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US10158183B2	Method and structure for positioning and wrapping wire leads A method and a structure for positioning and wrapping wire leads involve providing two leads of a transmission wire for transmitting power and/or signal with appropriate orientational limit therebetween by: wrapping a predetermined range of the two leads extending from a predetermined object with one or more segments of strip-shaped net for orientational limit that maintain independent extension and juxtaposition of the two leads, so as to prevent the leads of the transmission wire from entwining with each other after frequent orientational change caused by an external force.
US10158179B2	Phased-array antenna with in-plane optical feed and method of manufacture A phased antenna array comprises a plurality of antennas and photodiodes arranged on a substrate. Each antenna is driven by an electrical signal output by the photodiode. The photodiodes each receive an optical signal via an optical fiber. The optical fibers conform to the sheet-like shape of the antenna array (which may be planar or curved) and optically communicate with a corresponding photodiode via a corresponding reflector, such as a ninety degree reflector. The reflectors may comprise a v-groove in a silicon substrate on which the optical fiber is positioned and a reflecting surface. Each reflector may be attached to the substrate or a ground plane positioned parallel to the substrate and the optical fiber may connect to the reflector in a direction running parallel to the phased antenna array. This optical feed network may accommodate tight spacing of the antenna elements (such as spacing less than 5 mm apart) with a thin profile.
US10158177B2	Antenna horn with suspended dielectric tuning vane A digital video broadcast satellite (DVB-S) television antenna horn assembly, reflector antenna, and a satellite communication system in which the antenna horn includes a suspended dielectric tuning vane that reduces the horn size, modifies the shape the reception pattern, and improves the antenna performance in a number of ways. The antenna horn and the dielectric tuning vane are configured to impart a combined differential phase shift protocol, such as CP polarization, on a circular polarity (CP) signal as the CP signal propagates through the horn from a reception aperture to an output aperture. The dielectric tuning vane may be built into the antenna horn, snap into the antenna horn, be built into a protective plastic lens cover that fits over horn opening, or designed to snap into the plastic lens cover. Various dielectric tuning vanes are suitable for single horn structures and multi-horn structures built into LNB amplifiers.
US10158175B2	Circular polarized antennas An apparatus comprising at least one antenna for transmission and/or reception of circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation. The antenna includes a radiating element and a single feed line. The single feed line is coupled between the radiating element and a circuit that drives the antenna. The radiating element has a non-symmetrical outer perimeter shape. The radiating element may include an aperture. The antenna may further include a ground element and a supplemental ground feed structure, the supplemental ground feed structure located between the radiating element and the ground element.
US10158173B2	Orthogonal-beam-space spatial multiplexing radio communication system and associated antenna array Methods and systems for Spatial Multiplexing Mu-MIMO radio communications are provided. An antenna array is controlled to establish plural radio beams which are mutually orthogonal in terms of excitation functions and which are differently spatially directed to cover a geographic area. The beams may be arranged in angular space in a pattern of rows, with adjacent rows being offset. To facilitate same, the antenna array may include elements which are offset from neighboring elements horizontally, vertically, or both. For each terminal, a subset of the radio beams may be selected for communication. The selection may prefer higher-power beams, where power is determined by summing contributions from eigen-channels. Subsets of radio beams may be grouped into orthogonal channels for use in servicing different sets of terminals in different geographic areas, and terminals sharing a channel may further share resources using multi-access techniques.
US10158169B1	Mobile antenna system A mobile antenna system has a dome with an internal space for enclosing an antenna, and tabs spaced around and extending outward from the circular edge of the dome. A base supports the antenna and includes a side wall extending upward to define a circular edge abutting the edge of the dome. Tabs are spaced around and extend outward from the circular edge of the base in vertical alignment to contact the tabs of the dome. The dome and base are removably secured together by a locking ring having an inner diameter large enough to fit over the edges of the dome and base. This ring has a set of L-shaped slots, each having a vertical slot segment with a width to receive the aligned tabs, and a horizontal slot segment continuing from the vertical slot segment.
US10158138B2	Systems and methods for fuel desulfurization A fuel cell system is provided. The fuel cell system includes a source of fuel, and a fuel desulfurization system fluidly coupled to the source of fuel to receive the fuel in a gaseous phase. The fuel desulfurization system includes a fuel condenser that condenses at least a portion of the fuel from the gaseous phase to a liquid phase. The fuel cell system includes a reformer fluidly coupled to the fuel desulfurization system that receives the fuel from the fuel desulfurization system in the liquid phase to generate hydrogen enriched fuel and a fuel cell stack fluidly coupled to the reformer to receive the hydrogen enriched fuel.
US10158136B2	Fuel cell system and fuel cell control method A fuel cell system comprising: a power generation controller that controls a value subject to control, which is a value exhibiting a power generating state by a fuel cell and is a value that is affected by alternating current applied to the fuel cell, to approach a target value; a dead zone setter that sets a dead zone with the target value as a reference; and, a stopper that stops the control by the power generation controller when the value subject to control is contained in the dead zone.
US10158128B2	Fuel cell stack break-in procedures and break-in conditioning systems Disclosed are fuel cell stack break-in procedures, conditioning systems for performing break-in procedures, and motor vehicles with a fuel cell stack conditioned in accordance with disclosed break-in procedures. A break-in method is disclosed for conditioning a membrane assembly of a fuel cell stack. The method includes transmitting humidified hydrogen to the anode of the membrane assembly, and transmitting deionized water to the cathode of the membrane assembly. An electric current and voltage cycle are applied across the fuel cell stack while the fuel cell stack is operated in a hydrogen pumping mode until the fuel cell stack is determined to operate at a predetermined threshold for a fuel cell stack voltage output capability. During hydrogen pumping, the membrane assembly oxidizes the humidified hydrogen, transports protons from the anode to the cathode across the proton conducting membrane, and regenerates the protons in the cathode through a hydrogen evolution reaction.
US10158123B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery includes a case; an electrode assembly accommodated in the case, and including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates; a first terminal portion electrically connected to the electrode assembly; and a cap plate configured to cover an opening of the case, and the first terminal portion includes a first electrode terminal passing through the cap plate to protrude upward from a first position of the cap plate, and a first current collector including a first end connected to the first electrode terminal, and a second end connected to the first electrode plate, the first current collector including a plurality of notches.
US10158121B2	Flexible and shape-conformal cable-shape alkali metal-sulfur batteries Provided is a cable-shaped alkali metal-sulfur battery comprising: (a) a first electrode comprising an electrically conductive porous rod and a first mixture of a first electrode active material and a first electrolyte residing in pores of the porous rod; (b) a porous separator wrapping around the first electrode; (c) a second electrode comprising an electrically conductive porous layer wrapping around or encasing the separator, wherein the porous layer contains a second mixture of a second electrode active material and a second electrolyte residing in pores of the porous layer; and (d) a protective sheath encasing the second electrode; wherein one electrode is a cathode containing sulfur, a sulfur-carbon compound, sulfur-polymer composite, or metal sulfide.
US10158119B2	Electrolytic copper foil, and collector, negative electrode, and lithium battery comprising same Disclosed is an electrolytic copper foil obtained by heat treating a copper foil manufactured through electrolysis, the electrolytic copper foil having specific resistivity of 1.68 to 1.72 μΩ·cm and a grain mean diameter of a crystallite of 1.0 to 1.5 μm.
US10158112B2	Porous membrane, battery separator obtained using same, and method of producing same Considering that the battery separator of embodiments of the present invention will have thinner materials and lower costs, provided are a polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength between the polyolefin porous membrane and a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit processing and the battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a modified porous layer, and a battery separator obtained by laminating a modified porous layer on the polyolefin porous membrane. A polyolefin porous membrane comprising protrusions of polyolefin having a size (W) within a range of 5 μm≤W≤50 μm and a height (H) within a range of 0.5 μm≤H and irregularly disposed on both sides of the polyolefin porous membrane in a density not less than 3/cm2 and not more than 200/cm2 per side, and the polyolefin porous membrane having a thickness of not more than 25 μm.
US10158109B2	Multi-phase electrolyte lithium batteries Electrode assemblies for use in electrochemical cells are provided. The negative electrode assembly includes negative electrode active material and an electrolyte chosen specifically for its useful properties in the negative electrode. Such properties include reductive stability and ability to accommodate expansion and contraction of the negative electrode active material. Similarly, the positive electrode assembly includes positive electrode active material and an electrolyte chosen specifically for its useful properties in the positive electrode. These properties include oxidative stability and the ability to prevent dissolution of transition metals used in the positive electrode active material. A third electrolyte can be used as separator between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. A cell is constructed with a cathode that includes a fluorinated electrolyte which does not penetrate into the solid-state polymer electrolyte separator between it and the lithium-based anode. Such an assembly improves charge transport properties without compromising the strength and durability of the separator.
US10158107B2	Battery comprising insulative films A battery provided according to the invention includes an electrode body including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a battery case. A positive electrode inner terminal is connected to the positive electrode, and a negative electrode inner terminal is connected to the negative electrode. The battery includes, inside the battery case, a first film placed between the electrode body and an inner wall of the battery case, and a second film placed between the battery case and at least one of the negative electrode inner terminal and the positive electrode inner terminal. By the first film and the second film, at least one of the negative electrode inner terminal and the positive electrode inner terminal is insulated from the inner wall of the battery case, and the electrode body is insulated from the inner wall of the battery case.
US10158101B2	Power storage device A power storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case that houses the electrode assembly, and an insulating sheet, which insulates the electrode assembly and the case from each other. The electrode assembly has a first end face, which is orthogonal to the stacking direction, two primary faces, which are located on both sides in the stacking direction, and a tab, which extends on the first end face in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. The insulating sheet has a folded box shape, and further has two primary face covering portions, which respectively cover the primary faces of the electrode assembly, and non-primary-face covering portions, which cover the first end face of the electrode assembly and faces other than the primary faces thereof and are continuous with the primary face covering portions. The non-primary face covering portions overlap at least partially with each other.
US10158097B2	Organic electroluminescent display panel and display device An organic electroluminescent display panel, a fabrication method thereof, and a display device are provided. The organic electroluminescent display panel includes: a base substrate and a package cover plate disposed opposite to each other, and an organic electroluminescent structure disposed on the base substrate and provided between the base substrate and the package cover plate. The package cover plate has a first groove for accommodating the organic electroluminescent structure within a display region of the organic electroluminescent display panel; the package cover plate has at least one second groove surrounding the first groove and having a closed boundary within a non-display region of the organic electroluminescent display panel; the second groove accommodates a sealant; and a metal layer is located between a protrusion portion of the package cover plate and the base substrate.
US10158090B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices Compounds comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising cyclometallated imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine and diimidazo[1,2-a:1′,2′-c]quinazoline ligands, or isoelectronic or benzannulated analogs thereof, are described. Organic light emitting diode devices comprising these compounds are also described.
US10158083B2	Materials for electronic devices The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1), which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices.
US10158082B2	Semiconducting component for electrographic device A semiconducting component for an electrographic device, comprising a crosslinked body obtained by crosslinking a copolymer containing 9.9 to 39.9% by mole of structural units (a) originating from an epihalohydrin, 60 to 90% by mole of structural units (b) originating from an alkylene oxide, and 0.1 to 10% by mole of structural units (c) originating from a cyclic ether monomer having a (meth)acryloyl or alkoxysilyl group with use of reactivity of the structural units originating from the cyclic ether monomer having a (meth)acryloyl or alkoxysilyl group.
US10158071B2	Semiconductor devices, memory devices, and related methods Electrical contacts may be formed by forming dielectric liners along sidewalls of a dielectric structure, forming sacrificial liners over and transverse to the dielectric liners along sidewalls of a sacrificial structure, selectively removing portions of the dielectric liners at intersections of the dielectric liners and sacrificial liners to form pores, and at least partially filling the pores with a conductive material. Nano-scale pores may be formed by similar methods. Bottom electrodes may be formed and electrical contacts may be structurally and electrically coupled to the bottom electrodes to form memory devices. Nano-scale electrical contacts may have a rectangular cross-section of a first width and a second width, each width less than about 20 nm. Memory devices may include bottom electrodes, electrical contacts having a cross-sectional area less than about 150 nm2 over and electrically coupled to the bottom electrodes, and a cell material over the electrical contacts.
US10158070B2	Logic compatible RRAM structure and process A memory cell and method including a first electrode formed through a first opening in a first dielectric layer, a resistive layer formed on the first electrode, a spacing layer formed on the resistive layer, a second electrode formed on the resistive layer, and a second dielectric layer formed on the second electrode, the second dielectric layer including a second opening. The first dielectric layer formed on a substrate including a first metal layer. The first electrode and the resistive layer collectively include a first lip region that extends a first distance beyond the first opening. The second electrode and the second dielectric layer collectively include a second lip region that extends a second distance beyond the first opening. The spacing layer extends from the second distance to the first distance. The second electrode is coupled to a second metal layer using a via that extends through the second opening.
US10158067B2	Memory device A memory device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a variable resistance layer provided between the first and second conductive layers. The variable resistance layer includes a first layer having a semiconductor or a first metal oxide containing a first metal, and a second layer provided between the first layer and the second conductive layer, having a second metal oxide containing a second metal, and having crystal grains that are not in contact with at least one of an end face of the second layer on a side of the first conductive layer or an end face of the second layer on a side of the second conductive layer.
US10158066B1	Two pass MRAM dummy solution Methods of fabricating a flexible dummy fill to increase MTJ density are provided. Embodiments include forming a first oxide layer; forming lower interconnect layers in the first oxide layer; forming a nitride layer over the first oxide layer and the lower interconnect layers; forming a second oxide layer over the nitride layer; forming bottom electrodes through the second oxide layer and the nitride layer contacting a portion of an upper surface of the lower interconnect layers; forming MTJ structures over the bottom electrodes; forming top electrodes over the MTJ structures; and forming upper interconnect layers over one or more of the top electrodes.
US10158061B2	Integrated superconductor device and method of fabrication In one embodiment, a method to form a superconductor device includes depositing a crystalline layer having a preferred crystallographic orientation on a substrate and forming an oriented superconductor layer comprising an oriented superconductor material on the crystalline layer. A metallic layer is formed on the superconductor layer and a mask is provided proximate the substrate to define a protected portion of the oriented superconductor layer and an exposed portion of the oriented superconductor layer. The exposed portion of the oriented superconductor layer is removed without etching the protected portion of the oriented superconductor layer.
US10158056B2	LED package, light emitting device and method for manufacturing LED package An LED package used in a light-emitting device is provided with a function of position correction in mounting by self-alignment, and mounting density of such LED packages is increased. The LED package includes an LED element including an element electrode on a bottom surface, a phosphor layer containing a phosphor and covering a top surface and a side surface of the LED element, and an auxiliary electrode having an upper face bonded to a lower face of the element electrode, wherein the auxiliary electrode is larger than the element electrode, the auxiliary electrode includes a step that makes a lower face smaller than the upper face, and an end portion of the auxiliary electrode on a side where the step is formed is located inside an outer peripheral side of the phosphor layer.
US10158051B2	Process method for refining photoconverter to bond-package LED and refinement equipment system Provided are a process method for bond-packaging an LED using a refined photoconverter, and a refining equipment system. The process method includes the following continuous process flow: roll-shaping of a special-shaped microporous carrier sheet, refining of a semi-cured photoconversion sheet, preparation of a flip chip LED array sheet, forming of LED package elements by roll-bonding, curing of the LED package elements, and cutting of the LED package elements. The present invention has a significant advantage of a refined photoconverter, and especially can meet a requirement of a continuous process flow of bond-packaging an LED using an organic silicone resin photoconverter, so as to enhance the production efficiency and yield of LED packages in industrialized batch production.
US10158048B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a light emitting chip which generates a first light having a first color, a first cavity layer disposed on the light emitting chip and which generates a second light having a second color and has a first refractive index, a second cavity layer disposed on the first cavity layer and which generates a third light having a third color and has a second refractive index, a first half mirror layer disposed between the first cavity layer and the light emitting chip and which reflects at least a portion of the second light, a second half mirror layer disposed between the first cavity layer and the second cavity layer and which reflects at least a portion of the third light, and a third half mirror layer disposed on the second cavity layer and which transmits the first light.
US10158036B2	Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method There is to provide a semiconductor device including a light receiving element capable of reducing the manufacturing cost and improving the optical performance of the light receiving element. For example, a p type germanium layer, an intrinsic germanium layer, and an n type germanium layer forming the structure body of a Ge photodiode are formed according to a continuous selective epitaxial growth. An insulating film having an opening portion is formed on the silicon layer of a SOI substrate, and an intrinsic germanium layer is formed bulging from the opening portion to above the insulating film. In short, by using the insulating film having the opening portion, the cross section of the intrinsic germanium layer is formed into a mushroom shape.
US10158033B2	Connection of photoactive regions in an optoelectronic device An optoelectronic device has a layered construction, comprising a base layer, a first conductive layer, a photoactive layer and a second conductive layer. Plural separation channels extending through the photoactive layer and the first conductive layer separate the photoactive layer into photoactive regions, and insulator material extends through the respective separation channels to the base layer. Between adjacent photoactive regions, electrical connectors extend inside the lateral extent of the insulator material between a surface of a second electrode that is in electrical contact with one photoactive region to an opposing surface of a first electrode that is in electrical contact with the other photoactive region. By forming the electrical connectors extend inside the lateral extent of the insulator material, the overall size of the connection is minimized.
US10158031B2	Interconnect assembly An interconnect assembly. The interconnect assembly includes a trace that includes a plurality of electrically conductive portions. The plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured both to collect current from a first solar cell and to interconnect electrically to a second solar cell. In addition, the plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured such that solar-cell efficiency is substantially undiminished in an event that any one of the plurality of electrically conductive portions is conductively impaired.
US10158028B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate having a first conductivity type, a first well having a second conductivity type, a first doped region having the first conductivity type, a second well having the second conductivity type, at least one second doped region having the first conductivity type, at least one third doped region having the second conductivity type, and a fourth doped region having the second conductivity type. The first well is located in the substrate. The first doped region is located in the first well. The second well is located in the first well. The second doped region is located in the first doped region. The third doped region is located in the first well at a first side of the first doped region. The fourth doped region is located in the first well at a second side of the first doped region.
US10158027B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same A semiconductor device (100) includes a thin film transistor (5) provided on a substrate and including a gate electrode (12), a gate insulating layer (20) in contact with the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer (18) located so as to partially overlap the gate electrode with the gate insulating layer being located between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, a source electrode (14), and a drain electrode (16). The oxide semiconductor layer (18) includes a gate facing region (18g) overlapping the gate electrode as seen in a direction of normal to the substrate; and offset regions (18os, 18od) provided adjacent to the gate facing region, the offset regions not overlapping the gate electrode, the source electrode or the drain electrode as seen in the direction of normal to the substrate. The gate facing region has a carrier concentration in the range of 1×1017/cm3 or greater and 1×1019/cm3 or less.
US10158026B2	Semiconductor device including oxide semiconductor stacked layers A transistor includes oxide semiconductor stacked layers between a first gate electrode layer and a second gate electrode layer through an insulating layer interposed between the first gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor stacked layers and an insulating layer interposed between the second gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor stacked layers. The thickness of a channel formation region is smaller than the other regions in the oxide semiconductor stacked layers. Further in this transistor, one of the gate electrode layers is provided as what is called a back gate for controlling the threshold voltage. Controlling the potential applied to the back gate enables control of the threshold voltage of the transistor, which makes it easy to maintain the normally-off characteristics of the transistor.
US10158023B2	Fabricating method of fin field effect transistor A method for fabricating a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) is provided. The method includes: patterning a substrate to form a plurality of trenches in the substrate and at least one semiconductor fin between the trenches; forming a plurality of insulators in the trenches; forming a patterned photoresist on the insulators, wherein sidewalls of the semiconductor fin are partially covered by the patterned photoresist, and at least one area of the sidewalls is exposed by the patterned photoresist; by using the patterned photoresist as a mask, partially removing the semiconductor fin from the at least one area of the sidewalls exposed by the patterned photoresist so as to form at least one recess on the sidewalls of the semiconductor fin; removing the patterned photoresist after forming the at least one recess; and forming a gate stack to partially cover the semiconductor fin and the insulators.
US10158022B2	Bottom-up epitaxy growth on air-gap buffer A fin structure for a semiconductor device, such as a FinFET structure, has first and second semiconductor layers and an air gap between the layers. The second semiconductor layer includes a recessed portion, the air gap is located in the recessed portion, and the recessed portion has an upwardly-opening acute angle in the range from about 10° to about 55°. The air gap may prevent current leakage. A FinFET device may be manufactured by first recessing and then epitaxially re-growing a source/drain fin, with the regrowth starting over a tubular air gap.
US10158017B2	Semiconductor structure and method for semiconductor device fabrication with improved source drain epitaxy A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, first gate structures and second gate structures over the substrate, third epitaxial semiconductor features proximate the first gate structures, and fourth epitaxial semiconductor features proximate the second gate structures. The first gate structures have a greater pitch than the second gate structures. The third and fourth epitaxial semiconductor features are at least partially embedded in the substrate. A first proximity of the third epitaxial semiconductor features to the respective first gate structures is smaller than a second proximity of the fourth epitaxial semiconductor features to the respective second gate structures. In an embodiment, a first depth of the third epitaxial semiconductor features embedded into the substrate is greater than a second depth of the fourth epitaxial semiconductor features embedded into the substrate.
US10158012B1	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of silicon carbide, a second semiconductor layer of nitride semiconductor, a third semiconductor layer of nitride semiconductor and a drain electrode. The semiconductor device includes a source electrode that has a first projection portion, a conduction electrode that has a second projection portion and a gate electrode. The first semiconductor layer includes a first region, a second region, a third region and a fourth region.
US10158004B2	Source/drain recess volume trim for improved device performance and layout dependence Some embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a method of forming a semiconductor device having a strained channel and an associated device. In some embodiments, the method includes performing a first etching process by selectively exposing a substrate to a first etchant to produce a recess defined by sidewalls and a bottom surface of the substrate. An implantation process is performed to form an etch stop layer along the bottom surface. A second etching process is performed by exposing the sidewalls and the bottom surface defining the recess to a second etchant to form a source/drain recess. The source/drain recess laterally extends past the etch stop layer in opposing directions. A semiconductor material is formed within the source/drain recess.
US10158003B2	Epitaxial and silicide layer formation at top and bottom surfaces of semiconductor fins A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a fin in a substrate; depositing a first spacer material to form a first spacer around the fin; depositing a second spacer material to form a second spacer over the first spacer; recessing the first spacer and the second spacer; removing the first spacer; and performing an epitaxial growth process to form epitaxial growth on an end of the fin, along a sidewall of the fin, and adjacent to the fin.
US10157998B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A field effect transistor includes a channel layer made of a semiconductor and a metal gate structure. The metal gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer, a barrier layer formed on the gate dielectric layer, a work function adjustment layer formed on the barrier layer and made of one of Al and TiAl, a blocking layer formed on the work function adjustment layer and made of TiN, and a body metal layer formed on the blocking layer and made of W. A gate length over the channel layer is in a range from 5 nm to 15 nm, and a thickness of the first conductive layer is in a range of 0.2 nm to 3.0 nm. A range between a largest thickness and a smallest thickness of the first conductive layer is more than 0% and less than 10% of an average thickness of the first conductive layer.
US10157996B2	Methods for forming integrated circuits that include a dummy gate structure A method includes forming a first material stack above a first transistor region, a second transistor region, and a dummy gate region of a semiconductor structure, the first material stack including a high-k material layer and a workfunction adjustment metal layer. The first material stack is patterned to remove a first portion of the first material stack from above the dummy gate region while leaving second portions of the first material stack above the first and second transistor regions. A gate electrode stack is formed above the first and second transistor regions and above the dummy gate region, and the gate electrode stack and the remaining second portions of the first material stack are patterned to form a first gate structure above the first transistor region, a second gate structure above the second transistor region, and a dummy gate structure above the dummy gate region.
US10157991B2	Method for fabricating non-volatile memory device with high precision of floating gate forming A method for fabricating a memory device is provided. The method for fabricating a memory device includes forming a first dielectric layer over a substrate and forming a floating gate layer over the first dielectric layer. The method further includes forming a hard mask layer over the floating gate layer and etching the hard mask layer to form a recess in the hard mask layer. The method further includes patterning a portion of the hard mask layer under the recess to form a recessed feature having a first tip corner and etching the recessed feature and the floating gate layer to form a floating gate having a second tip corner. The method further includes depositing a second dielectric layer over the floating gate and forming a control gate partially over the floating gate and separating from the floating gate by the second dielectric layer.
US10157988B1	Fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure with dual spacers and method for forming the same A FinFET device structure is provided. The FinFET device structure includes a fin structure formed over a substrate and a first gate structure formed over the fin structure. The FinFET device structure includes a conductive plug formed over the first gate structure, and the conductive plug is electrically connected to the first gate structure. The FinFET device structure includes a first spacer layer formed on a sidewall surface of the conductive plug and a source/drain (S/D) contact structure formed over the fin structure and adjacent to the first gate structure. The FinFET device structure further includes a first insulation layer formed over the S/D contact structure and a second spacer layer formed on a sidewall surface of the first insulation layer. The conductive plug extends from a first position which is above the first spacer layers to a second position which is above the second spacer layer.
US10157987B1	Fin-based strap cell structure Fin-based well straps are disclosed herein for improving performance of memory arrays, such as static random access memory arrays. An exemplary integrated circuit (IC) device includes a FinFET disposed over a doped region of a first type dopant. The FinFET includes a first fin structure doped with a first dopant concentration of the first type dopant and first source/drain features of a second type dopant. The IC device further includes a fin-based well strap disposed over the doped region of the first type dopant. The fin-based well strap connects the doped region to a voltage. The fin-based well strap includes a second fin structure doped with a second dopant concentration of the first type dopant and second source/drain features of the first type dopant. The second dopant concentration is greater than (for example, at least three times greater than) the first dopant concentration.
US10157986B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same A drift layer of a first conductivity type is made of silicon carbide. A body region of a second conductivity type is provided on the drift layer. A source region of the first conductivity type is provided on the body region. A source electrode is connected to the source region. A gate insulating film is provided on side and bottom surfaces of a trench which penetrates the body region and the source region. A gate electrode is provided in the trench with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween. A trench-bottom-surface protective layer of the second conductivity type provided below the bottom surface of the trench in the drift layer is electrically connected to the source electrode. The trench-bottom-surface protective layer has a high-concentration protective layer, and a first low-concentration protective layer provided below the high-concentration protective layer and having an impurity concentration lower than that of the high-concentration protective layer.
US10157984B2	Semiconductor device integrating high and low voltage devices The present invention is directed to a method for forming multiple active components, such as bipolar transistors, MOSFETs, diodes, etc., on a semiconductor substrate so that active components with higher operation voltage may be formed on a common substrate with a lower operation voltage device and incorporating the existing proven process flow of making the lower operation voltage active components. The present invention is further directed to a method for forming a device of increasing operation voltage over an existing device of same functionality by adding a few steps in the early manufacturing process of the existing device therefore without drastically affecting the device performance.
US10157979B2	High voltage semiconductor device with reduced peak electric field in active and termination areas of the device We disclose a high voltage semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate of a second conductivity type; a semiconductor drift region of the second conductivity type disposed over the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate region having higher doping concentration than the drift region; a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, opposite to the second conductivity type, formed on the surface of the device and within the semiconductor drift region, the semiconductor region having higher doping concentration than the drift region; and a lateral extension of the first conductivity type extending laterally from the semiconductor region into the drift region, the lateral extension being spaced from a surface of the device.
US10157974B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a main surface, a first insulating film formed on the main surface, a first coil formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the first coil and having a first main surface and first side surfaces continuous with the first main surface, a third insulating film formed on the first main surface of the second insulating film and having a second main surface and second side surfaces continuous with the second main surface, and a second coil formed on the second main surface of the third insulating film. The second insulating film and the third insulating film are formed as a laminated insulating film together. A thickness of the second coil is greater than a thickness of the first coil in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate.
US10157969B2	Display device having a bending region A display device includes a substrate having a first region in which an image is displayed, a second region in which an image is not displayed, and a bending region connecting the first region and the second region. The bending region is configured to bend along a bending axis which extends in a first direction. A plurality of pad terminals is disposed within the second region. A first width of the bending region, measured along the first direction, is narrower than a second width of the second region, measured along the first direction.
US10157968B2	Display device including white light-emitting layer A display device according to an embodiment can include a plurality of pixel areas disposed on a lower substrate, each pixel area including a plurality of sub-pixel areas for displaying images. The display device further includes a plurality of light emitting structures disposed respectively in the sub-pixel areas of each pixel area and configured to output at least one color light, a plurality of color filters disposed correspondingly to the light emitting structures and configured to convert the at least one color light output from the light emitting structures into different color lights, and a white light emitting structure configured to output white color light, wherein the white light emitting structure covers all the light emitting structures and the color filters.
US10157967B2	Organic electroluminescence device, illumination device, and display device An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material having a top surface on which a recess is provided; a reflective layer provided along at least a surface of the recess; a filling layer filled inside the recess via the reflective layer, the filling layer having light transmissivity; a first electrode provided at least on an upper layer side of the filling layer, the first electrode having light transmissivity; an organic layer provided on an upper layer side of the first electrode, the organic layer including at least a light emitting layer; and a second electrode provided on an upper layer side of the organic layer, the second electrode having light transmissivity, wherein a coloring material is mixed into the filling layer.
US10157953B2	Image sensing device and manufacturing method thereof Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a back side illuminated (BSI) image sensor. The back side illuminated (BSI) image sensor includes a semiconductive substrate and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer at a front side of the semiconductive substrate. The ILD layer includes a dielectric layer over the semiconductive substrate and a contact partially buried inside the semiconductive substrate. The contact includes a silicide layer including a predetermined thickness proximately in a range from about 600 angstroms to about 1200 angstroms.
US10157949B2	Isolation structure for reducing crosstalk between pixels and fabrication method thereof An optical isolation structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The optical isolation structure includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer and a dielectric post. The first dielectric layer includes a trench portion located in a trench of the semiconductor substrate. The second dielectric layer includes a trench portion covering the trench portion of the first dielectric layer and located in the trench of the semiconductor substrate. The third dielectric layer includes a trench portion covering the trench portion of the second dielectric layer and located in the trench of the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric post is disposed in the trench of the semiconductor substrate and covering the trench portion of the third dielectric layer.
US10157934B2	Connection structure for vertical gate all around (VGAA) devices on semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate A vertical gate all around (VGAA) nanowire device circuit routing structure is disclosed. The circuit routing structure comprises a plurality of VGAA nanowire devices including a NMOS and a PMOS device. The devices are formed on a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate. Each device comprises a bottom plate and a top plate wherein one of the bottom and top plates serves as a drain node and the other serves as a source node. Each device further comprises a gate layer. The gate layer fully surrounds a vertical channel in the device. In one example, a CMOS circuit is formed with an oxide (OD) block layer that serves as a common bottom plate for the NMOS and PMOS devices. In another example, a CMOS circuit is formed with a top plate that serves as a common top plate for the NMOS device and the PMOS devices. In another example, a SRAM circuit is formed.
US10157932B2	Semiconductor device and production method thereof A semiconductor device includes: a memory transistor including a first silicon oxide film, a first silicon nitride film, a second silicon oxide film, and a first gate electrode that are disposed in sequence on a substrate; and a MOS transistor including a third silicon oxide film and a second gate electrode that are disposed in sequence on the substrate. The memory transistor has a side wall including an extending portion of the first silicon oxide film, a second silicon nitride film that is in contact with the first silicon nitride film, and a fourth silicon oxide film that are disposed in sequence on the substrate, and the MOS transistor has a side wall including a fifth silicon oxide film that is disposed on the substrate.
US10157931B2	Semiconductor memory and semiconductor memory manufacturing method The present disclosure provides a semiconductor memory including a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a transistor. The first capacitor includes a first conductive layer provided on a surface of an n-well, n-type diffusion layers provided in a surface layer portion of the n-well, and a p-type diffusion layer provided in the surface layer portion of the n-well so as to be adjacent to the first conductive layer and separated from the n-type diffusion layers. The second capacitor includes a second conductive layer provided on a surface of an n-well, n-type diffusion layers provided in a surface layer portion of the n-well, and a p-type diffusion layer provided in the surface layer portion of the n-well so as to be adjacent to the second conductive layer and separated from the n-type diffusion layers.
US10157929B2	Common source line with discrete contact plugs A method of forming a NAND flash memory includes forming a conductive area in a substrate, the conductive area extending along a direction that is perpendicular to the direction along which NAND strings extend, the conductive area connecting terminals of NAND strings. Discrete contact areas in the conductive area are contacted by discrete contact plugs, each contact plug contacting a corresponding contact area in the conductive area.
