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US10521268B2	Job scheduling method, device, and distributed system A job scheduling method including notifying, by a first control node scheduling a first task, a second control node scheduling a second task to obtain execution data generated by at least one task instance of the first task when the at least one task instance of the first task completes execution; obtaining, by the second control node, the execution data generated by the at least one task instance of the first task and assigning the execution data to each task instance of the second task; and scheduling, by the second control node, an execution of at least one task instance of the second task and processing the execution data. The techniques of the present disclosure improve scheduling efficiency and resource utilization rate.
US10521266B1	Systems, devices, and methods for mainframe data management Utility programs run on multiple mainframes to periodically monitor a list of started tasks that have been defined in metadata files as running on each mainframe. Some of the utility programs is largely driven by metadata, and filters programmed to manage an output stream for each started task, as the output stream is generated, while remaining agnostic as to an origin of the output stream. When problems are detected in the output stream, users are notified via alerts, along with a suggestion of what to do. This batch dashboard application can be used by anyone with mainframe started tasks that need to be monitored. Once alerted to a problem, the users can logon to the online dashboard for that same list of started tasks and take actions to research and fix the problems.
US10521263B2	Generic communication architecture for cloud microservice infrastructure A dispatcher layer is instantiated to include dispatcher correspondingly associated with microservices part of an application. The communication between the microservices may be performed based on different communication methods, such as API calling methods, event-publishing methods, combination thereof, other. Communication statistical data is stored in relation to performed interactions between the microservices while the application is running and serving requests sent by users. The communication statistical data is evaluated based on predefined communication conditions related to determining a communication method for interaction between services from the set. Based on the evaluation, instructions to a first dispatcher at the dispatcher layer for configuring the determined communication method between the first service and the second service is provided. The first dispatcher is coupled to the first service and the first dispatcher configures the communication method based on request exchange with a second dispatcher associated with the second service.
US10521254B2	Information processing system, computer program product, and information processing method An information processing system includes: an information processing apparatus including: a shared operation unit that performs verification of operation of inter-model common processing common to multiple models out of processes of an application with a first program for realizing operation common to the models, and sends a result of the operation verification to the application; a processing requesting unit that requests an external device to perform verification of operation of model-dependent processing specific to each model with a second program for realizing operation specific to each model; and an acquiring unit that acquires a result of the verification of operation of model-dependent processing from the external device, and sends the result to the application, and external devices that perform verification of operation of model-dependent processing specific to each model out of the processes of the application with the second program for realizing operation specific to each model.
US10521239B2	Microprocessor accelerated code optimizer A method for accelerating code optimization a microprocessor. The method includes fetching an incoming microinstruction sequence using an instruction fetch component and transferring the fetched macroinstructions to a decoding component for decoding into microinstructions. Optimization processing is performed by reordering the microinstruction sequence into an optimized microinstruction sequence comprising a plurality of dependent code groups. The optimized microinstruction sequence is output to a microprocessor pipeline for execution. A copy of the optimized microinstruction sequence is stored into a sequence cache for subsequent use upon a subsequent hit optimized microinstruction sequence.
US10521238B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for low power computational imaging The present application discloses a computing device that can provide a low-power, highly capable computing platform for computational imaging. The computing device can include one or more processing units, for example one or more vector processors and one or more hardware accelerators, an intelligent memory fabric, a peripheral device, and a power management module. The computing device can communicate with external devices, such as one or more image sensors, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or any other suitable sensor devices.
US10521236B2	Branch prediction based on coherence operations in processors In an embodiment, a processor includes a branch prediction circuit and a plurality of processing engines. The branch prediction circuit is to: detect a coherence operation associated with a first memory address; identify a first branch instruction associated with the first memory address; and predict a direction for the identified branch instruction based on the detected coherence operation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10521234B2	Concurrent multiple instruction issued of non-pipelined instructions using non-pipelined operation resources in another processing core A method and circuit arrangement utilize inactive non-pipelined operation resources in one processing core of a multi-core processing unit to execute non-pipelined instructions on behalf of another processing core in the same processing unit. Adjacent processing cores in a processing unit may be coupled together such that, for example, when one processing core's non-pipelined execution sequencer is busy, that processing core may issue into another processing core's non-pipelined execution sequencer if that other processing core's non-pipelined execution sequencer is idle, thereby providing intermittent concurrent execution of multiple non-pipelined instructions within each individual processing core.
US10521231B2	Function virtualization facility for blocking instruction function of a multi-function instruction of a virtual processor In a processor supporting execution of a plurality of functions of an instruction, an instruction blocking value is set for blocking one or more of the plurality of functions, such that an attempt to execute one of the blocked functions, will result in a program exception and the instruction will not execute, however the same instruction will be able to execute any of the functions that are not blocked functions.
US10521229B2	Computational memory cell and processing array device using memory cells A memory cell that may be used for computation and processing array using the memory cell are capable to performing a logic operation including a boolean AND, a boolean OR, a boolean NAND or a boolean NOR. The memory cell may have a read port that has isolation circuits that isolate the data stored in the storage cell of the memory cell from the read bit line.
US10521226B2	Efficient implementation of complex vector fused multiply add and complex vector multiply Disclosed embodiments relate to efficient complex vector multiplication. In one example, an apparatus includes execution circuitry, responsive to an instruction having fields to specify multiplier, multiplicand, and summand complex vectors, to perform two operations: first, to generate a double-even multiplicand by duplicating even elements of the specified multiplicand, and to generate a temporary vector using a fused multiply-add (FMA) circuit having A, B, and C inputs set to the specified multiplier, the double-even multiplicand, and the specified summand, respectively, and second, to generate a double-odd multiplicand by duplicating odd elements of the specified multiplicand, to generate a swapped multiplier by swapping even and odd elements of the specified multiplier, and to generate a result using a second FMA circuit having its even product negated, and having A, B, and C inputs set to the swapped multiplier, the double-odd multiplicand, and the temporary vector, respectively.
US10521224B2	Automatic identification of relevant software projects for cross project learning The disclosed method may include accessing features including feature information of one or more candidate target projects and of a subject project, in which the candidate target projects and the subject project are software programs. The method may include determining a similarity score between the feature information of each of the candidate target projects and the feature information of the subject project, in which a similarity score is determined for each feature of each of the candidate target projects. The method may include aggregating the similarity scores of the feature information of each feature in the candidate target projects to create an aggregate similarity score for each of the candidate target projects and generate a set of similar target projects. The method may include modifying the subject project by implementing recommended code, based on the similar target projects, in the subject project to repair a defect.
US10521219B2	Update processing method, update processing apparatus, and recording medium An update processing method executed by a processor included in an update processing apparatus, the update processing method includes storing, in a memory, update information that is updated in accordance with update processing executed by using information called from another computer in accordance with accepted request information, the update information regarding a frequency of the call, and response information that is used for response to the request information; when the request information corresponding to the update processing is accepted, determining in accordance with the update information whether to transmit the response information stored in the memory as a response to the request information to a transmission source of the request information; and transmitting the response information selected in accordance with a result of the determination to the transmission source.
US10521212B2	Alerting the presence of bundled software during an installation Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for alerting the presence of bundled software during an installation are disclosed. An example method includes identifying installation of a software product. The software product is scanned to identify first information, the first information to include information extracted from a file associated with the software product that is indicative of a main application to be installed as part of the software product. Information displayed to a user during the installation of the software product is scanned to identify second information. Whether a bundled application is included in the software product is identified based on the first information, the second information, and the signature file.
US10521209B2	Machine-based normalization of machine instructions Computer source code maintenance represents a significant aspect of computer systems. Code that was developed for one platform, in one language, may require a significant investment in human effort to port such code to another platform or language. Converting source code to a language-agnostic source code allows a user to view the interaction of various portions of the source code in a unified view. Additionally, the language-agnostic source code may be automatically regenerated by a processor to a different platform or language. As a further benefit, documentation, standards-compliance, security, and/or other non-functional requirements may be provided to further enhance the utility of the original source code.
US10521207B2	Compiler optimization for indirect array access operations Systems, methods, and computer program products relating to compiling source code to reduce memory operations during execution. A compiler receives source code. The compiler identifies an indirect access array operation in the source code. The compiler generates replacement code for the indirect access array operation. The replacement code includes a mask array and a union data structure. The compiler generates modified code. The modified code modifies the source code to include the replacement code in place of the indirect access array operation.
US10521206B2	Supporting compiler variable instrumentation for uninitialized memory references Implementations of the disclosure provide systems and methods for ensuring that the value for any local function variable is initialized before it is used during the execution of the function. The method comprises identifying, by a processor executing a compiler, a reference to a local variable in a source code. It is determined that there can be a usage of the local variable in an uninitialized state as an operand for an operation. In the source code, a notation is identified that is associated with the local variable for suppressing a warning by the compiler with respect to using the local variable in the uninitialized state as an operand for an operation, In view of the source code, an object code is generated for tracking initialization and usage of the local variable at runtime.
US10521204B2	Existential type packing for structurally-restricted existential types A compiler may perform type checking as part of analyzing source code. The type checking may include existential type packing for structurally-restricted existential types. At compile time, the compiler may need to use an existential type that does not conform to the language's structural rules. The compiler may apply the “pack” operation described herein to produce a supertype of the desired existential type that does conform to the language's structural rules, and thus can be used as an approximation of the desired type. The compiler may then perform additional type checking using the resulting type.
US10521194B2	Mixed-precision floating-point arithmetic circuitry in specialized processing blocks The present embodiments relate to integrated circuits with circuitry that efficiently performs mixed-precision floating-point arithmetic operations. Such circuitry may be implemented in specialized processing blocks. The specialized processing blocks may include configurable interconnect circuitry to support a variety of different use modes. For example, the specialized processing blocks may implement fixed-point addition, floating-point addition, fixed-point multiplication, floating-point multiplication, sum of two multiplications in a first floating-point precision, with or without casting to a second floating-point precision and the latter followed by a subsequent addition in the second floating-point precision, if desired, just to name a few. In some embodiments, two or more specialized processing blocks may be arranged in a cascade chain and perform together more complex operations such as a recursive mode dot product of two vectors of floating-point numbers having a first floating-point precision and output the dot product in a second floating-point precision.
US10521185B1	Privacy-enabled voice-assisted intelligent automated assistant user interface device A user interface device for an intelligent automated assistant service uses a plurality of audio data paths that can be selectively switched to operate in a privacy mode. There is provided a first audio data input path between the audio input subsystem and an internal buffer; a first audio data output path between the internal buffer and the first communications subsystem; a second audio data output path between the internal buffer and the second communications subsystem; and a first audio data bypass path between the audio input subsystem and the second communications subsystem. In a first state, the first audio data input path directs audio data to the internal buffer, and to the first and second audio data output paths. In a second state, the first audio data input path is terminated and audio data is directed to the second communications subsystem on the first audio data bypass path.
US10521181B2	Reducing discoloration of a display stack In some implementations, an electronic device includes a display stack to display content. The display stack can include a number of substrates coupled using a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) and a second OCA. In an implementation, the first OCA includes an acrylic-containing OCA and the second OCA includes a silicon-containing OCA. In some instances, the first OCA can include an additive to filter ultraviolet radiation. In a particular implementation, the first OCA can have a total luminous transmittance of no greater than approximately 30% for at least a portion of the UV spectrum radiation.
US10521174B2	Non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by an operating system, causing the portable terminal to perform: a first acceptance process of accepting an operation designating one of image forming devices communicable; a first storage process of causing the memory to store a first device ID, as a designated device ID; a second acceptance process of accepting an operation designating contents; and an operation instruction process of transmitting operation instruction information, and the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by another program, causing the portable terminal to perform: an acquisition process of acquiring, from the another program, a second device ID for identifying the image forming device; and a second storage process of causing the memory to store the second device ID, as the designated device ID.
US10521169B2	Print data generation device, method for controlling print data generation device, and program A host device to which a print data generation device according to the invention is applied includes: a preview display unit which displays a handwritten input trajectory on a tape image showing an outer shape of a tape; a display control unit which performs display control of the preview display unit; and a print data generation unit which generates print data to print an image based on the input trajectory, on the tape with a size based on the tape image displayed by the preview display unit. The display control unit enlarges the tape image to include the handwritten input trajectory if the handwriting is performed outside the tape image.
US10521155B2	Application management data Examples disclosed herein relate, in one aspect, to a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor of a computing device to cause the computing device to start a virtual machine process. The virtual machine process may obtain access to a shared memory segment accessible by a monitoring process, execute an application, and store in the shared memory segment management data associated with the application's execution.
US10521154B2	Automatic switch to single SPI mode when entering UDPD A method of controlling an ultra-deep power down (UDPD) mode in a memory device, can include: receiving a write command from a host via an interface; beginning a write operation on the memory device to execute the write command; reading an auto-UDPD (AUDPD) configuration bit from a status register; switching the interface to a Single SPI mode in response to the write command and the AUDPD configuration bit being set; completing the write operation on the memory device; automatically entering the UDPD mode upon completion of the write operation in response to the AUDPD configuration bit being set; and entering a standby mode upon completion of the write operation in response to the AUDPD configuration bit being cleared.
US10521151B1	Determining effective space utilization in a storage system Determining effective space utilization in a storage system, including: identifying an amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with a user-visible entity; identifying an amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with all snapshots of the user-visible entity; and reporting, in dependence upon the amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with the user-visible entity and the amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with all snapshots of the user-visible entity, a total capacity utilization associated with the user-visible entity.
US10521147B2	Device reservation state synchronization in data mirroring One general aspect of device reservation state synchronization in accordance with the present description, device reservation management logic ensures synchronization of reservation states of primary and secondary volumes of a mirror relationship in the event of a change in the state of the mirroring relationship such as achieving full data synchronization between the volumes. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application.
US10521145B1	Method, apparatus and computer program product for managing data storage There is disclosed herein techniques for managing data storage. In one exemplary embodiment, the techniques comprise generating one or more sets of storage devices. Each set is configured to be mutually exclusive with respect to other sets of the one or more sets such that storage devices within the same set provide the basis for the formation of a RAID (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) stripe. The techniques further comprise forming a RAID stripe from respective storage extents associated with different storage devices of the same set. The techniques further comprise mapping a storage object to the RAID stripe. The techniques further comprise servicing host I/O (Input/Output) operations directed to the storage object by using the RAID stripe mapped thereto.
US10521137B1	Storage device array integration of dual-port NVMe device with DRAM cache and hostside portion of software stack system and method A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a write I/O to a storage device array coupled to a cache, wherein the write I/O may be received from a host. A cache miss in the cache may be determined for the write I/O. One or more free pages may be allocated at an address in the cache to store data for the write I/O. The address in the cache to store the data may be sent to a hostside portion of a software stack in the storage device array. The data may be written directly from the hostside portion to the cache at the address.
US10521132B1	Dynamic scratch pool management on a virtual tape system A method for managing volumes in a scratch pool of a virtual tape system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method provides a scratch pool containing volumes for use in a virtual tape system. The method further enables a user to predefine an external pool of volumes residing outside of the scratch pool. This external pool may be hidden to a host system accessing the virtual tape system. The method monitors current and/or past usage of the volumes in the scratch pool and, based on the usage, predicts a future need for volumes in the scratch pool. The method automatically moves volumes between the external pool and the scratch pool in accordance with the future need. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US10521127B2	Building stable storage area networks for compute clusters Systems and methods that result in a stable storage system are provided. In the storage system, the latency spikes may be reduced when multiple volumes are aggregated into transfer sets according to system characteristics. The storage system transfers ownership of volumes in each transfer set as a single transaction. In the storage system, connectivity between the host and the storage controller is re-established based on the connectivity in a physical transport layer and a single path. In the storage system, pre-mature failback is also avoided when ownership of volumes is transferred back to a preferred storage controller when the same number of paths existed between the host and the preferred storage controller before and after a failover operation. Further, the storage system generates connectivity reports that display connectivity paths between hosts, storage controllers, and volumes.
US10521115B2	Handling cache and non-volatile storage (NVS) out of sync writes Provided are techniques for handling cache and Non-Volatile Storage (NVS) out of sync writes. At an end of a write for a cache track of a cache node, a cache node uses cache write statistics for the cache track of the cache node and Non-Volatile Storage (NVS) write statistics for a corresponding NVS track of an NVS node to determine that writes to the cache track and to the corresponding NVS track are out of sync. The cache node sets an out of sync indicator in a cache data control block for the cache track. The cache node sends a message to the NVS node to set an out of sync indicator in an NVS data control block for the corresponding NVS track. The cache node sets the cache track as pinned non-retryable due to the write being out of sync and reports possible data loss to error logs.
US10521113B2	Memory system architecture An embodiment includes a module, comprising: a memory bus interface; circuitry; and a controller coupled to the memory bus interface and the circuitry, and configured to: collect meta-data associated with the circuitry; and enable access to the meta-data in response to a memory access received through the memory bus interface.
US10521108B2	Electronic apparatus for detecting touch, method of controlling the same, and display apparatus including touch controller An electronic apparatus includes a memory that stores a specified criterion for classifying a type of a touch region according to an assigned function, and a processor that classifies at least one touch region as belonging to a palm region for assigning a first function or to a pen region for assigning a second function based on the specified criterion if a touch to a touch panel is detected, issues an individual identifier (ID) for the pen region, and issues a group ID after performing grouping for the palm region.
US10521107B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for selecting and interacting with different device modes A method is performed at a mobile device with a display. The method includes displaying a first mode of a plurality of modes of the device. The first mode of the device is active when a first set of time and/or device location criteria are met and the second mode of the device is active when a second set of time and/or device location criteria are met. While the first set of time and/or device location criteria are met and the first mode of the device is active, the mobile device detects a first input that overrides the first mode of the device. In response to detecting the first input, the mobile device activates the second mode of the device. The mobile device detects a second input and, in response to detecting the second input, performs an operation in the second mode of the device.
US10521089B2	Apparatus and method for providing a virtual decorating interface The present disclosure provides embodiments of a method of providing a virtual window treatment decorating interface that comprises receiving, at a processor, window data pertaining to at least one window of a premises, providing a user interface for selection of a window treatment for the at least one window, rendering one of the at least one window in the user interface, the rendering being generated based on the window data, receiving a selection of a window treatment to be applied to the rendered window, and rendering the window treatment onto the rendered window in the user interface. Preferably, the method includes setting dimensions of the rendered window and window treatment to correspond to professional measurement data of the window to provide an accurate virtual visualization of the window with the selected treatment.
US10521087B2	Systems and methods for displaying an animation to confirm designation of an image for sharing In one embodiment, a method includes, by a server computing device, providing first instructions to a client device to display a user interface including a first icon associated with a third-party system and a share shutter button, a selectable button to capture and designate one or more media items for sharing. The method includes receiving one or more selections of the share shutter button. The method includes providing second instructions to the client device to display, for each selection of the share shutter button, an animation indicating that the media item has been captured and designated. The second instructions include instructions to display a copy of the media item centered in the user interface and instructions to dimensionally reduce the copy of the media item while moving the copy toward a location of the first icon associated with the third-party system until the copy disappears from the user interface.
US10521079B2	Vehicle-mounted information device A vehicle-mounted information device that does not create a cause of an erroneous operation is provided. In a vehicle-mounted information device capable of editing objects 11 to 18 displayed on a touch panel 121, an edit mode of displaying a mark 20 (20a) indicating a direction in which the object 11 is movable is provided, and by a touch operation onto the mark 20 (20a), the selected object 11 and an object 12 of interest which is located in the direction indicated by the mark 20 (20a) are interchanged.
US10521076B1	Big data selector system and method A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed that allows user to quickly find and select (assign) specific items from a large data source that is housed in the cloud. The GUI includes a first and second grid that display unassigned and assigned items, respectively. Each of the first and second grids allows the user to filter each grid by typing in the search criteria and forwarding the criteria to the server. Items in each of the first and second grids may be moved between the two grids to quickly change the assigned state of moved items.
US10521075B2	User interface apparatus for path search and method thereof A user interface apparatus for path search and a method thereof are disclosed. The interface apparatus for path search includes an interface unit configured to provide a first user interface comprising a plurality of image objects, the first user interface configured to implement sweeping transition between the image objects in at least one direction, wherein the interface unit displays an image associated with at least one place which is an object for path search on the image objects.
US10521073B2	Exposing non-authoring features through document status information in an out-space user interface An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.
US10521056B2	Touch screen panel and display device The present invention provides a touch screen panel and a display device which include a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a first direction in parallel; a plurality of second electrodes arranged in a second direction to intersect with the first electrodes; and a cover, wherein a width of at least one electrode of the first electrodes is different from widths of the other first electrodes, a width of at least one electrode of the second electrodes is different from widths of the other second electrodes, or the width of the at least one electrode of the first electrodes is different from the widths of the other first electrodes and the width of the at least one electrode of the second electrodes is different from the widths of the other second electrodes.
US10521049B2	Multi-via structures for touchscreens The disclosure relates to a touch screen including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a third electrode layer. The touch screen can include shield-sensor vias connecting the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and shield-shield vias connecting the first electrode layer and the third electrode layer, for example. The shield-sensor vias can be placed in a bond pad region of the touch screen, which can further include connections between one or more routing traces connected to one or more touch electrodes and touch or other circuitry further included in the electronic device. The shield-shield vias can be placed in an outer region located around an inner region of the touch screen. In some examples, one or more routing traces can include diverted portions to maintain a threshold distance between the routing traces and the one or more shield-shield vias.
US10521045B2	Reference noise rejection improvement based on sample and hold circuitry A touch controller may include a measurement circuit, configured to receive a signal from an active channel in a proximity sensor, and to sample and hold the signal to measure the signal. The touch controller may include a driven shield buffer. The touch controller may include a voltage reference circuit configured to generate a divided voltage reference, provide the divided voltage reference to the measurement circuit, and drive the divided voltage reference through a switched circuit to the driven shield buffer to hold channels in the proximity sensor during measurement of the active channel.
US10521043B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a touch screen configured to display a plurality of content items, an artificial intelligence unit configured to sense a scroll search state, and a controller configured to control the touch screen and the artificial intelligence unit. The controller 180 acquires first force touch input for a first content item among the plurality of content items after sensing the scroll search state, displays first depth information of the first content item on the touch screen according to the acquired first force touch input, acquires second force touch input for the content item, and displays second depth information of the content item on the touch screen according to the acquired second force touch input.
US10521041B2	Resonant line driver including energy transfer inductor for driving capacitive-load lines A resonant line driver for driving capacitive-loads includes a driver series-coupled to an energy transfer inductor L1, driving signal energy at a signal frequency through L1. A switch array is controlled to switch L1 between multiple electrodes according to a switching sequence, each electrode characterized by a load capacitance CL. L1 and CL form a resonator circuit in which signal energy cycles between L1 and CL at the signal frequency. The switch array switches L1 between a current electrode and a next electrode at a zero_crossing when signal energy in the energy transfer inductor is at a maximum and signal energy in the load capacitance of the current electrode is at a minimum. An amplitude control loop controls signal energy delivered to the L1CL resonator circuit, and a frequency control loop controls signal frequency/phase. In an example application, the resonant driver provides line drive for a mutual capacitance touch screen.
US10521037B2	Display panel with touch sensor A light-shielding portion is provided on an inner surface of a first substrate and has an opening pattern. A color material portion is provided on the inner surface of the first substrate. A second substrate faces the inner surface of the first substrate. Inner sensor electrodes are provided between the inner surface of the first substrate and the second substrate, and are included in the light-shielding portion in a plan view. Outer sensor electrodes are made of metal and are provided on an observation surface of the first substrate. The projection of the outer sensor electrode onto the inner surface of the first substrate through the optical path corresponding to the viewing angle is included in the light-shielding portion in a plan view. Each of the outer sensor electrodes includes a region extending along one direction parallel to a lateral direction of the display panel with a touch sensor.
US10521025B2	Selecting virtual objects in a three-dimensional space Systems and methods for interacting with virtual objects in a three-dimensional space using a wearable system are disclosed. The wearable system can be programmed to allow a user to interact with virtual objects using a user input device and poses. The wearable system can also automatically determine contextual information such as layout of the virtual objects in the user's environment and switch the user input mode based on the contextual information.
US10521024B2	Devices and methods for generating input Devices and methods are disclosed for generating input. In one implementation, a stylus is provided for generating writing input. The stylus includes an elongated body having a distal end, and a light source configured to project coherent light on an opposing surface adjacent the distal end. The stylus further includes at least one sensor configured to measure first reflections of the coherent light from the opposing surface while the distal end moves in contact with the opposing surface, and to measure second reflections of the coherent light from the opposing surface while the distal end moves above the opposing surface and out of contact with the opposing surface. The stylus also includes at least one processor configured to receive input from the at least one sensor and to enable determining three dimensional positions of the distal end based on the first reflections and the second reflections.
US10521022B2	Mobile communication terminal and method therefor An input method for a mobile communication apparatus, and such a mobile communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and a touch sensitive display, is disclosed. The invention particularly comprises displaying a touch keypad comprising a set of keys, detecting an object over one key of said set of keys, and displaying, upon detection of said object, a first sub-set of keys adjacent to said one key, wherein said sub-set of keys is associated with a first set of sub-functions of said one key.
US10521021B2	Detecting, representing, and interpreting three-space input: gestural continuum subsuming freespace, proximal, and surface-contact modes Systems and methods for detecting, representing, and interpreting three-space input are described. Embodiments of the system, in the context of an SOE, process low-level data from a plurality of sources of spatial tracking data and analyze these semantically uncorrelated spatiotemporal data and generate high-level gestural events according to dynamically configurable implicit and explicit gesture descriptions. The events produced are suitable for consumption by interactive systems, and the embodiments provide one or more mechanisms for controlling and effecting event distribution to these consumers. The embodiments further provide to the consumers of its events a facility for transforming gestural events among arbitrary spatial and semantic frames of reference.
US10521020B2	Methods and systems for displaying UI elements in mixed reality environments A method for improving a display of a user interface element in a mixed reality environment is disclosed. A request to display the user interface element is received. The request includes display instructions, angle threshold data, distance threshold data, and velocity threshold data. Display operations are continuously performed while sensor data is continuously received from a mixed reality user interface device. The display operations include displaying the user interface element according to the display instructions, and, based on the sensor data indicating a distance between the user interface element and the mixed reality user interface device in the mixed reality environment has exceeded a distance threshold or based on the sensor data indicating an angle of view of the mixed reality user interface device has exceeded an angle threshold with respect to the user interface element in the mixed reality environment, hiding the user interface element.
US10521017B1	Method for detecting gestures using a multi-segment photodiode and one or fewer illumination sources A gesture sensing device includes a multiple segmented photo sensor and a control circuit for processing sensed voltages output from the sensor. The control circuit processes the sensed voltage signals to determine target motion relative to the segmented photo sensor. The control circuit includes an algorithm configured to calculate one of more differential analog signals using the sensed voltage signals output from the segmented photo sensors. A vector is determined according to the calculated differential analog signals, the vector is used to determine a direction and/or velocity of the target motion.
US10521015B2	Control apparatus for a tactile audio display An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at feast one signal comprising a haptic signal part and an audio signal part; a stream processor configured to separate the at least one signal to generate at least one haptic signal and at least one audio signal; a router configured to route the at least one haptic signal as a first output signal to a first output and the at least one audio signal as a second output signal to a second output; and an output configured to output the processed first output signal such that it generates a haptic effect and the processed second output signal generates an acoustic effect.
US10521014B2	Systems, methods, apparatuses and devices for detecting facial expression and for tracking movement and location in at least one of a virtual and augmented reality system Systems, methods, apparatuses and devices for detecting facial expressions according to EMG signals for a virtual and/or augmented reality (VR/AR) environment, in combination with a system for simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM), are presented herein.
US10521009B2	Method and apparatus for facilitating interaction with virtual reality equipment A method, which facilitates interaction with virtual reality device, includes receiving a user input via a wearable device; extracting a parameter and a value of the parameter from the user input; transmitting the parameter and the value of the parameter to the VR device; identifying an action corresponding to the parameter and the value; and executing the action.
US10521008B2	Virtual reality device, method for virtual reality, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium A method for virtual reality (VR) includes displaying a VR viewfinder illustrating a preview image corresponding to a portion of a VR environment, sensing a first actuation movement of a VR controller for photographing, and capturing a VR photograph corresponding to the preview image illustrated in the VR viewfinder in response to the first actuation movement of the VR controller for photographing being sensed.
US10520999B1	Modular sled for cooperative power management and physical combination between a mobile device and associated peripheral devices The present invention relates to an apparatus and method offering a specialized modular sled systems for combination, both in a physically proximate sense, and power usage-wise, mobile devices with peripheral devices without the need for cables, and with structural capabilities that offer the ability for a user to employ the same in substantially simultaneous fashion through a consolidated physical integration that eliminates uneven and/or problematic charging of the same.
US10520992B1	Hinge module for a foldable type device A hinge module for a foldable type device has one end-surface connected to a flexible display and has another end-surface respectively connected to a first housing and a second housing. The hinge module comprises a base and a first sliding mechanism. The first sliding mechanism comprises a first supporting plate, a first sliding cover, a first linkage rod, a linkage plate and at least one first restoring member. The first supporting plate and the linkage plate are respectively pivotally connected to the first-lateral-pivoting-portion and the first-central-pivoting-portion. A second limiting portion of a first sliding cover is used to limit the first limiting portion of the first supporting plate in a way of relatively sliding. Thus, when the first limiting portion slides relative to the second limiting portion, the first supporting plate is moved to accommodate the curved-central-part of the flexible display.
US10520990B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first body, a hinge structure, a second body, a cover plate, a fulcrum, a lever element, a stand and a second gear. The first body has a convection groove and an accommodation groove. The hinge structure includes a driving element and a first gear arranged at the first body. The second body is pivoted to the first body through the hinge structure. The cover plate is movably disposed at the first body. The fulcrum is disposed at the first body. The lever element is pivoted to the fulcrum, wherein the lever element includes a first end and a second end. The driving element abuts against the first end, and the second end is movably coupled to the cover plate. The stand is movably disposed at the first body. The second gear is connected to the stand and coupled to the first gear.
US10520985B2	Security apparatus A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device to an immovable object includes a locking head having a base and a plurality of engagement portions extending from the base. The plurality of engagement portions is configured to be inserted into an aperture of the portable electronic device. The locking head also includes a linear portion positioned between the plurality of engagement portions and extending from the base. The linear portion is twistable about its length to move the plurality of engagement portions radially outward. The security apparatus further includes a security device attached to the locking head and configured to engage the immovable object.
US10520983B2	Electronic device and control method thereof An electronic device includes a first body having a first end and a second end; a connecting body having a third end and a fourth end, the third end being connected to the second end. The device also includes a second body having a fifth end and a sixth end, with the second body being at least capable of moving relative to the first body. The electronic device has at least a first rotation manner and a second rotation manner. In the first rotation manner, the electronic device is capable of implementing a relative rotation between a first part and a second part; and in the second rotation manner, the electronic device is capable of implementing a relative rotation between a third part and a fourth part. The electronic device may switch between two modes by sliding, and thus improve the user's experience.
US10520978B1	Foldable display panel and foldable display device A foldable display panel, including: a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region arranged in the first direction; a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines having first and second data lines; a plurality of first data pins located in the first non-folding region; a plurality of second data pins located in the second non-folding region; a plurality of first data leads; and a plurality of second data leads. The plurality of gate lines extends in the first direction from the first non-folding region, passes through the folding region and extends to the second non-folding region. The first data lines are electrically connected to the plurality of first data pins, and the second data lines are electrically connected to the plurality of second data pins. A folding axis of the foldable display panel is substantially parallel to the plurality of data lines.
US10520971B2	Current sink with negative voltage tolerance A current sink circuit coupled to pull down a gate control node (GCN) for an NMOS power FET that controls an actuator includes first and second NMOS transistors coupled in series between the GCN and a lower rail, where the first NMOS transistor has a gate and drain coupled together through a resistor. The current sink circuit also includes a control signal generation circuit (CSGC) and a negative voltage blocking circuit (NVBC). The CSGC is coupled to receive at least one voltage input and an ignition signal and to provide a first control signal and a second control signal. The NVBC is coupled to pass the first control signal from the control signal generation circuit to the gate of the first NMOS transistor and to block a negative voltage on the GCN from reaching the CSGC. The second control signal is coupled to the gate of the second NMOS transistor.
US10520966B2	System and method of power control for an energy storage charging station A system includes a control unit having a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to communicate with one or more charging stations that are electrically coupled to receive electrical power from a power distribution grid and that are configured to selectively charge one or more energy storage devices connected to the charging stations. The processor is configured to generate first control signals for communication by the communication interface to the one or more charging stations to control transfer of reactive and/or active power from the charging stations to the power distribution grid. The control signals are generated based at least in part on a load cycle profile of one or more electric machines electrically coupled to the power distribution grid.
