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US10255415B1	Controlling access to computer resources A system is described for controlling access to resources using an object model. Users can specify use cases for accessing resources. The user may be granted access if the user satisfies qualifications required for accessing the resource, selected a use case permissible for accessing the resource, and satisfies qualifications required for the use case. Use cases, qualifications, resources, and/or links between them can be implemented using an object model. The system can be used in addition to authentication and authorization.
US10255409B2	Systems and methods for in silico evaluation of polymers Systems and methods for evaluating a polymer make use of a workflow request identifying input data and a workflow instance. The workflow instance comprises a plurality of actors, each having one or more input and output ports. The workflow instance defines an acyclic directed graph comprising nodes and edges. Each node is an actor in the plurality of actors and each edge corresponds to at least one of (i) an input port of an actor in the plurality of actors and (ii) an output port of an actor in the plurality of actors. Graph parsing produces an ordered list of job requests. Each job request corresponds to an actor in the plurality of actors. An actor in the plurality of actors is executed in an order specified by the ordered list and contributes an output to another actor in the plurality of actors that is specified by the graph.
US10255396B2	Graphical analysis of complex clock trees This application discloses a computing system to implement a place and route tool to synthesize a clock tree in a layout design of an integrated circuit based on timing constraints for the integrated circuit. The computing system can select a portion of the clock tree to present in a schematic connectivity presentation based on a conformance of the portion of the clock tree to timing constraints for the clock tree. The computing system can compress the other portions of the clock tree into the compacted representation based on the selection of the portion of the clock tree. The compacted representation can retain a hierarchical connectivity of the other portions of the clock tree. The computing system can generate the schematic connectivity presentation of the clock tree that includes the selected portion of the clock tree coupled to at least one compacted representation of other portions of the clock tree.
US10255395B2	Analyzing delay variations and transition time variations for electronic circuits A system receives a circuit description and measures of intrinsic delay, intrinsic delay variation, transition time and transition time variation for each stage and determines stage delay variation of each stage. The system receives a circuit description and derate factors and determines an intrinsic delay standard deviation and a correlation coefficient. The system determines a stage delay variation of each stage based on the determined factors. The system receives parameters describing an asymmetric distribution of delay values and generates a normal distribution of delay values. The system receives measures of nominal transition time at an output and input of a wire, and transition time variation at the input of the wire and determines a transition time variation at the output of the wire. The system receives measures of an Elmore delay and a nominal delay of the wire and determines a delay variation at the output of the wire.
US10255382B1	Method for forming component-level radiation shield optimized for environmental radiation characteristics and design critera A method for forming an optimized radiation shield design for a component including providing a computer system programmed to generate data files that define a component radiation shield having an optimized design based on pre-stored data defining particular radiation characteristics and user-provided data defining radiation shield design criteria. Radiation shield design criteria are inputted into the computer system which processes the inputted radiation shield design criteria and the pre-stored data defining particular radiation characteristics in order to generate data files defining an optimized design for a component radiation shield. The generated data files defining the optimized design for a component radiation shield are provided to a metallic three-dimensional printing system. The three-dimensional printing system is then activated to form a component radiation shield using a predetermined metal powder and the generated data files that define the optimized component radiation shield design. The formed component radiation shield is then attached to the component or the circuit board.
US10255381B2	3D modeled object defined by a grid of control points It is provided a computer-implemented method for designing a 3D modeled object, comprising providing, to a computer system, a NURBS surface that represents the 3D modeled object and that is defined by a grid of control points; determining (S20), by the computer system, a grid of surface points that belong to the NURBS surface, the grid of surface points corresponding to the grid of control points according to a predetermined invertible function; displaying, by the computer system, the NURBS surface and, on the NURBS surface, the grid of surface points; selecting, by graphical user-interaction, a subset of the surface points; modifying, by graphical user-interaction, position of the selected subset of surface points, and accordingly, updating real-time, by the computer system, the surface, the update being performed according to the predetermined invertible function.Such a method improves the design of a 3D modeled object.
US10255380B2	Identifying and structuring related data Some examples include displaying a user interface that includes attributes and entities that are determined to be related to an input entity identified by a user. Further, some implementations include displaying a structured data table that identifies attribute values associated with the input entity and selected related entities.
US10255378B2	Database structure for distributed key-value pair, document and graph models Aspects define NoSQL database structures that support wide-column, document, and graph data models. Documents are defined with different, unique keys and stored to different rows in a wide-column store by mapping their respective, unique keys directly to different row keys. Columns are defined for the document rows as including pairs of names and values, each column field having a different column name. Graph edges are defined as a function of relationships between a first source document and a second of the documents as tuples of first source document keys, second document keys as targets, tags as labels of relationships, and values of objects associated with the relationships. The graph edges are stored as graph columns within rows of the first source documents with names that are different from names of other columns within the first source document rows.
US10255375B2	Applying a visualization technique to a particular section of a content item based upon a relative ranking Rendering a content item of a social networking system can include dividing, using a processor, a content item into a plurality of sections, determining, using the processor, a score for each of the plurality of sections, and applying, using the processor, a visualization technique to a selected section of the content item based upon the scores of the plurality of sections.
US10255374B2	Aggregation of live performances on an aggregate site on a network A method of aggregating displays of performances into an aggregate site on a network is provided. The aggregated performances originate from at least one performance site on a network. The method includes the steps of selecting a performance criterion; observing at least one performance originating from at least one performance site on a network, the performance being associated with a link; determining when at least one performance meets the performance criterion; establishing an aggregation link to the link associated with the performance meeting the performance criterion; and providing the aggregation link to an aggregate site on a network such that the performance is accessible on the aggregate site.
US10255372B2	Client-side minimal download and simulated page navigation features A client computing architecture is provided that utilized minimal download and simulated page navigation features. A client computer may receive a payload comprising delta data in response to a navigation request for an electronic page. The client computer may further parse the delta data for the electronic page, update page contents for the electronic page based on the received delta data, determine whether one or more errors are associated with a page load process for the electronic page, manage a fragment identifier portion of a uniform resource locator (URL) to track a current location in a navigation of the electronic page, and intercept one or more navigation click events to ensure a minimal download strategy navigation.
US10255352B1	Social media mining system for early detection of civil unrest events Described is a system for early detection of events via social media mining. The system receives, as input, social media blog posts comprising textual data. The system processes the social media blog posts through a cascade of filters. The cascade of filters comprises an event term detection filter, a location term detection filter following the event term detection filter, and a future date detection filter following the location term detection filter. A plurality of candidate social media blog posts describing an event of interest on a future date is output to a user for further analysis.
US10255349B2	Requesting enrichment for document corpora A computer-implemented method includes receiving a question set. The question set is for a question answer system. The method receives a plurality of domain cluster topics. The plurality of domain cluster topics are for the question set. The method organizes the question set based on the plurality of domain cluster topics to yield a plurality of question set topics. The method receives a document corpus. The document corpus is for the question answer system. The method organizes the document corpus based on the plurality of domain cluster topics to yield a plurality of document corpus topics. The method maps the plurality of question set topics to the plurality of document corpus topics. The method determines whether any of the plurality of question set topics are unmatched. The method is responsive to any of the plurality of question set topics being unmatched. The method requests enrichment for the document corpus.
US10255343B2	Initialization protocol for a peer-to-peer replication environment Techniques for initializing a connection in a peer-to-peer replication environment. Responsive to a request to add a target node to a data replication group, embodiments receive a first message, at a target node, from an initiator node within the data replication group, indicating that the initiator node will begin replicating changes to the target node without waiting for any acknowledgements relating to the first message. The changes are applied to a first instance of a data entity on the initiator node. A second message is transmitted, from the target node, to at least one other member in the data replication group, announcing that the target node is joining the data replication group. Embodiments receive a plurality of replicated changes, at the target node, from the initiator node, and process each replicated change in the plurality of replicated changes against a second instance of the data entity at the target node.
US10255338B2	System and method for file management in data structures A system for file management in data structures is disclosed. The system includes a memory, an extraction engine, an enrichment engine, a portal, and a transmission engine. The memory stores a first database and a memory. The extraction engine extracts columns and fields and associates them with extracted terms. The enrichment engine determines an end-to-end dataflow of the data from extracted metadata and loads the associated data into the memory. Enrichment engine performs either a full load comprising loading all the associated data onto the memory or a delta load comprising comparing the extracted data with data stored in the memory and loading any different data from the extracted data onto the memory. The enrichment engine also generates a journal recording metadata associated with the full or delta load. A portal displays the end-to-end dataflow of the associated data and a transmission engine transmits communication identifying incomplete associated data.
US10255336B2	Method and system for transparent interoperability between applications and data management systems A method for providing database management system support to a source application configured to operate with a source database management system Is provided. The method comprises detecting database management system communications issued by the source application to the source database management system; and responsive to said database management systems communications, impersonating the source database management system to the source application.
US10255323B1	Quantization-based fast inner product search Implementations provide an improved system for efficiently calculating inner products between a query item and a database of items. An example method includes generating a plurality of subspaces from search items in a database, the search items being represented as vectors of elements, a subspace being a block of elements from each search item that occur at the same vector position, generating a codebook for each subspace within soft constraints that are based on example queries, assigning each subspace of each search item an entry in the codebook for the subspace, the assignments for all subspaces of a search item representing a quantized search item, and storing the codebooks and the quantized search items. Generating a codebook for a particular subspace can include clustering the search item subspaces that correspond to the particular subspace, finding a cluster center for each cluster, and storing the cluster center as the codebook entry.
US10255317B2	Coarse grained client interface Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a coarse grained client interface for accessing complex data structures in a storage system. Complex data structures may take the form of business objects (BOs), which may be hierarchically structured. Various embodiments allow for creating, accessing and manipulating one or more BO instances in a storage system using deeply structured data types corresponding to the entire hierarchy of a BO instance or to a substructures of a BO instance.
US10255314B2	Comparison of block based volumes with ongoing inputs and outputs A process compares respectively corresponding data blocks in redundant data storage systems having ongoing I/O activity, to detect discrepancies between blocks that are supposed to be identical. Storage systems have replica copies of the data. A hashing algorithm processes a first data block from to produce a first hash. The hashing algorithm processes the second data block (a replica of the first data block) to produce a second hash. The first and second hashes are compared to determine whether or not the underlying data blocks match each other. If a write command directed to the data blocks is received during the overall comparison process, the comparison process is halted to permit the write command to proceed without adverse impact from the comparison process. The comparison process is then restarted.
US10255312B2	Time stamp creation for event data Methods and apparatus consistent with the invention provide the ability to organize, index, search, and present time series data based on searches. Time series data are sequences of time stamped records occurring in one or more usually continuous streams, representing some type of activity. In one embodiment, time series data is organized into discrete events with normalized time stamps and the events are indexed by time and keyword. A search is received and relevant event information is retrieved based in whole or in part on the time indexing mechanism, keyword indexing mechanism, or statistical indices calculated at the time of the search.
US10255304B2	Removal of garbage data from a database Elements of a database object are removed. The database object is stored as a plurality of different object portions, where each object portion is associated with one or more versions of transaction identifiers stored separately from the database object. An oldest transaction identifier is determined for a transaction for which data portions of the database object remains visible. Each object portion is examined and object portions with a threshold amount of data to remove are determined based on a comparison of the transaction identifiers for those object portions and the oldest transaction identifier. Data from the database object are removed in response to a sufficient quantity of data is to be removed from object portions containing the threshold amount of data.
US10255302B1	Systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for associative management of data and inference of electronic resources The disclosure may be generally directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for managing data, metadata, and/or other elements of a DBMS through interacting with objects from a user's experience or with which the user can relate. The disclosure may also be generally directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for constructing a data management instruction by interacting with objects from a user's experience or with which the user can relate. The disclosure may further be generally directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for inferring an electronic resource.
US10255301B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for analyzing movements of target entities The present disclosure relates to apparatus, systems, and methods for providing a location information analytics mechanism. The location information analytics mechanism is configured to analyze location information to extract contextual information (e.g., profile) about a mobile device or a user of a mobile device, collectively referred to as a target entity. The location information analytics mechanism can include analyzing location data points associated with a target entity to determine features associated with the target entity, and using the features to predict attributes associated with the target entity. The set of predicted attributes can form a profile of the target entity.
US10255296B2	System and method for managing geodemographic data A device includes: an image data receiving component operable to receive multiband image data of a geographic region; a surface index generation component operable to generate a surface index based on at least a portion of the received multiband image data; a classification component operable generate a land cover classification based on the surface index; a segment data receiving component operable to receive segment data relating to at least a portion of the geographic region; a zonal statistics component operable generate a segment land cover classification based on the land cover classification and the segment data; a feature data receiving component operable to receive feature data; a feature index generation component operable to generate a feature index based on the received feature data; and a catalog component operable to generate a segment feature index based on the feature index and the segment land cover classification.
US10255294B2	Search system interface A search system interface is described. Known search system interfaces are largely unable to find composite articles on the basis of a description of the distribution of content types within them. A problem with providing such a search interface is the laboriousness of generating a suitable query. To address this problem, a display is provided with a key showing content types and associated map symbols. Also provided on the display is a search mapping area, which takes advantage of the fact that parts of text documents, and many other types of searchable items, can be referenced by one or more ordinal values, by having an easily perceivable relationship between position in the search mapping area and position within a target document. By operating the device to offer a digital painting interface such that the user can paint parts of the search mapping area in a visual style associated with the content type the user hopes to find in the corresponding part of the text document, the user is able to rapidly and intuitively provide the search system with a description of how content types would be distributed in documents he wishes to find. The search system interface can similarly be used to specify a desired composition of articles belonging to different categories over a period of time.
US10255292B2	Virtual-log-file method and system The current document is directed to a virtual-log-file system that provides a browser-like display interface to users, enabling users to view the contents of log files. The virtual-log-file system assembles a virtual log file from the contents of one or more physical log files, applying filters and other processing to physical-log-file entries in order to generate the virtual-log-file entries logically contained within the virtual log file. The virtual-log-file system allows users to navigate, by scrolling, through the entries of the virtual log file, with additional virtual-log-file entries obtained from physical log files by the virtual-log-file system to support logical infinite scrolling in either direction. In addition, the virtual-log-file system provides for user selection of particular virtual-log-file entries as anchors that represent positions within the sequence of virtual-file-log entries, allowing a user to mark the anchor entries to facilitate visual recognition and to quickly navigate back to anchor entries after scrolling away from the anchor entries.
US10255291B1	Replication of volumes using partial volume split A method and system comprising splitting an IO in a system; intercepting the IO in an appliance; determining whether the IO is directed to a replicated file system; sending the IO directed to the replicated file system to a replication device; and acknowledging the receipt of the IO. A method, system and computer program product comprising requesting access to a point in time in a replicated file system; determining from a plurality of bookmarks of file system configurations; a bookmark corresponding to the point in time; determining if the current configuration of the file system is equivalent to the bookmark; and reconfiguring the file system when the current configuration is not equivalent to the configuration of the bookmark.
US10255289B2	Analytics and deduplication for air-gapped log analysis A system and method for deduplicating analyzing system logs is disclosed. The method includes capturing, by an image acquisition component, an image of at least one log entry, converting, by an image processing component, text in the image of the at least one log entry to machine-encoded text, and scanning, by a log scanning component, the machine-encoded text for the at least one redundant copy of the at least one log entry. The method also includes removing, by the log scanning component, the at least one redundant copy of the at least one log entry, determining, by a log analysis component, if the at least one log entry is significant, flagging the at least one log entry if the log entry is significant, and alerting a user if the log entry is flagged.
US10255285B2	Predicting acoustic features for geographic locations The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes receiving identification information associated with a geographic location. The identification information includes one or more features that affect an acoustic environment of the geographic location at a particular time. The method also includes determining one or more parameters representing at least a subset of the one or more features, and estimating at least one acoustic parameter that represents the acoustic environment of the geographic location at the particular time. The at least one parameter can be estimated using a mapping function that generates the estimate of the at least one acoustic parameter as a weighted combination of the one or more parameters. The method further includes presenting, using a user-interface displayed on a computing device, information representing the at least one acoustic parameter estimated for the geographic location for the particular time.
US10255282B2	Determining key concepts in documents based on a universal concept graph A machine may be configured to determining key concepts in documents. For example, the machine accesses a universal concept graph that includes a first set of nodes that represent concept phrases derived from internal documents associated with a social networking service (SNS) and external documents that are external to the SNS, and a first set of edges that connect a plurality of nodes of the first set of nodes. The machine accesses a content object associated with the SNS. The machine generates an induced concept graph associated with the content object based on an analysis of the content object and the universal concept graph. The machine identifies one or more key concept phrases in the content object based on applying one or more key concept selection algorithms to the induced concept graph. The machine stores the one or more key concept phrases in a record of a database.
US10255278B2	Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a camera, a display unit configured to display a preview image obtained by the camera, and a controller configured to detect a first command for entering a translation mode, output a GUI window for selecting at least one partial region of a text included in the preview image to the display unit in response to the detected first command, control the display unit to display a translation result of a text corresponding the GUI window on the preview image.
US10255271B2	Disambiguation of the meaning of terms based on context pattern detection A method, system and computer program product for disambiguating meaning of terms. A natural language processing system obtains a first corpora of words used in a first sense and a second corpora of the same words that are used in a second sense. Each of these corpora of words may be associated with different linguistic domains. The natural language processing system generates a first and a second set of patterns using both the first and second corpora of words, respectively. A question passage is then received by the natural language processing system. The natural language processing system examines a word of interest in the question passage. The user is then notified that the word of interest is being used in the first sense or the second sense in response to identifying the word of interest in only the first set of patterns or the second set of patterns, respectively.
US10255267B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for a predictive keyboard A method includes displaying a set of one or more suggestions including one or more character strings that are suggested replacements for a first set of one or more entered characters. The method further includes: while displaying the set of suggestions, receiving one or more additional entered characters; and after receiving the additional entered characters, updating the set of suggestions based on an updated set of entered characters that includes the first set of entered characters and the additional entered characters. The updating comprises changing a first suggestion in the set of suggestions from a first character string that is a suggested replacement for the first set of entered characters to a second character string that is a suggested replacement for the updated set of entered characters.
US10255266B2	Relay apparatus, display apparatus, and communication system A relay apparatus includes a characteristic information storage unit, a first dictionary information storage unit, a first selection unit, and a first conversion unit. The characteristic information storage unit stores pieces of terminal information in association with respective pieces of characteristic information, each indicating a characteristic of a user. The first dictionary information storage unit stores the pieces of characteristic information in association with respective pieces of first dictionary information used for converting voice data into text data. The first selection unit selects, when voice data is received from a second communication terminal to communicate with a first communication terminal, the characteristic information associated with the terminal information for identifying the second communication terminal and selects the first dictionary information associated with the selected characteristic information. The first conversion unit converts the voice data received from the second communication terminal to text data using the first dictionary information.
US10255261B2	Method and apparatus for extracting areas A processor obtains a table that contains numerical values or character strings in its cells. The processor then replaces each numerical value with a first constant value, and each character string with a second constant value. The two constant values have opposite signs. The processor generates area datasets each including first to third rectangular areas. The right side of the second rectangular area coincides with the left side of the first rectangular area. The bottom side of the third rectangular area coincides with the top side of the first rectangular area. With respect to each generated area dataset, the processor compares a sum of first and second constant values in the first rectangular area with a sum of first and second constant values in the second and third rectangular areas. The processor outputs at least one of the area datasets according to the comparison result.
US10255251B2	System and method for providing and interacting with coordinated presentations In one or more implementations, programming code is provided to each of a plurality of Internet web site hosts. Connection information is received that represents a web page and/or a user. At least one database is accessed that stores information representing advertising content, audience criteria and/or advertising performance, and a premium publisher, a publisher network, and/or self-serve publishing, and a plurality of electronic coordinated presentations. Information representing one coordinated presentation is selected at least as a function of at least one of the received electronic connection information, the electronic advertiser information and the electronic publisher information, and at least some electronic authored coordinated presentation information is transmitted, that is usable to provide the one coordinated presentation with an Internet web page.
US10255250B2	Message processing device, message processing method, recording medium, and program A message processing device (10) includes an estimator (11), an extractor (12), and an indicator (13). The estimator (11) estimates words understandable to a destination user (1). The extractor (12) extracts, from a message (3) created by a transmission originator user (2), a portion that does not match the words estimated by the estimator (11). The indicator (13) indicates, to the transmission originator user (2), the message (3) with the extracted portion by the extractor (12) being in an emphasized manner.
US10255249B1	Previewing electronic book content within third-party websites Electronic content such as an electronic book (e-book) that is referenced in or otherwise related to other content such as website content is identified, and a visual representation of the electronic content is generated. The visual representation is presented in conjunction with the website content, and a reader application for previewing the electronic content is launched via user interaction with the visual representation. Exiting the reader application causes a browser application that is rendering the website content to be automatically returned to a foreground state. A variety of actions are enabled via interaction with the reader application such as purchasing the electronic content, sharing the electronic content, or downloading a sample preview of the electronic content for later consumption.
US10255248B2	Reformatting multiple paragraphs of text using the formatting of a sample object by creating multiple candidate combinations and selecting a closest match The invention relates to electronic document processing. Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for copying a text format pattern. In one embodiment of the present invention there is a method for copying a text format pattern, including: receiving a selection of a sample object from a user, the sample object including multiple sample paragraphs of which at least two sample paragraphs have different format patterns; receiving a format copying instruction of from the user, the format copying instruction indicating reformatting a target object with the format pattern of the sample object, where the target object contains multiple target paragraphs; determining a corresponding relationship of the format pattern of the sample paragraphs with the target paragraphs; and applying the format pattern of the sample paragraphs to the target paragraphs in accordance with the corresponding relationship.
US10255241B2	System for customizing specific database models using specific database views A computer system is operable to receive a plurality of database tables from a plurality of clients, and store the database tables. The system permits a user to create a plurality of views for the database tables. Each of the plurality of views includes a plurality of fields. The system associates the plurality of views with a generic application, and presents to a user one or more configuration options. The configuration options include the plurality of fields. The system permits a user to define a generic field role for one or more of the plurality of fields. Finally, the system executes the generic application using the configuration options selected by the user and the defined generic field roles to create a user interface for a particular client.
US10255238B2	CEP engine and method for processing CEP queries The present technology concerns a complex event processing (CEP) engine for processing CEP queries over data streams. The CEP engine has a parser, adapted for parsing a received CEP query into a logical query graph and a translator adapted for translating the logical query graph into a physical query plan in accordance with one of a plurality of data stream representations. The logical query graph is independent of the plurality of data stream representations.
US10255236B2	Lock state reconstruction for non-disruptive persistent operation Techniques for notifying clients whose locks did not persist about a loss of lock state after a failover event are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, a storage node of a high availability cluster constructs a lock data structure based on a mirrored lock data structure for a lock on a data container. The storage node receives a data operation request permitted by the lock from a client to operate on the data container. The storage node instructs to terminate a connection with the client if the lock data structure for the lock on the data container has been recently reconstructed. Accordingly, the client revokes the connection and refrains from committing the locally cached operations to the data container stored in the storage node. The client has an option to reconnect with the cluster and regain the data container privilege controlled by the lock.
US10255235B2	Database storage system based on jukebox and method using the system A database storage system based on Jukebox comprises a server, a jukebox and a magnetic disk storage. The database management system comprises a field structure generation module, a record index generation module, a storage space allocation module, a storage space status module, a record linkage module, a record split module; further comprises a database creation and input on optical disk module, a search-term storage module, a search-term index generation module. By means of the present invention, a database is directly created on a write-once optical disk or an optical disk of other types, data is input into the database on the optical disk; full-text search for the databases on the optical disks in the jukebox can be performed within seconds, an original file of a database file on an optical disk can be retrieved within seconds, solving effectively the technical problems of managing and accessing large-scale optical disks with databases.
US10255231B1	Apparatus and methods for managing aggregate integrated circuit (IC) current demand The present disclosure describes apparatuses and techniques for managing aggregate IC current demand. In some aspects, respective indications of first and second amounts of current consumed by IC components are received from the IC. The first and second amounts of current are combined to determine an aggregate current demand for the components of the IC. This aggregate current demand is then compared to a threshold for an amount of current that can be provided to the components of IC. Responsive to the aggregate current demand exceeding the threshold, an operational characteristic of one of the components is modified to reduce the aggregate current demand of the components of the IC. This can be effective to prevent the IC from drawing more current than can by supplied to the IC.
US10255228B2	System and method for performing shaped memory access operations One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique that provides an efficient way to retrieve operands from a register file. Specifically, the instruction dispatch unit receives one or more instructions, each of which includes one or more operands. Collectively, the operands are organized into one or more operand groups from which a shaped access may be formed. The operands are retrieved from the register file and stored in a collector. Once all operands are read and collected in the collector, the instruction dispatch unit transmits the instructions and corresponding operands to functional units within the streaming multiprocessor for execution. One advantage of the present invention is that multiple operands are retrieved from the register file in a single register access operation without resource conflict. Performance in retrieving operands from the register file is improved by forming shaped accesses that efficiently retrieve operands exhibiting recognized memory access patterns.
US10255226B2	Format agnostic data transfer method A format agnostic data transfer system and methods for transferring between disparate components can include a transmitting component having a data push controller, a receiving component having a processor, and a memory connected to the processor. The data push controller can receive configuration instructions from the receiving component processor transfer said data to said memory, without requiring the use of direct memory access (DMA) at said transmitting component. The reconfigurable nature of the data push controller can allow for both fixed and variable stream data to be sent, making the system data format agnostic. The receiving component can be a processor, while the transmitting component can be a field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuits (ASIC).
US10255222B2	System and method for wirelessly transmitting data from a host digital device to an external digital location Systems and methods for sending files or other data wirelessly from a host digital device to an external digital location by, for example, utilizing the host device's existing media card slot. One embodiment of a system and method is able to connect to a host digital device by using a media card connection cable that may comprise a pseudo media card and a connection cable. The cable is connected to a processing circuit. In an exemplary embodiment, the processing circuit may share the use of at least one media card that may store data from the host device. An exemplary embodiment of the processing circuit may be in electrical communication with at least one wireless source such that the at least one wireless source is adapted to transmit an image or other data to a desired external location or locations.
US10255220B2	Dynamic termination scheme for memory communication System and method for dynamic termination control to enable use of an increased number of memory modules on a single channel. In some embodiments, six or eight DIMMs are coupled to a single channel. The dynamic termination scheme can include configurations for input bus termination (IBT) on each of the memory modules for the address bus/command bus and configurations for on-die termination (ODT) one each of the memory modules for the data bus.
US10255211B2	Electronic control unit Provided is an electronic control unit including: a master microcomputer having a master memory (23) that includes a master target data area (A7), a plurality of transmission master banks (A2, A3), a transmission master information area (A1), a reception slave information area (A4) and a plurality of reception slave banks (A5, A6); and a slave microcomputer having a slave memory (33) that includes a slave target data area (B7), a plurality of transmission slave banks (B5, B6), a transmission slave information area (B4), a reception master information area (B1) and a plurality of reception master banks (B2, B3).
US10255208B2	Data transfer apparatus and data transfer system A data transfer apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a first main memory configured to store first data to be used by a first processor; a first hash table in which a hash value and address information of the first data stored in the first main memory are registered; and a data transfer unit configured to transfer data having a hash value not registered in the first hash table from among second data stored in a second main memory from the second main memory to the first main memory.
US10255205B1	System and methods for mixed-signal computing Systems and methods of implementing a mixed-signal integrated circuit includes sourcing, by a reference signal source, a plurality of analog reference signals along a shared signal communication path to a plurality of local accumulators; producing an electrical charge, at each of the plurality of local accumulators, based on each of the plurality of analog reference signals; adding or subtracting, by each of the plurality of local accumulators, the electrical charge to an energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators over a predetermined period; summing along the shared communication path the electrical charge from the energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators at an end of the predetermined period; and generating an output based on a sum of the electrical charge from each of the plurality of local accumulators.
US10255200B2	Data storage device and method of operation using multiple security protocols A data storage device includes a memory and a controller that is coupled to the memory. The controller includes an authentication engine, an interface, and an encryption engine. The authentication engine is configured to authenticate an accessing device based on a message received from the accessing device. The interface is configured to receive data from the accessing device. The message is associated with a first security protocol that does not specify that the data is to be encrypted. The encryption engine is configured to encrypt the data in accordance with a second security protocol, and the controller is configured to receive, after encrypting the data, a request from the accessing device to operate according to the second security protocol.
US10255199B1	Evicting clean secure pages without encryption Secure memory paging technologies are described. Embodiments of the disclosure may include checking attributes of secure page cache map to determine whether a target page to be evicted is clean and replay protected by a unified version-paging data structure and checking the unified version-paging data structure to determine whether contents of the unified version-paging data structure match the target page. When the target page to be evicted is clean and replay protected and the contents match, the target page can be removed without encrypting the contents of the target page.
US10255190B2	Hybrid cache Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a hybrid cache. A processor may include a hybrid L2/L3 cache which allows the processor to dynamically adjust a size of the L2 cache and a size of the L3 cache. In some embodiments, the processor may be a multi-core processor and there may be a single cache partitioned into a logical L2 cache and a logical L3 cache for use by the cores. In one embodiment, the processor may track the cache hit rates of the logical L2 and L3 caches and adjust the sizes of the logical L2 and L3 cache based on the cache hit rates. In another embodiment, the processor may adjust the sizes of the logical L2 and L3 caches based on which application is currently being executed by the processor.
US10255189B2	Mechanism for creating friendly transactions with credentials A transactional memory execution environment receives a first request from a first transaction to access a cache line. A first request is received from a first transaction to access a cache line. The cache line is determined to be used by a second transaction. The first transaction and the second transaction opt-in to a transaction potential conflict check. The transaction potential conflict check determines if the first transaction and the second transaction are in a conflicting coherent state. The conflicting coherent state occurs when the first transaction is modifying the cache line used by the second transaction. The first transaction is allowed access to the cache line without aborting the second transaction in response to a determination that the first transaction and the second transaction are compatible from the transaction potential conflict check.
US10255187B2	Systems and methods for implementing weak stream software data and instruction prefetching using a hardware data prefetcher A method for weak stream software data and instruction prefetching using a hardware data prefetcher is disclosed. A method includes, determining if software includes software prefetch instructions, using a hardware data prefetcher, and, accessing the software prefetch instructions if the software includes software prefetch instructions. Using the hardware data prefetcher, weak stream software data and instruction prefetching operations are executed based on the software prefetch instructions, free of training operations.
US10255155B2	Scheduler Embodiments provide a scheduler for scheduling test times of a plurality of tester software environments for an automatic test equipment. The scheduler is configured to automatically assign test times to the plurality of tester software environments, to acquire test instructions from a tester software environment of the plurality of tester software environments to which a current test time is assigned, to control the automatic test equipment to perform a test according to the test instructions in order to obtain test results, and to provide the test results to the tester software environment of the plurality of tester software environments to which the current test time is assigned.
US10255153B2	Systematic testing of failover and recovery for distributed system components In various embodiments, methods and systems for testing failover and recovery are provided. Systematic testing of a distributed system is performed, where the systematic testing probabilistically determines a processing order of events to effectuate system states for the plurality of state machines. An iteration of the systematic testing tests one the system states and includes sending a termination message to a state machine; receiving a termination acknowledgment message, the termination message causing the state machine to halt at the state and event of the state machine for the system state; and instantiating a recovery state machine. The recovery state machine is instantiated with a same state and same role as the halted state machine. Results of the systematic testing are verified against an expected outcome, the results being generated by running the distributed system with the instantiated recovery state machine for each iteration of the systematic testing.
US10255146B2	Cluster-wide service agents One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for cluster configuration information replication, managing cluster-wide service agents, and/or for cluster-wide outage detection. In an example of cluster configuration information replication, a replication workflow corresponding to a storage operation implemented for a storage object (e.g., renaming of a volume) of a first cluster may be transferred to a second storage cluster for selectively implementation. In an example of managing cluster-wide service agents, cluster-wide service agents are deployed to nodes of a cluster storage environment, where a master agent actively processes cluster service calls and standby agents passively wait for reassignment as a failover master in the event the master agent fails. In an example of cluster-wide outage detection, a cluster-wide outage may be determined for a cluster storage environment based upon a number of inaccessible nodes satisfying a cluster outage detection metric.
US10255144B2	Decoding device and method using context redundancy The disclosure relates to a decoding device, comprising: a receiver configured to provide a sequence of information bits comprising context redundancy information, wherein the sequence of information bits is encoded based on a predefined channel code; a trellis generation logic configured to generate a plurality of trellis states based on the sequence of information bits and the channel code; a trellis reduction logic configured to reduce the plurality of trellis states by at least one trellis state based on the context redundancy information; and a decoder configured to decode the sequence of information bits by using a metric based on the reduced number of trellis states.
