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US10579542B2	Browser session storage as storage for private key in public-key encryption schema An encryption system, method, and computer software program product provides encrypted transmission of data between a server and a web browser application on a client computing device. The system includes an Internet browser; a JavaScript data encryption library; a public key encryption algorithm; a server; and a public private key pair of the user. The JavaScript library loads in user's browser and configured with symmetric and asymmetric encryption libraries and codes. Server sends an encrypted key data to the browser/JavaScript application. The user may then provide their private key and the JavaScript library decrypts the encrypted key data and obtains a symmetric key used to encrypt the data the server transmits to the browser during a session. With the server transmitting data in encrypted form, the browser is configured to decrypt the received data using the JavaScript data encryption library and the private key of the user.
US10579539B2	Storage infrastructure and method for exploiting in-storage transparent compression using a dummy file that consumes LBA storage without consuming PBA storage A system, method and program product for exploiting in-storage transparent compression. A storage infrastructure is disclosed that includes: a storage device having physical block address (PBA) storage of a defined capacity, a transparent compression system that compresses data written to the PBA storage, and a logical block address-to-physical block address mapping table; and a host having a memory management system that includes: an initialization system that allocates an amount of logical block address (LBA) storage for the host having a capacity greater than the defined capacity of the PBA storage, and that creates a dummy file that consumes LBA storage without consuming any PBA storage; a system that gathers current PBA and LBA usage information. The dummy file manager may adjust the size of the dummy file by truncating or appending sectors to the dummy file using a filesystem on the host, or using an allocation or deallocation function that does not incur any input/output (I/O) operations within the storage device. Dummy storage file sectors of the LBA storage may be mapped to dummy PBA storage that does not consume any physical storage in response to detecting a predefined content pattern indicative of dummy file sectors. The memory management system may device the LBA storage into partitions, with each partition receiving a dummy file.
US10579535B2	Defragmented and efficient micro-operation cache A processor includes a processor core and a micro-op cache communicably coupled to the processor core. The micro-op cache includes a micro-op tag array, wherein tag array entries in the micro-op tag array are indexed according to set and way of set-associative cache, and a micro-op data array to store multiple micro-ops. The data array entries in the micro-op data array are indexed according to bank number of a plurality of cache banks and to a set within one cache bank of the plurality of cache banks.
US10579533B2	Cache transfer time mitigation In accordance with one implementation, a method for mitigating cache transfer time entails reading data into memory from at least two consecutive elliptical data tracks in a main store region of data storage and writing the data read from the at least two consecutive elliptical data tracks to a spiral data track within a cache storage region.
US10579532B2	Invalidating track format information for tracks in cache Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for invalidating track format information for tracks in cache. Demoted tracks demoted from the cache are indicated in a demoted track list. Track format information is saved for the demoted tracks. The track format information indicates a layout of data in the demoted tracks, wherein the track format information for the demoted tracks is used when the demoted tracks are staged back into the cache. An operation is initiated to invalidate a metadata track of the metadata tracks in the storage. Demoted tracks indicated in the demoted track list having metadata in the metadata track to invalidate are removed. The track format information for the demoted tracks having metadata in the metadata track to invalidate is removed.
US10579523B2	Flushing in file system The subject matter described herein relates to a file system with adaptive flushing for an electronic device. The file system keeps data in memory much longer and its policy for flushing in-memory write cache to storage is application-aware and adaptive. More specifically, what parts of the cached data are ready for flushing could be determined according to the access characteristic of an application. In addition, when to do flushing can be selected flexibly at least partly based on user input interactions with an application of the electronic device or with the electronic device. Further, a multi-priority scheduling mechanism for scheduling data units that are ready to be flushed could be employed, which ensures fairness among applications and further improves flushing performance.
US10579522B2	Method and device for accessing a cache memory A method and a device for accessing a cache memory are provided. The method comprises: generating, by a bit prediction unit (BPU), a prediction bit corresponding to an instruction instructing to access the cache memory from a central processing unit (CPU); generating, by an instruction execution unit (IEU), a virtual address corresponding to the instruction; generating, by a load/store unit (LSU), a predicted cache index according to the prediction bit and a part of a virtual page offset of the virtual address; and reading, by the LSU, data from the cache memory by using the predicted cache index. Therefore, the maximum size of the cache memory could be increased.
US10579520B2	Multi-ring shared, traversable, and dynamic advanced database Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for sharing memory using a multi-ring shared, traversable and dynamic database. In aspects, the database may be synchronized and shared between multiple processes and/or operation mode protection rings of a system. The database may also be persisted to enable the management of information between hardware reboots and application sessions. The information stored in the database may be view independent, traversable, and resizable from various component views of the database. In some aspects, an event processor is additionally described. The event processor may use the database to allocate memory chunks of a shared heap to components/processes in one or more protection modes of the operating system.
US10579518B2	Memory management method and storage controller A memory management method is provided. The method includes selecting a target physical programming unit; using a first read voltage corresponding to a first type physical page of the target physical programming unit to read a plurality of target memory cells of the target physical programming unit, so as to calculate a first bit value ratio; if the first bit value ratio is not smaller than a first preset threshold, using a second read voltage corresponding to the first type physical page of the target physical programming unit to read the plurality of target memory cells of the target physical programming unit, so as to calculate a second bit value ratio; and determining whether the first type physical page of the target physical programming unit is empty by comparing the first bit value ratio and the second bit value ratio.
US10579496B2	Information processing device, information processing program, and information processing method An information processing device includes: a collection unit configured to collect an event log corresponding to an event generated in a control system including at least one network; an extraction and specification unit configured to extract at least one event log corresponding to an event generated arising from an identical factor from the collected event log, and to specify an event log representing the event generated arising from the identical factor in the at least one event log extracted; and an output unit configured to output the event log representing the event generated arising from the identical factor and event logs corresponding to other events generated arising from the identical factor while distinguishing the event log representing the event generated arising from the identical factor and the event logs corresponding to other events generated arising from the identical factor from each other.
US10579489B2	Program execution device, program execution system, and program execution method In a program execution device (100X), a memory (110) stores first information (101X) specifying one or more programs, and second information (102X) specifying some programs including at least one of programs to be executed by an other program execution device (100Y), out of the programs specified by the first information (101X) and the programs to be executed by the other program execution device (100Y). When an error in the other program execution device (100Y) is not detected by an error processing unit (123), an instruction processing unit (120) executes the programs specified by the first information (101X). When the error in the other program execution device (100Y) is detected by the error processing unit (123), the instruction processing unit (120) executes the programs specified by the second information (102X).
US10579471B2	Storage device and error correction method for storage device A storage device includes a non-volatile memory and a control circuit that reads data in units of cluster, and erase data in units of logical block which includes a plurality of clusters. Data in each cluster includes a first error correction code and each cluster is arranged in at least one error correction group, each including clusters and a second error correction code. The control circuit performs a refresh operation in units of cluster such that refresh target data in a cluster of a first logical block is moved to a cluster of a second logical block. A first error correction group related to the refresh target data includes the cluster of the first logical block before the moving, and the first error correction group related to the refresh target data includes a cluster of the first logical block and a cluster of the second logical block after the moving.
US10579470B1	Address failure detection for memory devices having inline storage configurations Various embodiments provide for a memory controller capable of detecting an error on addressing (address error or address fault) of memory commands for a memory device implementing an inline storage configuration of primary data with associated error checking data. According to some embodiments, the memory controller indicates that an address error of a particular memory command has occurred (or likely occurred) by detecting when a plurality of data errors is produced by a plurality of error checks performed on primary data resulting from the particular memory command. Various embodiments described herein allow both single-bit error detection and correction, and address protection to exist in a memory solution implementing an inline error checking data storage configuration, such as inline ECC storage configuration.
US10579469B2	Interconnection network for integrated circuit An interconnection network for providing data transfer between a plurality of nodes of an integrated circuit comprises a number of endpoints for exchanging data with respective nodes of the integrated circuit, a primary network to route a primary payload from a source endpoint to a destination endpoint; and a redundant network to route, to the destination endpoint, a redundant payload comprising a first check code calculated based on at least a portion of the primary payload, the first check code having fewer bits than said at least a portion of the primary payload. The destination endpoint comprises error checking circuitry to perform an error checking operation to calculate a second check code based on the primary payload received via the primary network, and verify integrity of the primary payload based on a comparison of the second check code with the first check code received via the redundant network.
US10579465B1	Systems and methods for self correcting secure computer systems A self-correcting secure computer system is provided. The computer system includes a read-only memory (ROM) device, a random access memory (RAM) device, and at least one processor in communication with the ROM device and the RAM device. The at least one processor is programmed to receive an activation signal, retrieve, from the ROM device, data to execute an operating system, and execute, on the RAM device, the operating system based on the data from the ROM device.
US10579455B2	Image forming apparatus and method for controlling image forming apparatus When a watchdog reset request is input, a power supply controller performs partial reset processing (resetting of a control circuit alone). When restarted by partial reset processing, the control circuit makes a non-volatile memory store a log of the stored contents of a volatile memory. After the log is stored, the control circuit transmits a system reset request to the power supply controller. Based on the system reset request, the power supply controller resets the control circuit, the non-volatile memory, the volatile memory, and reset targets.
US10579432B1	Load balancing deterministically-subsetted processing resources using fractional loads Systems and methods are described for load balancing between a set of servers. Subsets of servers from the set of servers are assigned, via deterministic subsetting, to respective clients from a set of clients. Unlike conventional load balancing techniques using deterministic subsetting, the disclosed techniques enable configuring a client to distribute different amounts of load among the servers in its server subset. Techniques for constructing the subsets are also described.
US10579430B2	Dynamic, load balanced task routing Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for task routing. A method can include receiving, from a resource, a request for a task, in response to receiving the request, determining whether to retrieve a new task of new tasks stored in a first queue or a backlog task of backlog tasks stored in a second queue based on a combined amount of backlog tasks and new tasks relative to a capacity of the resource or the resources, retrieving the new task or the backlog task from the determined first queue or second queue, respectively, based on the determination, and providing the retrieved task to the resource.
US10579428B2	Data token management in distributed arbitration systems A method for processing a token at a local device in a distributed arbitration system includes: receiving a first signal from first device indicating a request for access to a shared resource; receiving an indicator from a processing component of the local device indicating whether the processing component requires access to the shared resource; receiving a second signal from the local device, where a component of second signal indicates whether the local device has greater priority than another device in the set of one or more devices to access the shared resource; receiving a token from the chain network, the token granting a device access to the shared resource; determining a disposition of the token using the first signal and the second signal; disposing the token to allocate the shared resource to a device in response to the determined disposition; and updating the second signal in response to the determining.
US10579426B2	Partitioning processes across clusters by process type to optimize use of cluster specific configurations A system and method for virtualization and cloud security are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system comprises a first multi-core processing cluster and a second multi-core processing cluster in communication with a network interface card and software instructions. When the software instructions are executed by the second multi-core processing cluster they cause the second multi-core processing cluster to receive a request for a service, create a new or invoke an existing virtual machine to service the request, and return a desired result indicative of successful completion of the service to the first multi-core processing cluster.
US10579424B2	Prioritization in a permissioned blockchain An example operation may include one or more of identifying a blockchain transaction requiring peer endorsement, transmitting a request for endorsement to one or more peers assigned to a blockchain, receiving endorsement response messages from the one or more peers, wherein the endorsement response messages comprise a plurality of priorities assigned to the blockchain transaction, and forwarding the received plurality of priorities and the blockchain transaction to an ordering node for assignment to the peers.
