherein at least one of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin, metal oxide particles, and a first metal ion formed of an alkali metal ion and/or an alkaline earth metal ion, and the content ratio of the first metal ion represented by the following Formula (1): content ⁢ ⁢ ratio ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ first ⁢ ⁢ metal ⁢ ⁢ ion = content ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ first ⁢ ⁢ metal ⁢ ⁢ ion content ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ polyvinyl ⁢ ⁢ alcohol ⁢ ⁢ resin × 100 ( 1 ) is 1.25 or less.
US10067271B2	Optical sheet and method for manufacturing same An optical sheet is formed by laminating, by co-extrusion molding, a first layer containing a polycarbonate resin, a second layer containing a polyamide resin, and a third layer, wherein the second layer is laminated between the first layer and the third layer, the first layer and second layer, and the second layer and third layer can each be peeled at the interface, and the outer surface of the first layer has a fine grooved structure. The optical sheet, which is provided with a plurality of layers in such a way, is capable of retaining, a sufficient amount of heat in a laminate in a mold since the entire sheet can be made thick during melt extrusion molding, and is able to improve the transferability of the fine grooved structure. In addition, the optical sheet can be made thinner by using only the peeled first layer as an optical sheet.
US10067267B2	Coated glass or glass ceramic article A coated glass or glass ceramic article is provided that has a so-called “dead front” effect, where display features or icons are not visible in the off state. In some embodiments, the glass or glass ceramic article includes a sheet-like glass or glass ceramic substrate having two opposite faces, where the substrate exhibits, in a visible spectral range from 380 nm to 780 nm, light transmittance τvis of at least 1% for visible light that passes through from one face to the opposite face. An opaque coating on one face that exhibits, in the visible spectral range from 380 nm to 780 nm, light transmittance τvis of not more than 5%. An opening is provided in the opaque coating. The opening allowing light that is incident on the surface of the opaque coating to pass through the coating and through the glass or glass ceramic substrate. The opening has a width of not more than 80 μm at the glass or glass ceramic substrate.
US10067257B2	Multi-frequency electromagnetic tensor measurements An electromagnetic measurement tool for making multi-frequency, full tensor, complex, electromagnetic measurements includes a triaxial transmitter and a triaxial receiver deployed on a tubular member. An electronic module is configured to obtain electromagnetic measurements at four or more distinct frequencies. The measurement tool may be used for various applications including obtaining a resistivity of sand layers in an alternating shale-sand formation; computing a dielectric permittivity, a conductivity anisotropy, and/or a permittivity anisotropy of a formation sample; and/or identifying formation mineralization including discriminating between pyrite and graphite inclusions and/or computing weight percent graphite and/or pyrite in the formation sample.
US10067247B2	Method for identifying an isotope, program for identifying an isotope and device for identifying isotopes A method and system to identify an isotope provided in a medium to be characterized by an instrumentation system. The identification method includes: measuring at least one reference spectrum for at least two reference isotopes; defining measurement windows for each reference isotope; measuring a measured spectrum on the medium to be characterized; for each reference isotope, calculating for each of the measurement windows a deviation value representing the deviation between the measured spectrum and that of the reference isotope in the measurement window; for each reference isotope, determining from the calculated deviation values a dissimilarity coefficient; and identifying the isotope from the determined dissimilarity coefficients.
US10067242B2	Scintillator, method of manufacturing the same, radiation imaging apparatus, and radiation imaging system A method of manufacturing a scintillator, includes growing a scintillator layer constituted by a plurality of column crystals on a base, forming a first protection film so as to cover the scintillator layer, planarizing the first protection film, the planarizing including a polishing process of polishing the first protection film, and forming a second protection film configured to cover the first protection film that has undergone the planarizing. The scintillator layers grown on the base include an abnormally grown portion. In the polishing process, a front end of the abnormally grown portion is polished as well as a surface of the first protection film so as to form a continuation surface by the surface of the first protection film and a surface of the abnormally grown portion.
US10067237B1	Method and apparatus for geo-fence detection Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes a sensor module and a navigation signal receiver. The sensor module is configured to generate signals indicative of motions of the apparatus. The navigation signal receiver includes receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive satellite navigation signals from a plurality of satellites. The processor circuitry is configured to determine a velocity of the apparatus based on the satellite navigation signals, receive an estimated speed from the sensor module, calibrate a moving speed based on the velocity and the estimated speed, and determine a power saving time based on the calibrated moving speed. The power saving time is an amount of time that the navigation signal receiver is to stay in a power saving mode.
US10067231B2	Registration calculation of three-dimensional scanner data performed between scans based on measurements by two-dimensional scanner A method for measuring and registering three-dimensional (3D) coordinates by measuring 3D coordinates with a 3D scanner in a first registration position, measuring two-dimensional (2D) coordinates with a 2D scanner while moving from the first registration position to a second registration position, measuring 3D coordinates with the 3D scanner at the second registration position, and determining a correspondence among targets in the first and second registration positions while moving between the second registration position and a third registration position.
US10067224B2	Time to digital converter (TDC) with synchronous output and related methods A time to digital converter (TDC) may include a sampling stage configured to sample an input signal based upon a plurality of timing signals having different respective phases, and provide a respective output for each of the different timing signals. A first synchronization stage may be configured to receive the outputs from the sampling stage, synchronize a first subset of the outputs to a first one of the plurality of timing signals, and synchronize a second subset of the outputs to a second one of the plurality of timing signals. A second synchronization stage may be configured to receive the synchronized outputs from the first synchronization stage, and synchronize all of the synchronized outputs from the first synchronization stage to the first one of the plurality of timing signals.
US10067221B2	Interference detection in a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar system A frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar system is provided that includes a receiver configured to generate a digital intermediate frequency (IF) signal, and an interference monitoring component coupled to the receiver to receive the digital IF signal, in which the interference monitoring component is configured to monitor at least one sub-band in the digital IF signal for interference, in which the at least one sub-band does not include a radar signal.
US10067220B2	Positional state identification of mobile devices One or more systems and/or methods for identifying a positional state of a mobile device are provided. An output audio pulse may be generated from a speaker of a mobile device. An input audio pulse, corresponding to the output audio pulse, may be detected utilizing a microphone of the mobile device. The output audio pulse and the input audio pulse may be evaluated to determine a positional feature associated with the mobile device. The positional feature may be evaluated using a classifier to identify a positional state of the mobile device (e.g., the mobile device may be laying on a table, inside a user's jacket pocket, within a vehicle, etc.). In an example, an operating characteristic of the mobile device may be adjusted based on the positional state of the mobile device (e.g., a ringer volume may be increased, a content recommendation may be displayed, etc.).
US10067214B2	Fusion phantom for testing performance of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy A new imaging phantom called a “fusion phantom” enhances the efficiency of performance testing and quality control. The phantom relocates the test elements of a standard MRI phantom, and provides a configuration of inner containers that enables simultaneous performance testing on magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy within a predetermined error range.The fusion phantom is useful for multi-purpose performance testing of magnetic resonance imaging equipment, including correlation analysis, performance testing, system management and the like in the diagnosis field. The fusion phantom enhances efficiency of time and reliability in testing performance of the magnetic resonance imaging equipment, adjusts incorrect position accuracy and improves quality of images.
US10067207B2	PET-MRI apparatus A positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gantry having a static magnetic field magnet, a gradient coil, and a radio frequency coil, a PET detector, and a moving mechanism. The static magnetic field magnet generates a static magnetic field in a bore having an approximately cylindrical shape. The gradient coil is disposed on an inner circumference side of the static magnetic field magnet and applies a gradient magnetic field to an object disposed in the bore. The radio frequency coil is disposed on an inner circumference side of the gradient coil and applies a radio frequency magnetic field to the object. The PET detector detects gamma rays emitted from a positron-emitting radionuclide injected into the object. The moving mechanism causes the PET detector in the gantry along the axial direction of the bore.