US10520962B2	Supply voltage detection device and method for detecting a supply voltage The present invention relates to a supply voltage detection device (1), in particular for at least one load, for monitoring a rectified mains voltage of a mains voltage supply (2) and for comparing a detected mains voltage value with a predetermined reference value, wherein, if the detected mains voltage value is lower than the reference value, switching to e.g. an emergency voltage of an emergency voltage supply can be effected by means of an electronic control system (3). In addition, if a voltage limit value has been exceeded, the rectified mains voltage can be fed to an optocoupler (4) and a signal can be transmitted by said optocoupler for the duration of this excess, a duty factor that is dependent on the mains voltage value being determinable from the duration and the period of said signal.
US10520960B2	Negative voltage linear regulator controller A circuit includes a regulation control circuit. The regulation control circuit includes an error amplifier to generate a control output signal based on an error signal input and a reference input. The regulation control circuit includes a level shifter to receive a negative voltage supplied to a load and to provide a positive error signal to the error signal input of the error amplifier. A driver circuit receives the control output signal from the error amplifier and generates a drive output signal in response to the control output signal. A regulation output circuit regulates the negative voltage supplied to the load in response to the drive output signal from the driver circuit.
US10520959B2	Temperature control device and auto-tuning method A temperature control device comprises: an operation amount upper limit setting part that sets an upper limit of an operation amount of a heater; and a temperature change rate comparing part that determines, in every prescribed time period, whether an actual measured change rate of the temperature of a body-to-be-heated with respect to time is outside a prescribed range that includes a target rate of change. The operation amount upper limit setting part sets the upper limit to a preset initial value when operation of the heater is started toward the target temperature, and updates the upper limit, in a period until the temperature of the body-to-be-heated reaches the target temperature, such that the difference between an actual measured temperature and a temperature locus that is represented using the target rate of change becomes smaller when it is determined that the actual measured change rate is outside the prescribed range.
US10520957B2	Pressure regulating device having a variable travel stop A pressure regulating device including a valve body, an actuator assembly coupled to the valve body and including a diaphragm, a valve seat disposed in the valve body, a control assembly operatively connected to the diaphragm to move responsive to movement of the diaphragm, and a travel stop. The control assembly includes a control element that is movable, relative to the valve seat, between an open position, wherein the control element is spaced from the valve seat, and a closed position, wherein the control element sealingly engages the valve seat. The travel stop is configured to engage the control element to stop movement of the control element upon reaching the open position. The travel stop is adjustable to change the open position of the control element, such that a wide open flow capacity of the pressure regulating device can be adjusted.
US10520948B2	Robot delivery method A computer-implemented robot delivery method including receiving a request from a user to pick up an article. A robot having a transport container is directed to the first location to receive the article. The robot navigates over an outdoor transportation network from the first location to a second location. The robot removes the article from the transport container and delivers the article to a recipient container at the second location. The recipient container moves the article inside the recipient container.
US10520946B2	Vehicle with autonomous feature override for theft prevention Embodiments of the present invention provide an autonomous vehicle with an emergency escape mode. When fleeing a scene is critical, embodiments provide an AV that can operate in an emergency escape mode (EEM) to enable the AV to flee a scene, protecting its occupants. Typically, a passenger or operator invokes EEM in an AV when they are in imminent danger from criminal activity such as carjacking. A least resistance route can be computed to determine an escape route that provides for reduced chance of injury and/or increased probability of a successful escape.
US10520943B2	Unmanned aerial image capture platform Methods and systems are disclosed for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to autonomously navigate a physical environment while capturing images of the physical environment. In some embodiments, the motion of the UAV and a subject in the physical environment may be estimated based in part on images of the physical environment captured by the UAV. In response to estimating the motions, image capture by the UAV may be dynamically adjusted to satisfy a specified criterion related to a quality of the image capture.
US10520936B2	Automated system capable of estimating portion requiring maintenance An automated system including a control target device and a control device which controls the control target device, in which it is possible to accurately estimate whether maintenance of the control target device is required and a portion requiring maintenance. The control device is an adaptive control device including a position control system, an adaptive identifier which estimates a parameter indicating a state of a control target device based on a control command and a control target output from the control target device, and an adaptive compensator which, based on the parameter which is estimated by the adaptive identifier, compensates the control command from the position control system to the control target device such that the control target device performs a planned operation regardless of a change in the parameter.
US10520935B2	Distributed control system, control device, control method, and computer program product According to one embodiment, a distributed control system comprises a communication network and a plurality of control devices configured to control devices to be controlled, respectively. The control devices each include a simulator to which a program organization unit is allocated in advance, configured to simulate the allocated program organization unit, and a shared memory that stores a simulation result of the program organization unit simulated by the simulator to be shared with another control device. At least one of the control devices includes a simulation table database that can store therein an execution time of each of the program organization units allocated in advance to the control devices, and a simulation commander that stores, in the simulation table database, the execution time of each of the program organization units corresponding to the simulation result.
US10520931B2	Systems and methods for enabling and disabling operation of manufacturing machines A system for enabling and disabling operation of manufacturing machines provides a manufacturing machine user interface that facilitates receiving quality control information regarding the manufacturing machine from a user. For quality assurance purposes, the computer system of the manufacturing machine may decide whether to enable operation of the manufacturing machine based on the received quality control information. The computer system of the manufacturing machine may also decide to disable operation of the manufacturing machine if the quality control information provided is incomplete, out of date, or otherwise insufficient to indicate the manufacturing machine is ready for safe and effective operation. In some embodiments, one or more client systems, telecommunications devices, and/or personal digital assistant (PDA) devices on which the user interface is displayed and with which the manufacturing machine is in communication may enable operation of the manufacturing machine based on the received quality control information.
US10520929B2	Techniques for implementing universal commands in a welding or cutting system Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for implementing universal commands in a welding or cutting system. Techniques described herein may include a method including receiving, by a processor of a welding system, a command over a communication interface of the welding system. The command may be parsed into a command identifier. The command may be registered with a control module. The registered command may be assigned a sequence number. The command may be executed by the processor based upon the assigned sequence number. The results of the execution of the command may be stored into an output buffer. The results of the command may be sent via the communication interface to a node of the welding system.
US10520925B2	Optimizing flow control device properties on a producer well in coupled injector-producer liquid flooding systems The disclosed embodiments include a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product that includes executable instructions that when executed performs operations for method for determining flow control device (FCD) properties for a production well in coupled injector-producer liquid flooding systems that yields a uniform flooding front along the production well.
US10520921B2	Model-based definition for machining aircraft parts A method of manufacturing an aircraft part for an assembly includes creating a 3D geometry model for an aircraft part having surface features and holes represented by the 3D geometry model and sized to nominal dimensions. The method includes generating a NC machining program directly from the 3D geometry model, with instructions for a single NC machining apparatus to machine the aircraft part, and including instructions to machine the holes to nominal. And the method includes machining the aircraft part utilizing the NC machining program. For this, the NC machining apparatus utilizes a hole-forming tool set at substantially the nominal, instead of at a high or low side of a related hole-diameter tolerance range to allow for tight geometric dimensioning and tolerancing requirements, whereby the holes are machined to substantially the nominal. This method enables the full process capability of the CNC machines while utilizing inspection tolerances that are measurable.
US10520908B2	Updating a dynamic threshold of a parameter based on performance review of any device A computer program product and system for updating operating parameters of a consumer appliance. Respective operating conditions are received regarding a plurality of consumer appliances that are communicatively coupled to a database. Historical data tracking at least one component in the plurality of consumer appliances based on the operating conditions is generated. A trend, based on the data, as well as a first set of optimal operating parameters for operating the component in a first consumer appliance of the plurality of consumer appliances is determined. The first set of updated operating parameters is transmitted to the first consumer appliance to effect a change in an operation of the component in the first consumer appliance.
US10520905B2	Using forecasting to control target systems Techniques are described for implementing automated control systems to control operations of specified physical target systems. In some situations, the described techniques include forecasting future values of parameters that affect operation of a target system, and using the forecasted future values as part of determining current automated control actions to take for the target system—in this manner, the current automated control actions may be improved relative to other possible actions that do not reflect such forecasted future values. Various automated operations may also be performed to improve the forecasting in at least some situations, such as by combining the use of multiple different types of forecasting models and multiple different groups of past data to use for training the models, and/or by improving the estimated internal non-observable state information reflected in at least some of the models.
US10520904B2	Event classification and object tracking This application discloses a computing system to implement object tracking in an assisted or automated driving system of a vehicle. The computing system can assign a pre-classification to a detection event in an environmental model, update the environmental model with new sensor measurements and corresponding detection events over time, and track the detection event in the updated environmental model. The computing system can track the detection event by predicting a future state of the detection event with a state change model selected based on the assigned pre-classification, comparing the predicted future state to an actual future state of the detection event in an update to the environmental model, and determining the detection event corresponds to an object proximate to the vehicle based on the comparison. A control system for the vehicle can control operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the tracked detection event.
US10520893B2	Decorative article and timepiece A decorative article has a substrate of which at least part of the surface is configured with Ti or stainless steel; and a coating made of primarily TiC and disposed on the substrate. The coating has at least a first region, and a second region disposed closer to the substrate than the first region. The elastic modulus of the second region is greater than the elastic modulus of the first region.
US10520887B2	Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, developing apparatus, and coupling member A developing device that is useable with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum. The developing device also includes a coupling member for transmitting a rotating force to the developing roller.
US10520876B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a height determining member that performs the positioning of a holder in a height direction. When the holder is not mounted, the height determining member is assembled to a predetermined frame member to serve as a part of the predetermined frame member.
US10520874B2	Cleaning blade and image forming apparatus including cleaning blade A cleaning blade that removes a foreign matter adhering to a rotational body includes: an abutment member; a supporting member that supports the abutment member; and a holding member that holds the supporting member, wherein the abutment member includes: an abutment layer abutting on the rotational body; and an adjustment layer that is a part other than the abutment layer, and an elongation percentage of the adjustment layer is larger than an elongation percentage of the abutment layer in a case where frictional force is applied from the rotational body to the abutment member during rotation of the rotational body.
US10520869B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus The fixing device includes an endless fixing belt, a pressing member, a pressing rotator, and a heating unit. The pressing member includes a counter face that faces the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt. The counter face includes a curved portion that is concavely curved and an extended portion. The shape of the curved portion in a cross section orthogonal to the width direction of the fixing belt is configured to approach the center of the pressing rotator as it extends toward the downstream in the conveying direction. The extended portion is continuous with the curved portion and is provided at the downstream of the curved portion in the conveying direction of the recording medium. The shape of the extended portion in the cross section is configured to leave away from the center of the pressing rotator as it extends toward the downstream in the conveying direction.
US10520856B2	Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus incorporating same A developing device includes a developer bearer opposed to an image bearer, configured to bear developer and rotate in a direction of rotation of the developer bearer, and configured to develop a latent image on the image bearer and a casing opposed to the developer bearer at a position downstream from an opposed position, at which the developer bearer is opposed to the image bearer, in the direction of rotation of the developer bearer. A casing gap between the developer bearer and the casing continuously decreases or increases from a first end of the developing device to a second end of the developing device across a center of the developing device in a longitudinal direction of the developing device.
US10520852B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is formable, and a developing device including a developer carrying member, a container, and a supply roller. When the developing device including the developer carrying member, to which a lubricant different from the developer is applied, is used for the first time, a first initial operation of transferring the lubricant from the developer carrying member to the image bearing member together with the developer is performed. The image forming apparatus further includes a storage unit configured to store a suspension state when suspension is detected before the initial operation completes, and a controller configured to execute a second initial operation as an operation of resuming the suspended first initial operation on the basis of the stored suspension state.
US10520845B2	Charging member for electrophotographic imaging apparatus Provided are a charging member coupleable to an electrophotographic imaging apparatus. The charging member includes an electrically-conductive support body, an electrically-conductive elastomer layer stacked on a surface of the electrically-conductive support body, and an electrically-conductive resin layer stacked as an outermost layer on the electrically-conductive elastomer layer. The electrically-conductive resin layer includes a binder resin and particles comprising at least one type of particles selected from resin particles and inorganic particles, wherein a relative dielectric constant (εr1) of the binder resin is greater than or about equal to a relative dielectric constant (εr2) of at least one type of particles.
US10520843B2	Toner, method for producing toner, toner storage unit, and image forming apparatus A toner is provided. The toner includes toner particles each comprising a binder resin and plate-like pigment particles. In a cross-section of the toner, the plate-like pigment particles have an average thickness D of 1.0 μm or less and a maximum length L of 5.0 μm or more. In a fixed toner image formed with the toner, the plate-like pigment particles have a maximum width W of 3.0 μm or more. The toner has a circularity of from 0.950 to 0.985.
US10520840B2	Cold pressure fix toner compositions based on small molecule crystalline and amorphous organic compound mixtures A cold pressure fix toner composition includes at least one C16 to C80 crystalline organic material having a melting point in a range from about 30° C. to about 130° C. and at least one C16 to C80 amorphous organic material having a Tg of from about −30° C. to about 70° C. A method of cold pressure fix toner application includes providing the cold pressure fix toner composition, disposing the cold pressure fix toner composition on a substrate and applying pressure to the disposed composition on the substrate under cold pressure fixing conditions. The cold pressure fix toner compositions can be formed into latexes.
US10520835B2	Measurement system, calibration method, lithographic apparatus and positioner The invention relates to a measurement system for a projection system of a lithographic apparatus, comprising: —a sensor plate; —a detector comprising an array of detector areas; —a randomly ordered optical fiber bundle; —a positioner to position the sensor plate in the projection system; and —a control unit to control the positioning of the sensor plate and to obtain measurement data from an output of the detector, wherein a first free end of the optical fiber bundle is arranged to receive light from the sensor plate, wherein a second free end of the optical fiber bundle opposite the first free end of the optical fiber bundle is aligned with the array of detector areas of the detector, and wherein the control unit is configured to match each detector area with a corresponding location in a pupil plane of the projection system by collecting measurement data corresponding to different positions of the sensor plate relative to the projection system.
US10520834B2	Movable body apparatus, exposure apparatus, manufacturing method of flat-panel display and device manufacturing method, and movement method of object A substrate stage device that moves a substrate has: a noncontact holder that supports the substrate in a noncontact manner; a first drive section that moves the noncontact holder; scale plates that serve as a reference of movement of the noncontact holder; a first measurement section that has scale plates and Y heads, one of the scale plates and the Y heads being provided at the noncontact holder and the other of the scale plates and the Y heads being provided between the scale plates and the noncontact holder, and that measures position information of the Y heads; a second measurement section that measures position information of the other of the scale plates and the Y heads; and a position measurement system that obtains position information of the noncontact holder on the basis of the position information measured by the first and the second measurement sections.
US10520833B1	Extreme ultraviolet lithography system Semiconductor systems, apparatuses and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an extreme ultraviolet lithography system includes a substrate stage configured to secure a substrate at a first vertical level, wherein the substrate is deposited with a resist layer thereon; at least one electrode positioned at a second vertical level above the first vertical level; and a power source configured to apply an electric field across the at least one electrode and the substrate stage, including across a thickness of the resist layer when the substrate is secured on the substrate stage.
US10520832B2	Topographic phase control for overlay measurement Metrology tools and methods are provided, which estimate the effect of topographic phases corresponding to different diffraction orders, which result from light scattering on periodic targets, and adjust the measurement conditions to improve measurement accuracy. In imaging, overlay error magnification may be reduced by choosing appropriate measurement conditions based on analysis of contrast function behavior, changing illumination conditions (reducing spectrum width and illumination NA), using polarizing targets and/or optical systems, using multiple defocusing positions etc. On-the-fly calibration of measurement results may be carried out in imaging or scatterometry using additional measurements or additional target cells.
US10520825B2	Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method The illumination optical system for illuminating an illumination target surface with light from a light source is provided with a polarization converting member which converts a polarization state of incident light to form a pupil intensity distribution in a predetermined polarization state on an illumination pupil of the illumination optical system; and a phase modulating member which is arranged in the optical path on the illumination target surface side with respect to the polarization converting member and which transmits light from the pupil intensity distribution so as to convert linearly polarized light thereof polarized in a first direction, into required elliptically polarized light and maintain a polarization state of linearly polarized light polarized in a second direction (X-direction or Y-direction) obliquely intersecting with the first direction, in order to reduce influence of retardation caused by a subsequent optical system between the polarization converting member and the illumination target surface.
US10520821B2	Lithography process with enhanced etch selectivity The present disclosure provides a method for lithography patterning. The method includes coating a bottom layer on a substrate, wherein the bottom layer includes a carbon-rich material; forming a middle layer on the bottom layer, wherein the middle layer has a composition such that its silicon concentration is enhanced to be greater than 42% in weight; coating a photosensitive layer on the middle layer; performing an exposing process to the photosensitive layer; and developing the photosensitive layer to form a patterned photosensitive layer.
US10520820B2	Negative tone developer for extreme ultraviolet lithography The present disclosure provides NTD developers and corresponding lithography techniques that can overcome resolution, line edge roughness (LER), and sensitivity (RLS) tradeoff barriers particular to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technologies, thereby achieving high patterning fidelity for advanced technology nodes. An exemplary lithography method includes forming a negative tone resist layer over a workpiece; exposing the negative tone resist layer to EUV radiation; and removing an unexposed portion of the negative tone resist layer in a negative tone developer, thereby forming a patterned negative tone resist layer. The negative tone developer includes an organic solvent having a log P value greater than 1.82. The organic solvent is an ester acetate derivative represented by R1COOR2. R1 and R2 are hydrocarbon chains having four or less carbon atoms. In some implementations, R1, R2, or both R1 and R2 are propyl functional groups, such as n-propyl, isopropyl, or 2-methylpropyl.
US10520818B1	Critical dimension (CD) uniformity of photoresist island patterns using alternating phase shifting mask A photoresist film is patterned into an array of island shapes with improved critical dimension uniformity and no phase edges by using two alternating phase shifting masks (AltPSMs) and one post expose bake (PEB). The photoresist layer is exposed with a first AltPSM having a line/space (L/S) pattern where light through alternating clear regions on each side of an opaque line is 180° phase shifted. Thereafter, there is a second exposure with a second AltPSM having a L/S pattern where opaque lines are aligned orthogonal to the lengthwise dimension of opaque lines in the first exposure, and with alternating 0° and 180° clear regions. Then, a PEB and subsequent development process are used to form an array of island shapes. The double exposure method enables smaller island shapes than conventional photolithography and uses relatively simple AltPSM designs that are easier to implement in production than other optical enhancement techniques.
US10520812B2	Resist composition A resist composition which contains a resin (A1) which has a structural unit represented by formula (I), a structural unit represented by formula (II) and a structural unit having an acid-labile group, and an acid generator: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group that may have a halogen atom, Ra25 represents a carboxy group, a cyano group or a C1-4 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, A1 represents a single bond, -A2-O—, -A2-CO—O—, etc., A2 and A3 independently represents a C1-6 alkanediyl group, and w1 represents an integer of 0 to 8, L1 represents a single bond or -L2-CO—O-(L3-CO—O)g—, L2 and L3 independently represent a C1-12 divalent hydrocarbon group, g represent 0 or 1, R3 represents a C1-12 liner or branched alkyl group except for a tertiary alkyl group and represents a binding position to an oxygen atom.
US10520811B2	Resist composition and patterning process A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a quencher in the form of an iodonium salt of fluorinated aminobenzoic acid, fluorinated nitrobenzoic acid or fluorinated hydroxybenzoic acid offers a high dissolution contrast and minimal LWR independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
US10520810B2	Process for producing photoresist pattern and photoresist composition A process for producing a photoresist pattern comprising steps (1) to (5);(1) applying a photoresist composition onto a substrate, said photoresist composition comprising an acid generator and a resin which comprises a structural unit having an acid-liable group;(2) drying the applied composition to form a composition layer;(3) exposing the composition layer;(4) heating the exposed composition layer; and(5) developing the heated composition layer with a developer which comprises butyl acetate,wherein a distance of Hansen solubility parameters between the resin and butyl acetate is from 3.3 to 4.3,the distance is calculated from formula (1): R=(4×(δdR−15.8)2+(δpR−3.7)2+(δhR−6.3)2)1/2 (1) in which δdR represents a dispersion parameter of the resin, δpR represents a polarity parameter of the resin, δhR represents a hydrogen bonding parameter of the resin, and R represents the distance, and a film retention ratio of the photoresist pattern relative to the composition layer is adjusted to 65% or more.
US10520805B2	System and method for localized EUV pellicle glue removal An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask having a pellicle disposed thereover is received. The EUV pellicle is coupled to the EUV mask at least in part via glue that is disposed on the EUV mask. The EUV pellicle is removed, thereby exposing the glue. A localized glue-removal process is performed by targeting a region of the EUV mask on which the glue is disposed. The localized glue-removal process is performed without affecting other regions of the EUV mask that do not have the glue disposed thereon. The localized glue-removal process may include injecting a cleaning chemical onto the glue and removing a waste chemical produced by the cleaning chemical and the glue. The localized glue-removal process may also include a plasma process that applies plasma to the glue. The localized glue-removal process may further include a laser process that shoots a focused laser beam at the glue.
US10520804B2	Portable radiographic imaging apparatus A portable radiographic imaging apparatus includes a sensor and a case that houses sensor panel. Radiation detector elements are arrayed two-dimensionally in the sensor panel. The case comprises a corner where two side walls are adjacent. The side walls are made of a continuous fiber reinforced resin that comprises one or more fiber layers oriented in a predetermined direction. The fiber layers are oriented in a direction from one to the other of the adjacent side walls in the corner. A breakpoint where the fiber layers are discontinuous over an entire thickness in a wall thickness direction is not present in an area of at least one of the corners.
US10520801B2	Wavelength conversion element, method for manufacturing wavelength conversion element, light source apparatus, and projector The invention relates to a wavelength conversion element including a wavelength conversion layer having a first surface including an excitation light irradiated region irradiated with excitation light and a second surface being opposed to the first surface, the wavelength conversion layer wavelength-converting the excitation light into converted light having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the excitation light, a reflection member provided on a portion of the second surface, the reflection member including an inorganic oxide layer and reflecting the excitation light and the converted light, a first layer disposed in a first region that faces the reflection member and in a second region that does not face the reflection member on the second surface of the wavelength conversion layer, a bonding material so provided as to face the first layer, and a base bonded to the first layer via the bonding material.
US10520795B2	Quick coupling for body camera A coupling releasably secures an item such as a body camera to a mount point. The coupling includes a connector and a receiver. The connector includes a crossbar and a post. The receiver includes an opening and a slot. The crossbar moves through the entry opening and the connector is rotated relative to the receiver. The post of the connector is moved through the slot to engage the receiver and hold the connector in a mounted position on the receiver, thereby securing the item to the mount point. Embodiments of the present disclosure also involve methods for securing the item to the mount point using a connector and receiver, as well as systems for mounting an item using a connector, receiver, and mount point.
US10520793B2	Focusing control device, focusing control method, focusing control program, lens device, and imaging device A focusing control device includes: a sensor as defined herein; a first correlation value generation unit as defined herein; a second correlation value generation unit as defined herein; a first phase difference amount measurement unit as defined herein; a second phase difference amount measurement unit as defined herein; a target position determination unit that selectively performs a first process of determining a target position of the focus lens based on the first phase difference amount and a second process of determining the target position of the focus lens based on the second phase difference amount, based on the correlation values acquired by the first correlation value generation unit and the correlation values acquired by the second correlation value generation unit; and a lens driving control unit that drives the focus lens to the target position determined through the first process or the second process.
US10520787B2	Tunable polymer dispersed liquid crystal grin lens A camera system includes an image sensor assembly and a tunable optical element. The tunable optical element is a gradient index (GRIN) lens created from a polymer dispersed liquid crystal and a coupled control element. The GRIN lens is tunable by applying an electric field to the optical element via a control element. The control element applies a voltage differential to the optical element inducing an electric field which changes the polarization of the PDLC within the optical element. The electrodes of the control element can include sheet resistors with a radially dependent voltage drop. The refractive index of the GRIN lens is dependent on the polarization of the liquid crystals within the optical element. Applying the electric field to the tunable element changes the optical properties of the grating.
US10520785B2	Driving thin film switchable optical devices Controllers and control methods apply a drive voltage to bus bars of a thin film optically switchable device. The applied drive voltage is provided at a level that drives a transition over the entire surface of the optically switchable device but does not damage or degrade the device. This applied voltage produces an effective voltage at all locations on the face of the device that is within a bracketed range. The upper bound of this range is associated with a voltage safely below the level at which the device may experience damage or degradation impacting its performance in the short term or the long term. At the lower boundary of this range is an effective voltage at which the transition between optical states of the device occurs relatively rapidly. The level of voltage applied between the bus bars is significantly greater than the maximum value of the effective voltage within the bracketed range.
US10520771B2	Liquid crystal device, electronic apparatus, method for manufacturing liquid crystal device, mother substrate for liquid cystal device, and method for manufacturing mother substrate for liquid crystal device A liquid crystal device includes an elemental substrate provided with a silicon oxide alignment layer on the front surface side thereof. Silanol groups of the alignment layer are bound to an organic silane polymer layer by silane coupling treatment. The silane coupling treatment also forms an organic silane polymer layer on the rear surface side of the elemental substrate. This organic silane polymer layer is a layer having a higher hydrophilicity than the organic silane polymer layer. A light-transmitting plate bonded to the rear surface side of elemental substrate with an adhesive layer is thus unlikely to separate.
US10520770B2	Display apparatus Provided is a display apparatus, including: a rectangular display panel including a screen in front; a rectangular sheet located behind the display panel, the sheet having a plurality of holes in a peripheral portion thereof; a light source illuminating the display panel with light from behind the display panel; and a housing accommodating the light source, the housing that has a generally box-like shape having a rectangular opening toward the display panel, and has a plurality of engageable portions arranged along a longitudinal direction in a peripheral portion of the rectangular opening, the plurality of engageable portions capable of engaging respectively with edges of the plurality of holes; wherein the plurality of engageable portions are adjustable in position or orientation so as to contact the edges of the plurality of holes.
US10520766B2	Display panel and manufacturing method therefor A display panel and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, and at least one of a first organic film layer disposed on the first substrate, and a second organic film layer disposed on the second substrate, where at least one of the first organic film layer or the second organic film layer is an polyimide doped with a dichromatic organic dye.
US10520760B2	System and method for manufacturing optical display element According to the present invention, a system for manufacturing an optical display element, which manufactures an optical display element by laminating optical films on both planes of a rectangular panel, includes: a panel supply unit supplying the panel; a panel transport unit transporting the supplied panel; a first laminating unit laminating the optical film onto a first plane of the panel in a direction parallel to a panel transport direction; and a second laminating unit laminating the optical film onto a second plane of the panel so that an absorption axis direction of the optical film is orthogonal to the absorption axis direction of the optical film laminated onto the first plane of the panel, in which when a panel supply direction set to be parallel to the panel transport direction between a longitudinal direction of an initial long edge and the longitudinal direction of an initial short edge of the panel supplied by the panel supply unit and a first laminating direction set so as to laminate the optical film onto the first plane of the panel in one of the longitudinal direction of a long edge and the longitudinal direction of a short edge of the panel are previously set as a process condition, the system includes a first pivot unit that pivots the panel to reverse positional relationship of the initial long edge and the initial short edge of the panel to each other when the set panel transfort direction is orthogonal to the first laminating direction.
US10520756B2	Laminated mirror lens A lens for eyewear is configured to reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens and/or increase the durability of the lens. The lens can include a functional stack bonded to a lens body. The functional stack can include a functional layer, such as a thin film coating, sandwiched between the lens body and an optical-grade transparent film. The functional stack can increase abrasion resistance and environmental durability of the lens, and can reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens. The combined lens body and functional stack can increase the durability of the lens relative to a lens with a thin film coating (e.g., a gradient or mirror stack) on an external surface of the lens.
US10520728B2	Embedded optimization algorithm of parameters to drive deployment mechanism for displays A deployment system for a device of a vehicle is described. The deployment system includes a non-transitory computer readable medium to store instructions of the deployment system and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The processor is configured to deploy the device using a parameter, determine a Mean Square Error (MSE), and run a Statistical Process Control (SPC) test on the MSE. The processor is further configured to determine that no special event is present and process a new parameter using the parameter and the SPC test results. An evolutionary operation (EVOP) algorithm is also used to calculate the new parameter.
US10520727B2	Holographic display apparatus and holographic display method A holographic display apparatus includes a spatial light modulator configured to generate hologram patterns to modulate light; an illuminator configured to emit the light to the spatial light modulator; and a controller configured to control operations of the spatial light modulator and the illuminator, the spatial light modulator being configured to generate, from among the hologram patterns, a first hologram pattern and a second hologram pattern according to the control operations of the controller, the first hologram pattern and the second hologram pattern being configured to form a first hologram image and a second hologram image having different viewpoints, and the controller being configured to set a first phase modulation value of the first hologram pattern and a second phase modulation value of the second hologram pattern to be different from each other such that hologram images having different viewpoints are formed.
US10520725B2	Display device and apparatus A display device includes an intermediate-image formation unit configured to form an intermediate image on a screen, a projection unit configured to project the intermediate image toward a transmission/reflection member to display a virtual image, a reception unit configured to receive virtual image information about the virtual image, and a correction unit configured to rotate the intermediate image within the screen to correct a defect of the virtual image in accordance with the virtual image information.
US10520721B2	Optical beam scanning system having a synthetic center of beam rotation An optical beam scanning system having a synthetic center of beam rotation. A front, primary intermediate and back mirrors having respective motors are provided to receive and redirect an optical beam. A controller is connected to orient the front, primary intermediate and back mirrors so that a beam received by the front mirror from a given direction is directed toward the primary intermediate mirror, by the primary intermediate mirror toward the back mirror, and by the back mirror so as to pass through a selected point spaced apart from the back mirror in one of a plurality of selectable different directions. A secondary intermediate mirror may be provided so as to receive the beam from the primary intermediate mirror and redirect it toward the back mirror. The beam may be directed thereby through a synthetic center of beam rotation.
US10520716B2	Viewing optic with an integrated display system The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having an integrated display system. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having an integrated display system for generating images that are projected into the first focal plane of an optical system.
US10520715B2	Methods and apparatus for stretched light field microscope The information budget of a light field microscope is increased by increasing the field of view and image circle diameter of the microscope, while keeping the ratio of overall magnification of the microscope to the numerical aperture of the microscope unchanged. Alternatively, the information budget is increased by increasing the field of view and image circle diameter of the microscope by a first factor, while increasing the ratio of overall magnification of the microscope to the numerical aperture of the microscope by a smaller, second factor. In some cases, an infinity-corrected light field microscope has an overall magnification that is greater than the nominal magnification of the objective lens.
US10520706B2	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 positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative 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 plastic material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of glass material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.
US10520703B2	Optical lens assembly and electronic device including the same Provided are an optical lens assembly and an electronic device. The optical lens assembly includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a positive or negative refractive power, and a third lens having a negative refractive power. The first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side of an optical axis, the object side facing an object for image capture and the image side facing an image plane of an image sensor. The optical lens assembly and the electronic device may be configured to perform, for example, iris recognition for user authentication.
US10520702B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group; a second lens group; and a third lens group. The first lens group includes a stop, a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, and a third lens. The second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are arranged on an optical axis with a space in between respectively. The fifth lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis thereof. The seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The surface of the seventh lens on the image plane side is formed in an aspheric shape having at least one inflexion point. The third lens has a specific Abbe's number.
US10520699B2	Lens driving device, camera module and optical apparatus A lens driving device is provided, including: a holder member; a first driving unit disposed at the holder member; a base disposed at a lower side of the holder member and spaced apart from the holder member; a first circuit board disposed at an upper surface of the base; a second circuit board including a second driving unit facing the first driving unit, and disposed at an upper surface of the first circuit board; a support member supporting the holder member with respect to the base; and a guide portion protruded from an upper surface of the base, wherein the guide portion supports the second circuit board. In an embodiment, a coil at the second circuit board and a magnet at the holder member may be assembled at a predetermined interval, such that reliability of the product with respect to performance of handshake compensation device can be enhanced.
US10520698B2	Retractable virtual reality device A retractable virtual reality device includes a rear cover, a front cover, a first restraining component, a second restraining component, and a display module. The front cover is movably combined with the rear cover. The first restraining component is fixed on the front cover. The second restraining component is movably disposed on the rear cover and for restraining the first restraining component. The display module includes a sleeve, a lens, and a display. The sleeve is fixed on the rear cover. The lens is disposed on a side of the sleeve. The display is disposed on the front cover and movably combined with the other side of the sleeve. By cooperation of the first restraining component and the second restraining component, the display and the front cover are movable relative to the lens and the rear cover, which reduces an overall size of the virtual reality device for easy carry.
