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US10140765B2	Staged camera traversal for three dimensional environment A staged camera traversal for navigating a virtual camera in a three dimensional environment is provided. The staged camera traversal can include a launch stage and an approach stage. During the launch stage, the tilt angle can be decreased towards zero tilt (i.e. straight down) with respect to the vertical. During an approach stage, the tilt angle of the virtual camera can be increased from about zero tilt towards the tilt angle associated with a target location. In certain implementations, the staged camera traversal can further include a traversal stage occurring between the launch stage and the approach stage. The tilt angle of the virtual camera can be maintained at about zero tilt during the traversal stage. The approach path of the virtual camera can be aligned along a view direction associated with the target destination during the approach stage.
US10140743B2	Displaying clusters of media items on a map using representative media items Clustering media items includes: selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region, wherein the first region is defined based at least in part on a size of a reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item; determining a first set of media items that belong to the first region; selecting a second representative media item that does not belong to the first region and that defines a second region; determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and sending the reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item and a reduced resolution image associated with the second representative media item to be displayed; wherein the reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item and the reduced resolution image associated with the second representative media item are displayed on a map in a non-overlapping fashion.
US10140739B1	User interface for automatically generating charts Systems and methods are provided for providing an interface that includes a first region for displaying one or more charts that are generated from at least one data set and a second region through which at least some of the data set is accessible. A determination is made that at least one first subset of the data set is selected from the second region to be plotted along a first axis. A determination is made that at least one second subset of the data set is selected from the second region to be plotted along a second axis. A chart is displayed in the first region of the interface, the chart being generated based at least in part on the first subset of the data to be plotted along the first axis and the second subset of the data to be plotted along the second axis.
US10140735B2	Image reconstruction system and method A method and system for image reconstruction are provided. A projection image of a projection object may be obtained. A processed projection image may be generated based on the projection image through one or more pre-process operations. A reconstructed image including an artifact may be reconstructed based on the processed projection image. The artifact may be a detector edge artifact, a projection object edge artifact, and a serrated artifact. The detector edge artifact, the projection object edge artifact, and the serrated artifact may be removed from the reconstructed image.
US10140728B1	Encoder with image filtering and associated methods An encoder includes a processor and a memory coupled thereto. A digital image to be encoded is stored in the memory. The digital image includes an array of pixels, with each pixel having an RGB color value associated therewith. Image filtering is performed on the digital image and includes calculating an RGB Euclidean geometric distance between a current pixel and a prior pixel, comparing the calculated RGB Euclidean geometric distance to a threshold, and changing the RGB color value of the current pixel to the same RGB color value as the prior pixel when the calculated RGB Euclidean geometric distance is less than the threshold. Run length encoding is performed on the filtered digital image.
US10140722B2	Distance measurement apparatus, distance measurement method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An apparatus generates an image having a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels corresponding to a range point and representing a distance value, extracts from the image a first area having a plurality of range points at which the distance value is less than or equal to a first threshold wherein a difference between each pair of the plurality of range points included in the first area is less than or equal to a second threshold, and determines the first area as a noise area when the first area meets a certain condition.
US10140706B2	Calcification display apparatus and imaging apparatus, and program To enable compactness of pixel regions representing possibly micro-calcified tissue in an image to be intuitively recognizable. There is provided a calcification display apparatus comprising: identifying means for identifying pixel regions representing possibly calcified tissue in an image; dilating means for dilating, for each identified pixel region, a corresponding region including that pixel region; grouping means for combining the pixel regions pertaining to the dilated corresponding regions contiguously adjoining one another into one group; and display means for displaying, for each group, at least one of the following: the pixel regions belonging to that group, dilated corresponding regions for the pixel regions, and a border enclosing the pixel regions, with color or brightness according to the number of the pixel regions belonging to that group.
US10140703B2	Systems and methods for evaluating accuracy in a patient model Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing patient anatomy models with indications of model accuracy included with the model. Accuracy is determined, for example, by analyzing gradients at tissue boundaries or by analyzing tissue surface curvature in a three-dimensional anatomy model. The determined accuracy is graphically provided to an operator along with the patient model. The overlaid accuracy indications facilitate the operator's understanding of the model, for example by showing areas of the model that may deviate from the modeled patient's actual anatomy.
US10140702B2	Image processing of dentin tubules Provided herein is a method of quantifying dentin tubules in a dentin surface. Also provided are uses of the method and a computer program which performs the method.
US10140693B2	Motion imagery corner point sequencer A computer-implemented method for ordering vertices in an image frame within a data stream, wherein the image frame corresponds to Earth-viewing data. A point of intersection of a primary pair of lines is determined and loaded into computer memory, and interrogated as to a sign of a signed remainder with respect to each of two secondary lines defined by the pairwise ordered sets of vertices. In the case of opposite remainder sign with respect to the two secondary lines, two provisional indices are swapped to obtain a rectified index for each of the four vertices. The process is repeated with respect to the signed remainder of the intersection point of the secondary lines relative to the primary lines. The four vertices are then fit, in accordance with index ordering, into a tiling of the surface of the Earth based on the rectified index of each of the four vertices.
US10140691B2	Correcting perspective distortion in double-page spread images A distortion correction component of a mobile device receives an image of a spread open multi-page document, determines a binding edge line of the spread open multi-page document, determines a first set of substantially vertical straight lines lying left of the binding edge line and a second set of substantially vertical straight lines lying right of the binding edge line. The distortion correction component then determines a first vanishing point based on the first set of substantially vertical straight lines and a second vanishing point based on the second set of substantially vertical straight lines. A first quadrangle is determined based on the first vanishing point and a second quadrangle is determined based on the second vanishing point. A corrected image for the first page is generated based on the first quadrangle and a corrected image for the second page is generated based on the second quadrangle.
US10140684B2	Electronic device and operating method thereof Disclosed are an electronic device and an operating method thereof. The electronic device and the operating method thereof may display an object based on a previously set magnification on a display, may update the set magnification based on a state switching of the display, and may display the object based on the updated magnification on the display.
US10140683B2	Distributed system providing dynamic indexing and visualization of genomic data Systems and methods for dynamic visualization of genomic data are provided in which a genomic visualization system adapts presentation of information content according to scale-relevant annotations within a sequence object.
US10140672B2	Apparatus and method of managing a licensable item An apparatus and method of managing a licensable item includes accessing a licensing policy related to managing a licensable item, and a license agent making a determination to act to enforce the licensing policy or to first communicate with a server before acting to enforce the licensing policy. Further, the apparatus and method include enforcing the licensing policy in accordance with the determination to act to enforce the licensing policy or to first communicate with a server before acting.
US10140669B2	Presenting previously presented content items stored by users of a social networking system A social networking system permits users to store content presented by the social networking system and subsequently access the stored content associated with the users. A content item is stored in association with a user profile of a user that stored the content item and with one or more rules specifying criteria causing presentation of the stored content item to the user when satisfied. Additionally, a rule associated with a stored content item may specify a format in which the stored content item is presented when criteria associated with the rule are satisfied. When characteristics associated with a user satisfy criteria associated with a rule associated with a stored content item, the stored content item is included in a selection process determining content that is presented to the user.
US10140663B2	Systems and methods for sensor-based activity evaluation Systems and methods are discussed for providing sensor enhanced safety, recovery, and activity evaluation systems. Sensors that monitor user activity and behavior are worn by a user and/or placed in the user environment. Data from the sensors are processed to obtain a safety, recovery, and/or activity evaluation. Based on the evaluation, recommendations or adjustments to the terms of an insurance policy covering the user, the user's employer, or a facility providing health care to the user to accurately reflect the risks associated with the user, employer, and/or facility.
US10140660B2	Systems and methods for enforcing fiduciary compliance Systems and methods for enforcing compliance with fiduciary responsibilities related to the administration of a retirement plan are disclosed. The systems and methods include accessing compliance requirements corresponding to the fiduciary responsibilities related to administration of the retirement plan by a fiduciary. Upon accessing the requirements, compliance tasks are extracted in an example implementation. Once compliance tasks are extracted from the requirements, due dates for the compliance tasks are determined based on dates associated with the compliance requirements, or in some examples based on date chosen by a fiduciary. The compliance tasks are then stored in a database, in an example. The systems and methods then monitor the one or more compliance tasks and send alerts based on monitored activities. Finally, in an example implementation, responses to the alerts are tracked to determine whether any follow up action needs to be triggered.
US10140654B2	Concepts for repair and service of a consumer device using a network connection and diagnostic test Embodiments of the present invention provide a repair or purchase program that may be associated with a common carrier. In various embodiments, one or more bids for a target item are received prior to receiving a listing for an item. After receiving the listing for the item, one or more relevant bids may be identified. Information associated with at least one of the identified bids may be provided. A user selection of one of the identified bids may be received. Completion of the transaction indicated by the user's selection may be facilitated. Associated methods, systems, and computer program products are provided.
US10140650B2	Client centric viewer A client viewer computing system may be configured to scan a plurality of business application computing systems that correspond to products and/or services provided by a business organization. The client view computing system may receive a customer identifier from an employee and, in response to the customer identifier, obtain information corresponding to the customer's interactions with the plurality of products and/or services offered by the business organization. Based on one or more customer attributes, the client viewer computing system may identify one or more products and/or services the customer for which the customer qualifies and display the identified opportunities on a customer centric viewer user interface.
US10140646B2	System and method for analyzing features in product reviews and displaying the results A system and method for analyzing reviews is disclosed herein. User-generated content (UGC) such as on-line reviews of products can be broken up in to different features of the products being reviewed. The UGC is analyzed to find each mention of each feature. Then a tag cloud or other visual indicia of the features is created. The tag cloud or other visual indicia displays a certain subset of the features, with an indication of how often certain features are discussed. The indication of how often features are discussed can be the font size of the tag cloud or other visual indicia. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10140644B1	System and method for grouping candidate domain names for display A system and method for the generation and presentation of candidate domain names are presented. The method includes receiving, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a request to access or purchase access to a software application, the request being received from a user. Keywords associated with at least one of the user, a website of the user, and a business of the user are generated and a candidate domain name relevant to the keywords is generated. A user interface is displayed including the candidate domain name. The user interface enables the user to register the candidate domain name. A plurality of candidate domain names may be generated and organized into carousels or stacks according to a common theme. The candidate domain names may be displayed on a user interface and arranged thereon according to a relevance score of the domain name bundles.
US10140642B2	Automated customer engagement and issue location, prediction, and response through utilization of public and private data sources An automated method of customer engagement and issue location, prediction, and response that utilizes disparate data sources including social media, weather, news, real estate information, customer account information, and/or asset information to locate and categorize issues, to predict the occurrence of such issues, and to determine/automate operational and customer-related responses to such issues.
US10140640B2	Affiliate website creation using text associated with website The present disclosure describes techniques for generating new product codes from text associated with an affiliate website. In one scenario, a keyword list is automatically created from text associated with the affiliate website. Using the automatically identified keyword list, an online search of a Vendor Website is performed to retrieve downloadable product codes of currently offered items for sale. A large number of product codes are displayed simultaneously to enable a user to select a subset of product codes which the user wishes to have displayed on the affiliate website. A unique identification code to track payment of commissions in at least the subset of product codes is inserted. The subset of product codes is stored such that the subset of product codes will be displayed along with the content associated with the affiliate website when a visitor links to the affiliate website.
US10140639B2	Datacenter-based hardware accelerator integration Technologies are generally provided to integrate hardware accelerators in datacenters. In some examples, a datacenter customer may provide a hardware accelerator configuration to be implemented at a datacenter. The hardware accelerator configuration may include, for example, one or more customer accelerator blocks and one or more accelerator blocks. The datacenter may retrieve the accelerator block(s), integrate the accelerator block(s) with the customer accelerator block(s) to form the hardware accelerator, and then implement the hardware accelerator. In other examples, the datacenter may charge the customer for use of the accelerator block(s), but refrain from providing the accelerator block(s) to the customer.
US10140627B2	Xpath related and other techniques for use in native advertisement placement Techniques are provided that include obtaining a Document Object Model of an HTML document, such as a web page of a publisher. Elements of the Document object model may be identified that are associated with native advertisement placement candidate containers. Based at least in part on analysis associated with the Document Object Model, and utilizing at least some of the identified elements, one or more native advertisement placement candidate containers may be determined. With some techniques, the analysis includes identifying a deepest set of nodes in the Document Object Model, corresponding to a particular tag sequence, whose cardinality is no less than a cardinality of a set of nodes in the Document Object Model, corresponding to a particular tag sequence, corresponding to the identified elements. Some techniques may utilize XPaths in the analysis.
US10140622B2	Lead generation for content distribution service A content distribution service may provide lead information to content providers or other entities associated with a broadcast. The service may include both registered and unregistered (e.g., anonymous) users or subscribers that may each provide data associated with one or more subscriber attributes. Subscriber attribute information may be collected from a subscriber in a progressive manner such that sequentially small portions of data are collected over a period of time. The content distribution service may generate leads by collecting and determining subscriber attributes for each subscriber or anonymous user associated with the service. The leads may be generated in response to a request by a content provider or other requestor, or in response to an event such as the creation of a new broadcast.
US10140619B2	Dynamic creative creation and delivery A method and system for generating a creative script is disclosed. Plug-ins into a third party ad creation tool interact through application program interface (API) to allow insertion of dynamic aspects into the creative script. Alternative content is defined for each dynamic aspect inserted into the creative. One or more content groups are defined that select a number of dynamic aspects and their corresponding alternative content. The different combinations of alternative content are culled to define each content group. Target attributes are selected into a target group. The creative script is served according to the combinations of alternative content. Those combinations that are deemed more acceptable are favored over time to increase efficacy of the creative script.
US10140614B2	User authentication method and device for credentials back-up service to mobile devices Back-up credentials data is stored for a user. A communication channel is established with a mobile device. A cryptogram is received from the mobile device, such that the cryptogram is relayed by the mobile device from an authentication device that interacted with the mobile device. The authentication device is associated with the user. The cryptogram is verified. In response to the verification of the cryptogram, the stored back-up credentials data is made accessible to the mobile device.
US10140613B2	Systems and methods for converting account portfolios from one processing network to another Methods and systems for translating account data from a converted account portfolio during a transaction initiated by a cardholder using a payment card are provided. The method may be implemented using a translation service computing device. The method includes storing first account data in a memory along with a corresponding translation identifier, the first account data associated with a first payment processing network (PPN), and receiving, at the TS computing device, an authorization request message. The authorization request message includes transaction data associated with the transaction and second account data, including the translation identifier, associated with the payment card and a second PPN. The method includes translating the second account data to the first account data by performing a lookup using the translation identifier, generating a translated authorization request message including the transaction data and the first account data, and transmitting the translated authorization request message to an issuer bank.
US10140611B1	Electronic device with light-generating sources to illuminate an indicium This disclosure is directed to, in part, providing a third party with access to at least some information in a user's account maintained by a host. The agent may assist a user in selecting an item, purchasing the item, customizing the item, and/or performing other actions. The agent may interact with the user during the assistance. In various embodiments, the user may provide the agent with a token that allows the agent to gain at least temporary access to at least a portion of the user's account. In some instances, the agent may purchase the item for the user using information in the user's account, such as payment information, shipping address information, and/or other information. The agent may place an item, such as a special order item in a virtual shopping cart or other location, which may be stored with the user's account.
US10140607B2	Mutual mobile authentication using a key management center A system, method, and server computer configured to authenticate a consumer device. The consumer device is authenticated via a mobile gateway using challenge-response authentication. If the consumer device is successfully authenticated, a secure channel is established between the consumer device and a first entity. The secure channel allows for secure communication between the consumer device and the first entity.
US10140606B2	Direct personal mobile device user to service provider secure transaction channel Ensuring security of electronic transactions between a personal mobile device user and a service provider involves establishing trust between a user and a transaction service provider, authenticating the personal mobile device of the user, establishing a secure communication channel between the user and the service provider, and registering the user with the service provider over the secure communications channel.
US10140595B2	Event scheduling Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining other users that will attend an event with a user. One of the methods includes receiving, by a computer-implemented agent for a device, input from a user identifying an event, determining constraints for other users that will be invited to attend the event, determining one or more other users who meet the constraints, identifying, for each of the other users, other computer-implemented agents, each of the other agents for respective other devices, sending, to each of the other agents, a request to determine whether the respective other user of the other agent is interested in attending the event, receiving, from a first subset of the other agents, a response that indicates that the respective other user is interested in attending the event, and facilitating communication between the user and the respective other users.
US10140592B2	Providing feedback-based rate adjustment for electronic communication services Various embodiments directed to the calculation, assessment, and adjustment of costs assessed to senders of unwanted messages, such as email messages, are described. In one embodiment, feedback data associated with emails transmitted on behalf of a sender is received, and complaint data associated with the sender is updated based on the feedback data. Further, one or more complaint thresholds for one or more time intervals are determined. The complaint thresholds can be determined based on a volume of messages sent by the sender over one or more time periods, for example, or other factors. A cost is assessed to the sender in response to a comparison of the complaint data to one or more of the complaint thresholds. Additionally or alternatively, costs to the sender can be adjusted in response to the comparison of the complaint data to the complaint thresholds.
US10140589B2	Overstock inventory management at retail sales facilities In some embodiments, methods and systems of sorting products at a retail sales facility include receiving identifying information associated with a product at the retail sales facility using an inventory management electronic device, obtaining a demand for the product from a time products identical to the product were delivered to the retail sales facility, calculating whether the demand for the product supports moving the product onto a sales floor of the retail sales facility or storing the product in a stock room of the retail sales facility, determining a characteristic for the product, and outputting, when the demand supports storing the product in the stock room, an indication to a worker at the retail sales facility that the product is to be stored in the stock room at a location selected based on the determined characteristic for the product.
US10140582B2	Systems and methods of cognitive patterns knowledge generation A processor based system and method of generating cognitive pattern knowledge of a sensory input is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of receiving sensory input to create at least one concrete pattern, receiving at least one abstract pattern comprising abstract segments and vertically blending the concrete pattern with the abstract pattern by selectively projecting abstract segments to create a vertically blended pattern whereby the vertically blended pattern represents cognitive pattern knowledge of the sensory input. In some embodiments, the systems and methods further comprise creating a measure of a degree of vertical blending and when the measure of the degree of vertical blending exceeds a threshold, horizontally blending at least two abstract patterns to create a horizontally blended abstract pattern.
US10140581B1	Conditional random field model compression Features are disclosed for generating models, such as conditional random field (“CRF”) models, that consume less storage space and/or transmission bandwidth than conventional models. In some embodiments, the generated CRF models are composed of fewer or alternate components in comparison with conventional CRF models. For example, a system generating such CRF models may forgo the use of large dictionaries or other cross-reference lists that map information extracted from input (e.g., “features”) to model parameters; reduce in weight (or exclude altogether) certain model parameters that may not have a significant effect on model accuracy; and/or reduce the numerical precision of model parameters.
US10140574B2	Neural network unit with segmentable array width rotator and re-shapeable weight memory to match segment width to provide common weights to multiple rotator segments First/second memories hold rows of N weight/data words. The first memory address has log2 W bits and an extra bit. Each of N processing units (PU) of index J has first and second registers, an accumulator, an arithmetic unit performs an operation thereon to accumulate a result, first multiplexing logic for PUs 0 through (N/2)−1 receives first memory weight words J and J+(N/2) and for PUs N/2 through N−1 receives first memory weight words J and J−(N/2) and outputs a selected weight word to the first register, and second multiplexing logic receives second memory data word J and data word output by the second register of PU J−1 and outputs a selected data word to the second register. PU 0 second multiplexing logic also receives PU (N/2)−1 second register data word, and PU N/2 second multiplexing logic also receives PU N−1 second register data word.
US10140567B2	Method and apparatus pertaining to radio-frequency identification tags A presently-powered RFID tag can itself determine its own relative movement with respect to a reader. This RFID tag can responsively alter its read state to thereby permit the RFID tag to respond to a subsequent read inquiry. By one approach the RFID tag assesses its own movement by monitoring the strength of its received power. By another approach, the RFID tag has a power source that becomes electrically charged via radio-frequency energy received by the tag antenna and that power source is configured to become operably discharged at a point in time that corresponds to a typical null-sensing duration of time for a given application setting for that RFID tag.
US10140564B2	Modulation of display imagery for barcode simulation A method of modulating display imagery for barcode simulation is provided. Barcode information is received into a portable device. The portable device includes an image capture system, the image capture system including an image sensor that is configured to convert light into discrete signals. The image capture system has an image sensor controller that is configured to control the image sensor. The image capture system has an image processor that is configured to convert the discrete signals into formatted image data. The portable device has a display system having a display screen configured to display formatted image data. The barcode information is used to manipulate the image capture system such that the display screen displays a light simulated barcode.
US10140563B2	Information bearing device A composite information bearing device comprising a plurality of data units forming a data bearing device and an ensemble of pattern defining elements defining a data embedding spread pattern, wherein each data unit is in one of a plurality of digital states and at least some of the data units of a digital state are defined by the pattern defining elements, wherein the pattern defining elements are distributed following a spatial distribution rule, and the spatial distribution rule defines characteristic values of the spread pattern in spatial domain which are continuous values spread between a maximum value and a minimum value, and wherein the spatial distribution of the pattern defining elements of the ensemble follows the spatial distribution rule to the extent where the characteristic values are either above or below a selection threshold value which is a value between the maximum value and the minimum value.
US10140561B2	Cognitive localization for enhancing appliance conditioning features A system for automated localization of information for smart appliances identifies a user of the smart appliance via a user interface. The system receives scanned input associated with an item from a scanning component. The system requests cognitive services from an appliance cognitive localization server, where the cognitive services integrates localization information with the item information. The system provides the localization information to the smart appliance, and operates the smart appliance using the localization information and the item information. The system retrieves the localization information and the item information from an item repository during a subsequent scan of the item using the scanning device.
US10140560B2	Printing apparatus, control method of printing apparatus, and a storage medium A printing apparatus includes a sheet holding unit, a printing unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The printing unit prints an image on types of sheets supplied from the sheet holding unit. The storage unit stores first information indicating a type of sheet placed on the sheet holding unit and second information indicating whether predetermined setting for allowing omission of selection of a sheet type is performed. When the second information indicates that the predetermined setting is performed, a printing operation is executed according to sheet type designated for the first print job. When the second information indicates that the predetermined setting is not performed, a printing operation corresponding to the same sheet type is executed. Where execution of a second print job in which a sheet type is not designated is instructed, a printing operation corresponding to the sheet type indicated by the first information is executed.
US10140547B2	Method for detecting microorganism having fluorescent characteristics with respect to specific wavelength A method for determining a number of individuals of microorganisms included in a sample using an optical apparatus, comprising steps of: collecting, by the image acquisition unit, light radiated by microorganisms which radiate only light of a specific wavelength range and are included in the sample; generating, by the image acquisition unit, an image of the collected image; displaying, by the image processing unit, the image generated by the image acquisition unit on a screen, analyzing each of pixels forming the screen on which the image has been displayed, and classifying a plurality of pixels which belongs to the pixels included in the screen and continuously emit light to be a single object; and calculating, by the image processing unit, a total number of objects classified in the screen.
US10140515B1	Image recognition and classification techniques for selecting image and audio data A music playlist may be generated based on images selected by a user on a computing device. For example, by using image classification and machine learning, image descriptors may automatically be associated with an image and the assigned image descriptors mapped to music descriptors associated with songs. Songs associated with the mapped music descriptors are identified and assembled in a playlist sent to the user's device. Additional images may be identified, for example based on the image descriptors of the selected images and the music descriptors, to identify images to display during playback of the playlist.
US10140512B2	Chart analysis method and system The invention relates to an image analysis method for automatically extracting data from a bar chart. A processor receives a digital image of a bar chart comprising a plurality of o-bars. The processor provides a plurality of hypothesis charts respectively specifying a sequence of h-bars, a particular way of grouping the h-bars into categories, and an injective mapping from the o-bars to the h-bars. The processor compares the h-bars of the hypothesis charts with the o-bars of the bar chart in the image for assigning the o-bars to series and categories in accordance with the one of the hypothesis charts whose h-bars are most similar to the o-bars and for returning the series and the category assigned to said o-bars.
US10140510B2	Machine print, hand print, and signature discrimination Computer program products for discriminating hand and machine print from each other, and from signatures, are disclosed and include program code readable and/or executable by a processor to: receive an image, determine a color depth of the image; reducing the color depth of non-bi-tonal images to generate a bi-tonal representation of the image; identify a set of one or more graphical line candidates in either the bi-tonal image or the bi-tonal representation, the graphical line candidates including true graphical lines and/or false positives; discriminate any of the true graphical lines from any of the false positives; remove the true graphical lines from the bi-tonal image or the bi-tonal representation without removing the false positives to generate a component map comprising connected components and excluding graphical lines; identify one or more of the connected components in the component map; and output and/or display and indicator of each of the connected components.
US10140507B2	Apparatus and method for recognizing hand gestures in a virtual reality headset A virtual reality (VR) headset configured to be worn by a user. The VR headset comprises: i) a forward-looking vision sensor for detecting objects in the forward field of view of the VR headset; ii) a downward-looking vision sensor for detecting objects in the downward field of view of the VR headset; iii) a controller coupled to the forward-looking vision sensor and the downward-looking vision sensor. The controller is configured to: a) detect a hand in a first image captured by the forward-looking vision sensor; b) detect an arm of the user in a second image captured by the downward-looking vision sensor; and c) determine whether the detected hand in the first image is a hand of the user.
US10140504B2	System and method utilizing facial recognition with online (social) network to access casualty health information in an emergency situation A system and method for a participant to securely store select preexisting medical and other information which is then available in real time to emergency workers using a (mobile) software application that uses facial recognition to match a presenting image of a casualty with a master image of the participant to provide their identity. Once identified, pre-existing medical and demographic information may be transmitted to emergency responders to better care for the casualty in an emergency situation.
US10140502B1	Selecting data items using biometric features A biometric feature of a user is obtained. Based on the biometric feature, a data item is selected from a plurality of data items, wherein each item in the plurality of data items is associated with a different biometric feature. The data item is used, such as in a program as part of an operation that depends on the current context of the program. Additionally or alternatively, an apparatus comprises a peripheral device for obtaining a biometric feature of a user; a memory retaining a plurality of data items, wherein each item in the plurality of data items is associated with a different biometric feature; a processor configured to select a data item from the plurality of data items, wherein the selection is based on the biometric feature; and wherein said processor is further configured to utilize the data item.
US10140497B1	Methods and system for reading barcodes captured on multiple images At least some embodiments of the present invention relate to methods for stitching barcodes captured over multiple images. In an embodiment, the method includes capturing a first and second portions of a barcode in respective images, determining a presence of a match between the two captured portions, stitching the two portions pursuant to the match, and validating the combined string with the assistance of a reference mark.
US10140493B1	Method and apparatus for taking action based on coded graphical object in video content In general, embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for taking predetermined actions based on coded graphical objects in video content for display by a computer device. According to some aspects, the coded graphical object can include a barcode or QR code. According to additional aspects, the predetermined actions can include performing a monitoring function or automatically providing credentials to a web service.
US10140482B2	RFID scheme in harsh environments A method for using an RFID tag to retain information of an environment, such as high temperature, that is beyond the operable limits of the RFID tag. The method generally comprises providing an RFID tag that has nonvolatile RFID memory that can communicate with an RFID interrogator system. Exposing the RFID tag to a first environment (such as a high temperature) that renders the RFID tag inoperable. Collecting a first sensor value of the first environment and storing the first sensor value in nonvolatile memory accessible by the RFID interrogation system. Later, exposing the RFID tag and the sensor to a second environment that renders the RFID tag operable (such as room temperature). Wirelessly transmitting the first sensor value to the RFID tag via the RFID interrogator system while the first sensor is in the second environment, and storing the first sensor value in the nonvolatile RFID memory while the RFID tag is in the second environment.
US10140476B2	Tracing processing activity A data processing apparatus comprises a processing element having associated memory storage and one or more registers, the processing element being configured to perform processing activities in two or more security modes so as to inhibit a processing activity performed in one of the security modes from accessing at least some information associated with a processing activity performed in another of the security modes; in which the processing element is configured, in response to a function call causing a branch from a processing activity in a first security mode to a processing activity in a second security mode, to store the contents of one or more of the registers in the memory storage and, in response to a branch return to the first security mode, to retrieve the register contents from the memory storage; and trace apparatus configured to generate items of trace data indicative of processing activities of the processing element; in which the trace apparatus is configured to detect a branch return operation by the processing element and to generate one or more items of trace data relating to the branch return operation; and in which the trace apparatus is configured to detect the processing element retrieving register contents from the memory storage in response to a branch return to the first security mode and to generate one or more further items of trace data relating to the retrieval of the register contents from the memory storage.
US10140472B2	Multi-level privacy evaluation An multi-level privacy evaluation technology is described for increasing the performance of applications or services that experience high volumes of queries for data with privacy attributes. The multi-level privacy evaluation technology evaluates data using a subset of privacy policy rules and privacy information determined for the data at a backend server and thereby reduces the volume of data that need to be filtered at a frontend server. The multi-level privacy evaluation technology first applies an initial privacy check on a large data set at the backend to authoritatively filter out any data that a viewing user is not permitted to view or access and return as results a smaller data set that the viewing user may be permitted to view or access. A full privacy check is then performed at the frontend on the smaller data set, resulting in reduction in the overall cost of performing privacy checks and reducing latency in displaying data to the viewing user.
US10140468B2	Secure start system for an autonomous vehicle A secure start system for an autonomous vehicle (AV) can transmit credentials to an authentication system based on detecting startup of the autonomous vehicle. When the credentials are authenticated the system can receive a tunnel key from the authentication system, and establish, using the tunnel key, a private communications session with a backend vault of the authentication system. The system may then retrieve a verification key and an autonomous key from the backend vault, and verify, using the verification key, that the file system was cryptographically signed by the authentication system, and decrypt the file system using the autonomous key to enable the autonomous mode.
US10140466B1	Systems and methods of secure self-service access to content In one embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes receiving a request from a user to access particular content. The method further includes determining a trust measure of the user, wherein the trust measure is based, at least in part, on an analysis of logged user-initiated communication events of the user on a plurality of communications platforms. In addition, the method includes accessing a self-service access policy applicable to the particular content. Further, the method includes ascertaining, from the self-service access policy, a trust threshold applicable to the particular content. Moreover, the method includes, responsive to a determination that the trust measure fails to satisfy the trust threshold, automatically denying access by the user to the particular content.
US10140462B2	Stackable file system with user space policy management A computing device and method for managing file access control policies on a computing device are disclosed. The method includes maintaining file-access policies in user space, receiving, at a kernel level, from a user in user space, a request to access a file, and directing the request from the kernel level to a file-policy manager in user space. At least one of the of the file-access policies is enforced in user space with the file-policy manager to grant or deny access to the file, and file operations are performed on the file using only kernel-level calls when access to the to the file is granted.
US10140460B2	File storage system and user terminal A data storage system (1) uses an encryption scheme in which an encrypted file can be decrypted using a decryption key when a decryption condition set in the encrypted file is satisfied by a user attribute set in the decryption key. The data storage system (1) stores encrypted files encrypted by the encryption scheme in a file storage apparatus (20). When user attribute is specified from a user terminal (10), the data storage system (1) extracts the encrypted file of which the decryption condition is satisfied by the specified user attribute from among the encrypted files stored in the file storage apparatus (20), and displays the extracted encrypted files classified by decryption condition.
US10140452B2	Protecting computing devices from unauthorized access Methods and systems for performing an authenticated boot; performing a continuous data protection; performing automatic protection and optionally a consolidation; and performing other defenses and protection of a protected computing device (such as a computer system) are provided. The aspects include integrating security mechanisms (which may include a “call home” function, role and rule-based policies, validating technologies, encryption and decryption technologies, data compression technologies, protected and segmented boot technologies, and virtualization technologies. Booting and operating (either fully or in a restricted manner) are permitted only under a control of a specified role-set, rule-set, and/or a controlling supervisory process or server system(s). The methods and systems make advantageous use of hypervisors and other virtual machine monitors or managers.
US10140449B2	Cluster anomaly detection using function interposition Systems and methods may provide for identifying a runtime behavioral pattern of an application and detecting an anomaly in the runtime behavioral pattern. In addition, a security event may be triggered in response to the anomaly. In one example, the anomaly is detected with regard to one or more of a library call count, a library call type, a library call argument configuration or a library call timing associated with a runtime operation of the application.
US10140429B2	Unified digital rights management for heterogenous computing platforms Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to providing unified digital rights management (DRM) across heterogeneous computing platforms. In embodiments, a unified DRM engine executed on a computing platform validates one or more constraints defined by a first content license associated with consumption of encrypted content. In response to successful validation, the unified DRM engine, in some embodiments, utilizes a second content license that is associated with the computing platform to enable a native DRM engine of the computing platform to decrypt the encrypted content. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10140428B2	Systems and methods for implementing self-destructing content links A computer-implemented method performed in a computerized system incorporating a central processing unit, a network interface and a memory, the computer-implemented method involving: using the network interface to receive a content and an associated access restriction from a client computer system directly accessible by a user; causing the received content to be stored in a content storage system; using the central processing unit to generate a self-destructing content link for the stored content based on the received associated access restriction, wherein the generated self-destructing content link is configured to de-activate pursuant to the received associated access restriction; storing a metadata corresponding to the generated self-destructing content link for the stored content; and using the network interface to provide the generated self-destructing content link to the client computer system. The content storage system may be an online content storage system accessible via a network or a local content storage system.