US10157927B2	Semiconductor memory devices having an undercut source/drain region A semiconductor memory device includes, for example, a substrate having a fin having a web portion extending from the substrate and a first overhanging fin portion extending outward from the web portion and spaced from the substrate, the fin comprising a source/drain region in the web portion of the fin, a first source/drain region in the first overhanging fin portion, an isolation material surrounding the web portion and disposed under the first overhanging fin portion of the fin, an upper surface of the isolation material being below an upper surface of the fin, a first gate disposed over the fin between the source/drain region in the web portion of the fin and the first source/drain region in the first overhanging fin portion of the fin, and a capacitor operably electrically connected to the first source/drain region in the first overhanging fin portion.
US10157917B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device may include a field insulating film on a substrate, a first fin type pattern which is formed on the substrate and protrudes upward from an upper surface of the field insulating film, and a gate electrode which intersects with the first fin type pattern on the field insulating film. The gate electrode may include a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being located on one side of the first fin type pattern and including a first terminal end of the gate electrode, and the second portion being located on the other side of the first fin type pattern. A height from the substrate to a lowest part of the first portion may be different than a height from the substrate to a lowest part of the second portion.
US10157899B2	Packages and methods of forming packages Various packages and methods of forming packages are discussed. According to an embodiment, a package includes a processor die at least laterally encapsulated by an encapsulant, a memory die at least laterally encapsulated by the encapsulant, and a redistribution structure on the encapsulant. The processor die is communicatively coupled to the memory die through the redistribution structure. According to further embodiments, the memory die can include memory that is a cache of the processor die, and the memory die can comprise dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
US10157898B2	Illumination devices, and methods of fabricating same A light emitter, comprising a monolithic n-type layer (comprising at least first and second n-type regions), a monolithic p-type layer (comprising at least first and second p-type regions), at least a first isolation region and at least a first electrically conductive via that extends through at least part of the first isolation region. At least part of the first isolation region is between the first n-type region and the second n-type region, and/or least part of the first isolation region is between the first p-type region and the second p-type region.
US10157897B1	Hybrid LED and color conversion film displays A display component can include an array of pixels and a color conversion film. Each pixel in the array can include one or more green sub-pixel emitters and a plurality of blue sub-pixel emitters. The color conversion film can be disposed on a subset of the plurality of blue sub-pixel emitters. The color conversion film can be configured to convert blue light from the subset of the plurality of blue sub-pixel emitters to red light to realize a pixel including red, green and blue emitters.
US10157895B2	Seal-ring structure for stacking integrated circuits A three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) die is provided. In some embodiments, a first IC die comprises a first semiconductor substrate, a first interconnect structure over the first semiconductor substrate, and a first hybrid bond (HB) structure over the first interconnect structure. The first HB structure comprises a HB link layer and a HB contact layer extending from the HB link layer to the first interconnect structure. A second IC die is over the first IC die, and comprises a second semiconductor substrate, a second HB structure, and a second interconnect structure between the second semiconductor substrate and the second HB structure. The second HB structure contacts the first HB structure. A seal-ring structure is in the first and second IC dies. Further, the seal-ring structure extends from the first semiconductor substrate to the second semiconductor substrate, and is defined in part by the HB contact layer.
US10157878B2	Semiconductor device and electronic device An improvement is achieved in the reliability of a semiconductor device. Over a die pad, first and second semiconductor chips are mounted. The first and second semiconductor chips and a part of the die pad are sealed in a sealing portion. The first semiconductor chip includes a power transistor. The second semiconductor chip controls the first semiconductor chip. The thickness of the portion of the die pad over which the first semiconductor chip is mounted is smaller than the thickness of the portion of the die pad over which the second semiconductor chip is mounted.
US10157873B1	Semiconductor package including bump A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a pad which is exposed through a passivation layer, a bump pillar formed over the passivation layer adjacent to the pad, but not overlapping with the pad. The semiconductor chip also has a solder layer including a solder bump portion which is formed over the bump pillar and a solder fillet portion which is formed at one side of the bump pillar facing the pad to cover the pad and electrically couples the bump pillar and the pad.
US10157870B1	Integrated fan-out package and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating an integrated fan-out package is described. The method includes the following steps. A carrier is provided. Through insulator vias are formed on the carrier, and at least one semiconductor die is provided on the carrier. The semiconductor die is attached to the carrier through a die attach film. An insulating encapsulant having a first region and a second region is formed on the carrier. The insulating encapsulant in the first region is encapsulating the semiconductor die, and the insulating encapsulant in the second region is encapsulating the plurality of through insulator vias. The carrier is debonded, and a trimming process is performed to remove portions of the insulating encapsulant in the second region, and a trench is formed in the insulating encapsulant in the second region. A plurality of conductive balls is disposed on the insulating encapsulant in the second region. The plurality of conductive balls surround the first region of the insulating encapsulant and the die attach film, and is electrically connected to the plurality of through insulator vias.
US10157861B2	Crack propagation prevention and enhanced particle removal in scribe line seals of semiconductor devices Disclosed embodiments include an integrated circuit having a semiconductor substrate with insulator layers and conductor layers overlying the semiconductor substrate. A scribe region overlying the semiconductor substrate and a periphery of the integrated circuit includes a crack arrest structure and a scribe seal. The crack arrest structure provides first vertical conductor structure that surrounds the periphery of the integrated circuit. The scribe seal is spaced from and surrounded by the crack arrest structure and provides a second vertical conductor structure. The scribe seal includes first and second vias spaced from each other and connected to one of the conductor layers. The first via is a trench via and the second via is a stitch via, with the second via being located closer to the crack arrest structure than the first via.
US10157851B2	Fan-out semiconductor package The present disclosure relates to a fan-out semiconductor package in which a plurality of semiconductor chips are stacked and packaged, and are disposed in a special form to be thus electrically connected to a redistribution layer of a connection member through vias rather than wires. The fan-out semiconductor package can further include a connection member having a through-hole, and at least one of the semiconductor chips can be disposed in the through-hole.
US10157846B2	Method for forming chip package involving cutting process Structures and formation methods of a chip package are provided. The method includes disposing a semiconductor die over a carrier substrate and forming a protection layer over the carrier substrate to surround the semiconductor die. The method also includes forming a dielectric layer over the protection layer and the semiconductor die. The method further includes cutting an upper portion of the dielectric layer to improve flatness of the dielectric layer. In addition, the method includes forming a conductive layer over the dielectric layer after cutting the upper portion of the dielectric layer.
US10157845B2	Method for fabricating a local interconnect in a semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first transistor having a first gate, a first source and a first drain, a second transistor having a second gate, a second source and a second drain, an isolation region separating the first transistor from the second transistor, and a local interconnect connecting at least one of the first source and the first drain to at least the second source and the second drain. The local interconnect is in contact with a surface of the at least one of the first source and the first drain, a surface of the at least the second source and the second drain and a surface of a part of the isolation region.
US10157842B1	Semiconductor device including superconducting metal through-silicon-vias and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor structure and methods of forming the semiconductor structure generally includes providing a thermocompression bonded superconducting metal layer sandwiched between a first silicon substrate and a second silicon substrate. The second substrate includes a plurality of through silicon vias to the thermocompression bonded superconducting metal layer. A second superconducting metal is electroplated into the through silicon vias using the thermocompression bonded superconducting metal layer as a bottom electrode during the electroplating process, wherein the filling is from the bottom upwards.
US10157841B2	Construction of integrated circuitry and a method of forming an elevationally-extending conductor laterally between a pair of structures A method includes forming insulative material along the opposing sides of a conductive via and a conductive line in a vertical cross-section comprising forming a laterally-inner-insulator material comprising silicon, oxygen, and carbon laterally-outward of the opposing sides of the conductive via and the conductive line in the vertical cross-section. A laterally-intervening-insulator material comprising silicon and oxygen is formed laterally-outward of opposing sides of the laterally-inner-insulator material in the vertical cross-section. The laterally-intervening-insulator material comprises less carbon, if any, than the laterally-inner-insulator material. A laterally-outer-insulator material comprising silicon, oxygen, and carbon is formed laterally-outward of opposing sides of the laterally-intervening-insulator material in the vertical cross-section. The laterally-outer-insulator material comprises more carbon than the laterally-inner-insulator material. Elevationally-extending-conductor material is formed laterally between and along the insulative material in the vertical cross-section. Additional method aspects, including structure independent of method of fabrication, are disclosed.
US10157836B2	Metal via structure A fabrication process including the following steps for making a metal via structure is disclosed. A substrate with at least a metal pad configured thereon is prepared. A first dielectric layer configured on a top surface of the substrate has a first opening exposing a top surface of the metal pad. A patterned first photoresist having a second opening aligned with the first opening is applied on a top surface of the first dielectric layer. A first metal evaporation is performed to form a first adhesive layer conformably distributed on a wall surface of the first opening and on a top surface of the exposed area of the metal pad. A second metal evaporation is performed to form a first metal block. The first photoresist is stripped. The first metal block is flattened to have a top surface coplanar with a top surface of the first dielectric layer.
US10157835B2	Package structures and method of forming the same An embodiment is a method including forming a first package. The forming the first package includes forming a through via adjacent a first die, at least laterally encapsulating the first die and the through via with an encapsulant, and forming a first redistribution structure over the first die, the through via, and the encapsulant. The forming the first redistribution structure including forming a first via on the through via, and forming a first metallization pattern on the first via, at least one sidewall of the first metallization pattern directly overlying the through via.
US10157834B1	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes an integrated fan-out package, a dielectric housing, and a plurality of conductive patterns. The dielectric housing is covering the integrated fan-out package, wherein a gap or a first dielectric layer is in between the dielectric housing and the integrated fan-out package. The plurality of conductive patterns is located on a surface of the dielectric housing, wherein the plurality of conductive patterns is located in between the dielectric housing and the integrated fan-out package.
US10157833B1	Via and skip via structures The present disclosure generally relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to via and skip via structures and methods of manufacture. The method includes: forming a plurality of openings in a hardmask material; blocking at least one of the plurality of openings of the hardmask material with a blocking material; etching a skip via to a metallization feature in a stack of metallization features through another of the plurality of openings which is not blocked by the blocking material; and at least partially filling the skip via by a bottom up fill process.
US10157830B2	3D interconnect multi-die inductors with through-substrate via cores A semiconductor device having a first die and a second die is provided. The first die of the device includes a first surface and a through-substrate via (TSV) extending at least substantially through the first die, the TSV having a portion extending past the first surface. The first die further includes a first substantially helical conductor disposed around the TSV. The second die of the device includes a second surface, an opening in the second surface in which the portion of the TSV is disposed, and a second substantially helical conductor disposed around the opening.
US10157829B2	Method for forming a passive device on a package-on-package structure A device includes a polymer. A device die is disposed in the polymer. A passive device includes three Through Assembly Vias (TAVs) penetrating through the polymer, wherein the TAVs are coupled in series. A Redistribution Line (RDL) is underlying the polymer. The RDL electrically couples a first one of the TAVs to a second one of the TAVs.
US10157824B2	Integrated circuit (IC) package and package substrate comprising stacked vias A device comprising a semiconductor die, a package substrate coupled to the semiconductor die, and an encapsulation layer that at least partially encapsulates the semiconductor die. The package substrate includes at least one stacked via. The at least one stacked via includes a first via and a second via coupled to the first via. The second via includes a seed layer coupled to the first via. The second via includes a different shape than the first via. The package substrate includes a prepreg layer. The package substrate includes a first pad coupled to the first via, and a second pad coupled to the second via.
US10157823B2	High density fan out package structure A high density fan out package structure may include a contact layer. The contact layer includes a conductive interconnect layer having a first surface facing an active die and a second surface facing a redistribution layer. The high density fan out package structure has a barrier layer on the first surface of the conductive interconnect layer. The high density fan out package structure may also include the redistribution layer, which has conductive routing layers. The conductive routing layers may be configured to couple a first conductive interconnect to the conductive interconnect layer. The high density fan out package structure may further include a first via coupled to the barrier liner and configured to couple with a second conductive interconnect to the active die.
US10157822B1	Heterogeneous interconnect having linear and non-linear conductive pathways Electrical interconnects having a non-linear conductive pathway, and related apparatuses and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrical interconnect may include a non-linear conductive pathway electrically coupling top and bottom conductive portions. In some embodiments, an electrical interconnect may include a non-linear conductive pathway that propagates an electrical signal generating electromagnetic fields with an electrical field orthogonal to the direction of electromagnetic-wave propagation. In some embodiments, an electrical interconnect may include a non-linear conductive pathway portion and a linear conductive pathway portion. Also disclosed are connectors including an electrical interconnect having a non-linear conductive pathway. In some embodiments, a connector may include a first electrical interconnect having a non-linear conductive pathway generating first electromagnetic fields; and second electrical interconnect having a linear conductive pathway generating second electromagnetic fields that are orthogonal to the first electromagnetic fields.
US10157813B2	3DIC packaging with hot spot thermal management features A package includes a substrate having a conductive layer, and the conductive layer comprises an exposed portion. A die stack is disposed over the substrate and electrically connected to the conductive layer. A high thermal conductivity material is disposed over the substrate and contacting the exposed portion of the conductive layer. The package further includes a contour ring over and contacting the high thermal conductivity material.
US10157802B2	Workpiece evaluating method A workpiece evaluating method evaluates the gettering property of a device wafer having a plurality of devices formed on the front side of the wafer and having a gettering layer formed inside the wafer. The method includes the steps of applying excitation light for exciting a carrier to the wafer, applying microwaves to a light applied area where the excitation light is applied and also to an area other than the light applied area, measuring the intensity of the microwaves reflected from the light applied area and from the area other than the light applied area, subtracting the intensity of the microwaves reflected from the area other than the light applied area from the intensity of the microwaves reflected from the light applied area to thereby obtain a differential signal, and determining the gettering property of the gettering layer according to the intensity of the differential signal obtained above.
US10157799B2	Multi-gate device and method of fabrication thereof A method of semiconductor device fabrication is described that includes forming a first fin extending from a substrate. The first fin has a source/drain region and a channel region and the first fin is formed of a first stack of epitaxial layers that includes first epitaxial layers having a first composition interposed by second epitaxial layers having a second composition. The method also includes removing the second epitaxial layers from the source/drain region of the first fin to form first gaps, covering a portion of the first epitaxial layers with a dielectric layer and filling the first gaps with the dielectric material and growing another epitaxial material on at least two surfaces of each of the first epitaxial layers to form a first source/drain feature while the dielectric material fills the first gaps.
US10157794B1	Integrated circuit structure with stepped epitaxial region Embodiments of the disclosure provide integrated circuit (IC) structures with stepped epitaxial regions and methods of forming the same. A method according to the disclosure can include: removing a portion of a substrate to form a recess therein, the portion of the substrate being laterally adjacent to a semiconductor fin having a sidewall spacer thereon, to expose an underlying sidewall of the semiconductor fin; forming an epitaxial layer within the recess, such that the epitaxial layer laterally abuts the sidewall of the semiconductor fin below the sidewall spacer; removing a portion of the epitaxial layer to form a stepped epitaxial region adjacent to the semiconductor fin, the stepped epitaxial region including a first region laterally abutting the sidewall of the semiconductor fin, and a second region laterally adjacent to the first region; and forming a gate structure over the stepped epitaxial region and adjacent to the semiconductor fin.
US10157792B2	Through substrate via (TSV) and method therefor A through substrate via (TSV) and method of forming the same are provided. The method of making the TSV may include etching a via opening into the backside of semiconductor substrate, the via opening exposing a surface of a metal landing structure. A conductive layer is deposited over the backside of semiconductor substrate, sidewalls of the via opening, and exposed surface of the metal landing structure. The conductive layer is coated with a polymer material, filling the via opening. The polymer material is developed to remove the polymer material from the backside of semiconductor substrate, leaving the via opening filled with undeveloped polymer material. A planar backside surface of semiconductor substrate is formed by removing the conductive layer.
US10157784B2	Integration of a self-forming barrier layer and a ruthenium metal liner in copper metallization Methods for integration of conformal barrier layers and Ru metal liners with Cu metallization in semiconductor manufacturing are described in several embodiments. According to one embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate containing a recessed feature, depositing a barrier layer in the recessed feature, depositing a Ru metal liner on the barrier layer, and exposing the substrate to an oxidation source gas to oxidize the barrier layer through the Ru metal liner. The method further includes filling the recessed feature with CuMn metal using an ionized physical vapor deposition (IPVD) process, heat-treating the substrate to diffuse Mn from the CuMn metal to the oxidized barrier layer, and reacting the diffused Mn with the oxidized barrier layer to form a Mn-containing diffusion barrier.
US10157779B2	Multi-barrier deposition for air gap formation A method includes forming a first conductive line and a second conductive line in a dielectric layer, etching a portion of the dielectric layer to form a trench between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, and forming a first etch stop layer. The first etch stop layer extends into the trench. A second etch stop layer is formed over the first etch stop layer. The second etch stop layer extends into the trench, and the second etch stop layer is more conformal than the first etch stop layer. A dielectric material is filled into the trench and over the second etch stop layer. An air gap is formed in the dielectric material.
US10157776B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a hard mask layer overlying a device layer of a semiconductor device, a mandrel underlayer over hard mask layer, and a mandrel layer over mandrel underlayer. The mandrel layer has a plurality of mandrel lines extending along a first direction. A plurality of openings are formed in mandrel underlayer extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to first direction. A spacer layer is formed over mandrel underlayer and layer. Spacer layer fills plurality of openings in underlayer. Portions of spacer layer are removed to expose an upper surface of underlayer and mandrel layer, and mandrel layer is removed. By using remaining portions of spacer layer as a mask, underlayer and hard mask layer are removed, to form a hard mask pattern with first hard mask pattern lines extending along first direction and second hard mask pattern lines extending along second direction.
US10157775B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device In a pattern forming method, a stacked structure, including a bottom layer, a middle layer and a first mask layer, is formed. The middle layer includes a first cap layer, an intermediate layer and a second cap layer. The first mask layer is patterned by using a first resist pattern as an etching mask. The second cap layer is patterned by using the patterned first mask layer as an etching mask. A second mask layer is formed over the patterned second cap layer, and is patterned by using a second resist pattern as an etching mask. The second cap layer is patterned by using the patterned second mask layer as an etching mask. The intermediate layer and the first cap layer are patterned by using the patterned second cap layer as an etching mask. The bottom layer is patterned by using the patterned first cap layer as an etching mask.
US10157774B1	Contact scheme for landing on different contact area levels The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a contact scheme for landing on different contact area levels of a semiconductor structure and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a first contact at a first level of the structure; a jumper contact at a second, upper level of the structure; an etch stop layer having an opening over the first contact and partially encapsulating the jumper contact with an opening exposing the jumper contact; and contacts in electrical contact with the first contact at the first level and the jumper contact at the second, upper level, through the openings.
US10157771B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device are provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate including a first region and a second region, and forming a plurality of fins on the semiconductor substrate in the first region and the second region. The method also includes forming a first barrier layer on surfaces of the fins in the first region, and forming an isolation fluid layer on the semiconductor substrate to cover the first barrier layer in the first region and to cover the fins in the second region. Further, the method includes forming an isolation film and a by-product layer by an oxygen-containing annealing process respectively from the isolation fluid layer and sidewalls of the fins in the second region.
US10157759B2	Curing apparatus and method using the same A UV curing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a UV light source disposed above the processing chamber, a window disposed between the processing chamber and the UV light source for allowing a UV light from the UV light source passing through and entering the processing chamber, a sealing ring disposed between the processing chamber and the window for sealing the processing chamber, and a light shading kit disposed between the UV light source and the sealing ring for preventing the sealing ring from being exposed of the UV light. Therefore the sealing ring is not exposed of UV light directly, and the bonding of the rubber sealing ring would not be destroyed.
US10157753B2	Wiring board, electronic device, and electronic module A wiring board (1) includes an insulating substrate (11) having a cutout (12) opened in a main surface and a side surface of the insulating substrate (11), and an inner electrode (13) formed on an inner surface of the cutout (12). The inner electrode (13) includes a plurality of metal layers. The inner electrode (13) includes, as an intermediate layer, at least one metal layer (17b) selected from the group consisting of a nickel layer, a chromium layer, a platinum layer, and a titanium layer, and includes a gold layer as an outermost layer (17a). The metal layer (17b) is exposed at an outer edge portion of the inner electrode (13).
US10157743B2	Methods of patterning a target layer A method of forming patterns includes the steps of providing a substrate on which a target layer and a hard mask layer are formed; forming a plurality of first resist patterns on the hard mask layer; performing a tilt-angle ion implant process to form a first doped area and a second doped area in the hard mask layer between adjacent first resist patterns; removing the first resist patterns; coating a directed self-assembly (DSA) material layer onto the hard mask layer; performing a self-assembling process of the DSA material layer to form repeatedly arranged block copolymer patterns in the DSA material layer; removing undesired portions from the DSA material layer to form second patterns on the hard mask layer; transferring the second patterns to the hard mask layer to form third patterns; and etching the target layer through the third patterns.
US10157738B2	Method for manufacturing oxide Provided is a method for manufacturing an oxide with a novel crystal structure, an oxide with high crystallinity, or an oxide with low impurity concentration by a sputtering method. The method comprises the steps of cleaving pellets and aggregates of atoms from a sputtering target containing indium, an element M (aluminum, gallium, yttrium, or tin), and zinc, depositing the pellets and the aggregates of atoms on a substrate, and then filling a gap between the pellets by the aggregates of atoms with lateral growths.
US10157731B2	Semiconductor processing apparatus with protective coating including amorphous phase Embodiments of the invention relate to compositions including a yttrium-based fluoride crystal phase, or a yttrium-based oxyfluoride crystal base, or an oxyfluoride amorphous phase, or a combination of those materials. The compositions may be used to form a solid substrate for use as a semiconductor processing apparatus, or the compositions may be used to form a coating which is present upon a surface of substrates having a melting point which is higher than about 1600°, substrates such as aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, quartz, silicon carbide and silicon nitride, by way of example.
US10157720B2	Integrated mechanical device with vertical movement A device includes a thermally deformable assembly accommodated in a cavity of the interconnection part of an integrated circuit. The assembly can bend when there is a variation in temperature, so that its free end zone is displaced vertically. The assembly can be formed in the back end of line of the integrated circuit.
US10157713B2	Electrolyte for an electrochemical double layer capacitor, and an electrochemical double layer capacitor using the such An electrolyte for an electrochemical double layer capacitor and an EDLC utilizing such an electrolyte are disclosed. The electrolyte can include a solution of an organic salt or a combination of organic salts, the salts including cations and anions, and a single organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvents, wherein the electrolyte has a boiling point above 100° C., electrochemical stability at voltages between 2.7 V, and a viscosity below 2 mPa·s at a temperature of 100° C. The electrolyte may contain an organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvents having boiling points above 100° C. and melting points below 0° C.
US10157708B2	Wrapping method for common mode inductor The present disclosure provides a wrapping method for the common inductor. The common mode inductor includes a first coil winding and a second coil winding. The wrapping method for a common mode inductor includes steps of: disposing two isolation blocking sheets at different positions of a magnetic core; wrapping the first coil winding around the magnetic core, wherein the first coil winding is divided into two wrapping areas by one of the isolation blocking sheets; wrapping the second coil winding around the magnetic core, wherein the second coil winding is divided into two wrapping areas by the other one of the isolation blocking sheets, wherein the first coil winding and the second coil winding are symmetrically wrapped.
US10157696B2	Communication cable In a communication cable having a multi-core cable with a plurality of core cables in which a pair of signal lines are covered with an insulator, in which the insulator is covered with a shield tape, and in which the shield tape is covered with a wrapping tape, and having a connector formed on an end portion of the multi-core cable, the communication cable further has a case which is inserted/removed to/from a slot formed on a communication device to which the communication cable is connected, a substrate which is housed in the case and to which an end portion of the multi-core cable is connected, and a resin portion which molds a connection portion between the end portion of the multi-core cable and the substrate.
US10157692B2	Cold atom interferometry Improvements to atom interferometers. An improved atom interferometer has a single polarization-preserving fiber, coupled for propagation of beams of two Raman frequencies, and a parallel displacement beamsplitter for separating the laser beams into respective free-space-propagating parallel beams traversing at least one ensemble of atoms. A reflector generates one or more beams counterpropagating through the ensemble of atoms. Other improvements include interposing a beam-splitting surface common to a plurality of parallel pairs of beams counterpropagating through the ensemble of atoms, generating interference fringes between reflections of the beams to generate a detector signal; and processing the detector signal to derive at least one of relative phase and relative alignment between respective pairs of the counterpropagating beams.
US10157690B2	High-pressure fluid discharge device Provided is a high-pressure fluid discharge device in which a pipe, to which a nozzle is connected, is routed and a high pressure fluid transferred through the pipe is discharged from the nozzle, wherein the pipe is formed by alternately connecting first pipes and second pipes having a larger flow passage area than the first pipes.
US10157686B1	Automated document filing A document management device provides a user interface that receives an indication from a user of one or more series associated with an electronic document, such as a scanned or electronically completed medical-related form. In other embodiments, the document management device comprises document detection intelligence that determines a type of document and/or series for an electronic document. After determining a series associated with a document, one or more attributes that have previously been associated with the determined series are associated with the electronic document. The attributes associated with the electronic document may then be used to control user's rights to the document, indicate a type of viewer associated with the document, indicate a storage location for the document, and/or indicate a type of the electronic document, for example.
US10157681B2	Programming of nonvolatile memory with verify level dependent on memory state and programming loop count A series of programming pulses, where the individual pulses are identified by a pulse number, is used to program a page of memory cells in parallel. After receiving a pulse, the memory cells under verification are verified to determine if they have been programmed to their respective target states. The memory cells that have been verified are inhibited from further programming while those memory cells not verified will be further programmed by subsequent programming pulses. The pulsing, verification and inhibition continue until all memory cells of the page have been program-verified. Each verify level used in the verification is a function of both the target state and the pulse number. This allows adjustment of the verify level to compensate for changes in sensing, including those due to variation in source line loading during the course of programming.
US10157676B2	Dynamic tuning of first read countermeasures Techniques are provided for improving the accuracy of read operations of memory cells, where the threshold voltage (Vth) of a memory cell can shift depending on when the read operation occurs. Countermeasures are provided for a first read situation in which a memory is read after a power on event or after a long delay since a last read. Read voltages of lower or higher programmed data states are set according to a positive or negative temperature coefficient (Tco), respectively. Read voltages for error recovery can be set similarly. In another aspect, a wait period between a dummy voltage and a read voltage is a function of temperature. In another aspect, word line voltages of unselected blocks are set according to a negative Tco. In another aspect, pass voltages are set based on a Tco for each programmed data state.
US10157675B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device which performs improved erase operation According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control unit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix. The control unit erases data of the memory cells. The control unit interrupts the erase operation of the memory cells and holds an erase condition before the interrupt in accordance with a first command during the erase operation, and resumes the erase operation based on the held erase condition in accordance with a second command.
US10157669B2	Method of storing and retrieving information for a resistive random access memory (RRAM) with multi-memory cells per bit Some embodiments include methods of storing and retrieving data for an RRAM array. The array is subdivided into a plurality of memory bits, with each memory bit having at least two memory cells. A memory bit is programmed by simultaneously changing resistive states of all memory cells within the memory bit. The memory bit is read by determining summed current through all memory cells within the memory bit. Some embodiments include RRAM having a plurality of memory cells. Each of the memory cells is uniquely addressed through a bitline/wordline combination. Memory bits contain multiple memory cells coupled together, with the coupled memory cells within each memory bit being in the same resistive state as one another.
US10157667B2	Mixed cross point memory Methods, systems, and devices for multi-deck memory arrays are described. A multi-deck memory device may include a memory array with a cell having a self-selecting memory element and another array with a cell having a memory storage element and a selector device. The device may be programmed to store multiple combinations of logic states using cells of one or more decks. Both the first deck and second deck may be coupled to at least two access lines and may have one access line that is a common access line, coupling the two decks. Additionally, both decks may overlie control circuitry, which facilitates read and write operations. The control circuitry may be configured to write a first state or a second state to one or both of the memory decks via the access lines.
US10157662B1	Static random access memory cell, layout pattern and operation method thereof The present invention provides a memory cell. The memory cell includes a static random access memory (SRAM) cell located on a substrate. The SRAM cell includes a first storage node. At least one tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET), the gate of the tunneling field-effect transistor is electrically connected to the first storage node of the SRAM cell. A read bit line (RBL) electrically connected the drain of the TFET. A read terminal which is connected to a read port voltage (Vrp) and electrically connects to a source of the TFET.
US10157657B2	Selective refresh with software components A method of refreshing a memory is disclosed. The method includes accessing from active memory an active memory map. The active memory map is generated by software and identifies addresses corresponding to the active memory and associated refresh criteria for the addresses. The refresh criteria are evaluated for a portion of the active memory, and an operation initiated to refresh a portion of the active memory is based on the refresh criteria.
US10157647B2	Apparatuses and methods for storing and writing multiple parameter codes for memory operating parameters Apparatuses and methods for writing and storing parameter codes for operating parameters, and selecting between the parameter codes to set an operating condition for a memory are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first mode register and a second mode register. The first mode register is configured to store first and second parameter codes for a same operating parameter. The second mode register is configured to store a parameter code for a control parameter to select between the first and second parameter codes to set a current operating condition for the operating parameter. An example method includes storing in a first register a first parameter code for an operating parameter used to set a first memory operating condition, and further includes storing in a second register a second parameter code for the operating parameter used to set a second memory operating condition.
US10157646B2	Latch control signal generation circuit to reduce row hammering A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include a latch control signal generation circuit configured to compare a count signal counted according to the number of times that a command is inputted to the latch control signal generation circuit with a random signal having a random combination to generate a latch control signal which is enabled, based on an update signal. The semiconductor device may include a storage circuit configured to latch an address to generate a latched address, based on the latch control signal. The semiconductor device may include an internal circuit configured to receive the latched address to execute an internal operation.
US10157645B2	Booster circuit and non-volatile memory including the same To obtain a booster circuit capable of reducing voltage stress applied to a booster cell, provided is a booster circuit including a plurality of booster cells connected in series. Each of the plurality of booster cells includes a charge transfer transistor connected between an input terminal and an output terminal, and a boost capacitor connected between the input terminal and a clock terminal. Among the plurality of booster cells, a plurality of booster cells at least in a last stage are connected in parallel so that the plurality of booster cells connected in parallel are connected to a booster cell in a previous stage of the last stage by switching the plurality of booster cells in the last stage in accordance with a boosting operation.
US10157644B1	Methods and apparatus for generation of voltages Methods of operating a voltage generation circuit, and apparatus configured to perform such methods, include applying a clock signal to an input of a voltage driver of a stage of the voltage generation circuit, connecting the voltage driver output to a first voltage node configured to receive a first voltage when the clock signal has a particular logic level and a voltage level of the voltage driver output is less than a threshold, connecting the voltage driver output to a second voltage node configured to receive a second voltage greater than the first voltage when the clock signal has the particular logic level and the voltage level of the voltage driver output is greater than the threshold, and connecting the voltage driver output to a third voltage node configured to receive a third voltage less than the first voltage when the clock signal has a different logic level.
US10157636B2	Magnetic tape device and head tracking servo method The magnetic tape device includes a TMR head (servo head); and a magnetic tape, in which a magnetic layer of the magnetic tape includes fatty acid ester, Ra measured regarding a surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 2.0 nm, full widths at half maximum of spacing distribution measured by optical interferometry regarding a surface of the magnetic layer before and after performing a vacuum heating with respect to the magnetic tape are greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 7.0 nm, a difference between spacings before and after the vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 8.0 nm, and ΔSFD (=SFD25° C.−SFD−190° C.) in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape is equal to or smaller than 0.50.
US10157617B2	System and method for rendering an aircraft cockpit display for use with ATC conditional clearance instructions A method for providing a flight display to an aircrew of an ownship aircraft includes receiving, at a radio communications module of the ownship aircraft, a voice transmission on an air traffic control first radio frequency from an air traffic controller, the voice transmission comprising a conditional clearance, wherein the condition clearance comprises a condition instruction and a clearance instruction, transcribing, using voice recognition software installed on the ownship aircraft, the voice transmission into an electronic, textual format, thereby generating a digital transmission record, and automatically, displaying, on a display device of the ownship aircraft, the condition instruction using a multi-format symbology and in a multi-step sequence over time, and waiting for and detecting an aircrew input corresponding to the clearance.
US10157615B2	Forming chatbot output based on user state Techniques are described herein for chatbots to achieve greater social grace by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog. In various implementations, input may be received from a user at a client device operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input may be semantically processed to determine a state expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user may be stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user.
US10157612B2	Methods and apparatus for voice-enabling a web application Methods and apparatus for voice-enabling a web application, wherein the web application includes one or more web pages rendered by a web browser on a computer. At least one information source external to the web application is queried to determine whether information describing a set of one or more supported voice interactions for the web application is available, and in response to determining that the information is available, the information is retrieved from the at least one information source. Voice input for the web application is then enabled based on the retrieved information.