US10579420B2	Apparatus, system and method for proxy coupling management An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for proxy coupling management. A proxy template module transparently offloads a task from a native data processing system to an equivalent task on a remote data processing system. A proxy generation module fills in the proxy template with information, such as specification of an offload task that is a remote equivalent of the native task, to generate a proxy of the native task. An offload agent module receives a request from the proxy to perform the offload task on the remote data processing system.
US10579416B2	Thread interrupt offload re-prioritization A computing system is provided and includes first and second computing resources defined, during system initialization, as first kernel threads and a second kernel thread with which the first kernel threads are operably associated, a memory manager and a re-prioritization controller. The memory manager is configured to handle a portion of pending input/output (I/O) operations at an interrupt level and to offload a remainder of the pending I/O operations to the first kernel threads according to an offload condition whereby the offloaded I/O operations are queued according to a first scheme. The re-prioritization controller is configured to transfer a portion of the offloaded I/O operations from the first kernel threads to the second kernel thread according to a transfer condition whereby the transferred I/O operations are re-prioritized according to a second scheme.
US10579408B2	Distributed network emulation implemented by a host in a virtualized computing environment Example methods are provided for a host to implement distributed network emulation in a virtualized computing environment. The method may comprise detecting one or more packets from a source network address associated with a source virtualized computing instance to a destination network address associated with a destination virtualized computing instance. The method may also comprise, in response to determination that a network emulation rule configured for the source virtualized computing instance and destination virtualized computing instance is applicable to the one or more packets, determining a physical network condition associated with a path between the source virtualized computing instance and destination virtualized computing instance. The method may further comprise emulating a desired network condition specified by the network emulation rule by performing an emulation action on the one or more packets.
US10579406B2	Dynamic orchestration of overlay tunnels One embodiment of the present invention provides a dynamic overlay tunnel orchestration system. During operation, the system detects the appearance of a first virtual machine running on a hypervisor of a first host machine coupled to a first switch in a network. The system identifies a first virtual local area network (VLAN) associated with the first virtual machine and determines whether an overlay tunnel exists between the first switch and a second switch coupling a second virtual machine belonging to the first VLAN. If no such overlay tunnel exists, the system generates an instruction for the first and second switches to establish a first overlay tunnel between the first and second switches.
US10579404B2	Provisioning virtual desktops with stub virtual disks A system is described allowing a virtual desktop to be booted directly from a desktop image stored in a backup database without requiring content from the desktop image to be copied into the virtual disk of the virtual machine hosting the virtual desktop. The hosting virtual machine contains a synthetic virtual disk acting as a stub disk by redirecting read requests targeted for the synthetic disk from the guest operating system to corresponding locations of the storage where the desktop image is kept.
US10579394B2	Control method and control device A control method and a control device are provided. A router receives data sent by a first device, where the data carries an identifier of an input/output (I/O) device, determines, according to the identifier of the I/O device and a correspondence between the I/O device and a controller, a controller corresponding to the identifier of the I/O device, sends the data to the controller corresponding to the identifier of the I/O device such that the controller processes the data according to firmware code stored in the controller, receives the processed data sent by the controller, and sends the processed data to a second device, where the second device or the first device is the I/O device. The firmware code is generally programmable, and therefore a control device applying the foregoing control method can be relatively flexibly implemented.
US10579390B2	Execution of data-parallel programs on coarse-grained reconfigurable architecture hardware A GPGPU-compatible architecture combines a coarse-grain reconfigurable fabric (CGRF) with a dynamic dataflow execution model to accelerate execution throughput of massively thread-parallel code. The CGRF distributes computation across a fabric of functional units. The compute operations are statically mapped to functional units, and an interconnect is configured to transfer values between functional units.
US10579389B2	Fusion of instructions by delaying handling of a partial subset of a fusible group of instructions An apparatus includes a processing pipeline comprising a plurality of stages, the plurality of stages including at least one instruction fusing stage to detect whether a block of instructions to be processed comprises a fusible group of instructions, and to generate a fused instruction to be processed by a subsequent stage of the processing pipeline when said block of instructions comprises said fusible group. However, when said block of instructions comprises a partial subset of said fusible group of instructions, the instruction fusing stage is configured to delay handling of said partial subset of said fusible group of instructions until the instruction fusing stage has determined whether at least one subsequent block of instructions to be processed comprises a remaining subset of instructions of said fusible group.
US10579386B2	Microprocessor for gating a load operation based on entries of a prediction table An apparatus for gating a load instruction is presented. The apparatus includes a memory to store a prediction table including an entry matching the load instruction. The matching entry includes a tag field to identify the load instruction, a distance field to indicate a distance of the load instruction to a prior aliasing store instruction, and a confidence field to indicate a prediction strength. The apparatus further includes a gating circuit operable to perform a look-up for the load instruction in the prediction table to find the matching entry and responsive to a determination of a valid prediction, retrieve a location of the prior aliasing store instruction using a value of the distance field of the matching entry, and perform a gating operation on the load instruction. The apparatus further includes a load store queue operable to provide feedback for updating the matching entry after the load instruction has executed.
US10579384B2	Effective address based instruction fetch unit for out of order processors Aspects of the invention include a computer-implemented method for executing one or more instructions by a processing unit. The method includes receiving, by an instruction fetch unit (IFU), a request to fetch an instruction for execution, wherein the instruction includes an effective address (EA). The IFU can further access an instruction cache directory (I-directory) using the EA of the requested instruction to determine whether the EA of the requested instruction matches an EA stored in an associated instruction cache (I-cache). An instruction cache (I-cache) can output the requested instruction in response to or based at least in part on determining that the requested instruction EA matches an entry in the I-cache. A decode unit can decode the requested instruction output by the I-cache.
US10579383B1	Systems and methods for efficient scaling of quantized integers The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving an input value and a floating-point scaling factor and determining (1) an integer scaling factor based on the floating-point scaling factor, (2) a pre-scaling adjustment value representative of a number of places by which to shift a binary representation of the input value prior to a scaling operation, and (3) a post-scaling adjustment value representative of a number of places by which to shift the binary representation of the input value following the scaling operation. The method may further include calculating a scaled result value by (1) shifting rightwards the binary representation of the input value by the pre-scaling adjustment value, (2) scaling the shifted binary representation of the input value by the integer scaling factor, and (3) shifting rightwards the shifted and scaled binary value by the post-scaling adjustment value. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10579380B2	System-on-chip (SoC) to perform a bit range isolation instruction Receiving an instruction indicating a source operand and a destination operand. Storing a result in the destination operand in response to the instruction. The result operand may have: (1) first range of bits having a first end explicitly specified by the instruction in which each bit is identical in value to a bit of the source operand in a corresponding position; and (2) second range of bits that all have a same value regardless of values of bits of the source operand in corresponding positions. Execution of instruction may complete without moving the first range of the result relative to the bits of identical value in the corresponding positions of the source operand, regardless of the location of the first range of bits in the result. Execution units to execute such instructions, computer systems having processors to execute such instructions, and machine-readable medium storing such an instruction are also disclosed.
US10579376B2	Processor performance monitor that logs reasons for reservation loss A processor includes a performance monitor that logs reservation losses, and additionally logs reasons for the reservation losses. By logging reasons for the reservation losses, the performance monitor provides data that can be used to determine whether the reservation losses were due to valid programming, such as two threads competing for the same lock, or whether the reservation losses were due to bad programming. When the reservation losses are due to bad programming, the information can be used to improve the programming to obtain better performance.
US10579375B2	Method to build reconfigurable variable length comparators The present disclosure relates performing of comparisons between a first and a second vector. The memory location has a size or length of m bits. A compare block to compare two single bits is used. The compare block comprises: two input bits associated to one of the bits from the first and the second vector respectively; a greater than input bit and a lower than input bit; a cascade enable input bit to control if the greater than input bit and the lower than input bit are considered; a greater than result bit, a lower than result bit, and an equal result bit. A daisy chaining of m of the one-bit compare blocks is performed such that the result bits of one compare block represents the compare result of the previous compare blocks in the chain.
US10579374B2	Method for converting application and computing device Provided are a computing device and a method of converting an application. The method is performed by the computing device including one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors, and includes decomposing an original application package, extracting an application-executing section from the decomposed original application package, and merging a proxy class set including one or more modified classes with the application-executing section.
US10579371B2	Recommendations for custom software upgrade by cognitive technologies In creating recommendations for software upgrades in a computing system, a natural language processing module of a software upgrade analyzer system receives risk analysis reports and a corresponding current application source code. The natural language processing module processes the risk analysis report and the current application source code to identify an application programming interface (API) key set containing key terms. A support vector machine of the software upgrade analyzer system identifies key terms in the API key set. An association rule mining module of the software upgrade analyzer system calculates a support factor and a confidence factor for each key term combination of the key terms. The association rule mining module identifies a highest ranking key term combination based on the confidence factor for each key term combination. The software upgrade analyzer system outputs the highest ranking key term combination as a software upgrade recommendation.
US10579368B2	Blockchain version control systems Distributed version control systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described. A computer system may implement a version control blockchain system by obtaining source code and/or an artifact associated with source code. The computer system may serialize the source code and/or the artifact to obtain serialized data, and may encipher the serialized data to obtain a current block identifier (cb_id). The computer system may generate a block to include the cb_id, and may add the generated block to the version control blockchain upon validation of the block. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10579359B2	Cooling fan speed in accordance with a firmware update Various examples herein disclose setting a cooling fan to an update operating speed that is higher than a normal operating speed in response to an indication that a firmware update is being executed. Such examples also disclose setting the cooling fan to a dynamic operating speed, which is adjusted in accordance with the firmware update, in response to an indication that the firmware update has completed.
US10579348B2	Data storage device and data storage method for certifying firmware data A data storage device utilized for confirming firmware data includes a flash memory and a controller. The controller is coupled to the flash memory to receive at least one first hash data related to a first firmware data, and it divides the first hash data into a plurality of data groups. The controller sorts the data groups based on a predetermined sorting mechanism to generate a first sorting hash data. The controller includes an efuse region for writing the predetermined sorting mechanism. When the controller determines that a second sorting hash data of a second firmware data is identical to the first sorting hash data or a second hash data of the second firmware data is identical to the first hash data, the second firmware data is allowed to update the controller.
US10579346B2	Mobile accessibility evaluation from application binary Interface changing events are identified in the binary executable of an application. Code modules that are directed at evaluating accessibility requirements pertaining to the identified interface changing events are generated. A modified binary of the application is created with the modified binary including the binary executable and the generated code modules. When one of the interface changing events is identified, one of the generated code modules executes and returns a set of accessibility data that pertains to the interface changing event.
US10579342B1	Encapsulated application templates for containerized application software development Encapsulated application templates are provided for containerized application software development. An exemplary method for managing a plurality of services in a containerized application program comprises: creating an application template of the containerized application program, the application template comprising an identifier of a current version of each of the plurality of services, dependencies of the given service with other services of the application, runtime parameters and configurations of the given service; generating a transferable platform independent self-contained machine-readable token comprising the application template; and providing the transferable platform independent self-contained machine-readable token comprising the application template to another device as a common entry point to instantiate the containerized application program.
US10579337B1	Method, software and apparatus for computing discrete logarithms modulo a prime A decoding apparatus having a non-transient memory in which is stored an electromagnetic signal representative of data which were encrypted relying on the difficulty of computing discrete logarithms. The decoding apparatus has a computer in communication with the memory that decodes the encrypted data in the memory by computing the data's discrete logarithm. The decoding apparatus has a display on which the decoded encrypted data are displayed by the computer. A method for decoding.
US10579336B2	Division operations for memory Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for performing division operations in a memory. An example apparatus comprises a first address space comprising a first number of memory cells coupled to a sense line and to a first number of select lines wherein the first address space stores a dividend value. A second address space comprises a second number of memory cells coupled to the sense line and to a second number of select lines wherein the second address space stores a divisor value. A third address space comprises a third number of memory cells coupled to the sense line and to a third number of select lines wherein the third address space stores a remainder value. Sensing circuitry can be configured to receive the dividend value and the divisor value, divide the dividend value by the divisor value, and store a remainder result in the third number of memory cells.
