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US10475256B2	Methods and systems for automatic vehicle maintenance scheduling The disclosure generally relates to vehicle maintenance and more particularly to methods and systems for automatic vehicle maintenance scheduling. The method comprises obtaining acceleration data at a fixed sampling rate of a moving vehicle when the moving vehicle attains at least a pre-determined speed for a pre-determined time from start of the moving vehicle. The obtained acceleration data is processed to generate jerk energy values at predetermined intervals. Speed normalized jerk energy is computed based on an average of the generated jerk energy values and average speed of the moving vehicle. A relationship between journey number and the computed speed normalized jerk energy is computed. A vehicle maintenance indicator based on the computed relationship between the journey number and the computed speed normalized jerk energy is finally computed.
US10475253B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for system-wide behavior for 3D models A computer system having a display generation component, one or more input devices, one or more cameras, and one or more attitude sensors receives a request to display an augmented reality view of a physical environment in a first user interface region that includes a representation of a field of view of the one or more cameras. In response to receiving the request, in accordance with a determination that calibration criteria are not met, a calibration user interface object is displayed. In response to detecting a change in attitude of the one or more cameras in the physical environment, at least one display parameter of the calibration user interface object is adjusted in accordance with the detected change. In response to detecting that the calibration criteria are met, the calibration user interface object ceases to be displayed.
US10475251B2	Method and apparatus for multiple mode interface A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for executing a translation instruction for a constructive movement. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include an input device configured to sense a first constructive movement input representative of a non-translational movement of a body of a user that does not move from a first point to a second point in the physical world environment. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a processing device coupled to the input device, where the processing device is configured to execute a translational instruction associated with the first constructive movement input, execute a first resizing instruction to reduce a size of a portion of the physical world environment as displayed by a head-mounted display by an amount indicated by the first resizing stimulus, receive a second constructive movement input, and execute a second translational instruction associated with the second constructive translational movement input.
US10475244B2	Augmenting real-time views of a patient with three-dimensional data Augmenting real-time views of a patient with three-dimensional (3D) data. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying 3D data for a patient with the 3D data including an outer layer and multiple inner layers, determining virtual morphometric measurements of the outer layer from the 3D data, registering a real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in a 3D space, determining real-time morphometric measurements of the outer layer of the patient, automatically registering the position of the outer layer from the 3D data to align with the registered real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in the 3D space using the virtual morphometric measurements and using the real-time morphometric measurements, and displaying, in an augmented reality (AR) headset, one of the inner layers from the 3D data projected onto real-time views of the outer layer of the patient.
US10475242B2	Image display control device and image display system including image superimposition unit that superimposes a mirror image and a vehicle-body image An image display control device of an embodiment includes: a mirror image creation unit that creates a mirror image of an area behind and on the side of a vehicle body based on an image captured with an image pickup unit provided on the vehicle body; an image superimposition unit that superimposes a line drawing from which at least a lower part of the vehicle body is recognizable, and the mirror image created by the mirror image creation unit; and a display control unit that controls a display device to display an image created by superimposing the mirror image and the line drawing by the image superimposition unit.
US10475233B2	System, method and software for converting images captured by a light field camera into three-dimensional images that appear to extend vertically above or in front of a display medium System, method and software for producing imagery with enhanced 3D effects that is viewed on a display medium. The imagery contains elements that appear, at least in part to extend vertically above, or in front of the surface of the display medium. To create the imagery with enhanced 3D effects, a light field camera images a scene that contains at least one subject. At a given moment in time, the subject is positioned in an initial orientation. Upon imaging, the light field camera produces light field image data that represents the scene. The light field image data is edited to add enhanced 3D effects. Once edited, the enhanced image data is played on a display medium, where the added 3D effects cause the subject to appear, at least in part, to extend vertically above, or in front of, the display medium.
US10475212B2	Methods for generating soil maps and application prescriptions Methods are provided for generating a prescription map for the application of crop inputs. In one method, the user draws a boundary on a map within a user interface and the system identifies relevant soil data and generates a soil map overlay and legend for changing the application prescription for various soils and soil conditions. In another method, the user instead drives a field boundary which is recorded on a planter monitor using a global positioning receiver, and the system generates a soil map and legend for changing the application prescription.
US10475201B1	Method and apparatus for determining wheel rim and tire dimensions on a moving vehicle A vehicle inspection or measurement method and system configured to utilize non-contact optical sensors to acquire images and measurement data associated with at least one vehicle wheel assembly as a vehicle moves through a field of view, and to evaluate the acquired image and/or measurement data to determine at least one dimension associated with an observed feature of the vehicle wheel assembly.
US10475188B2	Image processing device and image enhancing method Provided are an image processing device and an image enhancing method. The image enhancement method for the image processing device includes: calculating a first minimum value, a first maximum value, and a first average value of a luminance of a region based on a pixel in an image; calculating a first gain with respect to a pixel having a pixel value between the first minimum value and the first average value, and a second gain with respect to a pixel having a pixel value between the first average value and the first maximum value; and calculating a first correction value by correcting the pixel value of the pixel by using the first gain or the second gain according to a result of comparing the pixel value of the pixel with the first average value.
US10475181B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program An image acquisition unit acquires first and second radiation images from first and second radiation detectors. A first frequency analysis unit generates a first high-frequency component and a first low-frequency component of the first radiation image, and a second frequency analysis unit generates a second low-frequency component of the second radiation image. A subtraction processing unit generates a subtraction low-frequency component from the first low-frequency component and the second low-frequency component, and a synthesis unit synthesizes the subtraction low-frequency component and the first high-frequency component to generate a processed image.
US10475177B2	Method of inspecting surface of ceramic body An inspection method for a surface of a ceramic body capable of determining any crack more reliably than conventionally done is provided. The method includes a step of performing image capturing of an illuminated region of an inspection surface being illuminated with at least one of first and second illumination light from mutually different directions sandwiching an image capturing means, a step of generating a determination image, and a step of performing determination. When a first determination image is generated based on a first image capturing result obtained under illumination at least with the first illumination light, and a second determination image is generated based on a second image capturing result under illumination at least with the second illumination light, those images are generated so that determination of the presence or absence of any crack can be performed based on a difference between formation manners of shadow regions in those images.
US10475166B2	Video image enhancement method There is provided is a method for enhancing a video image capable of achieving high image quality improvement for both a texture area and an edge area. A maximum limit value and a minimum limit value of a video signal value enhanced on the basis of a pixel signal value in an area set around the target pixel are calculated, the maximum limit value and the minimum limit value are corrected according to a texture value calculated as a scale value that indicates a variation of the pixel signal value in the corresponding area, and the corrected maximum limit value and minimum limit value are applied to the enhanced video signal value.
US10475164B2	Artifact detection in a contrast enhanced output image One or more processors may perform one or more lookup table (LUT)-based image processing operations on an input image to produce an output image, wherein performing the one or more image processing operations on the input image introduces one or more banding artifacts in the output image. The one or more processors may determine one or more sub-regions of the output image that include the one or more banding artifacts. The one or more processors may perform one or more artifact reduction operations on the one or more sub-regions of the output image without performing the one or more artifact reduction operations on remaining sub-regions of the output image.
US10475162B2	Image processing device, method, and storage medium for gamma correction based on illuminance An illuminance calculation unit detects an illuminance of an image when the image is captured. Based on the detected illuminance, a gamma correction amount calculation unit corrects at least one of a minimum output luminance value and a maximum output luminance value in a gamma characteristic for correcting a gradation characteristic of a luminance of the image. A gamma setting unit corrects the gradation characteristic of the luminance of the image with the gamma characteristic corrected based on the illuminance.
US10475159B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium storing program to scale image having hierarchical layer A first enlargement circuit enlarges an image of a hierarchical layer on a lower side among images of hierarchical layers in which an image of a lower hierarchical layer is a reduced image generated by reducing an image of an upper hierarchical layer. A region extraction circuit extracts a region according to a size of the block of the hierarchical layer on the upper side from a region in the image enlarged by the first enlargement circuit that is at least wider than the block of the hierarchical layer on the upper side. A first hierarchical addition circuit combines an image of the region extracted by the region extraction circuit to the block of the hierarchical layer on the upper side block by block for the blocks.
US10475157B2	Digital mapping system A map image is displayed via a user interface. A user selection of a location marker or one of a set of textual driving directions is received via the user interface. In response to the received user selection, an interactive information window overlaid within the map image is generated. Generating the interactive information window includes providing additional information regarding a location related to the marker or to the one of the set of textual driving directions.
US10475156B2	Multi-dimensional model dimensioning and scale error correction A system and method are provided for identifying scale, scale error, or improper positioning during construction or reconstruction of a multi-dimensional (e.g., 3D) building model using known architectural dimensions. The system identifies architectural elements that have known architectural standard positions relative to planes within the multi-dimensional model. Dimensional measurements of architectural elements in the multi-dimensional model (poorly scaled) are compared with known architectural standard dimensions, with or without scale error, to properly scale, rescale or position one or more planes within the multi-dimensional building model.
US10475148B2	Fragmented graphic cores for deep learning using LED displays A smart display including one or more groups of smart pixels and at least one graphics engine. The at least one graphics engine is fragmented into GPU (graphics processing unit) minute cores. The GPU minute cores are distributed throughout the smart display. The smart pixels with distributed graphics within the smart display perform deep learning. Libraries stored on GPU minute core embedded memory are used to perform object identification using deep learning. The smart display monitors for pixel degradation and, if necessary, performs pixel enhancement.
US10475140B2	Prospective management process for medical benefit prescriptions The present invention provides an interactive, electronic, knowledge-based ordering process for specialty/biotech pharmaceuticals (medically coded drugs) which results in less waste, improved procedural efficiencies, and greater cost savings than the current ordering systems. The knowledge-base of the system is based on the health plan's clinical policies as well as the status of the patient and their entitled benefits with the health plan, and it is applied in an interactive manner through a web-enabled system which provides a real-time, prospective examination and control over requests for authorization to dispense the medically coded drugs. The system also includes a feedback loop from the specialty pharmacies to provide information on the medicines that have actually been dispensed. The system also provides to the patient, educational material and adherence reminders to affect therapeutic outcomes.
US10475138B2	Systems and methods for advanced energy network A multiplicity of participants comprising utility operators, distributed energy resource (DER) providers, vendors/aggregators, energy customers, and utility financial officers, are communicatively connected to a platform. The platform provides interactive interfaces for each type of participant to access the platform over communication network. Utility operators are enabled to view and control DER in a certain area via an interface for utility operators. DER providers are enabled to interconnect DER packages to a utility grid via an interface for DER providers. Vendors/aggregators are enabled to view and manage their portfolios via an interface for vendors/aggregators. Energy customers are enabled to view energy information, shop for new products or services, and manage rate plans via an interface for marketplace. Utility financial officers are enabled to view revenue streams from the platform to a utility via an interface for financial settlement.
US10475136B2	Social content connection system and method A content engagement system includes game logic configured to help users and their social contacts to find interesting content. The outputs can be used for optimizing ads, content, search results, etc., on mobile devices, social networking sites and similar domains.
US10475134B2	Sponsored recommendation in a social networking system A social networking system presents suggestions to a user of a social networking system to use or install one or more applications accessible in the system. The social networking system offers suggestions by ranking candidate applications for a particular user and selecting applications to recommend based on the rankings. Advertisers associated with some applications may bid to boost the rankings of an application, making it more likely to appear for a given user.
US10475133B1	System and method for automated data gathering for completing form A computer-implemented method for gathering user-related tax data for use with tax preparation software includes a computing device executing a data capture utility configured to connect to one or more remotely located data sources, wherein the data capture utility captures user-specific tax data from the one or more remotely located data sources and stores the captured data in a data store. The computing device executes a tax logic engine configured to read data from the data store and determine the completeness of the data contained within the data store. The computing device communicates a message to the user regarding the level of completeness of the data contained within the data store.
US10475126B1	Insurance quote system An insurance quote system includes a database server, a web server and an insurance broker operatively coupled together. A plurality of insurance carrier computers are coupled with the web server through a telecommunication channel. A first computer interface of the insurance broker computer includes a data entry window having a plurality of data entry fields configured to receive data inputs including an insurance carrier identifier, an insurance form identifier, an insurance endorsement identifier, an insurance coverage issue, and a status score for the insurance coverage issue. A second computer interface includes a quote viewing window, and a third computer interface includes a form selection window configured to allow the user to select a plurality of insurance form identifiers and insurance endorsement identifiers referenced in a plurality of quotes. A report generation button on the third computer interface may be selected to generate a quote report based upon the referenced identifiers.
US10475112B2	Vendor tray and method for vending at a live event A vendor tray includes a bottom wall; and a plurality of upstanding walls extending from the bottom wall and defining with the bottom wall a vending space for carrying the vendible items, at least one of the upstanding walls has a first viewable electronic display. A method for vending items at a live event, includes displacing the vendor tray through an audience of the live event while displaying on an viewable electronic display of an upstanding wall of the vendor tray a first graphic providing information related to at least one of the vendible item and the live event.
US10475110B2	Computer system and stored program for product and contractor service mapping An e-commerce computer system electronically receives a selection of at least one product with at least one contractor service from a purchaser computer system. The e-commerce computer system automatically places a product code for the at least one product in an electronic shopping cart. The e-commerce computer system automatically places a service code for the at least one contractor service in the electronic shopping cart. The e-commerce computer system receives the service code electronically from a mapping computer system, the service code automatically derived by the mapping computing system programmed to map the at least one product with the at least one contractor service. The e-commerce computer system electronically presents the electronic shopping cart to the purchaser computer system with a request to complete a purchase of the at least one product and the at least one contractor service.
US10475109B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program It is an object to allow, even if an item selected by a user cannot be shipped to its destination, the user to order another item without wasting the effort spent in selecting the item. An information processing device receives selection of an item for order. The information processing device obtains a destination specified for the selected item. If the specified destination is outside the area to which the selected item can be shipped, the information processing device causes substitute information to be displayed. The substitute information can identify a substitute item that can be shipped to the destination.
US10475105B1	Systems and methods for providing improved recommendations Systems and methods for providing improved recommendations are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may be used for vehicle recommendations. The system may include a server system configured to receive user historical vehicle preferences, user vehicle preferences, generate weighted feature data sets, and apply a similarity model to the generated weighted feature data set in order to determine a vehicle recommendation data set. A visual representation of the vehicle recommendation data set may then be provided to an interface associated with a user.
US10475102B2	Providing personalized item recommendations using scalable matrix factorization with randomness Providing personalized item recommendations using scalable matrix factorization with randomness. Various embodiments involve ecommerce websites, an item interaction matrix, item interaction weightings, factorizing into a user feature matrix and an item feature matrix, computing a thin matrix, generating a random Gaussian matrix, decomposing a matrix Y by a QR factorization, performing a singular value decomposition, performing alternative least squares, computing item interaction scores, selecting at least one item for recommendation to an Internet user based on the item interaction scores, or a combination thereof.
US10475083B1	Automated deal guide structure identification A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for updating a structure database. The method includes accessing a corpus of machine readable text generated based on a plurality of promotions, wherein each of the plurality of promotions comprises at least one promotion option associated with at least one service, and extracting features from the promotion options, the features being mapped to services associated with respective promotion options from which the features are extracted. The method further includes identifying one or more components associated with the extracted features, tagging, using a processor, each promotion option with every component associated with at least one feature of the promotion option, and updating a structure database using the tagged promotion options. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
US10475082B2	Method, medium, and system for keyword bidding in a market cooperative A computer-implemented method and system for keyword bidding in a market cooperative are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes receiving a keyword bid from a first party; determining a value to a host associated with the keyword bid; augmenting the keyword bid by an amount corresponding to the value to the host; and sending the augmented keyword bid to a second party.
US10475073B2	Condition-based, privacy-sensitive selection method of directing electronic, profile-based advertisements to selected internet websites An automatic system facilitates selection of media properties on which to display an advertisement, responsive to a profile collected on a first media property, where a behavioral-targeting company calculates expected profit for an ad correlated with the profile and arranges for the visitor to be tagged with a tag readable by the selected media property. The profit can be calculated by deducting, from the revenues that are expected to be generated from an ad delivered based on the collected profile, at least the price of ad space at a media property where the BT company might like to deliver ads to the profiled visitor. When the calculated profit is positive (i.e., not a loss), the BT company arranges for the visitor to be tagged with a tag readable by the selected media property through which the BT company expects to profit.
US10475071B2	System and method of automated delivery of relevance-checked benefit-conveying codes during online transaction A system and method of performing in-context of automated delivery of benefit-conveying (BC) code of an e-commerce website is provided. The system comprises means for identifying a BC code input field in a BC context of the e-commerce website, means for storing a plurality of BC code collections for supported e-commerce websites, and means for acquiring information about relevance-checked BC codes of the e-commerce web site. The system comprises means for displaying an UI panel in an vicinity of the identified BC code input field, with the UI panel configured to list information about the acquired relevance-checked BC codes in such a manner that an individual BC code from among the acquired BC codes can be selected through selecting a UI entry listing information about the individual BC code. The system comprises means for inputting the selected individual BC code into the identified BC code input field.
US10475062B2	Rewarding online users as a function of network topology A method and associated systems for rewarding online users as a function of network topology. An online-reward system receives a network topology and an unweighted base reward schedule that specifies amounts of incentive rewards to be awarded to performing users who perform a solicited desired action and to intermediary users who forward such a solicitation to another user. The system computes a position value for each node as a function of the node's position in the topology and uses those values to weight the base rewards. Each time the network topology changes, this process is repeated to immediately update weightings of nodes affected by the change. When a network user performs a solicited activity, the processor physically transfers rewards to the accounts of the performing and intermediary users, using the weighted values to determine the amount of each reward.
US10475059B2	Syndicated sharing of promotional information Systems and methods that enable product (or service) purchasers, or other such entities, to share promotional materials via social networks and/or other means of communication and may further enable the purchasers to receive rewards, such as rebates, in response to interactions with the promotional materials by others (e.g., friends of the purchaser). In various embodiments, the promotional materials shared by the purchaser relates to the product purchased, which may lend greater credibility and/or interest in the promotional material being shared.
US10475052B2	Systems and methods for use in evaluating aggregate merchant sets Systems and methods are provided for evaluating aggregate merchant sets, which are often generated by a payment network. One exemplary method includes accessing, by a computing device, a monitor score and a volatility score for an aggregate merchant set representative of multiple merchants having at least one disparate parameter in a transaction data structure, fuzzy sets for the monitor score and the volatility score comprising linguistic values, and inference rules that use the linguistic values in logical operations. The method also generally includes determining degrees of membership of the monitor score and volatility score to the associated fuzzy sets and generating an evaluation index based on the inference rules and the degrees of membership to the fuzzy sets, thereby providing an indication of a propriety of the aggregation of said multiple merchants.
US10475050B2	Identifying similar items based on global interaction history One embodiment sets forth technique for computing a similarity score between two digital items is computed based on interaction histories associated with global users and interaction histories associated with local users. Global counts indicating the number of interactions associated with each unique pair of digital items are weighted based on a mixing rate. The weighted global counts are then combined with local counts to compute total counts. An effective interaction probability indicating the likelihood of a user interacting with one digital item in the pair of digital items after interacting with the other digital item in the pair is computed based on the total counts. The effective interaction probability is then corrected for noise, resulting in a similarity score indicating the similarity between the pair of digital items.
US10475049B2	Systems and methods for determining offer eligibility using a predicate logic tree against sets of input data Example computer executable instructions for determining a consumer's offer eligibility using a predicate logic tree against sets of input data are provided. In particular, the disclosed examples recite a rewards engine capable of determining a consumer's offer eligibility using a predicate logic tree against sets of input data. The rewards engine applies rules that are relevant to a particular deal offered by a retail establishment to the consumer's records to determine the consumer's offer eligibility. In some examples, the rewards engine sorts or partially sorts some or all of the consumer's records to determine the consumer's offer eligibility.
US10475044B1	Method and system for question prioritization based on analysis of the question content and predicted asker engagement before answer content is generated Before routing a question submitted to a question and answer based customer support system to support resources, and before any specific answer data is generated, the submitted question data is analyzed to predict asking user engagement with the question and answer based customer support system after the asking user's question is submitted. In this way, the question itself is analyzed and questions determined to be low engagement probability questions submitted by asking users that have a low probability of further engagement with the question and answer based customer support system are provided to the support resources on a low priority basis and questions determined to be high engagement probability questions submitted by asking users that have a high probability of further engagement with the question and answer based customer support system are provided to the support resources on a high priority basis.
US10475039B2	In-memory simulations using multidimensional cubes Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for in-memory simulations. The method may include forming a virtual cube including at least one change value representative of a change to a simulation; forming another cube including online data; and combining the virtual cube and the other cube to form a union cube representative of a result of the simulation, the virtual cube, other cube, and the union cube comprised in an in-memory storage and shared for at least a session associated with the simulation. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
US10475038B1	Systems and methods for visual verification A system including: a document holder configured to receive a document; one or more optical sensors directed toward the document holder; one or more processors; and at least one memory having stored thereon computer program code that, when executed by the processor, instructs the processor to: control the one or more optical sensors to capture a plurality of images of the document within the document holder; identify a feature of the document within each of the plurality of images, the feature having visual characteristics that differ based on an angle at which the feature is viewed; and output, in response comparing the respective visual characteristics of the feature of the document in each of the plurality of images to corresponding expected visual characteristics of the feature for the document, an indication of a verification of the document.
US10475026B2	Secure management of transactions using a smart/virtual card A method, system, and/or computer program product securely manages smart card transactions. A processing entity receives a smart card identifier from a smart card. The smart card identifier is a transaction-specific identifier for a transaction, and contains no financial data about a holder of the smart card. The smart card identifier is hidden from a second party to the transaction. The processing entity receives transaction data for the transaction from the second party, where the transaction data is blocked from the smart card. In response to determining that the transaction is valid, the processing entity issues a transaction confirmation to the smart card and a transaction approval to the second party to the transaction.
US10475025B2	System, method, and apparatus for updating an existing dynamic transaction card A system for securely updating an electronic transaction card held by an account holder with an additional account and/or account data. A dynamic transaction card may be securely updated with an additional account by using pre-stored shell data and/or inactive data, whereby the pre-stored shell data may be populated using data received from an issuer system and/or the inactive data may be activated via an activation signal received from an issuer system. A backend server may determine, via a fraud determination, expiration determination, and/or user-request, that new account data should be transmitted to an account holder. The dynamic transaction card may receive the data associated with a notification, update a display, instruct an EMV applet to use a key associated with a received EMV key identifier for signatures, and/or update any additional data stored on the dynamic transaction card.
US10475013B2	Method of enhancing point-of-sale systems A method of operating a point-of-sale (POS) system (1), the POS system comprising a POS terminal (3) having a software module (17, 21) thereon for enabling a retailer to process transactions within a transaction environment, and a peripheral device (5, 7) in communication with the POS terminal (3), the POS system (1) further comprising a driver software module (40) installed between the POS terminal (3) software module (17, 21) and the peripheral device (5, 7), the method comprising: receiving, at the driver software module (40), data sent between the software module (17, 21) and the peripheral device (5, 7) in communication with the POS terminal (3); communicating with a further device (44, 60, 64) in dependence on the data received at the driver software module (40); receiving modified data from the further device (44, 60, 64); and outputting the modified data.
US10475012B2	Systems and methods for installation of a remotely monitored vending network An embodiment provides a system of automated workflow management and active checkpoint validation that streamlines and standardizes the vending machine provisioning process. The embodiment not only normalizes the installation and deployment process across geographic and personnel differences, it also greatly optimizes the process allowing for increased installations per technician per day. The monitored assets are added to online applications in real time and remote monitoring commences immediately upon the end of technician visit. Other embodiments are addressed herein.
US10475005B1	Systems and methods for second tap e-receipt option for NFC-enabled payment vehicles Systems and methods are disclosed for generating electronic receipts (e-receipts) at point-of-sale (POS) terminals associated with a merchant at a retail location. The systems and methods include a near field communication (NFC) reader and an NFC-enabled payment vehicle. A POS terminal processes a payment transaction after an initial interaction between the NFC reader and the NFC-enabled payment vehicle. An e-receipt is generated when a second interaction is detected between the NFC reader and the NFC-enabled payment vehicle.
US10475003B2	Enhanced mobile transactions and payments Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing enhanced mobile transactions and payments are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include receiving configuration information that allows a mobile payment system to request that a computing device use an application for a requested mobile transaction, sending a request to the computing device to use the application for the mobile transaction, receiving a response indicating whether the application is available to the computing device, automatically processing the mobile transaction using the application when the application is available to the computing device, and processing the mobile transaction using standard processing without use of the application when the application is unavailable to the computing device or the user wishes to use standard processing.
US10475002B2	Wireless-enabled kiosk for recycling consumer devices Wireless-enabled kiosk systems and associated methods for recycling and performing other processes with mobile phones and other electronic devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the present technology includes systems and methods for wirelessly connecting a consumer-operated kiosk with an electronic device to facilitate processing (e.g., purchasing) the device. In some embodiments, the present technology includes using a wireless link to identify a device, evaluate a device, resolve device issues to enable purchase of the device, locate a device, etc. Various other aspects of the present technology are described herein.
US10474998B2	System and method for messaging in a multitenant application server environment In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method provides a messaging service in a multitenant application server environment. Deployable resources are usable within the multitenant application server environment and groupings of resources are defined by resource group templates within a domain. One or more partitions are provided, with each partition providing an administrative and runtime subdivision of the domain that can be associated with a tenant. Java message service (JMS) resources are defined within a resource group template or a resource group, and instantiated within a partition from the one or more partitions to enable messaging for applications deployed within the partition and between the one or more partition.
US10474984B2	Vehicle control system and method A control system includes a sensor or other input device and one or more processors configured to receive event data associated with a vehicle from the sensor. The one or more processors also are configured to receive a designated chargeable usage of the vehicle and to determine one or more rules dictating rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle based on the event data. The one or more processors compare the event data with the one or more rules to determine the rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle and compare the rule-based chargeable usage with the designated chargeable usage to identify one or more discrepancies between the rule-based chargeable usage and the designated chargeable usage. The one or more rules dynamically change with changing conditions of the vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to generate control signals based on the rule-based chargeable usage and/or the identified discrepancies.
US10474976B2	Hierarchical satellite task scheduling system A task scheduling system that can be used to improve task assignment for multiple satellites, and thereby improve resource allocation in the execution of a task. In some implementations, configuration data for one or more satellites is obtained. Multiple objectives corresponding to a task to be performed using the satellites, and resource parameters associated with executing the task to be performed using the satellites are identified. A score for each objective included in the multiple objectives is computed by the terrestrial scheduler based on the resource parameters and the configuration data for the one or more satellites. The multiple objectives are assigned to one or more of the satellites. Instructions are provided to the one or more satellites that cause the one or more satellites to execute the task according to the assignment of the objectives to the one or more satellites.
US10474968B2	Improving accuracy of predictions using seasonal relationships of time series data Systems and methods are provided for performing data mining and statistical learning techniques on a big data set. More specifically, systems and methods are provided for linear regression using safe screening techniques. Techniques may include receiving a plurality of time series included in a prediction hierarchy for performing statistical learning to develop an improved prediction hierarchy. It may include pre-processing data associated with each of the plurality of time series, wherein the pre-processing includes tasks performed in parallel using a grid-enabled computing environment. For each time series, the system may determine a classification for the individual time series, a pattern group for the individual time series, and a level of the prediction hierarchy at which the each individual time series comprises an need output amount greater than a threshold amount. The computing system may generate an additional prediction hierarchy using the first prediction hierarchy, the classification, the pattern group, and the level.
US10474957B2	Method and apparatus for forecasting characteristic information change Method and apparatus for forecasting a characteristic information change. Historical characteristic data in at least one computation period and current incremental data of multiple pieces of first characteristic information corresponding to a pre-estimation model is acquired. The current incremental data is used for indicating a ratio of characteristic data on a day immediately before a forecasting day of each of the multiple pieces to the historical characteristic data in the at least one computation period of each of the multiple pieces of first characteristic information. A first change information on the forecasting day of second characteristic information is determined by a forecasting process using the pre-estimation model based on the historical characteristic data and the current incremental data. Based on the first change information, change pre-estimation information on the forecasting day of the second characteristic information is determined to prompt a user to execute a corresponding operation.
US10474948B2	Analog neuromorphic circuit implemented using resistive memories An analog neuromorphic circuit is disclosed, having input voltages applied to a plurality of inputs of the analog neuromorphic circuit. The circuit also includes a plurality of resistive memories that provide a resistance to each input voltage applied to each of the inputs so that each input voltage is multiplied in parallel by the corresponding resistance of each corresponding resistive memory to generate a corresponding current for each input voltage and each corresponding current is added in parallel. The circuit also includes at least one output signal that is generated from each of the input voltages multiplied in parallel with each of the corresponding currents for each of the input voltages added in parallel. The multiplying of each input voltage with each corresponding resistance is executed simultaneously with adding each corresponding current for each input voltage.
US10474941B2	Dynamic transaction card antenna mounting A dynamic transaction card that includes a transaction card having a number of layers, each of which may be interconnected to one another. For example, a dynamic transaction card may include an outer protective layer, a core layer, a potting layer, a touch sensor layer, a display layer (including, for example, LEDs, a dot matrix display, and the like), a microcontroller storing firmware, Java applets, Java applet integration, and the like, an EMV™ chip, an energy storage component, one or more antennas (e.g., Bluetooth™ antenna, NFC antenna, and the like), a power management component, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), a chassis, and/or a card backing layer, which may include a back protective layer. The antennas may be mounted on the protective layers, which may be laminated to the core layer, and connected to the core layer onto a printed circuit board (PCB) using conductive epoxies.
US10474929B2	Cyclic generative adversarial network for unsupervised cross-domain image generation A system is provided for unsupervised cross-domain image generation relative to a first and second image domain that each include real images. A first generator generates synthetic images similar to real images in the second domain while including a semantic content of real images in the first domain. A second generator generates synthetic images similar to real images in the first domain while including a semantic content of real images in the second domain. A first discriminator discriminates real images in the first domain against synthetic images generated by the second generator. A second discriminator discriminates real images in the second domain against synthetic images generated by the first generator. The discriminators and generators are deep neural networks and respectively form a generative network and a discriminative network in a cyclic GAN framework configured to increase an error rate of the discriminative network to improve synthetic image quality.
US10474919B2	Method for determining and displaying products on an electronic display device A method for finding and displaying products on a display device of an electronic data processing device is provided. The method includes recognizing an image or image section with at least one imaged object displayed on the display device when the cursor of the data processing device moves into an area of the image or image section. The recognized image or image section is designated with a trigger when the cursor of the data processing device moves into the area of the image or image section and the trigger is superimposed on the area of the recognized image or image section on the display device. The displayed image is segmented and at least one object is detected by an analysis of visual content of the designated image or image section by actuating the superimposed trigger. The at least one detected object may be displayed on the display device.
US10474914B2	Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of driver Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: a head detection portion that successively detects a head portion, which is higher than a neck of the driver, based on an image of a driver's seat captured by an imaging device mounted in a vehicle; and an out-of-frame state detection portion that detects that the driver is incapable of driving, when the head portion detected by the head detection portion is out of a predetermined scope in the image during travelling of the vehicle.
US10474901B2	Video interpretation apparatus and method Disclosed herein are a video interpretation apparatus and method. The video interpretation apparatus includes an object information generation unit for generating object information based on objects in an input video, a relation generation unit for generating a dynamic spatial relation between the objects based on the object information, a general event information generation unit for generating general event information based on the dynamic spatial relation, a video information generation unit for generating video information including any one of a sentence and an event description based on the object information and the general event information, and a video descriptor storage unit for storing the object information, the general event information, and the video information.
US10474896B2	Image compression using content categories In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing content of an image, identifying a category of the image based on the analyzed content of the image, identifying, based on the category of the image, a set of one or more compression parameters for a compression algorithm, and compressing the image using the compression algorithm, wherein the compression parameters are provided as input to the compression algorithm. The category of the image may include a category of an object depicted in the image, and identifying the category of the image may include detecting one or more objects in the image, selecting a primary subject of the image from the objects in the image, and identifying a category of the primary subject, wherein the category of the image comprises the category of the primary subject. The primary subject may be the largest of the objects in the image.
US10474885B2	Monitoring fitness using a mobile device Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.
US10474884B2	Action determination device An action determination device includes: an extraction unit that extracts feature points of an object from captured images; a tracking unit that generates tracking information indicating a moving direction of the object based on the feature points respectively extracted from the captured images temporally preceding and succeeding each other; and a determination unit that determines whether or not an action is performed based on a comparison result between a tracking information group in which a plurality of pieces of the tracking information are accumulated in time series and a registered information group registered in advance in association with the action of the object.
US10474880B2	Face recognition using larger pose face frontalization A face recognition system is provided. The system includes a device configured to capture an input image of a subject. The system further includes a processor. The processor estimates, using a 3D Morphable Model (3DMM) conditioned Generative Adversarial Network, 3DMM coefficients for the subject of the input image. The subject varies from an ideal front pose. The processor produces, using an image generator, a synthetic frontal face image of the subject of the input image based on the input image and the 3DMM coefficients. An area spanning the frontal face of the subject is made larger in the synthetic image than in the input image. The processor provides, using a discriminator, a decision indicative of whether the subject of the synthetic image is an actual person. The processor provides, using a face recognition engine, an identity of the subject in the input image based on the synthetic and input images.