US10520695B2	Cable fixation devices and methods A cable fixation device (100, 200, 300, 400) includes a base (102, 202) with fastener holes (104), an upright (110, 208) projecting from the base and including a fixation projection (126, 212, 316, 318) having a reduced dimensional portion (128, 214, 324) for receiving a cable tie (152, 222, 326). Protrusions (130, 218, 320) are provided for engaging the cable jacket. Variations on the cable fixation device include a fixation element (130, 218, 320) which can slide and/or rotate about a vertical rod; a plate element (304) which includes a plurality of fixation projections extending between two rods; and a plurality of uprights (208) integrally formed with the base and including forwardly and rearwardly projecting projections. The base (102, 202) and the fixation projections (126, 212, 316, 318) can be made from molded plastic.
US10520692B2	Optical connection terminals for fiber optic communications networks An optical connection terminal for a fiber optic communications network includes a base, the base comprising an exterior wall. The terminal further includes a cover connected to the base, wherein an interior cavity is defined between the base and the cover. The cover includes a bottom panel, a first end wall, a second opposing end wall, a first sidewall, and a second opposing sidewall, wherein the bottom panel extends between the first end wall and opposing second end wall and between the first side wall and second opposing sidewall. The terminal further includes an exterior channel defined in the bottom panel, and a stub cable port defined in the bottom panel within the exterior channel of the cover. The terminal further includes a plurality of connector ports defined in the exterior wall of the base.
US10520672B2	Optical hybrid An optical circuit capable of operating as a 90° optical hybrid includes a phase-symmetric optical splitter and a 90° optical splitter, and two 2×2 optical couplers as optical combiners. The input ports of the optical combiners and the output ports of the optical splitters face a common area therebetween, with the optical splitters interposed between optical combiners as viewed along the circumference of the common area. The output ports of each optical splitter is connected to closest input ports of the optical combiners with optical waveguides of a same length. The length of the waveguides may be minimized when the optical couplers and the optical splitters are disposed in a cross-like configuration.
US10520669B2	Automated system for trans-jacket fibre Bragg grating inscription and manufacturing There is provided an alignment system and method for use in an ultrashort pulse duration laser-based Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) writing system, the alignment system comprising: clamps configured to hold a coated optical fiber in a position perpendicular to a beam path of an ultrashort pulse duration laser-based FBG writing station; an optical detector; and a control system with an input from the optical detector and an output to adjust parameters of an optical source and the FBG writing station adjust a distance between the optical fiber and an optical source of the writing station based on luminescence generated in a core of the optical fiber as indicated in a signal received at the input from the optical detector.
US10520665B2	Backlight module and liquid crystal display with the same A backlight module includes a backboard, a light guide plate arranged on the backboard, an optical film arranged on the light guide plate, a frame fixed with the backboard and configured to fix the light guide plate and the optical film, and an inclined block arranged on an upper surface of the frame. A slant of the inclined block is smoothly connected to the upper surface of the frame. A liquid crystal display having the backlight module is also provided. The backlight module and the LCD including the backlight module supply the glue with wide and broad attaching space. It brings great convenience to processing and assembly of the glue, thereby saving time and costs.
US10520657B2	Radar systems and methods for detecting objects A radar system for detecting objects can comprise an RF transmitter that emits RF light and at least one light source that emits visible light in response to the RF light detecting the presence of an object. The system can include a dielectric lens that collects and focuses the RF light. The dielectric lens can also include features that collect and scatter the visible light.
US10520655B2	Glare reducing glazing articles Glazing articles that reduce glare include a glazing substrate, and a reflective polarizing film article attached to the glazing substrate. The reflective polarizing film article includes a reflective polarizing film, and a reflection inhibitor layer. The reflective polarizing film articles reduce transmission of polarized light with a polarization block axis that is horizontal, and reduce horizontally polarized light to 90% or less of the horizontally polarized incident visible light. The reflective polarizing film may include a multi-layer film construction. The reflection inhibitor layer may include a tinted layer or an absorptive polarizer layer. Glazing units that reduce glare include at least one glazing substrate, at least one reflective polarizing film, and at least one reflection inhibitor layer. The glazing substrate, reflective polarizing film, and reflection inhibitor layer may or may not be in contact with one another.
US10520654B2	Ultra-thin broadband retardation film An ultra-thin broadband retardation film is provided. The broadband retardation film includes a first retardation film and a second retardation film. The second retardation film is disposed on a side of the first retardation film, wherein an in-plane retardation value Ro of the first retardation film is between 70 nm and 130 nm, an in-plane retardation value Ro of the second retardation film is between 140 nm and 260 nm, and an angle between an optic axis of the first retardation film and an optic axis of the second retardation film is between 35° and 70°.
US10520646B2	Haptic rain sensor A system for detecting precipitation is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system includes a capacitive sensor configured to detect a presence of precipitation, a piezo sensor configured to be powered on in response to detection of the presence of the precipitation by the capacitive sensor, and a processor configured to detect a characteristic of the precipitation based at least in part on an output of the piezo sensor. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a signal from a piezo sensor, sampling the signal at a sampling rate, determining a frequency domain representation of the sampled signal, determining that a magnitude of a resonant frequency associated with the sampled signal meets a threshold, and determining a valid precipitation event based at least in part on the determination that the magnitude of the resonant frequency meets the threshold.
US10520640B2	Method and system for adjusting seismic source pilot and drive signals using measured data Computing device, software and method for calibrating pilot and drive signals of a marine seismic source array using measured data. The method includes receiving a source array geometry and a model of the source array; estimating an initial overall response of the source array based on numerical simulations, the model of the source array, and the source array geometry; generating the pilot and drive signals for the source array based on the initial overall response; determining individual responses of the source elements, which form the source array, based on the source array geometry, the model of the source array, and first measured data; calculating an actual overall response of the source array based on the pilot and drive signals, the model of the source array and second measured data; and adjusting the pilot and drive signals based on the actual overall response of the source array.
US10520639B2	System for geosteering and formation evaluation utilizing near-bit sensors This disclosure provides a downhole drilling system, which comprises a downhole motor, a universal-joint assembly comprising an upper universal joint and a lower universal and a connecting rod connecting the upper universal joint and the lower universal joint, and a measurement sub. The measurement sub is disposed about the connecting rod and the connecting rod extends through the measurement sub in a longitudinal direction thereof.
US10520633B2	Dual-transmitter with short shields for transient MWD resistivity measurements Systems, devices, and methods for evaluating an earth formation. Method embodiments may include conveying a carrier in a borehole, the carrier including a conducting tubular having a plurality of transmitters and a receiver non-collocated with the plurality of transmitters; inducing a first current in the earth formation using a first transmitter of the plurality of transmitters; measuring with the receiver a first time-dependent transient electromagnetic (TEM) signal induced by the formation responsive to the first current; inducing a second current in the earth formation using a second transmitter of the plurality of transmitters; measuring with the receiver a second TEM signal induced by the formation responsive to the second current; and using at least one processor to estimate a value of a resistivity property of the earth formation using a bucked signal derived from the first time-dependent TEM signal, the second time-dependent TEM signal, and a bucking coefficient K(t).
US10520631B2	Magnetic field measurement via streamer cables A method of generating a magnetic anomaly map and a system to develop a magnetic anomaly map are described. The method includes obtaining magnetic compass data recorded by two or more magnetic compasses disposed along a seismic streamer that traverses a first area and obtaining measurements from one or more navigation systems over the first area. The method also includes determining a correct position of each of the two or more magnetic compasses based on the measurements from the one or more navigation systems, and comparing the magnetic compass data with theoretical magnetic field data at the correct positions to generate a magnetic anomaly map.
US10520630B2	Differential target antenna coupling (DTAC) data corrections The present invention features a unique system of interdependent methods to greatly improve data acquired via the Differential Target Antenna Coupling (“DTAC”) method, which transmits electromagnetic (“EM”) fields and measures the primary EM field and the secondary EM fields generated in subsurface targets. These new data correction techniques provide improvements, in orders of magnitude, to the measured DTAC response accuracy. This improvement allows for greater depth of investigation, improved target location, and enhanced target characteristics.
US10520628B2	Downhole gradiometric ranging for T-intersection and well avoidance utilizing transmitters and receivers having magnetic dipoles A ranging system utilizes gradiometric data to determine the direction to and distance between a first and second well without any knowledge or involvement of the borehole or formation characteristics in order to intersect and/or avoid the second well. In general, this is achieved by deploying a downhole assembly comprising transmitters and receivers having magnetic dipoles, along with bucking receivers positioned between the transmitters and receivers.
US10520623B2	Methods and systems for marine survey acquisition Methods and systems for marine survey acquisition are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is provided that may deploy a marine seismic spread that includes a first seismic source, a second seismic source and a streamer with a receiver. The second source may be disposed at a distance from the first seismic source in an inline direction. The distance may be selected to produce one or more pairs of shot points during a seismic survey. The shot points within a pair may be disposed within a range that is used to calculate a pressure source gradient between the shot points within the pair. The method may shoot the first seismic source and the second seismic source substantially simultaneously. The method may record seismic data associated with shooting the first seismic source and the second seismic source. The method may calculate the pressure source gradient for respective pairs of shot points.
US10520620B2	Method and apparatus for estimating surface wave coda using time-reversal experiments Surface wave coda in seismic data recorded with a data acquisition system over an underground formation is estimated using time-reversal experiments. First time-reversal experiments use a first time-reversal mirror including a target source and one or more other sources to obtain estimates of surface waves traveling from other receivers to a target receiver. Second time-reversal experiments obtain a coda estimate for a surface wave traveling from the target source to the target receiver using a second time-reversal mirror including the target receiver and the other receivers.
US10520617B2	Biodegradable ground contact sleeve for a seismic data acquisition node A biodegradable ground contact sleeve for a seismic data acquisition node includes a ground contact sleeve having a substantially tubular shaped body insertable into the surface of the earth and having an internal opening at one longitudinal end for receiving a seismic data acquisition node and making acoustic coupling thereto. The ground contact sleeve is formed of biodegradable material.
US10520605B2	Satellite signal reception characteristic estimation apparatus, method thereof, and program thereof A satellite signal reception characteristic estimation apparatus includes a satellite orbital information collection unit that collects and outputs orbital information for a satellite; a peripheral environment spatial information collection unit that collects spatial information for a peripheral environment of an installation position of a satellite antenna; a positional information collection unit that collects and outputs positional information for the installation position of the satellite antenna; and a simulation server unit that estimates reception characteristics of satellite signals at the installation position of the satellite antenna by performing a simulation based on the orbital information, the spatial information, and the positional information outputted from the satellite orbital information collection unit, the peripheral environment spatial information collection unit, and the positional information collection unit.
US10520604B2	Detection module of a disturbance signal during initial receiving by a receiver of navigation information, receiver comprising such module, associated method and computer program product A module making it possible to detect a disturbance signal during initial receiving by a receiver of navigation information, the receiver including a plurality of elementary antennas able to receive, in a plurality of arrival directions, electromagnetic signals including navigation information, a forming unit able to form a resultant signal from the electromagnetic signals and a processing unit able to process the resultant signal, the detection module being integrated into the forming unit and able to receive the electromagnetic signals coming from each of the elementary antennas, analyze the signals and detect a disturbance signal when the receiver is started cold in case of detection of a favored arrival direction of some of the electromagnetic signals.
US10520601B2	Methods and systems for detecting at least the position of an object in space According to some embodiments there is provided a sound and detection system comprising at least a digital sound reconstruction speaker apparatus, comprising a plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, and at least a controlling unit configured to control the actuation of the plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, so as to produce at least an ultrasonic beam directed towards space during at least a first time interval, for the calculation of at least the position of at least part of an object present in space based on the sensing of at least ultrasonic sound waves reflected by said part of the object, and control the actuation of the plurality of pressure-pulse producing elements, so as to produce audible content during at least a second time interval. Various other systems, methods and applications are described.
US10520596B2	FM-CW radar and method of generating FM-CW signal An FM-CW radar includes a high frequency circuit that receives a reflected wave from a target, and a signal processing unit that converts an analog signal generated by the high frequency circuit into a digital signal and detects at least a distance to the target and velocity of the target. The high frequency circuit includes a VCO that receives a modulation voltage from the signal processing unit and generates a frequency-modulated high frequency signal. The signal processing unit includes an LUT that stores default modulation control data. The signal processing unit calculates frequency information from phase information of output of the VCO, and updates the data stored in the LUT with correction data that is generated by using a result of the calculation.
US10520591B2	LiDAR system comprising a single-photon detector A method for developing a map of objects in a region surrounding a location is disclosed. The method includes interrogating the region along a detection axis with a series of optical pulses and detecting reflections of the optical pulses that originate at objects located along the detection axis. A multi-dimensional map of the region is developed by scanning the detection axis about the location in at least one dimension. The reflections are detected via a single-photon detector that is armed using a sub-gating scheme such that the single-photon detector selectively detects photons of reflections that originate only within each of a plurality of zones that collectively define the detection field. In some embodiments, the optical pulses have a wavelength within the range of 1350 nm to 1390 nm, which is a spectral range having a relatively high eye-safety threshold and a relatively low solar background.
US10520584B2	Radar system with optimized storage of temporary data The invention relates to a radar system for use in driver assistance systems in motor vehicles. According to the invention, the radar system has optimized storage of temporary data when using periodic linear frequency modulation and a multidimensional discrete Fourier transform.
US10520575B2	System and method for electron paramagnetic resonance imaging using transmission lines to generate traveling waves A system and method for an electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI) system includes a magnet configured to apply a static magnetic field to a subject to be imaged and a gradient coil configured to apply a magnetic field gradient to the static magnetic field. The system also includes a parallel plate waveguide (PPWG) configured to use a traveling wave to generate a radio frequency (RF) magnetic field over a volume of interest (VOI) in the subject to elicit EPRI data from the VOI and a processor configured to reconstruct the EPRI data into an image of the VOI.
US10520572B2	Magnetic resonance apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprises a scanning unit for performing a pulse sequence PS including a MT (Magnetization Transfer) pulse b for lessening signals from the cerebral parenchyma (white matter and gray matter). The scanning unit performs the pulse sequence PS in periods of time P1 and P3 in the pulse sequence PS so that the MT pulse b is applied every repetition time TR, while it performs the pulse sequence PS in a period of time P2 in the pulse sequence PS so that no MT pulse b is applied.
US10520570B2	System and method for tissue characterization using multislice magnetic resonance imaging An MRI method includes: performing a first data acquisition block of a pulse sequence to acquire a first MR data from a plurality of slices of a subject during a period of fully recovered longitudinal magnetization within the plurality of slices disposed at different locations in the subject; performing a second data acquisition block of the pulse sequence including a magnetization preparation module followed by a recovery period and an imaging sequence executed during the recovery period, to acquire a second MR data from the plurality of slices during the recovery period; and generating a T1 map of the subject based on the first MR data and the second MR data, of the plurality of slices.
US10520567B2	Combined shim and bore cooling assembly For shimming a background magnetic field of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having an outer vacuum chamber (OVC) bore tube, a shimming arrangement has rails on the OVC bore tube and shim trays are mounted between respective rails.
US10520554B2	Voltage detector circuit A circuit includes an amplifier having a first power terminal configured to be coupled to a supply voltage and a second power terminal configured to be coupled to a reference potential. The circuit further includes a first impedance element coupled between a first input terminal of the amplifier and a first output terminal of the amplifier. The circuit additionally includes a second impedance element coupled between the first input terminal and the reference potential. The amplifier is configured to output a first voltage at a second output terminal of the amplifier in response to the supply voltage being greater than an output voltage at the first output terminal of the amplifier. The amplifier is further configured to output a second voltage at the second output terminal of the amplifier in response to the supply voltage being less than the output voltage at the first output terminal of the amplifier.
US10520552B2	Battery pack management An electronic device includes a processor coupled to a battery and to determine whether the battery is being charged or discharged. If the battery being is being discharged, the processor operates to calculate an amount by which the battery has discharged since a preceding calculation of remaining capacity of the battery, compensate the amount by which the battery has discharged for a condition of the battery, and calculate a remaining capacity of the battery as a function of the amount by which the battery has discharged. If the battery is being charged, the processor operates to calculate an amount by which the battery has charged since a preceding calculation of remaining capacity of the battery, compensate the amount by which the battery has charged for a condition of the battery, and calculate the remaining capacity of the battery as a function of the amount by which the battery has charged.
US10520549B2	Semiconductor device, diagnostic test, and diagnostic test circuit A semiconductor device includes a system bus, a plurality of Central Processing Unit (CPU) cores each connected to the system bus, including a scan chain, and being assigned one or more tasks and configured to perform one of the tasks in a normal operation state, and a diagnostic test circuit connected to the system bus and capable of communicating with the plurality of the CPU cores, and configured to perform a scan test for the plurality of the CPU cores by using the scan chain. The plurality of the CPU cores outputs a test start instruction signal to the diagnostic test circuit, when the test start instruction signal is output from one of the plurality of the CPU cores, the diagnostic test circuit performs a scan test for the one of the plurality of the CPU cores in accordance with the test start instruction signal.
US10520540B2	Survey signal transmitter A survey voltage transmitter includes a diode, a resistor, a first connection wire connected to a hot wire of AC power at a place, a second connection wire connected to a neutral wire of the AC power, a switching unit for turning on/off a circuit connected between the hot wire and the neutral wire to control a current flow through the diode and the resistor connected in series, a switching control unit for controlling a switch time of the circuit by providing a time control signal to the switching unit to turn on the circuit at a predetermined phase angle of the AC power and turn off the circuit before a half wave extinction phase angle of the AC power, and a coding unit for controlling the switching control unit to generate the current flow or not and for generating a series of logic values corresponding to the current flow.
US10520539B2	System for detecting and indicating partial discharges and voltage in high-voltage electric power distribution systems A system for detecting and indicating partial discharges and voltage. The system allows capturing signals from the electric power system and/or the electrical equipment thereof, and detecting and indicating the presence or absence of partial discharges and voltage, which allows carrying out a quick and simple inspection in order to prevent faults in the distribution elements, preventing risks and performing suitable installation maintenance.
US10520538B2	Identifying and determining status of reefer containers An electrical system can include a diagnostic device that generates a first test signal at a first time. The electrical system can also include at least one energy transfer link coupled to the diagnostic device, where the first test signal flows through the at least one energy transfer link at the first time. The electrical system can further include a portable electrical load coupled to the at least one energy transfer link. The electrical system can also include a monitoring device coupled to the at least one energy transfer link, where the monitoring device is disposed between the diagnostic device and the portable electrical load. The first monitoring device can receive the first test signal, where the monitoring device executes, in response to the first test signal, a test procedure on the portable electrical load. The portable electrical load is portable relative to the diagnostic device.
US10520536B2	Apparatus for predicting a maximum operational depth for an underground drilling procedure and method A portable device and associated method are described for use with a system in which a locating signal is transmitted from within the ground during an operational procedure. The locating signal includes a transmission frequency that is selectable from a group of discrete transmission frequencies in a frequency range and the region includes electromagnetic noise that can vary. The portable device includes a receiver having a bandwidth that includes the transmission frequency range and is operable for measuring the electromagnetic noise in the transmission frequency range to establish a frequency content of the electromagnetic noise for use in selecting one of the discrete transmission frequencies that is subsequently transmitted as the locating signal during the operational procedure. The locating signal can be transmitted from a boring tool, a pullback arrangement or an inground cable. A predicted maximum operational depth for a transmitter can be determined prior to the operational procedure.
US10520533B2	Capacitance sensing circuit As applied to the field of touch control technology, a capacitance sensing circuit for sensing a detection capacitor of a detecting circuit, includes: a capacitance judging circuit coupled to the detecting circuit for judging the capacitance of the detection capacitor according to the output signal; and an input signal generator coupled to the detecting circuit for generating the input signal according to noise. The input signal generator includes: a phase detection unit for receiving the noise and detecting a first phase of the noise; a phase calculation unit coupled to the phase detection unit for receiving the noise and the first phase and calculating an optimum phase according to the noise and the first phase; and a first waveform generator coupled to the phase calculation unit for generating the input signal according to the optimum phase.
US10520530B2	Power sense output Examples disclosed herein relate to determining a power sense output based on a current sense line and a voltage sense line. A first stage circuit has a first voltage input of the current sense line of a server. The first stage circuit also has a feedback voltage input based on an output voltage of the first stage circuit and a variable resistance value based on the voltage sense line of the server. A second stage circuit is used to buffer the first output voltage to yield a second output voltage. A third stage circuit yields a power sense output based on a difference between the second output voltage and the first voltage input.
US10520518B2	Specimen analyzer and specimen analysis method This specimen analyzer includes: an analysis unit which analyzes a specimen collected from a subject; a manual input unit which receives an input of information by manual operation; an information read unit which receives an input of information by reading an information record section provided in a consumable; and a controller which does not permit an input of information on the consumable with the manual input unit, and permits an input of the information on the consumable with the information read unit.
US10520516B2	Complexes comprising transmembrane receptors and antibodies that bind the receptors in a conformationally selective manner Provided herein are several methods for selecting agents that bind to transmembrane receptors in a conformationally-selective way. In some embodiments, the method may comprise producing: a transmembrane receptor in an active conformation; and said transmembrane receptor in an inactive conformation and using cell sorting to select, from a population of cells comprising a library of cell surface-tethered extracellular capture agents, cells that are specifically bound to either the transmembrane receptor in its active conformation or the transmembrane receptor in its inactive conformation, but not both. In other embodiments, the method may comprise: contacting a GPCR with a population of cells that comprise a library of surface-tethered extracellular proteins; labeling the cell population with a conformationally-specific binding agent, e.g., a G-protein or mimetic thereof; and using cell sorting to select from the cell population cells that bind to the agent.
US10520505B2	Methods of measuring potential for therapeutic potency and defining dosages for autologous cell therapies Autologous bone marrow cells (BMC) are transplanted to a heterologous site in a patient after a sample of the patient's BMC has been tested and found to have a phenotypic profile which meets minimum criteria for transplantation. The phenotypic profile may be obtained by screening a sample of bone marrow cells (BMC) from the patient for the phenotypic profile, such as a CD profile, the phenotype profile may be assessed to determine the likelihood that the BMC will be suitable for transplantation to the heterologous tissue site without enriching particular phenotypic population(s) of the BMC.
US10520504B2	Fluorescent polybranched probes for detecting bacteria and/or fungi in vitro and in vivo A probe for detecting bacteria and/or fungi in vitro and in vivo is provided, the probe having a core and a plurality of probe elements; each probe element within the plurality of probe elements extending from the core and having a fluorophore and a binding moiety, wherein the binding moiety is a bacteria binding moiety and selectively binds to bacteria and/or to fungi and not to animal cells. Methods of use of the probe and kits comprising the probe are also provided.
US10520500B2	Labelled silica-based nanomaterial with enhanced properties and uses thereof The present invention relates to labelled silica-based nanoparticles with enhanced properties, to process for preparing them and to uses thereof.
US10520491B2	Transformed cell lines expressing non-endogenous cell-surface selective guanosine-responsive G-protein coupled receptors Disclosed herein are cell lines transformed to express G-Protein Coupled Receptor GPCR22 and uses thereof for identifying guanosine analogues and/or other ligands to the receptor. In particular, techniques for transforming Drosophila Schneider 2 cells and human astrocytoma 1321N1 cell to express GPCR22 are disclosed as well as transformed cells lines. The transformed cell lines of the instant disclosure may be useful in identifying guanosine analogues and functional equivalents thereof.
US10520490B2	Gas detecting device and gas detecting method using the same A gas detecting device and a gas detecting method using the same are provided. The gas detecting device includes a casing, a gas detecting element, a first valve, a second valve and a forced exhausting element. The casing has a cavity, an inlet and an outlet. The gas detector is disposed within the cavity. The first valve is for selectively opening or closing the inlet. The second valve is for selectively opening or closing the outlet. The forced exhausting element is disposed within the outlet.
US10520480B2	Deconvolution method for emissions measurement Disclosed is a method of correcting a response of an instrument. The method includes determining an inverse convolution function, the inverse convolution function being in the time domain. A response of an instrument to an exhaust sample is recorded as a function of time. The recorded response is then convolved with the inverse convolution function, the result being a convolution corrected instrument response.
US10520477B2	High pressure valve with multi-piece stator assembly Valve with multi-piece stator assembly for use with liquid chromatography or other analytical systems. A separate and removable stator plate is provided with a mounting device to provide a multi-piece stator assembly. The mounting device is adapted on one side to engage and contact the stator plate, and on the other side includes a plurality of ports for fluidic connections which are in fluid communication with fluid passageways in the stator plate. By making the stator face a separate component, the overall costs of the valve can be reduced, different materials can be used for the mounting device and the stator, and the valve can be used for ultra-high pressure applications, including in liquid chromatography and other analytical instrument systems.
US10520475B2	Fiber acoustic emission sensing apparatus and method for service behavior of hydraulic concrete structure A fiber acoustic emission sensing apparatus and method including a laying device and an acoustic emission source; the laying device comprises base plate, first side plate and second side plate, the top portion of the first side plate connected with the top portion of the second side plate through an arc-shaped fiber-carrying channel, a main cavity formed by the first side plate and the second side plate; top portions of the first and second side plates respectively hinged with first and second arc-shaped covers, the lower end surface of the first arc-shaped cover fixedly connected with a first arc-shaped pressing body, the lower end surface of the second arc-shaped cover fixedly provided with a second arc-shaped pressing body, a first sensing fiber arranged under the first arc-shaped pressing body, and a second sensing fiber arranged under the second arc-shaped pressing body.
US10520473B2	Distributed sensing fiber acoustic emission fusion sensing system and running method A distributed sensing fiber acoustic emission fusion sensing system includes a sensing fiber temperature-sensitive compensation device and a sensing fiber acoustic emission demodulation device. A sensing fiber in the sensing fiber temperature-sensitive compensation device after being compensated enters the sensing fiber acoustic emission demodulation device.
US10520466B2	Gas sensor A gas sensor that is unlikely to have Au evaporation from an external electrode even when used under a high temperature atmosphere is provided. The gas sensor includes a sensor element mainly made of an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte; an external electrode provided on the sensor element and containing a Pt—Au alloy; and an electrode evaporation preventing film provided on the sensor element while being insulated from the sensor element and separated from the external electrode, and made of Au or a Pt—Au alloy having an Au composition ratio not smaller than an Au composition ratio of the Pt—Au alloy contained in the external electrode. A protection cover is provided so that at least part of the sensor element, at which the external electrode and the electrode evaporation preventing film is positioned, is inside the protection cover, and so that a measurement gas is introduced inside the protection cover.
US10520464B2	Gas sensor and method for manufacturing the same A gas sensor having a reliable measurement accuracy for specific gases even if a pump electrode is heated and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The gas sensor is provided with a measurement target gas chamber, a reference gas chamber, a solid electrolyte, a pump electrode, a sensor electrode, a reference electrode and a heater. The pump electrode includes Pt, Au and an aggregate. After the gas sensor has been manufactured, in a state that the pump electrode has not been heated to an activation temperature of the solid electrolyte yet, in the pump electrode, a pore is 5.2 vol % or less, a surface roughness Ra is 0.5 μm to 9.1 μm, and a content ratio of the aggregate is 4.9 vol % or more.
US10520462B1	Electrochemical screening for the selection of DNA aptamers An electrochemical screening method for the selection of DNA aptamers against 11-deoxycortisol (11-DCL) using gold electrode for target immobilization is described. The gold electrode is used as solid matrix instead of the beads for SELEX. The selection steps (SELEX) are performed on the 11-DC modified electrode directly as the DNA library in the first round or the enriched DNA pools in the subsequent rounds were incubated on the electrode, then the unbound DNA is washed and the bound DNA is measured directly by square wave voltammetry. Then elution of the bound DNA is performed for further use.
US10520455B2	Residual stress measuring apparatus and residual stress measuring method An apparatus includes an X-ray generating source; a first detecting element adapted to detect intensity of diffracted X-rays of the measuring object at a first detecting position; a second detecting element adapted to detect intensity of the diffracted X-rays of the measuring object at a second detecting position; a moving mechanism adapted to move each of the first detecting element and the second detecting element along a straight line extending in a direction orthogonal to a direction of incidence of the X-rays; a movement control unit adapted to control respective detecting positions of the first detecting element and the second detecting element by driving the moving mechanism; and a stress calculation unit adapted to calculate residual stress of the measuring object based on intensity peaks of the diffracted X-rays detected, respectively, by the first detecting element and the second detecting element each moved by the moving mechanism.
US10520444B2	Device for spectroscopic detection and monitoring of biologically relevant molecules There is a need in the point-of-care diagnostic community for an efficient and portable method for testing blood and other biological fluids that can be easily translated across multiple applications. An aspect of the invention described involves monitoring the optical properties of molecularly-mediated nanoparticle assemblies though an optically transparent and magnetically active microfluidic chip, which has recently emerged as an attractive method for biomarker detection as it is an efficient tool for monitoring the binding events that take place in a sensing assay. In one embodiment, this device is directed towards two-nanoparticle assays that rely on the assembly or disassembly of plasmonic and magnetic nanoparticles in response to a certain analyte. A further embodiment is directed to a spiral microfluidic using inertial forces to filter fluid components by size, connected to a magnetically active channel comprised of a nickel micropad array, optically transparent microchannel, and permanent magnets.
US10520443B2	Focal adjustment for analyte detection package An analyte detection system includes an analyte detection package to be presented to a reading device, and a focus mechanism to adjust a focal point of the analyte detection package relative to the reading device, with the analyte detection package including a surface-enhanced luminescence analyte stage, the reading device including optics to receive scattered radiation emitted luminescence from the analyte stage, and the focus mechanism to adjust the focal point relative to the optics.
US10520442B2	Nanogap structure having ultrasmall void between metal cores and molecular sensing apparatus and method using the same, and method for preparing the nanogap structure by selective etching By forming a monolayer of metal core-shell nanoparticles, transferring the monolayer to various substrates and removing the shells surrounding the particles by way of selective etching, it is possible to form large-area uniform nanogap structures very easily. In addition, a nanogap is formed by an ultrasmall void having no limitation in diffusion between metal cores through Van der Waals interaction between the metal core particles, as the etching proceeds. It is possible to enhance a near-field significantly around the nanogap structure.
US10520439B2	System and method for drug detection in exhaled breath A portable system (10) is disclosed for collecting a sample from exhaled breath of a subject. Drug substance in the exhaled breath are detected or determined. The sample is collected for further analysis using mass-spectroscopy. The system comprises a sampling unit (14) and a housing (12) arranged to hold the sampling unit (14), the sampling unit (14) is adapted to collect non-volatile and volatile compounds of the at least one drug substance from the exhaled breath from the subject. The housing (12) has at least one inlet (15) for the subject to exhale into the housing (12) to the sampling unit (14) and at least one outlet (16) for the exhaled breath to exit through.
US10520436B2	Dynamic focusing confocal optical scanning system An optical scanning system adapted to scan a sample on a chip is provided. The optical scanning system includes at least one optical scanning head, at least one scanning light source, a light receiving device and a processor. Each of at least one optical scanning head includes a focusing light source, a first optical guiding structure, and a control unit. The first optical guiding structure is configured to guide the focusing light emitted from the focusing light source to travel to the sample, and the first optical guiding structure is configured to guide the at least one scanning light emitted from the at least one scanning light source to the sample to generate a secondary light. The control unit is configured to control the first optical guiding structure to keep the focusing light and at least one scanning light focusing on a surface of the chip. The light receiving device receives the secondary light and generates a scanning electronic signal. The processor is electrically coupled to the light receiving device to dispose the scanning electronic signal.
US10520429B2	Image processing device, image processing method and image processing program An image processing device performing image processing on images obtained by shooting an object to be monitored at a plurality of time points. The image processing device includes a hardware processor that performs a process of removing, from image data indicating the images, second frequency component data that is lower in frequency than first frequency component data indicating a luminance of the object to be monitored, the second frequency component data indicating a background luminance change of the object to be monitored.
US10520427B2	Method and device for evaluating the quality of a component produced by means of an additive laser sintering and/or laser melting method A method for evaluating the quality of a component produced by means of an additive laser sintering and/or laser melting method, in particular a component for an aircraft engine comprises at least the steps of providing a first data set, which comprises spatially resolved color values, which each characterize the temperature of the component at an associated component location during the laser sintering and/or laser melting of the component, providing a second data set, which comprises spatially resolved color values corresponding to the first data set, which color values each characterize the temperature of a reference component at an associated reference component location during the laser sintering and/or laser melting of the reference component.
US10520426B2	Peakforce photothermal-based detection of IR nanoabsorption An apparatus and method of performing photothermal chemical nanoidentification of a sample includes positioning a tip of a probe at a region of interest of the sample, with the tip-sample separation being less than about 10 nm. Then, IR electromagnetic energy having a selected frequency, ω, is directed towards the tip. Using PFT mode AFM operation, absorption of the energy at the region of interest is identified. Calorimetry may also be performed with the photothermal PFT system.
