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US10262126B2	Facial recognition authentication system including path parameters Systems and methods for enrolling and authenticating a user in an authentication system via a user's camera of camera equipped mobile device include capturing and storing enrollment biometric information from at least one first image of the user taken via the camera of the mobile device, capturing authentication biometric information from at least one second image of the user, capturing, during imaging of the at least one second image, path parameters via at least one movement detecting sensor indicating an authentication movement of the mobile device, comparing the authentication biometric information to the stored enrollment biometric information, and comparing the authentication movement of the mobile device to an expected movement of the mobile device to determine whether the authentication movement sufficiently corresponds to the expected movement.
US10262124B2	Autonomous software containers An individualized software container is provided. The software container may be created by a remote entity. The software container may be located on a computer of a local entity. The software container may provide an entity separation between the local entity and at least one other entity. The software container may encompass a plurality of containers. The software container may communicate with a plurality of other software containers. The plurality of other software containers may be associated with at least one other entity. The software container may host its own database. The software container may include a plurality of security features associated with the remote entity. The software container may include a container-encrypted fingerprint (“CEF”). The CEF may enable encrypted end-to-end connection between the software container and the remote entity. The CEF may leverage fingerprinting and/or tokenization of the software container.
US10262116B2	File origin determination A file validation method and system is provided. The method includes retrieving from an authoritative source system, an artifact file. Identification information identifying a requesting user of the artifact file is recorded and associated metadata and a modified artifact file comprising the metadata combined with the artifact file are generated. An encryption key including a first portion and a second portion is generated and the first portion is stored within a central key store database. An encrypted package comprising the modified artifact file and the second portion of the key is generated.
US10262113B2	System and method for monitoring progress of delivery of a patient-specific medication in a healthcare facility Systems and methods of monitoring progress of delivery of a patient-specific medication are disclosed. A patient/medication identification (ID) device is provided on a package containing the medication, the patient/medication ID device comprising medication/patient information indicative of the medication and the patient. At least one location ID device is provided at a location, the at least one location ID device comprising a unique location ID associated with the location. The medication/patient information and the patient/medication ID are read. Delivery progress information indicative of a last-known read location where at least one of the medication/patient ID information and the unique location identifier was read is generated. The delivery progress information is stored in a database. The delivery progress information is accessed from the database in response to the request. A delivery status of the medication is indicated to the user.
US10262110B2	Systems and methods for managing patient devices An alarm manager identifies responders that are confirmed to be available to receive an alarm notification pertaining to a patient device through one or more computing devices. An alarm of the patient device may be suppressed in response to verifying that responders are available to receive the alarm notification. The alarm notification may be transmitted to the identified responders, and verification of receipt, acceptance, and/or completion of the alarm notification is received. An alarm notification may be retransmitted in response to a failure to verify receipt, acceptance, and/or completion within a time threshold.
US10262109B2	Apparatus and method for recognition of patient activities when obtaining protocol adherence data A medication confirmation method and apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication, storing the captured one or more video sequences, and comparing at least one of the stored video sequences with a corresponding one or more prerecorded video sequences to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication.
US10262108B2	System and method for determining triage categories Embodiments disclosed herein provide a system, method, and computer program product for providing a triage classification system. The triage classification system uses a computer model that is developed using historical patient data. The developed computer model is applied to collected patient attribute data from a patient in a pre-hospital setting to generate a triage category. Based on the generated triage category, health care professionals can take desired actions, such as transporting the patient to a facility matching the generated triage category.
US10262100B2	Rule based assist feature placement using skeletons A method for generating sub-resolution assist features (SRAFs) for target features of a photomask includes generating a 2D rules-based assist feature (RBAF) rules table that estimates results obtained from a model-based SRAF method. The 2D RBAF rules table defines seed skeletons using polar coordinates. Empty space surrounding the target features is divided into corresponding owned regions. Seed skeletons are placed in the owned regions using the 2D RBAF rules table. The seed skeletons are widened, and the resulting structure is re-skeletonized. A cleaning process is performed on the re-skeletonized structure, eliminating potentially troublesome features, including stubs, forks, triple-points and quad-points. The cleaned skeleton structure is straightened, and polygonal SRAFs are placed at locations specified by the straightened skeleton structure.
US10262087B2	Data processing method for including the effect of the tortuosity on the acoustic behavior of a fluid in a porous medium Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing data representing the effect of tortuosity on the acoustic behavior of a fluid in a porous medium. One of the methods includes generating by a first data processing program of the data processing apparatus, a model of acoustic behavior of a fluid in a porous medium including an effect of tortuosity, with the model comprising a time variable indicative of a sound speed of the fluid. The method includes rescaling the time variable of the model based on the sound speed in a fluid in the porous medium. The method also includes simulating the acoustic behavior including the effect of tortuosity of the porous medium based on the rescaling of the time-related variables within the model.
US10262080B2	Enhanced search suggestion for personal information services Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for implementing enhanced search suggestion technology. In at least one implementation, a personal information application includes a search suggestion element in which both search suggestions and contacts suggestions may be presented. The personal information application includes a search element in a user interface to a personal information service in which a search query may be entered. Search suggestions and contact suggestions can be identified based at least in part on the search query and presented via a suggestion element in the user interface. An indication of interest made with respect to a contact suggestion results in the presentation of contact details for an associated contact. The presentation of at least the search suggestions persists while the contact details of the associated contact are presented.
US10262076B2	Leveraging structured XML index data for evaluating database queries A query may be rewritten to leverage information stored in a structured XML index. An operator in the query may be analyzed to determine an input source database object for the operator by traversing an operator tree rooted at the operator. The path expressions associated with the operator tree may be fused together to form an effective path expression for the operator. If the effective path expression directly matches a path expression derived from the index, the query may be rewritten using references to the index. Operators in a query that have effective paths that refer to data in the same index table may be grouped together. A single subquery may be written for a group of operators. Also, a structured XML index may be used as an implied schema for indexed XML data. This implied schema may be used to optimize queries that refer to the indexed XML data.
US10262074B2	Method and device for offline webpage browsing, and computer storage medium The disclosure relates to the field of IOS terminals, and provides a method and device for offline webpage browsing and a computer storage medium, wherein the method includes: a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) input by a user is received; when an instruction for adding the URL is received, storing the URL into a preset offline browsing list, downloading a webpage resource file of a webpage corresponding to the URL into a specified storage position, and compressing the downloaded webpage resource file into an executable document; and in an offline state, a URL in the offline browsing list is received and an executable document corresponding to the selected URL is loaded so as to implement offline webpage browsing. The problems existing in the prior art that a webpage resource file is incompletely loaded and the loading efficiency is low may be solved effectively by the disclosure.
US10262066B2	Crowd-sourced native application crawling A method for performing crowd-sourced native application crawling is disclosed. The method includes determining a list of installed native applications installed on a user device and determining whether a set of crawling conditions are met. The method includes generating a work request in response to the set of crawling conditions being met by the user device and transmitting the work request to a content acquisition server. The work request includes the list of installed native applications. The method includes receiving a crawling task including an application access mechanism corresponding to a state of a native application. The method include launching the native application and setting the state of the native application based on the application access mechanism. The native application issues a content request to a content server. The method further includes receiving the content from the content server and transmitting the content to the content acquisition server.
US10262064B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program, recording medium having stored therein information processing program Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a recording medium having stored therein the information processing program, which can efficiently present web pages related to a word input by a user while reducing the user's labor. A first keyword, which is used for the search of the information provided on a network, and location information of web pages, which is selected by a user among a plurality of web pages including the information searched by the first keyword, are registered in association with each other, and then, the location information of the web pages associated with the first keyword including a second keyword are presented to be selectable according to the input of the second keyword.
US10262059B2	Method, apparatus, and storage medium for text information processing Method, apparatus, and storage medium for text information processing are provided. The method includes: performing word segmentation on a target text according to a preset fixed word segmentation policy, and comparing a word segmentation result with a preset word segmentation list, to obtain a new word; adding the new word to the preset word segmentation list, to obtain a test word segmentation list; classifying a test text according to the preset word segmentation list, to obtain a first text, and classifying the test text according to the test word segmentation list, to obtain a second text; comparing classification accuracy of the first text with classification accuracy of the second text, and determining a target new word from the new word according to a comparison result; and adding the target new word to the preset word segmentation list, and classifying the target text.
US10262053B2	Systems and methods for data replication synchronization Systems and methods are provided for storing a first data object comprising a first set of immutable components, the first data object being associated with a corresponding second data object stored by a remote replication system. A difference is determined between the first set of immutable components of the first data object and a second set of immutable components of the corresponding second data object. A subset of immutable components is identified from the first set of immutable components based on the difference. The subset of immutable components from the first set of immutable components is provided to the remote replication system over a communication network.
US10262044B2	Limiting interruptions and adjusting interruption sound levels In an approach for managing computing interruptions, a processor receives a computing interruption on a computing device. A processor monitors computing activity of a user on the computing device. A processor accesses user preferences, wherein the user preferences are based on an analysis of previous responses by the user to previous computing interruptions. A processor determines a minimum threshold, based on the computing activity of the user and the user preferences, wherein the minimum threshold identifies when a computing interruption is allowed to be presented to the user. A processor determines from the computing interruption, a sender and a context of the computing interruption. A processor assigns a ranking to the computing interruption based on the sender and the context of the computing interruption. A processor compares the ranking to the minimum threshold. A processor determines whether to present the computing interruption, based on the comparison.
US10262040B2	Method, system and apparatus for dynamic registry of books and for modeling real-time market demand for books within academic sectors A system provides a connection between education administration, particularly as such administration assigns or selects books, and the marketing and use of those books. Such marketing and use of those books and information related to those books can include, without limitation, consumer product information, the publishing industry and specifically book publishing, and market analysis, analysis of data, markets, demand and supply chain and inventory management.
US10262038B2	Answerer extraction system, answerer extraction method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium An answerer extraction system includes a receiving unit that receives a question from an asker, a recording unit that records a reference history of the asker's referencing past questions or answers, and an extraction unit that extracts an answerer who is to answer the question on the basis of the reference history of the asker.
US10262027B2	Transforming queries in a multi-tenant database system In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for executing a query in a database system, a query request is received with a query predicate to filter data returned in response to the query request and the query predicate has a formula, the query request is transformed to a transformed query request by preprocessing the formula in the query predicate, and the query request is optimized using the transformed query request.
US10262016B2	Tuning key space at the time of instantiation of a tree data structure Techniques for tuning the key space of an instance of a tree data structure are provided. In one embodiment, a computer system can receive a request to create the instance, where the request includes an expected key space value indicating an expected range of key values to be addressed by the instance. The computer system can further calculate a number of bits to allocate to each key of each node of the instance based on the expected key space value. The computer system can then, at a time of instantiating each node of the instance, allocate the keys for the node in accordance with the calculated number of bits.
US10261998B2	Search apparatus and search method A control unit calculates a first document count indicating the number of documents that are retrieved based on a first keyword, a second document count indicating the number of documents that are retrieved based on a logical AND of the first keyword and a second keyword belonging to one item, and a third document count indicating the number of documents that are retrieved based on a logical AND of the first keyword and a third keyword belonging to the one item, from the set of documents. The control unit calculates an evaluation value of the one item, based on the first, second, and third document counts. When the evaluation value satisfies a predetermined condition, the control unit outputs recommendation information recommending use of the one item to narrow down documents that are retrieved.
US10261995B1	Semantic and natural language processing for content categorization and routing A content management system (CMS) and a translation management system (TMS) can utilize content dimensions for content items to manage and translate the content items between languages. Machine and human translations of complex dynamic content can also be improved by pre-rendering the content to remove localization-related syntax prior to machine or human translation. Content items can also be scored as to their suitability for localization prior to translation, and translation can be skipped for content items that do not have a sufficiently high score. Semantic and natural language processing (NLP) techniques can also be utilized for content categorization and routing. Translations of content items can also be continuously refined and higher quality re-translated content can be provided in an automated fashion.
US10261987B1	Pre-processing E-book in scanned format This disclosure provides a method and system for pre-processing an E-book, wherein the E-book comprises text pages in scanned format and annotation pages in scanned format and the annotation pages contain annotation items for explaining text elements in the text pages. The method comprises: extracting annotations from the annotation items; identifying annotated elements from the text pages, wherein an annotated element is a text element that may be determined to be associated with one of the annotations; defining positions on the text pages for the annotated elements respectively; and storing the positions and the annotations. The positions and the annotations are correlated according to their relationship with the annotated elements.
US10261983B2	Method and device for webpage browsing, and mobile terminal A webpage browsing method, a webpage browsing device and a mobile terminal are provided. The method comprises: downloading page information of a requested webpage a webpage request from a user is received; analyzing the page information to obtain the page core content of the requested webpage; and typesetting the page core content and displaying the requested webpage that has been typeset, such that transmission bandwidth is saved, response to a webpage request is quickened, and meanwhile the webpage browsing effect and browsing experience of a user are improved.
US10261972B2	Methods and systems for similarity matching An efficient and user-friendly system (118) and method for providing contents similar to a searched item is disclosed. The system (118) includes an indexing engine (208) adapted to work in conjunction with a processing engine (206), to discover and provide to the users, content similar to that searched by a user. The system and method search multiple indices to retrieve content with same or similar field values as of the item searched by the user.
US10261968B2	Method and apparatus for navigational searching of a website Methods may display an interactive searching display window on a webpage. Methods may display a search box located on the interactive searching display window, which may enable a user to type in a query. Methods may display an answer box located on the interactive searching display window, which may display an answer to a user's query. Methods may display a minimize button, a maximize button and a pin button, which may allow the user to pin the interactive searching display window to one side of the webpage. Methods may redirect the user to a second webpage in response to the determination that greater than a threshold probability exists that the answer to the user's question may be found on the second webpage. Methods may display the interactive searching display window about a central location on the second webpage for a time period between 1.5 and 3.5 seconds.
US10261964B2	Generating and distributing playlists with music and stories having related moods An embodiment may involve a server device obtaining an audio file containing a story. The server device may determine a mood of the story. The server device may select an audio file containing music, where the audio file containing the music is associated with a music attribute that is indicative of the mood. The server device may generate a playlist for the client device, where the playlist includes (i) a reference to the audio file containing the music, and (ii) a reference to the audio file containing the story. The server device may transmit the playlist, over a wide area network, to the client device. Reception of the playlist at the client device may cause an audio player application to retrieve and play out each audio file therein.
US10261955B1	Verifying effects of feed composition on long-term engagement with content feeds The disclosed embodiments provide a system for improving long-term engagement with content feeds. During operation, the system obtains a factor associated with a change in a level of engagement with a content feed. Next, the system uses the factor to modulate a feed composition of the content feed for a first set of users. The system then verifies an effect of the factor on the level of engagement by comparing a first level of engagement of the first set of the users with the content feed with a second level of engagement of a second set of users with the content feed. Finally, the system uses the first and second levels of engagement with the content feed to select a value associated with the factor for use in modulating a subsequent feed composition of the content feed.
US10261950B2	Table as query language parameter A system includes generation of a query to retrieve, from a first database table, a result set conforming to query parameters for all entries of a second table stored in a volatile memory of a query client, serialization of the second table into the volatile memory, copying of the serialized second table into a second volatile memory of a data server, de-serialization of the serialized second table into the second volatile memory, determination of a plurality of entries of the first database table which are associated with the second table, and determination of the result set from the plurality of entries based on the query parameters.
US10261947B2	Determining a cause of inaccuracy in predicted affective response Some aspects of this disclosure include systems, methods, and/or computer programs that may be used to determine a cause of an inaccuracy in predicted affective response to an event that involves a user who has an experience. Some embodiments described herein involve identifying when a difference between a measurement of affective response corresponding to an event is different from the predicted affective response corresponding to the event. When such a discrepancy is identified, a presentation is made to the user of at least one of the following: one or more factors characterizing the event, and effects of the one or more factors on the user, as determined based on a model of the user. Based on a comment made by the user in response to the presentation, at least one of the following is identified: a discrepancy in a description of the event, and an inaccuracy in the model.
US10261946B2	Rebalancing distributed metadata Embodiments for rebalancing distributed deduplication metadata by a processor. An input similarity unit of data and a corresponding input representative value are received on an ingesting processor. A corresponding deduplication metadata slice and owning processor are calculated for the input similarity unit. The input representative value and input digest values are sent to the owning processor. The owning processor is used to search for the input representative value in a corresponding deduplication metadata slice, and to forward the input representative value and input digest values to an additional processor, if the input representative value is not found by the owning processor and a rebalancing status of the owning processor is in-process. The additional processor is used to send a reply message to the owning processor that facilitates migration of the input representative value and corresponding input digest values to the owning processor, if the input representative value is found.
US10261940B2	Robotic filling systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed, which permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber and an optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product.
US10261938B1	Content preloading using predictive models Methods and apparatus for content preloading using predictive models are disclosed. A system includes computing devices that generate a model to determine a predicted set of additional network content assets anticipated to be requested by a client after the client has requested a given set of assets. The devices determine, based on characteristics of a client's content request, whether to initiate an asset preload operation using the model. If a decision is made to initiate an asset preload, the devices identify, using the model, the predicted set of assets corresponding to the request, and initiate delivery of at least a portion of the predicted set to one or more destinations on behalf of the client.
US10261935B1	Monitoring excessive use of a peripheral device Provided are systems and methods for detecting excessive use of a peripheral device by host processes. In various implementations, a peripheral device can include an integrated circuit that includes a traffic counter. The traffic counter can increment based on events received by the peripheral device. The peripheral device can further include an integrated circuit device configured to associate the traffic counter with a process executing on a host device. The integrated circuit device can further initialize a rate counter for the process. When the rate counter reaches a pre-determined time limit, the integrated circuit device can determine that the process is exceeding a usage limit. The integrated circuit device can further read a value from the traffic counter to verify usage of the peripheral device by the process.
US10261933B2	Enabling session level restrictions for devices having disjoint stacks Session level restrictions can be implemented for devices having disjoint stacks. When a filter driver is loaded onto a device stack, it can traverse the device stack to locate the root driver in the stack. If the root driver is a redirection virtual bus driver, the filter driver can obtain a session identifier associated with the device. Otherwise, if the root driver is not a redirection virtual bus driver, the filter driver can obtain the container ID for the device. The filter driver can then obtain a list of the devices that are enumerated by the redirection virtual bus driver and determine whether any of the devices in the list have a container ID matching the container ID of the device. If a match is found, the session ID of the matching device can be obtained and employed to implement session level restrictions.
US10261932B2	Microcontroller programmable system on a chip Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a microcontroller device having a microprocessor, programmable memory components, and programmable analog and digital blocks. The programmable analog and digital blocks are configurable based on programming information stored in the memory components. Programmable interconnect logic, also programmable from the memory components, is used to couple the programmable analog and digital blocks as needed. The advanced microcontroller design also includes programmable input/output blocks for coupling selected signals to external pins. The memory components also include user programs that the embedded microprocessor executes. These programs may include instructions for programming the digital and analog blocks “on-the-fly,” e.g., dynamically. In one implementation, there are a plurality of programmable digital blocks and a plurality of programmable analog blocks.
US10261930B2	System, device and method for transmitting signals between different communication interfaces This invention discloses a system, device and method for transmitting both non-video signals and video signals between different communication interfaces. The system includes a first communication interface, a buffer module, a second communication interface, and an emulator module. The first communication interface is coupled to an electronic device, for transmitting a first differential signal and a first auxiliary signal. The buffer module is coupled to the first communication interface. The second communication interface is coupled to the buffer module, for transmitting a second differential signal. The emulator module is coupled to the second communication interface via a hub. The emulator module receives a second auxiliary signal. Data exchange for the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal is performed via the second communication interface between the buffer module and the emulator module.
US10261921B2	Universal secure platform virtualization system and method thereof The embodiments herein provide a secure platform and application virtualization system comprising a universal secure platform virtualization system (USPVS) platform device, a cloud environment and a USPVS portable key device. The USPVS platform is an external computing device having a specific set of protocols to interact with a computing device. The USPVS platform is connected to a plurality of virtual as well as physical cloud environment. The USPVS portable key device is connected to the USPVS platform. The USPVS portable key device holds an encryption key with a Unique ID. The USPVS portable key device comprises a Universal Serial Bus port for connection of a tertiary external device. The USPVS platform has a decryption key for the encryption key of the USPVS portable device.
US10261920B2	Static image RAM drive An apparatus and method of a static image RAM drive is provided. The system includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a volatile memory drive, a non-volatile memory drive, and a power source. The non-volatile memory drive has a secure memory space. The secure memory space is programmed with an encryption key and an encrypted disk image. In response to a power cycle, the FPGA reads the encrypted disk image from the non-volatile memory, authenticates the disk image using the encryption key, decrypts the encrypted disk image, and writes the decrypted disk image to the volatile memory. The decrypted disk image is used to boot a computer. The computer is booted to a known good state each time the power is cycled.
US10261917B2	Identifying stale entries in address translation cache A mapping may be changed in a table stored in memory. The table may map a first set of addresses, for a set of data, to a second set of addresses. The changing of the mapping may including mapping the first set of addresses to a third set of addresses. In response to the changing of the mapping, one or more flush operations may be executed to invalidate one or more entries within one or more address translation caches. The one or more entries may include the second set of addresses. In response to the executing of the one or more flush operations, a first test case may be run. The first test case may be to test whether any of the first set of addresses are mapping to the second set of addresses.
US10261912B2	Apparatus and methods implementing dispatch mechanisms for offloading executable functions An apparatus includes a first processor to execute a user-level application to operate in a virtual address, and a co-processor to execute a computing kernel associated with user-level application elements to be performed on the co-processor. The computing kernel is to operate in the virtual address. A memory includes physical addresses, and a partition used to map the virtual address associated with the first processor and to map the virtual address associated with the co-processor. A packet processor manages communications between the first processor and the co-processor. The packet processor receives packets from the first processor, with the packets including memory addresses identifying code and data of the computing kernel. The packet processor stores the packets in a queue associated with the user-level application, and outputs the packets to the co-processor, such that the co-processor is enabled to execute the computing kernel.
US10261910B2	Cache line compaction of compressed data segments Methods, devices, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for compacting data within cache lines of a cache. An aspect method may include identifying, by a processor of the computing device, a base address (e.g., a physical or virtual cache address) for a first data segment, identifying a data size (e.g., based on a compression ratio) for the first data segment, obtaining a base offset based on the identified data size and the base address of the first data segment, and calculating an offset address by offsetting the base address with the obtained base offset, wherein the calculated offset address is associated with a second data segment. In some aspects, the method may include identifying a parity value for the first data segment based on the base address and obtaining the base offset by performing a lookup on a stored table using the identified data size and identified parity value.
US10261909B2	Speculative cache modification In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods, systems, mechanisms, techniques, and apparatuses for implementing a speculative cache modification design. For example, in one embodiment, such means may include an integrated circuit having a data bus; a cache communicably interfaced with the data bus; a pipeline communicably interfaced with the data bus, in which the pipeline is to receive a store instruction corresponding to a cache line to be written to cache; caching logic to perform a speculative cache write of the cache line into the cache before the store instruction retires from the pipeline; and cache line validation logic to determine if the cache line written into the cache is valid or invalid, in which the cache line validation logic is to invalidate the cache line speculatively written into the cache when determined invalid and further in which the store instruction is allowed to retire from the pipeline when the cache line is determined to be valid.
US10261906B2	Data accessing method and apparatus A data accessing method includes: determining whether a preset cache area has cached data that a read target address points to when receiving a read instruction that includes the read target address; and finding a cache address corresponding to the read target address according to a first mapping relationship if the preset cache area has cached the data that the read target address points to, and reading data that the cache address points to from the preset cache area, where the first mapping relationship is used to record a correspondence between the target address and the cache address; orreading, from non-volatile storage space, the data that the read target address points to if the preset cache area has not cached the data that the read target address points to. By means of the method, data read errors caused by write interference can be reduced.
US10261904B2	Memory sequencing with coherent and non-coherent sub-systems Operations associated with a memory and operations associated with one or more functional units may be received. A dependency between the operations associated with the memory and the operations associated with one or more of the functional units may be determined. A first ordering may be created for the operations associated with the memory. Furthermore, a second ordering may be created for the operations associated with one or more of the functional units based on the determined dependency and the first operating of the operations associated with the memory.
US10261903B2	Extend GPU/CPU coherency to multi-GPU cores In an example, an apparatus comprises a plurality of processing unit cores, a plurality of cache memory modules associated with the plurality of processing unit cores, and a machine learning model communicatively coupled to the plurality of processing unit cores, wherein the plurality of cache memory modules share cache coherency data with the machine learning model. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US10261890B2	Methods and systems for executing tests using grouped/filtered test classes during testing of an application Computer implemented methods and systems are provided for executing tests in a system that includes a user system and a cloud-based computing platform. The user system includes a processing system, memory and an input system that receives input parameters specified by a user of the user system. The memory can store a test class filter module executable by the processing system. Upon being executed by the processing system, the test class filter module can, based on one or more of the input parameters, group and filter test class identifiers to generate a unique test class identifier array of filtered test class identifiers that correspond to a particular subset of tests that are to be executed during testing of an application. A test execution engine can then execute the particular subset of tests corresponding to the filtered test class identifiers specified in the unique test class identifier array.
US10261888B2	Emulating an environment of a target database system A test system receives environment information of a target database system, where the environment information includes information relating to hardware and software components of the target database system, and one or more of: definitions of workloads in the target database system, and settings of a scheduler in the target database system. The test system emulates an environment of the target database system using the received environment information, and database software is executed in the emulated environment in the test system.
US10261883B2	Aggregating source code metric values Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for aggregating source code metric values. One of the methods includes obtaining data representing a directed graph, wherein one or more nodes of the graph are associated with a respective set of one or more metric instances, wherein each set of metric instances for each node includes all metric instances occurring in sets of any node descendant from the node in the graph, wherein each metric instance identifies a location in a source code base, and wherein each metric instance has a respective metric value, a respective identifier, and a respective attribute type. An attribute value is computed for a first node in the graph from the respective metric value of each metric instance in a first set of metric instances associated with the first node.
US10261882B2	Functional unit promotion to management unit A system comprises a plurality of functional units powered via a power source. The system further comprises a first functional unit and a second functional unit, wherein the second functional unit is to promote the first functional unit to a management unit based on a management requirement of the system. The management unit is to administrate operations of the system. Once the first functional unit is promoted, the management unit is isolated from the functional units that were not promoted via a virtual network path and a power management unit.
US10261880B1	Error generation using a computer add-in card A smart add-in card can be leveraged to perform testing on a host server computer. The add-in card can include an embedded processor and memory. Tests can be downloaded to the add-in card to test a communication bus between the host server computer (motherboard) and the add-in card. In a particular example, a PCIe communication bus couples the motherboard to the add-in card and the tests can inject errors on the PCIe communication bus. The tests can be developed to test errors that are typically difficult to test without the use of special hardware. However, the smart add-in card can be a simple Network Interface Card (NIC) that resides on the host server computer during normal operation and is used for communication other than error testing. By using the NIC as a testing device, repeatable and reliable testing can be obtained.
US10261879B2	Instruction and logic to test transactional execution status Novel instructions, logic, methods and apparatus are disclosed to test transactional execution status. Embodiments include decoding a first instruction to start a transactional region. Responsive to the first instruction, a checkpoint for a set of architecture state registers is generated and memory accesses from a processing element in the transactional region associated with the first instruction are tracked. A second instruction to detect transactional execution of the transactional region is then decoded. An operation is executed, responsive to decoding the second instruction, to determine if an execution context of the second instruction is within the transactional region. Then responsive to the second instruction, a first flag is updated. In some embodiments, a register may optionally be updated and/or a second flag may optionally be updated responsive to the second instruction.
US10261876B2	Memory management The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to hybrid memory management. An example apparatus can include a first memory array, a number of second memory arrays, and a controller coupled to the first memory array and the number of second memory arrays configured to execute a write operation, wherein execution of the write operation writes data to the first memory array starting at a location indicated by a write cursor, and place the write cursor at an updated location in the first memory array upon completing execution of the write operation, wherein the updated location is a next available location in the first memory array.
US10261870B2	Risk formula for erroneous software components detection A method for performing software error detection and prediction. The method includes identifying a plurality of software components in a computer software product. For each of the software components of the plurality of software components, the risk-relevant historical data pertaining to the respective software component is measured, then classified into at least a set of risk-increasing data and a set of risk-decreasing data. The set of risk-increasing data and the set of risk-decreasing data are then normalized, and a failure risk value for the respective software component is calculated by subtracting a weighted sum of the normalized values for the risk-decreasing data from a weighted sum of the normalized values for the risk-increasing data.
US10261848B2	Decoder architecture for quantum error correction A system for locating errors for quantum computing includes an interface, a shift array, a comparison block, a tree pipeline, and a serializer. The interface is configured to receive a set of quantum bit values, wherein the set of quantum bit values comprise a subset of quantum bit values in a quantum bit array. The shift array is configured to store a prior set of quantum bit values read from identical quantum bit locations at a prior time corresponding to the set of quantum bit values. The comparison block is configured to identify differences between the set of quantum bit values and the prior set of quantum bit values. The tree pipeline configured to rank the differences identified. The serializer is configured to serialize the differences identified in order by rank.
US10261836B2	Dynamic dispatching of workloads spanning heterogeneous services A system for executing a workload that includes a plurality of transactions for a first time slot determines whether a metered cloud service has a sufficient quota of operations available to execute respective metered transactions. For the first time slot, the system determines whether a non-metered cloud service has a sufficient processing load to execute respective non-metered transactions. The system executes the plurality of transactions during the first time slot when each metered cloud service has the sufficient quota and each non-metered cloud service has the sufficient processing load. Further, the system waits to execute the plurality of transactions of the workload during a time slot subsequent to the first time slot when any of the metered cloud services does not have the sufficient quota or any of the non-metered cloud services does not have a sufficient processing load.
US10261834B2	Method and network node for selecting a media processing unit based on a media service handling parameter value A method for selecting a media processing unit performed in a network node of a distributed cloud. The distributed cloud comprises two or more media processing units that handle media processing required by a media service. The method includes receiving, from a communication device, a request for the media service and obtaining, for each media processing unit, at least one configurable parameter value of a parameter relating to handling of the media service. The method also includes selecting, based on the at least one parameter value, a media processing unit for processing the requested media service for the communication device.
US10261831B2	Speculative loop iteration partitioning for heterogeneous execution Embodiments include computing devices, apparatus, and methods implemented by the apparatus for implementing speculative loop iteration partitioning (SLIP) for heterogeneous processing devices. A computing device may receive iteration information for a first partition of iterations of a repetitive process and select a SLIP heuristic based on available SLIP information and iteration information for the first partition. The computing device may determine a split value for the first partition using the SLIP heuristic, and partition the first partition using the split value to produce a plurality of next partitions.
US10261830B2	Cross-device task execution Techniques and technologies for cross-device task execution are described. In at least some embodiments, a system includes a processing component configured to: receive device information associated with a networked group of devices; receive user preference information indicating one or more user preferences for performing one or more tasks; receive an indication of a task to be performed; select a designated device of the networked group of devices associated with the user to perform the task based at least partially on the user preference information; and transmit the task to be performed to the designated device.
US10261829B2	Generating differences for tuple attributes A sequence of tuples, each having one or more attributes, is received at one of one or more processing elements operating on one or more processors. Each processing element may have one or more stream operators. A first stream operator may be identified as one that only processes an instance of a first attribute in a currently received tuple when a difference between an instance of the first attribute in a previously received tuple and the instance of the first attribute in the currently received tuple is outside of a difference threshold. A second stream operator may generate a difference attribute from a first instance of the first attribute in a first one of the received tuples and a second instance of the first attribute in a second one of the received tuples. The difference attribute may be transmitted from the second stream operator to the first stream operator.
US10261828B2	Interprocessor memory status communication A transactional memory environment includes a first processor and a processor set. The processor set includes one or more additional processors. In the transactional memory environment, a computer-implemented method includes sending a transaction query from the first processor to all processors in the processor set, and generating an indication by each additional processor in the processor set. The indication includes whether the additional processor is executing a current transaction. The computer-implemented method further includes sending the indication from each additional processor in the processor set to the first processor and proceeding, by the first processor, based on the indication. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.
US10261824B2	Application aware service policy enforcement and autonomous feedback-based remediation A virtualization platform can discover capabilities of data devices connected in a virtual infrastructure. The virtualization platform allows a user (e.g., system administrator) to specify a policy profile for a virtual machine in terms of performance and data handling parameters. The virtualization platform can provision a virtual machine comprising data devices having a combined capability that matches the policy profile. Enforcement of a policy profile can be made when I/O is performed by a virtual machine.
US10261816B2	Interactive web-based codeset selection and development tool A web server uses selection criteria for identifying an electronic consumer device to identify a codeset likely to be appropriate for communicating with the electronic consumer device and data indicative of at least one code of the identified codeset is provided to a remote control device whereupon the data indicative of the at least one code of the identified codeset is automatically activated by the remote control device.
US10261811B2	Systems and methods for contextually allocating emulation resources Systems and methods for contextually allocating emulation resources for providing an emulation session are disclosed. The method involves a plurality of emulation parameters including the computer product to be emulated, context data defining an emulation context, at least one kind of external resource usable to provide the emulation of the computer product. The method includes receiving an emulation request from a client device; determining a required class of service for providing the emulation based on the context data; determining a plurality of possible resource instances providable by the emulator system; selecting at least one selected resource instance from the plurality of possible resource instances to provide an operating instance of the at least one kind of external hardware resource for the emulation based at least in part on the required class of service; and providing the emulation to the client device using the at least one selected resource instance.