US10579335B2	Multiplier circuit for accelerated square operations In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a multiplier circuit to: identify a plurality of partial products associated with a multiply operation; partition the plurality of partial products into a first set of partial products, a second set of partial products, and a third set of partial products; determine whether the multiply operation is associated with a square operation; upon a determination that the multiply operation is associated with the square operation, compute a result based on the first set of partial products and the third set of partial products; and upon a determination that the multiply operation is not associated with the square operation, compute the result based on the first set of partial products, the second set of partial products, and the third set of partial products.
US10579333B2	Arithmetic unit and control method for arithmetic unit An arithmetic unit includes a multiplier multiplying first and second inputs to output a multiplication result, an adder adding the third input to the multiplication result to output a multiplication addition result, a normalization shift circuit shifting the multiplication addition result left with a left shift amount, and a left shift amount prediction circuit. The adder includes a carry-save adder adding a first addition value and a first carry value to the third input and a full adder outputting the multiplication addition result. The left shift amount prediction circuit includes a leading zero count circuit generating a leading zero count, a leading one count circuit generating a leading one count, and a correction circuit correcting the leading one count to zero when NOR of respective least significant bits of the M upper order bits of the second addition value and the second carry value of the full adder is true.
US10579332B1	Hardware sort accelerator sharing first level processor cache A computer processor includes a memory unit that stores key values to be loaded into a partial tournament sort, and a processor cache that obtains tree data from the memory unit indicating the key values. A hardware merge sort accelerator generates a tournament tree based on the key values, and performs a partial tournament sort to store a first portion of tournament results in the processor cache while excluding a second portion of the tournament results from the processor cache.
US10579330B2	Automatic visual display of audibly presented options to increase user efficiency and interaction performance Users' interaction performance with an automated voice system is improved, as is users' efficiency, by visually displaying options audibly presented by the automated voice system, thereby enabling users to interact with the system more quickly and accurately. Options can be obtained from a centralized audible menu database with the communicational identifier utilized to establish a communication connection with the automated voice system. The database is populated from crowdsourced information, provided when users establish communicational connections with portions of automated voice systems whose options have not yet been stored in the database, and then transcribe the options that are audibly presented by the automated voice system. Transcription of audibly presented options likewise serves as a double check to verify options already displayed. User interaction generates a subsequent communicational connection, with a different communicational identifier, to a different portion of the automated voice system, re-triggering the mechanisms.
US10579326B2	Control device A control device is provided which mixes and records two types of audio signals processed under standards different from each other; in particular, an audio signal of ASIO standard and an audio signal of WDM standard. An audio interface is connected to a computer, and an audio signal is input to the computer. A mixer module of the computer mixes an audio signal which is effect-processed by an ASIO application and an audio signal reproduced by a WDM application, and outputs the mixed audio signal to the audio interface and to the WDM application for sound recording. The user operates a screen displayed on an operation panel to switch between presence and absence of effect process and presence and absence of mixing.
US10579324B2	Head worn wireless computer having high-resolution display suitable for use as a mobile internet device A handheld wireless display device, having at least SVGA-type resolution, includes a wireless interface, such as Bluetooth™, WiFi™, Wimax™, cellular or satellite, to allow the device to utilize a number of different hosts, such as a cell phone, personal computer, media player. The display may be monocular or binocular. Input mechanisms, such as switches, scroll wheels, touch pads, allow selection and navigation of menus, playing media files, setting volume and screen brightness/contrast, activating host remote controls or performing other commands. The device may include MIM diodes, Hall effect sensors, or other position transducers and/or accelerometers to detect lateral movements along and rotational gestures around the X, Y and Z axes as gesture inputs and movement queues. These commands may change pages, scroll up, down or across an enlarged screen image, such as for web browsing. An embedded software driver (e.g., Microsoft Windows SideShow™) permits replicating a high-resolution screen display from a host PC. The device may repeatedly poll the host at intervals for updated content even when the host is powered off, asleep or hibernating, and may return the host to its previous power state.
US10579319B2	Activating a device system without opening a device cover One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using at least one sensor, a predetermined motion of an information handling device. An embodiment additionally receives, substantially during the predetermined motion and at an input location of the information handling device, activation input. An embodiment additionally activates, responsive to the receiving, a system associated with the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10579312B2	MFP executive dashboard A system and method for providing analytics on cost data and device state data for multifunction peripherals includes a document processing engine, a network interface and an intelligent controller having a processor and associated memory. The memory stores cost data corresponding to device usage costs of one or more MFPs. A device monitor monitors of a plurality of device states associated with a document processing engine associated with each MFP. An analytics engine generates a graphical dashboard illustrative of a return on investment in accordance with the cost data and monitored device states. A display generator renders an image of the graphical dashboard. The graphical dashboard is altered in accordance with modified or updated state data acquired over time in accordance with device usage changes or device configuration changes.
US10579293B2	System and computer-implemented method for improving data storage and analysis A system and computer-implemented method for storing data and for calculating data characteristics. A concentric ring buffer has a succession of representative ring buffers, each divided into segments and reflecting an increasingly long unit of a base (e.g., a time, count, or geo base) and with a decreasing level of precision. The concentric ring buffer has a fixed total memory size based on the number of ring buffers and segments. Each segment of each ring buffer is populated in a first-in-first-out manner with a value calculated for the data characteristic for a particular length of base unit and with a particular precision. When a ring buffer is full and another value is calculated, the oldest value is transferred to a next ring buffer or deleted if there is none. Further, values can be collected from multiple concentric ring buffers and consolidated in a single concentric ring buffer.
US10579292B2	Data elaboration by domain interaction with surrounding media structures New, more efficient and robust data storage devices and techniques are provided. In some aspects of the invention, a new form of data storage device is provided, incorporating storage units with simple writeable domains, and a readable conditioning structure positioned around the units. The readable structure elaborates the simpler data written in the domains to generate more complex and complete data sets. In some embodiments, the physical arrangement, or other attributes, of structural storage device elements may serve as the patterned reference device for data enhancement and supplementation.
US10579288B2	Prioritized security Disclosed in some examples are systems, methods, memory devices, and machine readable mediums for a fast secure data destruction for NAND memory devices that renders data in a memory cell unreadable. Instead of going through all the erase phases, the memory device may remove sensitive data by performing only the pre-programming phase of the erase process. Thus, the NAND doesn't perform the second and third phases of the erase process. This is much faster and results in data that cannot be reconstructed. In some examples, because the erase pulse is not actually applied and because this is simply a programming operation, data may be rendered unreadable at a per-page level rather than a per-block level as in traditional erases.
US10579278B2	Techniques for controlling recycling of blocks of memory The present disclosure relates to examples of controlling recycling of blocks of memory. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method comprises allocating at least one block of memory selected from a subset of blocks to be written in accordance with an equalizing technique to equalize a variation between blocks of memory based on at least one factor. The method further comprises resupplying the subset of blocks.
US10579261B2	User terminal apparatus, method for inputting text and displaying an input mode sign next to a text input cursor in user terminal apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium An apparatus and a method for inputting a text in a user terminal apparatus are provided. The text inputting method includes detecting a text input mode set in the user terminal apparatus and displaying a sign corresponding to the detected text input mode near a text input cursor.
US10579255B2	Computer application for populating input fields of a record An application executable on a computing device having a display, a memory and a processor is provided. The application creates a blank record having a plurality of unpopulated input fields. The display displays multiple lines of text in another application. The input fields are then populated by repeated execution of first and second user interface commands. The processor interprets the first command so as to mark a text portion extending along at least part of at least one line of the text, and the second command so as to populate one of the input fields based on the marked text portion. Once the input fields are populated the now populated record can be saved through a third user interface command.
US10579254B2	Method and apparatus for realizing human-machine interaction A method and apparatus for realizing human-machine interaction are disclosed in the embodiments of the present document, including: according to obtained rotation gesture trajectory information, determining a tangential direction of an initial movement trajectory of a rotation trajectory and rotation information; taking the obtained tangential direction as a drag direction, and calculating a drag distance according to obtained rotation information; and performing dragging on a touch screen according to the obtained drag direction and the obtained drag distance.
US10579250B2	Arranging tiles This document describes techniques and apparatuses for arranging tiles. These techniques and apparatuses enable users to quickly and easily arrange tiles within an interface, such as an application-launching interface. In some cases, users may arrange tiles in an interface with as little as one continuous gesture.
US10579238B2	Flexible screen layout across multiple platforms In one general aspect, a method can include generating a user interface for an enterprise application executing on a computing device using a flexible screen layout. The generating can include displaying, on a display device included in the computing device, a first user interface for the enterprise application including a first column that occupies an available screen area of the display device and that presents first content, receiving, in the first user interface, a selection for forward navigation, and displaying, on the display device, a second user interface for the enterprise application. The second user interface can include a second column presenting the first content and a third column presenting the second content that can occupy the available screen area of the display device. The flexible screen layout can adjust a size of the second column and the third column based on the available screen area of the display device.
US10579237B2	Guide objects for drawing in user interfaces Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein that enhance drawing technology in application user interfaces. In an implementation, a guide object is disclosed herein that allows a user to draw against the guide object, position other objects against, and otherwise interact with the guide object as-if it were a stencil. The guide object may be presented as a drawing tool in a user interface to an application that a user may invoke by user input to assist with the creation of content on a canvas. As a line is drawn proximate to the guide object, for example, or as a shape is positioned nearby the guide object, the application obtains guidance information from the guide object that allows the application to render the interaction between line or shape and the guide object as-if it were an actual stencil.
US10579233B2	Transparent messaging Allowing a user to navigate data in a user interface when a modal dialog box has been activated. A method includes displaying a graphical user interface window. The method further includes allowing user input for modifying a particular data in the graphical user interface window. Thereafter, the method further includes displaying a modal dialog superimposed and obscuring at least a portion of the graphical user interface window, including obscuring at least a portion of the data, and to prevent user input for modifying the data in the graphical user interface window so long as the modal dialog remains active. The method further includes identifying information indicating that the modal dialog should be hidden. The method further includes at least partially hiding the modal dialog revealing at least a portion of the obscured data, while continuing to prevent user input for modifying the data in the graphical user interface window.
US10579229B2	Customizable media player framework Disclosed are various embodiments for a media player customization application. A media player framework defines basic functionality to render media items. Plugins may be added to the media player framework to implement desired functionality. The plugin model allows for a media player to minimize file sizes by only included required functionality.
US10579223B2	Trusted device identification and event monitoring A method of event monitoring includes identifying a monitored event that produces a physical phenomenon that is observable and identifiable. The method includes identifying a particular input that is representative of the physical phenomenon and that suggests an occurrence of the monitored event. The method includes communicating, from the first computing device, to a second computing device that includes a sensor at least a portion of the particular input that is used for recognition of the monitored event in an environment of the second computing device by the sensor. The method includes receiving, at the first computing device from the second computing device, an event message that indicates the particular input is observed by the sensor. In response to reception of the event message, the method includes generating an alarm message that indicates the occurrence of the monitored event is observed in the environment of the second computing device.
US10579221B2	Suite-wide navigation Novel tools for navigating among a suite of business applications, including without limitation menu systems for business application suites. In some cases, the menu is customized for a particular user of the business application suite. Hence, for example, a menu might comprise only items necessary to that user's job function and/or access level, as defined by one or more user roles that the user possesses. In another example, menu items may be provided only for actions that the user has appropriate permissions to take and/or pages that the user has appropriate permissions to view.