US10520417B2	Analysis method and analysis device An analysis method irradiates, with laser light, an analysis substrate made of a resin material and having a reaction region on which detection target substances and nanoparticles of a metal compound for labeling the detection target substances are captured. The analysis method extracts, as a substrate signal level, a signal level generated when receiving reflected light from the analysis substrate. The analysis method receives reflected light from the reaction region to generate a light reception level signal. The analysis method extracts a nanoparticle detection signal from the light reception level signal of the reflected light from the reaction region, the nanoparticle detection signal having a higher level than the signal level of the reflected light from the analysis substrate. The analysis method detects the nanoparticles in accordance with the extracted nanoparticle detection signal.
US10520413B2	Particle sensor and particle sensing method having a series of sensor elements Presented is a particle sensing system is for providing particle distribution information in a fluid flow in which thermophoretic particle movement is induced (10) towards a sensor (12) for sensing collected particles. In accordance with the present invention, the thermophoretic particle movement is in opposite direction to the direction of gravity, and the sensor (12) is located above the sensing volume. The sensor (12) comprises a series (70) of sensor elements arranged along the length direction of the elongate channel, each sensor element positioned for sensing a particular particle size. Additionally, a method providing particle distribution information in a fluid flow is presented.
US10520409B2	Method of continuously measuring the shear viscosity of a product paste The present invention relates to a method of continuously determining the shear viscosity (η) of a product paste to be delivered to a spray nozzle for spray-drying applications wherein the continuous determination of the shear viscosity (η) of the product paste is carried out in a bypass to the product paste stream to the spray nozzle.
US10520405B2	Apparatus for providing object to be medically examined by blowing An apparatus for providing an object to be medically examined by blowing is provided where air is blown into a container in which an object to be medically examined is stored, so as to make the uniform distribution state of the object to be medically examined from the inside of the container, thereby ensuring the sameness of the object to be medically examined, which is to be extracted from the container.
US10520396B2	Method for estimating load model in tire uniformity tester A tire uniformity testing apparatus (1) measures uniformity of a tire (T) by measuring a load generated on the tire (T) pressed against a rotating rotary drum (2). A load model used to control a pressing position of the rotary drum (2) and express a relation between the pressing position of the tire (T) against the rotary drum (2) and a tire load generated in the tire (T) is configured to successively measure the tire load, while changing the pressing position of the tire (T) against the rotary drum (2), and to estimate the tire load using the measured value of the measured tire load.
US10520393B2	System and method for verifying a diopter setting and range of an optical system eyepiece The present disclosure relates to a system and method for verifying a diopter setting and range of an optical system eyepiece by utilizing an image sensor to view and analyze test patterns of spots displayed within the optical system eyepiece and calculating the diopter setting and range of the optical system eyepiece from an observed change in the test pattern at different diopter settings.
US10520391B1	Optical measurement apparatus An optical measurement apparatus configured to measure a photonic integrated circuit (photonic IC) is provided. The optical measurement apparatus includes a substrate, at least one optical waveguide device, a first connector, and a second connector. The at least one optical waveguide device is disposed on the substrate. The first connector and the second connector are connected with the at least one optical waveguide device. An optical signal from a first optical fiber is transmitted to the at least one optical waveguide device through the first connector, transmitted to the inside of the photonic IC though at least one first evanescent coupler of the photonic IC, transmitted to the at least one optical waveguide device through at least one second evanescent coupler of the photonic IC, and transmitted to a second optical fiber through the second connector in sequence.
US10520390B2	Measuring individual data of spectacles An apparatus and a method for measuring individual data of spectacles arranged in a measurement position are disclosed. The spectacles have a left and/or a right spectacle lens. The apparatus has a display for displaying a test structure. The apparatus contains an image capture device for capturing the test structure with an imaging beam path which passing through the left spectacle lens and/or the right spectacle lens of the spectacles. Further, the apparatus includes a computer unit with a computer program for determining a refractive power distribution for at least a section of the left spectacle lens and/or the right spectacle lens from the image of the test structure captured by the image capture device and a known spatial orientation of the display relative to the image capture device. To measure individual data of spectacles, the spectacles are arranged in a measurement position.
US10520388B2	Detecting structural integrity of a structural component Each of a plurality electronic circuit devices fixed to a structural component of a physical structure can be scanned a first time, using a radio frequency (RF) scanner to receive, from each of the plurality of electronic circuit devices, first data indicating a first measured electrical impedance of a respective conductor connected to the electronic circuit device and an identifier assigned to the electronic circuit device. For each of the plurality of electronic circuit devices, the first data indicating the first measured electrical impedance and the identifier assigned to the electronic circuit device can be stored to a first memory. The first data indicating the first measured electrical impedance and the identifier for each of the electronic devices can form a baseline measurement of the electronic circuit devices.
US10520382B2	Pressure sensor module with spring-loaded electrical contact pins An apparatus for measuring a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic component, comprising a pressure sensor module and a mounting plate, that is either an outer contour of the hydraulic component or is connectable with the hydraulic component in a substance-to-substance, form-locking and/or force-locking manner, wherein the pressure sensor module comprises a housing, at least one pressure sensor for determining the pressure of a fluid, at least one fluid connector for hydraulic connection of the hydraulic component, at least one electrical connector comprising a conductive mating surface; the mounting plate has a basic area and at least one electrical connecting pin, whereby the connecting pin spring loaded and is essentially perpendicular to the basic area of the mounting plate, the first end of the connecting pin is oriented towards the basic area, the second end of the connecting pin is oriented away from the basic area, and the second end of the connecting pin is pressed, by means of an elastic element, away from the basic area and towards the electrical connector when the mounting plate and the pressure sensor module are assembled and the pressure sensor module and/or the mounting plate have at least one guiding element. The pressure sensor, the fluid connector and the electrical connector are arranged within the housing, the mounting plate is connectable with the pressure sensor module in a force-locking manner and when the mounting plate and the pressure sensor module are assembled, the electrical connecting pin is connected with the electrical connector via its second end.
US10520370B2	Ultrasonic waveguide technique for distributed sensing and measurements of physical and chemical properties of surrounding media This invention relates to a waveguide with distributed sensors that support travelling ultrasonic wave modes to provide quantitative local distributed sensing of the physical and chemical properties of the medium surrounding the sensor locations and/or the material properties of the waveguide. The plurality of sensor is operably associated with plurality wave mode for probing and identifying plurality of properties simultaneously. The reflected waves are representative of local information about the surrounding media at that sensor location.
US10520369B2	Temperature estimation An illustrative method of estimating a temperature for at least one of a plurality of sites based on temperature information from at least one of a plurality of temperature measurement stations includes several steps. The sites are clustered into a plurality of clusters. Respective centroids for the clusters are determined. The centroids are associated with respective measurement stations. One of a preselected plurality of estimating techniques is respectively assigned to the measurement stations. The assigned estimating technique provides a temperature estimate at the measurement station that is more accurate than others of the preselected plurality of estimating techniques. A temperature at the at least one of the plurality of sites is estimated using the estimating technique assigned to the measurement station associated with the centroid of the cluster that includes the site of interest.
US10520364B2	Thermal protection mechanisms for uncooled microbolometers Methods and apparatus for preventing solar damage, and other heat-related damage, to uncooled microbolometer pixels. In certain examples, a thermochroic membrane that becomes highly reflective at temperatures above a certain threshold is applied over at least some of the microbolometer pixels to prevent the pixels from being damaged by excessive heat.
US10520363B2	Raman detecting chip for thin layer chromatography and method for separating and detecting an analyte A Raman detecting chip for thin layer chromatography and a method for separating and detecting an analyte are provided. The Raman detecting chip for thin layer chromatography includes a silicon substrate. The silicon substrate includes a first portion, a second portion and a plurality of silicon nanowires disposed on the first portion, wherein each silicon nanowire has a top surface and a sidewall. A metal layer covers the top surface and at least a part of the sidewall of the silicon nanowire, wherein the silicon nanowire has a length L from 5 μm to 15 μm. The ratio between the length L1 of the side wall covered by the metal layer and the length L of the silicon nanowire is from 0.2 to 0.8.
US10520351B2	Method and apparatus for peak weight detection A method for determining a peak weight associated with an agricultural machine includes the step of determining a weight associated with the agricultural machine. Operational parameters are stored in response to determining that the weight is above a threshold. The threshold can be based on a maximum weight associated with the agricultural machine and set via user input to a machine control indicator. In one embodiment, a new weight associated with the agricultural machine is determined. The new weight is compared to a previous peak weight associated with the agricultural machine. The new weight is stored as a peak weight in response to determining that the new weight is higher than the previous peak weight. Operational parameters associated with the new weight can also be stored in response to determining that the new weight is higher than the previous peak weight.
US10520345B2	Dispenser A dispenser (1) for discharging an amount of a substance to be discharged includes a container (4) with a discharge opening (6), and a metering device (14). The metering device (14) is mounted movably relative to the discharge opening (6) and has at least one recess (16) for conveying the substance to be discharged through the discharge opening (6) and out of the container (4). The metering device (14) is connected to a drive element, particularly to a spring element (13), and the drive element is configured to accelerate an amount of the substance that is received in the recess (16) of the metering device (14), as the amount leaves the dispenser (1).
US10520344B2	Proportional flow comparative metering A proportional flow meter includes a processor, a measurement channel including a measurement device and a first flow comparison sensor, a bypass channel including a second flow comparison sensor, the measurement and bypass channels operably coupled to an input. The processor may obtain a first measurement from the measurement device and a second measurement from the first flow comparison sensor, where the first and second measurements represent a flow volume of a first portion of a fluid flowing through the measurement channel, and also a third measurement from the second flow comparison sensor, representing a flow volume of a second portion of the fluid flowing through the bypass channel. The processor may determine a ratio of the third measurement to the second measurement, and may determine a total flow volume of the fluid through the measurement and bypass channels collectively based on the first measurement and the determined ratio.
US10520343B2	Thermal flowmeter The present invention provides a thermal flowmeter having good measurement accuracy by reducing deviation in the flow velocity distribution of a gas under measurement flowing through an auxiliary passage. An auxiliary passage 330 for taking in a portion of a gas under measurement IA flowing through a main passage 124 has a curved passage 32a that bends toward a flowrate measurement element 602. The curved passage 32a has a resistance portion 50 formed therein that applies resistance to the flow of the gas under measurement IA flowing through the outer peripheral side CO of the curved passage 32a so that the pressure loss of the gas under measurement IA flowing through the outer peripheral side CO is high compared to that of the gas flowing through the inner peripheral side CI of the curved passage 32a.
US10520336B2	Displacement detector The displacement detector is configured to receive a transmission signal output from a transmission signal output unit by a reception electrode disposed in a detection head to detect a displacement between the detection head and a scale based on the received signal. The transmission signal is transmitted from a transmission electrode disposed in the detection head to the reception electrode through a coupling electrode disposed in the scale. Phase adjustment units generates a signal whose phase is adjusted from the transmission signal output from the transmission signal output unit. An amplitude adjustment unit adjusts an amplitude of the signal whose phase is adjusted by the phase adjustment unit to generate a crosstalk correction signal. A demodulation unit samples a signal generated by synthesizing the crosstalk correction signal and the received signal and to demodulate the sampled signal.
US10520334B2	Induction based position sensing in an electromagnetic actuator The present invention relates to a method and system for determining the position of the armature of a solenoid using a controller to determine the temperature of the solenoid and to indirectly determine the position of the armature without the need of an additional sensor using current sensing pulses and a solenoid capable of staying engaged due to residual magnetism after the coil has been de-energized.
US10520333B2	Self-powering smart water meter system and method A fluid fluid or water meter system includes a fluid supply and a receiving center. 20, 30 connected via a supply line 21. Further, a fluid metering member 40 is coupled to the supply line 21, and includes a fluid regulating member 41 to regulate the fluid therethrough, and a data transceiver 42, coupled to the fluid regulating member 41 to regulate the supply of fluid. A self-power generating source is also provided for the continuous charging of the fluid metering member. Various self-generating sources, such as, a thermoelectric generator, a water battery, a power turbine, and radio spectrum may be used for said purpose. The system can be provided with rechargeable battery for charging the battery and storing power. Moreover, a network operation center 60 is further developed to include information technology and information technology. 40. Further in an optional embodiment, including the smart system, including an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) module 2030 for self-training. The self-taught smart system identifies individual events (eg, flushing, showering, washing machine cycles, etc.), and limiting the flow of the total volume.
US10520328B2	System for customized games and routes (tours) for cultural and natural heritage The present invention provides a method and a system of providing information and navigation to a visitor at an indoor or outdoor cultural and/or natural attraction or a site. The information is provided with respect to objects and materials or the like on the site based on the visitors' needs, wants, interests, and backgrounds depending on his/her selection criteria and location in order to foster and enhance learning and real-time occupancy data and carrying capacities of each location to improve visitor experience and manage crowd on the site. Accordingly, the present invention comprises two subsystems for education and navigation for cultural and/or natural heritage attractions or sites to enrich visitor experience and make the best of their time. The system is implemented with a host computer, a server, and a mobile computing device connected by a cloud networking, used by an administrator and a visitor, the visitor playing a question and answer game or following a chosen route.
US10520326B2	Driving route matching method and apparatus, and storage medium A driving route matching method, apparatus, and storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a route to be retrieved, the route including a retrieval start point and a retrieval end point; performing a search in a database of existing routes, and selecting the existing routes passing through grids within a predetermined range around the start point as routes available for the start point; performing a search in the database of the existing routes, and selecting the existing routes passing through grids within a predetermined range around the search endpoint as routes available for the end point; calculating intersections of the routes available for the start point and the routes available for the end point, and using the routes in the intersections as candidate routes; and screening the candidate routes according to detouring distances. The driving route matching method and apparatus enable a remarkable improvement in the efficiency of driving route matching.
US10520325B2	Method of selective ride-sharing among multiple users along an optimized travel route A computer-implementable method and system for identifying the preferred commuting route to be used for a given route requirement subject to travel and personal preference criteria. The method and system uses computerized mapping software programs that match stored travel and user preferences to a given route by matching end points and waypoints along the given route and providing user-enabled filtering among multiple users. The method and system also serve well in finding people whose origin and destination are along the drive route.
US10520307B2	Surveying instrument The invention provides a surveying instrument, which comprises a measuring unit for performing a distance measurement by projecting a distance measuring light toward an object to be measured, an image pickup unit for picking up an image including the object to be measured, an attitude detecting unit provided integrally with the image pickup unit, and an arithmetic processing unit, wherein the attitude detecting unit has tilt sensors for detecting a horizontal and a relative tilt angle detecting unit for detecting a tilt angle of the measuring unit with respect to the horizontal, and wherein the arithmetic processing unit calculates a tilting of the image with respect to a vertical based on a detection result of the attitude detecting unit and displays vertical lines in the image acquired by the image pickup unit based on this calculation result.
US10520306B2	Observation device with a distance meter The invention relates to a binocular observation device, in particular a field glass, with two visual optical paths and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver and with an opto-electronic display element. A part of an optical path of the laser transmitter is integrated in a first visual optical path and a part of an optical path of the laser receiver is also integrated in the first visual optical path.
US10520297B2	Thermal sensor position detecting device Devices and methods for determining the position of a device relative to a person using the device, or the position of a part of a user's body relative to the user. One or more thermal sensor may be used to determine the relative position of the device or part of the user's body.
US10520293B2	Tool for attaching and/or detaching medium-caliber ammunition within a linked chain A system for attaching and/or detaching ammunition having the form of a linked chain or strip includes a chain of ammunition having a head, a case, and a base that are essentially cylindrical, successively attached to one another by links, each link including a first part and a second part, articulated and offset relative to one another, the second part including a loop or ansa that is central relative to a height of the link, defining an approximately semi-cylindrical opening, dimensioned to be adjusted on the case of a cartridge of a given caliber, the first part including two loops of this type but situated, in terms of height, respectively on either side of the central loop, at least the central loop including, at its free ends, a small loop oriented in a direction opposite that of a main loop, so as to define a flare.
US10520280B2	Cut, slash and/or abrasion resistant protective fabric and lightweight shaped knit garment made therefrom A cut, slash and/or abrasion resistant shaped knit garment having both high cut resistance and preferably light fabric weight, a cut resistance of at least 1500 (as measured by ASTM-F1790-2005) and preferably a fabric weight of no more than 27.9 ounces/square yard (OPSY).
US10520278B2	Auto-loading underwater firearm A shockwave impulse disruptor system for use in an underwater firearm. The system includes a barrel having a bore, a muzzle, and at least one barrel port. A housing is external to the bore and defines at least a first gas expansion chamber. The expansion chamber is in fluid communication with the barrel port and has at least one exhaust port. The barrel bore and expansion chamber are flooded when underwater. Propellant gases that push a projectile through the bore are vented through the barrel port to force water from the expansion chamber through the exhaust port and to vent propellant gases. This delays the release of gases to surrounding water and reduces the amount of gas expelled through the muzzle.
US10520276B2	Automatic magazine ejection structure An automatic magazine ejection structure is combinable with a toy gun body that includes an action structure and includes: a magazine receptacle, at least one pellet holder for receiving BBs or pellets, a holder latch, a pellet advancing member, a pellet-advancing elastic member, an extendible pushing rod, and at least one action driving section. When the BBs or pellets have been completely shot out, the pellet advancing member pushes the extendible pushing rod to partly project out of one side of the holder latch. Then, an operation of backward pulling the action structure synchronously drives the extendible pushing rod to move backward so as to release retaining engagement of the holder latch thereby allowing the pellet holder to automatically eject out of the magazine receptacle. As such, the operation is made simple and simulation of an operation of an actual firearm is enhanced.
US10520273B2	Crossbow barrel Provided is a crossbow barrel comprising a first elongated shaft having a proximal end of the first elongated shaft and a distal end of the first elongated shaft opposite the proximal end of the first elongated shaft; and a second elongated shaft having a proximal end of the second elongated shaft, a distal end of the second elongated shaft opposite the proximal end of the second elongated shaft.
US10520272B1	Cannon recoil inhibitor and impulse noise attenuator Openings in a muzzle brake provide recoil inhibition and impulse noise attenuation by redirecting the propellant gases to the external environment. A turning vane aggressively turns and redirects the propellant gases in a rearward direction to counter the recoil of the weapon system. An angled baffle provides a physical barrier to redirect propellant gases rearward to provide additional force to counteract the recoil force. Attenuation slits mitigate blast overpressure by producing a fluid barrier of high velocity propellant gases directed radially away from the muzzle brake. The fluid barrier from the attenuation slits interacts with the redirected propellant gas from the turning vane and the angled baffle and redirects the counter recoil gases away from the crew.
US10520263B2	Apparatus, system, and method for interior fluid flow with optimized fin structures A heat exchanging system includes one or more heat exchanging portions, wherein each heat exchanging portion includes an optimized internal fin structure. The optimization of the optimized internal fin structure includes receiving existing heat exchanging system information, analyzing exterior fluid flow around the one or more heat exchanging portions as a heat flux analysis, determining boundary conditions of a heat flux distribution based on the heat flux analysis, receiving material properties of the one or more heat exchanging portions, and designing the optimized internal fin structure based on the existing heat exchanging system information, the boundary conditions of the heat flux distribution, and the material properties of the one or more heat exchanging portions.
US10520256B2	Heat exchanger configured to accelerate discharge of liquid refrigerant from lowest heat exchange section A heat exchanger includes a plurality of principal heat exchange sections and auxiliary heat exchange sections. Each of the auxiliary heat exchange sections is in series connection to a corresponding one of the principal heat exchange sections. Tube number ratios of the principal heat exchange sections are obtained by dividing the number of the flat tubes constituting each of the principal heat exchange sections to by the number of the flat tubes constituting a corresponding one of the auxiliary heat exchange sections. Of the principal heat exchange sections, the first principal heat exchange section, which is the lowermost one, has the smallest tube number ratio. Consequently, discharge of liquid refrigerant from a lower portion of the first principal heat exchange section is accelerated during defrosting, thereby shortening the time required for defrosting.
US10520255B2	Finned heat exchanger U-bends, manifolds, and distributor tubes A heat exchanger includes a frame and a plurality of coil passes disposed within the frame. The plurality of coil passes is configured to direct a flow of a refrigerant therethrough to transfer heat with an air flow passing over the heat exchanger. The plurality of coil passes include a U-bend disposed between first and second linear portions of the plurality of coil passes to redirect the refrigerant from a first longitudinal end of the heat exchanger to a second longitudinal end of the heat exchanger. Additionally, a first plurality of fins is disposed on an outer surface the U-bend.
US10520254B2	Electric induction furnace lining wear detection system An electric induction furnace for heating and melting electrically conductive materials is provided with a lining wear detection system that can detect replaceable furnace lining wear when the furnace is properly operated and maintained.
US10520253B2	Vertically integrated dual return assembly A mixing chamber assembly for mixing burner output with kiln return air. A first vertical duct that receives kiln return air from the first return duct when the kiln is operated in a first mode and receives kiln return air from the second return duct when the kiln is operated in a second mode. A second vertical duct in fluid communication with the first vertical duct so that the kiln return air enters the first vertical duct, travels upward, and changes direction to then travel downward in the second vertical duct to pass downward into a dispersion chamber to provide downward movement of the kiln return air. The dispersion chamber having a hot duct discharge to convey burner output laterally above a delay table surface. The downward movement of the kiln return air colliding with the burner output to provide mixing of the kiln return air with the burner output.
US10520251B2	UV light curing systems, and methods of designing and operating the same A UV light curing system is provided. The UV light curing system includes: a UV light source; a primary reflector for reflecting light emitted by the UV light source in a direction of an enclosure, the enclosure at least partially surrounding an object of interest; and a secondary reflector on an opposite side of the enclosure with respect to the primary reflector, the secondary reflector being positioned along a portion of a length of the enclosure, the secondary reflector surrounding at least 40% of the enclosure at the portion of the length of the enclosure.
US10520238B2	Partition refrigeration control method and device for refrigerating chamber of refrigerator The present invention provides a partition refrigeration control method and device for a refrigerating chamber of a refrigerator. The partition refrigeration control method comprises: determining that the refrigerating chamber enters a refrigeration state; acquiring the temperatures, sensed by an infrared sensor, of the items stored in the plurality of item storage compartments; comparing the temperature of the item stored in each item storage compartment with a corresponding preset area refrigeration start temperature threshold of each item storage compartment; setting a refrigeration state identifier corresponding to the item storage compartment in which the temperature of the item is higher than the corresponding area refrigeration start temperature threshold as start; and driving the air blowing splitter to operate in a state of providing the cooling air flow to the item storage compartment whose refrigeration state identifier is start.
US10520229B2	Caloric heat pump for an appliance A heat pump system includes a caloric heat pump with a regenerator housing that is rotatable about an axial direction. A caloric material is disposed within a chamber of the regenerator housing. The caloric material defines a plurality of channels that extend along the axial direction through the caloric material. The channels of the plurality of channels are spaced from one another along a circumferential direction within the caloric material. A working fluid is flowable through the plurality of channels between end portions of the regenerator housing. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.
US10520227B2	Pulse tube cryocooler with axially-aligned components A pulse-tube cryocooler includes a compressor piston that is axially aligned with a pulse tube. The compressor piston is an annular piston that has a central hole around its axis. An inertance tube, connected to one end of the pulse tube, runs through the central hole in the compressor piston. The cryocooler also includes a balancer that moves in opposition to the compressor piston, to offset the forces in moving the compressor piston. The balancer may also be axially aligned with the pulse tube, the annular piston, and the inertance tube. The alignment of the compressor piston, the pulse tube, and the inertance tube aligns the forces produced by movement of fluid within the cryocooler.
US10520217B2	Assembled heatable media line comprising a media line having at least two heating elements arranged on the exterior thereof, and method for the production thereof An assembled heatable media line having a media line having at least two heating elements arranged on the exterior of the media line and at least one line connector. In order to heat the at least one line connector, only one of the heating elements is arranged at or on said line connector and at least partially surrounds the same.
US10520214B2	Air-conditioning system control apparatus and air-conditioning system An air-conditioning system control apparatus including: a storage to store data for control of a ventilation apparatus and an air-conditioning apparatus; and a computing device to generate a control command controlling the ventilation and the air-conditioning apparatus based on the stored data. The computing unit includes: a ventilation air volume correction coefficient generator to generate a ventilation air volume correction coefficient for correcting a set ventilation air volume based on operation conditions and previous operation data of the ventilation and the air-conditioning apparatus; an operation state determination unit to correct the set ventilation air volume, obtained based on temporal fluctuation data of a carbon dioxide concentration and current operation data of the ventilation and the air-conditioning apparatus, with the ventilation air volume correction coefficient; and a control command generator to generate the control command based on the set ventilation air volume corrected by the operation state determination unit.
US10520213B2	Air conditioner units and methods of operation Air conditioner units, including methods of operation, are provided herein. The air conditioner unit may include an indoor portion, an outdoor portion, and a compressor in fluid communication between the indoor portion and the outdoor portion. The method may include setting an operating temperature of the indoor portion based on a primary temperature target, determining a humidity value at the indoor portion, comparing the determined humidity value to a humidity threshold, resetting the operating temperature as a temporary temperature target when the determined humidity value is above the humidity threshold and the primary temperature target is reached at the indoor portion of the air conditioner, and directing refrigerant compression at the compressor based on the operating temperature.
US10520211B1	Thermostat based control system and method for use with water-cooled air conditioning unit to effect automatic reset of refrigerant pressure switches A thermostat based control system and method for achieving automatic, periodic reset of refrigerant high and low pressure switches, tripped by temporary condenser water flow interruption, to avoid high humidity issues stemming from prolonged shut-down of water-cooled air conditioning systems in seasonally occupied residential units by automatically and periodically raising the set point temperature to a higher temperature setting for a predetermined period of time whereafter the temperature setting is returned to the user-selected set point temperature. Raising the set point temperature to said higher temperature setting causes said thermostat to terminate a cooling demand signal such that time is provided to allow for a pressure switch associated with the water-cooled air conditioning unit to automatically reset.
US10520207B1	Refrigerated drying module for moisture sensitive device storage A refrigerated drying module includes a storage cabinet for storing moisture sensitive devices, an air flow loop configured to circulate air into and out of the storage cabinet and a refrigerant loop configured to remove moisture from the air circulated through the air flow loop. The refrigerated drying module is configured to remove moisture from air drawn from the storage cabinet and collect the removed moisture as ice formed on the surface of an evaporator coil included in the refrigerant loop.
US10520194B2	Radially stacked fuel injection module for a segmented annular combustion system The present disclosure is directed to a radially stacked fuel injection module for a segmented annular combustion system. The fuel injection module includes a bundled tube fuel nozzle portion and a plurality of fuel injection lances. In one instance, a first set of fuel injection lances and a second set of fuel injection lances share a housing with the bundled tube fuel nozzle. The first and second sets of fuel injection lances are radially stacked, each set of lances being in communication with a respective injector fuel plenum. The fuel injection lances deliver fuel to a respective premixing channel formed between the side walls of an integrated combustor nozzle, an aft end of which defines a turbine nozzle. In another instance, the bundled tube fuel nozzle may be provided as a radially inner fuel nozzle and a radially outer fuel nozzle, each with a respective bundled tube fuel plenum.
US10520179B2	Light effect material with metalized layer A metalized layer can be used as a light source with a light effect material and a transparent space to create a reflected light material viewing effect in which a viewer perceives reflected light as a dispersed light effect viewing pattern rather than as a reflective light pattern viewing the same light path with the light effect material removed.
US10520178B2	Angular connection system for a luminaire A connection system for a luminaire that includes a cover having a base wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a plurality of guides; and a connector having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side wall, a second side wall, a plurality of guides, where the plurality of guides of the cover engage the plurality of guides of the connector. The cover may be slidably engaged onto the connector and the cover may be secured to the connector using a securing member.
US10520172B2	Recessed lighting fixture and method of installing LED lamps therein Disclosed is a recessed lighting fixture having a housing (1), wherein an edge at an open end of the housing (1) extends horizontally and outwardly and then bends perpendicularly and downwardly to form a first chamber (2) having a rectangular cross section, a bottom of the perpendicular edge extends horizontally and outwardly and then bends perpendicularly and upwardly to form a tray (21) having a rectangular cross section, a mounting element (3) is fixed to a bottom of the first chamber (2), the mounting element (3) has a first mounting room (31) for receiving an LED lamp (4), and a magnetic body (5) for attracting and positioning the LED lamp (4).
US10520164B2	Device for converting the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation A device for converting the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a carrier, a conversion layer configured to at least partly convert a wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation and an intermediate layer, wherein the conversion layer is connected to the carrier via the intermediate layer, and wherein the intermediate layer, at least in partial regions, includes a solid layer and a connection layer.
US10520160B2	Collapsible multi-functioning lighting device comprising concentric rings having different radii interconnected by a flexible membrane A collapsible multi-functioning lighting device is disclosing having a plurality of concentric casings interconnected by a flexible membrane, the plurality of casings have at least first and second configurations. The first configuration is a collapsed configuration wherein each of the plurality of interconnected concentric casings form a nested group of concentric casings. The second configuration comprises an extended configuration wherein the plurality of concentric casings and flexible membrane form (i) continuous sidewalls, (ii) an open end, and (iii) a closed end that all define an internal volume. A light source is disposed in the closed end.
US10520156B2	Vehicle light A vehicle light includes a light compartment, a first light emission unit, and a second light emission unit. The first light emission unit is arranged in the light compartment and includes a first light emission body and a light guide body configured to emit light by internally reflecting light from the first light emission body. The second light emission unit is arranged in the light compartment and includes a second light emission body and a reflector configured to reflect light from the second light emission body in a vehicle forward direction. The light guide body is arranged outward with respect to a vehicle widthwise direction in the light compartment, and a light emission portion of the light guide body at least partially overlaps a path of light reflected by the reflector.
US10520153B2	Light source module, illumination device and moving body A light source module includes: a substrate; and multiple light sources mounted on a first surface of the substrate in a thickness direction of the substrate in a matrix. The light sources include a set of light sources arranged in a row direction and a set of light sources arranged in a column direction. Each of the light sources includes a first electric supply pad and a second electric supply pad. A first electric supply wire extends along the column direction and supplies electricity to each of the first electric supply pads. Second electric supply wires extend in the column direction and supply electricity to each of the second electric supply pads. Portions of light sources arranged in the column direction overlap at least one of the second electric supply wires and first electric supply pads.
US10520129B2	Machine body for a wheel servicing apparatus with display support unit A machine body for a wheel servicing apparatus includes a casing and a display support unit configured to support a display unit, such as a touchscreen unit, that is connectable with a processing unit of the wheel servicing apparatus. The display support unit is movably arranged at the casing to provide a first position in which a display front surface of the display unit attachable to the display support unit is visible to a user, and a second position in which a display front surface of the display unit attachable to the display support unit is shielded from the outside such that the display front surface is not visible to the user.
US10520122B2	Connector A connector connectable to a pipe having an annular protrusion on an end portion outer circumference thereof includes a connector main body having, at an end thereof, a pipe insertion hole into which the pipe is inserted; a checker to be pushed in from a temporary stopping position with respect to the connector main body to a completely inserted position with respect to the connector main body; and a retainer disposed inside the connector main body, which is configured to restrict a movement of the checker from the temporary stopping position to the completely inserted position, before the pipe is inserted into the connector main body. The retainer has a retainer lock part in a lower end portion of the retainer. A retainer-locker, which locks the retainer lock part, is provided in a bottom portion on a pipe insertion hole side of the connector main body.
US10520114B2	Pipe clamping device and a pipe assembly A pipe clamping device comprises a first part including a first base and a first clamping portion connected to the first base; a second part including a second base and a second clamping portion connected to the second base; and a connector including a rod. The first base includes a first guiding slot extending in a first direction and the second base includes a second guiding slot extending in the first direction. The rod of the connector passes through the first guiding slot and the second guiding slot at a second direction different from the first direction. The first clamping portion is movable relative to the second clamping portion in the first and second directions.
US10520113B1	Threaded rod locking and ratcheting device and method of making Trapeze system for suspending utilities from ceilings by threaded rod utilizing a rod locking and ratcheting device having a housing and a locking control lever for adjustably attaching a trapeze structure to the threaded rod suspension. The rod locking and ratcheting device quickly attaches to the trapeze structure by a channel tab that fastens the rod locking and ratcheting device to the trapeze. The rod locking and ratcheting device has a thumb actuated locking control lever that moves in the housing to engage or disengage a screw threaded portion on the locking control lever with threads on a threaded rod inside the housing of the locking and ratcheting device. The parts of the locking and ratcheting device are cold formed from 12 to 20 gauge steel.