US10261810B2	System and method for providing cloud operating system validations for a domain-specific language for cloud services infrastructure A system and method for providing and executing a domain-specific programming language for cloud services infrastructure is provided. The system may be used to integrate references to external entities, such as cloud service compute instances, directly into a domain-specific programming language, allowing developers to easily integrate cloud services directly using the domain-specific programming language. A compiler stored within a cloud operating system can include one or more validations that can check instantiations of types within the domain-specific language for compliance with one or more policies set by a system administrator of a computing enterprise.
US10261806B2	Adaptive hardware configuration for data analytics A computer-implemented method uses a predictive time-sequence model to adapt hardware configurations at run-time for an application including multiple stages of execution. At each stage a system monitor is started at the launch of a first task in a first run to collect performance data. The system monitor is stopped at the completion of a last task in the first run, then a predictive optimal configuration is computed and applied to the remaining runs in the stage.
US10261794B2	Techniques for metadata processing Techniques are described for metadata processing that can be used to encode an arbitrary number of security policies for code running on a processor. Metadata may be added to every word in the system and a metadata processing unit may be used that works in parallel with data flow to enforce an arbitrary set of policies. In one aspect, the metadata may be characterized as unbounded and software programmable to be applicable to a wide range of metadata processing policies. Techniques and policies have a wide range of uses including, for example, safety, security, and synchronization. Additionally, described are aspects and techniques in connection with metadata processing in an embodiment based on the RISC-V architecture.
US10261792B2	Method and apparatus for obtaining a call stack to an event of interest and analyzing the same In one embodiment, a processor includes a performance monitor including a last branch record (LBR) stack to store a call stack to an event of interest, where the call stack is collected responsive to a trigger for the event. The processor further includes logic to control the LBR stack to operate in a call stack mode such that an entry to a call instruction for a leaf function is cleared on return from the leaf function. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10261790B2	Memory copy instructions, processors, methods, and systems A processor includes a decode unit to decode a memory copy instruction that indicates a start of a source memory operand, a start of a destination memory operand, and an initial amount of data to be copied from the source memory operand to the destination memory operand. An execution unit, in response to the memory copy instruction, is to copy a first portion of data from the source memory operand to the destination memory operand before an interruption. A descending copy direction is to be used when the source and destination memory operands overlap. In response to the interruption, when the descending copy direction is used, the execution unit is to store a remaining amount of data to be copied, but is not to indicate a different start of the source memory operand, and is not to indicate a different start of the destination memory operand.
US10261786B2	Vector processing unit A vector processing unit is described, and includes processor units that each include multiple processing resources. The processor units are each configured to perform arithmetic operations associated with vectorized computations. The vector processing unit includes a vector memory in data communication with each of the processor units and their respective processing resources. The vector memory includes memory banks configured to store data used by each of the processor units to perform the arithmetic operations. The processor units and the vector memory are tightly coupled within an area of the vector processing unit such that data communications are exchanged at a high bandwidth based on the placement of respective processor units relative to one another, and based on the placement of the vector memory relative to each processor unit.
US10261781B2	Correcting non-compliant source code in an integrated development environment Approaches presented herein enable correction of source code that fails to comply with an established coding standard in a code base within an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Specifically, a non-compliant segment of code, which requires correction, and that was coded by a first developer, is assembled into a stand-alone artifact that is dispatched to a second developer. The code segment is then corrected by the second developer, and the artifact containing the corrected segment is merged back into the code base from when the segment originated. In one approach, the artifact comprises the code segment, dependent code classes of the segment, unit tests results, and test data. In another approach, the second developer is identified utilizing a skill-matching algorithm. In yet another approach, the corrected segment is unit-tested prior to being merged back into the code base.
US10261780B2	Transparent upgrade of a system service or application Systems and methods for updating an application without a restart are provided. A processor can start a second application instance while a first application instance is still executing. The first application instance can transfer a first set of state information to the second application instance. The second application instance can declare its readiness for activation in response to completion of the transfer. The first application instance can deactivate in response to the declaration. Deactivation includes transferring a second set of state information from the first application instance to the second application instance and releasing single-access resources. The second application instance can activate. Activation includes receiving the second set of state information, and accessing the single-access resources. The second application instance can declare that activation is complete in response to completion of the activation. The first application instance can terminate in response to the declaration.
US10261777B2	Detecting anomalies online using histograms of ECU processing activity Disclosed embodiments relate to identifying Electronic Control Unit (ECU) anomalies in a vehicle. Operations may include monitoring, in the vehicle, data representing real-time processing activity of the ECU; accessing, in the vehicle, historical data relating to processing activity of the ECU, the historical data representing expected processing activity of the ECU; comparing, in the vehicle, the real-time processing activity data with the historical data, to identify at least one anomaly in the real-time processing activity of the ECU; and implementing a control action for the ECU when the at least one anomaly is identified.
US10261776B2	Automated deployment and servicing of distributed applications Deployment and servicing tasks associated with multi-tier, distributed applications, application environments and data centers are automated so that a person does not have to manually perform these tasks. All of the information describing and defining the distributed service is modeled and stored in a re-useable service template that can be used to drive an automated system to programmatically deploy and manage the service over time. Deployment and servicing of a distributed application can be automated using re-useable models that capture hardware and workload definitions. The re-useable models in the form of service templates enable delta-based servicing of the application. The service can be deployed to one or more physical machines, one or more virtual machines or to a combination thereof. A default deployment plan can be customized with instance-specific customizations of service parameters.
US10261752B2	Component libraries for voice interaction services The disclosed embodiments include computerized methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for integrating voice-based interaction and control into a native graphical user interface (GUI) of an executed application. For example, a communications device may obtaining component data identifying a plurality of components of a voice-user interface from a computing system maintained by a voice-service provider, and may execute an application linked to a corresponding one of the components of the voice-user interface. The communications device may generate the native GUI based on an output of the executed application, and may generate an interface element representative of the corresponding one of the components of the voice-user interface. The communications device may present the generated interface element within the native GUI, which may embed the corresponding component of the voice-user interface into the native GUI.
US10261739B2	System for capturing and outputting digital content over a network that includes the internet An output system for capturing and outputting digital content is herein disclosed and enabled. The output system includes an information apparatus (e.g., a digital capturing device or an internet appliance) for capturing digital content, a server application at a server over the Internet, and a client application at a client device for accessing the captured digital content. The information apparatus includes a wireless communication module (e.g., IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth) for transmitting the captured digital content to the server. The server application generates output data from the captured digital content for sending to the client device for outputting or playing at least part of the output data at an output device associated with the client device. Receipt of the output data is dependent on the client application having provided security or authentication information and payment or subscription information to the server.
US10261732B2	Image forming apparatus having double-sided printing and control method of the same An image forming apparatus includes an image reader configured to perform image reading of a first original and perform image reading of a second original after reading of the first original, a printer configured to print a read image read by the image reader on a sheet, and a controller configured to control operation of the image reader and the printer. As to the first original, the controller is configured, in a case where the printer performs double-sided printing to print on both sides of a sheet, to start to print a read image of the first original before the image reading of the first original is completed, and as to the second original, the controller is configured, in a case where the printer performs double-sided printing to print on both sides of a sheet, to start to print a read image of the second original after the image reading of the second original is completed.
US10261729B1	Document manipulation mechanism A system to generate perform document optimizations is described. The system includes at least one physical memory device and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device, the one or more processors to receive data from a customer owner indicating a request to perform one or more optimizations on a document file, analyze the structure of the document file to identify one or more problems included in the document file, select one or more optimizations to be performed on the document file based on one or more problems identified in the document file and simultaneously perform the one or more optimizations to generate an optimization list corresponding to each of the one or more optimizations.
US10261722B2	Performing caching utilizing dispersed system buffers In one general embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving at a first system a request for data, searching one or more local buffers within the first system for the requested data, determining whether the requested data is located within an additional buffer of an additional system in communication with the first system, in response to determining that the one or more local buffers within the first system do not contain the requested data, receiving the requested data by the first system from the additional buffer of the additional system, in response to determining that the requested data is located within the additional buffer of the additional system, and retrieving the requested data from a data disk within the first system, in response to determining that the requested data is not located within the additional buffer of the additional system.
US10261702B2	Method for wear leveling in a nonvolatile memory A method for writing and reading data in memory cells, comprising, when writing a data in a block of a first memory zone, a step consisting of writing in a second memory zone a temporary information structure metadata comprising a start flag, an identifier of the temporary information structure, an information about the location of the block in the first memory zone, and a final flag, and, after a power on of the first memory zone, searching for an anomaly in temporary information structures present in the second memory zone.
US10261698B2	Systems and methods for hardware-based raid acceleration for variable-length and out-of-order transactions In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of transmitting data in an information handling system may include receiving, at a hardware logic device from a plurality of memory storage devices communicatively coupled to the hardware logic device, a plurality of command fetch requests; analyzing metadata associated with each of the plurality of command fetch requests in order to serialize the plurality of command fetch requests in a chronological order; and communicating the coalesced command fetch requests in the chronological order to a memory having stored thereon commands responsive to the coalesced command fetch requests.
US10261688B2	Performing search and replace operations in a memory device using command parameters and a storage controller without transferring data to a processor An apparatus and method for performing search and replace operations at a storage controller of a storage device are disclosed. The storage controller can receive a search command with one or more parameters that instructs the storage controller to search for a data pattern in data stored in a memory of the apparatus. The storage controller can locally search the data in the memory for the data pattern according to the parameters without transferring the data to a processor to perform the search. The parameters can include, but are not limited to, the data pattern or template to be searched, a data pattern length, a bit-mask, a logical block address (LBA) range, a byte offset, and an alignment parameter. Verdict bits can be provided to indicate data chunks in the memory that match the data pattern. Flags may define potential outputs to provide after searching, such as location and number of matches. A replace command with a set of parameters, including a write mask, can instruct the storage controller to replace the data pattern with a replacement or substitute pattern.
US10261679B2	Digital resource management system A computer device enables a user to construct presentations from independent Hosted Information Resources. A dynamic navigation user interface includes a navigation specific user interface control element that when selected cause the web browser to navigate between the ordered set of digital resources in the resource data set. The client device causes the display screen to display the webpage with the dynamic navigation user interface in the web browser. Responsive to the selection of a control element in the dynamic navigation user interface, the web browser application loads the next resource of the ordered set of resources and updated dynamic navigation user interface is generated.
US10261676B2	Vehicular apparatus and vehicular apparatus system A vehicular apparatus includes: a control portion that executes an internal application pre-installed to the vehicular apparatus and an external application obtained from an external device located outside the vehicular apparatus; a load acquisition portion that acquires a load of the control portion when the external application is executed; and a display portion that displays the load acquired by the load acquisition portion.
US10261673B2	Statistics value chart interface cell mode drill down In embodiments of statistics value chart interface cell mode drill down, a first interface displays in a table format that includes columns each with field values of an event field, and each column having a column heading of a different one of the event fields, and includes rows each with one or more of the field values, each field value in a row associated with a different one of the event fields, and having an aggregated metric that represents a number of events with field-value pairs that match all of the field values listed in a respective row and the corresponding event fields listed in the respective columns. A cell can be emphasized that includes one of the field values in a row that corresponds to one of the different event fields in a column, and in response, a menu displays options to transition to a second interface.
US10261665B2	Taskbar media player A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.
US10261663B2	Mandatory comment on action or modification A method requires a mandatory comment in a software productivity tool, comprising: opening in the software productivity tool a document stored in a non-volatile hardware data storage device; receiving a definition of an actionable data item of the document; receiving a request for an action associated with the item; determining if the action triggers a predefined comment rule; if triggered, then: requiring a mandatory comment; storing the accepted entered comment in the non-volatile hardware data storage device; and performing the requested action. A method specifies a mandatory comment, comprising: receiving a definition of an actionable data item of the document; receiving a definition of a comment rule related to an action on the item; receiving a definition of a comment criteria associated with the comment rule; and storing the actionable data item, the triggering criteria, and the comment criteria in a non-volatile storage device of a hardware device.
US10261662B2	Context based selection of menus in contextual menu hierarchies Enhanced contextual menu technology is disclosed herein. In an implementation, when a user selects content in a user interface to an application, a context associated with the content is identified. A child menu in a contextual menu hierarchy is then selected based on the context and is rendered in the user interface. In some implementations, the child menu includes a navigational element that links back to a parent of the child menu in the contextual menu hierarchy.
US10261658B2	Automating user operations using screen shots and file names Methods for automating user operations include analyzing a name of an image file to identify an operation to be automated. One or more embodiments compare a content of the image file to a graphical user interface of a computing device to identify a location of a graphical user interface element in the graphical user interface. One or more embodiments perform the operation identified from the name at the location of the graphical user interface element identified from the content of the image file.
US10261648B2	Exterior rearview mirror assembly An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head and an exterior mirror reflective element fixedly attached at the mirror head. An attachment portion is configured for attachment at an exterior portion of the vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a multi-axis adjustment mechanism having at least one electrically-operable actuator. The multi-axis adjustment mechanism is operable to move the mirror head, with the exterior mirror reflective element fixedly attached thereto, about multiple axes relative to the attachment portion. The exterior mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head relative to the exterior portion of the body of the vehicle to adjust the rearward field of view of a driver of the vehicle who views the exterior mirror reflective element when operating the vehicle.
US10261645B2	Touch sensing device A touch sensing device including first electrodes and second electrodes. The first electrodes at a first height position are spaced apart along a first direction and each include an electrode body of strip shape extending in a second direction. The electrode body of each first electrode includes first overlapping portions. The second electrodes at a second height position are spaced apart along the second direction and intersect the first electrodes. Each second electrode includes wide portions and narrow portions. The wide portions of each second electrode are spaced apart along the first direction and include pairs of adjacent wide portions. The adjacent wide portions of each pair are located adjacent to each other in the first direction. Each narrow portion is smaller in the second direction than each wide portion, interconnects the adjacent wide portions of a corresponding pair, and overlaps a corresponding one of the first overlapping portions.
US10261642B2	Film touch sensor with an inorganic passivation layer Disclosed is a touch sensor, including a separation layer, an electrode pattern part formed on the separation layer and including at least one electrode pattern and an insulating layer, and a passivation layer formed of an inorganic material on the electrode pattern part, wherein the passivation layer has a thickness selected from among a thickness ranging from 50 nm to 120 nm, a thickness ranging from 220 nm to 290 nm, and a thickness ranging from 360 nm to 420 nm.
US10261640B2	Embedded touch panel and display device The present disclosure discloses an embedded touch panel and display device. The embedded touch panel comprises an upper substrate, a lower substrate opposite to the upper substrate, multiple pixel units disposed on a plane of the lower substrate facing the upper substrate, wherein each of the pixel units comprises a bottom-emitting OLED pixel structure and a pixel circuit; a plurality of independent self-capacitance electrodes disposed between the lower substrate and the pixel units and insulated from the pixel units; a touch sensing chip which determines a touch position by detecting a change in capacitance of each of the self-capacitance electrodes during a touch duration; and wires disposed between the lower substrate and the OLED pixel structure, each of the wires corresponding to each of the self-capacitance electrodes and connecting the self-capacitance electrode to the touch sensing chip.
US10261639B2	Touch display device and method of manufacturing the same A touch display device includes a touch screen, a display panel, a window member, and an adhesive layer. The display panel is configured to display an image and includes a first curved surface area. The window member is disposed on the display panel and includes a second curved surface area disposed in correspondence with the first curved surface area. The adhesive layer is disposed between the display panel and the touch screen panel and is configured to block light in at least a portion thereof. The display panel is disposed between the window member and the touch screen panel.
US10261633B2	Touch sensitive processing apparatus, electronic system and method thereof for configuring interconnection parameters with touch panel The present application provides a touch sensitive processing method for configuring interconnection parameters between a touch panel and a touch sensitive processing apparatus in an electronic system. The method comprises: connecting, by an interconnection network of the apparatus, P first circuits of a first apparatus connector with a detecting circuit of the touch sensitive processing apparatus, respectively; detecting, by the detecting circuit, an impedance value of each of the first circuits sequentially via the interconnection network; and determining that there are M consecutive first touch sensitive electrodes connected to the M consecutive first circuits based on the impedance values.
US10261630B2	Input device, input support method, and program An input device includes a display unit which displays data on a screen, a proximity detection unit which detects proximity of a finger to the screen and outputs a proximity detection signal, a manipulation judging unit which discriminates between a valid manipulation and a return manipulation of successive movement manipulations of the finger on the basis of proximity detection signals in accordance with the successive movement manipulations of the proximity detected finger, and a control unit which invalidates proximity detection signals corresponding to the discriminated return manipulation.
US10261629B2	Detection device and display device A detection device is capable of detecting an external proximity object, and includes a substrate and a plurality of detection electrodes. The detection electrodes are each provided with a plurality of thin conductive wires having a plurality of first thin wire pieces and a plurality of second thin wire pieces which are electrically conducted with one another. Angles each of which is formed by an intersection between the first thin wire piece extending in a first direction and the second thin wire piece extending in a second direction different from the first direction included in the thin conductive wire, are constant, and a distance between the first thin wire pieces of different thin conductive wires is not constant.
US10261624B2	Touch control display panel, method of manufacturing the same, driving method, and display device A touch control display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, a driving method, and a display device are disclosed. The touch control display panel includes a plurality of pixel units configured on the array substrate in an array; the array substrate further includes a plurality of self capacitance touch control electrodes, which are arranged in an array, and each of which includes a plurality of electrode blocks, which have a one-to-one correspondence relationship with the plurality of pixel units; the array substrate further includes a plurality of touch control lead wires, which have a one-to-one correspondence relationship with the plurality of self capacitance touch control electrodes, the touch control lead wires are provided in gaps between adjacent columns of pixel units, which are corresponding to the plurality of self capacitance electrodes for touch control, and the plurality of self capacitance electrodes for touch control are connected with a touch control chip through the corresponding touch control lead wires.
US10261620B2	Array substrate, display panel, display device and method for driving array substrate An array substrate, a display panel, a display device and a driving method for an array substrate are disclosed. The array substrate includes a display region and a non-display region. The display region is provided with a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines. The plurality of scan lines intersect with the plurality of data lines to define a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, and each of the plurality of scan lines is electrically connected with a row of the pixel units. The display region is further provided with N groups of touch electrodes arranged in an array, where N is a positive integer larger than or equal to 2. The non-display region is provided with a driving circuit, and a control unit, and in a touch phase, touch driving signals with inverse polarities are outputted by the control unit to two adjacent groups of the touch electrodes.
US10261617B2	In-cell touch panel and display device The disclosure discloses an in-cell touch panel and a display device, wherein a touch sensing structural layer for implementing a touch control function is added between an upper substrate and a lower substrate, the touch sensing structural layer includes first touch sensing electrodes and second touch sensing electrodes both provided in a same layer, insulated from each other and arranged crosswise, wherein an orthographic projection on the lower substrate, of a graph of the added touch sensing structural layer is located in a region where a graph of the black matrix layer is located, capable of avoiding occupying an aperture rate of pixel units.
US10261614B2	Touch display module having pressure detection mechanism A touch display module having a pressure detection mechanism is provided. The touch display module includes a 3-D (three-dimensional) sensor and a 3-D controller. The 3-D sensor includes touch units and at least one pressure sensing unit. The 3-D controller includes a driver and a driving pulse processor. The driver provides a pressure scan pulse to the pressure sensing unit and a touch scan pulse to the touch units in combination with the driving pulse processor. The present disclosure further provides a driving method corresponding to the touch display module having the pressure detection mechanism including steps of: providing pressure scan pulses to the pressure sensing unit by the driver in combination with the driving pulse processor and providing touch scan pulses to the touch units in combination of the driving pulse processor by the driver.
US10261613B2	Touch panel having connection lines and display device having connection lines An exemplary embodiments provides a touch panel including: a substrate including a touch area and a non-touch area, the non-touch area disposed adjacent to the touch area; a touch pad disposed in the touch area; a connection pad disposed in the non-touch area; and a connection line including: a first sub line disposed in the touch area, the first sub line connected to the touch pad; and a second sub line which is disposed in the non-touch area, the second sub line connecting the connection pad and the first sub line.
US10261612B2	Apparatus and method for recognizing proximity motion using sensors An apparatus for recognizing a proximity motion using sensors may include a first sensor to sense a first input region, a second sensor to sense a second input region distinct from the first input region, and an information transfer controller to transfer information related to a transition, between the first sensor and the second sensor.
US10261611B2	System and method for objectively measuring user experience of touch screen based devices One aspect of the invention relates to an exemplary method for measuring latency of display response of a touch screen on a touch screen based device, comprising recording, by a video camera, an interaction with the touch screen, correlating, by a processor in operative communication with the video camera, data retrieved from the recording to the interaction; and determining, by the processor, a latency of the response of the touch screen to the first contact. An interaction may comprise at least a first contact between a member and the touch screen, and a response of the touch screen to the first contact, including at least a first change of a frame of a display of the touch screen.
US10261607B2	Portable electronic device and control method thereof A portable electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to a portable electronic device including a rotatable element, a fixed element, a screen, a processor, a switch module with at least two protruding elements, and fixed points. The rotatable element is nearby the fixed element. The protruding elements and the fixed points are facing to each other and configured at one and the other of the rotatable element and the fixed element. The processor is coupled to the switch module and the screen. The method includes to display a default user interface corresponding to a default mode on the screen, to determine a corresponding mode according to all press states of each protruding element in the switch module by the processor when the rotatable element is rotated due to an external force applied thereto, and to display a corresponding user interface on the screen.
US10261606B2	Electronic assembly with expandable input device An electronic assembly includes an expandable input device having a display, different touch sensitive surfaces, and one or more processors. The input device transitions from a collapsed state having a first touch sensitive surface to an expanded state having a larger, second touch sensitive surface. The one or more processors detect touch of the touch sensitive surfaces of the input device and performing an operation based on the touch that is detected and display a result of the operation on the display.
US10261605B2	Dynamic control of shield electrode connection of a stylus An elongated stylus is configured to be capacitively coupled with a sensor array providing a plurality of electrodes to indicate a position on the sensor array. The stylus includes a housing having an end in an elongated direction of the housing, a conductive tip disposed at least partially extended from the end of the housing, an electrode disposed around the conductive tip and configured to at least partially expose the conductive tip, and a signal transmit drive circuit configured to provide a signal. Control is performed to form an electrical connection between the electrode and a ground and an electrical connection between the electrode and the signal transmit drive circuit when the elongated stylus is activated for capacitive coupling with the sensor array.
US10261599B2	Adding interrogative punctuation to an electronic message Interrogative punctuation is automatically added to a sequence of characters entered into a handheld device upon termination of the sequence, such as by double actuation of the spacebar, when the first word, or the first and third words at the beginning of the sequence, of after a comma or semicolon, are indicative of an interrogatory.
US10261597B2	Information processing apparatus, input terminal selection method, program, and system Provided is an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire device information on a plurality of connected input terminals, and a selection unit configured to determine an importance degree of the input terminals based on information concerning detection units of the input terminals included in the device information to select the input terminal to be used depending on the importance degree.
US10261595B1	High resolution tracking and response to hand gestures through three dimensions A system includes an electronic display configured to display one or more simulated objects in accordance with display instructions, an imaging sensor configured to capture images of a user's hands, and a console. The console is configured to receive the captured images from the imaging sensor, extract joint information of the user's hands from the captured images, and determine one or more poses based on the extracted joint information. In response to the determined poses indicating the user's index finger positioned orthogonally to the user's thumb, and the thumb within a minimum distance to the index finger, the console detects a directional pad display gesture, and update the display instructions to cause the electronic display to generate a simulated directional pad adjacent to the user's thumb in a simulated environment that is presented to the user via the electronic display.
US10261592B2	Optical hand tracking in virtual reality systems A system tracks movement of the VR input device relative to a portion of a user's skin, track movement of the VR input device relative to a physical surface external to the VR input device, or both. The system includes an illumination source integrated with a tracking glove coupled to a virtual reality console, and the illumination source is configured to illuminate a portion of skin on a finger of a user. The system includes an optical sensor integrated with the glove, and the optical sensor is configured to capture a plurality of images of the illuminated portion of skin. The system includes a controller configured to identify differences between one or more of the plurality of images, and to determine estimated position data based in part on the identified differences.
US10261591B2	Electronic device and method of controlling the same The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. The present invention provides an electronic device and a method of controlling the same to efficiently perform multitasking through multiple windows by displaying a floating window having predetermined transparency such that the floating window overlaps with at least part of the multiple windows while the multiple windows are displayed.
US10261588B2	Systems and methods for providing variable haptic feedback A transaction card configured to provide variable haptic feedback to a user may include embedded electronic components disposed within the card. The embedded electronic components may include a haptic device electronically controllable to provide haptic feedback, a memory storing one or more haptic feedback profiles and executable instructions, an antenna configured to receive a haptic feedback output identifier signal from a remote source, a processor configured to execute the instructions to provide control signals to the haptic device based on a haptic feedback profile in response to the haptic feedback output identifier signal, and a haptic driver associated with the haptic devices and configured to control operation of the haptic device according to the haptic feedback profile.
US10261581B2	Head-mounted display controlled by sightline, method for controlling same, and computer program for controlling same A head-mounted display (HMD) may comprise: a sensor unit configured to measure the movement of a user wearing the HMD; a display unit configured to display an image; and a control unit configured to calculate the user's sightline direction from a measurement value from the sensor unit and, when the user's sightline direction satisfies a preset condition, control elements of the image other than the viewpoint using the user's sightline as a input signal. When the user's sightline direction satisfies the preset condition, the HMD controls the image, which is displayed on the HMD, using the user's sightline as an input signal, thereby performing event processing and the like without any separate controller.
US10261577B2	Method and device for determining input information The present application provides a method and device for determining input information, and relates to the field of a wearable device. The method comprises in response to a first part of a body of a user executing an action, acquiring target blood-flow information about the first part or a second part that corresponds to the first part; and determining input information according to the target blood-flow information and reference information. According to the method and device, the body of the user is used as an input interface, to cause an interaction area to be increased, which helps to improve input efficiency and user experience.
US10261576B2	System and method for dynamic in-vehicle virtual reality A method for in-vehicle dynamic virtual reality includes receiving vehicle data from one or more vehicle systems of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle dynamics data and receiving user data from a virtual reality device. The method includes generating a virtual view based on the vehicle data, the user data and a virtual world model, the virtual world model including one or more components that define the virtual view, wherein generating the virtual view includes augmenting one or more components of the virtual world model according to at least one of the vehicle data and the user data and rendering the virtual view to an output device by controlling the output device to update display of the virtual view according to the vehicle dynamics data.
US10261574B2	Real-time detection system for parked vehicles The present invention discloses a real-time detection system based on hybrid background modeling for detecting parked vehicles along the side of a road. The hybrid background model consists of three components: 1) a scene background model, 2) a computed restricted area map, and 3) a dynamic threshold curve for vehicles. By exploiting the motion information of normal activity in the scene, we propose a hybrid background model that determines the location of the road, estimates the roadside and generates the adaptive threshold of the vehicle size. The system triggers a notification when a large vehicle-like foreground object has been stationary for more than a pre-set number of video frames (or time). The present invention is tested on the AVSS 2007 PV dataset. The results are satisfactory compared to other state-of-the-art methods.
US10261572B2	Technologies for managing power during an activation cycle Technologies of managing power during an activation cycle of a processor core or other compute domain include determining new operation limits for active processor cores or other compute domains during an activation cycle of a hibernating processor core or other hibernating compute domain to reduce the likelihood of a power surge during the activation of the hibernating processor core or other compute domain. The active processor cores or other compute domain are monitored until their operating points are at or below the new operating limits. Thereafter, the hibernating processor core or other hibernating compute domain is activated.
US10261559B2	Predicting future power level states for processor cores In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for providing power state change information from a plurality of cores of a processor to a predictor at a periodic interval and generating a prediction to indicate a predicted operation level of the cores during a next operating period. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10261547B1	Smart device concealment pendant system Disclosed herein are smart device concealment systems and methods for using the same. The smart device systems comprise a retention sheath configured to receive and retain a smart device, a concealment panel joined to the retention sheath and configured to at least partially conceal the smart device, and an attachment mechanism for securing the smart device onto the retention sheath. The concealment system may be attached to a chain and worn as a necklace.
US10261544B2	Electronic device with folding function between photovoltaic cell panel and display panel An electronic device including: a first functional panel having a photovoltaic cell panel defined as an upper portion thereof; a second functional panel having a display panel defined as an upper portion thereof; and a linking mechanism for connecting the first functional panel and the second functional panel to each other. A mutual-orientation between the first functional panel and the second functional panel is switched between a plurality of mutual-orientations via the linking mechanism.
US10261540B2	Methods for fabricating display structures An electronic device display may have a color filter layer and a thin film transistor layer. A layer of liquid crystal material may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin film transistor layer. A layer of polarizer may be laminated onto the surface of the color filter layer. Laser trimming may ensure that the edges of the polarizer are even with the edges of the color filter layer. The thin film transistor layer may have an array of thin film transistors that control pixels of the liquid crystal material in the display. Driver circuitry may be used to control the array. The driver circuitry may be encapsulated in a planarized encapsulant on the thin film transistor layer or may be mounted to the underside of the color filter layer. Conductive structures may connect driver circuitry on the color filter layer to the thin film transistor layer.
US10261531B1	Control circuitry of smart wall switch The present disclosure discloses a control circuitry of a smart wall switch. The control circuitry includes a primary step-down sub-circuitry, a secondary step-down sub-circuitry, an output control sub-circuitry, a microcontroller, an OTA (Over-the-Air) sub-circuitry, a three-way switch, a three-way switch conversion sub-circuitry, and a wireless communication sub-circuitry. An input terminal of the primary step-down sub-circuitry is connected to a power supply, an output terminal of the primary step-down sub-circuitry is connected to an input terminal of the secondary step-down sub-circuitry, and an output terminal of the secondary step-down sub-circuitry is connected to the microcontroller, an input terminal of the output control sub-circuitry is connected to the microcontroller, a first output terminal of the output control sub-circuitry is connected between the power supply and the primary step-down sub-circuitry, and a second output terminal of the output control sub-circuitry is connected to a load.
US10261522B2	Pressure-type flow rate control device The pressure-type flow controller includes a main body provided with a fluid passage, a control valve for pressure control fixed in a horizontal position to the main body, an on/off valve fixed in a vertical position to the main body on the downstream side of the control valve for pressure control, an orifice provided in the fluid passage on the upstream side of the on/off valve, and a pressure sensor fixed to the main body for detecting the internal pressure of the fluid passage between the control valve for pressure control and the orifice. The fluid passage includes a first passage portion in a horizontal position connected to the control valve for pressure control, a second passage portion in a vertical position connecting the first passage portion to the orifice, and a third passage portion in a horizontal position connecting the second passage portion to the pressure sensor.
US10261511B2	Mobile body and position detection device A mobile apparatus includes a position detection device, and an autonomous mobile body. The position detection device includes input means for inputting route data, a distance sensor, map data, position identification means, and relative route calculation means for calculating a relative position and a relative angle to a position of the target point from the position data and the route data of the mobile body. The autonomous mobile body includes a controller that controls an autonomous travel of the autonomous mobile body itself by using the relative position and the relative angle received from the position detection device as control signals.
US10261500B2	Numerical controller controlling machining tool based on skiving instruction A numerical controller calculates a tool path and a tool feed rate based on a cutting point path and a cutting point feed rate instructed by a skiving instruction when a block read from a machining program is the skiving instruction and controls a machining tool based on the calculated tool path and the tool feed rate.
US10261499B2	Device and method of manufacturing customizable three-dimensional objects A device, method and layered product produced from the method are disclosed. The method uses new fabrication steps involving stratified additive manufacturing. Steps include preparing continuous ribbons of solid first material and possibly a second material; rolling continuous ribbon onto a spool held within a feeder cassette configured to dispense continuous ribbon through a slit; loading each feeder cassette onto an engagement dock; dispensing on the bed of the machine a first strip of continuous ribbon; cutting it to a length and having an end profile as directed by digital specification programmed on the machine; and creating a layered object by dispensing, cutting and applying additional strips of continuous ribbon atop the previously dispensed strips in accordance with the digital specification. The apparatus includes a computer numerical control machine feeding strips of ribbon from the feeder cassettes loaded in an engagement dock.
US10261495B2	Controlling operation of a machining tool Provided is a control method for a machining tool that processes a workpiece while causing a tool, which rotates by means of a main shaft motor, and the workpiece, which is secured to a table, to move relative to one another, wherein on the basis of the torque command value, the current command value, or the actual current value of the main shaft motor, calculated is the actual cutting force of the tool that is received from the workpiece at a location which is predetermined during the processing of the workpiece, and the actual cutting force that has been calculated is displayed on a display unit.
US10261493B2	Method for automatic positioning of lamps in a greenhouse environment The present invention relates to a method for determining positions of a plurality of light-emitting devices arranged in a planar grid arrangement, each light-emitting device being individually controllable and having a unique network address. The invention also relates to a corresponding system and to a computer program product.
US10261490B2	Servomotor control device, servomotor control method, and computer readable recording medium A servomotor control device includes: a driven body configured to be driven by a servomotor; a connection mechanism configured to connect the servomotor and the driven body; a position command generation unit configured to generate a position command value; a motor control unit configured to control the servomotor using the position command value; a force estimation part configured to estimate a force estimated value which is a drive force acting on the driven body at a connecting part with the connection mechanism; a force estimated value output part configured to decide on reflection of updating and interruption of updating of a force estimated value based on the position command value, and output either of a force estimated value reflecting updating, or a force estimated value of when interrupting updating; and a compensation amount generation part configured to generate a compensation amount for compensating the position command value.
US10261487B1	Finite state machines An example finite state machine may include a content-addressable memory. The content-addressable memory may include blocks that respectively store input-terms of the finite state machine. The finite state machine may be configured to, for each received input: select a subset of the blocks of the content addressable memory to enable for searching, the subset being selected based on a current state of the finite state machine, and determine a next state of the finite state machine by searching the currently enabled subset of blocks of the content addressable memory based on the input.