US10140416B2	Process-orientated design method for machine tool structures A process-orientated design method for machine tool structures comprises the steps of: (A) Defining design conditions including initial configurations, cutting requirements and boundary conditions for the machine tool; (B) Calculating cutting ability to generate information realizing a relationship between a maximum cutting depth and a spindle speed of the machine tool based on the initial configurations and the cutting requirements; (C) Performing an optimization to generate a frequency range for optimization based on the information relating the maximum cutting depth and the spindle speed; (D) Performing structural topology optimization to generate an optimized model based on the frequency range for optimization, the initial configurations and boundary conditions; and (E) Determining whether the optimized model fits the constraint condition; if positive, ends the design steps, and otherwise repeats steps (B)˜(D) until an optimized model fits the constraint condition appears.
US10140410B1	Representing a routing strip in an integrated circuit design using a digit pattern Embodiments disclosed herein provide techniques for representing a routing strip in an integrated circuit design using a digit pattern. According to certain aspects, the techniques include methods to display overlapped routing strips of an integrated circuit design when there are ten or more metal layers in the integrated circuit design. According to additional or alternative aspects, the techniques include methods to generate a texture pattern for displaying routing strips in which layer identification and layer direction of each routing strip can be easily discerned. According to further additional or alternative aspects, the techniques include methods to cause texture patterns for displaying routing strips to stagger with respect to each other when the routing strips are overlapped in a display.
US10140408B2	Selectively encrypting content for distribution from a receiver device to a companion device Embodiments include systems and methods for selectively encrypting content for distribution from a receiver device to a companion device. A device processor of the receiving device may receive content, and may determine whether the content is encrypted. The device processor may determine the capabilities of the companion device in response to determining that the content is not encrypted. The device processor may encrypt the content in response to determine that the capabilities of the companion device meet a threshold. The device processor may then send the encrypted content to the companion device.
US10140402B2	Parallel workflow finite element pre-processing apparatus and system A method for collaborative analysis pre-processing of electronic models of engineering objects includes assigning a first user to de-feature a model of an engineering object during a first session to provide a de-featured model of an engineering object, assigning a second user to conduct other FEA pre-processing operations on the model of the engineering object during a second session, and applying the other FEA pre-processing operations for the model of the engineering object to the de-featured model of the engineering object. Example of other FEA pre-processing operations include applying a material definition to a geometry, pre-meshing a geometry, initiating automated meshing of a geometry, validating automated meshing of a geometry, editing a mesh for a geometry, manually meshing a geometry, and defining one or more boundary conditions for a geometry. The second session and the first session may be conducted concurrently. A corresponding system and apparatus are also disclosed herein.
US10140385B2	Configuring a presentation of data based on a context A data model defines a structure of data objects with data fields, together with presentation properties. Data is stored according to data models. A request is received that identifies a data object described in a data model. Based on the request, data associated with the data object is invoked according to the data model. The data associated with the data object is invoked from a database and comprises fields' data, field identifiers, field labels, and field properties assigned to a plurality of fields of the data object. A set of contexts is defined to be associated with the data model. A context from the set of contexts is determined to be associated with the invoked data. A presentation of the invoked data is configured according to context specific conditions defined for the determined context. The configured presentation of the data is displayed on a presentation interface.
US10140383B2	Computer implemented systems and methods for processing semi-structured documents The present disclosure includes techniques pertaining to computer implemented systems and methods for processing semi-structured data. In one embodiment, semi-structured data in a data source is analyzed and structural information about the data is generated. Structural information may be accessed and used to generate a visual representation of the document structures. User selections may be received of particular fields to be included in an output data set. Data for selected fields may be stored in the output data set as a two-dimensional data structure.
US10140379B2	Automated lecture deconstruction An online platform generates a playlist of clips of a lecture accessed by a plurality of users of the online platform. The online platform receives a recording of the lecture, and receives a plurality of events captured during a time period corresponding to the lecture. Each captured event is associated with a time stamp corresponding to a time at which a user performed an activity while listening to the lecture. The online platform clusters the captured events based on the time stamps, and generates one or more clips of the recording of the lecture from the clustered events. The online platform generates a playlist including the clips of the lecture.
US10140378B2	Providing search results based on execution of applications A method includes displaying a first graphical user interface (GUI) via a first native application installed on a mobile computing device. The first GUI is configured to accept a search query, including one or more search terms, and transmit the search query to a search engine. The method includes receiving search results including a post execution view of a second native application for display on the touchscreen. The post execution view is a second GUI providing access to a function associated with the second native application. The method includes, at the search engine, identifying, based on the search terms of the search query, the second native application in an index that stores information and code related to native applications. The method includes executing code associated with the second native application to generate a post execution view. The method includes transmitting the post execution view to the mobile computing device.
US10140361B2	Text mining device, text mining method, and computer-readable recording medium A text mining device (2) is used in which data composed of a set of records including an attribute value and text data is used as analysis target data. The text mining device (2) includes an analysis perspective candidate generation unit (20) that extracts an attribute value from the analysis target data and generates an analysis perspective candidate using the extracted attribute value, and a characteristic degree calculation unit (21) that compares text data in a record including the attribute value extracted as the analysis perspective candidate with text data in a record set that includes at least a record other than the record including the attribute value in the analysis target data, and calculates a characteristic degree indicating a relationship between the analysis perspective candidate and the analysis target data based on a result of the comparison.
US10140359B2	Distributed database management system A distributed database management system provides a central database resident on a server that contains database objects. Objects, e.g., program guide data, to be replicated are gathered together into distribution packages called “slices,” that are transmitted to client devices. A slice is a subset of the central database which is relevant to clients within a specific domain, such as a geographic region, or under the footprint of a satellite transmitter. The viewer selects television programs and Web content from displayed sections of the program guide data which are recorded to a storage device. The program guide data are used to determine when to start and end recordings. Client devices periodically connect to the server using a phone line and upload information of interest which is combined with information uploaded from other client devices for statistical, operational, or viewing models.
US10140354B2	Information processing device, data processing method therefor, and recording medium An information processing device includes: a feature quantity obtaining unit which obtains a feature quantity of an object to be extracted, which is extracted from a retrieval target, and specific information to be specified an appearing location of it; a feature quantity holding unit which, when storing the feature quantity in a feature quantity table, adds new identification information to the feature quantity and holds the feature quantity in the feature quantity table when a similar feature quantity in which a similarity with the feature quantity is no less than a threshold is not included in the feature quantity table, and outputs identification information of the similar feature quantity as identification information of the feature quantity when the similar feature quantity is included in the feature quantity table; and a retrieval table holding unit which holds the specific information associated with the added identification information or the outputted identification information.
US10140352B2	Interfacing with a relational database for multi-dimensional analysis via a spreadsheet application Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums are presented that may provide for an interface to a relational database. A request may be received for data stored in a relationship database, wherein the request is received from a spreadsheet application. In response to the request for data stored in the relational database, a plurality of tables in the relational database may be accessed to retrieve the data indicated in the request. The retrieved data may be translated from the plurality of tables of the relational database into a format for output to the spreadsheet application. The translated data may be output to the spreadsheet application.
US10140350B2	Bi-directional synchronization of data between a product lifecycle management (PLM) system and a source code management (SCM) system In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for automatically updating imported information in a destination system upon a change to a corresponding module in the source system, includes, responsive to the source system detecting a change to a source module in the source system changing, where the source module corresponds to an imported module of the destination system, loading breadcrumbs in the source system corresponding to the source module. The computer-implemented method further includes determining, based on the loaded breadcrumbs, destination modules linked to the changed source module. The computer-implemented method further includes exporting changes to the destination modules at the destination system from the source system. Therefore, the data remains synchronized between the two systems as changes are made on either system.
US10140333B2	Trusted query system and method A method and system provides a search interface that permits a user to interrogate a structured database, and includes retrieving database entries from one or more databases, flattening a plurality of database entries, indexing the plurality of flattened database entries to form a search engine index, and prompting the user to enter an input. The system continuously monitors the user input and each time an input is entered by the user, the system computes a set of non-null partial queries in response to the input entered by the user, associates a structured item to each non-null partial query, and allows the user to select one of the structured items. If the user selects one of the structured items, the system replaces the user input by the non-null partial query associated to the selected structured item. When the user validates the input, the system executes the input as a query. Finally, the system provides documents to the user corresponding to the executed query.
US10140329B2	Processing transactions in a distributed computing system Processing transactions in a distributed computing system that includes multiple processing modules includes: storing data items in a data storage system accessible to multiple processes running in the distributed computing system, where the data items are totally ordered according to an ordering rule, and at least some of the processes are running on different processing modules; and processing transactions using a plurality of the multiple processes. Processing a transaction using one of the plurality of the multiple processes includes: receiving a set of requests for accessing data items stored in the data storage system (where the requests are in a first order), obtaining locks on the data items sequentially in the first order if each of the locks is obtained within a first time interval, and, if any of the locks is not obtained within the first time interval, restarting the transaction being processed.
US10140327B2	Feature clustering of users, user correlation database access, and user interface generation system Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a feature clustering of users, user correlation database access, and user interface generation system. The system can obtain information stored in different databases located across geographic regions, and determine unique users from the different information. The information can be included in unique records in the databases, with each record describing a particular user, and with each user described with imperfect identifying information. The system can analyze the different information utilizing machine learning models, and can associate each record with a particular unique user. The system can obtain identifications of items associated with each user, and determine the propensity of the user to disassociate with one or more items, or determine likelihoods of future association with different items not presently associated with the user.
US10140325B2	Data source identification mapping in blended data operations Data blending operations are disclosed configured to blend data from a primary data set and a secondary data set. Primary and secondary data structure models are generated reflecting selected dimensions and measures of the primary and secondary data structure models upon which the data blending operation is to be performed. Each dimension and measure in the primary and secondary data structure models includes a local identifier. Unique global identifiers are assigned to each local identifier of the primary and secondary data structure models. Client queries are generated and communicated to a backend server to perform data blending on the selected dimensions and measures of the primary data set and the secondary data set. The client queries may comprise the global identifiers and mapping information between the global identifiers and local identifiers. The backend system retrieves a resulting data set in response to the data blending operation based on this mapping.
US10140322B2	Tools and techniques for extracting knowledge from unstructured data retrieved from personal data sources A system may include multiple personal data sources and a machine-implemented data extractor and correlator configured to retrieve personal data from at least one of the personal data sources. The data extractor and correlator may extract information from unstructured data within the retrieved personal data and correlate the extracted information with previously stored structured data to generate additional structured data. The system may also include a storage device configured to store the previously stored structured data and the additional structured data. A natural language query module may be configured to receive a natural language query from a user and provide a response to the natural language query based at least in part on one or both of the previously stored structured data and the additional structured data.
US10140319B2	System for identifying anomalies by automatically generating and analyzing a structure Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for analyzing a data model and identifying anomalies within the data model. Data stored in a database is transformed into a data model by the invention, wherein the invention analyzes the data and generates relationships between tables and information contained within to generate the model. The data model itself is then analyzed in order to accurately identify anomalies such as ragged hierarchies, many-to-many issues, and/or double counting issues present in the data model which might affect the data integrity. Upon analyzing the data model, the invention compiles lists of discovered information and presents the results to a user in the form of a data analysis report.
US10140318B1	Microbatch loading A method includes receiving structured clinical data in transactional HL7 messages, aggregating the data in a staging area, and merging only the most updated data into a destination database in ordered, validated, calculated, and manipulated sets.
US10140311B2	System and method of interacting with data at a wireless communication device A wireless communication device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a communication request input corresponding to an action to be executed with respect to a data file. The action is executable by the processor when the processor is connected to an external resource. The operations include automatically determining, in response to receiving the communication request input, whether the processor is connected to the external resource. The external resource enables the processor to communication via a wireless wide area network. The method also includes generating delayed action metadata in response to determining that the processor is not connected to the external resource. The delayed action metadata indicates that the requested action is to be executed by the processor when the processor is subsequently coupled to the external resource.
US10140304B1	Distributed metadata servers in a file system with separate metadata servers for file metadata and directory metadata A file system is provided having a plurality of distributed metadata servers with separate metadata servers for file metadata and directory metadata. An exemplary distributed metadata storage system comprises a plurality of compute nodes, wherein at least one compute node comprises a file system client that generates a directory metadata request and/or a file metadata request; a plurality of directory metadata servers to serve directory metadata in response to a given directory metadata request; and a plurality of file metadata servers to serve file metadata in response to a given file metadata request. The plurality of directory metadata servers are distinct from the plurality of file metadata servers. The compute nodes optionally comprise an object client that requests object data from an object store system. The number of directory metadata servers and the number of file metadata servers are optionally determined independently to balance for different workloads, and can be dynamically readjusted for evolving workloads.
US10140294B2	Document management systems and methods Disclosed are a data management system and computer-readable medium encoded with instructions to execute a method including communicating, by one or more of a document management application supporting integration protocols and a document management module in communication with the document management application, with one or more of a user relationship management system and a document management system using the one or more integration protocols; receiving a request to execute the document management application comprising a previously-created document management process; displaying an indication of a set of documents to be acquired; communicating with a signature acquisition module using the integration protocols configured to acquire a digital signature from a signature input device to create a digitally-signed electronic document; receiving the digitally-signed electronic document; creating an association in the form of a transaction file between user identification information and the digitally-signed electronic document; and transmitting the transaction file to be stored.
US10140291B2	Task-oriented messaging system Task-oriented messages are presented to a user in an interactive format for disposition. Natural language processing techniques parse task-oriented messages for individual tasks, such as assignments, information requests, and requests for approval or authorization. A user interface provides a recipient of a task-oriented message with selectable tasks for individual, or group, disposition, such as respond, defer, delegate, mark answered, and ignore. Recipients are notified if an incomplete response is generated, such as when an identified task is not dispositioned.
US10140287B2	Scalable and accurate mining of control flow from execution logs across distributed systems Methods and arrangements for efficiently mining a control flow graph from execution logs of a distributed system. Using at least one text clustering technique, two text clusters are generated from the plurality of execution logs. At least one approximate template is generated based on the at least two text clusters. At least one refined template is created via refining the at least one approximate template using multimodal sequencing. The control flow graph is created based on the at least one refined template. An anomaly is detected in the control flow graph.
US10140280B2	Asynchronous dynamic functions for calculation engines Systems, methods, and software for data calculation frameworks for user applications are provided herein. An exemplary method includes providing functions for use by a calculation engine of the user application, determining that the calculation engine issues a call for evaluation of a nested expression comprising at least a child function embedded in a parent function, and responsively dispatching at least a first evaluation process for a first portion of the nested expression that employs the child function. During evaluation of the nested expression, the method includes indicating to the calculation engine a predetermined result for at least the parent function, and dispatching at least a second evaluation process for a second portion of the nested expression that employs the child result. Responsive to receiving a parent result from the second evaluation process, the method includes indicating the parent result to the calculation engine.
US10140279B2	Techniques for providing user interface enhancements for spreadsheets and tables A system and method for providing user enhancements for spreadsheets and tables. In one implementation, the system detects a semantic organization event related to one or more data cells in a content-view of the spreadsheet or table. The system determines whether semantic organization data should be stored for the one or more data cells. The system can use the semantic organization data to display a semantic-view of the spreadsheet or table. The system then allows a user to navigate between the semantic-view and the content-view of the spreadsheet or table.
US10140275B2	Message information generating apparatus, outgoing call control apparatus, message information generating method, and outgoing call control method Disclosed is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a message information generating program, which when processed by one or more processors, causes a computer to execute a process. The process includes acquiring first information having both a character string input by handwriting and a character color related to the character string input by the handwriting, specifying a form of the character string based on the acquired first information, specifying an address associated with the specified form by referring to a storage configured to store an address of a message destination in association with a form of a character string, and generating message information with the specified address as a destination, the message information including second information corresponding to the character string.
US10140270B2	Digital document change conflict resolution A first set of changes to a first version of a digital document, as compared to a baseline version of the document, can be detected. The first set of changes can include a first change to a page of the document in the first version of the document, as compared to the baseline version of the document. Also, a second set of changes to a second version of a document, as compared to the baseline version of the document, can be detected. The second set of changes can include a second change to the page of the document in the second version of the document, as compared to the baseline version of the document. A conflict between the first change and the second change can be detected, and the conflict can be resolved by receiving user input or applying conflict resolution rule(s) to choose between the first and second changes.
US10140269B2	Viewing effects of proposed change in document before committing change A tweak and view mode may be used by a user to see an effect of a proposed change to a document before the change is committed to the document. The application may automatically navigate to different portions of the document and/or display different sections of the document. Instead of the user having to search for the portion of the document affected by the change, the changed portions are determined for the user. The portions may be automatically displayed to the user and/or the user may determine when to move to each different portion that changed as a result of the proposed change. The proposed change may be accepted/rejected by the user. For example, a User Interface (UI) element may be selected by the user to either accept the change or reject the change.
US10140267B1	Efficient operation of GRC processing platforms Techniques of operating a GRC processing platform involve terminating retrieval activity in a data source when the data source indicates that there is no data to be obtained that satisfies a specified logical condition. Along these lines, a user of the GRC processing platform provides instructions to retrieve data from an external data source. As part of the data retrieval, the GRC processing platform accesses data from the external source and transforms the data from a first format (e.g., XML) to a second format (e.g., XML) appropriate for an application that runs on the GRC processing platform. After the transformation, the GRC processing platform receives an indication that the transformed data satisfies a logical condition indicating that the data being retrieved is not desired for the application. In this case, the GRC processing platform terminates the data retrieval.
US10140265B2	Apparatuses and methods for phone number processing A method for phone number processing may comprise providing a terminal device including a processor operating a browser to a user. The processor my conduct the acts of opening a web page on the browser, wherein the web page includes an unclickable text content; detecting a string from the text content when the user selects the text content; and displaying a phone number processing interface on the web page when the string is a valid phone number.
US10140257B2	Method and apparatus for capturing and processing content from context sensitive documents on a mobile device A mobile device captures information from a document. The mobile device selects a template stored in a memory of the mobile device. The selected template describes data content of at least one document. The mobile device then captures an image of a document, determines that the image corresponds to one document described by the selected template by verifying that at least one first region in the image corresponds to a region of the document described by the selected template, identifies at least one region in the image that corresponds with a region in the document described by the selected template, and processes information in the identified region in the image. The mobile device then aggregates application specific information from the processed information and presents the aggregated application specific information to a user program operating on the mobile device.
US10140256B2	Location specific content visualization formatting Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for evaluating digital content. In one aspect, a system includes a distributed computing system that accesses the third-party corpus database to evaluate the various third-party content and transmit, to a user device, digital data that produce visualizations of at least a portion of a set of the various third-party content in a display of the user device. The digital data include instructions that cause presentation of at least some of the visualizations of the various third-party content at the user device according to respective formatting that was selected by the distributed computing system for each of the at least some of the various third-party content.
US10140254B2	Methods and systems for representing a degree of traffic congestion using a limited number of symbols Method of creating a computerized model for computing values representative of traffic congestion in respect of a geographic area for use in representing a degree of traffic congestion in the geographic area using a limited number of symbols, comprising: retrieving, in respect of roads within geographic area, historical traffic data and values representative of traffic congestion; deriving a computerized model for computing values representative of traffic congestion in respect of roads within the geographic area based on the retrieved information. Method of representing a degree of traffic congestion in a geographic area using a limited number of symbols, comprising: receiving recent traffic and weather data including one of recent average vehicle speed and recent average vehicle transit time and two of temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and cloud cover; and computing a value representative of traffic congestion using the recent traffic and weather data and a trained artificial neural network.
US10140244B2	Optical module and transmitting data in optical module An optical module and a method of transmitting data in the optical module are provided in the present disclosure. According to an example, the optical module may comprise a micro controller unit (MCU) and N number of first driving chips having a same chip address. The MCU may be configured with a serial data (SDA) bus interface and N number of first serial clock (SCL) bus interfaces. Each of the N number of first driving chips may be configured with a SDA bus interface which is configured to be connected with the SDA bus interface on the MCU and a SCL bus interface which is configured to be connected with one of the N number of first SCL bus interfaces on the MCU.
US10140237B2	Fail functional automated driving A vehicle system includes a first communication path and a second communication path. The vehicle system further includes a processor programmed to determine a first communication speed associated with communicating over the first communication path and a secondary communication speed associated with communicating over the second communication path. The processor commands a first vehicle subsystem to communicate over the first communication path or the second communication path based at least in part on the first communication speed and the secondary communication speed.
US10140235B2	Server A server includes a main board, a bridge board and sub boards. The bridge board is electrically connected to the main board and the sub boards. The main board provides a data signal according to a transmission format of non-volatile memory express (NVME). The bridge board obtains the data signal according to the transmission format of NVME. The bridge board produces sub data signals according to the data signal or the transmission format of NVME. One of the sub boards obtains one of the sub data signals according to the transmission format of NVME. The bridge board instructs with one of the sub boards to detect the storage module in the sub board to produce at least one status parameter or produce at least one mode determination result.
US10140227B1	Reducing read transactions to peripheral devices A first write transaction is received by a device that includes a transaction identifier and a memory location identifier. The memory location identifies a register or a memory location of a device. A value from the register or memory location is read. A second write transaction is sent to a block of host memory. The second write transaction includes the value and the transaction identifier.
US10140226B2	Control apparatus with load monitoring A modular control apparatus, having a head module, and at least one supply module and peripheral module arranged on the head module and having a bus structure. The supply module and the peripheral module have a base module part, an electronic module part and a connection module part. The base module parts are arranged next to one another and provide the bus structure that electrically couples the head module, the supply module and the peripheral module to one another. The supply module additionally comprises an electrical line that runs from the connection module part through the electronic module part to the base module part and connects the supply connection of the supply module to the bus structure. An overload identification unit is arranged at the electrical line and determines a parameter of the electrical line and produces a warning signal if the parameter exceeds a threshold value.
US10140220B2	Method of performing authentication with a memory circuit using dynamic random access memory arrays A memory circuit using dynamic random access memory (DRAM) arrays. The DRAM arrays can be configured as CAMs or RAMs on the same die, with the control circuitry for performing comparisons located outside of the DRAM arrays. In addition, DRAM arrays can be configured for secure authentication where, after the first authentication performed with a non-volatile secure element, subsequent authentications can be performed by the DRAM array.
US10140215B1	Low overhead mapping for highly sequential data Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory. A memory module has a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a memory module electronics (MME) circuit configured to program data to and read data from solid-state non-volatile memory cells of the NVM. A map structure associates logical addresses of user data blocks with physical addresses in the NVM at which the user data blocks are stored. A controller circuit arranges the user data blocks into map units (MUs), and directs the MME circuit to write the MUs to a selected page of the NVM. The controller circuit updates the map structure to list only a single occurrence of a physical address for all of the MUs written to the selected page. The map structure is further updated to list an MU offset and an MU length for each of the MUs written to the selected page.
US10140197B2	Method performed by an electronic device capable of communicating with a reader with improved self-testing Disclosed are methods and electronic devices that communicate with a reader. The methods and devices may receive a command emitted by the reader, and then select an application to be executed by the device based on the command that is received. The methods and devices may also determine whether to perform one or more self test according to which application was selected.
US10140188B2	Snapshot management Systems and methods are disclosed for backing up a computer. The method includes choosing a time window to back up the computer; determining jobs that need to be synced during the time window and snapshots; determining an optimal set of snapshots that cover all jobs; altering job records in the database to point to one of the optimal snapshots; and deleting all snapshots not in the optimal set.
US10140183B2	Efficient state tracking for clusters Exemplary method, system, and computer program product embodiments for efficient state tracking for clusters are provided. In one embodiment, by way of example only, in a distributed shared memory architecture, an asynchronous calculation of deltas and the views is performed while concurrently receiving client requests and concurrently tracking the client requests times. The results of the asynchronous calculation may be applied to each of the client requests that are competing for data of the same concurrency during a certain period with currently executing client requests. A latency is bound for the client requests by a time necessitated for the asynchronous calculation of at least two of the deltas where a first state snapshot is atomically taken while simultaneously calculating the at least two of the deltas.
US10140176B2	Semiconductor memory device, memory system including the same, and method of error correction of the same An error correcting method of a semiconductor memory device includes receiving first data from outside the semiconductor memory device. First check bits are generated based on the first data and a first parity generator matrix. The first parity generator matrix includes a plurality of columns of bits. The plurality of columns of bits are arranged in a plurality of parity generator matrix groups. An error correcting code (ECC) code word including a plurality of ECC code word groups is stored in the plurality of memory cell groups. Each of the plurality of ECC code word groups have the first data and the first check bits. The plurality of ECC code word groups correspond to the plurality of parity generator matrix groups, respectively. For each parity generator matrix group of the first parity generator matrix, a result value of a bit-by-bit exclusive OR (XOR) operation performed on any two columns included in the parity generator matrix group is equal to a column number of a column that is not included in the parity generator matrix group. Thus, when a first ECC code word group, from among the plurality of ECC code word groups, includes error bits, a miscorrected bit that would be caused by the error bits as a result of performing an error correction operation on the first ECC code word group is located in an ECC code word group other than the first ECC code word group.
US10140168B2	Maintenance system and method for a reliability centered maintenance A method for a reusable reliability centered maintenance of a technical system is provided, by executing the following steps: In a first step the meta data model is segmented in three sections to structure datasets of at least one database, wherein the first section comprises a collaborative dataset about components and at least one dominant failure mode associated with the components, the second section comprises a reusable dataset about at least one preventive maintenance task, the third section comprises a product dataset. In a second step at least one component instance is created for the third section by selecting at least one component of the components to describe said technical system. In a third step it is checked, if the preventive maintenance task is a valid task to prevent the dominant failure mode of the dominant failure mode instance for said technical system.
US10140163B2	Intelligent framework for shared services orchestration Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for optimizing shared services orchestration. The method includes one or more computer processors receiving resource requirements from a client. The method further includes one or more computer processors determining a list of rules. The method further includes one or more computer processors determining at least one resource based on the resource requirements and the list of rules. The method further includes one or more computer processors deploying at least one resource from the determined at least one resource.
US10140162B2	Managing a shared pool of configurable computing resources using a set of scaling factors and a set of workload resource data Disclosed aspects manage a shared pool of configurable computing resources associated with a shared pool manager. The shared pool manager receives a set of scaling factors. The set of scaling factors corresponds to a workload. Using the set of scaling factor values and a set of workload resource data, a configuration is determined. The configuration is established to process the workload. Disclosed aspects manage a shared pool of configurable computing resources associated with a registry. The registry is structured to have a set of workload resource data and associated scaling factors. A set of scaling factor values is detected. The set of scaling factors corresponds to a workload. Based on both the set of workload resource data and the set of scaling factor values, a set of resource attributes is determined to configure the shared pool of configurable computing resources for the workload. The set of resource attributes is communicated.
US10140157B2	Multiple process scheduling of threads using process queues Techniques for scheduling threads for execution in a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, in response to a request for executing a thread, a scheduler of an operating system of the data processing system accesses a global run queue to identify a global run entry associated with the highest process priority. The global run queue includes multiple global run entries, each corresponding to one of a plurality of process priorities. A group run queue is identified based on the global run entry, where the group run queue includes multiple threads associated with one of the processes. The scheduler dispatches one of the threads that has the highest thread priority amongst the threads in the group run queue to one of the processor cores of the data processing system for execution.
US10140144B2	Multi-site disaster recovery consistency group for heterogeneous systems Methods and arrangements for managing a consistency group for computing sites. A plurality of computing sites contained within a consistency group are communicated with by using an aggregator, each of the plurality of computing sites comprising one or more of a virtual machine and a server. The aggregator acts as a central communication hub between the plurality of computing sites and combines data changes from the plurality of computing sites. Updates captured at each of the sites are received and the updates are batched. The updates are communicated, after the batching, to the plurality of computing sites, thereby ensuring data consistency across the plurality of sites. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
US10140130B2	System and method of obfuscation through binary and memory diversity A system and method for obfuscating binary codes are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system for obfuscating binary codes comprises one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a binary file. The one or more processor may further be configured to obfuscate the binary file. The obfuscation may be based on rewriting the binary file and generating a second binary-randomized binary file. The binary file and the second binary-randomized binary file are functionally equivalent. The obfuscation may be based on randomizing the binary file at a load time, without changing functionality of the binary file.
US10140127B2	Operation of a multi-slice processor with selective producer instruction types Operation of a multi-slice processor including execution slices and load/store slices, where the load/store slices are coupled to the execution slices via a results bus and the results bus includes segments assigned to carry results of a different instruction type, includes: receiving a producer instruction that includes an identifier of an instruction type and an identifier of the producer instruction, including storing the identifier of the instruction type and the identifier of the producer instruction in an entry of a register; receiving a source instruction dependent upon the result of the producer instruction including storing, in an issue queue, the source instruction, the identifier of the instruction type of the producer instruction, and an identifier of the producer instruction; and snooping the identifier of the producer instruction only from the segment of the results bus assigned to carry results of the instruction type of the producer instruction.
US10140126B2	Variable length instruction processor system and method A variable length instruction processor system and method is provided. Before a processor core executes an instruction, the system and method applied in a processor field convert the instruction into micro-operation(s) and the micro-operation(s) can be filled into a cache system that can be directly accessed by a processor core, reducing the depth of a pipeline and improving efficiency of the pipeline.
US10140123B2	SIMD processing lanes storing input pixel operand data in local register file for thread execution of image processing operations A graphics processing unit is disclosed, the graphics processing unit having a processor having one or more SIMD processing units, and a local data share corresponding to one of the one or more SIMD processing units, the local data share comprising one or more low latency accessible memory regions for each group of threads assigned to one or more execution wavefronts, and a global data share comprising one or more low latency memory regions for each group of threads.
US10140118B2	Application data synchronization method and apparatus The present invention discloses an application data synchronization method and an apparatus. When a first operating system and a second operating system are installed in a terminal, and a first application and a second application that have a same function are installed on the first operating system and the second operating system respectively, the method includes: when the second application runs on the second operating system, performing the function by using second application data, and updating the second application data, where the second application data is updated according to first application data, and the first application data is updated when the first application runs on the first operating system to perform the function; where the first application data and the second application data are stored in the terminal. By using the solutions, sharing of data of a same application between different systems is more convenient and less time-consuming.
US10140115B2	Applying update to snapshots of virtual machine For automatically applying update to snapshots of a virtual machine (VM), a cloned virtual machine is created reproducing a state of an existing first snapshot of a virtual machine, a first virtual NIC in the cloned VM is disabled, an update is applied to the cloned VM to which a second virtual NIC has been added, the second virtual NIC is deleted from the cloned VM to which the update has been applied, the first virtual NIC is enabled, and a second snapshot of the cloned VM is generated with the enabled first virtual NIC wherein the second snapshot is associated with the virtual machine.
US10140114B2	Method for wirelessly updating firmware in a wide area network Executing a FOTA (firmware over the air) method in a LoRa network having low throughput and low power. the transceivers used in the end nodes and in the LoRa gateway are capable of selecting a certain frequency channel and deactivating the LoRa mode. If the spread-spectrum LoRa mode is deactivated, both transceivers at the end node and the gateway function instead using a basic FSK (frequency-shift keying) modulation scheme. This modulation scheme is capable of providing a higher data rate at the expense of reducing the “path balance,” which indicates how much attenuation the transmitted signal may sustain while still being able to be decoded at the receiver. When using the FSK modulation scheme at a high data rate, a FOTA method may be easily carried out, since the end node must have its receiver activated only for a short time.
US10140111B2	Streaming graphic method and arrangement data for building control systems A method of updating building control system values includes instantiating a server object on a data server corresponding to a set of BCS values. The method also includes generating in a web server a data request associated with the server object and providing the data request to the data server. The method also includes providing a response to the data request if a change in at least one of the set of BCS values is acknowledged in the server object. The method further includes holding the data request open if no change in at least one of the set of BCS values is acknowledged and a predetermined time period has not elapsed since the data request was provided to the data server.
US10140106B2	Method, computer readable medium and system for deploying and merging release independent applications A method, computer readable medium and system are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes intercepting an application installation procedure, classifying the application, determining information associated with the application and installing the application based on the classification and the determined information. Installing the application may further include determining compatibility information of one or more target nodes and adding the application to at least one of the target nodes if the application compatibility information and the compatibility of the at least one target node is confirmed.
US10140105B2	Converting source code A method includes receiving source code in a first programming language. The method further includes identifying a design pattern based on a flag included in the source code. The method further includes generating a first translation of the source code in a second programming language, where at least a portion of the second file conforms to the design pattern. The method further includes generating a second translation of the source code in a third programming language. The method further includes outputting first data based on the first translation to a first device and second data based on the second translation to a second device.