US10474875B2	Image analysis using a semiconductor processor for facial evaluation Image analysis for facial evaluation is performed using logic encoded in a semiconductor processor. The semiconductor chip analyzes video images that are captured using one or more cameras and evaluates the videos to identify one or more persons in the videos. When a person is identified, the semiconductor chip locates the face of the evaluated person in the video. Facial regions of interest are extracted and differences in the regions of interest in the face are identified. The semiconductor chip uses classifiers to map facial regions for emotional response content and evaluate the emotional response content to produce an emotion score. The classifiers provide gender, age, or ethnicity with an associated probability. Localization logic within the chip is used to localize a second face when one is evaluated in the video. The one or more faces are tracked, and identifiers for the faces are provided.
US10474869B2	Authentication apparatus and prism member for authentication An authentication apparatus comprises a prism member, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate visible light to a living body. The prism member has a substantially trapezoidal shape with at least one side face thereof formed in an expanded shape from a living body authentication face against which an authentication portion of the living body is put, toward an imaging face that is parallel to the living body authentication face. The visible light source is disposed below the imaging face and near a side of an expanded side of the imaging face. The imaging unit is disposed below the imaging face.
US10474866B2	Finger biometric sensor including capacitance change sensing pressure sensing circuit and related methods A finger biometric sensor may include a lower conductive layer, an upper conductive layer, and a spacer between the lower and upper conductive layers to define an air gap therebetween. The finger biometric sensor may also include a finger biometric sensing integrated circuit (IC) above the upper conductive layer and capable of deflecting the upper conductive layer toward the lower conductive layer to change a capacitance thereof based upon pressure applied to the finger biometric sensing IC. A pressure sensing circuit may be coupled to the lower and upper conductive layers to sense the change in capacitance.
US10474864B2	Method of capturing thermal pattern with optimised heating of pixels There is provided a method of capturing a thermal pattern by a sensor including a matrix of several rows and columns of pixels, and heating elements, each heating element associated with at least one pixel, and configured to heat a heat sensitive measurement element for measurement of the pixel independently of other heating elements during reading of the pixel, the method including, during a reading of at least one first pixel, the heat sensitive measurement element of the at least one first pixel is heated by a heating element associated with the at least one first pixel, and also during the reading, the heat sensitive measurement element of at least one second pixel is heated by at least one other heating element associated with the at least one second pixel, the at least one second pixel being read before or after the reading of the at least one first pixel.
US10474862B2	Image generation in an electronic device using ultrasonic transducers A method for generating an image is provided. The method comprises capturing a first set of image pixels by an ultrasonic sensor comprising an array of ultrasonic transducers using a first beamforming pattern, wherein the first beamforming pattern comprises a first pattern of transmit signals routed to a plurality of ultrasonic transducers of the ultrasonic sensor. The method further comprises capturing a second set of image pixels at the ultrasonic sensor using a second beamforming pattern, wherein the second beamforming pattern comprises a second pattern of transmit signals routed to the plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The second beamforming pattern is different than the first beamforming pattern. The second set of image pixels corresponds to an edge region of the ultrasonic sensor. The method additionally comprises combining the first set of image pixels and the second set of image pixels to form the image. An electronic device and a method of generating an image of a fingerprint with a fingerprint sensor are also provided.
US10474860B2	Electronic device including a display driven based upon first and second alternatingly read memories and related methods An electronic device may include a display and a biometric image sensor configured for biometric image sensing. The electronic device may also include a display driver coupled to the display. The display driver may include first and second memories and a processor configured to alternatingly read respective illumination pattern data from the first and second memories to drive the display during biometric image sensing.
US10474839B2	System and method for controlling access to a medical device Systems, devices, and methods for controlling access to a medical device are provided. One example system includes an access card configured to wirelessly transmit user identification information and a medical device configured to receive the user identification information from the access card, and enable access to one or more components of the medical device based on permission information associated with the received user identification information. One example medical device includes a plurality of device components; a data receiver configured to wirelessly receive user identification information; a memory configured to store permission information in association with the user identification information; and a processor configured to retrieve the permission information from the memory in response to receiving the user identification information from the data receiver, and enable access to the one or more device components based on the retrieved permission information.
US10474837B2	Access control for business process data Controlling access to business process data is disclosed. An instance of a first business process object configured to contain business process data of a business process is created. An instance of a second business process object configured to contain business process data of the business process is created. A first access control list is associated with the instance of the first business process object and a second access control list is associated with the instance of the second business process object.
US10474836B1	Systems and methods for a generated fraud sandbox A financial institution computing system associated with a financial institution includes a network interface configured to communicate data over a network, and a processing circuit comprising a memory and a processor. The memory has instructions stored thereon that cause the processor to receive, by the network interface, a content request from a user computing device associated with a user, the content request requesting content from a network destination, determine if the network destination is associated with a trusted entity, determine that the requested content prompts the user to input sensitive information, and transmit, by the network interface substitution content to the user computing device responsive to determining that the network destination is illegitimate and to determining that the requested content includes at least one field into which the user may input sensitive information, the substitution content including at least one prompt requesting the user to input sensitive information.
US10474835B2	Zero-knowledge databases Provided is a process of operating a zero-knowledge encrypted database, the process including: obtaining a request for data in a database stored by an untrusted computing system, wherein the database is stored in a graph that includes a plurality of connected nodes, each of the nodes including: an identifier, accessible to the untrusted computing system, that distinguishes the respective node from other nodes in the graph; and an encrypted collection of data stored in encrypted form, wherein: the untrusted computing system does not have access to an encryption key to decrypt the collections of data, the encrypted collections of data in at least some of the plurality of nodes each include a plurality of keys indicating subsets of records in the database accessible via other nodes in the graph and corresponding pointers to identifiers of the other nodes.
US10474834B1	Data sharing via distributed ledgers Systems as described herein may include authorizing the sharing of data and sharing data between a variety of systems. A request to share data may be provided to a first system. The system may create sharing session data on a distributed ledger accessible by a number of systems. Sharing session data may be stored using a transaction stored on a distributed ledger. A second system may obtain the sharing session account and verify the sharing session. On verification of the sharing session, a variety of data may be shared between the systems identified in the sharing session data. The sharing session data may be established between two or more systems. The distributed ledger may be maintained by the systems themselves and/or a distributed network system. In a variety of embodiments, encrypted data may be stored and/or obtained using the distributed ledger.
US10474823B2	Controlled secure code authentication Systems, methods, circuits and computer-readable mediums for controlled secure code authentication are provided. In one aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method including: sending a request to a client device, the request including a challenge for a property of a particular portion from among a plurality of portions of code stored within the client device, the challenge including data indicating a particular memory address range corresponding to the particular portion of the code, receiving a response to the request from the client device, the response including information associated with the property of the code, verifying correctness of the response based on the received information, and based on verifying correctness of the response, determining that the code is an authorized code.
US10474816B2	Secure memory implementation for secure execution of Virtual Machines A system, a method, and a computer program product for secure memory implementation for secure execution of virtual machines. Data is processed in a first mode and a second mode, and commands are sent to a chip interconnect bus using real addresses, wherein the chip interconnect bus transports a number of bits for the real addresses. A memory controller is operatively coupled to a memory component. A secure memory range is specified by using range registers. If the real address is detected to be in the secure memory range to match a memory component address, a real address bit is set. If the real address is in the memory address hole, a security access violation is detected. If the real address is not in the secure address range and the real address bit is set, the security access violation is detected.
US10474815B2	System, device, and method of detecting malicious automatic script and code injection Devices, systems, and methods of detecting user identity, differentiating between users of a computerized service, and detecting a possible attacker. The methods include monitoring of user-side input-unit interactions, in general and in response to an interference introduced to user-interface elements. The monitored interactions are used for detecting an attacker that utilizes a remote access channel; for detecting a malicious automatic script, as well as malicious code injection; to identify a particular hardware assembly; to perform user segmentation or user characterization; to enable a visual login process with implicit two-factor authentication; to enable stochastic cryptography; and to detect that multiple users are utilizing the same subscription account.
US10474813B1	Code injection technique for remediation at an endpoint of a network A technique injects code into a suspicious process containing malware executing on a node to enable remediation at the node. Illustratively, the technique may inject code into the suspicious process during instrumentation of the malware in a micro-virtual machine (VM) to monitor malicious behavior and to enable remediation of that behavior at a node embodied as an endpoint. According to the technique, code may be injected into the suspicious process during instrumentation in the micro-VM of the endpoint to restore states of kernel resources (e.g., memory) that may be infected (i.e., altered) by behavior (actions) of the malware.
US10474807B2	Password/encryption protection An interface, system and method of password entry in a computing device/system including a graphical user interface including a plurality of password characters displayed on a screen according to a location-based structure and selectable by a pointing device; a scrambling module that scrambles where at least a portion of the password characters are positioned within the location-based structure when triggered; and a triggering module to trigger the scrambling module. The location-based structure may be a 3-dimensional object. There is a password manager module that allows a user to upload password characters that are user customized images. Alpha-numeric characters are not scrambled.
US10474806B2	Applications login using a mechanism relating sub-tokens to the quality of a master token Methods and systems allow a user to log in to a device so that a number of apps become accessible on the device without the user repeatedly logging in to each different app as the user launches multiple apps. A mechanism of providing a master token with a quality score and providing sub-tokens for each app that can use the sub-token and the score quality to evaluate the level of security provided by the initial login allows each app to skip its own login process and provides a level of enhanced efficiency and convenience for the user. A method includes authenticating a user; creating a master token on the user device; creating a sub-token of the master token for an app launched on the device; the app skipping the login process of the app in response to the sub-token so that the app proceeds directly to validating a transaction.
US10474801B2	Method of enabling and disabling operating authority of handheld device A method of enabling and disabling operating authority of handheld device is provided. The method includes following steps of: detecting whether a user is holding a handheld device; control the handheld device to enable an operating authority when detecting that the user is holding the handheld device; detecting whether the user stops holding the handheld device; control the handheld device to disable the operating authority when detecting that the user stops holding the handheld device. It may effectively manage the operating authority and simplify the operation of enabling and disabling the operating authority via enabling and disabling the operating authority automatically according to the user-holding status of the handheld device.
US10474796B2	Method of writing data to a memory device and reading data from the memory device A method of writing data to a memory device and reading data from the memory device includes issuing a challenge to a PUF device during a power-up process in order to derive a PUF response, error correcting the PUF response, providing delinearized addresses via a delinearization algorithm to the memory device using the error corrected PUF response, masking data, which is written to the memory device, via a masking module using the error corrected PUF response, de-masking data, which is read from the memory device, via the masking module (19) using the error corrected PUF response; and performing a check-sum verification of read data such that address delinearization and data masking are used together to obfuscate the memory content.
US10474786B2	Execution of sequential update A computer-implemented method for designing a three-dimensional modeled object. The method comprises providing a modeling graph having nodes that represent geometrical objects and arcs that each represent a relationship linking the two geometrical objects represented by the incident nodes of the arc, wherein procedural relationships are represented by unidirectional arcs having the same orientation as the procedural relationships, and wherein the relationships linking the geometrical objects further include live relationships that are represented by bidirectional arcs. The method also comprises upon a modification of the data defining the 3D modeled object, determining a strong graph, wherein the strong graph is the graph of strong components of the modeling graph, and updating the 3D modeled object according to a traversal of the strong graph.
US10474784B2	Method and system for defining generic topologies for use in topology matching engines Circuit analysis software packages are a significant tool used today in the design of integrated circuits (ICs). Many of the conventional and commercially available simulation or analysis packages, however, are limited to performing static design “checks” using topology based search algorithms to find potential problems in a subject design. Here, a system is provided that allows a user to define parameters that comport with the subject design to generate a set of specific topologies from a set of generic topologies. These generated topologies can then be used to perform a more thorough analysis of the subject design.
US10474782B1	Layout placement mapping from schematic placement of circuit cells The present embodiments relate to implementing an integrated circuit design where a layout of circuit cells on a semiconductor chip is based on positions of the circuit cells on a schematic. According to some aspects, embodiments relate to a method for identifying a plurality of sub-regions on a semiconductor chip layout where each sub-region has a placement constraint. The method further includes assigning circuit cells to sub-regions based on the constraints. The method also includes clustering the circuit cells into clusters based on their positions on the schematic. Circuit cells from each cluster are placed in one or more of the sub-regions based on the proximity of the centers of the clusters to the centers of the sub-regions.
US10474777B2	Scalable liveness verification A computer implemented method for increasing scalability in bounded liveness verification includes receiving, by one or more processors, a counterexample trace showing a bounded liveness failure and a set of parameters associated with the counterexample trace, partitioning the counterexample trace into segments representing bound increments contributing to the bounded liveness failure, selecting, by one or more processors, a time interval during which to repeat input values, wherein the selected time interval correlates to one or more segments, evaluating, by one or more processors, the received counterexample after repeating the selected time interval, determining, by one or more processors, whether the evaluation indicates that the counterexample falsifies a deeper bound with respect to a bound or an unbounded liveness counterexample, and, responsive to determining the evaluation indicates that the counterexample falsifies a deeper bound, providing, by one or more processors, counterexample falsification results.
US10474764B1	System and method for location optimization for BDMS A system and method for determining an optimum geographic location using a system of systems. A Design of Experiments is conducted for a particular system of systems architecture using a simulation engine based upon a predefined set of inputs, and Response Surface Models (RSMs) are generated based on the results. The RSMs are evaluated to determine candidate points to minimize or maximize the desired response(s). A candidate geographic location point is set, and one or more truth runs are performed for values in a set of defined second level values. The RSMs are updated based on such truth runs. The process of optimizing, performing a truth run and updating is repeated until the optimal value of the selected variable converges toward a global minimum or maximum, or a predetermined threshold number of iterations is exhausted. The optimum geographic location is designated as the final candidate geographic location point.
US10474761B2	Translation support system A translation support system and the like are provided that is capable of preventing wasteful tasks due to simultaneous operations by more than one person and preventing inconsistent translation of translation words even in a case where a number of persons are simultaneously involved in the translation operations. The translation support system includes: a transfer unit transferring translation word approval request information to an approver terminal of an approver, the translation word approval request information including an original word or phrase received from a request-source terminal requesting to the approver an approval of a translation word of a particular original word or phrase; an approval request information storage unit storing translation word approval result information including at least approve-or-reject information corresponding to the translation word approval request information received from the approver terminal and an approved translation word corresponding to the original word or phrase; a notification storage unit storing notification message corresponding to the approve-or-reject information; a notification determination unit determining, in accordance with the approve-or-reject information, the necessity of notification to the terminals other than the request-source terminal and determine which piece of the notification message should be notified to each of the terminals; and a notification transmission unit transmitting notification information to terminals for which notification or respective notifications have been determined to be necessary, the notification information including the notification message in accordance with the determination by the notification determination unit, the original word or phrase, and the approved translation word.
US10474759B2	Translation support system A translation support system and the like are provided that is capable of preventing wasteful tasks due to simultaneous operations by more than one person and preventing inconsistent translation of translation words even in a case where a number of persons are simultaneously involved in the translation operations. The translation support system includes: a transfer unit transferring translation word approval request information to an approver terminal of an approver, the translation word approval request information including an original word or phrase received from a request-source terminal requesting to the approver an approval of a translation word of a particular original word or phrase; an approval request information storage unit storing translation word approval result information including at least approve-or-reject information corresponding to the translation word approval request information received from the approver terminal and an approved translation word corresponding to the original word or phrase; a notification storage unit storing notification message corresponding to the approve-or-reject information; a notification determination unit determining, in accordance with the approve-or-reject information, the necessity of notification to the terminals other than the request-source terminal and determine which piece of the notification message should be notified to each of the terminals; and a notification transmission unit transmitting notification information to terminals for which notification or respective notifications have been determined to be necessary, the notification information including the notification message in accordance with the determination by the notification determination unit, the original word or phrase, and the approved translation word.
US10474752B2	System and method for slang sentiment classification for opinion mining The present disclosure describes a method of sentiment oriented slang for opinion mining. With increasing use of internet, many users can submit their review comments directly to the companies which can be automatically processed and summarized with critical issues from time to time and help the company get real time feedback from its customers. The method comprises, receiving at least one document comprising a plurality of sentiment oriented slang. The next step of the method comprises identifying the plurality of sentiment oriented slang in the at least one document. Further, a polarity score of each of a slang word identified is determined and sentiment information is displayed on an output device as an output.
US10474745B1	Systems and methods for a knowledge-based form creation platform Systems and methods disclosed herein provide a knowledge-based form creation platform. A form creation component may be initiated at a computing device to present a form creation user interface to a user. Content of a question can be received via a user interface from a user, from which a key term may be obtained. Information relating to the key term may be retrieved from a knowledge database, and the information may indicate an answer field format associated with the question. An answer field for the question may be automatically generated based on the answer field format.
US10474744B2	Virtual sticky generation Digital programmed logic implemented on a computing device programmed to cause the display of an electronic document on a graphical user interface within the computing device. The electronic document displayed includes a plurality of data items of information. The programmed logic is programmed to automatically generate summary data that summarizes at least two data items from the plurality of data items included in the electronic document. The programmed logic is further programmed to generate a virtual sticky and display the virtual sticky on the electronic document. The virtual sticky displays the automatically generated summary data and the display of the virtual sticky is overlaid onto at least a portion of the display of the electronic document.
US10474737B1	Dynamically adjusting text in donut charts The present disclosure relates to dynamically adjusting a title in a donut chart based on an adjustment to the donut chart. The donut chart may include an outer ring portion, an inner hole region, and the title. In particular, the title may be set based on the inner hole region to prevent the title from overlapping the outer ring portion which may prevent the title from obscuring labels located in the outer ring portion. As a property of the donut chart is adjusted, the title may be automatically adjusted for better visual effect. For example, the title may be dynamically resized and/or dynamically rewrapped. In this manner, the title may be dynamically adjusted based on an adjustment to the donut chart, avoiding the tedious process of manually adjusting the title for better visual effect.
US10474735B2	Dynamic zooming of content with overlays A dynamic zooming system may use overlays to display usage information over associated webpages. In one example, a replay manager may zoom-in on particular areas of the webpages to view more specific usage information. In another example, the replay manager may zoom-out the webpages to view more general usage information. The dynamic zooming system may use a first scaled overlay layer to dynamically vary a zoom level of the usage information to match a zoom level for the webpages. The dynamic zooming system also may use a second fixed overlay layer to display other usage information independently of the zoom-level for the webpages.
US10474734B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus includes: an inputting unit for inputting a text to be placed in a template; a storage unit for saving the text whenever a predetermined condition is detected; and a presenting unit for, when the template is switched, selecting the text from the storage unit based on an amount of a text that can be placed in the template after switching, and presenting the selected text as a candidate.
US10474732B2	Digital sample rate conversion Methods, structures and computer program products for digital sample rate conversion are presented. An input digital sample with a first frequency is converted to an output sample with a second frequency. A sample rate conversion circuit is provided which provides an enhanced transposed farrow structure that enables an optimised trade-off between noise levels and computational complexity. Each output sample is derived by convolution of a continuous time interpolation kernel with a continuous time step function representing the input sample stream. In a sample rate conversion structure, there is a trade-off between the quality and the computational complexity. The quality is defined as a ratio between the (wanted) signal power and the (unwanted) noise power. The computational complexity may be defined as the average number of arithmetic operations that are required to generate one output sample. A higher computational complexity will generally lead to a higher power consumption and larger footprint.
US10474713B1	Learning method and learning device using multiple labeled databases with different label sets and testing method and testing device using the same A method for learning convolutional neural network (CNN) by using a plurality of labeled databases having different label sets provided. The method includes steps of: a learning device (a) establishing databases for training, respectively including image data sets by categories, and GT label sets by the categories, if each of the objects corresponds to a class belonging its corresponding category, each information annotated as its corresponding class to the object, wherein the GT label sets correspond to the image data sets; (b) receiving, as an input image, a specific image belonging to a specific image data set corresponding a specific class among the databases for training, and generating a feature map, and then generating classification results, by the categories, corresponding to a specific object included in the input image based on the feature map; and (c) learning parameters of the CNN by using losses by the categories.
US10474712B2	Displaying objects based on a plurality of models A system and method is provided for displaying surfaces of an object from a vantage point different from the vantage point from which imagery of the object was captured. In some aspects, imagery may be generated for display by combining visual characteristics from multiple source images and applying greater weight to the visual characteristics of some of the source images relative to the other source images. The weight may be based on the orientation of the surface relative to the location from which the image was captured and the location from which the object will be displayed.
US10474706B2	Organizing speech search results A method, system, and phonetic search engine are described that enable phonetic searches to have increased relevancy to the searcher. Specifically, phonetic searches on a database containing phonetically-searchable content can have one or more phonetically-confusable terms included therein, thereby creating search results that more faithfully reflect the search terms used during the phonetic search of the database.
US10474696B2	Replication groups for content libraries A distributed computer system and method for synchronizing content libraries in replication groups uses a synchronization control signal that is transmitted to a subscribed content library management module of each subscribed content library in a replication group from a content library management module of the master content library in the replication group to initiate a synchronization procedure. Using metadata of at least one consumable software item from the master content library, contents of a subscribed content library in the replication group are modified to synchronize its contents to the contents of the master content library.
US10474694B2	Zero-data loss recovery for active-active sites configurations A system for providing continuous availability comprises a second computing site that is geographically remote from a first computing site. The second computing site comprises a storage unit configured to store units of work data and data synchronously replicated from the first computing site. The second computing site further comprises a group of workloads configured to process the units of work data asynchronously replicated from the first computing site. The second computing site further comprises a software replication module configured not to replicate any data while the first computing site is available.
US10474693B2	Resolving conflicts within saved state data Disclosed are various embodiments for synchronizing application state information across devices. More specifically, embodiments of the disclosure are related to resolving conflicts between application state information. A synchronization rule, an event name and/or event value are embedded within application state information obtained from devices associated with a user, from which conflicts can be resolved by an application synchronization service.
US10474686B2	Information theory based result merging for searching hierarchical entities across heterogeneous data sources A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for merging search results. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a query, splitting the query into sub-queries, and calculating information content for each of the sub-queries. This method also comprises executing each of the sub-queries to obtain a plurality of search results, and combining the search results based on the information content calculated for the sub-queries. In an embodiment, the execution of each of the sub-queries includes identifying a multitude of search results for at least one of the sub-queries; and the combining includes grouping said multitude of search results into a plurality of clusters, and computing a relevance score for each of said clusters. In the embodiment the combining further includes merging the clusters based on the relevance scores computed for the clusters as well as the information content calculated for the sub-queries.
US10474681B1	Filtering mapped datasets In an example, a method includes generating a targeted communication to respective computing devices of one or more members of an online social networking service, electronically collecting the responses to the targeted communication, mapping the responses to a cohort by updating a record in a database of members, the record identifying the cohort for the respective member, filtering information corresponding to a cohort to provide filtered cohort, and suppressing displaying of information corresponding to the cohort in response to the filtered information for the cohort indicating one or more of the biases being above a bias threshold value.
US10474669B2	Control apparatus, control method and computer program There is provided a control apparatus through which it is possible to present a response to a question about content that is uttered by the user while viewing the content to the user who asked the question in an appropriate form, the control apparatus including a control unit configured to perform control such that details of a response generated for a query about content that is output to at least one user from the user and a target to which the response is output are decided.
US10474666B2	Metadata validation tool A metadata validation tool includes a retrieval engine, an extraction engine, a preparation engine a validation engine, and an export engine. The retrieval engine receives a sequential data file comprising a data table, the data table comprising a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and the data table further comprising a plurality of data entries, wherein each data entry is placed in the data table at the intersection of one of the plurality of rows and one of the plurality of columns. The extraction engine extracts metadata from the sequential data file for at least one of the plurality of columns of data, wherein the metadata identifies the data table and a plurality of metadata identifiers. The extraction engine determines a metadata identifier for the extracted metadata, wherein the metadata identifier identifies a data field indicating a data type. The extraction engine determines, using the metadata identifier, a general requirement for at least one of the columns of data, the general requirement indicating the required format for each data entry in the at least one of the columns. The preparation engine generates a routine, the routine based on at least the general requirement, wherein the routine facilitates determining whether one or more of the plurality of data entries complies with the general requirement. The validation performs the routine and determines whether one or more rows of the plurality of rows comprises an error, the error indicating that at least one of the data entries of the one or more rows does not comply with the general requirement. Upon a determination that one or more rows of data comprise an error, the export engine generates a consolidated error report, the error report identifying an input row number indicating the one or more rows that contain the error.
US10474663B2	System and method for improved data consistency in data systems including dependent algorithms A data system is provided for analyzing and maintaining data obtained from one or more data sources on which the data system depends. The system includes a primary database including current values used by the system and a collection of executable algorithms used to generate the data maintained in the primary database. In response to receiving a notification regarding a change in one of the data sources, a dependency database is used to establish an execution order for algorithms of the algorithm collection that are directly or indirectly dependent on the changed data. The algorithms identified in the execution order are then executed in accordance with the execution order and the corresponding result is stored in the primary database. The system may include data harvesters adapted to recognize changes in the data sources and to generate and transmit corresponding change notifications when such changes occur.
US10474659B2	Large scale network system upgrade In one embodiment, a network file management system 120 may use a persistent metadata store 410 and an access control list 420 to facilitate a batch rollout. The network file management system 120 may maintain a content database 312. A network file management system 120 may store a metadata set for the content database 312 in a separate persistent metadata store 410.
US10474654B2	Structural data transfer over a network The methods and systems for transferring structural data over a network are provided. An example method includes providing storage operable to store a plurality of objects. The objects of the plurality of objects are immutable and include a data object or a metadata object including a list of references to further objects. The plurality of objects includes at least one root associated with a creation or an addition to the plurality of objects. The method also includes providing a further storage communicatively coupled with the storage via a network and configured to store a copy of the plurality of objects. The method includes determining a presence of a difference between the plurality of the objects and the copy. In response to the determination, the method transfers at least one object associated with the difference from the storage to the further storage.
US10474651B2	Analysis of system information Analysis of system information includes retrieving selected snapshots comprising the system information to be analyzed. Further, one or more operations can be performed on the system information to extract resultant information. The resultant information can be provided over a graphical user interface to a user.
US10474648B2	Migration of unified table metadata graph nodes Metadata is stored within a database for each of a plurality of objects in different frames associated with a structure descriptor (e.g., a container directory entry, etc.). The frames are part of a metadata page and each comprising an object and a header specifying a version identifier for the object and a size of the object. The structure descriptor initially is built for a first build identifier. Thereafter, upon the structure descriptor changing from the first build identifier to a second build identifier, at least one of the objects that require migration is identified. The identification is based on the version identifier for the object being different from the second build identifier. In response, the identified objects are migrated from their corresponding frame to a new frame. The new frame includes the objects and new headers that include a version identifier equal to the second build identifier.
US10474645B2	Automatically retrying transactions with split procedure execution Running a transaction against a database that allows the transaction to be automatically retried when the transaction fails such that certain transaction failures that cause the transaction to be automatically retried are not visible to an entity that receives data as a result of the execution of the transaction. A first set of statements of a transaction is identified by identifying statements that will cause a change in the database state. A second set of statements is identified, that result in data being generated to be sent to the entity. The method further includes executing the first set of statements to change the database. The method further includes running the second set of statements separately from the first set of statements to generate data to be sent to the entity.
US10474644B2	Systems and methods for optimizing selection of a replication data node in a distributed file system Aspects of the present invention include optimizing selection of a replication data node in a Hadoop Distributed File System. In embodiments of the present invention, optimizing the replication data node selection can be based on a priorities based algorithm. In embodiments of the present invention, optimizing replication data node selection can be based on a relative comparison of parameters.
US10474642B2	Multibyte heterogeneous log preprocessing Methods and systems for log management include pre-processing heterogeneous logs and performing a log management action on the pre-processed plurality of heterogeneous logs. Pre-processing the logs includes performing a fixed tokenization of the heterogeneous logs based on a predefined set of symbols, performing a flexible tokenization of the heterogeneous logs based on a user-defined set of rules, converting timestamps in the heterogeneous logs to a single target timestamp format, and performing structural log tokenization of the heterogeneous logs based on user-defined structural information.
US10474640B1	Technologies for file sharing This disclosure enables various computing technologies for sharing various files securely and selectively between various predefined user groups based on various predefined workflows. For each of the predefined workflows, the files are shared based on a data structure storing various document identifiers and various metadata tags, with the document identifiers mapping onto the metadata tags.
US10474625B2	Configuring compute nodes in a parallel computer using remote direct memory access (‘RDMA’) Configuring compute nodes in a parallel computer using remote direct memory access (‘RDMA’), the parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes coupled for data communications via one or more data communications networks, including: initiating, by a source compute node of the parallel computer, an RDMA broadcast operation to broadcast binary configuration information to one or more target compute nodes in the parallel computer; preparing, by each target compute node, the target compute node for receipt of the binary configuration information from the source compute node; transmitting, by each target compute node, a ready message to the target compute node, the ready message indicating that the target compute node is ready to receive the binary configuration information from the source compute node; and performing, by the source compute node, an RDMA broadcast operation to write the binary configuration information into memory of each target compute node.
US10474623B2	Calculating device, calculating method, and computer readable recording medium A calculating device includes a key input unit, a display and a processor. The processor performs: calculating a payment data item from input calculation data including numerical data items and operation data items; in the case where input of a first deposit data item and an instruction of a change function are received, controlling the display to display a calculation result data item obtained by subtracting the payment data item from the first deposit data item, as a first change data item; and in the state where the display displays the first change data item, even though the input calculation data are not re-input, if a second deposit data item and an instruction of the change function are received, controlling the display to display a calculation result data item obtained by subtracting the payment data item from the second deposit data item, as a second change data item.
US10474616B2	Asynchronous mapping of hot-plugged device associated with virtual machine Systems and methods for asynchronous mapping of a hot-plugged I/O device associated with a virtual machine. An example method comprises: executing, by a host computer system, a virtual machine managed by a hypervisor; responsive to detecting hot-plugging of an input/output (I/O) device, pinning a memory buffer associated with the I/O device; and responsive to receiving a signal indicating completion of pinning the memory buffer, notifying the virtual machine of the I/O device being hot-plugged.
US10474609B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing modules that are connected to each other on a ring bus, a connector for optionally attaching to an extension processing unit, a detection unit configured to detect attachment of the extension processing unit to the connector, and a bus switching unit configured to change, in a case where the detection unit detects the attachment of the extension processing unit, a path of the ring bus in such a manner that an extension processing module in the extension processing unit is connected.
US10474602B2	System and method for distributed console server architecture The present disclosure relates to a distributed console server system. The system may have a server and a software module loaded onto the server for communications with a plurality of remote devices within a data center. A remote serial port unit may be included which is in communication with the server and which is controlled in part by the server and the software module. The remote serial port unit may be in communication with the plurality of remote devices. The remote serial port unit may include at least one of a first module including a plurality of RJ45 ports, or a second module including a plurality of USB ports.
US10474601B2	Distributed fairness protocol for interconnect networks A system is disclosed, including a plurality of access units, a plurality of circuit nodes each coupled to a respective access unit, and a plurality of data processing nodes each coupled to a respective access unit. A particular data processing node may be configured to generate a plurality of data transactions. The particular data processing node may also be configured to determine an availability of a coupled access unit. In response to a determination that the coupled access unit is unavailable, the particular data processing node may be configured to halt a transfer of the plurality of data transactions to the coupled access unit and assert a halt indicator signal. In response to a determination that the coupled access unit is available, the particular data processing node may be configured to transfer the particular data transaction to the coupled access unit.
US10474598B2	Microcomputer A microcomputer is provided for each of industrial apparatuses to synchronously control them and includes a CPU, a peripheral module, and a communication interface. The peripheral module controls an external apparatus based on a specified control parameter. The communication interface includes a time register that is synchronized with the other apparatuses in time series. The communication interface issues a CPU interrupt and a peripheral module interrupt to the CPU and the peripheral module, respectively, if a successively settled correction time matches the time register. In response to the peripheral module interrupt, the peripheral module changes the control parameter from a current value to an update value. In response to the CPU interrupt, the CPU starts an update program to calculate the next update value for the control parameter and writes the calculated value to the peripheral module.
US10474591B2	Electronic meter with a removable protective plug An intelligent electronic device (IED), e.g., an electrical power meter, having at least one removable memory device for storing data sensed and generated by the intelligent electronic device is provided. The IED includes a housing; at least one sensor; at least one analog-to-digital converter; at least one processing unit coupled to the at least one analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the digital data and store the digital data in a removable memory; and at least one device controller coupled to the at least one processing unit, the at least one device controller including an interface disposed on the housing for interfacing with the removable memory, wherein the at least one device controller is operative as a USB master or USB slave device controller.
US10474581B2	Apparatuses and methods for cache operations The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for cache operations. An example apparatus includes a memory device including a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, where the plurality of subarrays includes a first subset of the respective plurality of subarrays and a second subset of the respective plurality of subarrays. The memory device includes sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset, the sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component. The first subset is configured as a cache to perform operations on data moved from the second subset. The apparatus also includes a cache controller configured to direct a first movement of a data value from a subarray in the second subset to a subarray in the first subset.
US10474578B2	Utilization-based throttling of hardware prefetchers An system for prefetching data for a processor includes a processor core, a memory, a cache memory, and a prefetch circuit. The memory may be configured to store information for use by the processor core. The cache memory may be configured to issue a fetch request for information from the memory for use by the processor core. The prefetch circuit may be configured to issue a prefetch request for information from the memory to store in the cache memory using a predicted address, and to monitor, over a particular time interval, an amount of fetch requests from the cache memory and prefetch requests from the prefetch circuit. The prefetch circuit may also be configured to disable prefetch requests from the memory for a subsequent time interval in response to a determination that the amount satisfies a threshold amount.
US10474572B2	Intelligent redundant array of independent disks with high performance recompaction A system and process for recompacting digital storage space involves continuously maintaining a first log of free storage space available from multiple storage regions of a storage system such as a RAID system, and based on the first log, maintaining a second log file including a bitmap identifying the free storage space available from a given storage chunk corresponding to the storage regions. Based on the bitmaps, distributions corresponding to the storage regions are generated, where the distributions represent the percentage of free space available from each chunk, and a corresponding weight is associated with each storage region. The storage region weights may then be sorted and stored in RAM, for use in quickly identifying a particular storage region that includes the maximum amount of free space available, for recompaction.