US10067202B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and gradient coil A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a static magnetic field magnet and a gradient coil. The static magnetic field magnet generates a static magnetic field. The gradient coil is provided on an inside of the static magnetic field magnet and includes an X coil, a Y coil and a Z coil. The X coil generates a gradient magnetic field along a horizontal axis of a substantially circular cylinder, the horizontal axis being perpendicular to a long axis. The Y coil generates a gradient magnetic field along a vertical axis of the substantially circular cylinder. The Z coil generates a gradient magnetic field along the long axis of the substantially circular cylinder. In the gradient coil, coils are laminated in such a manner that the X coil is positioned more distant from a magnetic field center than the Y coil is.
US10067201B2	Wiring layout to reduce magnetic field A magnetic sensor has a circuit segment with a quadrupole region. The quadrupole region includes a supply line, a first return line and a second return line, all in a conductor layer. The first supply line is laterally adjacent to the supply line on a first side, and the second return line is laterally adjacent to the supply line on a second, opposite side. A space between the supply line and the first return line is free of the conductor layer; similarly, a space between the supply line and the second return line is free of the conductor layer. The first return line and the second return line are electrically coupled to the supply line at a terminus of the circuit segment.
US10067195B2	Voltage detection unit A first pattern and a second pattern are stacked with each other. In a pattern of a first circuit for high voltage, a GND is formed as a solid pattern. In a pattern of a second circuit for low voltage, a GND is formed as a solid pattern. The solid pattern of the GND of the pattern of the first circuit for high voltage and the solid pattern of the GND of the pattern of the second circuit for low voltage partially face each other, thereby improving noise-resistant performance of the circuit for high voltage.
US10067193B2	Method and apparatus for determining a constant current limit value A method for determining a constant current limit value by means of which a first current which flows through a battery cell is limited, wherein the constant current limit value is determined on the basis of a first function which specifies a first profile of the first current, which first profile is dependent on a plurality of parameters. The plurality of parameters include a first voltage which is applied between two terminals of the battery cell, a second voltage which specifies a no-load voltage of the battery cell, and a time variable.
US10067183B2	Portion isolation architecture for chip isolation test Embodiments include methods, and processing system, and computer program products providing portion isolation design to a chip design to facilitate partial-good portion isolation test of the chip. Aspects include: retrieving a chip design file of a chip, the chip design file having pin related information from a chip design database, generating, via a pin group utility module, a pin group file according to the pin related information retrieved, combining, via a portion wrapper insertion utility module, the pin group file with one or more portion netlists to form one or more localized portion wrapper segments, stitching, via the portion wrapper insertion utility module, the one or more localized portion wrapper segments to form a portion boundary wrapper chain, and inserting, via the portion wrapper insertion utility module, the portion boundary wrapper chain into the chip design file to facilitate partial-good portion isolation test.
US10067179B2	Detecting deterioration of an electrical circuit in an aggressive environment We disclose a circuit board that hosts at least first and second types of resistance sensors. The resistance of each sensor of the first type tends to increase, and the resistance of each sensor of the second type tends to decrease if the sensor is exposed to an aggressive environment. The circuit board also hosts a control circuit that operates to monitor respective resistances of the various resistance sensors and to process the digital values representing the resistances to estimate the working condition of one or more other electrical circuits located on the circuit board and/or in relatively close proximity to the circuit board in the corresponding equipment cabinet. The control circuit further operates to transmit out an appropriate alarm message if the estimated working condition is deemed unsatisfactory.
US10067173B2	Method for sensor readout with redundancy-checking A method for reading out a sensor unit having a first set of nodes and a second set of nodes and a symmetry which allows different configurations of excitation and sensing lead to a same readout. The method includes changing the readout configuration of the sensor unit by exchanging excitation and sensing between the first set of nodes and the second set of nodes, evaluating the similarity or deviation between measurement signals obtained in different readout configurations of the sensor unit, raising an error if the measurement signals differ more from one another than a predetermined value.
US10067169B1	Method and apparatus to characterize nonlinear systems via their steady state response A method for characterizing a nonlinear system using the system's steady state response including: exciting a transducer using a plurality of frequencies while decoupled from the nonlinear system, measuring the amplitude of response of each of the frequencies while decoupled from the nonlinear system, exciting the transducer using the plurality of frequencies while coupled to the nonlinear system, measuring the amplitude of response of each of the frequencies and the second harmonic of at least some of the frequencies, and solving for a set of phenomenological parameters characterizing the dynamics of the nonlinear system.
US10067166B2	Circuit for sampling current and system for sampling current of Totem-Pole bridgeless circuit A circuit for sampling current includes a current transformer, a reset resistor, a diode, a sampling switch, and a current sampling resistor. The current transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding. The reset resistor and two ends of the secondary winding are connected in parallel. The sampling switch, the diode, and the current sampling resistor are connected in series and then connected to two ends of the reset resistor in parallel. The primary winding is for connecting to a circuit to be sampled. When a current flows through the primary winding and the circuit to be sampled and the sampling switch is turned on at a negative AC half cycle, the circuit for sampling current samples the current flowing through the circuit to be sampled.
US10067158B2	System and method of performing scanning probe microscopy on a substrate surface The invention is directed at a method of performing scanning probe microscopy on a substrate surface using a scanning probe microscopy system, the system including at least one probe head, the probe head comprising a probe tip arranged on a cantilever and a tip position detector for determining a position of the probe tip along a z-direction transverse to an image plane, the method comprising: positioning the at least one probe head relative to the substrate surface; moving the probe tip and the substrate surface relative to each other in one or more directions parallel to the image plane for scanning of the substrate surface with the probe tip; and determining the position of the probe tip with the tip position detector during said scanning for mapping nanostructures on the substrate surface; wherein said step of positioning is performed by placing the at least one probe head on a static carrier surface.
US10067152B2	Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer has a washing tank providing water for washing a reagent or sample probe is. The washing water from a washing nozzle spreads from a throttle portion and is divided into right and left flows after colliding with a vent plate provided in an overflow portion of the washing tank. The washing water flows between the vent plate and the inner wall of the overflow portion, and the flows join behind the vent plate. After joining, the washing water flows downward along the vent plate and the inner wall of the overflow portion and then is drained. Because a space is created between the washing water which has collided with the vent plate and the washing water joined behind the vent plate, the washing water is prevented from completely covering the overflow portion, and the airflow can be secured during the drainage.
US10067148B2	Methods of using fluorescent protein-based indicators The presently-disclosed subject matter includes fluorescent protein-based indicators for detecting ions, small molecule analytes, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments the indicators include a polypeptide, which itself includes a fluorescent polypeptide, a compound-binding polypeptide, and a polypeptide target of the compound-binding polypeptide. In some embodiments the polypeptide includes an EosFP polypeptide, a calmodulin polypeptide, and a M13 polypeptide, or fragments and/or variants thereof. The presently-disclosed subject matter also includes methods for detecting calcium in a sample with embodiments of the present polypeptides. In some embodiments the present indicators experience a permanent shift from green to red fluorescent when exposed to an detecting substance, such as calcium.
US10067142B2	Method for diagnosing, treating, or preventing mood disorder An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method of diagnosing and/or treating a mood disorder, the method being superior to the conventional technologies. The present invention attains the object by providing a method of diagnosing and/or treating a mood disorder by use of an anti-SITH-1 antibody level and an anti-HHV-6 antibody level each serving as an index.
US10067141B2	Systems and methods for improving loading capacity of a segmented reaction cell by utilizing all available segments A method for analyzing a sample includes trapping a first ion packet in a first segment of a multi-segment reaction cell; trapping a second ion packet in a second segment of the multi-segment reaction cell; and trapping a third ion packet in a third segment of the multi-segment reaction cell. At least one of the first, second, and third ion packets includes precursor ions, and at least another one of the first, second, and third ion packets includes reagent ions. The method further includes mixing the first, second, and third ion packets within the reaction cell to cause a reaction between the precursor ions and the reagent ions to form product ions.