US10140103B2	POS application development method and cloud server An embodiment of the present invention provides a point of sale (POS) application development method and a cloud server, which are configured to realize development and deployment of an application through the cloud server so as to shorten the development cycle of the POS application. The method of the embodiment of the present invention includes: by a cloud server, receiving and saving application project data transmitted from a web client; by the cloud server, processing the application project data and obtaining an application package; by the cloud server, performing signature processing for the application package and obtaining a signed application package; by the cloud server, transmitting the signed application package to a POS so that the POS realizes an corresponding application based on the signed application package. Another embodiment of the present invention further provides a cloud server.
US10140100B2	Device common model interface A device common model interface is described that translates a schema describing a resource in a fabric network into a common object model and one or more target-specific data models, using a specification of a target application environment and a specification of a communication protocol. Elements of the schema that are useful for an application are extracted to generate the common object model and the one or more target-specific data models are provided to the application. The application interacts with an interface of the resource using the API of the target-specific data model, which performs operations that are specific to communicating with the resource in the target application environment and using the communication protocol.
US10140094B2	Rounding circuitry and method A data processing apparatus for performing rounding on an input value to produce a rounded form output value includes floor calculation circuitry that receives the input value in redundant-representation and generates two candidates of a floor of the input value in non-redundant representation. Ceiling calculation circuitry receives the input value in redundant-representation and generates two candidates of a ceiling of the input value in non-redundant representation. Selection circuitry outputs one of the two candidates of the floor of said input value and the two candidates of the ceiling of said input value as the rounded form output value, based on a sign of a residual value associated with the input value. Each of the two candidates of the floor of the input value correspond with different values of the sign of the residual value and each of the two candidates of the ceiling of said input value correspond with different values of the sign of said residual value.
US10140093B2	Apparatus and method for estimating a shift amount when performing floating-point subtraction An apparatus and method are provided for estimating a shift amount when employing processing circuitry to perform a subtraction operation to subtract a second significand value of a second floating-point operand from a first significand value of a first floating-point operand in order to generate a difference value. Shift estimation circuitry then determines an estimated shift amount to be applied to the difference value. The shift estimation circuitry comprises significand analysis circuitry to generate, from analysis of the significand values of the two floating-point operands, a first bit string identifying a most significant bit position within the difference value that is predicted to have its bit set to a determined value. In parallel, shift limiting circuitry generates from an exponent value a second bit string identifying a shift limit bit position. The shift limiting circuitry has computation circuitry to perform, for each bit position in at least a subset of bit positions of the second bit string, an associated computation using bits of the exponent value to determine a value for that bit position within the second bit string. The associated computation is different for different bit positions. Combining circuitry then generates a combined bit string from the first and second bit strings, and shift determination circuitry determines the estimated shift amount from the combined bit string.
US10140092B2	Closepath fast incremented sum in a three-path fused multiply-add design According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a floating-point multiply-accumulate unit configured to generate a floating point result by either adding or subtracting three floating point operands: an addend, a product carry, and a product sum. The floating-point multiply-accumulate unit may include a close path adder. The close path adder may include an unincremented mantissa addition circuit configured to compute an unincremented mantissa result based upon the three floating point operands. The close path adder may also include an incremented mantissa addition circuit configured to, at least partially in parallel with the mantissa addition circuit, produce an incremented mantissa result. The close path adder may further include a selection circuit configured to produce a close path result by selecting between the unincremented mantissa result and the incremented mantissa result.
US10140090B2	Computing and summing up multiple products in a single multiplier Methods, systems and computer program products for computing and summing up multiple products in a single multiplier are provided. Aspects include receiving a first number and a second number, creating partial products of the first number and the second number based on a multiplication of the first number and the second number, and reducing the number of partial products to create an intermediate result. Aspects also include receiving a third number and a fourth number, creating partial products of the third number and the fourth number based on a multiplication of the third number and the fourth number, creating a reduction tree and adding the intermediate result to the reduction tree. Aspects further include reducing the number of partial products in the reduction tree to create a second sum value and a second carry value and adding the second sum value and the second carry value to create a result.
US10140088B2	Visual spatial audio A method comprising: receiving at least one audio channel signal; receiving at least one user interface input; generating a visualization of the at least one audio channel signal dependent on the at least one user interface input; and rendering the at least one audio channel signal to generate a rendered audio signal dependent on the at least one user interface input wherein the rendered audio channel signal is substantially synchronized with the visualization of the at least one audio channel signal.
US10140079B2	Object shadowing in head worn computing Aspects of the present disclosure relate to shadowing objects displayed in head worn computing. A method includes capturing an image of an environment in proximity to a person, analyzing the image to determine a position of each of a plurality of light sources collectively producing a naturally formed shadow in the environment, wherein the naturally formed shadow comprises multiple shadows cast from an individual object in the environment, each of the multiple shadows formed from light traveling from a position of one of the plurality of light sources to the individual object, and displaying a computer-generated object in association with a computer generated shadow, wherein the computer-generated shadow appears as though produced by light striking the computer generated object from the position of a dominant one of the plurality of light sources.
US10140075B2	White space management mechanism A computer generated method disclosed. The method includes examining a print job data stream spooled in a spooled print production file, identifying one or more white space regions within documents in the print production file and inserting content into each of the white space regions.
US10140067B1	Data management for data storage device with multiple types of non-volatile memory media A data storage device (DSD) including a first non-volatile memory (NVM) media type for storing data and a second NVM media type for storing data. Metadata is obtained related to operation of the second NVM media type. The metadata is evaluated and data stored in the first NVM media type is managed based on the evaluated metadata.
US10140065B2	Method and apparatus for storing information using an intelligent block storage controller Methods, devices, and media for improving data storage reliability and efficiency comprising: creating at least one logical storage drive comprising a plurality of logical blocks; mapping the at least one logical storage drive to at least one physical storage drive based on many-to-one mapping or one-to-many mapping, wherein the at least one physical storage drive comprises a plurality of physical blocks; and applying a compression algorithm to data held in one or more logical blocks, aggregating units of the data, and storing the units of the data into one or more physical blocks.
US10140063B2	Solid state drive multi-card adapter with integrated processing Embodiments of the inventive concept include solid state drive (SSD) multi-card adapters that can include multiple solid state drive cards, which can be incorporated into existing enterprise servers without major architectural changes, thereby enabling the server industry ecosystem to easily integrate evolving solid state drive technologies into servers. The SSD multi-card adapters can include an interface section between various solid state drive cards and drive connector types. The interface section can perform protocol translation, packet switching and routing, data encryption, data compression, management information aggregation, virtualization, and other functions.
US10140062B1	Automatic resumption of suspended write operation upon completion of higher priority write operation in a memory device A memory device can include: a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells; an interface configured to receive a suspend command and first and second write commands from a host, where the second write command is of higher priority and follows the first write command; a status register configured to store an automatic resume enable bit; a memory controller configured to suspend, in response to the suspend command, a first write operation that is executing the first write command on the memory array; the memory controller being configured to execute a second write operation on the memory array in response to the second write command; and the memory controller being configured to resume the first write operation upon completion of the second write operation in response to the automatic resume enable bit being set.
US10140059B2	Semiconductor memory device and memory system A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells, and a memory controller. The semiconductor memory device includes first, second, and third caches for storing data before the data are written into the memory cells. The memory controller is configured to issue commands to the semiconductor memory device, the commands including a first command issued with write data to store the write data in the first cache and a second command issued with write data to store the write data in the first cache and then transfer the write data in the first cache to one of the second and third caches.
US10140042B1	Deterministic read disturb counter-based data checking for NAND flash A data storage device comprises a non-volatile semiconductor memory device and a solid-state drive controller communicatively coupled to the non-volatile semiconductor memory device. The non-volatile semiconductor memory device can store data in memory blocks. The solid-state drive controller can, periodically, retrieve counts from a counter table, select a predetermined number of memory blocks corresponding to the lowest counts, and determine an integrity of the stored data in each of the predetermined number of memory blocks. Each count can correspond to a difference between a count limit and a number of read operations performed on one of the memory blocks.
US10140034B2	Solid-state drive assignment based on solid-state drive write endurance A method for managing data storage. The method included a processor identifying a plurality of first utilization values for data within a first data storage system, wherein the data includes a plurality of extents and the plurality of first utilization values corresponds to the plurality of extents are included in the data. The method further includes a processor transferring the data from the first data storage system to a second data storage system, wherein the second data storage system includes a plurality of solid-state drives (SSDs). The method further includes a processor storing the transferred data among the plurality of SSDs based, at least in part on, the plurality of first utilization values.
US10140032B1	Multi-tier storage system with dynamic power management utilizing configurable data mover modules An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a storage system having at least first and second storage tiers each comprising a plurality of storage devices. The storage system implements at least one configurable data mover module adapted to interact with the first and second storage tiers and comprising at least one power management configuration file. The data mover module alters a manner in which data is moved between the first and second storage tiers based at least in part on a change in state of the power management configuration file. For example, the data mover module may be configurable via the power management configuration file in a mode of operation in which data movement from the first storage tier to the second storage tier occurs for data files utilized by a given application only after completion of a compute phase for that application.
US10140026B2	Data storage device and data maintenance method thereof The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory and a random access memory. The flash memory has a data mapping table arranged to record a plurality of mapping relationships between the logical addresses and the physical addresses of a plurality of pages of the flash memory. The data mapping table is divided into a plurality of data mapping sets. The random access memory has a cache area, a sequential-order table, a reverse-order table and a cache-area mapping table. The cache area stores part of the data mapping sets. The cache-area mapping table records the set indexes of the data mapping sets of the cache area. The sequential-order table records the order that the data mapping sets are read from the cache area. The reverse-order table records the opposite order that the data mapping sets are read from the cache area.
US10140024B2	Data storage device and data reading method thereof The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory, a random access memory, and a controller. The controller selects a first read command where the required mapping table has already been loaded on the random access memory from a plurality of read commands. Before a first read task prepared by the first read command is executed, the controller selects a second read command from the remaining read commands, selectively reads a first data sector of the first read command and the mapping table of the second read command at the same time, or reads the first data sector and a second data sector of the second read command at the same time.
US10140022B2	Method and apparatus of subsidiary volume management Exemplary embodiments provide subsidiary volume management. In one embodiment, a storage system comprises: a memory being operable to store information of a plurality of logical unit groups, each of the plurality of logical unit groups including information of an administrative logical unit (LU) and information of one or more subsidiary LUs to be accessed from a virtual machine on a computer; and a controller being operable to create or select an administrative LU and to inform the computer of the created or selected administrative LU according to evaluation of a subsidiary LU which relates to another administrative LU, when the controller receives a command from the computer to said another administrative LU.
US10140021B2	Adaptive data-partitioning model that responds to observed workload Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and devices for dynamically changing a number of partitions at runtime in a hierarchical data partitioning model include determining a number of coarse mapping objects, determining a number of fine mapping objects, and setting a number of coarse partitions and a number of fine partitions based on the determined number of coarse mapping object and the determined number of fine mapping objects.
US10140019B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method for display of plurality of images based on user operation There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire an input signal generated in response to user's input operation for specifying a predetermined position in an image displayed on a display unit, and a display control unit configured to allow display of a selection image for allowing a user to select display information that is newly displayed in a region according to the position, in a superimposed manner on the image. The display control unit controls display of the display unit in such a manner that the region and the selection image do not overlap each other.
US10140004B2	Displaying visual elements on a medical device A medical system includes a medical device and a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements. The plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of the medical device. The medical system also includes a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating in controlling visual appearance of the plurality of visual elements displayed on the display, and a visual profile selector for selecting at least one of the plurality of visual profiles based on a state of the medical device.
US10140002B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus including: a display controller that controls a user interface to display a first object; and a detection unit that detects an input received at the user interface, wherein the display controller performs a predetermined operation corresponding to the displayed first object based on a first input detected at a first position at which the first object is displayed and a second input detected at a second position in which the object is not displayed.
US10139998B2	User interface for editing web content A web editing application provides a user interface for editing a web page on a mobile client device. The web editing application provides templates for user selection, and may allow users to edit web pages while the editing device is offline. The web editing application determines whether a display of the client device is in landscape mode or portrait mode, and arranges certain cells differently based on this determination. The web editing application may further provide cell configuration indicators that indicate cells that are arranged differently in different display modes.
US10139991B2	Lightweight virtual environment A method includes receiving input data pertaining to a user. Based on the input data, the method includes rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes an initial icon arrangement (arrangement) presentable in a virtual environment. The initial icon arrangement includes a set of icons representative of portions of an overall time period represented by the initial icon arrangement. The method includes determining whether a portion of the input data is representable in the initial icon arrangement. If so, the method includes quantifying the second portion of the input data with a target and a timeframe, associating the target and the timeframe with the second portion of the input data, modifying icons in the arrangement that correspond to the timeframe to represent the target, rendering the modified icons as an opportunity layer on the arrangement, and displaying the arrangement with the opportunity layer in the virtual environment.
US10139990B2	Display apparatus for content from multiple users A display apparatus including a display configured to display a content list including a plurality of content items; and a processor configured to receive an enlarge touch input to enlarge the content list, expand and display at least a part of the plurality of content items in the content list, and begin playback of a first content item in the part of the plurality of content items when the first content item is enlarged to a predetermined reproducible size different than the other content items included in the plurality of content items.
US10139988B2	Method and device for displaying information arranged in lists In a method for displaying information arranged in lists, a portion of a list is displayed in a display area, which includes a plurality of list entries, multiple elements being associated at least in part with the list entries, the displayed portion of the list being modifiable by a scrolling action such that previous and subsequent list entries are displayable in succession, and, when a list entry is selected, this list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements that are associated with the list entry. If a selected list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the selected list entry and the scrolling action is performed, first previous or subsequent elements are displayed in succession and thereupon list entries preceding or following the selected list entry are displayed. A device is configured for implementing the method.
US10139983B2	Controlling access to content A user terminal comprising: a display having an available display area; a processor configured to run a client application having a user interface capable of operating in a full screen mode whereby a single layer of content is displayed in the available display area or in a split-view mode; wherein the client application is configured to: detect, while controlling the user interface to operate in the full screen mode, a user selection that the user interface operates in the split-view mode, and in response display a first layer of content in a predetermined position to partially overlap a second layer of content such that a portion of the second layer of content is displayed in the available display area and a remaining portion of the second layer of content is not displayed; and display an indicator providing an indication of how content displayed on the two layers is related.
US10139980B2	Touch window A capacitive touch window includes: a substrate; a cover substrate; and an electrode, wherein a portion of the substrate is flat and another portion thereof is curved, and the electrode includes: a first sensing electrode; a second sensing electrode including second unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from the first sensing electrode; a bridge electrode connecting the second unit sensing electrodes; and an insulating layer between the first sensing electrode and the bridge electrode. The first and second sensing electrodes are disposed on a same surface of the substrate. The bridge electrode includes: a first mesh line having a first width; a second mesh line having a second width; and a first cross area in which the first and second mesh lines cross each other, the first cross area having a third width, wherein the third width is 2 to 5 times the first width and the second width.
US10139975B2	Pressure compensation for force-sensitive touch screen Pressure compensation can be used to improve performance of force-sensitive touch screens. Changes in pressure, particularly transient, internal pressure changes in an electronic device due to an object applying force to a touch screen of the electronic device, can degrade force sensing performance of the touch screen. For example, when a finger presses a force-sensitive touch screen of a sealed electronic device, the applied force can increase internal pressure of the sealed electronic device until internal pressure can equalize. The increased internal pressure can cause a normal force to oppose the deflection of the touch screen, resulting in inaccurate force measurements of applied user force. In some examples, an electronic device including a force-sensitive touch screen can include a pressure sensor configured to measure internal pressure of the electronic device. The measured pressure can be used to compensate the amount of force measured by the force sensor.
US10139965B2	Touch panel, manufacturing method thereof and display device A touch panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The touch panel includes a first sensing layer (10) and a second sensing layer (11) which are superimposed. The first sensing layer includes a plurality of columns of first sensing lines (12); each first sensing line is formed by the alternate series connection between first transparent electrodes (1) and first metal wires (2); the second sensing layer includes a plurality of rows of second sensing lines (34); each second sensing line is formed by the alternate series connection between second transparent electrodes (3) and second metal wires (4); in terms of vertical projections of the first sensing layer and the second sensing layer on a plane of the touch panel, the first transparent electrodes (1) and the second transparent electrodes (3) are alternately arranged along the column direction and the row direction; the first metal wires (2) and the second metal wires (4) are alternately arranged along the column direction and the row direction; the first metal wire (2) crosses over the second transparent electrode (3); and the second metal wire (4) crosses over the first transparent electrode (1). The touch panel can solve the Moiré problem.
US10139964B2	Control apparatus for a touch panel and control method for the touch panel A determination is made, on the basis of an electrostatic capacitance value of an electrostatic sensor provided to electrostatic touch panel and a reference value, whether or not the electrostatic touch panel is operated, and the reference value is modified to be increased in a case where it is determined that the electrostatic touch panel is operated and a variation of the electrostatic capacitance value is higher than or equal to a first threshold.
US10139963B2	Touch sensor and display device A touch sensor that may detect an object away from the sensor is provided. The touch sensor includes one or more drive electrodes; one or more detection electrodes forming capacitance in cooperation with the respective drive electrodes; a detection circuit applying drive signals to the respective drive electrodes to detect the object based on detection signals obtained from the respective detection electrodes in response to the respective drive signals; and a controller controlling to change a range of electric flux lines generated between the drive electrodes and the detection electrodes.
US10139961B2	Touch detection using feature-vector dictionary A method of distinguishing an intentional touch from an incidental touch on a touch sensor of a device includes detecting, via the touch sensor, a blob corresponding to a touch, determining a detected feature vector of the blob, comparing the detected feature vector of the blob to a plurality of previously-acquired feature vectors of a dictionary using a distance determination to find a distance between the detected feature vector and each of the plurality of previously-acquired feature vectors, when the touch is determined to be an intentional touch based on the distance between the detected feature vector and at least one of the plurality of previously-acquired feature vectors being within a threshold distance, then taking an action via the device based upon the touch, and when the touch is determined to be an incidental touch, then not taking the action.
US10139958B2	Organic electroluminescent touch panel integrating touch control function, driving method for the same, and display device comprising the same This application provides an organic electroluminescent touch panel, a driving method for the same, and a display device comprising the same. Without changing the original organic electroluminescent architecture, the cathode layer (2) of the organic electroluminescent architecture is partitioned to form a plurality of cathodes independent of and insulating from each other, the plurality of cathodes serve as touch electrodes to sense occurrence of an outside touch and transmit a touch signal to the touch display integrated chip via the lead wire, implementing that the display panel is integrated with the touch control function based on organic electroluminescent display, and by the pixel driving circuit, the control terminal of the driving module (04) is initialized in the initialization stage, threshold voltage compensation of the driving module (04) is performed in the compensation stage, which avoids an affect caused by change of the threshold voltage of the driving module (04) on lightening luminance, meanwhile, in the touch control stage, signals on the respective signal lines are all modulated in synchronization with external touch control signals sensed by the touch electrodes, the parasitic capacitance of the touch electrode can be eliminated, and touch control performance of the touch panel can be improved.
US10139957B2	Touch input device with pathogen transmission mitigation Methods and systems for mitigating pathogen transmission via a touch surface of a touch input device. Mitigation is accomplished through selective touch surface sterilization and through touchscreen user interface reorganization. The touch surface includes a pixel array for illuminating selected portions of the touch surface with ultraviolet light of a sterilization wavelength based upon the received touch inputs. The selective illumination may occur while receiving a touch input or after an accumulation of touch inputs have been received. The user interface may also be reorganized based on received touch inputs in order to locate user interface icons to lesser touched locations of the touch surface.
US10139952B2	Display apparatus and touch detection apparatus using shift of detection operation for reduced detection time A display apparatus includes: a display face; a display function layer adapted to vary display on the display face in response to an inputted image signal; a plurality of driving electrodes disposed separately in one direction; a detection scanning control section configured to apply a detection driving voltage to some of the plural driving electrodes and carry out detection driving scanning while shifting an application object of the detection driving voltage in the one direction on the display face and then control the detection driving scanning such that jump shift of carrying out shift with a pitch of twice or more times a driving electrode pitch is included; and a plurality of sensor lines disposed separately in a direction different from the one direction and responding to touch or proximity of a detection object with or to the display face to exhibit an electric variation.
US10139951B2	Information handling system variable capacitance totem input management An information handling system touchscreen display interacts with totem devices by recognizing and tracking spectral signatures of the totem devices so that totem positions are reported as a single length, width and rotational orientation message to a host operating system. Ignore zones and hysteresis time periods are defined from the position message based upon totem context so that the host operating system processes touchscreen inputs with minimal latency and improved accuracy. Communication and battery charging are provided to the totem by the touchscreen display will illumination directed to the totem position.
US10139944B2	Stand alone input device A stand alone input device can be a touch pad that provides touch inputs to an associated computing device. The input device can include a wedge-shaped base defining an inner cavity, a touch plate having a touch surface disposed over the inner cavity and configured to accept a touch input, cantilevered beams coupled to the wedge-shaped base and the touch plate and configured to deliver a force from the touch input, a haptic generator coupled to the cantilevered beams and configured to generate a haptic output in response to the touch input, an antenna component integrated within a wall of the wedge-shaped base and an antenna resonance cavity located within the inner cavity, and a switch assembly including a sliding component having a pin through a wedge-shaped base wall and a switch beam having a protrusion that engages multiple recesses located at a detent region on the sliding component.
US10139936B2	Ergonomically optimized self-stabilizing leg mounted mouse pad with integrated mouse storage holster The ergonomically optimized self-stabilizing leg mounted mouse pad with integrated mouse storage holster provides a stable working surface area designed specifically for operating a common wireless computer mouse while resting the mouse pad discussed here on other than flat firm surfaces. Such alternative platforms upon which this device can be used effectively would include a user's thigh, the arm of a couch or an automobile's center console. The design features are purposefully engineered to ensure that the invention is self stabilizing on other than a flat firm surface through the use of a contact surface that is a curvilinear concavity with a camphered surface architecture that maximizes the advantage of the weight of the device coupled with the tacky characteristics of the material from which the device is constructed. The device is stable in its intended use without the use of supplemental attachments to secure or stabilize the device.
US10139934B2	Magnetic tracker dual mode A computer system for dynamically switching modes within a magnetic sensor device communicates through a secondary communication channel with a first magnetic sensor device and a second magnetic sensor device. The first magnetic sensor device includes at least a magnetic signal receiving functionality. The computer system determines that the second magnetic sensor device includes magnetic signal transmitting functionality and magnetic signal receiving functionality. After determining that the second magnetic sensor device includes magnetic signal transmitting functionality, the computer system causes the second magnetic sensor device to begin transmitting a first magnetic field signal.
US10139931B2	Input assistance device and input system An input assistance device has a rotation support body having a central axis, an attachment mechanism that removably attaches the rotation support body to the panel surface of a sensor panel so that the central axis is along a direction perpendicular to the panel surface, and a rotational part supported by the rotation support body so as to be rotatable around the central axis. At least the side surface of the rotational part is formed from a conductive material. Conductive areas electrically connected to the side surface are allocated in part of a surface of the rotational part, the surface facing the panel surface.
US10139927B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus with a touch detection function capable of improving accuracy is provided. The display apparatus includes: a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; and a plurality of signal wires arranged in the pixel array. Here, when an externally-detecting object is detected, a plurality of coils having areas overlapping with each other are formed of a plurality of signal wires (drive electrodes) among the plurality of signal wires, and a magnetic field generated in the plurality of respective coils are superimposed in an overlapped area by supplying a drive signal to the plurality of coils.
US10139924B2	Information processing method and apparatus based on deformation controllable device and user equipment Embodiments of the present application disclose an information processing method and apparatus based on a deformation controllable device and a user equipment. The method comprises: acquiring at least one piece of deformation request information for a deformation controllable device performing directional interaction with an external object; and in response to that a predicted value of effects of the at least one piece of deformation request information on an interaction effect parameter of the directional interaction falls beyond an acceptable effect value range, performing a first operation to cause an actual value of effects of the at least one piece of deformation request information on the interaction effect parameter to fall within the acceptable effect value range, and/or performing a second operation of informing a user. According to implementations of the present application, effects of the deformation request information on interaction effects of the deformation controllable device are controlled within an acceptable range, or a user is informed to perform other corresponding operations, reducing a decrease in efficiency of use of the device and/or troubles brought to the user due to such deformation request information.
US10139922B2	Spring configuration for touch-sensitive input device Disclosed are systems and methods associated with a touch-sensitive input device including a plurality of keys, wherein each key of the plurality of keys includes at least one spring. Such a spring may include a substantially planar peak located at a central portion of the spring, a first substantially arcuate leg extending from the peak in a first direction, and a second substantially arcuate leg extending from the peak in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. In one embodiment, a resistive force provided by the at least one spring decreases after the peak travels a first distance from an initial position of the peak. In such an embodiment, the first distance is less than or equal to approximately ⅕ of a range of travel of the peak.
US10139915B1	Gesture-based small device input A computer-implemented method is described that includes providing a watch defining a body and a watch face on a surface of the body, the body having one or more sensors arranged to sense user inputs in an area adjacent to the body. The method further comprises sensing a motion of an object in the area adjacent to, but not touching, the body using the one or more sensors and changing a display of a pointing element on a graphical user interface on the watch in coordination with the sensed motion.
US10139894B2	Heterogeneous network in a modular chassis In one embodiment, a system includes a number of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The system also includes one or more processors coupled to the ASICs including instructions executable by the processors. The processors being operable when executing the instructions to configure the plurality of ASICs to route data packets using a standard protocol; configure the ASICs to set up a tunnel, using the standard protocol, for moving data packets from one ASIC to another of the number of ASICs; and implement a software overlay to facilitate interaction between the number of ASICs through the tunnel for moving the data packets.
US10139893B2	Method and system for controlling intelligent wearable device, and apparatus A method for controlling an intelligent wearable device, including generating, by a terminal device, a first power-off instruction, where the first power-off instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to power off; before the terminal device powers off, generating, by the terminal device, a second power-off instruction and sending the second power-off instruction to the intelligent wearable device associated with the terminal device, where the second power-off instruction is used to instruct the intelligent wearable device to power off or disable a communications module of the intelligent wearable device. By using the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, power consumption of the intelligent wearable device can be reduced. In addition, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a corresponding apparatus and system.
US10139892B2	Facilitating power conservation for devices based on likelihood of power usage level Power conservation for devices is facilitated based on likelihood of power usage level. An example method can comprise determining, by a first device comprising a processor, that a second device is within a defined proximity of a third device, wherein the third device is determined to be operating in a mode according to a first power consumption operation that satisfies a defined condition, and wherein the operating in the mode according to the first power consumption operation is based on the third device being located at a defined location. The method can also comprise facilitating, by the first device, modification of the mode of the third device based on a determination of a likelihood of usage of a second power consumption operation by the third device. In various embodiments, the third device is configured to operate according to the power save mode or the extended discontinuous reception mode.
US10139890B2	Automatic low noise frequency selection Automatic low noise frequency selection for a touch sensitive device is disclosed. A low noise stimulation frequency can be automatically selected by device logic without intervention of the device processor to stimulate the device to sense a touch event at the device. The device logic can automatically select a set of low noise frequencies from among various frequencies based on the amount of noise introduced by the device at the various frequencies, where the frequencies with the lower noise amounts can be selected. The device logic can also automatically select a low noise frequency from among the selected set as the low noise stimulation frequency. The device logic can be implemented partially or entirely in hardware.
US10139884B2	Power loss protection for solid state drives A solid state drive (SSD) with power loss protection (PLP) and a method of PLP for an SSD is disclosed. In one embodiment, the SSD includes an SSD controller with one or more memory device controllers, a volatile memory in communication with the SSD controller, a non-volatile memory in communication with the SSD controller, and a power circuit in communication with the SSD controller and configured to supply power to the non-volatile memory during a normal operation of the SSD. The non-volatile memory includes a plurality of non-volatile memory devices arranged in a plurality of partitions that are controlled by the one or more memory device controllers. In the event of a power loss or failure, the power circuit supplies power to active partitions, which correspond to less than all of the plurality of partitions of the plurality of non-volatile memory devices.
US10139879B2	Electronic device An electronic device having a novel structure is provided. A battery is provided in each component of an electronic device, whereby the electronic device includes two batteries. The electronic device including the two batteries and a display portion that can be called a flexible display and has a plurality of foldable portions is provided as a novel device.
US10139878B2	Systems and methods for extended power performance capability discovery for a modular chassis A chassis may include a plurality of power supply units and a controller. The power supply units may be configured to deliver electrical energy to information handling resources disposed in the chassis. The controller may be communicatively coupled to the power supply units and configured to: receive operational parameters associated with the plurality of power supply units; receive user configuration parameters governing operation of components of the chassis; and based at least on the operational parameters and the user configuration parameters, determine if the controller and the plurality of power supply units are capable of operating in an enhanced power performance mode, wherein when operating in the enhanced power performance mode, one or more power supply units that would otherwise operate as idle redundant power supplies in absence of the enhanced power performance mode are oversubscribed to allocate electrical energy to the information handling resources disposed in the chassis.
US10139875B2	Farewell reset and restart method for coexistence of legacy and next generation devices over a shared multi-mode bus A first set of devices is coupled to a first bus, a second bus, and configured to communicate over the first bus according to a first communication protocol. A second set of devices is also coupled to the first bus and configured to communicate over the first bus according to both the first communication protocol and a second communication protocol. In a first mode, the first set of devices and second set of devices may concurrently communicate over the first bus using the first communication protocol. In a second mode, the second set of devices communicate using the second communication protocol over the bus, and the first set of devices to stop operating on the first bus. An enable command is sent by at least one of the second set of devices over a second bus to cause the first set of devices to resume activity over the first bus.
US10139868B2	Cover for electronic device A protective covering for an electronic device such as a tablet computer. In various embodiments, to protective covering may cover both front and rear surfaces of the electronic device, as well as from and rear surfaces of an associated keyboard. Additionally, certain configuration for the protective covering may operate to trigger a sleep mode for the keyboard.
US10139866B2	Flexible housing A flexible housing is provided in the present disclosure. The flexible housing includes a base and a flexible sheet. The base includes a first side and a second side. The first side is configured to be connected to an electronic device. The second side is divided into a first area and a second area via a hypothetical axis. The flexible sheet is configured to cover the second side and includes a part fixed to the first area and a part facing the second area. When the part of the flexible sheet facing the second area is away from the second side, the flexible sheet is bent to form a curved surface.
US10139863B2	Structure and method for preventing terminal screen from being damaged during falling A structure for preventing a terminal screen from being damaged during falling comprises a terminal body, and an air channel and a sensor that are disposed in the terminal body. A fan is disposed in the air channel. The sensor is electrically connected to the fan by using a main control chip in the terminal body. The sensor can receive a signal indicating that the terminal body falls to the ground and control the fan to be turned on or turned off by using the main control chip. An air inlet and an air outlet are respectively formed at two ends of the air channel. The air outlet of the air channel is formed on the terminal body. The structure can relieve a force generated when the terminal screen hits the ground during falling.
US10139859B2	Wearable computing device The present disclosure describes a wearable computing device (WCD) in the form of a ring that can be worn on the finger of a human user.
US10139856B2	Accessory assembly An accessory has a main body that includes a case that defines an external appearance of the main body, a main switch located within the case and configured to be pushed downward, and an elastic operation portion that is located vertically above the main switch and extends radially outward toward an inner surface of the case, the elastic operation portion being configured to elastically deform downward to thereby push the main switch. The elastic operation portion includes a middle part located vertically above the main switch, a first bent part extending radially outward from a first end of the middle part, the first bent part having a first curvature that is convex downward, and a second bent part extending radially outward from a second end of the middle part opposite the first end, the second bent part having a second curvature that is convex downward.
US10139843B2	Wireless thermostatic controlled electric heating system An electric heating system controlled with a remote thermostat. The system may incorporate wireless technology and a line voltage equipment interface sub-system. The sub-system may have a line voltage relay and an antenna. The relay may be mounted within an electric heater enclosure. The antenna may be mounted directly on the enclosure. The antenna may receive temperature control signals from a transmitter of the thermostat. The signals may be processed to control a connection of the heater to power with a relay receiving the processed control signals. The control of power to the heater may maintain a temperature approximately equal to a thermostat temperature setting. The antenna and relay electronics may provide a backup control of the heater in the event of, for example, a loss of signals from the thermostat. The backup control may prevent the temperature proximate to equipment interface sub-system from approaching a freezing point.
US10139834B2	Methods and systems for processing local and cloud data in a vehicle and a cloud server for transmitting cloud data to vehicles Methods and systems are provided for receiving local data via a vehicle sensing module of a vehicle control system, receiving remote data via a cloud interface unit of the vehicle control system from a cloud server, and processing the local data and the remote data via a processing unit of the vehicle control system. Based on the processing of the local data and the remote data, at least one vehicle feature is controlled. The local data and the remote data are associated with processing priority levels. The processing unit varies a frequency of processing based on the processing priority levels. Further provided is a cloud server for transmitting remote data to a crowd of vehicles. The cloud server comprises a first module configured to allocate vehicles to a plurality of groups based at least on location data received from the vehicles. A second module of the cloud server is configured to determine different remote data for each group. A third module is configured to transmit the determined remote data to vehicles within each group.