US10157609B2	Local and remote aggregation of feedback data for speech recognition A local feedback mechanism for customizing training models based on user data and directed user feedback is provided in speech recognition applications. The feedback data is filtered at different levels to address privacy concerns for local storage and for submittal to a system developer for enhancement of generic training models.
US10157605B2	Noise reduction device A noise reduction device is used together with a shell which surrounds at least a part of the periphery of reclinable seat. The device includes a plurality of noise microphones, a noise controller, and control speakers. Control speakers output a sound based on a control-sound signal that is generated by the noise controller. Each of noise microphones is accommodated in back wall configuring the shell and is set back from a surface of the back wall.
US10157602B2	Musical instruments including keyboard guitars A musical instrument, for example, a keyboard guitar, includes a body, an elongated neck coupled to the body, neck keys disposed on the elongated neck, and an output for transmitting an electrical signal generated by the musical instrument. Activation of each neck key generates an electrical signal at the output representing a pitch associated with a musical note. The musical instrument may also include body keys disposed on the body, and a strum bar that generates an electrical signal at the output representing a pitch associated with a musical note based on which of the body keys are activated during activation of the strum bar. Further, the musical instrument may include a continuous graphic image spanning the front face of the body and the body keys, forming a continuous pattern that is unbroken across a transition between key surfaces of the body keys and the front face of the body.
US10157601B1	Removable strap button and connector for musical instruments A strap button and connector for connecting one end of a strap to a musical instrument or other body consists of a connector fixed to the instrument and a removable strap button to hold a strap securely. The connector has a large opening or mouth and is designed so that the strap button and the connector be easily engaged or disengaged. When the threaded neck of strap button is received into threaded connector cavity the strap button is easily hand screwed together and the additional aid of a rubber washer placed between strap button neck and connector head or lip keeps the two parts from disengaging. The strap at this point is secure from coming off the strap button and the strap still has movability between player and instrument.
US10157591B2	Electronic device including display and method for controlling operation of display in electronic device An electronic device and a method for improving the visibility of a display in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a mirror configured to project or reflect light, a display panel disposed on a first surface of the mirror, and a controller, according to a mirror mode or a display mode, configured to control so as to output a control signal for adjusting an amount of external light incident on a second surface opposite to a first surface of the mirror.
US10157590B1	Display with localized brightness adjustment capabilities An electronic device may have a display with an array of pixels. The device may have an array of components such as an array of light sensors for capturing fingerprints of a user through an array of corresponding transparent windows in the display. A capacitive touch sensor, proximity sensor, force sensor, or other sensor may be used by control circuitry in the device to monitor for the presence of a user's finger over the array of light sensors. In response, the control circuitry can direct the display to illuminate a subset of the pixels, thereby illuminating the user's finger and causing reflected light from the finger to illuminate the array of light sensors for a fingerprint capture operation. The display may have display driver circuitry that facilitates the momentary illumination of the subset of pixels with uniform flash data while image data is displayed in other portions of the display.
US10157588B2	Systems and methods for image optimization Images are optimized to reduce latency prior to being transmitted to requesting client devices. A request from a client device for an image is analyzed to obtain the attributes of the requesting client device and the network used by the client device for transmitting the request. The parameters of the image to be transmitted are determined based on the attributes in order to reduce data latency at the requesting client device. A requested image that meets the parameters or which has its parameters preset by a provider can be transmitted without any changes. A requested image that does not meet the parameters is transformed in accordance with the parameters so that it is optimized for the combination of the network and the requesting client device.
US10157576B2	Pixel driving circuit, driving method for same, and display apparatus A pixel driving circuit and a driving method thereof, as well as a display apparatus. The driving circuit is realized by using one storage capacitor, one driving unit and five switching units, which may obtain a smaller pixel layout and facilitate improvement of display resolution. Also, a display effect of the pixels in a dark state may be improved, and the contrast be increased.
US10157575B2	Display device and electronic device having the same A display device includes a display panel including data lines, scan lines, and pixels, a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels through the scan lines, a data driver configured to provide data signal to the pixels through the data lines, a voltage generator configured to provide an on-bias voltage to the pixels through the data lines, a timing controller configured to generate a first control signal that controls the data driver and a second control signal that controls the voltage generator, and a protection circuit configured to generate a first protection signal and a second protection signal and prevent an overlapping output of the data signal and the on-bias voltage based on the first control signal and the second control signal.
US10157573B2	Display with redundant light emitting devices An active matrix display where in one embodiment each cell comprises: a driving circuit for providing current to light emitting devices placed in the cell under the control of a data driver signal, a first light emitting device location connected to the driving circuit and a second light emitting device location connected in series to the first light emitting device location. A first thin-film transistor (TFT) is connected in parallel with the first light emitting device location and a second TFT is connected in parallel with the second light emitting device location, its gate node connected to the gate node of the first TFT. One terminal of a third TFT is connected to the gate nodes of the first and second TFTs and selectively connects a control signal to the first and second TFTs under the control of a scan driver signal. The control signal determines which of a first or second light emitting device placed in the cell emits light when the driving circuit provides current.
US10157568B2	Image processing method, image processing circuit, and organic light emitting diode display device using the same Embodiments relate to reducing a ghost image effect caused by fixed images. In a region of the image with an opaque fixed image, a use rate (or intensity) of a color component with a lower luminous efficacy is decreased while a use rate (or intensity) of a color component with a higher luminous efficacy is increased to maintain the luminance. By reducing an excessive use of sub-pixels corresponding to a color component of the lower luminous efficacy, the deterioration of these sub-pixels can be reduced despite presenting a fixed image on the same region of the display.
US10157560B2	Display panel and display driver A display panel and a display driver are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units, which are arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array. Each row of the sub-pixel repeating unit includes an odd number of sub-pixels, where every two sub-pixels are regarded as one pixel unit, and another sub-pixel is added at the last column of the sub-pixel repeating unit. The odd-numbered sub-pixels are respectively written by N groups of pixel data. The amount of these sub-pixels is 2N+1, which is between two to two and a half times of the amount of the pixel data. Each odd-numbered column of the sub-pixel repeating unit includes the sub-pixels of two different colors, which are alternately arranged in each odd-numbered column.
US10157548B2	Waypoint directory in air traffic control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles A waypoint management method for an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) includes communicating with a plurality of UAVs via one or more wireless networks comprising at least one cellular network; receiving updates related to an obstruction status of each of a plurality of waypoints from the plurality of UAVs, wherein the plurality of waypoints are defined over a geographic region under control of the ATC system; and managing flight paths, landing, and take-off of the plurality of UAVs in the geographic region based on the obstruction status of each of the plurality of waypoints.
US10157542B2	User identification system and vehicular portable device A user identification system is provided. In the user identification system, an in-vehicle apparatus specifies a position of a vehicular portable device with reference to a vehicle and determines whether the vehicular portable device exists in a predetermined identification area. Based on determining that the vehicular portable device exists in the identification area, the in-vehicle apparatus transmits an instruction signal instructing the vehicular portable device to specify a driver terminal. Based on reception signal strength detected during a time period determined by a time point of receipt of the instruction signal, the vehicular portable device determines the driver terminal.
US10157530B2	Personalized wearable gas sensor using both the average and the rate of change of the gas level Embodiments of a system and method for determining a personalized gas level exposure are generally described herein. A method may include receiving, at a wearable device, a plurality of gas level measurements for a gas level, determining, using the plurality of gas level measurements, a five-minute average gas level, in response to determining that the five-minute average gas level exceeds an instantaneous exposure threshold, issuing a dangerous exposure alert at the wearable device, determining, from the plurality of gas level measurements, a rate of change for the gas level, and in response to determining that the rate of change indicates the gas level is decreasing, disabling the dangerous exposure alert.
US10157528B2	Geolocation bracelet, system, and methods An identity, position, and/or health monitoring apparatus is provided. The identity, position, and/or health monitoring apparatus includes a retention feature, such as a wristband, configured to removably secure the monitoring apparatus to a person, such as a child. Particularly, the band of the monitoring apparatus may be a flexible and/or stretchable band that may be worn around a part of the body, such as a wrist or ankle. The band may be defined by a circumferential member and/or may include first and second ends and a clasping mechanism configured to clasp and secure the first and second ends together, such as around the wrist or ankle of the user. In certain instances, the monitoring apparatus is retained within the band, and in other instances, the monitoring apparatus may be removable from the band, and the clasping mechanism may be configured for allowing the monitoring device to be removably attached therewith.
US10157525B2	Active intruder mitigation system and method A life safety system for mitigating injuries and fatalities to occupants of a multi-zone structure comprising a plurality of controllers, and coupled to said controller, a plurality of digital imaging devices, a plurality of locking mechanisms, a plurality of dispersion points for the dispersion of at least one dispersible substance, and a plurality of thermostatic members. The life safety system further comprises at least one monitoring location physically removed from at least one of said controllers and from at least one of said dispersion points and from at least one of said locking mechanisms and from at least one of said thermostatic members.
US10157523B2	Telecommunications system for transporting facility control data and wireless coverage information Certain features relate to configuring a distributed antenna system (“DAS”) to interface with and manage components of facility control and monitoring systems while providing wireless communications in a cellular or public safety network. A communications module is configured for receiving facility control signals from facility control and monitoring centers and associated nodes and sensors. A signal processing module is configured to convert the facility control signals a format transportable in the DAS. The signal processing module is also configured to multiplex the facility control signals with mobile voice and data signals being transported in the DAS. The DAS configured to manage components of facility control and monitoring systems can route facility control signals to appropriate facility control centers or the nodes and sensors associated with the facility control centers.
US10157522B2	Authorization control for an anti-theft security system Improved systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling the security states of anti-theft security systems such as product display assemblies using security fobs. According to an example embodiment, a manager security fob and another security fob that is to be authorized for use in controlling the security status of a product display assembly can interact with a system in accordance with a defined sequence to add the another security fob to an authorization list for the product display assembly. For example, the defined sequence can be a connection of the manager security fob with the system, followed by a disconnection of the manager security fob from the system, followed a connection of the another security fob with the system within a defined window.
US10157497B2	Textured digital elevation model generation For textured digital elevation model generation, a method projects swath point projection coordinates of each lidar point of texel swaths into a corresponding texel swath with normalized projection coordinates. Each texel swath includes lidar points, an optical image, and swath output projection point coordinates of the lidar points into the optical image. The method generates a projection matrix including lidar point data for each lidar point of each texel swath. The method calculates enhanced lidar coordinates for each lidar point as a function of minimizing misregistration errors. In addition, the method creates enhanced output pixel coordinates for each image pixel based on the enhanced lidar coordinates for the lidar points and the associated output pixel coordinates. The method generates a textured digital elevation model based on the enhanced output pixel coordinates for each image pixel, and the enhanced lidar coordinates.
US10157490B2	Angulation planning for a three dimensional angiography A method and system for operating an x-ray device for a creation of a three-dimensional angiography of a body vessel segment. A three-dimensional reconstruction of the body vessel segment is provided to a computing device of the x-ray device. A center line of the body vessel segment is computed. An axis of rotation is laid through the center line. The three-dimensional reconstruction is registered with the x-ray device. The suitability of at least one recording angle pair with a first and a second recording angle for the creation of the three-dimensional angiography is assessed on the basis of an assessment criterion by the computing device. One of the at least one assessed recording angle pairs is selected for creation of the three-dimensional angiography as a function of a result of the assessment, in order to improve the creation of the three-dimensional angiography.
US10157484B2	Schema-driven object alignment A method is provided for enabling a schema-driven object alignment on a canvas. The method may include receiving an indication of a selected object on the canvas, identifying a closest compatible object displayed closest to a position of the selected object on the canvas wherein a link associated is formed between an item represented by the closest compatible object and the item represented by the selected object. The method may further include defining an alignment guide for the closest compatible object. The method may also include, determining whether the selected object has been moved within a determined range of the alignment guide, and in response to the determination that the selected object has been moved within the determined range of the alignment guide, modifying a location at which the selected object is displayed on the canvas so that the selected object is aligned with the alignment guide.
US10157480B2	Efficient decoding and rendering of inter-coded blocks in a graphics pipeline Innovations in video decoding and rendering operations for inter-coded blocks in a graphics pipeline, in which at least some of the operations are performed using a graphics processing unit (“GPU”), are described. For example, a video playback tool receives encoded data for a current picture and performs operations to decode the encoded data and reconstruct the current picture. For a given inter-coded block of the current picture, a graphics primitive represents texture values as a point for processing by the GPU. The graphics primitive can have one or more attributes, including a motion vector, a block size, a display index value (indicating a location in a display buffer), and/or a residual index value (indicating a location of residual values). The operations performed by the video playback tool can include interpolation of sample values at fractional-sample offsets and motion compensation performed for inter-coded blocks in multiple passes for different block sizes.
US10157479B2	Synthesizing training data for broad area geospatial object detection A system for broad area geospatial object recognition, identification, classification, location and quantification, comprising an image manipulation module to create synthetically-generated images to imitate and augment an existing quantity of orthorectified geospatial images; together with a deep learning module and a convolutional neural network serving as an image analysis module, to analyze a large corpus of orthorectified geospatial images, identify and demarcate a searched object of interest from within the corpus, locate and quantify the identified or classified objects from the corpus of geospatial imagery available to the system. The system reports results in a requestor's preferred format.
US10157476B1	Self-learning spatial recognition system A method includes receiving a plurality of video frames from a video source, wherein each video frame of the plurality of video frames comprises a view of a geolocation. The method further includes detecting a first object entering a first side of a first video frame of the plurality of video frames. The method further includes determining, from the plurality of video frames, that the first object has stopped in an area of the geolocation for at least a threshold amount of time. The method further includes detecting the first object leaving a second side of a second video frame of the plurality of video frames. The method further includes identifying, by a computer processing device, the area of the geolocation as a region of interest based on the detecting the first object leaving.
US10157471B2	Area alignment tool A computer-implemented method for visually aligning an object includes calculating a weighted distribution of a brightness of an object, determining a center point of the object using the weighted distribution of the brightness of the object and automatically aligning the object using the center point of the object.
US10157468B2	Object detection device, object detection method, and object detection system An object detection device of an object detection system includes an object detection determination unit including a bird candidate determination unit for determining, from an image acquired by imaging a moving object, whether or not the moving object is a specific detection subject (bird in this case), and a bird type/attitude estimation unit for estimating, based on a contour of the moving object determined to be the bird by the bird candidate determination unit and a WFM library storing contour shape information, which is a contour prepared for each of types of the specific detection subject (types of the bird in this case), a type of the moving object out of the types of the specific detection subject.
US10157458B2	Laser projection system and method A laser projection system for projecting an image on a workpiece includes a photogrammetry assembly and a laser projector, each communicating with a computer. The photogrammetry assembly includes a first camera for scanning the workpiece, and the laser projector projects a laser image to arbitrary locations. Light is conveyed from the direction of the workpiece to the photogrammetry assembly. The photogrammetry assembly signals the coordinates light conveyed toward the photogrammetry assembly to the computer with the computer being programmable for determining a geometric location of the laser image. The computer establishes a geometric correlation between the photogrammetry assembly, the laser projector, and the workpiece for realigning the laser image to a corrected geometric location relative to the workpiece.
US10157457B2	Optical measurement of opening dimensions in a wafer A method of generating 3D information of a sample using an optical microscope includes: varying the distance between the sample and an objective lens of the optical microscope at pre-determined steps, capturing an image at each pre-determined step, determining a characteristic value of each pixel in each captured image, determining a first captured image that is focused on a first surface of the sample based on the characteristic value of each pixel in each captured image, and determining a measurement of an opening in the first surface of the sample based on the first captured image. The first surface of the sample and the second surface of the sample are within a field of view of each of the captured images. The first captured image includes a pattern overlay. In another example, the opening measurement is determined using a second captured image without a pattern overlay.
US10157456B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium utilizing technique for detecting an abnormal state such as a scratch on a target An information processing apparatus for, to classify and detect a plurality of types of defects, detecting a defect in a target object without using data obtained by prior learning includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group obtained by capturing a target object irradiated with light from a plurality of illumination units placed at a plurality of different positions, a generation unit configured to, based on luminance information of images included in the image group, generate a first luminance profile indicating a change in a luminance value of a first region, which is a region corresponding between the images, and a second luminance profile indicating a change in a luminance value of a second region, which is a region corresponding between the images, and a detection unit configured to detect a defect in the target object based on the first luminance profile and the second luminance profile.
US10157453B2	Lens distortion correction using a neurosynaptic circuit One or more embodiments provide method for image distortion correction including receiving, by multiple neurosynaptic core circuits, a set of inputs comprising image dimensions and pixel distortion coefficients for at least one image frame via at least one input core circuit. Each distorted pixel is mapped to zero or more undistorted pixels by processing the set of inputs corresponding to each pixel of the at least one image frame by the at least one input core circuit. Corresponding pixel intensity values of each distorted pixel are routed to output undistorted pixels for each image frame via the at least one output core circuit.
US10157452B1	Image processing system for image rectification Images may be acquired by cameras and processed to detect the presence of objects. Described are techniques to use rectified images for further processing such as object detection, object identification, and so forth. In one implementation, an image from a camera is processed to produce a rectified image having an apparent perspective from overhead. For example, the rectified image may be an image that appears to have been obtained from a virtual camera that is above the shelf and having a field-of-view that looks downward. The rectified image may be an orthonormal projection of pixels in the acquired image, relative to a plane of the surface upon which the objects are resting.
US10157451B2	Image processing system and computer-readable recording medium A technique to remove fog from an image more appropriately has been called for. An image processing system is provided, including: a luminance evaluation value deriving unit that derives a luminance evaluation value of an at least partial region of an image; a saturation evaluation value deriving unit that derives a saturation evaluation value of the at least partial region of the image; a contrast evaluation value deriving unit that derives a contrast evaluation value of the at least partial region of the image; and a haze depth estimating unit that derives a haze depth estimate value of the image based on the luminance evaluation value, the saturation evaluation value, and the contrast evaluation value.
US10157449B1	Geo-location-based image filters Systems and methods for generating and distributing photo filters are described. A photo filter publication application receives filter data and object criteria and generates a photo filter based on the filter data. The photo filter is associated with satisfaction of the object criteria. A photo filter engine then identifies that a client device has taken a photograph. The photo filter engine then provides the photo filter to the client device based on the photograph including an object that satisfies the object criteria. The photo filter may then be displayed as an option on a user interface of the client device. The object criteria may include associations between an object and a source of image data, for example, a brand of a merchant in which case the associated photo filter may include images associated with the brand of the merchant.
US10157448B2	Foveated video rendering Techniques are described for generating and rendering video content based on area of interest (also referred to as foveated rendering) to allow 360 video or virtual reality to be rendered with relatively high pixel resolution even on hardware not specifically designed to render at such high pixel resolution. Processing circuitry may be configured to keep the pixel resolution within a first portion of an image of one view at the relatively high pixel resolution, but reduce the pixel resolution through the remaining portions of the image of the view based on an eccentricity map and/or user eye placement. A device may receive the images of these views and process the images to generate viewable content (e.g., perform stereoscopic rendering or interpolation between views). Processing circuitry may also make use of future frames within a video stream and base predictions on those future frames.
US10157439B2	Systems and methods for selecting an image transform An electronic device for selecting a transform is described. The electronic device includes at least one image sensor, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and to the at least one image sensor. The processor is configured to obtain at least two images from the at least one image sensor. The processor is also configured to characterize structural content of each of the at least two images to produce a characterization for each image that is relevant to transform performance. The processor is further configured to select at least one transform from a set of transforms based on the characterization. The processor is additionally configured to apply the at least one transform to at least one of the images to substantially align the at least two images.
US10157435B2	System and method for monitoring electronic communications A method for monitoring mobile communication and generating alerts associated with targeted content. A link is established between a monitored user's mobile communication device and a monitoring user's mobile communication device to receive communications for monitoring purposes. The monitored user's mobile communication device forwards an incoming or outgoing communication to the monitoring user's mobile communication device. The monitored user's or monitoring user's mobile communication device generates an alert if it is determined that the incoming or outgoing communication contains targeted content, and an alert is provided on the monitoring user's mobile communication device.
US10157428B2	Offline content sharing Offline sharing of content is performed. An offline request to share content associated with a content sharing platform to a social networking service is received by a processing device of a user device. The offline request is received while the user device is not connected to a network. A share request is generated for the content in view of the social networking service. The share request for the content is generated while the user device is not connected to the network. Upon determining that a network connection is available, the share request for the content is provided to the social networking service.
US10157421B2	Secure analytical and advisory system for transaction data Methods and systems are described herein for securely analyzing transaction data of a user. A server computing device establishes a secure connection with a client device, which transmits transaction data to the server. The server establishes a hierarchy of nodes to profile a user's purchase history. The hierarchy includes a plurality of article nodes and category nodes. The server creates a new article node instance corresponding to the transaction data, the new article node storing descriptive properties of at least one item purchased by the user determined from the transaction data. The server links the new article node instance to at least one of the category nodes by classifying the descriptive properties of the item purchased with respect to relationships defined by the hierarchy. The server generates and transmits an event trigger to remind the user of a follow-up action and authenticates the client before the trigger is delivered.
US10157413B2	Method of using, apparatus, product, and system for a no touch point-of-sale self-checkout A method, computer program product, and system to perform a sale transaction are provided. The method includes identifying each item of a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the plurality of items, determining a cost for each item, optionally identifying a person based on an image of the person, adding each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction, and charging the person for the sale transaction.
US10157412B2	Generating and displaying recommendation counters based on recommendation dialogue captured through a social network and constrained by geographic regions of the recommenders A system and method for generating a recommendation counter for a business entity based on social networking interactions is provided. In an embodiment, a social networking server provides an interface for users of social networking accounts to request recommendations for business entities and to reply to the requests with recommendations. When the social networking server computer receives a recommendation for a particular business entity, the social networking server computer determines whether the recommending social networking account has recommended the particular business entity in the past. In response to determining that the social networking account has not recommended the particular business entity in the past, the social networking server computer increments a recommendation counter for the particular business entity.
US10157411B1	Recommendation system that relies on RFM segmentation A recommendation system divides users into a plurality of segments based on scores generated for each of a plurality of users of an electronic service that provides functionality for users to browse and purchase or select items. The scores can be RFM (Recency, Frequency, and Monetary amount) scores based on at least purchase or selection recency, purchase or selection frequency, and in some instances, the monetary amount spent. The recommendation system can further detect behavior-based correlations between particular segments and particular items and/or item attributes. The correlations can be based on purchase or selection histories of the users assigned to specific segments. The recommendation system can select items to recommend to particular users based at least partly on the detected behavior-based correlations.
US10157404B1	Events service for online advertising This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to online advertisement campaign recommendations. A server may obtain data from an events datastore indicative of missing time slices from a partition of events data. The server may obtain first events data for the missing time slices. The server may identify redundant events data in the first events data that is redundant to second events data stored in the events datastore. The server may delete the redundant events data from the first events data to generate a modified first events data. The server may transmit the modified first events data to the events datastore.
US10157393B2	Trust rating metric for future event prediction of an outcome In at least one embodiment, a trust rating system and method provide a precise and accurate, structured (yet adaptable and flexible), quantifying way of expressing historical trustworthiness so the user or decision maker can make more informed decisions on the data or information being evaluated.
US10157392B1	Computer system and computer-executed method for inventory valuation Certain embodiments provide a computer-executed method for generating a future sales estimate for an item. The method includes programmatically accessing, from a dataset via a network device, an inventory residence time period of an item. The method also includes programmatically accessing, from the dataset via the network device, prior performance data associated with the item. The method also includes programmatically executing an inventory valuation engine to generate a future sales estimate for the item based on the inventory residence time period and the prior performance data. The method further includes executing a notification generation engine to adjust a notification policy defining a frequency or other characteristic of electronic marketing communications indicating the item transmitted to consumer devices based on the future sales estimate.
US10157379B2	Self checkout with security checks based on categorized items Method and apparatus for performing security checks at a self-checkout kiosk in a retail store. The customers can create lists of items for purchase as they shop. When a customer is ready to pay, his list can be divided into sub-lists. Each sub-list can include items that require the same type of security check. The customer can then be provided with the sub-lists and an instruction for each sub-list that explains how the customer should arrange the items on the sub-list for a security check. After the customer has properly arranged the items on a sub-list, the relevant security check can be performed.
US10157375B2	Alternative payment implementation for electronic retailers A method of processing a transaction between a merchant and a buyer over a communication network is provided. The transaction is processed using one of a plurality of alternative payment options and each of the alternative payment options are provided by one of a plurality of alternative payment providers. Each of the alternative payment providers uses a different alternative payment implementation. The method includes: obtaining transaction information from the merchant; returning a redirection URL and an order identifier to the merchant; obtaining a transaction message from the merchant, where the transaction message specifies the type of operation; performing the operation type specified in the transaction message with the appropriate alternative payment provider; and returning a processing message to the merchant containing the results from performing the operation type specified in the transaction message.
US10157371B2	Recommending additional users for an event using a social networking system Social networking system users may create events where a group of other users invited to the event meet at a specified time and location. While an inviting user initially specifies the group of users to invite to the event, the social networking system suggests additional users to invite to the event. The social networking system suggests additional users based on a prediction that the users would attend the event if invited. Various factors may be used to make the prediction, such as an affinity between the inviting user and the other users, the availability of the other users at the time of the event and/or the proximity of the other users to the location of the event. Invitations to the suggested additional users may be automatically sent or sent to a set of the additional users selected by the inviting user.
US10157365B2	Display and management of a service composition candidate inventory Facilitating the display and management of service candidates and composition candidates in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) is disclosed. A described method includes identifying a plurality of service oriented candidates in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) service model. The plurality of service oriented candidates includes a service candidate and a composition candidate. The method also includes defining a relationship between the service candidate and the composition candidate and allowing for reuse of the service candidate and the composition candidate in view of the relationship.
US10157361B2	High performance map editor for business analysts At least one model synchronization map table is built that facilitates navigation between elements of business objects of a business object model and corresponding elements of an extensible markup language (XML) schema definition-based (XSD-based) model. The XSD-based model includes at least one XML schema and is generated from the business object model. The business object model and the XSD-based model are displayed in a dual-view editor. The dual-view editor enables a user to toggle between and independently edit the business object model and the XSD-based model. In response to independent edits made to one of the XSD-based model and the business object model within the dual-view editor, the elements of the business object model are automatically synchronized with the corresponding elements of the XSD-based model using the at least one model synchronization map table.
US10157359B2	Service device feedback A method for using oral feedback to facilitate user selection among a plurality of service devices. The method comprises a plurality of service devices. Each service device has a dynamically-updatable quality control profile. A first service device receives a request from the first user to perform a first service job. The first service device performs the first service job. A first recording device located proximate to the first service device obtains oral feedback from the first user regarding the quality of the first service job. The first service device analyzes the oral feedback using natural language processing to form an analysis. The first service device modifies the first quality control profile of the first service device based on the analysis.
US10157344B2	Systems and methods for trend aware self-correcting entity relationship extraction Methods and systems for trend aware self-correcting entity relationship extraction are disclosed. For example, a method can include receiving a selected entity, determining a plurality of entities related to the selected entity, determining a plurality of most probable entities, calculating relevance scores, and displaying a subset of the plurality of most probable entities. The selected entity can be received on a network-based transaction system. The plurality of entities related to the selected entity can be determined based on a relationship score. The relationship score can represent navigation transitions, aggregated over time, between the selected entity and each of the plurality of entities. The plurality of most probable entities can be determined based on probabilities. Relevance scores can be calculated for each of the plurality of most probable entities. Finally, the subset of the plurality of most probable entities to be displayed can be determined according to the relevance scores.
US10157340B2	Chemical and physical sensing with a reader and RFID tags A method of detecting a stimulus can include detecting an output from a radio frequency identification tag including a sensor. A smartphone-based sensing strategy can use chemiresponsive nanomaterials integrated into the circuitry of commercial Near Field Communication tags to achieve non-line-of-sight, portable, and inexpensive detection and discrimination of gas phase chemicals (e.g., ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, cyclohexanone, and water) at part-per-thousand and part-per-million concentrations.
US10157339B2	Access control for encrypted data in machine-readable identifiers Disclosed are various embodiments for providing access control to the underlying data of a single machine-readable identifier when read by various reader devices. A client device may receive a first cryptographic key associated with a first device profile and a second cryptographic key associated with a second device profile. Data provided through an ingestion process is formatted into at least a first portion of data and a second portion of data, where the first portion of data is intended for a first reader device and the second portion of data is intended for a second reader device. The first portion of data may be encrypted using the first cryptographic key while the second portion of data is encrypted using the second cryptographic key. A machine-readable identifier may be generated using the first portion of data as encrypted and the second portion of data as encrypted.
US10157336B2	Apparatus and method for displaying error information in a printing process An information processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit that acquires a processing attribute of a printing process corresponding to a printing instruction for executing the printing process using print data, a second acquiring unit that acquires an apparatus attribute of an image forming apparatus that executes the printing process, a third acquiring unit that acquires a data attribute of the print data, a print data interpretation unit that performs an interpreting process for the print data based on the processing attribute, a request unit that requests the print data interpretation unit to perform the interpreting process according to the printing instruction when it is not possible to determine from at least one of the processing attribute, the apparatus attribute and the data attribute whether or not an error occurs in the printing process, and a controller that displays information indicating that the error occurs in the printing process.
US10157333B1	Systems and methods for content tagging Systems, methods, devices, media, and computer readable instructions are described for local image tagging in a resource constrained environment. One embodiment involves processing image data using a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) comprising at least a first subgraph and a second subgraph, the first subgraph comprising at least a first layer and a second layer, processing, the image data using at least the first layer of the first subgraph to generate first intermediate output data; processing, by the mobile device, the first intermediate output data using at least the second layer of the first subgraph to generate first subgraph output data, and in response to a determination that each layer reliant on the first intermediate data have completed processing, deleting the first intermediate data from the mobile device. Additional embodiments involve convolving entire pixel resolutions of the image data against kernels in different layers if the DCNN.
US10157326B2	Method and device for character area identification A method and a device for area identification are provided in the disclosure. The method includes: binarizing a text area including a row of characters; calculating a histogram in a vertical direction of the binarized text area, wherein the histogram includes abscissas of pixels in each column and corresponding accumulated values of foreground color pixels of the pixels in each column; and identifying a character area of each of one or more characters in the text area according to distribution information of the accumulated values.
US10157324B2	Systems and methods of updating user identifiers in an image-sharing environment Computer-implemented methods and systems of updating user identifiers in an image-sharing environment include features for facilitating blocking, permitting, sharing and/or modifying content such as images and videos. User identification vectors providing data representative of a user and information about one or more facial characteristics of the user are broadcasted by a modular computing device. Information about one or more additional characteristics of the user (e.g., body characteristics and/or contextual characteristics) as determined from images of the user obtained by one or more image capture devices are received. An updated user identification vector including the information about one or more additional characteristics of the user is stored at and subsequently broadcasted by the modular computing device.
US10157298B1	Apparatus and method to assess contents of wearable items In some embodiments, frames and methods are provided herein useful to assess the contents of wearable items (personal wearable item). In some embodiments, the frame includes a substrate and a system positioned on a section of the frame's substrate. The substrate includes sections positioned adjacent relative to each other and each distinguished by a demarcation; and coupling elements each configured to affix the substrate to a surface(s) of the wearable item. The system includes one or more control circuits, sensors, and I/O devices. The control circuit(s) can receive wireless signals transmitted by computing device; use the received signals to determine the present of the computing devices; and present the status of the presence of the wireless signal.
US10157283B2	Encryption for XIP and MMIO external memories Techniques for multiplexing between an execute-in-place (XIP) mode and a memory-mapped input/output (MMIO) mode for access to external memory devices are described herein. In an example embodiment, an IC device comprises a serial interface and a controller that is configured to communicate with external memory devices over the serial interface. The controller comprises a control register and a cryptography block. The control register is configured to indicate an XIP mode or a MMIO mode. The cryptography block is configured to encrypt and decrypt XIP data transfers to and from a first external memory device in the XIP mode, and to encrypt and decrypt MMIO data transfers to and from a second external memory device in the MMIO mode.
US10157278B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for intrusion detection and analytics using power characteristics such as side-channel information collection Some embodiments described herein include a system that collects and learns reference side-channel normal activity, process it to reveal key features, compares subsequent collected data and processed data for anomalous behavior, and reports such behavior to a management center where this information is displayed and predefine actions can be executed when anomalous behavior is observed. In some instances, a physical side channel (e.g. and indirect measure of program execution such as power consumption or electromagnetic emissions and other physical signals) can be used to assess the execution status in a processor or digital circuit using an external monitor and detect, with extreme accuracy, when an unauthorized execution has managed to disrupt the normal operation of a target system (e.g., a computer system, etc.).