US10067139B2	Polyelectrolyte-coated polymer dots and related methods Polymer nanoparticles and related methods include polymer dots having a coating including a polyelectrolyte polymer. The polymer dots can have a polyelectrolyte coating that can improve colloidal stability of the particles as compared to polymer dots not having the coating. A method of preparing a population of nanoparticles. The methods can include, e.g., providing the population of nanoparticles having a condensed semiconducting polymer; and combining, in a first aqueous solution comprising polyelectrolytes, the population of nanoparticles having the condensed semiconducting polymer to form a population of nanoparticles having a polyelectrolyte coating surrounding the condensed semiconducting polymer of each of the nanoparticles in the population. The methods can include a step of forming the condensed semiconducting polymer using nanoprecipitation or miniemulsion techniques. The polyelectrolyte coating can completely surround the condensed semiconducting polymer.
US10067133B2	Hematopoietic cell phenotyping using circulating cell-free markers The present invention provides methods of classifying cluster of differentiation (CD) marker phenotype for hematopoietic cancer cells using multiple circulating cell-free CD markers in bodily fluid. In other aspects, treatment and disease progression of particular hematopoietic cancers can be monitored by measuring the levels of CD and other markers in bodily fluids of a patient.
US10067125B2	System and method for spatiotemporally analyzed rapid assays The invention relates to methods of reliably and quantitatively determining the amount of an analyte of interest in a fluid sample using a flow-induced assay, such as an immunochromatographic assay, in which spatiotemporal measurements are recorded during the course of the assay reaction, generating a spatiotemporal dataset, and subsequently analyzed. The invention also relates to a system incorporating instruments for recording spatiotemporal datasets (spatiotemporal data recorders), devices comprised of flow-induced assays configured for analysis on a spatiotemporal recorder, and programs for analyzing the recorded spatiotemporal datasets.
US10067124B2	Immunoassay method for pro-gastrin-releasing peptide To provide a more convenient and more accurate method of assaying ProGRP by improving the stability of ProGRP which is known to be unstable in a biological sample.By using a blood sample in a condition in which a blood coagulation factor is not activated is used as a sample, the degradation of ProGRP is suppressed, whereby it is possible to store a sample for a long period of time and to improve the accuracy of an assay.
US10067122B2	Micro-devices for improved disease detection The present invention provides a method for detecting a disease at a very low concentration of diseased biological subject by contacting the diseased biological subject with a micro-device which comprises: a first sorting unit capable of directly detecting an intrinsic property of the biological subject at the microscopic level and sorting the biological subject by the detected intrinsic property; a first detection unit capable of detecting the same or different property of the sorted biological subject at the microscopic level; and a first layer of material having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a first channel in which the biological subject flows through the first sorting unit, and then the sorted biological subject flows from the first sorting unit to the first detection unit.
US10067120B2	Use of acetylated tubulin as a biomarker of drug response to furazanobenzimidazoles Use of acetylated tubulin as a biomarker for predicting the response to a compound, preferably resistance of a disease such as cancer in a subject to said compound, wherein the compound is a furazanobenzimidazoles compound of general formula (I).
US10067113B2	Acetic acid production process Processes for producing acetic acid and determining corrosion therein are described herein. The processes generally include contacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a liquid reaction medium under carbonylation conditions sufficient to form acetic acid, wherein the liquid reaction medium includes: a carbonylation catalyst selected from rhodium catalysts, iridium catalysts and palladium catalysts; from 1 wt. % to 14 wt. % water; and one or more, in-situ generated derivatives of the one or more additives and combinations thereof; wherein the one or more additives are independently selected from non-benzoyl containing pentavalent phosphine oxides, compound mixtures of at least four phosphine oxides and pentavalent aryl or alkaryl phosphine oxides including one or more benzoyl groups; and recovering acetic acid from the process.
US10067101B2	Gas chromatography (GC) column heater A gas chromatography (GC) column heating apparatus is described. The GC column heating apparatus includes a first substrate; a heating element disposed over the first substrate; and a second substrate. A gas chromatography (GC) column heating and cooling apparatus is also described. The GC column cooling and heating apparatus includes a housing configured to receive a heating apparatus, the heating apparatus comprising a first side and a second side; a first thermal insulation layer disposed over the first side; a second thermal insulation layer disposed over the second side; and an actuator connected to the housing and configured to move the first and second thermal insulation layers in contact with the first and second sides, respectively, during a heating sequence, and to move the first and second layers of insulation out of contact with the first and second sides, respectively, during a cooling sequence.
US10067098B2	Ultrasonic flaw detection jig, ultrasonic flaw detection method and method of manufacturing ultrasonic flaw detection jig An ultrasonic flaw detection jig includes a base section with which a probe of the ultrasonic inspection apparatus is brought into contact; and a prominence section provided for the base section and inserted into an inspection object hole of an inspection object. The inspection object hole includes a countersunk section connected with a main surface of the inspection object and extending from the main surface while reducing a diameter; and a connection section connecting a bottom of the countersunk section and the rear surface of the inspection object. The prominence section has a conical shape corresponding to the shape of the countersunk section.
US10067095B2	Method and device for detecting a structure-borne sound signal, in particular for detecting a structure-borne sound signal triggered by an occurrence of damage on a component to be monitored A device for detecting a structure-borne sound signal, in particular for detecting a structure-borne sound signal caused by an event of damage on a component to be monitored, having at least one structure-borne sound sensor, at least one signal-conducting connection of the structure-borne sound sensor to an evaluation device, and a protective body. The structure-borne sound sensor has a structure-borne sound-conducting connection to the protective body and the protective body has a structure-borne sound-conducting connection to the component to be monitored.
US10067090B2	System and method for characterizing ferromagnetic material A system and method using magnetic sensing to non-intrusively and non-destructively characterize ferromagnetic material within infrastructure. The system includes sensors for measuring magnetic field gradients from a standoff distance adjacent to ferromagnetic material. The method includes using the system to measure magnetic fields, determining magnetic field gradients measured by a sensor array, and comparing measured and modeled or historical magnetic field gradients at the same or similar positions to identify differences caused by a phenomenon in the ferromagnetic material, and, in a particular embodiment, to recognize defects and developing defects.
US10067085B2	Ion sensor based on differential measurement, and production method Ion sensor based on differential measurement comprising an ISFTET-REFET pair wherein the REFET is defined by a structure composed of an ISFET covered by a microreservoir where an internal reference solution is contained. The sensor comprises a first and a second ion-selective field effect transistor, an electrode, a substrate on the surface whereof are integrated the two transistors, connection tracks and the electrode and a structure adhered on the first ion-selective field effect transistor which creates a microreservoir on the gate of said first transistor, with the microreservoir having a microchannel which connects the microreservoir with the exterior and the microreservoir being filled with the reference solution.
US10067080B1	Polymer nanofiber based reversible nano-switch/sensor schottky diode (nanoSSSD) device A nanostructure device is provided and performs dual functions as a nano-switching/sensing device. The nanostructure device includes a doped semiconducting substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the doped semiconducting substrate, an electrode formed on the insulating layer, and at least one polymer nanofiber deposited on the electrode. The at least one polymer nanofiber provides an electrical connection between the electrode and the substrate and is the electroactive element in the device.
US10067079B2	Solid state NMR spectroscopy/imaging in situ measuring devices and methods for calibration and determining one or more quantitative properties of a target sample In situ measuring devices, methods of making the same, and methods of using the same are provided herein. The in situ measuring devices can include a capillary tube having a reference material sealed inside the capillary tube, where the capillary tube is positioned inside of a solid state or MAS NMR rotor. A target sample can also be positioned in the interior of the solid state or MAS NMR rotor but is sequestered from the reference material by a capillary tube wall. The in situ measuring devices can be used in solid state MAS NMR spectroscopy to quantify one or more parameters of a target sample, such as the quantity of a sample, chemical identity of a sample, or temperature of a sample.
US10067078B1	Transmission electron microscope sample alignment system and method A system and method involve applying an electron beam to a sample and obtaining an image of the sample with the applied electron beam. An orientation of the sample relative to the sample's zone axis is automatically determined based on a distribution of reflections in the image. The orientation of the sample is automatically adjusted to align with the sample's zone axis based on the determined orientation.