US10139826B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle A path controller for guiding an autonomous vehicle along a desired path may include an input module that may receive input signals such as, a normal error signal that indicates an off-path deviation of the autonomous vehicle relative to a desired path, a heading signal, and a curvature signal associated with the autonomous vehicle. The path controller may also include a curvature rate module that calculates a curvature rate output signal to guide the autonomous vehicle along the desired path and a communication module that communicates the curvature rate output signal to a steering control system.
US10139819B2	Video enabled inspection using unmanned aerial vehicles An unmanned vehicle control system is provided. In one embodiment, the control system comprises an image acquisition device configured to capture an image. A vehicle is configured to receive and execute a vehicle control command. A control device is configured to generate the vehicle control command. The control device comprises a display component, an input component and a processor. The display component is configured to present the image obtained from the image acquisition device. The input component is configured to receive an input, wherein the input at least references the obtained image. The processor is configured to obtain the image from the image acquisition device, analyze the received input, and generate the vehicle control command. A communication component is configured to facilitate transmission of the vehicle control command to the vehicle.
US10139814B2	System and method for manufacturing a board body The present invention relates to a method and a system for manufacturing a board body (10), such as a skateboard, from a blank (20) having an indefinite shape. The blank (20) with the indefinite shape is collected by a handling robot (50). The shape of the blank (20) is scanned in three dimensions by means of a vision system (47) and a virtual image of said blank (20) is stored in a memory and used to calculate a three dimensional cutting path for milling the blank (20) into said board body (10).
US10139811B2	Smart device for industrial automation A cloud-aware smart device that facilitates automated configuration and integration of the device within an automation system is provided. Upon installation within the automation system, the smart device determines its geographical location, identifies other devices on the system, and determines its role within the system. The smart device then establishes communication with a cloud platform running one or more cloud-based applications or services and sends a device profile containing the gathered information to the cloud platform. The device profile can be used to automatically configure the device for operation within the system or to add the smart device to an existing cloud-based application.
US10139806B2	Systems and methods for coordinate transformation using non-destructive imaging Systems and methods for generating a coordinate transformation are disclosed. The system can include a non-destructive imaging (NDI) device for detecting the location of local surface and subsurface features in an object (e.g., an aircraft). The system can compare the location of these local features to the location of features from engineering drawings (e.g., CAD files) to generate a coordinate transformation from a machine coordinate system, for example, to an absolute coordinate system. The system can then accurately locate a work piece to perform repairs or replacements, as necessary. The system can also include a robotic arm to enable repairs to be performed at reduced cost and with increased accuracy. The system can also compare two or more NDI scans to locate or relocate a machine that has been moved. This can enable the machine to be repositioned for repairs, maintenance, or to perform a two part repair.
US10139802B2	Monitoring device, monitoring method, and device for cutting and grinding display substrate The present disclosure provides a monitoring device, a monitoring method and a device for cutting a display substrate. The monitoring device includes an infrared temperature detection module configured to detect a temperature at a contacting position where a cutter wheel is in contact with the display substrate when cutting the display substrate with the cutter wheel, so as to acquire a temperature parameter at the contacting position; and a processing module configured to generate, based on the temperature parameter, a corresponding control parameter for controlling the process of cutting the display substrate.
US10139801B2	Paraffin dispenser, embedder, and control method and control apparatus for paraffin dispenser A control method and a control apparatus for a paraffin dispenser in an embedder, a paraffin dispenser and an embedder are provided. The control method includes: collecting information of a current mold so as to acquire an identification of the current mold; determining whether the identification of the current mold is correct; and controlling the paraffin dispenser to pour paraffin into the current mold, when it is determined that the identification of the current mold is correct.
US10139785B2	Smart watch The present disclosure relates to a smart watch including a watch dial. The smart watch further include: a battery provided in a watch frame of the watch dial to supply electric power to a circuit in the watch dial. According to the present disclosure, by providing batteries in the watch frame and the watchband of the smart watch, spaces occupied by the watch frame and the watchband may be sufficiently utilized to increase total electricity storage capacity of the smart watch such that the smart watch has a prolonged standby time.
US10139779B2	Image recognition using holograms of spectral characteristics thereof The present invention generally extends to methods, systems, and devices that advantageously employ holograms to store and retrieve information about objects, and to compare objects. Methods include generating first and second holograms of image spectral cross sections comparing the holograms and using a photometer to analyze the comparison result. Computer program products are described for use in differentiating spectral components of spatial cross sections of image pixels.
US10139778B2	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling transfer power thereof A method of controlling transfer power of an image forming apparatus includes: determining a sensing feedback voltage by applying a set sensing current and measuring a first output voltage during a time period before an image is transferred to a transfer medium; measuring humidity and comparing the measured humidity with a set value; setting a target voltage based on the determined sensing feedback voltage when the measured humidity is equal to or higher than the set value; and adjusting the transfer current to apply the target voltage during a time period in which the image is transferred to the transfer medium.
US10139774B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first pressing member configured to press a unit that has a second rotating member that can come into contact with a first rotating member, and a supporting member rotatably supporting the second rotating member. The first pressing member moves the supporting member so that the second rotating member moves from the contact position to the separated position. Also provided is a second pressing member that presses the supporting member. The second pressing member is capable of moving between a mounting/detaching restriction position where mounting/detaching of the cartridge to/from the apparatus main body is restricted, and a mounting/detaching allowing position where mounting/detaching of the cartridge to/from the apparatus main body is allowed. The second pressing member moves the unit to a position distanced from the first rotating member by moving from the mounting/detaching restriction position to the mounting/detaching allowing position while pressing the supporting member.
US10139772B2	Waste toner detection mechanism and image forming apparatus A waste toner detection mechanism includes a transmission member and a flag member. The transmission member transmits the rotation of a rotation transmission member to a stirring shaft. The transmission member can move between the farthest position and the closest position to the rotation transmission member in the axial direction of the stirring shaft and moves from the farthest position to the closest position with an increase in difference in rotation between the rotation transmission member and the stirring shaft. The transmission member has a locking portion elastically engaged with the rotation transmission member in the closest position and restricts movement of the transmission member to the farthest position. The flag member moves from a retracting position of being stored in the waste toner container to an exposing position of being exposed from the waste toner container with the transmission member moving from the farthest position to the closest position.
US10139770B2	Power source device and image forming apparatus A power source device includes a transformer including a primary winding and a secondary winding; a switching element for enabling or disabling supply of electric power to the primary winding by a switching operation; a controller for controlling the switching operation, wherein the controller is capable of effecting continuous control in which the switching operation is continued and intermittent control in which a switching period in which the switching operation is performed and a rest period in which the switching operation is at rest are repeated, a calculating portion not operating in the rest period; and a measuring portion continuing operation even in the rest period. When a predetermined time has elapsed from a start of the rest period, the measuring portion causes the calculating portion to resume the operation thereof, and starts the switching period.
US10139768B2	Image forming system A toner image is formed on a sheet based on image data by an image forming portion, and a plurality of sheets on which the toner image is formed is bound together by a stapleless binding unit including a pair of tooth-like members, each having a concave and convex portion. Then, the image data is corrected by a correction portion so that a ratio of toner within a part of the sheet to be subjected to binding processing by the stapleless binding unit is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value.
US10139767B2	Image forming apparatus controlling recording sheet conveyance speed An image forming apparatus that transfers an image from an image carrier onto a sheet passing between the image carrier rotating and a transfer member includes a fixing unit configured to thermally fix the image on the sheet while nipping and conveying the sheet with a pair of fixing members after the transfer, at least one of the fixing members rotating; a measuring unit configured to measure surface movement speed of the sheet in a non-contact manner while the sheet is being conveyed by the fixing members; and a control unit configured to control rotation speed of the fixing members in accordance with a result of the measurement, to adjust speed of conveyance of the sheet to a target speed determined beforehand for peripheral speed of the image carrier, the control being performed while the sheet being conveyed is in contact with the transfer member and the fixing members.
US10139758B2	Transfer device allowing suppression of occurrence of separation discharge between sheets, and image forming apparatus A transfer device includes a conveyance belt, a transfer roller, a stretch roller, and a cleaning member. The conveyance belt is configured to convey a sheet via a contact position with an image carrier. The transfer roller is configured to transfer the toner image onto the sheet at the contact position. The stretch roller is configured to stretch the conveyance belt at a separation position where the sheet is separated from the conveyance belt and the stretch roller is grounded via a resistance portion having electrical resistance. The cleaning member is provided to oppose the stretch roller across the conveyance belt, downstream, in a running direction of the conveyance belt, from the separation position, and is configured to attract the toner attached to a surface of the conveyance belt upon application of a voltage having a polarity opposite to the charge polarity of the toner.
US10139753B2	Image forming apparatus having controlled driving force A toner supply unit for use in an image forming apparatus includes a bottle gear provided on a toner bottle to receive a driving force when the toner bottle is mounted to a mounting portion, and a discharging mechanism provided on the toner bottle to discharge a predetermined amount of toner from a discharging portion with the rotation of the bottle gear. A controller controls the driving force inputted to the bottle gear in a period from input of the driving force to the bottle gear to a predetermined number of rotations of the toner bottle to be smaller than the driving force inputted to the bottle gear at a time when the discharging mechanism first discharges the predetermined amount of toner from the discharging portion after the predetermined number of rotations.
US10139752B2	Image forming apparatus, toner case attachable to image forming apparatus A shutter member of a toner case includes a compatible key and an engaged portion. A storage portion for storing the toner case includes a compatible member rockably supported at a position that faces the shutter member during an insertion process of the toner case. The compatible member includes a first contact portion and a first engaging portion. The first contact portion is located on a forward side of a rocking shaft of the compatible member in the insertion direction. The first engaging portion is located on a backward side of the rocking shaft in the insertion direction. During an insertion process of the toner case, the first engaging portion of the compatible member is engaged with the engaged portion so that the shutter member moves from a closing position to an opening position.
US10139751B2	Image formation apparatus detecting a response from communication part An image formation apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes: an engagement part to which a replacement unit with a first communication part is detachably attachable; a second communication part configured, in a state where the replacement unit is attached to the engagement part, to communicate wirelessly with the first communication part of the replacement unit; and a control unit programmed to control the second communication part. In a process of causing the second communication part to communicate wirelessly with the first communication part a plurality of times, the control unit detects a change in a response from the first communication part.
US10139750B2	Developing cartridge, developing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A developing cartridge is disposed in an image forming apparatus. The developing cartridge includes a developing portion; a toner storing portion; a partition wall positioned between the developing portion and the toner storing portion and provided with a toner supply section; a first agitating member inside the developing portion; and a second agitating member inside the toner storing portion, wherein at least one of the first agitating member and the second agitating member comprises an elastic member to be in contact with the partition wall.
US10139743B2	Toners for developing electrostatic images and production method thereof A toner for developing electrostatic images includes a binder, a colorant, iron, silicon, and sulfur. The colorant includes a phosphor and a non-fluorescent colorant. The phosphor includes either one or both of a nitride and an oxynitride each including an alkaline-earth metal, silicon, and an activator element. A volume average particle diameter of the phosphor is greater than or equal to about 50 nm and less than or equal to about 400 nm. An internal quantum efficiency of the phosphor at an excitation wavelength of 450 nm is greater than or equal to about 60%.
US10139736B2	Liquid immersion member, exposure apparatus, exposure method, device fabricating method, program, and recording medium A liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes a liquid immersion member which forms a liquid immersion space under an emitting surface of a last optical member. The exposure light is projected to a substrate through liquid in the liquid immersion space to expose the substrate while the substrate is moved in a scanning direction. The liquid immersion member includes (i) a first member having a liquid supply port and an opening through which the exposure light is projected, and (ii) a second member having a liquid recovery port facing downwardly and that is movable with respect to the first member. The liquid recovery port has a plurality of openings disposed in a four-sided shaped having four corners to surround the opening of the first member.
US10139731B2	Conveyor, developing system and method A conveyor, a developing system and a developing method are provided. The conveyor includes a conveying unit configured to convey a substrate and having a plurality of conveying portions. The plurality of conveying portions includes a first tilt conveying portion and a second tilt conveying portion. One of a conveying surface of the first tilt conveying portion and a conveying surface of the second tilt conveying portion is a rising surface configured to raise the substrate gradually, and the other one of the conveying surfaces is a falling surface configured to bring down the substrate gradually.
US10139722B2	Radiation image capturing system According to one implementation of the present invention, there is provided a radiation image capturing system. The system includes, a radiation source; a plurality of radiation image capturing devices; and a console. The console manages which of the radiation image capturing devices is in a state where image capturing is possible. The console registers image capturing order information including information of which radiation image capturing device is used in the image capturing, or obtains the registered image capturing order information. When there is a radiation image capturing device in a state where image capturing is possible, regardless of a predetermined order, the console displays the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information of the radiation image capturing device in a manner different from the other icons.
US10139715B2	Light source device and projector A light source device includes a light-emitting element; a base that includes a plurality of segment regions and that is controllable so that light from the light-emitting element sequentially enters the respective segment regions; a fluorescent member that is provided in at least one of the segment regions and that includes a fluorescent material that is excitable by light from the light-emitting element and configured to emit light with a different wavelength from the light emitted from the light-emitting element; and a filter that is provided so as to correspond to at least one of the fluorescent members, which is configured to transmit at least a part of light from the fluorescent material, and which is configured to transmit a part of light that is transmitted through the fluorescent member among the light from the light-emitting element.
US10139714B2	Light source apparatus including force reducing supporting section A light source apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source section, a member, and a support section. The light source section including a contacted surface formed in a predetermined position. The member is attached to the light source section and in contact with the contacted surface. The support section is capable of supporting a component of a load that acts on the contacted surface due to the weight of the member, the component being in at least a predetermined direction and supported by the support section in both orientations of the predetermined direction.
US10139705B2	Enclosure device In one embodiment of an enclosure device, a camera casing and light source casing are secured to a plate frame, and the enclosure device is configured to be mounted to an arm, such as a robotic welding arm. A shutter mounting arm may also be secured to the plate frame. A flap may be pivotally mounted to the distal end of the shutter mounting arm, such that the flap may be actuated between a first and second position by an actuator cooperatively engaged with the flap. The first position may be defined as to protect a camera lens positioned in the camera casing and a light source lens positioned in the light source casing. The second position may be defined as to not obscure a line-of-sight from either the light source and/or the camera to the work piece on the arm.
US10139703B2	Ising model quantum computation device In an Ising spin measuring step, measurement is suspended after one set of measurement of all Ising spins {σi} is completed before another set of measurement of all Ising spins {σi} is restarted. In an Ising interaction computing step, all Ising interactions relating to all the Ising spins σi can be computed with a sufficient time margin on the basis of most recent measurement of Ising spins σi, after one set of measurement of all the Ising spins {σi} is completed before another set of measurement of all the Ising spins {σi} is restarted by the Ising spin measuring step.
US10139694B2	Reflection type display device A reflection type display device includes a color panel including first and second electrodes and color-varying particles of a core-shell structure between the first and second electrodes, wherein the color-varying particles are divided and disposed into first, second and third pixel regions; and a variable light-transmitting panel over the color panel and including third and fourth electrodes and black-varying particles of a core-shell structure between the third and fourth electrodes, wherein the black-varying particles are divided and disposed into the first, second and third pixel regions, wherein the color panel includes a reflection layer reflecting incident light.
US10139693B2	Synaptic electronic devices with electrochromic device A synaptic electronic device includes a substrate including a one or more of a semiconductor and an insulator; a photosensitive layer disposed on a surface of the substrate; an electrochromic stack disposed on the photosensitive layer, the electrochromic stack including a first transparent electrode layer, a cathodic electrochromic layer, a solid electrolyte layer, an anodic electrochromic layer, and a second transparent electrode layer; and a pair of electrodes disposed on the photosensitive layer and on opposing sides of the electrochromic stack.
US10139687B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has a plurality of drain signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel regions are defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. Each of the pixel regions includes a first electrode having a plurality of strip-like portions extending in an extension direction of the drain signal lines, the strip-like portions having at least one bent portion so that extension directions of each two parts of the strip-like portions separated by the at least one bent portion are different from each other, and a second electrode formed between the first substrate and the first electrode, and being overlapped with the strip-like portions in plan view.
US10139686B2	Array substrate, liquid crystal display panel and display device The embodiment of the present application discloses an array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel, and a display device, with first common electrode compensation lines being arranged within pixel regions which correspond to pixels provided with a minimal transmittance, by which first common electrode compensation lines a common electrode is charged so as to ensure a constant voltage on the common electrode. Moreover, since the first common electrode compensation lines are configured to overlap neither first signal lines nor second signal lines, a repairmen of the first signal lines or the second signal lines will not be adversely affected in case that there is short-circuit or open-circuit thereon. Besides, since the common electrode compensation lines are arranged within pixel regions provided with the lowest transmittance, the influence onto overall transmittance of the display panel is minimized relatively.
US10139682B2	Rubbing alignment equipment The invention provides a rubbing alignment equipment, which belongs to the field of rubbing alignment technology and can solve the problem of badness of an alignment film during rubbing alignment due to the badness of the existing rubbing cloth. The rubbing alignment equipment of the invention comprises a rubbing roller, which comprises a roll shaft and rubbing cloth wound on the outer surface of the roll shaft, the rubbing cloth is doped with quantum dots, the rubbing alignment equipment further comprises an excitation light source, which can excite the quantum dots to emit light to detect whether the surface of the rubbing cloth has badness or not. The rubbing alignment equipment can well detect whether the rubbing cloth has badness or not.
US10139681B2	Array substrate and liquid crystal display device An array substrate and a display device including the array substrate are disclosed. The array substrate includes: gate lines and data lines, gate lines and data lines defining sub-pixels arranged in an array, each of the sub-pixels being provided with a pixel electrode; and a common electrode located over the sub-pixels and including first sub-common electrodes and second sub-common electrodes in one-to-one correspondence with the sub-pixels. Each second sub-common electrode is connected between two adjacent first sub-common electrodes, each of the first sub-common electrodes is provided with first slits therein, the second sub-common electrode distributed in an extension direction of the first slits is provided with second slits therein, and there is an angle between an extension direction of the second slits and the extension direction of the first slits.
US10139657B2	Transfer plate The present disclosure provides a transfer plate. The transfer plate includes a base film, and a dot array arranged on the base film and consisting of a plurality of dots. The base film includes an active region corresponding to a display region and a non-active region surrounding the active region. The dot array at the active region is of a first dot angle, and the dot array at the non-active region is of a second dot angle less than the first dot angle.
US10139655B2	Method for an optical modulator using the spin hall effect in metals The spin-Hall effect can be used to modulate the linear polarization of light via the magneto-optical Kerr effect. A material is illuminated while simultaneously passing a modulated electric current through the material, so that reflected light has a new linear polarization that differs from the initial linear polarization to a degree depending on the amplitude of the modulated electric current.
US10139653B2	Convex display A convex display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium, a color filter layer, an optical film and an active device layer is provided. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The display medium is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The color filter layer is disposed on the first substrate. The active device layer is disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate. The optical film is disposed on the first substrate. The optical film is farther away from the display medium than the color filter. The optical film includes a base material and optical microstructures embedded in the base material, wherein a refractive index of each of the optical microstructures is larger than a refractive index of the base material.
US10139651B2	Ophthalmic device formed by additive fabrication and method thereof An ophthalmic device is formed by additive fabrication, the optical device having an optical surface with a surface roughness on the order of less than 10 microns. A method is provided for making an ophthalmic device including an optical surface having a surface roughness of less than 10 microns by depositing on a stage in a first relative position a first lamina of particulates having a size less than 10 microns and in select configurations less than two microns and certain configurations less than one micron, and, synergistically stimulating the first lamina of particulates to form a first solidified layer.
US10139647B2	Camera lens suspension with limiter A suspension assembly for a camera lens element includes a support member with a wire attach structure and a moving member coupled to the support member. The moving member includes a plate, flexure arms extending from the plate and coupled to the support member, and a wire attach structure. A bearing supports the plate of the moving member for movement with respect to the support member. A shape memory alloy wire is coupled to and extends between the wire attach structures of the support member and the moving member. The limiter limits a range of movement of the moving member with respect to the support member, and in embodiments includes an opening in one of the moving member plate and the support member, and a stop that includes an engagement portion extending into the opening in the other of the moving member plate and the support member. The opening has a first diameter, and the engagement portion has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter.
US10139639B2	Display panel and display device The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a curved substrate having a first curvature and a curved grating layer corresponding to the curved substrate and having a second curvature, wherein, light that is emitted into the display panel is converged by means of the curved substrate having the first curvature and the curved grating layer corresponding to the substrate and having the second curvature, so as to reduce crosstalk between view images. Further, focusing effect of the view images viewed can be improved such that stereoscopic effect of the view image viewed is much more excellent as the distance between each point of the curved substrate and each point of the curved grating layer along the viewing direction is equal to the focal length for the grating structure.
US10139635B2	Content presentation in head worn computing A method, includes receiving content to be delivered to a plurality of recipients, wherein each recipient of the plurality of recipients has a preference for the physical location at which the content is to be presented in the recipient's see-through head-worn display and a sender of the content has a preference for the physical location at which the content is to be presented to each recipient of the plurality of recipients, identifying a final physical location for the presentation of the content for each recipient of the plurality of recipients, wherein the final physical location is based on both the recipient's preference and the sender's preference and causing the content to be presented to each recipient of the plurality of recipients when each recipient is proximate the final physical location identified for the recipient.
US10139632B2	See-through computer display systems Embodiments include a head-worn display including a display panel sized and positioned to produce a field of view to present digital content to an eye of a user, and a processor adapted to present the digital content to the display panel such that the digital content is only presented in a portion of the field of view, the portion being in the middle of the field of view such that horizontally opposing edges of the field of view are blank areas. The processor is adapted to shift the digital content into one of the blank areas to adjust the convergence distance of the digital content and thereby change the perceived distance from the user to the digital content.
US10139628B2	Head-mounted display A head-mounted display including a transparent display, a first liquid crystal lens and a second liquid crystal lens is provided. The transparent display is adapted to emit an image light beam. The first liquid crystal lens is disposed beside the transparent display. The transparent display is disposed between the first liquid crystal lens and the second liquid crystal lens. The second liquid crystal lens is adapted to receive an ambient light beam. The image light beam passes through the first liquid crystal lens by the phase changing of the first liquid crystal lens, and then the image light beam passes through a pupil.
US10139623B2	Virtual object orientation and visualization A method and apparatus for the creation of a perspective-locked virtual object having in world space. The virtual object may be consumed) by another user with a consumption device at a location, position, and orientation which is the same as, or proximate to, the location, position, and orientation where the virtual object is created. Objects may have one, few or many allowable consumption locations, positions, and orientations defined by its creator.
US10139617B2	Reaction compensated steerable platform A reaction compensated steerable platform device is disclosed. The reaction compensated steerable platform device can include a base, a steerable platform movably coupled to the base, and a reaction mass movably coupled to the base. The reaction compensated steerable platform device can also include a primary actuator to cause movement of the steerable platform, and a trim actuator coupled to the reaction mass and the base. In addition, the reaction compensated steerable platform device can include a sensor configured to provide feedback for actuation of the trim actuator. The reaction mass can be configured to move by actuation independent of the trim actuator to compensate for a first portion of a load induced by the movement of the steerable platform. Actuation of the trim actuator can be controlled by the sensor, such that the reaction mass moves to compensate for a second portion of the load induced by the movement of the steerable platform.
US10139616B1	Display element with optical structure A display element comprising a configurable medium for providing a display effect. The display element is for example an electrowetting element having a first fluid and a second fluid. A first support plate comprises a first support plate surface in contact with at least one of the first fluid or the second fluid, and an electrode. In some examples, an optical structure comprises a first absorbent element and a second absorbent element, with a transmissive layer located therebetween. In other examples, an optical structure comprises a plurality of light conduits.
US10139606B2	Zoom lens for forming high-definition image and image projection apparatus having the same A zoom lens includes, in order from an enlargement conjugate side to a reduction conjugate side, a first lens unit (B1) having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit (B2) having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit (B3) having a positive refractive power, a stop (sto), a fourth lens unit (B4) having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens unit (B5) having a negative refractive power, a sixth lens unit (B6) having a negative refractive power, and a seventh lens unit (B7) having a positive refractive power, and when zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens unit (B2), the third lens unit (B3), the fourth lens unit (B4), the fifth lens unit (B5), and the sixth lens unit (B6) move from the reduction conjugate side to the enlargement conjugate side while a space between adjacent lens units changes.
US10139604B2	Compact anamorphic objective lens assembly Aspects are generally directed to a compact anamorphic objective lens assembly. In one example, the objective lens assembly includes a first anamorphic lens group including a first cylindrical lens having a surface optically powered in a first dimension and a second cylindrical lens having a surface optically powered in a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension, the first anamorphic lens group being positioned to receive visible light along an optical path, a second anamorphic lens group positioned along the optical path to receive the visible light from the first anamorphic lens group, the second anamorphic lens group including a third cylindrical lens having a surface optically powered in the first dimension and a fourth cylindrical lens having a surface optically powered in the second dimension, and an aperture stop centered along the optical path and interposed between the first and second anamorphic lens groups.
US10139588B2	Imaging lens and optical apparatus The imaging lens includes a first lens group fixed during focusing and a positive second lens group moving to an object side during focusing from a long-distance object to a short-distance object, in order from a side closest to the object. The field curvature is adjusted by moving the first lens group or a sub-lens group within the first lens group including a lens closest to the object side, as an adjustment group. A stop fixed during the adjustment of the field curvature is disposed closer to an image side than the adjustment group. Conditional expressions relating to the focal length of the whole system, the focal length of the adjustment group, and the height of a paraxial on-axis light ray in the adjustment group are satisfied.
US10139581B2	Patch panel Provided is a patch panel (11) on which a plurality of mounting frames (1A,1B), to which various kinds of adapters including a LC adapter (Q1) and a SC adapter (Q2) for electrical or optical communication, and a modular adapter (Q3) for telephone are attached by appropriately combining the adapters, are mounted in an insertable manner through a window opening (12) from the front side of the patch panel (11). The patch panel (11) is provided with a window frame (12) set to a predetermined length dimension so that the mounting frames (1A,1B) having a port specification different from one another can be mounted in a mixed manner in array by a reasonable number.
US10139579B2	Optical cable for terrestrial networks An optical cable includes an optical core and an external sheath surrounding the optical core. The external sheath includes a first material having a first, higher fracture toughness and a second material having a second, lower fracture toughness. The first and second materials are arranged so that the second, lower fracture toughness material is accessible from outside the cable along at least one longitudinally extending area of the sheath outer surface. For accessing the optical core of the cable, a short longitudinal cut, namely, few centimeters, is made with a blade in the accessible second, lower fracture toughness material. Then, its cut edges are pulled apart by hand. The pulling force causes the lower fracture toughness material to fracture, thereby propagating the initial short cut longitudinally along the sheath through its whole thickness.
US10139565B2	End-face coating of a waveguide A waveguide, such as an optical fiber, having a front face, such as a fiber facet, is provided with a coating. The coating having one or more organic fluorine compounds. The invention also concerns a method for producing this type of waveguide by means of plasma polymerization.
US10139559B2	Multi-core optical fiber, optical cable, and optical connector An MCF of the present embodiment has eight or more cores. A diameter of a common cladding is not more than 126 μm. Optical characteristics of each core are as follows: a TL at a predetermined wavelength of 1310 nm is not more than 0.4 dB/km; an MFD at the predetermined wavelength is from 8.0 μm to 10.1 μm; a BL in a BR of not less than 5 mm or in the BR of not less than 3 mm and, less than 5 mm is not more than 0.25 dB/turn at the predetermined wavelength; λ0 is from 1300 nm to 1324 nm; λcc is not more than 1260 nm; an XT or XTs at the predetermined wavelength is not more than 0.001/km.
US10139553B2	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, a sealant frame enclosing edges of the light guide plate, and a light source disposed at an end of the light guide plate. The light guide plate has a near light end near the light source and a far light end further away from the light source. The light guide plate includes at least one first positioning structure at the far light end. The sealant frame includes at least a second positioning structure disposed at a position corresponding to the first positioning structure at the far light end. The first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are engaged with each other to position the light guide plate on a plane parallel to a light emitting surface of the light guide plate.
US10139550B2	Variable index light extraction layer and method of making the same Variable index light extraction layers that contain a first region with a first material and a second region including a second material are described, where the first region has a lower effective index of refraction than the second region. Optical films and stacks may use the variable index light extraction layers in front lit or back lit display devices and luminaires.
US10139548B2	Optical apparatus and image pickup apparatus An optical apparatus is configured to introduce light from an object to an image pickup element, and includes first, second, and third retardation plates, a polarizer, and a setter. The first retardation plate, the second retardation plate, and the polarizer are arranged in this order from a side of the object to a side of the image pickup element. The slow axis direction or the fast axis direction of the second retardation plate tilts to the slow axis direction or the fast axis direction of the first retardation plate. The setter sets the retardation of the second retardation plate according to the polarization component of the light from the object.
US10139545B2	Front light display device and manufacturing thereof A front light display device includes a reflective display module, a light guide plate, an optical clear adhesive, plural microstructures, and a light source. The light guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces. The light guide plate is made of a material including glass. The optical clear adhesive is located between the reflective display module and the first surface of the light guide plate. The microstructures are located on the first surface of the light guide plate. The light source faces the third surface of the light guide plate.
US10139544B2	Light guide plate, back plate, edge-lit type backlight module and display device Disclosed is a light guide plate, a back plate, an edge-lit type backlight module and a display device. The light guide plate includes a main body and an extending part, wherein the extending part is disposed on a sidewall of the main body and extending outwardly, and the extending part and the sidewall of the main body define a space for accommodating a backlight source.
US10139543B2	Light pipe array assembly for a blade server A light pipe array assembly is disclosed which includes an opaque carrier having an elongated planar platform defining upper and lower horizontal surfaces and a longitudinal axis, a first set of light pipes supported on the upper surface of the platform and arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the platform, and a second set of light pipes supported on the lower surface of the platform and arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the platform in alignment with the first set of light pipes, wherein the first and second sets of light pipes are optically isolated from each other by the platform of the carrier.
US10139535B2	Light polarization film, method for manufacturing same, laminate, and method for manufacturing same The present invention provides a light polarization film capable of suppressing a decrease in light emission efficiency even when the film is continuously irradiated with light and suppressing a change in degree of polarization even under a wet heat environment, a method for manufacturing the same, a laminate, and a method for manufacturing the same. The light polarization film of the present invention includes a polymer, and quantum rods, in which the quantum rods are aligned such that a major axis of each of the quantum rods is parallel to one direction parallel to a surface of the light polarization film, a moisture content is 1.0% or less, and an oxygen permeability coefficient is 200 cc·20 μm/m2·day·atm or less.
US10139534B2	Optical film, manufacturing method thereof, and display device An optical film includes a polarization film including a polymer resin and a dichroic dye, and a phase delay layer disposed on the polarization film and including a liquid crystal.
US10139517B2	Hybrid image of earth formation based on transient electromagnetc measurements A method for imaging an earth formation includes estimating an apparent resistivity (AR) value and an apparent distance to a bedding plane (AD2B) value for each of a plurality of samples derived from measurements of a time-dependent transient electromagnetic signal, estimating an inversion-based resistivity value (IB-R) and an inversion-based distance to a bedding plane (IB-D2B) value at a first sample of each consecutive depth interval, wherein each depth interval includes a plurality of consecutive samples, and determining a difference between apparent values and the corresponding inversion-based values. The method further includes generating an image of the earth formation using the AR and AD2B values for the entire interval if the difference is less than a threshold value and generating an image of the earth formation using IB-R and IB-D2B values for the entire interval if the difference is greater than the threshold value.
US10139514B2	Method of detecting the approach of a user's hand to a vehicle door handle or the contact of a user's hand therewith, and associated detection device Disclosed is a method of detecting the approach and/or contact of a user's hand to a door handle, the handle having a first outer surface oriented toward the vehicle and a second outer surface oriented toward the user, the handle including at least one detection electrode and an additional electrode, positioned face to face in advance. The method includes: the two electrodes are electrically connected to the same power supply source; a first capacitance value is measured at the terminals of the detection electrode; a second capacitance value is measured at the terminals of the additional electrode; and the first and second values are compared, during a measurement period, with one another and/or with a predetermined threshold value, in order to detect the approach of a user's hand toward the first outer surface or toward the second outer surface and/or the contact of his hand with one of these surfaces.
US10139510B2	3D blending and illumination of seismic volumes for automatic derivation of discontinuities The present disclosure describes computer-implemented methods, computer-program products, and computer systems, for providing parameters for successful automated fault patch extraction. Attributes are selected for annotating images generated from, and for interpretation of, seismic amplitude volume. Images are generated from layers of a seismic cube, each generated using a different attribute of the plural attributes. The plural images are blended using customized palettes and initial parameters to create a blended image illuminating discontinuities in the layers. Optimal parameters are iteratively determined for automatic derivation of fault discontinuities on an interpreter-selected edge-enhanced sub-volume. The iterations are controlled and terminated based on interpreter inputs. The optimal extraction parameters are applied to an entire edge-enhanced volume. Important extracted fault discontinuities are isolated using commercial filtering tools. Extracted fault patches are refined based on received manual interpretation. Patch results are converted to traditional fault objects for further interpretation and refinement.