US10579216B2	Applications for multi-touch input detection In general, the multi-touch detection implementations described herein use touch detection technologies to provide new and advantageous interactions between users and touch displays using touch, pens and user-wearable devices (UWDs). These new and advantageous interactions include user-associated mobile menus, combined click-through and radial marking menus, menus to automate and improve drawing or manipulation of content on a display, new menus and methods of selecting objects and text on a display, and new interactions with UWDs and touchscreen displays by using UWDs with gestures. In addition, targeted haptic feedback to the UWD of specific users of a display is enabled. In some multi-touch detection implementations menus or tools available to act on object on a display can be ported entirely, or in part, between displays, such as between small and large displays.
US10579207B2	Manipulating virtual environment using non-instrumented physical object A method of manipulating a three-dimensional image file including a virtual object includes obtaining image information in a processing device of a non-instrumented physical object manipulated by a user, such image information including movement information; and causing virtual movement of the virtual object based on the movement information. A method of shaping a virtual object includes obtaining image information including movement information; and determining a shape of the virtual object based on the movement information. A method of modifying a virtual object includes obtaining image information including movement information; and altering a virtual surface appearance of at least a part of the virtual object based on the movement information. Systems and computer-readable media are also described.
US10579205B2	Edge-based hooking gestures for invoking user interfaces Presented herein are techniques for invoking user interfaces in graphical computing environments involving “hooking” gestures applicable to an edge of a display. These gestures involve positioning a pointer near an edge of the display depicting the environment, and then moving the cursor to a second location that is distanced from but near the first location (e.g., moving the pointer into a corner of the display, and then toward the center of the display, or to a midpoint of an adjacent edge of the display), resulting in the presentation of the user interface under the pointer at the second location. Variations include presenting a preview of the user interface (e.g., a subset of a user interface menu) at the second location while the pointer is in the first location, and refraining from presenting the user interface upon failing to complete the gesture or receiving extraneous input before completing the gesture.
US10579202B2	Proactively preparing to display multimedia data Video communications between multiple computer systems configured to transmit and receive video content. A client transmitter is enabled to transmit a video message for display on the client recipient. The client transmitter is configured to transmit or record the video message to the video server. The video message is archived by the video server. When the client recipient is unavailable during the beginning of the transmission of the video message and when the client recipient is available later during the transmission of the video message, the client recipient is enabled to display the video message from the beginning of the video message while the transmission of the video message is still ongoing.
US10579198B2	Indicator detecting device and signal processing method thereof An indicator detecting device that can limit input by an indicator to a partial region within a panel surface is provided. The indicator detecting device includes a sensor having a detecting region for detecting a finger. The sensor outputs an output signal corresponding to a position indicated by the finger in the detecting region. The indicator detecting device includes a position calculating processor that calculates a value indicating the position based on the output signal. The indicator detecting device includes a controller that performs signal processing corresponding to the position based on the calculated value. When a plurality of calculated values indicate that the finger has designated a region within the detecting region, the controller performs different processing of the calculated value indicating a position corresponding to the inside of the designated region than that indicating a position corresponding to the outside of the designated region.
US10579195B2	Optical-capacitive sensor panel device and method for manufacturing same The present disclosure provides an optical-capacitive sensor panel device. In one aspect, the panel device includes a transparent substrate having a first surface; an optical sensor array formed on the first surface of the transparent substrate, the optical sensor array including a plurality of photosensitive pixels spaced apart from each other and arranged on the first surface to form a lattice structure; a plurality of row electrodes formed on the optical sensor array and electrically coupled to a first group of the photosensitive pixels; a plurality of column electrodes formed on the optical sensor array crossing the row electrodes and electrically coupled to a second group of the photosensitive pixels; and an insulating layer formed between the row electrodes and the column electrodes.
US10579186B2	Method and detect circuit for selecting touch detection time A method and a detection circuit for selecting a touch detection time are provided. The method for selecting a touch detection time includes the following steps: detecting a noise signal of a touch panel in a first display frame period; determining whether signal strength of the noise signal in a first time segment in the first display frame period is greater than a first noise threshold; and when the signal strength of the noise signal in the first time segment in the first display frame period is less than the first noise threshold, performing touch control in a second time segment in a second display frame period corresponding to the first time segment.
US10579173B2	Touch display panel and driving method thereof and touch display device A touch display panel, a driving method thereof and a touch display device. The touch display panel includes a conductive structure and a display panel. The display panel is disposed on the conductive structure and includes a base substrate and at least one force touch electrode disposed on the base substrate. The conductive structure and the display panel are oppositely disposed and form a space. A distance between the force touch electrode and the conductive structure is changeable, and the force touch electrode and the conductive structure are correspondingly arranged and constitute a touch control sensing capacitor to sense a touch operation.
US10579164B2	Electronic pen and electronic pen main body section An electronic pen includes an electronic pen main body section coupled to a side of a housing that includes an opening. The electronic pen main body section includes: an axial portion that is put into a hollow portion of the housing via the opening; and a tip portion that is coupled to the axial portion and externally exposed from the opening of the housing. A diameter of the tip portion is larger than a diameter of the opening of the housing. A coupling side of the tip portion includes a second ring-shaped end face that comes into contact with a first ring-shaped end face on the side of the housing that includes the opening. The electronic pen main body section includes a stepped portion on a coupling area between the tip portion and the axial portion.
US10579160B2	Mobile imaging device One example of a mobile imaging device includes a single ion source, a ground connector, and an interface. The single ion source is to erase and write to an electronic paper display by depositing charges onto an imaging surface of the electronic paper display as the imaging device and the electronic paper display are moved relative to each other. The electronic paper display includes a ground return path. The ground connector maintains an electrical connection to the ground return path as the imaging device and the electronic paper display are moved relative to each other during erasing or writing to the electronic paper display. The interface is for transferring data between the imaging device and a computing device.
US10579154B1	Smartphone-based radar system detecting user gestures using coherent multi-look radar processing Techniques and apparatuses are described that implement a smartphone-based radar system capable of detecting user gestures using coherent multi-look radar processing. Different approaches use a multi-look interferometer or a multi-look beamformer to coherently average multiple looks of a distributed target across two or more receive channels according to a window that spans one or more dimensions in time, range, or Doppler frequency. By coherently averaging the multiple looks, a radar system generates radar data with higher gain and less noise. This enables the radar system to achieve higher accuracies and be implemented within a variety of different devices. With these accuracies, the radar system can support a variety of different applications, including gesture recognition or presence detection.
US10579146B2	Systems and methods for multi-level closed loop control of haptic effects Systems and methods for multi-level closed loop control of haptic effects are disclosed. One illustrative system for multi-level closed loop control of haptic effects includes a haptic output device configured to output a haptic effect, a sensor configured to sense the output of the haptic output device and generate a sensor signal, and a processor in communication with the sensor. The processor is configured to: receive a reference signal, receive the sensor signal, determine an error based at least in part on the reference signal and the sensor signal, generate a haptic signal based at least in part on the reference signal and the error, and transmit the haptic signal to a haptic output device configured to output a haptic effect based on the haptic signal.
US10579144B2	Resonant vibration haptic display A haptic display system may comprise an array of vibratory elements, each vibratory element having a natural frequency different from the natural frequency of every other vibratory element in the array, a voice coil coupled to the array to impart vibrational energy to the array, and a microcontroller coupled to the voice coil to drive the array.
US10579140B2	Eye glint imaging in see-through computer display systems Disclosure herein concerns a method that includes illuminating a user's eye with an illumination source in a head-worn display, capturing an image of the user's eye with an eye camera in the head-worn display, wherein the image includes an eye glint produced by light from the illumination source that is reflected from a surface of the user's eye, determining a size of an eye glint in the captured image, and identifying a change in focus distance for the user's eye in correspondence with a change in the size of the eye glint.
US10579137B2	Method for controlling image display and apparatus supporting same The disclosure relates to a method of controlling an image display by an electronic device and an apparatus thereof. A method for controlling an image display by an electronic device according to various examples includes: displaying an image; checking a display state of the image; detecting a movement of the electronic device; when the movement of the electronic device is detected, determining a movement variance based on the movement, adjusting a display portion variance based on the display state and the movement variance; and displaying an image having the changed display portion based on the display portion variance.
US10579135B2	Headphone based modular VR/AR platform with rotating display Disclosed is a VR/AR device. In one embodiment, a device is disclosed comprising a housing comprising a processor disposed within the housing; a telescopic member connected to the housing via a rotatable connector at a first end of the telescopic member; and a display device connected to a second end of the telescopic member, the display device communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to rotate about an axis of the telescopic member while displaying virtual or augment reality content.
US10579131B2	Apparatus and method for applying suitable voltage to a component of a system-on-chip An electronic device includes a system-on-chip (SoC) including at least one component, a memory, and a processor functionally connected to the SoC and the memory. The processor is configured to apply a default voltage for driving the at least one component at a specific frequency. The processor is also configured to determine whether data on an offset voltage corresponding to the at least one component and the specific frequency is stored. The processor is further configured to apply the offset voltage, being different from the default voltage, to the at least one component when the data on the offset voltage is stored. Other embodiments are possible.
US10579129B2	Method, apparatus and storage medium for processing application of mobile terminal and electronic device A method, an apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic device for processing an application of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes the following acts. It is detected whether the mobile terminal is currently in standby state. All available sensor connection interfaces are traversed in responding to detecting that the mobile terminal is currently in standby state. It is determined whether an application corresponding to each of the available sensor connection interfaces is in accordance with a filtering condition. The application is exited in responding to determining that the application corresponding to each of the available sensor connection interfaces is not in accordance with the filtering condition, and the application is restrained from holding a corresponding sensor connection.
US10579128B2	Switching power supply for subus slaves This disclosure relates generally to digital bus interfaces. In one embodiment, a bus interface system includes a master bus controller and a slave bus controller coupled along a bus line. The master bus controller is configured to generate an input data signal that is received by the slave bus controller along the bus line. The slave bus controller includes power conversion circuitry that includes a power converter configured to convert the input data signal from the master bus controller into a supply voltage. The power conversion circuitry is also configured to generate a charge current from the input data signal. In this manner, the charge current can be used to regulate the supply voltage and maintain the appropriate charge.
US10579125B2	Processors, methods, and systems to adjust maximum clock frequencies based on instruction type An integrated circuit of an aspect includes a power control unit having an interface to receive an indication that one or more instructions of a first type are to be performed by a core. The power control unit also has logic to control a maximum clock frequency for the core based on the indication that the instructions of the first type are to be performed by the core.
US10579120B2	Power management system for active stylus In one embodiment, a stylus includes one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying first logic for transmitting signals wirelessly to a device through a touch-sensor of the device. The stylus has a first power mode in which components of the stylus for receiving signals from or transmitting signals to the device are powered off; a second power mode in which components of the stylus for receiving signals from the device are powered on at least periodically and components of the stylus for transmitting signals to the device are powered off; and a third power mode in which components of the stylus for transmitting signals to the device are powered on at least periodically. The media further embodies second logic for transitioning the stylus from one of the first, second, and third power modes to another one of the first, second, and third power modes.
US10579116B2	Integrated circuit device and system on a chip (SOC) for reducing boot time A system on a chip (SOC) and an integrated circuit device having the same are disclosed. The SOC has a chip controller and a first chip element which do not need to operate according to a reference clock signal, and the SOC has a second chip element which needs to operate according to the reference clock signal. During resetting of a main system processor, the chip controller of the SOC is reset simultaneously. After the chip controller finishes resetting, the first chip element is then reset. After the main system processor finishes resetting, the second chip element of the SOC starts to reset. Accordingly, during the resetting of the main system processor, the SOC is reset simultaneously, thereby reducing the boot time of the integrated circuit device.