US10067075B2	Biosensor with integrated antenna and measurement method for biosensing applications The present invention relates to a biosensor (1) which enables the concentration of a desired molecule inside a liquid in the medium, and essentially comprises at least one metallic plate (2) which functions as a ground plate, and which is preferably manufactured from aluminum, at least one dielectric substrate (3) which is located on top of the metallic plate (2), at least one split-ring resonator (4) which is realized on top of the dielectric substrate (3), and which is coated with a dielectric layer, at least two symmetrical antennas (5) which are realized on the same plane with the split-ring resonator (4) on the substrate (3), at least two ports (6) where a network analyzer is connected with the antennas (5) via SMA (SubMiniature Version A) connectors.
US10067065B1	Electronic device inspecting system and method A cover glass of an electronic device may be inspected for defects and damage such as cracks, fractures, scratches, and chips. The electronic device may be placed in an enclosure with a lighting assembly that emits light to the electronic device, and scattered light from defects and damage of the cover glass is captured by an imaging device. A shutter assembly facilitates the capture of scattered light and reduces the capture of reflected light, which enhances the exposure of defects and damage of the captured image of the cover glass. A mirror facilitates the capture of a side surface of the electronic device.
US10067059B2	Device for simultaneous fluorescence contrasting effect in transmitted light and reflected light The invention relates to a device for simultaneous fluorescence contrasting effect in transmitted light and reflected light, having a reflected light optical path for focusing of the excitation light via a lens onto a sample, having a fluorescence signal, which extends from the sample and is directed onto the same lens, having a dichroite, an emission filter, and a detection unit for the purpose of separating the excitation light from the fluorescence signal and for detection, having a luminescent layer behind the sample and a diaphragm for partial coverage of the excitation optical path between the sample and the luminescent layer, whereby a part of the excitation optical path, which impinges onto the luminescent layer, emits light, which irradiates the sample past the diaphragm by forming an oblique transmitted light illumination.
US10067048B2	Method for controlling the function of a sensor for detecting particles A method is provided for controlling the function of a sensor for detecting particles, in particular soot particles, the sensor including at least two measuring electrodes and a substrate on which the measuring electrodes are situated. The method includes the following: carrying out a first current-voltage measurement for ascertaining a first measured variable; carrying out a second current-voltage measurement for ascertaining a second measured variable, one measuring electrode of the measuring electrodes being applied to another electrical potential; carrying out a third current-voltage measurement for ascertaining a third measured variable; an configured forming a correction value for correcting the second measured variable with the aid of the first measured variable and the third measured variable.
US10067039B2	Method and apparatus for producing a pellet Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for producing a pellet preferably intended for subsequent chemical analysis, wherein a material stream is melted, the molten material is shapelessly cooled and ground and at least some of the ground material stream is pressed into a pressed pellet.
US10067036B2	Tire inspection device and tire posture detection method A tire inspection device according to the present invention includes a support portion which supports a tire such that a center axis of the tire is positioned along a vertical direction, a lifting and lowering portion which moves the tire and a rim relative to each other in the vertical direction to fit the rim to the tire, a position detection unit which detects a position of a surface of the tire in the vertical direction at three or more detection points, and a posture detection unit which detects posture information of the tire based on position information detected by the position detection unit.
US10067029B2	Systems and methods for estimating modulation transfer function in an optical system A method of determining a modulation transfer function (MTF) for an image includes receiving an image captured through the optical system, performing edge detection on columns or rows in the image to calculate a plurality of edge points, calculating a plurality polynomials to fit to the calculated edge points, each of the plurality of polynomials varying in degree, selecting a polynomial from the plurality of polynomials to represent the detected edge, and estimating the MTF based on the selected polynomial.
US10067028B2	Calibration structure and calibration method for calibrating optical measuring devices A calibration structure for calibrating optical measuring devices is provided. The calibration structure includes a plurality of zones adjoining one another in a plane, wherein the zones adjoin one another along straight lines and/or curved lines and the calibration structure has both zones adjoining one another along straight lines and zones adjoining one another along curved lines, wherein the zones adjoining one another along straight lines or the zones adjoining one another along curved lines have respectively mutually different optical properties. Furthermore, a calibration method for calibrating the optical measuring devices by the calibration structure is provided.
US10067025B1	Modular apparatus and method for attaching multiple devices A modular apparatus for attaching sensors and electronics is disclosed. The modular apparatus includes a square recess including a plurality of cavities and a reference cavity such that a pressure sensor can be connected to the modular apparatus. The modular apparatus also includes at least one voltage input hole and at least one voltage output hole operably connected to each of the plurality of cavities such that voltage can be applied to the pressure sensor and received from the pressure sensor.
US10067021B2	Pressure sensor having resistive bodies A pressure sensor is equipped with a body including a fluid passage in the interior thereof, a holder connected to one end of the body, and a ceramic sensor accommodated in the interior of the holder. Plural protrusions are disposed on an outer edge portion of an end surface of the sensor, which is pressed by the holder. In addition, when the holder is fastened with respect to the body, in a state in which a pressing portion of the holder abuts against the protrusions, a fastening force is applied in an axial direction, and the sensor is fixed.
US10067019B2	Force and torque sensor having redundant instrumentation and operative to detect faults A force/torque sensor includes a number n of deformable beams connecting the TAP to the MAP, wherein n≥4. At least four of the n deformable beams are instrumented with strain gages affixed to surfaces of the beams, such that each beam outputs two gage signals. The eight gage signals are grouped into four sets of six gage signals, such that each set includes the gage signals from three of the four instrumented beams. Each set of six gage signals is multiplied by a calibration matrix to yield a set of six force and torque values. The four sets of force and torque values are compared. If one set disagrees with the other three by greater than a predetermined tolerance, a sensor fault is signaled.
US10067013B2	Method of determining deformation in a structure A method of determining deformation in a structure around which a sensing optical fiber is helically wound, includes performing a distributed measurement at a point along the fiber, to obtain a frequency gain spectrum at that point. Performing a distributed measurement includes, adjusting a pulse width of a pulse pump signal to achieve a predefined spatial resolution and providing the pulse pump signal with adjusted pulse width in the fiber to generate scattering, which is used to obtain the frequency gain spectrum. Identifying at least two curves which, when added together, best fit the frequency gain spectrum. Identifying the frequency at which peaks of the curves occur. Determining deformation in the structure by determining deformation in the fiber at the point using a frequency at which a peak of an identified curve occurs. The amount of deformation in the fiber corresponds to the amount of deformation in the structure.
US10067001B2	Thermocouple fixing device and temperature measuring apparatus A thermocouple fixing device and a temperature measuring apparatus including a fixing joint, a sealing sleeve, a clamping piece and a locking nut sequentially sleeved outside the outer cover of the thermocouple is disclosed. The inside end of the fixing joint is fixed on the side wall of the vacuum generation chamber, the outside end of the fixing joint abuts on one end of the sealing sleeve; the two sides of the clamping piece abut on the other end of the sealing sleeve and the inside end of the locking nut, respectively; the internal threads of the locking nut are meshed with the external threads of the fixing joint; the clamping piece has a clamping element and a through hole for clamping the outer over of the thermocouple.
US10066999B2	System and method for monitoring exceptional watt hour meter terminal temperature An electricity meter may include a plurality of current terminals and a temperature sensing circuit. The circuit has a first set of thermocouple junctions having a first observed polarity and a second set of thermocouple junctions having a second observed polarity that is opposite of the first observed polarity. Each of the first set and the second set are disposed adjacent to a respective current terminal so as to measure relative temperature changes at the respective current terminal Each of the first set and the second set are connected to each other in series such that when each of the current terminals are at the same temperature, the temperature sensing circuit has a net voltage of zero. Alternatively, when one or more of the terminals has a temperature that is different from the other terminals, the temperature sensing circuit has a net voltage that is greater or less than zero.
US10066998B2	Detecting inclusions and disbonds in green material repairs with thermography Method and apparatus for detecting defects in a laminate of uncured, compacted composite sheets. After a number of plies of composite sheets are arranged and compacted, a burst of heat energy is applied to a top surface of the laminate and a digital thermographic camera captures images of the top surface. A computer processor measures heat characteristics of the top surface to identify regions of the top surface with different heat characteristics. Such different areas are identified as regions that include a defect. The defect regions can be repaired by applying additional compaction and/or by removing at least a portion of some layers, removing any foreign object debris, replacing the layers, and compacting the replaced layers. After any defects are addressed, the laminate is cured.