US10139506B2	Seismic sensor A seismic survey apparatus includes a body, a proof mass, at least one sensor arranged to detect movement of the proof mass relative to the body. In addition, the seismic survey apparatus includes electronic circuitry connected to the at least one sensor. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process an output of the sensor. A power supply is arranged to provide electrical power to the electronic circuitry with the power supply being an integral part of the proof mass.
US10139503B2	Doubly resonant seismic source A sound source includes a first gas filled underwater resonator, a second gas filled underwater resonator connected to the first resonator and at least one excitation member configured to excite the first gas filled underwater resonator and the second gas filled underwater resonator, where the first gas filled underwater resonator is permanently tuned to produce a first resonant frequency upon excitation by the at least one excitation member, where the gas filled underwater second resonator is permanently tuned to produce a second resonant frequency upon excitation by the at least one excitation member, and where the first resonant frequency is different from the second resonant frequency.
US10139501B2	Boron coated straws for neutron detection with pie-shaped cross-section A boron coated straw detector for use in a neutron detection system is disclosed comprising a boron coated straw having at least one boron-coated septum radially oriented and extending a pre-determined distance towards the center of the straw. Preferably, the straw comprises a plurality of septa comprising a rigid surface, coated on both sides with a boron composition. Preferably, the septa run the length of the straw detector from one end of the straw to the other. The area coated on the septa adds to the area coated on the arc segments offering a significant benefit in sensitivity of the neutron detector.
US10139494B2	Electronic device and method for measuring position information of electronic device A method of measuring position information of an electronic device is provided. The method includes measuring position information including at least one of a position, a direction of movement, or a distance of movement of the electronic device by using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) module, measuring at least one of the direction of movement, the distance of movement, or a change of speed of the electronic device by using at least one of a geomagnetic sensor or an accelerometer, calculating the position information based on the information measured by using the GNSS module, and the at least one of the direction of movement, the distance of movement, or the change of speed of the electronic device measured by using the at least one of the geomagnetic sensor or the accelerometer, and adjusting a position information measurement cycle using the GNSS module based on an error of the position information.
US10139490B2	Fault tolerant power liftgate obstruction detection system A system and method detects an obstruction in the path of a vehicle access control member moving from an open position to a closed position. The method includes transmitting a detection signal along an edge of the member towards a reflective surface mounted on the member. The detection signal includes a sequence of pulses having different amplitudes with the amplitudes varying linearly moving from a first pulse to a final pulse of the sequence of pulses. The method further includes receiving a detection response signal corresponding to the detection signal following reflection of the detection signal by one of the reflective surface and the obstruction. The detection response signal includes another sequence of pulses and the method further includes generating an obstruction signal indicating whether the obstruction is in the path of the access control member responsive to differences in amplitude between adjacent pulses in the sequence of pulses.
US10139489B2	Modular portable ultrasound systems The present invention relates to a lightweight, high resolution portable ultrasound system using components and methods to improve connectivity and ease of use. A preferred embodiment includes an integrated system in which the beamformer control circuitry can be inserted into the host computer as a peripheral or within the processor housing.
US10139488B2	Measurement apparatus, measurement system, program and control method The present invention provides a new art for grasping a moving direction of an underwater vehicle. In order to grasp the moving direction of the underwater vehicle, a measurement apparatus 2000 is installed in an underwater vehicle 4000. An electromagnetic wave receiving unit 2020 receives an electromagnetic wave signal, which a signal outputting apparatus 3000 outputs with a first frequency, in the water. A sound receiving unit 2040 receives a sound signal, which the signal outputting apparatus 3000 outputs with a second frequency, in the water. A frequency calculating unit 2050 calculates a frequency of the electromagnetic wave signal which the electromagnetic wave receiving unit 2020 receives, and a frequency of the sound signal which the sound receiving unit 2040 receives.
US10139474B2	Methods and systems for providing live weather data onboard an aircraft A method for presenting weather information onboard an aircraft is provided. The method obtains a first set of weather data from aircraft onboard radar system; obtains a second set of weather data from external sources including one or more external aircraft, a satellite, a remote server, and a ground-based weather station, wherein the communication device is compatible a communication protocol for the external sources, and wherein the communication protocol comprises at least one of a datalink communication protocol, a satellite communication protocol, a very high frequency (VHF) radio communication protocol, and a transponder communication protocol; and presents graphical elements comprising a first set of graphical elements associated with the first set of weather data and a second set of graphical elements associated with the second set of weather data, wherein the second set of graphical elements include visual characteristics distinguishable from the first set of graphical elements.
US10139472B2	Extensible object location system and method using multiple references An example disclosed method includes defining a first zone within a monitored area, a first group of receivers covering the first zone; defining a second zone within the monitored area, a second group of receivers covering the second zone; determining, via a processor, a first position of a first tag based on timing measurements obtained via the first group of receivers; determining, via the processor, whether the first position indicates that the first tag is within the first zone; and when the first position indicates that the first tag is not within the first zone, not reporting data associated with the first tag.
US10139471B2	Supporting a collaborative collection of data An apparatus obtains fingerprints that have been collected by a plurality of mobile devices at a particular site for supporting a positioning of other mobile devices, each fingerprint comprising results of measurements on radio signals of at least one communication node at a particular location and an indication of the particular location. The apparatus generates feedback information based on the obtained fingerprints as a whole for coordinating a collection of fingerprints by the plurality of mobile devices. The apparatus transmits the feedback information to the plurality of mobile devices for presentation to users of the mobile devices.
US10139469B1	Underwater homing system The ultrasonic homing assembly includes a base unit that may be coupled to a boat anchor. A base processor is coupled to the base unit. A transmitter is coupled to the base unit. The transmitter is operationally coupled to the processor. The transmitter transmits a location signal. A remote unit may be worn by a diver. A remote processor is coupled to the remote unit. A receiver is coupled to the remote unit. The receiver is operationally coupled to the remote processor. The receiver receives the location signal from the transmitter. A display is coupled to the remote unit. The display is operationally coupled to the processor. The display directs the diver toward the base unit. The diver swims toward the boat anchor.
US10139460B2	System and method for delta relaxation enhanced magnetic resonance imaging A delta-relaxation magnetic resonance imaging (DREMR) system is provided. The system includes a main field magnet and field shifting coils. A main magnetic field with a strength B0 can be generated using the main filed magnet and the strength B0 of the main magnetic field can be varied through the use of the field-shifting coils. The DREMR system can be used to perform signal acquisition based on a pulse sequence for acquiring at least one of T2*-weighted signals imaging; MR spectroscopy signals; saturation imaging signals and MR signals for fingerprinting. The MR signal acquisition can be augmented by varying the strength B0 of the main magnetic field for at least a portion of the pulse sequence used to acquire the MR signal.
US10139446B2	Massive multi-dimensionality failure analytics with smart converged bounds A method and a system including a processor performing a failure region exploration through uniform sampling of plurality of variables related to a circuit, the processor shifting probability distributions to explore failure probability, the processor estimating the failure probability and standard deviation by determining mean and standard deviation of failure probability of a circuit, the processor terminating sampling when a confidence interval bounds converge, and a peripheral device providing a report on the failure of the circuit when the sampling is terminated by the processor.
US10139443B2	Circuit apparatus and method for detecting a state of an interlock loop The present disclosure relates to high-voltage circuits. The teachings thereof may be embodied in a circuit apparatus for detecting a state of an interlock loop monitoring a high-voltage component. The apparatus may include a power connection to a voltage source; a ground connection; a positive connection to a line end of the electrical interlock loop; a negative connection to a second line end of the interlock loop; a measuring arrangement for a voltage potential at the negative connection when two mutually different currents flow from the power connection via the negative connection to the ground connection; and a detector arrangement comparing the two potential measurements at the two respective currents with two predefined potential reference values and ascertaining, based on the comparison results of the comparison unit, whether the negative connection is electrically short-circuited with the positive connection, the power connection, or the ground connection, or with none of these connections.
US10139430B2	Probe guide, probe card, and method for probe guide manufacturing OBJECTTo improve the strength of a probe guide and improve the abrasion resistance of the probe guide.MEANS FOR SETTLEMENTA guide plate 20 is formed of a silicon plate 22 having guide holes 23 respectively adapted to support contact probes 13, the inner walls of the guide holes 23 include a guide film 25 formed on the inner wall surfaces of corresponding penetration-processed holes 24 of the silicon plate 22, the cross-sectional areas of the penetration-processed holes 24 gradually increase toward a first surface of the silicon plate 22, and the film thickness of the guide film 25 gradually increases toward the first surface of the silicon plate 22. By employing such a configuration, as compared with the tilts of the inner wall surfaces of the penetration-processed holes 24, the tilts of the inner wall surfaces of the guide holes 23 can be suppressed, and the strength of the silicon plate 20 can be improved. Accordingly, the abrasion resistance of a probe guide 100 can be improved.
US10139423B2	Medical analysis method A medical analysis method uses a medical analysis machine provided with a poly-articulated robot (70) comprising joints defining at least six axes of rotation (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6) and adapted for spacing and/or orienting a terminal member (66) according to six degrees of freedom, the terminal member bearing a grasping member (78) adapted for grasping a container (16). The medical analysis method comprises at least the succession of steps consisting of providing a container (16) containing a sample to be treated stemming from a human being or an animal, transferring said container (16) towards at least one treatment station of the medical analysis machine (100) by means of the poly-articulated robot, treating the sample in a treatment station, transferring the container towards a station for capturing images, and displaying the treatment results through a user interface.
US10139422B2	Throughput optimizing reagent distribution Methods and systems for performing tests in an in vitro diagnostic environment provide for a substantially optimized distribution of testing reagents amongst a plurality of analyzers. The system and method can include steps of identifying a plurality of expected tests to be performed by a plurality of analyzer modules, determining information about the capabilities of the plurality of analyzer modules, and receiving, at the processor, data reflecting which of the plurality of tests are incompatible. Further steps can include calculating a substantially optimal distribution of the plurality of expected tests amongst the plurality of analyzer modules, allocating reagents to each of the plurality of analyzer modules by facilitating distribution of a plurality of reagents to selected analyzer modules in response to the step of calculating, and automatically scheduling a plurality of samples to undergo tests at the plurality of analyzer modules.
US10139418B2	Rapid method for targeted cell (line) selection The present invention relates to a process for the prediction of cell culture performance data of sample cells, a process for the isolation of said cells and a device for the prediction of cell culture performance data of sample cells.
US10139413B2	Means and methods for diagnosing pancreatic cancer in a subject based on a metabolite panel The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic methods. Specifically, the present invention contemplates a method for diagnosing pancreas cancer in a subject and, preferably for differentiating between pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis and a method for identifying whether a subject is in need for a therapy of pancreatic cancer. The invention also relates to tools for carrying out the aforementioned methods, such as diagnostic devices.
US10139408B2	Method for diagnostics, treatment and prevention of Parkinson's disease The present invention relates to the field of medicine and in particular to Parkinson's disease (PD). Specifically the present invention relates to methods and means for early detection of PD. The invention relates also to methods and means for treatment or prophylaxis of PD. In the method of the invention a probability of a subject developing or having Parkinson's disease (PD) is determined by measuring the relative abundances of one or multiple microbial tax a in a sample from a subject; and the probability of the subject developing or having PD is determined based on the measured abundances. The present invention provides a novel approach for the diagnostics of PD.
US10139406B2	Alkyl quinolones as biomarkers of pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and uses thereof A method of determining the P. aeruginosa or related species infection status of a subject comprising: (i) providing a sample of material obtained from the subject; (ii) determining the level of one or more alkyl quinolones or metabolites thereof produced by P. aeruginosa or a related species in the sample
US10139402B2	Separation method, detection method, signal measurement method, method for determining disease, method for evaluating drug efficacy of disease treatment drug, kit, and liquid composition A method for separating a vesicle having a lipid bilayer membrane from a biological sample, includes forming a complex of a vesicle and a solid phase carrier by bringing the biological sample containing the vesicle having the lipid bilayer membrane into contact with the solid phase carrier to which a ligand for recognizing a surface antigen present on a surface of the vesicle is bound. The complex is washed. The forming is performed in the presence of a nonionic surfactant which does not comprise an aromatic group to reduce an aggregation of the complex.
US10139401B2	Method for capturing target substance, solid-phase carrier for capturing target substance, and method for producing solid-phase carrier To provide a solid-phase carrier that has extremely low nonspecific adsorption of biological substances such as proteins, peptides, nucleic acids and cells, and is capable of maintaining the activity of bound ligands at a high level; and a method for capturing a target substance using the solid-phase carrier.A method for capturing a target substance, including: a step for preparing a solid-phase carrier for capturing a target substance, the carrier having a base material, at least a portion of the surface thereof being formed of or coated with a saccharide, and having a linker of 5-100 atoms having a reactive functional group for binding a ligand that specifically binds to the target substance, wherein the saccharide is chemically bound to the linker; a step for binding the ligand to the solid-phase carrier to obtain a solid-phase carrier having a ligand bound thereto; and a step for bringing the solid-phase carrier having the ligand bound thereto into contact with a sample containing the target substance that specifically binds to the ligand.
US10139391B2	Ejection structure and connector with ejection mechanism An ejection structure includes a connector and an ejection element. The connector includes an opening and an ejection guiding groove for ejecting. The opening is received a biosensor test strip. The ejection guiding groove is disposed on a side of the connector and a front end of the guiding groove is communicating with the opening for receiving the biosensor test strip. The ejection element is assembled in the ejection guiding groove and comprises an actuating part used for contacting the biosensor test strip then ejecting the biosensor test strip along the ejection guiding groove from a rear end to the front end. Therefore, it omits extra assembled elements and simplifies the ejection structure so as to enhance the smoothness of the ejection mechanism.
US10139389B2	Fluorescence detection of mechanical damage An autonomic self-indicating material is provided, the material comprising a polymer composition or a composite material embedded with a microcapsule or a vascular structure comprising an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen. Upon mechanical damage to the material, the luminogen is released and aggregates, leading to fluorescence.
US10139384B1	Data fusion for personal air pollution exposure Systems and methods collect time and location indexed (spatiotemporal) air quality measurements for an individual and aggregate those measurements to obtain cumulative air quality exposures for the individual that are presented to the individual with an interactive graphical display. A plurality of air quality sensors each transmits air quality data to the data center. The air quality sensors can comprise both indoor and outdoor air quality sensors. The data center stores the temporally-indexed user location information and the spatiotemporally-indexed air pollution information from the air quality sensors. Based on this information, it calculates user air quality exposure measures and transmits them to a graphical display device associated with the individual so that the individual can visualize his/her pollution exposure over time. Where the data center has information on the individual's activities at certain times, it can compute and display for the individual air quality exposure measures by activity type. The calculations can use a K-nearest neighbor algorithm to compute the individual's air quality exposures.
US10139383B2	Real-time air monitoring with multiple sensing modes Embodiments of a gas detector with a first gas sensor having a first gas specificity and a first response time and a second gas sensor having a second gas specificity and a second response time. The first gas specificity is different than the second gas specificity, the first response time is different than the second response time, or both the first gas specificity and the first response time are different than the second gas specificity and the second response time. A readout and analysis circuit is coupled to the first and second gas sensors to read and analyze data from the first and second gas sensors, and a control circuit is coupled to the readout and analysis circuit and to the first and second gas sensors to execute logic that operates the first gas sensor, the second gas sensor, or both the first and second gas sensors.
US10139382B2	Device having an array of sensors on a single chip A nanostructure sensing device comprises a semiconductor nanostructure having an outer surface, and at least one of metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle clusters functionalizing the outer surface of the nanostructure and forming a photoconductive nanostructure/nanocluster hybrid sensor enabling light-assisted sensing of a target analyte.
US10139372B1	Two-stage corrosion under insulation detection methodology and modular vehicle with dual locomotion sensory systems Methods and systems for inspecting insulated equipment for corrosion under insulation are provided. The system includes an autonomous unmanned vehicle having aerial and ground locomotive capabilities. The vehicle includes an infrared detector and a pulsed eddy current sensor. In the method, infrared waves emitted from the equipment are detected along the equipment with the infrared detector. Using the infrared detector, at least one image of an inner surface of the equipment is developed based on the detected infrared waves. At least one area that is susceptible to corrosion is determined based on the at least one image. The susceptible area is inspected with the pulsed eddy current sensor, which induces an eddy current in the inner wall of the equipment. Based on a rate of the decay in strength of the eddy current, it is determined whether corrosion exists at the susceptible area using a processor configured by code.
US10139370B2	Inspection device and method for disposing magneto-optical crystal An inspection device includes a light source, an MO crystal disposed to face a semiconductor device (D), an object lens configured to concentrate the light output from the light source onto the MO crystal, a holder configured to hold the MO crystal, a flexible member interposed between the MO crystal and the holder, and an object lens drive unit configured to cause the MO crystal to contact the semiconductor device (D) by causing the holder to be moved in the optical axis direction of the object lens, wherein, when the MO crystal contacts the semiconductor device (D), the flexible member is bent, so that an incident plane is inclined in a range in which an inclination angle of the incident plane of the light in the MO crystal with respect to a plane orthogonal to the optical axis is less than or equal to an aperture angle.
US10139355B1	Method for high precision imaging for three-dimensional topography of cracks in hydraulic fracturing test of rocks A method for imaging three-dimensional topography with high precision, which overcomes the disadvantage and deficiency of low precision in observing three-dimensional topography of hydraulically fractured cracks of rocks, improve the precision in observing three-dimensional topography of cracks in rock hydraulic fracturing test, and benefit for scientifically understanding regular pattern of development of hydraulically fractured cracks of rocks. The technical solution comprises: hydraulically fracturing the rock with aqueous solution containing fluorine nuclides; forming hydraulically fractured cracks; in the process of fracturing, loading a fracturing apparatus while rotating the same; emitting an x-ray beam from an x-ray source, which penetrates the rock and reaches a CT detector; optical signals transmitted by the fluorine nuclides inside the rock being received by a high resolution planar array SiPM detector for nuclides; performing image fusion of nuclides tomographic scanning data and CT data to implement high precision imaging for three-dimensional topography of cracks in rocks.
US10139354B2	Spectral X-ray imaging There is provided a method for processing a radiographic image acquired with at least two energy levels. A first step (S1) involves providing energy-resolved image data representative of the radiographic image with at least two energy levels, e.g. from a detector or from an intermediate storage. A second step (S2) involves decomposing the provided image data into at least one basis image representation, based on a model where a combination of at least two basis functions is used to express a representation of at least one linear attenuation coefficient, and where at least one basis function models a physical material and at least one other basis function models the Non-Linear Partial Volume, NLPV, effect.
US10139353B2	Apparatus and method for examining components comprising laid fiber composite fabrics or woven fiber composite fabrics An apparatus for examining components comprising laid fiber composite fabrics or woven fiber composite fabrics which comprise a number of thin plies with in part different alignment, comprises a measuring device for carrying out a non-destructive measurement to collect volumetric data of the component and comprising an evaluation device for evaluating the collected data of the component, wherein the evaluation by the evaluation device comprises selecting a first analysis region in the collected data of the component, determining a local coordinate system of the first analysis region, successively establishing local material properties layer-by-layer at predetermined distances in a direction perpendicular to the lateral extent of the first analysis region, detecting ply boundaries along the established material properties, and averaging the local material properties in each detected ply.
US10139344B2	Adapter for a cell holder of a spectrofluorometer Disclosed herein are spectrofluorometric adaptors for cell holders in spectrofluorometers and uses of the adapters in spectrofluorometric methods that enable fluorescence detection from surfaces of a microcell in conventional horizontal-beam spectrofluorometers equipped with standard cell holders and having multiple excitation channels.
US10139338B2	Electromechanical transducer Provided is an electromechanical transducer having a reduced unnecessary signal and improved acoustic characteristics. The electromechanical transducer includes an element. The element includes a plurality of cells that are two-dimensionally arranged and electrically connected. Each of the cells includes: a first electrode; and a vibrating film including a second electrode, the second electrode being opposed to the first electrode with a gap interposed therebetween. The cells are arranged so that, when center portions of the plurality of cells are connected by straight lines in all combinations, one of outermost straight lines and another of the outermost straight lines are non-parallel with each other or different in length of parallel portions.
US10139333B2	System and method for inertial focusing cytometer with integrated optics for particle characterization The present invention provides a microfluidic system, device, and kit for particle analysis. In one example, the device includes a fluid channel for spacing the particles, an excitation waveguide to guide an excitation beam from a source to the fluid channel, and an excitation lens to focus the excitation beam to a width less than the spacing of the particles in the fluid channel. The device also includes a detection lens to guide light transmitted from the channel along a number of paths, axial and scatter light waveguide to receive light guided by the detection lens, a detector to receive transmitted light from the waveguides and generate a detection signal, and a processor configured to receive the detection signal and determine characteristic features of each of the particles based on the detection signal.
US10139328B2	Apparatus for gauging liquid or solid mass contained in a vessel and method for using same The invention enables determination of an unknown fluid mass contained within a vessel by measuring the resonant frequency response of the vessel and its support structure when an excitation source is activated. The excitation produces a relative displacement between the fluid containment vessel and its support structure which comprise a spring/mass system. The displacement produces signal voltages in one or more attached sensors. The frequency and amplitude of the sensor signals vary in accordance with physical principles that relate the amplitude and the frequency of vibrations to the masses and spring constants of the spring/mass system. Alternatively, determination of the resonant frequency from measurements of the relative displacement of the vessel and its support structure vs. time using a positioning device can be used to determine the unknown mass. For a given mass of fluid the resulting amplitudes and resonant frequency modes are identical even if the fluid secondary properties are different.
US10139323B2	Apparatus for separating micro-particles An apparatus for separating micro-particles includes a channel through which a fluid flows, and a separating part protruding into the channel and including a slanted element inclined toward a length direction of the channel and a vertical element perpendicular to the length direction of the channel.
US10139322B2	Sample preparation device A sample preparation device, preferably for sterility testing, comprising a manifold including one or more receptacles for filtration units and at least one inlet and/or outlet port. The receptacle(s) is/are respectively provided with one or more connectors for establishing a fluid connection with mating ports of the filtration units and media containers/vials upon insertion of the same into the respective receptacles. The connectors are in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet port(s) via channels defined in the manifold to allow a desired fluid transfer through the manifold.
US10139317B2	Methods and apparatuses for trace and ultratrace analysis Methods of analyzing analytes from a liquid medium are disclosed. A system and apparatus for the analysis of analytes from a liquid medium are further disclosed. In particular, methods and apparatus of analyzing analytes by freezing liquid medium and partitioning the analyte into a sorptive stirrer are disclosed. Further, the methods and apparatus of the present invention can be useful in concentrating and isolating target chemicals of high value.
US10139312B2	Method for sensing reverse rotation of engine in vehicle using tooth period ratio of crankshaft A method for sensing reverse rotation of an engine in vehicle includes: detecting tooth period ratios using a crankshaft angle detection sensor and storing the detected tooth period ratios in a buffer of an electronic control unit (ECU); calculating a tooth period ratio between a measured tooth period and a tooth period measured just before thereof; determining whether the tooth period ratio is greater than a first reference value; updating the tooth period value stored in the buffer by measuring the recent tooth period if the tooth period ratio is greater than the first reference value; calculating the tooth period ratio using the updated tooth period value; and determining a reverse rotation state of the engine by checking whether the change shows a predetermined pattern after a change in the value of the tooth period ratio is observed.
US10139304B2	Method and device for detecting a slow leak in an implantable hydraulic occlusion system A detection method of a slow leak in a hydraulic occlusive system implantable in an animal or human body to occlude a natural conduit. The system includes a hydraulic circuit with an inflatable occlusive cuff containing a variable volume of fluid, surrounding a part of the natural conduit, a reservoir containing fluid, and a fluidic connection between the cuff and the reservoir. An activation device is coupled to a mobile element of the hydraulic circuit to transfer a determined volume of fluid from the reservoir to the cuff or from the cuff to the reservoir. A control unit urges the activation device to exert determined compression on the conduit. A variation of the compression exerted by the cuff on the conduit is created by transfer of an adjustable volume of said fluid between the reservoir and the cuff by measuring the evolution of the pressure in the hydraulic circuit.
US10139296B1	Centrifuge calibration apparatus A centrifuge calibration apparatus (10) configured to be spun in a centrifuge and to provide an indication (25) of performance of the centrifuge. Spinning of the apparatus in the centrifuge causes a piston (14) to exert centrifugal force to compress a spring (22), thereby generating relative movement between a pointer (24) and a scale (26). The scale may be calibrated in units of G-force or RPM. A ratchet mechanism (40) holds the pointer at its most displaced position upon completion of the spinning and removal of the apparatus from the centrifuge.
US10139291B2	Sensor calibration method and apparatus Disclosed is a method for calibrating a sensor of a monitoring apparatus for monitoring an analyte concentration in a body fluid sample of a patient in which a temperature-dependent drift model is derived for the sensor. An apparatus for monitoring an analyte concentration in a body fluid sample of a patient including such a sensor and a signal processor programmed to calibrate the sensor in accordance with this method is also disclosed.
US10139283B2	Non-contact thermal measurements of VUV optics Methods and systems for performing non-contact temperature measurements of optical elements with long wavelength infrared light are described herein. The optical elements under measurement exhibit low emissivity to long wavelength infrared light and are often highly reflective or highly transmissive to long wavelength infrared light. In one aspect, a material coating having high emissivity, low reflectivity, and low transmission at long wavelength IR wavelengths is disposed over selected portions of one or more optical elements of a metrology or inspection system. The locations of the material coating are outside the direct optical path of the primary measurement light employed by the metrology or inspection system to perform measurements of a specimen. Temperature measurements of the front and back surfaces of an IR-transparent optical element are performed with a single IR camera. Temperature measurements are performed through multiple optical elements in an optical path of a primary measurement beam.
US10139277B2	Metrology method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method A metrology apparatus includes first (21) and second (22) radiation sources which generate first (iB1) and second (iB2) illumination beams of different spatial extent and/or angular range. One of the illumination beams is selected, e.g. according to the size of target to be measured. The beam selection can be made by a tillable mirror (254) at a back-projected substrate plane in a Kohler illumination setup.
US10139276B2	Hyperspectral imaging of a moving scene An apparatus and method are disclosed for hyperspectral imaging of a scene along an imaging path, from a viewpoint which is arranged to move relative to the scene. The method comprises acquiring hyperspectral image data of a portion of the scene from the viewpoint, along a first viewing direction relative to the viewpoint and redirecting the viewing direction from the first viewing direction to a second viewing direction relative to the viewpoint, in dependence of the relative movement, to maintain a view of said portion of the scene as the viewpoint moves along a portion of the imaging path.
US10139271B2	Light detection device including light detector, light coupling layer, and light shielding film, light detection system, and optical device A light detection device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a light detector having a main surface and including at least one first detector and at least one second detector disposed along the main surface; a light coupling layer disposed on or apart from the light detector and including a first low-refractive-index layer, a first high-refractive-index layer disposed on the first low-refractive-index layer and including a first grating, and a second low-refractive-index layer disposed on the first high-refractive-index layer, the first high-refractive-index layer having a higher refractive index than the first and second low-refractive-index layers; and a light shielding film disposed on the light coupling layer and including at least one light transmitting region and at least one light shielding region adjacent to the at least one light transmitting region.
US10139268B2	Systems and methods for multiple-code continuous-wave distributed acoustic sensing A method and device for monitoring oil field operations with a fiber optic distributed acoustic sensor (DAS) that uses a continuous-wave fiber optic distributed acoustic sensor with a very small spatial sampling while being able to sense acoustic events that have a large bandwidth by employing a demodulation/decoding method utilizing multiple spread-spectrum codes.
US10139259B2	System and method for metering gas based on amplitude and/or temporal characteristics of an electrical signal A system for metering gas a fluid stream includes a primary conduit and a secondary conduit coupled to the primary conduit such that the secondary conduit receives a portion of a fluid stream passing through the primary conduit. A flow manager disposed in the primary conduit is configured to maintain a predetermined relationship between at least one first physical characteristic of the fluid stream and at least one second physical characteristic of the portion of the fluid stream. A sensor measures a flow characteristic of the portion of the fluid stream and a processor determines a flow parameter of the fluid stream based, at least in part, on the predetermined relationship and one of an amplitude or temporal characteristic of the electrical signal.
US10139258B1	Fluid flow meter with normalized output A fluid flow meter is described, that includes intermeshing gears that may rotate synchronously. The fluid flow meter may produce a pulsed output that can be normalized to suitable values according to a method of normalizing input pulses generated in response to the rotation of gears. A volume counter can be incremented by an amount equal to a volume per input pulse each time an input pulse is generated. When the volume counter exceeds a first reference volume, a normalized output pulse can be generated until the volume counter exceeds a second reference volume.
US10139257B2	Multiphase meter calibration system and methods thereof A closed loop system for the calibration of a multiphase meter, such as a multiphase flow meter or water cut meter, and a method of employing the system in calibration of multiphase meters in crude oil production processes. The system includes an oil and water separation vessel, oil and water flow meters, valves, pumps, and a single phase calibration unit. The system employs a two-step calibration process. First internal single phase oil and water meters are calibrated using the single phase calibration unit; subsequently multiphase meter calibration is achieved using the two precalibrated single phase flow meters.
US10139256B2	MEMS flow sensor A MEMS flow sensor is provided having a micro flow channel etched in a silicon structure composed of two silicon substrates bonded or fused together. A heater and one or more temperature sensors are, in one embodiment, disposed around the perimeter of the flow channel and outside of the channel. In another embodiment, a heater and one or more temperature sensors are respectively disposed outside the flow channel at the top and bottom of the channel. In further embodiments, a heater and one or more temperature sensors are located inside the flow channel on one or more surfaces thereof or around the inside perimeter of the channel. The flow sensors in accordance with the invention are preferably fabricated using wafer scale fabrication techniques.
US10139253B2	Adjustment of interrupt timestamps of signals from a sensor based on an estimated sampling rate of the sensor Examples include systems and methods for adjusting interrupt timestamps associated with sensor measurement data. One method includes receiving from a sensor an interrupt signal, storing an interrupt timestamp corresponding to the interrupt signal, and determining expected sampling rates associated with the sensor. The method also includes determining a first minimal latency timestamp based on a comparison of one or more previously stored interrupt timestamps and the expected sampling rates, and determining a second minimal latency timestamp based on the interrupt timestamp, one or more previously stored interrupt timestamps, and the expected sampling rates. The method also includes determining an estimated sampling rate of the sensor based on the first and second minimal latency timestamps, and determining an adjusted interrupt timestamp corresponding to the interrupt signal based on the estimated sampling rate and the interrupt timestamp.
US10139251B2	Power transmitting apparatus, robot, and printer A power transmitting apparatus includes a power transmitting section that includes an input shaft section and an output shaft section and transmits drive force from the input shaft section to the output shaft section, a first detection section including a polarizing section that rotates when one of the input shaft section and the output shaft section rotates and has a polarization characteristic, a light source section that irradiates the polarizing section with light, and a light detection section that outputs a signal according to the intensity of the light from the polarizing section, a second detection section that outputs a signal according to the rotational state of the other one of the input shaft section and the output shaft section, and a determination section that determines the rotational state of the polarizing section based on the signal from the light detection section and the signal from the second detection section.
US10139249B2	Metrology system and stage control device using the same A metrology system includes a timing estimator, a sensor, and a position estimator. The timing estimator receives a control signal transmitted at a first timing of a first control loop and estimates a second timing at which the control signal is transmitted in a second control loop subsequent to the first control loop. The sensor senses position information of a wafer. The position estimator estimates the position information of the wafer at the estimated second timing based on the sensed position information of the wafer and outputs the estimated position information of the wafer based on a position request signal.
US10139245B2	Device for providing electric-moving-body information and method for providing electric-moving-body information A device for providing electric-moving-body information is provided with a calculation unit for calculating, upon receiving a departure point and state of charge (SOC) of an electric vehicle, a plurality of reachable points capable of being reached if an electric vehicle departs from a destination after reaching the destination from the departure point and a display data generation unit for generating display data for displaying a reachable range display screen that makes it possible to visually recognize the plurality of reachable points. Information that is more useful for determining actions that can be taken after arriving at a destination is provided to an electric-moving-body user.
US10139244B2	ADAS horizon and vision supplemental V2X An apparatus comprising an antenna, a processor and a memory. The antenna may be configured to receive signals from GNSS satellites. The processor may be configured to execute instructions. The memory may be configured to store instructions that, when executed, perform the steps of (i) calculating first location and velocity data based on the signals received from the GNSS satellites, (ii) calculating a first most probable path based on map information, (iii) receiving second location and velocity data, (iv) determining a second most probable path, (v) performing a comparison of (a) the first location and velocity data and the first most probable path to (b) the second location and velocity data and the second most probable path and (vi) determining a probability of collision based on the comparison.