US10255142B2	Using run time and historical customer profiling and analytics to determine customer disaster recovery vs. production differences, and to enhance customer disaster recovery readiness and effectiveness Aspects of the present invention include a method, system and computer program product. The method includes a processor setting one or more characteristics related to customer production; collecting customer production data; modeling a customer disaster recovery workload in relation to a corresponding customer production workload; collecting customer disaster recovery data; comparing the customer disaster recovery data to the customer production data; determining that at least one difference exists between the customer disaster recovery data and the customer production data; and determining from the at least one difference between the customer disaster recovery data and the customer production data, one or more ineffective customer disaster recovery resources and updating the one or more ineffective customer disaster recovery resources.
US10255133B2	Isolating the introduction of software defects in a dispersed storage network A dispersed storage network facilitates isolating the introduction of software defects in dispersed storage units. A search strategy is employed whereby after identifying a test failure in a current version of the memory software code, a code version since a previous successfully tested version is identified. An interim version that represents the point at which approximately one half the changes were introduced is then tested. When there is a test failure, the next interim version selected for testing represents the point at which approximately one half the changes were introduced between the first interim version tested and the current version. If no failure, a next interim version is tested that represents the point at which approximately one half the changes were introduced between the previous successfully tested version and the first interim version tested.
US10255132B2	System and method for protecting GPU memory instructions against faults A system and method for protecting memory instructions against faults are described. The system and method include converting the slave instructions to dummy operations, modifying memory arbiter to issue up to N master and N slave global/shared memory instructions per cycle, sending master memory requests to memory system, using slave requests for error checking, entering master requests to the GM/LM FIFO, storing slave requests in a register, and comparing the entered master requests with the stored slave requests.
US10255126B2	Aggregated page fault signaling and handling A processor of an aspect includes an instruction pipeline to process a multiple memory address instruction that indicates multiple memory addresses. The processor also includes multiple page fault aggregation logic coupled with the instruction pipeline. The multiple page fault aggregation logic is to aggregate page fault information for multiple page faults that are each associated with one of the multiple memory addresses of the instruction. The multiple page fault aggregation logic is to provide the aggregated page fault information to a page fault communication interface. Other processors, apparatus, methods, and systems are also disclosed.
US10255118B2	Processing system including a plurality of cores and method of operating the same A system and method of allocating resources among cores in a multi-core system is disclosed. The system and method determine cores that are able to process tasks to be performed, and use history of usage information to select a core to process the tasks. The system may be a heterogeneous multi-core processing system, and may include a system on chip (SoC).
US10255106B2	Prediction-based power management strategy for GPU compute workloads A device for processing data includes a processing unit configured to predict an execution time of a compute kernel on a secondary processing unit and, based on the predicted execution time, make a power management decision for the secondary processing unit.
US10255105B2	Parallel computing architecture for use with a non-greedy scheduling algorithm Methods and architectures for coordinating the operation of a plurality of processing units in a parallel computing architecture wherein each processing unit is configured to process work elements of dynamically generated work groups using a resource (e.g. memory) associated with the work group. The method includes requesting a resource (associated with one of the work groups) from a main storage for use by a first processing unit which causes the resource to be stored in a temporary storage (e.g. cache); transmitting a notification message to a scheduling unit associated with a second processing unit indicating that the resource has been requested; in response to receiving the notification message at the scheduling unit associated with the second processing unit, determining whether a pool of pending work associated with the second processing unit comprises a pending work group associated with the resource; and if so, prioritizing processing of that work group by the second processing unit so as to obtain the resource from the temporary storage.
US10255103B2	Transaction handling Transaction handling apparatus comprises a response buffer; and tracking circuitry to store data defining each transaction issued by one or more transaction master devices and to control routing of a transaction response to a given transaction either to the response buffer or as an output to the transaction master device which issued the given transaction; the response buffer being configured to access an indicator for each buffered transaction response indicating whether a response has been output by the apparatus for a previously issued transaction, on which that buffered transaction response depends, and to output the buffered transaction response to the transaction master device which issued that transaction when the previously issued transaction has already been output by the apparatus.
US10255101B2	Device emulator The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems, including a method for emulating a device. A set of current external device context states is identified. Each current external device context state is associated with one or more particular ones of a plurality of external devices. The external devices are used in combination to emulate operations of an emulated device. An emulated device context state corresponding to the identified set of current external device context states is determined. The determining uses an external device context state rule that maps the identified set of current external device context states to the emulated device context state. A command is generated for use by a target device in performing operations on the target device. The generating uses an emulated device context state rule that maps the determined emulated device context state to the command. The command is transmitted to the target device.
US10255100B2	Performance optimization engine for processor parameter adjustment A method for processor parameter adjustment using a performance optimization engine is provided. An aspect includes receiving, by the performance optimization engine comprising a hardware module in a processor of a computer system, a request to adjust an operating parameter of the processor from software that is executing on the computer system. Another aspect includes determining an adjusted value for the operating parameter by the performance optimization engine during execution of the software. Another aspect includes setting the operating parameter to the adjusted value in a parameter register of the processor. Yet another aspect includes executing the software according to the parameter register by the processor.
US10255096B2	Temporal dynamic virtual machine policies Temporal dynamic policies may be used to effectively alter the management of a virtual machine in a virtualized computing environment based upon some temporal condition such as how long a virtual machine has been active or idle, how long it has been since the virtual machine was created or deployed, etc. The altered management may be used, for example, to activate various performance and/or reliability-related technologies such as high availability and failover functionality for longer-running virtual machines.
US10255089B2	Self-deleting virtual machines Securing a virtual machine to be executed on a host machine is accomplished by authenticating, by the virtual machine during an initial boot routine, an identity of the host machine. If the identity does not match a predetermined value, then authenticating the identity of the host machine fails and data associated with the virtual machine is deleted.
US10255086B2	Determining optimal methods for creating virtual machines A computer receives at least one requirement for a new VM. The computer identifies an existing VM to be modified during the generation of the new VM. The computer determines at least one step necessary to create the new VM configuration from the existing VM. The computer presents at least one pathway to the new VM from the existing VM. The computer receives a selection of a presented pathway to create the new VM.
US10255083B2	Method and system for unified input in cross-platform streaming applications in cloud computing environments A computer program, method, and system for cross-platform input data unification. According to some embodiments, a first input data is received from a first input device connected to a first platform. The input data is converted to a standard action. The standard action is transmitted to a second platform capable of determining a relationship between the standard action and a second input device associated with the second platform. The second platform can use the input data to trigger an action associated with the standard action in the application or gaming environment.
US10255076B2	Method for performing dual dispatch of blocks and half blocks A method by a processor for performing multi-dispatch of instruction blocks. The method includes receiving an incoming sequence of instructions, grouping the instructions to form instruction blocks including a first instruction block, and performing a multi-dispatch of the first instruction block for execution on one or more execution units by dispatching the first instruction block multiple times, wherein different instructions within the first instruction block are executed for each dispatch.
US10255072B2	Architectural register replacement for instructions that use multiple architectural registers A processor of an aspect includes a decode unit to decode an instruction. The instruction is to explicitly specify a first architectural register and is to implicitly indicate at least a second architectural register. The second architectural register is implicitly to be at a higher register number than the first architectural register. The processor also includes an architectural register replacement unit coupled with the decode unit. The architectural register replacement unit is to replace the first architectural register with a third architectural register, and is to replace the second architectural register with a fourth architectural register. The third architectural register is to be at a lower register number than the first architectural register. The fourth architectural register is to be at a lower register number than the second architectural register. Other processors are also disclosed, as are methods and systems.
US10255067B2	Development of internet of things (IoT) applications Described herein is a framework for developing Internet of Things (IoT) applications. In accordance with one aspect, the framework retrieves metadata and at least one predefined project template. Source code for different Internet of Things (IoT) applications is generated via an integrated development environment (IDE) based on the project metadata and the project template. The framework receives configuration data associated with the IoT applications and associated IoT targets. In response to a single user input received via the IDE, the IoT applications are deployed to the IoT targets substantially and simultaneously, based on the configuration data.
US10255066B2	System and method for monitoring software development and program flow A system and method for monitoring and performing project development for a project within a company is disclosed. These include a communication interface that receives information regarding the project development. These include a processor and memory that identify an initial analysis of the project, produce a storyboard of the project and general projection for completing the project, input the storyboard into an initial monitoring gate, perform a series of sprints to complete ones of the plurality of storyboard stories, monitor the burndown in the storyboarding, review the backlog of the plurality of stories, and interactively perform a second series of sprints until project is complete. The system and method include a display device for displaying the status of the project development and identifies infrastructure of the company in use in the project.
US10255063B2	Providing source control of custom code for a user without providing source control of host code for the user Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing source control of custom code in a backend-as-a-service (BaaS) module. For instance, the custom code may be automatically loaded dynamically (e.g., on-demand) in a runtime that is hosted by the BaaS module while the runtime is running to provide custom backend features that are defined by the custom code to an application in response to receipt of a request from the application. Source control of the custom code may be provided without providing source control of host code that defines the runtime.
US10255047B2	Source code analysis and adjustment system An aspect includes source code analysis and adjustment. An analysis request is received based on a change detected in a source file. A static analysis of the source file is initiated using a parser to produce a list of named elements and element types based on the source file. Name and pattern recognition is performed by a pattern analyzer based on the list of named elements and element types to identify one or more naming convention inconsistencies in the source file using at least one pattern learned from the source file. A change is suggested to modify at least one named element in the source file based on identifying the one or more naming convention inconsistencies.
US10255046B2	Source code analysis and adjustment system An aspect includes source code analysis and adjustment. An analysis request is received based on a change detected in a source file. A static analysis of the source file is initiated using a parser to produce a list of named elements and element types based on the source file. Name and pattern recognition is performed by a pattern analyzer based on the list of named elements and element types to identify one or more naming convention inconsistencies in the source file using at least one pattern learned from the source file. A change is suggested to modify at least one named element in the source file based on identifying the one or more naming convention inconsistencies.
US10255042B2	Hardware device based software generation A method and system for improving an operation of an automated IT system is provided. The method includes identifying a minimum set of software applications associated with requirements of processes executed by a hardware device with respect to an IT system. A list of sub-features associated with software based solutions is generated and associated evaluation code is generated. Software features are identified and software operational solutions are generated. Gating criteria adjustment code for selecting additional software applications is generated and executed resulting in improved operation of the hardware device.
US10255040B2	System and method for biometric identification Computer implemented systems and methods for matching an encrypted biometric input record with at least one stored encrypted biometric record, and without data decryption of the input and the at least one stored record.
US10255036B2	Cadence-based selection, playback, and transition between song versions A system and methods for acquiring cadence and selecting a song version based on the acquired cadence are disclosed. If the system detects a new cadence, then a new song version that corresponds to the new cadence can be played. The new song version playback can start in a corresponding position as the location of playback in a currently-playing song version. Each related song version shares one or more characteristics, such as melody, but is different in at least one characteristic, such as tempo.
US10255032B2	Wireless coordination of audio sources An audio/video (A/V) hub that coordinates playback of audio content is described. In particular, the A/V hub may calculate current time offsets between clocks in electronic devices and a clock in the A/V hub based on differences between transmit times of frames from the electronic devices and receive times when the frames were received. For example, the current time offsets may be calculated using wireless ranging by ignoring distances between the A/V hub and the electronic devices. Then, the A/V hub may transmit, to the electronic devices, one or more frames that include audio content and playback timing information, which may specify playback times when the electronic devices are to playback the audio content based on the current time offsets. Furthermore, the playback times of the electronic devices may have a temporal relationship so that the playback of the audio content by the electronic devices is coordinated.
US10255012B2	Roll-fed printing assembly, software medium, and method for controlling a roll-fed printing assembly A roll-fed printing assembly, a software medium, and a method of controlling a roll-fed printing assembly are disclosed. The method includes: controlling the printing to execute a first print job containing a batch of nested individual jobs; detecting a pause state during the executing of the first print job; stopping the executing of the first print job in response to the detecting of the pause state; determining, for each individual job of the first print job, whether that individual job belongs to either: a first group of individual jobs that have already been printed successfully, or to a second group of individual jobs that have not yet been printed successfully; creating a second print job by automatic re-nesting of the jobs of the second group based on a nesting criterion; and controlling the printing assembly to execute the second print job.
US10255009B1	System and method for displaying a printing software user interface A computer system is disclosed, which includes a non-transitory memory configured to store in the non-transitory memory, a universal printing software and a vendor original printing software, the universal printing software being configured to support printers from two or more vendors, and the vendor original printing software being configured to support a printer from a vendor from the two or more vendors, the universal printing software being configured to support a limited number of features of the printer from the vendor; and a user interface of the vendor original printing software configured to display features of the printer from the vendor and to highlight features which are not supported by the universal printing software but supported by the vendor original printing software when a property of the vendor original printing software is selected at a time of printing on the user interface of the vendor original printing software.
US10255005B2	Systems and methods of disk storage allocation for virtual machines A method for allocating storage for a virtual machine includes receiving a request to allocate a block of disk storage on a physical disk to a virtual disk associated with the virtual machine. The method also includes identifying a plurality of available blocks on the physical disk, each of the plurality of available blocks defining a radial distance from a center axis of a platter of the physical disk. The method further includes determining which of the plurality of available blocks has a greatest radial distance from the center axis of the platter and, based on the determining, selecting an allocation block from the plurality of available blocks, the allocation block having the greatest radial distance from the center axis of the platter. The method also includes allocating the allocation block to the virtual machine.
US10254991B2	Storage area network based extended I/O metrics computation for deep insight into application performance A method is described and in one embodiment includes monitoring by an integrated circuit device READ/WRITE commands in connection with a flow of an application executing in a Fiber Channel Storage Area Network (“FC-SAN”); determining from the monitored READ/WRITE commands at least one metric for characterizing I/O performance of the application with respect to a storage device, wherein the at least one metric includes at least one of an inter I/O gap (“IIG”), a Logical Unit Number (“LUN”) I/O access pattern (“IAP”), relative block size, I/O operations per second (“IOPS”) and throughput, and IOPS per virtual server; storing the calculated at least one metric in a flow record associated with the flow; and using the calculated at least one metric to identify a storage device for use by the flow, wherein the calculated at least one metric is indicative of a performance of the application in the FC-SAN.
US10254988B2	Memory device write based on mapping Techniques for memory device writes based on mapping are provided. In one aspect, a block of data to be written to a line in a rank of memory may be received. The rank of memory may comprise multiple memory devices. The block of data may be written to a number of memory devices determined by the size of the block of data. A memory device mapping for the line may be retrieved. The mapping may determine the order in which the block of data is written to the memory devices within the rank. The block of data may be written to the memory devices based on the mapping.
US10254987B2	Disaggregated memory appliance having a management processor that accepts request from a plurality of hosts for management, configuration and provisioning of memory Example embodiments provide a disaggregated memory appliance, comprising: a plurality of leaf memory switches that manage one or more memory channels of one or more of leaf memory modules; a low-latency memory switch that arbitrarily connects one or more external processors to the plurality of leaf memory modules over a host link; and a management processor that responds to requests from one or more external processors for management, maintenance, configuration and provisioning of the leaf memory modules within the memory appliance.
US10254979B1	Relocating or aborting a block of data by a host, based on media policies managed by a storage device A storage device transmits a message to a host, where the message indicates that at an opportune time the host should relocate or abort a block of data that is stored in the storage device. The storage receives a command from the host, to relocate or abort the block of data stored in the storage device.
US10254978B2	Implementing synchronization for remote disk mirroring A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
US10254975B2	Controller, data storage device, and data communication system having variable communication speed Apparatuses having variable communication speeds are disclose. In one example, an apparatus may comprise a controller configured to: receive a signal from a host, the signal being compatible with a data communication protocol at a first data communication speed; selectively implement a first data communication protocol from a plurality of data communication protocols to communicate with a first memory or implement a second data communication protocol from the plurality of data communication protocols to communicate with a second memory based on the data communication speed; store data in the first memory via the first data communication protocol when the data communication speed is a first speed; and store data in the second memory via the second data communication protocol when the data communication speed is a second speed that is different than the first speed.
US10254973B2	Data management system and method for processing distributed data A data management system and method for processing distributed data, which adaptively adjusts the amounts of data to be read from a plurality of storages, depending on I/O performances of the respective storages. The data management system includes a plurality of storage nodes each storing duplicate data of original data, and a distributed data management unit providing read requests for parts of the duplicate data to the respective storage nodes, combining the read parts into a complete version of the data, and outputting the complete version of the data.
US10254972B2	Storage device and storage system According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a nonvolatile memory storing first data, and a device controller which is capable of storing all or a part of the first data stored in the nonvolatile memory as second data to a memory area in a host. The device controller which is configured to calculate a first hash value of the second data stored in the memory area in a first timing, calculate a second hash value of the second data stored in the memory area in a second timing, and detect whether the second data stored in the memory area is tampered between the first and second timings by comparing the second hash value with the first hash value.
US10254963B2	Efficiently and dynamically sized reverse map to handle variable size data A system comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to receive a data stream including one or more data blocks; determine a size of the one or more data blocks; determine a number of mappings needed for a physical block based on the size of a data block and a size of the physical block, the number of mappings being variable for different physical blocks depending on the size of the one or more data blocks storing in the physical block; retrieve a dynamically sized reverse map, the dynamically sized reverse map being a dynamic tree structure; determine a starting location in the dynamically sized reverse map for mappings of the one or more data blocks; and create an entry for the physical block in the dynamically sized reverse map.
US10254961B2	Dynamic load based memory tag management A computer-implemented method for managing a memory control unit includes receiving a command at the memory control unit. The command includes a command type that either requires or does not require buffering resources. The method further includes determining, via the memory control unit, a number of available memory tags from a first set of memory tags that are associated with the buffering resources. The method includes determining, via the memory control unit, a number of available memory tags from a second set of memory tags that are not associated with the buffering resources. The method also includes dynamically adjusting, via the memory control unit, assignment of memory tags for use in the second set of memory tags based on the command type, the number of available memory tags from the first set of memory tags, and the number of available memory tags from the second set of memory tags.
US10254960B2	Electronic device that operates under one of a plurality of input modes, and method of controlling an electronic device An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a display device and an input device for user input. The input device may be movably coupled to the display device. The electronic device may include a processor coupled to the display device and the input device. The processor may detect a first and a second operating mode of the electronic device, and then may control the input device to operate either under the first input mode or the second input mode respectively in accordance with the detected relative arrangement. A method and programming product are also disclosed.
US10254956B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for messaging The device displays a messaging user interface on a display, the messaging user interface including a conversation transcript, a plurality of electronic stickers, and a message-input area. While displaying the messaging user interface, the device detects a first user input while a focus selector is at a first location in the messaging user interface that corresponds to a first electronic sticker in the plurality of electronic stickers. In response, the device places and displays the first electronic sticker in the conversation transcript. While the first electronic sticker is displayed in the conversation transcript: the device detects a second user input while a focus selector is at a second location in the messaging user interface that corresponds to the first electronic sticker in the conversation transcript. In response, the device changes the position, size, and/or rotation of the first electronic sticker in the conversation transcript.
US10254951B2	Methods and apparatus for correcting input error in input apparatus Methods and apparatus are provided for correcting an input error in an input apparatus capable of touch inputs of a first touch input scheme and a second touch input scheme. Upon detecting a touch input of the first touch input scheme, an activity corresponding to the detected touch input is executed and activity execution information corresponding to the activity is stored. The activity executed in accordance with the touch input of the first touch input scheme is cancelled, when a touch input of the second touch input scheme occurs before the touch input of the first touch input scheme is released or before a preset timer expires. The first touch input scheme and the second touch input scheme are different schemes.
US10254948B2	Reduced-size user interfaces for dynamically updated application overviews An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display can detect a contact with the display, and in response to detecting the contact, the device can display a user interface screen representing a corresponding application. The user interface screen can include an affordance for launching the application, and a set of information obtained from the application, where the set of information is updated in accordance with data from the application.
US10254947B2	Smart device capable of multi-tasking control, and control method therefor Disclosed are a smart device capable of multi-tasking control, capable of controlling a multi-tasking program while a main program screen is viewed, and a control method therefor. The smart device capable of multi-tasking control and the control method therefor can control a second program without being disturbed by the use of a first application and have the advantages of easily controlling a second application due to a wide input range since a user uses the entire screen, and enabling the user to control two applications, as necessary, since the overlay state of a first screen can be changed using only a simple input signal.
US10254946B2	Hiding portions of display content A computer-implemented method includes generating code for displaying a two-dimensional media programming schedule grid, receiving a command to compress the grid at a first location along a first dimension, and generating code for displaying the grid with visible graphical fold marks defining a fold area near the first location along the first dimension.
US10254937B2	Graphical user interface and data transfer methods in a controlling device A smart device is provided with a main remote control application that may be configured using information. The main remote control application may present images of original remote controls corresponding to devices which are controllable by the configured main remote control application. In connection with a presented image of an original remote control, the display may present icons that are representative of a subset of the buttons of the original remote control. The user interface also allows a user to select amongst the images of the original remote controls to change which appliances are to be controlled via the user interface. A pop-up remote control widget may also be provided which may be invoked without switching to the main remote control application provisioned on the smart device.
US10254934B2	Network security investigation workflow logging Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable network security analysts and other users to efficiently conduct network security investigations and to produce useful representations of investigation results. As used herein, a network security investigation generally refers to an analysis by an analyst (or team of analysts) of one or more detected network events that may pose internal and/or external threats to a computer network under management. A network security application provides various interfaces that enable users to create investigation timelines, where the investigation timelines display a collection of events related to a particular network security investigation. A network security application further provides functionality to monitor and log user interactions with the network security application, where particular logged user interactions may also be added to one or more investigation timelines.
US10254931B2	Metadata-driven list user interface component builder Disclosed herein are technologies for a metadata-driven building of list user interface (UI) components of a UI of an application. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US10254924B2	Content presentation and interaction across multiple displays An application can generate multiple user interfaces for display across multiple electronic devices. After the electronic devices establish communication, an application running on at least one of the devices can present a first set of information items on a touch-enabled display of one of the electronic devices. The electronic device can receive a user selection of one of the first set of information items. In response to receiving the user selection, the application can generate a second set of information items for display on the other electronic device. The second set of information items can represent an additional level of information related to the selected information item.
US10254921B2	Method of controlling mobile terminal A method of controlling a mobile terminal, for diagnosing a home appliance using the mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes a menu display step of displaying a diagnosis menu for diagnosis of a home appliance on a display, an information receiving step of receiving information about a current state of the home appliance or presence of a problem as an audio signal when the diagnosis menu is selected, the information being diagnosed by the home appliance, a result display step of displaying a diagnosis result of the home appliance on the display, the diagnosis result being obtained based on the information received in the information receiving step, and a solution display step of displaying a solution based on the diagnosis result to suggest a measure to be taken by a user to the user.
US10254918B2	Tilt adjustable perspective icons display device and non-transitory computer readable medium A display control section of a display device allows a display section: to display an acceptance screen for accepting an operation of allowing icons contained within an operation screen displayed by the display section to be displayed in a predetermined normal manner or a manner in which the icons are extended in a first direction on the operation screen moving away from a user's line of sight when a tilt of the display surface is changed in one direction; when the acceptance section accepts the operation of allowing the icons to be displayed in the normal manner, to display the operation screen containing the icons displayed in the normal manner, and when the acceptance section accepts the operation of allowing the icons to be displayed in the manner in which the icons are extended, to display the operation screen containing the icons extended at least in the first direction.
US10254907B2	Display device with input function A display device with an input function is provided with a display panel, a touch sensor arranged overlapping the display panel, and an electromagnetic shield arranged overlapping the display panel, the display panel, the touch sensor, and the electromagnetic shield have flexibility, the display panel includes a substrate having flexibility, a functional circuit layer arranged on the first surface of the substrate, and a display element layer provided in a location facing the first surface via the functional circuit layer, the touch sensor includes a plurality of electrostatic capacitance type sensor electrodes arranged in a location facing the functional circuit layer via the display element layer, the electromagnetic shield is arranged in a location further outside than the touch sensor from the rolled axis or the folded axis of the substrate when the functional circuit layer and the display element layer are rolled or folded inward.
US10254900B2	Drifting keyboard A keyboard entry system for use in a touch screen display in which a user touches the display to move a keyboard on the display. The user moves the keyboard until a desired key lies under a fixed cursor. To type the key, the user lifts his finger.
US10254898B2	Touch display panel and display device A touch display panel and a display device are provided. The touch display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other; a black matrix; and a plurality of light sensing elements, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of signal lines formed on the second substrate; the black matrix is formed on the first substrate and only transmits light within the first wavelength range; the light sensing elements are shaded by the black matrix; each scan line is connected to a first end of the corresponding light sensing element, and each signal line is connected to a second end of the corresponding light sensing element; and the light sensing element is configured to generate a touch signal according to the received light within the first wavelength range and the scanning signal provided by the scan line and supply the touch signal to the corresponding signal line. The touch display panel has a simple structure and a relatively low cost.
US10254889B1	Method and apparatus for determining a valid sequence of touch events on a touch sensitive device Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for determining a valid sequence of touch events on a touch sensitive device. A first sequence of touch events is received, a proximity between any two touch events of the first sequence of touch events being greater than a proximity threshold. A second sequence of touch events is received. The touch events from the first and the second sequence are combined if a time difference between the first and the second sequence of touch events is below a time threshold and a proximity between the first and the second sequence of touch events is less than the proximity threshold. A valid sequence of touch events is determined if a combined pressure of the first and the second sequence of touch events is greater than a pressure threshold.
US10254888B2	System and method for detecting and characterizing force inputs on a surface One variation of a method for detecting and characterizing force inputs on a surface includes: during a resistance scan cycle of a sampling period, driving a shield electrode arranged over a resistive touch sensor to a reference potential and reading resistance values across sense electrode and drive electrode pairs in the resistive touch sensor; during a processing cycle of the sampling period, transforming the resistance values into a position and a magnitude of a force applied to a tactile surface over the shield electrode, releasing the shield electrode from the reference potential, reading a capacitance value of the shield electrode, and detecting proximity of an object to the tactile surface based on the capacitance value; and generating a touch image representing the position and the magnitude of the force on the tactile surface based on the proximity of the object to the tactile surface.
US10254887B2	Display unit A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.
US10254885B2	Display device A display device includes a pixel including a first electrode and a second electrode and having first capacitance formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a power supply to provide the first electrode with a third power voltage including an alternating wave form and to provide the second electrode with a second power voltage; and a sensor to sense a touch current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode in response to the touch driving signal.
US10254869B2	Display device with touch detecting function and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detecting function includes: a substrate; a display area; a touch detection electrode provided with a plurality of conductive thin wires, each of the conductive thin wires including a plurality of thin wire pieces each having a linear shape and including a first end and a second end; a drive electrode; and a display functional layer. The adjacent thin wire pieces are arranged so as to be bent at a bent portion serving as a portion at which the second end of the one thin wire piece of the adjacent thin wire pieces is connected to the first end of the other thin wire piece of the adjacent thin wire pieces, and the conductive thin wires include a bent portion having an angle formed by the adjacent thin wire pieces different from angles of the other bent portions.
US10254864B2	Display device with light shield A display of an electric device includes a plurality of separated transparent electrode blocks, which are configured to provide one or more of supplemental features such as touch recognition. Signal paths between the transparent electrode blocks and the driver for the supplemental feature are implemented with a plurality of conductive lines placed under positioned under one or more planarization layers. The conductive lines implementing the signal paths are routed across the display area, directly toward a non-display area where drive-integrated circuits are located.
US10254862B2	Stylus and touch control method A stylus adapted to a touch panel is provided. The stylus comprises a barrel, a driving circuit disposed inside the barrel and configured to generate a driving signal, a conductive tip disposed at an end of the barrel and electrically connected to the driving circuit to receive the driving signal, and a conductive grip disposed at the barrel and electrically isolated from the conductive tip. The conductive tip is capacitively coupled with the touch panel via the driving signal to form a first induced capacitor on the touch panel. A capacitance effect is generated between the conductive grip and the touch panel to form a second induced capacitor on the touch panel. A touch control method is also provided.
US10254858B2	Capturing pen input by a pen-aware shell The electronic devices described herein are configured to enhance user experience associated with using a pen on the touchscreens of the electronic devices. Contact of a pen on the touch screen is detected by a persistent, pen-aware shell that occupies some or all of the touch screen user interface throughout operation of the electronic device. Detected pen contact with the touch screen is captured/collected as pen input and used to perform a function of the electronic device or shared with an application such that the application may perform a function based on the pen input. A performed function or application with which to share the pen in put is selected by a user, automatically by an operating system, or a combination of the two. Automatic capture of pen input by the persistent, pen-aware shell provides an intuitive way of making use of pen/touch screen capability of an electronic device.
US10254854B2	Tracker for cursor navigation A system for a tracker for cursor navigation is described herein. The system includes a display, camera, memory, and processor. The memory that is to store instructions and is communicatively coupled to the camera and the display. The processor is communicatively coupled to the camera, the display, and the memory. When the processor is to execute the instructions, the processor is to extract an object mask of an object and execute an optical flow on good feature points from the object mask. The processor is also to estimate a movement of the object and render a cursor on the display based on the movement of the object.
US10254849B2	Cursor mode switching Methods and systems for processing input from an image-capture device for gesture-recognition. The method further includes computationally interpreting user gestures in accordance with a first mode of operation; analyzing the path of movement of an object to determine an intent of a user to change modes of operation; and, upon determining an intent of the user to change modes of operation, subsequently interpreting user gestures in accordance with the second mode of operation.
US10254839B2	Impact feedback operation device An impact feedback operation device includes a base member, an operation member having an operation part equipped with a touch sensor, an actuator having a shape memory alloy wire, a temperature sensor, a voltage sensor, and a processing unit. The processing unit determines an energization condition required for the shape memory alloy wire, depending on a detected temperature and a detected voltage. The operation part is fixed to the base member through an elastically deformable elastic portion.
US10254836B2	Haptic power consumption management A haptically-enabled system retrieves a haptic effect definition in response to a request for a haptic effect and receives a power consumption management mode. The system modifies the haptic effect definition based at least in part on the power consumption management mode and converts the modified haptic effect definition into a haptic effect signal. The system then applies the haptic effect signal to a haptic output device.
US10254834B2	System and method for generating identifiers from user input associated with perceived stimuli The present invention generally relates to systems for generating identifiers. In particular, the systems and methods herein are configured to generate visual and/or aural identifiers for representing user response to stimuli. In a preferred embodiment, visual identifiers are generated from primary colors or shapes, wherein the primary colors and/or shapes can be blended or modified based on strength/weakness of the stimuli experienced by a user or across a plurality of users, while aural identifiers are generated from musical notes from any source such as preprogrammed stored notes or notes played live. Preferred embodiments of the invention are further configured to receive text or other non-visual identifier from a user in order to describe the response the user has to a stimuli; wherein the associated system is configured to convert the described response into an appropriate identifier.
US10254830B2	Correlating user reaction with at least an aspect associated with an augmentation of an augmented view Computationally implemented methods and systems include detecting one or more user reactions of a user in response to a display to the user of an augmented view of an actual scene from a real environment, the augmented view that was displayed including one or more augmentations, and correlating the detected one or more user reactions with at least one or more aspects associated with the one or more augmentations that were included in the augmented view that was presented. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
US10254822B2	Power decrease and increase based on packet type Techniques for controlling one or more audio amplifiers in or associated with a device coupled on a local area network are disclosed. An example playback device includes a processor, an amplifier, a network interface, and a memory. The memory includes a software module that, when executed by the processor, causes the playback device to: operate in a first power mode in which the amplifier consumes a first amount of power; while operating in the first power mode, determine that a defined time has passed since receiving, via the network interface, a specified type of data packet; and based on determining that the defined time has passed since receiving the specified type of data packet, transition from operating in the first power mode to operate in a second power mode in which the amplifier consumes a second amount of power, wherein the first amount of power is greater than the second amount of power.
US10254819B2	Apparatus and method for activating and shutting down enhanced pipeline stages and enhanced modules based on priority and performance requirements A method for controlling a pipeline-based processor. The method includes determining a change in a workload. The method also includes activating or shutting down, by at least one controller circuit, one or more of the plurality of enhanced pipeline stages based on at least one corresponding enhanced stage priority level of the one or more of the plurality of enhanced pipeline stages and requirements for performance of the workload. The method additionally includes activating or shutting down, by the at least one controller circuit, one or more of the plurality of enhanced modules of the particular pipeline stage based on at least one corresponding priority level of the one or more of the plurality of enhanced modules of the particular pipeline stage and the requirements for the performance of the workload.
US10254811B2	On-chip power sequence validator and monitor Systems, apparatuses, and methods for monitoring power rails during power sequences are disclosed. An apparatus includes one or more voltage regulators, a plurality of registers, and control logic. The control logic is configured to monitor a power rail generated by a voltage regulator. The control logic generates and stores an indication of pass or failure in a first register for the power rail during a power sequence. The control logic enables the first register to be read by an external device subsequent to completion of the power sequence. In another embodiment, the control logic generates a pass indicator if the power rail is less than a first voltage value on a first boundary of a timing interval and if the power rail is greater than a second voltage value on a second boundary of the timing interval. Otherwise, a fail indicator is generated.