US10520102B2	Gas safety valve sensitive to temperature and method for the construction of such a safety valve Gas safety valve includes: a valve body which defines a flow pipe and in which a shutter is located, movable between an open position and a closed position to, respectively, allow and prevent the flow of an operating gas through the flow pipe; first thrusting apparatus for the shutter in the closed position; a retaining mechanism to maintain the shutter in the open position, the release of which can be forced by a release so as to release the shutter; a control element movable between a locking position and a released position to, respectively, prevent and allow the release of the retaining mechanism; a first actuator device to force the control element into the released position. The first actuator device includes an actuator body movable between a rest position to allow the control element to maintain the locking position and a working position to force the control element into its released position, a retaining spring to force the actuator body into a rest position and a shape memory spring to overcome the force of the retaining spring and force the actuator body into the working position when the temperature of the shape memory spring is within a predetermined temperature range.
US10520089B2	Liquid supply with spiral container An electronic cigarette including a liquid supply, an air inlet, an inhalation port, and an atomizer. The liquid supply has a housing with a spiral container, having an outlet for directing a liquid held within the container out to the atomizer and at least one inlet sealed by a sealing agent to impede movement of the liquid. An air channel leads from the air inlet through the atomizer to the inhalation port for directing an aerosol generated at the atomizer to the inhalation port.
US10520087B2	Cylinder device A cylinder device includes a piston and a piston rod disposed movably, and a movable body in which another end portion of the piston rod is inserted. The piston rod includes a first pin groove that extends along an axial direction and through which a support pin is inserted. The support pin is also inserted through second pin grooves formed in the movable body and having a substantially L-shaped cross section. Further, a link pin is inserted through a pin hole on the other end portion of the piston rod. The link pin is inserted through third pin grooves in the movable body which are inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the axis of the movable body. In addition, under a moving action of the piston, the movable body is displaced linearly, and thereafter, is rotationally displaced by the link pin moving along the third pin grooves.
US10520084B2	Metal bellows A metal bellows of great durability capable of preventing breakage at both end portions of the metal bellows is provided. The metal bellows is annular-shaped and has, axially repeatedly, a structure in which, from an axial end portion 10c, a belly, a valley, a belly, a peak, and a belly are integrally formed in series sequentially in this order. The end portion 10c has a first connection belly 10d connected to a fitting member 15, and a connection valley 10e and a second connection belly 10f extending sequentially from the first connection belly 10d axially inward. The axial width b1 of the connection valley 10e in a free state is set larger than the axial width of valleys 10i, 10m, . . . or peaks 10g, 10k, . . . in a portion other than the end portion 10c.
US10520082B2	Device and method for hydraulically controlling continuously variable transmission for vehicle A hydraulic pressure control device for a continuously variable transmission of a vehicle which a continuously variable transmission mechanism; a stepwise variable transmission mechanism; a shift control means, the hydraulic pressure control device includes: the shift control means including a line pressure control section configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the line pressure before a generation of an oil vibration when the oil vibration is generated in at least one of actual hydraulic pressures of the primary pressure and the secondary pressure, and the line pressure control section being configured to continue the increase of the line pressure until the shift of the stepwise variable transmission mechanism is finished when the stepwise variable transmission is shifted in a state where the line pressure is increased.
US10520075B2	Apparatus for controlling the temperature of an oil cooler in a motor vehicle An apparatus for controlling the temperature of an oil cooler in a motor vehicle may include a temperature control arrangement. The temperature control arrangement may have a cold thermostat with a limit operating temperature and a warm thermostat with a lower limit operating temperature, the warm thermostat being connected in a fluid-connecting manner to the cold thermostat. The temperature control arrangement may also include a cold inlet for a coolant at a first temperature and a warm inlet for a coolant at a second temperature, the first temperature being lower than the second temperature. The temperature control arrangement may further include a coolant outlet fixable in a fluid-conducting manner to a coolant inlet of the oil cooler.
US10520074B2	Scissor gear assembly A scissor gear assembly 31 has a main gear 33 and auxiliary gear 35 concentric to the main gear and in axial direction near the main gear. Further the assembly has planar annular springs 37 being interrupted at one place. At the interruption the springs have two ends 37a and 37b. The springs are present between both gears and are with one end 37a connected to the main gear 33 and with the other end 37b to the auxiliary gear 35, so that both gears are connected to each other in rotation direction via the springs. The springs 37 are completely placed radial outwards of the rotation axis 34 of the main gear 33 so space is created to assemble multiple springs. The solution is special suited for relative large size scissor gears.
US10520071B2	Drive unit for shifting a torque balance A drive unit utilizing a double planetary differential and an overdriven gear to shift torque between output shafts. The drive unit includes a motor, a differential caging housing a planetary differential and in driving engagement with two output shafts, a planetary carrier, a first gear, a second gear, and two variably engageable clutches. The planetary carrier supports the planetary differential and is drivingly engaged with a first output shaft. The first gear is capable of being overdriven and is in driving engagement with the motor and the variably engaged clutches. The second gear is in driving engagement with the motor and the differential caging. The first clutch is disposed between the first gear and the second output shaft and the second clutch is disposed between the first gear and the planetary carrier. When the clutches are actuated, torque is shifted between the output shafts via the first gear.
US10520070B2	No-back device for flight control surface actuator Disclosed is an actuator for varying the position of a flight control surface on an aircraft, wherein the actuator comprises a no-back device including a backlash adjuster, which is arranged to select a plurality of different backlash lengths. The backlash adjuster may be a nut which moves relative a housing of the no-back device by rotating the nut. Also disclosed is a method of adjusting the backlash (B) in a flight control surface actuator, by moving the backlash adjuster axially to adjust the backlash (B) to a desired value.
US10520068B2	Gear and an electric actuator provided therewith A sintered gear and an electrical actuator with the sintered gear where the sintered gear has spur teeth formed on a circumference of the gear. A central hole is on the center of the gear. A boss is formed around the central hole. A peripheral portion is formed radially inward of the teeth. A thickness of a region between the boss and the peripheral portion is thinner than that of the boss. The peripheral portion is formed on at least one side of the gear. The peripheral portion has an axially larger thickness than the region between the boss and peripheral portion.
US10520061B2	Stamped wheel balancing weight A wheel-balancing weight mounts to a wheel with a flange. The weight includes a body and a clip. The body is stamped by a punch to define a pocket within which an attaching portion of the clip resides. The defined pocket has a planar base and opposing side walls generally perpendicular to the base. The body as stamped by the punch includes a pre-stake for each side wall external to the pocket and adjacent the side wall, and an undercut for each side wall within the pocket and generally located at a juncture of the side wall and the base.
US10520038B2	Method of manipulating a bearing cap A method of manipulating a bearing cap for a machine, the method comprising: attaching an intermediate member to the bearing cap, the intermediate member having one or more handling formations; and using the handling formations of the intermediate member to manipulate the bearing cap.
US10520020B2	Support assembly with movable bearing assembly A support assembly includes a body and a bearing assembly. The body defines a first opening. The bearing assembly is selectively repositionable within the first opening. The bearing assembly includes a housing, a socket, and a ball. The housing defines a second opening. The socket is positioned at least partly within the second opening and coupled to the housing. The ball bearing is positioned within the socket. The ball bearing is configured to rotate with respect to the housing. The bearing assembly is selectively repositionable between a first position, where the ball bearing extends from the body, and a second position, where the ball bearing does not extend from the body.
US10520016B2	Bearing roller elements and assembly Improved bearing roller elements are disclosed. Vanes are added to a ring-roller type element which allow fluids to flow through a bearing assembly in a controlled manner. The fluids can then provide convection cooling. The vaned ring-roller elements allow the creation of a pump, either as part of the bearing assembly's cooling system or as a dedicated device. The use of magnetic spokes in ring-roller type elements which can be used with or without the vanes which allows them to be driven by an electromagnetic field is also disclosed, as is the use of such magnetic elements in the bearing roller elements to allow electromagnetic braking and/or regenerative braking. A bearing assembly incorporating the roller elements in a ring configuration and using pre-load to produce additional benefits is also disclosed.
US10520015B2	Rolling bearing and rotating device including rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes: an inner ring; an outer ring; and a plurality of rolling elements provided between the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein: one of the inner ring and the outer ring is a rotating ring; the other one of the inner ring and the outer ring is a firm ring; the firm ring is attached to a prescribed member; and a black oxide film having a mesh-shaped crack is formed on at least one surface of a fitting surface of the firm ring and a side face of the firm ring, the fitting surface facing the prescribed member in a radial direction of the rolling bearing, the side face making contact with the prescribed member in an axial direction of the rolling bearing.
US10520011B2	Crankshaft for V6 engine The first to ninth crank webs are roughly divided into three groups. The first group is from the second, fifth and eighth webs. These crank webs of the first group have similar shapes. In the crankshaft, the shapes of these crank webs belonging to the first group are adjusted to satisfy the first stiffness condition below. First stiffness condition:the second and eighth webs>the fifth web W5
US10520005B2	Floating nut A cage nut and a method of installing a cage nut include a nut with a tubular body and a flange, and a nut support having a nut cage for receiving the nut. The nut support includes a tubular portion wherein an external surface of the tubular portion includes longitudinal splines having a diameter smaller than a diameter of a bore of a workpiece, and at least two longitudinal ribs having a diameter greater than the diameter of the bore.
US10519999B2	Cable toggle A toggle can secure a cable relative to a structure with a fixing aperture. A body of the toggle can include a cable portion and a set of side walls. The cable portion can receive and secure the cable. The side walls can extend away from the cable portion to define a channel, with the channel being at least partly open along one or more sides of the toggle body. The toggle body can be configured to engage the structure along a loading side of the body to secure the cable relative to the structure.
US10519988B2	Pressure retaining valve A pressure retaining valve (1) has a main control piston (39) guided longitudinally displaceably in a single-piece or multiple-piece valve housing (29) and a non-return piston (43). In a pressure retaining position, a fluid-conducting connection between connection points (37a, 37b, 21) is shut off by the two pistons (39, 43). Connection point (37a) serves to feed media. Connection point (37b) discharges media. Connection point (21) leads to a hydraulic consumer. In a load-raising position, the two pistons (43) move relative to one another into a release position, in which the connection between the medium feed (37a) and the consumer is established. In a load-reducing position, the two pistons (39, 43) assume a spacing from one another such that the connection between the medium discharge (37b) and the consumer is established. A monitoring device (75) determines the individual switching positions of the pistons (39, 43) to ensure reliable functioning of the pressure retaining valve (1).
US10519986B2	Actuator An actuator, such as a pressure actuator or a vacuum actuator, has a housing and a plunger that is guided through the housing. A diaphragm is connected to the housing and to the plunger and forms a gas-tight pressure chamber with the housing. A pressure medium connector is provided on the housing and communicates with the pressure chamber to pressurize the pressure chamber. A braking element is provided on the plunger and enables a braking force can be exerted on the plunger.
US10519985B2	Hybrid pressure and thermal exchanger A system exchanges pressure and heat from a source stream to a sink stream. The system includes a source exchanger and a sink exchanger. The source exchanger includes a first pressure exchanger and a first heat exchanger. The first pressure exchanger converts pressure of the source stream to electrical energy. The first heat exchanger converts temperature from the source stream via a first temperature differential to electrical energy. The sink exchanger includes a second pressure exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The second pressure exchanger uses electrical energy received from the source exchanger to change a pressure of the sink stream. The second heat exchanger uses electrical energy received from the source exchanger to change a temperature of the sink stream. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
US10519983B1	Methods and apparati for quickset gas lift separation and liquid storage The present disclosure provides methods and apparati for separating liquids from production gases and recovering the liquids. The methods and apparati of the present disclosure can reduce or eliminate emissions compared to standard methods and devices and also eliminate the need for haul away of liquids by collecting compressor system liquids in charge vessel(s). The methods and apparati of the present disclosure can also be used to fuel the engines which operate the compressor systems using gas from the compressor drains and the gas used to drain the charge vessel(s).
US10519975B2	Compressor stage Compressor stage with a stator-side intake connection piece via which medium which is to be compressed can be introduced into the compressor stage in the region of the compressor stage, with a stator-side inflow channel via which the medium to be compressed can be conveyed in direction of a rotor-side impeller proceeding from the intake connection piece, wherein the impeller has a radially inner hub, a radially outer cover disk and impeller blades extending between the hub and the cover disk, wherein a plus measuring point and a minus measuring point are provided at the compressor stage for measuring the effective pressure at the compressor stage, and wherein the minus measuring point is positioned upstream of the impeller outside of the stator-side inflow channel in an annular gap which branches off from the inflow channel.
US10519973B2	Airfoil shape for seventh stage compressor rotor blade A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile are coupled together to define the first suction portion, the airfoil includes an airfoil length along a Z axis, the first suction portion comprises a first portion length along the Z axis, the first portion length is less than or equal to the airfoil length, and the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances.
US10519964B2	System and method for turbomachinery rotor and blade prognostics and diagnostics Systems and methods include actuation system of turbomachinery that include an actuator configured to control pitch of vanes of the turbomachinery and a positioner configured to position the actuator to control the pitch. The actuation system also includes a controller system communicably coupled to the positioner. The controller system is configured to drive the positioner based at least in part on a set point of the turbomachinery and obtain data from the positioner indicating an amount of force used for a target pitch. Using the data, the controlling system derives an operating condition for the turbomachinery and controls the turbomachinery based at least in part on the operating condition of the turbomachinery.
US10519948B2	Method of operating a pressurized drainage system for wastewater The invention relates to a method of operating a pressurized wastewater-drainage system (1) having interconnected line sections (SA1 . . . SA9) for conducting wastewater to a transfer station (10) and a plurality of pump stations (2) connected to the line sections (SA1 . . . SA9) for collecting the wastewater, wherein at least a portion of the pump stations (2) transmits at least status information indicating its respective pump standby status to a central controller (3), wherein a group is formed from the set of pump stations (2) that are in pump standby in relation to one of the line sections (SA1 . . . SA9) such that the number of pump stations (2) of the group corresponds at least to a minimum number (p_min) of pump stations (2) associated with this line section (SA1 . . . SA9), and the pump station (2) or pump stations (2) of the group are then activated simultaneously by the central controller (3). A minimum flow rate is thus present in wide portions of the pressurized drainage system and for a maximum time, which results in a cleaning effect and thus reduces the danger of clogging.
US10519946B2	Peristaltic pump and method of transporting material with a peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump comprises a tube to transport a material in a transport direction and one or more piezoelements, which are configured to cause a squeezing of the tube. Furthermore, a method of transporting material comprises the step of successively actuating the piezoelements along the transport direction of the material and thereby causing a squeezing of the tube.
US10519941B2	Flow control apparatus Provided is a flow control apparatus including a flow passage having a tube pump placed therein, a flow meter placed downstream of the tube pump in the flow direction, the flow meter measuring a flow rate of liquid passing the flow passage, and a flow controller controlling a liquid output of the tube pump so that the flow rate measured by the flow meter matches a target flow rate. The flow passage includes a straight tubular second flow passage that is flexible to be elastically deformed by the pressure of the liquid, the second flow passage being placed downstream of the tube pump in the flow direction, and a third flow passage at which a cross-sectional flow area of the flow passage in a plane orthogonal to the flow direction is smallest, the third flow passage being placed downstream of the second flow passage in the flow direction.
US10519940B2	Hydraulic drive system for a linearly actuated hydraulic piston pump A linearly actuated hydraulic piston pump is provided. The pump includes a piston disposed between a first section and a second section of a piston chamber. The pump also includes a control valve having a valve body defining a valve chamber therein. The control valve also includes an inlet port, a first port, a regeneration port, a second port, and a spool. The spool in a first spool position fluidly couples a pressurized fluid source to the first section via the inlet port and the first port, and fluidly couples an accumulator to the second section via the regeneration port and the second port. The spool in the second spool position fluidly couples the first section to a drain via the first port and a drain port, and fluidly couples the second section to the pressurized fluid source via the inlet port and the second port.
US10519939B2	Hydrostatic axial piston machine A hydrostatic axial piston machine has a housing. In the housing of the hydrostatic axial piston machine, an actuating pressure cylinder is formed at an angle to the drive shaft. A control valve is inserted into the actuating pressure cylinder in a cartridge type of design. In order to enable maximum movement of an actuating piston in the direction toward the control valve, the cartridge is of shortened design. To this end, an actuating pressure port, which is arranged between a high-pressure port and a low-pressure port, and an actuating pressure passage are arranged completely inside the cartridge.
US10519938B2	Spring device A spring device for the motion drive of a movable component from a rest position into a displaced position includes a gas spring and a preloaded spring, the movable component being loaded into the displaced position by a preloaded spring. The gas spring includes a pressurized gas-filled cylinder with a first end closed by a first end plate and a second end closed by a second end plate. A piston divides the interior of the cylinder into a first working chamber and a second working chamber. The piston having a first piston rod extending through the first working chamber and through the first end plate in a sealed manner, a free end of the first piston rod being fixed to the movable component or a stationary component, and a second piston rod extending through the second working chamber and through the second end plate in a sealed manner.
US10519933B2	Method of operating a wind turbine system including an energy storage system Systems and methods for operating an energy storage system in a wind turbine system are provided. A wind turbine system can include a wind turbine, a power conversion system operably coupled to the wind turbine and an AC line bus, and an energy storage system coupled to the AC line bus. The energy storage system can include a transformer, a power converter, and an energy storage device and can be configured to store and provide power generated by the wind turbine. The method can include operating the wind turbine system to generate power, determining one or more operating parameters for the wind turbine system, determining an operating mode based on the one or more operating parameters, and controlling the wind turbine system based at least in part on the operating mode. Controlling the wind turbine can control a power flow into or out of the energy storage system.
US10519931B2	Systems and methods for generating an inertial response to a change in the voltage of an electrical grid Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing an inertial response by a wind power system to power fluctuations in an electrical grid. The system includes a synthetic inertial response generator configured to generate a power offset in response to fluctuations in grid voltage. The power offset signal is generated by determining a quadrature component the grid voltage using an internal reference voltage having an angular frequency and phase angle that is synchronized to the electrical grid by a control loop. The quadrature component is used to determine a synchronous power level. A control loop error signal is produced by the difference between the synchronous power level and the wind turbine system power output. Changes in the grid frequency produce an error signal that is added to the power set point of wind turbine system output controllers to provide a power system inertial power output response.
US10519923B2	Near isothermal combined compressed gas/pumped-hydro electricity storage with waste heat recovery capabilities Systems store energy mechanically at a first time and extract the energy at a later time. When excess electricity from renewable sources or during off-peak periods is available, a pump directs a working liquid (L) to pressurize a gas (G) that is confined within a pressure vessel. When electricity from renewable sources is not available or during periods of peak demand or pricing, the pressurized gas (G) directs the working liquid (L) through a hydropower turbine. The turbine drives a generator through a mechanical coupling to provide electricity for powering a load. In addition, the system can leverage (take) any waste heat as the input to boost the efficiency of the system. The described systems function at ground level and are modular and scalable in capacity.
US10519922B2	Method and system for ignition coil control Methods and systems are provided for determining an ignition coil dwell time based on an estimated ignition coil temperature. In one example, a method may include estimating the ignition coil temperature based on heat transfer between engine and the ignition coil, heat transfer between ambient and the ignition coil, and internal resistive heating of the ignition coil.
US10519921B2	Ignition device for a two-stroke engine The invention relates to an ignition device for triggering an ignition spark at a spark plug by way of an ignition generator. The latter includes a magnet wheel, which has two permanent magnets arranged at a spacing from each other in the peripheral direction and a magnetic yoke. The magnetic yoke carries a charging coil which charges an ignition capacitor, a primary coil and a secondary coil connected to the spark plug. During every passing of a permanent magnet, a voltage is induced in the coils, wherein, in order to trigger the ignition spark, the ignition capacitor is discharged via a switch element. In order to avoid an unwanted ignition at the bottom dead center of the piston, a device for reducing the voltage that occurs at the spark plug is provided.
US10519919B2	Method to assist with the starting of a motor vehicle combustion engine A method for assistance in starting a heat engine of a motor vehicle including an auxiliary network supplied by a low-voltage auxiliary battery and by a voltage-controlled DC current source. This method is launched in the first place when the electronic control system of the vehicle is woken up as a result of a specific action performed by a user, which may be followed by an action of starting the heat engine. This method also consists in controlling the current source so as to cause it to operate at its maximum power during a time interval adapted to reach a maximum positive polarization of the auxiliary battery, and then, at the end of this time interval, in the absence of an effective starting command, controlling the current source so as to cancel the current flowing in the auxiliary battery.
US10519918B2	Arrangement of solenoid assembly with an electronic switch for a starter motor A starter for starting an engine in a vehicle, which includes a motor and an output shaft that rotates by receiving torque from the motor. The starter also includes a pinion movable body that includes a pinion for transmitting the torque of the motor to a ring gear of the engine. The pinion movable body is provided on an outer circumference of the output shaft integrally with the pinion in a manner allowing movement along an axial direction. The solenoid assembly consist of two divisions, one for to pull up the drive in the solenoid and the other to activate the starter motor by energizing the electronic circuit.
US10519916B1	Flexible rate shape common rail fuel system and fuel injector for same A fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a common rail and a plurality of fuel injectors connected to the common rail and each including an outlet check, an injection control valve, and an injection rate controller. The injection rate controller varies a flow area to a nozzle of the fuel injector such that a pressure drop through the fuel injector is varied to provide injection rate shaping.
US10519905B2	Fuel system for a motor vehicle A fuel system for a motor vehicle includes a fuel pump having a first pump outlet connectable to an engine fuel inlet and a second pump outlet, a fuel pump module including an internal volume, a fuel pump module outlet is arranged in the internal volume fluidically connected to the second pump outlet, and a fuel valve is fluidically connected to the second pump outlet. The fuel valve is operable to fluidically isolate the fuel pump from the fuel pump module when fuel in the internal volume reaches a selected fuel level.
US10519895B2	Cylinder head and engine The cylinder head includes a plurality of port wall portions configured to form flow paths for intake and exhaust, an outer circumferential wall portion formed in an annular shape disposed at an interval on an outside of the plurality of port wall portions and having a water chamber through which cooling water flows and which is formed at least between the port wall portions and the outer circumferential wall portion, and a bottom wall portion configured to face a combustion chamber of an engine and to connect ends of the port wall portions and the outer circumferential wall portion, wherein the outer circumferential wall portion includes a padding portion of which a thickness is increased toward a side close to the port wall portions so that a distance between the port wall portions and the outer circumferential wall portion is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.
US10519887B1	External mass air flow sensor for diagnosing the internal combustion engine The present invention is one in which an off board Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor is used to diagnose the internal combustion engine. The MAF sensor is connected to the air induction system of the engine. The sensor is then powered from the vehicles battery. The MAF sensor is designed for lower air flow rates produced from the engine such as; crank, idle, and light load. The sensor creates an output voltage that is proportional to the volumetric air flow of each cylinder entering the engine. This MAF voltage output signal is then used to diagnose engine pumping issues.
US10519874B2	Oil supply control device of engine An oil supply control device for an engine includes: a hydraulic controller which outputs a control value to an adjusting device to cause a detected hydraulic pressure detected by a hydraulic pressure sensor to coincide with a predetermined hydraulic pressure value; a determination portion which compares an output control value output from the hydraulic controller to the adjusting device when the detected hydraulic pressure coincides with the predetermined hydraulic pressure value and a control value stored in a memory, to determine whether or not a difference between the output control value and the stored control value lies within a predetermined allowable range; and a device controller which allows activation of a hydraulic actuating device when an oil temperature is not lower than a first temperature in a case where the difference lies within the allowable range, inhibits activation of the hydraulic actuating device when the oil temperature is lower than a second temperature higher than the first temperature in a case where the difference does not lie within the allowable range, and allows activation of the hydraulic actuating device when the oil temperature is not lower than the second temperature in a case where the difference does not lie within the allowable range.
US10519872B2	Planetary gear system for turbomachine A planetary gear system for a turbomachine includes a forward planetary gear assembly including a plurality of forward planet gears meshed to a forward sun gear disposed on a power shaft and a forward ring gear meshed to the forward planet gears and an aft planetary gear assembly aft of the forward planetary assembly including a plurality of aft planet gears meshed to an aft sun gear disposed on the power shaft and an aft ring gear meshed to the aft planet gears. The system also includes a gear housing disposed between the forward planetary gear assembly and the aft planetary gear assembly. The gear housing includes a stationary carrier, wherein the forward and aft planet gears are rotatably mounted to the stationary carrier, and a mount extending radially from the stationary carrier that is connectable to a stationary portion of the turbomachine.
US10519869B2	Electrical and mechanical connections through firewall An electromechanical system for a gas turbine engine includes a mechanical component located at a first side of a firewall of a gas turbine engine, and an electrical motor located at a second side of the firewall and configured to drive the mechanical component. The electrical motor mechanically connected to the mechanical component through a firewall opening in the firewall, the first side having a higher operating temperature than the second side. An electrical connection extends between the mechanical component and the electrical motor via the same firewall opening.
US10519866B2	Decoupler assemblies for engine starter An air turbine starter for starting an engine, comprising a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet for communicating a flow of gas there through. A turbine member is journaled within the housing and disposed within the flow path for rotatably extracting mechanical power from the flow of gas. A gear train is drivingly coupled with the turbine member, a drive shaft is operably coupled with the gear train, and an output shaft is selectively operably coupled to rotate with the engine via a decoupler.
US10519865B2	Air turbine starter with decoupler A method and decoupler for disengaging an output shaft from an engine in a back drive event with a backdrive decoupler. The backdrive decoupler includes a threaded shaft and a retention mechanism selectively coupling the output shaft to the threaded shaft. In a backdrive event, the decoupler decouples the output shaft from a drive shaft.
US10519864B2	Dual inline starter air valve A starter air valve comprising: a housing comprising an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end opposite the first end, and a center portion between first end and second end, the outlet being fluidly connected to the inlet through a fluid passage; a first piston located within the housing between the first end and center portion, the first piston comprising: a first cupped portion configured to form a first chamber with the housing proximate the first end; and a second piston located within the housing between the second end and center portion, the second piston comprising: a third cupped portion configured to form a third chamber with the housing proximate the second end; wherein the pistons are configured to regulate airflow through the fluid passage by adjusting at least one of a first pressure within the first chamber and a third pressure within the third chamber.
US10519859B2	Flutter dampening acoustic liner for a turbofan engine Disclosed is a flutter damper, including an acoustic liner having a perforated radial inner face sheet and a radial outer back sheet, the acoustic liner being configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is greater than a frequency range associated with fan flutter, a chamber secured to the radial outer back sheet, the chamber being in fluid communication with the acoustic liner, and the chamber being configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is associated with one or more fan flutter modes, and at least one stiffening structure connected to a top surface of the chamber that tunes the top surface out of the frequency range associated with one or more fan flutter modes.
US10519844B2	Heat insulation structure The heat insulation structure for a component of an exhaust system of a piston engine is arrangeable around the component such that an air space is formed between the component and the heat insulation structure, and includes an outer shell layer a middle shell layer that is arranged inside the outer shell layer, and a first inner shell layer that is arranged inside the middle shell layer. A first air gap is arranged between the outer shell layer and the middle shell layer, a first insulation layer is arranged between the middle shell layer and the first inner shell layer, and the outer shell layer is provided with venting apertures for natural ventilation of the first air gap.
US10519840B2	Abnormality diagnosis system for exhaust gas purification apparatus An object of the disclosure is to provide a technology that enables abnormality diagnosis of an NOx trap catalyst to make the diagnosis that the NOx trap catalyst is abnormal even if the degree of deterioration of the NOx trap catalyst is relatively small yet. When performing abnormality diagnosis of an NOx trap catalyst, a system according to the disclosure performs a lean temperature raising process, which is the process of raising the temperature of the NOx trap catalyst to or above a predetermined temperature while keeping the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the NOx trap catalyst at a lean air-fuel ratio. The system diagnoses abnormality of the NOx trap catalyst on the basis of the NOx storage efficiency of the NOx trap catalyst or a parameter correlating with that NOx storage efficiency after the completion of the lean temperature raise process.
US10519828B2	Drone elimination muffler An apparatus and method are provided for a drone elimination muffler to attenuate drone exhibited by engine exhaust systems. The drone elimination muffler comprises a hollow canister having a length and a diameter, and a tuned port comprising a first end connected to the canister and a second end connected to the exhaust system. The canister operates in concert with the tuned port as a dampener configured to substantially attenuate exhaust drone, or resonance, at one or more frequencies of engine operation. A valve is configured to switch the drone elimination muffler between a closed state in which the exhaust system operates without acoustic influence due to the drone elimination muffler, and an open state in which the drone elimination muffler directly influences the acoustic properties of the exhaust system.
US10519826B2	Oil mist separator and device for a crankcase ventilation An oil mist separator (10) for a crankcase ventilation (11) such as in an internal combustion engine (13) for separating oil particles from a gaseous fluid, in particular blow-by gas is disclosed. The oil mist separator (10) has at least one nozzle plate (24). The at least one nozzle plate (24) is arranged in a flow way of the gaseous fluid. The nozzle plate (24) has at least one aperture (26; 126) for the gaseous fluid. The oil mist separator (10) further has at least one impact surface (32; 132). The at least one impact surface (32; 132) is arranged downstream of the nozzle plate (24) relating to the flow of the gaseous fluid. The at least one impact surface (32; 132) can be moved away from the at least one nozzle plate (24) in an opening direction (36) against a pretension force by influence and dependent on a flow of the gaseous fluid through the at least one aperture (26; 126). At least one aperture is formed as a nozzle aperture (26) and at least one control protrusion (42; 142) for controlling the flow cross-section of at least one aperture (26; 126) is attached to at least one impact surface (32).
US10519817B1	Switchable rocker arm with lash adjustment and travel stop A rocker arm includes an outer arm and an inner arm which selectively pivot relative to each other. A lock pin moves between a coupled position in which the lock pin prevents the inner arm from pivoting relative to the outer arm past a predetermined in a first direction and a decoupled position in which the lock pin permits rotation past the predetermined position in the first direction. A lost motion spring biases the inner arm to pivot relative to the outer arm in a second direction which is opposite of the first direction. A travel stop extends along a travel stop axis and has a travel stop surface such that the extent to which the inner arm pivots relative to the outer arm in the second direction is dependent upon the rotational position of the travel stop about the travel stop axis.
US10519816B2	Low load turndown for combined cycle power plants A combined cycle power unit (10) including a gas turbine (16), a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) (34) to generate steam from an exhaust flow (24) of the gas turbine (16), and a steam turbine (64) driven by the steam generated from the HRSG (34). Steam generated in an evaporator (50) in the HRSG (34) is conveyed through an upstream superheater stage (46a) and a downstream superheater stage (46b) in the HRSG (34). The steam is then conveyed from the downstream superheater stage (46b) to the steam turbine (64). Between the upstream and downstream superheater stages (46a, 46b), the steam flow from the upstream superheater stage (46a) is throttled to a lower pressure to form a reduced pressure steam flow prior to entering the downstream superheater stage (46b) where the steam is reheated to an elevated temperature at the reduced pressure.
US10519809B2	Liner for mounting socket of magnesium housing of aircraft engine Assemblies and methods useful for mounting an engine to an aircraft structure are disclosed. An exemplary assembly comprises a body made of a magnesium-based material defining a socket formed therein and a liner disposed in the socket for receiving and interfacing with an engine mounting element of the aircraft. The liner comprises a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall having an outer periphery in sealing engagement with a lower portion of the peripheral side wall. The liner is made of a liner material that provides a galvanic potential between the liner material and a material of the engine mounting element that is lower than a galvanic potential between the magnesium-based material of the body and the material of the engine mounting element.
US10519801B2	Instrumented flow passage of a turbine engine An annular air flow passage, particularly for a turbine engine, comprising two radially internal and external annular walls. A measuring element is elongated in a direction between the internal and external annular walls, and a first of the internal or external ends of the element is fixed rigidly to a first of the internal or external walls. The element includes at least one tubular cavity extending along the element and supplied with pressurized fluid.
US10519800B2	Method and system for diagnosing a condition of an engine using lubricating fluid analysis Methods and systems for diagnosing a condition of an engine based on lubrication fluid analysis are disclosed. One embodiment of the methods comprises: receiving input data representative of a respective geometric parameter and a respective chemical composition for a plurality of particles filtered from a sample of fluid obtained from the engine; generating data representative of a mass of material of a chemical composition category in one or more of the particles; comparing the mass of material of the chemical composition category with reference data; and generating output data representative of a diagnosis of the condition of the engine.
US10519796B2	Variable area turbine vane row assembly The present disclosure relates generally to a variable area turbine vane row assembly. In an embodiment, the variable area turbine vane row assembly includes rotatable vanes that are circumferentially biased and/or axially biased with respect to adjacent fixed vanes. In another embodiment, the variable area turbine vane row assembly includes multiple rotatable vanes positioned between adjacent fixed vanes, which may optionally be circumferentially biased and/or axially biased with respect to each other as well as to the adjacent fixed vanes.