US10261485B2	Systems and methods for detecting changes in energy usage in a building A computer system for use with a building management system for a building includes a processing circuit configured to automatically identify a change in a building's energy usage model based on data received from the building management system. The processing circuit may be configured to communicate the identified change in the static factor to at least one of (a) a module for alerting a user to the identified change and (b) a module for initiating an adjustment to the energy model for a building in response to the identified change.
US10261475B1	Smart watch extended system A method and apparatus to provide an extended band is described. The method comprises pairing a watch and a host device. The method further comprises monitoring a user's status with a plurality of sensors on the host device and/or the watch, and using the extended band to do one or more of: provide alerts to the user, based on the sensor data, control the extended band from one of the devices, and share data with third parties using the extended band.
US10261474B2	Watch type terminal and operation method thereof A watch type terminal includes: a haptic module including a plurality of vibration elements and configured to generate a tactile effect that is sensible by a user of the watch type terminal; and a controller configured to acquire event information on the watch type terminal and controls one or more vibration elements among the plurality of vibration elements to operate in a vibration alarm pattern corresponding to the acquired event information. The watch type terminal acquires event information and operates one or more vibration elements among the plurality of vibration elements in a vibration alarm pattern corresponding to the acquired event information.
US10261468B2	Image forming apparatus including an air discharge duct An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing unit that fixes an unfixed image held by a recording medium by heating the recording medium; a first air discharge unit that is disposed at one end in a direction that cross a recording medium feeding direction of the fixing unit and discharges air around the fixing unit to an outside; a second air discharge unit that is disposed on a downstream side of the fixing unit in the recording medium feeding direction and discharges air around the second air discharge unit to an outside; and an air discharge duct member that causes discharge air of the first air discharge unit and discharge air of the second air, discharge unit to merge together and guides resulting merged air to a discharge opening of a rear wall of an apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus.
US10261459B2	Image forming apparatus with accumulated toner amount calculator An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit, a container, and a calculator. The transfer unit transfers to at least one recording medium at least one toner image formed in accordance with image data without margins set along edges of the at least one recording medium. The container contains toner collected from the transfer unit. The calculator calculates an amount of the toner of parts of the at least one toner image outside the edges of the at least one recording medium. A time period during which the container is able to be used is calculated in accordance with an accumulated amount of the toner calculated by the calculator.
US10261452B2	Image processing apparatus having image heating portions that can perform decoloring processing independently An image processing apparatus for decoloring a decolorable toner image formed on one or more sheets, includes an image processing unit comprising a controller and an image heating section, wherein the image heating section is selectively operable at a toner fixing temperature and an image decoloring temperature that is higher than the toner fixing temperature, a communication interface configured to communicate with an external decoloring device, and a user input section. The controller, upon receiving a request to decolor one or more sheets that is made through the user input section, determines which of the image heating section and the external decoloring device will be the first available to decolor the one or more sheets.
US10261448B2	Roller device and image forming apparatus A roller device includes a first roller; a second roller that rotates around a rotation axis extending in a first direction and that is disposed upstream of the first roller in a second direction; a bearing that supports the second roller and includes a projection; an urging unit that urges the bearing in the second direction; and a passage member having a gap that defines first and second passages that respectively extend in the first and second directions and supporting the bearing. The projection is inserted in the gap. The bearing is movable in the first and second directions. The first and second rollers are apart from each other when the projection is in the first passage. The bearing is moved in the second direction so that the first and second rollers are pressed against each other when the projection is in the second passage.
US10261434B2	Image forming apparatus with a powder supplying device and an image forming method supplying powder to a resin image An image forming apparatus for forming an image by arranging powder on a surface of a layer of a resin image formed of a recording medium and a thermoplastic resin layer arranged thereon, includes: a powder supplying device that supplies the powder to the surface of the layer of the resin image; a hardware processor that sets a rubbing condition of the resin image in accordance with an image to be formed; and a rubbing device that rubs the resin image, which is adjusted to a temperature at which the layer of the resin image is softened or higher to which the powder is supplied from a side of the layer of the resin image according to the set rubbing condition.
US10261432B2	Ester wax, toner, developer, toner storing unit, and image forming apparatus An ester wax is provided. The ester wax includes a long-chain aliphatic ester represented by the following formula: R—COO—R′ wherein R represents an alky group having 13 to 23 carbon atoms and R′ represents an alkyl group having 18 to 22 carbon atoms. The ester wax further includes an aliphatic alcohol having 18 to 22 carbon atoms in an amount less than 3% by mass based on a total mass of the ester wax.
US10261428B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed in which a space between the projection system and the substrate is filled with a liquid. An edge seal member at least partly surrounds the substrate or other object on a substrate table to prevent liquid loss when edge portions of the substrate or other object are, for example, imaged or illuminated. A lithographic projection apparatus includes a support structure configured to hold a patterning device, the patterning device configured to pattern a beam of radiation according to a desired pattern; a substrate table configured to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to project the patterned beam onto a target portion of the substrate; a liquid supply system configured to provide liquid to a space between the projection system and the substrate; and a shutter configured to isolate the space from the substrate or a space to be occupied by a substrate.
US10261425B2	Projection exposure apparatus with a highly flexible manipulator The invention relates to a projection exposure apparatus for semiconductor lithography, comprising at least one manipulator for reducing image aberrations, wherein the manipulator has at least two optical elements that can be positioned relative to one another, wherein at least one of the optical elements is spatially dependent in terms of its effect on an optical wavefront passing therethrough such that a local phase change of a wavefront propagating in the optical system is produced in the case of a relative movement of the optical elements against one another. Here, the spatially dependent effect of the at least one optical element can be set in a reversible dynamic manner.
US10261421B2	Controller for optical device, exposure method and apparatus, and method for manufacturing device An exposure method for exposing a mask pattern, which includes plural types of patterns, with a high throughput and optimal illumination conditions for each type of pattern. The method includes guiding light from a first spatial light modulator illuminated with pulse lights of illumination light to a second spatial light modulator and exposing a wafer with light from the second spatial light modulator, accompanied by: controlling a conversion state of the second spatial light modulator including a plurality of second mirror elements; and controlling a conversion state of the first spatial light modulator including a plurality of first mirror elements to control intensity distribution of the illumination light on a predetermined plane between the first spatial light modulator and the second spatial light modulator.
US10261418B2	Coating compositions for use with an overcoated photoresist Organic coating composition are provided including antireflective coating compositions that can reduce reflection of exposing radiation from a substrate back into an overcoated photoresist layer and/or function as a planarizing or via-fill layer. Preferred organic coating compositions of the invention comprise one or more resins that can harden upon thermal treatment without generation of a cleavage product. Particularly preferred organic coating compositions of the invention comprise one or more components that comprise anhydride and hydroxy moieties.
US10261408B2	Mobile and portable camera platform for tracking an object Methods and apparatus to create and display screen stereoscopic and panoramic images are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided to generate multiple images that are combined into a stereoscopic or a panoramic image. An image may be a static image. It may also be a video image. A controller provides correct camera settings for different conditions. An image processor creates a stereoscopic or a panoramic image from the correct settings provided by the controller. A plurality of lens/sensor units is placed on a carrier. Lens/sensor units are rotationally aligned. A controller rotationally aligns images of lens/sensor units that are rotationally misaligned. The camera is enabled to communicate via a wired or via a wireless connection, with a separate, mobile, ultrathin, ultralight, display with a large display screen not smaller than 25 by 20 cm in a first embodiment of the present invention and not smaller than 20 by 15 cm in a second embodiment of the present invention to provide color images including video images in real-time. A compact controllable platform to hold and rotate a device with a lens/sensor unit is also provided.
US10261398B2	Electronic device that accepts a removable, externally-connected device The electronic device of the present disclosure has a mounting section, a voltage determiner, and an attach-detach detector. The mounting section accepts a removable, externally-connected device and connects to a data line into which a unit signal having a data period for transmitting a data signal and a detection period for transmitting a detection signal is fed from the externally-connected device. The voltage determiner determines an electric potential of the data line so as to have a first logical value when the externally-connected device is detached from the mounting section. The attach-detach detector detects whether the externally-connected device is mounted on, or detached from the mounting section by detecting the detection signal of the first logical value determined by the voltage determiner or a second logical value.
US10261394B2	Mobile photography studio A mobile photography studio for photographing objects. The studio has a main trailer body having an internal volume defined by a roof, a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls. A control computer controls an expansion of the sidewalls of the trailer, and optionally the roof, to expand the internal volume of the trailer. A turntable, which is disposed on the trailer floor supports and rotates the object based on commands from the control computer. At least one camera takes photographs of the object on the turntable based on commands from a camera control computer. A plurality of lights illuminate the object on the turntable based on commands from the control computer. The camera control computer controls the camera(s), and stores and processes the photographs.
US10261387B2	Vision correction system A vision correction system which is comprised of an electronic panel display to produce, create or emit light, a configurable grid which alters the path of the light coming from the electronic panel display, a grid controller, a screen, and a viewer. The grid controller by means of either sensors or input devices determines the correct configuration for the configurable grid such that the grid alters the light emanating from an electronic panel display in such a way that it corrects for visual acuity problems possessed by the viewer.
US10261383B2	Electronic paper touch panel, its controlling method, and display device The present disclosure provides an electronic paper touch panel, its controlling method and a display device. The electronic paper touch panel includes a first substrate where a first electrode layer is formed, a second substrate where a second electrode layer is formed, and an electronic ink layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The second electrode layer on the second substrate includes a plurality of electrode units arranged separate from each other, and each electrode unit is connected to a signal line. The signal line is configured to input a touch signal to each electrode unit at a touch time period, and input a display signal to each electrode unit at a display time period.
US10261374B2	Array substrate and method of repairing broken lines therefor The present invention provides an array substrate and a method of repairing broken lines therefor. By providing a plurality of apertures on the array substrate correspondingly above the gate scan lines and the source-drain data lines, and the apertures are formed by deposing the passivation layer in the vias of the organic layer to directly form a metal long line by laser chemical vapor deposition between the apertures at two ends of a broken line position to recover a connection of the broken gate scan line or the source-drain data line as implementing broken line repair to the array substrate of the present invention. The method of repairing can omit the process of removing the organic layer by laser to save the time of repairing the broken lines and to effectively eliminate the machine laser waste as removing the organic layer.
US10261370B2	Displays with minimized border regions having an apertured TFT layer for signal conductors An electronic device may be provided with a display having a thin-film transistor layer. One or more holes in the thin-film transistor layer may be used to form pathways from display circuitry to other circuitry underneath the display. One or more conductive bridges may pass through holes in the thin-film transistor layer and may have one end that couples to the display circuitry and a second end that couples to a printed circuit underneath the display. These conductive bridges may be formed from wire bonding. Wire bond connections may be encapsulated with potting material to improve the reliability of the wire bond and increase the resiliency of the display. Display signal lines may be routed through holes in a thin-film transistor layer to run along a backside of the display thereby reducing the need for space in the border region for display circuitry.
US10261369B2	Integrated circuit structure, display module, and inspection method thereof An integrated circuit has a first pin, a voltage outputting circuit electrically connected to the first pin, a second pin, a current receiving circuit electrically connected to the second pin and a comparing circuit electrically connected to the current receiving circuit. The voltage outputting circuit outputs a first current which flow into the current receiving circuit through the second pin. After receiving the first current, the current receiving circuit outputs an output current to the comparing circuit and the comparing circuit compares the output current and a reference current to output an output signal.
US10261368B2	Pixel structure A pixel structure is disclosed. The pixel structure includes first transparent conductive films that are arranged on color-resists of a color filter substrate, and second transparent conductive films that are arranged on sub pixel regions of an array substrate and correspond to the first transparent conductive films. The first transparent conductive films are connected with one another. An area of each first transparent conductive film is larger than an area of a corresponding second transparent conductive film. The first transparent conductive film is provided with a groove on a part thereof beyond the second transparent conductive film. According to the present disclosure, a light transmittance of the pixel structure can be greatly improved.
US10261359B1	Polarizer and display device including the same Provided are a polarizer and a display device including a polarizer. The polarizer comprises: a base; a wire grid pattern layer disposed on the base and including wire patterns extending in a first direction and spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a capping layer which is disposed on the wire grid pattern layer and comprises a first inorganic capping layer containing an inorganic material and an organic capping layer containing an organic material, wherein the first inorganic capping layer comprises inorganic capping patterns which are disposed on the wire grid pattern layer, extend in the first direction and are spaced apart from each other in the second direction and being disposed at positions corresponding to the wire patterns, and at least a portion of the organic capping layer is inserted into a space between adjacent inorganic capping patterns.
US10261355B2	Display device and fabrication method thereof The present disclosure provides a display device, including a display panel; a sealant layer on the display panel; a transparent protective layer covering an active area of the display panel; and a protective cover fixed by the sealant layer to cover the transparent protective layer. The transparent protective layer fills up a gap between the protective cover and the display panel, a refractive index of the transparent protective layer being substantially close to a refractive index of the protective cover.
US10261353B2	Display device A display device includes a supporting frame, a display panel, an optical film assembly, and a light-penetrated adhesive member. The supporting frame includes a first supporting portion, and the display panel is disposed on the supporting frame. The display panel includes a pixel region and a non-pixel region, and the non-pixel region is disposed outside of the pixel region. The optical film assembly is partially disposed between the first supporting portion and the display panel. The light-penetrated adhesive member is disposed between the first supporting portion of the supporting frame and the optical film assembly. The light-penetrated adhesive member includes a first portion disposed corresponding to the non-pixel region and a second portion disposed corresponding to the pixel region. The configuration can achieve the narrow border design, provide a sufficient structural strength, or improve the light leakage or shadow issue at the edge of the active area.
US10261352B2	Light dimmer module, light dimmer system, and imaging device There is provided a light dimmer module including a liquid crystal layer disposed between a pair of electrodes, and a transmittance sensor that detects light transmittance of the liquid crystal layer.
US10261350B2	Optical transmitting apparatus and optical level control method An optical transmitting apparatus includes a variable optical attenuator of a magneto-optical effect type disposed by spatial coupling between a light source and an optical fiber, the variable optical attenuator configured to attenuate light output from the light source and coupled to the optical fiber, according to an input driving voltage; a generator configured to generate the driving voltage of the variable optical attenuator based on information to be superimposed on the light by the variable optical attenuator, the generator inputting the generated driving voltage into the variable optical attenuator; and a controller configured to control a bias of the driving voltage generated by the generator, the controller controlling an amplitude of the driving voltage generated by the generator, based on data according to characteristics between the driving voltage and an attenuation amount of the light by the variable optical attenuator.
US10261342B2	Contact lens and method and systems for constructing a contact lens Contact lenses, methods and systems for accomplishing the requirement for biocompatibility of oxygen delivery to the eye, and the cornea in particular, when elements and components are used which reduce the transmissibility of oxygen and which require coverage of a significant area of the non-vascularized cornea. A contact lens assembly is provided, comprising: an anterior surface, a posterior surface and at least one element or component having a substantially low oxygen permeability disposed within the lens. The contact lens also includes a layer having an oxygen permeability greater than the aforementioned element or component. The thickness of this layer is such that the layer provides an equivalent oxygen percentage to the cornea beneath the aforementioned element or component.
US10261338B2	Eyewear comprising suspension system for nose and ears Eyewear may include a frame having a body and temples. The frame may be configured to support and retain optical lenses. A suspension system may be mounted to the frame and configured to suspend the frame away from the user. The suspension system may include a nose suspension and ears suspensions. The nose suspension can be elastic and may be configured to suspend the frame away from the nose of the user. The ears suspensions also can be elastic and configured to suspend the frame away from the head and ears of the user.
US10261336B2	Anti-vibration optical system, telephoto optical system, binocle, and anti-vibration unit The object of the present invention is to provide an anti-vibration optical system, a telephoto optical system, a binocle (binoculars), and an anti-vibration unit that are capable of appropriate distant observation even in a case where the number of reflective members is reduced.In a telephoto optical system, an anti-vibration optical system, which is provided with a first reflective member and a second reflective member, is disposed between an objective optical system and an ocular optical system. The anti-vibration optical system corrects image blurring in a first direction (pitch direction) by rotating the first reflective member around a first rotary shaft, and corrects image blurring in a second direction (yaw direction), which is orthogonal to the first direction, by rotating the first reflective member and the second reflective member around a second optical axis.
US10261335B2	Lens driving device with shaking correction function having magnet yokes with ends separated from and opposite to magnetic force detection mechanisms The present invention provides a lens driving device with a shaking correction function, which does not need magnets for position detection and also cannot reduce driving force during swinging. The lens driving device is configured as follows: a square frame shaped magnet support, each magnet is a cylinder in an isosceles trapezoid shape and is mounted in a corresponding corner in a manner that its long base faces the center of the magnet support, one or two X-direction magnetic force detection mechanisms have detection sensitivity for X-axis direction components of magnetic induction intensity and are mounted on the outer side of the corresponding magnets in a Y-axis direction, and one or two Y-direction magnetic force detection mechanisms have detection sensitivity for Y-axis direction components of magnetic induction intensity and are mounted on the outer side of the corresponding magnets in an X-axis direction.
US10261330B2	System for producing an output light beam of a given spectrum A system for producing an output light beam of a given spectrum is provided. The system comprises: a light source; a separator configured to separate an input light beam, from the light source, into a retained light beam directed along a first path and an excess light beam directed along a second path, based on wavelength of the input light beam; an optical power shifter positioned to intercept the excess light beam, the optical power shifter configured to convert the excess light beam into a power-shifted light beam comprising at least some wavelengths and/or power red-shifted relative to the excess light beam; and a combiner positioned to intercept both the retained light beam and the power-shifted light beam, the combiner configured to combine the retained light beam and the power-shifted light beam onto a common path to produce the output light beam.
US10261326B2	Compact eye-tracked head-mounted display Eye-tracked head-mounted displays are provide which, in one aspect, may utilize the same optics for eyetracking and image viewing, with a selected portion of the optics used for an eyetracking optical path and a selected portion of the display optics used for an image viewing optical path.
US10261317B2	Image display device The image display device includes a light source, screens on which images are formed by being irradiated with light from the light source, a scanning unit that scans the screens by using the light from the light source, an optical system that generates a virtual image by using light from the screens, and a drive unit that includes a holder for integrally supporting the screens and moves the screens together with the holder The screens are aligned in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the holder caused by the drive unit, and are installed at positions that are shifted from each other by a certain distance in the movement direction.
US10261312B2	Opening angle stabilization of micromirrors through current drive control An electronic device disclosed herein includes a mirror controller configured to generate a drive control signal, with a drive circuit configured to generate a drive signal for a movable mirror based upon the drive control signal. A sensing circuit is configured to sense the drive signal. The mirror controller is further configured to adjust the drive control signal as a function of the sensed drive signal.
US10261303B1	Method and apparatus for transmission and manipulation of program data by means of spherical display A method and apparatus are provided for selecting a menu item corresponding to a program to be displayed on a video display. A projector located within a sphere-shaped object projects an image of at least one menu item onto an inside surface of the sphere-shaped object, such that the image can be seen on an outer surface of the sphere-shaped object. The sphere-shaped object is rotated to cause an image of at least one other menu item to be projected onto the inside surface of the sphere-shaped object, such that the image of at least the one other menu item can be seen on an outer surface of this sphere-shaped object. The sphere-shaped object is touched to indicate that one of the displayed menu items is selected, and a video display is cause to display images associated with the selected one of the displayed menu items.
US10261287B2	Imaging devices having autofocus control The present disclosure describes imaging techniques and devices having improved autofocus capabilities. The imaging techniques can include actively illuminating a scene and determining distances over the entire scene and so that a respective distance to each object or point in the scene can be determined. Thus, distances to all objects in a scene (within a particular range) at any given instant can be stored. A preview of the image can be displayed so as to allow a user to select a region of the scene of interest. In response to the user's selection, the imager's optical assembly can be adjusted automatically, for example, to a position that corresponds to optimal image capture of objects at the particular distance of the selected region of the scene.
US10261286B2	Digital micromirror device cooling system and method A DMD chip includes a micromirror array mounted on a very thin silicon wafer attached to a cooling system integrated within the DMD chip. The cooling system includes a fluid cooled heat sink with a cooling channel. Fluid coolant may be pumped through the channel and out of the DMD to remove heat from the silicon substrate and the micromirror array. The micromirror array may be hermetically sealed within the housing, with the heat sink located between the micromirror array and a back wall of the housing, with both the heat sink and the array within the interior of the housing.
US10261281B2	Telecommunications distribution elements An optical fiber distribution element (1810) includes a chassis (1820), an optical device (1900) mounted to the chassis (1820), the optical device (1900) including a plurality of cables (2134) extending from the optical device (1900) into the chassis (1820), and a cable management device (2110/2210) mounted to the chassis (1820). The cable management device (2110/2210) includes a plurality of radius limiters in the form of spools (2132/2232) in a stacked arrangement for managing the cables (2134) extending from the optical device (1900) for further connection within the chassis (1820), wherein a first of the spools (2132/2232) defines a spool wall (2136/2236) having a different wall length than that of a second of the spools (2132/2232), wherein a first of the plurality of cables (2134) is routed around the first of the spools (2132/2232) and a second of the plurality of cables (2134) is routed around the second of the spools (2132/2232) that has a different spool wall length than that of the first of the spools (2132/2232).
US10261278B1	Optical fiber cable with dual layer buffer tube for microduct application The present disclosure provides an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes a central strength member. The central strength member lies substantially along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable. In addition, the optical fiber cable includes a first layer. The first layer includes a plurality of water swellable yarns. Further, the optical fiber cable includes a plurality buffer tubes. Each of the plurality of buffer tubes includes a plurality of optical fiber. Moreover, the optical fiber cable includes a second layer of a pair of binder yarns. Further, the optical fiber cable includes a third layer. The third layer is formed of a plurality of water swellable yarns. The optical fiber cable includes a fourth layer. The fourth layer is a sheath layer.
US10261276B2	Datacenter interconnection system An optical line card includes a plurality of coherent receivers and a plurality of optical modulators. The coherent receivers are each configured to receive a corresponding channel of a received optical superchannel. The optical modulators are each configured transmit a corresponding channel of a transmitted optical superchannel. Each of a plurality of optical splitters is configured to receive a corresponding one of a plurality of unmodulated optical signals from an optical source external to the line card. Each splitter directs a first portion of light received by that splitter to a corresponding one of the coherent receivers, and a second portion of light received by that splitter to a corresponding one of said optical modulators.
US10261270B2	Optical transceiver An optical transceiver according to an embodiment is an optical transceiver that is engageable with an MPO connector in a longitudinal direction, and includes: a housing having a first inner surface on an inner side thereof and made of a metal; and an MPO receptacle that has a receptacle main body that has a first outer surface and is made of a metal, and a latch that determines a position of the receptacle main body which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction with respect to the housing, and that is engaged with the MPO connector. The receptacle main body is fixed to the housing such that the first outer surface of the receptacle main body comes into close contact with the first inner surface of the housing.
US10261268B2	Strain relief assembly for a fiber optic connector A strain relief assembly for a fiber optic connector includes a support having a front end, a back end, and an internal cavity extending between the front end and the back end. The strain relief assembly also includes a boot extending over at least a portion of the support and rearwardly from the back end. The boot is less rigid than the support and includes an internal passageway communicating with the internal cavity of the support. Additionally, the boot is arranged about a central axis. The boot bulges radially outward from the central axis as the boot extends over the back end of the support.
US10261261B2	Passively aligned single element telescope for improved package brightness Beam compressors include separated surfaces having positive and negative optical powers. A surface spacing is selected so that a collimated beam input to the beam compressor is output as a collimated beam. In some examples, beam compressors are situated to compress a laser beam stack that includes beams associated with a plurality of laser diodes. Beam compression ratios are typically selected so that a compressed beam stack focused into an optical waveguide has a numerical aperture corresponding to the numerical aperture of the optical waveguide.
US10261256B2	Laser-written optical routing systems and method One example includes an apparatus that includes a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports and a body portion. The plurality of I/O ports can be arranged at a plurality of peripheral surfaces of the body portion. The body portion includes a solid dielectric material having a substantially constant index of refraction. The body portion also includes parallel planar surfaces spaced apart by and bounded by the plurality of peripheral surfaces. The solid dielectric material in the body portion can be writable via a laser-writing process to form an optical waveguide extending between a set of the plurality of I/O ports.
US10261245B2	Microstructured optical fibre, composite structure, method and use for measuring shear load in a composite structure A microstructured optical fiber comprises a doped core region embedded in a cladding layer, and a plurality of longitudinal tubes, wherein a radial cross-section of the optical fiber comprises a central hexagonal portion comprising a plurality of holes arranged according to a hexagonal grid surrounding a core section. Each hole corresponds to a respective tube, within a hexagonal boundary of the grid, and the plurality of holes comprises holes of first and second types arranged in a biaxial mirror-symmetric configuration. The holes of the first type are arranged in two side holey structures comprising distinct sub-grids of the hexagonal grid, defined by respective outer boundaries corresponding to portions of the hexagonal boundary of the grid and respective inner boundaries. Outer tangential lines to the respective inner boundaries cross each other at the opposed side of the core with respect to the side of the respective side holey structure.
US10261239B2	Housing structure of a backlight module, backlight module and display device The present disclosure provides a housing structure of a backlight module, a backlight module and a display device. The housing structure of a backlight module includes a back plate and a plastic frame. The back plate includes a bottom plate, a first sidewall extending perpendicularly from one side of the bottom plate, and a first engaging portion disposed on the first sidewall. The plastic frame includes a second sidewall, a slot disposed on the second sidewall, and a second engaging portion disposed on a side surface of the slot. The slot is elastically deformable by a force. The first sidewall can be clamped in the slot. The first engaging portion can be engaged with the second engaging portion.
US10261236B2	Area light source apparatus and liquid crystal display device An area light source apparatus includes a first light source and a second light source. Each of the first light source and the second light source is a three-wavelength light-emitting diode. The first light source includes first spectral characteristics including a first peak value at a blue peak wavelength, a second peak value at a green peak wavelength, and a third peak value at a red peak wavelength. The second light source includes second spectral characteristics including a fourth peak value at a blue peak wavelength, a fifth peak value at a green peak wavelength, and a sixth peak value at a red peak wavelength. The second peak value is substantially equal to the fifth peak value, and the third peak value is substantially equal to the sixth peak value.
US10261234B2	Light guide plate of backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same A display device includes: a display panel; a light source; and a light guide plate receiving light from the light source and providing the light to the display panel. The light guide plate includes an upper surface facing the display panel, a light incident surface facing the light source and a light opposing surface opposing the light incident surface. The upper surface includes a lens pattern and the lower surface incudes a prism pattern, the prism pattern includes a plurality of prisms arranged along a first direction from the light incident surface to the light opposing surface, each of the prisms has a length extending in a second direction along a length of the light incident surface, and among the prisms arranged along the first direction within the prism pattern, the lengths of the prisms increase as a distnace from the light incident surface increases.
US10261229B2	Lighting device with light guiding side-emitting fiber bundle A lighting device having a side-emitting fiber bundle is provided. The fiber bundle is inserted in a sleeve that has an extension, which is effective as a light mixer.
US10261220B1	Under-eye strip An improved under-eye strip that reduces low-angle reflected light compared to the prior art through the use of a fuzzy material on the exposed surface of the strip.
US10261216B2	Detecting a tracer in a hydrocarbon reservoir The present disclosure describes methods and systems for detecting a tracer in a hydrocarbon reservoir. One method includes injecting a tracer at a first location in a reservoir, wherein the tracer mixes with subsurface fluid in the reservoir; collecting fluid samples at a second location in the reservoir; mixing a magnetic surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) particle with the fluid samples; applying a magnetic field to the mixed fluid samples; and analyzing the fluid samples to detect a presence of the tracer in the fluid samples.
US10261208B2	Apparatus and methods for detecting obscured features Obscured feature detectors and methods of detecting obscured features are disclosed. An obscured feature detector can include a plurality of sensor plates. Each of the sensor plates can have an equivalent primary sensing field zone and a capacitance that varies based on the dielectric constant of the materials that compose the surrounding objects and the proximity of those objects. A sensing circuit is coupled to the sensor plates to measure the capacitances of the sensor plates. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuit to analyze the capacitances measured by the sensing circuit. One or a plurality of indicators are coupled to the controller, and can be selectively set to identify a location of an obscured feature behind a surface.
US10261205B2	System for processing seismic data based upon volatility measurement model and related methods A system for processing seismic data for a geologic formation generated by an array of acoustic transducers responsive to an acoustic source may include a seismic data storage device and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the seismic data storage device to use a volatility measurement model to generate current correlations of data from the array of acoustic transducers based upon a current estimate for at least one of density and velocity of the geologic formation, and compare the current correlations to a threshold. When the current correlations are below the threshold, the processor may update the current estimate for at least one of density and velocity of the geologic formation, and repeat use of the volatility measurement model to generate updated correlations of data from the array of acoustic transducers based upon the updated estimate for at least one of density and velocity of the geologic formation.
US10261201B2	Method for improving timing resolution using depth of interaction correction in PET detector A method for determining depth-of-interaction correction in a PET system. The method includes modifying crystal and readout configuration to improve depth-dependent arrival profile of scintillation photons, creating a photon dispersion model within a scintillator crystal, measuring photon arrival profile of individual gamma ray event, deriving an estimated depth-of-interaction, and deriving a gamma ray event time based on a time stamp corrected with the estimated depth-of-interaction. The method further includes modeling dispersion at different depths of interaction within the scintillator crystal, providing a reflector layer to delay back-reflected photons, providing two respective readouts for the same gamma ray event from two respective pixels optically coupled by a backside reflector or modified crystal configuration, calculating a time difference of the photon arrival at the two pixels, and estimating the depth-of-interaction by applying a statistical weighting.
US10261196B2	Radiation detector and method for operating a radiation detector A radiation detector is disclosed. The radiation detector includes a sensor unit having a plurality of sensor elements for generating a sensor signal; an evaluation unit having a plurality of evaluation elements for evaluating and converting the sensor signal into an output signal; and a signal processing unit directly following the evaluation unit for processing the output signal, each evaluation element being connected to an associated sensor element via a respective electrical interconnect element including an interconnect capacitance and an individual length. The interconnect capacitances are different and as a result lead to different signal properties being exhibited by the output signals. At least some of the evaluation elements including an additional actuating element, the actuating elements of different evaluation elements being different from one another and being chosen such that the different signal properties of the output signals are aligned.
US10261193B2	System and a method for determining an image rejection characteristic of a receiver within a transceiver A method for determining an image rejection characteristic of a receiver within a transceiver is provided. The transceiver uses a common local oscillator. The method includes generating a test signal having a spectral peak and generating a local oscillator signal comprising a frequency with an offset from a center frequency of the spectral peak. Further, the method includes down-mixing the test signal in the receiver using the local oscillator signal to generate a down-mixed signal. The method further includes calculating a first value of a signal characteristic of the down-mixed signal in a first frequency range corresponding to a desired signal component of the down-mixed signal and calculating a second value of the signal characteristic of the down-mixed signal in a second frequency range corresponding to an undesired signal component of the down-mixed signal. Further, the method includes comparing the first value and the second value to generate the image rejection characteristic.
US10261189B2	Recording system and apparatus including geofencing A system and apparatus for recording and archiving diverse communications over radio transmissions. The system and apparatus enables unattended airports within a geofenced area to generate a useful archive of all radio communications made by Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipped aircraft and ground personnel. A combination of hardware and software components are provided to record and store radio transmissions in computer files. Once stored, the computer files may then be replayed for training and investigation purposes. Likewise, users may generate custom reports based upon the data embodied in the computer files.
US10261186B2	Three-dimensional surveying instrument and three-dimensional surveying method The invention provides a three-dimensional surveying instrument, which comprises a light emitter for emitting a pulsed distance measuring light, a scanning unit for scanning a range as required including an object to be measured with the distance measuring light from the light emitter, a distance measuring unit for performing a distance measurement based on a reflected light from the object to be measured, at least one image pickup unit for acquiring an image of the object to be measured, a filter unit provided on an image pickup optical axis of the image pickup unit and a control arithmetic unit which enables changing a measurement mode, wherein the filter unit has at least a distance measuring light transmission filter for transmitting the distance measuring light, and the control arithmetic unit calculates a reflectance information of the object to be measured based on a distance measuring light image acquired by the image pickup unit through the distance measuring light transmission filter.
US10261185B2	System and method for remotely measuring distances between two points The system and method invention herein disclosed and claimed is measuring device that can remotely measure the distance between two points on a surface.
US10261184B2	Object detection systems Object detection systems are provided herein. An example system includes an enclosure formed by a sidewall to define an interaction volume, at least one light source for illuminating the interaction volume with a light, at least one light sensor that senses disturbances in light intensity due to scattering, reflection, or absorption of the light by objects within the interaction volume, and a controller that is configured to detect an object or object behavior within interaction volume based on the disturbances in the light intensity.
US10261181B2	Laser radar system capable of active polarization A laser radar system capable of active polarization comprises a signal processing unit for sending a control signal; a laser emitting unit for emitting a first laser to a target after receiving the control signal, wherein the laser emitting unit comprises a liquid crystal polarization driver and a liquid crystal polarization component group, and the liquid crystal polarization driver controls a phase delay of the liquid crystal polarization component group to therefore change a polarized state of the first laser; and a laser receiving unit for receiving a second laser reflected off the target and analyzing polarization information of the second laser through the signal processing unit to evaluate surface characteristics of the target.