US10579114B1	Heat dissipating assembly for head-mounted displays A head-mounted-display (HMD) includes a face plate, and a main body. The main body attaches the face plate to cover a front portion of the main body. The main body includes a front plate, a back plate, and a circuit board. The front plate includes at least one first air channel formed at a rear side of the front plate facing away from the face plate for conveying air from a bottom portion of the main body to an upper portion of the main body. Each of the front plates may be formed with windows for receiving an intake air or discharging an outflow air. The back plate is attached to the front plate and located further away from the face plate. The circuit board is located between the front plate and the back plate.
US10579108B2	Phone case with camera A case, an accessory or component and a system for wirelessly pairing, storing and charging a camera to a handheld electronic device, such as a smartphone. A software application on the device controls the camera. In one embodiment, the case provides a telescopic rod to elevate the camera. In another embodiment, the telescopic rod and camera are components of the smartphone. In a further embodiment, the telescopic rod attaches to the smartphone directly. The camera is selectively detachable and attachable to a user or other object for hands-free operation once the software app is engaged. The component or the accessory, the camera, the electronic device and the app comprise a system for capturing, streaming and saving video and photos by expanding the reach of the camera function of the electronic device.
US10579104B2	Rigidifiable flexible device A rigidifiable flexible device includes a flexible member having flexibility, a plurality of movable members arranged in a line on a path between one end and the other end of the flexible member along a longitudinal direction of the flexible member, the movable members being movable on the path, a stopper provided at the one end of the flexible member and configured to prevent the movable members from being removed from the path beyond the one end of the flexible member, and a blocking member configured to prevent the movable members from being removed from the path beyond the other end of the flexible member. The length of a portion of the path between the blocking member and the stopper is adjustable so that the movable members are brought into close contact with each other on the path to form an integrated support body.
US10579095B2	Goods processing apparatus having a pivotable display A goods processing apparatus can include a printing device, a pivotable display, a controller, and a sensor. The pivotable display may include a display support, a pivotable display holder, a display housing that houses a display monitor having a display border arranged around the display monitor and a display housing frame that surrounds the display border, and at least one actuation input device configured to manually trigger a motorized pivoting of the display monitor. The sensor detects an angle of inclination of the pivotable display. The controller controls a motor to automatically set a display inclination of the pivotable display based on the detected angle of inclination and a respective operator of the apparatus.
US10579094B2	Conductive sheet A conductive sheet has a structure in which a conductive adhesive layer laminated on one side of a base substrate and a light-shielding insulating layer laminated on another side of the base substrate. The base substrate has a structure in which the same kind of metal layers are formed on respective sides of a resin film. The light-shielding insulating layer of the conductive sheet has a surface having a surface resistivity of 1.0×108 Ω/square or more, a gloss value of 80% or less, and an optical density of 1 or more.
US10579087B2	System, apparatus and method for flexible control of a voltage regulator of an integrated circuit In an embodiment, an integrated circuit includes: a voltage regulator to receive a first voltage and regulate the first voltage to output a regulated voltage; a first logic circuit to operate using the regulated voltage; and a regulator control circuit to receive a control signal during a boot of the integrated circuit via a general purpose pad of the integrated circuit and control the voltage regulator to operate in one of an enabled mode and a bypass mode based at least in part on the control signal.
US10579082B2	Temperature dependent current limit control for fast-charging and safe operating area (SOA) protection An apparatus includes a power transistor to conduct a load current from a supply voltage node to an output node and a current sense circuit coupled to the power transistor. The current sense circuit generates a current sense current proportional to the load current. A temperature sense circuit is included to generate a temperature sense voltage proportional to the temperature of the power FET. A thermal limit circuit is coupled to the temperature sense circuit. A current limit circuit is coupled to the current sense circuit and to the thermal limit circuit. The current limit circuit generates a control signal on a current limit circuit output node. The control signal is responsive to the current sense current and to a first current from the thermal limit circuit. The current limit circuit output node is coupled to a control input of the power transistor.
US10579072B2	Method for controlling vehicle A method of controlling a vehicle, and which includes wirelessly communicating, via a wireless communication unit, with at least one other vehicle; displaying, via a display, a list of activities that are executable together during a commonly available autonomous driving time period where both the vehicle and the least one other vehicle are operated in an autonomous driving mode; receiving, via a controller, a selection of an activity in the displayed list of activities; and displaying, via the display, an execution screen of the selected activity during the commonly available autonomous driving period.
US10579065B2	Algorithm and infrastructure for robust and efficient vehicle localization Location of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is determined with respect to a high definition map. On-boards sensors of the ADV obtain a 3D point cloud of objects surrounding the ADV. The 3D point cloud is organized into an ADV feature space of cells. Each cell has a median intensity value and a variance in elevation. To determine the ADV location, a coarse search of a subset of cells in the ADV feature space performed with respect to the high definition map, using a similarity metric that is based on the median intensity and variance in elevation of the candidate cell. When similarity of the first candidate cell is determined, a lookup table of similarity scores is generated and used for determining the similarity score for subsequent candidate cells. Then a fine search is performed on a small subset of candidate cells surrounding the highest similarity score cell.
US10579059B2	System and method for utilizing drones for intermittent flights A method for utilizing a drone for intermittent flights can include: receiving instructions of a flight mission with a flight route from an original location to a mission destination of the drone, wherein a plurality of stand-by locations are configured for the drone to land on along the flight route; obtaining data of the stand-by locations; scanning a first area between the original location of the drone and a first stand-by location to determine whether the first area is clear; controlling the drone to navigate over the first area along the flight route if the first area is clear; updating a drone position in real time; scanning a second area between an updated drone position and a second stand-by location to determine whether the second area is clear; and controlling the drone to land on the first stand-by location if the second area is not clear.
US10579037B1	Positioning method and apparatus A positioning method is disclosed. The positioning method includes collecting at least two types of sensor data reflecting a motion state of a terminal device in a step-counting period in real time; separately filtering the at least two types of sensor data to obtain filtered sensor data; step-counting a user holding the terminal device based on the filtered sensor data to obtain a distance and a direction of movement of the user in the step-counting period; and correcting current position information of the user based on the distance and the direction of the movement of the user in the step-counting period to implement positioning of the user. The technical solution provided in the present disclosure can be adopted to improve the accuracy of indoor positioning.
US10579035B2	Quality monitoring in a packaging line Information is obtained from a package filling machine, regarding sampling occasions in the form of sampling records. Each sampling record comprises a first time stamp for the sampling occasion, information describing a trigger for the sampling occasion, a number of package samples taken at the sampling occasion, and a second time stamp that specifies when the package samples were taken. Analysis information regarding contaminated package samples is obtained from a package sample analysis system. The sampling records and analysis information are processed to link contaminated package samples with sampling occasions. A table is generated that comprises, for each sampling occasion, the first time stamp, the information that describes a trigger for the sampling occasion, the number of package samples taken at the sampling occasion, the second time stamp and a number of contaminated package samples at the sampling occasion.
US10579034B2	Control system for electrically controlled systems A control system for technical installations includes at least one electronic manual operator-control instrument that can be carried and used mobilely by an operator-control person for influencing and observation of the control system or a connected technical installation. The instrument has a wireless communication interface and a communication interface established via a connecting cable. At least one safety switching element actuated by the person on the manual operator-control instrument can at least terminate potentially hazardous control commands or movement sequences. The hard-wired communication interface includes a contact-based plug interface on the instrument having a first coupling element on the instrument and a second coupling element coupled and decoupled as needed relative to the first coupling element. At least one termination indicator on or in the connecting cable directly in or near the second coupling element can be sensed electronically by a termination-indicator detector.
US10579026B2	Building a workpiece quality prediction model A prediction model building method for a processing machine is provided. While a workpiece is manufactured by the processing machine, a machine parameter set is generated. After the workpiece is manufactured, the workpiece is measured and a workpiece quality parameter set is generated. Then, a component status is determined according to the machine parameter set. Then, a workpiece quality prediction model in the component status is built according to the machine parameter set, the workpiece quality parameter set and the component status.
US10579024B2	Expert system for prediction of changes to local environment Disclosed is a system, method, and computer program product that employs high dynamic range (HDR) image processing and manipulation algorithms for capturing and measuring real-time sky conditions for processing into control input signals to a building's automated fenestration (AF) system, daylight harvesting (DH) system and HVAC system. The photometer comprises a color camera and a fitted fish-eye lens to capture 360-degree, hemispherical, low dynamic range (LDR) color images of the sky. Both camera and lens are housed in a sealed enclosure protecting them from environmental elements and conditions. In some embodiments the camera and processes are controlled and implemented by a back-end computer.
US10579021B2	System and method for calibrating a time to digital converter device A Time to Digital converter (TDC) may have a Vernier architecture of multiple successive modules arranged in series. Each of the modules may output an indication of a differential in phase between two received signals. Each module may include two signal lines for the received signals, and it may be desirable to calibrate the two signal lines. To this end, a signal output from a proceeding module may be provided to both signal lines of a succeeding module and used as a reference or calibration signal to calibrate the two signal lines of the module.
US10579019B2	Watch A watch including: a first drive mechanism including a hand having a rotational axis along a first direction, a wheel train, and a drive power source; and a second drive mechanism including a hand having a rotational axis along a second direction different from the first direction, a wheel train, and a drive power source, wherein the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism are mounted separately. Each of the first direction and the second direction is defined along a normal direction to dial at a position of a rotational axis of the hand.
US10579016B2	Addressing method of spatial light modulator, holographic display device and control method thereof The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology and provides an addressing method of a spatial light modulator, a holographic display device and a control method thereof, which can simplify the addressing process of the spatial light modulator. The addressing method of the spatial light modulator comprises the steps of: dividing the spatial light modulator to obtain one or more modulation regions, each modulation region comprising M loading subregions, and each loading subregion comprising at least one pixel unit, wherein M≥2, and M is a positive integer; and addressing one loading subregion of each modulation region within a frame so as to load holographic data of a frame of a hologram to all the pixel units of all the addressed loading subregions.
US10579015B2	Reflective holographic display apparatus and display method for the same A reflective holographic display apparatus and a display method thereof are provided. The reflective holographic display apparatus includes a front light source module, a display panel and a phase plate. The front light source module is configured to provide reference lights; the display panel is configured to adjust amplitude information of the reference lights, wherein the display panel includes a reflective layer and the front light source module is located at a light exit side of the display panel; and the phase plate is configured to adjust phase information of the reference lights and located at a light exit side of the reflective layer.
US10579013B2	Drive transmitting device configured to reduce cost and/or noise, and image forming apparatus incorporating the drive transmitting device A drive transmitting device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a support, a first rotary body, a second rotary body, and a connector. The first rotary body is rotatably supported by the support and includes a support receiving portion with an opening disposed at a center of rotation of the first rotary body. The second rotary body has having an opening at a center of rotation of the second rotary body. The connector has one end inserted into the opening of the support receiving portion of the first rotary body and another end inserted into the opening of the second rotary body in an axial direction of the connector and connect the first rotary body and the second rotary body. The support is inserted into the opening of the support receiving portion of the first rotary body.
US10579012B2	Cartridge, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A technique enabling downsizing of an image forming apparatus is provided. A cleaning unit 13 attachable to and detachable from an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus 100 that forms an image on a recording material 12 is provided, with this cleaning unit 13 including: a photosensitive drum 1; and a cleaning frame body 14 that supports the photosensitive drum 1 and that includes an opening 14c through which laser light 3c for exposing the photosensitive drum 1 can pass, wherein the opening 14c is configured such that a width of the opening 14c in a scanning direction in an irradiation range of the light for exposing the photosensitive drum 1 becomes greater toward a side of the photosensitive drum 1 from a side of a light source of light for exposing the photosensitive drum 1.