US10139237B2	Method for remotely identifying one of a passenger and an assigned vehicle to the other When a vehicle is assigned to meet with a customer at a meeting location, as when the customer orders a ride and the taxi, ride-sharing operator, or autonomous vehicle is dispatched, the difficulty of identifying the assigned vehicle among many vehicles or the customer among many people, is solved by providing a code, unique to the meeting at the meeting location. A light signal based on the code is emitted by a first device (of the vehicle or the customer) and distinguished, based on the code, by a second device, whereby the location of the first device is determined and can be displayed or otherwise used for navigating to the other.
US10139231B2	Phase modulator for fiber-optic gyroscopes controlled in a zero-mean manner and a fiber-optic gyroscope The invention relates to a control system (100) for a fiber optic gryoscope, comprising a phase modulator (110) for modulating a phase of a light signal (115) and a control unit (120) for producing a control signal (125), by the value of which the phase is modulated and which is fed to the phase modulator (110). The control signal changes statistically and does not have an average value.
US10139226B2	Control moment gyroscope The objective of the present invention is to provide a control moment gyroscope which can be provided in a limited space since the volume thereof can be reduced without change in performance by optimizing the shapes and mounting positions of each component. To this end, the control moment gyroscope of the present invention is a control moment gyroscope for generating torque in the orthogonal directions to both of two shafts which are perpendicularly disposed to each other by rotating the two shafts, and the control moment gyroscope comprises: a gimbal motor formed in a hollow cylinder shape and supplying momentum; spin motor provided inside the gimbal motor and supplying momentum in a perpendicular direction to the momentum of the gimbal motor; and a flywheel provided in the inside of the gimbal motor and supplied with the rotational force of the gimbal motor and the rotational force of the spin motor.
US10139220B2	Three-dimensional measurement device A three-dimensional measurement device includes: a first irradiator that radiates a first light pattern from a first position toward an object; a first grid controller that controls a first grid to change phases of the first light pattern; a second irradiator that radiates a second light pattern from a second position toward the object; a second grid controller that controls the second grid to change phases of the second light pattern; a camera that takes an image of reflected light from the object; and a processor that: performs one of a first imaging process of imaging processes performed by radiation of the first light pattern and a second imaging process of imaging processes performed by radiation of the second light pattern; and subsequently performs the other imaging process without waiting for completion of the transfer or changeover of the first or the second grid involved in the one imaging process.
US10139217B1	Array based patterned illumination projector A light emitter is provided to emit, into an environment of interest, a plurality of different patterns of light during respective periods of time. Each of the different patterns of light varies according to angle in a first direction such the location of a light detector disposed in the environment can be determined based on illumination from the light emitter that is detected by the light detector over time. The light emitter includes an astigmatic optical element and a die on which are disposed multiple sets of one or more light emitters, each set corresponding to a respective pattern of illumination emitted from the light emitter. Such a configuration of the light emitter can provide means for producing the different patterns of illumination in an energy-efficient, low-cost, and/or size-constrained manner.
US10139195B2	Adjustable buttstock An adjustable buttstock may be attachable to a buffer tube with a plurality of position slots. The adjustable buttstock may include a body slidably attached to the buffer tube, a butt attached to the body, and a lever assembly rotatably attached to the body.
US10139193B2	Displacement system for motor attachment angle in simulation gun A system where an attachment angle between an output gear of a motor holder and an input gear of a gear box is displaceable. A piston cylinder mechanism is driven by an electric mechanism. An output gear and input gear are bevel gears. Connection portions are provided in at least two places on a gear box side, and connection counterpart portions are provided on a motor holder side. The connection portions are present on the same circumference about a rotary shaft of the input gear and on both sides across a radial-directional axial line passing through the rotary shaft and angles A, B formed by axial lines respectively connecting the connection portions. The rotary shaft and the radial-directional axial line are set so as not to be equal to each other (A≠B).
US10139178B2	Firearm with user authentication to remove or add components A method authenticates a user before the user can remove or attach a component to a firearm. When the user is authenticated, the user can remove or attach a component to the firearm. The firearm prevents the removal or attachment of the component when the user is not authenticated.
US10139177B2	Firearm The invention relates to a firearm including a component carrier, a barrel having a cartridge chamber for accommodating a cartridge, and a slide that is supported on the component carrier in a longitudinally moveable manner and has a breech block for the barrel and a firing device for the cartridge. The slide bears an extractor for extracting a fired cartridge from the cartridge chamber. An ejector is supported on the slide in a longitudinally moveable manner, which ejector protrudes from the side into the extraction motion path of the cartridge and lies against a stop formed on the component carrier in the end phase of the rearward motion of the slide. The slide, together with the ejector, can be modularly replaced with a second slide having no ejector. For the second slide, said stop assumes the ejector function.
US10139167B1	Heat exchanger A fluid heat exchanger having an interior cavity of a housing. A tank positioned within the interior cavity has a first wall surrounding an axial passage and a second wall surrounded by a circumferential passage. Heat is transferred to both the first wall and surrounding second wall thereby heating fluid in the tank from opposing sides. The heat transfer is enhanced with a cyclonic flow of heated fluid in the circumferential passage and axial passage.
US10139159B2	Infrared float bar Infrared air float bar for use in floating and drying a continuous planar web of a material in a dryer. Direct radiated or reflected infrared electromagnetic energy from an infrared light source in a removable channel assembly accelerates drying, or evaporation of solvents, or curing of web material passing in proximity to the bar, either by infrared electromagnetic energy, or in combination with convention airflow. The infrared source is cooled by pressurized air passing through an interior portion of the removable air bar channel assembly, and the air is further conducted into fluid contact with the web in an air gap between the emitter and web to promote convective heat transfer and to contribute to the air pressure field supporting web flotation. The removable channel assembly is configured for replacement of the infrared emitter and to allow the setting of the pressurized cooling air flow to the optimum level.
US10139155B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a shelf holder having holes along a vertical direction on a wall of a food storage chamber, and a shelf assembly attachable to the shelf holder via at least one of the holes. The refrigerator also includes an electronic device provided on the shelf assembly; a holder terminal unit provided between the shelf holder and the wall and having a holder-side terminal facing at least one of the holes; and a shelf terminal unit provided at a side of the shelf assembly that is configured to attach to the shelf holder. The shelf terminal unit has a pin configured to be inserted into and electrically connect with the holder-side terminal in a state in which the shelf assembly is attached to the shelf holder. The pin is electrically connected to the electronic device of the shelf assembly, and is longitudinally movable relative to the shelf terminal unit.
US10139153B2	Food storage system and method A system for easy organizing and storing of food items within a refrigerator or cooling unit comprising one or more stackable modular assemblies each having a housing unit and one or more slidably insertable drawers having flexible substantially transparent or translucent drawer covers and are configured for containing a variety of rearrangeable and removeable food storage trays. Each housing is vented to increase air circulation at drawer bottom, sides and back. Each drawer is easily removeable from the housing and may be used as a serving tray. Each drawer cover may be positioned on the peripheral support edge of the drawer to seal the drawer as well as the open trays positioned therein without inhibiting movement of the drawer within the housing. A user can easily identify food within the drawer, partially slide the drawer from the container, and lift the drawer cover to access food items quickly.
US10139146B2	Apparatus and method for driving icemaker of refrigerator An apparatus and a method for driving an icemaker for making ice cubes in a refrigerator. An ice-full state is sensed in such a way as to rotate an ejector and a cam gear in a reverse direction (opposite to an ice-ejecting direction), thereby preventing interference with the ice cubes present in the icemaker and thus enabling the ice-full state to be accurately sensed. A first torsion spring is mounted to an intermediate gear with a small rotation angle ratio to allow only a minimum amount of torque to be transferred to other components such as an ice-detecting lever, thereby increasing the durability of the components and providing a precise rotation force. The axial center of rotation of a second torsion spring is defined at a position that faces the other end (the revolving end) of the ice-detecting lever, to allow a minimum moment to be substantially constantly applied.
US10139145B2	Filters for stand-alone ice making appliances Stand-alone ice making appliances are provided. An appliance includes a container defining a first storage volume for receipt of ice, a water tank defining a second storage volume for receipt of water, and a pump in fluid communication with the second storage volume. The appliance further includes an ice maker which is in fluid communication with the pump for receiving water from the pump. The appliance further includes a filter, the filter including a filter medium operable to remove contaminants from water flowing through the filter medium, the filter positioned upstream of the ice maker in a flow direction of water from the second storage volume to the ice maker.
US10139140B2	Refrigerant distribution device and heat exchanger having same A refrigerant distributing device and a heat exchanger having the same are provided. The refrigerant distributing device includes a distributing structure comprising a plurality of distributing pipes, at least one of the plurality of distributing pipes being provided with a distributing hole, at least two of the plurality of distributing pipes intersecting with each other; and an adapting block provided with an adapting chamber, and connected to the distributing structure such that the adapting chamber is communicated with an inner chamber of the distributing pipe.
US10139127B2	Combustion apparatus A combustion apparatus includes a burner (11), a heat exchanger (12) accommodated in a casing (20), an exhaust passage (22B) provided to one side surface side of the casing (20), and an exhaust resistance member (5) having a plurality of ventilation ports (50) through which combustion exhaust gas passes, wherein at least one part of the ventilation ports (50) has an elongated hole shape extending in the flow direction of the combustion exhaust gas from beneath the casing (20) to the exhaust passage (22B).
US10139126B2	Airborne noise reduction system and method An airborne noise reduction device includes a fixed-volume container having two opposing flat ends and two opposing symmetrical non-flat sides; an inlet port configured to face into a first room; an outlet port configured to face into a return air system; a diverter centrally mounted within an inside chamber to the two opposing flat ends of the fixed-volume container; and acoustic insulative material affixed to surfaces of the two opposing flat ends, the two opposing symmetrical non-flat sides, and the diverter within the inside chamber, wherein a combination of a geometry of the fixed-volume container and an absorption coefficient of the acoustic insulative material is configured to reduce an apparent sound index value of a sound source emanating from a second room connected to the return air system and received into the first room.
US10139123B2	Remote contractor system with summary display screen A system that allows a contractor to remotely monitor and/or interact with its customers' building control systems, such as heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and analyze information obtained from the building control systems over time. Such a system may help the contractor monitor and diagnosis customer building control systems, setup service calls, achieve better customer relations, create more effective marketing opportunities, as well as other functions. In some cases, the disclosed system may help a contractor pro-actively identify possible issues with its customer's building control systems. A controller of the system may populate a display screen on a remote device to display a summary display screen with selectable features for obtaining detailed information related to the selected feature. The summary display screen may display a summary of business performance data, customer performance data, and/or HVAC performance data associated with a set of log-in credentials.
US10139121B2	Air conditioner An air conditioner includes a cabinet, a particle sensing unit coupled to the cabinet and configured to measure a particle concentration of an outside, and an inlet provided at the cabinet and configured to communicate with the outside so that particles flow into the particle sensing unit, and the particle sensing unit includes a first particle sensor configured to sense particles flowing in through the inlet, and a second particle sensor coupled to form a connection path in which particles move between the first particle sensor and the second particle sensor to sense the particles passing through the first particle sensor. The air conditioner allows the sensing of fine particles and ultrafine particles due to a plurality of particle sensors.
US10139120B1	Integrated venturi heating elements for air curtains An air curtain resistant heating system including multiple independent heating coils integrated on blower housing. The multiple heating coils defining a pre-inflow venturi air pattern for increased heat transfer before fan cage internal flow vortex dependent on housing cage opposed openings. Coil orientation placement assures limited impact to effect blower pressure and therefore minimizes loss of air performance parameters while heating air flow in a pre-inflow venturi air pattern. Multiple phase electrical supply for multiple paired heating coils positioned in corresponding multiple blower fan units in an air curtain assembly.
US10139119B2	Air conditioner and control method thereof Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a humidification medium, a watering housing to spray water to supply moisture to the humidification medium, a watering motor to rotate the watering housing, a blower fan to blow air, a blower motor to rotate the blower fan, an operation module receiving an instruction from a user, a sterilization module to sterilize the humidification medium, and a control unit to control the watering motor, the blower motor, and the sterilization module according to an instruction inputted to the operation module. Herein, the control unit stops an operation of the watering motor according to the instruction inputted to the operation module, operates the blower motor and the sterilization module when the sterilizing dry mode is set, and stops the operation of the sterilization module after a predetermined sterilizing dry time elapses.
US10139093B2	Linear solid-state lighting with a pulse amplitude control scheme A linear light-emitting diode (LED)-based tube (LLT) lamp comprises a pulse amplitude control module, a power sustaining device, an LED driving circuit, and LED arrays. The pulse amplitude control module is configured to generate one or more voltage pulses in each alternate-current (AC) cycle in response to a half-wave direct-current (DC) voltage when the LLT lamp starts to receive power from an input AC line voltage and when the half-wave DC voltage drops to a few tens of volts in each AC cycle. The power sustaining device receives the one or more voltage pulses and builds up a DC voltage depending on pulse amplitudes. When an electric shock occurs, the DC voltage built up is not high enough to operate the LED driving circuit and thus to disable the LED arrays, without electric shock current leaking into an electrical conductor of the LLT lamp during relamping or maintenance.
US10139092B2	Lighting assembly There is provided a lighting assembly comprising: a frame; a power supply connector coupled to the frame at and along a first inner side of the frame, wherein the power supply connector is configured to receive a power from an external power supply; a support coupled to the frame at and along a second inner side of the frame, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side; and a lighting module disposed between and coupled to the power supply connector and the support, wherein the lighting module is configured to receive the power from the power supply connector, and the lighting module has a lighting element embedded therein, wherein the lighting module is physically supported by the support.
US10139088B2	Enhanced fixture in grid of first voltage with step-down power supply for energizing ancillary device requiring second voltage An enhanced array of light fixtures for providing both light and a desired non-light feature within an illuminated area of a structure. The enhanced array is formed from a first plurality of light fixtures that are adapted for emitting light and a reduced plurality of enhanced light fixtures comprised of a subset of the first plurality of light fixtures that are adapted for emitting light and also for supporting a corresponding plurality of auxiliary non-light-emitting devices that require a different voltage and are adapted for providing a desired non-light feature within the illuminated area of the structure.
US10139085B2	Lamp device with lampshade fastened via arm latch A lamp device includes a lamp seat, a lampshade having an inner inclined surface and defining an opening, and a securing unit having a cover shell and a plurality of locking mechanisms. The cover shell is disposed in the opening and connected to a mounting plate of the lamp seat. Each locking mechanism has a locking member having a ring portion that is disposed rotatably in a respective one of receiving notches of the cover shell, and an arm portion that is co-rotatable with the ring portion between an unlocked position, and a locked position where the arm portion is disposed outside of the respective one of the receiving notches and abuts against the inner inclined surface, such that the lampshade is fastened to the lamp seat.
US10139084B2	Assembly fixture and assembly method for backlight module The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an assembly fixture and assembly method for a backlight module, so as to improve assembly efficiency and assembly yield of the backlight module. The assembly fixture includes: a vision alignment system for acquiring a first coordinate information of the set of optical elements and a second coordinate information of the back plate, calculating a fitting location coordinate information depending on the first coordinate information and the second coordinate information, and sending the fitting location coordinate information to a manipulator; and a manipulator for aligning the set of optical elements with the back plate depending on the fitting location coordinate information, and embedding a protrusion structure of the set of optical elements into a groove structure of the back plate by a preset tilt angle, and then laying the set of optical elements on the back plate.
US10139081B2	Lighting module and a luminaire The invention provides a lighting module for use in a reflector which comprises at least one first light source emitting first light having a first light distribution with a first main direction and at least one second light source emitting second light having a second light distribution with a second main direction opposite to the first main direction. A base connects the lighting module to a luminaire socket. The base has a longitudinal axis extending from the base. The first light source is positioned on the longitudinal axis and the second light source is positioned at a non-zero distance to the longitudinal axis. The first main direction and the second main direction are substantially perpendicular with respect to the longitudinal axis.
US10139080B2	Glazed roof comprising illuminating means and means for controlling light transmission The invention relates to a laminated, glazed automotive-vehicle roof comprising an internal glass sheet and an external glass sheet and lamination interlayers joining the glass sheets, and comprising, placed between the two glass sheets, an SPD (suspended particle device) assembly for controlling light transmission, and LED (light-emitting diode) illuminating elements.
US10139073B2	Light emitting diode (LED) light bar A light emitting diode (LED) light bar comprises a housing, a row of a first plurality of LEDs which are next to each other in the housing and are for transmitting light of a first color and at a first power level, a plurality of reflectors surrounding each of the LEDs, and a second plurality of LEDs in the housing at opposite ends thereof. The first plurality of LEDs are electrically connected together. The second plurality of LEDs are electrically connected together independently of the first plurality of LEDs.
US10139065B2	Imitation candle and flame simulation assembly with multi-color illumination Imitation candle devices and systems with enhanced features enable simulation of a realistic candle flame using multiple angled light sources that illuminate a surface area of a movable imitation flame element in a controlled manner. In some implementations, the imitation candle devices further include a color detection module that adjust the color of the imitation candle device based on a sensed color of the surface a surface that the candle rests upon.
US10139056B2	LED lamps with improved quality of light LED lamp systems having improved light quality are disclosed. The lamps emit more than 500 lm and more than 2% of the power in the spectral power distribution is emitted within a wavelength range from about 390 nm to about 430 nm.
US10139055B2	Fluorescence light source device with periodic structure having an aspect ratio of 0.5 to 0.9 and method for producing the same The fluorescence light source device of the present invention includes a fluorescence member formed from a phosphor composed of single crystal or polycrystal and excited by excitation light. A periodic structure layer made of a high refractive index material having a refractive index of not less than the refractive index of the fluorescence member is formed on the surface of the fluorescence member. The periodic structure layer has a surface with a periodic structure having a periodic array of conical or truncated projections and formed by an etching process. The aspect ratio which is a ratio of the height of the projections to the pitch in the periodic structure is within a range of 0.5 to 0.9.
US10139039B1	Camera tripod for a smart phone The camera tripod for a smart phone is an accessory for a personal data device. The camera tripod for a smart phone is an adjustable rubber grip that is designed attach a personal data device to a tripod without damaging or scratching the personal data device. The camera tripod for a smart phone further comprises a photoelectric cell bank and a cable that can be attached to the tripod to permit the personal data device to be charged while the personal data device is in use. The camera tripod for a smart phone comprises a plurality of grips, a base, and a threaded connector.
US10139035B2	Thermal insulation products for use with non-planar objects High-efficiency thermal insulation products and methods for use thereof for insulating cylindrically-shaped and other non-planar objects such as pipes, tanks, and the like. One method includes heating a substantially gas-tight enclosure to render the gas-tight enclosure pliable, wrapping the inner surface of the gas-tight enclosure about at least a portion of a non-planar surface, and cooling the gas-tight enclosure to render the gas-tight enclosure substantially unpliable about the non-planar surface. The gas-tight enclosure may include a sealed interior portion having a pressure that is not greater than about 500 mbar at a temperature of about 20° C. before the heating step and/or after the cooling step. A ratio of a thickness of the gas-tight enclosure to a radius of curvature of the portion of the non-planar surface may be at least about 1 to 8.
US10139034B2	Irrigation pipe liner A pipe liner for lining a fluid-carrying pipe, the pipe liner comprising an elongated flexible conduit and a flexible flange. The flexible conduit includes an outer wall forming an open-ended central channel for allowing fluids to be pumped therethrough. The flexible flange extends radially from one end of the elongated conduit and includes a number of fastener holes. The flexible conduit and the flexible flange are configured to be collapsed and pulled through the pipe such that the flexible flange can be connected to a rigid flange of the pipe via the fastener holes. The pipe liner is less prone to leak and is easier to transport and install.
US10139032B2	Thread protector This tubular member thread protector generally comprises an outer member capable of rotation in a first direction about an axis and an inner member coaxially integrated within the first member and capable of rotation in an opposite direction. The inner member comprises a flexible annular sleeve having an outer surface and an interior surface defining an interior annular space capable of receiving the tubular threaded end. One or more camming surfaces are disposed about the inner sleeve outer surface. The outer member comprises a generally annular structure having a closed end, an open end, an outer surface and an inner surface. One or more raised camming members are disposed about the outer member inner surface and are aligned with sleeve camming members during rotation, the outer member camming members press against the inner sleeve camming members to radially compress the sleeve inner surface against the threaded member.
US10139030B2	Cured-in-place pipe unit and rehabilitation Apparatus and methodology for installing and curing of “Cured-in-place” pipe, mounted unitarily as a mobile unit having a pressurization system such as a low pressure-high volume blower system, a low-NOx burner system, a power system such as a hydraulic reservoir, electrical and/or motor driven, and a burner chamber system.
US10139028B2	Pipe joint made of synthetic resin A pipe joint made of synthetic resin comprises a first opposing surface formed in a joint body perpendicular to the axial direction, and a second opposing surface formed in a union nut that opposes the first opposing surface. An engagement projection is provided in the second opposing surface that projects toward the first opposing surface. An engagement recess is provided in the first opposing surface such that the engagement projection engages with the engagement recess when the union nut has been tightened up to an appropriate position.
US10139025B2	Fluid connector with locking ring A female connector (1) configured to receive a male connector (2), having an annular exterior retaining rim (24), the female connector including a body (10), and a transverse slide (4) forming a housing, the housing (4) including two lateral grooves (41,42), the female connector including a separate deformable locking ring (3) capable of being inserted in the housing and of locking the male connector in the coupling position, the locking ring including two first concave arched portions (31), as viewed from the axis, and two second arched portions (32), with inverse curvature, i.e. convex when viewed from the axis, the second arched portions being capable of flexing towards the exterior during insertion of the male connector and capable of abutting on the external annular retaining rim and preventing withdrawal of the male connector, whereby after locking of the male connector in the female connector a definitive locking is obtained.
US10139023B2	Advanced braze joint for tube-to-tube connection Systems for tube-to-tube connections are described herein. A device having an aperture for receiving a tube may comprise: an inlet portion comprising a first diameter, the inlet portion located at an inlet of the aperture; a braze filler collector portion located axially adjacent to the inlet portion comprising a second diameter, the second diameter being greater than the first diameter; a necked portion located axially adjacent to the braze filler collector portion comprising a third diameter, the third diameter being less than the first diameter and the second diameter; a flow surface comprising a fourth diameter, the fourth diameter being less than the third diameter, the flow surface defining a void; and a collection pocket located axially adjacent to the necked portion, the collection pocket configured to collect a braze filler material from the necked portion to prevent the braze filler material from contacting the flow surface.
US10139018B2	Pre-duct devices and methods for making air ducts A foam duct is provided. Among other applications, it may be used in automotive HVAC systems. The method of making this duct reduces material waste and provides an unexpectedly reliable joint in a duct at a sharp or rounded corner. In place, the airflow further supports the joint. In the method, a first portion of a hollow pre-duct is joined with a second portion of a hollow pre-duct by bending the portions at a cut-out positioned between the portions. The bending is complete when the portions form a mechanical connection, which may be signaled by tactile or audible feedback.
US10139016B1	Garden hose support assembly A garden hose support assembly for holding a garden hose above ground includes a hold attached to a support. The hold forming a receiving space for receiving a hose. The hold includes a first arm, a second arm and a middle arm extending between and being attached to the first arm and the second arm. The first arm and the second arm are angularly positionable relative to the middle arm. A plurality of rollers is provided. Each of the first arm, the second arm and the middle arm has one of the rollers positioned thereon. The rollers are rotatable with respect to the hold. A mount is attached to a distal end of the first arm relative to the middle arm. The mount engages a vertically oriented surface such that the hold extends laterally away from the vertically oriented surface.
US10139008B2	Solenoid spool valve A spool valve includes a valve housing and a spool. The spool is slidable in an axial direction in the valve housing. A linear solenoid drives the spool against a spring. The valve housing has a feedback chamber to apply a force to the spool, an input port to receive a hydraulic pressure, an output port to produce an output pressure according to an axial position of the spool, and an drain port to exhaust oil to an outside. The spool valve has multiple supply paths to cause oil to flow from the input port to the output port and/or multiple exhaust paths to cause oil to flow from the output port to the drain port.
US10139001B2	Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission includes a continuous gear-change mechanism, a gear-change operating section to which a gear-change operation is input, and a gear-change controlling section changing a gear ratio of the mechanism according to the gear-change operation that is input from the operating section. A first gear-change operation and a second gear-change operation, performed subsequently to the first operation, or an input from a second gear-change operating section can be input to the operating section. The e controlling section is provided with the plural gear ratios for plural gears and previously set, causes the mechanism to perform, according to the first operation, a gear-change operation to a gear ratio for a next gear, and to perform, according to the second operation, a gear-change operation to an intermediate gear ratio set between the gear ratio for the next gear and a gear ratio for a second next gear.
US10138999B2	Shift range control apparatus A control circuit switches over a shift range by controlling driving of a motor to rotationally drive a detent plate. A current detection circuit detects a current value corresponding to a driving current supplied to drive the motor. A current increase check part performs check processing to check whether the current value detected by the current detection circuit has increased. A motor rotation stop part stops rotation of the motor when the current increase check part determines that the current has increased. A reverse driving part reverses the rotation direction of the motor and rotationally drives the motor after stopping of the motor by the motor rotation stop part.
US10138990B2	Rock shaft and steering system A rack shaft of the present invention includes: an effective rack tooth row formed by plastic deformation of a shaft member and having a plurality of rack teeth that mesh with a pinion; a ball screw portion having no rack tooth; an ineffective rack tooth that is formed between the effective rack tooth row and the ball screw portion and that does not mesh with the pinion; and a padding portion that extends from an end of the ball screw portion toward the ineffective rack tooth and that covers at least a part of the ineffective rack tooth.
US10138981B2	Power-transmitting friction belt and method for manufacturing same A frictional power transmission belt includes a frictional power transmission surface in which the frictional power transmission surface is covered with a fibrous member. The fibrous member at least includes water absorptive fibers and an inorganic powder exists in at least a surface of the fibrous member.
US10138979B2	Balancer device for an internal combustion engine A balancer device for an internal combustion engine is provided, wherein the drive mechanism 8 and the oil pump 3 are arranged on the side opposite to driven balancer weight 135 in the axial direction of the driven balancer shaft 5.
US10138978B2	Vehicle damper device A vehicle damper device may include: a first plate coupled to a crankshaft of the engine; a second plate coupled via an elastic body to the first plate; an inertia body coupled to the second plate; a support member coupled to the crankshaft along with the first plate; a bearing inserted between the support member and the inertia body; a third plate coupled to the inertia body; a fourth plate coupled to an input shaft of the power transmission device; and a torque limiter mechanism disposed between the third plate and the fourth plate, the torque limiter mechanism being disposed at a position on a radially inner side than the elastic body and not axially overlapping with the elastic body, the elastic body being a coil spring disposed in an outer circumferential portion of the first or second plate, and the elastic body being an arc-shaped arc spring.
US10138977B2	Shock absorber A controller of a shock absorber has a differential path configured to perform derivative compensation on the basis of a difference between a target pressure and a detected pressure or on the basis of the detected pressure, multiply the compensated value by a negative gain, and output a resulting value of the multiplication, and obtains an electric current instruction applied to a pressure control solenoid valve.
US10138966B2	Vehicle brake apparatus One embodiment provides a vehicle brake apparatus, including: an electric actuator; and a drum brake. The drum brake is attached to a wheel so as to be driven by power exhibited by the electric actuator. In a state of being mounted on a vehicle, the electric actuator is disposed and fixed further rearwards than an axle of the wheel.
US10138963B2	Solid-type brake disc and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a solid-type brake disc including a hat part, which includes a circular main body mounted on a rotation shaft of a wheel, and a plurality of protrusions protruding in a circumferential direction from an outside surface of the main body, and a friction part, which includes a ring body having a through-hole formed in the center thereof for receiving the hat part in the through-hole, and recessed portions protruding from the periphery of the through-hole toward the respective protrusions, the recessed portions being connected to the respective protrusions to enclose the protrusions.
US10138955B2	Depressible pins clutch pack assembly with separator spring A clutch for an automatic transmission includes a tubular housing surrounding a clutch pack and having an end for engaging with a pressure plate. An annular separator spring on the end provides a biasing force against the pressure plate. A plurality of depressible pins are disposed in the housing and are located radially outward from the annular spring for inhibiting radial movement of the separator spring.
US10138952B2	Coupling for an AWD vehicle A coupling for an AWD vehicle comprises a disc package with alternate discs (6,7; 56, 57; 76, 77), which are connected for rotation with, but are axially movable in relation to an ingoing (1; 52, 71) and an outgoing axle (2; 51; 72), respectively, of the coupling, and a hydraulic piston (9; 59; 79) for pressing the disc package together under the action of hydraulic pressure, hereby establishing a connect mode, in which the ingoing axle is connected to the outgoing axle. A coupling slack adjuster (13-15; 64, 65; 83-85) is provided for mechanically establishing a rest position for the hydraulic piston (9; 59; 79) in a disconnect mode, in which a predetermined slack in the disc package is established, irrespective of the wear of the discs.
US10138951B2	Dual clutch A dual clutch having a first clutch which has a first pressure plate that is movable axially relative to a first counterplate for coupling a first clutch disk that is connected to a first output shaft, a second clutch, which has a second pressure plate that is axially movable relative to a second counterplate for coupling a second clutch disk that is connected to a second output shaft, a torsional vibration damper situated in the direction of flux force between the input shaft and the first counterplate wherein the torsional vibration damper includes a dual mass flywheel with a bow spring running in the circumferential direction to transmit torque, where the flux of force is introducible radially on the outside from the input shaft to the first counterplate into the dual mass flywheel, and is dispersible radially on the inside to the bow spring.
US10138946B2	System and method for applying a tensile load to a component, having a mechanical fuse A system for applying a tensile load to a component includes a failsafe structure, a principal part of which is configured to act in compression during application of the load to the component, but which includes a mechanical fuse configured to act in tension during application of the load to the component. The mechanical fuse being configured to fracture upon the application of a predetermined tensile force thereto.
US10138944B2	Electric phaser coupling method A coupling assembly (20, 120, 220) and method can include a first rotatable member (22, 122, 222) and a second rotatable member (26, 126, 226) defining a cylindrical hub portion having a plurality of springs (42, 142, 242) interposed between the cylindrical hub portion of the second rotatable member (26, 126, 226) and the first rotatable member (22, 122, 222) for transferring rotational torque between the first and second rotatable members. A plurality of load-bearing surfaces (32, 132, 232) associated with the first rotatable member (22, 122, 222) are engageable by the plurality of springs (42, 142, 242) to accommodate radial clearances (34, 36, 134, 136, 234) between the first rotatable member (22, 122, 222) and the cylindrical hub portion while providing rotational drive torque from the first rotatable member (22, 122, 222) to the second rotatable member (22, 122, 222) through the plurality of springs (42, 142, 242).
US10138940B2	Roller bearing cage for use in a gearbox A roller bearing cage that includes a cylindrical body including a plurality of pocket holes defined within and positioned circumferentially about the cylindrical body. Each pocket hole includes a pair of side portions and a pair of end portions meeting with the pair of side portions at a corner portion. The corner portion is contoured with a compound radius.
US10138939B2	Taper Roller Bearing A taper roller bearing includes: an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of taper rollers, and an annular cage which holds the plurality of taper rollers at an interval in the circumferential direction. The cage includes a small-diameter annular portion on one axial side, a large-diameter annular portion on the other axial side, and a plurality of column portions. An inner circumferential surface of the small-diameter annular portion includes a first inner circumferential surface portion and a second inner circumferential surface portion having a small diameter. An outer circumferential surface of the small flange included in the inner ring includes a first outer circumferential surface portion which opposes the first inner circumferential surface portion having a fine clearance, and a second outer circumferential surface portion which has a small diameter and opposes the second inner circumferential surface portion having a fine clearance.
US10138934B2	Thrust bearing A thrust bearing which is disposed to face a thrust collar provided in a rotation shaft is disclosed. The thrust bearing includes a top foil, a back foil, and a base plate. The back foil includes a plurality of back foil pieces which are arranged in a circumferential direction of the base plate, and the top foil includes a plurality of top foil pieces which are respectively disposed on the back foil pieces. An inner peripheral recessed portion is formed at a portion which supports an inner peripheral side end of the back foil piece in a surface supporting the back foil in the base plate.
US10138932B2	Air foil thrust bearing The present disclosure relates to an improved air foil thrust bearing having a reduced number of components and an increased load support area. The improved air foil thrust bearing comprises a base plate and a plurality of foils attached to the base plate, wherein each of the foils comprises a top foil section and a bump foil section connected to and integral with the top foil section.
US10138927B2	Ball joint connector A ball joint connector for connecting an elongated element to a ball pin includes a socket having a cylindrical cavity for receiving a ball of a ball pin with an opening at one end and a dome-shaped end wall at the opposite end, and a clip disposed at least partially within the cavity and dimensioned to encompass more than the upper hemisphere of the ball, the clip being moveable between a locking position and a retracted assembly/disassembly position characterized in that the clip is arranged to extend, in its locking position, in abutment with the surface of a ball received in the cavity on opposing sides of the ball on each side over a portion of the upper hemisphere and with its lower end portion over an adjoining surface portion of the lower hemisphere.