US10519794B2	Sealing system for sealing against a non-cylindrical surface The present disclosure is directed to a sealing system for a turbine engine including an engine component, the engine component defining an oblique sealing surface defining an annular shape. The oblique sealing surface defines an oblique angle with a centerline of the engine component. The sealing system includes a seal housing and a seal ring. The seal housing is annular and includes a groove that is defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an end wall connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The seal ring is positioned at least partially within the groove in the seal housing. The seal ring defines a seal contact surface for forming a seal with the oblique sealing surface of the engine component.
US10519786B2	Method for manufacturing a turbine engine vane made of a composite material, resulting vane and turbine engine including same The invention relates to a method of fabricating a turbine engine blade out of composite material comprising fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix, the blade comprising an airfoil, a platform situated at a longitudinal end of the airfoil, and at least one functional element projecting from the outside face of the platform. The method comprises: making a single-piece fiber blank by multilayer weaving; shaping the fiber blank to obtain a single-piece fiber preform having a first portion (302) forming a preform for the blade airfoil (320) and a second portion (314) forming a preform for the platform (340) and at least one preform for a functional element (352; 354); and densifying the fiber preform with a matrix. The second preform portion comprises a set of yarn layers interlinked by weaving with at least one zone of non-interlinking being provided to make it possible to deploy the functional element preform relative to the first platform preform.
US10519783B2	Method for modifying a shroud and blade A method for modifying an airfoil shroud located at a tip of an airfoil is provided. A locating step locates a reference location in a first end edge. The reference location includes a portion of a fillet. A seal rail extends circumferentially along a radially outer surface of the airfoil shroud. The fillet extends along the radially outer surface and is positioned directly adjacent to the seal rail. A forming step forms a compound relief cut in the fillet without performing a weld process on the airfoil shroud to remove the reference location. The compound relief cut has a first cut having a first radius extending from the seal rail towards the first end edge, and a second cut having a second radius extending from an end of the first cut to the first end edge. Modifying the airfoil shroud is complete following forming the compound relief cut.
US10519779B2	Radial CMC wall thickness variation for stress response An airfoil having a radial direction extending away from an engine axis is provided. The airfoil includes an airfoil wall having an airfoil outer surface and an airfoil inner surface, with the airfoil extending radially from a first end to a second end. The airfoil defines a cooling channel interior to the inner surface with a thickness being defined between the airfoil outer surface and the airfoil inner surface. The thickness varies in the radial direction from the first end to the second end along at least one radial cross-section of the airfoil. A turbine nozzle of a turbine engine is also provided, which may include an outer band, an inner band, and the airfoil.
US10519777B2	Tip member for blade structure and related method to form turbomachine component The disclosure relates to a tip member configured to be coupled to a blade structure for a turbomachine. A body of the tip member includes: a first surface configured to engage a radially outboard end of the blade structure, a second surface positioned opposite the first surface, and at least one perimeter sidewall positioned between the first and second surfaces, wherein the at least one perimeter sidewall has an airfoil cross-section; and an opening passing through the body from the first surface to the second surface, and having a single directional orientation therebetween, wherein the opening is sized to receive a post positioned on the radially outboard end of the blade structure.
US10519765B2	Plug tracking using through-the-earth communication system A system for tracking an object in oil and gas wellbore operations wherein a releasable object carrying a first signal system is released into tube system associated with a wellbore. The first signal system communicates with one or more second signal systems positioned along the travel path of the object; along the surface of the formation; and/or throughout the wellbore. First signal system and the second signal system may communicate by RF signals. First signal system and any second signal systems positioned on the surface communicate by through-the-earth or very low frequency signals. A global positioning system may be utilized in conjunction with any second signal systems on the surface to identify the absolute location of the object in the underground wellbore. The first signal system carried by the object may be a piezoelectric system disposed to transmit a signal when the object experiences a predetermined pressure.
US10519758B2	Oilfield surface equipment cooling system Systems and methods for cooling process equipment are provided. The system includes a process fluid source, and a heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the process equipment and the process fluid source. The heat exchanger is configured to receive a process fluid from the process fluid source and transfer heat from the process equipment to the process fluid. The system also includes a control system fluidly coupled with the heat exchanger. The control system is configured to vary a temperature of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger. Further, at least a portion of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger is delivered into a wellbore at a temperature below a boiling point of the process fluid.
US10519756B2	Electric submersible pumping unit An electric submersible pump assembly with integral heat exchanger, high-speed self-aligning bearings, and dual bearing thrust chamber is described. The described pump assembly, modules, and components may be used for operating an electric submersible pump at high speeds as well as over a wide range of speeds and flowrates without replacing downhole equipment. The described pump assembly may be shorter than comparable pump assemblies and may be assembled offsite, thereby leading to faster and easier installation with less down time. By operating over a wide range of speeds, the disclosed pump assembly allows the operator to reduce overall inventory, reduce down time for the well, and avoid other complications associated with replacing a pump assembly or other downhole components.
US10519755B2	Sealed eccentric drive for submersible pump A pump is driven by rotation of an electrical motor drive shaft. An eccentric drive unit includes an eccentric member coupled between the motor drive shaft and the pump drive shaft. The eccentric member has an offset portion parallel to and offset from the motor axis for orbiting around the motor axis. A flexible boot encloses the offset portion. A pump end static seal seals a pump end of the boot at an interface between the eccentric member and the pump drive shaft. A motor end static seal seals a motor end of the boot at a motor end of the eccentric member.
US10519751B2	Apparatus and methods for regulating component temperature in a downhole tool A downhole tool includes a component that may require thermal management and a thermostat. The thermostat is used to thermally couple or decouple the component from an environment of the downhole tool. The thermostat includes a first solid thermal conductor, a second solid thermal conductor, and an actuator mechanically coupled to the first and/or the second solid thermal conductor. The actuator is adapted to move the second solid thermal conductor relative to the first solid conductor in response to temperature.
US10519737B2	Place-n-perf A bottom hole assembly (BHA) and methods of using the BHA, the BHA having at least one tool configured to move between the interior and the exterior by fluid pumped down a string. The tool is configured to create a hole in a wellbore tubular, such as casing, tubing, or a liner. The BHA includes a ramp positioned adjacent to the tool to guide the tool to engage the tubular. The tool may be a mill configured to cut a hole in the tubular or a punch member configured to punch a hole in the tubular. A packing element of the BHA enables fluid to be pumped down the annulus and through the hole to treat and/or fracture the formation. The tool may be positioned between two packing elements and fluid may be pumped down the string and through a portion of the tool to treat and/or fracture the formation.
US10519736B2	Exploding bridge wire detonation wave shaper A jet cutter apparatus and method for using a single bridge wire or a plurality of bridge wires to uniformly detonate a booster and thereby cause a uniform detonation of the explosives adjacent to the liners, thereby causing a uniform compression of the liners to form a uniform plasma jet that is substantially radially perpendicular to the jet cutter.
US10519718B2	Systems and methods to control directional drilling for hydrocarbon wells Embodiments of systems and methods to control directional drilling in borehole drilling for hydrocarbon wells are disclosed. An actual toolface orientation measurement value and an actual downhole torque on bit (DTOB) or actual downhole weight on bit (DWOB) measurement value for a drill string positioned in a borehole are determined. Responsive to a comparison of target measurement values and actual measurement values, error values are determined. A control command for one or more of a top drive, a drawworks, and a mud pump responsive to the DTOB or DWOB error value and the toolface orientation error value is determined. Additionally, one or more of the top drive, the drawworks, and the mud pump are operated responsive to the control command thereby to correct a toolface orientation of the drill string.
US10519713B2	Static mitigation end cap for a covering for an architectural opening A static mitigation end cap for an architectural covering is provided. The covering may include a head rail having an end cap. The end cap may include a housing extending along a longitudinal length of the head rail and defining a chamber. The end cap may include a printed circuit board received within the chamber and configured to control a motor assembly operatively connected to the at least one end cap. The end cap may include an actuation member slidably coupled with the end cap for selective engagement with the printed circuit board.
US10519712B2	Movable barrier screen assembly The present invention is generally a movable barrier assembly that includes a screen garage door that may be remotely operated to open and close an entry to a garage, thereby facilitating ventilation, and preventing debris such as leaves, insects, etc. from entering the garage. In an exemplary embodiment, a screen assembly includes a first track running substantially parallel to a second track on which a garage door travels. A movable barrier operator that actuates the garage door and screen door may include a first motor to operate the screen door, and a second motor to operate the garage door. In exemplary embodiments, a single control unit is configured to operate both motors and thus operate each movable barrier.
US10519710B2	Glass panel unit The glass panel unit includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, a seal, an evacuated space, and a spacer. The second glass panel is placed opposite the first glass panel. The seal with a frame shape hermetically bonds the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other. The evacuated space is enclosed by the first glass panel, the second glass panel 30, and the seal. The spacer is placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. The spacer contains polyimide having benzoxazole structures.
US10519698B2	Electrically controlled locking arrangement An electrically-controlled locking arrangement for a lock mechanism of a commercial vehicle load space door includes a housing and a hook member rotatably mounted within the housing for engagement with an external catch member. A handle is coupled to the hook member to effect movement between open and closed positions. A detent is provided either on the hook member itself or on a component coupled to the hook member, a locking dog being arranged for movement between a locked setting where the dog is in engagement with the detent and a free setting where the dog is clear of the detent, to allow operation of the handle to move the hook member to its open position. An electric actuator is mounted within the housing to drive the locking dog to its free setting allowing rotation of the hook member from its closed position to its open position.
US10519690B2	Barb tape and barb tape panel A barb tape (10) includes: (i) a first wire (14, 114); (ii) a second wire (16, 116) that is spaced from, and extends substantially parallel to the first wire (14, 114); and (iii) an elongate strip material (12, 112) defining: a spine (18, 118) and a plurality of barbs (22, 122) extending from at least one major edge (20) of the spine (18, 118), wherein the spine (18, 118) crimps the first (14, 114) and second (16, 116) wires.
US10519689B1	Assembly for the top of a security wall A high security top element assembly for a security wall includes arcuate elements extending outwardly and downwardly from the top of a wall. The arcuate elements extend in both directions from the top of the wall. The arcuate elements terminate outwardly from the wall a sufficient distance to prevent a person climbing the wall from reaching out and contacting the arcuate elements and the arcuate elements are spaced apart a sufficient distance to prevent a person from passing between adjacent elements.
US10519687B2	Method of erecting a tethered wind turbine tower The invention relates to a method of erecting a tower such as a wind turbine tower tethered by a number of cables where each of the cables extend between the tower and an anchoring element on an anchor block. The method comprises attaching at least some of the tethering cables to the tower, detachably fastening a motorized winch on an anchor block and connecting the wire of the winch to the end of a tethering cable. The winch is then operated to wind up the wire of the winch pulling the cable end towards the anchor block and into position for fastening the cable end to the anchoring element, where the cable end is then fastened to the anchoring element while held in position by the winch. The invention further relates to the use of a motorized winch to connect a cable to an anchor block when erecting a tower tethered by a number of cables as mentioned above.
US10519681B1	Main drain outlet for a swimming pool A unitary main drain suction outlet for a swimming pool and outlet system is presently disclosed. The unitary main drain suction outlet has a water inlet comprising a sole slot opening, a water flow through portion disposed between the water inlet and a water exit. The water flow through portion is void of a sump and configured for the flow through of water from the water inlet to the water exit. The water inlet and the water flow through portions are configured for the flow through of water substantially in a linear direction from the water inlet toward the water exit.
US10519679B1	Plunger artificial wave making apparatus A wave making apparatus for creating a surfing wave in a body of water. The waves are generated using a controlled up and down motion of Fiber Glass, (FRP), or EPS Geo Foam Mechanical Plungers in a way that allows the control and shape and therefore surf characteristics of the wave. The plunger wave making apparatus is assembled side by side in a vertically manner on a 45-degree sloped back wall. Water ballast is added to the front and main compartments of the wave making plungers to optimize power requirements to power the plungers up and down to produce the waves into the body of water.
US10519672B1	Electromagnetically shielded wallpaper The electromagnetic shielding of an enclosable building structure is provided by applying a shielding wallcovering to at least a portion of building structure. The shielding wall covering is wallpaper comprising a metal-coated substrate core and resin. To connect the shielded wallpaper to the building structure a layer of the resin or an adhesive layer may be used.
US10519670B2	Gutter extension fastening system A gutter fastening system for a building allows a downspout extension to be selectively attached to an elbow joint of a downspout. A plurality of mounting members that can be screws are screwed through the downspout and/or the downspout extension. A flexible elastic piece that serves as a linkage member is then placed on a first portion of the screws and secures the downspout extension to the downspout. The elastic piece is selectively removable from the downspout and the downspout extension allowing the downspout extension to be removed from the downspout.
US10519662B2	Metal roof panel with deformation resistant rib and method of making the same A metal roof panel includes a rib with a unique shape. The rib is bilateral with upwardly angled sides that each transition into an indentation, with both indentations transitioning into a central flat apex. Between each rib is a channel, preferably including at least one raised surface. The lower surface of the channel between the raised surfaces, and the top of the raised surfaces, are substantially planar and parallel to the flat surface of the apex of the panel. A unique method of manufacturing the roof panel employs a roll machine configured to shape a piece of sheet metal into the roof panel by modifying the shape in many small increments, which allows the final product to have a fairly intricate bend pattern.
US10519660B2	Key-locked and band-tightened rebar clamping assemblies A key-locked rebar clamping assembly includes a clamp that may be forced onto the perpendicular intersection of the upper and lower rods of crossed rebar and then held from below with a key. The assembly is readily installed by forcing the clamp over the intersection of the upper and lower rods and forcing the key through a keyway in opposing sides of the clamp. The assembly holds the rods together with the clamp at the top and the key at the bottom regardless of force, vibration, and the like applied to either rod. As the key constrains downward movement of the lower rod away from the clamp and the upper rod, the lower rod will not separate from the upper rod if walked on. The assembly reduces the need to alternate longitudinal adjacent rods between upper and lower positions, thus saving labor costs through the elimination of wire tying and complicated positioning.
US10519659B2	Methods and apparatuses for connecting concrete structural elements Various implementations include methods and apparatuses for connecting concrete structural elements, such as pre-cast concrete structural elements. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a first concrete structural element into which a first duct is pre-cast, a second concrete structural element into which a second duct is pre-cast, and a duct coupler that couples the first duct in fluid communication with the second duct and prevents adhesive from flowing into the first or second duct when the first and second concrete structural elements are coupled together. In another implementation, a method of forming a concrete structural element includes disposing at least a portion of a duct within a form for receiving poured concrete, disposing a duct holder through an opening in the form and coupling the duct holder with the duct to hold the duct in position within the form during pouring, and removing the duct holder after the concrete hardens.
US10519654B2	Building component A building formwork component comprising first and second spaced sidewalls having one or more webs extending there-between, each sidewall comprising a flange extending inwardly along a first edge of the sidewall such that an outer surface of the flange forms a ramp surface; and a groove extending along an opposing second edge of the sidewall; wherein the component may be coupled to a like component by relative movement of the components towards each other, whereby the flanges are received in respective grooves of the like component, and whereby the ramp surfaces facilitate such coupling by engaging respective second edges of the like component to move the second edges and/or ramp surfaces for engagement of the flanges in the grooves.
US10519653B2	Facade assembly, building structure, and method for mounting the facade assembly A facade assembly for a building can have at least one facade element, which may be fastened to a wall or an inter-story ceiling of the building. The assembly can also have at least one fire-protection element, which may be mounted between the facade element and the wall or the inter-story ceiling. The fire-protection element contains an insulating layer and at least one angle profile with two flanges disposed at an angle relative to one another, wherein one of the flanges of the angle profile is fastened to the facade element and the other flange of the angle profile bears on the insulating layer.
US10519648B2	Base member for an anchor assembly and method of use A base member for cooperating with a support member and at least one fixing member to form an anchor assembly mountable to a form board on which wet concrete may be poured during formation of a concrete substrate. The base member includes: a mounting portion for positioning the anchor assembly on the form board prior to inserting the fixing members into the form board; an aperture having first and second generally opposed ends, the first end being open to facilitate insertion of the support member into the aperture; and a barrier reconfigurable in use from a first configuration, in which the barrier restricts ingress of wet concrete into contact with the support member via the second end of the aperture, to a second configuration in which the barrier allows an object to extend via the second end of the aperture into contact with the support member.
US10519646B2	Cable feed mechanism for a drain cleaner A drain cleaner includes a rotatable drum and a cable having a first portion housed within the drum and a second portion extending outwardly of the drum along a cable axis. The cable is rotatable about the cable axis. The drain cleaner also includes a cable feed mechanism for feeding the cable out of the rotatable drum in an axial direction along the cable axis. The cable feed mechanism includes a plurality of feed members selectively engagable with the cable, and a drive gear surrounding the plurality of feed members. The drive gear is engaged with the plurality of feed members. Rotation of the drive gear moves the plurality of feed members into engagement with the cable.
US10519645B2	End wall for a gutter for surface drainage In order to seal gutters at the ends with low output, an end wall (10) of a gutter (30) is provided for surface drainage, comprising a plate element (11) which can be secured at a first or a second end of the gutter (30) substantially sealingly closing a cross-section of the gutter (30). In addition, the ends (31, 32) of the gutter (30) are formed differently. According to the invention, in order to reduce the output, the plate element (11) can be secured at the first end (31) of the gutter (30) with a first edge (12) oriented upwards or can be secured at the second end (32) with a second edge (13) oriented upwards. In this way, an adjustment can be made to both differently formed ends (31, 32) of the gutter (30) by simply rotating the plate element.
US10519640B2	Discharge valve operating device, flush water tank device, and toilet system A discharge valve operating device includes a first linking member and a second linking member, a rotary winding device, and an operation unit configured to rotationally operate the rotary winding device, wherein when the operation unit rotationally operates in a first direction, the operation unit is configured to perform toilet flushing in a full-flushing mode by pulling up the discharge valve by a first length by the rotary winding device winding the first linking member by the first length in the first direction, and when the operation unit rotationally operates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the operation unit is configured to perform toilet flushing in a partial-flushing mode by pulling up the discharge valve by a second length by the rotary winding device winding the second linking member in the second direction by the second length which is the same as the first length.
US10519639B1	Toilet valve According to various embodiments, a toilet bowl fill valve includes a valve body that has a cavity. A valve may be inserted into the cavity of the valve body. A handle may be integrated with the valve, and the handle may facilitate manual adjustment of the valve. The valve body attached directly to a body of a toilet fill valve.
US10519636B2	Floor drain having a sealing gasket attached thereto The invention relates to a floor drain (1) comprising an elongate housing (2), said housing having a base wall (3), two side walls (4, 5) extending in a longitudinal direction, two end walls (6, 7) connecting the side walls (4, 5) to one another, and a ceiling wall (8) provided with an elongate inlet opening (10) extending in the longitudinal direction (L), and further comprising an outflow connection piece (11) extending outwardly from the base wall (3) or one of the side walls (4, 5) or one of the end walls (6, 7) for the connection of a drain tube, wherein the inlet opening (10) ends in each case at a distance to the front-side ends of the ceiling wall (8) and at a distance to at least one of the side walls (4, 5), so that a receiving flange surrounding the inlet opening (10) is formed, on which a sealing gasket (14) is or can be attached.
US10519633B2	Hot water delivery A domestic pipe system for delivery of hot water includes hot water source (10) and a piping to a faucet (12). The piping comprises a splitter (14), two pipes (20, 22) and a controller (16), the controller having a housing, first and second inlets (24, 26), an outlet (28), and a thermally actuated valve. The first inlet is a permanently open inlet whereas the second inlet is opened depending on the temperature of water arriving at the controller. Stagnant water that cooled down only runs through the first pipe (20) until the temperature exceeds a preset threshold. Than the controller (16) opens the second inlet such that the stagnant cold water from the second pipe can be mixed gradually with the hot water from the first pipe. Thus, the user receives warm water earlier than if both pipes need to be emptied.
US10519624B2	Seabed backfill plow and method A BAS plow creates a V-trench along the linear route of a pipeline path and an instrumented bottle moving with the BAS plow collects BAS data indicative of the pitch, roll, heading, yaw, three dimensional positioning, speed and depth of the chassis, the shearing force applied to the seabed material and the applied tow force. The bottle can be swapped to collect the acquired data or an umbilical can be used to provide a real time stream of data. The BAS plow can simultaneously backfill the created trench, leaving an undisrupted seabed, or the pipeline can be laid in the BAS trench, which can also be made deeper and wider by additional trench cutting passes, significantly reducing the total time required for combined BAS and pipeline laying processes. The BAS plow can be released and retrieved over-the-stern of a towing vessel.
US10519619B2	Drain assembly for use in an outdoor setting A drain assembly for being placed inground includes a first panel and a second panel spaced-apart from the first panel, a plurality of supports extending between the first panel and the second panel, a bottom or pipe extending between a bottom portion of the first panel and the second panel, and a cap extending between a top portion of the first panel and the second panel. The first panel may define a plurality of drainage apertures. A related method is also provided.
US10519607B2	Dissolved air de-bonding of a tissue sheet Tissue papers and methods of making are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a tissue paper is substantially free of a chemical debonder and has a geometric mean tensile (GMT) in a range between about 500 and about 5,000 g/3 inches (g/3 in.) and a caliper in a range between about 50 and about 350 mils/8 sheets.
US10519597B2	Process for producing differentiated cellulose fibers comprising an enzymatic treatment in association with an acid step The present invention refers to a process for producing cellulose of market eucalyptus fibers having distinct features through the use of at least one enzymatic treatment with hydrolytic enzymes, such as for example, xylanases, cellulases or mixtures thereof, in association to at least one acidic treatment step. These treatments may be applied into different steps of the fibers process producing, wherein all of them happen before drying.
US10519596B2	Method for producing leather-like sheet A problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a method for producing leather-like sheets with excellent chemical resistance and discoloration resistance utilizing an aqueous urethane resin composition. The invention provides a method for producing a leather-like sheet in the form of a laminate including a film, the method including forming the film by applying an aqueous urethane resin composition onto a substrate and drying the composition, the aqueous urethane resin composition including a urethane resin, a nonionic emulsifier and an aqueous medium, the urethane resin being one obtained by reacting a polyol including a carboxyl group-containing polyol, an aromatic polyisocyanate and a chain extender, the urethane resin having a urea bond content of not more than 0.3 mol/kg. The film is preferably used as a skin layer and/or a topcoat layer of the leather-like sheet.
US10519595B2	Composite textile A composite textile is provided. The composite textile includes a textile substrate and a thermal material layer formed on the textile substrate. The thermal material layer includes a nanocomposite powder. The nanocomposite powder is composed of a pyrrolidone-containing polymer and an inorganic particle. The pyrrolidone-containing polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone, a derivative of polyvinylpyrrolidone or a combination thereof. The inorganic particle is a metal oxide composed of a first metal MA, a doping metal MB and oxygen. The inorganic particle makes up 62.5-99.9 wt. % of the nanocomposite powder.
US10519593B2	Ironing apparatus An ironing apparatus (100) comprises a rotating cylinder (11) and a burner assembly (2) comprising a main body (20) in which a passage (21) for a mixture of air and gas is defined. The main body comprises an outlet surface (22) in which a plurality of holes (220) are defined, through which the mixture of air and gas exits from the passage, wherein the passage is elongate-shaped, extends in a longitudinal direction inside said rotating cylinder and has a decreasing cross section along the longitudinal direction (x).
US10519587B2	Laundry treating appliance detergent dispenser A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior, a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening, a dispenser having a drawer with at least one chemistry container and a faucet, and a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet.
US10519580B2	Titanium carbide (TiC) nano-fibrous felts A method of synthesizing mechanically resilient titanium carbide (TiC) nanofibrous felts comprising continuous nanofibers or nano-ribbons with TiC crystallites embedded in carbon matrix, comprising: (a) electrospinning a spin dope for making precursor nanofibers with diameters less than 0.5 J.Lm; (b) overlaying the nanofibers to produce a nano-fibrous mat (felt); and then (c) heating the nano-felts first at a low temperature, and then at a high temperature for making electrospun continuous nanofibers or nano-ribbons with TiC crystallites embedded in carbon matrix; and (d) chlorinating the above electrospun nano-felts at an elevated temperature to remove titanium for producing carbide derived carbon (CDC) nano-fibrous felt with high specific surface areas.
US10519576B2	Fiber structure woven as a single piece by 3D weaving, and an application thereof to fabricating a composite material part In a fiber structure woven as a single piece by three-dimensional weaving, first warp yarns interlink layers of weft yarns in a first portion of the fiber structure adjacent to a non-interlinked zone and also weft yarns of a second portion of the fiber structure beyond the non-interlinked zone, and second warp yarns interlink layers of weft yarns of the second portion of the fiber structure adjacent to the non-interlinked zone and also layers of weft yarns of the first portion of the fiber structure beyond the non-interlinked zone, such that the paths of the first and second warp yarns cross in at least one transition zone extending within the fiber structure from the end of the non-interlinked zone, the transition zone extending in the warp direction over a distance greater than the pitch between adjacent warp columns.
US10519575B2	Conductive fabric, method of manufacturing a conductive fabric and apparatus therefor A woven fabric formed of a first set of yarns extending in a first direction, woven together with a second set of yarns extending in a second direction. The first set includes first conductors, while the second set includes second conductors. The first and second conductors cross over one another at crossing points. At each crossing point, a non-conductive element is disposed directly between the first and second conductors so as to provide a physical barrier between the first and second conductors. At some crossing points, a physical electrical connection is provided between crossing conductors in order to provide a permanent connection between the conductors. Non-conductive tie yarns are provided to fix the conductors in position. The structure provides a robust yarn with minimized risk of short circuiting between crossing conductors which are intended to be kept separate.
US10519574B2	Method for optimizing the production of a rotor spinning Machine A method optimizes production of a rotor spinning machine having a plurality of identical spinning units, with each spinning unit having a spinning rotor driven by a rotor drive at a rotor speed to produce yarn at a delivery speed. A permissible range with a minimum delivery speed and a maximum delivery speed for the delivery speed of the spinning units is specified. Operation of the spinning units is started with a starting delivery speed within the permissible range. Current production capacity of the spinning units or the rotor spinning machine is continuously calculated. Current delivery speed of the yarn is regulated as a function of the current production capacity in such a manner that a maximum production capacity is achieved. A rotor spinning machine in accordance with method is also provided.
US10519571B2	Carding machine comprising a rotary element Described is a carding machine designed preferably to operate in a system for producing padding, which has a particular variability in the type of air processing which may be performed by the machine on the fibres, together with a greater simplicity of management of the configuration of the machine compared with prior art systems.
US10519570B2	Fiber grade with improved spinning performance and mechanical properties The present invention is directed to a new polypropylene composition, polypropylene fibres comprising said polypropylene composition, a spunbonded fabric comprising said polypropylene fibres and/or polypropylene composition, an article comprising said polypropylene fibres and/or said spunbonded fabric as well as to a process for the preparation of such spunbonded fabric and the use of such polypropylene composition for improving the stability of a fibre spinning line.
US10519568B2	Optically and mechanically active nanoscale media The present invention relates to a method for incorporating dye and/or nanoparticles into polymer films and into electrospun polymeric nanofibers, and, more specifically, to a method for electrospinning a molecularly homogenous solution of dye (and/or nanoparticles) and polymer dissolved in a mutual solvent leading to uniform distribution of dye across the cross-section of each constituent fiber and to resulting nanofibers with the dye/nanoparticles incorporated therein.
US10519567B2	Bonding method of crystal body To improve the production yield rate of a synthesis corundum cell superior in translucency, chemical resistance or an optical component comprising calcium fluoride. On the other end side of synthetic corundum piece, spacer intervenes between the surfaces which will be bonded. The spacer is crushed flat by pressure force which effects the other end side of synthetic corundum piece in the case of heat-treatment after the temporary bonding. Thereby, the spacer does not disturb the synthetic optical contacting or chemical pressurized fusion bonding state of corundum piece.
US10519565B2	SiC single crystal and method for producing same A low-resistance p-type SiC single crystal containing no inclusions is provided. A method for producing a SiC single crystal in which a SiC seed crystal substrate is contacted with a Si—C solution having a temperature gradient such that a temperature of the Si—C solution decreases from an interior of the Si—C solution toward a surface of the Si—C solution, to grow the SiC single crystal, wherein the Si—C solution comprises Si, Cr, Al and B, and wherein the Al is comprised in the Si—C solution in an amount of 10 at % or greater, based on the total of the Si, Cr, Al and B, and the B is comprised in the Si—C solution in an amount of greater than 0.00 at % and no greater than 1.00 at %, based on the total of the Si, Cr, Al and B.
US10519545B2	Systems and methods for a plasma enhanced deposition of material on a semiconductor substrate A system and method for plasma enhanced deposition processes. An exemplary semiconductor manufacturing system includes a susceptor configured to hold a semiconductor wafer and a sector disposed above the susceptor. The sector includes a first plate and an overlying second plate, operable to form a plasma there between. The first plate includes a plurality of holes extending through the first plate, which vary in at least one of diameter and density from a first region of the first plate to a second region of the first plate.
US10519535B2	Method and apparatus for load-locked printing The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for preventing oxidation or contamination during a circuit printing operation. The circuit printing operation can be directed to OLED-type printing. In an exemplary embodiment, the printing process is conducted at a load-locked printer housing having one or more of chambers. Each chamber is partitioned from the other chambers by physical gates or fluidic curtains. A controller coordinates transportation of a substrate through the system and purges the system by timely opening appropriate gates. The controller may also control the printing operation by energizing the print-head at a time when the substrate is positioned substantially thereunder.
US10519532B2	Steel material having excellent alcohol-induced pitting corrosion resistance and alcohol-induced SCC resistance A steel material of the disclosure has a chemical composition containing, in mass %: 0.03% to 0.3% C; 0.03% to 1.0% Si; 0.1% to 2.0% Mn; 0.003% to 0.03% P; 0.005% or less S; 0.005% to 0.1% Al; 0.005% to 0.5% Cu; 0.01% to 0.5% Sb; and 0.005% to 0.5% Ni, with a balance being Fe and incidental impurities. Thus, the steel material has excellent alcohol-induced pitting corrosion resistance and alcohol-induced SCC resistance, and can be used for large structures with no need for coating, inhibitor addition, or the like by improving the pitting corrosion resistance and SCC resistance of the steel material itself.
US10519528B2	Lead-free, high-sulphur and easy-cutting copper-manganese alloy and preparation method thereof Disclosed are a lead-free, high-sulphur and easy-cutting copper-manganese alloy and preparation method thereof. The alloy comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 52.0-95.0 wt. % of copper, 0.01-0.20 wt. % of phosphorus, 0.01-20 wt. % of tin, 0.55-7.0 wt. % of manganese, 0.191-1.0 wt. % of sulphur, one or more metals other than zinc that have an affinity to sulphur less than the affinity of manganese to sulphur, with the sum of the contents thereof no more than 2.0 wt. %, and the balance being zinc and inevitable impurities, wherein the metals other than zinc that have an affinity to sulphur less than the affinity of manganese to sulphur are nickel, iron, tungsten, cobalt, molybdenum, antimony, bismuth and niobium. The copper alloy is manufactured by a powder metallurgy method, in which after uniformly mixing the alloy powder, sulphide powder and nickel powder, pressing and shaping, sintering, re-pressing, and re-sintering are carried out to obtain the copper alloy, and the resulting copper alloy is thermally treated.
US10519521B2	Method of preventing carbohydrate crystallization Precipitation of a carbohydrate, such as trehalose, in a solution is prevented by mixing an effective amount of at least one antifreeze protein with the carbohydrate in the solution, wherein the antifreeze protein is in whole or in part one of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, and SEQ ID NO: 4, and the antifreeze protein mass to the carbohydrate mass is between about 1:8000 and 1:30. The method is especially useful for improving the applications of a carbohydrate, such as trehalose, and the quality of the carbohydrate-containing products in industries by preventing crystallization of the carbohydrate in formulations and products.
US10519520B2	Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding modules and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding modules. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding modules.
US10519515B2	Methods of diagnosis, selection, and treatment of diseases and conditions caused by or associated with methanogens The invention described herein provides for methods and systems for determining, selecting, and/or treating diseases and conditions caused by or associated with high quantities of methanogens in a subject, or diseases and conditions caused by or associated with low quantities of methanogens in a subject. In various embodiments, a therapy to inhibit the growth of methanogens or to promote the growth of methanogens are selected and/or administered to a subject in need thereof.
US10519505B2	Genomic signatures of metastasis in prostate cancer A method of determining the risk of metastasis of prostate cancer in a human subject who has or had prostate cancer is disclosed herein. The method is based on detecting in a prostate sample from the subject the number of copies per cell of genes and/or genomic regions of a metastatic gene signature set disclosed herein, and determining alternations in the number of copies per cell of the genes and/or genomic regions in the signature set, as compared to the number of copies per cell in non-cancer cells, thereby determining the risk of prostate cancer metastasis.