US10157277B2	Technologies for object-oriented memory management with extended segmentation Technologies for memory management with memory protection extension include a computing device having a processor with one or more protection extensions. The processor may load a logical address including a segment base, effective limit, and effective address and generate a linear address as a function of the logical address with the effective limit as a mask. The processor may switch to a new task described by a task state segment extension. The task state extension may specify a low-latency segmentation mode. The processor may prohibit access to a descriptor in a local descriptor table with a descriptor privilege level lower than the current privilege level of the processor. The computing device may load a secure enclave using secure enclave support of the processor. The secure enclave may load an unsandbox and a sandboxed application in a user privilege level of the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10157274B2	Fingerprint sensor pixel array and methods of forming same A device package includes a sensor die, one or more additional dies adjacent the sensor die, and a molding compound encircling the sensor die and the one or more additional dies. The device package further includes redistribution layers over the sensor die, the one or more additional dies, and the molding compound. The redistribution layers include first conductive features in a first dielectric layer. The first conductive features electrically connect the sensor die to the one or more additional dies. The redistribution layers further include an array of electrodes in a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to the sensor die.
US10157267B2	Method of determining the attendance of an individual at a location and a system therefor A computer and mobile computing devices are used to determine participation in a health improvement plan. Data is stored pertaining to the identification of a members of the health improvement plan, as well as data pertaining to the identification of a mobile computing devices associated with the members. Additionally, data is stored pertaining to a set of locations each pertaining to a predetermined health improvement facility. As members use the health related facilities, information is received from a member's mobile computing device pertaining to a location of the mobile computing device within a predetermined distance with respect to a location within the set of locations. The time at which a location of the mobile computing device is within the predetermined distance, at a plurality of different times is stored, and then the stored time is analyzed to determine a level of participation of the member with the wellness program.
US10157265B1	Clinical study product dispensing device A dispensing device and a method of operating a dispensing device for use in studying a consumable unit used by a clinical study participant are provided. The device comprises a housing that includes a delivery aperture and a compartment configured to store an unconsumed consumable unit therein. The device further includes a dispensing mechanism located within the housing and configured to release the stored unconsumed consumable unit to the clinical study participant via the delivery aperture upon verifying the identity of the clinical study participant and a controller configured to interface with the dispensing mechanism and the user input device. A user input device is also included and is configured to receive input from the clinical study participant corresponding to identification information relating to the clinical study participant and is further configured to receive input from the clinical study participant in response to one or more questionnaires relating to consumption of the consumable unit.
US10157258B2	Method for evaluating failure-in-time A FIT evaluation method for an IC is provided. The FIT evaluation method includes accessing data representing a layout of the IC comprising a number of metal lines and a number of VIAs; picking a number of nodes along the metal lines; dividing each of the metal lines into a number of metal segments based on the nodes; and determining a FIT value for each of the metal segments or VIAs to verify the layout and fabricate the IC.
US10157251B2	Method and system for partitioning circuit cells A method includes following operations. First circuit cells are partitioned into a first frame of a first tier and the first frame of a second tier. The first frame is divided into second frames according to a step size. The first circuit cells between the second frames of the first tier and the second tier are adjusted. The first tier and the second tier, to which the adjusted first circuit cells are assigned, are merged to generate data indicating a layout design, for fabrication of the circuit cells.
US10157247B2	Method and apparatus for performing rewind structural verification of retimed circuits driven by a plurality of clocks A method for designing a system on a target device includes performing register retiming on an original design for the system to generate a retimed design. The retimed design is verified to determine whether it is structurally correct by performing a plurality of iterations of register retiming on the retimed design, wherein each iteration accounts for the retiming of registers in the system driven by a different clock.
US10157243B2	Device array locks and keys This invention relates to a system, method, and computer program product for managing a plurality of devices with associated lock mechanisms. According to one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: detecting, by one or more computer processors, a status of a device corresponding to a lock mechanism; recommending, by one or more computer processors, a service action on the device requiring performance by an operator; and providing, by one or more computer processors, a printable key pattern for printing a key that allows the operator to lock and unlock the lock mechanism in order to perform the service action.
US10157237B2	Multi-user group social network Managing a social network comprises creating a unique first group code, creating a first personal wall including a link to the first group code, and creating a first group wall for the first group code. The first user receives an inquiry to join the first group code from a second user. The first group code is exchanged between the first user and the second user. The first group wall is converted from a locked to an unlocked state with respect to the second user. A second personal wall is created for the second user, the second personal wall including a link to the first group code. The first user is restricted from viewing the second personal wall, and vice versa. The first user can share, and the second user can see, a subset of data from the first personal wall with the first group wall, and vice versa.
US10157236B2	Optimized rendering of dynamic content In a client/server environment, rendering of web-based content is separated into two phases, so as to improve the applicability of HTML response caching. Static portion(s) of a web page are cached and delivered immediately in response to an HTTP request, concurrently with sending a request for a full page and extracting dynamic portion(s) therefrom. Dynamic portion(s) are filled in at the client as they become available. The system and method of the present invention enable optimization of the user experience to occur without requiring any recoding of the original page content.
US10157234B1	Systems and methods for transforming datasets In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a data-transformation request in relation to a visualization of a first dataset, wherein the data-transformation request expresses at least one transformation of the first dataset without using Structured Query Language (SQL) syntax, wherein the visualization is characterized by a first SQL statement. In addition, the method includes automatically determining based, at least in part, on a mapping of the visualization to the first SQL statement, a second SQL statement operable to return a second dataset. Further, the method includes causing the second SQL statement to be executed on one or more databases. Moreover, the method includes receiving, in response to the causing, the second dataset. The method also includes updating the visualization to reflect the second dataset.
US10157224B2	Quotations-modules on online social networks In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a plurality of communications, each communication being associated with a particular content item and including a text of the communication; extracting, for each of the communications, quotations from the text of the communication; determining, for each extracted quotation, partitions of the quotation; grouping the extracted quotations into clusters based on a respective degree of similarity among their respective partitions; calculating a cluster-score for each cluster based on a frequency of occurrence of partitions of quotations in the cluster in the communications; and generating a quotations-module comprising representative quotations, each representative quotation being a quotation from a cluster having a cluster-score greater than a threshold cluster-score.
US10157222B2	Methods and apparatuses for content preparation and/or selection Method, storage medium and apparatus associated with content preparation and/or selection are disclosed herewith. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a content preparation or selection module to receive, as part of a content preparation or selection, a representation of a concept; and determine, for the content preparation or selection, topical relevance of a content item (N) of a content hierarchy to the concept. The content hierarchy may include a plurality of content items, including N, and determine topical relevance of N to the concept may be based at least in part on interrelationships among at least some of the other content items of the hierarchy other than N, its ancestor content items, and/or its descendant content items. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US10157215B2	System and method for managing data and updates to a database structure The system manages database structure updates. The system may receive, via a development gateway, a development script. The system may also copy, via a backup engine to an update module, an existing object code. The system may deploy, via an update engine, the development script directly to the database structure. The system may also generate new object code within the database structure associated with the existing object code. The system may determine, via a database health monitoring module, at least one of a successful deployment of the new object code or an unsuccessful deployment of the new object code.
US10157204B2	Generating statistical views in a database system Techniques are disclosed for generating statistical views in a database system. In one embodiment, a request is received to execute a database workload. One or more constraints pertaining to executing the database workload is retrieved. The database workload is evaluated to generate multiple statistical view candidates. The statistical view candidates are refined based on the one or more constraints. One or more statistical views are then generated based on the refined statistical view candidates.
US10157199B2	Data storage integrity validation Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, validating the integrity of received and/or stored data payloads. In some examples, a storage service may perform a first partitioning of a data object into first partitions based at least in part on a first operation. The storage service may also verify the data object, by utilizing a verification algorithm, to generate a first verification value. In some cases, the storage service may additionally perform a second partitioning of the data object into second partitions based at least in part on a second operation. The second partitions may be different from the first partitions. Additionally, the archival data storage service may verify the data object using the verification algorithm to generate a second verification value. Further, the storage service may determine whether the second verification value equals the first verification value.
US10157197B2	Integration of independent platforms A system includes a first computing device, a second computing device, and a third computing device. The first computing device is configured to identify a first event and store a first event code, a plurality of first entry codes, and first information associated with each of the plurality of entry codes. The second computing device is configured to derive a plurality of first translated event codes based on the first event code and a plurality of first translated entry codes for each of the plurality of first entry codes. The second computing device is further configured to determine whether the plurality of first entry codes were successfully derived. The third computing device is configured to read the first journal entry of the second database and determine, based on the indication that the plurality of first translated entry codes were successfully derived, to perform a first task.
US10157191B2	Metadata tagging system, image searching method and device, and method for tagging a gesture thereof A metadata tagging system, an image searching method, a device, and a gesture tagging method are provided. The metadata tagging system includes a first device which tags metadata to an image and transmits the image tagged with the metadata and a second device which allows at least one image from among stored images to be searched. Accordingly, generated data may be searched and used more easily and conveniently.
US10157190B2	Image action based on automatic feature extraction The present disclosure describes a system and method to automatically extract image features from an image uploaded to an image processing service executing on a cloud server from an image capture device, determine an image classification based at least in part on the image features, transmit a request to the image capture device for an image action based at least in part on the image classification, and execute the image action on the image based at least in part on receiving the image action from the image capture device in response to the request.
US10157187B2	Information terminal and program The present invention provides a technology capable of allowing a user to search and retrieve facilities in an appropriate manner. An information terminal includes a facility storage unit for storing information on facilities, a first facility search unit for searching and retrieving the facilities stored based on a designated search condition, and a second facility search unit for requesting, via a network, a facility information providing device for providing the information on the facilities to provide facility information based on the designated search condition. It is determined which of the first and second facility search units is to be used to search and retrieve the facilities, and the results retrieved by the first or the second unit are displayed.
US10157186B2	Data handling The concepts relate to data handling, and more specifically to data handling scenarios where data is revised on one computer and stored on another computer. One example can obtain a set of blobs relating to revisions of a file. The example can determine a target size of datastore blobs. In an instance where a total size of the set of blobs is less than the target size, this example can aggregate the set of blobs into an individual datastore blob. Otherwise, the example can identify new or edited individual blobs of the set and aggregate the new or edited individual blobs into first datastore blobs. The example can also aggregate other individual blobs of the set into second datastore blobs.
US10157184B2	Data previewing before recalling large data files Techniques for providing data preview before recalling large data files are disclosed. In one aspect, a data file is made accessible while being offline by converting the data file from a native format to a preview format, storing the data file in the preview format in a primary storage that is locally available and moving, after the conversion to the preview format, the data file in the native format to a secondary storage. When a viewing request is received for the data file, the data file in the preview format is displayed to fulfill the viewing request.
US10157183B2	Real time and scalable space-time data recovery Time based protection of data stored in a source volume of a computer system is accomplished by performing a set of backups for the computer system, each backup a full image for a respective backup time. The set of backups is stored in a filesystem format. Each respective backup is stored as a directory in a directory structure. A respective timestamp is associated with each backup. The respective timestamp is representative of the respective backup time. The set of backup directories is indexed according to the associated timestamps.
US10157176B2	Information processing apparatus and display method A method includes accepting an input of text from an input device, detecting a string of characters from the text, the string of characters corresponding to an abbreviation, the abbreviation corresponding to a plurality of phrases, the plurality of phrases having different meanings respectively, generating the plurality of phrases for display in an interactive display window on a display device, the plurality of phrases being generated from a database storing correspondence information between the string of characters and the plurality of phrases, and displaying the plurality of phrases on the interactive display window as candidates for an appropriate phrase corresponding to the abbreviation in the text, the interactive display window being configured to enable a user to select the appropriate phrase from among the plurality of phrases.
US10157172B2	Property dependency visualization Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for property dependency visualization. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for property dependency visualization can be provided. The method can include detecting a proximity event for a control in a user interface (UI) and determining a dependency relationship between a property for the control and at least one other property for at least one control in the UI. Thereafter, a view of the dependency relationship can be rendered in connection with the control for which the proximity event is detected. In this way, tracking dependencies in a large form of a multiplicity of controls can be facilitated.
US10157167B2	Method for determining triaxial conductivity with arbitrary orientation using multiaxial electromagnetic measurements A system and method discloses performing a fracture operation at a wellsite about a subterranean formation. The method involves, obtaining wellsite measurements by placing a downhole tool in a wellbore and using the downhole tool to acquire measurements of the subterranean formation, simulating the obtained wellsite measurements to determine formation parameters comprising conductivity tensors based on a formation model of the measured subterranean formation, validating the formation model by comparing the obtained wellsite measurements with the simulated wellsite measurements, generating fracture parameters and triaxiality indicators based on the validated formation model, and fracturing the subterranean formation based on the generated fracture parameters and triaxiality indicators.
US10157153B2	Inline cryptographic engine (ICE) for peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) systems Aspects disclosed in the detailed description include inline cryptographic engine (ICE) for peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe). In this regard, in one aspect, an ICE is provided in a PCIe root complex (RC) in a host system. The PCIe RC is configured to receive at least one transport layer packet (TLP), which includes a TLP prefix, from a storage device. In a non-limiting example, the TLP prefix includes transaction-specific information that may be used by the ICE to provide data encryption and decryption. By providing the ICE in the PCIe RC and receiving the transaction-specific information in the TLP prefix, it is possible to encrypt and decrypt data in the PCIe RC in compliance with established standards, thus ensuring adequate protection during data exchange between the PCIe RC and the storage device.
US10157152B2	Semiconductor device including a global buffer shared by a plurality of memory controllers A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory controllers each of which includes a local buffer, a global buffer coupled to the plurality of memory controllers and including areas respectively allocated to the plurality of memory controllers, and a global buffer controller that controls sizes of the allocated areas of the global buffer.
US10157145B2	Method to share a coherent accelerator context inside the kernel Embodiments disclose techniques for sharing a context for a coherent accelerator in a kernel of a computer system. A request is received from a first application to perform an I/O operation within a kernel context. The request specifies a first effective address distinct to the first application. The first effective address specifies a location in a first effective address space and a first effective segment identifier. The first effective address is remapped to a second effective address. The second effective address specifies a location in a second effective address space of the kernel context and a second effective segment identifier. A virtual address mapping to a virtual address space within the kernel context is determined. The virtual address is translated to a physical memory address.
US10157143B2	File access method and apparatus, and storage system A file access method and apparatus, and a storage system are provided. After receiving a file access request including a file identifier, first physical address space is accessed according to first virtual address space and a first mapping relationship between the first virtual address space and the first physical address space storing a file system. After obtaining, from the first physical address space, an index node of an object file indicated by the file identifier, a file page table is obtained according to information included in the index node, where the file page table records second physical address space of the object file. Then, second virtual address space is allocated to the object file. After establishing a second mapping relationship between the second physical address space and the second virtual address space, the object file in the second physical address space is accessed according to the second virtual address space.
US10157136B2	Pipelined prefetcher for parallel advancement of multiple data streams A processor includes a front end to decode instructions, an execution unit to execute instructions, multiple caches at different cache hierarchy levels, a pipelined prefetcher, and a retirement unit to retire instructions. The prefetcher includes circuitry to receive a demand request for data at a first address within a first line in a memory and, in response, to provide the data at the first address to the execution unit for consumption, to prefetch a second line at a first offset distance from the first line into a mid-level cache, and to prefetch a third line at a second offset distance from the second line into a last-level cache. The prefetcher includes circuitry to prefetch, in response to another demand request, the third line into the mid-level cache, and a fourth line into the last-level cache. The prefetcher enforces minimum or maximum offset distances between prefetched data streams.
US10157135B2	Cache optimization A system and method for management and processing of resource requests at cache server computing devices is provided. Cache server computing devices segment content into an initialization fragment for storage in memory and one or more remaining fragments for storage in a media having higher latency than the memory. Upon receipt of a request for the content, a cache server computing device transmits the initialization fragment from the memory, retrieves the one or more remaining fragments, and transmits the one or more remaining fragments without retaining the one or more remaining fragments in the memory for subsequent processing.
US10157132B1	Data processing systems using both a cache and a buffer for processing data A method of operating a data processing system comprises maintaining record of a set of processing passes to be performed by processing pass circuitry of the data processing system. The method comprises performing cycles of operation in which it is considered whether or not the data required for a subset of processing passes is stored in a local cache. The subset of processing passes that is considered in a subsequent scan of the record comprises at least one processing pass that was not considered in the previous scan of the record, regardless of whether or not the data considered in the previous scan is determined as being stored in the cache. The method provides an efficient way to identify processing passes that are ready to be performed.
US10157123B1	Methods and apparatus for a scheduler for memory access An apparatus includes a scheduler module operatively coupled to each memory block from a set of memory blocks via a shared address bus. The scheduler module is configured to receive a group of memory commands from a set of memory controllers. Each memory controller from the set of memory controllers is uniquely associated with a different memory block from the set of memory blocks. The scheduler module is configured to classify each memory command from the group of memory commands into a category based at least in part on memory commands previously sent to the set of memory blocks via the shared address bus. The scheduler module is configured to select an order in which to send each memory command from the group of memory commands to the set of memory blocks via the shared address bus based at least in part on the category of each memory command.
US10157111B2	Controlling device, managing device, storage system, control method, management method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for mirroring data A controlling device: receives state information indicating the state of a first storage region and the state of a second storage region for mirroring the first storage region; detects an error of an input and output process executed on the first storage region; executes, in response to the error, a first process if the first storage region is in a read-write mode, the first process including determining the states of the first and second storage regions, and selecting, based on the determined states, either one of executing the input and output process on the second storage region or stopping the input and output process executed on the first and second storage regions; and executes, in response to the error, a second process if the first storage region is in a read-only mode, the second process including executing the input and output process on the second storage region.
US10157106B1	Method controlling backup data by using snapshot type image table Disclosed is a method of controlling backup data by using a snapshot type image table, the method including: assigning a snapshot table area; storing as first snapshot information a data size, a position address, and a time of data of the hard disk in the snapshot table area; storing as second snapshot information a data size designated from a data size of the first snapshot information, a position address, and a time of the added or removed data; respectively displaying and recording unique names, and data sizes and storage times, and displaying in a searchable list; and removing a connection to removed data, and maintaining a connection to added data. Accordingly, the method recovers and protects unexpected damaged data by assigning a snapshot table area with a minimum, and structurizing and recording in advance an address and a property of stored data.
US10157100B2	Support action based self learning and analytics for datacenter device hardware/firmare fault management Techniques for support activity based self learning and analytics for datacenter device hardware/firmware fault management are described. In one example, a service event including a unique service event ID, a set of prioritized cause and support engineer actions/recommendations and associated unique support engineer action codes are generated for the support engineer upon detecting a hardware/firmware failure event. Support engineer actions taken by the support engineer upon completing the service event are then received. The support engineer actions are then analyzed using the set of prioritized cause and support engineer actions/recommendations and FRU configuration information before and after servicing the hardware/firmware failure. Any potential errors resulting from the support engineer actions are then determined and notified at real-time to the support engineer based on the outcome of the analysis. Any needed updates to the set of prioritized cause and support engineer actions/recommendations are then recommended.
US10157099B2	Data storage device and data maintenance method thereof A data storage device includes a flash memory. The flash memory includes a plurality of weak pages and a plurality of strong pages, wherein each of the strong pages is paired with one of the weak pages, and each of the strong pages has error-correction information of the paired weak page.
US10157094B2	Validating system registry files in a dispersed storage network A method for execution by a dispersed storage and task (DST) execution unit includes receiving system registry integrity data via a network that corresponds to a plurality of system registry files, a request for a subset of the plurality of system registry files is generated for transmission to a dispersed storage network (DSN) unit via the network. The subset of system registry files are received from the DSN unit via the network. Integrity check data is generated based on the received subset of the plurality of system registry files and the system registry integrity data, where the integrity check data includes a verification indicator. The system registry files are stored in memory when the verification indicator indicates that verification was successful.
US10157091B2	Evaluating and servicing problematic cash-handling machines A method of tracking repeated performance problems in a machine is disclosed. The method comprises storing the faults in a computer memory, and assigning a classification value to the machine based on the frequency and number of the faults. Based on the classification value of the cash handing device it is determined whether the cash handing device needs to be serviced. The faults can be related to one of the hardware, the cash reject rate, image handling, crash rate, user claim rate, and check handling accuracy of the machine.
US10157090B2	Lifespan forecast for storage media devices A method for improving a global lifespan of a storage system of a computing system is provided. The method includes: automatically determining a lifespan value of the at least one storage device to assign a global lifespan of the storage system, the global lifespan being dependent on the installation time of the at least one storage device; replacing, responsive to a time-based failure event, a storage device of the at least one storage device; and subsequently modifying, using the computing system, the global lifespan of the storage system based on the time-based failure event to define, at least in part, an optimized lifespan of the storage system.
US10157084B2	Automated provisioning and management of cloud services A system for managing the provisioning of cloud based services includes a collection module, a configuration module, a licensing module and a set up module. The collection module automatically obtains and stores information from end user machines that relevant to the provisioning of the could-based services. The configuration module uses the obtained information to automatically configure the use of the cloud based services. The licensing module automatically configures the account and licensing information allowing an end-user machine to access the cloud based services. The setup module automatically configures the end user machines to access and use the cloud-based services.
US10157082B2	Preferential CPU utilization for tasks A set of like tasks to be performed is organized into a first group. A last used processing group assigned to the set of like tasks is stored. The set of like tasks is reassigned to an additional group having a minimal queue length upon a determination that the difference between the queue lengths of the additional processing group and the stored processing group is greater than a predetermined threshold.
US10157081B2	Trainer of many core systems for adaptive resource control Disclosed herein is a trainer of a many core system comprising a plurality of cores for controlling resource utilization within the many core system, wherein the trainer comprises a controller configured to cause a task scheduler to add a first synthetic variable load (202, 302) to at least one task thread comprising at least one task and to schedule the at least one task thread; cause a generic probe element (205, 305) to set a plurality of probes configured to measure a real time requirement at a respective plurality of points within an execution of the at least one task thread; cause a training element (204, 304) to calculate a real time slack measurement constant (RS) value based on the worst case timing for each of the plurality of probes and to select at least one of the plurality of probes, wherein the selected at least one probe has a worst case RS value, wherein the training element is further configured to calculate a system load constant (SL) value based on the worst case RS value; and to cause a resource manager to adjust at least one system parameter based on the at least one probe having the worst case RS value. Also disclosed is a method of a trainer and a computer program product.
US10157080B2	Service clean-up Versions of a service not reachable by a set of service requestors that use the service are removed. Multiple, different versions of a service are stored, along with metadata associated with the multiple, different versions of the service. The metadata is examined to determine one or more of the multiple, different versions of the service that are not reachable by the set of service requestors that use the service. Those versions are deleted.
US10157079B2	Resource allocation for tasks of unknown complexity For a task that has been partially executed, a residual complexity index is computed, the task being of a complexity that cannot be ascertained prior to executing the task. An evaluation is made whether the residual complexity index exceeds a cost of a resource that should be considered for allocation to the task. When the evaluation is affirmative, a priority of the task is established relative to a second task. The resource is scheduled to perform the task according to a timing, the timing being determined using the cost of the resource. The resource is allocated to the task according to the timing.
US10157068B2	Configuring and operating applications using a descriptor A system for development, deliver, deployment and operation of an application includes at least one memory including instructions on a computing device and at least one processor on the computing device. The processor is operably coupled to the at least one memory and is arranged and configured to execute the instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to implement an application within a platform associated with a namespace for the platform, where the platform is one platform of a plurality of platforms. The processor implements a descriptor having an identifier that uniquely associates the descriptor with the application, where the descriptor comprises a single file that is platform independent and that includes a plurality of namespaces and application-specific attributes for each of the namespaces to enable the application to operate on multiple different platforms using the same descriptor.
US10157066B2	Method for optimizing performance of computationally intensive applications A computing system may be configured to receive a plurality of computing tasks for execution. The computing system may determine a first configuration setting for a first computing task and a second configuration setting, which is different from the first configuration setting, for a second computing task. A first computing node and a second computing node of the computing system may be booted according to the first and second configuration settings, and loaded with the first and second computing tasks for execution, respectively. After the first computing task finishes on the first computing node, the computing system may determine whether another computing task associated with the first configuration setting has not be executed, and when there is no such computing task remaining unexecuted, the computing system may reboot the first computing node according to a third configuration setting and load a third computing task into the first computing node for execution.
US10157062B2	Method for operating a microprocessor A method is described for operating a microprocessor, in which a conversion software executed in the microprocessor carries out a binary translation, in the course of which a source instruction that is encoded according to a first instruction-set architecture is translated into a target instruction in a binary manner, which is encoded according to a second instruction-set architecture, and the target instruction translated by the translation software into the second instruction-set architecture being replicated, and in this replicated target instruction a memory area which is to be accessed in the course of the execution of the target instruction is replaced by a second memory area, and the target instruction and the copied target instruction is executed by the microprocessor. With the aid of the method, a temporal redundancy is achieved by a (temporally) parallel execution of the target instruction on a processor core and a local or regional redundancy by a parallel execution of the target instruction on different processor cores.
US10157054B2	Managing change-set delivery An approach that analyzes and manages unresolved (i.e., pending, outgoing) change-sets is provided. Specifically, this approach parses the change-set into a plurality (i.e., one or more) of changes having interdependencies within a java class file to determine the impact each change may have. More specifically, a change-set management tool provides this capability. The change-set management tool includes a parsing module configured to receive an outgoing change-set and to parse the change-set into a plurality of changes having interdependencies within a java class file. The change-set management tool further comprises an evaluation module configured to evaluate an impact that each of the plurality of changes within the change-set has on source code external to the change-set in the java class file based on the interdependencies.
US10157053B2	Modified federation architecture with reduced update time An update technique is described. During the update technique, a computer system, in which tenant data and associated components in the computer system for customers are arranged into islands, updates software for the components in an island associated with at least a customer. In particular, the computer system may create an update island that includes the software update and that initially excludes the tenant data. Moreover, the computer system may update the software for the components in the island by migrating, to the update island, the tenant data for at least the customer independently of the tenant data for a remainder of the customers. Furthermore, while updating the software, the computer system may transmit a firmware update to a group of access points associated with at least the customer and reboot instructions to the group of access points.
US10157050B2	Method for confirming correction program and information processing apparatus A method includes receiving first information that is information on a control program from a control unit which executes the control program for controlling equipment loaded onto an automobile, the control unit being loaded onto the automobile, calculating second information that is a state of the control program when applying a correction program on the control program to the control unit on the basis of the received first information, transmitting the correction program to the control unit, receiving from the control unit third information that is information on a state of the control program after applying the transmitted correction program to the control unit, comparing the received third information with the calculated second information, and judging whether or not processing of applying the correction program to the control unit has succeeded on the basis of a result of the comparison.
US10157049B2	Static analysis with input reduction Statically analyzing a computer software application can include identifying a plurality of objects within the instructions of a computer software application, where the objects in the plurality of objects are of the same object type, and preparing a modified version of the instructions in which any of the objects in the plurality of objects determined to be extraneous is omitted.
US10157036B2	Electronic device and control method thereof An electronic device and a method for inputting information through touch input device of an electronic device is provided. The method inputs information including at least one of symbols and characters through touching of a screen displayed on the touch input device, and executes a specific application capable of processing the input information.
US10157028B2	Historian interface system A historian interface system provides a graphical representation of tags that represent attributes of a continuous process. A historian system stores the tags and metadata values describing the tags. A display device coupled to the historian system via a communication network displays graphical representations of the tags via display panels and receives selections of the tags. The historian system contextualizes selected tags based on the metadata values describing the selected tag and determines an optimal visualization scheme for the selected tags. The display device displays graphical representations of values of the tags and dynamically determines optimal grouping of the tags based on properties of the display device.
US10157023B2	Memory controller and request scheduling method using request queues and first and second tokens A memory controller includes a plurality of request queues for storing requests transmitted from corresponding host devices among a plurality of host devices, and a token information generation unit for generating information related to the numbers of first and second tokens corresponding to the plurality of respective host devices. The memory controller also includes a request scheduler for selecting repeatedly and sequentially the plurality of request queues, and outputting requests stored in a selected request queue, by using the first and second tokens, wherein the request scheduler outputs one request per one first token and, when first tokens are all consumed, outputs one request per one second token. The scheduler may output requests according to a first-ready first-come first-served (FR-FCFS) rule when using a first token, and output requests according to a first-ready (FR) rule when using a second token. The number of first tokens and second tokens may depend on characteristics of the host devices. A bandwidth control unit may control the number of first and second tokens based on bandwidth. The scheduler may stop outputting requests of a currently selected request queue, and output requests of a request queue corresponding to a top-priority host device.
US10157018B2	Using vault to track reception of slices A method for execution by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a dispersed storage network (DSN) begins by detecting, by an access module, a write failure of an encoded data slice to a storage unit of a set of DSN storage units. The method continues when detecting the write failure, by adding by the access module, an error entry to an error list. The method continues by recovering, by an integrity module, the error entry from the error list. The method continues by generating, by the integrity module, a rebuilt encoded data slice for the encoded data slice of the write failure. The method continues by facilitating storage of the rebuilt encoded data slice in the storage unit associated with the write failure.
US10157017B2	Replicating data using dual-port non-volatile dual in-line memory modules According to an example, data may be replicated using a dual-port nonvolatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM). A processor may request, through a first port of the dual-port NVDIMM, to store data to universal memory of the dual-port NVDIMM and to commit the data to remote storage according to a high-availability storage capability of the dual-port NVDIMM. The process may then receive a notification from the dual-port NVDIMM that the data has been transparently committed to the remote storage through a second port of the dual-port NVDIMM.
US10157013B2	Efficient readout from memory cells using data compression A method for data storage includes storing data in a group of analog memory cells by writing respective input storage values to the memory cells in the group. After storing the data, respective output storage values are read from the analog memory cells in the group. Respective confidence levels of the output storage values are estimated, and the confidence levels are compressed. The output storage values and the compressed confidence levels are transferred from the memory cells over an interface to a memory controller.
US10157002B2	Migrating an encoded data slice based on an end-of-life memory level of a memory device A method begins by a processing module determining a priority access level of an encoded data slice stored on a memory device. The method continues with the processing module determining an end-of-life memory level for the memory device. The method continues with the processing module determining whether to migrate the encoded data slice from the memory device based on the priority access level and the end-of-life memory level. The method continues with the processing module identifying another memory device. The method continues with the processing module facilitating migration of the encoded data slice to another memory device.
US10157000B2	Data operation method and device A data operation method and device, relate to the storage field is presented. The data operation method and device can implement, during modification of a data strip in a storage device, data sending and receiving performed only for a storage device that requires modification. Other irrelevant storage devices do not consume a disk throughput and traffic, thereby reducing a disk throughput and usage of a network resource, that is, reducing a write penalty. A client sends both new and old version numbers to a storage device corresponding to a data strip that does not need to be modified, so that the corresponding storage device compares a version number of the data strip stored by the storage device with the old version number sent by the client. When the two version numbers are consistent, the version number in the storage device is updated to the received new version number.
US10156999B2	Dynamic bandwidth reporting for solid-state drives An apparatus includes a memory and a controller. The memory may be configured to store data. The controller may have a plurality of tables. The controller is generally configured to process a plurality of input/output requests to read/write to/from the memory, track a plurality of statistics of the memory, index the plurality of tables with the plurality of statistics of the memory to determine a plurality of parameters, compute based on the plurality of parameters a first bandwidth consumed by the controller while servicing the memory with one or more tasks hidden from a host, and report to the host a second bandwidth of the memory that is available to the host based on the first bandwidth consumed by the controller.
US10156997B2	Data storage device and operating method to perform wear leveling based on elapsed time and write count A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including a memory region, the memory region including a plurality of memory units; and a controller suitable for monitoring an elapsed time and a write count of the memory region, and performing a wear leveling operation for at least one memory unit selected among the plurality of memory units depending on a monitoring result.
US10156996B2	Memory device and read processing method using read counts, first, second, and third addresses According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a nonvolatile memory, a volatile memory, and a controller which writes a first data table including a first data group including a first logical address corresponding to a first physical and a first count value and a second data group including a second logical address corresponding to a second physical address and a second count value, to the volatile memory, reads the first data table when a third logical address is requested to be read, compares the first count value and the second count value with each other, and rewrites the first data group or the second data group to a third data group including a third logical address based on a result of the comparison.
US10156989B2	Preallocating storage space for an application operation in a space efficient volume Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for pre-allocating storage space for an application operation in a space efficient volume where a host system transmits writes to the space efficient volume. Physical storage space is allocated to the space efficient volume when the host system submits a write request. An amount of space needed by the write request is allocated to the volume in response to receiving the write request. A space allocation request is received from the host system for an application operation indicating a requested amount of space to allocate in the space efficient volume for the application operation. The requested amount of space is pre-allocated in the space efficient volume for the application operation in advance of the application operation needing the requested amount of space for a series of write operations that will be generated during the execution of the application operation.