US10138917B2	Connector system for rapid assembly and disassembly of panels and other members A connector system for joining panels or other components together includes male connectors and female connector recessed profiles. The male connectors are attachable to one panel or component and the female connector profiles can be formed in or attached to another panel or component. The male connector has a tapered body with dovetail side edges extending between a narrower leading end and a wider trailing end. The female connector profile has a footprint with a wider open entry section and a narrower closed anchoring section. Dovetail side walls extend between the entry and anchoring sections. The connectors are small, and multiple male and female connectors are used on joining panels. The connector system can be used in ready to assemble furniture, stud walls and other assemblies and are especially suited for use in wood based members of composite construction.
US10138911B2	Device for extracorporeal blood treatment The invention relates to a system for treating blood, which includes a single cassette capable of carrying out the various CRRT treatments.
US10138909B2	Multi-cylinder assembly A multi-cylinder assembly includes a cylinder assembly defining a bore and a piston-rod assembly slidably disposed in the bore of the cylinder assembly. The piston-rod assembly includes a piston rod, a piston-rod sleeve and a retainer. The piston rod includes a piston head, a first rod extending outwardly from the piston head and a rod extension extending outwardly from the first rod. The piston-rod sleeve is disposed about the rod extension of the piston rod. The piston-rod sleeve includes a head portion and a rod portion. The retainer is engaged to the rod extension. The retainer prohibits axial movement of the piston-rod sleeve.
US10138908B2	Miniature high pressure pump and electrical hydraulic actuation system Methods and apparatus pertaining to positive displacement pumps, and further to hydraulic actuation systems. In some embodiments the pumps are gear pumps with bi-directional operation. In some embodiments the actuation system includes a motor-driven, reversible operation gear pump providing fluid under pressure to a rod and cylinder.
US10138901B2	Systems and methods for implementing a fan array with quick connect and modular control A fan array is provided having a frame including a plurality of frame members. The frame members are joined to define a plurality of chambers. Each of a plurality of fan units is configured to be positioned in one of the plurality of chambers. Each fan unit has a motor. A plurality of local motor controllers are joined to corresponding motors. The local motor controllers are configured to control an operation of the corresponding fan unit. A master controller is configured to communicate with the local motor controllers. The master controller is configured to provide the local motor controllers with target operating parameters for the corresponding fan units.
US10138899B2	Electric propulsion assembly for an aircraft An electric propulsion assembly for an aircraft includes a nacelle having a nacelle cowl which defines an inner space for arranging an electric propulsion unit, which includes a blower, of the aircraft. An electric motor assembly is placed in the inner space and connected to the propulsion unit to supply power to the propulsion unit. An airflow generated by the blower flows in a space between the motor assembly and the nacelle cowl defining a duct to supply thrust to the aircraft. A power electronics system has at least one heat exchanger to transfer thermal energy from the system to a work fluid to cool the system. The heat exchanger is placed to project at least partially into the duct, so that the work fluid consists of the air flow generated by the blower.
US10138898B2	Centrifugal compressor and turbocharger An annular diffuser is formed on an outlet side of a wheel in a housing. A spiral scroll is formed on an outlet side of the diffuser in the housing. An annular concave part is formed to be depressed to an inside in a radial direction in a boundary between a shroud-side wall surface of the diffuser and a wall surface of the scroll.
US10138891B2	Double suction pump with agitators A double suction centrifugal pump is provided. An impeller is mounted inside a pump housing, which is mounted inside a three-dimensional frame made of two end plates connected by crossbars. The pump housing has opposing inlet openings on opposite sides of the housing so that fluid is sucked into the housing from both sides and discharged by the impeller. The impeller is mounted on a driveshaft that extends through the dual inlet openings and openings in each of the end plates. Dual hydraulic motors are mounted on the exterior of each respective end plate and cooperatively rotate the driveshaft. Agitators are attached to the driveshaft and rotate with the driveshaft. The agitators macerate solids such as vegetation or other organic matter so that the solid matter does not clog the pump intakes. The pump is effective for dredging and pumping sand and other abrasive solids and in severe service applications of high viscosity, high density fluids.
US10138889B2	Oil-free screw compressor An oil-free screw compressor with good assemblability of a shaft seal device that reduces leakage of a compressed gas, where the oil-free screw compressor accommodates male and female screw rotors in a rotor chamber of a casing, supports each screw rotor by a bearing through a rotor shaft, and has shaft seal devices in a shaft seal space. The shaft seal devices include an oil seal on the side of the bearing, a packing case on the side of the rotor chamber, and a gas seal. An end of the packing case on the side of the bearing and an end of the oil seal on the side of the rotor chamber are fitted and fixed by interference fit to form a gas seal accommodation space, the gas seal accommodation space accommodating the seal ring.
US10138877B2	Method and system for intensifying slurry pressure A pressure intensifier system includes a housing including a piston separating a first volume and a second volume. A high pressure pump, a low pressure manifold are coupled to a drain line and a slurry tank. A plurality of valves comprise a first state coupling the high pressure pump to the first volume and coupling the second volume to the low pressure manifold so a first portion of fluid in the second volume is communicated to the slurry tank and a second portion of the fluid is communicated to the drain. The valves comprise a second state coupling the high pressure pump to the second volume and coupling the first volume to the low pressure manifold so a first portion of fluid in the first volume is in communication with the slurry tank and a second portion of the fluid in first volume is in communication with the drain.
US10138849B2	Exhaust gas recirculation apparatus and control method therefor An exhaust gas recirculation apparatus including an engine; a suction line; an exhaust line; a post-processing unit which is disposed in the exhaust line to reduce hazardous substances contained in the exhaust gas; a first circulation line which guides a part of the exhaust gas, which is guided to the exhaust line, to the suction line; a second circulation line which guides a part of the exhaust gas, which is guided to a downstream side of the post-processing unit, to the suction line; and a bypass line which branches off from an upstream side of the second circulation line, and merges with a downstream side of the second circulation line, wherein ammonia slip, which is discharged from the post-processing unit, is prevented from being guided to the suction line.
US10138848B2	Canister A canister in one aspect of the present invention comprises an adsorber having a honeycomb shape that adsorbs evaporated fuel and a housing chamber that houses the adsorber. The canister comprises an outer passage, provided in the housing chamber, that passes over an outer surface of the adsorber and a flow passage that passes through the adsorber and the outer passage as a flow passage for the evaporated fuel to pass through the housing chamber.
US10138842B2	Apparatus for utilizing heat wasted from engine Apparatus for utilizing heat wasted from an engine includes: a Rankine cycle (31); a transmission mechanism that couples an output shaft of an expansion device (37) to a rotary shaft of an engine via an electromagnetic clutch (32) that can be engaged and disengaged; a passage (65) through which refrigerant exiting a heat exchanger (36) flows so as to bypass the expansion device (37); and a bypass valve (66) interposed in the passage. To stop the expansion device (37), the electromagnetic clutch (32) is switched from an engaged state to a disengaged state after switching the bypass valve (66) from a closed state to an open state. If the bypass valve (66) becomes stuck in the closed state, expansion device front-rear differential pressure limiting processing in which a front-rear differential pressure of the expansion device is limited while maintaining the electromagnetic clutch (32) in the engaged state is performed.
US10138840B2	PTWA coating on pistons and/or cylinder heads and/or cylinder bores A surface of a piston and/or a cylinder head and/or a cylinder bore of an internal combustion cylinder with selectively applied plasma transferred wire arc coating which acts as a thermal barrier improving fuel efficiency and reducing fuel emissions and a method of producing the plasma transferred wire arc coating on a surface of a piston and/or cylinder head and/or a cylinder bore of a compression ignition and/or spark ignition engine.
US10138838B2	Engine torque estimation system, and engine torque estimation method An engine torque estimation device includes: a memory; a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to, acquire a measured value of a crank angle that is a rotation angle of a crank shaft of an engine, derive, based on the measured value of the crank angle, a calculated value of a crank angle speed, and derive an estimated value of an engine torque, based on a non-linear Kalman filter using a first estimation error that is a difference between the calculated value of the crank angle speed and the estimated value of the crank angle speed.
US10138837B2	Air fuel ratio control for an internal combustion engine that can be operated with fuels at different properties The air-fuel ratio feedback control is performed by using a first correction value which is determined depending on a difference between a detected air-fuel ratio (A/F) of an air-fuel mixture and a target A/F and a second correction value which is determined depending on the property of the fuel. Further, fuel property learning control is carried out to correct the first correction value and the second correction value so that an absolute value of the first correction value is not more than a threshold value, when the absolute value of the first correction value is larger than the threshold value after performing the charging with fuel. A combustion continuing correction value range, which is a range of the second correction value to allow the A/F of the mixture to be included in an A/F range in which combustion can be continued, is stored, and the second correction value is set to a value within the combustion continuing correction value range if the A/F feedback control and the fuel property learning control are interrupted.
US10138835B1	Vehicle having a powertrain control unit that reduces exhaust stream NOx pursuant to duty cycle information A vehicle comprising a (diesel or gasoline) engine and aftertreatment system includes a powertrain control unit that identifies engine operating conditions expected to fulfill a demand for output from the engine. A first operating condition is expected to fulfill the demand with an exhaust stream having a first amount of NOx. A second operating condition is expected to fulfill the demand with an exhaust stream having a reduced amount of NOx as compared to the first amount of NOx. The powertrain control unit receives duty cycle information to control the engine to fulfill the demand per the second operating condition, yielding the reduced amount of NOx in the exhaust. Duty cycle information may include vehicle speed, location, a position sensor, a rotation sensor, ambient temperature, a characteristic feature of the duty cycle, dependency of load vs. time, information regarding an historical duty cycle, and temporal dependence of demand.
US10138834B2	System and method for estimating the quantity of particulate accumulated in the particulate filter of a diesel engine A diesel engine system comprises a particulate filter interposed in an exhaust line and a plurality of fuel injectors associated with an engine. When a quantity of particulate accumulated within said filter is estimated to be greater than a threshold, a control mode of the injectors is activated causing an automatic regeneration of the filter, by increasing a temperature of exhaust gases fed to the filter sufficient for burning the particulate within the filter. A statistical model is applied which estimates the quantity of particulate accumulated in the filter per time unit The estimation of the particulate accumulated in the filter is corrected after each regeneration of the filter, on a basis of a comparison between the real variation of said temperature during the regeneration as detected by a sensor and a stored reference variation of said temperature previously detected empirically during a regeneration with the filter being empty.
US10138832B2	Apparatus and method for controlling engine An engine control apparatus and an engine control method are provided. The engine control apparatus includes an accelerator pedal position sensor that measures a position of an accelerator pedal in response to an operation of the accelerator pedal. Additionally, a vehicle controller verifies whether a driver demand torque is equal to or greater than a current engine torque when the position of the accelerator pedal is deviated from a reference position while an engine is operated in a part load mode and determines whether to permit a transition of an engine mode of the engine to a full load mode. An engine controller then transitions the engine mode to the full load mode from the part load mode in response to a control of the vehicle controller.
US10138830B1	Systems and methods for engine control Methods and systems are provided for adjusting spark timing and fueling in an engine in response to an indication of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system degradation due to a disconnected upstream hose of an EGR differential pressure sensor. In one example, a method may include, responsive to an integrated knock intensity being greater than a threshold intensity and a fuel control correction being greater than a threshold enrichment, setting an EGR rate to zero and triggering an EGR differential pressure sensor upstream hose diagnostic routine to be performed. Further, spark timing and fueling may be set for zero EGR.
US10138826B2	Fuel management system for variable ethanol octane enhancement of gasoline engines Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as to control knock and minimize that amount of the anti-knock agent that is used in a drive cycle. It is preferred that the anti-knock agent is ethanol. The use of ethanol can be further minimized by injection in a non-uniform manner within a cylinder. The ethanol injection suppresses knock so that higher compression ratio and/or engine downsizing from increased turbocharging or supercharging can be used to increase the efficiency or the engine.
US10138823B2	Combustion engine air intake system for motorcycle This supercharger for a motorcycle is driven by power of a crankshaft of a combustion engine, and compresses intake air to be supplied to the combustion engine. The supercharger has an impeller of a centrifugal type, and an intake air control valve is disposed on the upstream side of the impeller of the supercharger with respect to a flow direction of the intake air. The intake air control valve is disposed so as to face a suction port of the supercharger in the flow direction of the intake air. The intake air control valve adjusts the amount of the intake air flowing into the impeller, and in addition, provides a preswirl to the intake air flowing into the impeller.
US10138819B2	Vehicle, straddle-type vehicle, and method of driving throttle valve A vehicle comprises an engine including a plurality of combustion chambers; a plurality of throttle valves provided in the plurality of combustion chambers corresponding to the plurality of combustion chambers, respectively, to independently adjust flow rates of intake air flowing into the combustion chambers, respectively; two or more driving mechanisms for electrically driving the plurality of throttle valves divided into two or more groups in such a manner that each of the driving mechanisms drives the throttle valve in a corresponding group of the groups; and a throttle control device for controlling the driving mechanisms based on an amount of throttle operation information input by a rider and a predetermined vehicle state, wherein the throttle control device provides throttle opening rate commands which are made different between the groups, to the driving mechanisms, respectively, when a predetermined output adjustment condition is met.
US10138815B2	System and method for diffusion combustion in a stoichiometric exhaust gas recirculation gas turbine system A system is provided with a turbine combustor having a first diffusion fuel nozzle, wherein the first diffusion fuel nozzle is configured to produce a diffusion flame. The system includes a turbine driven by combustion products from the diffusion flame in the turbine combustor. The system also includes an exhaust gas compressor, wherein the exhaust gas compressor is configured to compress and route an exhaust gas from the turbine to the turbine combustor along an exhaust recirculation path. In addition, the system includes a first catalyst unit disposed along the exhaust recirculation path.
US10138810B2	Method and apparatus for power storage Cryogenic energy storage systems, and particularly methods for capturing cold energy and re-using that captured cold energy, are disclosed. The systems allow cold thermal energy from the power recovery process of a cryogenic energy storage system to be captured effectively, to be stored, and to be effectively utilised. The captured cold energy could be reused in any co-located process, for example to enhance the efficiency of production of the cryogen, to enhance the efficiency of production of liquid natural gas, and/or to provide refrigeration. The systems are such that the cold energy can be stored at very low pressures, cold energy can be recovered from various components of the system, and/or cold energy can be stored in more than one thermal store.
US10138805B2	Six-stroke and eight-stroke internal combustion engines A method for improving the efficiency of an internal combustion engine having a cycle, for each cylinder of the engine, including intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes, comprises inserting two strokes into the cycle in addition to the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes. No material other than air is introduced into each cylinder during either of the additional two strokes. A high efficiency internal combustion engine system having a cycle, for each cylinder of the engine, including intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes, comprises a cylinder, a piston, an air intake device, a fuel injector, an exhaust valve device, a camshaft, and an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to control cylinder operation such that two strokes, in addition to the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes, are inserted into the cycle. No material other than air is introduced into each cylinder during either of the additional two strokes.
US10138793B2	Exhaust gas purification system and method for controlling the same An exhaust gas purification system capable of preventing clogging of a reducing agent injection valve due to solidified urea aqueous solution to prevent a decrease in the exhaust gas purification efficiency of an internal-combustion engine. The exhaust gas purification system includes a diesel particulate filter, a reducing agent injection valve and an SCR catalyst in this order from the exhaust upstream side. A condition satisfaction determination section determines whether or not urea aqueous solution is likely to be solidified when detecting that an ignition switch is turned off, and an internal-combustion engine stop prevention section prevents the internal-combustion engine from being stopped, based on a determination by the condition satisfaction determination section.
US10138786B2	Exhaust gas purification apparatus of internal combustion engine An additive amount of a reducing agent to a selective reduction-type NOx catalyst is optimized. An ammonia adsorption amount of the selective reduction-type NOx catalyst is estimated based on one or a plurality of prescribed parameters related to the ammonia adsorption amount and a specific ammonia adsorption amount that is an estimated value of the ammonia adsorption amount specified by at least one of a maximum value and a minimum value of an estimated value of the ammonia adsorption amount is estimated based on an error in the prescribed parameter, and when the specific ammonia adsorption amount is outside a target range of the ammonia adsorption amount, addition of an ammonia precursor or ammonia using an adding valve is controlled such that the specific ammonia adsorption amount returns to the target range.
US10138778B2	Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine An exhaust purification system including a particulate filter, a selective reduction catalyst provided at a downstream side from the filter, an ammonia ingredient feed device which feeds an ammonia ingredient to the selective reduction catalyst, a control device which controls the amount of the ammonia ingredient which is adsorbed at the selective reduction catalyst to become a target adsorption amount, and a filter regeneration system which performs filter regeneration processing to remove PM which has built up on the particulate filter when an execution start condition stands. When removal of PM is demanded, so long as the execution start condition of the filter regeneration processing by the filter regeneration system does not stand, the target adsorption amount is decreased a plurality of times in stages, and the execution start condition of the filter regeneration processing is changed to a different condition at each stage of the target adsorption amount.
US10138774B2	Silencer for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle A silencer for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle having a turbocharger and a charge air cooler is provided. The silencer includes a turbocharger module with a passage duct. An inlet interface is fastened to an outlet connector of the turbocharger of the internal combustion engine. An outlet interface of the turbocharger module is fastened one or more modules configured as a resonator module and/or a charge air cooler module. An outlet interface of the module most remote from the outlet connector of the turbocharger is fastened to an inlet interface of a feed line for the charge air cooler of the internal combustion engine.
US10138773B2	Single handed oil filter puncher tool system and method A single handed oil filter puncher tool system and method that operates as an easy and simple time saving device for draining an oil filter during vehicle service with single hand operation. The system is a puncher tool assembly having a handle at a proximate end a perpendicular guide shaft. The tool further includes a sliding punch assembly and an outer sliding sleeve that work together in functional combination as a moving assembly that gets cocked into place while compressing a driving spring. An activation lever releases the sliding punch assembly from the cocked position causing the driving spring to unleash force on the sliding punch assembly. The sliding punch assembly slides along the guide shaft forcing a piercing pin into an oil filter in a single handed operation. The piercing pin punctures the oil filter causing it to drain.
US10138772B2	System and method for reducing friction Systems and methods are described for reducing friction within a transmission and an internal combustion engine including a PCV system. A gaseous fuel source is fluidly coupled to the transmission via a flow control valve and the transmission, in turn, is fluidly coupled to an air inflow line of the PCV system. The flow control valve is configured to control a flow of gaseous fuel into the transmission and there on into the PCV system and crankcase.
US10138771B2	Oil bypass structure of oil cooler An oil bypass structure of an oil cooler includes: a bypass passage; an outlet side passage; and bypass valve disposed at a connection portion between the bypass passage and the outlet side passage, the bypass valve which includes a valve element including an inside passage, and within which the oil flows, the bypass valve being arranged to be closed to shut off a flow of the oil from the bypass passage to the outlet side passage by the valve element so that the oil passing through the heat exchange section flows within the inside passage, and to be opened to connect the bypass passage and the inside passage so that the oil passing through the bypass passage flows within the inside passage.
US10138769B2	Variable valve train An engine variable valve train includes a cam changeover mechanism for axially shifting a cylindrical cam carrier fitted on and around a camshaft for changing over cam lobes on the cam carrier to cause one of the cam lobes to selectively act on an engine valve for engine operation. The cam changeover mechanism includes changeover pins adapted to be advanced and retracted for engagement with or disengagement from a lead groove formed around the cam carrier, and with a changeover driving shaft constituting a linear motion cam mechanism for causing the changeover pins to selectively advance to engage with the lead groove. The cam carrier, while rotating with the cam shaft, is axially shifted by the action of the lead groove having the changeover pins selectively engaged therewith, so that the cam lobes are changed over and one of the cam lobe is made to act on the engine valve.
US10138768B2	System for controlling continuously variable valve duration and operating method thereof A control system of a continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) is provided. A system for controlling a CVVD by adjusting an actuator for controlling the CVVD includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to output a command for adjusting the actuator based on a vehicle state and a cam position sensor is configured to measure a cam revolutions per minute (RPM). A controller is configured to calculate a crank RPM from the cam RPM when a failure occurs during communication with the ECU. A target phase angle is extracted based on the calculated crank RPM, and an electric current is output that corresponds to the extracted target phase angle to the actuator.
US10138765B2	Control valve for valve timing adjusting device of internal combustion engine The present disclosure provides a hydraulic control valve for a valve timing adjusting device of an engine. The valve timing adjusting device has a hydraulic control valve; a housing; a rotor installed in the housing and having vanes forming advance, retard and locking chambers, respectively; and a locking pin member elastically installed at the locking chamber. In particular, the hydraulic control valve includes: a valve body connected to the camshaft and having ports and a spool space; an outer spool elastically installed in the spool space and having distribution ports selectively communicated with or disconnected to the ports of the valve body; and an inner spool that is integrally coupled to the outer spool and forms a supply passage connected to a working fluid pump and a drain passage connected to a drain tank together. With this arrangement, the hydraulic control valve reliably provides phase angle control operation and the self-locking operation to adjust a valve timing and thereby improving engine performance.
US10138762B2	Power generation system A power generation system in which the combustion heat of hydrocarbon gas is used to heat the steam for power generation; at the same time, the exhaust heat thereof is used to dry and thy-distill low rank coal. The power generation system includes: a dry distillation step for dry-distilling low rank coal of high moisture content; a cooling step for cooling the fixed carbon obtained in the dry distillation step; a combustion step in which hydrocarbon gas obtained in the dry distillation step is used as the main fuel; and a power generation step in which there are provided a power generator moving a steam turbine by main steam generated in the combustion step and a condenser.
US10138760B2	Working fluid collecting apparatus for rankine cycle waste heat recovery system A working fluid collecting apparatus for a Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system includes a storage tank for storing a working fluid circulated in a Rankine cycle therein, and a collection means for collecting the working fluid into the storage tank.
US10138752B2	Active HPC clearance control A gas turbine engine clearance control system includes a cooling air passage extending from a cooling air inlet port to a cooling air outlet port. The cooling air inlet port and outlet port are formed within an external surface of a compressor casing of a compressor and are also axially spaced on the external surface of the compressor casing. The cooling air passage extends from the cooling air inlet port radially inwardly to at least one of a flange joint, a radially outer surface of a compressor casing ring, and a radially outer surface of a connector case. The cooling air passage further extends aftward along the radially outer surfaces of the connector case and the compressor casing ring. The cooling air passage further extends radially outward to the cooling air outlet port. Selectively supplying cooling air to the cooling air passage controls a rotor tip clearance between a rotor tip of a rotor blade of the compressor and an inner surface of the compressor casing ring and further controls an interstage seal clearance between an inner band and a rotor spool of the compressor.
US10138751B2	Segmented seal for a gas turbine engine A seal segment according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first axial wall, a second axial wall radially spaced from the first axial wall and a radially outer wall that interconnects the first axial wall and the second axial wall. At least one curved member is radially inwardly offset from the radially outer wall and extending between the first and second axial walls.
US10138746B2	Gas turbine engine flow control device A flow control device for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal body having a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface and at least one stand-up protruding from the radially outer surface and configured to seal an interrupted surface.
US10138740B2	Silicon-based materials containing gallium and methods of forming the same A ceramic component is generally provided that includes a silicon-based layer comprising a silicon-containing material (e.g., a silicon metal and/or a silicide) and about 0.001% to about 85% of a Ga-containing compound. For example, the silicon-based layer can be a bond coating directly on the surface of the substrate. Alternatively or additionally, the silicon-based layer can be an outer layer defining a surface of the substrate, with an environmental barrier coating on the surface of the substrate. Gas turbine engines are also generally provided that include such a ceramic component.
US10138739B2	Part consisting of a ceramic material, comprising a base and a wall A part made of a ceramic material, including a portion forming a base and a portion forming a wall, wherein the base consists of a low-porosity ceramic material and the wall is obtained by powder sintering and includes an envelope and a core, the core being within the envelope, the porosity of the core being higher than that of the base and increasing the further it is from the base.
US10138736B2	Turbomachine blade tip shroud Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward systems including a turbomachine blade tip shroud having a pressure side portion and a suction side portion. The pressure side portion and the suction side portion are divided by a mean camber line of a turbomachine blade, and the pressure side portion has a greater surface area than the suction side portion.
US10138733B2	Process for producing a turbine rotor A process for producing a turbine rotor (1), which has, as joining partners, a turbine wheel (2) made of TiAl and a shaft (3) produced from steel, with the following process steps: providing the turbine wheel (2); providing a solder; providing the shaft (3); and connecting the turbine wheel (2) and the shaft (3) by electron beam soldering by means of an electron beam (5).
US10138726B2	Downhole communications using selectable frequency bands A system that is positionable in a wellbore in a subterranean formation can include a first transceiver that is positionable external to a casing string in the wellbore. The first transceiver can wirelessly transmit data via a signal within a frequency band that is selected based on a fluid property of a fluid in the wellbore and a property of the subterranean formation. The system can also include a second transceiver that is positionable externally
US10138719B2	Method of extracting bitumen from oil sands with a propylene oxide capped glycol Oil sands may be surface mined and transported to a treatment area or may be treated directly by means of an in situ process of oil sand deposits that are located too deep for strip mining. A bitumen recovery process may be used to extract bitumen from oil sands. Specifically, the bitumen recover process involves a step of treating oil sands with a propylene oxide capped glycol ether described by the structure: RO—(C2H4O)n—CH2CH(CH3)OH wherein R is a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl, phenyl, alkyl phenyl group and n is 1 to 10.
US10138715B2	Well-bore and reservoir monitoring process by logging temperature and resistivity A well-bore monitoring process involving logging the temperature of a soil, rock, and brine mixture present in a carbonate formation continuously, and simultaneously logging the resistivity of the soil, rock, and brine mixture in the carbonate formation continuously. The logged temperature and the logged resistivity are interpreted whereby concurrent events in the logged temperature and the logged resistivity identify dissolution of rock into the mixture and precipitation of scale from the mixture. The simultaneous logging of the temperature and the resistivity is conducted in a well-bore in the carbonate rock formation.
US10138700B1	Dual rubber cartridge A housing of a dual rubber cartridge attaches at least one rubber to an inner barrel for rotation with the inner barrel. A first rubber and a second rubber may attach to the housing for quick installation of the rubbers. The user removes the housing to remove and replace the two rubbers. The user may then replace the original housing with a second housing on which new rubbers are installed. The housing enables the user to quickly replace the rubbers to reduce down time of the drilling operation.
US10138696B2	Radial conduit cutting system What is presented is a high power igniter comprising an igniter housing adapted to be positioned in a conduit. The igniter housing comprises a containment sub and a nozzle sub that releasably secure to each other. A high wattage heater located in the igniter housing comprises a combustible pellet insertable into the igniter housing for creating a flow of heated gas when the combustible pellet is ignited with a pellet igniting device while the high power igniter is in use. The high power igniter is free from a loose powdered form of combustible material when the combustible pellet is in the igniter housing. The nozzle sub directs the flow of heated gas in the system.
US10138695B2	Downhole fluid flow diverting A flow-diverter assembly includes a housing having a discharge port, a valve piston located in the housing, and a barrel cam coupled to the valve piston. The valve piston includes a valve body in fluid communication with an internal flow passage of the housing, and is movable axially along a longitudinal axis of the housing between an open position, where a vent of the valve body is fluidly coupled to the discharge port, and a closed position, where the vent of the valve body is substantially sealed from the discharge port.
US10138692B2	Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of wellbore returns A method and apparatus to regulate the down-hole hydrostatic pressure in a wellbore are provided which depend on regulating the resistance to the flow of wellbore returns produced by the wellbore. The resistance may be provided by the internal gas pressure in a gas/liquid separator receiving the flow of wellbore returns, where the internal gas pressure is regulated by an adjustable back pressure valve and a gas source. Alternatively or in addition, the resistance may be provided by a pump receiving the flow of wellbore returns, where the resistance of the pump is regulated by adjusting the speed of the pump.
US10138691B2	Mobile service rig with integrate pipe handling assembly A mobile service rig with an integrated pipe handling assembly is provided. The rig includes an elongate frame, an attached elongate mast, and an attached a pipe handling assembly. The mast base is pivotally attached to the frame for moving the mast between horizontal and vertical orientations. The pipe handling assembly includes a pipe trough and a trough lifting arm pivotally attached to frame and pipe trough to move a pipe between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation collinear with the mast in the vertical orientation. The pipe handling assembly may also include a pair of pipe racks pivotally attached to the frame to extend transversely away from the frame.
US10138688B2	Wireless downhole tool positioning control For a free falling well tool sub having one or more pipe bore centering cages, a collapsible material cone secured inside of the centering cage half length with the cone base opening in the downhole direction restricts the rate of pipe bore fluid flow past the cone and thereby restricts the descent rate of the tool. The rate of descent may be regulated with fluid flow by-pass apertures in the sub. A collapsible material cone in a bore centering cage having a base opening in the up-hole direction may be used as piston to drive the tool sub along horizontal segments of a deviated well bore. Both cones may be used separately or together.
US10138680B2	Hinged tray for ladder or step stool A hinged tray for a ladder or step stool disclosed. The hinged tray includes compartments for holding tools or hardware while the tray is open or closed. The footprint of the top of the ladder or step stool top cap is the same as the footprint of the hinged tray so that when the hinged tray is in the folded position the two footprints are aligned and the front and rear surfaces of the top cap and tray are at the same angle as the rails of the ladder or step stool.
US10138678B2	Spring system for roller blinds A method of selecting one or more springs for a roller blind is provided. The method may include determining one or more parameters of the blind, determining a torque curve of the blind based on the one or more parameters of the blind, and selecting one or more springs having a wire diameter and a spring diameter. The method may further include determining a length of the one or more springs based on the torque curve, the wire diameter of the one or more springs, and the spring diameter of the one or more springs to ensure the blind operates with a constant operating force.
US10138674B2	Control device for cordless blinds assembly A control device of a cordless blinds assembly includes a bottom box and a rod unit which is received in the bottom box. The rod unit is cooperated with the operation unit in the bottom box. The operation unit is cooperated with a pawl which is engaged with or disengaged from a gear of the coil spring plate seat so as to control the operation of the blinds assembly without using any operation cord.
US10138672B2	Mounting system for a camera There is an apparatus for viewing on another side of a door comprising at least one mount, and at least one electronic device configured to be coupled to the at least one mount. There can be at least one camera coupled to the electronic device and to the at least one mount. There can also be at least one coupling element for coupling the electronic device to the mount and wherein the mount is configured to allow the electronic device to be mounted on a surface.
US10138671B2	Barrier operator feature enhancement A barrier operator feature enhancement device is designed to provide one or more features found in modern barrier operator devices and to incorporate those features into a previously installed barrier operator system. To facilitate ease of use, the barrier operator feature enhancement device can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. To facilitate the ease of installation, the device is designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator. Once configured to be able to communicate with the previously installed barrier operator, the feature enhancement device works with the barrier operator to provide one or more additional features to enhance the capabilities of the previously installed barrier operator.
US10138668B1	Position adjustment apparatus A position adjustment apparatus includes a housing main body, a connecting shaft, a spring, a guiding shaft and a rear shaft. The connecting shaft and the spring are installed between the guiding shaft and the rear shaft, and the spring is configured to be a compression spring; therefore, the structure of the position adjustment apparatus is simplified, manufacturing costs are reduced, and the assembly and manufacturing speed of the apparatus are increased along with the use of the compression spring to reduce the destruction of the spring structure due to pulling thereon. Consequently, as the guiding shaft drives the connecting shaft to actuate the rear shaft, the objective of prolonging the useful lifetime of the position adjustment apparatus can be achieved without the use of any torsion springs or pull springs.
US10138666B2	Anti-fall flip-up sliding mechanism An anti-fall flip-up sliding mechanism includes a hinge having a first hinge plate affixed to a cabinet and a second hinge plate pivotally connected the first hinge plate, a buffering device including a first damper connected between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate and a second damper mounted at the second hinge plate, and a sliding device affixed to a door panel and slidably coupled to the second hinge plate and meshed with the second damper such that when the door panel is biased relative to the first hinge plate and received to the top side of the cabinet, the first damper and the second damper produce a buffering effect to avoid the door panel from sudden falling.
US10138665B2	Enclosure assembly with concealed hinge system An enclosure assembly with concealed hinge system comprises a quadrilateral cabinet and a cover that is configured to swivel along a sidewall of the quadrilateral cabinet. The swiveling action of the cover with respect to the quadrilateral cabinet is enabled by the use of a first pair of hinges and at least one second hinge. The first pair of hinges is welded onto the corners of the sidewall, and the at least one second hinge is welded onto the sidewall between the first pair of hinges.