US10066996B2	Measuring device, electronic apparatus, and measuring method A measuring device includes a first light receiving element that receives measurement light and outputs a first output value, and a second light receiving element that receives the measurement light and outputs a second output value which is different from the first output value. A weighted composition is performed on the first output value and the second output value.
US10066994B2	Pyramidal spacer for increased stability Fabry Perot resonator A Fabry Perot resonator spacer is provided. The Fabry Perot resonator spaced includes a tetrahedral body, the tetrahedral body being made of a material having a Poisson ratio and defining a plurality of triangular faces, a plurality of edges, and a plurality of corners, wherein each one of the plurality of corners is truncated to form a mounting surface in a mounting plane. The spacer further includes a first mirror channel configured to receive a first optical element, a second mirror channel configured to receive a second optical element, and an optical cavity extending linearly through the tetrahedral body between the first mirror channel and the second mirror channel.
US10066990B2	Spatially variable filter systems and methods An improved compact spectrometer system comprising an improved spatially variable filter is disclosed herein. A spatially variable filter may be configured to have a plurality of different transmission profiles at different locations of the filter, to spectrally separate light incident on the filter. The spatially variable filter may comprise a plurality of different filter regions having different transmission profiles, and a plurality of similar filter regions comprising similar transmission profiles. The spatially variable filter may be optically coupled to a detector comprising a plurality of detector elements configured to measure the intensity of light. The measurement data generated by the plurality of detector elements coupled to the plurality of similar filter regions can be used to determine a spatial variation on incident light intensity.
US10066987B1	Using ultraviolet sensor data to determine a pseudo location of a user Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for determining a pseudo location of a user. The method includes collecting, by a processing device, ultraviolet (UV) sensor data from a UV sensor of a user device of the user. The method further includes analyzing, by the processing device, the UV sensor data by comparing the UV sensor data to a UV profile for a geographic area. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, the pseudo location of the user based at least in part on the UV sensor data and the UV profile.
US10066985B2	Deployable light baffle The present invention relates to a light baffle assembly including a base baffle member comprising a base wall portion positioned substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis, an upper baffle member comprising an upper wall portion coupled to an upper blade portion, the upper wall portion positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the upper blade portion positioned to extend inwards from the upper wall portion towards the longitudinal axis, and a resilient member configured to extend the upper baffle member away from the base baffle member.
US10066984B2	Terahertz device module The THz device module includes: a substrate; a THz device disposed on a front side surface of the substrate, and configured to oscillate or detect THz waves; a cap covering the THz device being separated from the THz device, and comprising an opening formed at a position opposite to the THz device in a vertical direction of the front side surface of the substrate; and a sealing member covering the opening of the cap so as to seal the THz device in conjunction with the substrate and the cap. A distance from the THz device to the sealing member is within a near-field pattern to which an electric field of the THz waves can be reached without interruption from a surface of the THz device to the sealing member. The THz device module efficiently emits or detects THz waves from the opening, thereby suppressing upsizing of the cap.
US10066981B2	Detection of malfunction of flow monitoring system of flow control apparatus Detection of fluid conditions in a section of tube of an administration set. A light source is positioned adjacent to the tube to transmit an infrared light through the tube and any fluid therein. A light sensor senses the infrared light transmitted through the tube and generates an output signal. A frequency of the output signal is a function of an intensity of the light transmitted through the tube. A processor receives and determines the frequency of the output signal, and compares the determined frequency to threshold frequency values to determine whether fluid is in the tube. The processor also monitors the generated output signal to determine if the frequency of the output signal changes over a predetermined period of time, and determines whether fluid is flowing in the tube as a function of the determined change in frequency.
US10066979B2	Sealed head construction for liquid level transducers A liquid level transducer (10) for mounting to a cryogenic tank includes a mounting head assembly (14) for connection to the tank (12) and an elongate sensing probe assembly (16) extending from the mounting head assembly (14) and into the tank. The mounting head assembly (14) has a lower mounting member (40) connected to the sensing probe assembly (16). The mounting head assembly also includes a tank mounting member (42) with a central bore (74) and a transverse wall (87) located within the bore. An upper connecting section (60) of the member (40) is threaded into the bore (74). A seal (147) is positioned between the transverse wall (87) and the upper connecting section (60). The upper connecting section (60) has a corrugated feature that receives and deforms the seal to interlock the components together and increase the sealing surface area therebetween.
US10066963B2	Scanning head A sensing head (1) for a transducer for capturing rotation or linear parameters, of a rotatable or linearly movable component, in particular of a shaft (13), includes a housing (2), a first sensor unit (3) and a second sensor unit (5) arranged on the housing (2) and arranged in a circumferential direction (U) of the rotatable component offset in relation to each other. The first sensor unit has a first sensor surface (4) and the second sensor unit has a second sensor surface (6). Each of the sensor units (3, 5) can be rotated about a rotation axis (7, 30) such that the sensor surfaces (4, 6) are pivotable to each other in at least two different angular positions. The rotation axes (7, 30) of the sensor units (3, 5) are located on the sides (34, 36) of the sensor units (3, 5); forming the sensor surfaces (4, 6).
US10066942B2	Sensor module, and sensor chip and processing circuit chip used therefor A sensor chip includes sensor pads, and the first set of differential detection signal pads are symmetrically arranged on both sides of a ground pad and are centered at the ground pad, the second set of differential detection signal pads are arranged on both sides thereof, and a power supply pad is arranged in one end of the two ends of the sensor pads. A processing circuit chip includes sensor connection pads including power supply connection pads, a ground connection pad, and two sets of differential detection signal connection pads, and the power supply connection pads connectable to the power supply pad of the sensor chip are arranged in two ends of the sensor connection pads.
US10066934B2	Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus and control method thereof An exposure amount of at least one or more first patterns used to determine positions at the time of triangulation is set to be larger than that of other patterns, so as to reduce the influence of shot noise in the first patterns, to improve precision, and to reduce power consumption as a whole. To this end, a three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus, which measures a three-dimensional shape of an object to be measured by projecting pattern light of a plurality of types of patterns onto the object to be measured, and capturing images of the object to be measured, controls a projector unit and image capture unit to set an exposure amount of the first patterns to be larger than that of patterns other than the first patterns.
US10066917B1	Lifting plug having improved insensitive performance for high explosive projectile The present invention relates to a lifting plug having improved insensitive performance for a high explosive projectile, in which the lifting plug ensures long-term storage such as a prevention of maximum moisture absorption during storage of high explosives and has improved airtightness by attaching an auxiliary bolt and an O-ring in addition to a lock bolt to a window of the lifting plug. Furthermore, the lifting plug prevents rupturing or cracking of the lifting plug by changing a material and thickness of the lifting plug and is provided with a vent formed by an ignition of explosives igniting at lower temperature compared with a main charge and a supplementary charge, thereby improving a safety of the long-term storage, as well as improving insensitivity.
US10066913B2	Haptic feedback spark devices for simulator Haptic feedback system that simulates a detonation or explosive event. The system includes a power supply, an energy storage circuit, a switching circuit, and a conductor operatively connected to said energy storage circuit through said switching circuit whereby said conductor causes a haptic event when said energy storage circuit is electrically connected to said conductor by operation of said switching circuit. The system creates shock waves and pressure waves in a safe manner for use in a simulator.
US10066912B2	Broadhead matched practice field tip and related method of use An archery practice field tip and related method of use is provided, where the field tip has a first shape that is structurally different from a second shape of an actual hunting broadhead, but where the tip mimics the aerodynamics and flight characteristics of the hunting broadhead. The practice tip can be void of sharpened cutting edges, and can include a head on drag promoting element and/or a crosswind drag promoting element, either of which can be scoops, flanges, fins, holes and the like. The tip can have a head on aerodynamic drag that is within 40%, within 25%, within 10% and/or within 5% of the first head on aerodynamic drag of the hunting broadhead. The practice tip can have a crosswind aerodynamic drag that is within 40%, within 25%, within 10% and/or within 5% of the crosswind aerodynamic drag of the hunting broadhead.