US10156987B1	Temperature management in a data storage system Techniques are described for managing temperatures within a data storage system by selectively interrupting power to one or more components of the data storage system. Temperature sensors measure the temperature of various components included in racks of a data center, such as data storage modules, backplanes of data storage modules, or mass storage devices coupled to backplanes. A control device may determine that a thermal event, such as a higher than threshold temperature, is occurring in one or more components. The control device may emit signal(s) to instruct power distribution unit(s) to selectively interrupt or reduce the power sent to those component(s) exhibiting the thermal event. The components may also be instructed to reduce a number of operations being performed. In some cases, fan speeds may be selectively adjusted to cool the component(s) and thus mitigate the thermal event. Power consumption may be employed to infer the temperature of component(s).
US10156983B1	Method using statistical features for character recognition A character recognition device includes circuitry that is configured to remove duplicate successive points of a plurality of points in a handwritten stroke to form an enhanced handwritten stroke; space the plurality of points a uniform distance apart; detect primary strokes and secondary strokes of the enhanced handwritten stroke; merge the primary strokes; generate a primary merged stroke; extract raw point-based features from local features of the primary merged stroke; extract statistical features from computed statistics associated with the raw point-based features to form primary merged stroke features; train and classify data from the primary merged stroke features and secondary stroke features to form stroke models; determine a plurality of primary merged stroke model candidates from the stroke models; compute a likelihood value for a combined set of primary stroke candidates and a set of secondary stroke candidates; and determine the handwritten stroke from the computing.
US10156978B2	Terminal and operating method thereof A method of controlling a terminal, and which includes obtaining a rubbing touch input rubbing a partial area of a touch screen of the terminal; executing an intelligent agent providing a function or operation of the terminal based on the received rubbing touch input; and performing a function corresponding to an object displayed in the partial area based on the executed intelligent agent.
US10156976B2	System and method in managing low-latency direct control feedback A system includes: a display panel; a touch panel; an application processor; a visual accelerator combining video images from the application processor with overlay data in accordance with touch events from the touch panel and parameters from the application processor to supply combined images to the display panel; and memory coupled to the application processor, the memory storing: a request list including acceleration requests; and instructions that, when executed by the application processor, cause the application processor to execute a device driver to: identify an active acceleration request of the acceleration requests, the active acceleration request being associated with an application executed by the application processor; determine an active screen area of the display panel using window arrangement data from a window manager executed by the application processor; generate parameters in accordance with the active acceleration request and the active screen area; and transmit the parameters to the visual accelerator.
US10156975B1	Systems and methods for using analytic objects in a dynamic data visualization interface A method displays a chart and a visual analytic object superimposed on the chart. The chart displays visual marks representing a data set, displayed according to contents of displayed shelf regions, which determine characteristics of the chart. The analytic object corresponds to an analytic operation applied to the data set. The method detects a first input on the analytic object, and displays a moveable icon corresponding to the analytic object while maintaining display of the analytic object. The method also detects a second input on the moveable icon, and moves the moveable icon over a first shelf region. Upon ceasing to detect the input, the method updates the content of the first shelf region based on the analytic operation, and updates the chart according to updated content of the first shelf region.
US10156964B2	Managing large user selections in an application The present invention provides a system and methods for managing large user selections in an application. An invertible collection software module solves the problem of managing a large number of user selections within an application. When not inverted, the invertible collection tracks what a user has selected. When inverted, the invertible collection tracks what a user has not selected thus saving memory. One method may comprise defining a specific context having a set of items available for user selection, representing, by an empty inverted invertible collection, the selection of all items within the specific context, tracking one or more items a user has deselected within the specific context depending upon whether the collection is inverted or not inverted and tracking one or more items a user has deselected.
US10156962B2	Device, method and graphical user interface for sliding an application view by a predefined amount of sliding based on a touch input to a predefined button of a multifunction device A method includes displaying a first application view. A first input is detected, and an application view selection mode is entered for selecting one of concurrently open applications for display in a corresponding application view. An initial group of open application icons in a first predefined area and at least a portion of the first application view adjacent to the first predefined area are concurrently displayed. The initial group of open application icons corresponds to at least some of the concurrently open applications. A gesture is detected on a respective open application icon in the first predefined area, and a respective application view for a corresponding application is displayed without concurrently displaying an application view for any other application in the concurrently open applications. The open application icons in the first predefined area cease to be displayed, and the application view selection mode is exited.
US10156960B2	Vehicle diagnostic systems and methods A system for diagnosing and repairing vehicles is provided. An example apparatus includes a vehicle interface configured to transmit one or more instructions to an adaptor connected to a vehicle and retrieve an indication of one or more diagnostic trouble codes from the adaptor. The apparatus includes a communication module configured to transmit the diagnostic trouble codes to a remote server along with a user identifier or a vehicle identification number, and receive repair information from the remote server. The apparatus further includes a user interface configured to receive user requests for information and to display information regarding the adaptor, the vehicle information, the one or more diagnostic trouble codes, and/or the repair information. Finally, the apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to control the vehicle interface, the communication module, the user interface, and the memory.
US10156959B2	Cross-client sensor user interface in an integrated security network A system user interface (SUI) provides an iconic, at-a-glance representation of security system status. The SUI is for use across all client types, and includes numerous display elements presented across all types of client devices used to monitor status of the security system. The display elements of the SUI include an orb icon, text summary, arm button, device and system warnings, interesting sensors, and quiet sensors. The SUI provides system status summary information (e.g., security and sensors) uniformly across all clients. The SUI provides consistent iconography, terminology, and display rules across all clients as well as consistent sensor and system detail across clients. The SUI also includes an interactive Timeline interface, a widget-based Slideshow timeline interface, and a graphical interface for managing schedules, set points, and controls for lighting and thermostats and general energy usage.
US10156954B2	Collapsible search results A first search result and a second search result and a second search result are received. The first search result represents data in a first data source, and the second search result represents data in a second data source. A source display structure is presented in a first window. The source display structure includes, at least, a representation of the first data source, and a representation of the second data source. The representation of the first data source includes, at least, a first identifier associated with the first data source, and a preview of the first search result. The representation of the second data source includes, at least, a second identifier associated with the second data source. Responsive to a first indication, the first search result is displayed. The first indication is received via a first control associated with the preview of the first search result.
US10156952B2	Input detection device and electronic device An input detection device is provided with a plurality of drive electrodes, a metal electrode opposed to the plurality of drive electrodes and having a predetermined wiring pattern, and a light-shielding film. In plan view, a width of the wiring pattern of the metal electrode overlapped with a portion of the light-shielding film with a large width is larger than a width of the wiring pattern of the metal electrode overlapped with portions other than the portion of the light-shielding film with the large width.
US10156947B2	Touch substrate and manufacturing method and driving method thereof, touch panel and touch device The present invention provides a touch substrate and a manufacturing method and a driving method thereof, a touch panel and a touch device. The touch substrate comprises: a base substrate, and an electrode layer, a bridging portion and a sensor provided above the base substrate, the electrode layer comprises a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, the first electrode and the second electrode are provided intersecting with each other, the sensor corresponds to intersection position of the first electrode and the second electrode, and is connected to the first electrode and the second electrode respectively, wherein the sensor is configured to generate a piezoelectric signal when a touch occurs, and the electrode layer is configured to transmit the piezoelectric signal for the touch substrate sensing position of touch point.
US10156946B2	Capacitive touch screen and mask device for manufacturing the same A capacitive touch screen includes a substrate (01), a touch electrode layer (02), and a decorative layer (03). The substrate (01) has a first surface, the first surface includes a first region (011) and a second region (012), and the second region (012) is positioned on one side of the first region (011), the decorative layer (03) is formed on the second region (012). The touch electrode layer (02) is formed on the first region (011) of the first surface, and the touch electrode layer (02) extends above the decorative layer (03) on the second region (012), the touch electrode layer (02) includes a plurality of touch patterns, two adjacent touch patterns on the first region (011) are provided with a first gap (04) therebetween, two adjacent touch patterns on the second region (012) are provided with a second gap (05) therebetween, and a width of the second gap (05) is greater than a width of the first gap (04).
US10156944B2	Touch window A touch window includes a sensing electrode to sense a position; a wire electrically connected to the sensing electrode; and a reinforcing electrode between the sensing electrode and the wire. A touch window includes a sensing electrode to sense a position and comprising a third pattern; and a wire electrically connected to the sensing electrode, wherein the sensing electrode includes a reinforcing part disposed at a region close to the wire, and wherein the reinforcing part includes a fourth pattern overlapping with the third pattern.
US10156938B2	Information processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a distance obtaining unit which obtains information indicating a degree of proximity between an operation object and a predetermined surface, a reference determination unit which determines a first reference value associated with the degree of proximity based on transition of the degree of proximity during one touch input to the predetermined surface by the operation object after a start of the one touch input is recognized, a condition determination unit which determines, during the one touch input, a first condition associated with the degree of proximity for recognizing an end of the touch input based on the determined first reference value, and a recognition unit which recognizes an end of the touch input when the degree of proximity indicated by the information obtained by the distance obtaining unit satisfies the first condition determined by the condition determination unit.
US10156934B2	Electronic device and control method thereof An electronic device includes a touch detection unit that detects a touch operation on a touch panel, a member operation detection unit that detects an operation to an operating member different from the touch panel, and a control unit that controls a first processing executed based on a start of a first touch on the touch panel when the operation is not performed, a second processing not to be executed based on the touch operation of the first touch while the operation is performed if the operation is performed when the first touch is performed, and executes the first processing based on a movement of a touched position of the first touch after the operation is no longer performed.
US10156931B2	Displays and information input devices An integrated display and input device includes a first pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output, a second pixel array operative to sense at least a position of an object with respect to the first pixel array, and circuitry receiving an output from the second pixel array and providing a non-imagewise input to utilization circuitry.
US10156924B2	Metal grid, touch screen display device and a manufacture method for touch screen The embodiments of the invention provide a metal grid, a touch screen, a display device and a manufacture method of touch screen, and refer to display technology field. The invention can improve the phenomenon of moiré fringe when the line width of the metal wire is relatively large. The metal grid comprises multiple repeat units, the metal wires in the repeat unit form at least two different kinds of basic patterns, and the repeat unit is pieced together by one or more of the at least two different kinds of basic patterns.
US10156921B1	Tri-state gesture-equipped touch screen system, method, and computer program product Apparatuses and a computer-readable media are provided to: display an object and at least a portion of an interface in a same virtual display layer; detect a single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object; in the event that a magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object is less than a first magnitude threshold, perform an operation; in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than a second magnitude threshold, blur, as a function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object, the at least portion of the interface, and display the at least portion of the interface and the object in different virtual display layers; and in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold, vibrate the apparatus and perform another operation.
US10156918B2	In-cell touch display panel A TFT substrate comprising a first conductive layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a second conductive layer formed over the first semiconductor layer, a first transparent layer, a third conductive layer, and a second transparent layer. The TFT substrate further comprises a plurality of touch sensor units. Each of the touch sensor units includes a plurality of first wires and a plurality of second wires crossed with the first wires. The first wires and the second wires are electrically connected each other for detecting touch operations at a position corresponding to a junction of the first wires and the second wires. Each of the touch sensor units comprises two sub-pixel electrodes and a TFT structure; the TFT structure simultaneously drives the two sub-pixels.
US10156912B2	High speed, high precision six degree-of-freedom optical tracker system and method A six degree-of-freedom optical tracker system includes LEDs that are mounted on a structure, and are each configured to emit light. An LED controller is coupled to the LEDs and supplies drive current to each of the LEDs in a manner that causes the LEDs to sequentially and individually emit light. A single position sensing device that is spaced apart from each of the LEDs receives the light emitted from each of the LEDs and supplies position data for each LED. A processor receives the position data and determines the position and orientation of the structure relative to the single position sensing device.
US10156911B2	Content display control with a deformable display screen A display device includes a display screen for displaying content items to a user. The display screen is deformable and can display a content item in various display modes. Deformation of the display screen caused by a deforming action of the user, e.g., bending the display screen along a rigid axis, changes the display mode of the content item displayed on the display screen. A sensor module in the display device detects the deforming action and determines the action type of the deforming action. A controller in the display device analyzes the content type of the content item, e.g., video, map or e-book. Based on the action type of the deforming action and the content type of the content item, the controller generates a command to change the display mode. The display screen displays the content item in a different display mode after executing the command.
US10156898B2	Multi vantage point player with wearable display The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for utilizing a wearable display device for viewing streaming video captured from multiple vantage points. More specifically, the present invention presents methods and apparatus for controlling the immersive experience through player configurations for viewing image data captured in two dimensional or three dimensional data formats and from multiple disparate points of capture based on venue specific characteristics, wherein the viewing experience may emulate observance of an event from at least two of the multiple points of capture in specifically chosen locations of a particular venue.
US10156896B2	Head-wearable electronic device A head-wearable electronic device includes a frame worn on a head of a user and an electro-optical device coupled to the frame. The electro-optical device includes a display module generating a data image, an optical module, and a camera module. The optical module includes a first switchable mirror layer and a second switchable mirror layer, each having a light transmittance that is controllable. The first switchable mirror layer provides the second switchable mirror layer with the data image generated by the display module and the second switchable mirror layer provides eye of the user with the data image provided from the first switchable mirror layer. The camera module provides an external image having information about the eye of the user corresponding to an operation of the first and second switchable mirror layers.
US10156883B2	Wakeup receiver circuit, electronic system and method to wakeup a device A system includes multiple devices connected in a chain-like structure, each device of the multiple devices coupled to at least one bus. A device of the plurality of devices includes a circuit configured to detect activity of a differential signal of a bus coupled to the device to cause a wakeup of the device in response to the detection.
US10156880B2	Process calibrator A process calibrator is formed with functions of a fieldbus communicator. Preferably, functions of a fieldbus communicator support several fieldbus protocols, and it is provided such that the use of it does not hamper the functioning of a process calibrator. This has been achieved by providing the process calibrator with a pair of fieldbus connecting terminals for measuring of the fieldbus signal. The process calibrator comprises a processor, and the pair of fieldbus connecting terminals comprises a signal terminal and a ground terminal. The process calibrator further comprises at least two parallel fieldbus protocol units between the processor and the signal terminal of the pair of fieldbus connecting terminals. Each fieldbus protocol unit is dedicated to its respective fieldbus protocol. Further, the process calibrator comprises a selection unit for selecting a fieldbus protocol unit and a voltage unit for being between the terminals of said pair of fieldbus connecting terminals, which voltage unit is arranged to adjust the voltage and the impedance according to the selected fieldbus protocol unit. The selecting unit is controlled manually through the user interface. The user interface is realized by a touch screen or a combination of a touch screen and keyboard or only by a keyboard.
US10156872B2	Shielding via display chassis An electronic device includes a case, an antenna supported by the case, a display module disposed within the case, a conductive chassis disposed within the case, the conductive chassis structurally supporting the display module, an electronics module disposed within the case such that the conductive chassis is positioned between the antenna and the electronics module, and an interconnect that electrically connects the conductive chassis and the case, the interconnect extending around the electronics module.
US10156867B2	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.
US10156863B2	Systems and methods for controlling appliances A control system for controlling operation of an appliance includes a first signal source configured to produce an alternating current (AC) signal, a second signal source configured to produce a second signal, and a controller. The controller includes a processor, a memory device, a first input pin coupled to the first signal source to receive the AC signal, a second input pin coupled to the second signal source to receive the second signal, and an analog to digital (A/D) converter. The A/D converter is coupled to the first input pin and the memory device storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to sample the second signal at the second input pin only when the first signal has a value of about zero volts at the first input pin.
US10156862B2	Output transistor temperature dependency matched leakage current compensation for LDO regulators Circuits and methods to compensate leakage current of a LDO regulator are disclosed. The compensation is achieved by a temperature dependent sink current generation, matched with its temperature dependency characteristic to the LDO regulator output transistor leakage, which has a nearly zero current consumption increase of about 50 nA at room temperature and starts sink current at temperatures about above 85 to 125 degrees Celsius, which is corresponding to a range of temperature wherein leakage currents come into account.
US10156861B2	Low-dropout regulator with pole-zero tracking frequency compensation An electronic device may include: a load and a voltage regulator coupled to the load and configured to provide a load current, where the voltage regulator includes a first and a second pass device coupled in parallel and configured to operate simultaneously. A method may include providing current to a load using a first and a second pass device coupled in parallel and configured to operate simultaneously, where the first device provides a first current corresponding to a high-frequency component and the second device provides a second current corresponding to a low-frequency component; in response to a decrease in a low-frequency component, causing the second current to decrease and causing the low-frequency component to increase; and in response to an increase in the low-frequency component, causing the second current to increase and causing the low-frequency component to decrease.
US10156860B2	Pre-charged fast wake up low-dropout regulator Embodiments described herein present a new LDO design that eliminates the need for the sleep bias circuitry included in other systems. Further, the new LDO design can be biased with a small fraction of the operating current enabling the LDO to wake up substantially faster than previous LDO designs that include separate sleep circuitry. In some cases, the LDO can instantly (or faster than other LDOs) transition from a sleep mode to an operating mode enabling improved operation compared to prior LDOs. Furthermore, the new LDO design maintains a non-breakdown voltage across the transistors reducing the need to enter sleep mode to prevent transistors of the LDO from entering a breakdown region.
US10156854B2	UAV and UAV landing control device and method An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a UAV landing control device and method. The UAV landing control method includes: receiving a trigger command; starting to monitor under control of the trigger command and outputting monitoring information based on a landing platform below the UAV, where the UAV has one or more rotors; and determining whether to control the one or more rotors of the UAV to stop rotation based on the monitoring information.
US10156853B2	Group for localizing a moving target in a warehouse with automatic guided vehicles The present invention relates to a localization or position estimation group for a moving target, such as a person or a manual guided vehicle, in a warehouse or in an area to be monitored with at least one automatic guided vehicle, equipped with a unit for controlling the movement of the automatic guided vehicle itself, and at least one moving target.
US10156844B1	System and method for new equipment configuration and sound monitoring A server-based system provides remote configuration of client electromechanical equipment and comparative analysis of sound data obtained therefrom. The server obtains equipment identification data from an endpoint device, and determines a confidence level of a suggested equipment configuration relative to various types of equipment having associated sound data files stored in a database. For sufficient matches (confidence levels exceeding a predetermined threshold value), the server associates the equipment with a selected one of the types of equipment, and conveys at least predetermined sound inspection positions to the endpoint device. A sound detection device is applied respective to the inspection points, wherein analog sound signals are collected from the equipment and converted into digital sound data. The digital data files are transmitted to the server and analyzed to identify data points representative of an electromechanical equipment failure, and to alert authorized users of potential failure and/or associated costs.
US10156842B2	Device enrollment in a cloud service using an authenticated application In various example embodiments, systems and methods for administering machine access to a cloud service are presented. An edge manager device in a cloud computing environment can establish a first client for a first application that is executed externally to the cloud computing environment. The edge manager device can provide a first request via a first network to an authorization service application to obtain client identification and client secret information for use by the first client. The edge manager device can receive the client identification and client secret information from the authorization service application via the first network. The client identification and client secret information can be selected by the authorization service application to permit later data access to the edge manager device by the first client. The edge manager device can provide the client identification and client secret information to the first client via a second network.
US10156841B2	Identity management and device enrollment in a cloud service In various example embodiments, systems and methods for administering machine access to a cloud service are presented. A first device or machine can access an enrollment service in a cloud environment using user-based credential data. The enrollment service can request registration of the first device with an authorization service. If the authorization service accepts the request, then the authorization service can provide credential data for the first device to use to access one or more cloud-based services. In an example embodiment, a third party application provides devices and an enrollment service with credential data that can be used to facilitate device enrollment with cloud services.
US10156837B2	Control systems for setting sampling timing A control system easily adjusts devices. In a control system, an input unit included in a PLC system obtains actual sampling data. An output unit outputs an output signal based on output instruction data including a designated output timing and a designated output signal value. A task execution unit included in a controller repeatedly executes a task in a predetermined period. A sampling unit obtains variable sampling data. A same time-series data generation unit included in a development support apparatus generates same time-series data. A same time-series data display unit displays the same time-series data on the same time axis.
US10156829B2	Holographic microscope and data processing method for high-resolution hologram image The present invention can realize both a transmission type and a reflection type, and provides a holographic microscope which can exceed the resolution of the conventional optical microscope, a hologram data acquisition method for a high-resolution image, and a high-resolution hologram image reconstruction method. In-line spherical wave reference light (L) is recorded in a hologram (ILR) using spherical wave reference light (R), and an object light (Oj) and an illumination light (Qj) are recorded in a hologram (IjOQR) using a spherical wave reference light (R) by illuminating the object with an illumination light (Qj, j=1, . . . , N) which is changed its incident direction. From those holograms, a hologram (JjOQL), from which the component of the reference light (R) is removed, is generated, and from the hologram, a light wave (hj) is generated. A light wave (cj) of the illumination light (Qj) is separated from the light wave (hj), and using its phase component (ξj=cj/\|cj\|), a phase adjustment reconstruction light wave is derived and added up as (HP=Σhj/ξj), and an object image (SP=\|HP\|2) is reconstructed.
US10156826B2	Image forming apparatus having two print head mounting spaces An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a drum, a toner processing module and a first mounting space. The drum is disposed in the housing. The toner processing module supplies toners to the drum. The first mounting space accommodates a first print head. The first print head provides a light ray to perform a writing operation on the drum. When the first print head is present, the light ray of the first print head disposed in the first mounting space passes through an optical channel of the toner processing module to perform the writing operation on the drum. Thus, the optimum configurations of the print head and the drum can be achieved, to effectively reduce a size of the image forming apparatus and satisfy diversified requirements without spending a high cost.
US10156807B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus From an upper surface of a housing of an optical scanning device, a plate-like rail part, which extends along a screw shaft to guide movement of a holding member, protrudes, and the holding member is provided with a guide part having a guide groove engaged with the rail part. The optical scanning device further includes scraper members fixed to the holding member and scraping off foreign matters attached to the rail part. On side surfaces of the housing, which face a moving end side, collection cases are provided to collect the foreign matters scraped off by the scraper members.
US10156801B2	Toner A toner, including: a colorant; a binder resin; and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin includes a polyester resin, and the toner satisfies requirements (1) and (2) below: (1): G′(50)≥3.0×107 Pa and 1.0×105 Pa≤G′(60)≤1.0×107 Pa, where G′(50) is a storage modulus at 50° C. of the toner and G′(60) is a storage modulus at 60° C. of the toner; and (2): a spin-spin relaxation time of the toner at 50° C. measured by solid echo method of pulse NMR is 1.0 ms or shorter.
US10156792B2	Projection optical system, exposure apparatus, and exposure method A projection objective includes at least four curved mirrors, which include a first curved mirror that is a most optically forward mirror and a second curved mirror that is a second most optically forward mirror, as defined along a light path. In addition, an intermediate lens element is disposed physically between the first and second mirrors, the intermediate lens element being a single pass type lens. The objective forms an image with a numerical aperture of at least substantially 1.0 in immersion.
US10156783B2	Image mask film scheme and method A system and method for repairing a photolithographic mask is provided. An embodiment comprises forming a shielding layer over an absorbance layer on a substrate. Once the shielding layer is in place, the absorbance layer may be repaired using, e.g., an e-beam process to initiate a reaction to repair a defect in the absorbance layer, with the shielding layer being used to shield the remainder of the absorbance layer from undesirable etching during the repair process.
US10156767B2	Light control film Disclosed is a light control film comprising: two transparent electroconductive resin substrates; and a light control layer sandwiched between the two transparent electroconductive resin substrates, the light control layer comprising: a resin matrix; and a light control suspension dispersed in the resin matrix, wherein at least one of the transparent electroconductive resin substrates has, on the light control layer side thereof, a primer layer, and the primer layer is made of a thin film comprising a material containing a (meth)acrylate having, in the molecule thereof, a hydroxyl group. Thus, it is possible to provide a light control film that improves the adhesion between a film matrix and a substrate, and that achieves a stable light control function.
US10156763B2	Device and method to fix a message on a display Briefly, an intelligent label is disclosed that has two viewable surfaces. Each surface is constructed such that a permanent and irreversible message may be set into each surface independently. That is, a first message may be set into the first viewing surface of the electro-optic material, and another message may be set into the second viewing surface, for example, at a later time. Various constructions are described including a construction using two pairs of stimulating electrodes, and a second construction using a single pair of stimulating electrodes.
US10156756B2	Liquid crystal panel and pixel structure thereof A liquid crystal panel and a pixel structure thereof are described. The pixel structure has a common electrode, a protecting layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of first channels. The protecting layer is located on the common electrode; the pixel electrodes are located on the protecting layer; and the first channels are located between the neighboring pixel electrodes and pass through the protecting layer, so that the first channels expose a top surface of the common electrode.
US10156753B2	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a light source, a plate-shaped light intensity splitting component and a reflecting sheet, wherein, the plate-shaped light intensity splitting component and the reflecting sheet are oppositely arranged to form an empty light guide space therebetween, and the plate-shaped light intensity splitting component is configured to split incident light from the light source into reflected light facing to the reflecting sheet and transmission light passing through the plate-shaped light intensity splitting component. The backlight module without adopting a light guide plate can save cost for manufacturing the backlight module and is advantageous to improve light utilization efficiency.
US10156747B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same A display device optimized to operate in a low frame rate mode under certain predetermined conditions is provided. To reduce pixel discharge during the low frame rate mode, the display device employees the TFTs with metal oxide semiconductor layer, the optical alignment layer with an upper portion and a lower portion having different resistivity. In addition, a passivation layer is provided between the optical alignment layer and the pixel or the common electrode for compensating the low resistivity of the lower portion of the optical alignment layer. As such, various visual defects associated with the pixel discharge can be reduced even when the display device is operating under the low frame rate mode.
US10156736B2	Colored contact lenses and method of making the same The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for making a wearer's eyes to appear larger and more defined and with more shine, while remaining natural by blending seamlessly with the eye. A colored contact lens, comprising a first print of a first color and a second print of a second color, wherein the first print is an annular ring of gradient dot matrix, wherein the second print is an annular ring of speckle pattern, wherein the annular ring of speckle pattern comprises clusters of regular or irregular shapes distributed annularly, wherein the regular or irregular shapes consists of a large number of circular dots, wherein the annular ring of speckle pattern has non-smooth inner and outer borders, wherein the second print is located on the inside of the first print, wherein the first color and the second color are different or the same, wherein the first print and the second print are concentric with the center of contact lens.
US10156727B2	Adjustable strap system for head-mounted displays A strap system for a head-mounted display system includes a rigid bar having an opening at a first end and a vertical slot situated on an outer surface of the rigid bar. The opening extends within the rigid bar in a lateral dimension. The strap system also includes a rigid segment with an end inserted into the opening of the rigid bar in the lateral dimension, one or more compression springs coupled to the rigid segment, a shuttle to press against the one or more compression springs so as to slide along the lateral dimension, and an adjustment strap fixedly coupled to the shuttle and extending beyond the end of the rigid segment and through the vertical slot on the rigid bar.
US10156715B2	Illumination device for a projector comprising a light modulator An illumination device for a light modulated projector includes a first and a second color wheel. A first filter surface of the first color wheel comprises at least three first surface sections arranged one behind the other, which protrude into an illumination beam path of the illumination device successively on rotation and in each case convey illumination radiation of a different partial range of the visible wavelength range. At least one of the first surface sections of the first filter surface conveys illumination radiation from the infrared range. A second filter surface of the second color wheel comprises a first surface segment which only conveys illumination radiation from the visible wavelength range and a second surface segment which only conveys illumination radiation from the infrared range. The first and second surface segments protrude into the illumination beam path successively on rotation.
US10156713B2	Wavelength variable interference filter having specified peak center wavelength reflection characteristics, electronic device having such filter, and method of designing and manufacturing such filter A wavelength variable interference filter includes a fixed reflection film, a movable reflection film, and an actuator that changes a gap between the films. A wavelength of output light is first wavelength λα. A center wavelength in a target wavelength region is measurement center wavelength λ0. A peak center wavelength in reflection characteristics of the movable reflection film is first center wavelength λ1. A peak center wavelength in reflection characteristics of the fixed reflection film is second center wavelength λ2. The gap between the films when light of the first wavelength λα is transmitted is dα(λ1 , λ2). When a pair of optical films face each other, a center wavelength in reflection characteristics of the pair is the measurement center wavelength λ0, and the light of the first wavelength λα is outputted, the gap between the pair of optical films is dα(λ0, λ0). Further, dα(λ1, λ2)
US10156711B2	Multi-focal structured illumination microscopy systems and methods Various embodiments for a multi-focal selective illumination microscopy (SIM) system for generating multi-focal patterns of a sample are disclosed. The multi-focal SIM system performs a focusing, scaling and summing operation on each generated multi-focal pattern in a sequence of multi-focal patterns that completely scan the sample to produce a high resolution composite image.
US10156709B2	Marker This image display element (10) includes a lenticular sheet (11) and a color sheet (12). The lenticular sheet (11) has a structure in which a plurality of parallel cylindrical lenses (111) are formed integrally, and on the back surface side of the lenticular sheet, provided are rough surface parts (114) and flat surface parts (113) which can be optically differentiated. The flat surface parts (113) are disposed in correspondence with each of the cylindrical lenses (111). The lenticular sheet (11) is created by injection molding of a transparent resin.
US10156699B2	Optical image capturing system The invention discloses a four-piece optical lens for capturing image and a four-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lenses are aspheric. The optical lens may increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US10156696B2	Imaging lens and imaging apparatus The imaging lens consists of a first lens group G1, an aperture stop St, and a positive second lens group G2, in order from an object side. The first lens group G1 consists of a 1-1st negative meniscus lens L11 with its convex surface toward the object side, a 1-2nd negative lens L12 with its concave surface toward an image side, a 1-3rd positive lens L13 having a biconvex shape, a 1-4th negative meniscus lens L14 with its convex surface toward the object side, and a 1-5th positive lens L15 with its convex surface toward the object side, in order from the object side. Predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied which relate to a focal length of the whole system, a focal length of the first lens group G1, and a distance on an optical axis between the 1-4th negative meniscus lens L14 and the 1-5th positive lens L15.
US10156692B2	Optical fiber furcation transition assembly with integrated retention feature An optical fiber transition assembly comprises a cable having a first terminal end from which extends an optical fiber. A furcation tube is also provided, having a second terminal end near the first terminal end of the cable into which the optical fiber of the cable is received. A polymeric transition element surrounds the first and second terminal ends to protect and secure the optical fiber in transition from the cable to the furcation tube, the polymeric transition element being configured to be retained in an entry port of an enclosure.
US10156687B2	Optical receptacle and optical module This optical receptacle has a first optical surface, a reflection surface, a second optical surface, a light separation part, and a third optical surface. On the first optical surface, light from a photoelectric conversion element is incident. The reflection surface reflects the light incident on the first optical surface. The second optical surface allows the light reflected by the reflection surface to be emitted toward an end surface of an optical transmission body. The light separation part separates the light reflected by the reflection surface, into monitor light and signal light. The third optical surface allows the monitor light to be emitted toward a detection element. The light separation part includes divided reflection surfaces and divided transmission surfaces. At least one of the divided transmission surfaces includes one or more widened portions each having a width larger than those of the other divided transmission surfaces.
US10156685B2	Optical fiber connector An optical-fiber connector includes a handle, a sleeve member, and connecting housings each including a base body and an elastic arm. Each elastic arm includes engaging blocks protruding from the elastic arm and a slidable groove on the corresponding base body. The slidable grooves face each other. The handle includes a handle body between the elastic arms and a handle member extending from the handle body. Two slidable blocks are at two sides of the handle body and respectively inserted into the slidable grooves, and two protruding blocks are at two sides of the handle member. The sleeve member is fitted over the handle member. First and second engaging grooves are on a wall surface of the sleeve member, and the first and second engaging grooves are on different positions of the wall surface of the sleeve member. Accordingly, the length of the handle is adjustable.
US10156669B2	Space variant polarization converter This patent describes an optical element, which converts incident linearly or circularly polarized visible light into radially or azimuthally polarized light beam. The polarization converter is a single optical element, produced by direct laser writing technique in an optically transparent substrate. Direct laser writing based on ultra-short pulsed laser radiation forms form birefringence self-assembled nanogratings in optically transparent material, such as fused silica. The period of gratings is smaller than wavelengths of a visible light.
US10156667B2	Polarizing plate and image display device comprising same The present invention relates to a polarizing plate including a polarizer, and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, in which the protective layer is a cured product of (A) a first compound represented by the following [Formula 1]; (B) a radical curable second compound including at least one carboxyl group conjugated to an unsaturated double bond between carbons present at a side chain in a molecule thereof; and (C) a radical curable composition including a radical initiator, and a liquid crystal display device including the same.