US10138659B2	Compression latch A compression latch assembly for latching a panel to a frame includes a housing assembly, a lockplug assembly, a handle actuator assembly, and a rotating pawl assembly. The housing assembly defines an exterior well and a first and second compartment. The lockplug assembly resides within the first compartment and includes a lockplug having a circumferential guide surface. The handle actuator assembly has a handle within the exterior well, a crank coupled to the handle, and a drive shaft coupled to the crank. The handle and the crank rotate about common pivot point within the second compartment. The handle is selectively captured and ejected by interaction between the circumferential guide surface and a locking pin on the handle. The rotating pawl assembly has a hook defining a slot that receives the drive shaft. Pivotal movement of the handle actuates the hook by movement of the drive shaft within the slot.
US10138657B2	Motor vehicle door lock The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock, with a locking mechanism consisting of a rotary latch and a pawl, wherein, in the closed state of the locking mechanism, the pawl bears with the locking contour thereof against a latching contour of the rotary latch, wherein the locking contour is formed in two parts with a retaining contour and a rolling contour.
US10138652B2	Foldable tent rack A foldable tent rack includes a first support stand including a first connecting base, two first stand poles, and two second stand poles; and a second support stand including a third stand pole, a second connecting base, and the second stand pole. Each first stand pole is rotatably connected to the first connecting base. Each first stand pole is rotatably connected to one second stand pole to form a scissor-type structure. First ends of the second and third stand poles are rotatably connected by the second connecting base. The second and third stand poles are rotatable. The third stand pole is rotatably connected to a fourth stand pole to form a scissor-type structure. In the unfolded position, arch shapes are formed and the poles are separated.
US10138637B2	Floor covering and locking systems Floorboards with a mechanical locking system that allows movement between the floorboards when they are joined to form a floating floor. A semi-floating floor including rectangular floorboards joined with a mechanical locking system and in which locking system the joined floorboards have a horizontal plane which is parallel to a floor surface and a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the horizontal plane, said locking system having mechanically cooperating locks for vertical joining parallel to the vertical plane and for horizontal joining parallel to the horizontal plane of a first and a second joint edge and in which locking system a vertical lock including a tongue which cooperates with a tongue groove and the horizontal lock including a locking element with a locking surface which cooperates with a locking groove.
US10138633B2	Self-adhering underlayment sheets to form waterproofing joints, related building assemblies and methods As described herein, the invention includes a building underlayment sheet that comprises an underlayment lamina having a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface includes an interior portion and a selvage portion that extends from the interior portion of the bottom surface to a terminal distal edge of the sheet and the interior portion of the bottom surface bears a self adhesive layer. The selvage portion of the bottom surface bears a bonding composition that is capable of bonding to a top surface of a second underlayment lamina to form a full lap joint. In some embodiments, the self adhesive layer includes an asphalt, a polymer such as poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene)(SBS), and a tackifier, and/or the bonding composition includes asphalt, a polymer such as poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), ground tire rubber (GTR), and tackifier. Also included are building assemblies that include the application of one or more of the underlayment sheets to a building surface, such as a roof surface and methods of installing the underlayment and waterproofing a roof surface.
US10138615B2	Base body of electric transmission tower using micropile Disclosed is a base body of an electric transmission tower using a micropile. The base body of the electric transmission tower using the micropile includes an anchor member coupled to a main pole member of the electric transmission tower, a foundation member coupled to the anchor member and including a plurality of foundations, and the micropile configured to fix the foundation member to the ground and compress the foundation member.
US10138611B2	Pressure differential open dike equipment and open dike system to limit effects of tide on upstream areas An open breakwater dike system comprising a dike body, anchor feet, wherein the anchor feet are connected to or integral with a bottom surface of the dike body; and a first pillar connected to or integral with an upper surface of the dike body is disclosed. In an embodiment, the open dike system further comprises a second pillar connected to or integral with the upper surface of the dike body offset from the first pillar; a first flap gate rotationally attached to the first pillar and disposed between the first and second pillars, wherein the first flap gate closes against a first extension in the second pillar; and a means for opening and closing one or more flap gates, wherein the means for opening one or more flap gates opens and closes the first flap gate. A method of using the open breakwater dike system is also disclosed.
US10138609B2	Container for spreader material and a liquid tank A spreader, in particular for winter service vehicles, for spreading out solid spreading materials includes a spreading-material container for receiving the solid spreading materials to be spread out, and at least one liquid tank arranged within the spreading-material container and having an at least partly flexible sheath and variable volume for receiving liquid. The spreader furthermore comprises a conveying device in a floor surface of the spreading-material container for conveying the spreading materials out of the spreading-material container. The floor surface of the spreading-material container is horizontal or almost horizontal, with the at least one liquid tank being arranged on or above the floor surface such that, upon an at least partial filling of the liquid tank, there is formed a sliding surface for the solid spreading materials to be spread out that is inclined toward the conveying device relative to the floor surface.
US10138606B2	Expansion joint comprising a hybrid polyurea-polyurethane header composition Provided is a header composition for an expansion joint system. The header composition includes a hybrid polyurea-polyurethane composition and is designed to have a short cure time at low temperatures. Also provided are an expansion joint system incorporating the hybrid polyurea-polyurethane header composition and a method for applying the header composition into the expansion joint system.
US10138602B2	Fastening point, in which a rail forming part of a track for rail vehicles is mounted on a foundation A fastening point for a rail on a foundation including a bedplate arranged on a support surface of the foundation. The bedplate includes a bearing surface formed on its underside associated with the foundation and also a through-opening, a spring element for exerting an elastic holding-down force on a rail foot and a clamping screw, which braces the spring element against the bedplate. The clamping screw is guided with its threaded shaft through the through-opening of the bedplate. The clamping screw acts with its screw head against the spring element and is screwed into a thread provided in a region of the through-opening of the bedplate. A free space is provided in a region underneath the bedplate in the extension of the through-opening of the bedplate, into which the threaded shaft of the clamping screw can be inserted.
US10138596B2	Mixtures of fiber-reactive azo dyes, their preparation and their use The present invention relates to dye mixtures comprising one or more dye(s) of: formula (I) and one or more dye(s) of: formula (II) and optionally one or more dye(s) of: formula (IV) to processes for their preparation and to their use for dyeing and printing hydroxyl- and carboxamido-containing materials.
US10138592B2	Open mesh screen A screen includes a mesh substrate having an openness of greater than 30% when viewed at 0° incidence, the mesh substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface including a first coating, the first major surface having a first reflectance value, wherein the first reflectance value has an average value of greater than about 10% as measured by an EN410 standard and a diffuse reflection profile at all viewing angles from −89° to 89°, excluding an angle of direct illumination as measured by a scattering distribution function technique using a Goniometer, wherein the diffuse reflection profile provides a reduction in view through the mesh substrate when viewed from −89° to 89°.
US10138580B2	Nanofiber yarns, thread, rope, cables, fabric, articles and methods of making the same There is disclosed a material comprising an assembly of at least one spun yarn, comprising: synthetic inorganic fibers, such as carbon, metal, oxides, carbides or alloys or combinations thereof, wherein a majority of the fibers: (a) are longer than 300 μm, (b) have a diameter ranging from 0.25 nm and 700 nm, and (c) are substantially crystalline, wherein the yarn has substantial flexibility and uniformity in diameter. A method of making the material is also disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises spinning yarn by pulling fibers from a bulk material with at least one spinner that has real time feedback controls.
US10138576B2	Biocompatible hydrophilic compositions Durable hydrophilic compositions comprising aliphatic polyester, an anionic surfactant, and in some embodiments, a carrier.
US10138571B2	Method for making a semimetal compound of Pt by reacting elements Pt and Te The disclosure relates to a method for making semimetal compound of Pt. The semimetal compound is a single crystal material of PtTe2. The method comprises: placing pure Pt and pure Te in a reacting chamber as reacting materials; evacuating the reacting chamber to be vacuum less than 10 Pa; heating the reacting chamber to a first temperature from 600 degree Celsius to 800 degree Celsius and keeping for 24 hours to 100 hours; cooling the reacting chamber to a second temperature from 400 degree Celsius to 500 degree Celsius and keeping for 24 hours to 100 hours at a cooling rate from 1 degree Celsius per hour to 10 degree Celsius per hour to obtain a crystal material of PtTe2; and separating the excessive reacting materials from the crystal material of PtTe2.
US10138567B2	Apparatus and method for ionic liquid electroplating An electroplating apparatus includes a container containing plural portions and an ionic liquid plating solution that is capable of flowing therebetween. The plural portions include at least a first portion containing a counter electrode that includes coating donor material and a second portion that includes a workpiece. A porous scrubber separating the first and second portions has a plurality of metallic outer surfaces in contact with the ionic liquid plating solution. Coating, repair, and regeneration methods using an ionic liquid plating solution are also described.
US10138560B2	Methods and systems utilizing a boron-containing corrosion inhibitor for protection of titanium surfaces Some sensitive metal surfaces are often unable to be contacted effectively with hydrofluoric acid or acidic fluoride ions due to significant corrosion issues that may occur. Metal surfaces comprising titanium or a titanium alloy represent but one example of sensitive metal surfaces having this issue. Corrosion inhibitor compositions comprising boric acid and other boron-containing compounds may at least partially suppress corrosion of titanium and titanium alloy surfaces. Methods for suppressing corrosion may comprise: contacting a metal surface comprising titanium or a titanium alloy with a corrosion inhibitor composition comprising a boron-containing compound; and interacting the metal surface with a fluid phase comprising hydrofluoric acid or acidic fluoride ions.
US10138556B2	Plating method, plating apparatus, and storage medium A plating method can improve uniformity in a thickness of a plating layer formed on an inner surface of a recess. The plating method includes a loading process of loading the substrate in which the recess is formed into a casing; and a plating process of supplying a plating liquid to the substrate and forming a plating layer having a specific function on an inner surface of the recess. The plating process includes a first plating process of supplying a first plating liquid to the substrate and forming a first plating layer; and a second plating process of supplying a second plating liquid to the substrate and forming a second plating layer on the first plating layer after the first plating process. Further, a concentration of an additive contained in the first plating liquid is different from a concentration of an additive contained in the second plating liquid.
US10138551B2	Substrate processing apparatuses and systems A system for processing substrates is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a process chamber, at least one electrical resistance heater, and at least one Coanda effect gas injector.
US10138550B2	Film deposition method and an apparatus A shape computing method that determines a shape of a deposited film formed in a groove includes determining a solid angle for a reference point on a side surface of the groove. The shape computing method includes determining a thickness of the deposited film formed at the reference point in a reference deposition time based on a correlation between the solid angle and the thickness of the deposited film formed in the reference deposition time. The shape computing method includes determining the shape of the deposited film in a region in which the reference point lies based on the determined thickness.
US10138539B1	Method of managing coating uniformity with an optical thickness monitoring system The subject matter of the invention is a method for managing the coating thickness on a substrate in a physical vapor deposition system. Said method is applied to the system that comprises a multi-beam laser monitoring system and a uniformity control system with a multi-mask set. Said method comprises steps of computing error function for transmission of laser passing through the coating layer, ceasing the deposition process based on the comparison between the error function and a predetermined constant, comparing deposition rates among all laser beams, identifying the area of the coating layer with a different deposition rate, adjusting the multi-mask set to modify the deposition rate on that coating area in the next deposition process, and resuming the deposition process for the next coating layer until uniformity of the coating thickness is reached.
US10138538B2	ZnAlMg-coated metal sheet produced by optimized wiping The present invention provides a method for producing a sheet. The method includes providing a substrate, depositing a metal coating over at least one surface by dipping the substrate in a bath in order to obtain the sheet, wiping the metal coating by means of at least one nozzle projecting through at least one outlet a wiping gas onto the metal coating, the sheet being run in front of the nozzle, the wiping gas being ejected from the nozzle along a primary direction of ejection (E), a confinement box delimiting a confined zone at least downstream of the zone of impact (I) of the wiping gas on the sheet and solidifying the metal coating. The method satisfying: Z d ≤ 12 ⁢ ⁢ and ⁢ ⁢ f O 2 ≤ 10 - 4 W 2 ⁢ ( 0.63 + 0.4 + 94900 * W 2 ) ⁢ ⁢ with ⁢ ⁢ W = PdZ V .
US10138533B2	Method for producing high-purity calcium A high-purity calcium and method of producing same are provided. The method includes performing first sublimation purification by introducing calcium starting material having a purity, excluding gas components, of 4N or less into a crucible of a sublimation vessel, subjecting the starting material to sublimation by heating at 750° C. to 800° C., and causing the product to deposit or evaporate onto the inside walls of the sublimation vessel; and then, once the calcium that has been subjected to first sublimation purification is recovered, performing second sublimation purification by introducing the recovered calcium again to the crucible to the sublimation vessel, heating the recovered calcium at 750° C. to 800° C., and causing the product to similarly deposit or evaporate on the inside walls of the sublimation vessel thereby recovering calcium having a purity of 4N5 or higher.
US10138530B2	Method for producing high-strength galvannealed steel sheets A method for producing high-strength galvannealed steel sheets having excellent workability and fatigue resistance. The method comprises subjecting a steel sheet to an oxidation treatment, the oxidation treatment including heating the steel sheet in an upstream stage at a temperature in the range of 400° C. to 750° C. in an atmosphere having an O2 concentration of not less than 1000 ppm by volume and a H2O concentration of not less than 1000 ppm by volume and a downstream stage at a temperature in the range of 600° C. to 850° C. in an atmosphere having an O2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm by volume and a H2O concentration of not less than 1000 ppm by volume. The method further comprises subjecting the steel sheet to reducing annealing, hot-dip galvanizing treatment and alloying treatment.
US10138526B2	Molecular markers associated with stem canker resistance in soybean The present invention provides methods and compositions for the identification and selection of loci modulating phenotypic expression of a stem canker resistance trait in plant breeding. In addition, methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
US10138525B2	Compositions and methods to detect atopobium vaginae nucleic acid The disclosed invention include nucleic acid oligomers that may be used as amplification oligomers, including primers, as capture probes for sample preparation, and detection probes for detection of 16S rRNA from Atopobium vaginae in samples by using methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection.
US10138523B2	Cancer biomarker and diagnostic The application discloses new biomarkers and methods useful in the diagnosis, prognosis and/or monitoring of, or as a therapeutic or research target for, solid tumor cancers, such as colorectal cancer, based on measuring the biomarkers; and related kits and devices.
US10138521B2	Treatment and diagnosis of epigenetic disorders and conditions The present disclosure relates generally to the field of epigenetics and in particular epigenetic profiles associated with a pathological condition. The present specification teaches screening of individuals and populations for epigenetic profiles associated with a pathological condition. The epigenetic profiles can be from an intron, an intron/exon boundary or a splicing region. Epigenetic profiles are disclosed from the following sites in the FMR locus: FREE3, intron 2 of FMR1, the genomic FREE2 region as a whole or specific FREE2 fragments including FREE2 (D) or FREE2 (E). Kits and diagnostic assays are also taught herein as are computer programs to monitor changes in epigenetic patterns and profiles. Further enabled herein is a method for screening for agents which can reduce or mask the adverse effects of epigenetic modification and the use of these agents in therapy and prophylaxis.
US10138520B2	Diagnostic miRNA markers for Alzheimer The invention relates to methods for diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease (AD) with miRNA markers. Diagnosis of AD Towards the identification of biomarkers for diagnosis of AD, a comprehensive analysis of miRNA expression patterns was obtained. Significantly deregulated miRNAs were identified.
US10138517B2	Manipulation of microparticles in microfluidic systems An array of transportable particle sets is used in a microfluidic device for performing chemical reactions in the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device comprises a main channel and intersecting side channels, the main channel and side channels forming a plurality of intersections. The array of particle sets is disposed in the main channel, and the side channels are coupled to reagents. As the particle sets are transported through the intersections of the main channel and the side channels, reagents are flowed through the side channels into contact with each array member (or selected array members), thereby providing a plurality of chemical reactions in the microfluidic system.
US10138505B2	Process for the production of organic compounds from plant species This invention relates to a process for the production of fermentable C5-C6 sugars from oleaginous herbaceous plants comprising the steps of: a) mechanically separating the seeds from the above-ground lignocellulose biomass and breaking-up said lignocellulose biomass; b) placing the above-ground lignocellulose biomass in contact with a basic aqueous solution so as to obtain a paste containing from 10 to 50% by weight of the said lignocellulose biomass at temperature of between 10 and 95° C. for a time of between 1 minute and 24 hours; c) separating out the paste obtained in step b) in a solid fraction containing essentially hemicellulose and cellulose; in a liquid fraction containing lignin and extractables; d) subjecting the said solid fraction containing essentially hemicellulose and cellulose to enzyme hydrolysis.
US10138504B2	Production of malonyl-CoA derived products via anaerobic pathways The present invention provides for novel metabolic pathways to convert biomass and other carbohydrate sources to malonyl-CoA derived products, such as hydrocarbons and other bioproducts, under anaerobic conditions and with the net production of ATP. More specifically, the invention provides for a recombinant microorganism comprising one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes that function in one or more engineered metabolic pathways to achieve conversion of a carbohydrate source to, e.g., long-chain hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon derivatives, wherein the one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes is activated, upregulated, downregulated, or deleted. The invention also provides for processes to convert biomass to malonyl-CoA derived products which comprise contacting a carbohydrate source with a recombinant microorganism of the invention.
US10138502B2	Method for producing oil containing polyunsaturated fatty acid using lipase A method for lowering saturated fatty acid content, the method comprising concentrating polyunsaturated fatty acid using a lipase having low reactivity for the polyunsaturated fatty acid to react with a glyceride containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid; wherein the lipase reaction is performed at a temperature of not more than 25° C.
US10138500B2	D-lactic acid-producing strain and use thereof The present invention relates to a method for preparing a D-lactic acid-producing strain modified to inhibit L-lactate dehydrogenase (L-LDH) activity and to introduce D-lactate dehydrogenase (D-LDH) activity in an L-lactic acid-producing strain, a mutated D-lactic acid-producing strain prepared by the above method, and a method for producing D-lactic acid including the steps of culturing the strain and recovering D-lactic acid from the culture media.
US10138497B2	Agents for improved delivery of nucleic acids to eukaryotic cells New cationic lipids are provided that are useful for delivering macromolecules, such as nucleic acids, into eukaryotic cells. The lipids can be used alone, in combination with other lipids and/or in combination with other transfection enhancing reagents to prepare transfection complexes.
US10138487B2	Aptamers against glioma cells Provided are aptamers able to bind to ligands associated with cancer cells. The ligands may particularly be associated with brain cancers, such as gliomas. The aptamers may be used therapeutically for the prevention and/or treatment of such cancers. Aptamers may be associated with anti-cancer agents, or with detection moieties. Also provided as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment employing such aptamers.
US10138483B2	Transferrin/transferrin receptor-mediated siRNA delivery The invention provides interfering RNA molecule-ligand conjugates useful as a delivery system for delivering interfering RNA molecules to a cell in vitro or in vivo. The conjugates comprise a ligand that can bind to a transferrin receptor (TfR). Therapeutic uses for the conjugates are also provided.
US10138482B2	Compositions for modulating C9ORF72 expression Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for reducing expression of C9ORF72 mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, ameliorate, or slow progression of neurodegenerative diseases in an individual in need thereof.
US10138480B2	Method for evaluating redox activity of nucleic acid molecule and nucleic acid molecule having redox activity The present invention provides a novel technique by which the redox activity of a nucleic acid molecule can be evaluated. An evaluation method of the present invention includes: a detection step of electrochemically detecting a redox reaction to a substrate, the redox reaction being catalyzed by a nucleic acid molecule to be evaluated, using a device that electrochemically detects a redox reaction; and an evaluation step of evaluating redox activity of the nucleic acid molecule from a result of the detection of the redox reaction. As the device, a device in which a base provided with a detection portion is included, the detection portion includes an electrode system, and the nucleic acid molecule to be evaluated is arranged on the base is used. In the present invention, it is preferred that a plurality of kinds of nucleic acid molecule to be evaluated is arranged on the base, and the plurality of kinds of nucleic acid molecules to be evaluated is evaluated by a single device.
US10138474B2	Scavenger receptor uptake for fabry disease enzyme replacement therapy The present invention relates to a composition comprising a lysosomal enzyme conjugated to a negatively charged scavenger receptor ligand. In some embodiments, the lysosomal enzyme is conjugated to the scavenger receptor ligand by way of a linker. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising lysosomal enzyme encapsulated by a liposome, said liposome externally comprising a negatively charged scavenger receptor ligand. The invention further encompasses a method of treating a lysosomal storage disease with the compositions listed above. The invention further encompasses a method of treating a lysosomal storage disease with an acylated, acetylated, or aconitylated lysosomal enzyme.
US10138470B2	Mutated enzyme having dehydrogenase activity and use thereof The object is to provide a novel enzyme exhibiting cholesterol dehydrogenase activity. Provided is a mutant enzyme having an amino acid sequence of a microorganism-derived cholesterol oxidase, which is composed of: (1) an amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at the position 113 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (2) an amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at the position 362 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (3) an amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at the position 402 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (4) an amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at the position 412 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (5) an amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at the position 468 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and others.
US10138468B2	Method for differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into multi-competent renal precursors This application relates to a method for differentiating pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) into multi-competent renal precursor cells expressing Six2. These renal precursor cells are able to differentiate into fully functional and fully differentiated podocytes. Moreover this application relates to a method for differentiating human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into defined renal precursor cells expressing Six2 and podocytes based on linked steps of chemically defined medium inductions.
US10138467B2	Medium for high performance mammalian fed-batch cultures The present invention relates to new serum- and protein-free culture media. These media are high performance culture media, which notably improve mammalian fed-batch cultures. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing and/or designing the medium, and methods of use thereof.
US10138465B2	Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into pancreatic endocrine cells using HB9 regulators The present invention provides methods to promote differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to pancreatic endoderm cells expressing PDX1, NKX6.1, and HB9. In particular, the methods encompass culturing Stage 4 to Stage 6 cells with a thyroid hormone (e.g. T3), an ALK5 inhibitor, or both.
US10138464B2	Use of apoptotic cells ex vivo to generate regulatory T cells Many cell types in the body can remove apoptotic and cellular debris from tissues; however, the professional phagocyte, or antigen presenting cell (“APC”), has a high capacity to do so. The recognition of apoptotic cells (“ACs”) occurs via a series of evolutionarily-conserved, AC associated molecular-pattern receptors (“ACAMPRs”) on APCs that recognize and bind corresponding apoptotic-cell-associated molecular patterns (“ACAMPs”). These receptors recognize ligands such as phosphotidyl serine and oxidized lipids found on apoptotic cells. Savill et al. (2002); and Gregory et al. (2004).
US10138461B2	Animal protein-free media for cultivation of cells The present invention relates to animal protein-free cell culture media comprising polyamines and a plant- and/or yeast-derived hydrolysate. The invention also relates to animal protein-free culturing processes, wherein cells can be cultivated, propagated and passaged without adding supplementary animal proteins in the culture medium. These processes are useful in cultivating cells, such as recombinant cells or cells infected with a virus, and for producing biological products by cell culture processes.
US10138460B2	Devices, systems and methods for the production of humanized gut commensal microbiota One embodiment provides a commensal gut production platform for ex vivo production of human gut commensal microbiota. Another embodiment provides devices, systems and methods for ex vivo culturing of gut microflora in a system that mimics the human gut environment. The culturing of the commensal microbiota in the disclosed systems produces gut microbiota having defined characteristics and properties that can be exploited to treat various conditions in a subject.
US10138453B2	Cell culture array system for automated assays and methods of operation and manufacture A number of novel improved microfluidic configurations and systems and methods of manufacture and operation. In one embodiment, three wells are used for independent cell culture systems in a cell culture array. In a second aspect, artificial sinusoids with artificial epithelial barriers are provided with just one (optionally shared or multiplexed) fluidic inlet and one (optionally shared or multiplexed) fluidic output, where the medium output also functions as a cellular input. A pneumatic cell loader combined with other components provides a fully automated cell culture system. Magnetic alignment of plate molds provides advantages and ease of molded manufacture.
US10138452B2	Object-holding device An object-holding device includes a container, a plate, and a dispersing mechanism. The container is configured to store a liquid, and includes an upper opening for charging an object into the stored liquid, and a bottom wall. The plate has an upper surface and a lower surface and is immersed into the liquid in a state in which the lower surface is spaced away from the bottom wall of the container, with this plate including: one or a plurality of holding portions arranged on the upper surface side and configured to carry the object; and a through hole passing through the holding portion from the upper surface to the lower surface. The dispersing mechanism is configured to form, in the through hole, a liquid flow which flows from the lower surface side toward the upper surface side to raise the object carried on the holding portion.
US10138446B2	Cleaning product A cleaning product having a spray dispenser and a cleaning composition suitable for spraying and foaming, the composition housed in the spray dispenser wherein the composition contains: i) 2 to 15% by weight of a surfactant system comprising an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate anionic surfactant and a specific co-surfactant; and ii) a specific glycol ether solvent.
US10138432B2	Process for removing metals from hydrocarbons Mercury is removed from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed by utilizing ionic liquids. The mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed is contacted with a metallate salt immobilized on a solid support material. A hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed is separated from the ionic liquid.
US10138431B2	Method and reactor for cracking hydrocarbon A method for cracking hydrocarbon, comprises: providing steam and hydrocarbon; and feeding steam and hydrocarbon into a reactor accessible to hydrocarbon and comprising a perovskite material of formula AaBbCcDdO3−δ, wherein 0
US10138427B2	Separation of hydrocarbons from particulate matter using salt and polymer Separating hydrocarbon from compositions including hydrocarbon and solids such as oil sands, oil sands by products, asphalt compositions, etc. includes treating such compositions with a mixture including a water soluble salt, polymer flocculent and organic diluent. The hydrocarbon separated can be in high yields and with a low solid fines content.
US10138425B2	Delayed coke drum quench systems and methods having reduced atmospheric emissions Systems and methods for reducing atmospheric emission of hydrocarbon vapors by flashing off hydrocarbon vapors in an overflow drum where the pressure is ultimately reduced to 0 psig and then flashing off any remaining hydrocarbon vapors in an overflow tank wherein the pressure in the overflow tank is reduced to 0 psig by an overflow ejector.
US10138424B2	Exhaust system for a biochar kiln An example exhaust system for a biochar kiln includes a chimney of the biochar kiln. The example exhaust system for a biochar kiln also includes a first forced air inlet on the chimney to draw smoke through the chimney during a preheating stage to prime the chimney. The example exhaust system for a biochar kiln also includes a second forced air inlet operatively coupled with the chimney. The second forced air inlet activated to increase airflow when air naturally occurring in a smoke stream in the chimney is insufficient, the second forced air inlet deactivated when there is sufficient air.
US10138423B1	Resveratrol-based flame retardant materials A process of forming a resveratrol-based flame retardant small molecule with a phosphonate/phosphinate molecule that includes a chloride group and a terminal functional group.
US10138422B2	Preparation process of a flame retardant composition made from brominated bismuth and/or antimony compounds complexed with melamine and composition obtained thereby Described herein is a preparation process of a flame retardant composition made from brominated bismuth and/or antimony compounds complexed with melamine, in which melamine, at least one between the bismuth carbonate and antimony sesquioxide, hydrobromic acid in aqueous solution are placed in contact with each other so as to trigger chemical reactions which lead to the formation of a complex of brominated bismuth or brominated antimony with melamine and melamine bromohydrate. The reagents are placed in contact in the presence of at least one reaction carrier defined by at least one compound chosen from the group consisting of melamine, melamine phosphate, melamine polyphosphate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium polyphosphate, triphenyl-phosphate, graphite, silica, lignin, coke and compounds containing triazine rings condensed or linked by —NH groups. The reaction carrier is not involved in the reactions. There are no polymeric compounds in quantities such as to create a polymer matrix. The reagents being introduced into the reactor in an amount defined by the stoichiometric ratios of said reactions. The reaction carrier is introduced into the reactor in an amount defined with respect to the total weight of the reagents so that it can perform a modulator function.
US10138419B2	Near-IR emitting cationic silver chalcogenide quantum dots A novel near-IR emitting cationic silver chalcogenide quantum dot with a mixed coating wherein the coating comprises of at least 2 different types of materials and is capable of luminescence at the desired near IR bandwidth at wavelengths of 800-850 nm. The quantum dot is fabricated via an advantageous single-step, homogeneous, aqueous method at a low temperature resulting a near IR emitting semiconductor quantum dot with high Quantum Yield, high transfection with low toxicity. The quantum dots may be used in medical imaging, tumor detection, drug delivery and labeling as well as in quantum dot sensitized solar cells.
US10138417B2	Proppant comprising an oil well treatment agent coating Embodiments relate to coated proppants, a method of making the coated proppants, and a method to use coated proppants in fracturing subterranean formations around oil and gas wells to improve oil recovery. The proppants are coated with an oil well treatment agent, specifically, a wax inhibitor and/or a pour point depressant composition.
US10138414B2	Propping subterranean formation fractures using memory particulates Methods including providing memory particulates having a compressed configuration and a decompressed configuration; providing a treatment fluid comprising a treatment base fluid and memory particulates in a configuration; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation comprising at least one fracture therein, so as to place the memory particulates in the at least one fracture in their compressed configuration; and expanding the memory particulates to the decompressed configuration, thereby mechanically interlocking the memory particulates and propping open at least a portion of the at least one fracture.
US10138405B2	Fiber suspending agent for lost-circulation materials A treatment fluid comprises: a base fluid; a lost-circulation material, wherein the lost-circulation material inhibits or prevents some or all of the treatment fluid from penetrating into a subterranean formation from a wellbore, wherein the wellbore penetrates the subterranean formation; and a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent consists of a plurality of fibers, and wherein the suspending agent provides a lost-circulation material distribution of at least 30% for a test treatment fluid consisting essentially of the base fluid, the lost-circulation material, and the suspending agent at the temperature of a lost-circulation zone of the subterranean formation and static aging for at least 1 hour.
US10138402B2	Antistatic agent, antistatic agent composition, antistatic resin composition, and molded body Provided are: an antistatic agent and an antistatic agent composition which are capable of providing excellent antistatic effect in a small amount and have sufficient persistence and wiping resistance without impairing the intrinsic physical properties of a resin; and an antistatic resin composition and a molded article using the same. The antistatic agent includes a polymer compound (E) having a structure in which a diol, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, a compound (B) which comprises at least one group represented by the following Formula (1) and has hydroxyl groups at both ends, and an epoxy compound (D) having two or more epoxy groups are bound via ester bonds: —CH2—CH2—O— (1).
US10138400B2	Hot melt adhesive Problem to be solved of the present invention is to provide a hot-melt adhesive agent which is capable of applying at low temperature, has an excellent adhesiveness at low temperature, and a disposable product obtained by employing the hot-melt adhesive agent. Means for solving the problem is a hot-melt adhesive agent comprised of a thermoplastic block copolymer (A) which is a copolymer of vinyl class aromatic hydrocarbons and conjugated diene compounds, wherein the thermoplastic block copolymer (A) comprises a radial type styrene block copolymer having a styrene content of 35 to 45% by weight and a diblock content of 50 to 90% by weight, and having a viscosity at 25° C. as a 25% (by weight) toluene solution of not more than 250 mPa·s (A1).
US10138398B2	Low application temperature hot melt adhesive The invention relates to a low application temperature hot melt adhesive. More specifically, the low application temperature hot melt adhesive comprises olefin copolymers with an average Melt Index greater than 5 but less than about 35 g/10 minutes at 190° C. The adhesive is particularly useful in the construction of nonwoven articles.
US10138394B2	Air-water barrier silicone coatings The present application discloses a one-part room temperature vulcanizable (RTV) poly(diorganosiloxane) composition for a silicone elastomer air-water barrier coating for a building envelope; a method of preparing a silicone elastomer air-water barrier coating for a building envelope using such a composition and a building envelope prepared by such a method.
US10138391B2	Fluorinated compound, composition for forming hard coat layer, and article having hard coat layer A fluorinated compound represented by D1-Rf1—O—CH2—(CmF2mO)n-A (wherein D1 is CF3— or CF3—O—, Rf1 is a C1-20 fluoroalkylene group containing at least one hydrogen atom, a C2-20 fluoroalkylene group containing at least one hydrogen atom and having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon-carbon atoms, etc., m is an integer of from 1 to 6, n is an integer of from 1 to 200, and A is a monovalent organic group having at least one (meth)acryloyl group), which is capable of imparting excellent antifouling properties (oily ink repellency, fingerprint stain removability) and lubricity to e.g. a hard coat layer; a hard coat layer-forming composition which contains such a fluorinated compound; and an article having a hard coat layer formed from such a composition.
US10138389B2	Aqueous reaction liquid composition, ink set comprising such aqueous reaction liquid composition and method of printing using such aqueous reaction liquid composition The present invention relates to an aqueous reaction liquid comprising a salt, a first surfactant being an amphoteric surfactant and a second surfactant being a non-ionic surfactant, preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic silicones (such as polyalkylene oxide modified silicones/polyether modified silicones), alkoxylated alcohols, fluorosurfactants, polyether modified silicone surfactants and polyethyleneoxides. Reaction liquids according to the present invention show improved spreading on print substrates when applied, which is beneficial when the reaction liquid is applied by an ink jet method. The present invention further pertains to an ink set comprising such a reaction liquid and a method of printing using such an ink set.

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