US10519504B2	Methods for treatment of oncological disorders using epimetabolic shifters, multidimensional intracellular molecules, or environmental influencers Methods and formulations for treating oncological disorders in humans using epimetabolic shifters, multidimensional intracellular molecules or environmental influencers are described.
US10519502B2	Mitochondrial disease genetic diagnostics Mitochondrial disease genetic diagnostics and methods of use thereof are provided.
US10519499B2	Hybrid nanopore sensors The disclosure provides detection apparatus having one or more nanopores, methods for making apparatus having one or more nanopore and methods for using apparatus having one or more nanopores. Uses include, but are not limited to detection and sequencing of nucleic acids.
US10519479B1	Methods for modifying glycosylation using manganese The present invention relates to a cell culture method for adjusting the proportion of G0, G1, G2, and high-mannose galactosylation variants in a population of a recombinant protein produced by a culture of cells in a cell culture medium by supplementing the cell culture medium with manganese at one or more days of the cell culture method duration.
US10519464B2	Wheat MS1 polynucleotides, polypeptides, and methods of use Compositions and methods are capable of modulating male fertility in a plant. Compositions comprise polynucleotides and polypeptides, and fragments and variants thereof, which modulate male fertility. Expression cassettes comprise a male-fertility polynucleotide, or fragment or variant thereof, operably linked to a promoter, wherein expression of the polynucleotide modulates the male fertility of a plant. Regulatory sequences drive expression in a male-tissue-preferred manner and may be targets to downregulate an operably-linked gene. Mutations that induce nuclear recessive male sterility in subsequent selfing and crossing of wheat lines containing the mutations may be tracked. Male-sterile plants may be maintained by crossing with a maintainer plant. Hybrids can be produced using the male-sterile plants.
US10519461B2	Acetolactate synthase herbicide resistant sorghum The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing sorghum crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for sorghum plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetolactate synthase (ALS) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ALS protein.
US10519452B2	Antiviral agent comprising RNA oligonucleotide The present invention provides an antiviral agent comprising an RNA oligonucleotide having a particular sequence and structure. Specifically, when a cell line is treated with an RNA oligonucleotide having specific sequence and helical bend structure according to the present invention, the expression of interferon-β or ISG56 is increased and anti-viral activating is exhibited. Thus, a composition comprising the RNA oligonucleotide can be used as an antiviral agent.
US10519450B2	Antisense oligonucleotides for modulating HTRA1 expression The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides (oligomers) that are complementary to HTRA1, leading to modulation of the expression of HTRA1. Modulation of HTRA1 expression is beneficial for a range of medical disorders, such as macular degeneration, e.g. age-related macular degeneration.
US10519449B2	Treatment of angiogenesis-associated diseases using RNA complexes that target ANGPT2 and PDGFB In certain aspects, provided herein are RNA complexes (e.g., asymmetric RNA complexes, such as asiRNAs or cell penetrating asiRNAs) that inhibit ANGPT2 and/or PDGFB expression and are therefore useful for treating angiogenesis-associated diseases, such as cancer, AMD, and DME.
US10519448B2	Treatment of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to BDNF The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonecleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of BDNF.
US10519439B2	High efficiency, small volume nucleic acid synthesis The disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for the production of nucleic acid molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for the microscale generation of nucleic acid molecules, optionally followed by assembly of these nucleic acid molecules into larger molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for efficient production of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., large nucleic acid molecules such as genomes).
US10519429B2	Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) mutant and use thereof The present invention discloses a Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (nampt) mutant and use thereof. The present invention relates to a nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) mutant artificially obtained through genic site-directed mutation. An object of the present invention is to provide a Nampt mutant having a catalytic activity higher than that of a conventional wild type parent, wherein the enzymatic activity of the Nampt mutant provided in the present invention is 1.2-6.9 times of the enzymatic activity of the parent.
US10519428B2	Mutated genes for the catalytic protein of oplophorus luciferase and use thereof Luciferases which are different from those known heretofore have been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of valine at the position of 44, alanine at the position of 54 and tyrosine at the position of 138 is substituted with other amino acid(s) in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US10519416B2	Filter for filtration of nucleated cells and filtration method using the same A filtration method for filtration of nucleated cells that includes providing a filter containing at least one of a metal and a metal oxide as a major component thereof and having a plurality of through-holes therein, and passing a liquid containing the nucleated cells through the filter. The diameter of an inscribed circle of each of the plurality of through-holes is smaller than the size of the nuclei of the nucleated cells, and the inscribed circle of each of the plurality of through-holes touches all sides defining an opening of the through-hole.
US10519413B2	Methods and apparatus for gas stream mass transfer with a liquid A system for performing a gas-liquid mass transfer includes a container bounding a compartment and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween. A tube has a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the tube being disposed within the compartment of the container. A nozzle is disposed within the compartment of the container and has at least one outlet, the nozzle being coupled with the tube so that a gas can be passed through the tube and out the at least one outlet of the nozzle. The nozzle is sufficiently buoyant so that when a fluid is disposed within the compartment of the container, the nozzle floats on the fluid.
US10519409B2	Shaft-mounted fluid transfer assembly for a disposable bioreactor A fluid transfer assembly for single use bioreactors includes a fluid transfer housing that can be mounted to the impeller shaft using a bearing that places the fluid transfer assembly directly below the lowest impeller but allows the impeller shaft to spin inside independently of the fluid transfer assembly. A fluid conduit connects the fluid transfer housing to a port in the single use bag wall which allows fluids to be introduced into the sparger and which also helps prevent the fluid transfer assembly from rotating with the impeller shaft.
US10519408B2	Process for optimizing the operation of a plug-flow fermenter for the anaerobic fermentation of organic wastes A process for optimizing the operation of a plug-flow fermenter for the anaerobic fermentation of organic wastes, wherein the plug-flow fermenter comprises a horizontally oriented fermenter tank and a stirrer, which stirrer comprises a stirrer shaft which traverses the interior of the fermenter tank in an axial manner and multiple paddles which are arranged on the stirrer shaft and protrude radially and also a drive, and the fermentation material is moved in the fermenter tank by means of the stirrer.
US10519407B2	Detergent compositions having an improved profile against efflorescence Provided herein are detergent formulations which can effectively suppress efflorescence in unit dose detergent packs. In accordance with one embodiment, the detergent formulations comprise an alkyl ethoxysulfate component having an alkyl chain length of about 12-18 carbon atoms and about 2-9 moles of ethylene oxide and a cation, an alcohol ethoxylate component having an alkyl chain length of about 12-18 carbon atoms and about 5-9 moles of ethylene oxide, high fructose corn syrup, and a liquid carrier.
US10519406B2	Treatment of sulfide scales Treating a sulfide scale includes contacting the sulfide scale with an oxidizing composition that includes a first oxidizer and a second oxidizer.
US10519400B2	Low PH detergent composition Detergent compositions and more specifically, to low pH detergent compositions comprising sulfated surfactants, organic acid, and polyamine compounds. Methods of making and using the same.
US10519392B2	Tire lubricant A non-water-based tire lubricant includes a thickening agent and a thinning agent. The thickening agent may be a silicone grease, hydrotreated light petroleum distillates, or hydrogenated liquid rosin ester, and the thinning agent may be a blend of petroleum distillates and additives or a silicone liquid. The tire lubricant has a pliable consistency, is easier to apply and use than standard tire lubricants, allows the tire to seal at much lower pressures, and is not water-based so that nitrogen concentrations inside the tire are maintained at 100 percent.
US10519391B2	Gun lubricant A lubricant for a gun or other metal devices, including a composition and method of treating a gun to maintain optimum operative condition. The lubricant serves many purposes, beyond simply allowing parts to move with less resistance. In addition to reducing friction between moving parts of the gun, the gun oil of the present disclosure disperses to coat the metal parts of the gun thoroughly and evenly, remains moist for an extended period of time, and when dry, forms a thick layer that protects the metal components of the gun from wear and rust. The lubricant includes a 4-cycle synthetic motor oil, an oil stabilizer, and a 2-cycle motor oil.
US10519384B2	Methods for producing ethylene and propylene from naphtha The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods of producing ethylene and propylene by the catalytic steam cracking of naphtha using an HZSM-5 catalyst. An example method can include providing a naphtha feedstock, providing steam, and providing an HZSM-5 catalyst. The method can further include preparing the HZSM-5 catalyst by titanium modification or alkaline treatment, followed by phosphorus modification. The method can further include feeding the naphtha feedstock and steam to a reactor containing the catalyst and removing an effluent from the reactor having a combined yield of ethylene and propylene of greater than about 45 wt-%.
US10519383B2	Integrated methanol separation and methanol-to-gasoline conversion process A method for converting methanol to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons is disclosed. In an aspect the method includes feeding crude methanol from a methanol synthesis reactor to a methanol separation vessel to recover a methanol stream in a vapor phase; and without condensing the methanol stream, feeding the methanol stream in the vapor phase to a reactor containing a conversion catalyst for converting methanol to at least one of dimethyl ether or gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons.
US10519370B2	Phosphor and application therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a red phosphor, a light emitting element using the phosphor, and a light emitting device using the light emitting element. A phosphor represented by the general formula: Cax+yEuySiAlN3 in which x+y is 1.0 or more and 1.1 or less, y is 0.004 or more and 0.012 or less, the phosphor being activated with Eu, and some of the Ca element(s) being substituted with the Eu element(s), wherein the phosphor has a lattice constant a of 0.9747 nm or more and 0.9770 nm or less, and a lattice constant c of 0.5050 nm or more and 0.5055 nm or less, and wherein the phosphor has a Ca content of 27.8% by mass or more and 28.8% by mass or less, a dissolved oxygen content in the phosphor of 0.3% by mass or more and 1.2% by mass or less, and an Eu content of 0.4% by mass or more and 1.2% by mass or less.
US10519367B2	Metal organic framework, phosphor film, and molecule detecting device A metal organic framework is configured to emit fluorescence and deform by interaction with a target molecule. The metal organic framework includes: a metal ion; a quadridentate ligand bonded to the metal ion; and a bidentate ligand bonded to the metal ion.
US10519363B2	Ultra-high salinity surfactant formulation Methods of enhanced oil recovery are disclosed that use compositions including an alkyl polyether anionic surfactant having the general structure R1JA, wherein R1 is a C8-C18 primary or secondary radical group, J is a random, block, alternating, or alternating block polyether segment having the structure [(PO)x(EO)y(BO)z], wherein x is 4 to 18, y is 0 to 20, and z is 0 to 5, and A is an anionic group; a co-surfactant having the general structure (R2)q(B)Ph-L-Ph(D)(R3)r, wherein R2 and R3 are each, independently in each instance, a C8-C24 linear or branched, primary or secondary alkyl group, B and D are anionic groups, q is 1 to 3, r is 1 to 3, and L is O or CH2; and an alkoxy alcohol.
US10519360B2	Liquid inhibitor composition and a method for its preparation and application as a heavy brine corrosion control A composition useful as corrosion inhibitor formulation for application in heavy brine systems, comprising at least one amidoamine; at least one sulfur synergist; at least one phosphate ester. In a preferred embodiment, the composition comprises additionally formulation bonding surfactant; and/or at least one solvent system.
US10519353B2	B2 rated one component spray polyurethane foam formulation for fenestration openings A one component spray polyurethane foam formulation containing a polymeric isocyanate with nominal functionality of 2.5 to 3.5, a polyol component that is at least 85 percent aliphatic and having a mole ratio of polyol with three or more functionality to total polyol of 0.2 to 0.75, 15-30 wt % of a plasticizer, 1.5-3.5 wt % phosphorous, 5.5 to 11.5 halogen and 1.5 to 5 millimoles of blowing agent per gram of formulation and that is free of expandable graphite achieves a B2 rating in DIN 4102 testing.
US10519346B2	Coating sheet for preventing adhesion of advertising material A coating sheet for preventing adhesion of advertising materials includes a soft sheet made with a synthetic resin; a protective layer formed on one of the two surfaces of the soft sheet to protect the sheet from decoloration by the ultra-violet rays in the sunlight; a first coating layer formed on the protective layer and provided with a plurality of small projections; a second coating layer formed as a film on the first coating layer; an adhesive layer formed on the opposite side of the soft sheet for attaching the soft sheet; and a release paper layer positioned underside (exposed surface of) the adhesive layer to protect the adhesive layer from being contaminated by foreign materials and losing adhesive power. The coating sheet can be attached to public or private installation, such as walls, poles, street lights, or traffic lights, to prevent adhesion of unlawful advertising materials on the installation.
US10519345B2	Adhesive tape for jacketing elongate material such as especially cable looms and jacketing method An adhesive tape, especially for wrapping cables, consisting of a preferably textile carrier and of a pressure-sensitive adhesive which is applied on at least one side of the carrier and is in the form of a dried polymer dispersion, the polymer being synthesized from: e) 90% to 99% by weight of n-butyl acrylate and/or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate f) 0% to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid or acid-anhydride function g) 10% to 1% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomers different from (a) and (b) h) 0% to 1% by weight of a difunctional or polyfunctional monomer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising between 15 and 100 parts by weight of a tackifier (based on the mass of the dried polymer dispersion).
US10519340B2	Two-component coating compositions and coatings produced therefrom for improving erosion resistance The present invention relates to a two-component coating composition comprising (1) a paint base component comprising (A) at least one polycarbonate diol, (B) at least one diamine having secondary amino groups and having an aliphatic group (b1) between the nitrogen atoms of the amino groups, and also (2) a hardener component comprising (C) at least one polyisocyanate-modified polyester having an isocyanate content of 4% to 15%. The present invention also relates to a method for coating substrates by applying the coating composition, and to the use thereof.
US10519328B2	Composition and method for forming electroactive polymer solution or coating comprising conjugated heteroaromatic polymer, electroactive polymer solution, objects comprising the electroactive coating, and solid electrolytic capacitor and method for fabricating the same A composition for forming an electroactive coating includes an acid as a polymerization catalyst, at least one functional component, and at least one compound of formula (1) as a monomer: wherein X is selected from S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, Y is hydrogen (H) or a precursor of a good leaving group Y− whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a good leaving group whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, b is 0, 1 or 2, each R1 is a substituent, and the at least one compound of formula (1) includes at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H.
US10519319B2	Three-dimensional printing methods and materials for making dental products The present invention provides a three-dimensional printing article for making dental products and the preparation method thereof, which comprises: Ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate, Diurethane dimethacrylate, Triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, and Diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide. It not only improves the present time-consuming and labor-intensive dental device making, but also can be used in mass production of dental devices.
US10519318B2	Actinic-ray-curable coating composition This invention provides the following active energy ray-curable coating composition: an active energy ray-curable coating composition comprising (A) a polymerizable unsaturated group(s)-containing acrylic resin having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 5,000 to 30,000, (B) a urethane (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 or more but less than 5,000 and containing an average of two to four polymerizable unsaturated groups per molecule, (C) a polymerizable unsaturated compound having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 200 or more but less than 1,000 and containing an average of two to nine polymerizable unsaturated groups per molecule, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, the molecular weight between crosslinks of a cured coating film obtained by applying the active energy ray-curable coating composition being in the range of 300 to 900 g/mol.
US10519316B2	Dye compound, polarizer using the dye compound, and display device using the dye compound A dye compound represented by formula (A): wherein, in formula (A), CycA1 and each CycA0 are each independently 1,4-phenylene or 1,4-cyclohexylene, each EA0 is independently a single bond, —(C═O)O—, —O(C═O)—, C1-4 alkylene of the formula —(CH2)k— wherein k is a natural number, —CH═CH—, or —C≡C—, j1 is an integer of 1 to 3, each AR is independently 1,4-phenylene or j2 is an integer of 1 or 2, LA1 is a single bond, —O—, —(C═O)O—, or —O(C═O)—, LA2 and LA3 are each independently a single bond or —O—, k1 is an integer of 0 to 12, k2 is an integer of 6 to 10, RA1 is a hydrogen atom, an acrylate group, or a methacrylate group, and RA2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or
US10519315B2	Quinacridone pigment and a process for preparation thereof The present disclosure relates to Quinacridone pigment and a process of preparation thereof. The Quinacridone pigment of the present disclosure exhibit higher chemical resistance to solvents, higher stability and higher resistance to acid and alkali.
US10519308B2	Composition for gel cushion, and gel cushion manufactured therefrom The present invention relates to a composition for a gel cushion and to a gel cushion manufactured therefrom, the composition for a gel cushion comprising 5-8 parts by weight of an additive based on 100 parts by weight of a mixture of an oil and a copolymer which is obtained by polymerization of a polystyrene-based polymer and polypropylene.
US10519297B2	Nanoclay hybrids and elastomeric composites containing same A methodology for producing modified nanoclays which, when added to an elastomer, provide elastomeric nanocomposites with improved ageing, rheological and mechanical properties, and which can be devoid of, or containing low amount of, a filler such as carbon black, is provided. The modified nanoclays are made of a nanoclay, such as an organomodified nanoclay, modified so as to be in association with an amine-containing antioxidant and optionally also with a silyl-containing compound, such as mercaptosiloxane. Also provided are processes of preparing the modified nanoclays, elastomeric composites containing same and articles containing the elastomeric composites.
US10519295B2	Composition having excellent transparency To provide a laminated product of a layer including a polyvinyl acetal and a layer including a hydrocarbon-based polymer, having excellent adhesion between the layers.A composition including, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl acetal satisfying definition 1 and/or definition 2, 30 to 70 parts by mass of a plasticizer including 0.5 to 100% by mass of a plasticizer containing a polar group and 0 to 99.5% of a plasticizer containing no polar group.Definition 1: When 1 g of a polyvinyl acetal is dissolved in 100 g of methanol, an undissolved content is 2.5 to 90% by mass.Definition 2: When 1 g of a polyvinyl acetal is dissolved in 100 g of chloroform, an undissolved content is 5 to 70% by mass.
US10519294B2	Self-cleaning composite material for producing molded kitchen and bathroom interior decoration items A self-cleaning composite material including the following composition: 50%-85% in weight of alumina trihydrate (ATH)-based mineral charges; 10%-30% of cross-linking polymer comprising polyester resin; photocatalytic Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) dispersed in the cross-linking polymer in a weight percentage from 0.05% to 5% with respect to the weight of the cross-linking polymer; compatibilizing agent for anchoring between the photocatalytic TiO2 and the cross-linking polymer, wherein the anchoring compatibilizing agent of the TiO2 is silane; and cross-linking monomers in order to obtain the reticulation of the cross-linking polymer by thermal or chemical polymerization.
US10519290B2	Organic infrared attenuation agents Organic infrared attenuation agents have been developed to improve the thermal insulation properties of polymeric foams such as polystyrene low density foams. The organic infrared attenuation agents can include polyols such as sorbitol, maltitol, and poly(ethylene glycol), polysaccharides such as starch or cellulose, and infrared attenuation polyesters such as polybutylene terephthalate. The organic attenuation agents include aromatic compounds or carbon oxygen bonds that are effective in absorbing infrared radiation at the desired wavelengths.
US10519284B2	Processes for producing wet rubber masterbatch and rubber composition A process for producing a wet rubber masterbatch yielded by using, as raw materials, at least a filler, a dispersing solvent, and a rubber latex solution, comprises a step (i) of mixing the filler, the dispersing solvent and the rubber latex solution with each other to produce a filler-containing rubber latex solution, a step (ii) of solidifying the filler-containing rubber latex solution to produce a filler-containing rubber solidified product, and a step (iii) of dehydrating the filler-containing rubber solidified product to produce the wet rubber masterbatch. At the time of representing the temperature of the filler-containing rubber solidified product before the dehydration in the step (iii) by T1 (° C.), and representing the temperature of the filler-containing rubber solidified product after the dehydration by T2 (° C.), the following expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: T1≤100 (1) 80≤T2−T1≤160 (2).
US10519279B2	Thermosetting resin composition, prepreg, laminate and multilayer printed wiring board Provided are a thermosetting resin composition having especially good compatibility and having dielectric properties (low dielectric constant and low dielectric dissipation factor) in a high frequency range, high adhesion to conductor, excellent heat resistance, high glass transition temperature, low thermal expansion coefficient and high flame retardancy, and a prepreg, a laminate and a multilayer printed wiring board using the resin composition. Specifically, the thermosetting resin composition contains (A) a polyphenylene ether derivative having an N-substituted maleimide structure-containing group and a structural unit represented by the following general formula (I) in one molecule, (B) at least one thermosetting resin selected from the group consisting of epoxy resins, cyanate resins and maleimide compounds, and (C) a phosphorus flame retardant: wherein R1 each independently represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, and x represents an integer of 0 to 4.
US10519266B2	Polydienes and diene copolymers using 1,1-bis(hydrocarbylthio)hydrocarbyl-1-ene compounds A process for preparing a copolymer including one or more mer units deriving from the polymerization of 1,1-bis(hydrocarbylthio)hydrocarbyl-1-ene monomer, the process comprising anionically polymerizing conjugated diene monomer, 1,1-bis(hydrocarbylthio)hydrocarbyl-1-ene monomer, and optionally monomer copolymerizable therewith.
US10519263B2	Method for producing porous articles from alternating poly(ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) and articles produced therefrom Poly(ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) polymers having an average molecular weight of at least 300,000 g/mol and a melt enthalpy of at least 57 J/g are provided. The ETFE polymer may include at least one additional comonomer. The ETFE polymer is used to form a porous tape or membrane that has a node and fibril structure. A porous ETFE tape may be formed by lubricating the ETFE polymer and subjecting the lubricated polymer to pressure at a temperature below the melting point of the ETFE polymer. Optionally, the ETFE tape may be expanded at a temperature below the melting temperature of the ETFE polymer to form an expanded ETFE membrane. Alternatively, the ETFE polymer may subjected to heat and pressure without the addition of a lubricant to form a dense preform. The dense preform may be subsequently slit in a length direction and stretched to form a dense ETFE fiber.
US10519262B2	Method of preparing aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer and aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer prepared using the same The present invention provides a method of preparing an aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer in which, when an aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer in which a content of a structural unit derived from unsaturated nitrile monomers in the copolymer is in the range of 22 to 30 wt % is prepared, oligomer content and unreacted monomer content are decreased, resulting in excellent heat resistance, significantly improved surface quality, and particularly, reduced generation of residue on a product surface when used in a closed high temperature environment and reduced occurrence of mold deposits during injection molding, and an aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer prepared using the method.
US10519261B2	Group 6 transition metal catalyst compound and use thereof This invention relates to a catalyst system comprising a half sandwich chromocene compound featuring a tethered P-donor, with an activator and optional supportation on silica which produces ethylene homopolymer or copolymer.
US10519255B2	Process for preparing vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers by emulsion polymerization Subjects of the invention are processes for preparing vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers in the form of their aqueous dispersions or water-redispersible powders by means of radically initiated emulsion polymerization and optional subsequent drying of the resultant polymer dispersions, characterized in that the emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate, ethylene and optionally one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers is carried out in the presence of one or more protective colloids in one or more Taylor reactors.
US10519249B2	Covalently linked polypeptide toxin-antibody conjugates Herein is reported a conjugate of a haptenylated polypeptide toxin and an anti-hapten antibody, wherein a disulfide bond is formed between a cysteine residue either before or after the lysine residue that is used for hapten-conjugation and a cysteine residue in the CDR2 of the antibody, whereby the CDR2 is determined according to Kabat.
US10519237B2	Reducing systemic regulatory T cell levels or activity for treatment of disease and injury of the CNS The present specification discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS. The pharmaceutical composition is administered by a dosage regimen comprising at least one course of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session of non-treatment.
US10519233B2	Activity modulator, medicinal agent comprising same, use of CD300A gene-deficient mouse, and anti-CD300A antibody The present invention aims to provide: an immunostimulant useful for maintaining, enhancing or suppressing an immune function associated with CD300a activation signaling, or an immunomodulator as an immunosuppressant useful for suppressing the immune function; use of a CD300a gene-deficient mouse for pathology analysis and the like; an anti-CD300a antibody; and the like.
US10519224B2	Treating headache comprising administering an antibody to calcitonin gene-related peptide The invention features methods for preventing or treating CGRP associated disorders such as vasomotor symptoms and/or headaches (e.g., migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache) by administering an anti-CGRP antagonist antibody. Compositions for use in the disclosed methods are also provided. Antagonist antibody G1 and antibodies derived from G1 directed to CGRP are also described.
US10519223B2	Antibodies to pyroglutamate amyloid-β and uses thereof The invention provides an antibody or antigen binding fragments thereof that binds to 3pE Aβ and methods of making and using the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof, including use for formulations, administration and kits. The antibody and antigen binding fragments thereof and methods disclosed are useful for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease or other β-amyloid-related diseases.
US10519219B2	Filovirus therapy The present invention provides antibodies, for use in the treatment, suppression prevention of Filovirus disease, particularly Ebola virus disease. Also provided immunogens for use in eliciting such antibodies.
US10519200B2	Insecticidal polypeptides having broad spectrum activity and uses thereof The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
US10519190B2	Drug compound and purification methods thereof The invention provides a method of preparing a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition containing a compound described herein or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. The process comprises dissolving the compound in a solvent comprising dimethylsulfoxide and optionally one or more co-solvents to form a solution, and then removing the solvent and any co-solvents by a freeze-drying process. Also provided by the invention are lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions and their use in medicine and in particular in the treatment of cancer.
US10519175B2	Preparation of psilocybin, different polymorphic forms, intermediates, formulations and their use This invention relates to the large-scale production of psilocybin for use in medicine. More particularly, it relates to a method of obtaining high purity crystalline psilocybin, particularly, in the form of Polymorph A. It further relates to a method for the manufacture of psilocybin and intermediates in the production thereof and formulations containing psilocybin.
US10519172B2	Complexes for nucleophilic, radical, and electrophilic polyfluoroalkylation Disclosed herein are borazine complexes and use of the same in perfluoroalkylation reactions.
US10519167B2	3-oxa-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane derivatives and their use in the treatment of cancer and hemoglobinopathies A compound of formula Ia, Ib, Ic or Id: wherein: n is 1 or 2; RN is H or Me; R1 is optionally one or more halo or methyl groups; R2a and R2b are independently selected from the group consisting of: (i) F; (ii) H; (iii) Me; and (iv) CH2OH; R2c and R2d (if present) are independently selected from the group consisting of: (i) F; (ii) H; (iii) Me; and (iv) CH2OH; R3a and R3b are independently selected from H and Me; R4a is selected from OH, —NH2, —C(═O)NH2, and —CH2OH; R4b is either H or Me; R5 is either H or Me; m is 1 or 2; q is 0 or 1; R11a, R11b, R11c and R11d are independently selected from H, halo, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 fluoroalkyl, C3-4 cycloalkyl, C1-4 alkyloxy, NH—C1-4 alkyl and cyano; R12a and R12b are independently selected from the group consisting of: (i) F; (ii) H; (iii) Me; and (iv) CH2OH; R12c and R12d are independently selected from the group consisting of: (i) F; (ii) H; (iii) Me; and (iv) CH2OH; R12e is H or Me; R13a and R13b are independently selected from H and Me; R14 is either H or Me; R16a and R16b are independently selected from H and Me; R6 is selected from H, OMe, and OEt.
US10519163B2	Pyrrolopyrimidine derivatives as TAM inhibitors This application relates to compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of TAM kinases which are useful for the treatment of disorders such as cancer.
US10519161B2	Methods of generating beta-lactamase resistant carbapenem compounds The present invention includes compositions, methods of making and using novel carbapenem compounds including active agents, compounds, antibacterial agents, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of C1α-C1β di-substituted carbapenem compounds, C5α substituted carbapenem compounds, C6α-C6β di-substituted carbapenem compounds and combinations thereof.
US10519158B2	Inhibiting the transient receptor potential A1 ion channel The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds of the Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, and methods of their use for the treatment of pain, respiratory conditions, as well as inhibiting the Transient Receptor Potential A1 ion channel (TRPA1).
US10519149B2	Bicyclic inhibitors of histone deacetylase Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of conditions associated with inhibition of HDAC (e.g., HDAC2).
US10519146B2	KRAS G12C inhibitors and methods of using the same Provided herein are KRAS G12C inhibitors, composition of the same, and methods of using the same. These inhibitors are useful for treating a number of disorders, including pancreatic, colorectal, and lung cancers.
US10519145B2	Pyrazole-oxazolidinone compound for anti-hepatitis B virus The present invention discloses a pyrazole-oxazolidinone compound having anti-hepatitis B virus activity, which has the structure of formula (I), wherein each variable is as defined herein.
US10519142B2	Crystalline forms of 6-((6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-4-yl)oxy)-N,2-dimethylbenzofuran-3-carboxamide The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical field, provides novel crystalline forms, solvates and the crystalline forms thereof of compound 6-((6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-4-yl)oxy)-N,2-dimethylbenzofuran-3-carboxamide, pharmaceutical compositions, as well as the methods of preparation and the use thereof.
US10519140B2	Indolin-2-one derivatives The present invention is concerned with indolin-2-one derivatives of general formula wherein the substituents are defined in claim 1. The compounds may be used in the treatment of CNS diseases related to positive (psychosis) and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, substance abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorders, cognitive impairment, bipolar disorders, mood disorders, major depression, treatment resistant depression, anxiety disorders, Alzheimer's disease, autism, Parkinson's disease, chronic pain, borderline personality disorder, neurodegenerative disease, sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue syndrome, stiffness, inflammatory disease, asthma, Huntington's disease, ADHD, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, effects in arthritis, autoimmune disease, viral and fungal infections, cardiovascular diseases, ophthalmology and inflammatory retinal diseases and balance problems, epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders with co-morbid epilepsy.
US10519138B2	Modulators of SOCE, compositions, and uses thereof Compounds of Formula (I) able to modulate Store Operated Calcium Entry (SOCE). The disclosure also relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) for treatment of pathological conditions in which SOCE modulation might be beneficial, such as neglecting disorders linked to loss- or gain-of-function STIM1/Orai1 mutations, allergic disorders, pain, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases or disorders, cancer and other proliferative diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, myelodysplastic syndromes, haematological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system, liver diseases and disorders, kidney diseases, type I diabetes, graft rejection, graft-versus-host disease, allogeneic or xenogeneic transplantation, thyroiditis and viral infections.
US10519121B2	Process and novel polymorphic form of vortioxetine and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts Processes are disclosed for making vortioxetine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. A propylene glycol solvate of vortioxetine hydrobromide is disclosed. A novel crystalline form of vortioxetine hydrobromide propylene glycol solvate, designated form AC1, is disclosed along with a method for making same. Form AC1 may be characterized by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern with peaks at about 19.64, 22.85, 25.51, 29.57, 30.18±0.2 degrees 2-theta.
US10519120B2	Crystal modifications of elobixibat The present invention relates to crystal modifications of N-{(2R)-2-[({[3,3-dibutyl-7-(methylthio)-1,1-dioxido-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-8-yl]oxy}acetyl)amino]-2-phenylethanolyl}glycine (elobixibat).
US10519110B2	Heterocyclic compound The present invention relates to a compound which can be useful for the treatment or prevention of SPT-related diseases including cancer and congenital diseases associated with sphingolipid accumulation (including Niemann-Pick disease).
US10519089B2	Method and apparatus for carbonylating methanol with acetic acid enriched flash stream A carbonylation process for producing acetic acid including: (a) carbonylating methanol or its reactive derivatives in the presence of a Group VIII metal catalyst and methyl iodide promoter to produce a liquid reaction mixture including acetic acid, water, methyl acetate and methyl iodide; (b) feeding the liquid reaction mixture at a feed temperature to a flash vessel which is maintained at a reduced pressure; (c) flashing the reaction mixture to produce a crude product vapor stream.
US10519075B2	Solid-rocket propellants Solid-fuel rocket propellants comprising an oxidizer, an oxophilic metal-halophilic metal formulation, and a binder are described herein. Further described are processes for preparing such propellants and methods of reducing hydrogen chloride production via the combustion of such propellants. Non-limiting examples of such formulations include aluminum-lithium alloys.
US10519072B2	Multi-nutrient granular fertilizer compositions and methods of using the same Granular fertilizer compositions are described herein that are capable of supplying a wide array of beneficial nutrient and compounds to soil for uptake by the root systems of plants. In preferred embodiments, the compositions provide a source of phosphorus, a source of nitrogen, a source of boron, a source of copper, a source of manganese, a source of zinc, and a source of sulfur in a single application, with highly efficient uptake by plants. The compositions generally comprise a mixture of two or three types of granules, each providing a supply of one or more nutrients. It has been discovered that the components of the three types of granules interact in a synergistic manner, such that problems associated with certain nutrients in soil are overcome, thereby providing a highly efficient multi-nutrient fertilizer.