US10474567B2	Multi-bit data representation framework to enable dual program operation on solid-state flash devices According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a host interface, a memory, a processor, and an erasure-based, non-volatile memory. The host interface may receive a write command, wherein the write command includes unencoded data. The memory may store a mapping table, wherein the mapping table indicates a rewriteable state of a plurality of memory addresses. The processor may select a memory address to store information included by the unencoded data based, at least in part, upon the rewriteable state of the memory address. The erasure-based, non-volatile memory may store, at the memory address, the unencoded data's information as encoded data, wherein the encoded data includes more bits than the unencoded data and wherein the encoded data can be over-written with a second unencoded data without an intervening erase operation.
US10474565B2	Root cause analysis of non-deterministic tests Example implementations relate to root cause analysis of non-deterministic tests. In response to detecting a non-deterministic test of an application under test, some implementations may cause rerun executions of the non-deterministic test. Some implementations may also capture data during the rerun executions. The data may include application data, test data, and environment data. Some implementations may also analyze the captured data to determine a root cause of a failure of the non-deterministic test. The analysis may be based on a comparison between failed rerun executions and passed rerun executions.
US10474564B1	Identifying user interface elements using element signatures Systems and methods for performing automated software testing on user interface elements are disclosed. For instance, a first element of an application can be identified. A signature can be generated for the first element. The signature for the first element can include one or more attributes descriptive of the first element. After an update of the application, a candidate element signature can be generated for one or more candidate elements in the updated application. The signature for the first element can be compared to each candidate element signature to determine whether the first element matches each candidate element, thereby enabling the first element to be located after the update of the application.
US10474560B2	Method and a system for generation of test automation scripts in real time A method and a system are described for generation of test automation scripts in real time. The method includes scanning a plurality of properties associated with objects within a user interface of an application under test. The method includes comparing the properties with a pre-stored object library. The pre-stored object library comprises metadata of pre-stored properties of the application under test. This includes identifying the updated properties associated with one or more objects from the plurality of objects based on the comparison of metadata of updated objects with the metadata of existing or pre-stored properties. This includes creating a unique XPATH reference for each of the one or more of objects based on the identified one or more updated properties. The method includes generating in real time one or more test automation scripts for each of the one or more of objects based on the unique XPATH reference.
US10474553B2	Built-in self test for A/D converter Analog-to-digital conversion is tested in-field using an on-chip built-in self-test (BIST) sub-circuit formed within an underlying integrated circuit. Processing cycles may be conscripted during an idle state when the analog-to-digital conversion is not needed. The BIST requires a test time which may be compared to an idle time. If the idle time exceeds the test time, then the BIST may be entirely performed. However, if the idle time is unknown or less than the test time, the BIST may be paused and resumed between subsequent idle states.
US10474551B2	Method and system for recovering data from storage systems A method and system for recovering data from a storage system is disclosed. The method includes predicting, by a fault tolerance device, a fault within the storage system comprising one or more disk array enclosures, wherein each of the one or more disk array enclosures comprise a plurality of disks. The method further includes identifying, by the fault tolerance device, a data block going to be affected by occurrence of the predicted fault, wherein the data block is identified within a first disk in the plurality of disks. The method includes extracting, by the fault tolerance device, data stored in the data block before occurrence of the predicted fault. The method further includes transferring, by the fault tolerance device, the data extracted from the data block to a second disk not going to be affected by occurrence of the predicted fault.
US10474548B2	Heartbeat monitoring of virtual machines for initiating failover operations in a data storage management system, using ping monitoring of target virtual machines An illustrative “VM heartbeat monitoring network” of heartbeat monitor nodes monitors target VMs in a data storage management system. Accordingly, target VMs are distributed and re-distributed among illustrative worker monitor nodes according to preferences in an illustrative VM distribution logic. Worker heartbeat monitor nodes use an illustrative ping monitoring logic to transmit special-purpose heartbeat packets to respective target VMs and to track ping responses. If a target VM is ultimately confirmed failed by its worker monitor node, an illustrative master monitor node triggers an enhanced storage manager to initiate failover for the failed VM. The enhanced storage manager communicates with the heartbeat monitor nodes and also manages VM failovers and other storage management operations in the system. Special features for cloud-to-cloud failover scenarios enable a VM in a first region of a public cloud to fail over to a second region.
US10474545B1	Storage system with distributed input-output sequencing An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a storage system including a plurality of storage nodes each associated with one or more storage devices. The storage system is configured to provide at least one virtual volume distributed over the storage nodes for utilization by a plurality of host devices. The storage nodes comprise respective input-output sequencers for handling input-output operations directed to the distributed virtual volume by the host devices. The input-output sequencers of the respective storage nodes are configured to interact with one another to collectively form a distributed input-output sequencer that ensures consistency across the storage nodes for the distributed virtual volume when accessed by different ones of the host devices. The storage system may comprise a multi-site storage system, with the plurality of storage nodes comprising at least a first storage node cluster at a first site and a second storage node cluster at a second site.
US10474541B2	Optimized savepoint during database recovery Recovery of a database system can be initiated by taking the database system offline. Thereafter, recovery operations specified by a redo log of the database system are replayed. During the replaying, updates to pages implicated by the recovery operations are blocked. In parallel, modified pages are flushed to physical disk storage. The database is later brought online after all of the recovery operations are replayed.
US10474535B2	Asset browsing and restoration over a network using on demand staging Example embodiments relate to asset browsing and restoration over a network using on demand staging. A method may include accessing, by a storage access system, a first portion of a compound asset in a storage system and restoring it as a staged asset in a staging area of the storage access system. The accessing and restoring of the first portion may be performed on demand in response to an indication from a client device to browse a portion of the compound asset. The method may further include accessing the internal structure of the staged asset to generate an asset directory. The asset directory may indicate discrete items within the compound asset. The method may further include providing the asset directory to the client device over a network, and receiving an indication from the client device of at least one of the discrete items to restore to the client device.
US10474526B2	System and method for granular in-field cache repair A cache controller id disclosed, The cache controller includes circuitry to receive a request to access data in a target location of a last level cache of a processor on a processor package, identify an in-field failure in the target location of the last level cache, perform, in response to the identification of the in-field failure, an in-field repair, including circuitry to write in-field repair information to a non-volatile memory on the processor package and external to the processor, the non-volatile memory including circuitry to store in-field repair information. Systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10474525B2	Soft bit techniques for a data storage device A data storage device includes a memory, a first module, and a second module. The first module is configured to sense data stored at the memory to generate a first set of soft bits having a first number of bits. The second module is configured to perform an operation using the first set of soft bits to generate a second set of soft bits having a second number of bits that is less than the first number of bits. In an illustrative implementation, the second set of soft bits is used in connection with a three-stage decoding process to decode a set of hard bits that represents the data.
US10474517B2	Techniques of storing operational states of processes at particular memory locations of an embedded-system device A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be an embedded-system device. The embedded-system device determines a respective operational state of each of one or more processes of the embedded-system device. The embedded-system device stores the respective operational state of each of the one or more processes at a memory location in a respective memory area for the each process in a memory of the embedded-system device. The embedded-system device stores the memory locations associated with the one or more processes in a register in the memory. The embedded-system device obtains, from the register, a memory location of at least one process of the one or more processes. The embedded-system device obtains, based on the memory location of the at least one process, the stored operational state of the at least one process from the respective memory area for the at least one process.
US10474516B2	Encoder An encoder includes: a reading device that reads respective electric signals from two incremental patterns respectively having graduation array pitches different from each other; a control device that calculates a measurement value, based on the electric signals; and an output device that outputs the measurement value. The control device includes: an absolute position synthesis unit that synthesizes two electric signals to generate a synthesized absolute position; a detection unit that detects two relative positions from the two electric signals; a position calculation unit that performs an arithmetic operation between the relative positions and the synthesized absolute position to calculate a calculated absolute position; an absolute position comparison unit that compares the calculated absolute position with the synthesized absolute position; and a relative position comparison unit that compares the two relative positions with each other. The output device outputs error information, based on a comparison result output from the control device.
US10474515B2	Debugging translation block and debugging architecture An electronic device includes one or more integrated circuits, a debugging translation block, and a bus connected to the one or more integrated circuits and the debugging translation block, the bus configured to provide a connection to one or more external devices, wherein the debugging translation block is configured to receive debugging commands from a testing host device via the bus, convert the debugging commands into debugging input data, and provide the debugging input data to a debugging state machine of a first integrated circuit of the one or more integrated circuits.
US10474514B2	Method for flow control and for reliable communication in a collaborative environment Flow control of messages to/from clients and services in a remote access system. Within the remote access system a layered architecture may be provided that includes a client layer at a client device, a service layer associated with a service, and a server layer that is a communications proxy for messages sent between the client device and the service. The service layer may have a receive queue for messages received from the client device and a send queue of messages destined for the client device. The server layer may include an outbound queue of messages destined for the client device. Full duplex communications between the client layer and the server layer may be implemented using a service protocol in a first channel for communication between the client layer and the server layer and a second channel for communication between the server layer and the client layer.
US10474513B2	Cluster-based processing of unstructured log messages Some embodiments relate to assigning individual log messages to clusters. An initial cluster assignment may be performed by applying a hash function to one or more non-variable components of the message to generate an initial cluster identifier. Subsequently, clustering may be further refined (e.g., by determining whether to merge clusters based on similarity values). An interface can present a representative message of each cluster and indicate which portions of the message correspond to a variable component. Particular inputs detected at the input corresponding to one of these components can cause other values for the component to be presented. For a given cluster, timestamps of assigned messages can be used to generate a time series, which can facilitate grouping of clusters (with similar or complementary shapes) and/or triggering alerts (with a condition corresponding to a temporal aspect).
US10474510B2	Declarative properties for data collections A system according one exemplary embodiment may receive instructions regarding a callee function that include a description of properties associated with arguments for the callee function, create a persistent representation of the callee function based on the received description of the callee function, receive instructions from a source describing a set of properties for a data collection, create a persistent representation of the data collection based on the set of properties for the data collection, receive an updated property for the data collection, and in response to receiving the updated property for the data collection: update the persistent representation of the callee function by associating the persistent representation of the callee function with the updated property of the data collection and update the persistent representation of the data collection by associating the persistent representation the data collection with the updated property of the data collection.
US10474509B1	Computing resource monitoring and alerting system Systems and methods for monitoring one or more servant regions of an application server. A processor in electronic communication with the application server identifies one or more servant regions of the application server; requests to the application server to receive one or more performance metrics for each of the one or more servant regions, the performance metrics included in a virtual resource statistics module for collecting and reporting available resource data; receives from the application server first information including the one or more performance metrics for each of the one or more servant regions; extracts from the first information the one or more performance metrics for each of the one or more servant regions of the application server; and determines, based on the one or more performance metrics, whether to generate an alert message.
US10474495B2	Utilizing an artificial intelligence model determined for a target domain based on a dataset associated with a source domain A device receives source data, target data, external data, and a target task, and generates features of and differentiators between the source data and the target data. The device identifies a set of mappings between the source data and the target data based on the features and the differentiators, and determines different clusters of the source data based on the external data, the features, and the differentiators. The device generates, based on the external data, a set of artificial intelligence (AI) models as candidates to perform the target task, and generates a performance measure for the set of AI models based on the features, the differentiators, and the external data. The device refines the set of mappings, and identifies an AI model, from the set of AI models, to perform the target task based on the different clusters of the source data and based on the performance measure.
US10474483B2	Virtual server agent load balancing Virtual machine (VM) proliferation may be reduced through the use of Virtual Server Agents (VSAs) assigned to a group of VM hosts that may determine the availability of a VM to perform a task. Tasks may be assigned to existing VMs instead of creating a new VM to perform the task. Furthermore, a VSA coordinator may determine a grouping of VMs or VM hosts based on one or more factors associated with the VMs or the VM hosts, such as VM type or geographical location of the VM hosts. The VSA coordinator may also assign one or more VSAs to facilitate managing the group of VM hosts. In some embodiments, the VSA coordinators may facilitate load balancing of VSAs during operation, such as during a backup operation, a restore operation, or any other operation between a primary storage system and a secondary storage system.
US10474477B2	Collaborative and non-collaborative workspace application container with application persistence The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for collaborative and non-collaborative work spaces, each of which can be defined by a workspace definition that includes a workspace identifier referring to a workspace where an application container having a user interface can instantiate the workspace based on the workspace definition, and a collection of application identifiers each referring to an application provider for an application. Each application can be configured to execute in the application container for the instantiated workspace, and each application can have a visual representation in the user interface. The workspace definition can also include one or more participants, where each participant refers to one or more workspace participants.
US10474476B1	Techniques for logging information This application relates generally to logging information, and more particularly to techniques for configuring a software product to have each log call in source code controllable at runtime. The source code can be preprocessed so that individual log calls in the source code can be identified and tracked. Information specifying locations of the log calls can be used to generate a bitmap indicating whether to write log messages (corresponding to the log calls) to a log file. The preprocessed source code can then be compiled into executable code, which can be packaged with the bitmap into an executable product such that the executable code can run based on the bitmap. While the executable code is executing, examples described herein can also allow the bitmap to be updated, allowing control during execution.
US10474462B2	Dynamic pipeline throttling using confidence-based weighting of in-flight branch instructions Systems and methods for operating a processor include determining confidence levels, such as high, low, and medium confidence levels, associated with in-flight branch instructions in an instruction pipeline of the processor, based on counters used for predicting directions of the in-flight branch instructions. Numbers of in-flight branch instructions associated with each of confidence levels are determined. A weighted sum of the numbers weighted with weights corresponding to the confidence levels is calculated and the weighted sum is compared with a threshold. A throttling signal may be asserted to indicate that instructions are to be throttled in a pipeline stage of the instruction pipeline based on the comparison.
US10474460B2	Technologies for optical communication in rack clusters Technologies for optical communication in a rack cluster in a data center are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, a network switch is connected to each of 1,024 sleds by an optical cable that enables communication at a rate of 200 gigabits per second. The optical cable has low loss, allowing for long cable lengths, which in turn allows for connecting to a large number of sleds. The optical cable also has a very high intrinsic bandwidth limit, allowing for the bandwidth to be upgraded without upgrading the optical infrastructure.
US10474454B2	System and method for updating a trusted application (TA) on a device A system and method can support device management. A trusted operating system (OS) in a trusted execution environment can store a digest for one or more binary files, which are associated with a trusted application that is deployed in the trusted execution environment. Then, the system can update the trusted application based on one or more updates received from a service provider. Furthermore, the system allows the trusted OS to derive at least one secret bound to the updated trusted application using the digest stored by the trusted OS in the trusted execution environment.
US10474451B2	Containerized upgrade in operating system level virtualization Utilizing several passes of a token among the operating system level virtualization applications (OSLVAs) running on each of an ordered list of nodes selectively upgrade user applications in specific containers after determining that each OSVLA hosting a container to be upgraded is live. A failed liveness check can cause a revision to the list of nodes. Post-upgrade health checks of each application, and a list-wide notification of a completed upgrade of the application instances, can follow a successful upgrade. A roll back of the upgrade across all nodes can follow an unsuccessful upgrade.
US10474440B2	Computer-vision based execution of graphical user interface (GUI) application actions Using computer-vision based training information, a user interface (UI) component of an application-level user interface of an application and rendering coordinates of the UI component within the application-level user interface are recognized. A functional class that is mapped within the computer-vision based training information to the UI component and that is used to instantiate the UI component as part of the application-level user interface is identified in accordance with the computer-vision based training information. A replica object of the identified functional class is instantiated within a user interface container separately from the application. An operating system-level event that specifies a functional operation of the UI component and the recognized rendering coordinates of the UI component is generated from the instantiated replica object on an operating system event queue that provides inputs to the application.
US10474430B2	Mixed-precision processing elements, systems, and methods for computational models The disclosed method may include (1) receiving a precision level of each weight associated with each input of a node of a computational model, (2) identifying, for each weight, one of a plurality of multiplier groups, where each multiplier group may include a plurality of hardware multipliers of a corresponding bit width, and where the corresponding bit width of the plurality of hardware multipliers of the one of the plurality of multiplier groups may be sufficient to multiply the weight by the associated input, and (3) multiplying each weight by its associated input using an available hardware multiplier of the one of the plurality of multiplier groups identified for the weight. Various other processing elements, methods, and systems are also disclosed.
US10474428B2	Sorting parsed attachments from communications Parsed attachments from email communications may be sorted. In some examples, an application, such as an email processing application, may display email summaries associated with emails within an email summary view of the email application interface. A selected email associated with a selected email summary may be displayed in an email view. The email processing application may identify one or more attachments within the emails. Attachment summaries associated with the one or more attachments may be displayed within an attachment summary view of the email application interface.
US10474426B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program There is provided an information processing device capable of deciding process content of image information according to content of language information input by users, the information processing device including: an image region specifying unit configured to specify a region in an image based on input language information, and a process content specifying unit configured to specify content of a process using the image in regard to the region specified in the image by the image region specifying unit based on the input language information.
US10474421B2	Electronic device and method for processing audio data Methods and apparatuses are provided for processing audio data at an electronic device. Audio data is obtained. A type of the audio data is identified. An audio processing mode corresponding to the type of the audio data is selected. An audio track of the audio data is output, based on the audio processing mode.
US10474418B2	Head worn wireless computer having high-resolution display suitable for use as a mobile internet device A handheld wireless display device, having at least SVGA-type resolution, includes a wireless interface, such as Bluetooth™, WiFi™, Wimax™, cellular or satellite, to allow the device to utilize a number of different hosts, such as a cell phone, personal computer, media player. The display may be monocular or binocular. Input mechanisms, such as switches, scroll wheels, touch pads, allow selection and navigation of menus, playing media files, setting volume and screen brightness/contrast, activating host remote controls or performing other commands. The device may include MIM diodes, Hall effect sensors, or other position transducers and/or accelerometers to detect lateral movements along and rotational gestures around the X, Y and Z axes as gesture inputs and movement queues. These commands may change pages, scroll up, down or across an enlarged screen image, such as for web browsing. An embedded software driver (e.g., Microsoft Windows SideShow™) permits replicating a high-resolution screen display from a host PC. The device may repeatedly poll the host at intervals for updated content even when the host is powered off, asleep or hibernating, and may return the host to its previous power state.
US10474416B1	System to facilitate interaction during a collaborative screen sharing session A server device may receive information identifying a user of a first device participating in a screen sharing session with a second device and associate the information identifying the user of the first device with information indicating a sequence of interactions with an application at the first device. The server device may determine one or more user interface elements that correspond to a current view of the application at the first device based on the sequence of interactions, and transmit, to the second device, information identifying the one or more user interface elements that correspond to the current view to permit the second device to reconstruct the current view based on the information identifying the one or more user interface elements that correspond to the current view and stored information related to a plurality of views associated with the application.
US10474410B2	Gallery operations for an album and picture page in landscape dual mode Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations.
US10474404B2	Image forming system in which a mobile terminal sets print setting information and transmits a print instruction to an image forming apparatus, and related image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming system includes a mobile terminal and an image forming apparatus. The mobile terminal obtains a list related to document data from the image forming apparatus, receives, from a user, a selection of document data via the list to create selected document data, transmits information indicating the selected document data to the image forming apparatus, causes a display device to display a preview image based on the preview image data, accepts print setting information and a print instruction of the document data corresponding to the preview image, and transmits the print setting information and the print instruction of the document data to the image forming apparatus. The mobile terminal sets the print setting information and transmits the print instruction of the selected document data to the image forming apparatus without receiving the selected document data from the image forming apparatus.
US10474402B2	Printing system, print management server, communication relay device, and recording medium A print management server provided outside a predetermined LAN includes a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The receiver receives a print output instruction from a communication terminal of a user, the print output instruction being issued to a print output device provided inside the predetermined LAN and being an instruction to print out a print target file. The processor determines whether the print target file is present inside the predetermined LAN. When it is determined that the print target file is present inside the predetermined LAN, the transmitter transmits a generation command to a communication relay device inside the predetermined LAN, the generation command being a command to generate print job data on the basis of the print target file acquired by the communication relay device and a print setting instruction.
US10474391B2	Storage system and method for executing file-based firmware commands and collecting response data A storage system and method for executing file-based firmware commands and collecting response data are provided. In one embodiment, a storage system is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to: receive a request from a host in communication with the storage system to write data in a file, wherein the file is identified by a file path name; determine whether the file path name matches a predetermined file path name; in response to determining that the file path name does not match the predetermined file path name, write the data in the file; and in response to determining that the file path name matches the predetermined file path name, execute a command represented by the data. Other embodiments are provided.
US10474388B2	Using an enhanced data agent to restore backed up data across autonomous storage management systems An exemplary system preserves the autonomy of two or more distinct storage management systems all the while enabling backed up data to be restored from a first storage management system (the “local system”) to a specially-configured client in a second storage management system (the “remote system”). For example, backed up data in the local system (e.g., a secondary copy of production data) may be transferred, in a restore operation, from secondary storage in the local storage management system, which originated the data, to a client of the remote storage management system (the “remote client”). As a specially-configured “restore-only client,” the remote client is limited to receiving backed up data from the local storage management system, via restore operation(s) managed by the local storage manager. The remote client remains a full-fledged client in its home system, the remote storage management system.
US10474387B2	Musical sound generation device, musical sound generation method, storage medium, and electronic musical instrument When transferring waveform data from a waveform region in a high-capacity flash memory to a waveform buffer in a RAM, first, whether a non-ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the allocated non-ring buffer region. If such a non-ring buffer region cannot be allocated, then whether a ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the ring-buffer region in a ring buffer operational manner.
US10474385B2	Managing memory fragmentation in hardware-assisted data compression Systems, devices, and methods for managing fragmentation in hardware-assisted compression of data in physical computer memory which may result in reduced internal fragmentation. An example computer-implemented method comprises: providing, by a memory management program to compression hardware, a compression command including an address in physical computer memory of data to be compressed and a list of at least two available buffers for storing compressed data; using, by the compression hardware, the address included in the compression command to retrieve uncompressed data; compressing the uncompressed data; and selecting, by the compression hardware, from the list of at least two available buffers, at least two buffers for storing compressed data based on an amount of space that would remain if the compressed data were stored in the at least two buffers, wherein each of the at least two selected buffers differs in size from at least one other of the selected buffers.
US10474384B2	System and method for providing a back door communication path between channels on dual-channel DIMMs A dual-channel Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) is configured to provide memory transactions on a first memory channel and a second memory channel. The dual-channel DIMM includes a first bank of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) devices configured to provide a first memory transaction on the first memory channel, a second bank of DRAM devices configured to provide a second memory transaction on the second memory channel, and a plurality of back door communication paths, each back door communication path being between a data bit of the first bank of DRAM devices and a corresponding data bit of the second bank of DRAM devices.
US10474383B1	Using overload correlations between units of managed storage objects to apply performance controls in a data storage system Improved techniques for applying performance controls in a data storage system based on overload correlations between units of managed storage objects (UMOs). When a performance indicator (e.g. response time) for a target UMO is outside an acceptable range, a competing UMO that potentially shares at least one potentially shared hardware component with the target UMO is identified. An overload correlation between the target UMO and the competing UMO is generated that indicates an amount of correlation between the performance indicator for the target UMO and a performance indicator for the competing UMO. A performance control is then applied to the throughput of the competing UMO that reduces the throughput of the competing UMO. The amount that the throughput of the competing UMO is reduced is based on the amount of overload correlation between the target UMO and the competing UMO.
US10474373B2	Provisioning applications in a heterogeneous virtual environment Systems, methods, and software described herein provision application volumes for a plurality of virtual machines. In one example, a method of provisioning volumes for attachment to virtual machines includes provisioning an application in a virtual volume of a first virtual drive format, and identifying one or more alternative virtual drive formats for the application. The method further includes duplicating the application in the virtual volume to one or more additional virtual volumes corresponding to the one or more alternative virtual drive formats. The method also includes storing the virtual volume and the one or more additional virtual volumes in separate storage repositories, wherein each of the storage repositories is associated with one or more virtual machines and a particular virtual drive format.
US10474367B1	Storage system with input-output performance control utilizing application process detection A storage array in one embodiment is configured to communicate over one or more networks with a plurality of host devices. The storage array is further configured to detect process tags assigned to respective input-output operations by a given one of the host devices, the process tags being of at least first and second distinct types so as to distinguish at least respective first and second distinct processes generating corresponding ones of the input-output operations on the given host device. Responsive to a particular one of the detected process tags being of the first type, the storage array provides a first level of priority for processing of the corresponding input-output operation, and responsive to a particular one of the detected process tags being of the second type, the storage array provides a second level of priority different than the first level of priority for processing of the corresponding input-output operation.
US10474360B2	Memory system with selective access to first and second memories A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory having a plurality of nonvolatile memory chips incorporated therein, a control circuit that controls the nonvolatile memory, an MPU that controls the control circuit, and an interface circuit that communicates with a host, all of which are mounted on a board of the memory system, and the memory system further includes a bus switch that switches connection of a signal line between the control circuit and the nonvolatile memory chips.
US10474355B2	Input pattern detection over virtual keyboard for candidate word identification The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for inputting text into an electronic device (10). A virtual keyboard (30) having a plurality of keys (40) is displayed on a display screen (20) and one or more characters are associated with each key. An input pattern is generated by a user and the key(s) (40) positioned on or proximal to the input pattern are identified. The keys (40) in the virtual keyboard (30) are allocated to pre-defined groups (50A, 50B, 50C), such that each group comprises a plurality of said keys (40). The input pattern is encoded in dependence on the pre-defined groups in which each of said one or more identified keys (40) are arranged. A candidate word or words is identified to be input into the electronic device (10) based on the encoded input pattern. The present invention also relates to computer-implemented methods for identifying candidate words based on the correlation between input and candidate string lengths; and/or upper/lower input length thresholds; and/or the identification of valid/invalid string combinations. The present invention also relates to a corresponding system, such as a computational apparatus (10).
US10474352B1	Dynamic expansion of data visualizations A user can dynamically invoke and control the display of secondary data visualizations based on a selected element of a primary data visualization. Previews of the secondary data visualizations are presented as the user interacts with the primary visualization. In response to user input, previews can be dynamically expanded, allowing a user to dynamically “drill down” into selected elements of the primary data visualization. Any suitable input mechanism can be used, including for example, a gesture such as a two-finger spreading motion to invoke previews of available secondary visualizations, wherein the axis defined by two points of contact determines which of the displayed previews of secondary visualizations is highlighted and/or expanded. In various embodiments, a hierarchy of visualizations can be established, and the user can navigate among two or more levels of visualizations in the same interactive manner.
US10474339B2	System and method for market visualization A system for visualization of financial market comprises a data processor for receiving financial data belonging to a plurality of stocks from an external data source. The financial data includes a plurality of available indicator values, where each indicator value corresponds to information relevant to the stocks. A visualization module is configured to provide a navigation bar on a user's display device, enabling the user to select a plurality of indicators from a list of available indicator values, for visualization of the indicators on the user's display device. The visualization module further provides information for displaying a plurality of tiles on the display device, each tile representing a stock from a selected universe of stocks, wherein each tile includes a multi-dimensional information corresponding to one or more indicators from the user selected indicators. The first dimension of information is position of the tile on the display device depending on a value of a first selected indictor. The second dimension of information is the background color of the tile on the display device depending on a value of a second selected indicator. The third dimension is visibility of the tile depending on a value of a third selected indicator.
US10474337B2	Vehicular information display apparatus A vehicular information display apparatus is provided which includes a display apparatus provided in a vehicle compartment and a display controller for controlling display of the display apparatus and is arranged to display specific information about a vehicle in a form to include a graphic on a screen of the display apparatus. The vehicular information display apparatus switches between a first display mode in which the specific information is displayed on a display region in the screen of the display apparatus and a second display mode in which the specific information is displayed on a display region smaller than the first display mode in the screen of the display apparatus. The display controller displays the graphic of the specific information by changing an orientation or a shape of the graphic when the display region is changed.
US10474336B2	Providing a user experience with virtual reality content and user-selected, real world objects Techniques disclosed herein provide a user experience with virtual reality content and user-selected, real world objects. An exemplary technique involves receiving input selecting a subset of the real world objects in a selection view. The subset of the real world objects is selected for inclusion in the user experience. The technique further involves identifying virtual reality content for inclusion in the user experience. The technique provides the user experience by combining a live view of the user's real world environment with the virtual reality content. The real world objects in the live view that are in the subset selected by the user are visible in the user experience. The real world objects in the live view that are not in the subset selected by the user are replaced with virtual reality content.
US10474326B2	Systems and methods for organizing and identifying documents via hierarchies and dimensions of tags Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed to interface with one or more storage devices storing a plurality of documents, wherein each of the plurality of documents is associated with one or more tags of one or more predefined hierarchies of tags, wherein the one or more hierarchies of tags include multiple dimensions. In accordance with some embodiments, a method is provided to identify one or more documents from the data storage devices. The method comprises acquiring, via an interface, a selection of one or more tags of the one or more predefined hierarchies of tags. The method further comprises identifying one or more documents from the data storage devices in response to the selection, the identified one or more documents having tags that have a relationship with the selected tags, and providing data corresponding to the identified documents for displaying in the interface.
US10474322B2	Image display apparatus Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus. The image display apparatus includes a display, an interface unit to exchange data with a mobile terminal, and a controller to control the display to display an execution icon to execute at least one of applications installed in the mobile terminal and, in response to selection of the execution icon, to display an execution image of at least one application corresponding to the execution icon. Thereby, mirroring between the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus may be simply performed.
US10474321B2	Network resource location linking and visual content sharing Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for transmitting shared visual content between networked devices with a linked source for the visual content by accessing and presenting visual content, receiving a network location for a network resource associated with the visual content, linking the network location to the visual content to generate linked visual content, and cause presentation of the linked visual content in a draft message within a graphical user interface.
US10474319B2	Methods and instant messaging client devices for performing IM using menu option This disclosure provides an IM method and an IM client device. In the method, menu options are deployed on a session interface displayed on a viewing screen of an IM client device. The method includes generating, by an IM client device, a first event request when a user clicks on a first menu option on the session interface; sending, by the IM client device, the first event request to a third-party server via an IM server; and receiving, by the IM client device, a first event response from the third-party server via the IM server. With the technical scheme of the present disclosure, more personalized services may be provided to the user.
US10474316B2	User interface features in a system of concurrent games A video gaming system is disclosed that includes one or more game processors, one or more video displays, an apparatus for a player to control the play of the game, and a memory device. The memory device stores a set of fixed instructions to control the game processor and is configured to: enable the player to interact with the game interface to select a game from a list of games offered by the video gaming machine, wherein the game is represented by a game bubble floating in the game interface; display a game selection interface to enable the player to select the game and add the game in a control panel, wherein the control panel is configured to display multiple games selected by the player; and enable the player to switch among the plurality of games and control a game play of the plurality of games concurrently.
US10474305B2	Touch window A capacitive touch window includes: a substrate; a cover substrate; and an electrode, wherein a portion of the substrate is flat and another portion thereof is curved, and the electrode includes: a first sensing electrode; a second sensing electrode including second unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from the first sensing electrode; a bridge electrode connecting the second unit sensing electrodes; and an insulating layer between the first sensing electrode and the bridge electrode. The first and second sensing electrodes are disposed on a same surface of the substrate. The bridge electrode includes: a first mesh line having a first width; a second mesh line having a second width; and a first cross area in which the first and second mesh lines cross each other, the first cross area having a third width, wherein the third width is 2 to 5 times the first width and the second width.
US10474297B2	Projecting a structured light pattern onto a surface and detecting and responding to interactions with the same The present disclosure describes projecting a structured light pattern projected onto a surface and detecting and responding to interactions with the same. The techniques described here can, in some cases, facilitate recognizing that an object such as a user's hand is adjacent the plane of a projection surface and can distinguish the object from the projection surface itself. Movement of the object then can be interpreted, for example, as a specified type of gesture that can trigger a specified type of operation to occur.
US10474292B2	Information reception system, recording medium, and information input method An information reception device is provided with: operation surface which is adjusted to produce a characteristic index vibration by an object contact; a storage device stores candidate information (candidate information is related with the index vibration) which serves as a candidate of input information; a microphone which acquires observation information according to observation of the actual vibration arising in the surrounding environment; and a CPU. The CPU (selecting part) judges whether or not the index vibration exists in the observation information acquired. When the CPU judges that the index vibration exists, the CPU selects the candidate information which is related with the index vibration as the input information.
US10474290B2	Electronic device An electronic device is capable of having a minimum sensing pressure with a low value through a resistive type force touch sensing method, wherein the electronic device may include a force sensing panel having a force sensor member whose shape is changed according to a touch pressure applied to a cover window so as to electrically connect first and second electrodes prepared on the same plane and provided in parallel.
US10474279B2	Organic light emitting display device Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device including an encapsulation layer covering a pixel array layer provided on a substrate and a cover window coupled to a touch sensing layer. The touch sensing layer includes a first touch electrode layer provided on the encapsulation layer, a second touch electrode layer provided on the first touch electrode layer, and a thickness modification member between the first touch electrode layer and the second touch electrode layer.
US10474278B2	Touch-control display panel and electronic device A touch-control display panel and an electronic device are provided. The touch-control display panel comprises a first substrate, and the first substrate includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The non-display region includes a first non-display region and a second non-display region. Further, a first electrode layer is disposed on the first substrate. The first electrode layer includes a first electrode matrix having at least three first electrode columns. Each first electrode column includes a plurality of first electrodes, and each first electrode is connected to an electrode line. The first electrode matrix is divided into a first electrode group and a second electrode group, the electrode lines corresponding to the first electrodes in the first electrode group extend from the first non-display region, and the electrode lines corresponding to the first electrodes in the second electrode group extend from the second non-display region.