US10254803B1	Multi-form factor information handling system (IHS) with layered, foldable, bendable, flippable, rotatable, removable, displaceable, and/or slideable component(s) Embodiments of a multi-form factor Information Handling System (IHS) with layered, foldable, bendable, flippable, rotatable, removable, displaceable, and/or slideable component(s) are described. In some embodiments, an IHS may include a first display and a second display coupled to the first display, where the second display further comprises a bendable, foldable, or flippable layer having: (i) a screen surface, and (ii) a keyboard surface opposing the screen surface.
US10254802B1	Retractable keyboard hinge structure for magnetic keyboard Systems and methods are disclosed for transitioning a magnetic keyboard between retracted and extended states using a retractable keyboard hinge structure. An information handling system may include a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion rotatably coupled by the retractable keyboard hinge structure. The first housing portion may include a magnetic keyboard, and a sliding plate including a plurality of magnets that may be disposed underneath the magnetic keyboard. The retractable keyboard hinge structure may include a first hinge and a first cam. The first hinge and the first cam, when the first housing portion is rotated in relation to the second housing portion, may cause the sliding plate to move in a first linear direction. In response to the sliding plate moving, the plurality of magnets may cause the magnetic keyboard to move in a second linear direction perpendicular to the first linear direction.
US10254800B2	Portable electronic apparatus A portable electronic apparatus includes a display panel which is flexible and thus prevents or protects a defect from occurring when the portable electronic apparatus is bent. The portable electronic apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a window that is disposed over an image display surface of the display panel; a functional plate that is disposed between the display panel and the window; and a first adhesive layer that is patterned and is disposed between the display panel and the functional plate or between the functional plate and the window.
US10254799B2	Display device and method for manufacturing display device A manufacturing method of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel forming process to provide a display panel includes the flexible base material, the plurality of pixels, and a display area, a display panel bending process to bend a part adjacent to the display area of the display panel and form a bent area, and arrange a part opposite to the display area with respect to the bent area to be opposed to the display area, a filling process to fill, by liquid adhesive, a space on the inner surface side that is in the bent area and that is the surface side of the display panel opposite to the surface on which the plurality of pixels are arranged on the flexible base material, and a curing process to cure the liquid adhesive and form an adhesive layer.
US10254798B2	Display device A display device includes a foldable case unit and a flexible display panel. The case unit includes an elongated connecting plate, and a lower case and an upper case coupled to the connecting plate via hinge parts, respectively. The upper case has a variable dimension in a y direction. In the opened case unit, the lower case, the connecting plate, and the upper case are aligned flush with one another in the y direction. In the folded case unit, the dimension of the upper case in the y direction is larger than the dimension in the opened case unit, and the display panel is accommodated in a space surrounded with the lower case, the connecting plate, and the upper case.
US10254789B2	Cover and electronic device having the same A cover adapted to an electronic device is provided. An outer side of the electronic device has a connection port. The cover includes a first covering structure and a second covering structure. The first covering structure is disposed on the outer side and has a plurality of first openings. The second covering structure is connected to the first covering structure and has a second opening. The second opening is aligned to the connection port, and the second opening is separated from the first openings. A connector is adapted to be inserted into the connection port through the second opening.
US10254771B2	System and method for dispensing a beverage Systems, apparatus and methods are described herein for dispensing a carbonated beverage. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first cylinder that defines an interior region that can contain a volume of carbonated water and a first piston separating the interior region. A second cylinder is coupled to the first cylinder and defines an interior region and a second piston separating the interior region and operatively coupled to the first piston. The interior region of the second cylinder can contain a volume of beverage concentrate. A flywheel assembly is operatively coupled to the first cylinder and to the first piston and can control a predetermined ratio of a volume of carbonated water from the first cylinder and a volume of beverage concentrate from the second cylinder to be dispensed when a force is exerted on the piston by a flow of carbonated water through the first cylinder.
US10254762B2	Compensating for the vibration of the vehicle To compensate for the effects of vibration on a lidar system in a vehicle, a vibration sensor within the lidar system and/or the vehicle detects vibration, such as a gyroscope, accelerometer, inertial measurement unit (IMU), etc. The detected vibration is then used to generate a compensation signal. The compensation signal is combined with a drive signal that drives a scanner configured to direct light pulses across a field of regard. The combined signal is provided to the scanner, and accordingly, the light pulses are accurately directed across the field of regard.
US10254757B2	Method and control unit for setting an activation signal for activating at least one safety device of a vehicle A method for setting an activation signal for activating at least one safety device of a vehicle. The method includes reading in a driving mode signal. In this case, the driving mode signal represents an item of information as to whether a manual driving mode or an at least partially automatic driving mode of the vehicle is set. The method also includes adapting at least one parameter of the activation signal while using the driving mode signal, to set the activation signal.
US10254751B2	Local analytics at an asset Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods related to assets and predictive models and corresponding workflows that are related to the operation of assets. In particular, examples involve assets configured to receive and locally execute predictive models, locally individualize predictive models, and/or locally execute workflows or portions thereof.
US10254733B2	Motor control device A motor control device avoids the difficulties associated with safely controlling a motor using a second calculation unit when a first calculation unit malfunctions. A motor control device monitors a malfunction of a first microcomputer and a malfunction of a first CPU of the first microcomputer and performs a determination based on a result of a second external communication functional unit. When the determination is normal, the process proceeds determine that the first CPU is normal and a second CPU malfunctions. Therefore, it is possible to continue processing using the first CPU in this case.
US10254732B2	Monitoring and control of proppant storage from a datavan A system and method that remotely monitors and controls proppant usage in a fracturing operation. The system and method allow operators to wirelessly monitor and control proppant storage units from inside a datavan through sensors and control mechanisms that interface with fracturing software to schedule the flow of the proppant. A sensor monitors the weight, container level, or volume of the proppant being used to keep the induced hydraulic fracture open. A serial to Ethernet converter converts this information and sends it wirelessly to a datavan. A user at the datavan controls the proppant usage through a display in the datavan of the storage units with the appropriate weight. The container monitoring software links with the fracturing software, providing real-time information about proppant usage so that the user can properly schedule proppant flow to the well through valves, conveyor belts, and other control mechanisms.
US10254731B2	Machining program creating device A machining program creating device that calculates a movement command indicating a tool path based on the machining program including the machining cycle command includes machining region calculating means for calculating a machining region based on a machining condition and a finished shape specified by the machining cycle command, movement command calculating means for calculating the movement command based on the machining condition specified by the machining cycle command, and the machining region calculated by the machining region calculating means, and machining program creating means for creating a machining program without a machining cycle command, based on an unmachined workpiece shape and the finished shape specified by the machining cycle command, the machining region calculated by the machining region calculating means, and the movement command calculated by the movement command calculating means.
US10254724B2	Method and system for personalized, secure, and intuitive smart home control using a smart hand A user equipment (UE) for use in a smart home control system is provided. The UE includes a beam forming device configured to transmit a directional signal beam to an electronic device. The directional signal beam includes a credential associated with the UE. The UE also includes a transmitter configured to transmit a command signal including the credential after the beam forming device transmits the directional signal beam to the electronic device. The command signal commands an operation of the electronic device. The UE further includes an input device. The input device is configured to receive a directional signal beam generating input to initiate the transmission of the signal beam. The input device is also configured to receive a command input to initiate the transmission of the command signal.
US10254718B2	Controller enclosure, mounting and orientation of same A controlling and monitoring control application associated with one or more work operations of one or more utility devices is disclosed. The controller is programmed for controlling one or more external work operations associated with one or more utility devices. An I/O board is connected in communication with the primary controller having a module with a plurality of device-specific control applications associated with one or more device-specific work operations. The housing of the controller includes one or more cable access points for plugging a cable into the controller. The cable access points are sealed to prevent water from entering into the housing. A mounting bracket assembly provides flexibility for mounting the controller at various orientations and/or positions. The controller also includes a DC control circuit for controlling backlight luminance over the entire dimming ratio.
US10254709B2	Developing cartridge including holder that holds electrical contact surface A developing cartridge includes a housing, a developing roller positioned at one end of the housing in a second direction, a storage medium having an electric contact surface, a resilient member and a first holder positioned at one end of the housing in a first direction, and a second holder holding the electric contact surface. The resilient member can expand and contract in a third direction crossing the electric contact surface. The resilient member has one end connected to the first holder, and another end connected to the second holder. The second holder is movable relative to the first holder in the third direction between a first position and a second position. As the second holder moves from the first position to the second position, the resilient member expands to generate contraction force functioning as pressing force acting in a direction from the second position toward the first position.
US10254706B2	Image forming apparatus having a contact/separation mechanism for moving a developing device An image forming apparatus includes an elastic member applying an urging force to a drum cartridge toward an upstream side of a mounting direction of the drum cartridge against a mounting operation thereof, and an engaging portion engaging with the drum cartridge receiving the urging force to restrict movement of the drum cartridge from a mounted position toward the upstream side in the mounting direction. The drum cartridge includes a release member for releasing engagement between the drum cartridge and an engaging portion, wherein the drum cartridge is moved to a predetermined position in an upstream side of the mounting position with respect to the mounting direction by receiving the urging force upon release of the engagement between the drum cartridge and the engaging portion, and the drum cartridge positioned at a predetermined position contacts a rotatable member subjected to a closing operation to restrict rotation of the rotating member.
US10254702B2	End member, photosensitive drum unit, and process cartridge An end member includes a tubular bearing member and a shaft member held by the bearing member. The shaft member includes a rotating shaft rotatable around an axis and movable in an axial direction, and a rotating force receiving member disposed in one end portion of the rotating shaft and including an engaging member to be engaged with a driving shaft of the image forming apparatus body. The engaging member is switchable between a posture of being engaged with the driving shaft and a posture of not being engaged with the driving shaft. A maximum static friction coefficient applied when the rotating shaft moves in a rotating axial direction with respect to the bearing member is equal to or less than 0.40 where a force that acts in a direction orthogonal to a frictional force direction is 2.5 to 10.5 N.
US10254701B2	Paper correction apparatus, image forming system and non-transitory computer readable medium on which paper correction program is recorded A paper correction apparatus B corrects a curl of a sheet S by passing the sheet S through curved paper conveying routes CCP1 and CCP2 whose curving amounts can be changed. The paper correction apparatus B is provided with a control unit B3 which sets the curving amounts of the curved paper conveying routes CCP1 and CCP2, and changes a sheet interval in accordance with the curving amounts which are set. By this configuration, it is possible to inhibit the productivity from being reduced due to paper correction during performing post-printing processes in a finisher which is located in the downstream side of the paper correction apparatus B.
US10254697B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a medium carrying part carrying a continuous medium, an image forming part performing a print process, a cutting part cutting the medium, replacement parts that are expendable and expected to be replaced when reaching its end of life, a usage detection part detecting usages of all of the replacement parts, a controller controlling these parts. The controller determines if one of the replacement parts reaches its end of life during the print process based on the detection result of the usage detection part wherein the one of the replacement parts is defined as a life-end part, and when the life-end part is found, the controller determines whether or not to cut the medium according to a type of the life-end part and selection information input by an operator before the print process starts.
US10254692B1	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling return from sleep mode in image forming apparatus A detection unit detects a presence of an individual near an image forming apparatus during a sleep mode in which an image forming unit, an image reading unit, and a user interface unit enter a sleep state of non-conduction. An individual specifying unit specifies the individual detected by the detection unit. A determination unit determines whether there is a printing job corresponding to the individual specified by the individual specifying unit. A control unit warms up a heater by causing the fixer to transition from the sleep state to a ready state when the determination unit determines that there is the printing job corresponding to the individual specified by the individual specifying unit. Conversely, the control unit maintains the fixer in the sleep state when the determination unit determines that there is no printing job corresponding to the individual specified by the individual specifying unit.
US10254689B2	Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus that set target temperatures of heat generating elements for heating a developer image in each of a plurality of regions A fixing apparatus includes a plurality of heat generating elements for heating a developer image formed on a recording medium corresponding to a plurality of heating regions. A first target temperature of the heat generating elements is set based on a developer amount per unit area of the developer image in each of the heating regions, and the temperature of the heat generating elements is controlled to the first target temperature. If a difference between the first target temperatures for two adjacent heating regions is outside of a predetermined range, the first target temperature for one of the two adjacent heating regions is corrected to a second target temperature, which is higher than the first target temperature, so that the difference between the first target temperatures for the two adjacent heating regions is within the predetermined range.
US10254684B2	Image forming device with first and second transfer power sources An image forming device includes an image carrier carrying an image, a transfer device including paired transfer members that transport the image carrier and a recording medium, a grounded guide member that guides the recording medium to a transfer region, and a transfer power source that produces an electric field in the transfer region causing the image to be transferred onto the recording medium. The transfer power source includes a first transfer power source that imparts a first transfer voltage to one of the paired transfer members, and a second transfer power source that, when the recording medium has a predetermined resistance value or less, or is of low resistance having a conductive layer along a medium substrate face, imparts a second transfer voltage of opposite polarity and having an absolute value less than or equal to the first transfer voltage to the other of the paired transfer members.
US10254669B2	Method for manufacturing toner for electrostatic image development The present invention relates to a process for producing a toner for development of electrostatic images, including step (1) of mixing a releasing agent and a water dispersion of resin particles (A) to obtain a water dispersion of releasing agent particles; step (2) of mixing the obtained water dispersion of the releasing agent particles and a water dispersion of resin particles (B) to aggregate the releasing agent particles and the resin particles (B), thereby obtaining aggregated particles; and step (3) of coalescing the obtained aggregated particles to obtain coalesced particles, in which the resin particles (A) include a composite resin including a segment (a1) constituted of a polyester resin and a vinyl-based resin segment (a2) containing a constitutional unit derived from a styrene-based compound; and a resin constituting the resin particles (B) includes a segment (b1) constituted of a polyester resin in an amount of not less than 50% by mass.
US10254667B2	Electrostatic charge image developing toner set, electrostatic charge image developer set, and toner cartridge set An electrostatic charge image developing toner set includes a white toner that includes white toner particles containing a core and a coating layer which does not contain a coloring agent and a colored toner that includes colored toner particles containing a core and a coating layer which does not contain a coloring agent, wherein with respect to a difference between an average equivalent circle diameter [Rw1] of the cores (Win) in the white toner particles and an average equivalent circle diameter [Rw2] of the white toner particles [Rw2−Rw1], and a difference between the average equivalent circle diameter [Rc1] of the cores (Cin) in the colored toner particles and the average equivalent circle diameter [Rc2] of the colored toner particles [Rc2−Rc1], a relationship of the following Expression (1) is satisfied: [Rw2−Rw1]<[Rc2−Rc1] (1).
US10254659B1	Exposure apparatus and method for exposure of transparent substrate An exposure apparatus includes a carrying device and a UV light generation device that irradiate a transparent substrate positioned on the carrying device. The carrying device includes a base, a linear electric machine, an exposure table, and a pneumatic lift device that is arranged between the exposure table and the base and supports the exposure table on the base. A stator of the linear electric machine is fixed to the base, and a rotor of the linear electric machine is fixedly coupled to the exposure table. The linear electric machine drives the exposure table to move relative to the base. A method for exposure of a transparent substrate is also provided. The linear electric machine only needs to drive the movement of the exposure table thereby helping increase exposure speed and exposure accuracy. The pneumatic lift device provides an additional function of cushioning.
US10254658B2	Metrology method, target and substrate A method of measuring a parameter of a lithographic process, the method including: illuminating a diffraction measurement target on a substrate with radiation, the measurement target including at least a first sub-target, at least a second sub-target and at least third sub-target, wherein the first, second and third sub-targets each include a periodic structure and wherein the first sub-target, second sub-target and third sub-target each have a different design and wherein at least two of the sub-targets are respectively designed for determination of a different lithographic process parameter; and detecting radiation scattered by the at least two sub-targets to obtain for that target a measurement representing the different parameters of the lithographic process.
US10254647B2	Liquid solder resist composition and printed wiring board A liquid solder resist composition contains a carboxyl group-containing resin (A), a thermosetting component (B), a photopolymerizable component (C), and a photopolymerization initiator (D). The thermosetting component (B) contains a powdery epoxy compound (B11) represented by following formula (1).
US10254644B2	Metrology methods, metrology apparatus and device manufacturing method A metrology apparatus uses radiation (304) in an EUV waveband. A first detection system (333) includes a spectroscopic grating (312) and a detector (313) for capturing a spectrum of the EUV radiation after interaction with a target (T). Properties of the target are measured by analyzing the spectrum. The radiation (304) further includes radiation in other wavebands such as VUV, DUV, UV, visible and IR. A second detection system (352, 372, 382) is arranged to receive at least a portion of radiation (350) reflected by the first spectroscopic grating and to capture a spectrum (SA) in one or more of said other wavebands. The second waveband spectrum can be used to enhance accuracy of the measurement based on the EUV spectrum, and/or it can be used for a different measurement. Other types of detection, such as polarization can be used instead or in addition to spectroscopic gratings.
US10254643B2	Imprint apparatus and method of manufacturing article The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern on an imprint material on a shot region on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprising a supply unit having a plurality of discharge outlets each of which is configured to discharge the imprint material, and configured to supply the imprint material to the substrate, and a control unit configured to control the supply unit so as to supply the imprint material from the plurality of discharge outlets onto the shot region, wherein the control unit determines discharge outlets to be used to supply the imprint material to the shot region among the plurality of discharge outlets based on discharge history information indicating a history of discharge of the imprint material from each of the plurality of discharge outlets.
US10254639B2	Transparent screen for 3D display and 3D display system A transparent screen for 3D display having excellent transparency and an excellent viewing angle, and a 3D display system are provided. The transparent screen for 3D display has a plurality of dots, each of the dots having wavelength selectivity and being formed of a liquid crystal material having a cholesteric structure, in which the cholesteric structure gives a striped pattern of bright parts and dark parts in a cross-sectional view of the dot observed by a scanning electron microscope, the dot includes a portion having a height that increases continuously to the maximum height in a direction extending from the edge toward the center of the dot, in the portion, the angle formed by the normal line to a line that is formed by a first dark part as counted from the surface of the dot on the opposite side of the substrate and the surface of the dot is in the range of 70° to 90°, and right-handed circularly polarized light and left-handed circularly polarized light are reflected by the plurality of dots.
US10254637B2	Strain relieved mounting method and apparatus for screen material A method of mounting screen material may include a screen mounted to a frame at multiple mounting points. One embodiment may include mounting patches attached along the perimeter of the screen. These mounting patches may be strain relieved in order to enable rolling the screen without sacrificing the in-plane rigidity of the patches when the screen is mounted to a frame. Stated differently, the strain relieved patches may reduce the strain on the screen in the circumstance the screen is rolled onto a core. The mounting patches may be strain relieved by locating notches or slits in the mounting patch.
US10254631B2	Imaging platform, in particular for imaging people Imaging platform assembly includes a platform having a transparent portion, and a support frame that supports the platform at an elevated level, a rotatable camera support coupled to the support frame adjacent to the platform, a camera arm extending from the camera support, and a camera arranged at a free end of the camera arm and having a field of view oriented toward the platform. The camera support is rotatable to cause the camera to move in a path between a position above the platform and a position below the transparent region of the platform and enables imaging of a subject on the platform from above and below the platform. When the camera is fixed to the camera arm and the camera arm is fixed to the camera support, a complete rotation of the camera support causes a complete rotation of the camera around the platform.
US10254627B2	Voice coil motor A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a rotor having a first driving unit and arranged therein with a lens, a stator having a second driving unit wrapping the first driving unit and being opposite to the first driving unit, a base supporting the stator and having an opening formed at a position corresponding to that of the lens, a connection terminal including a pair of first and second connection terminals arranged at an upper surface of the base, and an elastic member including a first elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the first connection terminal and a second elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the second connection terminal.
US10254626B2	Coherent upconversion of light An embodiment simultaneously receives light waves emanating from an object and having first frequency components f1.1 and f1.2, and pumped monochromatic coherent light waves having a second frequency f2. The method non-linearly combines the light waves having the first frequency component f1.1 and the pumped monochromatic coherent light waves, and generates coherent light waves having a third frequency component f3.1 that is a sum of the first frequency f1.1 and the second frequency f2. The method non-linearly combines the light waves having the first frequency component f1.2 and the pumped monochromatic coherent light waves, and generates coherent light waves having a third frequency component f3.2 that is a sum of the first frequency f1.2 and the second frequency f2. The method digitizes the generated coherent light waves and outputs an image responsive to the light waves emanating from the object.
US10254624B2	Semiconductor optical modulation element To provide a Mach-Zehnder (MZ) type semiconductor optical modulation element that can be used as a modulator, which is ultrafast and excellent in electrical stability. A semiconductor optical modulation element of a Mach-Zehnder type that performs modulation of light using a refractive index modulation region where a refractive index of the light guided to an optical waveguide is modulated and an input and output region where multiplexing/demultiplexing of the light split in the refractive index modulation region is performed, characterized in that in the refractive index modulation region of the optical waveguide, an n-type clad layer, an i core layer, and a p-type clad layer are stacked in the order from a top layer on a substrate surface equivalent to a (100) plane of a sphalerite-type seminsulating semiconductor crystal substrate, the n-type clad layer is formed in a ridge shape in an inverted mesa direction, and a capacitancl-oaded electrode is provided on the n-type clad layer.
US10254617B2	Switchable objects and methods of manufacture A simplified switchable object and methods of making same are provided. The methods may include steps of applying a switchable material on a first surface of a first substrate, the switchable material having a thickness and a shape; applying a barrier material on the first substrate, circumferential to the switchable material; and applying a second substrate over top of, and in contact with, the switchable material and the barrier material, the first substrate, second substrate and barrier material defining a closed chamber encapsulating the switchable material. The methods may further include a step of applying a seal material.
US10254615B2	Fabrication of low defectivity electrochromic devices Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition.
US10254611B2	Display device The present invention is intended to control the color temperature of white exhibited by a liquid crystal display device. White is produced when light waves emitted through pixels associated with three colors of red, green, and blue have maximum intensities. The amounts of light emitted through the respective pixels are controlled by differentiating the shapes of the pixel electrodes disposed at the respective pixels from one another. Thus, the color temperature of white is controlled. Otherwise, the shapes of interceptive films disposed at the respective pixels are differentiated from one another in order to control light waves emitted through the respective pixels. Thus, the color temperature of white is controlled. The interceptive film may be shaped like the pixel electrode. Otherwise, the interceptive film may be realized with an interceptive pattern other than that of the pixel electrode or one of openings bored in a black matrix.
US10254609B2	Array substrate including pixel electrode and drain electrode in direct contact to each other, and method of manufacturing the same, display panel, and display device An array substrate and a method of manufacturing the same, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. An insulating layer is formed between a drain electrode of the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode. The drain electrode is in direct electrical contact with the pixel electrode through a via-hole in the insulating layer.
US10254608B2	Display device Provided is a display device.The display device includes: a substrate; a light blocking pattern disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor pattern disposed on the light blocking pattern; a gate insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor pattern; a gate wiring; an interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate wiring; a first contact hole for exposing the source area; a data wiring disposed to extend in the second direction on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the source area via the first contact hole; a first passivation layer disposed on the data wiring; a second contact hole, which is disposed between the neighboring protrusion portions of the light blocking pattern so as not to overlap the light blocking pattern, and exposes the drain area; and a pixel electrode disposed on the first passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain area through the second contact hole.
US10254605B2	Advanced super dimension switch liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof An advanced super dimension switch (ADS) liquid crystal display device, a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a first polarizing sheet attached onto the first substrate, and a second polarizing sheet attached onto the second substrate; the ADS liquid crystal display device further comprises a graphene film, and the graphene film is provided within the second polarizing sheet. Further disclosed is a method of manufacturing an ADS liquid crystal display device.
US10254602B2	Array substrate motherboard, display panel motherboard, and fabricating method thereof In some embodiments, an array substrate motherboard and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The method includes: providing a substrate including multiple gate lines, gate driving leads, data lines, and data driving leads, each gate line corresponds to one gate driving lead, each data line corresponds to one data driving lead; forming multiple gate line testing leads, each gate line testing lead is connected with a gate driving lead; forming multiple data line testing leads, each data line testing lead is connected with a subset of the multiple data driving leads; forming multiple gate line testing pads, each gate line testing pad is connected with a gate line testing lead; forming multiple data line testing pads, each data line testing pad is connected with two data line testing leads; and using the gate line testing pads and gate line testing pads to test the gate lines and data lines.
US10254592B2	Liquid-crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A liquid-crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, where a display area and a non-display area are defined in each of the first and second substrates, a liquid-crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, an organic layer including a protruding portion disposed in the non-display area of the first substrate, and a light-blocking pattern disposed on the organic layer and comprising a step protruding therefrom, where the step overlaps the protruding portion.
US10254591B2	Display panel and method for manufacturing the same A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a first alignment key disposed on the first substrate; and a second alignment key disposed on the second substrate to overlap the first alignment key, where the second alignment key includes a border portion and a groove pattern disposed in a region defined by the border portion.
US10254586B2	Method for driving liquid crystal display device A low-resolution is displayed at high resolution and power consumption is reduced. Resolution is made higher by super-resolution processing. Then, display is performed with the luminance of a backlight controlled by local dimming after the super resolution processing. By controlling the luminance of the backlight, power consumption can be reduced. Further, by performing the local dimming after the super-resolution processing, accurate display can be performed.
US10254581B2	Fabricating method of color filter substrate, color filter substrate and display device A fabricating method of color filter substrate includes a step of forming a black matrix pattern and a color filter layer pattern on a substrate. The black matrix pattern partitions a plurality of sub-pixel regions on the substrate, the color filter layer covers over the plurality of sub-pixel regions, the sub-pixel region includes a transmissive region and/or a reflective region. Before forming the color filter layer pattern the fabricating method further comprises a step of forming a plurality of recesses on the substrate. Each transmissive region in the sub-pixel regions corresponds to a respective recess in terms of location. Correspondingly, the invention provides a color filter substrate fabricated by such fabricating method, as well as a display device comprising such color filter substrate. The fabricating method as provided by the present invention can achieve an effect of color coordination and reduce the number of processes and the thickness of the planarizing protective layer.
US10254578B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, where a display area and a non-display area are defined in each of the first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a common voltage line disposed in the non-display area of the first substrate; a light-shielding pattern disposed on the common voltage line and including an open portion, which at least partially exposes the common voltage line; and a dummy color layer disposed below the common voltage line and at least partially overlapping the open portion. The light-shielding pattern includes a first stepped portion disposed on a side of the open portion and a second stepped portion disposed on another side of the open portion, and the dummy color layer overlaps at least one of the first and second stepped portions.
US10254577B2	Electronic panel having a see-through mode An electronic panel has, in an embodiment, a front layer, a liquid crystal display device located behind the front layer, a lighting device located behind the liquid crystal display device, a back layer and a frame. The electronic panel also has at least one processor operable to control a plurality of viewing modes.
US10254574B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a display device having a flexible substrate including an active region and a wiring region. The active region possesses a plurality of pixels each including a display element. The wiring region has a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of wirings extends from the active region to the plurality of terminals. An insulating film included in the active region and extending from the active region has a sidewall between an edge of the flexible substrate and the wiring adjacent to the edge in the wiring region. The sidewall has a curved portion on a plane in which the plurality of wirings is arranged, and a distance between the edge and the curved portion is curvedly varied.
US10254573B2	Flexible display device and method for manufacturing thereof Disclosed is a flexible display device that may include a flexible substrate; a display device layer provided on a first surface of the flexible substrate; and a deformation-preventing portion provided on a second surface of the flexible substrate, the second surface corresponding to the opposite surface to the first surface provided with the display device layer, wherein the display device layer includes a first area and a second area, and the deformation-preventing portion is overlapped with the second area.
US10254564B2	Contact lens use in the treatment of an ophthalmologic condition The disclosure relates to the use of contact lenses for treating ophthalmologic conditions, such as presbyopia, induced myopia, computer vision syndrome, insufficient accommodation, or a condition associated with insufficient accommodation. The contact lens may be selected based on a measured sagittal depth and/or eccentricity of the cornea. When fitted, fluid may accumulate between the cornea of the eye and the contact lens The lens may exhibit a sufficient amount of apical clearance such that when the wearer blinks, the lens moves no more than 1 mm on the eye. The lens may be structured such that bubbles greater than 0.5 mm in diameter are prevented from forming between the contact lens and the eye. The contact lens may be used in combination with a suitable bioactive agent providing for enhanced visual correction.
US10254561B1	Rimless eye wear A simplified rimless or semi-frame eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame and a pair of lenses that slide into or engage a slotted connection in the frame. The lenses are held in place in a corresponding frame with a retainer.
US10254553B2	Method of producing a lenticular device for an autostereoscopic display apparatus A method of producing a lenticular device for an autostereoscopic display apparatus includes providing a substrate having a surface which corresponds in shape to a desired surface profile for the array of lenticular elements, and providing an optical layer mixture of an optically birefringent material and a polymer precursor over the substrate surface. The optical layer is exposed to a stimulus for polymerizing the polymer precursor to have at least a polymer surface layer, thereby enclosing the material between the polymerized material and the surface to define lenticular elements. This method allows a simple polymerization process, forming a single layer, to complete the LC cell formation in the desired lenticular array shape.
US10254547B2	Method and apparatus for head worn display with multiple exit pupils A method for displaying an image viewable by an eye, the image being projected from a portable head worn display, comprises steps of: emitting a plurality of light beams of wavelengths that differ amongst the light beams; directing the plurality of light beams to a scanning mirror; modulating in intensity each one of the plurality of light beams in accordance with intensity information provided from the image, whereby the intensity is representative of a pixel value within the image; scanning the plurality of light beams in two distinct axes with the scanning mirror to form the image; and redirecting the plurality of light beams to the eye using a holographic optical element acting as a reflector of the light beams, whereby the redirecting is dependent on the wavelength of the light beam, to create for each light beam an exit pupil at the eye that is spatially separated from the exit pupils of the other light beams.
US10254533B2	Increased resolution and dynamic range image capture unit in a surgical instrument and method In a minimally invasive surgical system, an image capture unit includes a prism assembly and sensor assembly. The prism assembly includes a beam splitter, while the sensor assembly includes coplanar image capture sensors. Each of the coplanar image capture sensors has a common front end optical structure, e.g., the optical structure distal to the image capture unit is the same for each of the sensors. A controller enhances images acquired by the coplanar image capture sensors. The enhanced images may include (a) visible images with enhanced feature definition, in which a particular feature in the scene is emphasized to the operator of minimally invasive surgical system; (b) images having increased image apparent resolution; (c) images having increased dynamic range; (d) images displayed in a way based on a pixel color component vector having three or more color components; and (e) images having extended depth of field.
US10254532B2	Hybrid holographic sight A hybrid holographic sight generates a reticle or other image for aiming a weapon or an optical device. The hybrid holographic sight includes a light source operable to project a light beam along a path and a holographic optical element (HOE) disposed in the path of the light beam. The HOE reconstructs an image of a reticle and a non-diffraction element reflects the image of the reticle, whereby a user may view a reflection of the reconstructed reticle in the non-diffraction element (NDE).
US10254518B2	Image pickup apparatus equipped with zoom lens with bent optical path A zoom lens with a bent optical path includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit including the reflecting member and having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the second lens unit moves closer to the first lens unit only toward the object side, the third lens unit moves in such a way that it becomes closest to the second lens unit at an intermediate focal length position in the course of zooming as compared to the state at the wide angle end and the state at the telephoto end, and the fourth lens unit moves. The zoom lens satisfies a certain condition.
US10254516B2	Optical imaging system, imaging apparatus and electronic device An optical imaging system includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element having positive refractive power, a second lens element having negative refractive power, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element having both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric, and a sixth lens element having both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric, wherein the optical imaging system has a total of six lens elements; at least one lens element among the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element, the fifth lens element, and the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point.
US10254512B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive power. The seventh lens can have negative refractive power, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US10254504B2	Voice coil motor and driving method thereof A voice coil motor (VCM) is disclosed, the VCM including: a stator including a magnet generating a first electromagnetic field; a mover including a bobbin formed with a hollow hole through which light passes and a coil formed on a periphery of the bobbin that generates a second electromagnetic field responsive to the first electromagnetic field; a base fixed at the stator and formed with an opening through which the light passes; and at least one elastic member elastically supporting the bobbin and forming a gap between the bobbin and the base when the coil is not applied with a current.
US10254498B2	Partial float weave fabric A woven fabric containing an alternating pattern containing first weave zones and partial float weave zones. The woven fabric contains a plurality warp yarns arranged into groupings of warp yarns. In each first weave zone, the picks of weft yarns contain a repeating first weft pattern. In each partial float zone, the picks of weft yarns within the partial float weave zone contain a repeating second weft pattern of at least one monofilament yarn and at least one multiple-inserted multifilament yarn. Within the partial float zone, only a portion of the warp yarns within at least a portion of the warp groupings float over 3 weft yarns including floating over at least one multiple-inserted multifilament weft yarn in at least a portion of weft pattern repeats. An innerduct structure containing the woven fabric is also described.