US10519070B2	Polymer soil treatment compositions including humic acids Improved, low-cost agricultural products are provided comprising respective amounts of humic acid and a polyanionic polymer. The products may be mixed with or applied to fertilizers to enhance plant uptake of nutrients. The polyanionic polymer preferably includes maleic and itaconic repeat units, and optionally sulfonate repeat units.
US10519068B2	Cubic boron nitride polycrystal, cutting tool, wear-resistant tool, grinding tool, and method of producing cubic boron nitride polycrystal A cubic boron nitride polycrystal includes cubic boron nitride, the cubic boron nitride having an average grain size of not more than 150 nm, the cubic boron nitride polycrystal having a crack generation load of not less than 25 N in a breaking strength test in which an R200 μm diamond indenter is used to apply a load at a rate of 100 N/min.
US10519067B2	Cemented carbide and cutting tool A cemented carbide including a hard phase, a binding phase, and inevitable impurities. The hard phase satisfies a first hard phase composed mainly of tungsten carbide, and a second hard phase composed mainly of a compound. The compound contains multiple types of metallic elements including tungsten and at least one element selected from carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and boron. The second hard phase satisfies D10/D90<0.4, wherein D10 denotes a cumulative 10% grain size in an area-based grain size distribution on a surface or cross section of the cemented carbide, and D90 denotes a cumulative 90% grain size in the area-based grain size distribution, and satisfies σ2<5.0, wherein σ2 denotes the variance of the distance between the centroids of the nearest two of the second hard phases. The average grain size DW of the first hard phase ranges from 0.8 to 4.0 μm and satisfies DM/DW<1.0, wherein DM denotes the average grain size of the second hard phase.
US10519059B2	Process for breaking out an inner shape in a glass sheet A break-out process includes scoring a cutting line in the surface of the glass using a cutting tool, which cutting line delimits the outer contour of the inner shape and the inner contour of a peripheral shape; bringing the peripheral shape of the glass sheet into contact with a bearing system along the outer contour of the inner shape; the use of a deformation system for deforming one of the inner shape and of the peripheral shape by convex bending toward the side opposite the cutting line. The differential deformation between the inner shape and the peripheral shape is sufficient to break out the inner shape along the cutting line and create the distance needed for the contactless extraction of the inner shape relative to the peripheral shape. The extraction is carried out while maintaining the convex bending.
US10519055B1	Aerobic wastewater treatment systems and methods of fabrication Aerobic wastewater treatment systems may include a treatment tank having a tank interior. An aeration chamber may be provided in the tank interior. A wastewater inlet conduit may be disposed in fluid communication with the aeration chamber. An air inlet conduit may be disposed in fluid communication with the aeration chamber. A diffuser may be provided in the aeration chamber. The diffuser may be disposed in pneumatic communication with the air inlet conduit. A clarifier in the tank interior may include a vertical outside clarifier wall portion. An inside clarifier wall portion may be disposed at an acute angle to the outside clarifier wall portion. A clarifier interior may be formed by and between the outside clarifier wall portion and the inside clarifier wall portion. A clarifier inlet may establish fluid communication between the aeration chamber and the clarifier interior. An effluent outlet conduit may be disposed in fluid communication with the clarifier interior. Aerobic wastewater treatment system fabrication methods are also disclosed.
US10519048B2	Cathode, electrochemical cell and its use An electrochemical cell containing a sacrificial electrode suitable for electrocoagulation as well as an electrocoagulation process for removing various pollutants from water or wastewater by the use of the electrochemical cell. Also, the sacrificial electrode itself. Several electrochemical cells can be coupled to an electrochemical cell assembly. Certain aspects and embodiments are especially suitable for reduction of fluoride or fluoride in combination with heavy metals such as hexavalent chromium or arsenic.
US10519042B2	Cobalt oxide nanoparticle preparation A method of making stable aqueous dispersions and concentrates of cobalt oxide nanoparticles is described, wherein a reaction mixture comprising cobalt(II) ion, a carboxylic acid, a base, an oxidant and water is formed, and in which cobalt oxide nanoparticles are formed. Cobalt oxide nanoparticles ranging in average crystallite size from about 4 nm to 15 nm are described. The cobalt oxide nanoparticles may be isolated and redispersed to form stable, homogeneous, aqueous dispersions of cobalt oxide nanoparticles containing from about 1 to about 20 weight percent cobalt oxide.
US10519032B2	MEMS pressure sensor and microphone devices having through-vias and methods of forming same A method embodiment includes providing a MEMS wafer. A portion of the MEMS wafer is patterned to provide a first membrane for a microphone device and a second membrane for a pressure sensor device. A carrier wafer is bonded to the MEMS wafer. The carrier wafer is etched to expose the first membrane and a first surface of the second membrane to an ambient environment. A MEMS structure is formed in the MEMS wafer. A cap wafer is bonded to a side of the MEMS wafer opposing the carrier wafer to form a first sealed cavity including the MEMS structure and a second sealed cavity including a second surface of the second membrane for the pressure sensor device. The cap wafer comprises an interconnect structure. A through-via electrically connected to the interconnect structure is formed in the cap wafer.
US10519029B2	Micromechanical component A micromechanical component is provided, the micromechanical component including a deflection device which is deflectable parallel to a deflection direction, and the micromechanical component including a damping device, a surface of the deflection device facing the damping device being greater than a sectional area of the deflection device disposed perpendicular to the deflection direction and situated in a region of the deflection device that is facing away from the damping device.
US10519017B2	Filler machine The present invention relates to a filler machine and method. The filler machine and method allow efficient and/or accurate filling of containers such as bottles, and have particular application to filling bottles or similar containers with carbonated beverages.
US10519016B2	Apparatus and methods of opening containers An apparatus and methods of opening containers which permit the user to remove the entire flat upper planar surface. The apparatus and methods, incorporate a platform with a plurality of arms operatively coupled to respective blade members that engage inner circumferential edge of a container by folding the edges inward. The blade members and arms are operatively coupled to a lever and rotate outward when the lever is compressed. The inventors have determined that apparatus and methods provided herein are able to adhere to the different sizes and contours of a sealed can lid. Additionally, by way of example, the inventors have determined that apparatus and methods provided herein can permit the user to safely remove the top of the can with both ease and efficiency.
US10518990B2	Outdoor mobile loading dock An outdoor mobile loading dock having a frame and a planar ramp member. The frame including two opposing side rails and support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail. The planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge. The upper ramp member being substantially parallel to the ground.
US10518988B1	Safety mechanism for use with a drum unloader An apparatus for forcing a viscous material to flow from a storage container. This apparatus having a follower plate configured to be inserted into an open-end of the storage container; a sealing element located around the outer periphery of the follower plate; a pump assembly that includes a pump, an air motor, and a pipe in fluid communication with the follower plate; a support stand comprising a base, a crossbar; and two or more cylinders and rods; one or more control systems; and a safety mechanism configured to reversibly allow or prevent the air pressure from being supplied to the air motor depending upon the position of the follower plate either outside or inside the storage container. The sealing element is configured to provide a leak-proof seal with the storage container when the follower plate is located inside the storage container.
US10518966B2	Collapsible shipping container with cam lock mounting bracket A shipping container is disclosed that can readily transform from an upright to a collapsed configuration to increase efficiencies in shipping. A locking mechanism maintains the container in the upright position until it requires collapsing, using a cam lock configuration that captures a rotatable cam using a pin to lock the mechanism, and a release pin is rotated to unlock the mechanism.
US10518955B2	Portable humidification device The present disclosure is a portable humidification device. The portable humidification device may include a container and may further include at least one wall coupled to the container that includes one or more openings configured to allow passage of vapor from the container to an environment within an enclosure in order to maintain a desired level of humidity within the enclosure. The portable humidification device may include a liquid within the container and may optionally include a liquid absorbing material within the container to adjust the distribution of vapor over time.
US10518951B2	Carton for containers A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The plurality of panels can comprise at least a front panel and a side panel. A central panel can at least partially divide the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion, and the side panel can extend at least partially between the front panel and the central panel. A handle can comprise a handle feature extending in at least the side panel.
US10518942B2	Package fitment having a biasing member A fitment suitable for use with a pouch or package, for example for dispensing wet wipes or the like, having a base and a lid member. The lid is movable between a closed position and an open position and includes a biasing member for biasing the lid toward the open position. The fitment may include a mechanical stop that limits the degree to which the lid may be opened.
US10518939B2	Durable, child-resistant container with seal thrust bearing A high quality child resistant container comprising a durable metallic reservoir and durable plastic metal cap. The child resistant container comprises a durable and rugged reservoir and similarly durable locking cap. The cap is secured to the reservoir by a threaded, or bayonet-style connection. Once installed on the reservoir, the cap is prevented from being easily removed by a child, due to child resistant features integrated in the design of the cap and reservoir. Also, a method of reducing friction between the sealing surfaces of a sealed container. Specifically between the reservoir, cap and seal of a container, which allows easier closing of containers which require a simultaneous compression and twist motion to close.
US10518938B2	Container A container is provided to contain a liquid to be used in a liquid dispenser that is space-saving and enables checking of the amount of remaining liquid, a refilling operation, and maintenance to be readily performed. A stock solution container in which a concentrated stock solution is to be contained and that is to be used in a beverage dispenser to eject a beverage constituted by the concentrated stock solution and a diluent includes: a containing portion having a bag shape and is to contain the concentrated stock solution; and an ejecting portion for ejecting the concentrated stock solution to the outside, the ejecting portion being provided to protrude from the containing portion. An ejection port is provided at a leading end of the ejecting portion, and the concentrated stock solution is ejected from the ejection port as the containing portion deforms based on an external force.
US10518934B2	Rigid tray container and method of use Embodiments of this disclosure include a rigid tray container and methods and equipment for using the rigid tray container in batched process operations. In one embodiment, a mass container is sized and dimensioned to receive one or several rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to lid/unlid, secure, stack, load/unload, and buffer rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to stack and stage mass containers. In some embodiments, methods are provided for batch processing items.
US10518928B2	Beverage container with an aerosol emitting device A beverage container with aerosol-emitting device, comprising an opening device arranged on an outer side of the beverage container for opening a drink-through opening cover and an aerosol-emitting device attached to an outer side of the beverage container, which aerosol-emitting device comprises a pressure container for receiving and storing a pressurized propellant gas and a substance to be emitted, a nozzle fluidly connected to the pressure container for emitting an aerosol formed from the propellant gas and the substance to be emitted, and a triggering device for opening the nozzle, which releases the aerosol upon actuation.
US10518927B2	Locking packaging container The technology disclosed herein includes a storage apparatus comprising an inner sleeve, including a first tab including memory-inducing laminated material, a second tab including memory-inducing laminated material, and an inner sleeve storage compartment; and an outer sleeve encompassing the inner sleeve when the storage apparatus is locked, and including a first aperture for receiving the first tab in a first locking mechanism, and a second aperture for receiving the second tab in a second locking mechanism.
US10518923B2	Stretch-blow molded plastic container and stretch-blow-molding method A stretch-blow molded plastic container includes a container body. A container neck, adjoins the container body via a shoulder region and has a container opening. The container body and the container neck are mutually separated by a support ring, which substantially radially protrudes, runs circumferentially in at least some regions and which has a support ring underside. The shoulder region has a first shoulder section, which runs in immediate proximity to the support ring underside, and a second shoulder support, which is integrally connected to the first shoulder support and which substantially radially adjoins the support ring. In a stretch-blow molding method a support ring of a preform, which is placed into a mold cavity of a blow molding tool, is overblown during radial and axial stretching of the preform.
US10518921B1	Method of separating a rigid body from its contents A high-speed automated separation apparatus comprising a pair of flexible discs, a driver to rotate the flexible discs, a feeder to position a rigid body at a first location between the flexible discs, a spreader and a converger operable upon the flexible discs such that opposing portions of the flexible disc converge upon the positioned rigid body, whereupon the rotating flexible discs rotate the rigid body beyond the first location and content from the rigid body is expelled. The rigid body and the expelled content are then available for reuse. Related methods and systems are also disclosed.
US10518912B2	Payload joint A payload joint (10) for detachably attaching to each other two adjacent construction elements (2) in a spacecraft and/or launch vehicle, the payload joint (10) comprises two opposing clamps (11a, 11b) and two opposing flanges of the construction elements collaborating with angled surfaces of the clamps (11a, 11b). The payload joint comprises a bolt that connects the clamps (11a, 11b) and drives them towards each other when tightening the payload joint (10). The payload joint (10) further comprises a bolt cutter (101) arranged for cutting the bolt upon activation.
US10518909B2	On-orbit assembly of communication satellites A spacecraft including a main body structure and at least a first deployable element is reconfigured from a launch configuration to an on-orbit configuration. In the launch configuration, the first deployable element is mechanically attached with the spacecraft main body structure by way of a first arrangement. In the on-orbit configuration, the first deployable element is mechanically attached with the spacecraft main body structure by way of a second arrangement. Reconfiguring the spacecraft includes detaching the first deployable element from the first arrangement, moving the first deployable element with respect to the spacecraft main body structure; and attaching the first deployable element to the second arrangement.
US10518906B2	Aircraft component regime recognition A system has a flight measurement sensor configured to provide a flight measurement of an aircraft, a regime engine configured to identify a plurality of flight regimes that the aircraft operated in during a period of time, a component engine configured to assign a first flight regime of the plurality of flight regimes to a first component of the aircraft for the period of time, and a health assessment system configured to determine an amount of damage inflicted on the component as a result of the first component spending time in the first flight regime assigned by the component engine.
US10518888B2	Cinched parachute A cinched parachute is disclosed. In various embodiments, a cinched parachute as disclosed herein includes a canopy comprising one or more sections of canopy material, and a device integrated with the canopy that controls dimensions of the canopy material. For example, in some embodiments the device may be used to control the size of an opening atop the parachute.
US10518886B2	Seating suspension diaphragm having integrated slide-in attachment means A method of upholstering a seat having a seating frame, and a corresponding attachment assembly, comprises providing a diaphragm generally having a weave of warp and weft yarns with an attachment member for installation of the diaphragm to the seat. The attachment member comprises an adapter strip and a coil member. The coil member is adapted to be intertwined with the weave of the diaphragm and thereafter inserted into and held by the channel in the seating frame. The adapter strip may be connected to the coil member to facilitate feeding the assembly through the channel in the seating frame. Alternately, the adapter strip can replace the channel in the seating frame and instead provide a mounting structure to which the diaphragm can be attached through the coil member's engagement with the adapter strip. A retainer sheet may also be used to maintain a desired tension of the diaphragm during installation.
US10518883B2	Small store suspension and release unit A small store suspension and release unit uses a resiliently biased electrical connector assembly and/or resiliently biased feet pivotally attached to adjustable sway brace legs to apply an ejection impulse to a store after release from a suspension hook. A safety latch mechanism includes a pawl which engages a nib on the suspension hook assembly to prevent inadvertent release of the store if the suspension hook assembly becomes jammed, e.g., due to ice formation.
US10518879B1	System and method for drift-free global trajectory estimation of a mobile platform Described is a system for trajectory estimation of a mobile platform, such as a UAV. In operation, the system generates an initial trajectory estimate for the mobile platform which is stored in a trajectory buffer as a buffered trajectory. Images captured at a location are compared with a location recognition database to generate a location label for a current location to designate the current location as a new location or a revisited location. If the location is a revisited location, the system determines if trajectory correction is required. If so, the buffered trajectory is corrected to generate a corrected trajectory as the drift-free trajectory. Finally, the drift-free trajectory can be used in a variety of applications. For example, the drift-free trajectory can be used to cause the mobile platform to traverse a path that coincides with the drift-free trajectory.
US10518873B2	Convertible rotor aircraft A convertible rotor aircraft (CRA) able to convert between airplane and helicopter flight modes during flight, comprising: at least one tillable proprotor assembly (TPA) comprising a proprotor that is tiltable to change the axis of rotation of the proprotor between a substantially horizontal airplane mode and a substantially vertical helicopter mode; and a main rotor system for providing lift during helicopter mode comprising at least one rotor, which produces airflow that flows through at least a portion the proprotor blades of the at least one TPA.
US10518872B2	Continuous fuel tank level control A method of aircraft fuel distribution includes selecting a longitudinal center of gravity and predicting a rate of change of the center of gravity during flight. Fuel is located in a tail fin tank of a vertical tail fin of the aircraft, and is transferred from the tail fin tank forward at a predetermined transfer rate to counteract the predicted rate of change thereby maintaining the selected center of gravity. An aircraft fuel distribution system includes a center main fuel tank, a tail fin tank and a tail fin fuel pump to pump fuel between the tail fin tank and the center main fuel tank. An electronic controller operates the tail fin fuel pump such that fuel is flowed between the tail fin tank and the center main fuel tank at a predetermined transfer rate to maintain automatically an optimal position of a longitudinal center of gravity of the aircraft.
US10518868B2	Soft-in-plane proprotor systems A soft-in-plane proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter mode and an airplane mode. The proprotor system includes a hub, a plurality of proprotor blades and a plurality of loop yokes, each coupling one of the proprotor blades with the hub and each including first and second longitudinal sections extending between inboard and outboard arcuate sections and a bearing assembly disposed between the inboard and outboard arcuate sections of each loop yoke. Each bearing assembly includes a flapping bearing disposed generally within the inboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and coupled to the hub, a lead-lag damper coupled to the hub, a centrifugal force bearing disposed generally within the outboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and a blade anchor coupled between the lead-lag damper and the centrifugal force bearing. The blade anchor is also coupled to the respective proprotor blade.
US10518862B2	Aircraft monument integrated attachment device In a preferred embodiment, systems and methods for connecting a monument attachment apparatus to an aircraft panel include a monument attachment apparatus having a first aperture configured to receive a fastener, a user's fingers and a tool to fasten the fastener, as well as a pair of substantially parallel, and a second aperture in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane of the first aperture which is configured to align with a corresponding receptacle disposed on a structural frame of an aircraft cabin. In connecting, a first plate is bonded to an interior surface of a first exterior wall of the panel, a second plate is bonded to an interior surface of a second interior wall of the panel, and a portion of a core of the panel is disposed in a gap between the pair of plates and bonded to a portion of an interior surface of each plate.
US10518859B2	System and method for treating boil-off gas in ship In a BOG treatment system, boil-off gas (BOG) discharged from a storage tank is compressed, most of the BOG is used as the fuel of vessel engines, and a remaining part of the BOG is liquefied by cold energy of BOG newly discharged from the storage tank and is returned to the storage tank, thereby efficiently utilizing the BOG. The BOG treatment system for a vessel includes a compressor compressing the BOG discharged from the storage tank; a medium pressure gas engine receiving at least a part of the BOG compressed by the compressor, as fuel; a heat exchanger exchanging heat between the remaining part of the BOG, which is not supplied to the medium pressure gas engine as fuel, and the BOG, which is discharged from the storage tank and is not compressed; and an expander decompressing the remaining part of the BOG cooled by the heat exchanger.
US10518855B2	Marine vessel hull having profiled propulsor pod mounting surface A vessel hull for an inboard-powered marine vessel includes a hull body having a hull bottom that includes a contoured pod mounting surface positioned longitudinally between a central keel and a stern of the hull body. The contoured pod mounting surface has a planar mounting face, for mounting a propulsor pod, and a transition face each positioned between peripheral edges of the pod mounting surface. The transition face slopes forwardly and downwardly from the planar mounting face to the central keel and follows a contour defining a sine wave pattern.
US10518854B2	Laser-powered ice-penetrating communications delivery vehicle for sub-ice submarine missions A laser-powered ice-penetrating communications payload delivery vehicle for sub-ice submarine missions enables under-ice operations to exchange information with terrestrial facilities or satellite networks with communications methods otherwise blocked by an ice cap. The vehicle comprises an electronics bay, a payload bay, optics bay, and a melt optic with laser. The system and method of establishing communication where the vehicle, tethered to a sub-ice vessel, is released. The vehicle ascends to the bottom of an ice sheet and uses a laser to melt the ice, forming a borehole through which the vehicle continues to ascend. When buoyancy no longer advances the vehicle beyond sea level, the vehicle continues to melt a conical opening through the ice until unobstructed atmosphere is reached and bi-directional communication is established. Where the melting capacity cannot reach ice to continue melting, the vehicle mechanically advances itself toward the surface to establish high bandwidth, bi-directional communication.
US10518852B2	Watercraft supporting bunk assembly A watercraft bunk assembly includes a lower base that is secured to a support post of a boat lift or other boat supporting structure. A separate upper base is slidably interengaged with the lower base. The upper base is configured to carry a cushion component at an angular inclination for engaging and supporting a boat or other watercraft. Various upper bases having different respective configurations may be interchangeably engaged with the lower base, which enables the bunk assembly to be used for supporting a number of different types of boats and hull configurations.
US10518850B2	High speed fairing block systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed to provide a fairing block that couples a sonar transducer to a hull of a mobile structure. The fairing block includes a leading edge that diverts water and bubbles in the water laterally around the fairing block and the sonar transducer. A bottom of the leading edge provides a substantially undisturbed water flow over a working face of the sonar transducer while the mobile structure is in motion. The bottom of the leading edge may include a curvilinearly chamfered surface that helps prevent cavitation along the working face of the transducer. One or more lateral cutouts are disposed behind the leading edge to expose lateral sides of the sonar transducer to the water. The lateral sides of the sonar transducer may be metallic and exposed to water by the lateral cutouts, thereby dissipating heat generated within the sonar transducer to the water.
US10518847B2	Unmanned marine vessel for node deployment and retrieval An unmanned seismic vessel system can include a hull system configured to provide buoyancy and a storage apparatus configured for storing one or more seismic nodes, each seismic node having at least one seismic sensor configured to acquire seismic data. A deployment system can be configured for deploying the seismic nodes from the storage apparatus to the water column, where the seismic data are responsive to a seismic wavefield, with a controller configured to operate the deployment system so that the seismic nodes are automatically deployed in a seismic array.
US10518840B1	Gimpel's set parts and assemblies for transformation of treadle lever rocking movement into rotary movement of bicycle drive shaft The present invention is a removable device/mechanism which is installed onto a bicycle. The installed device assists a user in pedaling in a unique fashion which removes the stresses and forces of ordinary cycling. The movement of the pedals becomes such that force is caused only during half of the circumferential movement of each pedal, similar to a step/climbing machine. The movement is achieved by placing two shafts which move alongside planes parallel to the user during motion, the two shafts being interconnected at their top and bottom ends. The bottom ends are connected to the gears and chain of the bicycle as described herein. The top ends are connected to a reverse mechanism as described herein. The combination of elements assists the user by turning an ordinary bicycle into a more relaxed use machine, allowing more people to use bicycles.
US10518838B2	Frame of a vehicle with front wheels A frame of a vehicle includes a front fork unit pivotably connected to a head tube of a vehicle body mechanism, a crank axle disposed on the front fork unit for two front-wheel cranks to be pivoted thereon. Two front wheels are pivotably disposed on the cranks, respectively. A front-wheel counteracting mechanism is pivotably connected between each of the cranks and the front fork unit to transmit an impact force to the cranks so as to cause opposite upward and downward movements of the front wheels to thereby keep the front wheels in contact with the ground and to render movement of the vehicle steady and safe.
US10518829B2	Lobed track pin A track pin may comprise a body that includes a generally cylindrical configuration defining an axis of rotation, a circumferential direction and a radial direction, the body defining a first end, a second end and a peripheral surface extending from the first end to the second end. The peripheral surface may include a first lobed portion spaced axially away from the first end and the second end and including a series of convex arcuate segments and concave arcuate segments joined to each other tangentially, forming an undulating surface.
US10518828B2	Trailer assembly for transport of containers of proppant material Embodiments of the present disclosure include a trailer assembly for transporting a plurality of proppant containers along a roadway, and associated methods. The trailer assembly includes a skeletal frame having open areas between structural components to enhance weight reduction of the frame, and first, second, third, and connector sections. Additionally, the frame includes a pair of spaced-apart side rails and three or more wheel and axle assemblies to facilitate movement of the trailer assembly. The trailer assembly includes a first pair of outriggers coupled to and arranged transverse the pair of side rails, and a second pair of outriggers arranged proximate the first pair of outriggers. The outriggers have a coupling element positioned at each distal end to engage and secure a proppant container of the plurality of proppant containers to the trailer assembly. Each distal end is positioned to extend outwardly from an axis of the trailer.
US10518827B2	Aerodynamic system for a wheel housing of a vehicle An aerodynamic system for a wheel housing of a vehicle that according to one embodiment includes a flap that can be displaced between a deployed position and a retracted position, a rotating actuator, and a transmission mechanism coupled to the actuator and configured for transmitting the movement of the actuator to the flap. The aerodynamic system also includes at least one air flow shutter device in the wheel housing, where the shutter device faces at least one air duct and where the shutter device can be displaced between a closed position and an open position. The transmission mechanism is also configured for transmitting the movement of the actuator to the shutter device.
US10518822B2	Inner wall system for cargo container A wall system for a cargo container is provided. The wall system includes a plurality of panels that are configured to be fixed to logistics posts in a cargo compartment. Each panel includes a central portion and right and left end portions that are disposed on respective outboard sides of the central portion, the central portion includes a planar wall surface, the right and left end portions each include a planar wall surface. The central portion comprises two or more recessed portions that extend inwardly from the planar wall surface to define an elongate void that is configured to receive an elongate track therein, such that an outer surface of the elongate track, when disposed within the recessed portion, is co-planar with the planar wall surface of the central portion or disposed within the recessed portion and recessed behind the planar wall surface of the central portion.
US10518813B2	Vehicle pillar structure A vehicle pillar structure that includes: a first framework section that extends along a first vehicle width direction side edge of a front windshield of a vehicle; a second framework section that is provided so as to form a gap toward a vehicle rear and vehicle width direction outer side of the first framework section, that extends along the first framework section; and a see-through section that is formed so as to be see-through and that spans between the first framework section and the second framework section, wherein the first framework section and the second framework section are each formed with a closed cross-section as viewed along their length directions, and at least one of a rear edge corner of the first framework section or a front edge corner of the second framework section is formed with a beveled profile.
US10518812B2	Body mounting system for an exoskeleton vehicle A vehicle includes a frame assembly, a body, and a first strip isolator disposed between the body and the frame.
US10518803B2	Work vehicle and method for controlling work vehicle An articulated work vehicle with linked front and rear frames includes a joystick lever, a hydraulic actuator, a control valve, a force imparting component, a joystick displacement sensor, a steering angle sensor, and a controller. The joystick lever is operated to allow a target steering angle to be set. The hydraulic actuator is driven hydraulically to change an actual steering angle. The control valve controls flow of fluid supplied to the hydraulic actuator to eliminate deviation between the target and actual steering angles. The force imparting component imparts an assist force or a counterforce to the operation of the joystick lever. The controller controls the force imparting component so that a counterforce is imparted to the operation of the joystick lever when the joystick lever has been operated in an opposite direction from a rotation direction of the front frame based on detections of the sensors.
US10518801B2	Estimating stability margins in a steer-by-wire system Examples of techniques for estimating stability margins in a steer-by-wire system are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method for open-loop steer-by-wire (SbW) system linearization includes linearizing, by a processing device, an open-loop SbW system at different operating points. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, an open-loop transfer function of the op en-loop SbW system. The method further includes estimating, by the processing device, margins of stability for the open-loop SbW system. The method further includes implementing the margins of stability into a vehicle to reduce instability in a steering system of the vehicle.
US10518787B2	Rail vehicle comprising an engine compartment and at least one driver's cab, and method for generating overpressure in the engine compartment In order to optimize the failure safety of electrical and electronic components located in an engine compartment of a rail vehicle, which additionally comprises at least one driver's cab, the rail vehicle is operated with an air conditioning system, which is provided to generate overpressure in the engine compartment and to control the climate of the at least one driver's cab. The air conditioning system includes a first air guidance system to introduce fresh air into the at least one driver's cab and a second air guidance system to transmit at least one part of the fresh air introduced into the at least one driver's cab into the engine compartment.
US10518784B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a memory having computer executable components stored therein; and processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to: acquire vehicle related information serving as information relating to a vehicle switchable between manual driving and automatic driving, the vehicle related information indicating information used for determining whether switching to the automatic driving is possible; determine whether each of one or more conditions to switch from the manual driving to the automatic driving is satisfied, based on the vehicle related information; and output information corresponding to an unsatisfied condition indicating a condition determined to be unsatisfied at the determining.
US10518783B2	Automatic driving control device Control can be continued so that control of automatic driving is not canceled even in a non-average specific road environment. An automatic driving control device, which controls an actuator of a vehicle in order to automatically travel on a road without driver operation through the use of an external surrounding recognition sensor for recognizing external surroundings and information from the external surrounding recognition sensor, has a learning recording device for recording external surrounding recognition information and vehicle status information when the driver is driving, an output comparison device for comparing the information recorded in the learning recording device with the processing results when the information recorded in the recording device is processed by the automatic driving control device, and a control parameter setting device for setting control parameters so that the results compared by the output comparison device approach the driving of the driver.
US10518773B2	Vehicle and vehicle launch method A vehicle includes a transmission, friction brakes, and a controller. The transmission has a clutch that is configured to transfer torque from an input of the transmission to a drive wheel. The controller is programmed to, in response to application of the friction brakes resulting in a stationary position of the vehicle, disengage the clutch to establish a neutral condition of the transmission. The controller is also programmed to, in response to a command to launch the vehicle while the transmission is in the neutral condition, engage the clutch. The controller is further programmed to, in response to an estimated wheel torque exceeding a rollback threshold during the clutch engagement, release the friction brakes. The wheel torque is based on an estimated clutch torque which is based on a clutch pressure and a transmission input torque.
US10518772B2	Vehicle position detecting apparatus A vehicle position detecting apparatus includes: a position measurement unit that obtains first position information of a first vehicle; an autonomous sensor that obtains relative position information of a second vehicle; a receiver that receives communication data containing second position information of the second vehicle; an identification unit that performs identification on the second vehicle specified based on the relative position information and the second vehicle from which the communication data is sent; a position error calculator that calculates a position error between a position of the second vehicle specified based on the relative position information and that of the second vehicle specified based on the second position information; and a position corrector that performs, based on the position error, a correction on the position of the second vehicle specified based on the second position information, on a condition that the identified second vehicle is no longer detected by the autonomous sensor.
US10518770B2	Hierarchical motion planning for autonomous vehicles An autonomous vehicle can implement a primary motion planner to continuously determine an first motion plan for the AV, and a secondary motion planner to continuously determine a backup motion plan for the AV. The secondary motion planner can comprise one or more cost metrics that act to diverge the backup motion plan from the first motion plan. A control system of the AV may then analyze a live sensor view generated by a sensor suite of the AV to operate acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the AV along sequential route trajectories selected between the first motion plan and the backup motion plan.
US10518764B2	System and method for improving fuel economy for autonomous driving vehicles The present invention relates generally to improving the fuel efficiency of autonomous vehicles by operating either (1) at a first effective engine displacement that takes into account noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) when the vehicle is occupied or (2) at a second effective engine displacement, without concern for occupant NVH, when the vehicle is not occupied. The second effective engine displacement is typically more fuel efficient than the first effective engine displacement, but result in a higher level of NVH compared to the first effective engine displacement.
US10518763B2	Brake system for a motor vehicle as well as method of operating a brake system for a motor vehicle A brake system for a motor vehicle has at least a first wheel brake and at least a second wheel brake. A first inlet valve is fluidically connected, on the one hand, to the first wheel brake, and, on the other hand, to a brake pressure source, and a second inlet valve is fluidically connected, on the one hand, to the second wheel brake, and, on the other hand, to the brake pressure source. In this case, a switching valve is provided, which fluidically connects the one fluid outlet of the second inlet valve in a first switching position to the second wheel brake and in a second switching position to the first wheel brake.
US10518758B2	Emergency park brake system An emergency park brake system of an aircraft may include a user input interface configured to receive actuation input from a user. The emergency park brake system may also include a first displacement sensor and a second displacement sensor that are both coupled to the user input interface. The first displacement sensor may be configured to detect displacement of the user input interface and generate a first status of the user input interface and the second displacement sensor may be configured to also detect displacement of the user input interface and generate a second status of the user input interface. The emergency park brake system may also include a controller having a processor and memory. The controller may be configured to determine an emergency park brake condition.
US10518756B1	Movable vehicle and brake module thereof A brake module is provided. The brake module is for braking at least one omnidirectional wheel, and the omnidirectional wheels include at least one major wheel and a plurality of minor wheels. The brake module includes a base, a first brake arm, a first major brake block and a first minor brake block. The first major brake block is disposed on the first brake arm. The first minor brake block is disposed on the first brake arm. When the first brake arm is in a first orientation, the first major brake block and the first minor brake block are separated from the omnidirectional wheel, and when the first brake arm is in a second orientation, the first major brake block abuts the major wheel, and the first minor brake block abuts one of the minor wheels.

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