US10579008B2	Post-processing apparatus, control method and image forming system In accordance with an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus, containing a controller that acquires a predetermined data associated with a physical quantity of one of a driving motor or a driven member driven by the motor based on a predetermined signal, compare the predetermined data with a threshold value, and determine whether to transmit a request for increasing a discharge interval of a sheet based on the comparative result.
US10578994B2	Image forming apparatus that determines a fixing temperature for a fixing operation based on toner amounts of blocks of image data and related image forming method and storage medium An image forming apparatus includes a processor that derives, for each of a plurality of blocks of image data, a value indicating a toner amount to be used in forming a toner image by referring to a density of every pixel, of a plurality of pixels included in each block of image data, shifts a window, and outputs the window before shifting and the window after shifting, the window before shifting and the window after shifting overlapping with each other, and determines a fixing temperature for a fixing operation based on an analysis result of a first toner amount in the window that is output by referring to the toner amount of each block included in the window before shifting, and an analysis result of a second toner amount in the window that is output by referring to the toner amount of each block included in the window after shifting.
US10578984B2	Adaptive chucking system Methods, systems, and apparatus for of adjusting a shape of an imprint lithography template, including identifying a shape of an active area positioned on a first side of the template, the active area including patterning features; determining a correspondence between a shape of an adaptive chuck and the shape of the active area positioned on the first side of the template, the adaptive chuck coupled to a second side of the template, the second side opposite the first side of the template; and adjusting, by an actuation system coupled to the adaptive chuck, the shape of the adaptive chuck based on the correspondence to obtain a target shape of the active area positioned on the first side of the template.
US10578966B2	Coloring composition, film, color filter, pattern forming method, method of manufacturing color filter, solid image pickup element, and infrared sensor A coloring composition includes colorants and a resin, in which a ratio A/B of a minimum value A of an absorbance in a wavelength range of 400 to 830 nm to a maximum value B of an absorbance in a wavelength range of 1000 to 1300 nm is 4.5 or higher.
US10578963B2	Mask pattern generation based on fast marching method Methods, apparatuses, and systems for determining a binary mask pattern from a pixelated mask pattern include: determining, by a processor, based on a fast marching method (FMM), arrival values for pixels of a portion of the pixelated mask pattern; determining the binary mask pattern based on the arrival values; and updating at least one of the arrival values based on a comparison between a design pattern corresponding to the pixelated mask pattern and a substrate pattern simulated based on the binary mask pattern.
US10578957B2	Fluorescent substrate, light source device, and projection display unit A fluorescent substrate according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate that is in a rotatable manner; a fluorescent layer disposed in a center of the substrate; and a fixing layer that fixes a portion of a surface on side on which the fluorescent layer is located of the substrate and a portion of a surface on side on which the substrate is located of the fluorescent layer to each other. Thus, in a case where warpage occurs in the substrate due to a stress caused by thermal expansion arising in each of the fluorescent layer and the substrate, it is possible to reduce an amount of displacement of the fluorescent layer.
US10578953B1	View camera adapter A view camera system that uses an adjustable adapter assembly to attach a relatively-inexpensive film camera body or digital camera sensor to the view camera. The adapter assembly includes a C-shaped support arc and an L-shaped cantilevered camera mount that is removably attached to the arc. The camera mount can be attached to the support arc at three orientations: portrait, 45° tilt, or landscape. A digital camera body can be attached to the camera mount with a thumb screw. The view camera system can have dual, 5-axis movements that allow for tilt, swing, rise and fall, shift, and micro-focus adjustments.
US10578948B2	Dual-aperture zoom digital camera with automatic adjustable tele field of view Digital camera comprising an upright Wide camera configured to provide a Wide image with a Wide image resolution and a folded Tele camera configured to provide a Tele image with a Tele image resolution higher than the Wide image resolution, the Wide and Tele cameras having respective Wide and Tele fields of view FOVW and FOVT and respective Wide and Tele image sensors, the digital camera further comprising a rotating OPFE operative to provide a folded optical path between an object or scene and the Tele image sensor, wherein rotation of the OPFE moves FOVT relative to FOVW. In some embodiments, a rectangular FOVT is orthogonal to a rectangular FOVW. When included in a host device having a user interface that displays FOVT within FOVW, the user interface may be used to position FOVT relative to FOVW, scan FOVT across FOVW and acquire, store and display separate Wide and Tele images, composite Wide plus Tele images and stitched Tele images. The positioning of FOVT within FOVW, can be done automatically (autonomously) by continuously tracking an object of interest.
US10578947B2	Prism-based optical circuits A media-defined optical logic circuit composed of a set of light-transmitting polyhedral prisms arranged so that a pair of adjacent prisms can exchange photonic signals through adjacent surfaces. Each prism contains one or more quantum dots that, when excited by a photonic signal received from an adjacent prism, respond by emitting light that becomes an incoming photonic signal for an adjacent prism. Photonic signals are propagated through the circuit in this manner along light-guide paths created by shading certain surfaces to render them fully or partially opaque. The prisms and shading are arranged such that the circuit performs a certain logic function. When the circuit receives a set of photonic input signals representing a binary input value, the circuit responds by emitting a set of photonic output signals that represent a binary output value determined by performing the logic function upon the binary input value.
US10578945B2	Liquid crystal lens assembly, liquid crystal panel, and liquid crystal display device The present disclosure relates to a liquid crystal lens assembly, a liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal lens assembly includes: a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode layer having a plurality of first bar electrodes, and a second electrode layer having a plurality of second bar electrodes. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are both provided on a first side of the liquid crystal layer, and an extending direction of the first bar electrodes intersects with an extending direction of the second bar electrodes. The present disclosure can increase a utilization efficiency of light beams, and reduce a power consumption of the light source side.
US10578944B2	Quantum dots-integrated inorganic-organic hybrid nanorods for controlling light transmission and method of making the same The present invention provides quantum dots-integrated inorganic-organic hybrid nanorods and the method to make such nanohybrids. It also provides a method to assemble light transmission controlling devices using the nanohybrids provided in this invention. In this invention, the developed nanohybrids for particular light controlling devices, more specifically SPDs have been disclosed.
US10578940B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged; a plurality of gate lines disposed in the display panel and transmitting a gate signal to the plurality of pixels; a gate driver disposed in the display panel and including a plurality of stages for generating the gate signal and outputting the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines; and a plurality of clock signal lines disposed in the display panel and transmitting a clock signal to the plurality of stages. Each stage of the plurality of stages includes a clock signal terminal connected to one of the plurality of clock signal lines to receive the clock signal, a first output terminal connected to a corresponding gate line to output the gate signal, and a first transistor and a second transistor connected to the first output terminal. The stages have a substantially same area, and a size of the second transistor of a first stage disposed at an upper portion of the display panel is different from a size of the second transistor of a second stage disposed at a lower portion of the display panel.
US10578937B2	Method and apparatus of repairing transistor A method of repairing a transistor, for repairing a short-circuit defect of a metal layer between a source and a drain of a thin film transistor; the repairing method including: acquiring a short-circuit region of the metal layer between the source and the drain of the thin film transistor; etching a protective layer located above the short-circuit region with a first wavelength laser; etching the metal layer located in the short-circuit region with a second wavelength laser; and partially etching a channel layer below the short-circuit region with a third wavelength laser.
US10578936B2	Liquid crystal display device The purpose is to realize a high definition liquid crystal display device having touch panel function. The concrete structure is: The first substrate comprising; a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of video signal lines, a semiconductor layer, a pixel electrode, a common electrode formed in plural pixels in common, a through hole to connect the semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode, a plurality of common metal wirings, which are formed on the common electrode and formed along the video signal lines; wherein the common electrode has a slit extending in the same direction as the scanning line extends, a bridge wiring is formed over the common metal wiring interposed by an insulating film at the place where the common metal wiring and the slit cross to each other, the common metal wiring and the bridge wiring are electrically connected to the common electrode near the edges of the slit.
US10578931B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid-crystal display device includes: a substrate; and an insulation film disposed on the substrate and which includes a flat portion and a projection pattern unit protruding from the flat portion in a direction perpendicular to the flat portion; and a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode includes a first stem electrode and a second stem electrode extending along a first direction and disposed to be spaced apart from the first stem in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of branch electrode extending from the first stem electrode and the second stem electrode, and the projection pattern unit includes a first projection pattern extending along the first direction and partially overlapping the first stem electrode, and a second projection pattern extending along the first direction and partially overlapping the second stem electrode.
US10578919B2	Light guide assembly, fabrication method thereof, backlight module and display device The present disclosure provides a light guide assembly, a fabrication method thereof, a backlight module, and a display device. The light guide assembly includes: a light guide plate having a light exit surface and a back surface opposite to each other, and a side surface contacting the light exit surface and the back surface; a first reflective layer disposed on the light exit surface and having a plurality of light transmissive holes; a diffusion layer disposed on a side of the first reflective layer facing away from the light guide plate. The diffusion layer includes a plate and a plurality of protrusions disposed on the surface of the plate, the plurality of protrusions are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of the light transmissive holes, and each light transmissive hole receives a corresponding protrusion.
US10578917B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device comprising the same According to one embodiment, a backlight device includes a support frame including a first frame body including a pair of first frame members and a second frame member connected to respective ends of the first frame members and a second frame body being separate from the first frame body, which connects other respective ends of the first frame members to each other, a reflective sheet on the support frame, a light guide on the reflective sheet within the support frame, an optical sheet on the light guide, and a light source unit in the support frame. The light source unit includes a wiring board on the second frame body and a light source on the wiring board, opposing an incidence surface of the light guide.
US10578916B2	Backlight unit, display device and method for manufacturing display device A backlight unit includes: a light guide plate through which light is provided to a display panel which displays an image with the light; a light source which emits the light to the light guide plate, the light source disposed facing a light incident side surface of the light guide plate; and a wavelength-converting film through which emitted light from the light source is wavelength-converted and provided to the light incident side surface of the light guide plate. The wavelength-converting film includes: a first end portion thereof connected to the light guide plate, a central portion thereof disposed between the light source and the light incident side surface of the light guide plate, and glass in which wavelength-converting particles are dispersed.
US10578913B2	Display apparatus The present application discloses a display apparatus includes a display panel including substrate, a second substrate and sealing portions, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate a arranged opposite to each other, the sealing portions are arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the sealing portions are arranged to surround an active area of the display panel; and polarizers, including a first polarizer and a second polarizer. An outer side of the first substrate comprises bonding portions covering the sealing portions in corresponding positions and a polarizing portion in a middle position between the bonding portions, the first polarizer is arranged on the polarizing portion, the first polarizer and the second polarizer are arranged successively on the bonding portions, or the second polarizer and the first polarizer are successively on the bonding portions.
US10578912B2	Bridged micro louvers for active privacy screen A touch sensitive active privacy screen, includes an apparatus having an electroactive privacy layer (122) of a display device. The electroactive privacy layer (122) is configured to restrict a propagation direction of light emission associated with a display layer (124) of the display device. The restriction of propagation is generated by micro louvers (412) formed in the electroactive privacy layer (122).
US10578907B2	Display panel and display device A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel has a thin film transistor array substrate, a color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. An area of the thin film transistor array substrate corresponding to the peripheral region of the display panel is disposed with a first conductor and a conductive member, and an area of the color filter substrate corresponding to the peripheral region is disposed with a second conductor for connecting to the first conductor and the conductive member. The present disclosure can avoid the conductor being broken and defective from decreasing the width of the conductor.