US10261179B2	Software defined automotive radar A radar system has different modes of operation. In one mode, the radar operates as a single-input, multiple output (SIMO) radar system utilizing one transmitted signal from one antenna at a time. Codes with known excellent autocorrelation properties are utilized in this mode. At each receiver the response after correlating with various possible transmitted signals is measured in order to estimate the interference that each transmitter will represent at each receiver. The estimated effect of the interference from one transmitter to a receiver that correlates with a different code is used to mitigate the interference. In another mode, the radar operates as a multi-input, multiple-output (MIMO) radar system utilizing all the antennas at a time. Interference cancellation of the nonideal cross-correlation sidelobes when transmitting in the MIMO mode are employed to remove ghost targets due to unwanted sidelobes.
US10261177B2	System and a method for the efficient scanning of objects The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for scanning objects and persons, for example, persons in security gates, by means of microwave radiation. Such a system includes an arrangement of several panels between which an angled walk-through passage is formed.
US10261172B2	Radar apparatus for vehicle and method of removing ghost of the same The present disclosure relates to a radar apparatus for vehicle and a method of removing a ghost of the radar apparatus for vehicle by determining a grating lobe ghost based on a reception signal received through linearly and equally spaced receiving antennas and unequally spaced receiving antennas. The radar apparatus comprises: a transmitting unit configured to transmit a predetermined transmission signal to the front of the vehicle through the plurality of transmitting antennas; a receiving unit configured to receive a reception signal generated from the transmission signal transmitted by the transmitting unit and reflected and returned by the target positioned in front of the vehicle through the plurality of receiving antennas and the additionally included receiving antenna; and a signal processing unit configured to remove a grating lobe ghost by using the difference of a gain obtained through a digital beamforming result and the reception signal.
US10261152B2	System and method for confounder-corrected T1 measures using MRI A system and method are provided for determining B1 inhomogeneities or creating a T1 map of a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that is corrected for an influence of a presence of fat and a presence of iron in the subject on T1 weighting. The method includes controlling the MRI system using a single pulse sequence to acquire, from the subject, a plurality of datasets with varied T1 weighting created by varying at least one of a repetition time (TR) and a flip angle (FA) for repetitions of the single pulse sequence. The method also includes using an MR signal model and the plurality of datasets, estimating B1 inhomogeneities or generating a T1 map of the subject that is corrected for an influence of a presence of fat and a presence of iron in the subject on T1 weighting in the plurality of datasets.
US10261150B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and processing method A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus that can display an image showing conditions of tissues such as water and fat more accurately is provided. For this purpose, the signal processing unit 110 processes signals of each pixel of the first image 506 generated based on an NMR signal for each pixel of the first image 506 in order to generate the second image 509 and determines an order of processing unprocessed pixels of the first image 506 by preferentially selecting the unprocessed pixels with a high signal strength from among a plurality of unprocessed pixels for which no process has not been performed yet that are adjacent to the already-processed pixels of the first image 506.
US10261144B2	Magnetic resonance imaging system without integrated body coil A transmit and/or receive coil assembly includes a first and second exchangeable part configured for transmitting and/or receiving RF signals. The exchangeable parts are exchangeable with each other and configured to co-operate with a permanent part of the transmit and/or receive coil assembly during magnetic resonance imaging in order to generate an RF (or B1+) field that covers a volume of interest of the object to be scanned and/or to receive magnetic resonance signals from the volume of interest of the object.
US10261138B2	Magnetic field sensor with magnetic field shield structure and systems incorporating same A system comprises at least one magnetic field sensor having a magnetic sense element formed on a substrate. The sense element senses a magnetic field along a sense axis oriented in a first direction parallel to a surface of the substrate. A shield structure is formed on the substrate. The shield structure has first and second shield portions and the magnetic sense element is disposed between the shield portions. Each of the shield portions includes a body and first and second brim segments extending from opposing ends of the body. The body is aligned parallel to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the surface of the substrate. The brim segments are aligned substantially parallel to the first direction. The shield portions are arranged in mirror symmetry with the brim segments of each of the shield portions extending toward one another.
US10261136B2	Battery degradation degree estimation device and battery degradation degree estimation method A battery degradation degree estimation device includes a total degradation degree detection unit configured to detect a present total degradation degree of a battery, a cycle degradation estimation unit configured to estimate a future cycle degradation degree due to charge/discharge of the battery, a storage degradation estimation unit configured to estimate a future storage degradation degree over time inside the battery, and a battery degradation estimation unit configured to estimate a future battery degradation degree on the basis of the present total degradation degree, the future cycle degradation degree and the future storage degradation degree.
US10261135B2	Electrical device power management An electrical device includes a memory storing a value indicative the remaining available rated capacity of one or more batteries. The stored value is changed in use to reflect reducing capacity. The initial stored value is chosen so that there is a very high (e.g. >99.9%) confidence that the one or more batteries will provide at least the capacity indicated by the initial stored value. This reduces the chance of failure during emergency procedures. The one or more batteries may be integral to the electrical device. An override facility is provided.
US10261133B2	Battery testing apparatus The disclosure relates to a battery testing apparatus. The battery testing apparatus includes a substrate and a body, the body is located on the substrate. The body includes a bottom, a central body and a cover, the bottom, the central and the cover is electrically insulated from each other. The substrate defines a first electrode point, a second electrode point and a third electrode point, the three electrode points are insulated from each other, the first electrode point is electrically connected with the central body, the second electrode point is electrically connected with the bottom, the third electrode point is electrically connected with the cover. The battery testing apparatus is configured to test electrochemical performance of a battery by a three-electrode method.
US10261128B2	Test circuit capable of measuring PLL clock signal in ATPG mode Disclosed herein is a test circuit for a device under test. The test circuit includes a scan chain configured to receive test pattern data and to shift the test pattern data to the device under test, and being clocked by a reference clock, and a clock circuit configured to operate in either a clock generation mode or a frequency determination mode. The clock circuit, when in the clock generation mode and when the test circuit is in a normal mode of operation, is configured to pass a first clock signal to the device under test. The clock circuit, when in the clock generation mode and when the test circuit is in a test mode of operation, is configured to pass the reference clock to the device under test. The clock circuit, when in the frequency determination mode, counts a frequency of the first clock signal.
US10261124B2	Modular rail systems, rail systems, mechanisms, and equipment for devices under test The systems, apparatuses, and methods herein can provide a multi-site positioning mechanism suitable for long-term testing of a device(s) under test (DUT) (e.g. semiconductor wafers) across a range of temperatures with or without a controlled environment. The systems, apparatuses, and methods herein include mounting components, mechanisms, and structures that can provide excellent mechanical stability, permit relatively close working distance optics with high resolution, enable fine positioning at elevated temperature in a controlled environment with minimal thermal perturbation. The systems, apparatuses, and methods herein can be provided with modularity, for example as modular with rails and test sites that can be easily added or removed, and that can permit access to probe modules in a densely packed array.
US10261109B2	Probe card support insert, container, system and method for storing and transporting one or more probe cards A container for storing and transporting a probe card, the container having a container body having an interior surface configured to define: an interior space for housing the probe card, and an opening sized to allow insertion and removal of the probe card into and out of the interior space; a lid configured to be removably fitted to the opening of the container body to close the opening; and a probe card support insert connected to the interior surface of the container body, wherein the probe card support insert has a probe card support surface configured to support a more probe card housed in the interior space of the container body, wherein the interior surface of the container body and the probe card support insert are configured to be removably connected.
US10261107B2	Scanning resonator microscopy A method of imaging a sample via scanning resonator microscopy is provided comprising positioning a whispering gallery mode (WGM) optical resonator at a first location over the surface of the sample, the WGM optical resonator characterized by at least one resonance frequency, wherein the WGM optical resonator is mounted to the free end of an atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilever such that the WGM optical resonator moves with the AFM cantilever, and wherein the AFM cantilever is operably coupled to an AFM system configured to provide a topographical image of the sample; evanescently coupling excitation light into the WGM optical resonator; detecting light derived from the excitation light to monitor for a shift in the at least one resonance frequency induced by the surface of the sample; and repeating steps (a)-(c) at least at a second location over the surface of the sample.
US10261106B2	Photonic probe for atomic force microscopy A photonic probe for atomic force microscopy includes: a cantilever including: a tip; a wing in mechanical communication with the tip; an extension interposed between the tip and the wing to synchronously communicate motion of the tip with the wing; an optical resonator disposed proximate to the cantilever and that: receives input light; and produces output light, such that: the cantilever is spaced by a gap distance from the optical resonator, wherein the gap distance varies as the cantilever moves relative to the optical resonator, and the output light differs from the input light in response to movement of the cantilever relative to the optical resonator; an optical waveguide in optical communication with the optical resonator and that: provides the input light to the optical resonator; and receives the output light from the optical resonator.
US10261104B2	Around view monitoring system and method for vehicles Provided are an around view monitoring (AVM) system and method for vehicles. A front camera of an AVM system for vehicles is replaced with a stereo camera of an AS system, and thus, a system is simplified. Also, the AVM system and the AS system use a camera in common, thereby reducing the cost.
US10261101B2	Lipidomic biomarkers for identification of high-risk coronary artery disease patients The present invention inter alia provides a method, and use thereof, of predicting severe CVD complications such as AMI or CVD death by detecting the lipid concentrations or lipid ratios of a biological sample and comparing it to a control and has identified specific lipid markers that are more specific and sensitive in predicting these CVD complications than currently utilized clinical markers. Also provided is an antibodies towards said lipids, and the use thereof for predicting, diagnosing, preventing and/or treating CVD complications. The invention additionally relates to kits comprising lipids and/or an antibody thereto, for use in the prediction and/or diagnosis of CVD complications.
US10261097B2	Methods for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, disorders and associated processes The invention generally relates to methods for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, disorders, and associated processes. Specifically, the present invention is directed toward methods to determine prognosis, diagnosis or efficacy of a therapeutic regimen by using a detectable label to measure levels of alpha-synuclein.
US10261093B2	Isolating cells expressing secreted proteins A method of detecting and isolating cells that produce a secreted protein of interest (POI), for example, an antibody, comprising: a) providing a eukaryotic cell comprising (i) a nucleic acid encoding the POI, and (ii) a nucleic acid encoding a cell surface capture molecule, which comprises a membrane anchor and is capable of binding the POI; (b) culturing the cell under conditions in which the POI and cell surface capture molecule are expressed, and a POI-cell surface capture molecule complex is formed intracellularly and displayed on the cell surface; c) detecting the surface-displayed POI by contacting the cells with a detection molecule, which binds the POI; and d) isolating cells based on the detection molecule.
US10261087B2	Diagnosis of cancer by detecting auto-antibodies against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) The present invention relates to a method for diagnosis of a cancer, comprising the steps of (i) determining the level of antibodies against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in a sample from a subject to be diagnosed, (ii) comparing the determined level in the sample to a control level derived from subjects without cancer; wherein a decreased level in the sample from the subject to be diagnosed as compared to the control level is indicative for cancer in the subject. Furthermore, the invention relates to method of predicting response and outcome of a treatment of a cancer with an angiogenesis inhibitor.
US10261082B2	Feline leukemia virus trans-membrane protein p15E for diagnosis of FeLV infection The invention provides for a method for the detection of FeLV infection in a patient, wherein a sample obtained from the patient is contacted in-vitro with a recombinant transmembrane p15E protein in a p15 (E) antibody binding step.
US10261080B2	Optical detection system for flow cytometer, flow cytometer system and methods of use An optical engine its use in a bench top flow cytometer, the optical engine having a set of lasers, each focused horizontally along an x-axis to a same horizontal position and vertically along a y-axis to a different vertical position along a same excitation plane of a flow cell, a set of optics that separate fluorescence of a same wavelength range into different locations in a focal plane of collection optics according to the different lasers by which the fluorescent light is excited; and a detector that selectively detects light from the different locations thereby distinguishing between fluorescence emitted within the same wavelength range as excited by the different lasers.
US10261079B2	Method for determining kinetic profiles in drug discovery The present invention relates to a reliable, robust and sensitive platform aimed to analyze the massive kinetic profile of new molecules against its main target and also against other potential targets. Thus, the present invention relates to a method for calculating the kinetic profile of a compound of interest against a target protein or polyprotein wherein it is not needed to predetermine the Ki value of the compound of interest against the target protein or polyprotein before starting the assay. The present invention also discloses the use of said method in a high-throughput system for developing a Binding Kinetic Profiling assay of multiple compounds of interest against a unique target, or a Kinetic Selectivity Profiling assay of one selected compound against multiple target proteins or polyproteins to therefore establish multiple clinical profiles of potential drugs.
US10261077B2	Microfluidics based assay device A subtractive corrective assay device and methodology, whereby ail required binding and label detection reagents are initially located within the detection zone. Application of a magnetic field is used to selectively remove bound label from the detection zone by means of paramagnetic particles. The relationship between measured label concentration before and after the application of a magnetic field within the detection zone is used to accurately measure analyte concentration within the sample.
US10261074B1	Oxidase activity of polymeric coated cerium oxide nano-particles Methods, systems, compositions include biocompatible polymer coated nanoceria that function as aqueous redox catalyst with enhanced activity at an acidic to moderately alkaline pH value between 1 and 8. The compositions are used as oxidizing agents for decomposition, decontamination or inactivation of organic contaminants, such as, pesticides and chemical warfare agents. Another use includes nanoceria as targetable nanocatalyst prepared by conjugating various targeting ligands to the nanoparticle coating to form a colorimetric or fluorescent probe in immunoassays and other molecule binding assays that involve the use of a molecule in solution that changes the color of the solution or emits a fluorescent signal, where localization of nanoceria to organs or tissue is assessed by treatment with an oxidation sensitive dye or other detection devices. Versatility and uses of the nanoceria compositions are controlled by pH value, choice of dye substrate and thickness of the polymer coating on the ceria nanoparticles.
US10261071B2	Volatile organic compounds as diagnostic breath markers for pulmonary oxygen toxicity A set of volatile organic compounds is provided, comprising Benzene, 2,3,4-trimethyl-Pentane, 1,4-dimethyl-, trans-Cyclohexane, 2,2,4-trimethyl-Hexane, 1,7,7-trimethyl-Tricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]heptane, and 4-ethyl-3-Octene for breath analysis. Methods of identifying these VOCs and use thereof in diagnosing, monitoring the onset of pulmonary toxicity are also disclosed.
US10261069B2	Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided.
US10261068B2	Persevere-II: redefining the pediatric sepsis biomarker risk model with septic shock phenotype The methods disclosed herein relate to an improved tool incorporating platelet count into a multi-biomarker based outcome risk stratification model for evaluating mortality risk in pediatric patients having sepsis. The methods described here are useful for treating sepsis, for point of care clinical decision support, for stratifying septic shock patients based on baseline mortality risk, and for clinical trial design, among other uses.
US10261051B2	Fluid measuring device including an ultrasonic probe having a wedge with an ultrasonic vibrator A fluid measuring device in which an ultrasonic probe provided on an outer pipeline surface transmits and receives ultrasonic waves to and from fluid in a pipeline to measure characteristics of the fluid on the basis of propagation time of the ultrasonic waves, features a wedge included in the ultrasonic probe and having an ultrasonic vibrator provided on a wedge surface. The ultrasonic vibrator may be horizontal to a surface contacting the pipeline so that ultrasonic waves enter the fluid vertically. The ultrasonic vibrator may be provided on a wedge surface inclined with respect to an axial direction of the pipeline so that ultrasonic waves enter the fluid obliquely. The fluid measuring device embodiments are capable of measuring fluid characteristics, such as the type and velocity of various fluids, easily and accurately even when it is difficult to allow an ultrasonic signal to pass through the fluid in a pipeline.
US10261049B2	Aerosol ionizer A system and method comprising an ion production chamber having an ultra-violet light source disposed towards said chamber, a coated quartz plate between the chamber and the UV source whose coating absorbs incident UV light and ejects electrons into the chamber through the photoelectric effect, a harvest gas disposed to flow through the chamber from an inlet to an outlet, and a jet operable to introduce a sample into the harvest gas flow. In some embodiments the system includes using helium as the harvest gas. Certain embodiments include introducing a sample perpendicular to the harvest gas flow and using multiple sample introduction jets to increase mixing efficiency. In some embodiments the harvest gas and particle sample jet are one and the same. The charge sample may be coupled to a MEMS-based electrometer.
US10261042B2	Stationary probe rotating disk electrode A stationary probe having a probe holder and a probe with a probe tip. The stationary probe may be part of a stationary probe rotating disk electrode wherein the stationary probe has a passage therethrough for rotatably receiving a rotating disk electrode comprising a rotating shaft, rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and having an electrode portion extending therefrom configured to receive an electrode. The stationary probe rotating disk electrode may be part of an analytical system wherein the probe tip includes a capillary entrance spaced apart from the electrode and connected to an analyte flow path.
US10261038B2	Tire inspection apparatus A tire inspecting apparatus for a tire is provided. The apparatus includes a test stand for supporting and rotating a tire. The test stand is configured such that a tire supported thereon defines a center axis. The apparatus includes a testing probe configured as a high voltage electrode for generating an electric field and a grounding element. A positioning assembly includes a support bracket and a positioning arm supporting the testing probe. The positioning arm is operable to move the testing probe into a working position between the sidewalls of a tire supported on the test stand and in proximity to the grounding element. The positioning arm is connected to the support bracket for pivoting movement relative to the support bracket about a pivot axis. The pivot axis extends at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the center axis of a tire supported on the test stand.
US10261036B2	Sensing system and an associated method thereof A sensing system for monitoring an industrial fluid is presented. The sensing system includes a housing and a sensor probe disposed at least partially in the housing, where the sensor probe includes a substrate, a sensing region disposed on the substrate, a first coil disposed on the substrate and coupled to the sensing region, and a second coil disposed on the substrate and coupled to the first coil. A method for operating the sensing system is also presented.
US10261033B2	Material identification system A method and apparatus for identifying a material in an object. An image of the object generated from energy passing through the object is obtained by a computer system. The computer system estimates attenuations for pixels in a sensor system from the image of the object to form estimated attenuations. The estimated attenuations represent a loss of the energy that occurs from the energy passing through the object. The computer system also identifies the material in the object using the estimated attenuations and known attenuation information for identifying the material in the object.
US10261031B2	Mask inspection device and method thereof Provided herein is a mask inspection device, including an inspection base, a shift platform, a rotating platform, a bearing platform, a laser ranging module, a vertical shift module, a processing module, and an image capturing module. A mask, which is carried and held by the bearing platform, includes a dust-proof film, each region of which is measured by the laser ranging module for generating a distance measuring signal; each distance measuring signal is utilized to control the movement of the vertical shift module, such that image capturing module can take an inspection image of that region. Based on the distance measuring signals and inspection images, height information of the dust-proof film and inspection information can be acquired. Also provided herein is a method applicable to said mask inspection device.
US10261027B2	Inspection device Proposed is an inspection device that is provided with: an illuminating optical unit that irradiates a discretionary region of a sample with light; a control unit that gives instructions to the illuminating optical unit; and at least one detection unit that detects light transmitted from the sample. The illuminating optical unit includes a light source unit that generates light, and an electrooptic element unit to which the light generated by the light source unit is inputted, and on the basis of the instructions given from the control unit, the electrooptic element unit adjusts the light to be in a desired polarization state, said light having been generated by the light source unit, and irradiates the sample with the light.
US10261016B2	Specimen analyzing method and specimen analyzing apparatus A specimen analyzing method and a specimen analyzing apparatus capable of measuring interference substances before analyzing a specimen. The method comprises a step for sucking the specimen stored in a specimen container (150) and sampling it in a first container (153), a step for optically measuring the specimen in the first container, a step for sampling the specimen in a second container (154) and preparing a specimen for measurement by mixing the specimen with a reagent in the second container, and a step for analyzing the specimen for measurement according to the results of the optical measurement of the specimen.
US10261009B2	Method for determining an analyte in a water sample by means of a mobile water analysis arrangement A basic unit for a mobile water analyzing system includes a photometer comprising a light source configured to generate a measurement beam and a light detector configured to receive the measurement beam, a test element receptacle configured to allow a test element to be inserted therein, and a photometric measuring track arranged between the light source and the light detector. The measurement beam is coincident with the photometric measuring track during a photometric measurement, and not in a cross direction thereto.
US10261006B2	Method of estimating cloud particle sizes using LIDAR ratio Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining sizes of water particles in a cloud atmosphere based on a detected portion of signals generated from a single monochromatic source and backscattered by water particles in a cloud atmosphere. A backscatter coefficient and an optical extinction coefficient are calculated, based on the detected portion of signals generated from the monochromatic source and backscattered by water particles in the cloud atmosphere. A LIDAR ratio—a ratio of the optical extinction coefficient to the backscatter coefficient, is calculated. Sizes of water particles in the cloud atmosphere are estimated based on the LIDAR ratio. An output signal indicative of the estimated sizes of water particles in the cloud atmosphere is generated. Estimating sizes of water particles using signals from a single monochromatic source advantageously can alert a pilot of an aircraft of cloud conditions, without requiring multi-chromatic sources.
US10260996B2	Board production monitoring device and board production monitoring method A board production monitoring device for monitoring a production state of a board production device, including: a database section which consecutively obtains and stores production state data from the board production device; a transition graph display section which displays a transition graph showing a time-series change at least at a part of the production state data; a condition change input section which inputs condition change data which shows a change point of a production condition of the board production device and includes generation time information of the change point; and a condition change display section which displays at least the generation time information of the change point of the condition change data, at a time-series corresponding position in the transition graph, is provided.
US10260994B2	Suspension strut servicing A method for servicing a landing gear strut in service supporting an aircraft including: determining a current amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut; determining a required amount of the damping fluid for correct servicing of the landing gear strut; and adjusting the current amount of damping fluid in the landing gear strut so that the current amount of damping fluid complies with the required amount of damping fluid.
US10260992B2	Abnormality diagnostic device for a variable compression ratio mechanism An object is to carry out an abnormality diagnosis for a variable compression ratio mechanism without adding any special hardware configuration for estimating a compression ratio. An abnormality diagnostic device for a variable compression ratio mechanism adapted to be applied to an internal combustion engine comprises a controller configured to calculate a predetermined rotational speed difference which is a rotational speed difference, between an engine rotational speed at a predetermined crank angle before or after compression top dead center and an engine rotational speed in the vicinity of the compression top dead center for a predetermined cylinder at the time of carrying out fuel cut processing, set a reference range of the predetermined rotational speed difference, and make a diagnosis that abnormality has occurred in the variable compression ratio mechanism when the predetermined rotational speed difference is out of the reference range.
US10260991B2	Abnormality diagnosis system An abnormality diagnosis system includes a bearing having a plurality of components, a plurality of sensors disposed at different positions of the component and configured to detect surrounding signals, and an abnormality diagnosis device configured to diagnose abnormalities of the rolling bearing and a device disposed around the rolling bearing, based on signals output from the plurality of sensors.
US10260990B2	Multi-wavelength DMD measurement apparatus and methods A differential mode delay (DMD) measurement system for an optical fiber is provided. The system includes an optical test fiber with a plurality of modes; a single mode light source that provides a continuous light wave signal to a modulator; and a pulse generator that provides an electrical pulse train signal to the modulator and a triggering signal to a receiver. The modulator is configured to generate a modulated optical test signal through the optical fiber based at least in part on the received light wave and pulse train signals, and the receiver is configured to receive the test signal transmitted through the fiber and evaluate the test signal based at least in part on the triggering signal. The system can be employed to create DMD waveform and centroid charts to obtain minEMBc bandwidth information for a fiber within a wavelength range.
US10260985B2	Methods for detecting leaks in liquid pipelines A method for monitoring and detecting leaks in a pipeline is disclosed. The method is particularly useful in pipelines that are transporting hydrocarbons. Gas enabled photo sensitive particles are fed into the pipeline and when they encounter a leak, change their condition. This change is captured by a detector which transmits the data to an operator that a leak condition exists as well as its location and intensity.
US10260981B2	Pressure sensor having sense elements in multiple wheatstone bridges with chained outputs A pressure sensor includes a diaphragm suspended across a cavity in a substrate. A first group of piezoresistors is provided in the diaphragm, the piezoresistors of the first group being coupled to one another to form a first Wheatstone bridge having first positive and negative output nodes. A second group of piezoresistors is provided in the diaphragm, the piezoresistors of the second group being coupled to one another to form a second Wheatstone bridge having second positive and negative output nodes. The first negative output node of the first Wheatstone bridge is electrically connected to the second positive output node of the second Wheatstone bridge to directly chain the outputs of the Wheatstone bridges. The first and second Wheatstone bridges each produce an output signal as a function of an external pressure stimulus that is combined via the chained arrangement of the Wheatstone bridges to produce a composite output signal.
US10260975B2	Device for pressure measurements on yacht sails The present invention discloses a system for measuring pressure on a sail comprising: a) at least one pressure electronic scanner; b) at least one pressure sensor positioned on the sail; c) pneumatic means for connecting said at least one pressure scanner to said at least one pressure sensor positioned on the sail, wherein said connecting means is a pressure strip.
US10260971B2	Remotely powered and remotely interrogated torque measurement devices, systems, and methods Torque measurement devices, systems, and methods are provided. Exemplary torque measurement devices, systems, and methods include providing rotating electronics and non-rotating electronics configured for remote power transmission and remote interrogation via near field and switched reactance communications. The rotating electronics and the non-rotating electronics can communicate analog information without batteries or a physical connection therebetween.
US10260969B1	Microfabricated magnetostrictive resonator A microfabricated magnetic resonator is provided. The microfabricated magnetic resonator has one or more resonator portions, each of which is a magnetoelastic resonating structure having a maximum circumference or maximum linear dimension in at least one direction that is less than 1000 μm. At least one of the resonator portions comprises an electrodeposited material comprising at least a cobalt constituent and an iron constituent.
US10260968B2	Polymeric foam deformation gauge In one general aspect, an apparatus includes at least two conductive elements disposed in a polymeric foam and at least two voltage detectors. Each voltage detector is coupled to a respective conductive element and configured to detect a charge generated by an impact to the polymeric foam within a sensing radius of the respective conductive element. In another general aspect, an apparatus includes a deformation sensor and a voltage detector. The deformation sensor includes a conductive element disposed in a polymeric foam, a portion of the conductive element extending beyond an outer wall of the polymeric foam. The voltage detector is coupled to the portion of the conductive element and detects a charge generated by the deformation sensor responsive to an impact to the polymeric foam.
US10260963B2	Laundry process temperature indicators / markers and fabrics incorporating same The invention is a fabric-based article, or linen, including a temperature-sensing indicator to report whether the article has been subjected to laundering/processing temperatures in excess of a threshold recommended temperature. The temperature-sensing indicator visually reports whether the fabric-based article has exceeded the threshold temperature by changing color upon application of heat in excess of the threshold temperature. The temperature-sensing indicator may be incorporated into the body of the linen itself as part of the fabric or may be affixed to a linen as a tag or label.
US10260956B2	Time and/or temperature sensitive devices and methods of use thereof An apparatus, system and method for a time temperature indicator (TTI) which is capable of providing a summary of the time and temperature history of a good to which it is coupled, optionally including with regard to providing an indication as to whether one or more temperature thresholds have been breached. According to other embodiments, the TTI specifically provides an indication as to whether a temperature threshold at or around the freeze point has been breached, optionally even without providing a time and temperature history.
US10260954B2	Infrared temperature measurement and stabilization thereof Infrared (IR) temperature measurement and stabilization systems, and methods related thereto are provided. One or more embodiments passively stabilizes temperatures of objects in proximity and within the path between an infrared (IR) sensor and target object. A protective housing may encase an IR sensor, which may include a sensing element or IR element, a circuit or signal processor, and a housing seal plug. The IR element may be thermally bonded with a frame or conductive top hat.
US10260948B2	Method and device for determining and calculating a scattered radiation spectrum and method for compressing data The invention relates to a device (1) and a method (20) for determining a spectrum (X) of scattered radiation (S). The invention further relates to a method (70) for calculating the spectrum (X) and a method for compressing unstructured data (60) of known distribution. To be able to determine the spectrum (X) as precisely as possible and to derive from this the characteristics of materials that scatter laser pulses (P), the invention proposes that at least one characteristic of the laser pulse (P) is determined and that a spectrum analyzer (5) is used for this. Frequencies (F) of laser pulses (P) and volumes (M) of backscattered radiation (S) are combined into frequency and volume values (F′, M′) to calculate the spectrum (X). The most frequent data values are deleted from the data to compress the data (60).
US10260935B2	Apparatus for monitoring the condition of a machine A method for analyzing the condition of a machine, and an apparatus for analyzing the condition of a machine are described.
US10260932B2	Weighing device and system for determining the weight and the center of gravity of an aircraft A device for weighing aircraft includes a weighing platform configured to receive a undercarriage leg of the aircraft and to generate weighing signals, a first calculation unit configured to calculate weighing information from the weighing signals generated by the weighing platform, a communication unit configured to transmit to a central device and to receive signals including at least one signal representing the weighing information calculated by the calculation unit, and a ground rolling unit configured to move the weighing platform over a surface.
US10260929B2	System and method for measuring a signal propagation speed in a liquid or gaseous medium A system and a method for measuring a signal propagation speed in a liquid contained in a vessel or in a gaseous medium contained in the same vessel above the surface of the liquid are proposed. A transmitter transmits a first signal in a first direction which is at an acute or right angle to a first reflective surface, wherein the first reflective surface reflects the first signal so that it travels in a second direction is received by a first acoustic or electromagnetic receiver. The transmitter transmits a second signal in a predetermined third direction which is at an acute angle to the first direction, where the first or a second reflective surface reflects the second signal so that it travels in a predetermined and angular fourth direction with respect to the first or second reflective surface and is received by the first or a second acoustic or electromagnetic receiver. The speed of sound is then determined under the assumption that both the first and the second signals travel at the same average speed.
US10260927B2	Method and system of sensing level of submerged solids Sensing level of submerged solids. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: inserting a level sensing apparatus through an aperture at a top of a reservoir such that a bottom end of an inner tube abuts an upper surface of the submerged solids in the reservoir; utilizing the submerged solids such that the upper surface of the submerged solids recedes and the level sensing apparatus moves downward with the receding upper surface of the submerged solids; constraining downward movement of an outer tube when the upper surface of the submerged solids reaches a predetermined low level; and as the upper surface of the submerged solids continues to recede, sensing relative movement of the outer tube and an inner tube as an indication that the upper surface of the submerged solids is below the predetermined low level.
US10260920B2	Acquatic velocity scanning apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for velocity scanning in, e.g., bodies of water. In one embodiment, a scanned one-dimensional transducer array Doppler sonar arrangement is used to remotely measure both vertical and horizontal profiles of a river or channel along-stream water velocities within a cross-section of the river/channel from a single side-mounted sonar.
US10260919B2	Ultrasound measuring apparatus and method for measuring the flow rate of a fluid An ultrasound measuring apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid in a conduit having two measurement systems is provided that each have at least one pair of ultrasound transducers that span a measurement path between them and that each have a control unit to determine transit times from ultrasound transmitted and received with and against the flow. In this respect, the control units are each configured to fix measurement times for a transit time determination on a measurement path autonomously and independently of one another in accordance with a rule that produces a respective different sequence of the measurement times in both measurement systems.
US10260918B2	Flow amount measuring apparatus, material mixing system and non transitory computer readable medium performing material mixing method A flow amount measuring apparatus comprising: a rotating device, configured to rotate while material flows through the rotating device; a rotating bar, connected to the rotating device, configured to rotate corresponding to rotating of the rotating device; a feature acquiring device, configured to detect at least one feature of the rotating bar; and a computing unit, configured to compute a number for full rotations for the rotating bar based on the feature of the rotating bar, and configured to compute a flow amount for the material flows through the rotating device based on the number for full rotations.
US10260914B1	Fiber optic displacement sensor A displacement sensor has a graded index multi-mode fiber with a length that is an odd multiple of a quarter pitch length of the graded index multi-mode fiber and a single-mode optical fiber fusion spliced to the first end of said graded index multi-mode fiber. A reflective mirror coating is applied to a planar facet on the second end of said graded index multi-mode fiber. A plurality of mechanical attachments are spaced along the graded index multi-mode fiber and single-mode optical fiber that mechanically deform said graded index multi-mode fiber, when any one of said plurality of mechanical attachments is displaced relative to any other one of said plurality of mechanical attachments.
US10260912B2	Encoder that detects infiltration of liquid by light An optical encoder of the present invention includes a light-receiving element unit 5, moving slit 2 and fixed slit 3. The light-receiving element unit 5 includes a pattern 5B for detecting infiltration of liquid.
US10260909B2	Position measuring device A position measuring device includes a measuring standard and a scanning unit, which are arranged in a manner that allows them to move relative to each other in a measuring direction. The measuring standard includes a graduation, which is scannable by the scanning unit in order to generate positional signals. The scanning unit includes an illumination unit and a detector unit for generating positional signals, the illumination unit being able to emit light in the direction of the graduation and the detector unit being able to detect light modulated by the graduation. The detector unit includes a circuit board and a sensor unit, which is arranged as a semiconductor chip. At least two photodetectors are provided on a front side of the sensor unit facing the graduation, and the electrical connections of the sensor unit are routed to contact surfaces on its rear side by metallic vias. The sensor unit is connected via the contact surfaces to corresponding contact surfaces on the circuit board.
US10260897B2	Computer-implemented system and method for dynamic travel coordination A computer-implemented system and method for dynamic travel coordination is provided. A common destination is designated for a group of travelers for arrival at a common time. A mode of travel and a set of travel criteria are designated for each traveler. The travel criteria are determined for at least one of the travelers by receiving travel criteria for the at least one traveler from another traveler and receiving from the at least one traveler modifications to the received travel criteria. An initial route to the common destination at the common arrival time is created for each of the travelers based on the travel mode and travel criteria for that traveler. The initial route of one or more of the travelers is revised based on at least one of that traveler's designated travel criteria, a progress of one or more of the travelers, and travel conditions of the initial route.