US10066910B1	Bursting Switch An initiator assembly having a base, first and second conductive elements, a first electrically insulating member and an energetic material. The first conductive element, which is configured to receive an electrical input, is coupled to the base and includes a tip. The first electrically insulating member is disposed over the tip. The second conductive element has a bridge that is disposed over the first electrically insulating member. The bridge is configured to vaporize in response to transmission of the electrical input from the tip of the first conductive element to the bridge. The energetic material is disposed over the bridge. Energy produced during vaporization of the bridge is transmitted to the energetic material to initiate at least one of a combustion event, a deflagration event and a detonation event in the energetic material. A method for operating an initiator assembly is also provided.
US10066909B2	Leaching protector for outdoor shooting ranges The object of the present invention is to provide a leaching protector at outdoor shooting ranges comprising an elastic covering layer arrangement (100), a projectile-arresting material and a drainage arrangement. The covering layer arrangement (100) comprises a security layer (101) covering a security area (110) having a low probability of being penetrated by projectiles and a firing layer (102) covering a firing area (120) having a high probability of being penetrated by projectiles. The security layer (101) and the firing layer (102) are penetrable by projectiles. The security layer (101) is made of a first material and the firing layer (102) is made of a second material.
US10066904B2	Ballistic resistant article, semi-finished product for and method of making a shell for a ballistic resistant article Described is a ballistic resistant article, such as a helmet, having a double curved shell in turn has a stack of layers of an oriented anti-ballistic material, the layers having one or more plies and having a plurality of cuts, the ends of which define a central polygon and lobes extending from the polygon. The stack has at least 10 rotationally staggered layers and, for most successive layers, the orientation of the material in the or at least one of the plies is rotationally staggered relative to the orientation of the material in the or at least one of the plies of a successive layer over an angle of 90°±30°.
US10066899B2	Modular attachment system for gun stock A modular attachment system is disclosed having one or more surfaces designed to compatibly interconnect with a receptacle formed by a grid pattern of a structural support of a gun stock. The grid pattern can be an is a grid pattern, an orthogrid pattern, or a pattern having a combination of both isogrid and orthogrid portions.
US10066898B1	Stock for a firearm An improved firearm. The improved firearm includes a barreled action; a stock; and a support located between the barreled action and the stock. In one preferred embodiment, the support includes a center support rail and a pair of side rails located parallel to the center support rail. In another preferred embodiment of the inventions, the firearm also includes a harmonic tuner assembly for the barrel.
US10066897B2	Expansion barrel nut systems and methods for attaching a handguard to an upper receiver of a firearm A barrel nut assembly for a firearm is disclosed. The barrel nut assembly may include a barrel nut comprising a plurality of expansion flanges. The barrel nut assembly also may include an expansion plug comprising an expansion surface. The expansion surface may be configured to abut and expand the plurality of expansion flanges when the expansion plug is attached to the barrel nut.
US10066888B2	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.
US10066883B1	Heat management and thermal shielding techniques using compressed carbon nanotube aerogel materials Compressed carbon nanotube aerogel materials can be used in heat management and thermal shielding applications. Methods for heat management and thermal shielding of an object can include placing a compressed carbon nanotube aerogel material between an object and its surrounding environment, and establishing a thermal gradient within the compressed carbon nanotube aerogel material by exposing the compressed carbon nanotube aerogel material to the object or to the surrounding environment. When the object and the surrounding environment are in thermal communication with one another, the compressed carbon nanotube aerogel material can reduce an amount of heat transferred between the object and the surrounding environment. As a result of establishing the thermal gradient within the compressed carbon nanotube aerogel material, an electric current may be generated in some instances.
US10066872B2	Air disperser for spray-drying, and a method for manufacturing an air disperser comprising metal forming In the air disperser (4) having a number of components including a top, a bottom and an outer circumferential wall forming a space (45) defined within an inner radius and an outer radius and having an air inlet (81), a set of guide vanes (7), and an air outlet (82) at the inner radius adapted to be positioned above a feed outlet from atomizing means, at least some of the components are formed by precision metal forming such as metal spinning.
US10066867B2	Refrigerator quick release mechanism and method of removably coupling a door to a drawer slide A refrigerator includes a refrigerated compartment and a drawer having a drawer slide, a door and a quick release mechanism. The drawer slide allows the drawer to slide into and out of the refrigerated compartment, and the door selectively seals the refrigerated compartment. The quick release mechanism removably couples the door to the drawer slide. The quick release mechanism includes a latch and a keeper. The latch is pivotally coupled to one of the door and the drawer slide, and the keeper has a slot for receiving the latch.
US10066864B2	Novelty cooling device A device that is placed around the neck of a beverage bottle. The device hangs from the neck of the bottle towards the body of the bottle and thereby cools the contents that are held within the bottle. The device is comprised of three sections, a top section that is elastic in nature and that defines an aperture that surrounds the circumference of a bottle. A middle section that extends from the top section for a distance of at least 1 inch, the middle section may or may not be elastic. And lastly, a bottom section that is composed of two ball sacs that are connected at a mid-juncture so that they are flexible enough to hang from the neck of the bottle while draping over the outside of the bottle so that the contents within the bottle are chilled. The bottom section may be made of materials that absorb moisture and that have insulating qualities.
US10066855B2	Pulse tube refrigerator A pulse tube refrigerator includes a compressor, a regenerator to which a refrigerant gas is discharged from the compressor and from which the refrigerant gas returns to the compressor, a pulse cube including a low-temperature end connected to the low-temperature end of the regenerator, and a flow rate controller provided at the low-temperature end of the regenerator. The flow rate controller is configured to control the flow rate of a first DC flow flowing from the regenerator toward the pulse tube and the flow rate of a second DC flow flowing from the pulse tube toward the regenerator, so that the flow rate of the first DC flow is greater than the flow rate of the second DC flow.
US10066853B2	Coupling structure of a case and an air heater body in an air heater The present invention relates to a coupling structure of a case and an air heater body in an air heater, and the coupling structure includes: an air heater body for generating flames with the fuel supplied from a fuel tank and forcedly blowing the heat of the flames to the outside; the case detachably coupled surroundingly to the air heater body; fastening screws for unitarily coupling the air heater body and the case to each other; coupling flanges formed on both sides of the case in a longitudinal direction of the case and having first screw coupling holes screw-coupled to the fastening screws; and coupling brackets located on one side and the other side of the air heater body in the longitudinal direction of the air heater body in such a manner as to come into surface contact with the coupling flanges and having second screw coupling holes formed thereon correspondingly to the first screw coupling holes.
US10066846B2	Floating type humidifier Provided is a floating type humidifier, and particularly, a floating type humidifier which can prevent, when a floating type humidifier discharging water particles or vapor while floating on water in a water tank loses a balance thereof and falls, the water stored in the water tank from flushing abruptly and even though a water tank falls due to external force such as an earthquake or carelessness of a user, water stored in the water tank is prevented from being abruptly discharged to minimize a cleaning operation which occurs as much water is discharged, the floating type humidifier can prevent foreign materials from being input in the water stored in the water tank, and the floating type humidifier can be stably used even at places including a hospital, a kindergarten, and a home where a lot of children move.
US10066843B2	Methods for operating and constructing a blow through air handler A method of constructing an air handling unit includes forming an air handling enclosure, mounting a blower in the air handling enclosure, mounting a heat exchanger in the air handling enclosure downstream of the blower, and mounting at least one heating element in the air handing enclosure downstream of the blower. A method of operating an HVAC system includes disposing a heat exchanger downstream of a blower within an enclosure, providing an airflow through the enclosure, and orienting a plurality of fins on the heat exchanger to stabilize the airflow exiting the heat exchanger prior to the airflow contacting an electrically-powered resistive heating element.