US10578905B2	Liquid crystal display device including liquid crystal capsule A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing and spaced apart from each other, each of the first and second substrates including a pixel region; a first liquid crystal layer disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate and including a plurality of first liquid crystal capsules; a second liquid crystal layer disposed on an inner surface of the second substrate and including a plurality of second liquid crystal capsules; and a polarizer disposed between the first liquid crystal layer and the second liquid crystal layer, wherein each of the plurality of first liquid crystal capsules and the plurality of second liquid crystal capsules includes liquid crystal molecules and dichroic dyes.
US10578902B2	Display device having circular display panel and method for fabricating the same A display device and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The display device includes a circular display panel comprising a flexible circuit board and a positioning plate; a side of the flexible circuit board at which a component is welded is arranged towards a bottom of a containing chamber of the display device; a region of the flexible circuit board in which no component is welded has a slot opened along a line of a semi-enclosed shape, a positioning area defined by the slot can bend along a connecting line formed between two ends of the slot; the positioning plate which fixed in the positioning area and arranged at a same side with the component is provided with a positioning hole corresponding to a hole-shaped structure arranged in the positioning area and a positioning pin arranged at a bottom of the containing chamber respectively.
US10578896B2	Array substrate, method for controlling the same, display panel, and display device The disclosure discloses an array substrate, a method for controlling the same, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes data lines, a control circuit, a discharge circuit, a control signal terminal and a voltage output circuit; the control circuit is configured to control an operation of the discharge circuit; the voltage output circuit is configured to output a preset voltage signal with a voltage value between grayscale voltage with positive and negative polarities required for the array substrate; and the discharge circuit is configured to be controlled by the control circuit, in a period of time between two adjacent frames of images being displayed, to control the data lines to be electrically connected with the voltage output circuit, and in a period of time of any one frame of image being displayed, to control the data lines to be electrically disconnected with the voltage output circuit.
US10578895B2	Light ray direction controlling device and display device A light ray direction controlling device includes: a plurality of louver elements switching between a transparent state and a light absorption state in accordance with an applied voltage, and a plurality of polymer dispersed liquid crystal parts arranged along the primary surface of the substrate between the plurality of louver elements, respectively. The polymer dispersed liquid crystal parts each includes a solid polymer resin part and liquid crystal drops dispersed in the solid polymer resin part. The polymer dispersed liquid crystal parts each changes a degree of scattering of exiting light by changing a degree of scattering of incident light in accordance with an applied voltage.
US10578890B1	Apparatus for storing, preserving and cleaning contact lenses An apparatus for storing, preserving and cleaning contact lenses includes a base housing; one or more lens bowls transparent to selected ranges of UV and IR light wavelengths; UV and IR light sources to direct UV and IR light into the lens bowls; a removable cover opaque to the UV light; one or more closure sensors to sense the status of the cover; a power supply; and, a controller in control communication with the UV and IR light sources, the power supply and the closure sensors, the controller causing the UV and IR light sources to cease emitting when the cover is not closed.
US10578887B2	Pair of spectacle lenses for binocular vision, manufacturing method, supply system and supply program thereof A pair of spectacle lenses for binocular vision. In each of the pair of spectacle lenses for binocular vision, when an inner horizontal direction of each of the spectacle lenses is a direction toward the nose of a user who wears the spectacle lenses, and an outer horizontal direction of each of the spectacle lenses is a direction toward an ear of the user, a portion for viewing an object at finite distance is provided and a shape of a base out prism is formed in the position such that a line of sight of a user viewing an object through the portion is directed to a direction that is different from a direction from the object.
US10578878B2	Communication device and communication method A communication device includes a base, a signal transceiver, a first antenna array and a second antenna array. The signal transceiver is configured to up-convert or down-convert the radio frequency signals. The first antenna array is disposed on the base and electrically coupled to the transceiver. The first antenna array is configured to receive or transmit a first radio frequency signal along a first orientation. The first radio frequency signal is transmitted between the first antenna array and the transceiver. The second antenna array is disposed on the base and electrically coupled to the first antenna array. The second antenna array is configured to receive or transmit a second radio frequency signal along a second orientation. The first radio frequency signal is transmitted between the second antenna array and the transceiver, via the first antenna array.
US10578874B2	Stray light suppression for head worn computing Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a computer display stray-light suppression system for a head-worn computer comprising an eye cover including a flexible material with a perimeter, wherein the perimeter is formed to substantially encapsulate an eye of a person, and the eye cover including an attachment system adapted to removably and replaceably attach to a perimeter of the head-worn computer to suppress light emitted from a computer display in the head-worn computer.
US10578872B2	Lens with embedded multilayer optical film for near-eye display systems A lens is formed from at least two sections or bodies that are shaped to mate with each other, and a multilayer optical film is sandwiched between these two sections. Smooth surfaces of each section combine to provide a first optical surface of the lens, e.g., a concave, convex, or flat optical surface. The multilayer optical film includes a stack of polymer layers configured to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, at least some of the polymer layers being birefringent. The multilayer optical film may thus be or comprise e.g. a reflective polarizer and/or a narrow band or otherwise notched reflector. The multilayer optical film has an extended terminus that separates the smooth surfaces of the two sections. Any edge defects such as cracks or delaminations that may exist along the extended terminus are characterized by an average defect distance of no more than 100 or 50 microns.
US10578869B2	See-through computer display systems with adjustable zoom cameras Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for the see-through computer display systems with adjustable-zoom cameras positioned such that their respective capture fields-of-view at least partially overlap at a target distance.
US10578868B2	Head-mounted display and video data processing method thereof The present invention discloses a head-mounted display and a video data processing method thereof. The head-mounted display comprises: a video input module, a distortion processing module and a video output module. The head-mounted display divides each image frame in a video into a plurality of image blocks of symmetry according to a graphic correspondence of a distorted image after a distortion processing, performs a distortion processing of any one of the image blocks, and obtains data of the current image frame after the distortion processing according to the graphic correspondence.
US10578865B2	Head-up display apparatus, controlling method therer, and vehicle The present application relates to a head-up display apparatus, a control method thereof, and a vehicle. The head-up display apparatus comprises: an image projecting device, a display background detecting device, and a processor. The image projecting device is configured to generate an image and project the image onto a preset area on a reflective surface. The display background detecting device is configured to detect optical information of a background space that a user can see through the preset area, wherein the background space and the user are located at opposite sides of the reflective surface. The processor is configured to determine an image displaying mode of the image projecting device based on the optical information, and to control the image projecting device to project images in the determined image displaying mode.
US10578859B2	Optical filter including ring-shaped electrode having a slit An optical filter includes: a first substrate; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a first reflecting film provided to the first substrate; a second reflecting film provided to the second substrate and opposed to the first reflecting film; a first electrode provided to the first substrate in a peripheral area of the first reflecting film; a second electrode provided to the first substrate in a peripheral area of the first electrode; a third electrode provided to the second substrate and opposed to the first electrode; and a fourth electrode provided to the second substrate and opposed to the second electrode.
US10578858B2	Optomechanical non-reciprocal device There is set forth herein an optomechanical device which can comprise a first mirror and a second mirror forming with the first mirror a cavity. In one aspect the first mirror can be a movable mirror. The optomechanical device can be adapted so that the first mirror is moveable responsively to radiation force.
US10578855B2	Endoscope A lens having a quadrangular outer shape in a direction perpendicular to its center, an imaging element having a quadrangular outer shape in the direction perpendicular to the center axis, an element cover glass covering an imaging surface of the imaging element, a light guide placed outside at least one side of the lens and extending along the center axis, and a cylinder holder disposed between the lens and the light guide are disposed in a tip portion of an endoscope.
US10578851B2	Automated hardware and software for mobile microscopy An automated slide scanning system, comprising one or more optical elements, including an objective, having an optical path configured to be disposed within view of a camera of a portable device. An automated stage disposed within the optical path, the automated stage comprising a platform configured for receiving a slide containing a biological sample and having a drive mechanism for translating the stage in at least one direction with respect to said objective. A communications interface coupled to the automated stage, and is configured for receiving a command from the portable device to control operation of the mechanical stage.
US10578847B2	Fiber optic connection inspection apparatus and method A fiber optic connection inspection apparatus and method includes an adapter housing fitted to a video microscope camera configured to observe and records images of a Direct Contact and Expanded Beam fiber optic connector assemblies. The adapter housing is configured to rotatably connect the camera for 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis of the adapter housing, assuring inspection of a larger field of view. The field of view represents the three-dimensional nature of the various sectors of a fiber optic connector. The rotation of the camera permits the instrument to visualize the complete connector, enabling the technician to make an informed decision which surfaces to clean to improve signal transmission. The adapter housing may be constructed of soft material that enables camera manipulation to provide a comprehensive view of the optical connector surfaces. The rotating adapter housing may be 3D printed which enables flexibility of design and production.
US10578843B2	Image pickup apparatus, rear attachment lens, and image pickup system including the same An image pickup apparatus includes: a mount to which an interchangeable lens is mountable; an image sensor; an optical system having a refractive power and imaging an object point located on an image side of a most-object-side surface of the optical system onto the image sensor; and an optical filter arranged between the optical system and the image sensor, and a distance on an optical axis from a flange surface of the mount to the object point located on the image side of the most-object-side surface, a distance on the optical axis from the flange surface of the mount to the image pickup element, and a lateral magnification of the optical system when the interchangeable lens is mounted to the image pickup apparatus and the object point located on the image side of the most-object-side surface, is imaged onto the image pickup element, are appropriately set.
US10578836B2	Camera optical lens The present invention includes to a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. 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 plastic material, the sixth lens is made of plastic material, and the seventh lens is made of glass material. The camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: −10≤f1/f≤−3.1; 1.7≤n7≤2.2; 1≤f6/f7≤10; −10≤(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)≤10; 0.01≤d13/TTL≤0.2. The camera optical lens can obtain high imaging performance and a low TTL (Total Track Length).
US10578835B2	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 positive refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of plastic material, the second lens is made of glass material, the third lens is made of glass material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.
US10578833B2	Photographing optical lens assembly A photographing optical lens assembly includes five lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface both being aspheric. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one inflection point, both the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric.
US10578831B2	Mechanism, system and method for reducing internal air temperature gradient in a centrally-obscured reflective telescope In some embodiments, a catadioptric optical system (CDOS) including a centrally obscured reflective telescope is disclosed, which includes: a telescope compartment defining a telescope space therein, a primary reflector including a central opening and a secondary reflector. The reflectors are located in the telescope compartment. The CDOS also includes a mechanism for reducing temperature gradient in the telescope space. The mechanism includes an air duct including a first opening and a second opening; a hollow enclosure including side openings and one or more airflow generation devices. The mechanism is configured for forming an air passageway between the airflow generation device and the inner telescope space via the air duct and hollow enclosure located therebetween, for reducing internal air temperature gradient in the telescope space.
US10578828B2	Lens moving apparatus Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including housing to support a driving magnet, a bobbin provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a coil located inside the driving magnet, the bobbin being moved in a first direction parallel to an optical axis within the housing via electromagnetic interaction between the driving magnet and the coil, a lower elastic member to connect a lower portion of the housing and a lower portion of the bobbin to each other, both ends of the coil being electrically connected to the lower elastic member, the lower elastic member having a first terminal electrically connected to an external power source so as to supply external power to the ends of the coil, and a printed circuit board provided at one side surface of the housing, the printed circuit board having a second terminal electrically connected to the external power source.