US10474262B2	Touch screen-integrated display device and method for fabricating the same There is provided a touch screen-integrated display device including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a touch sensing line, a plurality of subpixel areas, a gate electrode provided in each of the subpixel areas, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, a gate insulator, a pixel electrode, and a sensing contact part. The sensing contact part includes a portion that is formed of the same material as the pixel electrode.Further, there is provided a method for fabricating a touch screen-integrated display device, including forming a gate electrode, forming an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a data line, forming a pixel electrode and a touch sensing line, and forming a common electrode to be overlapped with the pixel electrode. Thus, there is an effect of reducing the number of mask processes.
US10474261B2	Touch detecting apparatus and touch detecting method using pixel or pixels in display devices Disclosed herein are a touch detecting apparatus and a touch detecting method using a pixel or pixels in display devices including a means for applying an AC input voltage to a drive IC of the display device and detecting a change in touch capacitance between the pixel and an object in synchronization with a change in amplitude of the AC input voltage. In particular, the touch detecting apparatus using a pixel or pixels in display devices according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a grayscale voltage generator applying a grayscale voltage to a source line and a sensing signal processor detecting a touch signal based on a feedback voltage of the grayscale voltage applied to the source line.
US10474254B2	Tip structure of stylus for determining axial direction and angle of inclination of the stylus A stylus used to have a touch sensitive processing apparatus determine an axial direction and an angle of inclination which the stylus corresponds to a touch screen through electrical signal emitted by the stylus. The stylus includes: a penholder; a tip section on one end of the penholder; a first ring electrode surrounding the penholder; a second ring electrode surrounding the penholder, wherein the second ring electrode is closer to the tip section than the first ring electrode being, the first ring electrode and the second ring electrode are used to emit the electrical signal; and a first insulating material configured to have the first ring electrode electrically decouple the second ring electrode.
US10474248B2	Smart pulsing in regions of interest in scanned beam 3D sensing systems A scanned beam 3D sensing system includes smart infrared pulsing to detect objects in a field of view. Infrared laser light pulses are emitted at a first density in a field of view and reflections are detected. Times of flight of the infrared laser light pulses are measured to determine if an object is in the field of view. The density of the infrared pulses may be increased based on various factors. The higher density infrared pulses may be scanned in a region of interest that is a subset of the field of view. Power consumption is reduced by reducing the density of laser pulses when possible.
US10474242B2	Three-dimensional graphical user interface for informational input in virtual reality environment Hand displacement data is received from sensing hardware and analyzed using a three-dimensional (3D) gesture recognition algorithm. The received hand displacement data is recognized as representing a 3D gesture. An operational position of the 3D gesture is calculated with respect to a 3D input graphical user interface (GUI). A virtual input element associated with the 3D input GUI and corresponding to the calculated operational position is selected. Input information corresponding to the selected virtual input element is read from the selected virtual element.
US10474238B2	Systems and methods for virtual affective touch Systems and methods for virtual affective touch are disclosed. One illustrative system described herein includes: a touch screen display; a haptic output device; and a processor configured to: display a visual representation of a receiving user on the touch screen display; receive from the touch screen display a sensor signal associated with a gesture by a sending user; transmit a signal associated with the gesture and the visual representation to a receiving device; determine a haptic effect based in part on the gesture and the visual representation of the receiving user; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device configured to output the haptic effect.
US10474230B2	Brightness control for an augmented reality eye-mounted display A system controls a brightness of an augmented reality (AR) eye-mounted device. The system includes an eye-mounted display, a photodetector system, and a controller. The eye-mounted display includes a contact lens and a femtoprojector. The femtoprojector is contained in the contact lens and is configured to project an AR image to a user's retina. The AR image is overlaid on an external scene viewed by the user through the contact lens. The photodetector system detects a brightness level of the external scene. Based on the brightness level of the external scene, the controller adjusts a brightness level of the AR image projected to the user's retina. In some embodiments, the eye-mounted display receives image data defining the AR image and the controller adjusts a bit depth of the image data based on the brightness level of the AR image.
US10474226B2	Head-mounted display device, computer program, and control method for head-mounted display device An HMD includes an image display section configured to display a display image in a display region to be recognizable together with an outside scene, a display control section configured to cause the display section to display, in the display region, a pointer indicating a pointed position, and a six-axis sensor and a detection control section configured to detect operation. The display control section switches a first operation mode for moving, according to the operation detected by the six-axis sensor and the detection control section, a position of the pointer to correspond to the outside scene and a second operation mode for moving, according to the operation detected by the six-axis sensor and the detection control section, the position of the pointer in a form different from the movement corresponding to the outside scene.
US10474206B1	Retaining tray for retaining an M.2 compatible device used in autonomous driving vehicles According to some embodiments, before an M.2 compatible module or device is mounted onto a data processing system that operates an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV), the M.2 module is placed onto a tray device to increase the stiffness of the M.2 module. The tray device containing the M.2 module is then mounted on a board or motherboard of the data processing system. Since the M.2 module is placed on the tray device, the overall stiffness has been significantly increased, which can sustain the physical impact on the M.2 module due to the physical movement and oscillation during the autonomous driving of the ADV. In addition, the tray device also provides suspension effect on the M.2 module during the movement of the ADV. As a result, the M.2 module would not easily damaged during the autonomous driving.
US10474197B2	Methods, systems and apparatus to manage a spatially dynamic display Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed An example apparatus to update a spatially adjustable display disclosed herein includes a display size monitor to acquire an indication of a size of the spatially adjustable display, a service image comparator to compare the indication of the size to a size model, and a source image adjuster to invoke visual configuration adjustments to an output image of the spatially adjustable display based on parameters identified in the size model.
US10474188B2	Flexible electronic device containing electronic element and polymer nanosheet and method for manufacturing same Provided are an electronic device employing a polymer nanosheet, having an electronic element and a conductive wiring that are connected to each other in a solder-free manner, and exhibiting a high conformability and adhesiveness to an object for attaching including a biological tissue such as skin; and a method for manufacturing the same. The electronic device includes the electronic element; and the polymer nanosheet adhering to the electronic element. Specifically, the polymer nanosheet adheres to the electronic element in a manner such that one surface of the electronic element is entirely covered by the polymer nanosheet. It is preferred that the polymer nanosheet have a thickness of smaller than 1 μm. Further, a conductive wiring capable of being electrically connected to the electronic element; and a power source for supplying power to the electronic element, may also be formed on the polymer nanosheet.
US10474186B2	Electronic device including active matrix display device A display device includes a display panel mounted on a curved surface, and driver circuits including circuit elements which are mounted on a plurality of plane surfaces provided on the back of the curved surface in a stepwise shape along the curved surface.
US10474183B2	Clock distribution system One embodiment includes a clock distribution system. The system includes at least one resonator spine that propagates a sinusoidal clock signal and at least one resonator rib conductively coupled to the at least one resonator spine and arranged as a standing wave resonator. The system also includes at least one transformer-coupling line. Each of the at least one transformer-coupling line is conductively coupled to an associated circuit and has a plurality of inductive couplings to the at least one resonator rib to inductively generate a clock current corresponding to the sinusoidal clock signal via each of the plurality of inductive couplings in an additive manner to provide functions for the associated circuit.
US10474180B1	Current balance circuit The disclosure discloses a current balance circuit, which comprises a current sensing unit, a reference unit and an adjusting unit. The current sensing unit is configured to receive a plurality of input currents flowing through a plurality of channels having different impedances, and generate a plurality of corresponding input voltages according to the plurality of input currents. The reference unit is coupled to the current sensing unit, and configured to distribute a plurality of setting voltages corresponding to a plurality of output ends according to an output current ratio related to the plurality of output ends and the plurality of input voltages. The adjusting unit is coupled to the current sensing unit and the reference unit, and configured to adjust the plurality of input currents according to the plurality of setting voltages and input voltages, and generate a plurality of output currents to prevent a channel from being overloaded.
US10474179B2	Power supply control device and method for communication network A power supply control device for a communication network includes: a monitoring module (11) and N voltage-adjustable Direct Current/Direct Current (DC/DC) modules (121, 122 . . . 12N). The monitoring module is configured to detect circuit data of each of power supply circuits (1,2, . . . i), compare the circuit data with each other, calculate an average value, analyze required output circuit data of each of the power supply circuits, and transmit the required output circuit data of the power supply circuits to respective the voltage-adjustable DC/DC modules. The voltage-adjustable DC/DC modules are configured to receive the required output circuit data of the power supply circuits, and adjust output voltages of the power supply circuits according to the output circuit data. Output ends of all of the voltage-adjustable DC/DC modules are connected in parallel to supply power to a subordinate electro-load. Also disclosed is a power supply control method for the communication network.
US10474176B2	Remote supervisory control system According to some embodiments, a remote supervisory control system includes an electric generator configured to operate based on a driving value applied from a server, and the server configured to apply a representative driving value for an driving of the electric generator to the electric generator, receive a driving feedback signal applied from the electric generator according to the representative driving value, determine whether or not the representative driving value is normal, and update the representative driving value with a second priority driving value according to the determination result.
US10474164B2	Representing navigable surface boundaries of lanes in high definition maps for autonomous vehicles A system generates a high definition map for an autonomous vehicle to travel from a source location to a destination location. The system determines a low resolution route and receives high definition map data for a set of geographical regions overlaying the low resolution route. The system uses lane elements within the geographical regions to form a set of potential partial routes. The system calculates the error between the potential partial route and the low resolution route and removes potential partial routes with errors above the threshold. Once completed, the system selects a final route and sends signals to the controls of the autonomous vehicle to follow the final route. The system determines whether surface areas adjacent to a lane that are not part of the road are safe for the vehicle to drive in case of emergency. The system stores information describing navigable surface areas with representations of lanes.
US10474163B2	Vehicle control device mounted on vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control device provided in a vehicle and a method for controlling the vehicle. A vehicle control device provided in a vehicle according to the present disclosure, as a vehicle control device for controlling the vehicle, may include a communication unit configured to receive a map having a plurality of layers from a server; and a processor configured to generate a control signal for driving the vehicle using the map, wherein a control region that is a reference for the generation of the control signal around a location of the vehicle is defined differently according to a preset reference.
US10474161B2	High resolution 3D point clouds generation from upsampled low resolution lidar 3D point clouds and camera images In one embodiment, a method or system generates a high resolution 3-D point cloud to operate an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) from a low resolution 3-D point cloud and camera-captured image(s). The system receives a first image captured by a camera for a driving environment. The system receives a second image representing a first depth map of a first point cloud corresponding to the driving environment. The system upsamples the second image by a predetermined scale factor to match an image scale of the first image. The system generates a second depth map by applying a convolutional neural network (CNN) model to the first image and the upsampled second image, the second depth map having a higher resolution than the first depth map such that the second depth map represents a second point cloud perceiving the driving environment surrounding the ADV.
US10474155B2	System and method for material disposal A control system for operating an autonomous earthmoving machine to move material from a work area to a dumping location is disclosed. The control system includes a receiving module to receive values of a set of parameters associated with a profile of a first ground surface between the work area and the first dump location, a profile of a second ground surface between the work area and the second dump location, and operational characteristics of the machine. The control system includes a controller to generate a first cost and a second cost of moving the material from the work area to the first dump location and the second dump location, respectively, and send instructions to the autonomous earthmoving machine to move the material from the work area to either of the first dump location and the second dump location, based on the first cost and the second cost.
US10474150B2	Method for automatic movement controlling of a vehicle In a method for automatic movement controlling of a vehicle, at least one trajectory is determined on the basis of environmental and driving state data, and driving state quantities are subsequently calculated for an upcoming time period, using a mathematical vehicle model, taking the trajectory as a basis.
US10474148B2	Navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle Systems and methods for navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes capturing, by one or more processors associated with a flight management system of an unmanned aerial vehicle, one or more images. The method includes assessing, by the one or more processors, signals from an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The method includes processing, by the one or more processors, the one or more captured images based on the assessed signals to generate one or more corrected images. The method includes processing, by the one or more processors, the one or more generated corrected images to approximate position data. The method includes causing, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aerial vehicle to be controlled based on the position data.
US10474147B2	Autonomous vehicle An autonomous vehicle includes an input unit configured to receive selection input of at least one of a time mode for driving to a set destination, a fuel efficiency mode, a safety mode, or a comfort mode. The autonomous vehicle further includes a power source driver configured to control an engine comprising a supercharger or a turbocharger or both and a controller configured to control the power source driver to turn the supercharger or the turbocharger on or off according to the selected mode.
US10474140B2	Robot for transporting storage bins A remotely operated vehicle suitable for picking up storage bins from an underlying storage system. The vehicle includes driving means situated at or at least partly within rolling means of the vehicle, providing rolling set specific driving force to the vehicle in either the first direction or the second direction.
US10474137B2	Configuring or controlling a device via serialized event data A computer-implemented method for configuring or controlling a device is provided. In addition, a computer program product, and a device are provided. The method comprises detecting, by the device, an event, generating serialized event data in response to the event, receiving the event data from the device, identifying, via an expression, at least one element of the event data, wherein the element indicates a state of the device, performing at least one operation on the element of event data, wherein the operation includes determining the state of the device, displaying a result of the operation, determining whether an indication of an error in the result is received, and when a determination is made that there is no error and the result indicates that the state of the device is a specified state, performing, by the device, a task.
US10474136B2	Detection of interconnections between control and instrumentation systems A method of automatically determining interconnections between control and instrumentation (C&I) systems within an industrial facility (IF). A data collection system including a data collection algorithm that provides a data collection block and a data agents block is coupled to the IF which has C&I systems collectively utilizing different data formats each including C&I devices, where the C&I systems are coupled to field devices coupled to processing equipment configured for implementing an industrial process. A data collection process is initiated using respective data formats for obtaining engineering configuration data used in the C&I systems stored therein. The engineering configuration data from each C&I system is used to determine connections within and interconnections between the C&I systems. The format of the engineering configuration data can be converted to common format engineering configuration data and then be stored.
US10474133B2	Inspection device for inspecting wafer and method of inspecting wafer using the same An inspection device includes a first processor, a second processor, and a server. The first processor detects first coordinates of first feature points from first images in a first image set. The second processor detects second coordinates of second feature points from second images in a second image set. The server generates reference coordinates based on the first coordinates and the second coordinates. The reference coordinates are transmitted to the first processor and the second processor. The first and second image sets correspond to scanned swaths on a wafer.
US10474115B2	Execution windows for an input module of an industrial controller An input module for an industrial controller includes configurable execution windows. The execution windows are defined by a first parameter and a second parameter stored within the input module. A third parameter defines a status bit which is compared against the execution window to set a window output signal within the input module. The execution window may define a range between the first and second parameters against which the status bit is compared. Alternately, the first and second parameters may define setpoints against which the status bit is compared. At one of the setpoints, the window output signal is set and at the other of the setpoints, the window output signal is reset.
US10474112B2	Adaptive control systems for buildings with dual band slot antenna A system is provided for controlling a first switch terminal of a building occupied by one or more building occupants. The system includes a plurality of switch terminal parameters relative to the building. A first computer system is coupled to the first switch terminal of the building at a first location of the building. The first computer system runs on at least one platform. The first computer system includes a dual-band slot antenna. A first plurality of sensors is coupled to the first switch terminal and the first computer system. At least a portion of the sensors provide signal data to the first computer system. The first computer system produces a command or data output that relates to at least one of: a command output for a local control system, a command output for a different system, a data output for a different system, a command output for a non-local device or a data output that is a non-local device, each of an output including learned data from that is based on machine intelligence from previous data collected about patterns of a building occupant.
US10474107B2	Magnetic anti-shock system for a timepiece arbor Sub-assembly for watches, including an arbor including a magnetized or electrically charged surface pivoting inside a housing, and a pole piece subjecting this surface to a magnetic or electrostatic field about an axis, one pole piece cooperating axially with this surface to absorb a shock and then return the arbor to an operating position, and creating, in proximity to this surface, a magnetic or electrostatic field, which radially attracts the arbor towards a wall of the housing.
US10474105B2	Economical timepiece display component Economical method for manufacturing a timepiece display or hand-fitting component: a casing material is chosen for each visible surface: amorphous metal or nanocrystalline alloy or alloy of gold and/or silver and/or copper and/or rhodium and/or titanium and/or aluminium; a thick, hollow blank of a thickness greater than 20 micrometres is created in a first tool, from the casing material with an initial thickness greater than or equal to 50 micrometres, with an overthickness with respect to each visible surface, with a first cavity for reception of a support structure; an interior material is chosen to make a support structure; the support structure is made and joined to the first cavity; one visible surface remaining visible, is diamond tool machined, removing all or part of the overthickness from the blank.
US10474095B2	Cartridge unit having a plurality of supporting portions for supporting a cartridge and a protection cover for protecting a photosensitive drum of the cartridge A cartridge includes a cartridge main body, a protection member, a rib of the cartridge main body, and a pair of guides of the protection member, wherein an upstream-side guide of the guides can guide the rib when the cartridge main body is inserted into a device main body, and terminates the guide after allowing the cartridge main body to be inserted up to a position where the cartridge main body becomes independent of the device main body.
US10474092B2	Image-forming apparatus provided with guide for guiding movement of developing cartridge An image-forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum; a developing cartridge including a developing roller; a developing pressing member for pressing the developing cartridge; a first developing guide; and a second developing guide. The developing cartridge is movable among a detachable position; a contact position at which the developing roller contacts the photosensitive drum; and a separated position at which the developing roller is separated from the photosensitive drum. The developing pressing member presses the developing cartridge to place the developing cartridge at the contact position. The developing pressing member is disabled from pressing the developing cartridge to place the developing cartridge at the separated position lower than the contact position. The first developing guide can guide movement of the developing cartridge between the detachable position and the contact position. The second developing guide can guide movement of the developing cartridge between the contact position and the separated position.
US10474088B2	Image formation device and method for starting image formation device An image formation device includes a power controller that controls transition to an energy-saving mode to reduce power consumption in a standby state and starts up out of the energy-saving mode and a timer in which a timing schedule that starts up the device out of the energy-saving mode is set. The power controller controls the surface temperature of the fixing roller of the image generator to be a temperature lower than the fixing temperature that enables image formation when the image formation device is started up out of the energy-saving mode according to the timing schedule set in the timer.
US10474087B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a tray; a casing having a first outlet, a second outlet above the first outlet, a first path, and a second path; a stack lever; a drive source; and a controller. The second path communicates with the second outlet such that a sheet conveyed along the second path is partially discharged from the second outlet and is reversed along the second path. The first outlet communicates with the first path such that the sheet conveyed along the first path is discharged from the first outlet onto the tray. The stack lever is movable between a first position where the stack lever presses a sheet on the tray and a second position higher than the first position. The controller is configured to control the drive source such that, when the sheet is discharged from the second outlet, the stack lever is at the second position.
US10474076B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device fixes a toner image onto a piece of paper by conveying the piece of paper formed with the toner image while nipping the piece of paper at a fixing nip, and includes: an endless belt that is rotated; a pressing member that presses the belt; a support member that supports the pressing member; a sheet wound around the pressing member along the conveyance direction; and a pressurizing member that forms the fixing nip with the belt, wherein a part of an upstream region of the sheet existing more on an upstream side in a winding direction than a contact region contacting the belt and the pressing member and a part of a downstream region of the sheet existing more on a downstream side in the winding direction than the contact region are interposed between the pressing member and the support member, and are fixed by pressing force.
US10474074B2	Film for use in fixing device and fixing device with film A film for use in a fixing device includes a base layer having a cylindrical shape. An electrode portion is formed at an end part of the base layer in a longitudinal direction of the film. A heat generation portion is formed at a central part of the base layer in the longitudinal direction of the film and electrically connected to the electrode portion. The heat generation portion is formed of a conductive layer made of a same material as a material of the electrode portion. A thickness of the conductive layer is larger in the electrode portion than in the heat generation portion. A surface area of the conductive layer per unit length in the longitudinal direction of the film is larger in the electrode portion than in the heat generation portion.
US10474070B2	Liquid electrophotographic printing apparatus and intermediate transfer members Herein is disclosed an intermediate transfer member for liquid electrophotographic printing. The intermediate transfer member may include at least one layer including a thermoplastic polyurethane. A liquid electrophotographic printer and a method of forming an intermediate transfer member are also described.
US10474057B1	Developer bias and activation delay system and method A system and method for reducing toner waste during startup of a print operation for electrostatic printers includes a controller that is configured to delay the biasing and rotation of a developer roller until initially uncharged portions of a photoconductive drum have rotated past the developer roller. At the start of a print operation the controller rotates a photoconductive drum and activates a charge corona to put an initial charge on the photoconductive drum, which is thereafter selectively removed in accordance with the image to be printed. The charge corona and developer roller are angularly displaced from one another such that at the start of a print job uncharged portions of the photoconductive drum are initially rotated past the developer roller. Delaying the biasing and rotation of the developer roller prevents toner from being transferred from the developer roller to the initially uncharged portions of the photoconductive drum.
US10474053B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit to transfer a toner image onto a sheet, a fusing unit, a discharging unit to discharge the sheet passed through the fusing unit, a guide member having a through-hole at a conveying surface and provided downstream of the fusing unit and upstream of the discharging unit in a conveying direction of the sheet, and a Helmholtz resonator. The Helmholtz resonator includes a cavity portion and communicating portions through which the cavity portion is in communication with an outside area. The Helmholtz resonator and a conveying path of the sheet guided by the guide member are connected through the through-hole. The Helmholtz resonator is disposed on a downstream side with respect to the fusing unit and on an upstream side with respect to the discharging unit in the conveying direction of the sheet, and the communicating portion is disposed facing the guide member.
US10474043B2	Method of measuring a property of a substrate, inspection apparatus, lithographic system and device manufacturing method A method of measuring a property of a substrate, the substrate having a plurality of targets formed thereon, the method comprising: measuring N targets of the plurality of targets using an optical measurement system, where N is an integer greater than 2 and each of said N targets is measured Wt times, where Wt is an integer greater than 2 so as to obtain NWt measurement values; and determining R property values using Q equations and the NWt measurement values, where R
US10474040B2	Systems and methods for device-correlated overlay metrology An overlay metrology system may measure a first-layer pattern placement distance between a pattern of device features and a pattern of reference features on a first layer of an overlay target on a sample. The system may further measure, subsequent to fabricating a second layer including at least the pattern of device features and the pattern of reference features, a second-layer pattern placement distance between the pattern of device features and the pattern of reference features on the second layer. The system may further measure a reference overlay based on relative positions of the pattern of reference features on the first layer and the second layer. The system may further determine a device-relevant overlay for the pattern of device-scale features by adjusting the reference overlay with a difference between the first-layer pattern placement distance and the second-layer pattern placement distance.
US10474033B2	Method and apparatus for post exposure processing of photoresist wafers Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for performing immersion field guided post exposure bake processes. Embodiments of apparatus described herein include a chamber body defining a processing volume. A pedestal may be disposed within the processing volume and a first electrode may be coupled to the pedestal. A moveable stem may extend through the chamber body opposite the pedestal and a second electrode may be coupled to the moveable stem. In certain embodiments, a fluid containment ring may be coupled to the pedestal and a dielectric containment ring may be coupled to the second electrode.
US10474032B2	Coating compositions In one aspect, coating compositions are provided that comprise a component a component that comprises one or more silicon, antimony, aluminum, yttrium, cerium, lanthanum, tin, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, indium or zinc compounds. In another aspect, coating compositions are provided that comprise a plurality of discrete particles. Preferred coating compositions of the invention are useful for antireflective purposes, particularly with an underlaying photoresist coating layer, as well as for a barrier layer in immersion lithography.
US10474031B2	Photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive resin composition film, cured product, insulating film and multilayer wiring board A photosensitive resin composition contains (a) a polyimide which has, at a terminal of the main chain, at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a phenolic hydroxyl group, a sulfonic acid group and a thiol group, (b) a monomer, (c) a thermally crosslinkable compound, (d) a photopolymerization initiator and (e) a polymerization inhibitor, wherein the polymerization inhibitor (e) is a compound obtained by adding at least one hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group or aralkyloxy group to a naphthalene skeleton or an anthracene skeleton of a compound having a naphthalene skeleton or an anthracene skeleton.
US10474022B2	Illuminator and projector An illuminator includes a light source apparatus that outputs first light containing a first polarized light component, an afocal system that includes a first lens and a second lens so arranged that optical axis directions thereof coincide with each other and reduces the light flux diameter of the first light, a polarization adjusting element that converts the first light, while transmitting the first light, into second light containing the first polarized light component and a second polarized light component the polarization direction of which is perpendicular to the polarization direction of the first polarized light component, and a polarization separation element that separates the second light into light formed of the first polarized light component and light formed of the second polarized light component. The polarization adjusting element is located between the first lens and the second lens.
US10474015B1	Structure of projection light string A structure of projection light string is disclosed, comprising a power plug body, a light string power line, an electronic device and multiple projection devices installed in suspension over the light string power line, wherein the electronic circuit device is electrically connected to the power plug body and the light string power line, and further electrically connected to the projection devices by way of the power circuit within the light string power line; in addition, the inside of the projection device includes a projector capable of projecting images toward outside and a controller electrically connected to the projector, so that, after the electronic circuit device having transferred at least a projection time parameter and at least a projection mode parameter to the controller of each projection device, the controller can control the projection operations of the projector in accordance with the received projection time parameter and projection mode parameter.
US10473999B2	Optical modulator with FPC and optical transmission device using same In an optical modulator including an FPC for performing electrical connection with an external circuit substrate, to maintain high light transmission quality by appropriately driving the optical modulator even when the reflection of a radio frequency signal occurs in a connection portion between the FPC and the main body of the optical modulator. Provided is an optical modulator including a flexible printed circuit for performing electrical connection with a circuit substrate, in which the flexible printed circuit includes at least one wire pattern for propagating a radio frequency signal, and the wire pattern includes at least one radio frequency attenuation portion for attenuating power of the radio frequency signal by a predetermined amount.
US10473994B2	Pixel unit and display panel A pixel unit includes a gate line, a first data line, a second data line, a first active device, and a pixel electrode. The first active device is electrically connected to the gate line and the first or second data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first active device. The pixel electrode includes a first sub-pixel electrode, a second sub-pixel electrode, and a first connecting electrode. Each of the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode includes a trunk electrode, a traverse trunk electrode, and branch electrodes. The first connecting electrode connects the first sub-pixel electrode to the second sub-pixel electrode.
US10473985B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a color filter, a gap maintaining pattern, a column spacer, and a blocking dam. The first substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. The color filter is disposed in the display area. The gap maintaining pattern is disposed in the peripheral area in a same layer as the color filter. The column spacer is disposed on the color filter. The blocking dam is disposed in a same layer as the column spacer and overlaps the gap maintaining pattern. The difference between the gap of the first and second substrates in the display area and the gap of the first and second substrates in the peripheral area may be decreased.
US10473978B2	Light guide assembly, backlight module, display device A light guide assembly for a backlight module is disclosed, comprising a metal element and a light guide element which are integrated together. At least a portion of at least a side surface of the light guide element is used to receive light emitted from a light source to generate backlight, and the metal element surrounds a side surface of the light guide element that is not used to receive light from the light source. In this way, the backlight module can omit the structures such as rubber frame, backplate, and the like, while the overall mechanical strength of the backlight module can be ensured, the thickness of the backlight module can be decreased to meet the requirement on thinning of the display device, and the production and maintenance costs can be reduced.
US10473975B2	Adhesive tape, backlight unit and display device An adhesive tape, a backlight unit and a display device are provided. The adhesive tape (1) includes a plurality of nonlinear gaps (100) that separate the adhesive tape (1) into a plurality of adhesive tape bodies (11, 12, 2, 3, 2′, 3′, 31′, 33′). The backlight unit includes the adhesive tape for blocking light.
US10473974B2	Backlight module and display device having the same Disclosed are a backlight module and a display device having the same. The backlight module includes an optical assembly including a light guide plate, a plastic frame and an optical film disposed on a light-emitting side of the light guide plate. The plastic frame includes a side wall and a bearing portion formed on the top of the side wall of plastic frame and located on the light-emitting side of the light guide plate, the side wall of plastic frame is arranged to surround the light guide plate, the bearing portion extends from the top of the side wall of plastic frame to the light guide plate, and a side surface of the bearing portion faces a side surface of the optical film. The backlight module according to the disclosure can reduce the optical retardation of the display device, thereby reducing the dark-state light leakage of the display device.
US10473970B2	Liquid crystal display In a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal cell and a polarizing plate respectively have a planar, non-rectangular shape. The polarizing plate has an axis that is either an absorption axis or a slow axis. The planar shape of the polarizing plate includes first and second sides respectively extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis and a direction tilted from the axis. The polarizing plate includes first and second peripheral portions respectively lying along the first and second sides, and includes a corner portion lying at a portion where the first and second peripheral portions overlap each other. The polarizing plate is applied by a bonding agent onto a main surface of the liquid crystal cell so that the corner portion is not coupled to the main surface. A contour portion extending in a direction tilted from the axis may not be coupled to the main surface.
US10473960B2	Display apparatus The present invention relates to a display apparatus that does not include a middle mold and a rear chassis, and is capable of supporting an internal configuration of a display apparatus such as a display panel and a light guide plate with only a front chassis and a rear cover. It is possible to effectively dissipate heat by including a separate heat sink. In addition, heat generated from the electrical component substrate can be dissipated through the plate coupled to the electrical component substrate, the electromagnetic wave can be shielded, and the heat sink and the plate can be connected to improve the heat dissipation and electromagnetic wave shielding efficiency.
US10473954B2	Methods and apparatus to enhance oxygen concentrations for advanced ophthalmic devices Methods and apparatus to enhance levels of oxygen in tear fluid under a worn advanced contact lens are described. The advanced contact lens may include an insert which is impermeable to fluid flow across its body. The method of enhancement may include creating pores through the insert, creating channels in portions of the contact lens body, including layers of absorptive material, including devices to generate or release oxygen or means of moving tear fluid under the contact lens.
US10473948B2	Optical hybrid lens and method for producing an optical hybrid lens An optical hybrid lens comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A sub-wavelength grating lens is disposed on the first surface and comprises a plurality of posts. The plurality of posts is arranged on the first surface and the posts extend from the first surface. A refractive lens is arranged on the sub-wavelength grating lens at least partly enclosing the plurality of posts. Alternatively, the refractive lens is arranged on the second surface.
US10473943B1	Forming beamformer having stacked monolithic beamsplitters Beamformers are formed (e.g., carved) from a stack of transparent sheets. A rear face of each sheet has a reflective coating. The reflectivities of the coatings vary monotonically with sheet position within the stack. The sheets are tilted relative to the intended direction of an input beam and then bonded to form the stack. The carving can include dicing the stack to yield stacklets, and polishing the stacklets to form beamformers. Each beamformer is thus a stack of beamsplitters, including a front beamsplitter in the form of a triangular or trapezoidal prism, and one or more beamsplitters in the form of rhomboid prisms. In use, a beamformer forms an output beam from an input beam. More specifically, the beamformer splits an input beam into plural output beam components that collectively constitute an output beam that differs in cross section from the input beam.
US10473929B2	Image projector A head-up display includes a display device and a projection optical system. The projection optical system has a lens group including at least one lens element and projects onto a reflecting member an image displayed on the display device. The lens group includes a drive lens that shifts along an optical path to change its distance from the display device.
US10473917B2	Movable reflection device and reflection surface drive system utilizing same A mirror with a reflective layer formed thereon is supported within a frame-shaped support by two U-shaped arms. A plate-like arm connects fixation points (Q1, Q2), and a plate-like arm connects fixation points (Q3, Q4). A pair of piezoelectric elements (E11, E12) disposed along a longitudinal axis (L1) on an upper surface of an outside bridge of the arm, and a single piezoelectric element (E20) disposed along the longitudinal axis (L2) on the upper surface of an inside bridge. Similarly, a pair of piezoelectric elements (E31, E32) disposed on an upper surface of an outside bridge of the arm, and a single piezoelectric element (E40) disposed on the upper surface of an inside bridge. When a positive drive signal is applied to the piezoelectric elements (E11, E20, E31, E40) and a negative drive signal is applied to the piezoelectric elements (E12, E32), the mirror is displaced efficiently.
US10473914B2	Electrofluidic display and methods for making A method for manufacturing a freestanding film having at least one population of through holes cumulatively totaling at least 1% of the film area, wherein the standard deviation of hole diameters is less than 25% and a thickness less than 25 micrometers, The film provides a carrier substrate, a photo-curable material, a release agent and deposits a photo-curable material on the substrate, selectively curing the material and leaving uncured material in the pattern of holes, dissolving away the uncured material and removing the cured material from the carrier substrate. Methods and apparatus are described.
US10473913B2	Variable wavelength interference filter, optical module, and optical analysis device An etalon includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a fixed mirror provided on a surface of the first substrate that faces the second substrate, a movable mirror provided on the second substrate and facing the fixed mirror via an inter-mirror gap, and a first electrode provided on the surface of the first substrate that faces the second substrate. A first multilayer stopper portion is provided by a portion of the first electrode being stacked with at least a portion of an outer circumferential edge of the fixed mirror.
US10473912B2	Optical module and electronic apparatus having wavelength variable interference filter with voltage controller An optical module includes: a wavelength variable interference filter that includes two reflection films facing each other via an inter-reflection-film gap and an electrostatic actuator changing a gap amount of the inter-reflection-film gap; and a voltage controller that is driven in accordance with a plurality of supply voltages from a power supplier and applies a driving voltage to the electrostatic actuator. The voltage controller reduces the driving voltage when one of the plurality of supply voltages is less than a predetermined threshold.