US10156663B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a display device including a display panel; and a window facing the display panel, a display area and a non-display area, which is around the display area, being on the window and the window including a transparent substrate, which has a first surface facing the display panel and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a bank layer, which is on the first surface of the transparent substrate along boundaries between the display area and the non-display area, and a printed pattern, which is in the non-display area of the transparent substrate and is located closer to an outer side of the window than is the bank layer.
US10156660B1	Ophthalmic lens and method for manufacturing the same An method for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens comprises following steps of providing a mixture comprising a gel precursor and a plurality of melanin or melanin analog pigments, each of the plurality of melanin or melanin analog pigment comprising at least one group having a chemical structure of or the gel precursor comprising an organic additive selected from a group consisting of dopamine methacrylamide having a chemical structure of 2-aminoethyl methacrylate having a chemical structure of N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide having a chemical structure of N-(2-aminoethyl)methacrylamide having a chemical structure of and any combination thereof; feeding the mixture into a mold, and exposing the mixture to ultraviolet radiation or heating the mixture to form a gel substrate, the melanin or melanin analog pigments dispersed in the gel substrate and anchored to the gel substrate, thereby forming the ophthalmic lens. The disclosure also provides an ophthalmic lens.
US10156658B1	Detecting a tracer in a hydrocarbon reservoir The present disclosure describes methods and systems for detecting a tracer in a hydrocarbon reservoir. One method includes injecting a tracer at a first location in a reservoir, wherein the tracer mixes with subsurface fluid in the reservoir; collecting fluid samples at a second location in the reservoir; mixing a magnetic surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) particle with the fluid samples; applying a magnetic field to the mixed fluid samples; and analyzing the fluid samples to detect a presence of the tracer in the fluid samples.
US10156653B2	Techniques for removing interface noise from acoustic log data A method of determining properties of a wellbore in a formation includes obtaining from the acoustic logging tool, acoustic data comprising an acoustic wave reflected from the casing, the annular fill material, one or more interfaces between any of the mud, the casing, and the annular fill material, or combinations thereof. The method includes normalizing the acoustic wave in a frequency domain, resulting in a specular spectrum and removing spectral noise outside a region of interest in the specular spectrum. The method includes shaping the specular spectrum around a resonance frequency, converting the shaped specular spectrum into a time domain, resulting in a renormalized waveform, and subtracting from the renormalized waveform one or more of a specular noise, second interface echoes, resulting in a third interface echo signal.
US10156651B2	Methods and systems to source deghost and source designature marine seismic data Methods and systems to remove source wavefield and source ghost effects from marine seismic data are described. The methods and systems may be used to substantially remove source wavefield and source ghost effects from marine seismic data collected in rough weather conditions.
US10156637B2	Apparatus and method for controlling noise in vehicle A noise control apparatus for vehicles includes a noise extractor for removing an output sound from an indoor sound to extract a noise, a transmitter for transmitting the noise and vehicle information, a receiver for receiving a cancellation sound corresponding to the noise and the vehicle information and a mixer for simultaneously outputting the cancellation sound and the output sound.
US10156636B1	Autonomous vehicle dual traffic reflector detector with information transmittal An autonomous vehicle dual traffic reflector device for detecting a second vehicle by a first vehicle, includes an outer array, the outer array having a plurality of colored light receiving-light transmitting lens, the outer array positioned in an arcuate arrangement having at least one focal point and the outer array having at least two caution-colored lenses; and an inner array positioned inside the outer array and between the outer array and a focal point of the at least one focal point of side outer array, the inner array positioned to receive light passing into the device through at least one lens and reflecting the light out of the device through at least one different lens. Information and communication symbols are included on one or more lenses and may be reflected to a receiving vehicle to add site-specific information. A system to guide such vehicles is also included.
US10156626B2	Systems and methods to sample current measurements in energy storage devices Systems and methods to sample current measurements in energy storage assets while reducing bias errors such as aliasing are provided. One example current sampling system includes an integrator circuit that receives the current signal as an input and integrates the current signal to output a charge signal. The current signal is indicative of a current at an energy storage asset of an energy storage system. The current sampling system includes a charge signal sampler circuit that samples the charge signal at a charge signal sampling rate. The current sampling system includes a differentiator circuit that receives the samples of the charge signal from the charge signal sampler circuit and differentiates the samples of the charge signal to output an anti-aliased current signal.
US10156622B2	Method and apparatus for sectional optimization of radial MR pulse sequences In a method, magnetic resonance apparatus, and pulse optimization computer for determining a pulse sequence for radial sampling of k-space in magnetic resonance imaging, the amplitudes and the increases with respect to time of readout gradients and phase gradients for individual sections of k-space are determined depending on an orientation of the respective section in k-space and depending on global maximum values of the amplitudes and the increases of the gradients on the physical axes.
US10156620B2	Multifunctional superconducting coil providing electromagnetic interference shielding and shimming for magnetic resonance imaging system The present invention relates to a magnetic field adjustment system for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and a respective method. The magnetic field adjustment system comprises a first magnetic field generating assembly and an additional assembly. Wherein the first magnetic field generating assembly is used for generating a first magnetic field required by the MRI; and the additional assembly, including a switch and a current branch line, is used for cooperating with the first magnetic field generating assembly to generate a second magnetic field required by the MRI.
US10156617B2	Magnetic resonance signal processing method, magnetic resonance signal processing apparatus and magnetic resonance apparatus, and program An apparatus and method for decoupling between a body coil and a surface coil. The method comprising a first acquiring step of acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) signals by concurrent reception by a body coil and a surface coil in a plurality of views; a second acquiring step of acquiring MR signals by independent reception by the body coil in some of the plurality of views; an identifying step of identifying a correspondence between the concurrently-received MR signal for the body coil, the concurrently-received MR signals for the surface coil, and the independently-received MR signal for the body coil based on the concurrently-received MR signals in the some views and the independently-received MR signals for the body coil; and a calculation step of determining the independently-received MR signals for the body coil in others of the plurality of views based on the correspondence and using the concurrently-received MR signals for the body coil and surface coil in the other views.
US10156615B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, Q-value calculation method, and specific absorption rate management method Provided is a technique that enables accurate SAR management using power consumption by an object (Pobject) that was calculated based on accurately acquired Q-factors. For this purpose, the present invention calculates Q-factors of each channel of a high-frequency antenna using measurement results of amplitudes of forward waves and reflected waves of each high-frequency signal between three or more different frequencies. An existing SAR monitor in an MRI apparatus is used for the amplitude measurement. Also, the Q-factors are calculated based on a circuit coefficient to be acquired by fitting the measurement results to a predetermined circuit model. Then, the power consumption by an object (Pobject) is calculated using the calculated Q-factors in order to manage the SAR.
US10156606B2	Multi-chassis test device and test signal transmission apparatus of the same A test signal transmission apparatus used in a multi-chassis test device is provided. The test signal transmission apparatus includes global buses and test signal transmission modules each including an I/O port coupled to a test controller, a test bus coupled to an in-circuit-tester system and a bridge matrix including an output unit and an input unit. The output unit either routes a first output signal from the I/O port to the test bus, or routes the first output signal to one of the global buses and routes a second output signal from another one of the global buses to the test bus. The input unit either routes a first input signal from the test bus to the I/O port, or routes the first input signal to one of the global buses and routes a second input signal from another one of the global buses to the I/O port.
US10156605B2	Addressable ring oscillator test chip An addressable ring oscillator test chip includes: a plurality of ring oscillator test units, and a peripheral structure including peripheral circuits and PADs. The peripheral circuits share a first power source and a first grounding. Each test unit is associated with an independent power source to thereby decrease voltage drop resulting from wiring and to reduce the influence from other test units. A method of generating a variety of ring oscillators includes: generating a cell template corresponding to a basic unit, including defining a parameterized cell template; generating a ring oscillator based on the cell template, including generating ring oscillators of different stages by selecting different parameters of the cell template; realizing internal connections of the ring oscillator; and generating an instantiated ring oscillator by replacing cell templates with corresponding basic units.
US10156604B2	Semiconductor apparatus and method of operating the same A semiconductor apparatus includes a debugging processor that performs a debugging operation related to at least one selected intellectual property (IP) block from among a plurality of IP blocks. The debugging processor includes a debugging executing unit, a secure mode setting unit, and a debugging secure unit. The debugging executing unit disables a secure mode in response to a first control signal having a first value and performs the debugging operation related to the at least one selected IP block based on input data. The secure mode setting unit generates, in response to a second control signal, an enable signal for instructing re-enabling of the secure mode regardless of whether the semiconductor apparatus is powered off. The debugging secure unit generates the first control signal having the first value when the input data is verified data.
US10156599B2	Apparatus and method for determining statistics of electric current in an electrical system exposed to diffuse electromagnetic fields Some embodiments include an apparatus for determining statistics of the current in various wiring systems exposed to diffuse electromagnetic fields. Other embodiments of related apparatuses and methods are also disclosed.
US10156597B2	Method and system for determining power consumption For determining a power consumption of electrical circuitry, at least one device executes at least a portion of a software application having an effect on a current through the electrical circuitry. A current is generated through a transistor for mirroring the current through the electrical circuitry. In response to a control word, a reference current is generated. In response to executing the portion of the software application, the control word is varied to determine a value thereof that causes the reference current to approximately equal the current through the transistor, in a manner that correlates the effect of the portion of the software application on the current through the electrical circuitry.
US10156590B1	Digital multimeter A digital multimeter receives a primary signal including a small amplitude DC component and an induced AC noise component with a magnitude exceeding a magnitude of the DC component. A 100 MΩ input resistor may couple an primary signal to signal processing circuitry that attenuates and filters the primary signal, convert a unipolar signal to a differential signal, and provide the differential output signal to an analog to digital converter. The multimeter may be configurable to couple any one or more of multiple available feedback paths to provide a plurality of available gain-bandwidth configurations. The multimeter may include a second input configurable with two or more feedback path impedances. The multimeter may include a second stage filter, shared by the primary and shunt inputs, that provides additional filtering and converts the signal to a differential signal. The second stage filter may support two or more available impedance configurations.
US10156582B2	Bicycle pedaling frequency sensor The present disclosure is for a bicycle pedaling frequency sensor comprising a signal acquisition unit, a data transmission unit, and/or a data conversion unit. Pedaling frequency is obtained by recording and converting periodical changes of acceleration and/or of angular velocity in real time. This can be achieved by further incorporating a two axis, a three axis acceleration sensors, and/or gyroscope sensors. The pedaling frequency sensor communicates wirelessly with a computing terminal. It is powered and housed within the cavity of a shell, wherein the shell's outer surface is in thread fit with an inner surface of an expansion component. The expansion component allows the sensor to be inserted into and secured within hollow spaces on a bicycle's pedals and/or cranks.
US10156580B2	Information notification sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing A sample processing system that may be automated and methods are disclosed where samples are arranged on a carrier element and a process operation control system automatically processes the samples perhaps robotically with an operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information monitor or a data capture element. Significant process details as well as operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information may be monitored and an automatic notice element may cause notification of a person at some display that may be remote. Various people may be notified, such as an administrator, a supplier, or a manufacturer of an opportunity for some action such as reagent reordering or the like. A simulated motion display may be included to “watch” simulated operation in real time or long after completion of the actual processing.
US10156568B2	Immunoassay for detection of virus-antibody nanocomplexes in solution by chip-based pillar array Techniques for detection of virus-antibody nanocomplexes using a chip-based pillar array are provided. In one aspect, a method for virus detection is provided. The method includes the steps of: collecting a fluid sample from a virus-bearing source; contacting the fluid sample with an antibody that binds to viruses to form a sample-antibody mixture, wherein the antibody is labeled with a fluorescent tag; separating particles including any antibody-virus complexes, if present, from the sample-antibody mixture using an assay nanopillar array; and detecting the antibody-virus complexes, if present, in the particles from the separating step using fluorescence. A virus detection chip device and a chip-based immunoassay method are also provided.
US10156564B1	Methods of detecting biomarkers of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated kidney diseases Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods of detecting biomarkers of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated kidney diseases. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides for a method of treating an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated kidney disease in a subject.
US10156559B2	Lipocalin fusion partners Methods and systems for producing fusion proteins and peptides are disclosed. Fusion proteins and peptides created using the methods are also provided. Also provided are methods of using the fusion proteins and peptides produced according to the present disclosure.
US10156552B2	Method to auto-configure gas detectors based on real-time location Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for determining the location of a gas detector device, wherein the location may be within a predefined location zone, and automatically configuring the gas detector device based on the location zone. Each location zone in a facility may be associated with a configuration for the gas detector device. The location of the gas detector device may be monitored by a central station, and when it is determined that a gas detector device has moved from one location zone to another, the configuration of the gas detector device may be updated accordingly. Additionally, other parameters may be monitored by the central station and/or the gas detector device to determine the appropriate configuration of the gas detector device.
US10156545B1	Method of sensor conditioning for improving signal output stability for mixed gas measurements An improvement to the pulse discharge technique is suggested by reducing durations of the PDT cycle to less than 0.5 second due to switching hardware modifications and improving the sensor speed of response to less than 1 second. Additional improvement is suggested by utilizing commercial planar lambda sensors and improving planar lambda sensor temperature control tolerance to <+/−0.1° C. by utilizing DC analog PID heater control loop.
US10156534B2	Gas sensor with tin monoxide disks Gas sensor. The sensor is a single crystalline SnO disk and circuitry for measuring electrical resistance of the disk is provided. A change in resistance in the disk indicates adsorption of a gas on the disk's surface. The sensor is particularly adapted for detecting NO2 with high sensitivity and selectivity.
US10156527B2	Compact two-sided reticle inspection system An apparatus and method is provided to efficiently and more precisely inspect reticles for contamination. The inspection system is used to image the reticle back-side and pellicle-side separately by transferring the reticle while maintaining desired demagnification. An inspection system is disclosed that includes a reticle support to support the reticle at a first position and an illumination source to illuminate a first surface of the reticle at the first position. The inspection system further includes a first sensor to receive light from the illuminated first surface of the reticle when the reticle is at the first position and a second sensor to receive light from an illuminated second surface of the reticle when the reticle is at a second position.
US10156521B2	Red fluorescent aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) substrate A detectable substrate for aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) can be used for selecting cells that express ALDH. The detectable substrate can have a fluorescent moiety that has an excitation wavelength, an emission wavelength, or both, that does not overlap with the excitation wavelength, emission wavelength, or both, of green fluorescent protein.
US10156515B2	Material detection system A system and method that automatically determine a type of material at a machine input to prevent damage to the machine. A user interface receives a selection of a material type to be loaded into the machine. A controller performs a safety check before starting a process using the machine by matching the selected material type to a material type at the machine input determined based on signals received from a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors comprise a material present sensor, a material type sensor opposed by a different material having a inductive sensor correction factor of 0.5 or less, and a material color sensor.
US10156512B2	System and method for measuring thermal reliability of multi-chip modules Embodiments are provided herein for testing multichip module (MCM) thermal reliability. An embodiment method includes selecting a chip with higher thermal risk from a plurality of chips in the MCM, and measuring a plurality of predetermined temperature parameters associated with the selected chip. A thermal resistance is then calculated using the predetermined temperature parameters. The thermal resistance is used to determine a thermal performance of the MCM. The predetermined temperature parameters include a junction temperature of the selected chip and at least one of a case temperature above the selected chip, a board temperature below the selected chip, and an ambient air temperature.
US10156511B2	Optical sensor, analyzer and analysis method According to one embodiment, an optical sensor includes a plurality of sensing parts two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix to form a sensor surface, and a phototransmissive sample-supporting plate arranged to be opposed to the sensing parts.
US10156508B2	Method and measuring system for ascertaining density of a fluid A method for producing at least one oscillation measurement signal, which has vibrations of a vibratory body are registered. A temperature sensor is applied thermally attached with a non fluid contacting, second surface of the vibratory body for producing a temperature measurement signal representing a time curve of a variable temperature of the vibratory body. The temperature measurement signal can follow, however time delayed, a change of the temperature of the vibratory body from a beginning temperature value, to a new temperature value. Based on the oscillation measurement signal as well as the temperature measurement signal, density, measured values are produced representing the density, wherein, during such, discrepancies possibly occurring between the time curve of the temperature of the vibratory body and the temperature measurement signal are taken into consideration, respectively at least partially compensated.
US10156494B2	Testing equipment of onboard air conditioning system and a method of testing the same A testing equipment of an airplane air conditioning system is disclosed. The test equipment includes a sound receiver and a sound processor. The sound processor processes running noise of airplane air conditioning system sampled by the sound receiver to assess the operative condition of the system. The sound receiver samples environmental noise when the airplane air conditioning system is not running, and the sound processor de-noises the running noise by using the environmental noise.
US10156483B2	Temperature sensor and temperature sensor manufacturing method A temperature sensor that includes a resin coating layer and is high in temperature detection accuracy is provided. The temperature sensor is provided with a resin coating layer that covers: an element body; and connection parts at which lead-out wires are respectively connected to lead wires. The resin coating layer includes an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer seals the element body and the connection parts, and is formed of PFA. The outer layer is disposed around the inner layer, and is formed of PTFE that has heat shrinkability and a melting point higher than a melting point of PFA. The outer layer has a rectangular-parallelepiped appearance shape and has a flat outer surface.
US10156482B2	Semiconductor chip temperature estimation device and overheat protection device A semiconductor chip temperature estimation device that estimates the temperature of a semiconductor chip incorporated together with a thermistor in a semiconductor module includes a first estimation unit which calculates a first estimation value of a chip loss of the chip, a memory which stores in advance a correlation between a temperature rise of the temperature sensor and the chip loss of the chip, a second estimation unit which calculates a second estimation value of the temperature rise of the temperature sensor, and a third estimation unit which calculates a third estimation value of the temperature of the cooling element. The temperature of the semiconductor chip is estimated by using the third estimation value as a base temperature.
US10156479B2	Spatial-domain low-coherence quantitative phase microscopy Systems, methods and other embodiments associated with spatial-domain Low-coherence Quantitative Phase Microscopy (SL-QPM) are described herein. SL-QPM can detect structural alterations within cell nuclei with nanoscale sensitivity (0.9 nm) (or nuclear nano-morphology) for “nano-pathological diagnosis” of cancer. SL-QPM uses original, unmodified cytology and histology specimens prepared with standard clinical protocols and stains. SL-QPM can easily integrate in existing clinical pathology laboratories. Results quantified the spatial distribution of optical path length or refractive index in individual nuclei with nanoscale sensitivity, which could be applied to studying nuclear nano-morphology as cancer progresses. The nuclear nano-morphology derived from SL-QPM offers significant diagnostic value in clinical care and subcellular mechanistic insights for basic and translational research. Techniques that provide for depth selective investigation of nuclear and other cellular features are disclosed.
US10156469B2	Systems and methods for aircraft mass determination An example methods for aircraft mass determination at pushback includes determining an acceleration of a pushback vehicle while moving an aircraft, determining a pushback force applied by the pushback vehicle while moving the aircraft, and determining a total mass of the aircraft based on the pushback force, the acceleration of the pushback vehicle during pushback, and a coefficient of static friction between tires of the aircraft and a surface on which the aircraft moves. An example system includes a pushback vehicle coupled to an acceleration sensor and a force sensor, and a computing device having one or more processors to determine a total mass of the aircraft based on the pushback force, the acceleration of the pushback vehicle during pushback, and a coefficient of static friction between tires of the aircraft and a surface on which the aircraft moves.
US10156461B2	Methods and apparatus for error detection in a magnetic field sensor A magnetic field sensor for detecting motion of an object includes error detection circuiting and processing. Magnetic field sensing elements are configured to generate at least two magnetic field signals in response to a magnetic field associated with the object which signals are used by detectors to generate right and left channel signals with edges indicative of motion of the object. A direction calculation processor responsive to right and left channel signals generates a direction signal having a state indicative of a direction of motion of the object and an output signal generator generates an output signal having a pulse indicative of the direction of motion of the object in response to the direction signal. An error detection processor responsive to the output signal and to the direction signal is configured to detect an error in at least one of the direction signal and the output signal.
US10156457B2	Off-center angle measurement system A method for measuring an angular position of a rotating shaft, the method including providing a magnetic field which rotates with the shaft about an axis of rotation, positioning an integrated circuit having first and second magnetic sensing bridges within the magnetic field at a radially off-center position from the axis of rotation, the first and second magnetic sensing bridges respectively providing first and second signals representative of first and second magnetic field directions, the integrated circuit having a set of adjustment parameters for modifying attributes of the first and second signals, modifying values of the set of adjustment parameters until errors in the first and second signals are substantially minimized, and determining an angular position of the shaft based on the first and second signals.
US10156451B2	Method and device of establishing navigation route The present disclosure provides method and device of establishing a navigation route. The method includes: acquiring a user's current position and a destination for the user; and establishing a navigation route between the current position and the destination according to user information and destination information, the user information including the type and/or a current speed of the user, the destination information including the number of people and/or an estimated visit duration at the destination, the destination including ones, at which the user has not yet arrived, of recommended sightseeing spots and/or user-interested sightseeing spots.
US10156440B2	Blade tip timing A method of analysing blade tip displacements (dijk) derived from a rotor having an array of blades that rotate at a rotational speed (ω). The blades are monitored by an array of stationary timing probes for at least two revolutions (j) of the rotor. Define asynchronous displacement (dijk_A) as a sum of a sinusoidal term (Va) and an offset per probe term (Oo). Define synchronous displacement (dijk_S) as a sum of a sinusoidal term (Vs) and a common offset term (Cc). Solve the asynchronous displacements (dijk_A) using the blade tip displacements (dijk) to give asynchronous amplitude (\|a\|), offset per probe (ok) and asynchronous residuals (rijk_A). Solve the synchronous displacements (dijk_S) using the blade tip displacements (dijk) to give synchronous amplitude (\|s\|), common offset (cj) and synchronous residuals (rijk_S).
US10156437B2	Control method of a depth camera A control method of a depth camera includes controlling first and second image sensors to detect light in a first wavelength range, generating a first depth map based on first and second images, subjecting one of the first and second images to edge-detection processing, controlling a light source to emit light in a second wavelength range when a number of edge pixels is determined to be smaller than a preset pixel number, controlling the second image sensor to detect light in the second wavelength range, generating a second depth map based on a third image, subjecting the first and the second depth maps to image fusion processing, and registering a fused depth map with one of the first and second images to generate 3D point cloud data.
US10156435B1	Shape measuring apparatus and shape measuring method In one embodiment, a shape measuring apparatus includes a memory to store, as information regarding a pattern provided in a sample, two-dimensional information regarding a plane parallel with a surface of the sample, and an irradiation module to irradiate the surface of the sample with a beam. The apparatus further includes an irradiation controller to control an irradiation direction of the beam to the sample in accordance with the two-dimensional information, and an acquisition module to acquire scattering intensity data regarding the beam reflected by the surface of the sample. The apparatus further includes a calculator to calculate predicted scattering intensity data regarding the beam in accordance with a shape model that represents a three-dimensional shape of the pattern with a parameter, and a measurement module to measure the three-dimensional shape by adjusting the parameter and fitting the scattering intensity data and the predicted scattering intensity data.
US10156433B1	System and method for measuring displacement A method and a system for determining a displacement of an object are provided. The method includes: providing a predetermined modal power distribution characteristic; directing a light onto the object resulting in a reflected light; propagating the reflected light through different propagation modes, receiving a resulting modal power distribution characteristic; and comparing the resulting modal power distribution characteristic with the predetermined modal power distribution characteristic to determine the displacement of the object.
US10156428B2	Security door A stile and rail ballistic security door containing bullet proof materials within a metal or synthetic material frame including a plurality of window panes and thermal break means to eliminate condensation problems therein. The door contains a multi-layer exterior core providing extra strength and rigidity.
US10156411B2	Systems and methods for coupling suppressors or other muzzle end barrel devices to firearms An assembly for coupling a device to a firearm is disclosed. The device may be a suppressor, flash hider, compensator, or the like. The assembly may include a muzzle brake, a coupling body attached to the muzzle brake, a moveable collar disposed around the coupling body, at least one moveable clamp sandwiched between the coupling body and the moveable collar, a device core attached to the coupling body, and a spring disposed between the device core and the moveable collar.
US10156405B2	Plate heat exchanger A plate heat exchanger includes first and second frame plates, and a stack of heat transfer plates. Each heat transfer plate has a peripheral portion encircling a center portion. The heat transfer plates are arranged in pairs between the first and second frame plates, and formed between the pairs of heat transfer plates is a first flow path for a first fluid and a second flow path for a second fluid. One of the first and second flow paths is a free-flow path along which center portions of the heat transfer plates are completely separated from each other. A reinforcement plate is thicker than the heat transfer plates and has a center portion encircled by a peripheral portion. The reinforcement plate is arranged between the first frame plate and the stack of heat transfer plates. Permanent reinforcement joints each bond together the reinforcement plate and an outermost heat transfer plate.
US10156400B2	Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device In a heat exchanger, a first heat exchange unit is formed by curving a third heat exchange unit having a planar shape through L-shape bending, and a second heat exchange unit is formed by curving a fourth heat exchange unit having a planar shape through the L-shape bending, independently of the third heat exchange unit. The first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit are arranged so as to be opposed to each other along a corner portion between adjacent two side surfaces of a casing.
US10156399B2	Grain drying tower of parallel and sinuous flow through reverse crossed air flow and radial air flow in oblique “Z” form The present invention proposes a drying tower with grain flow in parallel and sinuous in combination with reverse and radial crossed air flows in form of “Z” oblique for the implementation in the drying of grains, seeds, fodder, and fruit. Therefore, the grains are firstly submitted to a first stage of parallel grains flow and reverse crossed air flow in order to standardize the different degrees of humidity of the grains and of their impurities. In a second moment, these grains are submitted to a sinuous grains flow and radial air flow in the form of oblique “Z”. Such implementation in drying processes of grains upgrades substantially the drying time and the energy spent for such process, generating in this way profit for the food industries.
US10156395B2	Intermittent power grid ready cooler The present application provides a cooler. The cooler may include an outer frame, a product space within the outer frame, and a number of shelf assemblies positioned within the product space. The shelf assemblies may include an evaporator and a phase change material therein.
US10156394B2	Air flow and drainage system for ice maker An ice making appliance includes a sealed icebox compartment including a heat exchange opening with an ice maker disposed within the sealed icebox compartment. The ice maker includes a heat exchanger positioned at the heat exchange opening of the icebox compartment and a mold body configured for receiving liquid water and forming ice. The ice making appliance also includes a defrost conduit having a first portion positioned below the mold body, the first portion of the defrost conduit extends generally perpendicularly to a vertical direction and slopes towards a second portion of the defrost conduit, the second portion of the defrost conduit extends along the vertical direction between the first portion of the defrost conduit and a drain conduit. The ice making appliance also includes an air circulation conduit providing air circulation within the sealed icebox compartment.
US10156383B2	System of secondary reflectors with high level of efficiency for storage and use of energy from a solar source A secondary optical system to increase efficiency in collecting solar radiation concentrated by primary mirrors in “beam-down” plant configurations is described. Such secondary optical system is formed at least by two reflectors—preferably in form of plane mirrors arranged at different heights—oriented to associate to each of them a sub-section of a primary field of heliostats. The secondary reflectors—each one associated to a different primary focus F1,i (i=1, . . . , n) corresponding to a sub-set of primary concentrators—allow concentration of solar rays towards a single secondary focus F2.
US10156381B1	Lighted air dispersing assembly A lighted air dispersing assembly for selectively illuminating a ventilated space includes a housing that is configured to couple to a ventilation pipe. A plurality of channels is positioned through the housing. The channels are configured to allow air to flow from the ventilation pipe through the housing to a space proximate to the housing. A plurality of light emitting diodes is coupled to a first face of the housing. The plurality of light emitting diodes is operationally coupled to an electrical circuit. The light emitting diodes are configured to selectively illuminate the space proximate to the housing.
US10156376B2	Air conditioner Wind noise is suppressed while an air-blowing performance is maintained.An indoor unit 1 of an air conditioner includes a cross flow fan 10 and a rear guider 20 and a stabilizer 32 which are provided on the respective sides of the outer periphery of the cross flow fan 10 to form an air passage. Each of the rear guider 20 and the stabilizer 32 has, at least at a part in the axial direction which part is on the leading end side, twisted portions 23, 37. In the circumferential direction of the cross flow fan 10, each twisted portion 23, 37 is deviated from the axial direction of the cross flow fan 10 gradually from one end to the other end.
US10156366B2	Home appliance having an air gap insulator A home cooking appliance includes a housing having a rear wall, a cooking compartment in the housing, an exhaust channel that exhausts air from the cooking compartment, and an air gap insulator disposed between the rear wall and the air flowing in the exhaust channel and forming an air gap between the rear wall and the exhaust channel.
US10156362B2	Fuel reformer chamber with tubular mesh insert supporting a catalyst A fuel supply system includes a fuel reformer in contact with at least one of a combustion chamber or a wall of the combustion chamber. The fuel reformer includes a reformer chamber wall enclosing a fuel reformer chamber, and a reforming catalyst support sheet in the fuel reformer chamber.
US10156360B2	Combustor liners with rotatable air guiding caps A combustion liner includes air guiding caps which are respectively engaged to a mounting member and are turned in a flow direction of air so as to collect a fluid flowing around the combustion liner and feed it to the combustion liner, thereby smoothly introducing cooling air into the combustion liner. The combustion liner includes a plurality of through-holes which are formed in a surface of the combustion liner; and a plurality of air guiding caps provided on the combustion liner in plural rows arranged at regular intervals in a circumferential direction. With the above configuration, the combustion liner can instantaneously cope with irregular air flowing around the combustion liner to effectively introduce the air into the combustion liner, and can be varied in position and direction for the purpose of easy maintenance thereof.
US10156357B2	Automated candle blower The present invention relates to a candle blower. More specifically, the present invention is an automated candle blower programmable to direct a flow of air to the general position of a flame on a burning candle.
US10156356B2	Flame visualization control for a burner including a perforated flame holder A combustion system includes a perforated flame holder, a camera, and a control circuit. The perforated flame holder sustains a combustion reaction within the perforated flame holder. The image capture device takes a plurality of images of the combustion reaction. The control circuit produces from the images an averaged image and adjusts the combustion reaction based on the adjusted image.
US10156346B2	Dimming devices A dimming device comprises a light source, a support having a light path corresponding to the light source, a light diffuser, and light shielding blades having notches. The blades and the diffuser are movably disposed on the support. The blades and the diffuser are actuated by independent actuators. The notches move into and out of the light path with the movements of the blades, and the diffuser covers a portion of notches that is within the light path when moving into and out of the light path. The diffuser's movement relative to the light path is not limited to that of the blades, so the diffuser can be precisely controlled to move into a specific position within the light path with an optimal trajectory and at an optimal time point. The diffuser is integrally formed without slots, ensuring diffusion of all light passing through the covered portion of the notches.
US10156340B1	Lampshade and lamp protection structure A lampshade and lamp protection structure comprises a lampshade and a lamp base disposed therein. The lampshade has inside a snap ring, along which are provided with several connecting rods connected thereon. The other end of each connecting rod is connected to the cover body. The lamp base comprises a base body, whose top is provided with a snap base with a top surface having several claws. The inner side of the top of each claw has a barb matching the snap ring. The snap ring is inserted between the claws for the barbs to hold. The lamp base is connected to the snap ring through the snap base, and requires a tool to release. The lampshades of displayed lamps in a sale cannot be removed or interchanged easily. The wire therein is prevented from damages as it does not rotate when the lampshade and lamp base are separated.
US10156325B2	Quantum dots in enclosed environment The invention provides a lighting device for providing light, the lighting device comprising a closed chamber with a light transmissive window and a light source configured to provide light source radiation into the chamber, wherein the chamber further encloses a wavelength converter configured to convert at least part of the light source radiation into wavelength converter light, wherein the light transmissive window is transmissive for the wavelength converter light, wherein the wavelength converter comprises luminescent quantum dots which upon excitation with at least part of the light source radiation generate at least part of the wavelength converter light, and wherein the closed chamber comprises a filling gas comprising one or more of helium gas, hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas or oxygen gas, the filling gas having a relative humidity at 19° C. of at least 5%.
US10156319B2	Gasholder sealing member and gasholder sealing structure In a cylindrically-formed gasholder sealing member interposed between an inner circumferential surface of a tank constituting a gasholder and an outer edge of a shock-absorbing member that rises and falls within the tank along with a movable piston that rises and falls within the tank at an outer circumferential side of the movable piston, both surfaces of at least a tank-ward end, out of a tank-ward end on a side anchored to the inner circumferential surface of the tank and a shock-absorbing member-ward end on a side anchored to the outer edge of the shock-absorbing member, are covered by ethylene propylene diene rubber, and a portion other than the tank-ward end and the shock-absorbing member-ward end is not covered by ethylene propylene diene rubber.