US10254496B2	Telecommunications panel assembly with movable adapters A telecommunications panel assembly (10) includes a chassis (14) defining a front (16), a top (20), a bottom (22), and two sides (24) and a plurality of adapter mounting modules (26) mounted to the chassis (14) at the front (16), each adapter mounting module (26) including a plurality of fiber optic adapters (36) mounted in a line. At least one of the adapter mounting modules (26) is mounted to the chassis (14) with a pair of supports (50) that are pivotable with respect to the at least one adapter module (26) such that the at least one adapter module (26) is removable from the chassis (14) and remountable at a position spaced linearly apart from another of the adapter mounting modules (26), wherein all of the adapter mounting modules (26) are also pivotally mounted about horizontal rotation axes (42) extending parallel to the top (20) and bottom (22) and transversely to the sides (24).
US10254492B2	Optical module and assembly method thereof An optical module includes a housing, a printed circuit board, an optical assembly, an optical interface joined with the optical assembly, the printed circuit board, the optical assembly, and the optical interface being disposed in the housing, an adapter to be mated with an external optical connector and disposed on an end of the housing, and first and second connecting part disposed on the adapter and the housing, respectively. The adapter and the housing are secured together through the first and second connecting parts. The optical interface and the adapter are configured to correspond to each other.
US10254481B2	Integrated waveguide with reduced brillouin gain and a corresponding reduction in the magnitude of an induced stokes wave An embodiment of an integrated waveguide is configured for reducing the level of Brillouin scattering, and for reducing the levels of at least some of the unwanted effects of Brillouin scattering. Such an integrated waveguide has a Brillouin gain, includes a cladding, and includes a core disposed within the cladding and configured to cause the Brillouin gain to be less than the Brillouin gain would be if the core were straight. For example, the core can be configured as a non-straight (e.g., meandering) core to reduce the Brillouin gain in an integrated waveguide, and, therefore, to reduce a level of coherent Brillouin scattering of an electromagnetic wave propagating through the waveguide. Therefore, a core so configured can reduce the energy of a counter-propagating Stokes wave induced by the propagating electromagnetic wave as compared to an otherwise comparable waveguide having a straight core.
US10254452B2	Reflector and display device having the same A reflector is discussed. A reflector can include a first reflective layer pair reflecting red light, a second reflective layer pair reflecting green light and a third reflective layer pair reflecting blue light, wherein the first to third reflective layer pairs are formed as a plurality of inorganic layers, the first, second and third reflective layer pair are sequentially stacked iteratively, the first reflective layer pair includes a stop band corresponds to red color wavelength, the second reflective layer pair includes a stop band corresponds to green color wavelength, and the third reflective layer pair includes a stop band corresponds to blue color wavelength.
US10254450B1	Surface accuracy of a thin optical component A method for improving surface accuracy of an optical component comprises: positioning a first surface of the optical component against a reference surface of a reference member; urging together the reference member and the optical component; adhering a second surface of the optical component to a first surface of a support member; and separating the reference member from the optical component while leaving the optical component adhered to the support member. Urging together the reference member and the optical component substantially conforms the surface accuracy of the first surface of the optical component to the surface accuracy of the reference surface of the reference member. Adhering the optical component to the support member and then separating the reference member from the optical component leaves the surface accuracy of the first surface of the optical component substantially in conformance with the surface accuracy of the first surface of the reference member.
US10254449B2	Electromagnetic radiation-scattering element and method of manufacturing same The invention relates to an electromagnetic optical element which scatters radiation in a diffuse manner. Such optical elements can be used in nearly all projection applications including front and rear projection, display applications, (cinema) screens and similar. On the surface of a claimed optical element, a surface profile is provided, the surface structure of which is non-repeating and irregular. Elevations are formed that have a height by means of which a phase shift Δϕ may be achieved that is greater than two and a half times the longest wavelength used, and the elevations have a lateral extension in one plane respectively, in all axial directions, that is greater than five times the longest wavelength used. The individual elevations have a continuous form in the three spatial axial directions and said elevations are devoid of edges, ledges and fissures.
US10254445B2	Diamond coated antireflective window system and method A system and method for diamond based multilayer antireflective coating for optical windows are provided. An antireflective coatings for optical windows may include an optical grade silicon substrate; a plurality of polycrystalline diamond films, a plurality of germanium films, and a plurality of fused silica films. A method of fabricating a diamond based multilayer antireflective coating may include the steps of cleaning and seeding an optical substrate, forming a plurality of diamond layers above the optical substrate, forming a plurality of germanium layers above the optical substrate; and forming a plurality of fused silica layers above the optical substrate, wherein the reflectance of the antireflective coating is between 0.1 and 3.0 percent for infrared spectrum wavelengths between 1800 and 5000 nanometers.
US10254444B2	Anti-glare film, polarizer and image display device The claimed invention provides an anti-glare film which has high pencil hardness and high scratch resistance along with crack prevention, and also has high image contrast and excellent anti-glare property. Provided is an anti-glare film including a light transmitting substrate, and an anti-glare layer having surface roughness on at least one surface of the light transmitting substrate. The anti-glare layer includes chain-like inorganic fine particles which have an area ratio of 30 to 94% in the thickness direction cross section of the anti-glare layer.
US10254442B2	Adaptive placement of weather sensors in response to dynamic local conditions One example of a computer-implemented method for adaptively placing weather sensors in response to dynamic local conditions includes obtaining a set of data indicating a dynamic local condition in a geographic location of interest and adaptively modifying a placement of a plurality of weather sensors in the geographic location of interest in response to the dynamic local condition.
US10254440B2	Process for constructing a volume mesh for modeling geological structures Process for constructing a volume mesh of a subsurface formation comprising at least one sedimentary layer traversed by at least one fault.On the basis of a representation in a closed domain of the geometry of the horizons and of the faults in a parametric space before deformation and rupture, the bounds of the blocks delimited by the faults, the horizons and the boundaries of the domain are projected onto a reference surface. Next a surface mesh is constructed constrained by the projections thus obtained on the reference surface. At each node of the surface mesh, a vertical polygonal line passing through this node is defined. Next a volume mesh is constructed by vertical extrusion of the surface mesh along the polygonal lines.Application in particular to exploration and to exploitation of oilfields.
US10254435B2	Power generation for mobile inspection system In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a mobile inspection system (1) comprising: an inspection module (3) mounted on a chassis (10) of the system and comprising an inspection radiation source (31) and an inspection radiation detector (32); wherein the system (1) is configured to operate at least in: a transport mode wherein the system is configured to transport the inspection module (3); and an inspection mode wherein the inspection module (3) is configured to cause scan of an item (100); and a motion generation module (2) adapted to be connected to an engine (21) configured to cause motion of the system (1) at least in the transport mode; wherein the motion generation module (2) is further adapted to cause supply of energy at least to the inspection module (3), in the inspection mode.
US10254430B2	Downhole deep transient measurements with improved sensors Systems, devices, and methods for evaluating an earth formation. Apparatus include an electrically conducting tubular; at least one transmitter configured to propagate an electromagnetic field in the earth formation; and at least one receiver configured to receive an electromagnetic signal resulting from interaction of an electromagnetic field with said earth formation. The at least one transmitter and at least one receiver may employ antenna assemblies comprising: a recess in the conducting tubular defined by at least one radially extending surface substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conducting tubular and non-radially extending surfaces; an antenna in the recess; and conductive shielding, the conductive shielding having a conductivity significantly more than a conductivity of the conducting tubular and covering the whole of each of the plurality of radially extending surfaces.
US10254428B2	Using near and far field ULF and ELF interferometry synthetic aperture radar for subsurface imaging This invention relates to devices and processes for geophysical prospecting, subsurface fluid monitoring and, more particular, to the use of interferometric techniques using Control Source Electromagnetic (“CSEM”) and Magnetoturelic (“MT”) signals to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids.
US10254426B2	Fiber optic sensor array for electromagnetic data collection An electromagnetic sensitive fiber optic sensor, including a cylinder portion with a hole through the center, where a surface of the cylinder portion includes a magnetostrictive material, and a fiber cable threaded through the cylinder portion and wrapped around the cylinder portion multiple times. In another embodiment, a mandrel surrounds a magnetorestrictive or piezoelectric material and the fiber cable is wrapped around the mandrel.
US10254425B2	Locating arrangement and method using boring tool and cable locating signals An arrangement and an associated method are described in which a boring tool is moved through the ground within a given region along a path in which region a cable is buried. The boring tool and the cable transmit a boring tool locating signal and a cable locating signal, respectively. Intensities of the boring tool locating signal and the cable locating signal are measured along with a pitch orientation of the boring tool. Using the measured intensities and established pitch orientation, a positional relationship is determined to relative scale including at least the boring tool and the cable in the region. The positional relationship is displayed to scale in one view. The positional relationship may be determined and displayed including the forward locate point in scaled relation to the boring tool and the cable. Cable depth determination techniques are described including a two-point ground depth determination method.
US10254406B2	Surveying physical environments and monitoring physical events A computer-implemented method includes receiving surveying data from a proximity barrier survey device. The proximity barrier survey device is mounted to a package. The package is located within a physical environment. The method includes generating a map based on the surveying data. The method includes tracking movement within the physical environment based on the map and the surveying data.
US10254404B2	3D measuring machine Measuring machine and method for acquisition of small scale 3D information using a camera and a laser distance measuring unit with a laser source emitting a laser light beam having an oval or line-like cross-section onto a surface of an object to be gauged so that it is reflected to a detecting portion of a laser light sensor, and provide distance information based on the reflected laser light of said oval or line-like laser beam detected by the detecting portion.
US10254398B2	Manipulation of 3-D RF imagery and on-wall marking of detected structure A radio frequency (RF) imaging device comprising a display receives a three-dimensional (3D) image that is a superposition of two or more images having different image types including at least a 3D RF image of a space disposed behind a surface. A plurality of input control devices receive a user input for manipulating the display of the 3D image. Alternatively or additionally, the radio frequency (RF) imaging device may receive a three-dimensional (3D) image that is a weighted combination of a plurality of images including a 3D RF image of a space disposed behind a surface, an infrared (IR) image of the surface, and a visible light image of the surface. A user input may specify changes to the weighted combination. In another embodiment, the RF imaging device may include an output device that produces a physical output indicating a detected type of material of an object in the space.
US10254394B2	Method for managing crossovers in the tracking of mobile objects, and associated device A method for managing track crossovers and a device for tracking mobile objects that is suitable for implementing the method are provided. The method for managing track crossovers comprises, for each track at a given time, a step Stp1 of testing in order to determine whether the track in question is ambiguous or not at the given time and, if the track is ambiguous, a step Stp2 of specific processing of the estimate of the track.
US10254391B2	Radar detector for recognizing user's motion Provided is a radar detector for detecting and recognizing, as a control signal, a hand gesture or a motion of a user and transferring the same to a peripheral device. The radar detector utilizes position information of GPS or GLONASS by additionally mounting a GPS receiving unit to the radar detector so as to amend malfunctions of the radar detector in environments in which interference from undesired signals may be received, such as areas of heavy jamming, downtown areas where various signals are generated, etc., and to enable a user to arbitrarily add (or delete) a notification refusal area or a notification area. The radar detector is expected to contribute to safe driving by increasing control convenience of a driver and preventing traffic accidents.
US10254382B2	System and method for determining vehicle position based upon light-based communication using signal-to-noise ratio or received signal strength indicator A system and method for determining vehicle position uses light based communication (LBC) signals and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to determine the vehicle position. Each vehicle includes a LBC system having an array of transmitting light emitting diodes (LEDs) and an array of receiver photodiodes for transmitting and receiving pulsed light binary messages. Each LBC system has a controller coupled to the transmitter diodes and receiver diodes. The controller includes a vehicle communication module that may be executed by a processor to determine the distance. The processor models a first distance between a first transmitting LBC system and a first receiving LBC system, then models a second distance between a second transmitting LBC system and the first receiving LBC system, and then determines the distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle using trilateration of the first distance and the second distance.
US10254377B2	Refrigerator and positioning device thereof A refrigerator and a positioning device for a refrigerator are provided. The positioning device includes: a wave absorbing component disposed in the refrigerator and configured to absorb a radio frequency (RF) signal emitted from an RF tag in the refrigerator; a plurality of reading components disposed in the refrigerator and configured to receive an RF signal passing through the wave absorbing component; an intensity detecting module configured to detect an intensity of the RF signal received by each of the plurality of reading components; and a positioning module configured to determine a location of the RF tag according to the intensity of the RF signal received by each of the plurality of reading components.
US10254366B2	Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for determining a pulse sequence In a method for determining a pulse sequence composed of multiple consecutive pulse sequence segments and multiple pre-pulses, the number of consecutive pulse sequence segments between two pre-pulses is determined on the basis of a randomizing algorithm. A pulse sequence determining device determines a pulse sequence for a magnetic resonance installation, device having an input interface for entering control protocol parameter values, a pulse sequence determining unit for determining the pulse sequence on the basis of the control protocol that has been entered, and a pre-pulse arrangement unit, which establishes the position of the pre-pulses between the pulse sequence segments in a randomly distributed manner.
US10254364B2	Optimizing a slice orientation A method for optimizing a slice orientation for an examination using a magnetic resonance machine is provided. One or more device limitation of the magnetic resonance machine is provided. The device limitation includes, for at least one of the one or more gradient axes, a maximum gradient strength and/or a maximum gradient slew rate. At least one measurement parameter value of the examination and an original slice orientation are also provided. Rotational-angle information is determined from device limitations, measurement parameter values, and the original slice orientation. The rotational-angle information is used to optimize the original slice orientation, and the magnetic resonance machine captures measurement data on the basis of the optimized slice orientation.
US10254355B2	Magnetic sensor including a Lorentz force transducer driven at a frequency different from the resonance frequency, and method for driving a Lorentz force transducer A magnetic field sensor includes a die and a current generator in the die. The current generator generates a driving current. A Lorentz force transducer is also formed in the die and coupled to the current generator to obtain measurements of a magnetic field based upon the Lorentz force. The magnetic field has a resonance frequency and the current generator drives the Lorentz force sensor with the driving current having a non-zero frequency different from the resonance frequency.
US10254352B2	Conductivity distribution derivation method and conductivity distribution derivation device A conductivity distribution derivation method for deriving a conductivity distribution within a battery having an electrode plate that is flat includes: obtaining magnetic field information indicating a magnetic field; and deriving, based on a plurality of relational expressions which (i) an x component of a magnetic field vector in an x direction parallel to the electrode plate, (ii) a y component of the magnetic field vector in a y direction parallel to the electrode plate and perpendicular to the x direction, (iii) the conductivity distribution on a two-dimensional plane parallel to the electrode plate, and (iv) an electric potential distribution on a two-dimensional plane parallel to the electrode plate satisfy, the conductivity distribution that satisfies the plurality of relational expressions with respect to the magnetic field information.
US10254351B2	Voltage monitoring system and voltage monitoring module In a voltage monitoring system, a voltage monitoring module includes an adjusting current control circuit to generate an adjusting current so that the operating current consumed by the voltage monitoring modules reaches a specified value corresponding to a first operation current setting command, and stops generating the adjusting current according to an operating current switching command; and an operating current measurement circuit to measure the operating current according to the operating current measuring command following the operating current switching command; and in which a module control circuit sends a second operation current setting command based on the operating current that was measured, and the adjusting current control circuit generates an adjusting current so that the operating current reaches a specified value corresponding to the second operating current setting command.
US10254343B2	Layout-aware test pattern generation and fault detection Methods and apparatuses to generate test patterns for detecting faults in an integrated circuit (IC) are described. During operation, the system receives a netlist and a layout for the IC. The system then generates a set of faults associated with the netlist to model a set of defects associated with the IC. Next, the system determines a set of likelihoods of occurrence for the set of faults based at least on a portion of the layout associated with each fault in the set of faults. The system subsequently generates a set of test patterns to target the set of faults, wherein the set of test patterns are generated based at least on the set of likelihoods of occurrence associated with the set of faults.
US10254328B1	Electric fence alert system An electric fence monitoring system includes a transmission unit electrically coupled to one or more portions of an electrical fence. The transmission unit includes one or more transmission devices configured to generate and transmit one or more signals in response to an electrical parameter of the electrical fence. The system includes a sensor unit positioned proximate to the transmission unit such that one or more sensors of the sensor unit remotely sense the one or more signals from the one or more transmission devices. The system includes a controller coupled to the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to to determine an operational state of the electric fence based on the one or more signals remotely sensed by the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to report the operational state of the electric fence to one or more user devices.
US10254326B1	Automated analysis of RF effects on electronic devices through the use of device unintended emissions An apparatus, configured and operable to determine a state and/or an operation of a powered electrical device, comprises one or more antennas, a receiver operable to receive emission(s) of electromagnetic energy from the electrical device; an illumination device operable to illuminate the electrical device with a pulse of electromagnetic energy; a controller including: one or more processors, a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of selecting a spectral frequency target component of the emission(s), iteratively controlling the illumination device, measuring, at each iteration, a change in characteristic(s) of the spectral frequency target component of the emission(s), assigning a score value to each measurement, and iteratively effecting optimized parameter(s) of the pulse based on the score value until a final score value indicates a desired state, operation of the electrical device.
US10254323B2	Passive wireless monitoring of individual capacitor cans A monitoring system includes a capacitor can having one or more capacitors. The monitoring system includes an antenna. The monitoring system includes at least one sensor disposed within the capacitor can and configured to detect an operating characteristic associated with health of the one or more capacitors of the capacitor can. The monitoring system includes a processor configured to receive a first signal from the at least one sensor indicative of the operating characteristic. The processor is configured to send a second signal, via the antenna, indicative of a value of the operating characteristic to a receiving device outside of the capacitor can.
US10254293B2	Sensitive and specific assay for Babesia spp The invention is directed to methods of using novel Babesia antigen peptides in detecting Babesia spp. in a sample. The methods may be adapted to assays suitable for high blood volume screening, use for clinical diagnosis of patients with babesiosis, or assaying blood contaminated with Babesia spp., such as B. microti.
US10254286B2	Methods for detecting 5T4-positive circulating tumor cells and methods of diagnosis of 5T4-positive cancer in a mammalian subject Methods are provided for detecting 5T4-positive circulating tumor cells in a mammalian subject. Methods of diagnosing 5T4-positive cancer in a mammalian subject are provided. The methods of detection or diagnosis indicate the presence of 5T4-positive metastatic cancer or early stage 5T4-positive cancer.
US10254284B2	Method for treating a cancer patient based on atomic therapeutic indexes and radiation The present invention relates to the generation of an Atomic Therapeutic Indicator (ATI) for a test sample by the quantification of manganese; in voxels of a 3D region of the sample, wherein the 3D region is topographically defined by co-ordinates X′×Y′×Z. The ATI is used to assess the radio-responsiveness i.e. sensitivity or resistance to radiation treatment, of a cancer i.e. a tumor/neoplasm. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of generating the ATI, assessing the radio-responsiveness of a tumor/neoplasm based on the ATI and, based on the assessment, either treating or not treating the tumor with radiation. The present invention also relates to a method of determining if a cancer is likely to reoccur post radiation treatment comprising quantifying the level of manganese in voxels of a 3D region of a test sample from the cancer and determining the frequency of high metallomic regions (HMRs) in the cancer, wherein a high frequency of HMRs is indicative that the cancer is likely to reoccur and a low frequency of HMRs is indicative that the cancer is unlikely to reoccur; and associated methods of treatment.
US10254271B2	Controlling translocation through nanopores with fluid walls Improved resolution and detection of nanoparticles are achieved when a nanopore connecting liquid compartments in a device running on the Coulter principle is provided with fluid coatings such as lipid walls. Fluid lipid walls are made of a lipid bilayer, and preferably include lipid anchored mobile ligands as part of the lipid bilayer. By varying the nature and concentration of the mobile ligand in the lipid bilayer, multifunctional coatings of lipids are provided.
US10254268B2	Method for detecting toxic metal ions in sample Disclosed is a method for detecting toxic metal ions in a sample. The method includes: a) preparing a solution of organic acid-bound gold nanoparticles; b) adding a sample containing toxic metal ions to the solution prepared in a) to allow the gold nanoparticles to aggregate; c) dropping the reaction solution obtained in b) onto a silicon substrate and drying the reaction solution such that the gold nanoparticle aggregates are immobilized on the silicon substrate; and d) analyzing the characteristics of the gold nanoparticles immobilized on the silicon substrate. The method enables the detection of even a trace amount of toxic metal ions in a sample with high sensitivity. Therefore, the method can be applied to the management of water quality in food service providers and hospitals, the measurement of contaminants in water supply and drainage systems, and the management of industrial wastewater. Furthermore, the method is expected to be widely applicable to water purifiers and the food and beverage industry in the future.
US10254266B2	System and method for detection of a contaminated beverage A system and method for a beverage container configured to test for a contaminated beverage in the beverage container comprises a base of the beverage container, an upper portion of the beverage container, and a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface that extends from the base to the upper portion, and a testing material. A portion of the beverage container is the testing material configured to visibly react when the portion of the beverage container is contacted with the contaminated beverage.
US10254264B2	Apparatus and method for monitoring preparation of a food product An apparatus and a method for monitoring preparation of a food product are disclosed. The apparatus may include an imager and a controller. The controller may be configured to execute a method having the following steps: receiving order related data; receiving an image of the food product from the imager; analyzing the received image based on pre-stored data, received from a database, in order to extract prepared product data; comparing the extracted prepared product data to the order related data; and determining a compliance of the food product with a required quality level based on comparing the extracted prepared product data to the order related data.
US10254261B2	Integrated air quality sensor that detects multiple gas species A microelectronic device capable of detecting multiple gas constituents in ambient air can be used to monitor air quality. The microelectronic air quality monitor includes a plurality of temperature-sensitive gas sensors tuned to detect different gas species. Each gas sensor is tuned by programming an adjacent heater. An insulating air pocket formed below the sensor helps to maintain the sensor at a desired temperature. A temperature sensor may also be integrated with each gas sensor to provide additional feedback control. The heater, temperature sensor, and gas sensors are in the form of patternable thin films integrated on a single microchip. The device can be incorporated into computer workstations, smart phones, clothing, or other wearable accessories to function as a personal air quality monitor that is smaller, more accurate, and less expensive than existing air quality sensors.
US10254256B2	Method of packing chromatographic columns, packed chromatographic columns for use at high pressures and uses thereof A method of packing a chromatography column, including: dispersing chromatographic media particles in a slurry solution to form a slurry, filling a chromatography column with the chromatographic media particles by introducing the slurry to the column and applying a pressure to pack the chromatographic media particles in the chromatography column. The slurry solution is preferably aqueous based slurry solution. The pressure is preferably applied and held substantially constant for a first period at a first pressure and is applied and held substantially constant for a second period, following the first period, at a second pressure higher than the first pressure.
US10254243B2	Ion sensor with differential measurement The present invention concerns an ion sensor based on differential measurement, that by means of at least two ion-sensitive field-effect transistors, compares the concentration of certain ions in a solution to be measured with the concentration of certain ions in a reference solution contained in a micro-reservoir with a micro-channel. To do this, the micro-reservoir and the micro-channel cover at least the gate of one of the ion-sensitive field-effect transistors and make up a unit partially filled with a porous material that covers the entirety of the aforementioned gate and at least the base of the micro-channel.
US10254238B2	Method for at least qualitatively determining at least one physical and/or chemical property of a laminate panel The invention relates to a method for at least qualitatively determining at least one physical and/or chemical characteristic of a laminate panel (2) by means of a mobile radio device (14), wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) arranging the mobile radio device (14) on a surface (10) of the laminate panel (2); (b) measuring at least one physical and/or chemical measurement variable by means of a measurement instrument (28) integrated into the mobile radio device (14); and (c) at least qualitatively determining the at least one physical and/or chemical characteristic from the at least one measured physical and/or chemical measurement variable.
US10254228B2	Detection chip and detection method The detection chip according to the present invention has an accommodating part, a metal film, a first reaction field, and a second reaction field. The accommodating part accommodates a liquid. The metal film is arranged in a bottom part of the accommodating part so that one face thereof faces into the accommodating part. The first reaction field and the second reaction field are arranged in mutually different regions on one face of the metal film. A capture body is immobilized in the first reaction field and the second reaction field. When the liquid is accommodated in the accommodating part, the depth of the liquid on the first reaction field differs from the depth of the liquid on the second reaction field.
US10254217B2	Benzene sensors and associated methods In an embodiment, a benzene sensor comprises a substrate having an iodine complex disposed thereon, a radiation source configured to project UV radiation onto the complex, and a UV detector configured to detect a UV reflection off of the substrate having the iodine complex. The iodine complex can include a cyclodextrine-iodine complex such as an alpha-cyclodextrine-iodine complex, a β-cyclodextrine iodine complex, or any combination thereof.
US10254214B1	Systems, devices, and methods for combined wafer and photomask inspection Systems, devices, and methods for combined wafer and photomask inspection are provided. In some embodiments, chucks are provided, the chucks comprising: a removable insert, wherein the removable insert is configured to support a wafer so that an examination surface of the wafer lies within a focal range when the chuck is in a first configuration, wherein the removable insert is inserted into the chuck in the first configuration; and a first structure forming a recess that has a depth sufficient to support a photomask so that an examination surface of the photomask lies within the focal range when the chuck is in a second configuration, wherein the removable insert is not inserted into the chuck in the second configuration.
US10254206B2	Self contained load frame for in-situ inspection A load frame for applying a tensile load to a test sample during a test or measurement includes a first gripper for gripping a first end of the test sample, a second gripper for gripping a second end of the test sample, and a tensioner for applying the tensile load to the test sample. The load frame further includes a first end tube that encircles the first gripper, a second end tube that encircles the second gripper, and a center tube that encircles a mid-portion of the test sample during the test or measurement. A system such as a wave-generating system may be used to measure the test sample through the center tube during a test or measurement.
US10254197B2	Optical fiber monitoring system An optical fiber monitoring system monitors an inter-building optical fiber connecting a first building and a second building. The optical fiber monitoring system includes a first visualization panel provided in the first building and optically connected to an one end of the inter-building optical fiber, a second visualization panel provided in the second building and optically connected to an other end of the inter-building optical fiber, and a monitoring light source provided in the first building to input a monitoring light into the inter-building optical fiber. The first visualization panel includes a first photosensor that partially leaks the monitoring light inputted into the inter-building optical fiber from the monitoring light source and detects an amount of a leaked light. The second visualization panel includes a second photosensor that partially leaks a light from the inter-building optical fiber and detects amount of a leaked light.
US10254192B2	Combination test method by using argon as gross-leak test tracer gas and using helium as fine-leak test tracer gas The present invention discloses an improved method of combination test by using argon as gross-leak tracer gas and using helium as fine-leak tracer gas, belongs to the field of hermeticity test. The method is designed to solve the problem that the existing methods are not ideal when the component has lower τHemin and wider range of volume V. The invention comprises step S1 of selecting: using helium-argon prefilling method for the first hermeticity test and helium-argon pressuring method after helium-argon prefilling for repetitive hermeticity test, or using helium-argon pressuring method after argon prefilling for the first hermeticity test and helium-argon multi-pressuring method after argon prefilling for repetitive hermeticity tests. The improved method extends the maximum detection-waiting time, effectively prevents detection missing and misjudges in gross-leak/fine-leak test, and solves the detection problems on applicability, feasibility and credibility.
US10254190B2	Modular testing fixture A testing fixture for testing a component of an industrial machine is disclosed herein. The testing fixture includes a fixture block and a component interfacing fixture that fastens to the fixture block. The fixture block includes a block tapered bore that forms a block tapered bore wall. The block tapered bore wall includes a block tapered surface with a frustoconical shape. The component interfacing fixture includes a receiving slot for the component and a stem. The stem includes a tapered portion that has a stem tapered surface with a frustoconical shape that mates with the block tapered surface.
US10254189B2	Static expansion method A static expansion method is performed by expanding a volume of a testing gas from V0 to V0+V1 between a second chamber of the volume V1 which is connected to an upstream side of a measurement chamber and a first chamber of the volume V0 which is connected to an upstream side of the second chamber, wherein the first camber is in communication with the second chamber via a first valve, wherein the second chamber is in communication with the measurement chamber via each of a second valve and an orifice or porous plug, respectively. When the first valve is opened and the second valve is closed, the testing gas flows from the first chamber via the second chamber into the measurement chamber only through the orifice or porous plug.
US10254187B2	Waterproof pressure sensor, and manufacturing method and sensor conveyance body for manufacturing waterproof pressure A waterproof pressure sensor includes a pressure detection element, a cavity package configured to be provided with a recess in which the pressure detection element is mounted and an edge provided around the recess, a frame configured to be attached to the edge of the cavity package and has a surface more smoothed than the edge and an opening, a contact prevention member configured to be attached to the frame, and a pressure introducing hole having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the opening at a position overlapping the opening, and a gel agent configured to be provided in the recess and the opening, in which the gel agent is provided to be separated from an edge of the pressure introducing hole on the frame side.
US10254172B2	Temperature sensor with improved sheath A temperature sensor includes a temperature sensitive element, a sheath portion, a surrounding portion, and a holding member. This temperature sensor has a void formed forward of a temperature sensitive body. When the void is projected in an axial direction of the surrounding portion from a forward end side of the surrounding portion, the void contains at least a forward end surface of the temperature sensitive body.
US10254167B2	Method for sorting a light source A method for sorting a light source is to be implemented by a computer and includes configuring the computer to determine whether or not a to-be-sorted light source is different from a reference light source by comparing features of a curve associated with measured spectral data of the to-be-sorted light source, with features of a reference curve associated with reference spectral data of a reference light source.
US10254165B2	Time division spread spectrum code-based optical spectroscopy system capable of controlling irradiation power and method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system Disclosed are a time division spread spectrum code-based optical spectroscopy system capable of controlling irradiation power and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a light transmission unit for irradiating light to a particular region of a subject by means of a light source, wherein the light is irradiated so that the overall energy is consistently maintained by reducing the light irradiation time and increasing the strength of the light; and a light receiving unit for collecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region.
US10254148B2	Liquid level sensor and method A liquid level sensor is arranged to sense a quantity of a liquid within a reservoir. The sensor includes a plurality of discrete sensing units disposed within the reservoir. Each of the plurality of sensing units has an output, and the output has a first value when the sensing unit is immersed in a liquid and a second value, different from the first value, when the sensing unit is not immersed in a liquid. A signal generator is operably electrically coupled to each of the plurality of sensing units. The signal generator is operable to provide an excitation signal to each of the plurality of sensing units. Each of the plurality of sensing units is operable to provide the output responsive to the excitation signal.
US10254147B2	Unloading automation system for unloading crop An unloading automation system for unloading of harvested crop from an agricultural vehicle, such as a combine harvester, into a container. The container may be part of a vehicle container combination that is arranged to maneuver next to the agricultural vehicle in the field. The unloading automation system includes a filling degree measurement system and position measurement system, wherein the position measurement is based on UWB technology. This non-optical technology improves measurement results in dusty environments. The filing degree measurement system and the position measurement system have at least one UWB tag or base station in common.
US10254142B2	Flow sensor for determining an air bubble, particularly in a catheter, and corresponding method The invention relates to a flow sensor (1) and a method for determining the presence of a gas bubble (G) in a liquid (L) flowing through the flow sensor (1).
US10254141B2	Thermal type flow sensor A measurement flow path is formed in a detector that makes up a thermal type flow sensor. A temperature sensor is disposed on an upstream side, and a heater is disposed on a downstream side in a fluid flow direction of the measurement flow path. Furthermore, a heat transfer preventing wall is disposed between the temperature sensor and the heater. Preferably, a rectifying means such as an orifice or the like is disposed on the downstream side of the heat transfer preventing wall, and between the temperature sensor and the heater.
US10254137B2	Photoelectric encoder for deconcentrating calculation load and reducing power consumption and measuring instrument including thereof A photoelectric encoder includes light receiving units configured to output a plurality of photocurrent signals obtained by receiving light emitted from a light emission unit, via a scale, a signal conversion unit configured to output a conversion signal by converting the plurality of photocurrent signals, a position calculation unit configured to calculate an absolute position based on the conversion signal, and a microcomputer configured to perform drive control of the light emission unit, the signal conversion unit, and the position calculation unit. The microcomputer intermittently drives at least either one of the light emission unit and the signal conversion unit, and causes the position calculation unit to execute calculation according to a timing of intermit driving.