US10473910B2	Observation device In an observation device including a display device, paired ocular optical systems each include a resin lens having a shape defined by an arch and a chord, and provided with a molding gate in an outer peripheral portion of the arc shape, and is appropriately set in: a difference RC between the radius of the resin lens and the length of a line connecting the midpoint of the chord and the point on the optical axis; the diameter D of the resin lens; an angle θ between a direction connecting a midpoint of a long side of the display surface and the point on the optical axis and a direction connecting the molding gate and the point on the optical axis; and an acute angle α between directions connecting the point on the optical axis and the respective molding gates of the resin lenses in the paired ocular optical systems.
US10473909B2	Microscope system having touch panel and electronic stage driving amount based on pressure detection A microscope system includes: an microscope provided with electronic units; a display configured to display operation information; a touch panel configured to detect a position of contact of an object from outside; a setting unit configured to set areas corresponding respectively to multiple operation functions in a detection area of the touch panel; a pressure detector configured to detect a value of a pressure applied in the position of contact; and a drive controller configured to generate, based on the position of contact that is detected by the touch panel, the number of positions of contact, a change of the position of contact over time, and the value of the pressure detected by the pressure detector, an instruction signal of an instruction to change an observation status in which the specimen is observed with the electronic unit corresponding to operation function that is set by the setting unit.
US10473902B2	Projection system and projection-type image display apparatus A projection system that can be incorporated in a projector includes a first lens unit that makes a screen (enlargement-side image formation plane), which is located on the enlargement-side, conjugate with an intermediate image and a second lens unit that makes the intermediate image conjugate with a reduction-side image formation plane, which is located on the reduction side. The first lens unit has positive power, and the second lens unit has negative power. A second-lens-unit intermediate-image-side first lens, which is provided in the second lens unit and closest to the intermediate image, has positive power. The following expression is satisfied: −0.3≤fU1/fU2<0 where fU1 denotes the focal length of the first lens unit, and fU2 denotes the focal length of the second lens unit.
US10473895B2	Subminiature optical system and portable device including the same There are provided a subminiature optical system having a miniature size and capable of obtaining a narrow view angle using only five sheets of lenses, and a portable device having the same. The subminiature optical system includes a first lens convex toward the object side and having positive refractive power, a second lens concave toward an image side and having negative refractive power, a third lens convex toward the object side and having positive refractive power, a fourth lens concave toward the image plane and having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens convex toward the image plane and having negative or positive refractive power, sequentially from an object side.
US10473893B2	Camera optical lens The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of plastic material, the second lens is made of plastic material, the third lens is made of glass material, the fourth lens is made of glass material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.
US10473891B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group; a second lens group; and a third lens group, arranged in this order from an object side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, and a third lens with a space in between. The second lens group includes a fourth lens having negative refractive power and a fifth lens with a space in between. The third lens group includes a sixth lens having negative refractive power and a seventh lens with a space in between. A surface of the second lens on the object side has a positive curvature radius. A surface of each of the third lens and the sixth lens on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. A surface of the fourth lens on the object side has a negative curvature radius. The first lens has a specific Abbe's number.
US10473889B2	Experimental system for laser beam measurement and steering control An experimental system for laser beam measurement and steering control, and relates to the technical field of optical, mechanical and electronic integration experimental systems. It includes: a high-precision optical mirror, a piezoelectric micro-actuator, a vibration exciter, a signal collection subsystem, a laser emitter, a beam splitter mirror, a fast steering mirror, a mechanical vibration isolation air bearing table, an optical vibration isolation air bearing table, a data processing and analyzing subsystem, and data transmission lines and power supply lines between subsystems and components. It uses a deflection angle of the laser beam as a control variation, can not only precisely measure the deflection angle of the laser beam, but also inhibit vibration of the high-precision optical mirror by using the piezoelectric micro-actuator and directly adjust the steering of the emitted laser beam by using the fast steering mirror, thereby improving precision of beam steering control.
US10473888B2	Cycloolefin resin composition, molded article thereof, and mirror The present invention relates to a cycloolefin resin composition, a molded article of the cycloolefin resin composition, and an optical element, and in particular, to a resin composition containing inorganic particles in a resin, a molded article of the resin composition, and an optical element formed of the molded article.
US10473884B2	Drive circuit of voice coil motor, method for driving voice coil motor, lens module and electronic apparatus using the same A drive circuit, which is mounted on an electronic apparatus having a voice coil motor and drives the voice coil motor, includes: an interface circuit configured to receive a first signal indicating a target position of the voice coil motor and a second signal related to a posture of the electronic apparatus; a control circuit configured to generate a current command value of a drive current in response to the first signal and the second signal; and a current driver configured to generate the drive current in response to the current command value and supply the drive current to the voice coil motor.
US10473879B2	Lens module and camera module including same A lens module includes a lens and a lens barrel accommodating the lens. A distance between an internal surface of the lens barrel and an optical axis varies in a circumferential direction of the lens barrel.
US10473877B2	Fiber optic module and chassis A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis and a plurality of modules removably mounted within the chassis. The modules include one or more fiber optic signal input locations. The modules include optical equipment for splitting the input signals into customer output signals.
US10473876B2	Fiber optic splitter module A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis and a plurality of fiber optic splitter modules mounted within the chassis. Each splitter module includes at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the chassis are positioned at least one fiber optic adapter. Inserting the splitter module through a front opening of the chassis at a mounting location positions the connector of the splitter module for insertion into and mating with the adapter of the chassis. The adapters mounted within the interior of the chassis are integrally formed as part of a removable adapter assembly. A method of mounting a fiber optic splitter module within a telecommunications chassis is also disclosed.
US10473874B2	Adapter panel with lateral sliding adapter arrays An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining rearward cable connections and forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. Openings permitting access to the rearward and forward cable connections of the adapters are provided. The chassis further including a removable rear chassis portion to provide access to cable routing areas within the chassis interior.
US10473872B2	Fiber optic cable with large-diameter optical fibers A large and small diameter optical fiber carrying cable is provided. The cable includes a cable body including an inner surface defining a channel within the cable body, a first group of optical fibers comprising a plurality of first optical fibers located within the channel and a second group of optical fibers comprising a plurality of second optical fibers located within the channel. The optical core diameter of the first optical fibers is larger than the optical core diameter of the second optical fibers.
US10473869B2	Light guide device, light guide method, and LD module To increase the reliability of an LD module without decreasing the efficiency of coupling between the laser diode and the optical fiber, an LD module (1) includes a light-guiding device mounted therein that includes (i) a dividing optical system (DM) configured to divide a laser beam so as to generate a partial beam group and (ii) a compositing optical system (RM1, RM2, PRE, PBC) configured to composite the partial beam group so as to generate a partial beam bundle including a plurality of partial beams each having an S axis parallel to a particular spatial axis.
US10473860B1	Compact devices for multiplexing applications Disclosed is a compact device for wavelength-division multiplexing applications. In particular, disclosed is a device that includes a housing and a core at least partially positioned within the housing. The core includes a first single fiber stub, a second single fiber stub, and at least one functional layer positioned between a first fiber of the first single fiber stub and a second fiber of the second single fiber stub. The at least one functional layer is configured to: (i) permit routing of a transmission signal of a multiplexed signal along an optical path from the first fiber stub to the second fiber stub, and (ii) prevent routing of a non-transmission signal of the multiplexed signal along the optical path from the first fiber stub to the second fiber stub. A distance between a first ferrule of the first fiber stub and a second ferrule of the second fiber stub is less than about 0.05 mm.
US10473853B2	Fully integrated avalanche photodiode receiver Various embodiments of a fully integrated avalanche photodiode receiver and manufacturing method thereof are described herein. A photonic device includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate with a buried oxide (BOX) layer therein, an avalanche photodiode integrated with the SOI substrate, a capacitor integrated with the SOI substrate, a resistor integrated with the SOI substrate, and silicon passive waveguides as well as bonding pads integrated with the SOI substrate.
US10473852B2	Light guide apparatus and fabrication method thereof A light guide apparatus that can redirect light impinging on the apparatus over a wide range of incident angles and can concentrate light without using a tracking system and methods for fabrication.
US10473848B2	Display panel and display apparatus including the same Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel including a display area, a first non-display area surrounding the display area, and a second non-display area surrounding the first non-display area. The display panel includes an upper substrate overlapping the display area, the first non-display area, and the second non-display area. The display panel includes a lower substrate positioned below the upper substrate and overlapping the display area and the first non-display area. The display panel includes a light shielding member positioned below the upper substrate and overlapping the second non-display area. An inner surface of the light shielding member faces a side surface of the lower substrate.
US10473844B2	Backlight unit, liquid crystal display device, and electronic device including the same A backlight unit, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and an electronic device including the same are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide member having a light receiving edge provided on an outer wall, and a hole spaced apart from light receiving edge; a light source configured to provide light to the light receiving edge; and a reflective member on an inner wall of the hole of the light guide member.
US10473842B2	Wide dispersion source multiple path light direction system A lighting system uses optics to redirect stray light from unlensed LEDs toward a desired region while avoiding hot spots. The optics involve essentially planar surfaces with both reflective and light transmissive characteristics. The lighting system may be used in display cases.
US10473839B2	Reflective LC devices including thin film metal grating A sub-wavelength thin-film metal grating is placed inside a liquid crystal variable optical retarder at a selected distance from a reflective electrode to form a reflective half wave plate, thereby reducing polarization dependence of the optical retardation generated by the variable optical retarder. The approach enables to form within the device the reflective half wave plate that is suitably thin without modifying the reflective electrode of the device.
US10473838B2	Color filter substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and display device A color filter substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are disclosed. The color filter substrate includes: a base substrate, a plurality of color filter units of different colors arranged on a side of the base substrate, and a light anti-reflection layer arranged on the base substrate and on a light emergent side of the color filter units. The light anti-reflection layer is capable of increasing a light transmission rate of at least one color filter unit. The effect of improving the light transmission rate can be realized.
US10473837B2	3D lens with reduced back reflectance An optical interference coating with reduced back reflectance for 3D glasses based on colour separation has a substantial transmittance at one or more passbands over the visible spectral range in order to view the desired left (right) eye image and a substantial reflectance and absorption at one or more different blocking bands over the visible spectral range in order to block the undesired right (left) eye image while simultaneously reducing the back reflectance of visible light towards the viewer's eye. The thicknesses and materials are chosen such that the left eye reduced back reflectance 3D coated lens transmits the desired left eye image and blocks the right eye image while the right eye reduced back reflectance 3D coated lens transmits the desired right eye image and blocks the left eye image so that a 3D image can be viewed whilst substantially reducing distracting back reflections from the coated lenses.
US10473836B2	Optical filter and ambient light sensor including optical filter An optical filter including a base member having a layer containing near-infrared absorbing fine particles and a dielectric multilayer film, the optical filter satisfying a requirement that, in a wavelength range of 400 nm to 650 nm, an average of transmittance of any of light incident from a direction perpendicular to the optical filter, light obliquely incident at an angle of 30 degrees, and light obliquely incident at an angle of 60 degrees is 45% or higher and lower than 85%; and a requirement that, in a wavelength range of 800 nm to 1,200 nm, an average of optical density (OD value) of any of light incident from the direction perpendicular to the optical filter, light obliquely incident at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the perpendicular direction, and light obliquely incident at an angle of 60 degrees with respect to the perpendicular direction is 1.7 or higher.
US10473831B2	Display having light-scattering property A display includes light-scattering regions. Each of the light-scattering regions is provided with linear protrusions and/or recesses having the same longitudinal direction. The light-scattering regions are different from each other in the longitudinal direction.
US10473830B2	Display device with haze layer The present invention provides a display device including a display panel and a haze layer. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and a color determining surface. The orthogonal projection of each of the plurality of pixels onto the color determining surface forms a plurality of adjacent pixel ranges. The haze layer is disposed on a side of the color determining surface and has a haze surface facing away from the color determining surface. The haze layer has a scattering coefficient ranging from −1.4 to 0. The haze surface includes a first location corresponding to the center of the first pixel range, and a second location corresponding to a location away from the first edge towards the second pixel range wherein the distance therebetween ranges from 87 μm to 174 μm.
US10473825B2	Resin composition for a polarizer protective film, a polarizer protective film, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate The present invention relates to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film, a polarizer protective film, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate, and, more specifically, to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film and a polarizer protective film exhibiting high hardness and excellent properties, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate. According to the polarizing plate of the present invention, it can be usefully utilized in various fields because of its excellent hardness, flexibility, and optical properties.
US10473823B2	Fine structure, optical member, antireflection film, water-repellent film, substrate for mass spectrometry, phase plate, process for producing fine structure, and process for producing antireflection film Provided are an antireflection film having a high antireflection effect and a production process therefor, an optical member excellent in antireflection effect, a water-repellent film having excellent water repellency, a substrate for mass spectrometry having high detection sensitivity, a high-accuracy phase plate, and a fine structure that can be used in the foregoing and a production process therefor. The fine structure is a structure, including multiple conical portions on a surface thereof, in which the conical portions have a mesostructure; and the mesostructure includes a structure having mesopores.
US10473820B2	Compound containing mesogenic group, and mixture, composition, and optically anisotropic body using said compound There is provided a compound containing a mesogenic group, which includes a silicon compound at a low concentration, a polymerizable compound containing the mesogenic group, a mixture and a composition using these compounds, a polymerizable mixture having the polymerizable compound, and a polymer, an optically anisotropic body, and a phase difference film using the polymerizable composition. It is possible to obtain the optically anisotropic body and the phase difference film having satisfactory scratch resistance and adhesion, by using the polymerizable composition composed of the compound containing a mesogenic group, which includes a silicon compound at a low concentration.
US10473811B1	Multi-modal scanner with metal detector for defining X-ray scan region of a human body Multi-modal scanner with metal detector for defining an X-ray scan region of a human body with a metal object includes an X-ray source; adjustable collimator outputting a fan-shaped X-ray beam from the X-ray source; an X-ray detector detecting the X-ray beam after passing through a human body; a metal detector adapted to identify an area with the metallic object; and a processor controlling the X-ray source, the adjustable collimator and the metal detector, and changing an aperture of the collimator to limit the fan-shaped X-ray beam to the identified area of the human body. Visual indicators (LEDs) are on a frame of the scanner for indicating the area of the human body with the metallic object. The collimator includes two lead plates that are moved vertically automatically upon detection of the metallic object to direct the fan-shaped X-ray beam to only the area of the human body with the metal.
US10473803B2	Marine seismic vibrators and methods of use Embodiments relate to marine seismic vibrators for use in seismic surveying and associated methods of use. An embodiment provides a marine seismic vibrator comprising: a shell having a spring constant selected to provide a first resonance frequency within an operational frequency range of about 1 Hz and about 300 Hz; a driver disposed within the shell and having a first end and a second end; and a spring element coupled to the shell between the first end and the second end of the driver, wherein the spring element has a second mode of oscillation that provides a second resonance frequency within the operational frequency range.
US10473769B2	Distance measuring apparatus and distance image photographing apparatus According to an embodiment, a distance measuring apparatus includes an irradiator that emits an irradiation wave to a measuring target, a first detector that directly detects the irradiation wave, a second detector that detects a reflection wave, a simulation signal generator that generates a simulation signal, a first meter that measures a first time and an emission time of the irradiation wave, a second meter that measures a second time and an incidence time of the reflection wave, a first subtractor that subtracts the emission time from the incidence time to obtain a measurement time period, and that subtracts the first time from the second time to obtain an error time period and a second subtractor that subtracts the error time period from the measurement time period to obtain an offset measurement time period.
US10473768B2	Lidar system Embodiments may include methods and systems for obtaining location information regarding an object. In one example, a laser pulse may be generated. The laser pulse may be divided into a plurality of laser pulse signals. Each of the laser pulse signals may be provided to a corresponding delay path, each delay path having a different length. An output of each delay path may be directed to the object. A plurality of reflected time-separated laser pulse signals from the object may be detected. The plurality of time-separated laser pulse signals may be combined to provide a recombined laser pulse signal. The recombined laser pulse signal may be resolved to generate object location information regarding the object.
US10473754B2	Radar device for vehicle A radar device for a vehicle, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a case; a first printed circuit board (PCB) that is accommodated in the case and has a plurality of antenna arrays and an integrated circuit (IC) chip that are formed thereon, wherein the IC chip is connected to the plurality of antenna arrays; and a radome that is coupled to the case and covers the first printed circuit board, wherein the radome includes: a cover facing the first printed circuit board; a first wall connected to the cover surface; and a second wall connected to the cover and facing the first wall, wherein the internal angle between the cover and the first wall and the internal angle between the cover and the second wall are formed to be greater than 90° and less than 180°.
US10473753B2	Fill level measurement device comprising interfering signal detection A fill level measurement device is provided, including a transmission branch configured to generate and emit a transmission signal towards a filling material surface; and a receiving branch configured to receive and evaluate a received signal, wherein the fill level measurement device is configured to selectively assume an interfering signal detection mode for detecting whether the received signal comprises an interfering signal, and a fill level measurement mode for measuring the fill level, and wherein the transmission signal has a lower intensity in the interfering signal detection mode than in the fill level measurement mode.
US10473748B2	Method and system for determining position accuracy of a modular shelving A laser beam is transmitted from a laser system to a shelving system by pointing the laser beam towards at least one label attached to the shelving system, by a computer system, using angular information of the laser beam relative to a reference frame. An angle between the laser system on the ceiling of the store to the position of the shelving system is determined by the computer system using the position of the laser system and the position of the shelving system. The laser beam is then transmitted from the laser system to the shelving system and pointed using the determined angle between the laser system on the ceiling of the store to the position of the shelving system. The laser is aimed at the x, y location where a label should be displayed, for example, according to the planogram for the store layout. If the label is not detected at the specified location, the discrepancy may be noted, for example, with a visual or other notification.
US10473744B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method of obtaining magnetic resonance image thereof A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a radio frequency (RF) controller configured to control a period of an RF pulse to be applied to an object for a time period that includes a first obtaining time, during which a first inversion RF pulse is applied, and a second obtaining time; and a signal transceiver configured to sequentially receive, during the first obtaining time, a first RF signal for generating a first fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) image regarding a first slice of the object and a second RF signal for generating at least one magnetic resonance (MR) image regarding a second slice of the object.
US10473743B2	Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for determining a scan sequence based on a representation of a pulse response in k-space of the gradient system In a magnetic resonance installation and a corresponding method, a scan sequence is determined based on a representation in k-space of a pulse response of a gradient system of the magnetic resonance installation.
US10473738B2	Wireless-type RF coil apparatus comprising an RF transducer array and a magnetic field probe array A system for controlling a wireless-type radio frequency (RF) coil apparatus (102, 202, 302, 500) for a magnetic resonance (MR) system including a processor for acquiring emitted radio frequency (RF) signals from a plurality of coils of an RF transducer array including an indication of a local clock signal indicating a time of (RF) signal acquisition; acquiring magnetic field strength information from a plurality of field probes of a magnetic field probe array including an indication of the local clock signal indicating a time of magnetic field strength information acquisition, and forming k-space information based upon the acquired emitted RF signals from the plurality of coils of the RF transducer array and the acquired magnetic field strength information including the indications of the local clock signal.
US10473736B2	Subject-loaded helical-antenna radio-frequency coil for magnetic resonance imaging Example devices and methods of MRI scanning are disclosed herein. In an example, an MRI scanning system may include a structure defining a bore within which a subject is to be positioned for scanning. The system may also include a magnet to generate a primary magnetic field within the bore parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bore, and a helical-antenna radio-frequency (RF) coil oriented along the longitudinal axis to surround the subject. In addition, the system may include an RF signal generator to drive the helical-antenna RF coil to generate a circularly polarized (CP) RF magnetic field perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, as well as an RF detector to detect a response signal generated by tissues of the subject in response to the CP RF magnetic field. Also included may be a computing system to create an image of the tissues of the subject based on the detected response signal.
US10473734B2	Radio frequency receive coil for use in magnetic resonance imaging systems with disconnection warning The present invention provides a radio frequency (RF) receive coil device (110) for use in a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system (100), comprising a RF receive coil (114), a plug (112) for connecting the RF receive coil (114) to the MR imaging system (100), sensing means (118) for sensing the presence of a magnetic field of the MR imaging system (100), detecting means (119) for detecting if the plug (112) is connected to the MR imaging system (100), and a warning means (120, 122) for generating a warning when the sensing means (118) sense the presence of a magnetic field of the MR imaging system (100) and the detecting means (119) detect that the plug (112) is not connected to the MR imaging system (100).
US10473730B2	Defect detection device enabling easy removal of magnetic impurities A defect detection device enables easy removal of magnetic impurities. The defect detection device has a structure capable of effectively removing magnetic impurities adhered to a magnetic flux leakage detection device for nondestructive inspection of a small-diameter heat transfer tube or a partially saturated eddy current detection system. With the defect detection device, it is possible to minimize adhesion of magnetic impurities that deteriorate the performance of a leakage magnetic flux detection device for nondestructive inspection of a small-diameter tube of ferromagnetic metal material or a partially saturated eddy current detection system. Further, there is an advantage in that it is possible to remove the adhered magnetic impurities from the defect detection device easily.
US10473717B2	Methods and apparatus for test insertion points Described examples include a method of providing K bits of test data to a combinatorial circuit. The method further includes generating N bits of test data using the combinatorial circuit, where N is greater than K. The method further includes providing the N bits of test data to a module under test.
US10473708B2	Methods and systems for real-time monitoring of the insulation state of wind-powered generator windings The invention provides methods and systems for real-time monitoring of the insulation state of wind-powered generator windings comprising the following steps: a) capturing in real-time, during a predetermined time period (in situations where the generator is synchronized to the electrical network but is not yet couplet thereto as well as in situations where the generator is producing energy) the values of one or more electrical and vibration variables of the generator; b) obtaining in real-time, the temporal evolution of the vibration and of the inverse components of electrical variables at one or more predetermined frequencies; c) identifying a possible generator insulation fault when the inverse component of at least one electrical variable and/or one vibration at a predetermined frequency exceeds an absolute threshold or a temporal increase threshold pre-sets.
US10473701B2	Systems and methods for magnetometer-based current measurement The present disclosure provides systems and methods for utilizing two or more magnetometers for current measurements. The systems and methods may include two or more multi-axis magnetometer sensors to monitor a high-voltage three-phase alternating current (AC) transmission line carrying a current, I. The magnetometers may be positioned at varying distances from the transmission line. The systems and methods may isolate or otherwise account for external magnetic fields, such as the earth's magnetic field, to generate accurate current measurements in a conductor.
US10473699B1	Systems and methods for controlling MOSFETs An electronic device is described. The electronic device includes line voltage measuring circuitry configured to measure a line voltage to produce a line voltage measurement. The electronic device also includes load voltage measuring circuitry configured to measure a load voltage to produce a load voltage measurement. The electronic device further includes a processor coupled to the line voltage measuring circuitry and the load voltage measuring circuitry. The processor is configured to adjust a voltage ramp waveform for a transition of a first metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and a second MOSFET based on the line voltage measurement and the load voltage measurement to minimize heat generation and electromagnetic interference creation by the MOSFETs. The first MOSFET and the second MOSFET control a current to a load in an alternating current configuration.
US10473689B2	Pedometer in a low-power device Methods and systems for determining a user's steps in portable device include deriving amplitudes from raw sensor data; comparing the amplitudes to an amplitude threshold, and counting a step when one of the amplitudes exceeds the amplitude threshold to obtain a step count; determining a current gait type based on the step count; dynamically adjusting the amplitude threshold in order to reduce effects of swinging movements and false steps; and applying a post filter to the step count based on time between steps and a minimum number of prior consecutive steps to derive a filtered step count that reduces false readings due to short bursts of rapid movement by the user.
US10473671B2	Methods and compositions for diagnosis and prognosis of renal injury and renal failure The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects suffering from or suspected of having a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using assays that detect Chitinase-3-like protein 1 as diagnostic and prognostic biomarker assays in renal injuries.
US10473670B2	Method of predicting obesity comprising measuring neurotensin The presently disclosed subject matter relates to a method for predicting increased risk of obesity on a non-obese subject. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to a method of predicting increased risk of obesity in a non-obese subject by determining a level of neurotensin expression in a biological sample from the subject and comparing the level of neurotensin expression in the sample with a control level. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to a method of preventing and/or treating obesity in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent that inhibits neurotensin.
US10473661B2	Method for diagnosis, prognosis and determination of treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma The present invention relates to biomarkers associated with CTCL, including TOX, PLS3, KIR3DL2, GATA3 and RUNX3, where increased expression, relative to normal control, of one or more of TOX, PLS3, KIR3DL2, and/or GATA3 is associated with CTCL and decreased expression of RUNX3, relative to normal control, is associated with CTCL. One or more of these biomarkers may be used to diagnose CTCL and/or design and monitor treatment.
US10473654B1	Methods of assaying proteins Methods and systems for identifying a protein within a sample are provided herein. A panel of antibodies are acquired, none of which are specific for a single protein or family of proteins. Additionally, the binding properties of the antibodies in the panel are determined. Further, the protein is iteratively exposed to a panel of antibodies. Additionally, a set of antibodies which bind the protein are determined. The identity of the protein is determined using one or more deconvolution methods based on the known binding properties of the antibodies to match the set of antibodies to a sequence of a protein.
US10473652B2	Method of detecting test substance, sample analysis cartridge, and sample analyzer In a method of detecting a test substance, a test substance is detected using a sample analysis cartridge supplied with a sample. The sample analysis cartridge includes: a passage part having a gas-phase space; and liquid containers communicating with the passage part through openings. The liquid containers include: a first liquid container containing a first liquid containing magnetic particles; and a second liquid container containing a second liquid containing a labeled substance. The magnetic particles are sequentially transported to the liquid containers through the gas-phase space in the passage part. Thus, the magnetic particles carry a complex of the test substance and the labeled substance. The test substance is detected based on the labeled substance in the complex.
US10473649B2	Fluidic device, transfer member, and method for fabricating fluidic device Provided is a fluidic device, including: a porous flow path member; an absorbent member contacting the flow path member and configured to absorb a liquid; and a barrier member covering at least a portion of the absorbent member, wherein the absorbent member contains a liquid-absorbent polymer that absorbs the liquid, and a lyophilic polymer having lyophilicity to the liquid.
US10473638B2	Methods and systems for improving precision of measurements for reduced sample volumes There is described a process for improving precision in an analytical test for a target analyte in a sample. The process includes prior to analyzing the sample for a target analyte via a biosensor, introducing to an analytical zone defined by the biosensor a fluid comprising an effective amount of the target analyte.
US10473631B2	Sampler for liquid chromatography A sampler for liquid chromatography is described. The sampler includes an injection valve and a sample loop. The injection valve includes one waste port, two sample loop ports, and two high-pressure ports. The sample loop port includes a first loop part and a second loop part. The injection valve can be configured to have LOAD position and INJECT position. The injection valve can also be configured to have one or more additional positions such as a FULL PURGE position, a PUMP PURGE position, and a NEGATIVE PRESSURE position.
US10473628B2	Signal source separation partially based on non-sensor information In environments (such as acoustic and bioelectrical environments) characterized by multiple simultaneous sources, effective blind source separation from sensor response mixtures becomes difficult as the number of sources increases—especially when the true number of sources is both unknown and changing over time. However, in some environments, non-sensor information can provide useful hypotheses for some sources. Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive filtering architecture for validating such source hypotheses, extracting an estimated representation of source signals corresponding to valid hypotheses, and improving the separation of the remaining “hidden” source signals from the sensor response mixtures.
US10473626B2	Method for the graphical representation and data presentation of weld inspection results A system and method directed to displaying images and presenting the data from the phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) inspection of a plurality of welded joints within a welded object. The system includes an engine comprising memory, a graphical user interface (GUI), an export module, a transformation module, and a merger module each operably coupled to one another. The export module is used to extract images and data from the PAUT inspection of the welded joints. The exported information is used by the transformation module to create a multi-dimensional representation of the PAUT inspected welded joint for each joint. The merger module combines the information from the export module and the transformation module into an evaluation report for each PAUT inspected welded joint and assembles the evaluation report into a master report for analysis. The system may be communicatively coupled over a network using a network interface.
US10473622B2	Method and apparatus for flaw inspection of friction-weld part of stem in engine valve Provided is a method for flaw inspection of a stem joint of a valve including: an internal flaw inspection step including causing a flaw detection probe to be disposed so as to face upward in water in a tank in an ultrasonic inspection chamber, holding a valve in such fashion as to cause the tip to face the flaw detection probe, and inspecting for a flaw at the interior of the stem joint; and a surface flaw inspection step including causing a flaw detection probe to be disposed horizontally in an eddy-current inspection chamber, holding a valve in such fashion as to cause the side face of a stem of the valve to be close to and facing the flaw detection probe, inspecting for a flaw on the surface of the stem joint while the flaw detection probe and the valve are made to engage in mutual rotation. The valves are transferred from a valve loading position to the ultrasonic inspection chamber, from the ultrasonic inspection chamber to the eddy-current inspection chamber, and from the eddy-current inspection chamber to a valve unloading position in substantially simultaneous, continuous, synchronous, and/or coordinated fashion.
US10473620B2	Analysis of isomers in TIMS-Q-q-TOF mass spectrometers The invention relates to methods for the detailed analysis of ion mixtures from complex mixtures of organic substances in time-of-flight mass spectrometers which are equipped with a trapped ion mobility spectrometer, a quadrupole mass selector and a fragmentation cell. The invention proposes to analyze ion signals of a first mass mobility map, fragment ion spectra and the identifications of the associated substances as to whether ion mixtures not resolved according to mass and mobility, for example from isomers or isobars, are possibly present, and to subsequently measure the ion signals of interest with method parameters which allow the ion species to be measured separately by means of high mobility resolution.
US10473613B2	Light-addressable potentiometric sensing units Light-addressable potentiometric sensing units are provided. A light-addressable potentiometric sensing unit comprises a conductive substrate, a metal oxide semiconductor layer, and a sensing layer. The metal oxide semiconductor layer is made of indium gallium zinc oxide, indium gallium oxide, indium zinc oxide, indium oxide co-doped with tin and zinc, tin oxide, or zinc oxide. The wide-band gap characteristic of the metal oxide semiconductor layer enables the light-addressable potentiometric sensing unit to resist the interference from visible light. The light-addressable potentiometric sensing unit therefore exhibits a more stable performance.
US10473603B2	Apparatus, system and method for inspecting composite structures using quantitative infra-red thermography A system and method for inspecting a surface of a structure for defects includes an inspection apparatus having a heating device for heating a section of the surface of the structure, an infrared camera for receiving infrared radiation from the surface in response to heating, a controller configured to generate thermographs from the received infrared radiation, and a communication device. A training system includes an expert system module configured to determine correlations between a set of thermographs generated by a thermal simulation of modeled structural elements with defects, and parameters of the modeled structural elements. A computer system communicatively coupled to the training system and the inspection apparatus, is adapted to receive thermographs received from the inspection apparatus and to detect quantitative parameters of defects in the structure using the correlations obtained from the training system.
US10473601B1	System and method for spatially resolved T1-T2 distribution measurement A method and system for generating a magnetic resonance pulse sequence for the investigation of a sample by magnetic resonance, including generating a selective scan comprising an adiabatic inversion magnetic resonance pulse sequence wherein the magnetization is inverted from z to −z inside a frequency band, following the selective scan with a non-selective scan comprising a CPMG magnetic resonance pulse sequence wherein the magnetization is maintained along z, obtaining a first signal from the selective scan, obtaining a second signal from the non-selective scan, and subtracting the first and second signals to obtain a resulting signal with only selected frequency components for slice selective investigation of the sample.
US10473599B2	X-ray source using electron impact excitation of high velocity liquid metal beam An X-ray source uses excitation of a liquid metal beam of ions or ionized droplets to produce an X-ray output with higher brightness than conventional sources. The beam may be accelerated from a liquid metal source using an extraction electrode. The source may have an emitter tip, and the acceleration of the liquid metal may include field emission from a Taylor cone. An electrostatic or electromagnetic focusing electrode may be used to reduce a cross-sectional diameter of the beam. The liquid metal beam has a relatively high velocity as it does not suffer from flow turbulence, thus allowing for a more energetic excitation and a correspondingly higher brightness. A beam dump may also be used to collect the liquid metal beam after excitation, and may be concave with no direct sight lines to either an electron beam cathode or to X-ray windows of an enclosure for the source.
US10473598B2	X-ray thin film inspection device An X-ray thin film inspection device of the present invention includes an X-ray irradiation unit 40 installed on a first rotation arm 32, an X-ray detector 50 installed on a second rotation arm 33, and a fluorescence X-ray detector 60 for detecting fluorescence X-rays generated from an inspection target upon irradiation of X-rays. The X-ray irradiation unit 40 includes an X-ray optical element 43 comprising a confocal mirror for receiving X-rays radiated from an X-ray tube 42, reflects plural focused X-ray beams monochromatized at a specific wavelength and focuses the plural focused X-ray beams to a preset focal point, and a slit mechanism 46 for passing therethrough any number of focused X-ray beams out of the plural focused X-ray beams reflected from the X-ray optical element 43.
US10473587B2	On-chip, wideband, differentially fed antennas with integrated bias structures Terahertz (THz) or millimeter wave (mmW) band characterization of a differential-mode device under test (DUT) is performed using a non-contact probing setup based on an integrated circuit that includes the on-chip DUT and an on-chip test fixture as follows. A differential transmission line pair is operatively coupled with the DUT. A first differential antenna pair at a first end of the transmission line pair has a first antenna connected only with the first transmission line and a second antenna connected only with the second transmission line. A second differential antenna pair is likewise connected with a second end of the differential transmission line pair. A THz or mmW transmitter radiates a probe THz or mmW beam to the first differential antenna pair, and an electronic analyzer receives a THz or mmW signal radiated by the second differential antenna pair responsive to the radiation of the probe THz or mmW beam to the first differential antenna pair, thus enabling no-contact S-parameter measurements for characterizing differential-mode, on-wafer, active or passive devices and integrated circuits.