US10260889B2	Position estimation device and position estimation method An own position estimation device detects a landmark position of a landmark existing around a mobile body, detects a movement amount of the mobile body, and accumulates, as pieces of landmark position data, landmark positions each obtained by moving the detected landmark position by the movement amount. The device then acquires map information including landmark positions of landmarks existing on a map by the controller, matches the pieces of landmark position data in a certain range with the landmark positions included in the map information, and estimates the own position of the mobile body, the certain range being set based on movement records of the mobile body traveling to a current position.
US10260884B2	Apparatus and method for using map data in a calibration process Apparatus and method for using map data of a known route to calibrate an accelerometer to one or more physiological parameters of a user. In one embodiment, the calibration comprises determining a current position of a user; consulting map data to identify a route having a starting and/or ending position within a predefined proximity to the current position, the route having a known length; collecting data with the accelerometer as the user traverses the route; calculating a calibration factor based on one or more physiological qualities specific to the user; and causing the calibration factor to be stored and applied to subsequently collected data from the accelerometer.
US10260870B2	On-line measuring system, datum calibrating method, deviation measuring method and computer-readable medium An on-line measuring system, a datum calibrating method, a deviation measuring method and a computer-readable medium are provided. The datum calibrating method includes following steps. A work piece is scanned by a scanning unit to obtain a global point cloud data. A local CAD data of the work piece is obtained according to a predetermined range. A local CAD geometric feature of the local CAD data is obtained. A local point cloud data of the global point cloud data is obtained according to a local range corresponding to the predetermined range. A local scanning geometric feature of the local point cloud data is obtained. The local scanning geometric feature and the local CAD geometric feature are compared to obtain at least one spatial freedom limit. A system basis is obtained according to six spatial freedom limits, if the number of the at least one spatial freedom limit reaches six.
US10260869B2	Chromatic confocal system A system for determining surface topography of a three-dimensional structure is provided. The system can include an illumination unit configured to output a two-dimensional array of light beams each comprising a plurality of wavelengths. An optical assembly can focus the plurality of wavelengths of each light beam to a plurality of focal lengths so as to simultaneously illuminate the structure over a two-dimensional field of view. A detector and a processor are used to generate data representative of the surface topography of the three-dimensional structure based on the measured characteristics of the light reflected from the structure.
US10260863B2	Interferometric displacement sensor for integration into machine tools and semiconductor lithography systems Interferometer (10) for the real-time measurement of absolute distances and/or relative position movements between a first and a second machine part, comprising a measurement unit (20) and a reflector unit (40). wherein the measurement unit (20) comprises a housing (21) with at least one wall made of heat-conducting material, wherein several measurement elements are arranged in the housing (21), wherein the measurement elements comprise: a laser source (22), a Peltier element (24) and a digital control (23) wherein the measurement elements are thermally coupled to the wall of the housing (21) made of heat-conducting material.
US10260859B2	Confocal displacement sensor To provide a confocal displacement sensor capable of reducing a measurement error. Light having a plurality of wavelengths is emitted by a light processing section 120. A chromatic aberration along an optical axis direction is caused by a lens unit 220 in the light emitted by the light projecting section 120. The light having the chromatic aberration converged and irradiated on a measurement object S by the lens unit 220. In the light irradiated on the measurement object S by the lens unit 220, light having a wavelength reflected while focusing on the surface of the measurement object S passes through a plurality of pinholes. Displacement of the measurement object S is calculated by an arithmetic processing section 150 on the basis of signal intensity for each wavelength of an average signal corresponding to an average of intensities for each wavelength concerning a plurality of lights passed through the plurality of pinholes.
US10260857B2	Light receiving device and position detection device A light receiving device includes a light receiving element and an operation unit. The light receiving element receives light that is partly blocked by an object to be measured, on first and second light receiving regions to output respective first and second output currents. The output unit outputs the first and second output current or a value based thereon to the outside. When the direction parallel to a light receiving surface of the light receiving element and perpendicular to the first direction is defined as a second direction, a length of the second light receiving region in the second direction is, entirely in the first direction, longer than the length of the first light receiving region in the second direction.
US10260854B2	Pulsed eddy current casing inspection tool Various downhole logging tools and methods of using and making the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a downhole logging tool for inspecting one or more well tubulars includes a housing adapted to be supported in the one or more well tubulars by a support cable. A first transmitter, a second transmitter and a third transmitter are positioned in longitudinally spaced-apart relation in the housing and are operable to generate magnetic fields. Driving circuitry is operatively coupled to the first transmitter, the second transmitter and the third transmitter to selectively fire the first transmitter, the second transmitter and the third transmitter in multiple transmission modes to generate magnetic fields to stimulate pulsed eddy currents in the one or more well tubulars. A first receiver is positioned in the housing to sense decaying magnetic fields created by the pulsed eddy currents. Electronic circuitry is operatively coupled to the first receiver to determine a parameter of interest of the one or more well tubular from the sensed decaying magnetic fields.
US10260853B2	Linear gage A linear gage includes a spindle, a guide cylinder surrounding a portion of the spindle and configured to guide the spindle to move forward and rearward in an axis line direction, and a guide slit portion having a guide slit extending parallel to the axis line of the guide cylinder, with a gap provided between the guide slit and an outer surface of the guide cylinder. An attitude adjustment pin extends into the guide slit and is fixed to a side surface of the spindle. The attitude adjustment pin is an eccentric pin.
US10260851B2	System for controlling at least one electronic detonator A system for controlling at least one electronic detonator generates, as output, an output power supply signal intended to power the at least one electronic detonator and generating commands to fire the at least one electronic detonator, the control system including a control module configured to generate firing commands and to generate a first power supply signal. The control system further includes a power supply module generating a second power supply signal intended to power the at least one electronic detonator, the output power supply signal corresponding to the second power supply signal once a command to fire the at least one electronic detonator has been generated, and corresponding to the first power supply signal as long as no firing command has been generated.
US10260841B2	Firearm accessory mounting system A firearm accessory mounting system includes a mounting assembly coupled to a firearm accessory, a mounting fastener, and a mounting bolt. The mounting fastener is rotatable between a locked positioned and an unlocked position. The mounting bolt is coupled to the mounting fastener for rotating the mounting fastener between the locked position and the unlocked position.
US10260839B1	Multiview display for aiming a weapon in accuracy training The embodied invention features a combination display with four individual displays to facilitate handgun training with a laser firing hand weapon. The first is a target display with a skeletal hand-arm position of a trainee. The second is a side view of the skeletal hand-arm position. The third a target display to provide for viewing the shots as they hit the target. The fourth display is a side view of the trainee as seen by a video camera. All of the displays are recorded during a laser target practice and are immediately available for the trainee to view and learn about correct positioning and stability.
US10260829B1	Shotgun conversion method and apparatus Disclosed herein are modifications to a firearm of the assault (tactical) weapon style which allow those familiar with these sorts of rifles, especially the AR-15, and AR-15 variant rifles, to rapidly gain comfort and precision with a shotgun of the semi-automatic or potentially automatic feed mechanism in that the disclosed shotgun is externally the same and substantially identical externally to the assault weapon to which they are already familiar. In particular, the disclosed shotgun has a receiver, pistol style grip, hand guard, magazine receiver, and stock adapter which is substantially identical to an AR-15 or AAR-15 variant rifle to which they are already accustomed.
US10260828B2	Receiver assembly for locked breech pistol The present invention is a semi-automatic pistol receiver assembly comprising multiple removable parts rather than single piece construction normally used in semi-automatic pistols.
US10260813B2	Integral self-supporting refractory checker brick modules for glass furnace regenerator structures, and methods of forming same Refractory checker brick modules for glass furnace regenerators are provided which include multiple preformed refractory checker bricks (e.g., tubular checker bricks, cruciform checker bricks, interweave checker bricks, interlock checker bricks, pigeon-hole checker bricks, basket weave checker bricks and the like) stacked in multiple off-set courses to form a honeycomb structure thereof, the checker bricks in the module being bonded to one another by a bonding agent.
US10260810B2	Channel electric inductor assembly The present invention relates to an electric channel inductor assembly. A nonremovable, hollow and nonmagnetic channel mold is used to form the one or more flow channels of the electric channel inductor assembly for electromagnetic circulation of a molten metal composition. A heated fluid medium is circulated in the hollow interior of the channel mold after the mold is situated in the inductor assembly to heat treat the refractory surrounding the exterior walls of the mold. After heat treatment a liquid is supplied to the hollow interior of the mold to chemically dissolve the channel mold prior to circulation of the molten metal composition.
US10260798B2	Refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet (10) configured to define a first storage region in which food is stored, a door (20) rotatably connected to a first rotating shaft via a first hinge member (40) to open or close the first storage region, the first rotating shaft being located at the front of the cabinet (10), a gasket provided at the door (20) and a container (100) configured to define a second storage region, the second storage region being received in the first storage region, the container (100) being rotatably connected to a second rotating shaft via a second hinge member (200), the second rotating shaft being located at the door (20).
US10260790B2	Refrigerator appliance having an ice storage bin A refrigerator appliance having an ice storage bin is generally provided herein. A door may define a bin opening and a dispenser recess to a cabinet of the refrigerator appliance. A dispensing assembly may be positioned within the dispenser recess and define an ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may define a storage cavity in selective communication with an icemaker to receive ice therefrom. The ice storage bin may be in further communication with the dispensing assembly to direct ice to the ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may be mounted to the door and selectively accessible through the bin opening.
US10260783B2	Chiller compressor oil conditioning In one aspect, a refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system includes a compressor coupled to a variable frequency drive (VFD), a condenser, an evaporator, an oil separator, and an oil conditioning circuit. The oil conditioning circuit is thermally coupled to the VFD and configured to heat oil from the oil separator with heat produced by the VFD.
US10260782B2	Heat dissipation in hermetically-sealed packaged devices A hermetically sealed package effectively dissipates heat generated inside the package. The hermetically sealed package includes a hermetically sealed enclosure formed from a base portion and a lid. Within the enclosure two or more heat generating elements, such as integrated circuit chips, are supported by the base portion and rise to different heights from the base portion. At least one resilient heat exchange component, such as a leaf spring, extends from the lid of the hermetically sealed enclosure to the different heights. The heat exchange component is configured to conduct heat from the plurality of heat generating elements to the lid of the enclosure.
US10260776B2	Heater bundle for adaptive control A method of controlling a heating system includes: providing a heater bundle comprising a plurality of heater assemblies, each heater assembly comprising a plurality of heater units, each heater unit defining at least one independently controlled heating zone; supplying power to each of the heater units through power conductors electrically connected to each of the independently controlled heating zones in each of the heater units; and modulating power supplied to each of the heater units.
US10260774B2	Low pressure drop water heating system A low pressure drop water heating system comprising a cold side conductor having a receiving end and a closed end; a hot side conductor having an exit end and a closed end; a pump; a bypass conductor having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to the receiving end and the second end is adapted to the exit end; at least one heat exchanger having a flow valve; a heat exchanger inlet temperature sensor disposed on the inlet of one of the at least one heat exchanger; an outlet temperature sensor disposed at an outlet of the at least one heat exchanger closest to the exit end; a system outlet temperature sensor disposed on the exit end and a system inlet temperature sensor disposed on the receiving end.
US10260768B2	Method of controlling water-pump of air conditioning system A method of controlling a water-pump of an air conditioning system used in an active air conditioning water circulating system includes: detecting an environmental parameter and a load value of the active air conditioning water system actively; adjusting a flow rate of a water-pump of the active air conditioning water system according to a first control logic when the environmental parameter is less than a first pre-default parameter and the load value is less than a load threshold; and, adjusting the flow rate of the water-pump according to a first control logic when the environmental parameter is not less than the first pre-default parameter or the load value is not less than the load threshold. The present disclosed example can enhance a flow control capacity for different environmental statuses via controlling the flow rate in the different environmental status according to the different control logic.
US10260766B2	Air handling system and air handling method using the system An air handling system includes an indirect heat exchanger, a first circulation equipment, a second circulation equipment, a third circulation equipment, a direct adjusting apparatus, a first sensor configured to detect a state of a first air, a second sensor configured to detect a state of a second air, and a control apparatus configured to receive the state of the first air, receive the state of the second air, and control at least one of a circulation of the first air within the first circulation equipment, a circulation of second air within the second circulation equipment, a liquid injection by a vaporization part, an exchange of the second air with the first air with the third circulation equipment, and a direct adjustment of the second air with the direct adjusting apparatus based on the received state of the first air and the received state of the second air.
US10260755B2	Cooking appliance and method for limiting cooking utensil temperatures using time-to-target criteria Cooking appliances and methods for operating cooking appliances are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for operating a cooking appliance is provided. The method includes providing power to the heating source according to a first control mode; determining whether to transition from the first control mode to a second control mode and, if so, then providing power to the heating source according to the second control mode. The method further includes determining whether to transition from the second control mode to a third control mode and, if so, then providing power to the heating source according to the third control mode. The cooking appliances and methods include features for limiting cooking utensil temperatures using time-to-target criteria.
US10260754B2	Advanced electronic control display A control and display system for an appliance that includes a first interactive display for providing a first electronic control interface, at least one other interactive display for providing an additional electronic control interface and which is positioned proximate the first interactive display, and at least one inactive zone between the first interactive display and the at least one other interactive display. The interactive displays are configured to provide a continuous flow of common information across the inactive zones to give the appearance of a single interactive display.
US10260747B2	Combustion controlling device A first reset switch is attached to a combustion controlling device. A second reset switch is installed at a remote place distant from the combustion controlling device. A first reset input from the first reset switch is received without any restriction to release the lockout. A reset input from the second reset switch is received with any restriction to release the lockout. Specifically, when the lockout releases are performed for a predetermined number of times or more upon receiving the reset input before a predetermined time elapses after the lockout has been released upon receiving the initial reset input, the release of the lockout upon receiving the reset input is prohibited until the predetermined time elapses.
US10260743B2	Burner for a reheating furnace or heat treatment furnace for steel industry Burner for an oven for reheating siderurlogical products such as billets, blooms or slabs, or for heat treatment oven, which is equipped with a fuel injection device and with an oxidant feed body feeding feed orifices with oxidant, the burner having an axial direction; the injection device is designed to provide a central injection of fuel via an orifice in, or parallel to, the axial direction of the burner; the oxidant feed body includes two sets of four oxidant feed orifices, each set including two orifices situated above a horizontal plane passing through the axial direction of the burner, and two orifices situated below this plane, the orifices of a second set being further away from the horizontal plane than those of the first set, the geometric axes of the orifices of the two sets making angles of inclination with respect to the axial direction of the burner.
US10260736B2	Furniture structure with light sources A furnishing structure with light sources includes two substantially equal base sections facing each other and held together by a connection section and by a pair of end heads to jointly define a prismatic body and jointly delimit at least one slot for light rays to pass, the light rays being emitted by at least one multiple light source positioned removably inside the space delimited by the base sections facing each other and being reflected by the connection section. Each base section includes a first wing, which is coplanar to a first wall of the prismatic body, a second wing, which is adjacent to the first wing, and a third wing, which is adjacent to the second wing and extends parallel from the third wing of the other base section to delimit the slot when the two base sections are facing each other.
US10260735B2	Quickly charger has USB charging-ports for lighted cosmetic mirror device or lighting device Quickly USB Charging ports for lighted cosmetic mirror related device has mirror, or reflective surface, or magnify kits has USB charging-ports which meet 2007 released specification has minimum 1.0 Amp to 5 Amp at DC 5 Volt range for charging capacity to quickly charge DC current into energy-storage unit or assembly inside the other electric or digital product(s) and, optionally, additional outlet-units, to supply AC current to other electric or digital devices including smart phone, computer, communication, consumer electric products, people cosmetic kits or tools or equipment. The USB-unit(s) or USB-Module(s) or Outlet-unit(s) fit within or install on anywhere of the device's housing including anywhere of the base, housing, walls. The said USB charger only has charging function no any data transmit and only have one input power source not more than one and charging capacity minimum 1.0 Amp to 5.0 A at DC 5 Volt for safety and quickly charge from USB-Charging-ports without high voltage charging overheat or fire risk by 2 male USB-plugs' USB-wire to the device's female USB-ports. The AC outlets for hair drier up to 1,850 Watt. The said AC outlets has optional surge protection, leakage circuit, overheat circuit and device has add functions. The device has 2nd or more circuit-inside to offer the Big power to plurality of LEDs if had different color and other electric controller, IP cam and its IR photo diode, motion sensor, remote controller, PIR sensor or other electric controller available at market place.
US10260730B2	LED luminaire light fixture for a lamppost A mount for a light assembly in a luminaire has a base section and mounting arms upstanding from the base section. Each mounting arm has an upward length and a width and has a lower portion and an upper portion. Mounting pads for light sources are unitary with or attached to the mounting arm upper portions and have an upward length and a width. The width of the mounting pads extends in a direction oblique to the width of the mounting arm lower portions. Preferably, the length of the mounting pads extends in a direction oblique to the length of the mounting arm lower portions. Light sources mounted on the mounting pads may emit beams of light directed obliquely away from each other and obliquely towards the base.
US10260724B2	Lighting device A lighting device may be provided that includes: a heat sink which includes a top surface and a member which has a side and is disposed on the top surface; a light source which includes a substrate disposed on the side of the member and light emitting devices disposed on the substrate, and has a reference point; and a cover which is coupled to the heat sink and includes an upper portion and a lower portion, which are divided by an imaginary plane passing through the reference point and being parallel with the top surface of the heat sink, wherein a distance from the reference point of the light source to the upper portion of the cover is larger than a distance from the reference point of the light source to the lower portion of the cover.
US10260722B2	Sensor modules for light fixtures A lighting system can include a light fixture located in a hazardous environment, wherein the light fixture comprises a controller. The light fixture can also include a sensor module communicably coupled to the controller of the light fixture, wherein the sensor module comprises a sensor module housing and a sensor disposed within the sensor module housing, wherein the sensor module housing comprises a first coupling feature that couples to a hazardous location enclosure. The hazardous location enclosure and the sensor module, when coupled to each other, can comply with applicable standards for the hazardous environment.
US10260719B2	Cobra arm enclosure device A cobra arm enclosure device has a hull, a lid, and features for a light pole and a light fixture to attach thereto. The device has a generally rectangular prismatic form that sheds precipitation and ice. It has a top surface upon the lid, a bottom surface upon the hull, a left side, a right side, a front, and a back. The enclosure has an extension that fits into a light fixture. The back of the enclosure has a receiver that fits upon a light pole arm. The enclosure has a width generally greater than that of the cobra arm. Within the invention, it has a storage capacity for electrical components. The invention is an inline enclosure for direct transmission of electrical power and signaling. The invention serves in a system where a central control operates street lighting across a city.
US10260716B2	Illumination unit for medical devices, and energy supply unit for supplying the illumination unit with electrical energy The invention relates to an illumination unit that encompasses two light sources arranged one behind another in a channel . A cooling unit is provided respectively at the two ends of the channel. The invention further relates to an energy supply unit for supplying the illumination unit with electrical energy. The energy supply unit encompasses two energy sources arranged in a channel. Respective cooling units are arranged at the two ends of the channel.
US10260715B2	LED module and illumination device An LED module having a base, a lens assembly, and a light source assembly. The lens assembly has an internal thread and the base has a matching external thread. The lens assembly and base are connected by the threads to form a closed accommodating space. A sealing ring is disposed at a portion between the thread connection of the base, lens assembly, and accommodating space. The light source assembly is in the accommodating space and at one side of the base. The lens assembly and the base are in threaded connection, providing an increased force bearing surface and even force bearing therebetween, resulting in a secure connection, good leakproofness, and convenient installation and removal. The sealing ring is disposed at the connection of the lens assembly and the base, allowing for an excellent sealing effect between the lens assembly and the base.
US10260709B2	Laser light source, method for controlling dual color wheels of light source, and laser projection device A laser light source is provided. The laser light source includes: a laser device; a first color wheel and a second color wheel, on both of which there are corresponding color regions, wherein the laser device emits laser which illuminates the first color wheel and the second color wheel sequentially, and exits from the color regions on the second color wheel; a first marker and a second marker arranged respectively on the first and the second color wheels; a first sensor configured to detect the first marker, and to generate a first sense signal; a second sensor configured to detect the second marker, and to generate a second sense signal; and a control unit configured to synchronize the first color wheel and the second color wheel.
US10260704B2	Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes a light source mounted on a vehicle body and a light guide body for guiding light generated by the light source. On the light guide body, vertically to a light travelling direction, a plurality of notch-shaped portions are formed in line. The notch-shaped portions become narrow in pitch as the distance from the light source increases and are formed deeper as the distance from the light source increases. Preferably, the notch-shaped portions exhibit arc cross-sections having the same curvature radius, and the depths of the notch-shaped portions are specified by the central angles of the arc cross-sections.
US10260681B2	Valve device The problem of the present invention relates to providing a valve device that, even in a case where the valve device is miniaturized, is capable of preventing a gas discharge valve from malfunctioning in response to the heat generated by an electromagnetic actuator.A valve device 100 includes: an opening and closing valve 130 that is arranged in a gas flow passage 120; and a fusible plug valve 160 that is provided with a valve body 161 operating in response to an increase in temperature of a gas, and discharges the gas to the outside of a high-pressure gas container 20, wherein the valve body of the fusible plug valve is arranged on the upstream side in the gas flow passage than the opening and closing valve on a path through which the gas flows from the supply port 23 of the high-pressure gas container toward the fuel cell 10.
US10260677B1	Adjustable shoulder rest for camera A shoulder rest for a camera includes a main frame, a mid plate pivotably connected to the main frame and a back plate pivotably connected to the mid plate, and optionally a front plate. The pivot connections allow a user to adjust the curve of the shoulder rest. A tilt plate attached to a top surface of the main frame is configured to tilt to an angle with respect to the main frame. An adapter to which the camera is removably mounted is attached to the tilt plate, and may be moved forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the main frame, and/or may be moved toward and away from a side edge of the main frame. The tilt plate and adapter together allow the user to offset the camera away from the user's head for greater comfort.
US10260672B2	Method and apparatus for spin photography Provided are a method and system for producing photographic images of an object about multiple axes, the method comprising: suspending the object; rotating the object around a first axis allowing multiple photographic images of the object to be captured about the first axis by an imaging device; and rotating the imaging device about the object around a second axis allowing multiple photographic images of the object to be captured about the second axis by the imaging device.
US10260657B2	Miniature fluid control device and piezoelectric actuator thereof A piezoelectric actuator includes a square suspension plate, an outer frame, plural brackets and a square piezoelectric ceramic plate. The outer frame is arranged around the suspension plate. A second surface of the outer frame and a second surface of the suspension plate are coplanar with each other. The plural brackets are perpendicularly connected between the suspension plate and the outer frame for elastically supporting the suspension plate. Each bracket has a length in a range between 1.11 mm and 1.21 mm and a width in a range between 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm. A length of the piezoelectric ceramic plate is not larger than a length of the suspension plate. The piezoelectric ceramic plate is attached on a first surface of the suspension plate.
US10260655B2	Angle valve having fixed heater block Provided is an angle valve including a fixed heater block. The angle valve includes a valve casing 100 having a fluid flow hole 101 defined therein and having an inlet 110 through which fluid is introduced and an outlet 120 through which the fluid is discharged, a fixed heater block 200 fixedly installed in the valve casing 100 and having a slide hole 210 defined therein, a driving member 300 detachably coupled to an upper portion of the valve casing 100 to provide a driving force, and a sealing unit 400 connected to the driving member 300 to open and close the inlet 110 according to whether the driving member 300 is driven.
US10260651B2	Butterfly valve formed of a laminated material A butterfly valve includes a valve body-side valve seat section, a valve box-side valve seat section, and a valve movement mechanism. The valve movement mechanism includes a cam groove, a cam projection, and a reverse key. The valve movement mechanism moves the valve body in an extending direction of the flow passage along with rotation of the valve shaft between a blocking position and an open position. One of the valve body-side valve seat section and the valve box-side valve seat section is formed of a laminated material composed of alternatingly stacked plates made of metal and plates made of expanded graphite.
US10260648B2	Actuating dump valve An apparatus that includes a housing with an input port and a first output port. A piston is disposed within a bore of the housing and includes a bypass via disposed transversely within the bore and a bypass tube disposed longitudinally within the bore. The bypass tube is configured to provide a flow path from the bypass via to a second output port on the bypass tube. The piston includes a sleeve disposed concentrically around the bypass tube. An interior chamber is defined by an exterior surface of the sleeve and an interior surface of the bore of the housing. The piston is configurable between a first configuration that provides a first flow path between the input port and the first output port via the interior chamber and a second configuration that provides a second flow path between the input port and the second output port via the bypass tube.
US10260639B2	Actuator bushings having integral seals Actuator bushings having integral seals are described herein. An example apparatus includes a bushing having a central bore to receive a stem and an annular groove at an end of the bushing. The annular groove surrounds the bore to define a flexible ring to form a seal against the stem.
US10260630B2	Plunger with ion nitriding treatment for a hydraulic fracturing pump and a method for making said plunger Steel plungers for hydraulic fracturing pumps having enhanced surface hardness properties, preferably made of alloyed steel and a method for manufacturing said plungers, comprising an ion nitriding process.
US10260626B2	Cam mechanism for actuating a selector shaft A cam mechanism for actuating a selector shaft, in particular for a single-motor gearshift actuation device, in particular to carry out a selecting movement of the selector shaft, comprising a cylindrical outer body having an inner circumferential surface and a cam track disposed on the inner circumferential surface and having an endless periodicity in a circumferential direction with at least one highest point and at least one lowest point, an inner body having at least one sliding guide extending in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction, at least one guide element disposed in the cam track and in the sliding and suitable for transmitting a movement of the guide element in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction to a selector shaft.
US10260622B2	Transmission arrangement and electric machine for motor vehicle and temperature detection method therefor A transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle comprises a control device, a machine power electronics system, and an electric machine. The electric machine includes a plurality of windings which are connected to the machine power electronics system via particular phase conductors. The machine power electronics system is connected to the control device. The control device includes a temperature detection portion which is connected to at least one phase conductor and is designed for feeding an excitation signal into the phase conductor. The temperature detection portion is designed for capturing a response signal in the phase conductor, and from the response signal, deriving a winding temperature of the winding assigned to the phase conductor.
US10260609B2	Fluid transmission device In a fluid transmission device in which a core is fixed to inner ends of a plurality of blades so as to form, together with a bowl-shaped shell and the blades, an impeller, the core including a plurality of latching holes with which a projecting piece projectingly provided at the inner end of the blade is latched and including a balance weight chip welded to the core, the balance weight chip includes a projecting piece-avoiding hole through which a portion, projecting from the latching hole, of the projecting piece extends, the balance weight chip being welded to the core with a whole of the balance weight chip in intimate contact with the core.
US10260605B2	Traction means tensioner, vibration welding device having a traction means tensioner as well as production method for a traction means tensioner With the traction mechanism tensioner, a traction mechanism having at least two ends is tensionable. The traction mechanism tensioner comprises a first fastener, a second fastener and a coupler. The first fastener has a first fastening portion at which the first end of the traction mechanism as fastenable. The second fastener has a second fastening portion at which the second end of the traction mechanism is fastenable. The coupling means couples the first and the second fasteners to each other so that the first and the second fasteners are movable with respect to each other and their movability is at least restricted on one side. Further, the first and the second fasteners are pre-tensionable with respect to each other via at least one spring element.
US10260604B2	Speed increaser A speed increaser includes an annular peripheral wall rotatable with a rotation of the low-speed shaft, a high-speed shaft disposed within the peripheral wall and having a rotation axis extending in the same direction as that of the peripheral wall, and three rollers disposed within the peripheral wall and in contact with both the peripheral wall and the high-speed shaft. The three rollers are disposed at different positions along the rotation axis of the high-speed shaft with rotation axes of the three rollers extending in the same direction as the rotation axis of the high-speed shaft, and the rotation axes of the three rollers are spaced in a circumferential direction of the high-speed shaft. The three rollers are disposed so that at least part of contact areas between the high-speed shaft and the rollers is free from overlapping with each other along the rotation axis of the high-speed shaft.
US10260597B2	Swivel device and method of use thereof A high-strength swivel device for transferring axial tension load while avoiding transfer of side loads may comprise a swivel chain connector having a swivel chain connector head and a swivel chain connector clevis, a clevis pin for capturing the terminal link of a chain within said swivel chain connector clevis; a swivel body comprising a first swivel body half and a second swivel body half, said swivel body designed and configured to capture said swivel chain connector head within the swivel device such that the swivel chain connector head may rotate within, and transfer axial loads through the swivel device; a collar for capturing the first and second swivel body halves, the swivel chain connector and the clevis pin into a structural subassembly; and a connection flange designed and configured to enable attachment of an anchor to the swivel device.
US10260593B2	Hydraulic antivibrating device Vibration damping device comprising two frames and an elastomer body that connects frames together and which delimits a first hydraulic chamber that communicates with a second hydraulic chamber that can be deformed by a constricted passage. An electromagnetic actuator, that controls the vibration damping behavior of the device, comprises a a permanent magnet holding machanism.
US10260590B2	Support and carrier assemblies as well as end member assemblies and gas spring and damper assemblies including same Support and carrier assemblies are dimensioned for securement along a damper housing and dimensioned to operatively support an end member of a gas spring assembly on the damper housing as well as to form a substantially fluid-tight connected between the end member and the damper housing. The support and seal assembly can include a seal assembly with a seal carrier and at least one sealing element. The seal carrier can be dimensioned for securement along the damper housing. The at least one sealing element can be dimensioned sealingly engage the seal carrier and one of the end member and the damper housing to at least partially form the substantially fluid-tight connection therebetween. End member assemblies including such support and carrier assemblies are included. Gas spring and damper assemblies as well as suspension systems are also included.
US10260585B2	Brake disc and manufacturing method thereof A brake disc of the present invention is a brake disc that stops the rotation of an axle when a brake pad is pressed on a surface of the brake disc, including a disc main body that is attached to a rotary body integrally rotating with the axle; and a plurality of build-up layers laminated on a surface of the disc main body, in which the build-up layers are laminated on the surface of the disc main body by means of laser metal deposition welding.
US10260574B2	Shift control device A shift control device includes: a selector configured to receive operation of selecting a shift range of an automatic transmission and output selection information corresponding to the operation, the automatic transmission being configured to convert and output driving force of an engine; a range switch controller configured to switch the shift range in accordance with the selection information; a parking mechanism configured to bring the automatic transmission into a parking state by locking rotation of the automatic transmission; a clutch configured to turn on/off transmission of driving force; a clutch controller configured to control operation of the clutch in accordance with the selection information; and a delay setter configured to set delay time until driving of the parking pawl starts on the basis of rotation speed difference and oil temperature of the automatic transmission when selection information indicating that the parking range is selected is output.
US10260569B2	Fixed-type constant velocity universal joint A fixed type constant velocity universal joint of a track groove crossing type has track grooves of an inner joint member formed so as to be mirror-image symmetrical with the paired track grooves of an outer joint member with respect to a joint center plane at an operating angle of 0°. The track grooves of both the joint members each have a length corresponding to a maximum operating angle required for a rear-wheel drive shaft. Further, each axial clearance between the inner joint member and the cage is set larger than an axial clearance formed by a ball track clearance between each of balls and each track groove.
US10260561B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, a cage, and sealing devices. An action that forces grease from one axial side to the other axial side occurs in an annular space. The cage includes an annular body provided on one axial side, and a plurality of cage prongs provided so as to extend from the annular body to the other axial side. Cage pockets that house the balls are each formed on the other axial side of the annular body and between the cage prongs adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction. The cage pockets are open to the other axial side.
US10260545B2	Latch assembly for securing tracks and dividers to a front rail A connector assembly which is adapted to selectively attach a cooperating member to a rail of a merchandising shelf includes a U-shaped lip including a first end and an opposite second end such that the first end is adapted to be selectively attached to the cooperating member and the second end is adapted to be selectively attached to the rail. The clip includes a first arm, a second arm and a bridge portion joining the two arms. The clip includes a resilient material and wherein the first arm is spaced from the second arm such that the first arm is movable in relation to the second arm. A protrusion extends in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first arm. The protrusion includes a section configured to selectively cooperate with an engagement portion of the rail. The first engagement portion of the rail includes a layer of a flexible thermoplastic material having a Shore A hardness of less than 75.
US10260539B2	Connections with selectively variable dampening characteristics Two or more vehicle components can be operatively connected with one or more fasteners configured to provide selectively variable dampening characteristics. The fastener can include a dampening unit configured to provide different dampening characteristics based on a torque applied to the fastener. In one or more arrangements, the dampening unit can provide different dampening characteristics based on an amount of compression the dampening unit is under. Target dampening characteristics between two or more components can be determined. A torque can be determined and applied to the fastener based on the target dampening characteristics. The torque can cause the dampening unit of the fastener to compress and provide the target dampening characteristics between the components.
US10260538B2	Rope clamp system A system for spreading tension at a rope connection point on a structure is provided. The system comprises a connection mechanism configured to receive a rope. The system also comprises a fastening mechanism configured to couple the connection mechanism to the structure at the rope connection point. The rope is configured to enter the connection mechanism at an inlet point and exit the connection mechanism at an outlet point, such that a tension applied to the rope is spread between the inlet point and the outlet point.
US10260537B2	Pipe assembly with stepped flow conditioners A pipe assembly for flow measurement characterized by a fluid flow pipe and two or more flow conditioners each having a stepped configuration and disposed in series within the fluid flow pipe in an orientation substantially perpendicular to an axis of the fluid flow pipe.