US10254132B2	Sensor arrangement and method for determining at least one physical parameter A sensor arrangement for determining at least one physical parameter of a sensor unit which is activated by at least one periodic excitation, comprising a detection region in which changes of the parameter in the surroundings of the sensor unit lead to an output signal from the sensor unit. The sensor unit is wired such that if there is no change of the parameter in the detection region the output signal is a zero signal at the output of the sensor unit, whereas if there are changes of the parameter in the detection region the output signal is a signal that is not zero and which has a specific amplitude and phase. By means of a closed-loop control, the non-zero signal in the receive path is adjusted to achieve an adjusted state at zero even in the presence of changes of the parameter in the detection region. Inherent in the control signal used for this adjustment is a deviation (Δx, Δy) of the control signal from the adjusted state, which deviation represents information about the parameter. To create a sensor arrangement and a method in which values of a physical parameter in a detection region can be clearly determined, in a four-quadrant representation of the deviation (Δx, Δy) in the form of a vector analysis in a phase space of the control signal, the angle of an imaginary vector (2.6) relative to the x axis of an x, y coordinate system, said vector leading from the origin (2.7) of the x, y coordinate system to a measuring point (2.5) and said origin corresponding to the adjusted state, represents a measurement for the change of the parameter along a direction, and/or the magnitude of the imaginary vector (2.6) represents a measurement for the change of the parameter along a further direction.
US10254128B2	Control device for a meter device, particularly a water meter device, and meter device, particularly a water meter device A control device for a meter device, particularly a water meter device, includes a first data interface for a meter unit measuring a flow of a fluid of the meter device, a second data interface for a reading device communicating with the meter unit through the control device, and a supply interface receiving a combined clock and voltage supply signal for the control device. The control device can assume a read mode in which data at the first data interface can be transmitted by the control device to the second data interface upon receiving a clock and voltage supply signal having a read signal variation. The control device can additionally assume a write mode in which data at the second data interface can be transmitted to the first data interface upon receiving a clock and voltage supply signal with a write signal variation different from the read signal variation.
US10254126B2	System for calculating an electric quantity, transformer sub-station comprising such a system and method for calculating an electric quantity with such a system The system (20) according to the invention for calculating an electric quantity relative to an electrical installation comprising several secondary electrical conductors (42A, . . . , 48C) electrically connected to a primary electrical conductor (34; 36; 38). This system comprises a first module (60) including a wireless transmitter (70) and a plurality of second modules (62A, 62B, 62C). Each second module includes first means (84A, 88A; 84B, 88B; 84C, 88C) for receiving a first synchronization message (M1) and second transmission means (84A, . . . , 88C) for sending a second message (M2A, M2B, M2C) containing at least one intensity value measured by the corresponding current sensor to a third module (63). The intensity values are measured quasi-simultaneously and the third module includes a unit (104) for calculating the electric quantity from intensity values received via said second messages.
US10254125B2	Driving assistant system Driving assistant systems and computer-implemented methods for improving landmark-based route guidance are provided. The computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a processor, image data including one or more landmarks. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying, by the processor, a candidate landmark within the image data. The computer-implemented method further includes presenting, by the processor, the candidate landmark to a user. The computer-implemented method further includes, in response to the user accepting the candidate landmark, storing, by the processor, the candidate landmark and a location of the candidate landmark.
US10254121B2	Dynamic routing for self-driving vehicles A self-driving vehicle (SDV) can dynamically analyze a sensor view of a surrounding area of the SDV, and a current localization map in order to autonomously operate acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the SDV along a current route to a destination. Upon approaching a decision point along the current route, the SDV can perform a cost optimization to determine whether to diverge from the current route.
US10254118B2	Extrinsic parameter calibration of a vision-aided inertial navigation system This disclosure describes various techniques for use within a vision-aided inertial navigation system (VINS). A VINS comprises an image source to produce image data comprising a plurality of images, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to produce IMU data indicative of a motion of the vision-aided inertial navigation system while producing the image data, wherein the image data captures features of an external calibration target that is not aligned with gravity. The VINS further includes a processing unit comprising an estimator that processes the IMU data and the image data to compute calibration parameters for the VINS concurrently with computation of a roll and pitch of the calibration target, wherein the calibration parameters define relative positions and orientations of the IMU and the image source of the vision-aided inertial navigation system.
US10254115B2	Circuit device, physical quantity detection device, electronic apparatus, and moving object A circuit device includes a drive circuit which drives a vibrating reed; a detection circuit which outputs physical quantity information corresponding to the physical quantity, based on a detection signal according to a physical quantity that is output from the vibrating reed; and an arithmetic processing unit which performs arithmetic processing, based on the physical quantity information from the detection circuit and time interval information that is defined by a drive frequency of the drive circuit.
US10254114B2	Terrain sensor node system and method A terrain sensor node system and method are provided herein. The terrain sensor node can be employed without hands on placement. Solar power is facilitated and contributes to service life and reliability. A robust housing is capable of aerial drop installation. A domed top and a rounded weighted bottom combine to form a housed sensor that is capable of righting itself after landing. A transparency in the upper housing enables the harnessing of solar power in a righted sensor. An antenna withstands aerial sensor deployment and rotates to a workable orientation without user intervention.
US10254112B1	Full-field surface roughness The various embodiments presented herein relate to utilizing light in conjunction with an optical Fourier transform to examine and quantify roughness of a surface. The surface includes a plurality of flaked particles. The surface is illuminated with a light beam, wherein light reflected from the surface passes through an f-theta lens and is collected at a light sensitive array (LSA). The LSA comprises light sensitive pixels. For an arrangement where the flakes are conformal with the surface, a low degree of light scattering occurs at the surface. For a surface comprising tipped and/or tilted flakes, a correlating degree of scattering of the incident light beam occurs. The surface roughness is quantified based upon the distribution of angular reflections of the scattered light represented in an image formed through use of the LSA.
US10254109B2	Sound controller for optical shape sensor An OSS sound generation system employing an optical shape sensor (10), an optical shape sensor (10) controller, one or more audible devices (40) and a sound controller (30). In operation, the OSS controller (20) controls a generation by the optical shape sensor (10) of sensor data indicative of stimuli measurement(s) of the optical shape sensor (10), and the sound controller (30) interprets the sensor data to control a generation by the audible device(s) (40) of one or more sound(s) derived from the stimuli measurement(s) of the optical shape sensor (10).
US10254108B2	Optical measurement device An optical measurement device configured for connection to an industrial network, the industrial network functioning to synchronize time between a master device and a slave device, the optical measurement device includes: an interface module configured to receive a synchronization signal transmitted on the industrial network from the master device within a fixed communication cycle; and a measurement unit configured to perform optical measurements in a measurement cycle. The measurement unit synchronizes when a measurement is taken with the communication cycle in accordance with the synchronization signal received by the interface module.
US10254106B2	Method and optical sensor for determining at least one coordinate of at least one measurement object An optical sensor for determining a coordinate of a measurement object is provided which includes a stop element and an illumination apparatus configured to generate an illumination light beam and to illuminate the measurement object through the stop element, a sensor element configured to detect a portion of a detection light beam emanating from the measurement object and to determine an intensity distribution, and an optical element configured to focus a portion of the illumination light beam at one focal point along an optical axis. The optical sensor includes an apparatus configured to vary and set a relative lateral position of the optical axis to the measurement object to determine, for each of first and second focal points, first and second intensity distributions at first and second relative lateral positions and to determine therefrom a distance coordinate and/or a lateral coordinate of the measurement object.
US10254104B2	Method and apparatus for center height alignment of a boring bar A method and apparatus for center height alignment of a boring bar is disclosed. The apparatus includes a seat member with a bottom and a back, and a digital angle gauge mounted to the seat member. The method includes the steps of: assembling an apparatus comprising a seat member and a digital angle gauge; calibrating the apparatus such that a Display of the digital angle gauge reads zero degrees; and aligning the center height of the boring bar by rotating the boring bar such that the Display of the digital angle gauge reads zero degrees when the apparatus is mounted onto the boring bar.
US10254099B1	In-process diameter measurement gage An In-Process Diameter Gage comprises a Position Detection Subsystem, preferably an optical switch and trigger, a Dimension Measurement Subsystem, preferably comprising a wheel of known diameter and a rotation encoder, and a Data Processing Subsystem, all configured and arranged to determine a dimensional property of a rotating part, such as diameter.
US10254089B2	Firearm-mounted defense spray foregrip system The disclosure is premised on the realization that despite the apparent convenience, safety and effectiveness possible by use of a less-lethal weapon incorporated into the foregrip of a two-handed weapon, no major police department, government agency, or military unit deploys such a system. This deficiency can be remedied by the disclosed device, which comprises a less-lethal weapon system that employs industry-standard components, and is effective and easy to use. The disclosed invention mounts a standard-size incapacitant canister in the handgrip portion of a foregrip. The foregrip is secured to the firearm by a standard rail system, and uses standard trigger and safety configurations. The canister magazine allows for efficient loading and reloading of the incapacitant, and the canister mounting angle allows for effective use. Further, some embodiments of the invention may include an accessory mounting area in which a tactical flashlight or laser may be mounted.
US10254086B2	Armored shirt An armored shirt with contoured body armor selectively inserted into contoured armor pockets. Front and rear portions are connected along lateral edges. Shoulder portions connect upper portions of the front and rear portions, and neck and left and right arm openings are defined by the front, rear, and shoulder portions. Contoured armor pockets are formed in the front and rear portions with inner and outer layers of material joined to define a contoured edge shape while leaving a pocket opening. The contoured edge shapes of the body armor and the armor pocket correspond with both spanning from under the left arm opening to under the right arm opening. The edge shape of the pocket and the armor can include lateral inwardly arcuate upper narrowing underarm portions adjacent to the arm openings and a central inwardly arcuate upper portion therebetween bounded by the neck opening.
US10254084B2	Co-aligned close quarters battlefield sight A close quarters battlefield (CQB) sight is provided. The CQB sight includes an optical sighting element and a base plate to which the optical sighting element is integrally coupled. The base plate includes a flange and a mounting surface formed to complement a mounting surface of another optical sighting element. The flange is configured to be fastened to the another optical sighting element such that the mounting surfaces abut and the optical sighting elements become co-aligned.
US10254080B2	Trajectory correcting device and sight device having the same A trajectory correcting device includes a first trajectory adjustment mechanism and a second trajectory adjustment mechanism. The first trajectory adjustment mechanism is configured to change an angle between a mounting member and a sight or a second mounting member. The second trajectory adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate the sight or mounting member about an axis different than the adjustment axis of the first trajectory adjustment mechanism.
US10254068B2	Baffles, suppressors, and powder forming methods A method of forming a firearm suppressor baffle including preparing a titanium alloy powder system, forming of the powder system into a green shape, optionally green machining the green shape, sintering the green shape to create a firearm suppressor baffle formed from sintered material, where the firearm suppressor baffle has an elevated oxygen content of between 0.2 and 0.5 weight percent. The resultant sintered material may have a creep value of less than 1.5% at 50 hours at 450 C. Also, a method of forming a firearm suppressor baffle including preparing a titanium aluminide powder system, forming the titanium aluminide powder system into a green shape through one of compaction and powder metal injection molding, and sintering the green shape to create the firearm suppressor baffle. The titanium aluminide powder method may also include deoxygenating the firearm suppressor baffle. Also disclosed are baffles and suppressors formed using these methods.
US10254060B2	Means for converting semi-automatic firearm to pump-action rifle The invention comprises various minimal modifications to the upper receiver assembly of an AR-platform semiautomatic firearm whereby the firearm is reversibly converted to a pump-action firearm. The modifications comprise a means to introduce a push rod which passes through the front end of the upper receiver and connects a pump hand grip and the bolt carrier group of the firearm. The pump hand grip is guided and supported by the barrel and by a secondary guide rail disposed above the barrel.
US10254056B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger, in particular a charge air cooler or an exhaust gas cooler for an internal combustion engine, comprising a plurality of essentially parallel tubes and at least one collector box on the output side, the tubes each emptying into the collector box on the output side, and a gas flow flowing from the tubes into the collector box and from the collector box into an outlet of the collector box, a structure for interacting with the gas flow being provided at least one of the tubes or collector box, a condensation being transported to the outlet with the aid of the structure.
US10254052B2	S-bent tube cooler The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for exhaust gas cooling, in particular for motor vehicles. The heat exchanger includes a flow duct which is formed from heat exchange tubes being arranged in parallel to one another, and through which the exhaust gas to be cooled can flow and around which a liquid coolant can flow, and secondly includes a housing having a housing wall and tube bottoms. The housing wall and the tube bottoms delimit a flow chamber for the coolant. The heat exchange tubes being arranged so as to form a tube bundle are formed with straight sections and deflection zones, wherein the heat exchange tubes in at least two deflection zones sweep an angle of at least 90°.
US10254051B2	Control system for chemical heat accumulator There is provided a control system of a chemical heat accumulator which enables to facilitate small-sizing of the chemical heat accumulator by carrying out heat release and heat accumulation according to a degree of priority by appropriately selecting a location of carrying out the heat release and heat accumulation on priority basis. A chemical heat accumulator includes a valve mechanism which makes a plurality of reactors communicate separately with a reservoir, and cuts off the plurality of reactors from the reservoir. When both reactors are in a state in which an exothermic reaction between a reaction material and a reaction medium is possible, or in a state in which an endothermic reaction in which the reaction medium is desorbed is possible, a controller which controls an opening of a valve mechanism controls the opening of the valve mechanism such that a flow rate of the reaction medium circulated between the first reactor and the reservoir for which a degree of priority of heat release or heat accumulation is high becomes higher than a flow rate of the reaction medium circulated between the second reactor and the reservoir for which the degree of priority of heat release or heat accumulation is low.
US10254049B2	Method and apparatus for executing an alternating evaporation and condensation process of a working medium The invention relates to a method for executing an alternating evaporation and condensation process of a working medium on a heat transfer surface provided simultaneously as an evaporation and condensation surface. The method is characterized in that, during a respective operating cycle from in each case an condensation process and in each case an evaporation process, a condensate film of the working medium which forms during the condensation process is stored permanently in situ on the heat transfer surface and is then evaporated from the heat transfer surface during the evaporation process. In terms of the apparatus, the heat transfer surface (2) is in the form of an in-situ store for a condensate film (6) of the working medium which covers the heat transfer surface and does not drip off and remains on the heat transfer surface during the condensation process and evaporates during the evaporation process.
US10254045B2	Method and device for detecting straightness deviations and/or deformations in a rotary kiln A method for detecting straightness deviations and/deformations in a rotary kiln, the rotary drum of which features bearing rings spaced apart from one another in the axial direction and respectively supported on rollers, the outer surface area of the rotary drum, the bearing rings, involves scanning the rollers and/or the shafts of the rollers in a contactless fashion with the aid of at least one scanning device and obtaining three-dimensional position data regarding the scanned object(s), and evaluating three-dimensional position data with respect to the occurrence of a deviation of (a) the rotary kiln axis from a straight line, (b) the rotary drum from a cylindrical shape and/or (c) the rotational axes of the rollers from a line extending parallel to the rotary kiln axis. A device for detecting straightness deviations and/or deformations in a rotary kiln, at least one scanning device and a rotary kiln so equipped are provided.
US10254042B2	Purification of carbon dioxide In a process for separating at least one “heavy” impurity such as hydrogen sulfide from crude carbon dioxide comprising significant quantities of at least one “light” impurity such as non-condensable gases, involving at least one heat pump cycle using carbon dioxide-containing fluid from the process as the working fluid, the “light” impurity is removed from the crude carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide is subsequently recovered from the removed “light” impurity, thereby improving overall carbon dioxide recovery and efficiency in terms of energy consumption.
US10254040B2	Air separation system and method A system and method for separating air in an air separation plant is provided. The disclosed systems and methods divert a portion of the compressed, purified air stream to a bypass system configured to selectively produce a higher pressure compressed output stream or a lower pressure compressed output stream. The higher pressure and/or lower pressure compressed output streams are cooled in a main heat exchanger by indirect heat transfer with a plurality of product streams from the air separation plant and then rectified in the distillation column system. A second portion of the compressed, purified air stream is partially cooled in the main heat exchanger and expanding in a turbo-expander to produce power and an exhaust stream which is directed to the distillation column system of the air separation plant where it imparts additional refrigeration generated by the expansion of the compressed air stream in the turbo-expander.
US10254034B2	Domestic refrigeration appliance comprising an ice maker A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a refrigerator compartment set to a first target temperature by a regulation or control unit, an ice maker compartment being separated from the refrigerator compartment by an inner insulation layer and set to a second target temperature by the regulation or control unit and an ice maker in the ice maker compartment. The regulation or control unit can switch between a normal ice making mode and a reduced-power ice making mode in which the target temperature in the ice maker compartment lies between the target temperature in the refrigerator compartment and the target temperature in the ice maker compartment in the normal ice making mode.
US10254032B2	Ice discharging apparatus for vertical spray-type ice machines An ice making machine having a refrigeration system and a water system, the water system having a water reservoir located below a freeze plate adapted to hold water, and a sprayer assembly located below the freeze plate for spraying water from the water reservoir toward the pockets. An inclined ice slide is positioned below the freeze plate and above the sprayer assembly directing fallen ice toward an opening. A divider assembly separating the water system from the ice storage bin includes a plurality of dividers, wherein the dividers may rotate outwardly away from the opening to allow formed ice to fall into the ice storage bin. Each divider is formed from a generally rectangular body having a front face with a triangular-shaped thickness and an extension flap extending away from the body opposite the front face.
US10254023B2	Heat pipe anchor tubes for high side heat exchangers In a particular embodiment, a cooling system contains a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a high side heat exchanger configured to remove heat from the refrigerant, and a load configured to cool a space using the refrigerant. The high side heat exchanger has a frame and one or more refrigerant tubes extending through the frame, wherein each refrigerant tube has at least one cavity configured to allow the refrigerant to flow through the refrigerant tube. The high side heat exchanger is configured to remove heat from the refrigerant as the refrigerant flows through the one or more refrigerant tubes. The high side heat exchanger also has one or more heat pipes contacting the frame that, collectively, bear at least 25% of the weight of the one or more refrigerant tubes, are coupled directly to the frame, and are configured to remove heat from the flowing refrigerant.
US10254021B2	Cooling systems and methods using two cooling circuits The cooling systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to cooling electronic equipment in data centers or any other applications that have high heat rejection temperature and high sensible heat ratio.
US10254012B2	Sensible thermal energy storage (STES) systems Two sensible thermal energy storage (STES) systems in multiple chambers containing molten eutectic salts have been devised for use at temperatures above 565° C. For the first type, the thermal energy of low specific heat of an immiscible gaseous heat transfer fluid (HTF) at temperatures above 900° C. is readily converted to dispatchable heat of high specific heat in the molten eutectic salt liquid layers operating at high temperatures, which can again produce a gaseous HTF at a constant temperature of 700° C. or higher for the lower electricity generation capacities. For the second type, the molten eutectic salt liquids are used as a thermal energy storage (TES) medium and also a HTF at temperatures above 700° C. for the higher electricity generation capacities. These STES systems provide an effective cushion against the disturbances of heat supply from the sun.
US10254007B2	Energy transmission system and a cooking vessel An energy transmission system for exchanging thermal energy of a medium in a sealed loop with a compressor, a control valve, and two heat exchangers between the compressor and the control valve such that a medium flowing between the compressor and the control valve absorbs thermal energy from one heat exchanger and releases thermal energy through the other heat exchanger. The compressor (22) changes the pressure of the medium in the loop such that the pressure through one heat exchanger is different from the pressure through the other heat exchanger, and the physical state of the medium is different between regions of the sealed loop.
US10254005B2	Indoor unit of air conditioner An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a casing (1) defining a receiving cavity (10), a heat exchanger (2) and a fan (3) disposed in the receiving cavity (10) respectively, and a panel (4) disposed on a bottom of the casing (1). The panel (4) is movable between a close position in which both an air inlet (11) and an air outlet (12) of the receiving cavity (10) are closed and an open position in which both the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (12) are open. In the open position, the panel (4) at least partially separates the air entering via the air inlet (11) from the air exiting via the air outlet (12).
US10254003B2	Layout for an energy recovery ventilator system A method of manufacturing an energy recovery ventilator unit includes providing a cabinet having exterior walls and interior floors and walls that define an intake zone, a supply zone, a return zone, an exhaust zone and an enthalpy-exchange zone. The intake zone and the exhaust zone are both on one side of the enthalpy exchange zone. The supply zone and the return zone are both on an opposite side of the enthalpy exchange zone. The method further includes installing a first blower in the intake zone. The first blower pushes outside air into the intake zone and straight through the enthalpy exchange zone into the supply zone. The method also includes installing a second blower in the return zone. The second blower pushes return air into the return zone and straight through the enthalpy exchange zone into the exhaust zone.
US10254001B2	Air-conditioning control apparatus An air-conditioning control apparatus includes an away detector, a position acquisition unit, a distance acquisition unit, an instrument control unit, and a learning storage unit. The away detector detects that a user is away from a building. The position acquisition unit acquires position information of a portable terminal carried by the user. The distance acquisition unit uses the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit to acquire distance information indicating how far the portable terminal is from the building when the away detector has detected that the user is away from the building. The instrument control unit controls an air conditioner installed in the building based on the distance information acquired by the distance acquisition unit so that the air conditioner consumes less energy.
US10253999B2	User interface for an HVAC controller An HVAC controller including a controller and a touch screen display operatively coupled to the controller. The touch screen display may include a first region and a second region. The first region of the display may have an array of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns for displaying an image in a dot matrix format. The second region of the display may have a plurality of predefined fixed segment graphical icons. The controller may be configured to display one or more selectable options in the first region of the display for selection by a user and to accept selection of a displayed selectable option by detecting a user touch of the displayed selectable option via the touch screen display.
US10253993B2	Temperature modulated desiccant evaporative cooler and indirect and direct evaporative air conditioning systems, methods, and apparatus A method is provided for supplying air conditioned air to a residence or building interior. The method entails positioning a heat and mass exchanger to discharge conditioned air into the residence or building interior. Further, a rotatable desiccant wheel dehumidifier in positioned in fluid communication with the heat and mass exchanger. Supply air is received and treated in the dehumidifier, thereby supplying dry air to the heat and mass exchanger and exhausting hot humid air. The heat and mass exchanger is positioned and configured to receive dry air from the dehumidifier and supply cooler dry air to the residence or building interior, or other target environment. A system is also provided for operating the air supplying or air conditioning method.
US10253985B2	Sequential liner for a gas turbine combustor The invention concerns a sequential liner for a gas turbine combustor, having a sequential liner outer wall spaced apart from a sequential liner inner wall to define a sequential liner cooling channel between the sequential liner outer wall and the sequential liner inner wall. The sequential liner outer wall includes a first face, a first adjacent face and a second adjacent face, the first and second adjacent faces each being adjacent to the first face, the first face of the sequential liner outer wall having a first convective cooling hole adjacent to the first adjacent face and a second convective cooling hole adjacent to the second adjacent face, each convective cooling hole being arranged to direct a convective cooling flow into the sequential liner cooling channel adjacent to each adjacent face. The invention also concerns a method of cooling using the sequential liner and a method of retrofitting a gas turbine.
US10253980B2	Coke oven corbel structures Coke oven corbel structures include an assembly of multiple stacked tiers of refractory blocks defining a plurality of substantially vertically oriented central flues and a plurality of diagonally oriented lateral flues. At least one tier of refractory blocks in the assembly includes by an alternating plurality of saddle blocks and central diagonal flue blocks. The saddle blocks may include a laterally opposed pair of upright columns which define therebetween a rectangular channel, and a substantially vertically oriented cylindrical flue extending from a bottom surface of the saddle blocks to the rectangular channel thereof. The central diagonal flue blocks may include an arcuately concave flue channel defined between top and bottom surfaces thereof so that an upper opening to the flue channel at the top surface is inwardly offset relative to a lower opening thereof at the bottom surface.
US10253979B2	Flow regulation for a biochar kiln An example flow regulation system for a biochar kiln includes an air inlet port of the biochar kiln. The example flow regulation system also includes a port cover coupled to the air inlet ports. The example flow regulation system also includes an external flow regulation assembly coupled with the port cover. The example flow regulation system also includes a controller operating the external flow regulation assembly based on monitoring conditions of the biochar kiln to open and close the air inlet port.
US10253971B2	Plasma fired steam generator system A system for generating high pressure steam from dirty water uses a combination of sub-merged plasma arcs and electrical resistive heating. Dirty water from steam assisted gravity drainage, or other dirty water producing process, which needs to be converted into high pressure steam, is fed directly without any pre-treatment, into a plasma fired steam generator, powered by submerged electrodes. The combination of electric arc plasma and resistive heating is created between the submerged electrodes. The heat so generated will boil the water portion of the dirty water feed to generate steam that is collected in a steam space and then removed there from. The solids and other residues (residual sludge) present in the feed water settle down at the bottom of the steam generator and are removed via a blow-down stream. The plasma arcs are used to intermittently remove any scaling or solid deposits that can accumulate on the electrodes.
US10253970B2	Candelabrum of hanging candles A candelabrum includes a frame assembly, a pair of anchor beams, and at least one candle support. The frame assembly includes a first frame member, a second frame member, and at least one cross member. The first frame member is rigidly coupled to the second frame member via the at least one cross member. The pair of anchor beams is coupled to the frame assembly. The at least one candle support is pivotally coupled to the pair of anchor beams. The at least one candle support is configured to receive a candle therein.
US10253969B2	Body board with LED lights This invention is directed toward a body board, used for riding ocean waves, paddling through standing water, and other aquatic uses, which has one or more strings of optionally removable LED lights disposed in one or more channels that have been molded or routed into the top, bottom, or sides of the body board. The channels are, in one embodiment, removably covered with a water-resistant covering that can be opened to remove or exchange the LED lights. The body board also includes a cavity into which a battery (optionally, with a solar charger) is placed, where the battery powers the LED's, and means of controlling the LED's. The battery cavity, in the first embodiment, is also covered by a water-resistant covering that can be opened to access the battery for removal or replacement. In a second embodiment, the cover is permanent, allowing for a more waterproof cover.
US10253963B2	LED module with high flame retardant grade An LED module with high flame retardant grade includes a base, lens group, flame retardant film and at least one LED luminary unit. The flame retardant film is provided on a first side of the base with at least one hole on the flame retardant film. The LED luminary unit is provided on the first side of the base and passes through the hole with the lens group being covered onto the first side of the base. A first closed space is formed between the lens group and base. The flame retardant film can effectively cut off circuit sparks generated by a circuit layer or by a PCB board on the base, effectively reducing security risks. The module has a high flame retardant grade after being provided with the flame retardant film and the LED module has a simple structure and is easy to process and implement.
US10253955B2	Lamp with rotational and linear movement The present invention discloses a lamp, mounted on a socket when in use, comprising a cap, a housing, and a light source, wherein the cap is adapted to connect to the socket, one of the cap and the housing comprises a tubular body, and the other comprises a cylindrical cavity for accommodating the tubular body, and the tubular body rotates in the cylindrical cavity around an axis of the cap and moves along the axial direction of the cap to effect relative rotation and relative telescopic motion between the cap and the housing. The lamp of the present invention allows both relative rotation and relative telescopic motion between the cap and the housing, therefore facilitating adjustment of the illumination direction, and is adaptable to different types of fittings.
US10253954B2	Longitudinal stress mitigation for elongate LED luminaires Apparatus and associated methods relate to a biased engagement relationship between an end cap and a support base slidably disposed within the elongate enclosure of a luminaire. In an illustrative example, the end cap may be in a fixed relationship to an open end of a translucent elongate enclosure that extends along a longitudinal axis. In some examples, the enclosure may house an LED light engine mounted to the support base. A spring may provide, for example, biased engagement relationship between the end cap and the support base over a predetermined range sufficient to prevent direct force transfer between the end cap and the support base over operating temperature ranges and/or vibration profiles. Some embodiments may dynamically damp vibrations of the support base within the enclosure, while providing for differential expansion and contraction of the enclosure and the support base, for example, over a wide temperature range.
US10253949B2	Lighting device, lighting reflector and production method therefor A lighting reflector 10 includes a base member 11, made of metal, having an inner circumferential surface 13a expanding toward a light exit aperture 14 open at an end in an axial direction. A thin-film layer 17 which is formed from a thin film containing ceramic and which scatters light is placed on an end portion of the inner circumferential surface 13a that is on the opposite side to the light exit aperture 14.
US10253946B2	Techniques to reduce light bleed for electronic device assemblies Techniques to reduce light dissipation (e.g., light bleed) for electronic device assemblies. According to one embodiment, the techniques include forming a housing for a device from a plastic material. The housing defines an area of permissible light transmission from an interior portion of the housing through an exterior portion of the housing to provide one or more visual notifications for the device. The techniques further include forming a light dissipation layer from the plastic material proximate the area of permissible light transmission to inhibit light propagation through the housing outside the area of permissible light transmission.
US10253944B1	Light fixture with compound curvature, for example, for large format lighting applications A light fixture example includes a housing, a light source in the housing and a diffuser. The diffuser is supported by the housing at a distance from the source so as to receive light from the source and diffuse the light for illumination. The diffuser has a three-dimensional compound curvature and a perimeter with at least two edges connected at vertices. Each such edge is a two-dimensional plane curve. The at least two edges are not coplanar with each other. In some examples, a back panel of the housing may have a similar three-dimensional compound curvature and perimeter.
US10253934B2	Modular LED lighting systems In accordance with various embodiments, a modular lighting system features multiple light panels each having multiple light-emitting elements thereon, as well as connectors for electrically and mechanically interconnecting the light panels.
US10253931B2	LED filament light An LED filament light including a bulb, a support bar, at least two electrode wires and at least two LED filament strips. Each LED filament strip including a base, an LED chip is set on the base and an electrode chip is fixed at both ends of the base. One end of the electrode chip is electrically connected with an LED chip on the base, the other end of the electrode chip is electrically connected with an electrode chip of another LED filament or electrically connected to one end of the electrode wires so that the support bar is fixed to the bulb, and the other end is connected with at least one. As the support bar is set to replace the existing LED filament light core and metal wire, and creatively the LED filament electrode chips directly is connected to each other.
US10253924B2	Elevation device An elevation device comprises: a carrier, including an upper vertical frame having the left side and the right side oppositely disposed with a pair of rail slots, wherein one inner wall in each of the rail slots is longitudinally formed with a positioning slot allowing a guide rail to be disposed and positioned; a support seat, including a seat plate having the rear end thereof vertically extended with a pair of wing pieces, wherein backsides of the pair of wing pieces are respectively and longitudinally pivoted with at least one roller, the circumference of each of the at least one roller is formed with a guide slot confining the guide rail, thereby enabling each of the at least one roller to be longitudinally slid along the guide rail; and a constant force spring, formed in a coiled status and connected between the upper vertical frame and the support seat.
US10253914B2	Clip having positive installation indicator for securing fuel line to foam part A single piece, installation indicating clip to secure a foam part to a substrate is provided. The clip includes a pair of spaced apart and opposed curvilinear retention clip arms, a planar foam part retaining member, a bridge having first and second ends, and an installation indicator. The insulation part is captured between the planar foam part retaining member and the clip arms. The installation indicator includes a movable indicator pin. The pin is provided within a pin enclosure having a biasing member that urges the pin to its retracted position. A portion of the pin extends between the clip arms. Upon attachment of the retention clip to the fluid line, the indicator pin is pushed by the fluid line from its retracted position to its attachment indicating position, thereby visually verifying to the installer that successful installation of the retention clip has been made.
US10253906B2	Hanger for mounting cables A cable hanger includes: a generally flat base; and first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base; wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms; wherein each of the free ends of the arms has an arcuate cross-section; wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable; and wherein the cable hanger is a unitary member formed of a polymeric material.
US10253895B2	Check valve for preventing slam and water hammer The present invention relates to a check valve and, more particularly, to a check valve comprising a main disk and a separate auxiliary disk, the main disk making a rapid closing operation, and the auxiliary disk, which has an area smaller than that of the main disk, making a slow closing operation, thereby reducing the velocity of a reverse flow inside a conduit, right before the disks are finally closed, and preventing a slam (a characteristic phenomenon wherein, when the disks are closed with a bang, an instantaneous increase in pressure wave raises the possibility of piping fracture and causes noise and vibration) of the disks and water hammer.
US10253894B2	Fuel tank check valve A fuel tank check valve, which can prevent one portion of a coil portion of a torsion coil spring from being stuck on a stepped portion of a pivot includes a cylindrical member defining a flow channel for a fuel fluid; a flap axially supported on the cylindrical member through a pivot; and a torsion coil spring urging the flap in a closing direction. The pivot includes a large diameter portion around which a coil portion of the torsion coil spring is wound; and a first small diameter portion and a second small diameter portion coaxial with each other, and projecting into a shaft hole provided in either one of the cylindrical member or the flap. The first small diameter portion adjacent to the large diameter portion is off-centered to a side where the torsion coil spring presses against the pivot relative to the large diameter portion.