US10473580B2	Portable soil spectral probe Apparatus for measuring spectral reflectance of a surface, the apparatus comprising: a chamber comprising a wall formed having an aperture defined by an aperture boundary; a light source mounted to the chamber and having a field of illumination (FOI) configured to intersect the aperture at an illumination intersection; and an optical fiber mounted to the chamber and having a field of view (FOV) configured to intersect the aperture at an imaging intersection; wherein the chamber is configured so that when the aperture is positioned on a surface the chamber substantially prevents light from entering a volume of the chamber.
US10473578B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for optical systems in flow cytometers The present set of embodiments relate to a system, method, and apparatus for an optical configuration in a flow cytometer that allows for independent adjustment of focusing for each light source. Such systems, methods, and apparatuses require a final focusing element to be moved near the beginning of the optical train and for each optical element coming after the final focusing element to be configured to accommodate converging light beams while minimizing the introduction of aberrations into those beams.
US10473575B2	Nozzle and method for flow cytometry The invention relates to a nozzle for flow cytometry, the housing of which is tapering towards an outlet and in which a feed tube is arranged for a core flow liquid, the outlet opening of which is arranged at a distance from the outlet of the housing. The outlet of the housing forms the outlet of the nozzle. The housing of the nozzle extends from its outlet, which is arranged at its first end to its opposite second end, and has an inlet for a sheath flow liquid connected with the internal volume. The nozzle is characterized in that in the housing a leading element that promotes the alignment of particles extends from both sides of the feed tube.
US10473573B2	Particulate matter sensor and exhaust gas purification system using the same A particulate matter sensor and an exhaust gas purification system using the same are provided. A particular matter sensor according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a first insulation layer including a first electrode unit exposed on a first side thereof, which includes a plurality of first electrodes not electrically connected to each other, a second insulation layer arranged in parallel to the first insulation layer with a space therebetween, including a second electrode unit on a first side thereof, which includes a plurality of second electrodes electrically connected to each other, a temperature sensing unit formed on a first side of a third insulation layer located on a second side of the second insulation layer, and a heater unit formed on a first side of a fourth insulation layer located on a second side of the third insulation layer, the heater unit configured to heat the first and second electrode units. One of the first electrodes is configured to be electrically connected to a first electrical contact terminal. The second electrodes are electrically connected to a second electrical contact terminal. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are arranged respectively corresponding to each other. The first electrodes are configured to be electrically connected to each other by particulates deposited therebetween to allow capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode to be changed.
US10473571B2	Test piece for tensile testing and tensile testing method A test piece includes a tensile testing part and load applying pieces that are respectively connected to sides of the tensile testing part. Grooves are formed on bottom surfaces of the load applying pieces. Grooves are formed on upper surfaces of the load applying pieces. These grooves respectively partition the upper and lower surfaces of the tensile testing part and the load applying pieces.
US10473570B2	Control solution for self-healing materials A method for controlling a repair of at least one non-autonomic extrinsic self-healing material in an object, the method including: triggering, by a server, at least one sensor element embedded in the at least one non-autonomic extrinsic self-healing material to initiate a testing procedure, receiving a result of the testing procedure, analyzing the result, determining capability information of the sensor element with an inquiry, receiving the capability information, determining a triggering instruction to the sensor element on the basis of the capability information, delivering the triggering instruction to utilize an applicable capability of the sensor element to the sensor element. A server implementing the method and a system are also described.
US10473563B2	Method and apparatus for the isokinetic sampling of a multiphase stream The present invention refers to a method for the isokinetic sampling of liquids and gases present in streams having many fluid phases, and to an apparatus suitable for achieving it. The method and apparatus have application in particular in the field of oil extraction, wherein, after the extraction of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons possibly accompanied by water and suspended solids, it is necessary to know the composition of the mixture extracted and also the flow rate of the single phases.
US10473561B2	Method of sampling a cryogenic liquid One embodiment of the method includes: closing both the inlet valve and the outlet valve, connecting a cryogenic liquid source to the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit, and introducing cryogenic liquid into the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; opening both the inlet valve and outlet valve, thereby introducing cryogenic liquid into the sampler vessel inner volume, the cryogenic liquid has a free surface; closing both the inlet valve and the outlet valve after cryogenic liquid flows from the purge tube; disconnecting the cryogenic liquid source from the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; opening the inlet valve, thereby allowing cryogenic liquid to flow from the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; and closing the inlet valve after the free surface in the sampler vessel inner volume drops below the top of the first cryogenic liquid level, and the cryogenic liquid flow stops.
US10473553B2	System and a method for performing modal analysis on a structure A method for performing modal analysis on a structure includes the steps of dividing the structure into a plurality of layers each having an individual centroid; determining a movement of a testing point on each layer with respect to the individual centroid of the plurality of layers, wherein the testing point is at a predetermined distance from the individual centroid along a testing plane; and processing the movement of the testing point on each layer to determine a modal response of the structure. A system for performing modal analysis on a structure includes a movement detection module and a processing module for carrying out the method.
US10473552B1	Test artifact for non-destructive evaluation The present invention relates to an additively manufactured (AM), monolithic, multi-axis linear flexural cantilever test artifact. The artifact is monolithic in that is it one continuous part with no assembly. The artifact can be non-destructively evaluated and includes a support frame, cantilevers, and a mount.
US10473544B2	Device and a method for measuring a fluid pressure and for verifying the fluid pressure that has been measured A device for measuring a fluid pressure and for verifying the fluid pressure that has been measured comprises a sensor element having a fluid chamber and an element that adjoins said fluid chamber and can be deformed under fluid pressure, a resistance bridge being arranged on the deformable element side that faces away from said fluid chamber, for the purpose of generating a transverse bridge voltage dependent on said fluid pressure. The device also comprises a voltage divider which is connected in parallel to said resistance bridge for generating a differential voltage.
US10473542B2	System, method, and apparatus for operating a high efficiency, high output transmission A transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft, the input shaft selectively accepting a torque input from a prime mover, and the output shaft selectively providing torque output to a driveline. A controller determines a shaft displacement angle representing an angle value of rotational displacement difference between at least two shafts of the transmission, and performs a transmission operation responsive to the shaft displacement angle.
US10473537B2	Load sensor A load sensor disposed between a first member and a second member to detect a load applied to the first member in an up-down direction, the load sensor includes a strain body including a strain gauge, a first fixation member fixing the strain body and the first member to each other, a second fixation member fixing the strain body and the second member to each other, and a restriction portion restricting a displacement of the strain body in a state where the first member is displaced upward by a predetermined distance relative to the second member based on the upward load applied to the first member.
US10473536B2	Gap compensation for magnetostrictive torque sensors A gap compensated torque sensing system and methods for using the same are provided. The system can include a sensor head in communication with a controller. The sensor head can contain a torque sensor and a proximity sensor coupled to the sensor head. The torque and proximity sensors can each sense magnetic fluxes passing through the target and a gap between the sensor head and the target. The controller can estimate torque applied to the target from magnetic fluxes sensed by the torque sensor. The controller can determine an improved gap measurement that is independent of electromagnetic properties of the target from magnetic fluxes sensed by the torque and proximity sensors. The estimated torque can be modified by the improved gap measurement to compensate for changes in magnetic properties of the target due to variations in the gap. In this manner, the accuracy of the torque measurements can be increased.
US10473527B2	Measuring device and measuring method A measuring device is a measuring device that performs colorimetry of an evaluation patch formed on a medium and a paper white patch that is a portion exposed by the medium. The measuring device has a light source portion that irradiates the medium with an illumination light, a measurement portion that acquires an amount of light from the medium as a measurement value, a memory that holds a paper white standard value that is a reference measurement value of the paper white patch, and a colorimetry unit that corrects a measurement value of the evaluation patch based on the measurement value of the paper white patch and the paper white standard value. Even in a case where a measurement position is changed, a reflectance of the evaluation patch is accurately calculated and a chromaticity of the evaluation patch can be accurately acquired.
US10473521B2	Analog photon counting A photon counting system is provided. The photon counting system comprises an analog domain and a digital domain in communication with the analog domain. A detector is configured to detect photons. An analog digital converter is provided in the digital domain, while an amplifier circuit is provided in the analog domain that is configured to receive the detector's output, wherein the amplifier circuit's output is in communication with the analog digital converter. The output of the analog digital converter is in communication with a signal processing system that may perform accumulation of signals and store them in memory.
US10473518B2	Sensing apparatus having a light sensitive detector field A sensing apparatus includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor includes at least one light sensitive detector. The processor determines a first control value to control a voltage differential across the at least one light sensitive detector, and compares the first control value with a reference value associated with a reference temperature. Based on the comparison, the processor provides adjustment information for adjusting at least one output of the sensing apparatus, and an operating parameter of the sensing apparatus other than the voltage differential.
US10473513B2	Method and apparatus for gravimetric metering of powdery bulk material The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for gravimetric metering of a powdery bulk material, said system comprising a storage container accommodating the bulk material, a feeding pipe for feeding bulk material from the storage container to a dosing container, a dosing discharge device for continuously discharging bulk material from the dosing container to a discharge pipe and on to a discharge line, wherein said dosing container is mounted on at least one weighing cell, and wherein the feeding pipe is provided with a first flexible tube member and the discharge pipe is provided with a second flexible tube member, and wherein the first flexible tube member comprises a first compensator and a second compensator with a tubular member there between.
US10473503B2	Flow meter A positive linear displacement flow rate meter includes a first chamber for receiving a substance such as diesel from a fuel injector and applying a substance force to one end of a piston, wherein an opposing force is applied, such as by air pressure, in a second chamber, to the other piston end, and a comparator, for indicating to a control unit to discard invalid piston displacement measurements, until the substance force is substantially equal to the opposing force, allowing accurate flow rate measurement independent of variation in conditions between uses of the meter.
US10473501B2	Multiphase vortex flow meter A multiphase flowmeter for detection of fluid flow by monitoring of vortex frequency or perturbation time of flight. The flowmeter includes a bluff body to facilitate formation of vortices during a consistent phase of a flowing fluid. Thus, monitoring frequency of the vortices may be employed to ascertain flowrate. Further, the bluff body may also facilitate formation of perturbations during transitioning phase of the fluid and include perturbation sensors at multiple known locations along the flow-path. Thus, analysis of perturbation detection times at the different locations may be used to ascertain flowrate even in the absence of vortices.
US10473483B2	Smart shoes, method of providing sensor information to smart shoes, smart device and method of providing guidance program via smart device Smart shoes including a sensor unit including at least one sensor of a pressure sensor to sense a pressure in the smart shoes, a temperature sensor to sense a temperature in the smart shoes, an acceleration sensor to sense a movement of the smart shoes and an altitude sensor to sense an altitude, a controller to collect sensor information output by the at least one sensor and process the collected sensor information according to a request from a user device, and a providing unit to provide the processed sensor information to the user device.
US10473480B2	Display control device, and display device having a virtual image displayed on a windshield, and display control method thereof A virtual image display 2 can display a display object being a virtual image which can be visually recognized from a driver's seat of a vehicle through a windshield in a virtual image position defined by a virtual image direction which is a direction of the virtual image on a basis of a specific position of the vehicle and a virtual image distance which is a distance to the virtual image on a basis of the specific position. A display control device 1 includes a relative position acquisition part 11 obtaining a relative position of an information-to-be-provided object which is a point or a feature associated with information with which a driver of the vehicle is provided, using the display object, and the vehicle and a controller 13 controlling a display of the virtual image display 2. The controller 13 changes a virtual image distance of the display object in accordance with the relative position of the information-to-be-provided object corresponding to the display object and the vehicle.
US10473472B2	Payment of highway tolls via a mobile telecommunications network Disclosed are method and apparatus for processing of highway toll payments by a mobile telecommunications service provider. A mobile telecommunications device communicates with a mobile telecommunications service provider. The mobile telecommunications service provider receives a request to calculate a route to a destination. The mobile telecommunications service provider determines the location of the mobile telecommunications device from a global navigation satellite system or from a mobile telecommunications network and calculates a route. The mobile telecommunications service provider then identifies toll booths along the calculated route. The mobile telecommunications service provider pre-pays the tolls. The mobile telecommunications service provider sends turn-by-turn instructions to the mobile telecommunications device and tracks the location of the mobile telecommunications device and records the date and time at which the mobile telecommunications device passes through a toll booth.
US10473456B2	Driving control system and driving control method A driving control system includes: an imaging device that is installed on a moving body and that images a target object in a first frame period a plurality of times to generate a multiple-exposure image data including a first image data and a second image data; and a processor that detects a relative motion state of the moving body with respect to the target object, based on the first image data and the second image data. The imaging device images the target object with a first sensitivity in a first exposure period in the first frame period to generate the first image data and images the target object with a second sensitivity in a second exposure period in the first frame period to generate the second image data, the second exposure period being different from the first exposure period, the second sensitivity being different from the first sensitivity.
US10473446B2	System and method for determining rotor position offset of an electric machine A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, detecting a position, including a polarity, of a rotor to detect incorrect rotor position offset of an electric machine without generating torque or motion within the electric machine.
US10473441B2	Dissolvable projectiles A dissolvable glass projectile for a firearm is molded from dissolvable glass for the ammunitions and firearms industry. The dissolvable glass projectile may be molded into different sizes or geometry based on firearm and user preference. A mixture of chemicals components are heated and melted and then poured into a mold and is allowed to cool to a solid that can be handled.
US10473440B1	System for personalized berm A personalized modular backstop capable of suiting an individuals' needs. The modular backstop has blocks with a front and back wall of modified expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam connected by interior webbing. Top, bottom, and side panels work with the blocks to define an interior space having a composite material which works to trap projectiles and create a safe environment for firearms training.
US10473432B2	Dual interface rail mount A firearm accessory connecting device to be mounted on a rail interface system has two locking mechanism and alignment relief lugs by which the device can be aligned and secured onto either a KeyMod rail interface or an M-LOK rail interface. The two locking mechanisms situated at a first front-end and a second rear-end of the connecting device and defined by a screw hole whereby a screw will engage the top surface of the connecting device and extend through the screw hole to the interior surface of the rail interface wherein a nut will be used to secure the screw in position and hence the mount onto the rail. The alignment lugs located at specific distances along the bottom surface of the connecting device will be slidably attached and aligned onto the rail interface.
US10473429B1	Projectile detection system and method A projectile detection technique is disclosed. The technique helps improve the self-defense capabilities of strategic platforms such as naval ships against asymmetric threats such as anti-ship missiles (ASMs). These threats can be particularly challenging in a highly cluttered maritime environment, where the threats can be too close for radar to accurately detect. In one example, the projectile detection technique automatically detects ASMs flying above the horizon by using mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) and visible/near-infrared (VNIR) camera systems, and locating the horizon line and segmenting the imagery into different regions. Projectiles are detected in the near-horizon segment using a Fourier phase-only transform and convolution matched filters to enhance exceedances, then applying multi-frame processing to measure persistence and scintillation (e.g., flicker from missile exhaust) to help filter out background clutter objects. The use of the phase-only transform, matched filters, and multi-frame processing helps detect single-point anomalies and distinguish ASMs from background clutter.
US10473420B1	Archery release An archery release including a release head, a wrist strap, a flexible connector between the head and strap, and a mounting base including a fastener that at least partially pierces the flexible connector and/or compresses the flexible connector against the mounting base to secure the flexible connector in a fixed position relative to the wrist strap. The mounting base and fastener facilitate secure adjustment of the length of the flexible connector between the wrist strap and the release head to thereby fit the stature of the archer. An archery release also is provided including a release head having a trigger stop post disposed in a trigger well and configured to impair or arrest movement of the trigger without the trigger engaging the material of the head.
US10473419B1	Archery release An archery release including a release body, a wrist strap and a rigid length adjuster which enables multiple levels of adjustment to the distance between the wrist strap and the release body. The adjuster can be rotatable about two axes perpendicular to one another. The adjuster can include a connector that fixes the rotational orientation or the adjuster about the first axis. The adjuster can be rotated from an extended mode to a storage mode about the second axis. The adjuster can be further rotated about the first axis to engage an exterior contour of the adjuster against a ring associate with the wrist strap. This in turn arrests movement of the adjuster relative to the ring and strap, so the release body is in a stowed position proximate the wrist strap when the archery release is not in use. A method also is provided for operating an archery release.
US10473402B2	Heat exchanger module A heat exchanger module may include a heat exchanger device arranged on a base plate and configured to control the temperature of a fluid via a heat transfer medium. The module may also include at least one additional unit arranged on the base plate and structured as at least one of a pump and a filter device. Further, the module may include a fluid inflow duct, a fluid outflow duct, a medium inflow duct, and a medium outflow duct disposed in the base plate. The at least one additional unit may include at least one inflow line and at least one outflow line disposed in the base plate and fluidically separated from the other ducts disposed in the base plate. The at least one inflow line and the at least one outflow line may be arranged outside as well as below the heat exchanger device.
US10473401B2	Heat exchanger Problem to be SolvedTo provide a heat exchanger that can increase the performance by setting an optimal number of tube groups in a configuration where each of the tube groups is provided with headers.SolutionThe number of arrays of tube groups of a core section 2 is set to three rows. The number N of heating medium flow holes 21 per tube is set for each width dimension Tw of tubes 20, and the tubes 20 are formed such that the width dimension Tw of the tubes and a flow channel cross-sectional area S satisfy a relationship of S1≤S≤S2. Therefore, the number of arrays of the tube groups in the core section 2 can be set to an optimal number of arrays for improving the endothermic capacity and reducing the weight, and sufficient refrigerant flow rate and pressure resistance can be secured. As a result, even when there is a restriction on the size of the entire heat exchanger, a light high-performance heat exchanger can be configured. This is significantly advantageous when the heat exchanger is used as an evaporator of a vehicle air conditioning apparatus for which a reduction in the weight of the components and an increase in the performance are demanded.
US10473399B2	Connection structure, magnetic annealing device using same, and connecting method Disclosed is a connection structure that connects a housing to a magnetic annealing furnace that is provided with a fixedly arranged magnet and includes a first drum flange having a cylindrical flange portion. The connection structure includes: a second drum flange that is attached and fixed to the housing and includes a flange portion configured to externally or internally fit the flange portion of the first drum flange thereto; a first sealant that is installed between facing surfaces of the housing and the second drum flange; and a second sealant that is installed between facing surfaces of the first and second drum flanges.
US10473392B2	Column for separating air by cryogenic distillation, air separation device comprising such a column and method for producing such a column The invention relates to a column for separating air by means of cryogenic distillation, said column comprising a shell and at least four distillation segments, including at least a first intermediate distillation segment of the low-pressure column, which is surrounded by an auxiliary shell around which a space is defined that is divided into a lower section and an upper section along the radius of the column, the intermediate segment(s) being located in an intermediate part of the low-pressure column, the capacity of the first intermediate segment being greater than that of at least one adjacent segment, and an opening being disposed in the shell between two adjacent segments, which opening can be sealed if the column is to form part of an argon production device.
US10473387B2	Refrigeration appliance apparatus and domestic refrigeration appliance In order to provide a generic apparatus with improved properties with regard to an advantageous design, a refrigeration appliance apparatus, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus has at least one water-dispensing unit with at least one guiding unit for guiding water and with at least one actuating unit having at least one switch element for starting a water removal. At least one actuating element is provided for actuating the switch element. An inner liner has a side wall, on which the water-dispensing unit is arranged. The actuating unit and the guiding unit are part of a mounting assembly.
US10473368B2	Heat pump, small power station and method of pumping heat A heat pump includes a first portion for evaporating a working fluid at a first pressure, for compressing the evaporated working fluid to a second, higher pressure, and for liquefying the compressed working fluid within a liquefier, and a second portion for compressing liquid working fluid to a third pressure, which is higher than the second pressure, for evaporating the working fluid compressed to the third pressure, for relaxing the evaporated working fluid to a pressure, which is lower than the third pressure, so as to generate electrical current, and for liquefying relaxed evaporated working fluid within the liquefier.
US10473366B2	Heat transfer system with phase change composition A heat transfer system is disclosed that includes a heat exchanger comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path through the heat exchanger between the inlet and the outlet. The system also includes a fluid circulation loop external to the heat exchanger connecting the outlet to the inlet. A phase change composition is disposed in the system flowing through the fluid circulation loop and the flow path through the heat exchanger. This the phase change composition includes a first PCM that is a plant or animal or paraffinic oil having a first melting point and a second PCM that is a plant or animal or paraffinic oil having a second melting point lower than the first melting point.
US10473360B2	Fan and water heater provided with the same, and impeller and water heater provided with the same A fan includes: an impeller including a main plate having a first plane, a plurality of first blades each formed the first plane, and a shroud formed integrally with the plurality of first blades; a fan case; a drive source; and a rotation shaft. The first blades each include a linearly protruding region that is linearly increased in height from an outer circumferential side to an inner circumferential side, and a curvedly protruding region that is curvedly increased in height from the outer circumferential side to the inner circumferential side, the height extending in a direction in which each first blade protrudes. The linearly protruding region is welded to the main plate. Accordingly, a highly durable fan can be implemented that allows sufficient durability to be maintained even under a high temperature environment or an acid environment.
US10473358B2	Air duct sealing system for obstructing or directing airflow through portions of an air duct system The present invention discloses removable air duct sealing systems for obstructing and directing airflow through portions of an air duct system. Such air duct sealing systems may include a support plate having opening extending through the support plate from a first side to a second side. Such systems may also include a flange with an interior surface along the opening extending away from one side. Such systems may also include a sawtooth connector operatively coupled to the interior surface of the flange. An exemplary sawtooth connector may include detents configured to catch a backside of a louver of the air vent grill to hold the removable air duct sealing system in place covering the air vent grill.
US10473357B2	Coating booth and flow-straightening device A flow-straightening device at a coupling portion between: an air supply chamber adjacent to a coating chamber and supplying air to the coating chamber via a filter provided at a boundary wall between the air supply chamber and the coating chamber; and an air supply duct supplying air to the air supply chamber in a direction along the boundary wall. When a direction parallel to the boundary wall and perpendicular to the air supply chamber width direction is an air supply chamber depth direction; and a direction perpendicular to the boundary wall is an air supply chamber thickness direction, the device includes a plurality of fins arranged in the air supply chamber width direction and the air supply chamber depth direction and juxtaposed to each other to be spaced apart from each other in the chamber thickness direction.
US10473347B2	Method and apparatus for commanding temperatures targeted by air conditioner On the screen of a display unit, period border lines are displayed. The period border lines divide hours (for example 24 hours) for a user's desired one day into a plurality of periods and present line segments movable on the screen in a predetermined direction. Each of the line segments acts as a border lien between mutually adjacent periods. On the screen, target temperatures which are set for the respective periods are also displayed. Dragging the period border liens (K1 to K4) so as to move on the screen makes it possible to move a start time and a stop time of mutually adjacent periods are changed simultaneously. In addition to this change, target temperatures which were set before the change are reset for changed periods.
US10473343B2	Method and apparatus for reduction of condensate re-evaporation during cooling part-load duty cycling An apparatus that includes a supply duct and a return duct fluidly coupled to the supply duct. A first evaporator is disposed between the supply duct and the return duct. A second evaporator is disposed between the supply duct and the return duct. A fresh-air intake is disposed between the supply duct and the return duct upstream of the first evaporator and the second evaporator. A first plurality of dampers are disposed upstream of the first evaporator. A second plurality of dampers are disposed upstream of the second evaporator. A divider panel is disposed between the first evaporator and the second evaporator. The divider panel directs air egressing the first plurality of dampers across the first evaporator and air egressing the second plurality of dampers across the second evaporator.
US10473340B2	Indoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus The present invention provides an indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus which can separately control separate air-sending devices according to an operation state of two outdoor units connected with the indoor unit, and can pass winds generated by the separate air-sending devices to separate heat exchangers without any waste. This indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes; one box-shaped casing having an air inlet and an air outlet; a partition plate part partitioning the inside of the box-shaped casing to form two wind passages; separate air-sending devices provided respectively in the wind passages to suction air through the air inlet into the wind passage and blow out the air through the air outlet; and separate heat exchangers provided respectively in the wind passages between the separate air-sending device and the air outlet, connected respectively with independent outdoor units to configure separate refrigerant circuits, and air-conditioning the air suctioned.
US10473332B2	Combustor assembly A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an inner liner, an outer liner, and a combustor dome. The inner liner, outer liner, and combustor dome together define at least in part a combustion chamber having an annulus height. Additionally, the combustor assembly includes a fuel-air injector hardware assembly positioned at least partially within an opening of the combustor dome. The fuel-air injector hardware assembly includes a heat shield located at least partially within the combustion chamber, the heat shield defining an outer diameter. A ratio of the annulus height of the combustion chamber to the outer diameter of the heat shield may be at least about 1.5:1.
US10473331B2	Combustor panel endrail interface A combustor of a gas turbine engine may include a combustor shell, a first combustor panel coupled to the combustor shell, and a second combustor panel coupled to the combustor shell. The first combustor panel may have a first endrail and the second combustor panel may have a second endrail. An annular cooling cavity may be defined between the combustor shell and the first and second combustor panels and a channel may be defined between the first endrail and the second endrail, wherein direct line-of-sight through the channel from the annular cooling cavity to a combustor chamber is obstructed. Said differently, the interface between the adjacent endrails may be non-linear, in a direction from the annular cooling cavity to the combustor chamber.
US10473330B2	Swept combustor liner panels for gas turbine engine combustor A liner panel is provided for use in a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The liner panel includes a first liner panel side edge between a liner panel aft edge and a liner panel forward edge. The liner panel also includes a second liner panel side edge between the liner panel aft edge and the liner panel forward edge. The first and the second liner panel side edges are non-perpendicular to the liner panel forward and aft edge edges.
US10473329B2	Flame sense circuit with variable bias A system for changing a bias level of a flame sensing circuit to identify leakage in the flame sensing circuit. The bias level may be varied in the positive or negative axis and the flame current may be noted to identify leakage. The bias level may be changed by a microcontroller. The bias level may be changed using an operational amplifier configuration which is used as a signal conditioner for interfacing the flame signal to the microcontroller.
US10473326B2	Method and plant for chemical looping oxidation-reduction combustion of a gaseous hydrocarbon feedstock with in-situ catalytic reforming of the feed In a method and a plant for chemical looping oxidation-reduction combustion (CLC) of a gaseous hydrocarbon feed, for example natural gas essentially containing methane, catalytic reforming of the feed is performed within the reduction zone where combustion of the feed is conducted on contact with an oxidation-reduction active mass in form of particles. The reforming catalyst comes in form of untransported fluidized particles within the reduction zone. The catalyst thus confined in the reduction zone does not circulate in the CLC loop.
US10473321B2	Treatment luminaire and mirror apparatus A treatment luminaire includes: a first light source; a second light source; a hinge for adjusting a crossing angle between the light distribution axis of the first light source and the light distribution axis of the second light source; and a controller which switches, according to the crossing angle, operation modes of the first light source and the second light source between a normal mode for emitting illumination light for illuminating a surrounding area and a treatment mode for emitting treatment light for therapeutic use.
US10473314B1	Cordless LED headlight and control thereof A wireless headlight assembly for attachment to an eyewear frame is disclosed. The wireless headlight assembly comprises a battery pod containing a battery connected to a lower housing element, which controls the application of power from the battery to an attached headlight assembly containing a headlight.
US10473312B2	Handle device for surgical light comprising sensors as well as surgical light The present application relates to a handle device for a surgical light. The handle device may include a grip element which is prepared for being arranged on a lamp holding body of the surgical light and which forms a grip surface at an outer area. A sensor module is detachably connected to the grip element, with the sensor module including at least one distance sensor which is designed for detecting a position of an object. The present application further includes a surgical light including such a handle device.
US10473308B2	Lighting fixture with high structural integrity Tenon-mounted lighting fixtures with high structural integrity are provided. In one embodiment, the lighting fixture has a housing that has an integrally formed tenon cradle, which is configured to receive a tenon of a light pole. A light source is also mounted on a bottom side of the housing. The tenon cradle is between a first bolt boss and a second bolt boss, and is in communication with a rear opening of the housing. The first and second bolt bosses may be integrally formed in the housing. The tenon cradle includes multiple ribs. An arcuate cross rib resides in a first plane in which a first bolt shaft of the first bolt boss and a second bolt shaft of the second bolt shaft reside. An axial rib intersects the arcuate cross rib and runs perpendicular to the first plane.
US10473300B2	Light source assembly and camera device having the same A light source assembly comprises a base body and at least one light source module. The base body comprises a first and a second bearing base connected to each other. The first bearing base is configured for an image capture module to be disposed thereon. The second bearing base is located on the periphery of the first bearing base. The at least one light source module is slidably disposed on the second bearing base, and movable toward and away from the first bearing base. The at least one light source module forms an adjustable space. The adjustable space is configured for receiving the image capture module. The first bearing base has a first bearing surface configured for the image capture module to be disposed thereon. A sliding direction of the at least one light source module is not parallel to a normal direction of the first bearing surface.
US10473286B2	Vehicle lamp The present invention is characterized by a lens body in which a first lens unit configured to form a first light distribution pattern which includes a first cut-off line; and a second lens unit configured to form a second light distribution pattern which includes a second cut-off line, wherein the first lens unit forms the first light distribution pattern when light from a first light source which entered the first lens unit is emitted from the first lens unit, the second lens unit forms the second light distribution pattern when light from a second light source which entered the second lens unit is emitted from the second lens unit, and the first lens unit and the second lens unit are integrally molded.
US10473279B2	Wide-angle linear LED lighting device A wide-angle linear LED lighting device includes a polygonal lampshade, a base and at least two LED modules. The polygonal lampshade includes at least two lateral parts and an installation part. The base is disposed within the polygonal lampshade and disposed on an inner surface of the installation part. There is an included angle between the base and the inner surface of the installation part. The at least two LED modules are disposed on the base. The light beams emitted by the at least two LED modules are outputted from different lateral parts of the polygonal lampshade. The light-outputting characteristics of the wide-angle linear LED lighting device are correlated with the included angle and the at least two LED modules.
US10473259B1	Installation assembly and display device therewith The present disclosure relates to an installation assembly configured to mount an extension module on a supporting frame. The installation assembly includes a main body, a supporting mechanism, and an upper engaging component. The supporting mechanism is disposed on a rear side of the main body away from the supporting frame and configured to mount the extension module. The upper engaging component is connected to a top portion of the main body and configured to engage with a top portion of the supporting frame. In such a way, the extension module can be mounted on the supporting frame easily by the installation assembly of the present disclosure. The present disclosure can effectively simplify assembly and disassembly processes and save time of assembly and disassembly.
US10473258B2	Locking boom stand A locking stand for use with a boom associated with an agricultural machine. The locking stand includes a stand base and a locking arm that is movably attached to the stand base. The stand base may include a stand body with a stand base lower section and a stand base upper section. The lower section is configured to engage a support surface and the upper section supports the sprayer boom arm. The locking arm is movable between an open position for locking the sprayer boom in the locking boom stand. A hook arrangement associated with both the locking arm and the stand base upper section may be used to lock the boom stand relative to the boom. More specifically, the hook arrangement may include a stand base hook associated with the stand base upper section and a locking arm hook associated with the locking arm.
US10473257B2	Electronic device support stand An electronic device support stand is a support stand for electronic devices that enables rotating the supported electronic device in a confined space with substantially no force while holding the electronic device securely. The electronic device support stand has a holding unit configured to hold an electronic device; and a base unit that supports the holding unit. The holding unit includes a pivot mechanism enabling rotating the supported electronic device with substantially no load around an axis parallel to the surface on which the base unit is placed.
US10473249B1	Double cam levers and safety lock for cam lock fitting A method and apparatus for an improved safety cam lock fitting having double cam levers having outer and inner portions so that when the outer cam levers are opened and the inner cam lever remain closed, the male and female portions of the cam lock fitting only slightly separate from each other allowing the operator to quickly reclose the cam lock fitting if the operator observes that the cam lock fitting still contains pressurized material. This is accomplished by providing a larger cam lobe on the outer cam lever and a smaller cam lobe on the inner cam lever so that when the smaller cam lobe is in a closed position and protrudes into a peripheral groove on the male portion the male and female ends have a small space therein between. Various configurations of the cam portions relative to each other are provided. Various lever locking assemblies may be used to prevent the cam levers from being inadvertently opened.
US10473247B2	Method of forming a pipe joint, pipe joint component, and pipe joint, fluid control device, fluid control unit and semiconductor fabrication apparatus including the pipe joint component A method of forming a pipe joint includes: preparing a first pipe member, a second pipe member, a casing, and a pressing member to be arranged in the casing to press a second flange portion of the second pipe member against a first flange portion of the first pipe member, the casing having a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, a flange receiving space, and a receiving space in communication with the flange receiving space and adapted to receive the pressing member; inserting the first pipe member from the second opening toward the first opening until the first flange portion comes to rest within the flange receiving space; inserting the second pipe member into the second opening with the second flange portion ahead until the second flange portion comes into contact with the first flange portion.
US10473244B2	Tube connector assembly The present invention relates to a tube connector assembly which may comprise a body provided with a through cavity extending in an axial direction, a ring adapted to be mounted at the periphery of a useful portion of the tube and provided, at one of its ends, with a support surface adapted to receive a curved end portion of the tube, a nut adapted to be screwed onto the body so as to compress the curved end portion of the tube against a receiving surface in the axial direction via said ring, and an annular receiving part forming the receiving surface and removably mounted on the body.