US10260529B2	Fan Described is a fan assembly comprising a body comprising an air inlet, an air outlet, and means for generating an air flow through the body. The fan assembly also comprises a nozzle for receiving the air flow from the body and for emitting the air flow, a filter upstream from the air inlet and having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, a seat on the body having an upwardly facing surface for supporting the filter, and sealing means for forming a seal between the filter and the body to define a flow path between the downstream surface of the filter and the air inlet.
US10260516B2	Turbocharger bearing with improved durability and noise reduction A turbocharger includes a housing and a rotary assembly disposed within the housing and including a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel attached to one another by a shaft. A bearing is disposed in the housing and rotatably supports the shaft. The bearing includes a pair of inner bearing surfaces that engage opposite ends of the shaft and a pair of outer bearing surfaces that engage the housing. The pair of inner bearing surfaces have a first axial dimension and the pair of outer bearing surfaces have a second axial dimension that is smaller than the first axial dimension.
US10260515B2	Stator component of vacuum pump The present invention provides a stator component of a vacuum pump, which is suitable for reducing the fracture energy (energy of fracture that occurs when a rotor of the pump is damaged during its rotation) and the size of the pump, and also provides a vacuum pump having this stator component. In the vacuum pump, a spacer or of a thread groove pump stator, which is a stator component forms a gap satisfying the following <> between an outer circumferential surface of each of housed in a pump case of the vacuum pump, and an inner circumferential surface of the pump case, with the stator component being housed in the pump case. <> 2d/D≤εmax, where D is the outer diameter of the stator component (spacer or thread groove pump stator), d is the width of the gap, and εmax is the breaking elongation of the stator component.
US10260510B2	Fan, motor and manufacturing method thereof A fan includes: a casing including a substantially cup-shaped base portion connected to an outer frame through a rib, the base portion having a top surface located on a upper side of an axial direction and a lower opening located on a lower side of the axial direction; a bearing housing hanging down from a center of the top surface of the base portion toward the lower opening; a stator housing portion formed by the base portion and the bearing housing; a stator having a circuit board disposed in the stator housing portion by being fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing housing; bearings fitted to an inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing; an impeller rotating around a shaft as a central axis, shaft being rotatably supported by the bearings; and an insulating material filling the stator housing portion to cover the stator and the circuit board.
US10260495B2	Blower with a vibrating body having a restraining plate located on a periphery of the body A piezoelectric blower includes a housing, a vibrating body, and a piezoelectric element. The vibrating body includes a vibration plate, a reinforcing plate, and a restraining plate. The vibrating body forms a columnar blower chamber with the housing while holding the blower chamber therebetween from a thickness direction of the vibration plate. The vibrating body includes an outer peripheral region in contact with an area from the outermost node of pressure vibration in the blower chamber, of nodes of the pressure vibration formed by the bending vibration of the vibrating body, to an outer periphery of the blower chamber, and a center region located in an inner side portion of the outer peripheral region. The restraining plate that restrains the bending vibration of the outer peripheral region is provided in the outer peripheral region.
US10260493B2	Membrane pump The invention relates to a diaphragm pump (109) having a pump housing (1) on which a disposable cell (2) is releasably fixable, which disposable cell has a first and a second cell wall (3, 4) which (3, 4) define an operating space (5) between them, and having an operating diaphragm (6) which (6) is drivingly connected to an oscillating stroke drive and which (6) is releasably coupleable with the flexible first cell wall (3) on its diaphragm flat side remote from the stroke drive. It is characteristic to the diaphragm pump (109) according to the invention that at least one outlet port (12) in the operating diaphragm (6) is provided with a return flow obstructer or a return flow preventer for evacuating the dead space (11) arranged between it and the first cell wall (3) (cf. FIG. 1).
US10260490B2	Methods and apparatus for cooling a solenoid coil of a solenoid pump In some embodiments, a solenoid-actuated pump includes a first pumping chamber and a second pumping chamber, where the first pumping chamber delivers fluid from the pump to portions of a vehicle to facilitate the operation of the vehicle. The second (or “parasitic”) pumping chamber implements a forced convection cooling method, which utilizes parasitic pumping loss to produce a flow within and/or around the solenoid coil to cool the coil and/or maintain the temperature of the coil during operation. In this manner, the second pumping chamber produces a flow that reduces thermally-related increases in electrical resistance of the solenoid coil of the solenoid-actuated pump.
US10260476B2	Device for preventing back fire of engine and method using the same A method for preventing back fire of an engine by a device for preventing back fire of an engine, may include monitoring operating information of the engine; determining whether the back fire occurs by using the operating information of the engine; and controlling an ignition timing to be retarded when the back fire occurs as the determination result.
US10260473B2	Start-stop system Systems and methods are provided for a vehicle including a start-stop system configured to shut down and restart an engine of the vehicle automatically based on a brake value of a brake system. In one example, the method may include determining a first threshold brake value as a first function of a gradient of a surface on which the vehicle is positioned, determining a second threshold brake value as a second function of the gradient, wherein a difference between the first and second threshold brake values varies as a function of the gradient, shut down the engine when the brake value exceeds the first threshold brake value, and restart the engine when the brake value drops below the second threshold brake value. In this way, an incidence of inadvertent engine shut downs and restarts when the vehicle is stopped on an incline may be decreased.
US10260468B2	Fuel piping arrangement in common rail type fuel supply systems The present invention provides for a fuel piping arrangement in common rail type fuel supply systems, the supply system comprising at least one common rail and at least one respective injector, wherein the common rail is connected with the at least one injector directly, by means of only one joint.
US10260464B2	Fuel piping for vehicle, and clamp therefor Fuel piping for a vehicle, which is fixed by clamps and routed on a vehicle body, is formed to have a circular hollow section inside and anisotropy in a wall thickness thereof in the circumferential direction. In particular, the fuel piping for a vehicle has at least one thick-wall portion in the circumferential direction and is disposed on a vehicle body so that the thick-wall portion is positioned vertically at the top or bottom, or has one thick-wall portion in the circumferential direction and is disposed on the vehicle body so that the thick-wall portion is positioned vertically at the top. In addition, the clamp for fixing to the vehicle the fuel piping for a vehicle includes a holding portion for arranging the thick-wall portion vertically at an end, and holding the fuel piping for a vehicle so as not to be turned in the circumferential direction thereof.
US10260460B2	Feedback control of fuel reformer-engine system A system for reforming a fuel may include a first sensor configured to measure an operating parameter of an engine. The operating parameter may correlate to a NOx emission level of the engine. The system may also include a controller in communication with the sensor and a reformer. The controller may be configured to determine a target NOx emission level for the engine. The controller may be also configured to determine a target value of the operating parameter corresponding to the target NOx emission level. The controller may be further configured to control the reformer to reform at least a portion of the fuel based on a difference between the measured value and the target value of the operating parameter.
US10260458B2	Homogeneous charge compression ignition engine A homogeneous charge compression ignition engine includes a cylinder configured to accommodate a piston to be reciprocally movable, a fuel injection valve configured to inject fuel into the cylinder, a water injection valve configured to inject water into the cylinder, a fuel injection control module configured to inject fuel from the fuel injection valve into the cylinder at such a timing that a mixture of fuel and air is self-ignited in a latter stage of a compression stroke or in an initial stage of an expansion stroke, and a water injection control module configured to perform at least a basic water injection of injecting water from the water injection valve into the cylinder during a predetermined period, which starts concurrently with or after start of combustion by the self-ignition and which overlaps a combustion period.
US10260453B2	Two-cycle engine and engine work machine The disclosure provides a two-cycle engine and an engine work machine. When a piston is located on the side of a bottom dead center, at a part corresponding to a notch part in the piston, an inner surface of the crank case protrudes toward an interior side to form a crank case first protruding part penetrating through the notch part toward the interior side. Meanwhile, the crank case at a part corresponding to a part without the notch part in the piston is not in a shape protruding toward the interior side. By assembling the piston and the crank case in such shapes, the piston is able to reciprocally move up and down without interfering with the crank case. In this case, by disposing the crank case first protruding part, the volume in the crank case is able to be reduced.
US10260452B2	Assembly of a piston and an oil spray nozzle for an internal combustion engine An assembly for cooling oil for an internal combustion engine may include a piston having a piston head and a piston skirt. The piston head may include a piston crown with an undersurface having an outer region configured as a guiding surface for the cooling oil, a circumferential ring part, and, in a region of the circumferential ring part, a circumferential cooling channel with at least one feed opening for the cooling oil. The assembly may also include a first oil spray nozzle for creating a first cooling oil jet directed at the feed opening, and a second oil spray nozzle for creating a second cooling oil jet directed at the guiding surface such that the second cooling oil jet may deflect and flow along the guiding surface in a direction of the undersurface. At least the first oil spray nozzle may be positioned below the piston skirt.
US10260446B2	Methods and system for aging compensation of a fuel system Various methods and systems are provided for health assessments of a fuel system. In one example, a fuel system includes a low-pressure pump operable to pump fuel from a fuel source at a first pressure, a high-pressure pump operable to increase the first pressure to a second pressure, a valve positioned between the low-pressure pump and the high-pressure pump and operable to control fuel flow to the high-pressure pump, a common fuel rail fluidly coupling the high-pressure pump to a plurality of fuel injectors coupled to cylinders of an engine, and a controller. The controller is operable to adjust an amount of valve electrical current supplied to the valve to reach a commanded pressure of the common fuel rail during cylinder firing conditions, the supplied valve electrical current adjusted based on a valve pre-firing correction factor for the valve obtained based on valve electrical current prior to cylinder firing commencing.
US10260444B2	Direct injection fuel system with controlled accumulator energy storage A direct injection fuel supply system, in one exemplary implementation, includes a lift fuel pump, a positive displacement pump, at least one fuel injector and an accumulator assembly. The lift pump is adapted to be in fluid communication with a supply of fuel and the positive displacement pump is in fluid communication with and downstream of the lift pump. The at least one injector is in fluid communication with an outlet of the positive displacement pump via a high pressure fuel line. The accumulator assembly includes an accumulator and a valve, where the valve is in direct fluid communication with the high pressure fuel line and the injector. The valve is selectively controlled to at least one of an open state providing fluid communication between the accumulator and the high pressure fuel line and a closed state blocking fluid communication between the accumulator and the high pressure fuel line.
US10260437B2	Control device for internal combustion engine with cylinder deactivation A control device for an internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine is configured to perform switching between an all-cylinder operation and a partial cylinder operation. The internal combustion engine includes a temperature regulator. The temperature regulator is configured to separately regulate the temperature of an operating cylinder and the temperature of a paused cylinder. The operating cylinder is a cylinder that operates during the partial cylinder operation. The paused cylinder is a cylinder that is paused during the partial cylinder operation. The control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to (i) calculate a temperature difference between the operating cylinder and the paused cylinder during the partial cylinder operation, and (ii) control the temperature regulator such that the temperature difference becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold.
US10260434B2	Controller and control method for internal combustion engine A controller includes a forced-induction-device controlling section, an obtaining section that is configured to repeatedly obtain a temperature of the coolant in the intake-air cooling system, a determining section that is configured to determine whether the temperature obtained by the obtaining section is higher than or equal to a forced-induction limiting control starting temperature. On condition that the temperature of the coolant has risen to a value at which the determining section determines that the temperature obtained by the obtaining section is higher than or equal to the forced-induction limiting control starting temperature, the forced-induction-device controlling section starts a forced-induction limiting control to lower a forced-induction pressure. In the forced-induction limiting control, the forced-induction-device controlling section increases an extent of limiting of the forced induction as the temperature obtained by the obtaining section becomes closer to the boiling point.
US10260431B2	Control device and control method for variable valve actuation mechanism A control device includes an engine valve and a variable valve actuation mechanism that is able to change at least one of a valve operating angle and valve lift of the engine valve. When the at least one of the valve operating angle and the valve lift is larger than or equal to a prescribed upper limit, the control device increases an operating speed of the variable valve actuation mechanism as compared with when the at least one of the valve operating angle and the valve lift is smaller than the prescribed upper limit.
US10260425B2	Leak detection, isolation and accommodation assembly for gas turbine engines A fuel system for a gas turbine engine includes, among other things, a plurality of components defining a plurality of localized nodes at distinct locations relative to a fuel flow path, each of the plurality of localized nodes characterized by a distinct set of failure parameters. One or more fuel sensors are configured to measure at least one fuel condition relating to flow through the fuel flow path. A fuel observation assembly is coupled to one or more engine sensors configured to measure at least one engine condition. The fuel observation assembly comprises an estimation module operable to calculate an expected condition of each of the plurality of localized nodes based upon the set of failure parameters, an observation module operable to calculate an observed condition of each of the plurality of localized nodes, the observed condition based on present values of the at least one fuel condition and the at least one engine condition, and a comparison module operable to determine an abnormality corresponding to a first one of the plurality of localized nodes based upon a comparison of the expected condition and the observed condition for each of the plurality of localized nodes.
US10260423B2	Towershaft support A towershaft support may comprise a mount support, and a mounting ring coupled to an aft portion of the mount support radially inward of the mount support, wherein the mounting ring and the mount support create a perimeter around a central void. The mounting ring may comprise a mounting flange on an outer diameter of the mounting ring and a fluid passageway on an inner diameter of the mounting ring fixedly coupled to the mounting flange, wherein the fluid passageway comprises an outer wall enclosing an internal passage configured to pass fluid therethrough.
US10260421B2	Fibrous media drift eliminator The present application provides an inlet air system for cooling an inlet air flow to a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inlet air system may include a wetted media pad and a drift eliminator positioned downstream of the wetted media pad with an air gap therebetween. The drift eliminator may include a fibrous media pad.
US10260396B2	Exhaust system for a motor vehicle and corresponding motor vehicle An exhaust system for a motor vehicle, with an exhaust pipe for discharging exhaust of a device that produces an exhaust. A heat accumulator, which surrounds the exhaust pipe in the peripheral direction with respect to a longitudinal central axis of the exhaust pipe, is present, at least in regions thereof, and, in the radial direction between the exhaust pipe and the heat accumulator over at least a portion of the longitudinal extension the heat accumulator, a cross-section adjusting element for adjusting a passage cross section is arranged between the exhaust pipe and the heat accumulator. The cross-section adjusting element has a first holed pipe, which surrounds the exhaust pipe, and a second holed pipe, which surrounds the first holed pipe. The first holed pipe and the second holed pipe can be shifted in position relative to each other for adjusting the passage cross section.
US10260394B2	Automatic performance tuning for diesel exhaust fluid dosing unit An auto-calibration controller configured to automatically tune a dosing unit of an aftertreatment system. The auto-calibration controller is configured to command the dosing unit to dose reductant at a first dosing command rate at a first input pressure value based on a dosing command value of a dosing command table. The auto-calibration controller is further configured to interpret a parameter indicative of an actual amount of dosed reductant by the dosing unit and compare the actual amount of dosed reductant to an expected amount of dosed reductant. The auto-calibration controller is further configured to update the dosing command value of the dosing command table of a control module of the aftertreatment system responsive to the comparison of the actual amount of dosed reductant to the expected amount of dosed reductant.
US10260393B2	Exhaust gas purification apparatus for internal combustion engine An object is to prevent abrasion inside an addition valve and clogging of the addition valve due to an increase in the particle diameter of precipitates. A first control is performed by which a pump is caused to operate in such a way as to return urea solution contained in the addition valve and a urea solution channel to a tank by a predetermined quantity. After the lapse of a certain time after the end of the first control, a second control is performed by which the pump is caused to operate in such a way as to return the urea solution remaining in the addition valve and the urea solution channel thoroughly to the tank.
US10260383B2	Control valve with check valve A control valve for a camshaft adjuster having a valve housing (3) and having a control piston (4) which is guided axially movably in a receptacle of the valve housing (3), and having a check valve (2) which is arranged within the piston cavity (22) and consists of a spring band (23) with overlapping ends which is wound to form a cylindrical valve spring, wherein the spring band (23), at the inner end (24) thereof, merges into an axially extending spacer element (28), the axial ends (29, 30) of which may be brought into contact with the inner side of the end surfaces of the control piston (4) is provided. The spacer element (28) has a uniform surface which is interrupted in an axial section of the spacer element (28) by way of an elevation (32).
US10260378B2	Systems and methods for controlling flow valves in a turbine A system for controlling fluid flow in a turbine that includes at least one flow valve configured to regulate fluid intake through the turbine. The system further includes a control system operatively coupled to the at least one flow valve. The control system includes at least one processor configured to receive a percent value flow command. Convert the percent value flow command to a unit value flow command. Determine a unit value stroke command based on the unit value flow command. The processor is further configured to control a position of the at least one flow valve to the unit value stroke command.
US10260375B2	Thrust reverser cowl rack A rack for holding a portion of a thrust reverser. The rack may include a base and a supporting frame disposed perpendicularly with the base. The base and the supporting frame may include a hinge at each location where the base and the supporting frame are coupled together. The rack may also include two supporting poles parallel to the supporting frame. The two supporting poles may be designed such that the portion of the thrust reverser may be mounted onto the two supporting poles.
US10260367B2	Power transmission system for turbines or compressors having counter-rotating blades A power transmission for a turbine or a compressor has a housing, a first shaft rotatably mounted so as to be rotatable in one direction in the housing, a barrel rotatably mounted so as to be rotatable in a direction opposite to that of the first shaft within the housing, a first plurality of blades affixed to the first shaft and extending radially outwardly therefrom, and a second plurality of blades affixed to the barrel and extending inwardly therefrom. Each blade of the second plurality of blades is interposed between adjacent blades of the first plurality of blades. A second shaft is mounted exterior of the housing so as to drive the barrel in rotation.
US10260365B2	Seal for jet engine mid-turbine frame A mid-turbine frame (MTF”) for a jet engine is disclosed and comprises a duct that extends between a high pressure turbine (“HPT”) and a low pressure turbine (“LPT”), the duct comprising a plurality of segments that together form an outer annular structure and an inner annular structure, the inner annular structure situated radially inward of the outer annular structure, and/or a plurality of vanes that extend radially outward from the inner annular structure toward the outer annular structure, each vane comprising a channel. Each segment may be coupled to an adjacent segment by a seal.
US10260362B2	Turbine vane assembly with ceramic matrix composite airfoil and friction fit metallic attachment features A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine incorporating a ceramic matrix composite airfoil is disclosed in this paper. The turbine vane includes an attachment unit configured to mount the ceramic matrix composite airfoil to other metallic components of the turbine vane.
US10260361B2	Turbomachine vane including an antivortex fin The invention relates to a turbomachine vane comprising a root and a blade including a median main plane having a longitudinal and radial main orientation, which is carried by the root, the blade including a leading edge located at an upstream longitudinal end, a trailing edge located at a longitudinal end downstream of the leading edge with respect to a gas stream flowing around the blade, a lower surface wall and an upper surface wall which are located laterally remote from each other and each connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge, and a top located at the free outer radial end of the blade, the blade further including a fin having a longitudinal main orientation which is carried by the lower surface side, which is located at the top of the blade, wherein the fin is radially inwardly offset with respect to the top of the blade.
US10260358B2	Ceramic matrix composite component and process of producing a ceramic matrix composite component A process of producing a ceramic matrix composite component. The process includes positioning a plurality of ceramic matrix composite plies on top of one another and forming a cavity therein. At least a portion of the cavity includes a terminal diameter sufficiently small to permit infiltration of a densifying material. The plurality of ceramic matrix composite plies are densified to form a densified body. The densifying results in the portion of the cavity including the terminal diameter being filled with densifying material and the cavity is present in the densified body. A ceramic matrix composite having cavities therein is also disclosed.
US10260352B2	Gas turbine blade with corrugated tip wall A gas turbine engine blade (10), including a base portion (12) having a cast wall, and a tip portion (14) attached to the base portion and having a wall (60) formed by an additive manufacturing process. The tip portion wall may be formed to be solid and less than 2 mm in thickness, or it may be corrugated and be greater than 2 mm in thickness. Openings (80) defining the wall corrugations may be semi-circular, rectangular, trapezoidal, or elliptical in cross-sectional shape. The resulting blade has lower tip mass while retaining adequate mechanical properties. The tip portion may be formed to have a directionally solidified grain structure on a base portion having an equiaxed grain structure.
US10260350B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil structure An airfoil structure includes an airfoil that has a leading edge and a platform that includes a first side that is attached to the airfoil and a second side opposite the airfoil. The platform includes a relief cut on the second side of the platform axially aligned with the leading edge.
US10260343B2	Mine control system A mine control system for monitoring mine operations includes a plurality of mine vehicles provided with on-board monitoring means. Monitoring data is transmitted from the mine vehicle to the mine control system, which is provided with a mine plan. The mine control unit is configured to compare the received monitoring data with the mine plan and to determine the current state of the mine relative to the mine plan on the basis of the monitoring data.
US10260340B2	Cutter assembly with cutter device and method of assembling A cutter assembly for an undercutting machine for cutting a rock workface and a method of assembling a cutter assembly is provided. The cutter assembly includes a shaft mountable on the machine with one end extending from the machine, and a cutter device arranged in connection to the extended end of the shaft. The cutter device is connected releasably and rotationally rigid to the shaft with a locking arrangement. The locking arrangement includes a first locking device arranged to transfer substantially axial loads, and a second locking device arranged to transfer substantially radial loads.
US10260334B2	Gas lift analysis and troubleshooting Methods and computer program products for evaluating the performance of a gas lift well. The method includes measuring key gas lift well parameter data and concentration of a tracer present in a substance retrieved from the gas lift well which was injected into the annulus formed between a well casing and a production tubing of the gas lift well. The actual travel time of the tracer which corresponds to a time duration required for injected tracer and lift gas to travel from the injection point, down the annulus, through one or more points of entry of the lift gas into the production tubing is then determined based on a deviation in the concentration of the tracer measured by accounting for variations in a fractal obtained by plotting multiple key well parameter data and a concentration of the tracer in a multi-dimensional time dependent plot.
US10260330B2	Fluid intake for an artificial lift system and method of operating such system A fluid intake for a system includes a support structure defining an interior space and configured for fluid to pass into the interior space. The system includes a pump for pumping fluid from a well including a well casing defining a passageway for the fluid to flow therethrough in a flow direction. The fluid includes liquid and gas. A porous member extends over a portion of the support structure. The fluid intake extends inside the passageway in the flow direction such that the porous member and the well casing define an annular space therebetween. The porous member defines pores for liquid to wick through. The interior space is in flow communication with the pores such that liquid wicking through the porous member passes into the interior space.
US10260322B2	Lubricator auto-catch A plunger catch assembly for a lubricator includes a catch housing and catch end cap. The catch housing and catch end cap form a dart cylinder and a diaphragm cylinder. The dart cylinder allows a dart positioned at least partially therein to slidingly and selectively extend into the lubricator to catch a plunger. The dart may be coupled to a diaphragm by a spring and spring plate. The plunger catch assembly may be reconfigurable between a pneumatic configuration and a manual configuration. The end cap may include a machine thread for coupling a handle assembly and a pneumatic coupler for coupling a pneumatic line.
US10260319B2	Method for estimating oil/gas production using statistical learning models Embodiments can provide a method for allocating production for an oil or gas well, comprising: receiving input data comprising well test data, completion/recompletion data, and lease production data; detecting, through an outlier detection analysis, one or more outlying data points in the well test data; detecting, through a change point detection analysis of the well test data, one or more data points indicative of an intervention; generating a decline curve for each period in between the one or more data points indicative of an intervention and disregarding the one or more outlying data points; determining the production of a well for a predetermined period of time by integrating the decline curve over the predetermined period of time; and calculating the allocated production for the well by multiplying the ratio of the production of the well to the sum of the production for all wells in the lease by a production per lease value.
US10260317B2	Automated generation of local grid refinement at hydraulic fractures for simulation of tight gas reservoirs A computer system and method of automatically generating a Local Grid Refinement (LGR) gridded model of a gas reservoir. A geologic file includes information identifying the locations of one or more wells according to root grid cells within a volume of the earth to be modeled. User inputs specify the number of hydraulic fractures from each well, and such parameters as the fracture length, etc. User inputs also specify the number of “splits” of the root grid cells containing hydraulic fractures; those root grid cells are then split into finer resolution grid cells of increasing width within the root grid cells containing the fractures. For horizontal wells, user inputs indicate the number of splits of root grid cells containing the lateral portions of the wellbore. Non-orthogonal and complex fractures are processed by a “nested” LGR approach. Geologic properties are assigned to each grid cell, with a tensorial adjustment included for non-orthogonal fractures, and the resulting model is available for simulation.
US10260311B2	Method for combined cleaning and plugging in a well and flushing tool for flushing in a well A method is for the combined perforation, cleaning, and the subsequent plugging of a longitudinal section of a well. The well is provided with two pipe bodies placed substantially concentrically. The method includes lowering a perforation tool into the innermost pipe body to the longitudinal section, forming perforations in both pipe bodies along the longitudinal section with the perforation tool, cleaning the longitudinal section with a flushing tool which is attached to a lower portion of a string allowing through-flow, pumping a fluidized plugging material down the string and into the innermost pipe body at the longitudinal section, and placing the fluidized plugging material in the innermost pipe body, and thereby also into the entire cross section of the well via the perforations within the longitudinal section. A flushing tool is for cleaning the longitudinal section of the well.
US10260310B2	High temperature and pressure packer A high pressure high temperature packer features an actuation assembly of a plurality of rings rotationally locked to a mandrel and initially spaced apart. A pressure actuated piston responsive to tubing pressure pushes the actuation rings together. Spring discs also rotationally locked to the mandrel are between pairs of actuation rings that feature a circumferential protrusion. On application of axial force the protrusion engages a sloping portion of the spring disc and moves the sloping portion toward a more vertical orientation. A corrugated tube surrounds the spring discs with a curled end of each spring disc engaged to an internal tube corrugation. A seal element is on the external corrugations of the tube. The spring discs expand the tube to bring the sealing element and external tube peaks to the borehole wall. Slots in the spring disc allow irregular growth of the tube to conform to surface irregularities.
US10260307B2	Drill tool insert removal A tool insert is removable from a fluid passage in a drill tool body by pressurizing fluid in a removal volume defined between the tool insert and the drill tool body, to by exerting a net fluid pressure bias on the tool insert in a removal direction along the fluid passage. The tool insert can be an annulus sealing assembly mounted in a rotating control device (RCD), with the removal volume being defined radially between a body of the RCD and a bearing assembly of the annulus sealing assembly. A common hydraulic liquid may be used for lubricating the bearing assembly and for hydraulically actuated removal of the annulus sealing assembly.
US10260294B2	Wellbore drilling system Wellbore drilling system comprising: a drilling tower, a drill floor having a well center through which a drill string passes along a firing line, a drilling tubulars storage rack adapted to store multiple drilling tubulars in vertical orientation, a tubular racking device having at least a lower first tubular racker assembly and at least a second tubular racker assembly operable at a greater height than the first tubular racker assembly, each tubular racker assembly comprises a base, a motion arm connected to said base, and a tubular gripper member connected or connectable to the motion arm and adapted to grip a tubular, wherein—with the tubular gripping member connected to the motion arm of the racker assemblies—the tubular racking device is adapted to grip and retain a drilling tubular by the tubular racker assemblies, and wherein the tubular racking device is adapted to place a tubular in and remove a tubular from the drilling tubulars storage rack, and wherein the tubular racking device has a reach at least allowing to transfer a tubular gripped by said first and second tubular racker assemblies between the drilling tubulars storage rack and a position of the tubular aligned with the firing line above the well center so as to allow for building and disassembly of a tubulars string, wherein the system further comprises one or more well center tools, each adapted for operation above the well center of the drill floor, wherein the motion arm of the lower first tubular racker assembly is provided with a connector, and the at least one well center tool is provided with a complementary connector, and wherein—with the at least one well center tool connected to the motion arm of the lower tubular racker assembly—the well center tool is operable above the drill floor.
US10260285B2	Safety device and emergency escape device for high-rise building The present invention relates to an integrated folding safety handrail and outdoor escape stairs for high-rise buildings and an emergency escape device which are applied to high-rise buildings such as safety handrails for preventing falling from a movable passage exposed to apartment houses such as apartments or office buildings, and the outside and is applied as a substitute for safety handrails in high-rise buildings or outdoor ground clearance 3 m or more which is usually used as a safety handrail for falling prevention and so that an escaping person in the high-rise building escapes outside or safely escapes to a lower floor in case of emergency such as fire, terror, and disaster.Particularly, the present invention relates to an integrated folding safety handrail and outdoor escape stairs for high-rise buildings and an emergency escape device, including a fence unit 1 in which an entrance unit 10 and a safety fence unit 20 are integrated; and a sliding stair unit 30 formed at a lower end of the fence unit 1.
US10260282B1	Electronic safety structure and system An electronically-enhanced climbing structure has a first lower and a second higher horizontal surface provided at different heights above ground level to support weight of a user, enabling the user to attain a working position above ground level, electronic circuitry comprising a microprocessor mounted to the climbing structure, a first pressure sensor on the first, lower horizontal surface, coupled to the electronic circuitry, a second pressure sensor on the second, higher horizontal surface, also coupled to the electronic circuitry, and an alert output mechanism. The electronic circuitry receives signals from the first and the second pressure sensors at different times, processes the signals to determine safe use of the climbing structure, and, in an event of unsafe use, triggers the alert output mechanism to issue an alert of unsafe use.
US10260280B2	Systems and methods for roller blind channel coupling A shade channel system and method of use to provide interchangeability of use with a zippered shade and a regular or blackout shade, together with improved efficiency of installation. A guide channel accepts a shade and is configured with a tensioning mechanism to allow the guide channel to be retained at varying depths within a base channel. The system is suitable for providing polished, uniform looks throughout a room and allowing for use of standard-sized shades by allowing the guide channel to be placed at an adjustable depth within a base channel.
US10260269B2	Water-conducting domestic appliance and method for operating a water-conducting domestic appliance A water-conducting domestic appliance includes a washing container, a door which is pivotably mounted to the washing container to define with the washing container a washing chamber for washing items, and a door opening module configured to automatically open the door. A detector detects a presence of a living being in a defined area in front of the domestic appliance. In the event the presence of a living being has been detected by the detector in the defined area, a control device prevents the door opening module from automatically opening the door.
US10260268B1	Garage door support A bracing system for a door having a height, a width, a periphery and adjacent surrounding structure. The bracing system includes a first anchor positioned adjacent the periphery and fixed to the surrounding structure. The bracing system also includes an anchor surface positioned on the surrounding structure adjacent the periphery substantially opposite of the first anchor. The bracing system further includes a beam fixed to the first anchor and having a distal end configured to be engaged with the anchor surface. The bracing system still further includes an actuator drivingly engaged to the beam. The actuator and the beam are configured such that activation of the actuator causes movement of the distal end with respect to the anchor surface.
US10260267B2	Furniture hinge comprising a damper The invention relates to a furniture hinge comprising a stop element and a hinge cup that is pivotally connected to said stop element by means of an articulated lever, a damper being arranged in a housing and this housing being connected to said hinge cup by means of securing elements. The hinge cup comprises a centring region and a mounting region that has a cup depth less than that of the centring region and, in said mounting region, the housing with the damper is secured to the hinge cup from the outside. This achieves a damped furniture hinge which can be cleaned easily and can be installed quickly on a furniture part.
US10260256B2	Method for automatically setting an electronic lock according to a right hand or a left hand installation No matter a latch is extended or retracted at initial state, a method for automatically determining the installation direction of an electronic lock is able to determine the electronic lock is installed on left or right hand door by driving a rotation module to rotate in first or second direction and changing the potential of a signal outputted from a micro switch depending on the rotation module whether touches the micro switch. The method is applicable for more convenient to consumer on installation of the electronic lock.
US10260255B2	Double latch high security striker box A striker box assembly provides enhanced security when locking a door where the assembly includes two boxes and one common cover plate attached to the two boxes where each box is associated with a latch from a locking device. The combination of the two boxes and common cover plate make the assembly stronger where a deadbolt and doorknob lockset are both locked, but if the latch in the doorknob lockset itself breaks while the box associated with that latch is still firmly attached to a stud, that box continues to resist the breaching of the door through the common cover plate reinforcing the box associated with the deadbolt.
US10260251B2	Buckling resistant spring clad bar The present invention relates to a buckling resistant spring clad bar (BRSCB) to improve lateral confinement of compression system uniformly so as to enable it to (a). applied loads withstand both compression and tension (b). ability to withstand much higher axial compression loads (c). significant improvement in post-elastic behavior due to enhanced ductility without strength degradation. The BRSCB comprises a plurality of bar, a plurality of one-way spring in an embodiment, a plurality of grips, and a plurality of peripheral ties. The system further comprises a plurality of opposing spring in another embodiment. In the opposing spring, one of the springs is wrapped in a clockwise direction and another one in an anticlockwise direction. Both the ends of the bar are covered with the end grip to hold the assembly firmly and to avoid end slippage of the one-way/opposing spring. The multiple bars wrapped with the spring are connected together with the peripheral ties to form desired cage assembly. The cage assembly can be embedded in the concrete structure/suitable medium. Further, spring cladded bars can be housed in sleeve to improve the ductility and impact/shock resistance of the structure.
US10260250B2	Diaphragm to lateral support coupling in a structure An example system is disclosed that may include a diaphragm, a pair of C-channels coupled to the diaphragm, a horizontal beam having two opposite ends, a pair of collars configured to slide onto the two opposite ends of the horizontal beam, the pair of collars each including a flange around a perimeter of each of the pair of collars, the flange configured to couple to an end of each of the pair of C-channels, a pair of columns coupled to the two opposite ends of the horizontal beam, and a brace coupled to at least one column of the pair of columns and the horizontal beam. An example method is disclosed for translating a lateral load from a diaphragm to a lateral load support system.