US10066832B2	Burner for the gasification of a solid fuel The invention is directed to a burner for the gasification of a solid fuel, comprising a burner front having an opening for discharging a solid fuel, wherein the opening for discharging the solid fuel is fluidly connected to a central passage way and wherein the central passage way has a downstream part wherein the diameter of the passage way increases over a first length and subsequently decreases over a second length terminating at the burner front and wherein inside the downstream part of the central passage way a hollow member is positioned, and wherein the hollow member has an internal increasing diameter and inner decreasing diameter aligned with the increasing and decreasing diameter of the hollow member and wherein the connecting conduits have a discharge opening positioned in the diverging part of the hollow member.
US10066831B2	Air distribution nozzle and a fluidized bed reactor An air distribution nozzle and fluidized bed including said nozzle, the nozzle including a gas inlet pipe and an air distribution cap defining a space inbetween them, first air outlet means allowing air to flow from the gas inlet pipe to the space and second outlet means allowing air to flow from said space to the ambient area, wherein said second outlet means has an outer cross section along the outer surface of the cap that varies in its vertical height along its horizontal extension.
US10066829B2	Electronic fabric An electronic fabric can include a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and a plurality of electronic devices. The first fabric layer can include a first set of conductive wires extending longitudinally in a first direction. The second fabric layer can define a plurality of apertures, can include a second set of conductive wires extending longitudinally in a second direction, and can be coupled to the first fabric layer such that each of the first set of conductive wires is arranged at a location of one of the plurality of apertures. Each electronic device can have a first terminal electrically coupled with one of the first set of conductive wires and a second terminal electrically coupled to one of the second set of conductive wires. The first terminal can be electrically coupled with the one of the first set of conductive wires through one of the plurality of apertures.
US10066828B2	LED lights for deep ocean use An underwater LED light for use in high ambient pressure environments having a housing, a transparent pressure-bearing window, an MCPCB having one or more LEDs, and a multilayer stack of spacers for carrying loads applied to the window to the MCPCB and to the housing.
US10066825B2	LED light bulb The LED light bulb comprises an outer case, a heatsink, an LED light module, a power driver and a metallic bulb base. The LED light module includes a circuit board and an LED light source. The outer case includes a plurality of vent apertures. An interior surface of the heatsink defines a heatsinking pathway. The heatsinking pathway and the vent apertures are disposed and configured to provide a convection airflow pathway.
US10066817B2	Recessed track lighting fixture A recessed track lighting fixture and an angular adjustment mechanism for the light fixture are disclosed. The fixture includes a first side member and a second side member. A linear support track is defined between the first and second side members. A displacement member is supported by the support track and is displaceable along at least a portion of the support track. A luminaire is at least partially disposed between the first and second side members, the luminaire being supported by the displacement member and displaceable therewith. The angular adjustment mechanism includes a support bracket coupled to the housing, an arcuate slot in the support bracket and a plurality of positioning apertures. A pin is coupled to the luminaire for sliding in the arcuate slot. A positioning nub is coupled to the luminaire and can be received by a positioning aperture to position the luminaire at a desired position.
US10066816B2	Medical/dental headlamp with adjustable proximity on/off sensor A headlight incorporates an infrared sensor enabling the light to be turned ON and OFF without physical contact. The system includes a light source and a mechanism for coupling the light source to eyeglass frames or to a headband. A power supply and control unit is disposed remotely from the light source and is interconnected to the light source through an electrical cable. An infrared (IR) motion sensor is interconnected to the power supply and control unit, and electrical circuitry within the power supply and control unit is operative to turn the light source ON and OFF is response to the detection of a hand or other body part by the sensor. In the preferred embodiment, the light source includes a light-emitting diode (LED), and the IR detector is user-adjustable to set the ON/OFF activation distance in accordance with user preferences.
US10066815B2	Direct-inserting small connector and LED lamp using same A direct-inserting small connector includes an elastic piece and a pin. The elastic piece is installed on a light source plate having a through hole and is completely located above the light source plate. One end of the elastic piece is an output end electrically connected to the light source plate, and the other end thereof forms a clamping end corresponding to the through hole in terms of position. The pin is installed on a drive plate. One end of the pin is an input end electrically connected to the drive plate, and the other end thereof is a direct-inserting end capable of being directly inserted into the clamping end to obtain an electric connection. This connector is suitable for manufacturing high power LED lamps.
US10066813B2	LED socket assembly A socket assembly is disclosed. The socket assembly includes a light emitting diode (LED) package having an LED printed circuit board (PCB), a base frame, an isolator frame, and an electrical contact. The base frame has a base mounted to a support structure and a spring finger extending from the base, the spring finger applying a clamping force to the LED PCB that acts in a direction toward the support structure. The isolator frame is mounted to the support structure. The electrical contact is electrically connected to the LED PCB and disposed within the isolator frame, such that the isolator frame electrically isolates the base frame from the electrical contact.
US10066808B2	Optical system for luminaries and LED lighting The invention relates to an optical system for single-chip or multi-chip LED lamps and luminaires, with heat sink and trim body, consisting of a glass lens which has various geometric shapes having a perimeter rim on the circular base thereof and a rubber seal of matching size via which the lens is inserted, optionally including a self-adhesive translucent polymer vinyl filter on the base of the lens, a trim having a special design in the shape of a top hat and a partially or completely translucent planar glass panel attached under the flange of said trim. The structure of the lens enables the perfect coupling thereof by fitting between the heat sink and the trim body, and can be used for manufacturing novel LED luminaires and modules, or for adapting existing LED luminaires and modules on the market, achieving, through the geometry of the lens, the filter and the planar glass panel, improved efficiency and light quality that is adequate for each specific use.
US10066805B1	Multi-function vehicle light assembly A multi-function vehicle light assembly. The light assembly includes a substantially enclosed housing body with an open top. A lens covers the open top, the lens having a first red lens portion and an adjacent second clear lens portion. A first LED array generates red light for vehicle tail lighting, with the first array located beneath the first lens portion. A second LED array generates red light for vehicle brake lighting, with the second array located beneath the first lens portion. A third LED array generates white light for vehicle back-up lighting, with the third array located beneath the second lens portion.
US10066797B1	Convenient-to-install LED downlight A convenient-to-install LED downlight includes a cylinder, a light source device, a light diverging assembly, a cover assembly and a power supply device. The light source device is installed to the top of the cylinder, and the light diverging assembly is installed at the bottom of the light source device and disposed inside the cylinder. The cover assembly is disposed inside the cylinder and under the light source device. The power supply device is engaged with the top of the light source device capable of producing a deflection with respect to the light source device to form a straight line, so that the power supply device passes through and enters into an installing hole of the ceiling and then deflects to its original position and a support bracket at the bottom abuts the ceiling. The LED downlight has the features of simple structure and convenient installation.
US10066796B1	LED light system with elongated body with cavity, diffuser and end caps removably secured thereto A LED light system includes an elongated body extending from a first end to a second end; an elongated strip of a plurality of LED lights secured to the raised connector section; a light defusing cover slidingly engaged with the first slot of the first side and with the second slot of the second side, the light defusing cover having a plurality of elongated textured lines for defusing light from the plurality of LED lights, the light defusing cover being configured to cover the cavity of the elongated body; a first removable end cap removably secured to a first end and removably secured to the first side and the second side; and a second removable end cap removably secured to a second end and removably secured to the first side and the second side. The elongated body includes a first side forming a first slot and a first fastening device configured to receive a first fastener; a second side forming a second slot and a second fastening device configured to receive a second fastener; a cavity formed between the first side and the second side; and a raised connector section integrally attached to the first side and the second side.
US10066793B2	LED luminaire A LED luminaire (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) is provided. The LED luminaire (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) comprises a LED light source (102) arranged to emit light into a light guide (104), the light guide (104) is arranged to guide the light from the LED light source (102) to a light out-coupling element (106). A reflector (108) forms a partly enclosed space (110) and comprises a slot (112), wherein the light guide (104) extends through the slot (112), the light out-coupling element (106) is arranged in the partly enclosed space (110) of the reflector (108), and the LED light source (102) is arranged outside the partly enclosed space (110) of the reflector (108) wherein the reflector (108) is arranged such that light exiting the reflector (108) has an angle different from zero with respect to a propagation direction of light in the light guide (104). This provides for a compact LED luminaire.