US10253893B2	Inflation valve seat with adjustable flow An inflation valve seat with adjustable flow includes two valve seats and an intercommunicating valve. Each valve seat is connected to an air pump, and includes an inflation valve assembly, a deflation valve, and an air channel in communication with the air pump, the inflation valve assembly and the deflation valve. The intercommunicating valve is connected between the two valve seats to provide a disconnected state and a communicated state between the two valve seats. When the two air channels form the disconnected state, the two valve seats have a low-flow inflating state and a low-flow deflating state. When the two air channels form the communicated state, the two valve seats have a high-flow inflating state and a high-flow deflating state.
US10253871B2	Hill ascent method Aspects of the present invention relate to a method of using a transmission with multiple clutches in order to provide improved methods of traction control on a hill ascent. Embodiments provide for the use of power-shift, automatic or dual clutch gearboxes.
US10253870B2	Shift device In a shift lever device, a gate pin of a lever is guided by a gate groove of a gate plate, and a detent pin of the lever is abutted on a detent face of a detent block due to an urging force. A sensor mechanism detects a shift position of the lever. The gate plate, the detent block, and the sensor mechanism are disposed at a lower side of the lever, the gate plate and the detent block are disposed at a rear side of the lever, and the sensor mechanism is disposed at a front side of the gate plate and the detent block. This thereby enables a reduction in size of the shift lever device in an up-down direction.
US10253867B2	Timing belt cover assembly for vehicle The present disclosure provides a timing belt cover assembly for a vehicle capable of being mounted in a compact structure at a front side of an engine. The timing belt cover assembly includes: a timing belt cover installed at a front side of an engine and having an opening formed in a portion of a front surface thereof; and a support bracket installed to close the opening of the timing belt cover.
US10253851B2	Automatic planetary transmission An automatic transmission includes first shaft, second shaft, four planetary gear sets, and six shift elements for forming different gear ratios between the first and second shafts. The first, third and fourth planetary gear sets are negative planetary gear sets and the second planetary gear set is a positive planetary gear set. The planetary gear carriers of the first, second, and fourth planetary gear sets are connected and form the first shaft. The planetary gear carrier of the third planetary gear set forms the second shaft. First shift element is between a third shaft and the housing; second shift element is between a fourth shaft and the housing; third shift element is between second and eighth rotatable shafts; fourth shift element is between fourth and sixth rotatable shafts; fifth shift element is between fifth and seventh rotatable shafts; and sixth shift element is between sixth and the seventh rotatable shafts.
US10253846B2	Drive transmitter and image forming apparatus incorporating the drive transmitter A drive transmitter includes an internally toothed gear, a first support shaft to rotatably support the internally toothed gear without using a bearing, a drive source to apply a driving force to the internally toothed gear, a rotary body to which the driving force is transmitted via the internally toothed gear, and a grease retainer disposed on the first support shaft and to retain grease on at least one of a portion of the first support shaft facing the internally toothed gear and a portion of the internally toothed gear facing the first support shaft. An image forming apparatus includes the drive transmitter.
US10253830B2	Brake shoe Brake shoe, in particular of a drum brake for utility vehicles, includes a lining plate and a bridge unit, wherein the bridge unit is formed as a one-piece body comprising at least two bridge plates.
US10253829B2	Brake unit The invention relates to a brake unit and a method for maintaining a brake unit, wherein the brake unit comprises a carrier unit and a jaw unit, wherein the carrier unit can be secured to the fixed portion of a utility vehicle chassis and has a first guiding member and a second guiding member, wherein the first guiding member and the first guiding member are spaced apart from each other, wherein the jaw unit is secured by the guiding members against displacement in a guiding direction, wherein the jaw unit is secured by a securing element which can be secured to one of the guiding members against displacement along an axial line, wherein the jaw unit can be displaced in an actuation direction.
US10253828B2	Driving device and image forming apparatus including the same An image forming apparatus includes an output shaft including a columnar part and a D cut part connected to the columnar part and having a D section, and an electromagnetic clutch including a cylindrical member fitted to the output shaft. The image forming apparatus further includes a key member. The key member includes a conductive member. When the D cut part of the output shaft is employed as an insertion tip side and the output shaft has been inserted to the cylindrical member from one side in an axial direction, the key member is configured to fill a space between the sectional circular part of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and the D cut part of the output shaft.
US10253827B1	Clutch apply piston assembly for automotive transmissions A piston apply ring for providing a more uniform load distribution from an apply piston to clutch plates in a clutch apply piston assembly, effectively increasing the lifetime of various components of the clutch apply piston assembly, is disclosed. An L-shaped cross-sectional shape of the piston apply ring helps locate the apply ring on the clutch apply piston and prevents torsional movement between the apply ring and the apply piston. Various alternative embodiments are disclosed.
US10253826B2	Clutch control mechanism for dual-bearing reel A clutch control mechanism configured to allow or block a transmission of a rotation of a handle to a spool in response to either a rotating of the handle or an operating of a clutch operating member. The clutch control mechanism includes a clutch cam, a clutch plate, and a positioning structure. The clutch cam is rotatably mounted to the reel unit, and is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The first position blocks the transmission of the rotation of the handle. The second position allows the transmission of the rotation of the handle. The clutch plate is coupled to the clutch operating member and to the clutch cam, and is unitarily rotatable with the clutch cam. The positioning structure to position the clutch cam from outside in a radial direction about a rotational axis of the clutch cam when the clutch cam is disposed in the first position.
US10253824B2	Friction ring for a synchronization unit Friction ring for a synchronization unit of a gear changing transmission. The friction ring, when in an uninstalled state, is circumferentially pre-loaded and includes an annular front side, an annular rear side, a conical inner friction surface, a conical outer installation surface, and a first separation surface facing and in contact with a second separation surface and defining a circumferential separation area in the friction ring. The friction ring is prevented from contracting radially and circumferentially by said contact and is capable of expanding radially and circumferentially while being circumferentially pre-loaded.
US10253823B2	Cooling structure in clutch In a cooling structure in a clutch having drive plates and driven plates, a lower limit of a width of each of dot grooves is set to a width a at which a flow quantity of lubricating oil passing through each of the dot grooves becomes a minimum flow quantity at which the drive plates and the driven plates can be cooled to a temperature equal to or lower than an upper limit temperature (Tmax) and an upper limit of the width of each of the dot grooves is set to a width b at which an air content in lubricating oil passing through each of the dot grooves becomes a maximum air content at which, according to lubricating oil having the air content, the drive plates and the driven plates can be cooled to a temperature equal to or lower than the upper limit temperature (Tmax).
US10253818B1	Bearing with electrical shunt A rolling element bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring, with rolling elements therebetween. The plurality of rolling elements collectively define a pitch diameter. An electrically-conductive shunt ring has an outer diameter surface and an inner diameter surface, one of which contacting either the outer ring or the inner ring, and the other not directly contacting the rings. A plurality of fingers extend from the contacting diameter surface. A plurality of carbon fiber elements extend from each finger and contact the other of the rings, to conduct electrical current between the inner ring and outer ring. The non-contacting diameter surface of the shunt ring defines a diameter that exceeds the pitch diameter to enable free-flow of lubricant through the bearing.
US10253816B2	Bearing cover A bearing cover for a split bearing arrangement includes a stiffening element between threaded bores for receiving threaded bolts in order to connect the bearing cover to a bearing block. Provided between two clamping surfaces is a first radially inner bearing support surface having an at least approximately arcuate cross-section as viewed in the axial direction. Adjoining the bearing support surface and following the cross-sectional contour of the bearing support surface, a reinforcing web is provided on the stiffening element which has a varying height as viewed perpendicular to the bearing support surface, and the tallest height is disposed in the region of the half angular span of the bearing support surface.
US10253812B2	Taper roller bearing A taper roller bearing includes: an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of taper rollers, and an annular cage. The cage includes a small-diameter annular portion on one axial side, a large-diameter annular portion on the other axial side, and a plurality of column portions. A radial inner surface of the column portion is provided along a second virtual taper surface that is in the vicinity of a first virtual taper surface including a center line of the plurality of taper rollers, across the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the column portion.
US10253811B2	Adhesive, bearing with the adhesive, and methods of making Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an adhesive layer, bearing including the adhesive layer, and methods of forming. The adhesive layer can include a mixture of a first polymer, a second polymer, and a third polymer, wherein the third polymer is a modified fluoropolymer of the second polymer. In a particular embodiment, a weight ratio of a weight content of the second polymer to a weight content of the third polymer in the mixture can be at least 12:1. In another particular embodiment, the adhesive layer can have a normalized peel strength of at least 4.8 N/in/microns.
US10253808B2	Curvilinear rolling guide unit and method of loading rolling elements into slider thereof A curvilinear rolling guide unit allows a slider to readily straddle an endless guide rail and can prevent leakage of lubricant from a lubrication hole formed in each end cap. Each end cap is composed of an end cap body and a spacer. The end cap body has a lubrication hole, a lubrication groove, a slit which are formed in an upper portion thereof. The lubrication groove establish communication between the lubrication hole and turnaround passages. The slit extends from the lubrication hole to the under surface of the upper portion. A lubrication plug is fitted into the lubrication hole of the end cap body, closes the slit, and has a hole formed therein and serving as a lubrication passage communicating with the lubrication groove.
US10253806B2	Rotatable connection with limited rotational angle A rotatable connection for a mount device for placement in an operating room includes an adjustable stopping mechanism that can be disposed between a first connection component and a second connection component that is mounted rotatably relative to the first connection component about an axis of rotation. The adjustable stopping mechanism may be adapted to establish at least two different relative rotational angles of the connection components relative to one another or at least two different rotation ranges. The adjustable stopping mechanism includes a rotation lock that can be disposed non-rotatingly at the first connection component and a coupling part that can be disposed non-rotatingly at the second connection component and that has a form-locking contour for establishing individual rotational angle positions, and may include a stopping device with an integral stop. The stopping device may be non-rotatingly positionable. A support system or mount device are also provided.
US10253803B2	Suction device A suction device includes a suction pad, an article holder connected with the suction pad, and a release bar on the suction pad. The suction pad has an at least substantially planar contact surface configured to be adhered to a support surface. The article holder connects with the suction pad. The release bar has a first end or first edge disposed at or adjacent to a peripheral edge of the suction pad. The release bar and the suction pad are configured such that movement of the suction pad at or adjacent to the first end of first edge of the release bar with respect to the suction surface breaks a seal between the support surface and the contact surface.
US10253802B2	Carabiners with key-lock system Carabiners having locking systems of the type called “key-lock” for mountaineering and climbing are provided. Such carabiners include those having a ring with a side, interrupted by an opening delimited by a first and a second end, wherein said opening is closed by a spring closing element which can take an open position and a closed position, wherein the first end of the ring comprises a bulb-shaped hooking portion, with the projecting part in a direction transverse to the plane of the carabiner, wherein the coupling portion on both sides of the bulb includes a shoulder having an uneven surface.
US10253796B2	Apparatuses for mounting fixtures to a substrate, and related methods A method includes: mounting a rail on a wall; mounting a fixture on the rail by interlocking a channel of the fixture to the rail; removing the fixture from the rail; and mounting a replacement fixture on the rail by interlocking a channel of the replacement fixture to the rail. An apparatus has: a rail with a wall contacting base side, an exterior side, and a beam formed on the exterior side; a fixture with a base side, an exterior side, and a channel formed on the base side; and in which the channel forms a female profile that reversibly interlocks via a snap fit to a male profile formed by the beam to reversibly mount the fixture on the rail, with respective longitudinal axes of the beam and the channel extending in respective axial directions along the rail. The fixture and rail may retain a panel over the substrate.
US10253795B1	Multi-layer laminate load ring A laminated load ring for a balloon assembly includes a plurality of ring stacking units stacked one on top of the other. Each of the ring stacking units can include a main body having a central opening, a plurality of arms, and at least one weld line. The plurality of arms may each extend away from the main body around a circumference of the main body. The at least one weld line can be formed on the main body. The plurality of arms of the plurality of ring stacking units may be aligned with one another. The weld line of each of the plurality of ring stacking units may be offset from the weld line of a directly adjacent ring stacking unit in a direction extending around the circumference of the laminated load ring.
US10253786B2	Blower apparatus This blower apparatus includes an air blowing portion including a plurality of flat plates arranged with an axial gap defined between adjacent ones of the flat plates; a motor portion arranged to rotate the air blowing portion; and a housing arranged to house the air blowing portion and the motor portion. The housing includes an air inlet and an air outlet. At least one of the flat plates includes, in at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface thereof, a plurality of guide portions each of which is a protruding portion or recessed portion arranged to extend in a radial direction. An air flow traveling radially outward is generated between the flat plates by viscous drag of surfaces of the flat plates and a centrifugal force. Since the air flow is generated between the flat plates, the air flow does not easily leak upwardly or downwardly.
US10253782B2	Shaped component for aluminum alloy turbo compressor wheel and method of manufacturing turbo compressor wheel The present invention provides a shaped component for a compressor wheel that can be used to manufacture a turbo compressor wheel which is excellent in terms of high-temperature strength, rigidity, and dynamic balance and, furthermore, has optimal performance suitable for diverse required characteristics in individual portions. In the shaped component for an aluminum alloy turbo compressor wheel of the present invention, a continuous casting rod-shaped material having a small diameter or a forging-completed material obtained by carrying out hot closed die forging on the continuous casting rod-shaped material having a small diameter is used as a material, and the continuous casting rod-shaped material or the forging-completed material has a structure in which the average numbers of grain boundaries intersected in a circumferential direction on a transverse section orthogonal to a casting direction and a forging direction are minimized in a central portion and are maximized in an outer circumferential portion, and the casting direction and the forging direction of the material are along a rotational center axis line direction of a compressor wheel.
US10253781B2	Wet gas compression The disclosure includes a centrifugal compressor, comprising an inlet configured to receive a gas stream, an outlet, and a liquid injection port configured to introduce a liquid into the gas stream and create a multiphase fluid, wherein the centrifugal compressor is configured to compress the multiphase fluid. The disclosure further includes a method of operating a centrifugal compressor, comprising passing a gas stream to a centrifugal compressor inlet, introducing a quantity of liquid into the gas stream to create a multiphase stream, and compressing the multiphase stream.
US10253767B2	Pump To provide a pump whose elastic member has long life, a pump according to an embodiment of the invention comprises an inner wall surface having a cylindrical shape, an elastic ring disposed along the inner wall surface and forming an operation chamber extending in a circumferential direction of the elastic ring with respect to the inner wall surface, and a plurality of pressing members pressing a part of the elastic ring in the circumferential direction against the inner wall surface and thereby forming a blocking part in the operation chamber, wherein the plurality of pressing members cause fluid in the operation chamber to move by rotating along the inner wall surface and thereby moving the blocking part, and the elastic ring is disposed to maintain a circumference in a natural state of the elastic ring.
US10253763B2	Motor-driven compressor An object is to provide a motor-driven compressor capable of reducing cost required when a failure occurs in part of components configuring an inverter device. A power substrate assembly 50 is removably fixed to a housing body 10 in an inverter accommodation chamber 13, and a control substrate assembly 70 and a filter circuit assembly 90 are removably fixed to a cover 30. Therefore, when the cover 30 is removed from the housing body 10, the power substrate assembly 50, the control substrate assembly 70, and the filter circuit assembly 90 can be independently removed from the housing body 10 or the cover 30, and new power substrate assembly 50, control substrate assembly 70, and filter circuit assembly 90 can be independently mounted on the housing body 10 or the cover 30.
US10253756B2	Laser radar device and wind turbine control system A configuration is provided which includes: a reference light source to emit laser light; an optical phase modulator to perform phase modulation of transmission light of the laser light on the basis of a linear-phase-modulation signal having a first frequency component and a second frequency component; an optical intensity modulator to modulate light intensity of the transmission light on the basis of a pulsed light generation signal for generation of pulsed light; first and second optical antennas to emit the transmission light to a space and receive reflected light from a first point and a second point; an optical receiver to perform heterodyne detection on light obtained by mixing received light and local oscillation light; and a signal processor to separate a received signal on the basis of the first and the second frequency components.
US10253752B2	Rotor blade components formed from dissimilar thermoplastics and methods of assembling same A rotor blade for a wind turbine may generally include a first blade component formed from a first fiber-reinforced composite including a first thermoplastic resin material and a second blade component configured to be coupled to the first blade component at a joint interface. The second blade component may be formed from a second fiber-reinforced composite including a second thermoplastic resin material, wherein the second thermoplastic resin material differs from the first thermoplastic resin material. The rotor blade may also include an additional layer(s) of thermoplastic resin material positioned on or integrated into the second fiber-reinforced composite at the joint interface that differs from the second thermoplastic resin material. Moreover, the first thermoplastic resin material of the first fiber-reinforced composite may be welded to the additional layer(s) of the thermoplastic resin material to form a welded joint at the joint interface between the first and second blade components.
US10253746B2	Renewable energy generation based on water waves Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for wave power generation. In one aspect, a wave power generator device includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly encased within a tube frame. The stator assembly includes an array of inductor coils in a fixed position within a cavity of the tube frame and a plurality of bearings coupled to the tube frame. The rotor assembly includes a turbine rotor having a central hub and peripheral blades coupled to a high inertia annular flywheel that is moveably engaged with the bearings of the stator assembly, and an array of magnets arranged to be evenly spaced and of alternating axial polarity from one another extending from the annular flywheel into the cavity between the array of inductor coils, such that electric currents are produced based on magnetic field interaction of the magnets with the inductor coils during the rotation of the annular flywheel.
US10253744B2	Flyback switching mode power supply with voltage control and a method thereof A controller used to control a flyback switching mode power supply. The flyback switching mode power supply is constructed to charge a capacitor, and includes a rectifying device, a series arrangement of a switch and a primary winding of a transformer for receiving an input voltage, and a secondary winding of the transformer for charging the capacitor via the rectifying device to an output voltage. The controller is configured to sense the output voltage and to turn on the switch when the change of the output voltage over time becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold. By using the controller to sense and use the output voltage across the capacitor to turn on the switch, a controlled flyback switching mode power supply that makes use of voltage control is realized.
US10253741B2	High-pressure fuel pump An object is to suppress cavitation generated at a distal end portion of a seat face when a valve body and a seat portion collide with each other. In a relief valve of a fuel pump, an intersection between the seat face and a flow channel hole is formed at a position more distant than the seat portion formed of the valve body in a valve closing state and the seat face in order to suppress generation of cavitation bubbles when the valve body improves and releases high-pressure fuel.
US10253734B2	Method for monitoring component life Methods and systems are provided for reliably prognosing a vehicle component, such as a vehicle battery or an intake air filter. A state of degradation of the component is predicted based on a metric that is derived from a sensed vehicle operating parameter, the parameter selected based on the component being diagnosed, as well as based on past driving history and future driving predictions. The predicted state of degradation is then converted into an estimate of time or distance remaining before the component needs to serviced, and displayed to the vehicle operator.
US10253733B2	Fuel cooling system A fuel system includes a cooling fuel supply line that conveys a flow of cooling fuel from a storage tank to a mixing device. An upstream fuel return line conveys a flow of heated fuel to the mixing device from an internal combustion engine. The flow of the heated fuel from the upstream fuel return line mixes with the flow of cooling fuel from the cooling fuel supply line in the mixing device to form a flow of mixed fuel. A downstream fuel return line conveys the flow of mixed fuel from the mixing device to the storage tank. The mixing device includes a flow restrictor operable to generate a low pressure zone relative to a fluid pressure of the flow of cooling fuel in the cooling fuel return line that draws the flow of the cooling fuel through the cooling fuel supply line and into the mixing device.
US10253731B2	Method and systems for exhaust gas control Systems and methods are provided for controlling exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). In one example, an engine system includes a first EGR valve coupling an exhaust manifold to an engine exhaust system, a second EGR valve coupling the exhaust manifold to an engine intake system, and a control unit. The control unit selectively adjusts a position of the first EGR valve based on a target amount, and adjusts a position of the second EGR valve based on the target amount and a position of the first EGR valve. Responsive to a first degradation condition of the first EGR valve, the control unit adjusts the position of the second EGR valve based on the target amount and based on a pressure of the first exhaust manifold, and responsive to a second degradation condition of the first EGR valve, adjusts the position of the second EGR valve based on the target amount.
US10253728B2	Evaporative emissions detection method with vehicle self leveling suspension compensation Methods and systems are provided for conducting an evaporative emissions test on a fuel system and an emissions control system in a vehicle. In one example, in response to an indication that a vehicle parking condition may result in the isolation of the fuel system from the emissions control system via the unintentional closing of fuel tank valves, a vehicle's active suspension system may be employed in order to level the vehicle a determined amount such that the fuel system isolation issues may be mitigated prior to an evaporative emissions test procedure. In this way, the entire fuel system and emissions control system may be diagnosed for potential undesired emissions, and potential violations of regulatory requirements for evaporative emissions testing may be reduced.
US10253718B2	Method and apparatus for controlling fuel pressure An engine fuel system includes a fuel delivery system including a first fuel pump that is coupled to a pressure relief valve that is arranged in parallel with a second fuel pump. The first fuel pump is disposed to deliver pressurized fuel to the second fuel pump and the pressure relief valve, and the second fuel pump is disposed to deliver pressurized fuel to the fuel rail. A controller characterizes the first fuel pump to determine a relationship between a fuel pump speed and a fuel pump current at a setpoint pressure for the pressure relief valve. A feed-forward pump speed command is determined based upon a target fuel pressure and a fuel flowrate. A closed-loop pump speed is commanded based upon the characterization of the fuel pump. The first fuel pump is controlled to deliver fuel to the second fuel pump based thereon.
US10253716B2	Engine analysis and diagnostic system A system for analyzing an engine of a vehicle may comprise a computer including a computer processor, a sensor connected to a portion of the vehicle and being configured to provide an engine signature to the computer, a simulator module configured to utilize the computer processor to generate simulated signature features associated with a simulated vehicle having prescribed defects, and a self-learning module configured to utilize the computer processor to learn associations between the simulated signature and prescribed defects. The computer processor may be configured to compare the engine signature with the associations of the self-learning module to produce a probability indicator that the engine has the prescribed defect at a specified intensity associated with a diagnosis of the engine.
US10253715B2	Method for controlling injector of vehicle A method for controlling an injector of a vehicle may include: a step of determining, by a controller, a targeted opening time and a targeted closing time for at least one injector according to a current driving condition; a step of measuring, by the controller, an closing time of the injector controlled depending on the targeted closing time; and after the measuring step, a step of determining, by the controller, a deviation of the closing time with respect to the targeted closing time and determining a learning closing time obtained by reflecting the deviation to the targeted closing time to store a corresponding driving condition, in which in the determining step, when there is the learning closing time stored for the current driving condition, the targeted closing time is configured to be determined by reflecting the learning closing time.
US10253712B2	Method for operating a piezo servo injector The present disclosure provides a method for operating an injector of an internal combustion engine, the nozzle needle of said injector being operated by a piezo actuator by means of a servo valve. The method may include eliminating the idle travel of the piezo actuator by maintaining a permanent direct force connection between the piezo actuator and the servo valve, so that a change in force on the servo valve due to a change in pressure in the valve chamber when the servo valve is opened and closed and when the nozzle needle of the injector is closed is always transmitted to the piezo actuator as a change in force, detecting the resulting change in voltage and/or capacitance of the piezo actuator, and ascertaining parameters with which the injection quantity which is output by the injector is regulated based on the result of the detection.
US10253702B2	Control method and system for internal combustion engine The invention relates to a control method and system for an internal combustion engine incorporating an engine shut-off valve, and in particular an air intake shut-off valve for a diesel or gas-fueled engine. The control system comprises a valve controller unit including a receiver capable of receiving sensor signals, and being in communication with the shut-off valve for permitting or preventing air flow in the shut-off valve upon receiving a triggering sensor signal.
US10253699B2	Device and method for testing the integrity of a helicopter turbine engine rapid restart system A device for integrity testing a system for rapid reactivation of a turboshaft engine of a helicopter, includes a pneumatic turbine that is mechanically connected to the turboshaft engine and is supplied with gas, upon a command, by a pneumatic supply circuit such that it is possible to rotate the turboshaft engine and ensure that it is reactivated. The testing device has an apparatus configured to withdraw pressurized air from the turboshaft engine and a duct for conveying the withdrawn air to the pneumatic circuit for supplying the pneumatic turbine with gas. The device further includes a sensor for determining the rotational speed of the pneumatic turbine.
US10253697B2	Cooling device for use in a power plant A cooling device for use in a power plant, having at least two controllable fans, which are designed to produce an air flow having a specified flow direction during operation, at least two closing flaps, which close respective flow cross-sections, and a heat exchanger, which thermally interacts with the at least two air flows for heat exchange as a secondary medium, wherein the closing flaps are not operated by a mechanical adjusting device but rather are each to be opened merely by one of the two air flows as a result of the dynamic pressure when a minimum flow rate is reached. Furthermore at least two holding devices are provided, which hold the closing flaps in an open position when the closing flaps are opened.
US10253695B2	Heat exchanger for cooled cooling air with adjustable damper A heat exchanger (HEX) for cooling air in a gas turbine engine is provided. An adjustable damper is provided. The adjustable damper may be for damping a movement of the HEX relative to the gas turbing engine. An adjustable damper may comprise: a first tube; a second tube located at least partially within the first tube; a housing coupled to the second tube; a moveable member, the moveable member comprising a contacting surface in contact with the second tube; an adjusting member adjustably coupled to the housing; and a spring member located between the moveable member and the adjusting member, the spring member configured to at least one of compress or decompress in response to adjusting member moving relative to the housing.
US10253694B2	Diversion of fan air to provide cooling air for gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine section includes a plurality of spaced rotor stages, with a static guide vane intermediate the spaced rotor stages. The static guide vane provides swirl into air passing toward a downstream one of the spaced rotor stages, and an outer housing surrounding the spaced rotor stages. A diverter diverts a portion of air radially outwardly through the outer housing, and across at least one heat exchanger. The diverted air passes back into a duct radially inwardly through the outer housing, and is exhausted toward the downstream one of the spaced rotor stages.
US10253693B2	Thermal management system manifold A single, unitary thermal management system (TMS) manifold for a gas turbine engine is provided which comprises one or more interfaces for mounting various thermal management system components directly to the TMS manifold. The TMS manifold also defines fluid passages for transferring fuel, engine lubricant or generator oil from one component to another component. Packing numerous fuel system and lubricating system components within the TMS manifold reduces cost and weight and simplifies maintenance.
US10253690B2	Turbine system with exhaust gas recirculation, separation and extraction A system includes a turbine combustor having a first volume configured to receive a combustion fluid and to direct the combustion fluid into a combustion chamber and a second volume configured to receive a first flow of an exhaust gas. The second volume is configured to direct a first portion of the first flow of the exhaust gas into the combustion chamber and to direct a second portion of the first flow of the exhaust gas into a third volume isolated from the first volume. The third volume is in fluid communication with an extraction conduit that is configured to direct the second portion of the first flow of the exhaust gas out of the turbine combustor.
US10253679B2	Vehicle thermal management system, and methods of use and manufacture thereof A thermal management system for a vehicle including an engine and a transmission can include a radiator, first and second heat exchangers, a control valve and a bypass valve. The radiator can be configured for fluid communication with the engine. The first heat exchanger can be configured for fluid communication with the transmission. The control valve can be configured to selectively communicate a source of relative warm engine fluid or a source of relative cool engine fluid to the first heat exchanger in order to warm or cool the transmission fluid, respectively. The second heat exchanger can be configured to exchanger heat between the transmission fluid and the ambient fluid external to the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The by-pass valve can be configured to selectively direct transmission fluid into or to by-pass the second heat exchanger.
US10253676B2	Molded rotor for cooling fan motor A cooling fan assembly operable for cooling a radiator of a vehicle includes a brushless motor and a fan element having a plurality of fan blades. The brushless motor includes a stator and a rotor. The fan element is attached at the rotor such that rotation of the rotor by the motor imparts rotation of the fan blades to enhance air flow at the radiator of the vehicle. The rotor is a molded polymeric rotor formed by injection molding a thermoplastic material. During injection molding of the rotor, a plurality of magnetic elements are at least partially overmolded by the thermoplastic material to establish the magnetic elements at the molded polymeric rotor. The rotor may have a bell-like shape, and the magnetic elements may be disposed at an inside facing surface of the rotor.
US10253660B2	Valve train for an internal combustion engine A valve train may include a camshaft having first and second slide guides, first and second cams mounted axially adjacent in torque-proof manners on the camshaft, and a cam follower adjustable between a first position, in which the cam follower is drivingly connected with the first cam, and a second position, in which the cam follower is drivingly connected with the second cam. The valve train may also include an adjustment arrangement having adjustable mechanical first and second engagement elements for axially adjusting the cam follower between first and second positions. Each engagement element may be adjustable between basic positions, in which no contact exists with a respective one of the slide guides, and switching positions, in which the respective engagement element cooperates with the slide guide. Each engagement element may have a spring that prestresses it into the switching position. The valve train may further include an arresting device and an actuator for each engagement element, wherein the arresting device, when in a locked position, holds the associated engagement element in the basic position, and the actuator releases the arresting device.
US10253656B2	Rankine cycle system for vehicle A Rankine cycle system includes a boiler configured to apply waste heat to refrigerant circulating in an internal-combustion engine to vaporize the refrigerant; a gas-liquid separator configured to separate gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant, sent from the boiler, into gas phase fluid and liquid phase fluid; a superheater configured to superheat the gas phase fluid, sent from the gas-liquid separator, through heat exchange with exhaust gas of the internal-combustion engine; an expander configured to expand the gas phase fluid, passing through the superheater, to recover thermal energy, and a condenser configured to condense the gas phase fluid, passing through the expander, to return the gas phase fluid to liquid phase fluid. The gas-liquid separator is fixed to a cylinder head of the internal-combustion engine. It is preferable that the gas-liquid separator is configured to include a bracket, and is fixed to the cylinder head via the bracket.
US10253654B2	Method for starting a steam turbine The invention relates to a method for starting a steam turbine. The method involves pre-warming the steam turbine with a steam in which 65% of an energy used to pre-warming the steam turbine is derived from a latent heat energy of the steam.
US10253653B2	Exhaust chamber cooling apparatus and steam turbine power generating facility In one embodiment, an exhaust chamber cooling apparatus measures output of a generator driven by a steam turbine, a temperature in an exhaust chamber of the turbine, and a pressure in a condenser that changes steam from the turbine back to water. The apparatus further outputs a first signal when it is detected that a measurement value of the output is larger than a first setting value and a measurement value of the temperature is larger than a second setting value, and a second signal when it is detected that the measurement value of the output is smaller than the first setting value and a measurement value of the pressure or a calculation value obtained from the measurement value of the pressure is larger than a third setting value. The apparatus further controls supply of a cooling fluid into the chamber, based on the first or second signal.
US10253646B2	Vane arm assembly An assembly for operating a device, such as a variable vane, has an arm, a stem to which the arm is connected, the stem having a slot, and a member having a tab which fits into the slot.
US10253642B2	Gas turbine engine with disk having periphery with protrusions A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section that has a disk rotatable about an axis. The disk has circumferentially-spaced blade mounting features and radially outer rim surfaces extending circumferentially between the blade mounting features. Turbine blades are mounted circumferentially around the disk in the blade mounting features. Seals are arranged radially outwards of the disk adjacent the radially outer rim surfaces such that there are respective passages between the seals and the radially outer rim surfaces. The radially outer rim surfaces include radially-extending protrusions that extend into the respective passages.
US10253636B2	Flow exchange baffle insert for a gas turbine engine component A baffle insert for a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The baffle insert having: a first fluid conduit having a first interior cavity extending therethrough; a second fluid conduit having a second interior cavity extending therethrough; and a member located between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit, wherein the member fluidly couples the first interior cavity to an exterior of the second fluid conduit, and wherein the member fluidly couples the second interior cavity to an exterior of the first fluid conduit and wherein the first interior cavity is isolated from the second interior cavity.
US10253633B2	Rotor of an exhaust gas turbocharger A rotor of an exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a rotor hub and rotor blades disposed on the rotor hub. The rotor blades have a blade thickness distribution selected in such a way that the rotor blades have along their extent from a fluid inlet or leading edge to a fluid outlet or trailing edge at least one transition between a stiffness or rigidity-oriented blade thickness distribution and an inertia and stress-oriented blade thickness distribution over the height of the blade.
US10253623B2	Diamond high temperature shear valve designed to be used in extreme thermal environments A control valve assembly includes a body having a first mud flow passage defining a mud flow inlet and one or more second mud flow passage portions. A magnetic plunger is slidingly mounted within the body. The magnetic plunger includes one or more third mud flow passage portions each including an inlet section and an outlet section configured to selectively align with the one or more second mud flow passage portions. A solenoid is mounted at the body. The solenoid is selectively activated to shift the magnetic plunger between a first position wherein the third mud flow passage portion is misaligned with the one or more second mudflow passage portions and a second position wherein the third mud flow passage portion aligns with the one or more second mud flow passage portions allowing a pulse of mud to flow through the mud flow passage.