US10473242B2	Coupler for use in liquid heater and liquid heater A coupler for use in a liquid heater includes a male connector and a female socket connector. The male connector includes a connecting wall and an annular cylindrical wall formed around the connecting wall. The female socket connector comprises an end wall joined with the connecting wall of the male connector and a peripheral wall formed around the end wall and arranged perpendicularly to the end wall. The surface of the end wall joined with the connecting wall is gradually lowered from the center towards the periphery and is convex-hull shaped. The peripheral wall includes arced sections and gapped sections connected between two arced sections. When the male connector is coupled with the female socket connector, this allows the arced sections to be coupled with the annular cylindrical wall and forms no coupling between the gapped sections and the annular cylindrical wall.
US10473239B2	Device for holding a line in a beverage filling system A device for holding a line on a structure of a beverage filing system is described. The device includes a clamp having two legs shaped complementary to each other for holding the line between the legs in a clamping manner. The clamp includes a holder, which supports the legs and is provided for attaching the clamp to the structure of the beverage filling system, wherein the legs and the holder are bent from round wire as a single piece.
US10473232B2	Split linkage mechanism for valve assembly A linkage mechanism for a valve assembly includes one of a slot and an engagement component operably coupled to at least one drive component and located eccentrically from a rotational axis of the at least one drive component, a link operably coupled to one end of a valve stem of a valve member and being moveable with the valve stem, the link having another one of a slot and an engagement component, and a rotatable lever coupled to at least one housing, the lever including one of a first slot and a first engagement component operably engaged with the one of the slot and the engagement component of the at least one drive component and one of a second slot and a second engagement component operably engaged with the one of the slot and the engagement component of the link, wherein rotation of the at least one drive component causes the lever to rotate to convert a rotational movement of the at least one drive component to a linear movement of the link such that the link, the valve stem, and the valve member are moved axially in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the valve stem.
US10473229B2	Diaphragm valve A diaphragm valve includes a solenoid body having a coil and a pole piece. An armature is configured to slide in the solenoid body along a longitudinal axis between energized and de-energized positions. A valve body cartridge is connected to the solenoid body. A valve member, connected to the armature, is configured to slide within the valve body cartridge when the armature moves. A biasing member acts to normally bias the armature toward the de-energized position. A diaphragm, extending inwardly from the valve body cartridge towards the valve body, is received between the armature and the valve member. A diaphragm support sleeve includes a support sleeve wall defining a sleeve cavity that receives the armature and a support sleeve flange that extends inwardly from the support sleeve wall to abut and support at least part of the diaphragm.
US10473212B2	Automatic transmission and control method for electric oil pump An automatic transmission includes a mechanical oil pump, an electric oil pump, and a controller. The controller calculates a flow rate of oil necessary for the automatic transmission during the vehicle travels, and drives the electric oil pump when the calculated flow rate of the oil necessary for the automatic transmission is higher than a margin flow rate of the mechanical oil pump generated in a state where a hydraulic pressure necessary for the automatic transmission is ensured.
US10473210B2	Sealed low leak controls system in an automatic transmission A transmission sealed low leak controls system includes a controls system having a first fluid for operation of the controls system provided by a first pump at a first pressure. A transmission input shaft is provided. A planetary gear set is connected to the transmission input shaft by a clutch assembly. A second pump provides a second fluid different from the first fluid for cooling and lubrication of the at least one clutch assembly at a second pressure lower than the first pressure. A torque converter is connected to the transmission input shaft. The second pump further provides the second fluid to the torque converter.
US10473208B2	Structure of cooling air collection box for continuously variable transmission system for engine An engine includes a cylinder portion under which a crankshaft portion is arranged. A transmission box is arranged at one side of the crankshaft portion and includes a continuously variable transmission system arranged therein. The transmission box includes a cooling air inlet opening and a cooling air outlet opening. A cooling air intake tube is arranged on the cooling air inlet opening. The cooling air intake tube includes a cooling air ingress port. An air collection box is arranged on the cooling air ingress port. The cooling air intake tube includes a curved section posterior to the cooling air ingress port and the curved section includes a riser section. This helps ensure cleanliness of the external fresh cold air entering the air collection box and guided into the cooling air intake tube to prevent external water and dust from entering the transmission box to cause damage to the continuously variable transmission system.
US10473206B2	Transmission vent In accordance with an example embodiment, a transmission may include a housing, a plurality of gears, and an input shaft having a vent with a first opening at a first end of the input shaft and a second opening at an outside diameter of the input shaft. The vent allows air flow between the interior and the exterior of the transmission. A breather tube may have a first opening positioned within the vent and a second opening positioned outside the vent. The first opening of the breather tube can be smaller than the first opening of the vent. A vent cover may be positioned over the second opening of the vent. The vent cover may have a first opening offset from the second opening of the vent.
US10473205B2	Metal compression rings An example shaft assembly includes a metal shaft and a plastic ring element interference-fitted to the metal shaft. The plastic ring element includes a footing proximate to an outer diameter of the metal shaft. The shaft assembly also includes a metal compression ring interference-fitted to the footing of the plastic ring element to apply a radial locking force between the footing and the metal shaft.
US10473195B2	Continuously-variable transmission A continuously-variable transmission (CVT) assembly is employed for transmitting a torque from an external power-source. The CVT includes a variable-diameter input pulley and a variable-diameter output pulley, each having a respective range of adjustment. The CVT also includes a continuous torque-transmitting element extending between the variable-diameter input pulley and the variable-diameter output pulley, and thereby operatively connecting the input pulley to the output pulley. The CVT additionally includes a first elastic element having a first zero stiffness over the range of adjustment of the variable-diameter input pulley and configured to apply a first constant spring clamping force via the input pulley to the continuous torque-transmitting element. Furthermore, the CVT includes a second elastic element having a second zero stiffness over the range of adjustment of the variable-diameter input pulley and configured to apply a second constant spring clamping force via the output pulley to the continuous torque-transmitting element.
US10473194B2	Sliding system for a wraparound transmission The disclosure relates to a sliding system for a wraparound transmission for reducing vibrations and undulations of a wraparound means, the sliding system comprising a wraparound means for connecting a transmission input shaft to a transmission output shaft in a torque-transmitting manner. The wraparound means has a plurality of deflecting axes and a height oriented transversely with respect to the deflecting axes. The sliding system also includes a sliding rail which comprises a sliding channel with an inner sliding face and an outer sliding face, wherein the sliding channel defines a running direction for the wraparound means, and the sliding channel being divided in the running direction into an entry section, a main section and an exit section. The sliding channel has a setpoint height adapted to the height of the wraparound means.
US10473192B2	Multi-stage transmission In an automatic transmission, an engagement oil chamber and a centrifugal oil pressure cancel chamber of a clutch corresponding to a third ring gear of a Ravigneaux type planetary gear mechanism are defined by a drum member, a piston, and a cancel plate that rotate integrally with the third ring gear. An engagement oil chamber and a centrifugal oil pressure cancel chamber of a clutch corresponding to a third sun gear of the Ravigneaux type planetary gear mechanism are defined by a shaft portion, a piston, and an oil-chamber defining member that rotate integrally with the third sun gear.
US10473186B2	Coupling structure The present invention aims to provide a coupling structure which facilitates work of coupling an end portion of a cable to an object to be coupled. The present invention relates to a coupling structure that couples one end of a first cable and another member. The coupling structure includes a coupling portion that couples the one end of the first cable and the other member, and a protection member that slidably houses the coupling portion. The protection member has a first opening portion which is provided at one end portion of the protection member and through which the first cable is inserted such that the first cable and the protection member are relatively movable, and a second opening portion provided at the other end portion of the protection member and from which the first cable is extendable. The coupling portion has an inclined surface that is inclined from the other member side toward the first cable side so as to abut on the second opening portion and guide the coupling portion inside the protection member in a state where the coupling portion is positioned on a radially outer side of the second opening portion when the coupling portion is relatively moved with respect to and housed into the protection member. Thus, the present invention has good coupling workability.
US10473184B2	Dynamic vibration absorbing device and fluid coupling A dynamic vibration absorbing device includes a tubular member having an annular shape. The dynamic vibration absorbing device also includes at least one elastic member disposed inside the tubular member so as to be non-rotatable relatively to the tubular member. The dynamic vibration absorbing device further includes at least one mass body disposed inside the tubular member so as to be rotatable relatively to the tubular member.
US10473179B2	Movement stage for a hydraulic shock absorber and shock absorber with the movement stage A movement stage for a hydraulic shock absorber has a damping volume and a stage throttle with a valve disk, an analogue piston, and an elastic biasing means supported on the analogue piston and on the valve disk. The valve disk has a pressure surface defining a portion of the surface of a disk valve arranged upstream of an entry edge of a disk valve seat. The analogue piston has a pressure surface facing away from the biasing means. The valve disk pressure surface and the analogue piston pressure surface are impinged by damping fluid flowing out of the damping volume as the shock absorber moves in a movement direction. The analogue piston pressure surface is larger than the valve disk pressure surface when projected in the closing direction of the disk valve so that the analogue piston is displaced and the bias of the valve disk increases.
US10473177B2	Cellular structures with sixteen-cornered cells A cellular structure may include a plurality of cells each cell of the plurality of cells having a sixteen-cornered cross section. The sixteen-cornered cross section may include sixteen sides and sixteen corners. Each cell may include a plurality of longitudinal walls extending between a top and a bottom of the cell, the longitudinal walls intersecting to create corners of the cell.
US10473174B2	Mechanical brake There is provided an apparatus for applying a braking force to a brake disc using a brake pad. The apparatus comprises a lever configured to rotate about a first fulcrum, and a pressing member attached to said lever and for urging a brake pad against a brake disc. A component is arranged and configured to ensure that said pressing member has a circular translational movement upon rotation of said lever, and a rotatable input member is configured to rotate a first member. In use, rotation of said first member causes movement of an actuating member along an first axis (A), and said axial movement of said actuating member causes said lever to rotate about said first fulcrum for applying a braking force to said brake disc.
US10473172B2	Brake screw for surgical lighting systems A brake screw for use with a surgical lighting system. The brake screw includes a screw member retained within a threaded aperture of a mounting hub of a spindle of an arm used with the lighting system. The screw member is rotationally adjusted to enable displacement in an axial direction. A brake member is in axial alignment with the screw member and disposed for movement in the axial direction against a mounting tube retained within the mounting hub upon rotational adjustment of the screw member. A rivet section is integrally formed with the brake member and has a distal end retained within an axial recess formed within the screw member, allowing movement of the brake member in the axial direction within the screw member. A bias member is disposed between the screw member and the brake member to create a biasing force that urges apart the screw member and the brake member along the axial direction.
US10473168B2	Ball retaining ball and ramp assembly A ball and ramp assembly including a first plate, a second plate and one or more rolling elements between the first and second plates. The first plate includes a shoulder portion that extends from a first side of the first plate. Additionally, the first plate includes an increased diameter portion that extends from an outer surface of the first plate. Extending inward from a second side of the first plate is a receiving portion with a substantially vertical wall portion having one or more non-circular first plate grooves. The second plate has one or more non-circular second plate grooves that extend along a first side of the second plate. The second plate grooves are a reverse mirror image of the first plate grooves. Radially outboard from the shoulder portion is a thrust bearing and integrally connected to the outer surface of the first plate is a first plate gear portion.
US10473166B2	Frictional engagement element and automatic transmission Provided is a frictional engagement element including: a plurality of friction plates; a piston movable between a releasing position and an engaging position; and a first urging mechanism and a second urging mechanism configured to urge the piston in an engaging direction from the releasing position toward the engaging position. Urging forces of both of the first urging mechanism and the second urging mechanism act on the piston from the releasing position to a first position in the engaging direction. The urging force of the first urging mechanism acts on the piston from the first position to a second position closer to the engaging position than the first position. The first position is a predetermined position where the piston does not abut against the friction plates, and the second position is a position where the piston abuts against the friction plates and the clearances are reduced.
US10473165B2	Self-adjusting clutch A self-adjusting clutch mechanism has a pressure plate, a wear compensation plate, a wear sensor adjusting plate, a wear sensor, a clutch cover, a first screw thread, and a second screw thread. The mechanism on the clutch pressure plate can keep clutch pedal load and clutch clamp load constant.
US10473163B2	Torque-limiter health monitoring A predictive system is provided and include a torque-limiter, a sensor disposed to sense a condition of the torque-limiter and a processing system. The processing system is coupled to the sensor and configured to process readings of the sensor, to calculate whether the condition of the torque-limiter is indicative of degradation or failure incidents based on the readings being processed and to determine whether an action should be taken based on a calculation result.
US10473162B1	Universal constant velocity joint system and method of use A constant velocity (CV) joint system include a CV joint assembly with a first elongated ring pivotally attached to a second elongated ring via a first rotating housing and a second rotating housing, the first rotating housing and the second rotating housing being configured to rotate along a first axis; a third elongated ring pivotally attached to a fourth elongated ring via a third rotating housing and a fourth rotating housing, the third rotating housing and the fourth rotating housing being configured to rotate along a second axis; a first sliding support; and a second sliding support. The first sliding support includes a first elongated opening; and a second elongated opening, the first elongated opening extending in a direction relatively perpendicular to the second elongated opening. The second sliding support includes a third elongated opening and a fourth elongated opening, the third elongated opening extending in a direction relatively perpendicular to the fourth elongated opening.
US10473158B2	Integrated system for precision actuation and support for large mobile structures An integrated system for precision actuation and support for large mobile structures, such as large telescopes, wherein an actuation is integrated on the basis of linear motors located in each of the frames that support the mobile structure on another fixed structure, the support of said frames on the fixed structure being carried out by means of hydrostatic feet. The connection between this frame and the driving structure is made via a flexible kinematic connection that permits relative movements between both (frame and structure), such that the mechanism is only affected in its operation through the small-scale deformations of the track via which it circulates, and not through the large-scale deformations of the structure.
US10473156B2	Sleeve-like bearing receiving member for a plastics material sleeve The disclosure relates to a sleeve-like bearing receiving member for a plastics material sleeve, wherein the sleeve-like bearing receiving member may include a cylindrical sleeve wall that delimits the inner side of the sleeve-like bearing receiving member, wherein a plurality of apertures are formed in the cylindrical sleeve wall, wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures is at least partially bordered by a collar that protrudes into the inner side of the sleeve-like bearing receiving member, and wherein the collar is configured to engage in the plastics material sleeve to retain the plastics material sleeve in the sleeve-like bearing receiving member.
US10473153B2	Air foil bearing assembly An air foil bearing assembly is provided. The air foil bearing assembly includes a bearing housing that has a hollow into which a rotary shaft is fitted and a slot of which both ends are open toward front and rear sides formed on an inner circumference surface of the hollow. A bump foil is provided to have a combining portion inserted to the slot and disposed in the inner circumference surface of the hollow. A top foil having a combining portion is inserted to the slot and is disposed in an inner side of the bump foil. A stopper is disposed on one of the combining portions of the bump foil or the top foil to prevent the combining portion of the bump foil or the top foil from being displaced from the slot toward the front and rear sides.
US10473151B2	Utility mount with removable adjustable ball joint and device mount An adjustable mount for holding equipment or an equipment-holding arm at, for example, a hunting location such as a deer blind or a tree stand includes a base mounting bracket and an adjustable ball joint removably secured to the mounting bracket. The base mounting bracket is secured to something and can be left in place during the hunting season. The ball joint can be removed and taken with the user. In some configurations, the ball joint can be locked in a desired orientation which is maintained when the ball joint is removed from the base mounting bracket so that the desired orientation is reestablished when the user replaces the ball joint in the base mounting bracket. One version of the ball joint includes a bearing block assembly that supports a down post. A configuration of the base mounting bracket can be readily assembled from a collapsed flat configuration. An articulating equipment holding arm with first and second arms provides an adjustable mount for holding equipment.
US10473148B2	Socket assembly with an improved boot The moveable socket assembly which includes a housing that has an inner bore. A stud projects out of the inner bore of the housing, and the stud has a shank portion which is at least partially disposed outside of the inner bore. A boot with a flexible body and an adapter is also provided to seal the housing with the stud. The flexible body and the adapter of the boot are made as separate pieces from one another, and the flexible body extends from a first end portion that is sealed with the housing to a second end portion. The adapter is interposed between the second end portion of the flexible body and the shank portion of the stud, and the adapter holds the second end portion in a predetermined location relative to the shank portion.
US10473146B2	Ball socket assembly The ball socket assembly includes a housing with an open interior which extends along an axis. A bearing is disposed in the open interior of the housing and has a curved primary contact surface which surrounds the axis and surrounds a stud ball opening. A stud ball is disposed in the opening and is in sliding contact with the primary contact surface for allowing rotation of the stud ball relative to the bearing. The stud ball has an equator and is in sliding contact with the bearing on both sides of the equator. A stud is operably connected with the stud ball. A shoe is further provided and has a pair of supplemental contact surfaces that are biased against the stud ball. The shoe provides the stud with a predetermined rotational torque and also adjusts for wear in the assembly to maintain the performance of the socket assembly.
US10473145B2	Length-adjustable control rod A length-adjustable control rod includes a first part including a cylindrical peripheral face which has a succession of peripheral grooves separated from one another and positioned in transverse planes. A second part includes a barrel configured to at least partially receive the first part and which has several cutouts configured to divide up the barrel into several cylinder sectors and at least one inner rib, protruding from the inner lateral face of the barrel, which has a section configured to be housed in one of the peripheral grooves.
US10473142B2	Tolerance compensation apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for the compensation of tolerances between components to be screwed to one another, comprising a hollow-cylindrical base element and a hollow-cylindrical compensation element which is in threaded engagement with the base element and which can be moved from a starting position into a compensation position by rotation relative to the base element. The apparatus is characterized in that a fixing means is provided by which the compensation element can be fixed in the compensation position relative to the base element.
US10473133B2	Connecting device and method for connecting two parts A connecting device is provided including one or more connecting elements arranged on at least one connectable part. At least one connecting element includes non-self-cutting retaining projections having a curved supporting surface in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section. A groove is provided in one of the connectable parts, the groove having a curved undercut surface in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section and including a base section and two undercut sections which extend away from the base section in a thickness direction. The retaining projections are engageable with the undercut sections of the groove. One or more connecting elements include or are in the form of one or more screw elements, and one or more connecting elements include one or more moveable retaining elements by means of which the parts can be drawn towards and/or pressed against each other.
US10473129B2	Energy-saving hydraulic system An energy-saving hydraulic system includes an exerting hydraulic device, a buffering receptacle arranged at one side of the exerting hydraulic device, an impetus hydraulic device connecting to the exerting hydraulic device, and a recovering hydraulic device. The exerting hydraulic device has a loading receptacle selectively disposed at a first high position and a first low position. The impetus hydraulic device has a transferring receptacle selectively disposed at a second high position, a recovering position, and a second low position. The second low position is lower than the buffering receptacle. The recovering hydraulic device connects the exerting hydraulic device and the impetus hydraulic device, and includes a sustaining portion. When the impetus hydraulic device is lowering to the second low position, it contacts the sustaining portion of the recovering hydraulic device to push working liquid to flow back the exerting hydraulic device from the recovering hydraulic device.
US10473123B2	Metal bellows type accumulator The invention provides a metal bellows type accumulator having an outer shell provided in its one end with a pressure introducing passage in an opening manner, an axially expandable metal bellows including peak portions directed to an outer side in a radial direction and trough portions directed to an inner side alternately in an axial direction, having an axially fixed end to the outer shell and separating an inner chamber of the outer shell into a pressure introducing chamber and a gas chamber charged with cushion gas, and a support member arranged in an inner periphery of the metal bellows, fixed to the outer shell and constructed by a cushioning member. A clearance in a radial direction between the trough portions of the metal bellows and the support member is smaller than a clearance in a radial direction between the peak portions of the metal bellows and the outer shell.
US10473113B2	Centrifugal blower A centrifugal blower includes a rotation shaft, an impeller, a casing. The impeller includes a plurality of blades and a side panel. The casing accommodates the impeller and includes an air intake portion positioned adjacent to the side panel. The air intake portion includes a downstream end portion and an inner wall surface. The side panel includes an upstream end portion and an inner panel surface that is an inner surface of the side panel. The downstream end portion and the upstream end portion face each other across a space in an angular range. A difference between a smallest inner radius of the inner wall surface of the air intake portion and a smallest inner radius of the inner panel surface is smaller than or equal to a thickness of the side panel in the angular range.
US10473109B2	Method and system for operating a back-to-back compressor with a side stream The compressor system comprises a compressor having first compressor stage and a second compressor stage in a back-to-back arrangement. A first gas flow is provided at the suction side of the compressor. A seal arrangement is provided between the first compressor stage and the second compressor stage. A side stream line is in fluid communication with the suction side of the second compressor stage. A side stream valve on the side stream line and a side stream controller are provided, for adjusting the flow of the second gas. An antisurge arrangement comprised of a bypass line and an antisurge valve is arranged at the first compressor stage for preventing surge of the first compressor stage. The side stream controller is configured for reducing the flow of the second gas when an alteration of the pressure ratio across the first compress stag is detected.
US10473108B2	Blower motor assembly having air directing surface A blower assembly includes a centrifugal fan and a motor assembly. The centrifugal fan has a plurality of axially extending impeller blades, a first axial end, and an air inlet. The air inlet is at the first axial end of the centrifugal fan. The motor assembly comprises a stator, a rotor, and an air directing surface. The air directing surface is shaped and configured to direct air drawn into the air inlet radially outwardly toward the impeller blades. The air directing surface extends generally along the rotor axis from its first end to its second end. At least a surface region of the air directing surface generally circumscribes the rotor axis and diverges radially outwardly as such surface region of the air directing surface extends away from the first end toward the second end.
US10473107B1	Variable performance axial flow ducted fan with high efficiency and reduced current drawn The ideal design for a fan with variable performance that can replace a family of current axial flow ducted, un-ducted, and centrifugal fan designs by meeting air flow and pressure requirements while drawing less electric current to rotate and thus produce the required flow not only would reduce cost of operation over the life of the fan but opens new possibilities for direct connection to solar collection systems by greatly extending the life of the battery charge employed by the designer of the collection system. In addition the entry of flying machines using pairs of lifting fans such as hover bikes and quadcopters, manned or unmanned is driving a need to re-examine the application of force applied to rotate these fans to achieve a reduction in aircraft weight and increase flying time for a given battery charge or load of fuel.
US10473106B2	Apparatus and system for sealing submersible pump assemblies An apparatus and system for sealing an electrical submersible pump (ESP) assembly are described. An ESP system includes a top portion of a seal section including a sand barrier portion defined by a sand barrier stop secured between the ESP intake and an adapter portion, the sand barrier portion including a sand barrier wedged between the sand barrier stop and the adapter portion, the adapter portion encasing a mechanical seal and secured between the sand barrier portion and a head portion, the head portion secured between the adapter portion and a seal section housing, the head portion including a thrust bearing and a thrust runner, wherein each of the thrust bearing and the thrust runner includes at least one pad having a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer on an outer surface.
US10473102B2	Rotary compressor having fluid passage between sliding vane and vane slot A compressor is provided in which an outer circumferential side cross-sectional area of a vane slot is formed smaller than an inner circumferential side cross-sectional area thereof to decrease an area receiving a force in a roller direction by a vane to reduce a contact force between the roller and the vane, and a gas accommodation portion selectively forming a suction pressure and an intermediate pressure is formed between the vane and the vane slot to control the contact force. A contact surface of the vane facing the roller is formed at a side of a compression chamber to reduce the contact force, and a space forming a discharge pressure is formed at at least either one side of a side surface of the vane and a cylinder to decrease a side directional reaction force applied to the vane, thereby reducing a friction between the vane and the cylinder.
US10473096B2	Modular pump platform A modular pump platform includes a pump head module, a pump motor module, an electronics module and a separable tray. The pump motor module includes a pump motor having a rotary output removably coupled to a crank shaft of the pump head, the pump motor being one of multiple types of pump motors, and the pump motor module being detachably connected to the pump head module. The electronics module includes an electronic control circuit configured to control operation of the pump motor, the electronic control circuit being one of multiple types of electronic control circuits corresponding to the types of pump motors. Each of the pump head module, the pump motor module and the electronics module is detachably connected to the separable tray. At least the pump motor module is interchangeable with another pump motor module comprising a pump motor of another type.
US10473090B2	Drive assembly A drive assembly for providing a driving force includes: a first track declined in a first direction through a first declination; a second track, extending in a second direction and arranged to pivot with respect to the first track between a first position in which the track is substantially horizontal and a second position in which the second track is declined in the second direction through a second declination; and a shaft connected to a flywheel and. A first vehicle is arranged to travel along the first track between a first drive location and a first idle location to drive the shaft in a first direction and to cause a second vehicle to travel along the second track between a second idle location and a second drive location; and, the second vehicle is arranged to travel along the second track from the second drive location to the second idle location to cause the shaft to rotate in a second direction and to cause the first vehicle to travel from the first idle location to the first drive location. The shaft is coupled to the first and second vehicles and arranged to rotate in dependence of the travel of the first and second vehicles.
US10473089B2	Vertical axis wind turbine A vertical axis turbine is disclosed, having a vertically oriented rotor shaft, a plurality of radially extended arms rotatably mounted on the rotor shaft, and a chassis at the distal end of each. For each chassis, an upper blade set is on an upper portion, having upper blade panels interconnected pivotally by upper guide links, and a lower blade set is on a lower portion, having lower blade panels interconnected pivotally by lower guide links. Each chassis has an upper shaft with an upper gear, coupled to the upper guide links, and a lower shaft with a lower gear coupled to the lower guide links. The upper gear and the lower gear mesh, limiting rotation of the upper shaft and lower shaft to opposite directions with similar rotational speeds.
US10473083B2	Inertial wave energy converter A wave energy converter generates power from a wave-induced separation of a positively buoyant flotation module and a submerged negatively buoyant mass, using a rotating pulley to drive a power-take-off system.
US10473082B2	Motorcycle A motorcycle includes a first gear provided on a crankshaft, a second gear provided on a second clutch member of a clutch that meshes with the first gear, a starter motor located above the crankcase and rearward of the cylinder body, and a link gear that links together the second gear and the starter motor. The starter motor is located above a transmission. The starter motor includes an overlapping portion that overlaps with the clutch, as the vehicle is seen from the side, and a front portion located forward of a center axis of a main shaft, as the vehicle is seen from the side.
US10473080B2	Functional air-supply module incorporating an injection set A functional module includes: a mounting plate (2) for fluid tight attachment to the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, incorporating portions (3) of air tract, and an injection set provided with support and attachment legs (6′) intended to rest directly on the cylinder head (7) notably at a first group of points of attachment (8) thereof. The mounting plate (2) is provided with primary attachment sites (9) intended to collaborate with a second group of points of attachment (8′) of the cylinder head (7), and with secondary attachment sites (9′) corresponding to at least some of the points of attachment (8) of the first group belonging to the cylinder head (7), the secondary attachment sites (9′) of the mounting plate (2) being intended to be positioned over the top of at least some of the legs (6′).
US10473078B2	Fuel pump mounting Methods and systems are provided for mounting a fuel pump to a cylinder head of an engine. In one example, a mounting system may comprise: an engine fuel pump mounted directly to a cylinder head cap positioned underneath a cam cover, the cap including a raised portion having a first and a second cap mounting boss, and a main opening for directly receiving the fuel pump, wherein each of the first and second cap mounting bosses couple to a flange formed on a bottom portion of the fuel pump. In this way, the fuel pump may be directly mounted to the cylinder head cap to simplify assembly, minimize fuel leakage and reduce pump vibration.
US10473076B2	High pressure pump with pump spring sealing sleeve A high pressure fuel pump has a piston extending outside a pump head toward an end provided with a spring seat cooperating with a cam follower. A pump spring compressed between the pump head and the cam follower maintains the follower in contact with a revolving cam. The pump is further provided with a flexible tubular sealing sleeve engaged around the piston and extending between the pump head and the cam follower so that the internal space of the sleeve is sealingly isolated from the outer space.
US10473075B2	Fuel rail and method of manufacturing same An objective of the present invention is to provide a fuel rail that can be used at a high fuel pressure of 50 MPa or more, for example, has good engine mountability, and has improved material yield. The present invention is regarding a fuel rail including a main pipe portion 10 extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of distribution pipe portions 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d branching from the main pipe portion in a cross direction, in a fuel supply system in which a fuel compressed by a fuel pump passes through a fuel passage hole of the fuel rail fixed to an engine trough a bracket or a stay, the fuel is supplied to injectors, and the fuel is injected into the engine, the present invention is to cut and form the main pipe portion 10 and the plurality of distribution pipe portions 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d from a same single-sheet plate 100, the single-sheet plate being a plane plate or a flat plate having an irregular shape in cross section, and to seamlessly configure a main pipe hole 11, distribution pipe holes 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d, and injector attaching holes 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d, without joints.
US10473070B2	Fuel tank system A fuel tank system is provided. In the main tank of the system, the end of a communication pipe is located above the end of a fuel introduction pipe inserted into the main tank. The end of a first pressure relief pipe at which a first cut-off valve is provided is located above the end of the communication pipe. In the auxiliary tank, the end of the communication pipe is located above the end of the fuel introduction pipe inserted into the auxiliary tank. In the auxiliary tank, the end of a second pressure relief pipe at which a second cut-off valve is provided is located above an end of a scavenging pipe.
US10473069B2	Fuel line protective structure A protective structure includes: a base including a base main wall attached to a vehicle body wall defining a part of an engine room and extends vertically, a stay fixed to the base main wall to hold a fuel line, and a base extension wall extending from an upper part of the base main wall in a direction away from the vehicle body wall; a cover including a cover main wall disposed to oppose the base main wall and to be located in front of the stay and the fuel line, a cover extension wall extending from the cover main wall along the base extension wall, and a leg extending from the cover main wall toward the base main wall below the cover extension wall; and a fastening member extending vertically through overlapping parts of the base extension wall and the cover extension wall to fasten the base and cover.
US10473065B2	Fuel return device A fuel return device includes a fuel collector and a return system. The fuel collector is located in a passage between a fuel tank and a vapor fuel processing device that processes vapor fuel discharged from the fuel tank. The fuel collector collects the fuel and stores the collected fuel as a storage fuel. The return system extends from the fuel collector, and is connected to a low-pressure generation part that generates a low pressure by a flow of fuel refueled through a filler pipe into the fuel tank, to return the storage fuel to the fuel tank.
US10473062B2	Fuel vapor processing device A fuel vapor processing device includes a three-way valve having a common valve chamber in which a first valve body, a second valve body, and a third valve body are housed. A single pressure sensor is provided in the common valve chamber. The first valve body enables communication between the common valve chamber and a first valve chamber. The second valve body enables communication between the common valve chamber and a second valve chamber communicating with an inside of the canister. The third valve body enables communication between the common valve chamber and a third valve chamber communicating with an inside of a fuel tank. An ECU controls the three-way valve and a switching valve, and controls driving of a pump to perform fuel vapor leak diagnosis for the fuel tank and the canister, based on a detection value detected by the pressure sensor.
US10473061B2	Method and system for engine water injection Methods and systems are provided for injecting water stored in a water reservoir at a plurality of locations in an engine system, including directly into engine cylinders, upstream of a turbocharger turbine, and at an exhaust manifold, and controlling a water level of the water reservoir. In one example, a method may include supplying the water stored in the water reservoir to one or more of a water injection system, a windshield wiper system, an engine coolant system, and a drinking water system based on water supply conditions and responsive to engine operating conditions. When the water level is low (e.g., below a threshold), supply to the water injection system may be prioritized.
US10473060B2	Method and system for a gas turbine engine air ventilation purge circuit A method and fuel supply system for supply of a combustion chamber with at least one combustible fluid are provided. The fuel supply system includes a combustion chamber, at least one supply circuit, and at least one purge circuit, the purge circuit coupled to the at least one supply circuit, the purge circuit including at least two isolation valves defining a cavity between, a source of relatively high temperature purge air coupled in flow communication to the cavity through one of the at least two isolation valves, a source of relatively low temperature ventilation air coupled in flow communication to the cavity, and a vent coupled in flow communication to the cavity, the at least one purge circuit configured to channel a flow of relatively low temperature ventilation air from the source relatively low temperature ventilation air through the cavity to the vent during operation of the combustion chamber.
US10473049B2	Control system of internal combustion engine This control device for an internal combustion engine is equipped with: an air/fuel ratio sensor; and an engine control device that controls the internal combustion engine according to the output of the air/fuel ratio sensor. The air/fuel ratio sensor is configured so that the applied voltage at which the output current reaches zero varies according to the exhaust air/fuel ratio, and the output current increases if the applied voltage is increased at the air/fuel ratio sensor when the exhaust air/fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio. When the air/fuel ratio of exhaust gas is to be detected by the air/fuel ratio sensor, the applied voltage at the air/fuel ratio sensor is fixed at a constant voltage, said constant voltage being different to the voltage at which the output current reaches zero when the exhaust air/fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio, and being the voltage at which the output current reaches zero when the exhaust air/fuel ratio is different to the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio. Thus provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine that uses an air/fuel ratio sensor capable of detecting an absolute value for the air/fuel ratio of exhaust gas even if the air/fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is not the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio.
US10473045B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus is applied to an internal combustion engine that is capable of implementing reduced-cylinder operation and all-cylinder operation. When the internal combustion engine is stopped during implementation of reduced-cylinder operation, and then the internal combustion engine is restarted in reduced-cylinder operation with the same cylinders as idling cylinders, the initial crank angle when cranking starts is controlled so that the position of the piston of at least one among the idling cylinders is in the vicinity of its top dead center.