US10260248B2	Pool cleaning robot and a method for cleaning the pool cleaning robot A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering water that passes through the pool cleaning robot; a sensor for sensing a cleanliness of the filtering unit while submerged in water; a controller that is configured to determine, based on the cleanliness of the filtering unit, a cleaning process to be applied on the pool cleaning robot by an external system; and a communication unit that is configured to transmit information about the cleaning process.
US10260235B1	Construction metallic trapezoidal systems A construction system definable in terms of an X, Y, and Z coordinate axes which provides a first part having a hollow three-walled web elongate in the Z axis, having a series of rigid securement flaps on the upper Z edges of the elongate Z axis member; and a second part having at least one open end for complemental engagement of the first part wherein the second part may fit over distal ends of said first part in which a cross-section of the second part is generally that of the first part, but wide and tall enough to allow the first part to slip within the second part, and said second part having an opposite end of said opening, wherein said second part securing the first part to a structural support.
US10260234B1	Deformed reinforcing bar, truss structure, and floor module structure The invention provides a deformed reinforcing bar, a truss structure and a floor module structure. The deformed reinforcing bar comprises an accommodating recess so that when used with a strut member to construct the truss structure of the invention as a top or bottom chord, the bending regions of the strut member can be fitted into the accommodating recess of the deformed reinforcing bar to simplify the welding process to achieve consistent welding quality as well as enhance the strength of the truss structure after pouring concrete. Additional transverse ribs and concave marks can be added to the surface of the deformed reinforcing bar and the surface of the accommodating recess to enhance bonding capability with concrete. The floor module structure can be assembled with a plurality of truss structure.
US10260232B1	Methods of designing and constructing Class-A fire-protected multi-story wood-framed buildings A method of and system for designing and constructing high-density multi-story wood-framed buildings, and Class-A fire-protected building components, and methods and factories for producing the same in an economical manner. An on-job-site method is provided for treating wood-framed buildings so that such wood-framed buildings demonstrate Class-A fire-protection and improved defense against total fire destruction.
US10260221B2	Toilet coupling A toilet that includes a tank having a bottom and an outlet; a bowl having an inlet and three holes; a valve fluidly connecting the outlet and the inlet, the valve comprising a threaded valve body extending through the outlet; a rigid mounting bracket located adjacent to the bottom and comprising an aperture, which receives the valve body, and three openings spaced apart around the aperture in a triangular arrangement; a valve nut threaded to the valve body to clamp the mounting bracket between the valve nut and the bottom; a flexible gasket for sealing the valve body and the inlet, wherein the gasket contacts the valve body and the valve nut; and three fasteners, each fastener engaging one of the three openings and one of the three holes, wherein each fastener is located external to the tank and does not pass through the bottom of the tank.
US10260209B1	Mobile ice and snow utilization device and method A device for ice and snow utilization comprises a mobile platform with adjustably-expandable melting section. The melting section comprises a clean-melting enclosure and a dirt-melting gap. The clean-melting enclosure comprises a plurality of telescopically-movable sections. The dirt-melting gap is positioned below the clean-melting enclosure and is separated from the clean-melting enclosure by the floor. The melting section comprises a plurality of melting nozzles, configured to release a pressurized stream of melting liquid. Some of the melting nozzles are positioned in clean-melting enclosure and some are positioned below the floor, in the dirt-melting gap. At least some of the melting nozzles are movably and adjustably positioned by being connected to at least one of telescopically movable sections. The device further comprises a plurality of pipelines, valves, pumps, at least one heating element, a vacuum collector tank, and melting-liquid unloading tanks, configured for sequential unloading.
US10260208B1	All electric pothole patcher A portable device is shown for transporting asphalt repair materials for use in repairing potholes in asphalt pavements. The device has a body with a hopper compartment for transporting and dispensing asphalt mix materials. A pair of electric heaters are submerged in a heating chamber located below the hopper compartment for heating the asphalt mix. Tack oils are held and dispensed from a separate tack oil tank.
US10260205B2	Road paver with control unit for determining the weight and/or the center of gravity and/or the width of the screed and corresponding method A road paver is provided with a drive, a bunker, a material conveying device, a screed comprising a tamping device and an electric heating device on the screed and/or on the tamping device, wherein a control unit is configured in such a manner that it determines, by means of a measurable electrical operating parameter of the electrical heating device on the screed and/or on the tamping device, the weight and/or the center of gravity and/or the width of the screed transversely to the working direction of the screed. A method for determining a width and/or a weight and/or a center of gravity of a screed of a road paver, comprising the steps: measuring an electrical variable of a heating device, in particular a heating power, a heating resistance or a power consumption of the heating device; calculating the weight and/or the center of gravity and/or the width of the screed transversely to the working direction of the screed by means of the electrical operating variable.
US10260203B2	Machine for stabilizing a track A machine (1) for stabilization of a track (2) has a machine frame (5), mobile on the track by means of on-track undercarriages, on which a stabilizing unit (4) is arranged which has vertical adjustment drives (6) as well as a vibration exciter (7). The stabilizing unit is designed to be displaceable relative to the machine frame (5) in a longitudinal direction (23) of the machine by means of a longitudinal displacement drive (24).
US10260192B2	Top-loading-type washing machine A top-loading-type washing machine including a drum, a drive module for rotating the drum via a drive shaft, inner and outer pulsators placed in the drum to be rotated in opposite directions, and a gearbox connected to the drive shaft for rotating both the pulsators. The gearbox includes a sun gear rotatably connected to the drive shaft, planetary gears rotatably engaged with the sun gear, a ring gear rotatably engaged with the planetary gears, and a carrier for connecting the planetary gears so as to be rotated along with the planetary gears. The washing machine achieves excellent washing performance via rotation of the pulsators in opposite directions and variable speeds of the pulsators relative to the drum depending on the size of the laundry load.
US10260188B2	Appliance user interface and method of operation An appliance and method of operation is provided. The appliance may include an outer casing, a user interface, and a controller. The outer casing may define an enclosed volume. The user interface may be mounted to the outer casing to include a light projector and a translucent diffuser disc. The light projector may be positioned within the enclosed volume and include a plurality of discrete segmented light emitting diodes to each selectively emit one or more discrete light emissions. The translucent diffuser disc may be positioned between the light projector and the outer casing. The diffuser disc may include a continuous outer surface aligned with the light projector to display the one or more discrete light emissions as a visually continuous pattern. The controller may be operably connected with the light projector and configured to determine the visually continuous pattern displayed at the continuous outer surface.
US10260186B2	Cutting device for a sewing machine A cutting device for a sewing machine includes an upper-blade positioning device and a lower-blade positioning device. The upper-blade positioning device includes an upper blade upper blade fixed at a head portion of the upper-blade holder, and a spring and a restricting member sleeved on a body portion of the upper-blade holder. A restricting pin is engaged between an upper-blade drive member and the restricting member. A guide member includes a guide hole for insertion of a rod portion of the upper-blade drive member and is fixed to the base. The upper-blade drive member is inserted through a guide member of the base and moved by a connecting rod. The lower-blade positioning device includes a lower-blade holder, an adjustment member. A lower-blade shaft has one end fixed to the base and another end extended out of the base, rotating the adjustment member can adjust the position of the lower-blade holder.
US10260180B2	Fabrication process for manufacturing a knitting piece The present invention discloses a fabrication process for manufacturing a knitting piece, which comprises the following steps: (a) preparing a base material: firstly preparing a base material, and then placing the base material on an textile machine; (b) performing piece knitting: embroidering a corresponding pattern on the base material by the textile machine according to a set program, thereby obtaining a desirable semi-finished knitting piece; and (c) dissolving the base material: taking down the semi-finished knitting piece obtained in step (b), then processing the semi-finished knitting piece and dissolving to remove the base material in the semi-finished knitting piece, thereby obtaining a finished knitting piece.
US10260179B2	Net with identification and traceability system The present application describes a net with identification and traceability system, in particular a knitted net of the Raschel type, for packing products by wrapping, that contains a position-color scheme distributed across the width of the knitted net and applied during weaving on looms which transposition for numerical code enables the processing of information by electronic reading devices suitable for production management and control. The solution disclosed in the present application aims at complementing identification systems currently applied in these products, in which the identifying code is applied in the cardboard tube wherein the agricultural net is winded, which is destroyed/recycled after application of the net in the field, making it impossible to trace the product.
US10260167B2	Method for producing silicon carbide single crystal in a solution process using a seed crystal having a bottom face with a circular shape and at least a partially removed section A method for producing a SiC single crystal with few dislocations and defects and a large diameter enlargement ratio is provided. A method for producing a SiC single crystal by solution process, wherein a bottom face of a seed crystal is (0001) or (000-1) face and has circular shape with at least a partially removed section and a circular arc-shaped section on an outer periphery, the number of the removed sections is one or more, shapes of the removed sections are bow-shaped with a minor arc or semi-circumference removed along a chord connecting two points on the circular arc, a central angle formed by a center of the circular shape and the two points is 40° or greater, and a total of the central angles of the removed sections is no greater than 180°, the method comprising forming a meniscus and growing the single crystal from the bottom face.
US10260166B2	Method of growing high quality, thick SiC epitaxial films by eliminating silicon gas phase nucleation and suppressing parasitic deposition Methods for forming an epilayer on a surface of a substrate are generally provided. For example, a substrate can be positioned within a hot wall CVD chamber (e.g., onto a susceptor within the CVD chamber). At least two source gases can then be introduced into the hot wall CVD chamber such that, upon decomposition, fluorine atoms, carbon atoms, and silicon atoms are present within the CVD chamber. The epilayer comprising SiC can then be grown on the surface of the substrate in the presence of the fluorine atoms.
US10260150B2	Method and system for sculpting spacer sidewall mask Provided is a method of forming a spacer sidewall mask, the method comprising: providing a substrate in a process chamber, the substrate having a carbon mandrel pattern and an underlying layer, the underlying layer comprising an amorphous silicon layer above a silicon nitride layer; performing a breakthrough etch process including growth of a conformal native silicon oxide layer, creating an ALD patterned structure; performing a spacer sidewall sculpting process on the ALD patterned structure; performing an amorphous silicon main etch (ME) process on the ALD patterned structure, the ME process causing a spacer oxide open and carbon mandrel removal; and performing an amorphous silicon ME over etch (OE) process on the ALD spacer oxide pattern, the ME OE process transferring the ALD spacer oxide pattern into the amorphous silicon layer, generating a first sculpted pattern comprising a first sculpted sub-structure with a trapezoidal shape.
US10260149B2	Side inject nozzle design for processing chamber Implementations of the present disclosure provide apparatus and method for improving gas distribution during thermal processing. One implementation of the present disclosure provides an apparatus for processing a substrate comprising a chamber body defining a processing volume, a substrate support disposed in the processing volume, wherein the substrate support has a substrate supporting surface, a gas source assembly coupled to an inlet of the chamber body, an exhaust assembly coupled to an outlet of the chamber body, and a side gas assembly coupled to a sidewall of the chamber body, wherein the side gas assembly comprises a gas inlet pointed in a direction that is tangential to the edge of the substrate supporting surface, and wherein the gas inlet, the inlet of the chamber body, and the outlet of the chamber body are angularly offset at about 90° with respect to each other, and the gas inlet, the inlet of the chamber body, and the outlet of the chamber body are intersected by a common plane.
US10260138B2	Method of relieving stress from face plate welds of a golf club head The present disclosure relates to methods for forming a golf club head assembly using a combination of different, but separate heat treatments for the golf club head body and high strength faceplate, and vibrational waves to relive stress in the weld heat affected zones of the golf club body and face.
US10260134B2	Hot rolled ferritic stainless steel sheet for cold rolling raw material A heat-resistant cold rolled ferritic stainless steel sheet containing, in mass %, 0.02% or less of C, 0.1% to 1.0% of Si, greater than 0.6% to 1.5% of Mn, 0.01% to 0.05% of P, 0.0001% to 0.0100% of S, 13.0% to 20.0% of Cr, 0.1% to 3.0% of Mo, 0.005% to 0.20% of Ti, 0.3% to 1.0% of Nb, 0.0002% to 0.0050% of B, 0.005% to 0.50% of Al, 0.02% or less of N, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which {111}-oriented grains are present at an area ratio of 20% or greater in a region from a surface layer to t/4 (t is a sheet thickness), {111}-oriented grains are present at an area ratio of 40% or greater in a region from t/4 to t/2, and {011}-oriented grains are present at an area ratio of 15% or less in the entire region in a thickness direction.
US10260130B2	Magnesium alloy sheet material Disclosed is a magnesium alloy material having excellent tensile strength and favorable ductility. Therefore, the magnesium alloy sheet material formed by rolling a magnesium alloy having a long period stacking order phase crystallized at the time of casting includes in a case where a sheet-thickness traverse section of an alloy structure is observed at a substantially right angle to the longitudinal direction by a scanning electron microscope, a structure mainly composed of the long period stacking order phase, in which, at least two or more αMg phases having thickness in the observed section of 0.5 μm or less are laminated in a layered manner with the sheet-shape long period stacking order phase.
US10260127B2	Method for recovering scandium values from leach solutions A method for isolating scandium values is provided. The method includes providing a scandium-bearing ore; subjecting the scandium-bearing ore to an acid leaching process, thereby obtaining a leachate, wherein the pH of the leachate is less than 1.5; extracting scandium values from the leachate with an organic solvent, thereby obtaining a scandium-loaded organic solvent, wherein the leachate contains iron and scandium ions, and wherein the organic solvent contains a primary amine; stripping the scandium values from the scandium-loaded solvent with a stripping solution containing an acid and a salt, thereby obtaining a scandium-loaded stripping solution, wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid, wherein the salt is selected from the group consisting of alkali chlorides, alkali earth chlorides, alkali nitrates, alkali sulfates, alkali phosphates, ammonium chlorides, ammonium nitrates, ammonium sulfates and ammonium phosphates, and wherein the salt comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Li, NH4 and Mg; and processing the scandium-loaded stripping solution to yield scandium oxide.
US10260126B2	Systems and methods for patterning composite materials and fabricating illumination systems In accordance with certain embodiments, patterns are formed in composite materials by selectively urging one or more regions of the composite material toward an abrasion head, whereby the abrasion head mechanically removes portions of a patternable material from the composite material in each region.
US10260124B2	Hot-rolled steel sheet and manufacturing method thereof There is provided a hot-rolled steel sheet in which a composition contains: in mass %, C: 0.01% to 0.2%; Si: 2.5% or less; Mn: 4.0% or less; P: 0.10% or less; S: 0.03% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.0%; N: 0.01% or less; O: 0.01% or less; Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%; and the balance being composed of iron and impurities and a structure is composed of by volume fraction, 90% or more of tempered martensite with an average aspect ratio of 2 or less, or 90% or more in total of both tempered martensite and lower bainite.
US10260122B2	Plastic injection mold tooling and a method of manufacture thereof This invention pertains to plastic injection mold tooling, and also large forgings, formed from a low carbon mold steel having markedly increased hardening and hardenability properties in large sections as contrasted to currently available commercial products. The above attributes are obtained together with equal or better machinability and improved mold parting line wear. When manufactured in conjunction with a double melt process, this invention can improve significantly polishing characteristics and other attributes of molded parts in tooling sets.
US10260121B2	Increasing steel impact toughness In a method for increasing steel impact toughness, the steel composition contains from about 5 wt % to about 10 wt % manganese and has a martensite finish temperature (Mf) below room temperature. The steel composition is exposed to hot forming to form a steel part. During hot forming, the steel composition is subjected to a heat treatment temperature above its fully austenite formed temperature, is transferred to a die, and while in the die, is simultaneously formed and quenched. In one example, quenching cools the steel composition to room temperature, and the steel part is removed from the die and reheated to a baking temperature ranging from about 120° C. to about 400° C. In another example, quenching is interrupted at an interruption temperature ranging from about 120° C. to about 400° C., and the steel composition is maintained at the interruption temperature for a predetermined time and then is cooled to room temperature.
US10260113B2	Multiplex detection assay for influenza and RSV viruses The present invention generally relates to a molecular test of Influenza A, Influenza B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus A, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus B in order to identify patients with a viral infection. Accordingly methods and compositions are disclosed to determine the presence or absence of a viral pathogen in a sample containing one or more target nucleic acids from the M gene of Influenza A, Influenza B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus A, and/or Respiratory Syncytial Virus B.
US10260107B2	Method and compositions for detecting epidermal growth factor receptor variant forms in cancer cells Methods of screening a sample for a predisposition for forming an EGFR-associated cancer and the presence of EGFR (v3) contained therein are described. The methods include the steps of obtaining a sample containing a plurality of cells and hybridizing a first set of labeled chromosomal probes and a second set of labeled chromosomal probes to the sample. The first set of labeled chromosomal probes specific to chromosome 7, and the second set of labeled chromosomal probes is a labeled EGFR(v3)-probe. The first and second sets of labeled chromosomal probes include different labels to permit identification of the first and second sets of labeled chromosomal probes hybridized to the sample. The method includes calculating the number of signals of the first and second sets labeled chromosomal probes on an individual cell basis and determining a predisposition for forming an EGFR-associated cancer and the presence of EGFR (v3) contained therein based upon those calculations.
US10260098B2	FIG4 gene mutations in neurodegeneration The present invention relates to neurological disease, in particular to mutations in the FIG4 gene. The present invention also provides assays for the detection of variant FIG4 alleles, and assays for detecting FIG4 polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states such as ALS.
US10260096B2	System and method for cleaning noisy genetic data and determining chromosome copy number Disclosed herein is a system and method for increasing the fidelity of measured genetic data, for making allele calls, and for determining the state of aneuploidy, in one or a small set of cells, or from fragmentary DNA, where a limited quantity of genetic data is available. Poorly or incorrectly measured base pairs, missing alleles and missing regions are reconstructed using expected similarities between the target genome and the genome of genetically related individuals. In accordance with one embodiment, incomplete genetic data from an embryonic cell are reconstructed at a plurality of loci using the more complete genetic data from a larger sample of diploid cells from one or both parents, with or without haploid genetic data from one or both parents. In another embodiment, the chromosome copy number can be determined from the measured genetic data, with or without genetic information from one or both parents.
US10260094B2	DNA sequencing with non-fluorescent nucleotide reversible terminators and cleavable label modified nucleotide terminators This invention provides a process for sequencing nucleic acids using 3′ modified deoxynucleotide analogs or 3′ modified deoxyinosine triphosphate analogs, and 3′ modified dideoxynucleotide analogs having a detectable marker attached to a base thereof.
US10260093B2	Systems and methods for determining genetic data Systems and methods of polynucleotide sequencing are provided. Systems and methods optimize control, speed, movement, and/or translocation of a sample (e.g., a polynucleotide) within, through, or at least partially through a nanopore or a type of protein or mutant protein in order to accumulate sufficient time and current blocking information to identify contiguous nucleotides or plurality of nucleotides in a single-stranded area of a polynucleotide.
US10260091B2	Analysis unit for performing a polymerase chain reaction, method for operating such an analysis unit, and method for producing such an analysis unit An analysis unit for performing a polymerase chain reaction includes a cover element, a bottom element, at least one fluid channel, at least one pressure channel, and a film. The bottom element has at least one bottom hollow that defines a fluid-accommodating surface and an arrangement of microcavities, and that faces toward the cover element. The fluid channel is formed between the cover element and the bottom element in order to conduct a fluid onto the fluid-accommodating surface. The pressure channel is formed in the cover element in order to conduct a pressure into a region of the fluid-accommodating surface. The film is positioned between the cover element and the bottom element in a region of the bottom hollow, and is configured to deform in response to the pressure conducted through the pressure channel such that the fluid is moved through the fluid-accommodating surface into the arrangement of microcavities.
US10260090B2	Accelerated isothermal amplification of DNA A method of synthesizing a nucleic acid complementary to a target nucleic acid sequence in a template nucleic acid includes annealing a swarm primer to a target nucleic acid, the swarm primer overlapping an F1 site of the target nucleic acid and extends toward the F2 site of the target nucleic acid. An inner primer may also be annealed to the target nucleic acid to produce a complimentary nucleic acid having a single-strand loop onto which further primers may anneal. A plurality of amplicons may be reproduced, many of which may have further primers annealed thereto to generate more complementary nucleic acids.
US10260084B2	Quantification of non-reducing end glycan residual compounds for determining the presence, identity, or severity of a disease or condition Provided herein are methods of diagnosing or monitoring the treatment of abnormal glycan accumulation or a disorder associated with abnormal glycan accumulation.
US10260082B2	Liposomal detection devices and methods for their use and preparation Liposomal detection devices and methods of making and using such devices are disclosed. Such liposomal detection devices may be used to detect microbes by detecting a byproduct of microbial metabolism, or may be used to detect changes in pH and/or changes in temperature. Liposomal detection devices may include a first liposome encapsulating a first destabilizing compound and a second liposome encapsulating a second destabilizing compound. The first liposome may destabilize in response to the detection of the target compound or change to release the first destabilizing compound which may destabilize the second liposome. A matrix, such as a hydrogel matrix, may encase the first liposome and the second liposome.
US10260081B2	Cellulosic enzyme recycling from separation of saccharified biomass The present disclosure provides methods for generating sugars from a cellulosic biomass. The methods combine treatment of the biomass using a high-shear milling device and saccharification of the biomass to partially hydrolyze the biomass. The biomass can be saccharified either after or simultaneously with the high-shear milling treatment. The partially hydrolyzed biomass is then separated into a solids stream with saccharification enzymes, and a liquid stream with sugars. The solids stream and associated enzymes are further incubated under saccharification conditions to produce additional sugars, or are recycled and added to fresh biomass, which is saccharified under high-shear milling conditions. The methods result in improved conversion of cellulosic biomass to glucose.
US10260078B2	Methods for making L-glufosinate Methods for the production of L-glufosinate (also known as phosphinothricin or (S)-2-amino-4-(hydroxy(methyl)phosphonoyl)butanoic acid) are provided. The methods comprise a two-step process. The first step involves the oxidative deamination of D-glufosinate to PPO (2-oxo-4-(hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl)butyric acid). The second step involves the specific amination of PPO to L-glufosinate, using an amine group from one or more amine donors. By combining these two reactions, the proportion of L-glufosinate in a mixture of L-glufosinate and D-glufosinate can be substantially increased.
US10260077B2	Increasing lipid production in oleaginous yeast Disclosed are methods and compositions for increasing the triacylglycerol content of a cell by increasing the activity of a type 1 diacylglycerol acyltransferase (i.e., DGA2) and increasing the activity of a type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase (i.e., DGA1). In some embodiments, the triacylglycerol content of a cell is also modified by decreasing the activity of a triacylglycerol lipase in the same cell. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for increasing the triacylglycerol content of a cell by increasing the activity of a type 1 diacylglycerol acyltransferase (i.e., DGA2), or by increasing the activity of a type 3 diacylglycerol acyltransferase (i.e., DGA3).
US10260072B2	Compositions and methods for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production The present application discloses genetically modified yeast cells comprising an active 3-HP fermentation pathway, and the use of these cells to produce 3-HP.
US10260060B2	Genetically modified phenylpyruvate decarboxylase, processes to prepare, and uses thereof Modification of the amino acid sequence of a phenylpyruvate decarboxylase from Azospirillum brasilense produces a novel group of phenylpyruvate decarboxylases with improved specificity to certain substrates, including in particular C7-C11 2-ketoacids such as, for example, 2-ketononanoate and 2-keto-octanoate. This specificity enables effective use of the phenylpyruvate decarboxylase in, for example, an in vivo process wherein 2-ketobutyrate or 2-ketoisovalerate are converted to C7-C11 2-ketoacids, and the novel phenylpyruvate decarboxylase converts the C7-C11 2-ketoacid to a C6-C10 aldehyde having one less carbon than the 2-ketoacid. Ultimately, through contact with additional enzymes, such C6-C10 aldehydes may be converted to, for example, C6-C10 alcohols, C6-C10 carboxylic acids, C6-C10 alkanes, and other derivatives. Use of the novel genetically modified phenylpyruvate decarboxylases may represent a lower cost alternative to non-biobased approaches.
US10260050B2	Methods of producing and characterizing virus vaccine and virus vaccine composition This application pertains to methods of isolating virus particles and producing virus vaccine composition comprising subject a biological sample to an anion exchange chromatography and a hydroxyapatite chromatography. The application also pertains to rabies virus vaccine compositions and methods of assessing suitability of a virus vaccine composition or releasing a commercial batch of virus vaccine composition for clinical use.
US10260049B2	Attenuated reovirus Compositions and methods are provided that relate to an attenuated reovirus exhibiting oncolytic activity toward cancer cells while displaying reduced lytic activity toward non-malignant cells. Exemplified is an attenuated human reovirus derived from persistently infected fibrosarcoma cells that lacks wild-type reovirus S1 and S4 genes and consequently lacks a detectable reoviral outer capsid σ1 protein and expresses a mutated reoviral outer capsid σ3 protein.
US10260046B2	Methods for reprogramming cells and uses thereof A method of obtaining a cardiac multipotent or unipotent cell, comprising: i) providing a cell of a first type which is not a cardiac multipotent or unipotent cell; ii) introducing into the cell of a first type an agent capable of remodeling the chromatin and/or DNA of the cell, wherein the agent capable of remodeling the chromatin and/or DNA is a histone acetylator, an inhibitor of histone deacetylation, a DNA demethylator, and/or a chemical inhibitor of DNA methylation; iii) introducing into the cell of a first type a reprogramming polypeptide and/or a polynucleotide encoding said reprogramming polypeptide, wherein the reprogramming polypeptide comprises Mesp1, Brachyury (T), Nkx2.5, and/or Tbx5; and iv) placing or maintaining the cell in a cardiac cell culture medium and maintaining intracellular levels of the reprogramming polypeptide or the polynucleotide encoding the reprogramming polypeptide for a sufficient period of time to allow a cardiac multipotent or unipotent cell to be obtained.
US10260037B2	System and method to divide liposuction fat into aliquots A system (1) to divide liposuction fat into aliquots, comprising taking means (2, 3) to take from a container a quantity of adipose material, made available by means of liposuction, and to preserve sealed the quantity taken, the system (1) also comprising at least a separation syringe (4) able to be put in communication with said taking means (2, 3), and able to contain at least a portion of said quantity, the separation syringe (4) being provided so as to separate, by gravity, the fat from the aqueous fluids composing the adipose material, first connection means (5) to put in sealed communication the taking means (2, 3) with the separation syringe (4), at least a rejection container (6), able to be put in communication with the separation syringe (4) so as to receive the aqueous fluids, following their ejection from the separation syringe (4), at least a syringe device (7, 8) able to be put in sealed communication with the separation syringe (4) so as to receive an aliquot of fat, following its ejection from the separation syringe (4), the syringe device (7, 8) being able to contain sealed and to inject fat to make infiltrations, and second connection means (9) able to put in sealed communication alternately the separation syringe (4) and the rejection container (6) or the separation syringe (4) and the syringe device (7, 8), where the syringe device (7, 8) comprises at least a receptacle (7) and at least an infiltration syringe (8), connected sealed to one another, and is connectable in a removable manner to the second connection means (9) to define, as a result of their filling with fat, a portable unit to contain and to inject an aliquot of fat.
US10260036B2	Mixing and filtering system and method An apparatus for growing and separating cells or micro carriers from fluid medium in an aseptic environment, has a sealed, air and liquid tight, container having a port to allow for the introduction of fluid, gas or components, a filter with a filtration medium mounted centrally around an axis extending through the container, a mixing assembly that rotates around the filtration medium to allow for suspension of media or agitation thereof, and the mixing assembly has vanes containing a magnetic unit in a lower portion thereof that allows for coupling to a stir plate for driving the vanes of the mixing assembly. The vanes are preferably suspended by a central bearing located above the filter, and preferably the vanes extend downward to proximate the bottom of the container to the same extent as the filter and a diptube located along the axis of the filter and vanes.
US10260024B2	Liquid cleaning compositions comprising protease variants The present invention relates to compositions comprising protease variants suitable for use in cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
US10260023B2	Preparation of functionalized castor oil derivatives using solid acid and base catalysts This invention relates to the development of processes for the preparation of functionalized castor oil derivatives namely ring-opened glyceryl ricinoleates, epoxy alkyl ricinoleates and ring-opened alkyl ricinoleates with tailorable properties from epoxidized castor oil as raw material using heterogeneous acid and base catalysts. More particularly, the invention employs two reaction chemistries namely ring-opening and transesterification using Amberlyst 15 as solid acid catalyst for the former and oxides derived from CaAl layered double hydroxide (CaAl-LDH) as solid base catalyst for the latter and combinations thereof. Furthermore, both the catalysts are reusable and the products are easily separable after the reaction by simple physical processes.
US10260019B2	Hydroxyaromatic succinimide detergents for lubricating compositions A lubricating composition includes an oil of lubricating viscosity and an N-substituted hydroxyaromatic succinimide or a salt thereof.
US10260018B2	Epilamization method of an element of a timepiece or piece of jewellery The invention relates to a method for epilamization of at least one portion of a substrate surface comprising the steps of: a) preparing an epilame agent b) optionally, preparing the substrate surface c) placing the substrate and the epilame agent in a chamber at ambient pressure d) introducing CO2 into the hermetically sealed chamber at a pressure comprised between 25 bar and 74 bar and at a temperature comprised between 10° C. and 80° C. for a duration comprised between 1 minute and 30 minutes, e) reducing the pressure in the chamber, and f) removing the epilamized substrate from the chamber.
US10260011B2	Process and installation for the conversion of crude oil to petrochemicals having an improved ethylene yield The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, dearomatization, ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to dearomatization to produce a first stream enriched in aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons and a second stream enriched in alkanes; subjecting a stream enriched in aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons to ring opening to produce alkanes; and subjecting refinery unit-derived alkanes produced in the process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for one or more of naphtha, kerosene and gasoil; a dearomatization unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to dearomatization, an outlet for a stream enriched in aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons and a second stream enriched in alkanes; a ring opening unit comprising an inlet for aromatics and naphthenes produced by dearomatization and an outlet for alkanes; a unit for olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for alkanes and an outlet for olefins. The hydrocarbon feed subjected to dearomatization comprises one or more of naphtha, kerosene and gasoil produced by crude oil distillation in the process; and refinery unit-derived light-distillate and/or refinery unit-derived middle-distillate produced in the process. The process and the process installation of the present invention have an increased production of petrochemicals at the expense of the production of fuels and an improved ethylene yield.
US10260007B2	Desalter operation Improved separation of oil and water as well as suspended solids from the emulsion layer formed in a petroleum desalter is achieved by injection of demulsifier into the desalter vessel to achieve a higher localized concentration of demulsifier in the emulsion layer so as to promote improved oil/water separation from the emulsion layer. The demulsifier may be injected into the water layer or the oil layer in the region of the emulsion layer or directly into the stabilized emulsion layer.
US10260006B2	Catalyst and process for the production of diesel fuel from natural gas, natural gas liquids, or other gaseous feedstocks A unique process and catalyst is described that operates efficiently for the direct production of a high cetane diesel type fuel or diesel type blending stock from stochiometric mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This invention allows for, but is not limited to, the economical and efficient production high quality diesel type fuels from small or distributed fuel production plants that have an annual production capacity of less than 10,000 barrels of product per day, by eliminating traditional wax upgrading processes. This catalytic process is ideal for distributed diesel fuel production plants such as gas to liquids production and other applications that require optimized economics based on supporting distributed feedstock resources.
US10260004B2	Method for direct liquefaction of biomass The present invention discloses a method for direct liquefaction of biomass. The method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing a biomass, a hydrogenation catalyst and a hydrogen-donor solvent to prepare a biomass slurry; (2) carrying out a first liquefaction reaction with the biomass slurry and hydrogen gas to obtain a first reaction product; (3) carrying out a second liquefaction reaction with the first reaction product and hydrogen gas to obtain a second reaction product; (4) subjecting the second reaction product to a first gas-liquid separation at a temperature of 290-460 DEG C. to produce a first liquid phase and a first gas phase; (5) subjecting the first gas phase to a second gas-liquid separation at a temperature of 30-60 DEG C. to obtain a second liquid phase, and mixing the first liquid phase with the second liquid phase to obtain a liquid phase mixture; (6) carrying out a first distillation on the liquid phase mixture to obtain a light fraction and a heavy fraction; and (7) carrying out a second distillation on the heavy fraction to separate out a distillate oil and a residue, wherein the light fraction and the distillate oil are final liquid of the liquefaction. By utilizing the method for direct liquefaction of biomass, the obtained final liquid has a high yield and a low solid content of residue.
US10260001B2	Liquid crystal material The present application relates to a liquid-crystalline material which comprises at least one dye compound and at least one compound of a formula (IA) or (IB). The liquid-crystalline material is suitable for use in optical switching devices, in particular in devices for the homogeneous regulation of the passage of light through an area.
US10259993B2	Stabilized acid precursor and acid-enzyme formulations for drilling mud cake removal Enzyme formulations should stay active and devoid of all possible inactivation processes during transport and long-term storage. The stabilization of enzymatic activity, especially in presence of critical functional components for specialized application, has been a long-standing obstacle when stored over an extended period of time. One such obstacle is the stability of enzyme in presence of weak acids in formulation, which is often desired to efficiently break down biopolymer filtercake embedded in a carbonate matrix, in the open-hole section of a horizontal well, for hydrocarbon production. The invention comprises methods and compositions to enhance the long-term storage stability of an enzyme formulation consisting of an in-situ acid precursor system, where in-situ generated precursors are mainly ester compounds that dissociate by slow hydrolysis to generate organic acid, shifting the pH of the formulation outside the pKa of the enzyme protein. The methods and compositions include the addition of high concentrations of metal halide salts, a pH control additive, and a water activity reducing agent. The methods and compositions of the invention provide a high degree of stability for enzyme formulation at long-term storage conditions.