US10253619B2	Method for extracting downhole flow profiles from tracer flowback transients A production pipe arrangement for a producing petroleum well with at least one of the well fluids (oil, gas, or water) with influx fluids two or more influx zones or influx locations to a production flow in a central production pipe in said well, with tracer sources with distinct tracer materials in known levels of the well, one or more separate delay chambers arranged as a completion component in said pipe, the delay chambers provided with said one or more of the tracers sources arranged in an annular space formed between the completion pipe and a borehole wall, with at least one of said tracer sources arranged exposed to the fluids in at least one of said influx zones, the delay chambers having one or more apertures to the fluid flow in said central pipe.
US10253608B2	Downhole heat orientation and controlled fracture initiation using electromagnetic assisted ceramic materials A fracturing assembly for forming fractures in a subterranean formation includes a source tool having a rotational joint moveable to orient the source tool in a range of directions and a directional electromagnetic antenna having an electromagnetic wave source. A ceramic-containing member is located within a distance of the electromagnetic antenna to be heated to a fracture temperature by electromagnetic waves produced by the electromagnetic wave source. The ceramic-containing member is positionable to orient a fracture in the subterranean formation at the fracture temperature.
US10253606B1	Artificial lift A system for use in a completion string of a well is described. The system includes a coupling part configured to detachably couple a retrievable string to the system. The system includes a stator configured to attach to a tubing of the completion string. While the retrievable string is coupled to the system, the stator is configured to drive a rotor of the retrievable string in response to receiving power.
US10253601B2	Downhole acoustic device for treating the bottomhole regions of oil and gas reservoirs This invention relates to the oil and gas industry and can be used for intensifying the production of well fluids. The present downhole acoustic apparatus comprises an upper head for attachment to a logging cable or coiled tubing, an acoustic emitter and a lower guiding head. The emitter consists of a body with piezoelectric transducers, comprised of piezoceramic discs, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the body. Emitter bodies are formed in the shape of cylinders from a metal with a milled surface and are connected to each other by means of a rubber-plastic filler. This provides an increase in the acoustic power of radiation in a radial direction and makes it possible to treat horizontal and lateral wells.
US10253598B2	Diagnostic lateral wellbores and methods of use Improving the knowledge about how hydraulic fracture networks are generated in subsurface shale volumes in unconventional wellbores may be accomplished with various configurations of at least one diagnostic lateral wellbore using at least one diagnostic device disposed in the diagnostic lateral wellbore. By extending diagnostic lateral wellbores from adjacent lateral wellbores and/or separately drilling diagnostic lateral wellbores, and analyzing signals received by diagnostic devices placed in the diagnostic lateral wellbores, knowledge about fracture networks, the parameters that control fracture geometry and reservoir production and how reservoirs react to refracturing techniques may be greatly improved. Additionally, such diagnostic lateral wellbores can provide quicker location of sweet-spot horizons in reservoirs.
US10253592B2	Anti-extrusion barrier for packing element An anti-extrusion device used in a packer or a bridge plug is disclosed. The anti-extrusion device includes a garter spring and a support assembly having a ring shaped body disposed in an entire circumference of an inner volume of the garter spring. The ring shaped body expands with expansion of the garter spring while maintaining a continuous ring.
US10253589B2	Offset adjustment rings for wellhead orientation Systems and methods for positioning tubular members within a subterranean well include inner and outer tubular members extending into the well. An adjustment ring assembly is located between the inner tubular member and the outer tubular member and has an outer ring and an inner ring. The outer ring circumscribes, and is rotatable relative to, the inner ring to adjust the radial offset between a central axis of the wellhead assembly and a central axis of the inner tubular member.
US10253575B2	Systems and methods for releasing a portion of a drill string from a drilling cable A cable release system for permitting detachment of a drilling cable from a drill string. The cable release system has a swivel body, a bearing assembly, one or more locking elements, and a release sleeve assembly. The swivel body is coupled to a drilling cable. The bearing assembly has a receptacle body that receives a portion of the swivel body and defines openings that receive a portion of corresponding locking elements. The bearing assembly has an outer sleeve that circumferentially surrounds the receptacle body and has a variable inner diameter such that axial movement of outer sleeve controls the radial position of the locking elements relative to the swivel body. The release sleeve assembly can be moved in a distal direction to engage the outer sleeve of the bearing assembly to move the outer sleeve to an axial position in which the swivel body and drilling cable are detachable from the remainder of the drill string.
US10253568B2	Push-the-bit rotary guiding device and application method thereof A push-the-bit rotary guiding device includes a mandrel having a central passage, a sleeve rotatably sleeved outside the mandrel, a plurality of swing ribs circumferentially arranged in an outer wall of the sleeve with an interval, an actuation mechanism for controlling each swing rib to swing respectively, a plurality of detectors for detecting a distance to a well wall in real-time, and a controller for determining whether the actuation mechanism is required to actuate the swing ribs to swing according to the detected distance. Through a real-time detection of the detectors of the push-the-bit rotary guiding device, a well section having an expanded or reduced diameter is detected in time and guiding of the rotary guiding device herein is avoided. The rotary guiding device has advantages of a simple and compact structure, convenient machining, easy assembling, and a safe and highly-efficient operation, and is easy to be popularized and applied.
US10253567B2	Steering assembly for directional drilling of a wellbore A steering assembly includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, a mandrel having a front connecting extremity and a rear connecting extremity, the mandrel passing through the housing and arranged in a first position coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a deflector device configured to exert a side force on the mandrel to offset the front connecting extremity of the mandrel from the longitudinal axis, and a tool face assembly configured to rotate the front connecting extremity of the mandrel in a desired direction.
US10253558B2	Power distribution networks for electrochromic devices Various embodiments herein relate to power distribution networks for optically switchable windows. A number of different topologies are provided. In many embodiments, a control panel may be connected with a trunk line, which is connected to a plurality of optically switchable windows. The plurality of optically switchable windows may be powered by the shared trunk line. This topology provides substantial improvements over topologies in which each optically switchable window is connected to the control panel via separate, individual lines. Further, certain embodiments herein relate to installation kits for installing power distribution networks for optically switchable windows.
US10253555B2	Shutters with rails off-set from stiles A shutter assembly includes a shutter panel with a first and a second stile, each stile having a front stile-face and a rear stile-face. The shutter panel also includes a first and a second rail, the rails extending between the stiles, each rail comprising a front rail-face and a rear rail-face. In addition, the shutter assembly includes a stile bisection plane passes midway between the front and rear stile-faces, and a rail bisection plane passes midway between the front and rear rail-faces. The rail bisection plane is offset from the stile bisection plane.
US10253537B2	Roller carriage for the reception of a sliding door with a lift-off protection device A roller carriage for the reception of a sliding door includes a roller module for a displaceable affixing at a roller running path and a basic body for the attachment to the sliding door. The roller carriage includes a lift-off protection device for the protection against removal of the roller module out of the displaceable affixing at the roller running path. The lift-off protection device includes a lift-off protection element which is supported to be movable between a protection position and a release position, as well as an arresting device for an arresting of the lift-off protection element at least in the protection position.
US10253536B1	Compact bipositional multi-locking load bearing rotation lock mechanism A releasable locking hinge assembly having: a shaft including a first locking region with multiple faceted sides on an outer circumference of the shaft, and a partial or complete hollow cylinder coaxial with and receiving the shaft, wherein the hollow cylinder includes a second locking region with multiple faceted sides on an inner wall of the cylinder, wherein the first locking region and second locking region are configured to slidably engage; and wherein the locking regions slidably engage, they lock the angular position of the locking hinge, and where they slidably disengage, they allow the locking hinge to pivot.
US10253533B1	Door handle assembly A door handle assembly for a vehicle door is provided that includes: a housing assembly fixedly connected to an outer door panel of the vehicle door having a visible face defining an opening, a cover assembly having a cover and a grip element, the cover assembly is movable between a flush position where the cover element fills the opening and is flush with the visible face and a fully retracted position where the cover element is displaced inwardly from the opening, and the grip element and housing assembly defines an access space to receive fingers of a user, a displacement mechanism to move the cover assembly, and a pin connected to the housing assembly that interacts with a cam profile formed on an external surface of the cover assembly such that the cover assembly follows a path during movement from the flush to fully retracted position.
US10253525B2	Lock plate for spring lock A lock plate for use as a guard for a latch bolt of a spring lock. The lock plate has a flat face portion with a curved first end and an L-shaped second end including a curved outwardly and forwardly extending arm. A recess is formed in the flat face portion from which a tongue extends. The lock plate is configured to nest on a striker plate of a spring lock for attachment with same screws by which the striker plate is attached to a door jamb. The outwardly and forwardly extending arm and the tongue blocking access to the latch bolt by a foreign object such as a credit card.
US10253517B2	Hydrocyclonic pool cleaner Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor.
US10253513B2	Doorway lintel lift apparatus and method A doorway lintel lift apparatus and method are provided. The door lintel lift apparatus may include two support columns, a lintel that is configured to be attached to the support columns, and that includes a vertical flange and a horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two lift bolts coupled to two end portions of the horizontal flange. The two lift bolts may be configured to respectively raise the two end portions of the horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two rotatable lift nuts that, when rotated, raise the lift bolts to engage and raise the two ends of the horizontal flange.
US10253508B2	Prefabricated modular joining assembly for an industrial flooring and method for making it A prefabricated modular joining assembly for an industrial flooring comprising a module including a prismatic body formed by two half-portions, being separated from one another by a deformable material zone, said half-portions being made of a synthetic resin and having a metal reinforcing framework embedded therein. The joining assembly is made by a method comprising the steps of: providing a box caisson; arranging a rubber membrane in the box caisson thereby separating two zones of the box caisson; arranging in the two zones a reinforcing metal framework; casting a resin material in the box caisson thereby embedding the reinforcing metal framework therein; removing, upon setting of the resin, the module thus formed; and applying the module in a recess formed in a floor at a joint to be restored.
US10253501B2	Spacer for a reinforcement layer, reinforcement system for a concrete component, and method for the production of a reinforcement system The invention relates to a spacer (1) for a reinforcement layer (16), a reinforcement system (29) for a concrete component (21), and a method for the production of a reinforcement system (29).The spacers (1) described allow especially mesh-type reinforcement layers (16) to be kept at a distance from other bodies (24, 28) in a particularly simple manner. The spacers (1) are fitted by inserting them into a mesh (8) of the reinforcement layer (16) and connecting them thereto by twisting.
US10253495B1	Self-adjusting heel joint connector and method of securing a heel joint A self-adjusting heel joint connector for securing roof structural members, without the need for a conventional birdsmouth cut or toe-nailing. The connector is slideably insertable between a bottom surface of a preset rafter and the top of a supporting wall plate at a heel joint and is capable of self-adjusting to the precise preset rafter pitch. The connector includes a framing member securable to the top of the supporting wall plate, and a support member rotatably coupled to the framing member and freely rotatable about an axis of rotation perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the framing member. The framing member is securable to the angled rafter and an adjacent joist/tie member, as well as to the supporting wall plate, at the heel joint, and the rafter is supported by a substantially flat mating surface of the support member which extends in a direction perpendicular to a vertical leg of the framing member. The connector provides restraint from lateral movement and wind uplift, and provides for full vertical rafter load transfer partly through the framing member vertical leg of the connector and partly through the adjacent joist/tie member directly to the top of the supporting wall plate over a uniform distributed area, while transferring thrust force in the rafter to the adjacent joist/tie member. The support member further provides additional support for dead and live loads, while eliminating the need for a conventional birdsmouth cut at the heel joint.
US10253490B2	Corrugated stormwater chamber having sub-corrugations A plastic arch-shape cross section corrugated stormwater chamber has a multiplicity of crest corrugations and valley corrugations which run transverse to its length. Sub-corrugations run along part or all of the arch-curve lengths of either crest corrugations or valley corrugations, or along both of them. A sub-corrugations are smaller in dimension than an associated crest corrugation or valley corrugation. Sub-corrugations may taper in width and depth and may taper to nothingness. A compound convex shape end cap, useful for closing off the ends of stormwater chambers, has substantially vertical corrugations with analogous sub-corrugations.
US10253482B2	Control valve diagnostic system in hydraulic circuit This invention provides to set plural test patterns in which two or more control valves are picked up from the plural control valves as diagnosis target, and there being installed a malfunction diagnosis means (47) in which the diagnosis of malfunctioned valve is applied to the test patterns as unit, and malfunction valve identification means (48) in which the malfunctioned valves are identified by checking the control valves one another, that control valves are included in the test patterns having been diagnosed whether malfunction exists or not by the malfunction diagnosis means (47).
US10253479B2	Hydraulic system for work machine When option attachment has not been attached, a reserve flow/direction control valve 8 is made to operate as a center bypass cut valve. When an option attachment has been attached, switching control is performed. In the switching control, when the option attachment is not used, the reserve flow/direction control valve 8 is made to operate as a center bypass cut valve for adjusting composite opening area of a center bypass and thereby controlling the flow rate of hydraulic fluid flowing into an actuator. When the option attachment is used, the reserve flow/direction control valve 8 is made to operate so as to supply the hydraulic fluid to an option hydraulic actuator 14.
US10253475B2	Construction device and method for offshore wind turbine foundation with piling performed later A construction device for an offshore wind turbine foundation with piling performed later. The construction device comprises an offshore wind turbine foundation (1), a pile casing (2) and a sleeve (3). The pile casing (2) is used for the installation of a steel pile (4) and arranged at the bottom of the offshore wind turbine foundation (1). The lower end of the sleeve (3) is detachably connected with the upper end of the pile casing (2). A construction method for an offshore wind turbine foundation with piling performed later is also provided.
US10253473B2	Rock anchor foundation structure suitable for mountain photovoltaic module and construction method of rock anchor foundation structure The present invention relates to a rock anchor foundation structure suitable for a mountain photovoltaic module and a construction method of the rock anchor foundation structure. A technical solution of the present invention is as follows: the rock anchor foundation structure comprises a drill hole drilled in a rock slope, an anchor rod module arranged in the drill hole and a photovoltaic power station module. The photovoltaic power station module is connected with the anchor rod module through a hollow connecting steel pipe; the photovoltaic power station module comprises a bracket welded on the top of the hollow connecting steel pipe, a beam mutually hinged with the top of the bracket and a photovoltaic cell panel arranged at the upper part of the beam. The rock anchor foundation structure of the present invention is suitable for the technical fields of around treatment and foundation engineering design.
US10253469B2	Single anchor terminal A single anchor terminal is provided for a roadside wire rope barrier. The single anchor terminal includes a release post, a brace, and an anchor base. The brace supports the release post in an upright position and extends from the release post to the anchor base. The brace has a first portion attached to the release post and a second portion coupled to the first portion with a release component. The anchor base includes a main post that supports the release post and a brace anchor that is coupled to the main post.
US10253468B1	Pavement marker modules A traffic control system and method in which a sensor and processor interact with at least one road module to illuminate and/or cause to flash in response to predetermined road surface and/or traffic conditions. The system and method can be configured to interact with vehicles, including autonomous vehicles, traveling on the road in which the road module(s) are embedded. The road surface and/or traffic conditions include an EMS vehicle located in proximity to a fire hydrant, vehicle located in proximity to a bus stop, a vehicle located in proximity to an intersection with a bicycle and/or pedestrian path intersecting with said road in which said road modules and/or one or more light strips are embedded.
US10253446B2	Thread debris filtering apparatus A thread debris filtering apparatus includes a thread debris filter, where the thread debris filter includes a filter front cover (100) and a filter rear cover (200) connected with the filter front cover; a water filtering part (110) is arranged on the filter front cover (100); a water inlet (220) is arranged in the filter rear cover (200); backflow prevention structures (210) are arranged on an inner wall of the filter rear cover (200); and the backflow prevention structures (210) are arranged at the lower part of the water inlet (220) and close to the water inlet (220).
US10253443B2	Laundry treating appliance with closure mounted dispenser The disclosure relates to a washing machine including a cabinet defining a housing with internal components of a conventional automated clothes washer, a door mounted to the cabinet where it moves along a path of travel to selectively close an access opening to the cabinet, and a dispenser formed integrally with the rear face of the door. The dispenser includes a plurality of reservoirs. Each reservoir utilizes a siphon that has a siphon cap with at least one baffle extending laterally relative to the rear face to retard the flow of liquid within the reservoir.
US10253436B2	Method of making an elevator suspension and/or driving assembly having at least one traction surface defined by weave fibers An illustrative example method of making an elongated load bearing member includes providing a plurality of tension elements. A plurality of weave fibers are woven together with the tension elements to thereby establish a weave. A traction surface is established on at least one side of the load bearing member. The traction surface is defined by the weave fibers. Coating the weave fibers with a compressible coating provides an exterior surface texture defined at least in part by the weave fibers.
US10253422B2	Continuous electrolysis method with electrolytic bath for polysulfide production and electrolysis device for implementing the same An electrolysis method of preventing the voltage of an electrolytic bath from rising over time without halting electrolysis and an electrolysis device for executing the method are provided such that: in operation of a two-compartment electrolytic bath, which has a membrane partitioning an anode compartment from a cathode compartment and in which a sulfide ion-containing white liquor for use in a pulp production process is fed into the anode compartment while direct current is supplied to the electrolytic bath to produce polysulfide in the anode compartment through electrolysis, and a sulfide ion-containing white liquor for use in a pulp production process that contains at least one of a scale cleaning agent and a scale inhibitor is fed to the anode compartment.
US10253419B2	Electrodeposited, nanolaminate coatings and claddings for corrosion protection Described herein are electrodeposited corrosion-resistant multilayer coating and claddings that comprises multiple nanoscale layers that periodically vary in electrodeposited species or electrodeposited microstructures. The coatings may comprise electrodeposited metals, ceramics, polymers or combinations thereof. Also described herein are methods for preparation of the coatings and claddings.
US10253416B2	Surface treatment agent for metal material and production method for surface-treated metal material Provided is a surface treatment agent for a metal material with which it is possible to produce a surface-treated metal material that has excellent initial anti-rust properties without being coated with an anti-rust oil, excellent lubrication properties, and excellent anti-corrosion and adhesion properties in a coating film for which phosphate-based chemical conversion treatment, zirconium-based chemical conversion treatment, or other coating underlay processing is omitted. This surface treatment agent for a metal material contains: a zirconium compound; an aqueous epoxy resin having in the skeleton thereof a carboxyl-group-containing polymer that includes a repeated unit derived from a carboxyl-group-containing vinyl monomer, said aqueous epoxy resin also having an acid value of 5-50 mg KOH/g; and a hydroxycarboxylic acid.
US10253412B2	Deposition apparatus including edge plenum showerhead assembly A deposition apparatus for processing substrates includes a vacuum chamber including a processing zone in which a substrate may be processed. First and second gas sources are in fluid communication with the vacuum chamber. The first gas source is operable to supply a first gas into the vacuum chamber and the second gas source is operable to supply a second gas into the vacuum chamber. A showerhead assembly includes a face plate and back plate. The back plate includes a first gas inlet in fluid communication with the first gas source and a second gas inlet in fluid communication with the second gas source. The face plate includes a lower wall and an outer wall extending vertically upwardly from an outer periphery of the lower wall. The outer wall is sealed to an outer periphery of the back plate such that an inner plenum and an edge plenum are formed between the face plate and the back plate. The face plate includes a first gas permeable region in fluid communication with the first gas inlet via the inner plenum such that the first gas may be supplied therethrough during processing and a second gas permeable region in fluid communication with the second gas inlet via the edge plenum such that a second gas may be supplied therethrough during processing. A substrate pedestal assembly is configured to support a substrate on an upper surface thereof when a substrate is processed in the deposition apparatus.
US10253403B2	Method of manufacturing grain-refined aluminum-zinc-magnesium-copper alloy sheet Provided is a method of manufacturing a grain-refined aluminum-zinc-magnesium-copper alloy sheet, including manufacturing an aluminum alloy sheet from an aluminum-zinc-magnesium-copper alloy melt by twin-roll strip casting, primarily rolling the aluminum alloy sheet manufactured in step 1, cold rolling the aluminum alloy sheet manufactured in step 2, and performing a heat treatment on the aluminum alloy sheet manufactured in step 3, thereby reducing processing time and cost by using twin-roll casting. Since grain refinement and homogenization of the sheet manufactured by the twin-roll casting are maximized by sequentially performing warm rolling, cold rolling, and a heat treatment on the sheet, elongation may be improved.
US10253400B2	Heat-resistant bearing material made of an austenitic iron matrix alloy A heat-resistant bearing material may include an austenitic iron matrix alloy having a proportion of sulphur sufficient to achieve a solid lubricating action on bearing surfaces of the heat-resistant bearing material. The iron matrix alloy may have a proportion of carbides to achieve a reduction of wear on bearing surfaces of the heat-resistant bearing material and a proportion of 1 to 6 percentage by weight of at least one alloying element including cobalt, niobium, rhenium, tantalum, vanadium, tungsten, hafnium, yttrium and zirconium. The iron matrix alloy may also include the following alloying elements: carbon, chromium, manganese, silicon, nickel, molybdenum, niobium, tungsten, sulphur, copper, nitrogen and iron.
US10253389B2	High-yield-ratio, high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet and production method therefor A high-yield-ratio, high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a composition containing, in terms of % by mass, C: 0.13% to 0.25%, Si: 1.2% to 2.2%, Mn: 2.0% to 3.2%, P: 0.08% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, N: 0.008% or less, Ti: 0.055% to 0.130%, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The steel sheet has a microstructure that contains 2% to 15% of ferrite having an average crystal grain diameter of 2 μm or less in terms of volume fraction, 5 to 20% of retained austenite having an average crystal grain diameter of 0.3 to 2.0 μm in terms of volume fraction, 10% or less (including 0%) of martensite having an average grain diameter of 2 μm or less in terms of volume fraction, and the balance being bainite and tempered martensite, and the bainite and the tempered martensite having an average crystal grain diameter of 5 μm or less.
US10253385B2	Abrasion resistant steel plate having excellent low-temperature toughness and hydrogen embrittlement resistance and method for manufacturing the same Abrasion resistant steel plates with excellent low-temperature toughness and hydrogen embrittlement resistance having a Brinell hardness of 401 or more, and methods for manufacturing such steel plates. The steel plates have a lath martensitic structure with an average grain size of not more than 20 μm, and the steel plates include fine precipitates that are 50 nm or less in diameter and that have a density of 50 or more particles per 100 μm2. Additionally, the steel plates include, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.30%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.5%, Cr: 0.05 to 1.20%, Nb: 0.01 to 0.08%, B: 0.0005 to 0.003%, Al: 0.01 to 0.08%, N: 0.0005 to 0.008%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: not more than 0.005%, and O: not more than 0.008%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.
US10253382B2	High-strength corrosion-resistant tubing for oil and gas completion and drilling applications, and process for manufacturing thereof A high strength corrosion resistant tubing comprises about 35 to about 55% Ni, about 12 to about 25% Cr, about 0.5 to about 5% Mo, up to about 3% Cu, about 2.1 to about 4.5% Nb, about 0.5 to about 3% Ti, about 0.05 to about 1.0% Al, about 0.005 to about 0.04% C, balance Fe plus incidental impurities and deoxidizers. The composition also satisfies the equation: (Nb−7.75 C)/(Al+Ti)=about 0.5 to about 9. A process for manufacturing the tubing includes: extruding the alloy to form a tubing; cold working the extruded tubing; annealing the cold worked tubing; and applying at least one age hardening step to the annealed tubing. Another process includes extruding the alloy at a temperature of about 2050° F. or less; annealing the extruded tubing; and applying at least one age hardening step to the annealed tubing.
US10253377B2	Systems and methods to assess microbiomes and treatments thereof Systems and methods to assess the health of various microbiomes and to identity species therein are disclosed. Described assessments and identifications can inform treatment decisions if a microbiome is determined to have a less than optimal balance of bacterial species within it; the presence of one or more negative species; and/or the absence of one or more positive species.
US10253374B2	Non-invasive assays for embryo quality Differentially expressed miRNA or small mRNA in the culture media of embryos were found to correlate to and affect embryo developmental fate. Accordingly the present invention provides a method for selecting a bovine embryo for implantation into a female bovine animal for further development based on the levels of specific miRNA or small mRNA. Also provided are methods of improving bovine embryo development fate by reducing in the culture medium the level of selected miRNAs.
US10253373B2	Identification of tumor-associated markers for diagnosis and therapy The present technology relates to genetic products the expression of which is associated with cancer diseases. The present technology also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of diseases in which the genetic products are expressed or aberrantly expressed, in particular cancer diseases.
US10253362B2	DNA transport control device and method for producing same, as well as DNA sequencing device The purpose of the present invention is to provide a DNA transport control device having excellent reliability and durability, and a DNA sequencing device that uses the DNA transport control device. The present invention provides a DNA transport control device having a nanopore which allows for the passage of only the DNA strand of a single molecule, and a DNA sequencing device that uses the DNA transport control device. The DNA transport control device is characterized by the following: including a base material having openings and a thin film a block copolymer formed on the base material; the thin film including microdomains that are formed as a result of self-assembly of the block copolymer and that penetrate the thin film, and a matrix surrounding the microdomains; and the nanopore being formed from one opening in the base material and a single microdomain.
US10253358B2	Multiple-control calibrators for DNA quantitation The present invention provides DNA plasmids that find use as calibrators or reference standards for calculating DNA quantities in a sample. In particular, provided herein are DNA plasmids that contain multiple control fragments, and methods of their use in DNA quantitation.
US10253349B2	Multiplex PCR to detect gene fusions Provided herein are methods and compositions for detecting gene fusions, e.g., relevant to cancer. The present methods and compositions can be used to detect gene fusions with very high sensitivity and specificity. The present methods and compositions can detect gene fusions, e.g., in free circulating tumor RNA from a plasma sample.
US10253346B2	Hand-held micro-raman based detection instrument and method of detection A Raman spectroscopy based system and method for examination and interrogation provides a method for rapid and cost effective screening of various protein-based compounds such as bacteria, virus, drugs, and tissue abnormalities. A hand-held spectroscope includes a laser and optical train for generating a Raman-shifting sample signal, signal processing and identification algorithms for signal conditioning and target detection with combinations of ultra-high resolution micro-filters and an imaging detector array to provide specific analysis of target spectral peaks within discrete spectral bands associated with a target pathogen.
US10253342B2	Polypeptides having catalase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having catalase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US10253328B2	Antifungal plant proteins, peptides, and methods of use Provided are transgenic plants expressing MtDef5 antifungal proteins and peptides exhibiting high levels of resistance to susceptible fungi. Such transgenic plants contain a recombinant DNA construct comprising a natural or heterologous signal peptide sequence operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence encoding these molecules. Also provided are methods of producing such plants, methods of protecting plants against susceptible fungal infection and damage, as well as compositions that can be applied to the locus of plants, comprising microorganisms expressing these molecules, or these molecules themselves, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing these molecules. Human and veterinary therapeutic use of MtDef5 antifungal proteins and peptides to treat susceptible fungal infections are also encompassed by the invention.
US10253325B2	Methods for elevating fat/oil content in plants In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method of elevating lipid content in vegetative (non-seed) plant or algae cells, plant tissues, or whole plants by genetically modifying the plant or algae to express a lipid droplet-associated protein or polypeptide (such as fat-specific protein 27) of mammalian origin. Also provided are genetically-modified plant or algae cells, plant tissues, or whole plants with elevated cellular lipid content, expressing a lipid droplet-associated protein or polypeptide (such as fat-specific protein 27) of mammalian (e.g. human) origin.
US10253320B2	Treatment of atonal homolog 1 (ATOH1) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to ATOH1 The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Atonal homolog 1 (ATOH1), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Atonal homolog 1 (ATOH1). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of ATOH1.
US10253316B2	Automated cell processing methods, modules, instruments, and systems In an illustrative embodiment, automated multi-module cell editing instruments are provided to automate multiple edits into nucleic acid sequences inside one or more cells.
US10253312B2	CRISPR/CAS-related methods and compositions for treating Leber's Congenital Amaurosis 10 (LCA10) CRISPR/CAS-related compositions and methods for treatment of Leber's Congenital Amaurosis 10 (LCA10) are disclosed.
US10253308B2	Reaction mixtures The present invention provides stable dried reaction mixtures, methods for their preparation, methods for their use, and kits comprising them. The stable dried reaction mixtures are useful in many recombinant DNA techniques, especially nucleic acid amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
US10253304B2	Composition and methods comprising a xylanase enzyme variant The present invention provides hemicellulytic enzyme variants. Specifically, the present invention provides xylanase variants having one or more modifications as compared to a parent xylanase enzyme resulting in at least one improved property. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising a xylanase variant of the invention. The present invention also provides methods of degrading hemicellulotic material, including arabino-xylan using compositions comprising a xylanase variant of the invention.
US10253297B2	Stem cell aggregates and methods for making and using The invention is directed to compositions of cell aggregates and methods for making and using the cell aggregates where the aggregates comprise cells that are not embryonic stem cells but can differentiate into cell types of at least two of ectodermal, undo dermal, and mesodermal embryonic germ layers, e.g., stem cells.
US10253294B2	Galactose oxidase treatment of dendritic cells to improve their immunogenicity The present invention relates to a method for producing dendritic cells with increased capability to activate T cells, to dendritic cells obtainable by such a method, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such dendritic cells.
US10253290B2	Bioreactor arrangement, shaking device and method for irradiating a medium in a bioreactor A bioreactor arrangement has a bioreactor and an illuminating body for illuminating a medium in a reactor interior. The illuminating body has at least one emission surface via which light, reflected by at least one end surface into the reactor interior, is emitted. The bioreactor is formed as a container having a transparent wall. The illuminating body is outside the reactor interior, next to at least one subregion of the transparent wall. The illuminating body forms a support surface for the bioreactor with its emission surface. A shaking device has a reactor holder that can be in oscillated, for a bioreactor with a transparent wall. The reactor holder has a two-dimensional illuminating body, the emission surface of which forms a support surface for the bioreactor, via which light can be reflected into the reactor interior of the bioreactor.
US10253283B2	Process for washing fabrics The present invention comprises a process of washing fabrics using a water-soluble unit dose article.
US10253279B2	Development of extensional viscosity for reduced atomization for diluted concentrate sprayer applications A non-Newtonian concentrate composition includes a sensitizer or irritant, a surfactant, an anti-mist component and optionally a stability component. Example sensitizers and irritants include, but are not limited to, acids, quaternary compounds, and amines, and example anti-mist components include, but are not limited to, polyethylene oxide and polyacrylamide.
US10253277B2	DEA-free pot and pan cleaner for hard water use The present invention relates to novel cleaning compositions that are substantially free of cocamide diethanolamine. In an aspect of the invention, the compositions utilize a surfactant system and coupling agents as a replacement for the rheology modifier cocamide diethanolamine. The combination of a surfactant system and coupling agents can be used as a replacement for traditional rheology modifiers and foaming agents which are under regulatory pressure while providing concentrated liquid cleaning compositions with a viscosity of 400 cps or less. In another aspect the invention relates to novel cleaning compositions such as pot and pan soaking compositions, dishwashing compositions, food and beverage foaming cleaners, vehicle cleaning and the like suitable for use in hard water, which can be solid or liquid. The invention further relates to methods of making these compositions, and to methods employing these compositions.
US10253273B2	Process to obtain fuel from biomass in fluid catalytic cracking The present invention relates to a process for obtaining fuel from biomass which comprises the introduction of the catalyst (3) in the base of an cracking section (4), wherein said catalyst (3) at high temperature comes in contact with a gas stream of light hydrocarbons rich in hydrogen (1), wherein the catalyst (3) and hydrocarbon (1) then come in contact with a lignocellulosic liquid stream (2) in the same cracking section (4), creating the reaction mixture (5) that, soon after, comes into contact with the main stream containing the traditional fossil load of a FCC (6) in a second cracking section (7).
US10253269B2	Method to migrate fouling of a vacuum wash bed Fluid medium such as light cycle oil, water, FCC slurry and decanted oil, improve this method for vacuum distillation of a petroleum product. The method may be used in the petroleum refining industry for fractionating of petroleum base stock in a vacuum column. The fluid medium prevents the formation of thermoset polymers and the resultant fouling of the wash beds in the vacuum column.
US10253258B2	Nematic liquid crystal composition The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition including at least one compound represented by General Formula (1), at least one compound represented by General Formula (2), and at least one compound represented by General Formula (LC1). The liquid crystal composition of the present invention has high refractive index anisotropy (Δn) and sufficiently low viscosity (η), achieves a wide nematic phase temperature range by suppressing a decrease in nematic phase-isotropic liquid phase transition temperature (Tni), and exhibits high compatibility. By using the liquid crystal composition of the present invention in a liquid crystal display element, a liquid crystal display element having a high response speed and high practical reliability can be obtained.
US10253242B2	Breaker and displacement fluid A breaker fluid for breaking a filtercake in a wellbore. The fluid including a hydrolysable ester of carboxylic acid, and a chelant, an alkyl glycoside, or a combination thereof. The breaker fluid may be pre-mixed and include an amount of water less than required to completely hydrolyze the ester.