US10066784B2	Folding handheld device holding system A folding handheld device holding system comprises a connecting arm with a connection section which includes an adhesive. An extension arm is connected to the connecting arm by a hinge having a hinge pin. The extension arm extends outwardly from the hinge and connecting section and includes a holding section having a recess therein that receives a cover and at least one magnet therein. In one arrangement, the at least one magnet consists of a plurality of magnets. A device, such as a smart phone or a tablet, is connected to the folding handheld device holding system.
US10066781B2	Architectural panel support Support brackets for supporting panels, architectural panel systems, and methods of installing architectural panels on support structures. Support brackets can include a plate with opposite sides, four quadrants, through holes containing parallel studs extending from one side of the plate, and an elongated plate hole. Architectural panel systems can include support brackets attaching architectural panels to a support structure, first fasteners attaching the support brackets to the architectural panels, and second fasteners attaching the support brackets to the support structure. Methods of installing an architectural panel system can include attaching architectural panels to support brackets with first fasteners, positioning the support brackets on a support structure, and attaching the support brackets to the support structure with second fasteners, for example, that extend through the support brackets. Architectural panels can include interior cutouts that pass sunlight to form aesthetic patterns of sunlight and shade in an occupied space.
US10066778B2	Stop mechanism for a rotary device A mechanical stop apparatus that permits more than 360 degrees rotation in a horizontal plane is disclosed. The apparatus includes a lifted tang (160) on the stationary portion (120) of the apparatus and a finger (150) on the rotating portion (110). During maximum rotation, the finger slides up onto the tang to attain a maximum rotation in excess of 360 degrees.
US10066775B2	Closure for pressurized ducts Disclosed is a closure for ducts or receptacles for pressurized fluids, including an annular supporting structure (10), which defines an opening (11) for accessing the duct or receptacle, and a hatch (30), connected in an articulated manner to the supporting structure (10), with the ability to move between a closed position and an open position, wherein the supporting structure (10) includes a sealing surface (13), characterized in that it includes a sealing element (20) that can be positioned in the opening (11), the sealing element (20) including an expansible portion (21) with an inner surface (24) facing the duct and an outer surface (23) facing the sealing surface (13), the expansible portion (21) being able to expand as a result of the pressure of the fluid that acts on the inner surface (24) so that the outer surface (24) is placed in contact with the sealing surface (13).
US10066772B2	Hose clamp An open hose clamp having a clamping device, i.e., a so-called Oetiker ear. The clamped state is locked by serrated sections which engage with each other outside of the ear section on the side of the ear facing away from the outer clamp strip end. In the locked clamped state, the load on the ear is reduced so the hose clamp does not lose its clamping function even if the outward-protruding ear is damaged. The width of the clamping strip in the area of the ear is reduced compared to the remaining full clamping strip width.
US10066768B2	Tubular connecting arrangement and method of sealingly connecting tubulars A tubular connecting arrangement includes, a first tubular having a first shoulder and first threads, a second tubular having a second shoulder and second threads, a seal sealingly engagable to both the first shoulder and the second shoulder, an insert and a sleeve. The insert is attachable to the second tubular and configured to provide radial support to the second tubular. The sleeve threadably engagable with both the first threads and the second threads in response to being rotated in a same direction relative to both the first tubular and the second tubular such that the first shoulder and the second shoulder are moved toward one another to compress the seal therebetween without rotational movement of the first tubular relative to the second tubular.
US10066767B2	Method for manufacturing a rubber hose A method of making a rubber hose includes the steps of providing an inner rubber layer including a hollow part, and forming a first braided layer on the inner rubber layer by braiding a plurality of first yarn materials including a vinylon fiber made by a dry process such that the braided first yarn materials includes a braid formed in a three-over, three-under pattern. Next, a middle rubber layer is formed on the first braided layer. A second braided layer is then formed on the middle rubber layer by braiding a plurality of second yarn materials including a vinylon fiber made by a wet process such that the braided second yarn materials includes a braid formed in a two-over, two-under pattern. Finally, an outer rubber layer is formed on the second braided layer.
US10066766B1	Hose inner layer formed of ECO blended with NBR/PVC A hose includes an inner tube containing an alloy of NBR/PVC mixed with ECO, and the inner tube has a tube wall thickness of from 2 mm to 4 mm. A first reinforcement layer surrounds the inner tube, and includes a first yarn layer spiral wound over the inner tube in a first winding direction, as well as a second yarn layer spiral wound over the first yarn layer in a second winding direction opposite the first winding direction. A friction layer is disposed over the first reinforcement layer. A second reinforcement layer surrounds the friction layer, and includes a third yarn layer spiral wound over the friction layer in a third winding direction, and a fourth yarn layer spiral wound over the third yarn layer in a fourth winding direction opposite the third winding direction. A cover layer is disposed over the second reinforcement layer.
US10066754B2	Toilet water leak and flood prevention Proactive methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for preventing any water leak or flooding of a toilet. These methods and systems can replace or be added to the water system of existing toilets, especially the North American toilets, which use water tanks. In various embodiments the water is turned OFF and prevented to enter the toilet tank before the flush handle is activated and/or before a user is sensed. In some embodiments each flushing of the toilet permits the toilet tank to only fill once. If a leak causes the tank to empty, water is not permitted to fill the leaking tank until the next time the flush handle is activated. In some other embodiments each flushing of the toilet and/or sensing of a user permits the toilet tank to fill a predetermined number of times.
US10066751B2	Valve device A valve device includes: a ball valve having a ball face shaped in a convex spherical surface; and a valve seat having a seat face shaped in a concave spherical surface. The seat face is pressed onto the ball face. The ball valve is rotated to open a valve by communicating a valve opening defined in the ball valve and a seat opening defined in the valve seat with each other, and to close the valve by stop the communication. A diameter of the seat opening Φ2 is smaller than a diameter of the valve opening Φ1. A curvature radius of the ball face R1 is smaller than or equal to a curvature radius of the seat face is R2.
US10066747B2	Transmission A transmission includes a gear shift set including a shift gear and a switching mechanism, and another gear shift set including a shift gear and a switching mechanism. At a side face of the lower shift gear, dogs are provided to protrude. The switching mechanism includes a first ring configured to rotate integrally with a shaft, a second ring configured to rotate integrally with the first ring, and an elastic member connecting the first ring and the second ring. The first ring includes first projection portions, and a first abutment portion allowing a shift member to abut thereon. The second ring includes second projection portions, and a second abutment portion allowing the shift member to abut thereon.
US10066745B2	Transmission device and method for operating the same A power-split transmission device for a vehicle, which connects a drive engine to a drive output, having a hydrostatic unit for continuous adjustment of the transmission ratio at a transmission unit, and two range clutches that alternately operate for respectively associated driving ranges with different transmission ratios. A control unit, during regular vehicle deceleration, implements the driving range change from a first range, with higher transmission ratios, to a second range, with lower transmission ratios, by switching from the first to the second range clutch in accordance with a synchronous point dependent deceleration control logic. In the special case of an unexpected increase of the deceleration dynamic at the beginning of an already initiated driving range change from the first to the second driving range, the control unit immediately forces the change by bypassing the synchronous point dependent deceleration control logic when other boundary conditions are fulfilled.
US10066741B2	Transmission and hydraulic control system A hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission with a torque converter includes two regulator valves controlled by a single variable force solenoid (VFS). A bypass clutch regulator valve increases the pressure to a bypass clutch apply chamber as the VFS pressure increases. A converter charge regulator valve decreases the pressure in a converter charge circuit as the VFS pressure increases. The converter charge circuit is in series with a lubrication circuit. An orifice restricts the flow through these circuits such that they can be supplied from the line pressure circuit rather than a lower priority circuit. In one embodiment, an on/off solenoid opens a flow control valve to bypass the orifice when additional flow is required. In another embodiment, an electric pump supplements the flow in these circuits when required. This later embodiment includes a switch valve such that the electric pump also supports stop/start operation.

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