US10156318B2	Monitor suspension system with gas spring and pulley block The exemplary non-limiting embodiments described herein provide a display suspension device and related display device. In at least one embodiment, the display suspension device includes: a vertical slider, which is connected to a display so as to guide the display to slide in the vertical direction; a suspension part, with one end of the suspension part joined with the vertical slider and the other end connected to a suspension point; an air spring, which is located on the suspension part and used to retain the location of the vertical slider when the vertical slider stops sliding; a movable pulley, a rotation shaft of which is connected to a piston rod of the air spring; and a cable, which winds around the movable pulley, with one end of the cable connected to the suspension part and the other end connected to the vertical slider.
US10156317B2	Fixing structure A fixing structure, adapted to fix an electronic device on a carrying plane is provided, and the fixing structure includes a fixing plate, a carrying frame, a first pivot portion, a second pivot portion and a connection portion. The fixing plate is disposed on the carrying plane, and the carrying frame is detachably disposed on a back surface of the electronic device. The first pivot portion is disposed on the fixing plate at a side opposite to the carrying plane. The second pivot portion is disposed on the carrying frame at a side facing the fixing plate. The first pivot portion and the second pivot portion are respectively pivoted to two opposite sides of the connection portion. The electronic device and the carrying frame are adapted to be pivotally rotated relative to the carrying plane and the connection portion through the first pivot portion and the second pivot portion.
US10156315B2	Corrosion resistant buried underground ductile cast iron piping members with an improved external coating and the method thereof The present invention relates to improvement of the outside anticorrosive treatment of ductile cast iron piping members, through the development of a Pseudo Alloy metallic film along with modified paint on the external surface, more particularly the present disclosure relates to the improved corrosion resistant to ductile cast iron piping members, specially when used in buried condition, the coating method that can form an anticorrosion pseudo metal alloy layer in the peripheral surface along with a modified Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) paint.
US10156312B2	Sprinkler adapter and pipe plug An adapter for joining a sprinkler to a pipe element has a body with outer flat surfaces and grooves that receive seals. A plug for sealing a pipe element has a cylindrical body with a circumferential groove which receives seals. Both the adapter and the plug fit within the pipe element and are secured and sealed by a deformation formed in the pipe element by a circumferential groove. The deformation mechanically engages the grooves in the body of the adapter and the plug.
US10156298B2	Vehicle mountable arm for valve operating machine A valve operating device includes a mounting for attachment to a vehicle and an elongate arm, the free end of which is only moveable across the underlying ground. The joints of the arm pivot around vertical axes and the arm is locked into a desired orientation by a brake at each joint. A valve turning machine is at the free end of the arm. The brakes are engaged and released by a control on the valve turning machine.
US10156294B2	Fluidic safety valve and battery component equipped therewith Embodiments disclose a fluidic safety valve comprising a valve housing including at least one fluid inlet opening and at least one fluid outlet opening. A closing element, guided in the valve housing, is preloaded by a spring element at a predetermined preloading force toward a closed position of the safety valve. In the closed position, a fluid flow from the at least one fluid inlet opening toward the at least one fluid outlet opening is blocked. When a predetermined fluid pressure is reached, the closing element moves toward an open position of the safety valve, enabling a fluid flow from the at least one fluid inlet opening toward the at least one fluid outlet opening. The valve housing is sealed by a valve housing sealing element comprising an effective fluid pressure force surface coupled to the closing element and configured to carry along the closing element relative to the housing.
US10156288B2	Hub planetary belt transmission A hub planetary belt transmission (2) has a platform body (50) supporting a motor drive (8) having a motor drive shaft (6) coupled to a distributing and a collecting pulley (4, 18) attached to a first output shaft (22) coupled to a first propulsion element (40, 44). A housing (30) coupled to peripheral shafts (24) attached to tension arms (26) is concentrically rotatable about a common axis of the distributing and collecting pulleys and is coupled to a second propulsion element (42, 45). Transmitting pulleys (12, 14) are driven by distributing belts (10) and collecting belts (20) for rotating together with the peripheral shafts and tension arms about a common axis of the distributing and collecting pulleys so as to create a centripetal force which stretches the distributing belts and the collecting belts, thus regulating the coupling force between the belts and pulleys based on the rotation velocity.
US10156282B2	Power transmission apparatus for vehicle A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft on which at least one input gear is disposed, a second input shaft on which at least one other input gear is disposed, a first shifting output device including at least one shifting gear and a first output shaft, the at least one shifting gear being selectively synchronized with the first output shaft such that torque input from the first and second input shafts is output to a final drive gear, a second shifting output device including at least one other shifting gear and a second output shaft, the at least one other shifting gear being selectively synchronized with the second output shaft such that the torque input from the first and second input shafts is output to the final drive gear, and an idle device including an idle shaft and at least three idle gears.
US10156267B2	Yoke for cross shaft universal joint and method for manufacturing the same In a yoke for a cross shaft universal joint, the circumferential phases of the arrangement direction X of a pair of connecting arm parts and the arrangement direction Y of first and second flange parts are shifted from each other. A bolt is tightened to put the first and second flange parts nearer to each other, thereby applying mutually approaching forces to the connecting arm parts in directions inclined relative to the axes of circular holes. Thus, cup bearings incorporated in the circular holes are pressed against the end of a shaft part constituting a cross shaft, thereby enabling suppression of occurrence of shaking motion between the bearings incorporated in the circular holes and the end of the shaft part of the cross shaft rotatably supported by the bearings.
US10156257B2	Low clearance high capacity roller bearing A low clearance, high load capacity roller bearing that includes a cylindrical outer race with a set of non-helical grooves formed on its inside surface that mesh with teeth formed on the outside surface of a plurality of rotating rollers longitudinally and axially aligned inside the outer race. Located inside the rollers are two cylindrical inner race pieces each with non-helical outer grooves configured to mesh with the teeth on the rollers. The rollers are longitudinally aligned and evenly spaced apart inside the outer race and outside the inner race assembly by two retainer plates. The two inner race pieces are separated by a uniform circular gap in which a circular shim is disposed. Different lengths of inner race pieces may be used to create-different gap widths to reduce the clearance or to pre-load the bearing. Shims with different widths slightly larger or smaller than the gap are placed in the gap.
US10156256B2	Cermet bearing, in particular for an implantable medical device A mechanical bearing contains a first component and a further component, wherein the mechanical bearing is designed such that the first component and the further component are able to execute a bearing movement relative to each other, wherein the first component or the further component contains a cermet or both contain a cermet. The invention further relates to an implantable medical device containing the mechanical bearing, in particular to a blood pump, and also to a use of a cermet for producing a mechanical bearing, and to a use of the mechanical bearing for supporting a component of an implantable medical device.
US10156253B2	Connecting rod of engine A engine connecting includes a large diameter end portion mounted to a crank of a crankshaft of an engine to be rotatable, a small diameter end portion into which a piston pin is inserted and which supports the piston pin to be rotatable, and a connecting portion connecting the large diameter end portion and the small diameter end portion at a longitudinal end portions thereof. The connecting portion has a plate-shape widened in a wide width direction thereof to be perpendicular to a center axis of the crank shaft, the connecting portion is provided with four vertical reinforcing portions projecting in four directions so as to extend in a longitudinal direction of the connecting rod from the small diameter end portion to the large diameter end portion.
US10156252B2	Cable couplings for drain cleaning tools Cable coupling assemblies are described which can be readily engaged and separated from one another. The couplings are particularly useful for use in torque transmitting cables such as those used in drain cleaning applications.
US10156251B2	Recessed spring washer flow drill screw A screw for use in joining workpieces, for example automotive body parts, is provided that includes a head portion, an externally threaded shank extending from the head portion, a flow-hole-forming tip disposed at a distal end portion of the externally threaded shank, and a recessed spring washer disposed under the head portion. The recessed spring washer is configured to apply a clamping load to joined workpieces as they expand and contract.
US10156244B2	Fan assembly A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a fan wheel and a plurality of blades extending radially from the fan wheel away from a central axis of the fan assembly. Each of the blades includes a root coupled with the fan wheel and an airfoil extending radially outwardly from the root. The blades are adapted to rotate about the central axis to push air.
US10156243B2	Composite splitter lip for axial turbomachine compressor The invention proposes a splitter lip for a low-pressure compressor of an axial turbomachine for an aeroplane. The splitter lip comprises an upstream annular wall made of metal with a circular leading edge, and a downstream annular partition made of an organic-matrix, short-fiber composite material. The splitter lip also supports an outer shroud for a stator upstream of the compressor. The upstream wall comprises an annular anchoring portion arranged in the thickness of the downstream partition so as to anchor the partition and the wall to one another. The anchoring portion has distributed hexagonal openings in order to increase anchoring. The invention also proposes a method for producing, by molding, a bi-material splitter lip or a mixed lip.
US10156235B2	Method of supercharging an internal combustion engine A supercharged internal combustion engine has a supercharger operable to selectively supply a mass of air from below through above atmospheric air pressure according to the operating requirements of the engine. The supercharger has a shuttle combined with a throttle valve that controls the mass of air directed to an air mass bypass opening and supplied to the internal combustion engine. The shuttle has rollers that ride on rails that allow the shuttle to move to open and close the air mass bypass opening in communication with a casing that directs a mass of atmospheric air and a bypass mass of air interfused with the mass of atmospheric air to an air mass inlet of the supercharger.
US10156227B2	Electro-osmotic pump using reversible electrode reaction and fluid pumping system using same An electro-osmotic pump using a reversible electrode reaction is provided, the electro-osmotic pump using a reversible electrode reaction comprising: a membrane that allows movement of a fluid; and first and second electrodes that are arranged on both sides of the membrane, respectively, and composed of a porous material or structure to allow the movement of the fluid, and a material to cause a reversible electrochemical reaction, wherein the first and second electrodes are alternately and reversely supplied with a voltage to make the electrochemical reaction repeat alternately forward and backward, and as a result, the alternate change of the movement direction of the fluid generates a pumping force to repair the first and second electrodes.
US10156225B2	Method for black starting wind turbine, wind farm, and restoring wind farm and wind turbine, wind farm using the same A method for black starting a wind turbine and a wind farm following islanding operation, a method for restoring the wind farm following the islanding operation, and the wind turbine and wind farm. The wind turbine comprises auxiliary equipment, a generator, a converter electrically connectable to the generator, and an energy storage system, the generator is electrically connectable to the auxiliary equipment via the converter, the energy storage system is electrically connectable to the auxiliary equipment. The method for black staring the wind turbine including: measuring wind blowing smoothness degree; selecting a first power source to supply first power to the auxiliary equipment in V/f control mode and selecting a second power source to adjust an amount of active power and reactive power fed to the auxiliary equipment by the first power source in consideration of the amount of active power and reactive power demand suitable for powering the auxiliary equipment; and connecting the power sources to the auxiliary equipment.
US10156221B2	Ignition system and method for checking electrodes of a spark plug of an internal combustion engine A method for checking electrodes of a spark gap of an ignition system for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine with an externally provided ignition includes generating a spark at the spark gap in an operating state without ignition of an ignitable mixture in the combustion chamber; ascertaining a parameter or characteristic function representing the spark current, the spark voltage, and/or the spark duration; comparing the parameter or the characteristic function to a reference; adapting an energy for a voltage buildup for a further spark generation for the mixture ignition and/or for maintaining an ignition spark for the mixture ignition, in particular for a future ignition process, as a function of a difference between the parameter or the characteristic function and the reference.
US10156220B1	Method and system for knock sensor diagnostic Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a knock sensor of an engine system by actively inducing knock in an engine cylinder. A laser ignition device is operated in an engine cylinder located closest to the knock sensor while the engine is at rest and with the cylinder parked with an intake valve and an exhaust valve closed to generate and trap heat in the cylinder. Spark timing is advanced in the cylinder on the subsequent restart, which in combination with the trapped heat induces knock, and elicits a response from a functional knock sensor.
US10156216B2	Injector An enclosure member includes a throughhole that penetrates a cover portion. The cover portion includes a blocking portion that receives an abutment by a wall portion to close an opening of an outflow passage with respect to spaces outside of the enclosure member. The blocking portion is provided so as to surround an opening of the throughhole, and the throughhole is in communication with the outflow passage even when the blocking portion is abutting the wall portion. Further, a spring is outside of a back pressure chamber to bias the enclosure member. The enclosure member itself blocks outside spaces from the back pressure chamber, so the expenditure of high pressure fuel may be controlled, and an injection hole may be opened and closed by a needle.
US10156213B2	Humidity sensor diagnostic method using condensation clearing heater A diagnostic method for a capacitive humidity sensor comprising a heater, and a capacitance-sensing element that individually identifies heater, temperature-sensing element, or capacitance-sensing element degradation. By this method, individual elements of the sensor may be replaced or compensated for to allow for further operation.
US10156209B2	Purge valve leak diagnostic robustness improvements for small turbocharged engines A system includes a diagnostic module that selectively performs a purge valve leak diagnostic to diagnose a leak in a purge valve in a fuel system of a vehicle. Performing the purge valve leak diagnostic includes determining a level of vacuum in a fuel tank. A control module determines at least one operating condition associated with the vehicle. The at least one operating condition corresponds to an operating condition that affects the level of vacuum in the fuel tank. The control module, based on the at least one operating condition, selectively modifies the purge valve leak diagnostic. Selectively modifying the purge valve leak diagnostic includes at least one of preventing the diagnostic module from performing the purge valve leak diagnostic, preventing the diagnostic module from completing the purge valve leak diagnostic, and causing the diagnostic module to indicate that a result of the purge valve leak diagnostic was indeterminate.
US10156199B2	Drive system and drive method for fuel injection valves A drive control circuitry and an electronic control circuitry for controlling energization of a plurality of fuel injection valves. The plurality of fuel injection valves including a second fuel injection valve currently injecting fuel and a first fuel injection valve which, of the plurality of fuel injection valves, was last energized before the second fuel injection valve. When an energization start interval between a start of energization of the first fuel injection valve and a start of energization of the second fuel injection valve is longer than or equal to a peak reaching time of the first fuel injection valve, an energization time of the second fuel injection valve is extended as the energization start interval reduces. When the energization start interval is shorter than the peak reaching time, the energization time of the second fuel injection valve is reduced as the energization start interval reduces.
US10156190B2	Gas turbine engine uncontrolled high thrust accommodation system and method A system and method of accommodating an uncontrolled high thrust condition in a turbofan gas turbine engine includes processing engine data from the turbofan gas turbine engine to determine when a potential for an uncontrolled high thrust condition exists. When the potential for an uncontrolled high thrust condition exists, the engine data are processed to determine whether corrective action for the uncontrolled high thrust condition should be implemented by varying turbofan gas turbine engine effective geometry to (i) increase turbofan gas turbine engine rotational speed or (ii) decrease turbofan gas turbine engine rotational speed. The determined corrective action is automatically implemented.
US10156187B2	Combustion status detection device for internal combustion engine A reciprocating internal combustion engine includes an in-cylinder pressure sensor and a crank angle sensor. Data of calculated heat release amount in synchronization with crank angle is calculated using in-cylinder pressure after absolute pressure correction. An amount of heat release amount variation is calculated as a difference between a first calculated heat release amount at a first crank angle on an advanced side of TDC and a second calculated heat release amount at a second crank angle symmetrical about TDC. An actual heat release amount is estimated based on the amount of heat release amount variation calculated using, as the first crank angle, a crank angle on an advanced side of a combustion start point and using, as the second crank angle, a crank angle on a retarded side of a combustion end point.
US10156178B2	Exhaust system for vehicle An exhaust system for a vehicle includes a heat insulation coating layer formed on an inner wall surface of an exhaust gas flow tube through which exhaust gas passes. The heat insulation coating layer includes an inorganic binder including two or more silicon-based compounds and an aerogel dispersed in the inorganic binder, includes 5 to 50 parts by weight of the aerogel for 100 parts by weight of the inorganic binder, and has heat conductivity of at most 1.0 W/mK, measured by ASTM E1461.
US10156175B1	Method and system for rationalizing a delta pressure sensor for a gasoline particulate filter in a vehicle propulsion system A vehicle propulsion system includes a particulate filter having an inlet in communication with an exhaust outlet of an engine, a differential pressure sensor that measures the differential pressure between the particulate filter inlet and the particulate filter outlet, a soot mass module that determines a soot mass independently of a differential pressure across the particulate filter and a first soot model that relates a soot mass in the particulate filter independently of a differential pressure across the particulate filter, a differential pressure module that estimates a differential pressure across the particulate filter based upon the determined soot mass, an exhaust flow, and a second soot model, and a comparison module that compares the estimated differential pressure to the differential pressure signal from the differential pressure sensor.
US10156173B1	Systems and methods for compensating a reductant delivery system in an aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine A dosing module control system includes a central controller, a flow observer, and a switching doser controller. The central controller is configured to obtain a target flow rate and a target pressure. The flow observer is configured to determine a flow rate gain. The switching doser controller is configured to communicate with the central controller and the flow observer. The switching doser controller is configured to receive the target flow rate and the target pressure from the central controller, receive the flow rate gain from the flow observer, determine a compensated flow rate based on the target flow rate, the target pressure, and the flow rate gain, and determine at least one of an injector duty cycle associated with the determined compensated flow rate, or a pump frequency associated with the determined compensated flow rate. The pump is configured to communicate with the switching doser controller.
US10156171B2	Mounting aftertreatment systems from service joints An apparatus comprises a housing including a housing first portion having a first joint portion configured to overlap a second joint portion of a housing second portion so as to form a housing joint. A primary clamp is positioned at a primary location of the housing joint which abuts at least a portion of the first and the second joint portion. A mounting bracket is positioned on and contacts the primary clamp. A plurality of secondary clamps are positioned at secondary locations, each of which is different than the primary location, of the housing joint. A band is operatively coupled to the mounting bracket by positioning around and contacting each of the plurality of secondary clamps. The band is tightened to urge the mounting bracket and thereby the primary clamp, and the plurality of secondary clamps towards the housing joint to secure the housing joint.
US10156169B2	Oil separator Provided is an oil separator having a high efficiency in removing oil particles of relatively large sizes. A blow-by gas passage of the oil separator (2) includes an upstream passage (18) and a downstream passage (20) extending at an angle to the upstream passage. A separation wall (36) provided in the downstream passage includes a first surface (40, 78) forming an obtuse angle relative to the upstream passage, and a second surface (42) adjoining the first surface on a downstream side thereof and defining a planar surface extending substantially perpendicularly to the upstream passage. The blow-by gas is accelerated in the upstream passage, and the flow direction of the blow-by gas is changed by the first surface without substantially changing the flow speed and without disturbing the flow before the blow-by gas flows along the second surface. At this time, the oil particles in the blow-by gas collide with and are trapped by the second surface owing to the inertia of the oil particles.
US10156168B2	Oil separator An oil separator for separating an oil in a blow-by gas, includes a housing forming a flow passage, and defining an annular shoulder face facing a downstream side; a valve member reciprocatable between a blocking position abutting an end face thereof against the annular shoulder face to block the flow passage, and an open position separating the end face from the annular shoulder face to open the flow passage; a spring device urging the valve member toward the blocking position; and a reflux device for refluxing the oil separated from the blow-by gas. The valve member includes a first side face facing a wall face of the flow passage and spaced from the wall face at a predetermined interval. A relation wherein a gap between the end face of the valve member and the annular shoulder face in the open position is narrower than the predetermined interval is always established.
US10156166B2	2-cylinder hybrid engine with oil supply system The present disclosure provides an engine with an oil supply system including a cam carrier in which a camshaft support hole is formed and in which an oil supply hole is formed to the camshaft support hole; a camshaft in which a camshaft oil line is formed, in which an inlet supplying oil from the cam carrier oil supply hole is formed and in which a first camshaft bifurcated line is formed; first and second cam portions on which cams are formed, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable, disposed corresponding to a first and a second cylinders, and the first and second cam portions in which a cam portion oil line in fluid communication with first camshaft bifurcated line is formed.
US10156160B2	Systems and methods to control power plant operation via control of turbine run-up and acceleration Systems and methods to control power plant operation via control of turbine run-up and acceleration are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method of controlling a turbine in a power plant can be provided. The method may include receiving an operating pressure of a condenser associated with a power plant; receiving a rotor speed of a turbine associated with the power plant; receiving a last stage blade (LSB) protection limit for the turbine; based at least in part on the operating pressure of the condenser, the rotor speed of the turbine, and the LSB protection limit, allowing, via a control system, a run-up of the turbine. The method may further include: receiving a rotor speed gradient of the turbine; receiving one or more critical speed ranges associated with the rotor speed of the turbine; and based at least in part on the operating pressure of the condenser, the rotor speed, the rotor speed gradient, and the one or more critical speed ranges, regulating, via the control system, at least one of: the rotor speed of the turbine and the rotor speed gradient of the turbine.
US10156157B2	S-shaped trip strips in internally cooled components A component for a gas turbine engine is provided. The component includes an internal cooling passage disposed within the component, and an s-shaped trip strip formed on a surface of the internal cooling passage.
US10156153B2	Advanced tightness test evaluation module for a valve and actuator monitoring system The present application provides a method of evaluating valve tightness in a turbine by a data acquisition system. The method may include the steps of receiving a number of operating parameters from a number of sensors, opening a first valve and closing a second valve, closing the first valve, determining a pressure decay time between the first valve and the second valve, determining a stable value of pressure between the first valve and the second valve, comparing the pressure decay time and the stable value of pressure to predetermined values, and altering one or more of the operating parameters and/or initiating repair procedures if the pressure decay time and/or the stable value of pressure is increasing and/or exceeds the predetermined values.
US10156151B2	Composite annulus filler A composite annulus filler adapted to bridge the gap between two adjacent rotor blades attached to a rim of a rotor disc of a gas turbine engine. The annulus filler includes a unitary body portion having a platform which extends between the adjacent rotor blades and defines an airflow surface for air being drawn through the engine and a support body extending beneath the platform and terminating in a root which, in use, extends along a groove provided in the rim of the rotor disc.
US10156141B2	Rotor heat shield and method for securing the same into a rotor assembly The present disclosure generally relates to a rotor assembly, and in particular relates to an improved rotor heat shield which provides an innovative configuration for securing the same to the rotor assembly. The rotor heat shield element is secured to the rotor assembly in correspondence of the groove in which it is inserted. Embodiments of the present disclosure can allow the removal of current fixation features on heat shields and blades. Furthermore, since the heat shield is no longer connected to a blade but directly to the rotor assembly, there is more freedom in selecting the number of heat shield elements to be provided to form the circumferential heat shield.
US10156140B2	Metal joining and strengthening methods utilizing microstructural enhancement A method for joining first and second metal portions includes welding together the portions such that a weld nugget joins them, compressively stressing the weld nugget throughout its volume, and heat treating the compressively stressed weld nugget to recrystallize metal therein. A method for strengthening a metal element includes imparting compressive stress within a region of the metal element, and heat treating it such that metal of the region recrystallizes with a finer grain structure than was present in the region before the step of imparting the compressive stress. A repaired metal part includes a first, original section made of metal alloy, and a second, repair section of metal alloy joined to the original section by a recrystallized metal weld having crystals within +/−3 ASTM-112 grain sizes of the size of the crystals of the original and repair sections.
US10156139B2	Device for back soil disturbance in shield tunnel The present invention relates to an apparatus for soil disturbance at the back of a shield tunnel, wherein: the apparatus is formed by a fitting I and a fitting II connected by means of three bolts that form equal angles; the fitting I is a short circular pipe; an end surface of a fitting end of the fitting I is provided with a water passage; a pipe wall of the pipe is provided with 2-8 water spouts; the fitting II is a long circular pipe whose inner and outer diameters are consistent with those of the fitting I; a fitting end of the fitting II is provided with two O-shaped water stop rings; a pipe wall of the fitting II is provided with three water inlets that form equal angles and are in communication with the water passage of the fitting I.
US10156137B2	Determining a rock formation content Techniques for determining an amount of chert in a rock formation include identifying first logging data for a selected zone of a first subterranean formation that includes chert, quartz, and zircon; identifying second logging data for a second subterranean formation that is different than the first subterranean formation, the second subterranean formation including chert, quartz, and zircon; determining a first volumetric ratio of quartz to zircon in the selected zone based on the first logging data; determining a second volumetric ratio of quartz to zircon based on the second logging data; determining a maximum value of the second volumetric ratio; and calculating, based on the first and second volumetric ratios and the maximum value of the second volumetric ratio, a volumetric percentage of chert in the selected zone.
US10156131B2	Method of through-wellbore extraction of subsoil resources This invention relates to downhole resource extraction technology and may be used to recover crude oil, gas, asphalt, coal, radioactive and rare metals, nonferrous and precious metals, and underground sulfur. This method of downhole resource extraction includes: penetrating a productive formation with conventional wells; generating thermal energy directly within said formation on a capillary microlevel by running an electric current through a natural or artificially created conductive part of the formation to establish a high-temperature channel in said formation; and setting and maintaining a controllable design temperature within specified sections of the formation. The design temperature will be set based on the type of resource to be recovered and is intended to keep specified parameters of the target resource in a flowing state. This method enhances recovery efficiency of subsoil resources while improving operational profitability through reductions in energy consumption, production costs, time, and environmental footprint.
US10156127B2	High signal strength mud siren for MWD telemetry A measurement while drilling (MWD) tool includes a sensor, an encoder operably connected to the sensor and a modulator operably connected to the encoder. The modulator includes a first stator, a rotor and a second stator. The rotor is optimally positioned between the first and second stator. The use of a second stator amplifies the pressure pulse signal produced by the modulator.
US10156122B2	Back pressure valve A system includes a back pressure valve configured to mount in a mineral extraction system. The back pressure valve comprises a cylindrical body comprising a venting port coaxial with a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and a plunger disposed in the venting port, wherein the plunger comprises a stem that extends from the venting port into an adjacent cavity of the cylindrical body. A method of operating a valve, includes biasing a plunger to an open position, biasing a valve locking mechanism to a locked position in relation to a bore of a mineral extraction system, and biasing a plunger to a closed position.
US10156119B2	Downhole tool with an expandable sleeve Downhole tools and methods, of which the downhole tool includes an expandable sleeve defining a bore therethrough, and a first body positioned at least partially within the bore of the expandable sleeve. The first body is slidable relative to the expandable sleeve, and sliding the first body along the bore of the expandable sleeve causes the expandable sleeve to radially expand so as to actuate the downhole tool from a run-in configuration to a set configuration. The downhole tool also includes an isolation device received at least partially in the expandable sleeve in the set configuration. A pressure on the isolation device is at least partially transmitted to the expandable sleeve as a radially-outward force.
US10156118B2	Time-delay coating for dissolvable wellbore isolation devices A method of removing a wellbore isolation device comprises: introducing the isolation device into the wellbore, wherein at least a portion of the wellbore isolation device comprises: a first material; and a coating, wherein the coating: completely surrounds at least the first material prior to introduction of the isolation device into the wellbore. The coating can be made from: a frangible substance that loses structural integrity after introduction of the isolation device into the wellbore via application of a force; a substance that undergoes a phase transformation at the phase transformation temperature of the substance after a period of time has elapsed since introduction of the isolation device into the wellbore; or at least an anode of a galvanic system comprising the anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, wherein the anode undergoes galvanic dissolution after introduction of the isolation device into the wellbore.
US10156116B2	Closure apparatus An apparatus for at least partially closing a throughbore is described. The apparatus comprises an apparatus housing, the apparatus housing defining a throughbore and a plurality of closure elements, each closure element being adapted to move between a retracted position, in which the throughbore is fully open, and a deployed position, in which the throughbore is at least partially closed, at least a portion of the movement of each closure element between the retracted position and the deployed position being rotational.
US10156112B2	Hybrid wellhead connector A wellhead apparatus with a removable sealing wafer is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wellhead housing with a pocket formed in its upper end and a wafer installed in the pocket. A flange is coupled to the exterior of the upper end of the wellhead housing, and an additional component is coupled to the wellhead housing via the flange. Further, a first seal is positioned between the wafer and a shoulder of the wellhead housing, and a second seal is positioned between the wafer and the additional component. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US10156110B2	Jet cutter having a truncated liner at apex A method of severing a tubing string of a well system comprising: positioning a jet cutter within the tubing string, wherein the jet cutter comprises: (A) a main explosive load, wherein upon detonation or deflagration of the main explosive load, a jet propagates radially outward in a circle from an apex of the main explosive load; and (B) a liner, wherein the liner is truncated at the apex, and wherein the amount of truncation is selected such that the jet has a greater tip velocity compared to a substantially identical jet cutter without the truncated liner; and causing the main explosive load to detonate or deflagrate, wherein the tubing string of the well system is severed due to the detonation or deflagration.
US10156103B2	Centraliser A centralizer comprises two collars that are connected by asymmetric spring bows. The spring bows each comprise two arcs, where the curvature of one arc is inverted with respect to the curvature of the other arc, one being concave and the other convex. The spring bows are in sets that are equidistantly spaced around the circumference of the collars, each set having the same configuration, and the opposite configuration to the spring bows in the other set. Upon insertion into a wellbore, one set of spring bows is therefore compressed before the other set. Upon compression, the deformation of the concave arc leads to mutual deformation of the convex arc, and the spring bows adopt a flatter configuration, enhancing the rotational freedom of the tubular.
US10156087B2	Lockset The present invention generally relates to a lockset for use with a luggage including a first body and a second body. The lockset includes a housing embedded in a first side of the first body and a rotatable combination lock disposed in the housing revealing discs. When the rotatable combination lock is locked, the rotatable combination lock could not rotate in the housing and limits the second body not to open from the first body; when the rotatable combination lock is unlocked, the rotatable combination lock could be rotated to an unlock-position in the housing and frees the second body open from the first body.
US10156079B2	Coupling an upper end of a hollow section column to a building unit support A fitting for coupling an open upper end of a hollow section column to a support via which a building unit is to be supported on the column. The fitting comprises a body portion configured to be received in the open upper end of the column and rim portions that extend laterally outwardly from an upper end of the body portion so as to engage edge sections of the column at its upper end when the body portion is received in the open upper end.
US10156065B2	Stair installation bracket In one implementation, a stair installation bracket for installing staircases in stairwells is provided. The bracket includes a bracket assembly configured to anchor to a wall of a stairwell, a hanger tool removably connected to the bracket assembly, and a positioning bolt for positioning a staircase relative to the wall. A method of installing a staircase using the bracket assembly includes positioning the staircase on tabs of one or more bracket assemblies, rotating the positioning bolt to vertically positioning the staircase relative to pilot holes of the bracket assembly, anchoring the staircase to the bracket assembly, and removing the hanger tool from the bracket assembly.
US10156048B1	Boom screed chemical sprayer system for paving A boom screed machine including a chemical spray system. The boom screed machine includes a platform assembly, a boom, a vertical column, a plow head crossbar, a plow head, a tank, a pump, platform assembly tubing, a pressure regulating valve, a chemical spray fluid hose, a reel system, plow head crossbar tubing, a solenoid valve, and a spray head. The pump is configured to receive the chemical spray fluid and pump the chemical spray fluid through the platform assembly tubing, the chemical spray fluid hose, the plow head crossbar tubing, and the spray head when the solenoid valve is open and the pump is activated.
US10156044B2	Intersecting track and switching device An intersecting track includes: two main tracks; a pair of first guide portions disposed in the main tracks and guide a pair of first guide wheels of the vehicle; a pair of crossover tracks disposed over the main tracks to intersect each other; a second guide portion disposed inside each of the pair of crossover tracks and guides a second guide wheel; a switching portion that switches a direction of the vehicle to a direction along the main tracks and a direction along the crossover track; and a switching device disposed in an intersecting area of the second guide portions in the pair of crossover tracks, selectively switches a direction to a direction along one of the second guide portions and a direction along the other of the second guide portions, and guides the second guide wheel in any one of the directions.
US10156043B2	Reusable water writing paper, preparation method thereof, and inkless printing device used for same The present invention relates to a reusable water writing paper, as well as to its production process and an inkless printing device thereof. The reusable water writing paper is consisted of a substrate as structure-support material, a color-displaying component supported on the substrate, and an optional performance-enhancing additive, wherein the color-displaying component is an oxazoline-based hydrochromic dye, which can change color obviously to display characters and/or patterns after contacting with water, and revert to the initial color to disappear the displayed characters and/or patterns after the water is removed, thereby the water writing paper is reusable. The paper is not only suitable for the exercise of writing or drawing with a brush pen, but also can be used for daily writing with a pen. Furthermore, inkless printing also can be achieved by spraying water.
US10156040B2	Kits and methods of treating a substrate prior to formation of an image thereon Methods and kits for treating a fibrous substrate prior to forming an image thereon are provided. The method can include positioning a treatment sheet adjacent to the fibrous substrate, transferring a salt (e.g., calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, or a mixture thereof) from the treatment sheet to the fibrous substrate using a wetting solution (e.g., an aqueous solution, such as water) to carry the salt from the treatment sheet into the fibrous substrate, and drying the fibrous substrate such that the salt remains in the substrate. For example, the transfer of the salt from the treatment sheet into the fibrous substrate can be accomplished via pressing the backside of the treatment sheet such that the wetting solution flows from the treatment sheet into the fibrous substrate while carrying the salt.