US10473044B2	Control device for internal combustion engine Provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes cylinders, intake ports, exhaust ports, intake values, exhaust valves, fuel injection valves, and an exhaust valve stop mechanism. The control device includes an electronic control unit configured to control the fuel injection valves so as to inject the feel into the some cylinders at least during a period of time of a compression stroke or an expansion stroke of the some cylinders, control the exhaust valve stop mechanism so as to stop the exhaust valves of the exhaust ports of the some cylinders in a valve-closed state, and control the intake valves so as to open the intake valves at least during a period of time of an intake stroke of the some cylinders such that exhaust gas is recirculated to each of the cylinders via the intake ports of the some cylinders.
US10473042B2	Engine control strategy At least some implementations of a method of distinguishing between two loads being driven by an engine, includes the steps of determining engine speed at defined intervals, comparing a second engine speed against a previously determined first engine speed, determining if the second engine speed fits an expected pattern of engine speeds, and counting either the number of incidents where the second engine speed does not fit the expected pattern, or the number of incidents where the second engine speed does fit the expected pattern, or some combination of these two. A method of determining if an engine is operating at least near a lean limit of its air to fuel ratio is also disclosed.
US10473040B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine and control method for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an electronic control unit that is configured to perform an operation of making a lift amount of a specific valve corresponding to one of either intake ports or exhaust ports for a specific cylinder in which an amount of condensate water produced in the port or flowing into the port is larger than in the other cylinders when the engine is stopped, in a case where production of condensate water in the ports or inflow of condensate water into the ports is predicted.
US10473035B2	Modular engine, such as a jet engine, with a speed reduction gear The present invention relates to an engine (1) with a modular structure comprising a plurality of coaxial modules (A, B, C) with, at one end, a first module (A) comprising a power transmission shaft (3) and a speed reduction gear (7), said power transmission shaft being driven via the speed reduction gear (7) by a turbine shaft (2) secured to one (C) of said coaxial modules that is separate from the first module, the speed reduction gear comprising a drive means (8 and 9) fixed to the turbine shaft (2) and to a journal (13) of a shaft of a low-pressure compressor rotor (1 a), characterized in that it comprises a first nut (16) for fastening the drive means to the journal and a second nut (14) for fastening the drive means to the turbine shaft.
US10473021B2	Exhaust system and method of using A vortex generator for an exhaust system includes an annular bearing for mounting on an interior surface of an exhaust line. The vortex generator further includes a flow splitter mounted on the annular bearing. The flow splitter includes a leading face with an upstream opening. The flow splitter further includes a trailing face with a downstream opening, wherein the upstream opening and the downstream opening are centered around a longitudinal axis of the exhaust line. The flow splitter further includes a side extending from the leading face to the trailing face, wherein the side has a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings containing a blade, and wherein a trailing side of each blade faces the longitudinal axis.
US10473020B2	Method and system for exhaust aftertreatment Methods and systems are provided for reducing engine emissions using a branched exhaust system. In one example, a branched exhaust system may include a plurality of sub-branches each housing a distinct exhaust component, and an order of exhaust flow through each of the exhaust components may be adjusted based on engine operating conditions and temperature demand of the distinct components.
US10473019B2	Exhaust gas sensor mounting structure An exhaust gas sensor mounting structure includes: an exhaust pipe attached to a vehicle engine; a catalyst unit which cleans exhaust gas of the engine; a silencer connected to a downstream portion of the exhaust pipe; and an exhaust gas sensor which detects a prescribed component of the exhaust gas; at least part of the catalyst unit is located in the silencer; at least part of a pipe that is connected to a downstream end portion of the catalyst unit extends alongside an outer surface of the silencer; and the exhaust gas sensor is attached so as to penetrate through an outer wall of the silencer and a wall of the pipe.
US10473011B2	Particulate filter regeneration system and method Methods and systems are provided for regenerating a particulate filter of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, during a non-engine operating condition, regenerating a particulate filter coupled in an exhaust system downstream of an engine by activating an electric heater of the particulate filter and directing intake air through the particulate filter, the intake air bypassing the engine, and adjusting an electrical load of the electric heater responsive to one or more of exhaust temperature and intake airflow.
US10473009B2	System and method for predicting remaining oil life in vehicles Systems and methods are described for predicting a remaining oil life in an engine of a vehicle. One or more parameters of the engine can be monitored over a period of time. A hot compartment temperature can be determined from the parameter. A condition of the oil can be determined based on the hot compartment temperature, and the condition of the oil can be displayed.
US10472995B2	Free piston device A free piston device, comprises a housing with a cylindrical inner wall having a first wall opening and a second wall opening; a cylindrical piston movable in axial direction and rotatable around its longitudinal axis; the piston comprising a first skirt forming a first chamber, said first skirt having at least a first opening in the form of a hole through the wall of the skirt for allowing passage of a fluid directly into or out of said chamber; control means for controlling axial and angular movement of said piston; sensing means for providing signals related to the axial position and/or the angular position of the piston; a digital control unit for rotating the piston around its longitudinal axis in synchronism with its axial movement.
US10472990B2	Nozzle maintenance apparatus and method Various embodiments include apparatuses for performing maintenance on a gas turbine (GT) nozzle, along with related methods. One apparatus can include: a nozzle engagement sled for releasably engaging the nozzle, the nozzle engagement sled including: a sled body; a locking member coupled with the sled body, the locking member sized to complement a slot in the nozzle; a sled slot within a side of the sled body, the sled slot for engaging a rail within the GT; and at least one wheel for transporting the sled body within the GT.
US10472984B2	Apparatus for insertion into a cavity of an object Apparatus for insertion into a cavity of an object, the apparatus comprising: a first tube comprising a first end, a second end and a first cavity extending between the first end and the second; a member positioned within the first cavity of the first tube and configured to enable an action to be performed; a heat pipe including a first end, a second end, and a second cavity extending between the first end and the second end, the first tube being positioned within the second cavity of the heat pipe; and an actuator configured to move the first tube relative to the heat pipe.
US10472983B2	On-off valve device and rotary machine A turbocharger is provided with a valve body which is disposed in a suction flow path (Cb) leading from an inflow port of a housing covering a turbine rotor blade to a scroll flow path (Ca) and composed of a single piece or multiple divided pieces to supply a fluid (G) to the turbine rotor blade with the inner surface thereof formed using a first wall surface and a second wall surface facing the first wall surface as part thereof, extends from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow of the fluid (G), is rotatably provided in the housing in a direction toward and away from the first wall surface and the second wall surface, forms an upstream-side narrowed flow path (F1) with the first wall surface therebetween at an end on the upstream side, and forms a downstream-side narrowed flow path (F2) with the second wall surface therebetween at an end on the downstream side. The valve body has a first surface at the end on the upstream side, which faces the first wall surface, gradually approaches the first wall surface from the upstream side to the downstream side and thereafter gradually goes away therefrom, and a second surface which faces the second wall surface.
US10472980B2	Gas turbine seals A seal in a gas turbine for sealing a radial gap defined between rotating and stationary structure. The rotating structure may include a row of rotor blades. The seal may include a pad attached to the stationary structure. The pad may include an abradable structure. The pad may further include a liner attached to and covering an outer surface of the abradable structure. The stationary structure to which the pad is attached may define an axial section of the outer radial boundary of the annular flowpath, the axial section coinciding axially with an axial position of the row of rotor blades.
US10472977B2	Erosion strip integrated with carbon allotrope-based deicing/ anti-icing elements An erosion shield assembly includes an erosion shield, a carbon allotrope heater attached to an inner surface of the erosion shield, and an adhesive layer between the carbon allotrope heater and the erosion shield. The carbon allotrope heater includes at least one layer of a carbon allotrope material.
US10472971B2	Method of manufacture of a turbine component A method for manufacturing a component having a defined geometry includes: a) defining a pre-component geometry including interim shape elements and additional, sacrificial elements for supporting interim elements; b) on a base plate, depositing multiple layers of a powder including a material from which the pre-component will be manufactured; c) sintering the powder to form the pre-component to the defined geometry; d) removing at least some of the sacrificial elements from the pre-component; e) subjecting the remaining pre-component from step d) to a HIP step; and f) removing remaining sacrificial elements from the pre-component product of step e) to provide a component to the defined component geometry. In the definition of the pre-component geometry, the interim elements differ from the corresponding final shape elements in the defined component geometry such that during the HIP step, the interim shape elements adjust to form final shape elements in the defined component geometry.
US10472962B2	Device and method for the automated picking up and laying of a segment to form a lining of a tunnel The invention relates to a device for the automated picking up and placing of a segment forming the lining of a tunnel, intended to be coupled to a tunnel-boring machine (1) provided with a segment erector (2), comprising:—a controller designed to communicate with an automated system of the tunnel boring machine, suitable for controlling the actuation of the erector; and—a three-dimensional vision system comprising at least four laser profilometers; the controller is designed to receive a segment positioning plan and to determine, from the analysis data of the three-dimensional vision system, the measurement data of the erector sensors and the segment positioning plan, an erector trajectory for positioning the segment (V) to be placed in alignment with a segment and/or ring (A) of segments already placed, and to communicate movement commands to the automated system of the tunnel boring machine, for actuating the erector to pick up the segment to be placed and move it according to the above trajectory.
US10472959B2	In-situ geomechanical testing A method of testing mechanical properties of an earth formation can include disposing a probe in a wellbore, impacting the probe against a wall of the wellbore, and measuring a parameter related to at least one of a displacement, displacement rate, strain, and strain rate, of at least one of the probe and the formation. Another method can include disposing a probe and a known material in a wellbore, and after the disposing, penetrating the known material with the probe. Another method can include disposing a probe in a wellbore, measuring a displacement of the probe into a wall of the wellbore while measuring a load applied to the probe, and applying fluid pressure to the formation via the probe.
US10472953B2	Local electrical room module for well construction apparatus An apparatus having a skid, a boom having a first end attached to the skid and pivotable around an axis proximate the first end such that a second end of the boom raises and lowers relative to the skid, and a room mounted on the skid. The apparatus may further include a raisable apparatus supported by the second end of the boom and having one or more plug panels configured to connect to one or more first cables. The apparatus may also include second cables routed from the raisable apparatus and attached to and supported at least in part by the boom, wherein the second cables may be configured to provide electrical power to the raisable apparatus.
US10472941B2	Electromagnetic wave concentrated heating and heat-activated chemical reactions of enhanced sensitizers for enhanced oil recovery Methods, systems and apparatus for enhanced oil recovery utilizing enhanced sensitizers with chemical blowing agents (CBAs) includes irradiation of electromagnetically activated sensitizers with electromagnetic (EM) waves. The injected enhanced sensitizers absorb the energy from EM waves which increases the temperature. The elevated temperature then activates chemical blowing agents to aid in fluidity of heavy oil or bitumen extractions. The released gases from CBAs also aid in upgrading by releasing desired gases which in turn reduces long hydrocarbon chains at elevated temperature along with catalysts.
US10472936B2	Total gas in place estimate A mineralogy composition of a formation of interest is determined using core samples or downhole measurements. A dry permittivity is determined for each identified mineral. A volumetric mixing law is employed using the determined mineralogy composition and the determined dry permitivities. An effective matrix permittivity is determined using results from the volumetric mixing law. Dielectric dispersion measurements of the subject formation are acquired using the core samples or the downhole measurements. A dielectric petrophysical model is produced using the dielectric dispersion measurements and the effective matrix permittivity. A water saturation is estimated based on the dielectric petrophysical model. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) T2 measurements having short echo spacings are acquired. A NMR petrophysical model is generated based on the NMR T2 measurements. A total porosity is determined based on the generated NMR petrophysical model. A total gas-in-place estimate is made using the determined total porosity and the estimated water saturation.
US10472919B2	Tension release packer for a bottomhole assembly A resettable elastomeric packer element of a packer, compressed for sealing in a wellbore, is released from sealing engagement in the wellbore by applying tension to an end of the packer element. The elastomeric packer element stretches and releases from the wellbore forming an annular passageway between the packer element and the wellbore. In the absence of a pressure equalization valve or flow passages through the packer, the annular passageway equalizes pressure differentials across the packer element allowing a tool, in which the packer is incorporated, to be moved in the wellbore with little or no damage to the packer element and further, allows debris to flow from above the packer to below the packer.
US10472907B2	Drill basket A walled work platform or man basket configured for positioning near a surface to be drilled, the platform comprising at least one drill assembly mounting point on a leading edge of the platform wall and a tension member connected to the platform wall adjacent the drill assembly mounting point and extending rearwardly for connection at a rear portion of the platform wall.
US10472906B2	Apparatus and methods for tong operation A tong includes a frame having jaws configured to engage a tubular and a tong control assembly disposed on the frame. The tong control assembly includes a housing connected to the frame, a shutoff switch, and a toggle lever located at a suitable position on the housing, whereby the toggle lever is configured to be operated while the shutoff switch is depressed, and wherein the toggle lever is configured to control at least one of: a rotational speed of the jaws and a rotational direction of the jaws. A method of operating a tong includes clamping a first tubular using first jaws of a tong, clamping a second tubular using second jaws of the tong, rotating the first tubular relative to the second tubular, and controlling a rotational speed of the first tubular using a toggle lever disposed on a frame of the tong.
US10472901B2	Electrical wellbore instrument swivel connector An electrical instrument swivel connector has a first housing part and a second housing part rotatably connected to each other. The connection enabling transfer of axial loading between the housing parts. A first insulator body is rotatably engaged with a second insulator body and respectively sealingly engageable with an interior surface of the first housing part and the second housing part. Electrical contact pins are formed into the first insulator body and the second insulator body. The electrical contact pins each terminate in a separate electrical contact wherein the first insulator body rotatably engages the second insulator body. A biased electrical contact is disposed between each respective separate electrical contact in the first insulator body and the second insulator body.
US10472894B2	Resonant transformer for downhole electrocrushing drilling A downhole drilling system is disclosed. The downhole drilling system may include a pulse-generating circuit electrically coupled to a power source to provide power at a frequency, the pulse-generating circuit comprising an input stage tank circuit electrically coupled to the power source, the input stage tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; a series tank circuit electromagnetically coupled to the input stage tank circuit, the series tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; and an output stage tank circuit electromagnetically coupled to the series tank circuit, the output stage tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; and a drill bit including a first electrode and a second electrode electrically coupled to the output stage tank circuit to receive an electric pulse from the pulse-generating circuit.
US10472893B2	System and method for controlling a drilling path based on drift estimates A surface steerable system coupled to a drilling rig receives BHA information from a bottom hole assembly (BHA) located in a borehole. The BHA information corresponds to a first location of the BHA with respect to a target drilling path and geological formation drift information. The surface steerable system calculates a toolface vector to create a convergence path from the first location of the BHA to the target drilling path that accounts for geological formation drift defined by the geological formation drift information such that the BHA will converge with the target drilling path by drilling in accordance with the toolface vector. The surface steerable system causes at least one control parameter to be modified in order to alter a drilling direction of the BHA based on the calculated toolface vector and transmits the at least one control parameter to the drilling rig to target the BHA in accordance with the calculated toolface vector.
US10472892B1	Method and system for positioning a drilling or other large structure using attached positioning shoes with individually addressable wireless vertical and rotational control A drilling rig mobility system moves a drilling rig or similar structure in an oilfield or similar environment and includes independently controllable positioning shoes attaching to the drilling rig and controllable through separate and coordinated position control commands. Each positioning shoe may be individually addressed to reposition the drilling rig. Each positioning shoe includes a hydraulic actuator and wireless control circuitry. The hydraulic actuator provides vertical, horizontal and rotational force in response to wireless control signals for wireless position and control data and instructions with a remote wireless communications device. A cylinder stomper vertically elevates the hydraulic actuator and receives and transfers the vertical and rotational force. A foot assembly transfers the horizontal force from the hydraulic actuator. A positioning shoe cylinder stomper and positioning shoe traverse cylinder provide infinitely variable position control.
US10472888B2	Stepladder with latch stud and method A stepladder includes a front section having a first :front leg and a second front leg and a step attached to the first front leg and the second front leg and a latch engaged with the step. The stepladder includes a rear section having a first rear leg and a second rear leg and a cross bar attached to the first rear leg and the second rear leg. The rear section has a first stud which extends from the first rear leg toward the second rear leg and separate and apart and not in contact with the second rear leg and not in contact with the cross bar. The latch is engaged with and latched to the first stud to define an engaged position where the first front leg and the first rear leg are in an open position and form an inverted v shape and are prevented from folding together.
US10472886B2	Micro gap roller shade system and method of installation The invention is a roller shade tube assembly with a main housing having a lumen divided into two sections by an internal spring stop. The distal end of the main housing has a recessed mounting cavity coupleable to a motor. The proximal end of the main housing has one or more interlocking fingers. A spring inside the proximal lumen abuts the spring stop. An inner guide cylinder is coupled to slide inside the main housing against the spring and coupled to a lumen of an auxiliary housing that is movably coupled to the main housing. The distal end of the auxiliary housing includes one or more complementary interlocking fingers and a second recessed mounting cavity at its proximal end. Wall mounting brackets on each side of the tube assembly are configured to fit into the recessed mounting cavities. A shade fabric is coupled to the roller shade tube assembly.
US10472885B2	Daylighting member, method of manufacturing daylighting member, daylighting device, and daylighting device installation method A daylighting film (1) according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first base (2) that has optical transparency, multiple daylighting units (3) which are formed on at least a first surface (2a) of the first base (2) and each of which has the optical transparency, an opening space (9) which is provided between each of the multiple daylighting units (3), and a mark (5) which is provided on at least any one of the first surface (2a) side of the first base (2) and the second surface (2b) side that is opposite in direction to the first surface (2a), and which indicates information relating a daylighting film (1).
US10472877B2	Vehicle fuel cooling An engine coolant temperature at an expected time of activation of a vehicle is predicted. Upon determining that the predicted engine coolant temperature is greater than an ambient air temperature by a temperature threshold, a vehicle component is actuated at a time determined based on the expected time of activation.
US10472870B2	Device for automatic closing of a door A device for automatic closing of a door, to be applied to a hidden hinge having two bodies articulated with each other by a pair of arms and adapted to be constrained to one of the two bodies and to be inserted, together with the body, into a cavity obtained in the leaf, includes a translating element to be engaged with an articulation arm of the hinge; an elastic member interposed between a first element associated with the translating element and a second element associated with the body of the hinge, and configured to be loaded during the opening of the leaf and to cause the automatic closing of the leaf by releasing the stored energy; and a system that varies the preloading of the elastic member and is configured to modify the distance between the first and the second elements, between which the elastic member is interposed.
US10472869B2	Powered latch mechanism with manual release A powered latch includes a forkbolt pivotable about a first axis between a latched position for retaining a striker and an unlatched position for releasing the striker. A detent lever is pivotable about a second axis and engageable with the forkbolt to secure the forkbolt in the latched position. The latch further includes a powered actuator and a power release lever rotatable about a third axis by the powered actuator to release the detent lever from the forkbolt. The power release lever is manually movable along the third axis from a first position to a second position. Movement of the power release lever from the first position to the second position is operable to release the detent lever.
US10472866B2	Opening and closing body control apparatus for vehicle An opening and closing body control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lock device that has a latch mechanism; and a control device that controls an operation of the lock device. The lock device has a rotation member rotating in first and second directions, and the latch mechanism performs close and release operations according to a rotating direction of the rotation member. The control device executes a close control for rotating the rotation member from a neutral position to a first position in the first direction in order to cause the latch mechanism to perform the close operation. The control device includes a neutral control portion, a vehicle state detection portion, and a restart control portion.
US10472858B2	Control circuit for actuating a locking device for household appliances and device comprising said circuit The present invention relates to a locking device of a household appliance door comprising a circuit having a first, a second and a third connecting contacts to the household appliance, the device comprising a door locking switch, a door closing switch and an actuator arranged electrically in series with said door closing switch, at least one diode and at least one control switch on said third contact and electrically in series with said actuator. By virtue of this configuration, the locking and the unlocking of the door may be controlled by specific, different predetermined electrical pulses.
US10472846B2	Weight systems and methods stabilizing objects A weight system for supporting a free-standing object comprising a container defining an interior chamber, the container comprising at least one side wall, a lower wall, and an upper wall, where the upper wall is configured to define a fill opening and a closure system comprising first and second closure portions. The first closure portion is arranged to define a first side of the fill opening. The second closure portion is arranged to define a second side of the fill opening. The closure system is arranged to allow the container to be configured in a closed configuration in which the first closure portion engages the second closure portion substantially to prevent access to the interior chamber through the fill opening and an open configuration in which the first closure portion is disengaged from the second closure portion to allow access to the interior chamber through the fill opening.
US10472845B2	Fastener A fastener for fastening parts together. The fastener has a shaft, a head and movable members that spring outwardly from the shaft to firmly capture the parts between the members and the head upon insertion of the fastener into aligned holes in the parts. No threading step is necessary. The movable members may be retractable into the shaft to facilitate insertion into holes corresponding in size to the shaft. The members may have a contact surface sloping away from the head and forming a tapered space between the members and the head so that the outward spring bias tends to reduce the space and maintain tightness of the joint. The fastener may be operatively deployed by a single insertion step.
US10472844B2	Link-plate connection for monopole reinforcing bars Reinforcing bars include load transfer connectors. A link plate includes openings that mate with the load transfer connectors to overlie the splice between reinforcing bars being spliced. A cover plate may be fastened over the link plate.
US10472843B2	Vehicle vending machine Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and a video system.
US10472838B1	Fan first integrated stadia bowl construction method Seating terraces constructed from SPS materials are used to provide integrated HVAC to the seating areas of stadia, arena bowls and similar structures. Portions of the terraces are enclosed from their backsides to provide large ducts or plenums that run beneath the seating terraces where openings into the plenum located between the seats at regular intervals deliver conditioned air to the seating areas. A large header duct runs around the stadium bowl above the top row of seats and delivers air to plenums that run beneath and are integral with the stadium stairways. The seating terrace ducts receive their air supply from the stairway plenums.
US10472835B2	Construction anchoring apparatus A construction anchor apparatus has utility as a safety grip for engagement by construction personnel, and, in addition, a support apparatus for supporting and/or holding construction equipment including ductwork, electrical cables, plumbing, etc. The anchor apparatus is used in conjunction with rebar applied in concrete support walls, floors, ceilings, or other structural elements at a construction site.
US10472833B2	Floor panel and method for manufacturing floor panels A floor panel has a substrate and a decorative layer of wood veneer having a thickness of 1 millimeter or less provided on the substrate. The substrate has an average density of more than 750 kilograms per cubic meter. The decorative layer is provided on the substrate by means of a layer on the basis of thermosetting resin situated between the substrate and the decorative layer. A method for manufacturing such floor panels including a structured veneer surface that can be obtained according to the arrangement of the aforementioned floor panel.
US10472823B2	Formwork system Various implementations described herein are directed to a formwork system. In one implementation, the formwork system includes aluminum extrusions and aluminum castings. The aluminum castings and the aluminum extrusions can be assembled by being pressed and riveted together.
US10472821B2	Wall with decorative facing Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a double sided wall using facing panels having a face surface and a back surface with a retaining structure. The facing panels are stacked in a back-to-back arrangement into a pair of first and second wall components connected by separate articulated connectors. The articulated connectors each have a first base connector that fits into a respective retaining groove in the first wall component and a second base connector that fits into a respective retaining groove of the second wall component. The first and second base connectors are connected to each other by a link that forms a first pivot joint at the first base connector and a second pivot joint at the second base connector.
US10472820B2	Exterior insulated finish wall assembly Some embodiments include an exterior insulated finish wall assembly including an exterior panel member and an insert member. The exterior panel member includes a rigid insulative substrate and a base coat selectively disposed on the rigid insulative substrate. The rigid insulative substrate includes a body portion and a tail portion extending from the body portion. The body portion has a first thickness and the tail portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness. The tail portion defines a recessed portion extending along a length of a lower edge. The insert member is configured to be disposed in the recessed portion. The insert member is sized and shaped to correspond to the recessed portion. The insert member includes the rigid insulative substrate and the base coat selectively disposed on the rigid insulative substrate. A drainage channel is defined between the tail portion and the insert member when assembled.
US10472817B2	Panel system and support member for use with the same A building panel system is provided that includes a perimeter frame; a main beam attached to the perimeter frame; a carrier attached to the main beam, the carrier having a plurality of identical hook members, each of the hook members having a protruding hooking portion on only a first side of the hook member, and a non-hooking portion on a second side of the hook member, the second side being opposite the first side; and a plurality of panels removably attached to the carrier, each of the panels being attached to the carrier by engaging one of the hooking portions.
US10472812B2	Water closet assembly with a removable cap Disclosed are various embodiments for an apparatus that comprises a water closet assembly having a cylindrical body and a water closet flange. The apparatus also includes an annular shear wall that extends from the water closet assembly in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body. The water closet assembly can also include an annular recess. In addition, the apparatus has a wall of the annular recess that includes an outer surface of the annular shear wall and a removable cap extending from the annular shear wall.
US10472811B2	In-the-bowl dispensing device Disclosed is an in-the-bowl dispensing device designed to dispense two liquid compositions into a toilet bowl at two separate time intervals. One dispensing action takes place during the flush of the toilet bowl and a second separate dispensing action takes place after the flush of the toilet bowl is complete. In this manner the second liquid composition is retained in the toilet bowl until the toilet bowl is flushed by the next user.
US10472804B2	Hydraulic control system of construction machine A hydraulic control system achieves a reduction in meter-out pressure loss in accordance with variation of a negative load acting on a hydraulic actuator. A hydraulic fluid discharged from the actuator flows through meter-out flow lines having variable restrictors. A load sensor detects the magnitude of a negative load applied to the actuator by an external force in the same direction as the operating direction of the actuator. A control device reduces the sum total of the opening areas of the variable restrictors in accordance with an increase in the magnitude of the negative load detected by the load sensor and the operation amount detected by the operation amount sensor when the load abnormality sensor does not detect any abnormality. When an abnormality is detected, it reduces the sum total of the opening areas to a predetermined value in accordance with the operation amount detected by the operation amount sensor.
US10472803B2	System and method for determining stale terrain value of worksite A control system for determining a stale terrain value for use by an autonomous machine is provided. The control system includes a controller associated with the autonomous machine operating on a work surface. The controller is configured to receive position data associated with the autonomous machine from a position sensing system. The controller is configured to receive data related to a dump operation to be performed by the autonomous machine. The data includes a distance between a start location and an end location, a distance between two adjacent piles of material, and an average speed of travel of the autonomous machine. The controller is configured to determine the stale terrain value associated with the work surface. The controller is configured to trigger a control signal for shutting down the dump operation of the autonomous machine on approaching the stale terrain value based on receiving an operator input.
US10472799B2	Attachment assembly for clamping buckets and systems and methods thereof An attachment assembly configured to be removably coupled between a first jaw and a second jaw of a clamping bucket. The attachment assembly includes a pair of sidewalls spaced from each other in a first direction and at least two structural beams spaced from each other in a second direction. Each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall includes a first connection interface configured to be removably coupled between the front jaw and the rear jaw, a retention arm configured to interconnect to a back surface of the rear jaw, and a second connection interface configured to interface with a working tool. The attachment assembly can also include a reaction arm configured to be arranged adjacent a bottom surface of the front jaw of the clamping bucket.
US10472796B2	Rock blade A movable blade assembly which can be attached to the front or rear of a vehicle and the height of the blade can be adjusted with respect to a roadway such that the blade only comes into contact with relatively large debris and moves them from the roadway.
US10472788B2	Devices used in laboratories to measure horizontal displacement of soil around a foundation to be treated by vacuum preloading, and measurement methods A laboratory device to measure horizontal displacement of soil around a region treated by vacuum preloading includes a box injected with dredger fill. A vertical drainage board and a vacuum pumping tube are buried within soil in the treatment region in connection with a vacuum degree detector and a vacuum pump. A seal membrane covers soil in the treatment region. A loading device is above the seal membrane. Transverse tubes are inserted into a side of the box and in surrounding soil of the treatment region. An annular sensing source, which moves together with the soil and which is movable along the transverse tubes, sleeved on the transverse tubes. Each transverse tube is provided with a sensing instrument, and the sensing instrument is connected with a sensor is inserted into the transverse tube. The different positions of the sensing source at different moments of time are determined.
US10472786B2	Structure supported containment dike Flexible containment tubes form sections of a dike for fluid containment. Structural supports are inserted into the flexible contain tubes and the tube sealed to form structure supported dike sections. For example, a supporting structure may be configured with a given length and cross sectional diameter to provide structural support to a vinyl-coated polyester tube with a 12-36 inch diameter. The structure is sealed within the tube and, in turn, the tube may be filled with a fluid such as water to create structure supported containment dike. The length of the supporting structure may be selected based on the width of an entryway to create structure supported dike section of a give length that provide a seal across the entryways against floodwaters.
US10472783B2	Four wheel drive, skid steer snow vehicle with snow plow blade A snow plow is pivotally mounted to a tractor by a compound mount allowing for multiple blade positions. The mount has an inner portion pivotally mounted about a first horizontal axis to the front of the tractor and an outer portion pivotally mounted about a vertical axis to the inner portion. The plow blade is pivotally mounted about a second horizontal axis to the outer portion. Deicer nozzles spray liquid and a spreader distributes salt and other materials in front of the front wheels of the tractor.
US10472769B2	Silane based surfaces with extreme wettabilities In various aspects, the present disclosure provides porous materials having extreme wettability to polar or non-polar fluids, such as water and oil. The porous material has a coated surface comprising a low surface energy fluoroalkyl silane that is treated to exhibit at least one type of extreme wettability. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides a porous material comprising a coated surface that is both superhydrophobic and oleophilic, or superhydrophobic and superoleophobic, or superhydrophilic and oleophobic, by way of example. Methods of forming a porous surface having a predetermined wettability are also provided. Other embodiments include fluidic devices that incorporate porous materials having extreme wettabilities, such as microfluidic devices and separators.
US10472767B2	Method of removing odors from fibrous materials used in forming biocomposite materials A method to treat fibrous materials for use in the formation of a biocomposite material that significantly reduces or eliminates the odors emitted from the fibrous materials is provided. In the method, the fibers or fibrous materials are initially treated to extract the raw fiber from the source plant material and the remove unwanted fractions of the fiber, such as the hemicellulose, lignin, and pectin, among others, leaving only the intact cellulose fibers. These cellulose fibers are then further processed in a second step to remove the odor from the cellulose fibers. The second step includes a combination of a second chemical treatment, dehumidification, and/or a cold plasma modification to render the cellulosic fibers odorless.
US10472755B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes an embroidery data memory unit, a suspension timing selecting unit, and a suspension control unit. The embroidery data memory unit stores embroidery data, and accepts a planned suspension timing, a sewing suspending instruction, and a sewing resuming instruction. The suspension timing selecting unit selects a discontinuous operation that breaks the continuity of seams within the predetermined range before and after the planned suspension timing from the embroidery data. The suspension control unit maintains the deactivation of a sewing-machine motor until the suspending instruction or the resuming instruction is input when the selected discontinuous operation by the suspension timing selecting unit comes during the sewing of embroidery pattern.
US10472754B2	Sewing machine threading device A sewing machine threading device includes: hermetic lips capable of making hermetic contact with a peripheral band-ring-shaped region of needles surrounding thread exits of needle eye, and which further includes a peripheral band-ring-shaped pad which surrounds suction port holes which draw in air from the thread exits of the needle eyes; a needle thread suction conduit pipe connected to the suction port holes; a position switching mechanism which moves the hermetic lips to a threading position such that the hermetic lips are in contact with the needle with the suction port holes being aligned with the thread exits, and, when forming a stitch, retracts the hermetic lips from the needle and moves said hermetic lips to a standby position; and a pump which takes in one end of the thread to be inserted into thread entrances of the needle eyes.
US10472748B2	Multi-ply knit fabric A multi-ply knit fabric containing a first knit ply and a second knit ply. The first knit ply contains a plurality of first yarns and forms the upper surface of the fabric. The second knit ply forms the lower surface of the fabric and contains a plurality of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) yarns having a density of about 2 to 2.25 g/cm3, a transmission in the IR region of 8-10 μm at least about 60%, and a thermal conductivity of at least about 0.2 W/(m·K). The plies are integrated through combined portions formed by at least one of the following methods: interlacing first yarns among the PTFE yarns of the second knit ply, interlacing PTFE yarns among the first yarns of the first knit ply, and interlacing a plurality of third yarns among the first yarns of the first knit ply and the PTFE yarns of the second knit ply.
US10472746B2	Light-weight high-strength fabric for fencing protective clothing and preparation process thereof A light-weight high-strength fabric for fencing protective clothing uses UHMWPE fibers with fiber number of 360-420 D and high-strength terylene silks with fiber number of 460-540 D as raw materials. The fabric is prepared through the steps of batching, twisting, weaving, and after-treatment. The resulting fabric has less defects due to improvements in fabric formula and weaving techniques, etc. The puncture strength of the fabric can reach 3300 N, and the mass per unit area can be reduced to 600 g/m2.
US10472741B2	Garment and process of preparation A garment article is made of a fabric including a plurality of warp and weft yarns woven together in a pattern; at least the weft yarns include elastomeric yarns, to provide an elasticity of the fabric in warp direction that is at least 7% and elasticity of the fabric in weft direction that is at least 15%; the fabric of the garment is bias cut so that the weft yarns in the garment are angled with respect to the widthwise direction (WD) of the article.
US10472740B2	Textile machine and method for operating same A method and associated textile machine are provided to produce a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle fed to a consolidating means. The produced roving is wound with a winding device onto a tube arranged at a winding position. After the wound tube has been fully or partially wound with the roving, a tube change is initiated. During the tube change, the wound tube is removed from the winding position and an empty tube is moved into the winding position. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube at least until the roving comes into contact with the empty tube as a result of the tube change such that the production of the roving is not interrupted during the tube change. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube in a region that lies outside a region last wound prior to the tube change.

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