US10259990B2	Fracturing fluid A fracturing fluid and method of including a cellulose polymer derivative, a diol functional group, and a borate crosslinker. The diol functional group may be a cis-diol functional group, a 1,2-diol functional group, or a 1,3-diol functional group. The cellulose polymer derivative further may include a hydroxyethyl group or a hydroxypropyl group. The fracturing fluid may also include at least one metallic crosslinker. The method may also include the steps of adding a pH adjusting agent, at least one breaker, a surfactant, a scale inhibitor, and/or a bactericide to the fracturing fluid, or mixing the fracturing fluid using mixing equipment or wherein the fracturing fluid is introduced into a subterranean formation using one or more pumps.
US10259975B2	Use of shear to incorporate tilt into the microstructure of reversible gecko-inspired adhesives The present invention relates to an easy, scalable method, relying on conventional and unconventional techniques, to incorporate tilt in the fabrication of synthetic polymer-based dry adhesives mimicking the gecko adhesive system. These dry, reversible adhesives demonstrate anisotropic adhesion properties, providing strong adhesion and friction forces when actuated in the gripping direction and an initial repulsive normal force and negligible friction when actuated in the releasing direction.
US10259974B2	Roof coating system The invention relates to a roof coating comprising a bitumen layer with embedded particles.
US10259973B2	Anti-corrosion and low friction metal pigmented coating The anti-corrosion coating material contains corrosion inhibiting inorganic constituents, or a combination of inorganic and organic corrosion inhibiting constituents, suspended in a polymeric resin. The corrosion resistant composition includes a salt of inorganic constituents, and alkaline polyamine fatty acid salt (PFAS) as a corrosion inhibitor, suspended in a polymeric resin remainder. The coating material may be applied to metal parts but not limited to aircraft fasteners, such as aircraft fastener parts, including nuts and bolts, screws, rivets, and sleeved systems.
US10259968B2	Film-forming composition including an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde A paint containing: a dispersing medium; a binder; a pigment; a filler; an additive; and at least one agent capable of trapping formaldehyde selected from the group consisting of a compound including an active methylene, a compound including a tannin, and a compound including an amide. In addition, a method for reducing the amount of formaldehyde in the air inside a building by applying the paint to an inner surface of the building.
US10259964B2	Aqueous ink, ink cartridge and ink jet recording method Provided is an aqueous ink that can record an image excellent in color developability and is excellent in sticking recovery property. The aqueous ink for ink jet includes: a pigment; and a surfactant, wherein the pigment includes a self-dispersible pigment in which at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of (i) an anionic group and (ii) a group in which another atomic group and an anionic group are bonded to each other is bonded to a surface of a particle of carbon black and a density of the functional group is 0.10 μmol/m2 or more to 0.48 μmol/m2 or less and wherein the surfactant includes an amino acid type surfactant in which a nitrogen atom capable of becoming a cation has a structure of a secondary amine or a tertiary amine.
US10259956B2	Curable ink composition A curable ink composition for forming a three-dimensional (3D) object via a digital additive manufacturing system is provided. The composition may comprise greater than about 30 weight % of one or more oligomers, at least two monomers comprising a lowest viscosity monomer and a highest viscosity monomer, one or more photoinitiators, and optionally, one or more additives. The ratio of the weight % of the total amount of oligomers to the weight % of the total amount of monomers may be at least about 0.5 and the ratio of the weight % of the lowest viscosity monomer to the weight % of the highest viscosity monomer may be at least about 5.
US10259940B2	Thermoplastic elastomer composition, thermoplastic elastomer, and method for producing thermoplastic elastomer The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), in particular a polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPU), that has exceptional elongation, strength, and wear resistance, and in particular has exceptional wear resistance. The present invention provides: a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing A) a thermoplastic urethane elastomer composition having A1) at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of polyether polyols, polyesterpolyols, and polycarbonate polyols, A2) a diisocyanate, and A3) a chain extender, and B) polyrotaxane formed by arranging blocking groups, at both ends of pseudo-polyrotaxane formed by inclusion of the openings of cyclic molecules in a shape skewered by linear molecules, so that the cyclic molecules are not eliminated; and a thermoplastic elastomer derived from this composition.
US10259928B2	Silane group-containing polymer composition and coatings containing same Compositions that include polymer and silane can be used in various finish compositions, especially finish compositions intended for use on hard, high gloss surfaces. The silane of the composition can be in the form of a silane group attached to a polymer backbone or as a distinct component. The polymer can be provided as an aqueous emulsion or suspension in a liquid. The polymer finish composition can be used as a floor care coating or as an architectural coating such as a paint or wood finish.
US10259922B2	Methods for modifying a hydrophobic polymer surface and devices thereof Aspects of the invention include methods for modifying a surface of a non-porous hydrophobic polymer substrate having a backbone containing electrophilic linkages. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a liquid composition having a nucleophilic reagent and a catalyst is contacted with the surface of the non-porous hydrophobic polymer substrate and maintained in contact with the surface of the polymer substrate in a manner sufficient to convert at least a portion of the surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic while retaining the mechanical and optical properties of the polymer substrate. Substrates, including containers, having one or more hydrophilic surfaces and kits suitable for practicing the subject methods are also described.
US10259919B2	Perchlorate ion permselective membranes A membrane having permselectivity for perchlorate ion is prepared using certain types of quaternary ammonium salts contained in a polymeric matrix material, which may be plasticized. Such membranes are useful in electrodialysis processes, whereby perchlorate-contaminated aqueous compositions are purified.
US10259912B2	Organopolysiloxane composition A curable organopolysiloxane composition which is capable of maintaining the refractive index and gas barrier at a certain level by incorporating diphenyl group into a silicone resin and maintaining the phenyl content at a certain level.
US10259909B2	Method for preparing glatiramer acetate The present invention discloses a method for preparing glatiramer acetate, comprising: (1) dissolving L-alanine NCA, L-tyrosine NCA, L-glutamic acid-γ-benzyl ester NCA, and L-ε-trifluoroacetyl-lysine NCA in 1,4-dioxane as solvent, stirring until a clarified solution is formed; (2) adding diethylamine for catalysis, stirring at 20-25° C., then slowly pouring the reaction solution into water, collecting the produced white product; (3) adding the obtained product to a solution of hydrobromic acid in acetic acid, stirring at 23.0-25.0° C., pouring the reaction solution into purified water for quenching and stirring, subjecting the mixture to suction filtration to obtain a yellow solid, after repeating 3-5 times, subjecting the solid to blast drying to remove the moisture therein; and (4) dissolving the solid obtained in step (3) in a 1M piperidine aqueous solution at room temperature and stirring, subjecting the obtained solution to dialysis, adding glacial acetic acid to adjust the pH to 5.5-7.0, and lyophilizing.
US10259908B2	Silyl-substituted polyalkylene oxides and methods of preparation A novel synthetic route to new classes of polymeric coupling agents using substituted epoxy monomers is reported. In the presence of an initiating agent and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane catalyst, substituted epoxy monomers bearing polyalkylene oxide and trialkoxysilane moieties undergo a ring-opening polymerization. The polymerization is highly versatile and allows for the fine-tuning of functional, structural, and architectural features of the resulting polymeric coupling agents. These new polyalkylene oxides substituted with organosilyl groups are capable of bonding to and modifying inorganic surfaces. The products of this invention form thin hydrophilic films.
US10259906B2	Method for producing polyurethane rigid foams and polyisocyanurate rigid foams The present invention relates to polyester polyols obtainable or obtained by esterification of 10 to 70 mol % of at least one compound from the group consisting of terephthalic acid (TPA), dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), phthalic anhydride (PA), phthalic acid and isophthalic acid, 0.1 to 30 mol % of one or more fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, 10 to 70 mol % of one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diols having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or alkoxylates thereof, 5 to 70 mol % of a polyether polyol prepared by alkoxylating an aromatic starter molecule having a functionality of not less than 2, and of 0 to 70 mol % of a tri- or polyol other than the polyether polyol, all based on the total amount of the components used, wherein the amounts used of the components add up to 100 mol %. The present invention further relates to a process for producing rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams which comprises reacting an isocyanate component with a polyol component (PK) comprising a polyester polyol of the present invention and further components, to the polyol component as such and also to the rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams obtainable or obtained by a process of the present invention. The present invention also relates to the method of using a polyester polyol (P1) of the present invention in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foams or rigid polyisocyanurate foams.
US10259902B2	Resol phenolic resin for friction material, method for producing the same, adhesive for friction material, and wet friction plate According to the present invention, there is provided a resol phenolic resin for a friction material wherein the resol phenolic resin has a structural unit A represented by Formula (1) and a structural unit B represented by Formula (2): wherein in Formula (1), m represents an integer of 1 or more; in a case where m is 1, R represents a methylol group; and in a case where m is 2 or more, R's independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methylol group and at least one R is a methylol group; and wherein in Formula (2), n represents an integer of 1 or more; in a case where n is 1, R represents a methylol group; and in a case where n is 2 or more, R's independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methylol group and at least one R is a methylol group.
US10259897B2	Method of preparing polybutadiene Provided is a method of preparing polybutadiene which may improve productivity by minimizing a plugging phenomenon during the preparation of polybutadiene and increasing a conversion rate.
US10259894B1	Oxygen permeable polymers, ionomers and methods of making the same An oxygen permeable polymer has the following formula: wherein RS is a non-sulfonyl halide portion of a sulfonyl halide monomer or polymer; XP is —NH or —NHCO; A is an optionally substituted alkyl; L is 0, 1 or 2; m is 2 or 3; Z is H or CH3; and n is 5-m. The polymer can be used in air separation devices, air concentrators, and in electrodes for electrochemical devices.
US10259892B2	Polyethylene composition for injection moulding Polyethylene composition for injection molding with a beneficial balance of environmental stress cracking resistance and impact resistance in combination with low warpage and beneficial processing behavior, said composition having the following features: 1) density of 0.945 g/cm3 or higher; 2) MIE from 1 to 30 g/10 min.; 3) ratio MIF/MIE from 15 to 30; 4) ER values from 0.40 to 0.52.
US10259889B2	Method for sulfating glycosaminoglycan An object of the present invention is provide a method for sulfating a glycosaminoglycan in a solution of a non-organic solvent. In the present invention, sulfation reaction of a glycosaminoglycan is performed with a sulfating agent in a strongly basic solution of a non-organic solvent. In the present invention, pH of the strongly basic solution is preferably set to be 11.5 or higher. According to the present invention, for example, a glycosaminoglycan having heparin-like anticoagulant activity can be produced from N-acetylheparosan through one-pot procedure. In one embodiment, a sulfated glycosaminoglycan produced by the method of the present invention has a unique disaccharide composition and is expected to be a novel useful material.
US10259886B2	Single-domain antigen-binding proteins that bind mammalian IgG The present application relates to antigen-binding proteins that are capable of binding to mammalian IgG. The frame-work regions of the antigen-binding proteins of the application preferably correspond to those of antibodies naturally that are devoid of light chains as may e.g. be found in camelids. The application further relates to nucleic acids that encode such antigen-binding proteins, to immunoadsorbent materials that comprise such proteins, to the uses of such immunoadsorbent materials for the purification of mammalian IgG antibodies and for therapeutic apheresis.
US10259885B2	Anti-PCSK9 antibodies and use thereof The present invention is directed to antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for PCSK9. Another embodiment of this invention relates to the antibodies described herein, and binding fragments thereof, comprising the sequences of the VH, VL and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. The invention also contemplates conjugates of anti-PCSK9 antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. The invention also contemplates methods of making said anti-PCSK9 antibodies and binding fragments thereof. Embodiments of the invention also pertain to the use of anti-PCSK9 antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PCSK9.
US10259873B2	Therapeutic CD47 antibodies Provided are monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to, and inhibit the activity of, CD47, as well as monoclonal antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that compete with the former for binding to CD47. Also provided are combinations of any of the foregoing. Such antibody compounds are variously effective in 1) treating tissue ischemia and ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in the setting of organ preservation and transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, sickle cell disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, and other instances of surgery and/or trauma in which IRI is a component of pathogenesis; 2) in treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases; and 3) as anti-cancer agents that are toxic to susceptible cancer cells, promoting their phagocytic uptake and clearance, or directly killing such cells.
US10259867B2	Method for treating lupus by administering an anti-IL-12 antibody Isolated anti-IL-12 antibodies, nucleic acids encoding antibodies or antibody portions, vectors, host cells, and methods of making are useful for production of antibody or portions for treating and/or diagnosing IL-12 related conditions, diseases, and disorders, such as psoriasis.
US10259863B2	Bovine fusion antibodies Disclosed herein are immunoglobulin constructs comprising at least one immunoglobulin domain or fragment thereof; and a therapeutic polypeptide or derivative or variant thereof attached to or inserted into said immunoglobulin domain. Also provided are immunoglobulin constructs comprising a mammalian immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising at least a portion of a knob domain in the complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3H) or fragment thereof; and a therapeutic polypeptide attached to or inserted into the CDR3H. Also provided are immunoglobulin constructs comprising a mammalian immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising at least a portion of a stalk domain in the complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3H) or fragment thereof; and a therapeutic polypeptide attached to or inserted into said stalk domain of the CDR3H. Also described herein are methods and compositions comprising the immunoglobulin constructs described herein for treatment and prevention of a disease or condition in a subject.
US10259862B2	VEGF-binding protein for blockade of angiogenesis Provided are chimeric VEGF-binding proteins and nucleic acids (e.g., a vector) encoding chimeric VEGF-binding proteins, methods and host cells for producing these proteins and nucleic acids, and pharmaceutical compositions containing these proteins and nucleic acids. Also provided are methods of treating an angiogenic disease or disorder that include administering at least one of the chimeric VEGF-binding proteins or at least one of the nucleic acids (e.g., a vector) encoding a chimeric VEGF-binding protein.
US10259859B2	Constructs having a SIRP-α domain or variant thereof The present disclosure features signal-regulatory protein α (SIRP-α) polypeptides and constructs that are useful, e.g., to target a cell (e.g., a cancer cell or a cell of the immune system), to increase phagocytosis of the target cell, to eliminate immune cells such as regulatory T-cells, to kill cancer cells, to treat a disease (e.g., cancer) in a subject, or any combinations thereof. The SIRP-α constructs include a high affinity SIRP-α D1 domain or variant thereof that binds CD47 with higher affinity than a wild-type SIRP-α. The SIRP-α polypeptides or constructs include a SIRP-α D1 variant fused to an Fc domain monomer, a human serum albumin (HSA), an albumin-binding peptide, or a polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer. Compositions provided herein include (i) a polypeptide including a signal-regulatory protein α (SIRP-α) D1 variant and (ii) an antibody.
US10259857B2	Method for augmenting vision in persons suffering from photoreceptor cell degeneration The invention provides compositions and methods of treating subjects afflicted with a photoreceptor disorder. Methods for treating a subject suffering from a disorder characterized by photoreceptor cell degeneration are provided, wherein a gene encoding a photosensitive protein is introduced into a retinal cell of a subject. In one aspect of the invention, the retinal cells which receive the photosensitive protein include non-photoreceptor cells such as horizontal cells, amacrine cells, bipolar cells, and ganglion cells.
US10259855B2	Methods and compositions for treating cancer A nucleic acid sequence is provided that encodes a chimeric protein comprising a ligand that comprises a naturally occurring or modified follicle stimulating hormone sequence, e.g., an FSHp sequence, or fragment thereof, which ligand binds to human follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor, linked to either (a) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes an extracellular hinge domain, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory signaling region, and a signaling endodomain; or (b) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a ligand that binds to NKG2D. The vector containing the nucleic acid sequence, the chimeric proteins so encoded, and modified T cells expressing the chimeric protein, as well as method of using these compositions for the treatment of FSHR-expressing cancers or tumor cells are also provided.
US10259853B2	Methods and compositions based on diphtheria toxin-interleukin-3 conjugates The present invention provides methods for inhibiting interleukin-3 receptor-expressing cells, and, in particular, inhibiting the growth of such cells by using a diphtheria toxin-human interleukin-3 conjugate (DT-IL3) that is toxic to cells expressing the interleukin-3 receptor. In preferred embodiments, the DT-IL3 conjugate is a fusion protein comprising amino acids 1-388 of diphtheria toxin fused via a peptide linker to full-length, human interleukin-3. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention relate to the administration of a DT-IL3 conjugate to inhibit the growth of cancer cells and/or cancer stem cells in humans, which cells express one or more subunits of the interleukin-3 receptor. Exemplary cells include myeloid leukemia cancer stem cells. In other embodiments, the methods of the present invention relate to ex vivo purging of bone marrow or peripheral blood to remove cells that express one or more subunits of the interleukin-3 receptor such that the purged bone marrow or peripheral blood is suitable, e.g., for autologous stem cell transplantation to restore hematopoietic function.
US10259840B2	Oxysterols and methods of use thereof Compounds are provided according to Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein X, Y, R1, R2a, R2b, R4a, R4b, R5a, R5b, R6a, R6b, R7, and R8 are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions.
US10259836B2	Methods of forming thin film and fabricating integrated circuit device using niobium compound A method of forming a thin film includes forming a niobium-containing film on a substrate by using a niobium precursor composition and a reactant, the niobium precursor composition including a niobium compound represented by Formula (1): Nb(R5Cp)2(L) Formula (1) (where each R is independently H, a C1 to C6 alkyl group, or R13Si, with each R1 being independently H or a C1 to C6 alkyl group, Cp is a cyclopentadienyl group, and L is a formamidinate, an amidinate, or a guanidinate.
US10259831B2	Hydroxide-catalyzed formation of silicon-oxygen bonds by dehydrogenative coupling of hydrosilanes and alcohols The present disclosure is directed to methods for dehydrogenatively coupled hydrosilanes and alcohols, the methods comprising contacting an organic substrate having at least one organic alcohol moiety with a mixture of at least one hydrosilane and sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, the contacting resulting in the formation of a dehydrogenatively coupled silyl ether. The disclosure further described associated compositions and methods of using the formed products.
US10259816B2	Condensed-ring pyrimidylamino derivative, preparation method therefor, and intermediate, pharmaceutical composition and applications thereof Disclosed are a condensed-ring pyrimidylamino derivative, a preparation method therefor, and an intermediate, a pharmaceutical composition and applications thereof. The method for preparing the condensed-ring pyrimidylamino derivative comprises: in a solvent, in the presence of a palladium-containing catalyst, allowing a compound represented by formula I-a and a compound represented by formula I-b′ to have a coupling reaction, and then preparing a compound represented by formula I by means of a deprotection reaction. Also disclosed applications of the condensed-ring pyrimidylamino derivative in the preparation of drugs for preventing, relieving and/or treating tumors or diseases caused by an anaplastic lymphoma kinase. The condensed-ring pyrimidylamino derivative of the present invention has an obvious restraint effect on the anaplastic lymphoma kinase.
US10259814B2	Pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives for the treatment of viral infections and other diseases This invention concerns pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treatment and/or therapy of diseases.
US10259810B2	N-sulfonylated pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-carboxamides and method of use The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 have any of the values defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as agents in the treatment of diseases and conditions mediated and modulated by CFTR, including cystic fibrosis, Sjögren's syndrome, pancreatic insufficiency, chronic obstructive lung disease, and chronic obstructive airway disease. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprised of one or more compounds of formula (I).
US10259807B2	1-(piperazin-1-yl)-2-([1,2,4]triazol-1-yl)-ethanone derivatives The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as described in the description; to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to the use of such compounds as medicaments, especially as modulators of the CXCR3 receptor.
US10259804B2	Anti-endothelial lipase compounds and methods of using the same in the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular diseases Endothelial Lipase (EL) inhibitors and methods of using such inhibitors for treating conditions implicating EL are provided herein. The present invention meets the needs in the field by providing small molecule inhibitors of EL function that can be used therapeutically to raise HDL cholesterol levels in blood, and can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism disorders, including, but not limited to, familial hypercholesterolemia, atherogenic dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, and, more generally, cardiovascular disease (CVD).
US10259803B2	Therapeutic inhibitory compounds Provided herein are heterocyclic derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds that are useful for inhibiting plasma kallikrein. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of diseases wherein the inhibition of plasma kallikrein inhibition has been implicated, such as angioedema and the like.
US10259792B2	Crystal of uracil compound The present invention provides a crystal that has preferable oral absorption and can be obtained with particularly preferable reproducibility. Provided is a crystal of (R)—N-(1-(3-(cyclopentyloxy)phenyl)ethyl)-3-((2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)methoxy)propane-1-sulfonamide.
US10259791B2	High-purity quinoline derivative and method for manufacturing same Provided is a compound represented by formula (IV) or a salt thereof, wherein the content of the compound represented by formula (I) is 350 ppm by mass or less.
US10259790B2	Polymorphic forms of pitavastatin sodium The present invention is directed to polymorphic forms of Pitavastatin sodium and processes for preparation of the same.
US10259788B2	Ionic liquids comprising heteraromatic anions Some embodiments described herein relate to ionic liquids comprising an anion of a heteraromatic compound such as optionally substituted pyrrolide, optionally substituted pyrazolide, optionally substituted indolide, optionally substituted phospholide, or optionally substituted imidazolide. Methods and devices for gas separation or gas absorption related to these ionic liquids are also described herein.
US10259780B2	Treatment of cataplexy The present invention relates to a method of treating cataplexy in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of certain carbamate compounds.
US10259779B2	Structural requirements of histone deacetylase inhibitors: C4-modified SAHA analogs display dual HDAC6/HDAC8 selectivity A compound having formula I for histone deacetylase inhibition is provided: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof wherein R is alkyl, C6-18 aryl, C5-18 heteroaryl, C8-22 alkylaryl, C8-22 alkylheteroaryl, or halo.
US10259777B2	(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-N-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)acrylamide for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases The present invention pertains to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-N-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)acrylamide of Formula (I): The invention also pertains to a method for stimulating neurite outgrowth by administering to cells in the area where neurite outgrowth is desired a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of Formula (I). Further, the invention pertains to a method for attenuating neuron injury in a subject by contacting a neuron in a subject in need thereof with a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of Formula (I). Furthermore, a method of preparing the compound of Formula (I) are provided.
US10259757B2	Method for starting up a fluidized catalytic reaction apparatus used for producing lower olefins Disclosed is a method for starting up fluidized reaction apparatus that is used for producing lower olefins from methanol or/and dimethyl ether. Said method includes after heating the catalyst bed of circulating fluidized catalytic reaction apparatus to above 200° C. or 300° C. by using a starting-up auxiliary heat source, feeding methanol or dimethyl ether raw materials to a reactor, whereby heat released by the reaction makes the temperature of the reaction system apparatus increase quickly to a designed temperature, consequently making the system reach normal operation state rapidly. Said method is suitable for starting up an exothermic fluidized catalytic reaction apparatus and can simplify the apparatus and operation, accordingly lowering the cost.
US10259754B2	Soluble humin The present invention provides highly water soluble products derived from humin, as well as methods of obtaining such products. Humin is first blended with water and a nitrogen source, such as urea, under intense agitation and heating, in order to disperse the nitrogen source. Thereupon, the blend is incubated for an extended period to create nitrogen-reacted humin having the desired solubility properties. The products may be used as aqueous dispersions, or dried in the form of particulates.
US10259753B2	Multifunctional organic agricultural fertilizer composition and process for preparation thereof The invention disclosed herein is a multifunctional agricultural organic bio-complexed composition comprising essential and non-essential nutritional elements; useful as a fertilizer, nutrient, bio-stimulant, complexing agent, pH controller, pH indicator, pH corrector, hard water salts in-activator, surface tension reducer, Spreader, penetrator, adjuvant, alkaline hard water ill effects mitigator, water conditioner and drip system irrigation cleaner. The invention also disclosed herein a process for preparation thereof.
US10259752B2	Production of citrate soluble phosphates by calcination of secondary phosphate sources with a sodium-sulfuric compound A method of calcination includes providing a raw material including whitlockite Ca9(Mg,Fe2+)[PO3(OH)\|(PO4)6], and/or iron phosphate FePO4, and/or aluminum phosphate AlPO4 and/or fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F; providing an alkaline-sulfuric compound as an additive; and calcining a mixture of the raw material with the additive to obtain a product, including a citrate soluble phosphate compound.
US10259747B2	Advanced fiber reinforced concrete mix designs and admixtures systems A concrete mix having sand, fine aggregates, binder, fibers, and various admixtures is provided. The mix has a consistency from S2 to SF3, a compressive strength in the range of 30-80 MPa and a ductility represented by fc, ffl, fR1 and fR3 values, wherein the concrete mix contains at least 390 Kg of binder, the concrete mix has a paste volume of 300-600 liters, the concrete mix contains at least two systems of fibers and a general admixture system that is composed of at least 2 sub-admixture systems.
US10259742B2	Optical fiber with low loss and nanoscale structurally homogeneous core An optical fiber has a core region that is doped with one or more viscosity-reducing dopants in respective amounts that are configured, such that, in a Raman spectrum with a frequency shift of approximately 600 cm−1, the fiber has a nanoscale structure having an integrated D2 line defect intensity of less than 0.025. Alternatively, the core region is doped with one or more viscosity-reducing dopants in respective amounts that are configured such that the fiber has a residual axial compressive stress with a stress magnitude of more than 20 MPa and a stress radial extent between 2 and 7 times the core radius.According to another aspect of the invention a majority of the optical propagation through the fiber is supported by an identified group of fiber regions comprising the core region and one or more adjacent cladding regions. The fiber regions are doped with one or more viscosity-reducing dopants in respective amounts and radial positions that are configured to achieve viscosity matching among the fiber regions in the identified group.
US10259741B2	High strength glass fiber A high strength glass fiber is prepared by following steps: weighing raw materials according to a mass percentage of 50-60% silica sol, 24-31% aluminum sol, 8-11% magnesia, 4-5% calcium oxide, 0.1-2% titanium dioxide, 0-0.5% ferric oxide, 0.5-2% niobium pentoxide, 0.5-1.5% antimony trioxide, 0.3-1.5% bismuth nitrate, and 0.1-0.5% boric acid. Deionized water is added. The raw material undergoes mixing by ball milling, spray-drying, calcining, isostatic pressing, melting, and wire-drawing. The invention adopts silicon sol, aluminum sol and bismuth nitrate. Through ball milling and spray-drying, silicon aluminum barium plasmas is evenly coated on surface of other oxide powders. Then nano particles, of silica, alumina and bismuth oxide are obtained by calcining. Under the effect of the high specific surface energy of nano particles, and the close contact of each component, high strength glass fiber is obtained in relatively low fiber drawing temperature while the glass melting temperature and time are significantly reduced.
US10259725B2	Method of synthesizing cellulose nano-crystals from date palm seeds A method of synthesizing cellulose nano-crystals from date palm seeds includes providing washed and dried date palm seeds, milling the date palm seeds to a fine powder, adding a bleaching agent to the fine powder to separate cellulose from the powder, placing the cellulose in a container with an acid solution to form a mixture, heating the mixture, isolating cellulose crystals from the mixture, and reducing the particle size of the cellulose crystals in the solution to provide cellulose nano-crystals. The particle size can be reduced by adding the cellulose crystals to a quantity of water to form a solution, and ultrasonicating the solution at about 90% amplitude for about 45 minutes to form cellulose nano-crystals. The cellulose nano-crystals can have a size ranging from about 5 nm to about 100 nm.
US10259724B2	Apparatus for treating water or liquids in general An apparatus for treating water or liquids in general, including a reverse osmosis filtration device provided with at least one inlet associated with a line for supplying the liquid to be treated, at least one outlet of the permeate associated with a line for dispensing the treated liquid and at least one concentrate outlet associated with a line for discharging the waste. The particularity of the present invention resides in that it includes, downstream of the filtration device, at least one tank that forms inside it two adjacent chambers with a mutually variable volume, in which one chamber is connected to the delivery line while the other chamber is connected to the discharge line.
US10259720B2	Abrasive coated substrate and method for manufacturing thereof A coated substrate is described including a substrate material, which is coated at least in part with an oxidation-resistant coating, wherein the coating consists of a wear-resistant abrasive coating layer, which contains or consists of coated abrasive particles embedded in an oxidation-resistant matrix material, wherein at least some of the abrasive particles consist of α-Al2O3 and the abrasive particles are coated with a first particle coating layer disposed on the abrasive particles and an optional second particle coating layer disposed on the first particle coating layer, wherein the matrix material contains or consists of the compound MCrAlY, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe. A method for manufacturing such a coated substrate is also disclosed.
US10259714B2	Method of making mesoporous carbon from natural wood and mesoporous carbon hollow tubes made thereby In various embodiments, the present invention provides a relatively low cost and substantially chemical free method of making high surface area mesoporous carbon (as well as novel mesoporous carbon hollow tube (MCHT) structures made thereby) utilizing the cellulose framework found in natural wood and/or other plant fibers to make porous carbon structures. In some embodiments, the present invention will provide porous carbon structures having higher surface area than porous carbon structures made using prior art template methods, higher adsorption capacity than commercial activated carbon, and, in some embodiments, excellent electrochemical capacitance and storage capabilities. These new carbon materials may be adapted for a wide variety of uses including such things as removal of both inorganic and organic toxic pollutants from water, energy storage/conversion, supercapacitor electrodes for electrochemical energy storage, adsorption, and catalysis.
US10259706B2	Separating hydrogen from disassociated water In some implementations, a system for producing hydrogen and oxygen from water includes a target, an oxygen selective membrane, a cooling chamber, and a hydrogen selective membrane. The target heats to at least a temperature that thermally decomposes water, receives water vapor, heats the received water vapor to the temperature that thermally decomposes water to form a heated vapor, and passes the heated vapor to an oxygen selective membrane. The oxygen selective membrane separates, at or near the temperature that thermally decomposes water, oxygen from the heated vapor to form a hydrogen-rich vapor. The cooling chamber cools the hydrogen-rich vapor to at least a specified temperature. The hydrogen selective membrane separates hydrogen in the hydrogen-rich vapor to leave substantially water vapor.
US10259704B2	Nanopillar-based articles and methods of manufacture Nanopillar-based THz metamaterials, such as split ring resonator (SRR) MMs, utilizing displacement current in the dielectric medium between nanopillars that significantly increases energy storage in the MMs, leading to enhanced Q-factor. A metallic nanopillar array is designed in the form of a single gap (C-shape) SRR. Vacuum or dielectric materials of different permittivities are filled between the nanopillars to form nanoscale dielectric gaps. In other embodiments, formation of patterned nanowires using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates with porous structures of different heights resulting from an initial step difference made by etching the aluminum (Al) thin film with a photoresist developer prior to the anodization process are disclosed.
US10259701B2	Comb MEMS device and method of making a comb MEMS device A MEMS device and a method to manufacture a MEMS device are disclosed. An embodiment includes forming trenches in a first main surface of a substrate, forming conductive fingers by forming a conductive material in the trenches and forming an opening from a second main surface of the substrate thereby exposing the conductive fingers, the second main surface opposite the first main surface.
US10259700B2	Volatile liquids refueling apparatus A volatile liquid refueling apparatus, which includes a probe including an outer collar, and a receiver including a receiving collar, where the outer collar of the probe and the receiving collar of the receiver are configured to join to create a vapor-tight enclosure, and where the receiver further includes a locking mechanism whereby the apparatus can be locked in an open position.
US10259698B2	Filling device A filling device includes a product space that ends in a filling valve with first and second valve elements disposed in a region thereof and moved by an actuator, a sealing face, a valve stem, a valve housing having a reduced-diameter edge, and a profiled plastic sleeve that runs over the reduced-diameter edge. One of the valve elements has a plastic lining. A valve stem forms one of the valve elements and the valve housing forms the other.
US10259690B2	Gripper and cross-member having at least one gripper A C-gripper for arranging at a cross-member or at a suspension element and a cross-member having at least one such C-gripper for for handling a load, formed from an upper strut, a vertical strut and a support strut which forms a so-called hook base, onto which the load can be placed. The upper strut and the vertical strut are, as with conventional constructions, rigidly connected to one another and substantially arranged at right angles to one another. Other angles likewise lie within the framework of the invention. However, the support strut is not rigid, but rather connected in a rotatably mounted manner to the vertical strut and, indeed, in such a manner that a clear dimension (h) of a mouth of the C-gripper can be modified, that is to say can be increased or decreased. Moreover, the vertical strut is telescopable. It is thus configured as a telescopic strut.
US10259675B2	Cutting equipment and method for continuous paper strips with images arranged along multiple rows A cutting equipment for continuous paper strips having images arranged in sequence along multiple rows comprising a longitudinal cutting mechanism for separating the rows from the strips and a transversal cutting mechanism for separating image sheets from the rows and in which the image sheets have different longitudinal dimensions and possibility of random variations between row and row, The equipment further comprises individual feeding mechanisms for feeding, in an independent way, the rows with respect to the transversal cutting mechanism; a buffer device, of compensation for the different feeds of the rows, and an electronic control unit for actuating the feeding mechanisms and the transversal cutting mechanism so as to present the trailing edges of said image sheets in alignment for a simultaneous cutting by the transversal cutting mechanism and extracting one or more images from the cutting mechanism, after its actuation, as preparation of collecting.
US10259671B2	Sheet feeder, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A sheet feeder includes a first rotary member, a separation member that cooperates with the first rotary member in holding the sheet between the separation member and the first rotary member to define a separation nip, a conveyance unit disposed downstream of the separation nip in a conveyance direction of the sheet, a driving unit, and a control unit. The first rotary member feeds a sheet. The conveyance unit conveys the sheet. The driving unit drives the first rotary member. The control unit controls the driving unit to stop driving the first rotary member when a leading edge of the sheet reaches the conveyance unit, and controls the driving unit to restart driving the first rotary member when a trailing edge portion of the sheet comes out of the separation nip.

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