US10156029B1	Fabric control device A fabric-based item may include a housing that is covered in fabric. Areas of the fabric may overlap input circuitry such as button switches, touch sensors, force sensors, proximity sensors, and other sensing circuitry and may overlap other components such as light-emitting components and haptic output devices. The fabric-based item may include control circuitry that gathers user input from the input circuitry and wireless communications circuitry that the control circuitry uses to transmit remote control commands and other wireless signals in response information from the input circuitry. The fabric-based item may have a weight that is located in the housing to orient the housing in a desired direction when the housing rests on a surface. A movable weight may tilt the housing in response to proximity sensor signals or other input. Portions of the fabric may overlap light-emitting components and optical fiber configured to emit light.
US10156020B2	Zinc alloy plating method The present invention provides a zinc alloy electroplating method comprising applying a current through an alkaline zinc alloy electroplating bath comprising a cathode and an anode, wherein a cathode region including the cathode and an anode region including the anode are separated from each other by an anion exchange membrane, a catholyte contained in the cathode region is an alkaline zinc alloy plating liquid, and an anolyte contained in the anode region is an aqueous alkaline solution.
US10156019B2	Electrodeposition system and method incorporating an anode having a back side capacitive element Disclosed are an electrodeposition system and method with an anode assembly comprising a capacitor comprising a first conductive plate (i.e., an anode) with a frontside having a surface exposed to a plating solution, a second conductive plate on a backside of the first conductive plate, and a dielectric layer between the two conductive plates. During a non-plating mode, a power source, having positive and negative terminals connected to the first and second conductive plates, respectively, is turned on, thereby polarizing the first conductive plate (i.e., the anode) relative to the second conductive plate to prevent degradation of the anode and/or plating solution. During an active plating mode, another power source, having positive and negative terminals connected to the first conductive plate (i.e., the anode) and a cathode, respectively, is turned on, thereby polarizing the anode relative to the cathode in order to deposit a plated layer on a workpiece.
US10156010B2	Coated cutting tool and method for producing the same An embodiment of the invention provides a coated cutting tool having a base material and a hard coating, in which: the hard coating is formed from a nitride or a carbonitride having an Al content of from 50 at. % to 68 at. %, a Cr content of from 20 at. % to 46 at. %, and an Si content of from 4 at. % to 15 at. %, relative to the total amount of metal (including semimetal) elements, and when the total of metal (including semimetal) elements, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon is designated as 100 at. %, the atomic percentage (at. %) A of metal (including semimetal) elements and the atomic percentage (at. %) B of nitrogen satisfy the relationship 1.03≤B/A≤1.07; and, in an intensity profile obtained from an X-ray diffraction pattern or a selected area diffraction pattern of a transmission electron microscope, an intensity of a peak from the (200) plane or the (111) plane of a face-centered cubic lattice structure exhibits the maximum intensity.
US10156008B2	Method for altering surface of metal, and metallic product Provide a metal surface reforming method enabling metallic products with superior characteristics such as surface hardness, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, high temperature oxidation, high temperature corrosion, and environmental corrosion and the like.Halogenation treatment of heating and retaining a base material in an atmosphere containing a halogen based gas is performed on a base material of iron based metal or nickel based metal, then nitride processing of heating and retaining the halogenated base material described above in an atmosphere containing a nitrogen source gas is performed, then chromizing treatment is performed by placing the nitrided base material in a powder containing metal chromium powder to form a surface reformed layer on the base material described above. These metallic products obtained have high hardness, superior heat resistance and corrosion resistance, and exhibit superior performance in high temperature oxidation, high temperature corrosion, erosion, and cavitation and the like environments. Further, the metallic products described above exhibit superior performance in acid or alkali environments, neutral environments, and corrosive environments such as chlorides like salt water.
US10156006B2	Low temperature carburization under soft vacuum Low temperature carburization of stainless steel using acetylene as the carburizing specie is carried out under soft vacuum conditions in the presence of hydrogen or other companion gas. As a result, formation of soot and the undesirable thermal oxide film that normally occurs during low temperature carburization is eliminated virtually completely.
US10156005B2	High-yield-ratio, high-strength cold rolled steel sheet and production method therefor A steel sheet includes a microstructure containing a volume fraction of 20% to 55% of ferrite having an average grain size of 7 μm or less, a volume fraction of 5% to 15% of retained austenite, a volume fraction of 0.5% to 7% of martensite having an average grain size of 4 μm or less, and a structure composed of bainite and/or tempered martensite and having an average grain size of 6 μm or less, and a difference in nano-hardness between ferrite and the structure composed of bainite and/or tempered martensite being 3.5 GPa or less and a difference in nano-hardness between the structure composed of bainite and/or tempered martensite and martensite being 2.5 GPa or less.
US10155995B2	Mutations in PDGFRB and NOTCH3 as causes of autosomal dominant infantile myofibromatosis This invention relates to a method of diagnosing a subject as having and/or being a carrier for infantile myofibromatosis. This method involves providing an isolated biological sample from a subject; contacting the sample with one or more reagents suitable for detecting the presence or absence of one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3; detecting, in the sample, the presence or absence of the one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3 based on said contacting; and diagnosing the subject as having and/or being a carrier for infantile myofibromatosis based on said detecting, where the presence of the one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3 indicates the subject has a mutation that causes infantile myofibromatosis. Also disclosed is a method of treating a subject having infantile myofibromatosis and a method of preventing or treating symptoms associated with infantile myofibromatosis.
US10155982B2	Method for detecting cystic fibrosis The present invention relates to methods for amplifying various regions of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene. Methods are provided for amplifying one or all 27 exons of the CFTR gene and a portion of the CFTR promoter region in a single tube. The method can identify the presence or absence of CF deletions or insertions in a sample and assist in the diagnosis of a genetic predisposition to cystic fibrosis.
US10155973B2	Methods for detecting organisms and enzymatic reactions using raman spectroscopy and aromatic compounds comprising phosphate The present disclosure provides systems for the rapid and sensitive detection of organisms and molecules in samples. Reactants that produce Raman-active products are used in combination with Raman light scattering. Such compounds may comprise phosphates permitting the detection of phosphatases. The present disclosure can also be used to measure enzyme-kinetics.
US10155968B2	Fatty acid production in cell-free systems The present invention is directed to methods, compositions, and systems for the production of fatty acids (FAs). Specifically, the disclosed methods, compositions, and systems incorporate algal cell lysates, providing a cell-free environment that generates high levels of FAs for extended periods of time with the addition of liquid media and a carbon source.
US10155964B2	Transformed Synechococcus elongatus strain having capability of producing squalene from carbon dioxide and method for producing squalene using the same The present specification discloses a transformed Synechococcus elongatus strain which may directly produce squalene from carbon dioxide, and a method for producing squalene and a method for removing carbon dioxide, using the same. In an aspect, the strain may produce squalene using carbon dioxide as a carbon source. The Synechococcus elongatus strain is economically efficient because a high-value added squalene is produced using light and carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere as a carbon source, and the method for producing squalene is eco-friendly because the strain may be utilized to remove or reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by using microorganisms. The strain of the present disclosure may produce only squalene, which is a desired target material with high purity, and has an advantage in that squalene may be continuously mass-produced.
US10155959B2	Bronze bug control agents The present invention relates to the field of RNA-mediated gene silencing in insect species. The present invention is based, in part, on the inventors' sequencing of genes from eucalyptus invasive species Bronze bug pest, Thaumastocoris peregrinus. In certain aspects, the invention provides Bronze bug nucleic acids, derivatives thereof and the use of such nucleic acids and derivatives as Bronze bug control agents.
US10155958B2	Method for improving plant resistance to insects A method for improving plant insect resistance includes providing target genes derived from insects. Constructs based on the nucleotide sequences of these target genes are designed to form interfering molecules. After being eating by insects, the plant can significantly inhibit expression of corresponding genes in insects. This inhibition is not affected by barrier of the insect digestive systems. The method can improve the insect resistance of plants, reduce pesticide applications, lower the costs of agricultural production, and protect the environment.
US10155954B2	Agents for enhancement of production of biofuel precursors in microalgae We identified 17 transcription factor genes that regulate lipid production and activity in an organism. We subsequently detailed characterization of one of them (psr1). Constructs, methods and systems for enhancing or increasing lipid production in an organism are described.
US10155952B2	Method for producing target substance A method for producing a target substance is provided. A target substance is produced by culturing a coryneform bacterium, which is able to produce a target substance, and which also has an improved ability to assimilate xylose as a result of the introduction of a mutation into a coding region and/or an expression control region of the NCgl2954 gene on the chromosome of the bacterium. The culture is conducted in a medium containing xylose, and the target substance can be collected from the medium.
US10155946B2	Particle-nucleic acid conjugates and therapeutic uses related thereto This disclosure relates to particles conjugated to therapeutic nucleic acids. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises a sequence that catalytically cleaves RNA, e.g., DNAzyme or RNAzyme. In certain embodiments, the particles contain nucleic acids with both DNAzyme and/or RNAzyme and siRNA sequences. The cleaving nucleic acids optionally comprise a sequence functioning to hybridize to a target of interest and/or the particles are further conjugated to a targeting moiety. In certain embodiments, conjugated particles are used in the treatment or prevention of cancer or viral infections or bacterial infections. In certain embodiments, conjugated particles are used in detecting metal ions and other small molecule analyte.
US10155944B2	Tailed primer for cloned products used in library construction This invention pertains to improved methods for the synthesis of long, double stranded nucleic acid sequences containing difficult to clone or variable regions.
US10155939B1	Method for performing multiple enzyme reactions in a single tube Among other things, a method for performing multiple enzyme reactions in a single tube is provided. In some embodiments, the method may comprise producing a reaction mix comprising a thermolabile UDG, an AP lyase and DNA fragments that comprise one or more uracil residues, incubating the reaction mix at a relatively low temperature to cleave fragments at the one or more uracil residues, raising the temperature of the reaction mix to a relatively high temperature to inactivate the thermolabile UDG; and deaminating the fragments, thereby converting any cytosine in the fragments of DNA to uracil.
US10155936B2	Parkin ligase activation methods and compositions The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for activating a Parkin ligase by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that disrupts at least one Parkin ligase zinc finger. The present invention is also directed to methods of treating and/or reducing the incidence of diseases or conditions related to the activation of Parkin ligase.
US10155935B2	Polypeptides with lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same Provided are isolated polypeptides with lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
US10155933B2	Use of the reductive glycine pathway for generating formatotrophic and autotrophic microorganisms An isolated microorganism that expresses enzymes of the reductive glycine pathway is disclosed. The microorganism is capable of converting formate to pyruvate or glycerate via the formation of glycine and serine. Methods of generating same are further described.
US10155928B2	Assays using a multi-divot platform and multi-source, multi-cell type clusters Described herein are 3-dimensional clusters of reaggregated cells comprising cells reaggregated from at least two different cell sources, such as different cell types, different donors, and combinations thereof. Methods of making, using, and cryopreserving these 3-dimensional clusters of reaggregated cells are also described herein.
US10155927B2	Method for differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into cardiomyocytes This application relates to a method for differentiating pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) into cardiomyocytes. Moreover this application relates to a method for differentiating human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into defined cardiomyocytes based on linked steps of chemically defined medium inductions.
US10155924B2	Multilayer tissue culture vessel The present invention discloses a vessel for culturing cells which includes: a bottom, a top, a tubular neck, and, one or more shelves. The first shelf adjoins the top with the first shelf being located intermediate the bottom and the top. The bottom, the top and the one or more shelves collectively define an enclosed volume for culturing cells with the enclosed volume being accessible by the opening in the tubular neck. Advantageously, this vessel provides high volume cell culture in a manner that increases efficiency and reduces the cost of culturing cells.
US10155922B2	Well plate A plate includes a plate body and a well that extends into the plate body along a direction. The well extends from an opening in an upper surface of the plate to a base surface, such that the well terminates at the base surface. The well includes a tapered portion in which a cross-sectional dimension of the well that is measured in a direction perpendicular to the direction decreases as the well extends toward the base surface. The tapered portion is defined at least in part by a convex surface of an inner surface of the plate that extends between the upper surface and the base surface.
US10155918B2	Solid composition comprising a polysaccharide and a hydrophobic compound, the process and use thereof The present invention provides a solid composition comprising a polysaccharide and a hydrophobic compound having a melting point of between 30° C. and 90° C. The solid composition may further comprise a quaternary ammonium compound, wherein the weight ratio of the polysaccharide and the hydrophobic compound is between 1:50 and 50:1. Preferably, the solid composition is substantially free or completely free of water. The solid composition shows excellent stability at a temperature up to 45° C. The present invention also provides a process for preparing the solid composition and a liquid composition comprising said solid composition, and a method for conditioning a fabric by using said solid composition or said liquid composition as well.
US10155914B2	Solid lubricant A solid lubricant is for a bearing and includes at least thirty percent by weight of graphite, a binding material, and inorganic lubricating nanoparticles. Also, a bearing filled with the solid lubricant is provided.
US10155911B2	Method of reducing hydrogen sulfide levels in gaseous mixtures using triazines The present invention relates to a scavenging composition capable of scavenging a wide variety of sulfur-bearing compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide and method of use thereof. Said scavenging composition comprises an aqueous solution of a triazine compound, an anionic surfactant, and optionally an alcohol and/or glycol ether solution. The composition may be used in any kind of sulfide-scavenging operation and is particularly useful for sulfide scavenging in the context of sulfide removal from oil or gas streams and in the treatment of oil or gas transmission lines or equipment.
US10155903B2	Metal etchant compositions and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same The present inventive concepts provide metal etchant compositions and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The metal etchant composition includes an organic peroxide in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt %, an organic acid in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 70 wt %, and an alcohol-based solvent in a range of about 10 wt % to about 99.8 wt %. The metal etchant composition may be used in an anhydrous system.
US10155901B2	Cationic polymers for foam fracturing applications A method of foam fracturing a subterranean formation includes providing an fracturing foam fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a cationic polymer, optionally a foam surfactant comprising at least one of an amphoteric surfactant, cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof, and sufficient gas to form a foamed fracturing fluid; and fracturing the subterranean formation with the foamed fracturing fluid. Stable fracturing foams include an aqueous base fluid, a cationic polymer, optionally a foam surfactant comprising at least one of an amphoteric surfactant, cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof, and sufficient gas to form a foamed fracturing fluid.
US10155897B2	Hydrophobically and hydrophilically modified polysaccharides and methods of using the same for treatment of a subterranean formation Hydrophobically and hydrophilically modified polysaccharides and methods of using the same for treatment of a subterranean formation. A method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes obtaining or providing a composition including a hydrophobically and hydrophilically modified polysaccharide (HHMP). The method includes placing the composition in a subterranean formation.
US10155883B2	Silicone release coating composition and low release force emulsion silicone release coating for films and papers having cured release coating A silicone release coating composition comprises: (A) 100 weight parts of an organopolysiloxane fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of 50 to 10,000 mPa·s and an alkenyl content of 0.10 to 3.0 wt %; (B) 0.5-40 weight parts of a diorganopolysiloxane represented by the average structural formula (1): Rc3SiO(RbRcSiO2/2)n1(Rc2SiO2/2)n2SiRc3 (1) wherein Rb is an alkenyl group; Rc is an alkyl group or a phenyl group; n1 provides an alkenyl content of 0.05 to 0.80 wt. %; n2 is at least 1; and n1+n2 provides this component with a viscosity at 25° C. of 5,000 to 150,000 mPa·s; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane that has a viscosity at 25° C. of 1 to 1,000 mPa·s, at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in each molecule, and an alkyl group or a phenyl group for its silicon-bonded organic groups; (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst in a catalytic amount; (E) a surfactant; (F) water; and (G) an inhibitor.
US10155879B2	Compositions and use thereof for modification of substrate surfaces The present invention relates to non aqueous, graftable coating composition comprised of a homogenous solution of a polymer and a spin casting organic solvent, where the composition does not contain acidic compounds, coloring particles, pigments or dyes, and the polymer has a linear polymer chain structure which is comprised of repeat units derived from monomers containing a single polymerizable olefinic carbon double bond, and the polymer contains at least one triarylmethyl chalcogenide containing moiety which is selected from the group consisting of repeat units having structure (I) an end chain group unit of structure (II) and mixtures thereof, and the polymer does not contain any repeat units or end groups containing water ionizable groups, ionic groups, free thiol groups, or free hydroxy groups, and where A1, A2, and A3 are independently an Aryl or a substituted Aryl; Y is a chalcogen selected from O, S, Se or Te; X1 and X2 are individually selected organic spacers; P1 is an organic polymer repeat unit moiety derived from a monomer containing a single polymerizable olefinic carbon double bound, and P2 is an end group moiety derived from a monomer containing a single polymerizable olefinic carbon double bound, and represents a direct valence bond to the linear polymer. The invention also relates to using this novel coating composition to form a grafted polymer film on a substrate.
US10155873B2	Ultraviolet-curable composition and recorded matter An ultraviolet-curable composition is discharged with an ink jet method and includes a polymerizable compound; a metal powder; and a thixotropy suppressing agent, in which a relationship of η2−η1≤3 is satisfied between a viscosity η1 [mPa s] at a shearing speed of 1000 sec−1 and a viscosity η2 [mPa s] which is determined by measuring in a state where the shearing speed is 10 sec−1 after continuing to add shearing stress for 10 minutes at the shearing speed of 1000 sec−1.
US10155870B2	Method for manufacturing hardcoat film and hardcoat film The invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a hardcoat film including a hardcoat layer having a surface of which a water contact angle is 65° or less by applying, drying, and curing a composition for forming the hardcoat layer on a base material film, in which the composition for forming the hardcoat layer contains the components (a) to (d) as defined herein, and, in a case in which a total solid content of the composition for forming the hardcoat layer is set to 100% by mass, a content of the component (b) is 40% to 80% by mass, a content of the component (c) is 10% to 40% by mass, and a content of the component (d) is 10% to 40% by mass.
US10155863B2	Phenolic resin composition and molded body There is provided a phenolic resin composition as a molding material. It includes a resol-type phenolic resin (A) and a novolac-type phenolic resin (B). The novolac-type phenolic resin (B) includes a novolac-type phenolic resin (B1) represented by General Formula (1) and a modified novolac-type phenolic resin (B2) represented by General Formula (2).
US10155853B2	Method for manufacturing lignin degradation product Provided is a method for producing a lignin degradation product that includes (1) a degradation step of degrading a raw material containing a plant biomass, in a mixed solvent of water and an aliphatic alcohol having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, which separates into two phases at 0° C. or higher and 50° C. or lower, under the following conditions, and (2) after the degradation step, a liquid-liquid separation step of separating the lignin degradation product-containing organic phase from the solvent that has separated at the temperature for two-phase separation. The method produces a lignin degradation product at a high yield from lignin or a material containing lignin. Condition A: The concentration of the raw material to be in the mixed solvent is 1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less. Condition B: The reaction temperature is 100° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower. Condition C: The reaction time is 0.1 hours or more and 10 hours or less.
US10155852B2	Silicone gel composition A silicone gel composition for use in sealing or filling of electrical or electronic parts comprising at least one adhesion promoter (Z), and by curing to form a silicone gel having, at 25° C. and a shear frequency of 0.1 Hz, a loss elastic modulus of from 5.0×103 to 1.0×105 dyne/cm2, a complex elastic modulus of from 5.0×104 to 1.0×106 dyne/cm2, and a loss tangent of 0.3 or less. The silicone gel composition is provided, which can suppress the occurrence of air bubbles or cracks in silicone gel that seals or fills an electrical or electronic part and has excellent bonding to the electrical or electronic part even when used under high-temperature conditions as in a power device; and a silicone gel is provided, which can suppress the occurrence of air bubbles or cracks when it seals or fills an electrical or electronic part.
US10155851B2	System and method for synthesis of POSS-starch derivatives as effective fillers for developing high performance composites According to an embodiment, natural polymers will be used to enhance the biodegradability of nanocomposites, increase potential use of sustainable polymer matrices, improve the interlaminar fracture toughness of graphite/epoxy composites and attain complete nanoparticle dispersion through covalent bonding of nanoparticles and natural polymers. The starch derivatives containing POSS (polyhedral silsesquioxane) were synthesized by reacting natural polymer with different POSS molecules in a solvent in presence of a catalyst. Interlaminar fracture toughness testing results from the epoxy based nanocomposites containing 3, 5, 7, and 10 wt % POSS modified natural polymer in the interlaminar area are presented. The biodegradability of the composites is expected to improve through the incorporation of the natural polymer derivatives.
US10155846B2	Polycarbonate resin The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin containing, in the molecule, a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein X has a structure represented by any one of the following formula (2) to (4): wherein each of R1 to R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group having a carbon number of 1 to 30; the organic group may have an arbitrary substituent, and any two or more members of R1 to R4 may combine with each other to form a ring, which is excellent in heat resistance, transparency, light resistance, weather resistance and mechanical strength.
US10155845B2	Polymer blends comprising polycarbonate and polymethyl methacrylate The disclosure concerns a polymer derived from melt extrusion of (i) 80 to 95 wt % polycarbonate; said polycarbonate having and endcap level of 45% to 80% and a branching level of 300-5,000 m comprising the following branching structures: (ii) 4.9 to 20 wt % polymethyl methacrylate; and (iii) 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of catalyst; wherein the polymer is transparent, and wherein transesterification occurs with at least a portion of the polycarbonate and the polymethyl methacrylate during melt extrusion.
US10155842B2	Titanium-based catalyst for vitrimer resins of epoxy/anhydride type The present invention relates to a composition containing, besides a thermosetting resin of epoxy type and a hardener of anhydride type, at least one catalyst comprising an organometallic titanium complex. This composition enables the manufacture of vitrimer resins, that is to say resins that can be deformed in the thermoset state. It also relates to a kit for manufacturing this composition, an object obtained from this composition and a kit for manufacturing this object. Another subject of the invention relates to an organometallic titanium complex corresponding to the structure titanium bis(3-phenoxy-1,2-propane dioxide) (Ti(PPD)2), and the use thereof as vitrimer effect catalyst in systems based on epoxy resin and on hardener of anhydride type.
US10155840B2	Latent epoxy resin formulations for liquid impregnation processes for production of fibre-reinforced composites Epoxy compositions containing at least one resin component and at least one hardener component, are suitable as a thermoset matrix for production of semi-finished fiber matrix products and cured fiber matrix laminates.
US10155838B2	Structural PU adhesive for composite bonding A new polyurethane (PU) adhesive composition having unique properties in automotive related applications such as composite bonding.
US10155829B2	Sterilizable article made of propylene copolymer The present technology relates to articles for use in healthcare or medical applications, such as blow-fill-seal applications, made of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer that demonstrate good optical properties after heat sterilization.
US10155826B2	Olefin polymerization catalyst system comprising mesoporous organosilica support A catalyst system comprising a combination of: 1) one or more catalyst compounds comprising at least one oxygen linkage, such as a phenoxide transition metal compound; 2) a support comprising an organosilica material, which may be a mesoporous organosilica material; and 3) an optional activator. Useful catalysts include biphenyl phenol catalysts (BPP). The organosilica material may be a polymer of at least one monomer of Formula [Z1OZ2SiCH2]3 (I), where Z1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group, or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer and Z2 represents a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another monomer. This invention further relates to processes to polymerize olefins comprising contacting one or more olefins with the above catalyst system.
US10155823B2	Glycan conjugates and use thereof This disclosure includes an immunogenic composition containing (a) a glycan conjugate including a carrier and one or more glycans, wherein each of the one or more glycans is conjugated with the carrier through a linker, and optionally (b) an adjuvant. The one or more glycan is each a Globo H derivative.
US10155821B2	Anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety and has an excellent therapeutic effect, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an anti-HER2 antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-(CH2)n2-C(═O)— wherein the anti-HER2 antibody is connected to the terminal L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the carbonyl group of the —(CH2)n2-C(═O)— moiety with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as the connecting position.
US10155820B2	Anti-endoglin antibodies and uses thereof The present application relates to compositions of humanized and deimmunized anti-endoglin antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof. One aspect relates to antibodies having one or more modifications in at least one amino acid residue of at least one of the framework regions of the variable heavy chain, the variable light chain or both. Another aspect relates to anti-endoglin antibodies which inhibit or treat fibrosis.
US10155807B2	Treating alcohol-mediated disorders by inhibition of RGS6 The invention provides RGS6 antagonists and methods for their use in treating the effects of alcohol consumption.
US10155802B2	Locally-active anticoagulants and anti-inflammatory agents A locally-activatable bivalent thrombin binding agent is provided having two thrombin binding moieties for non-overlapping sites on a surface of thrombin linked together by a linker. The linker is a polypeptide having 5 to 30 amino acid residues existing in a folded state under an environmental condition where the binding agent is inactive. The linker changes conformation from the folded state to an unfolded state in response to a change in bulk temperature and/or to the presence of hyper-mobile water thereby activating the binding agent. Such locally-activatable thrombin binding agents can be administered systemically while only targeting specific sites of coagulation or inflammation since the thrombin binding agent will only activate at the site where the existence of atherosclerotic plaques has changed the local bulk temperature and/or created hyper-mobile water sufficiently to unfold the linker and activate the binding agent. Such binding agents are useful as site-specific anti-coagulant, anti-thrombotic and/or antiinflammatory agents.
US10155786B2	Pressure driven flow crystallizer The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for pressure driven flow crystallization. In some embodiments, the system comprises a comprising a cavity and a mixing mechanism. In some embodiments, one or more inlets facilitate the transfer of one or more reagent streams to the cavity. In some such embodiments, the mixing mechanism mixes the first and second reagent streams such that a continuous crystallization and/or generation of a product (e.g., solid particles) in the fluid.
US10155785B2	Methods for purification of messenger RNA The present invention provides, among other things, methods of purifying messenger RNA (mRNA) including the steps of (a) precipitating mRNA from an impure preparation; (b) subjecting the impure preparation comprising precipitated mRNA to a purification process involving membrane filtration such that the precipitated mRNA is captured by a membrane; and (c) eluting the captured precipitated mRNA from the membrane by re-solubilizing the mRNA, thereby resulting in a purified mRNA solution. In some embodiments, a purification process involving membrane filtration suitable for the present invention is tangential flow filtration.
US10155784B2	Alcohol compound An alcohol compound of formula (II) in which R4 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, and R6 represents a C1-3 linear or branched alkyl group. The alcohol compound has physical properties suitable for a material for forming thin films by CVD, and particularly, physical properties suitable for a material for forming metallic-copper thin films.
US10155769B2	Fused azaheterocyclic compounds and their use as AMPA receptor modulators Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, N-oxides, or solvates thereof, Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) and methods of using compounds of Formula (I).
US10155763B2	2-pyridyl substituted imidazoles as ALK5 and/or ALK4 inhibitors The present invention provides a novel 2-pyridyl substituted imidazole derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, which selectively inhibits the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) type I receptor (ALK5) and/or the activin type I receptor (ALK4); a pharmaceutical composition comprising same as an active ingredient; and a use of the 2-pyridyl substituted imidazole derivative for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating a disease mediated by ALK5 and/or ALK4 receptors in a mammal.
US10155759B2	Antibacterial cyclopenta[c]pyrrole substituted 3,4-dihydro-1H-[1,8]naphthyridinones The present invention is related to novel compounds of formula (I) that inhibit the activity of the FabI enzyme which are therefore useful in the treatment of bacterial infections. It further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and chemical processes for preparing these compounds.
US10155754B2	Substituted 2-imino-1,3-thiazolidin-4-ones as N-arachidonoylethanolamine cellular uptake inhibitors The invention relates to a compound comprising the following general formula (1): and said compound for use as a medicament, in particular for use in the treatment psychiatric or neurological disorders and inflammation, in particular neuroinflammation: (formula 1) wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 are selected independently from each other from alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycle, or heteroaryl.
US10155749B2	Substituted benzimidazolium compounds useful in the treatment of respiratory diseases The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or the tautomers or pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, characterized by a topological polar surface area value (TPSA) of at least 145, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, and Z− have one of the meanings as defined in the specification, to the use of compounds of formula (I) as a medicament, to pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of formula (I), as well as to medicament combinations containing one or more compounds of formula (I).
US10155746B2	Glutarimide derivatives, use thereof, pharmaceutical composition based thereon and methods for producing glutarimide derivatives A medicament or pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus, which is a compound having the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of treating respiratory syncytial virus includes administering to a patient an effective amount of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10155742B2	Halofuginol derivatives and their use in cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions The present invention provides halofuginol, and derivatives and salts thereof, including diasteromerically enriched compositions thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions thereof as well as methods for using halofuginol and derivatives thereof in treating chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, dry eye syndrome, fibrosis, scar formation, angiogenesis, viral infections, malaria, ischemic damage, transplant rejection, neurodegenerative diseases, T-cell neoplasms, and cosmetic conditions.
US10155741B2	Pyridine or pyrimidine derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1′ is methyl; R1 is methyl, ethyl, CF3, CH2OH, cyclopropyl or cyano, or R1′ and R1 may form together a 1,1-dioxo-tetrahydro-thiophen-3-yl ring; R2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, or hydroxmethyl; R3 is Cl, F, CF3, methyl, methoxy, or cyclopropyl; R4 is hydrogen, methyl, F or Cl; X is N or CH; Y is N or CH; with the proviso that X and Y are not simultaneously CH; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer. The compounds of formula I may be used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or autism spectrum disorder.
US10155738B2	Methods for skin whitening using a gallotannin A method is disclosed for synthesizing a compound that includes gallotannins from a part of a maple tree, into new skin whitening compounds. The method includes the step of isolating the gallotannin from the part of the maple tree.
US10155731B2	Nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic compound The present invention provides a nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic compound of the formula [I]: wherein R1 is a cycloalkyl group and the like, R22 is an optionally substituted aryl and the like, R is a lower alkyl and the like, T is a carbonyl group, Z is —O— and the like, and R3 to R6 are the same or different and a hydrogen atom and the like; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, that is useful as a renin inhibitor.
US10155723B2	Methods of preparing tecovirimat Disclosed are methods for the preparation of Tecovirimat for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by the orthopoxvirus.
US10155722B2	Antitumor compound targeting IDH2 mutation and method of use thereof The present application relates to compounds represented by general formula (I), general formula (II) or general formula (III), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof, preparation methods thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds represented by general formula (I), general formula (II) or general formula (III) have inhibitory activities against isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), thereby being capable of treating IDH2 mutation-induced cancers.
US10155714B2	Process for the purification of monochloroacetic acid The present invention pertains to a process for the purification of a feed comprising monochloroacetic acid and dichloroacetic acid wherein the feed is subjected to a catalytic hydrodechlorination step by contacting it with a source of hydrogen to convert dichloroacetic acid into monochloroacetic acid in the presence of a solid heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising a Group VIII noble metal on a carrier under hydrodechlorination conditions, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of a catalyst enhancer which comprises a salt of a metal selected from the group of non-noble metals of Group VIII, Group VIB, Group VIIB, and Group IIB. It was found that the presence of a catalyst enhancer leads to reduced deactivation of the catalyst and/or increased activity of the spent catalyst. This allows longer production cycles, less downtime, and lower formation of side products. The catalyst enhancer preferably comprises one or more salts of one or more of nickel, cobalt, or iron, more in particular of iron. The salts preferably comprise one or more of chloride salts and acetate salts.
US10155713B2	Catalyst arrangement with optimized void fraction for the production of phthalic acid anhydride The invention relates to a catalyst arrangement for preparing phthalic anhydride by gas-phase oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons, which comprises a reactor having a gas inlet end for a feed gas and a gas outlet end for a product gas and also a first catalyst zone made up of catalyst bodies and at least one second catalyst zone made up of catalyst bodies, where the first catalyst zone is arranged at the gas inlet end and the second catalyst zone is arranged downstream of the first catalyst zone in the gas flow direction and the length of the first catalyst zone in the gas flow direction is less than the length of the second catalyst zone in the gas flow direction, characterized in that the first catalyst zone has a higher gap content compared to the second catalyst zone.
US10155708B2	Methods of purifying cannabinoids, compositions and kits thereof The present specification discloses methods of purifying one or more cannabinoids from a plant material, purified cannabinoids and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more cannabinoids produced by the disclosed method, methods and uses for treating a disease or condition employing such purified cannabinoids and pharmaceutical compositions.
US10155701B2	O-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS) based self-combustible pyrotechnic compositions which have low ignition temperatures O-Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS) based self-combustible pyrotechnic compositions containing polycarbonate (PC) as a binder and 9,10-anthraquinone as a smoke component capable of producing tear gas smoke upon ignition. The pyrotechnic composition comprises an oxidizer and fuel. The formulation further comprises a stabilizer.

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