US10253238B2	Anti-accretion additives for wellbore fluids and methods of use thereof Accretion inhibiting wellbore fluid compositions a ay contain a multiester, a sorbitan ester surfactant, and a base fluid, wherein the composition is in the form of a metastable emulsion. Methods may include emplacing a wellbore fluid into a wellbore, the wellbore fluid containing a multiester, and a sorbitan ester surfactant, wherein the wellbore fluid forms a metastable emulsion.
US10253237B1	Film former used for coal-bed gas well drilling and preparation method thereof, drilling fluid and usage thereof The present invention relates to the well drilling field in the petroleum industry, particularly to film former used for coal-bed gas well drilling and preparation method thereof, drilling fluid and usage thereof. The preparation method of the film former includes: (1) controlling polycaprolactone diol and diisocyanate to have a first polymerization reaction in the presence of a polyurethane catalyst, to obtain a polyurethane prepolymer with two ends blocked by diisocyanate; (2) controlling the product of the first polymerization reaction to have a chain extension reaction with a polyalcohol; (3) controlling the product of the chain extension reaction and one part of hydroxyalkyl acrylate monomer to have an additive reaction, and then introducing the other part of hydroxyalkyl acrylate monomer and a styrene monomer, and emulsifying in water to obtain an emulsion; (4) mixing a radical initiator with the emulsion to have a second polymerization reaction.
US10253233B2	Non-ozone depleting and low global warming refrigerant blends Non ozone depleting and non flammable refrigerant compositions with GWPs between 1,000 and 1600 ITH which may replace R404A and R507 in refrigeration systems.
US10253232B2	Method of lubricating a rotary screw compressor An ester-based lubricating oil for use in a rotary screw compressor utilizing a chlorine-free hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant such as R-134a contains a product obtained from a reaction of tripentaerythritol and a mixed C5-C10 monocarboxylic acid, or a product obtained from a reaction of dipentaerythritol and a mixed C5-C10 monocarboxylic acid, and optionally a product obtained from a reaction of dipentaerythritol and a C5 monocarboxylic acid.
US10253224B2	Adhesive composition for touch panels, adhesive film, and touch panel Provided is an adhesive composition for touch panels, including: an acrylic resin; a first curing agent having one to three functional groups; and a second curing agent having four to six functional groups. Provided is an adhesive film including an adhesive layer, which is a cured product of the adhesive composition for touch panels. Provided is a touch panel including: a conductive plastic film which has a conductive layer formed on one side thereof; and an adhesive layer which is attached to the conductive layer and includes a cured product of the adhesive composition for touch panels.
US10253223B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same using an adhesive The present invention relates to a semiconductor device including: a first semiconductor element fixed onto an adherend by flip-chip connection; an adhesive layer for embedding a space between the adherend and the first semiconductor element and embedding the first semiconductor element; and a second semiconductor element connected to the first semiconductor element via the adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer has a predetermined melt viscosity and thixotropic index.
US10253205B2	Aqueous composition for forming a hardcoat layer and hardcoat layer A high-refractive-index hardcoat layer of a sufficiently reduced haze value can be obtained from an aqueous composition containing Si, Al and at least one of Ti and Zr, in which the ratio of the number of atoms of Ti and Zr with respect to the number of atoms of Si is 2.5 to 18, the ratio of the number of atoms of Al with respect to the number of atoms of Si is 0.08 to 0.22, and the aqueous composition has a haze value of 0.5% or less.
US10253203B2	Rough polyelectrolyte complex coatings and methods of forming Articles are provided comprising a substrate and a coating. The coating comprises a polyelectrolyte complex having surface roughness. The polyelectrolyte complex has a thickness of at least 10 micrometers and a roughness of at least 1 micrometer.
US10253199B2	Inkjet ink An inkjet ink includes a polyamide resin; at least one tackifier that is selected from the group consisting of a terpene phenol resin and a rosin ester, and that has a hydroxyl value that ranges from 10 to 45 mgKOH/g; a solvent dye; and an alcohol having 1 to 3 carbon atoms. The inkjet ink has quick-drying properties, is capable of satisfactorily improving printing fixability with respect to a non-absorptive printing object made of polyolefin or the like, is excellent in storage stability so that precipitation etc., do not easily occur for a long time, and is excellent in intermittent printability so that the nozzle of an inkjet printer is not easily clogged during a decapping time.
US10253196B2	Inkjet recording ink composition, method for producing the same, and inkjet recording method Provided is an inkjet recording ink composition which has excellent water resistance and solvent resistance and also has excellent ejection stability. Disclosed is an inkjet recording ink composition which contains a resin having an acid value of less than 10 mg KOH/g, an amino alcohol having a boiling point of 100° C. or more and 300° C. or less, a pigment, and a solvent, in which the resin is in an emulsion state.
US10253193B2	Photoactivatable crosslinker Described herein is a degradable linking agent of formula Photo1-LG-Photo2, wherein Photo1 and Photo2 independently represent at least one photoreactive group and LG represents a linking group comprising one or more silicon atoms or one or more phosphorous atoms. The degradable linking agent includes a covalent linkage between at least one photoreactive group and the linking group, wherein the covalent linkage between at least one photoreactive group and the linking group is interrupted by at least one heteroatom. A method for coating a support surface with the degradable linking agent, coated support surfaces and medical devices are also described.
US10253192B2	Barrier coating system The present disclosure provides a barrier-coating structure that includes a polymer-matrix composite having a first surface and a second surface. The barrier-coating structure includes a flexible layer having a first surface and a second surface and a sol-gel layer having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the flexible layer contacts the second surface of the flexible layer. The barrier-coating structure includes a barrier layer having a first surface and a second surface. The sol-gel and/or the barrier layer may comprise one or more reactive substituents. The first surface of the barrier layer may be a laser-ablated surface.
US10253190B2	Transparent durable superhydrophobic ceramic coating A superhydrophobic ceramic coating that is transparent and durable includes a dispersion of a multiplicity of silica nanoparticles stacked to form a topography that is rough that is infused with and conformally coated with a sol-gel glass matrix that has a fluoroalkyl silane or an alkyl silane monolayer on the surface of the coating. The silica nanoparticles do not scatter light to a large extent as they are sufficiently small and free of aggregation. The sol-gel glass is formed from a trialkoxysilane precursor and applied to the stacked silica nanoparticles to retain the rough topography of the deposited nanoparticles.
US10253189B2	Anti-corrosion and/or passivation compositions for metal-containing substrates and methods for making, enhancing, and applying the same A corrosion inhibition composition is disclosed comprising a zinc oxide, a zinc phosphate, a calcium silicate, an aluminum phosphate, a zinc calcium strontium aluminum orthophosphate silicate hydrate, a molybdate compound, a silicate compound, and a zinc phthalate compound.
US10253185B2	Fluorogenic pH-sensitive dyes and their methods of use (II) Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions, methods and kits for detecting pH in samples using pH-sensitive fluorescent dyes. The compounds disclosed herein are novel xanthene-derivative dyes comprising an aniline moiety with one or more electron donating groups, which dyes are for detecting pH in samples either in vitro or in vivo. Also described herein are processes for preparing said dyes for use in the disclosed compositions, methods and kits.
US10253180B2	Thermoplastic polyurethane silicone elastomers The invention relates to thermoplastic elastomer compositions comprising a blend of a thermoplastic urethane polymer and a silicone composition, and to a process for forming a vulcanized thermoplastic elastomer composition. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises a blend of a thermoplastic organic polymer comprising a urethane polymer and (B) a silicone composition comprising (B1) a silicone base comprising (B1a) a diorganopolysiloxane gum having an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule and (B1b) from 1 to 50% by weight based on the diorganopolysiloxane gum (B1a) of a reinforcing filler, and (B2) an organohydrido silicone compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups per molecule, wherein the weight ratio of the thermoplastic organic polymer (A) to the silicone composition (B) is in the range 55:45 to 80:20.
US10253175B2	Acrylic resin film having excellent resistance to whitening on bending and excellent cracking resistance Disclosed herein is an acrylic resin film that is less likely to whiten on bending when laminated on a plastic molded body or the like, has well-balanced physical properties such as high surface hardness, excellent transparency, and excellent cracking resistance, and is therefore suitable for use in decorative molding. The acrylic resin film is obtained by forming, into a film, a methacrylic resin composition (D) containing a specific methacrylate-based resin (A), a rubber-containing four-stage graft copolymer (B) containing rubber particles having an average particle size of 0.2 to 0.4 μm, and a rubber-containing two-layer graft copolymer (C) containing rubber particles having an average particle size of 0.02 to 0.15 μm.
US10253174B2	Vulcanized polymer blends A heterogeneous vulcanized polymer blend comprising a continuous phase comprising a thermoplastic polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 30% and a dispersed phase comprising particles of an elastomeric copolymer dispersed in the continuous phase and having an average particle size of less than 5 micron. The elastomeric copolymer has a crystallinity of less than 20% and is at least partially cross-linked such that no more than about 80 wt % of the elastomeric copolymer is extractable in cyclohexane at 23° C.
US10253166B2	Flame-retardant microcapsule containing cyclic phosphazene A flame-retardant microcapsule with a shell containing a cyclic phosphazene molecule, a process for forming a flame-retardant microcapsule with a shell containing a cyclic phosphazene molecule, and an article of manufacture including a flame-retardant microcapsule with a shell containing a cyclic phosphazene molecule are disclosed. The process for forming the flame-retardant microcapsule with the shell containing the cyclic phosphazene molecule may include providing a cyclic phosphazene molecule, forming an aqueous mixture containing the cyclic phosphazene molecule, adding a payload agent into the aqueous mixture, and adding a curing agent into the aqueous mixture.
US10253157B2	Shape memory thermal interface materials Disclosed is a shape memory polymer (SMP) thermal interface material. The shape memory polymer may include a SMP matrix. The SMP matrix may include a liquid crystal elastomer. The SMP material may also include a thermally conductive filler embedded within the SMP matrix. The thermally conductive filler may include one or more substantially aligned subcomponents.
US10253150B2	Method for producing expandable granulates containing polylactic acid The invention relates to a process for producing expandable pelletized material which comprises polylactic acid which comprises the following steps: a) melting and incorporation by mixing of polylactic acid, one or more further polymers, a diepoxide or polyepoxide, and one or more additives, b) incorporation by mixing of an organic blowing agent into the polymer melt by means of a static or dynamic mixer at a temperature of at least 140° C., c) discharging through a die plate with holes, the diameter of which at the exit from the die is at most 1.5 mm, and d) pelletizing the melt comprising blowing agent directly downstream of the die plate, and under water, at a pressure in the range from 1 to 20 bar. The invention further relates to expandable pelletized material which comprises polylactic acid and which is obtainable by said process.
US10253148B2	Method and device for modifying resin It is a method for modifying a resin (6), the method for hydrophilizing the surface of the resin (6). High-concentration ozone gas and an unsaturated hydrocarbon gas are supplied to the surface of the resin (6), and the surface of the resin (6) is hydrophilized. The high-concentration ozone gas is generated by re-vaporizing liquid ozone obtained by liquefaction and fractional distillation of an ozone-containing gas. Ozone gas having an ozone concentration of 50 vol % or greater is used as the high-concentration ozone gas. A gas containing an unsaturated hydrocarbon with a carbon number of 10 or lower which has a double bond or a triple bond is used as the unsaturated hydrocarbon gas.
US10253135B2	Toughening of anhydride cured thermosetting epoxy polymers using grafted triglycerides Grafted triglycerides prepared from an epoxidized triglyceride and an acid anhydride containing 4 to 40 carbon atoms are reacted with an epoxy resin and an anhydride curing agent to yield an epoxy thermoset. By varying the length of fatty residues on the grafted triglyceride, the number of fatty residues per triglyceride, the identity of the epoxy resin and the anhydride curing agent, it is possible to prepare epoxy thermosets that exhibit superior physical properties compared to the properties of epoxy thermosets prepared without the grafted triglyceride, or as compared to epoxy thermosets wherein the epoxidized triglyceride is used in place of the grafted triglyceride. A significant improvement in fracture toughness with a minimal reduction of glass transition temperature may be thus achieved.
US10253134B2	Rigid PUR/PIR foams of isopropylidenediphenol-based polyethers The invention concerns a new polyol composition from isopropylidenediphenol-based polyethers, which are used in an advantageous manner for the production of polyurethane-polyisocyanurate (PUR-/PIR) rigid foams, as well as their production and use in PUR/PIR rigid foams.
US10253133B2	Urethane-group-containing reaction products A reaction product containing urethane groups, comprising one or more species of the general formula (I) (R1—X)p—Z1—(XH)y (I) where p+y=w and w is an integer from 2 to 10, p is an integer from 2 to 10, y is an integer from 0 to 8, and X is independently O, NH and/or NZ2 and XH is independently a hydroxyl group OH, a primary amino group NH2 and/or a secondary amino group NHZ2 where Z2 is independently a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated organic radical G(U)a where U is independently a hydroxyl group, a primary amino group or a secondary amino group and a is an integer from 0 to 8, where w+a≤10, G is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated organic radical, the p R1 radicals are independently a radical of the general formula (II) Y—O—CO—NH—R2—NH—CO (II) in which the p Y radicals are independently a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated organic radical which has 1 to 1000 carbon atoms and does not contain any hydroxyl groups, any primary amino groups or any secondary amino groups, the p R2 radicals are independently a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated organic radical having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and Z1 is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated organic radical which contains at least one tertiary nitrogen group and is free of XH groups.
US10253125B2	Polymerizable liquid crystal composition and optically anisotropic body, retardation film, and patterned retardation film using the same There is provided a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that enables a film formed through application of the composition and exposure thereof to heat or active energy rays to have an excellent molecular alignment and reduced haze. There is also provided an optically anisotropic body that is produced by using such a polymerizable liquid crystal composition and that has a good transparency. In particular, the present invention provides a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable haze-reducing agent and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an optically anisotropic body produced by using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition of the present invention. Using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition of the present invention enables production of an optically anisotropic body having a good transparency; hence, the polymerizable liquid crystal composition is usefully applied to optical materials used in, for example, retardation films.
US10253118B2	Cyanine coloring composition It is an object of the present invention to provide a cyanine-based coloring composition having higher heat resistance, as compared with a conventional coloring composition. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following general formula (1), a polymer having a monomer unit derived from the compound, along with a coloring composition, a coloring composition for a color filter, and a colored resin comprising the above-described compound or the above-described polymer.
US10253113B2	Method for activation of chromium containing catalyst precursor for polymerization and the resulting polymerization catalyst Method for activation of chromium containing catalyst precursor for polymerization and improved polymerization catalyst resulting The instant invention relates to an activation of a polymerization catalyst precursor by heat treatment comprising a support material and a catalyst precursor deposited thereon in a fluidized bed activator and to the use of the activated polymerization catalyst in the manufacture of polyolefins. The Method is performed in a cylindrical activator (1) arranged vertically comprising tubular activator walls, a fluidization gas inlet (2) near the bottom, a fluidization gas outlet (3) near the top and a heat exchange jacket (4) outside the tubular activator walls, wherein the heating jacket covers the complete outer surface of the walls of the activator. The catalyst prepared by that method is improved with respect to its minor content of impurities and causes less interruptions during gas-phase polymerization or slurry polymerization either in stirred vessel or loop.
US10253110B2	Anti-FAP antibodies and methods of use The invention provides antibodies against Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) and methods of using the same.
US10253092B2	Medicament and apparatus for treating chronic kidney disease The present invention provides a novel therapy concept based on a removal of circulation BSP (bone sialoprotein) from the plasma of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), preferably by plasmapheresis or an administration of antibodies against BSP in plasma. The present invention further provides a BSP absorber material for plasmapheresis and a pharmaceutical composition namely in form of anti-BSP antibodies for direct administration which are biocompatible in humans. The beneficial effects of this therapy have been proven by the observed correspondence between levels of circulating free BSP levels and mortality of CKD patients.
US10253082B2	Long-acting insulin and use thereof The present invention relates to an insulin analog that has reduced insulin receptor binding affinity for the purpose of increasing the blood half-life of insulin, and long-acting insulin, a conjugate, and a method of preparing long-acting insulin using the same.
US10253080B2	Glucagon-like-peptide-2 (GLP-2) analogues GLP-2 analogs are disclosed which comprise one of more substitutions as compared to h[Gly2]GLP-2 and which may have the property of an altered GLP-1 activity, and their medical use. The analogs are particularly useful for the prophylaxis treatment or ameliorating of the gastro-intestinal associated side effects of diabetes.
US10253078B2	GIP agonist compounds and methods The present invention relates to acylated GIP analogs which have GIP agonist activity, and their use in the treatment of metabolic disorders.
US10253074B2	Nontoxigenic Clostridium botulinum strains and uses thereof A mutant strain of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum having an inactivated botulinal neurotoxin gene is disclosed. The mutant strain contains an artificially created and inserted modified intron vector between nucleotides 580 and 581 of the sense strand of the gene. The mutant strain can be used in microbiological challenge testing of foods and food processing methods.
US10253073B2	Long peptides of 22-45 amino acid residues that induce and/or enhance antigen specific immune responses Epitopes derived from human papilloma virus and peptides having a size of about 22-45 amino acid residues comprising minimal T cell epitopes are disclosed. Also disclosed are clinically relevant approaches for immunizing subjects against (Myco) bacterially and/or virally infected cells or tumor cells. Peptide sequences of 22-35 amino acid residues in length can induce both peptide-specific CD8+ cytolytic cells and CD4+ T-helper cells. Moreover, vaccination with 22-35 residue long peptides results in a more vigorous CD8+ cytolytic T-cell response than vaccination with peptides of the exact minimal CTL epitope length. The intrinsic capacity of certain minimal CTL epitopes which instead of activating cytolytic effector cells tolerize these cytolytic cells, can be overcome by use of these 22-35 amino acid long peptides. Also disclosed are clinically relevant approaches for vaccination and/or treatment of subjects against HPV and methods and uses suited to treat subjects suffering from progressive lesions and/or cervical cancer.
US10253068B2	Peptides and analogs for use in the treatment of oral mucositis Preclinical data obtained in models of chemotherapy-induced mucositis, radiation-induced mucositis, neutropenic infection and colitis indicate oral mucositis is a promising indication for Innate Defense Regulator (IDR) peptides. Preclinical efficacy results obtained with IDRs in mouse and hamster models of mucositis indicate that dosing every third day should be able to cover the mucositis “window” with seven to fourteen doses, depending on the duration of chemotherapy or radiation exposure. IDRs have also shown efficacy in mouse models of chemotherapy-induced oral and gastrointestinal mucositis, consistent with the response of the innate immune response to chemotherapy and/or radiation damage. IDRs are also effective at reducing bacterial burden and improve survival in the presence or absence of antibiotic treatment in various murine infection models.
US10253060B2	Terpenoid derivatives It is intended to provide a novel terpenoid derivative that exhibits anti-inflammatory action and a cytoprotective action by activating the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway. The present invention provides terpenoid derivative A represented by the following formula (I):
US10253059B2	Hybrid galactoside inhibitor of galectins The present invention relates to a compound of the general formula (1). The compound of formula (1) is suitable for use in a method for treating a disorder relating to the binding of a galectin, such as galectin-3 to a ligand in a mammal, such as a human. Furthermore the present invention concerns a method for treatment of a disorder relating to the binding of a galectin, such as galectin-3 to a ligand in a mammal, such as a human.
US10253055B2	Ruthenium-based triazole carbene complexes The present invention relates to novel ruthenium-based triazole carbene complexes comprising specific ligands, their preparation and their use as catalysts in hydrogenation processes. Such complex catalysts are inexpensive, thermally robust, gel formation inhibiting and olefin selective.
US10253048B2	Tunable rare-earth fcu-metal-organic frameworks Metal organic framework compositions can have a face centered cubic structure.
US10253045B2	Crystalline forms of a therapeutic compound and uses thereof Disclosed herein are certain crystalline forms of Compound 5, N-(5-((2-(4-(2-oxa-7-azaspiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl)butanamido)imidazo[1,2-0]pyridazin-6-yl)oxy)-2-methylphenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1/-/-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline forms. The present disclosure further relates to methods for treating or preventing diseases or disorders using the crystalline forms or pharmaceutical compositions thereof in a subject in need thereof, including diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or pathological angiogenesis and/or aberrant signaling of a growth factor signaling pathway (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)), such as proliferative diseases and ocular diseases.
US10253043B2	2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo{1,2-a}pyrimidin-5-one and this 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido{1,2-a}pyrimidin-6-one derivatives comprising a substituted morpholine, preparation thereof and pharmaceutical use thereof The invention relates to the novel products of formula (I) with p, q=0, 1 or 2; R1=phenyl, pyridyl; —(CH2)m—Ra; alkylene; cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl; alkyl; —SO2 —Rb; —CO—Re; m=1 or 2; Ra=aryl, heteroaryl, —CO-cycloalkyl, —CO-heterocycloalkyl, —CO—Rb, —C(Rb)═N—ORc, —CO 2 Rd, —CONRxRy; Rb=alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl; Rc=H, alkyl; Rd=alkyl, cycloalkyl; Re=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl; NRxRy with Rx,Ry=H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, or form with N a ring with optionally O, N; R2, R3=H, alkyl, CF 3, or form with C a ring with optionally O, S and N; R4=H, F, Cl, CH3 or CN; the morpholine is substituted with Me, and optionally substituted with F, OH; or is (Formula 1a) and the isomer of configuration R,R (Formula 1b) these products being in all the isomer forms and the salts, as medicaments, in particular as anticancer medicaments.
US10253040B1	MK2 inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10253032B2	Spiro-lactam NMDA receptor modulators and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds having enhanced potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds are contemplated for use in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders. Orally available formulations and other pharmaceutically acceptable delivery forms of the compounds, including intravenous formulations, are also disclosed.
US10253026B2	Process for the preparation of (r)-8-(3-aminopiperidin-1-yl)-7-(but-2-yn-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-((4-methylquinazolin-2-yl)methyl)-3,7-dihydro-1h-purine-2,6-dione This invention relates to a method for preparation of a xanthine-based compound of formula (I): as well as to intermediates useful in such preparation.
US10253009B2	One-step production of furfural from biomass Methods and processes for the production of valuable organic products and alcohols from biomass using a single-step dehydration extraction process having numerous advantages over prior production methods are described.
US10253008B2	Method for producing furan compound and furfural composition The present invention is aimed to provide an industrially advantageous method for producing a furan compound, in which a furan compound can be efficiently obtained in a high selectivity from a furfural compound. The present invention is concerned with a method for producing a furan compound including feeding, as a raw material, a furfural composition containing a furfural compound into a reactor and subjecting to a decarbonylation reaction in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a furan compound as a product, wherein a furfural dimer concentration in the furfural composition is 1,000 ppm by weight or less, and a peroxide value in the furfural composition is 0.01 mEq/kg or more and 1.0 mEq/kg or less.
US10253006B2	Assay for the detection of the phenylpiperazine family The current invention describes novel immunogens which are used in the production of novel antibodies with unique binding properties in that they cross-react with a variety of phenylpiperazine derivatives. These antibodies enable methods and kits to detect and/or determine phenylpiperazine derivatives (for example mCPP, TFMPP and MeOPP) in an in vitro sample which are advantageous over currently available analytical methods in terms of cost, ease of use, speed and sensitivity.
US10253001B2	Method for preparing azoxystrobin and its intermediates The present invention discloses a method for preparing azoxystrobin intermediates represented by formulae (1) and (2), comprising: controlling a compound represented by formula (3) to contact with sodium methoxide and 4,6-dichloropyrimidine, to obtain a mixture of intermediates represented by formulae (1) and (2), in the existence of a catalyst, the catalyst is an azabicyclic compound or its salt. The present invention further discloses a method for preparing azoxystrobin, comprising: controlling the intermediate represented by formula (2) provided in the present invention to react with 2-cyanophenol or its salt under the catalytic action of an azabicyclic compound or its salt, to obtain an azoxystrobin compound represented by formula (4). The method provided in the present invention has advantages including high transformation ratio, high product purity, easy and convenient operation, and environmental friendliness.
US10252988B2	Composition for producing transparent polythiourethane bodies The invention relates to a composition for producing transparent polythiourethane bodies containing or consisting of A) a polyisocyanate component containing at least one polyisocyanate with a functionality of isocyanate groups of at least 2 per molecule, B) a thiol component containing at least one polythiol with a functionality of thiol groups of at least two per molecule, in addition to optionally C) auxiliary agents and additives, the ratio of isocyanate groups to groups reactive in relation to isocyanates being 0.5:1 to 2.0:1. The composition is characterized in that the polyisocyanate of the polyisocyanate component A) is produced by a gas-phase phosgenation of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic polyamines. The invention also relates to a method for producing transparent polythiourethane bodies by the conversion of a composition of this type, to polythiourethane bodies produced in this manner and to the use of polyisocyanates, produced by a gas-phase phosgenation of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic polyamines, for producing transparent polythiourethane bodies.
US10252975B2	Derivatives of 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexane-carboxylate The present disclosure provides compounds that are derivatives of 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexanecarboxylate. The disclosed compounds have useful flavor and fragrance characteristics. The present disclosure also provides flavor and fragrance compositions.
US10252969B2	Methods for production of aromatic dicarboxylic acids and derivatives thereof Provided are methods for the production of isophthalic acid (IP A) and derivatives thereof. The methods are based on the addition of beta propiolactone to furfural or a derivative thereof. Provided are cost effective routes to biobased IP A and derivatives thereof, including terephthalic acid.
US10252968B2	Process for making cyclohexanone Disclosed are novel processes for making cyclohexanone compositions, from a mixture comprising phenol, cyclohexanone, and cyclohexylbenzene. The process includes hydrogenation of a feed stream comprising phenol, cyclohexanone, and cyclohexylbenzene. The feed stream may be subjected to one or more pre-hydrogenation treatments, such as passing through one or more sorbents, addition of basic chemical agents, and/or addition of water, so as to improve catalyst activity, minimize undesired side reactions, and/or remove catalyst poisons from the feed stream. The feed stream may be provided to a hydrogenation reaction zone in the vapor phase, with periodic alterations to hydrogenation reaction conditions such that the feed is provided in mixed liquid and vapor phase in order to carry out liquid washing of a hydrogenation catalyst bed within the hydrogenation reaction zone.
US10252959B2	Method for producing fluorine-containing olefin compound A method for producing at least one compound of a fluorine-containing olefin compound (51) or a fluorine-containing olefin compound (52) includes performing a reaction of a fluorine-containing olefin compound (21) with an olefin compound (31) in the presence of a metal-carbene complex compound having an olefin metathesis reaction activity and an olefin compound (41) or (42).
US10252956B2	Viscosity modifiers for decreasing the viscosity of ionic liquids A process utilizing an ionic liquid is described. The process includes contacting a hydrocarbon feed with an ionic liquid component, the ionic liquid component comprising a mixture of a first ionic liquid and a viscosity modifier, wherein a viscosity of the ionic liquid component is at least about 10% less than a viscosity of the first ionic liquid.
US10252951B2	Biochars and biochar treatment processes Treated biochar and methods for treating biochar are provided. The method for treating the biochar includes forcing, assisting or accelerating the movement of an infiltrant into the pores of the biochar, whereby the treatment affects properties of the biochar that provide for a more reliable and predictable biochar for use in various applications, including, but not limited to, agricultural applications.
US10252950B2	Methods and compositions for digestion of organic waste The present invention relates to a process wherein organic material derived from plant and animal material is processed to recover nutritional elements. In particular, there is provided a process for releasing nutritional elements from plant and animal material comprising the steps of treating the material with one or more enzymes to digest said material under appropriate conditions and separating the resulting liquid hydrolysate from the undigested material.
US10252946B2	Composite ceramic composition and method of forming same A composite ceramic composition including a boron carbide phase and a method of forming the same. The composite ceramic composition includes a tungsten boride phase, a transition metal boride phase. The composite ceramic composition may also include a carbon disposed in solid solution with at least the tungsten boride phase and the transition metal boride phase. The transition metal boride phase may include a boride of at least one metal chosen from Cr, Nb, and Zr.
US10252943B2	Cement mortar additive for extrusion molding, cement mortar for extrusion molding, and extrusion-molded product Provided are a cement mortar additive for extrusion molding, a cement mortar for extrusion molding, and an extrusion-molded product. The disclosed cement mortar additive for extrusion molding includes hydrogelated cellulose ether.
US10252941B2	Method for making strengthened glass having reduced induced curvature using differential chemistry Chemically strengthened glass and a method for making utilizing differential chemistry are provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a glass chemical structure. Host alkali ions are situated in the chemical structure. The substrate has a treatment-rich volume and a treatment-poor volume located as opposed to each other in the substrate. The method also includes providing an exchange medium characterized by including a composition associated with an ion exchange rate of invading alkali ions having an average ionic radius that is larger than an average ionic radius of the host alkali ions. The method also includes providing a modified exchange medium including a modified composition associated with a modified ion exchange rate of the invading alkali ions. The method also includes applying the exchange mediums and conducting ion exchange to produce the strengthened substrate.
US10252932B2	Device for cutting plates A device for cutting a plate of a pre-determined thickness, preferably a glass plate, includes a frame; a support device for a cutting utensil, which is connected to the frame and adapted to have and upward and downward movement; and a hinged lever system, which has a feeler element and is kinematically coupable with the support device to bind it in a pre-determined initial position with respect to the frame. When the feeler element is pressed against a surface, the hinged lever system causes the support device with the cutting utensil to move downward from an initial position.
US10252918B2	EMM-28, a novel synthetic crystalline material, its preparation and use A novel synthetic crystalline material, EMM-28, can be synthesized in the presence of an organic structure directing agent (Q) selected from one or more of the following dications: EMM-28 may be used in organic compound conversion reactions and sorptive processes.
US10252917B2	Method for preparing Y type molecular sieve having high silica to alumina ratio Provided is a method for preparing a Y type molecular sieve having a high silica-to-alumina ratio, comprising: mixing deionized water, a silicon source, an aluminum source, an alkali source, and a tetraalkylammoniumcation source as a template agent to obtain an initial gel mixture; after aging the initial gel mixture at an appropriate temperature, feeding the gel mixture into a high pressure synthesis kettle for crystallization; separating a solid product, and drying to obtain the Y type molecular sieve having a high silica-to-alumina ratio. The method provides a phase-pure Y type molecular sieve having a high crystallinity, the SiO2/Al2O3 thereof being not less than 6.
US10252905B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a beam, a movable structural body, a first stopper member, a second stopper member and a third stopper member. The first stopper member is arranged with a first gap from the movable structural body in an in-plane direction. The second stopper member is arranged with a second gap from the movable structural body in an out-of-plane direction. The third stopper member is arranged opposite to the second stopper member with the movable structural body interposed therebetween in the out-of-plane direction, and is arranged with a third gap from the movable structural body. Consequently, there can be provided a semiconductor device in which excessive displacement of the movable structural body can be suppressed to thereby suppress damage to and breakage of the beam supporting the movable structural body, and a method of manufacturing the same.
US10252889B2	Method of installing a machine in an elevator system A method for installing an elevator drive machine in a machine room-less elevator system is provided. A drive machine assembly is fastened to a counterweight. The counterweight is then lifted vertically along a set of counterweight guide rails to the top of the hoistway. There, the drive machine assembly is mounted to the ends of the counterweight guide rails. Once in place, the drive machine assembly is then disconnected from the counterweight.
US10252887B2	Locking system for trap or panels of an elevator car and method of controlling access to an elevator shaft from inside the car A locking system for an elevator car includes a moveable panel of the elevator car moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the open position provides access to a region external to the elevator car. Also included is a plate operatively coupled to an exterior surface of the moveable panel. Further included is a magnetic locking member operatively coupled to an exterior surface of a fixed panel of the elevator car in communication with an electrical member, wherein the plate exerts magnetic forces with the magnetic locking member, the magnetic locking member magnetically coupled to the plate in a first electrical condition of the electrical member to maintain the moveable panel in the closed position and decoupled from the plate in a second electrical condition of the electrical member to allow the moveable panel to be moved to the open position.
US10252881B2	Passenger transport system The invention refers to a passenger transport system having a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by an transport system control, which passenger transport system further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises at least one first wireless interface, which first interface is configured to input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices are configured to communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices are configured to be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. The invention allows the customizing of a passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements.
US10252877B2	Sheet separator, sheet post-processing device, and image forming apparatus According to one embodiment, a sheet separator has a first driving roller and a pressing body. The first driving roller rotates about a first rotation shaft. The first driving roller conveys a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets. The pressing body is capable of approaching the first driving roller. The first driving roller is rotatable in a first direction with the sheet bundle sandwiched between the first driving roller and the pressing body. The pressing body pivots in the first direction about the first rotation shaft with the sheet bundle sandwiched between the first driving roller and the pressing body to cause the plurality of sheets to deviate from one another at edges.

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