US10578827B2	Variable focal length lens system with quasi-sinusoidal periodic intensity modulated light A vision system includes a variable focal length (VFL) lens system, a light source, an exposure time controller and a camera. The VFL lens system includes a tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction (TAG) lens that is controlled to provide a nominally sinusoidal modulation of a focus position. The light source includes a continuous illumination source connected to a source driver that drives the continuous illumination source based on a quasi-sinusoidal periodic drive function to provide corresponding quasi-sinusoidal periodic intensity modulated light. The camera provides a workpiece image based on an image exposure that inputs workpiece image light that arises from illuminating the workpiece with the quasi-sinusoidal periodic intensity modulated light. Utilization of the quasi-sinusoidal periodic intensity modulated light in combination with the nominally sinusoidal focus position modulation results in uniform image exposures and other advantages (e.g., by avoiding over-exposure at the focus extremes of the TAG lens, etc.).
US10578823B2	Wall cabinets and fiber management trays Wall cabinets and fiber management trays are provided. A cabinet includes a mounting panel, the mounting panel including a rear panel and a mounting bracket extending from the rear panel along a transverse axis. The cabinet further includes a backboard mountable to the mounting panel such that a gap is defined between the backboard and the rear panel along the transverse axis. The backboard includes a main body defining a first cable manifold and a second cable manifold each extending along a longitudinal axis and a splice section positioned between the first cable manifold and the second cable manifold along a lateral axis. The cabinet further includes a plurality of splice trays disposed in the splice section.
US10578820B2	Armored optical fiber cable An optical communication cable subassembly includes a cable core having optical fibers each comprising a core surrounded by a cladding, buffer tubes surrounding subsets of the optical fibers, and a binder film surrounding the buffer tubes. Armor surrounds the cable core, the binder film is bonded to an interior of the armor, and water-absorbing powder particles are provided on an interior surface of the binder film.
US10578819B2	Surface light emitting semiconductor laser element A surface light emitting semiconductor laser element, comprises a substrate, a lower reflector including a semiconductor multi-layer disposed on the substrate, an active layer disposed on the lower reflector, an upper reflector including a semiconductor multi-layer disposed on the active layer, a compound semiconductor layer having a first opening for exposing the upper reflector and extending over the upper reflector, and a metal film having a second opening for exposing the upper reflector disposed inside of the first opening and extending over the compound semiconductor layer, wherein the metal film and the compound semiconductor layer constitute a complex refractive index distribution structure where a complex refractive index is changed from the center of the second opening towards the outside. A method of emitting laser light in a single-peak transverse mode is also provided.
US10578818B1	Optical transceiver An optical transceiver includes a main body, an elastic component and a fastening component. The main body includes two lateral surfaces and an outer surface between the two lateral surfaces, and the outer surface defines a confined groove. The elastic component is disposed in the confined groove. The fastening component is movably disposed on the main body. The fastening component includes a linkage arm, two extending arms and a confined portion. The linkage arm is disposed on the outer surface of the main body, and the two extending arms are connected with the linkage arm. The two extending arms are respectively disposed on the two lateral surfaces. The confined portion is connected with the linkage arm and extends into the confined groove in order to press the elastic component. The two extending arms are detachably fasten-able with the cage.
US10578816B2	Optical module An optical module includes a housing, a circuit board, a connecting finger and a reflector. The circuit board is provided inside the housing. The connecting finger is provided on the circuit board. The reflector is provided between the circuit board and the housing, and is located between the connecting finger and an optical port of the optical module. The reflector is configured to reflect electromagnetic waves radiated onto a surface of the reflector.
US10578814B2	Optical transmission device, optical reception device, and optical cable An optical transmission device according to the present disclosure includes: an optical connector connection unit to which a connector unit of an optical cable is attached; a light emitting end configured to emit light to transmit an optical signal via the optical cable, and configured to radiate light to a reflection surface of the connector; and a driving unit configured to drive the reflection surface to refract the light radiated to the reflection surface toward an optical transmission path of the optical cable through refraction on the reflection surface in the case where the connector unit is attached in first orientation, and configured to drive the reflection surface to refract the light radiated to the reflection surface toward the optical transmission path of the optical cable through refraction on the reflection surface in the case where the connector unit is connected in second orientation that is different from the first orientation.
US10578810B2	Optical fiber connection system including optical fiber alignment device with optical fiber cleaner The present disclosure relates to system and method for cleaning an end face of a bare optical fiber (100). The system and methods include inserting the end face of the bare optical fiber (100) through a layer of material (500) that includes electrospun fibers.
US10578803B2	Optical (de)multiplexers An optical demultiplexer/multiplexer, comprising: a multimode interference waveguide; at least one first coupling waveguide which meets the multimode interference waveguide at least one first location and a plurality of second coupling waveguides which meet the multimode interference waveguide at a plurality of second locations which are spaced in a direction of transmission in relation to the at least one first location, with the at least one first coupling waveguide and the second coupling waveguides together with the multimode interference waveguide providing a first angled multimode interferometer which operates to demultiplex a first optical signal having optical channels of a plurality of wavelengths or multiplex optical signals of a plurality of wavelengths into a first optical signal having optical channels of the plurality of wavelengths; at least one third coupling waveguide which meets the multimode interference waveguide at least one third location and a plurality of fourth coupling waveguides which meet the multimode interference waveguide at a plurality of fourth locations which are spaced in a direction of transmission in relation to the at least one third location, with the at least one third coupling waveguide and the plurality of fourth coupling waveguides together with the multimode interference waveguide providing a second angled multimode interferometer which operates to demultiplex a second optical signal having optical channels of a plurality of wavelengths or multiplex optical signals of a plurality of wavelengths into a second optical signal having optical channels of the plurality of wavelengths; whereby the demultiplexer/multiplexer provides for the demultiplexing/multiplexing of first and second optical signals having optical channels of a plurality of wavelengths. In a further embodiment the first coupling waveguide of an optical demultiplexer/multiplexer comprising a first angled multimode interferometer is stepped or tapered in order to couple a signal having a broadened spatial, or spectral, profile. In another embodiment of an optical demultiplexer/multiplexer comprising a first angled multimode interferometer a plurality of first coupling waveguides are coupled to a photonic structure which provides a plurality of output signals having substantially equal intensity and a phase difference, also in order to couple a signal or signals having a broadened spatial, or spectral, profile. In yet another embodiment of an optical demultiplexer/multiplexer comprising a first angled multimode interferometer the multimode interference waveguide includes a reflector at one end.
US10578801B2	Mode converting bent taper with varying widths for an optical waveguide A SOI bent taper structure is used as a mode convertor. By tuning the widths of the bent taper and the bend angles, almost lossless mode conversion is realized between TE0 and TE1 in a silicon waveguide. The simulated loss is <0.05 dB across C-band. This bent taper can be combined with bi-layer TM0-TE1 rotator to reach very high efficient TM0-TE0 polarization rotator. An ultra-compact (9 μm) bi-layer TM0-TE1 taper based on particle swarm optimization is demonstrated. The entire TM0-TE0 rotator has a loss <0.25 dB and polarization extinction ratio >25 dB, worst-case across the C-band.
US10578798B2	Optical fiber ribbon imaging guidewire and methods An intravascular or other 2D or 3D imaging apparatus can include a minimally-invasive distal imaging guidewire portion. A plurality of thin optical fibers can be circumferentially distributed about a cylindrical guidewire core, such as in an spiral-wound or otherwise attached optical fiber ribbon. A low refractive index coating, high numerical aperture (NA) fiber, or other technique can be used to overcome challenges of using extremely thin optical fibers. Coating and ribbonizing techniques are described. Also described are non-uniform refractive index peak amplitudes or wavelengths techniques for FBG writing, using a depressed index optical cladding, chirping, a self-aligned connector, optical fiber routing and alignment techniques for a system connector, and an adapter for connecting to standard optical fiber coupling connectors.
US10578794B2	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate, a light guide plate, a first and a second light sources, and a cushion member. The back plate includes a top surface having an opening, a bottom surface, a first and a second sidewalls, to define an accommodating space. The light guide plate is disposed in the accommodating space. The light guide plate includes a first and a second light-incident surfaces, and it is connected to a light-emitting surface. The first and second light sources are disposed beside the first and second light-incident surfaces respectively, and the first light source is relatively close to the first sidewall of the back plate, and an adjustment space is provided between the second light source and the second sidewall of the back plate. A cushion member is located in the adjustment space.
US10578791B2	Light guide member and light source unit using the same To provide a light guide member which has less components than conventional ones and has stable wavelength conversion efficiency; and a light source unit using the light guide member. A light guide member includes: a light guide plate; a receiving space formed in the light guide plate to face a light entrance plane; and a wavelength converting material placed in the receiving space. With the use of the light guide member, the number of components can be reduced and stable wavelength conversion efficiency can be achieved. Further, the production process can be facilitated and the production cost can be reduced.
US10578789B2	Optical system and method for managing brightness contrasts between high brightness light sources and surrounding surfaces An optical system and method provides at least one, and preferably an array of relatively small, high brightness light sources with a surrounding surface that exhibits brightness, thereby reducing the contrast between the high brightness produced by the light sources and the brightness of their surrounding surfaces. The optical system includes a light waveguide structure that captures a portion of the light from the individual high-brightness light sources, and then re-emits the source light to create brightness in the light sources' surrounding surfaces. The optical system is particularly adapted for use with LEDs, but could be used with LEDs, but could be used with other high brightness light sources.
US10578781B1	Switchable diffuser projection systems and methods A system including a light projecting system configured to project collimated beams of light; and a switchable diffuser. The switchable diffuser is coupled to a control source. The switchable diffuser changes from a first state to a second state responsive to the source being changed from a first condition to a second condition (e.g., changing a voltage condition from 0V to 1-50V). In the first state, the switchable diffuser receives collimated beams of light, diffuses them and projects a flood light. In the second state, the switchable diffuser is substantially transparent to the plurality of collimated beams of light, and permits the collimated beams of light to propagate through and out as an array. Systems may also include a detector configured to capture flood light and dot array reflections, and/or a ToF detector configured to measure time differences between different portions of returning light reflected off of a surface.
US10578779B2	Micro lens array, optical writing device, and image forming device A micro lens array includes: a glass substrate; and a plurality of resin lenses arranged on at least one main surface of the glass substrate, wherein, among the plurality of lenses, resin lenses arranged on one main surface of the glass substrate are such that a plurality of lines of lenses arranged in a first direction is arranged side by side in a second direction different from the first direction, a core thickness, a radius of curvature, and a surface shape of a resin lens in a certain lens line are different from a core thickness, a radius of curvature, and a surface shape of a resin lens of another lens line, and the resin lenses have the same resin volume.
US10578764B2	Simultaneous error correction and inversion In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article of manufacture, may operate to parameterize a geological formation in terms of initial earth model parameters, and generate predicted data by simulating a tool response using earth model parameters. Further activity may include determining a difference between calibrated data and the predicted data; and simultaneously adjusting calibration parameters and the earth model parameters such that the difference between them satisfies selected convergence criteria, so that a controlled device can be operated according to at least one of updated calibration parameters, updated calibrated data, or updated earth model parameters. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10578753B2	Apparatus, method and system for sparse detector An apparatus, system, and method involving one or more sparse detectors are provided. A sparse detector may include an array of scintillator crystals generating scintillation in response to radiation and an array of photodetectors generating an electrical signal in response to the scintillation. A portion of the scintillator crystals may be spaced apart by substituents or gaps. The distribution of the substitutes or gaps may be according to a sparsity rule. At least a portion of the array of photodetectors may be coupled to the array of scintillator crystals. An imaging system including an apparatus that may include one or more sparse detectors is provided. The imaging system may include a processor to process the imaging data acquired by the apparatus or system including the one or more sparse detectors. The method may include preprocess the acquired image data and produce images by image reconstruction.
US10578751B2	Collimated radiation source and scintillating fibre plate for medical imaging An apparatus including a scintillator arrangement including a plurality of optically isolated scintillators that extend lengthwise along a plurality of respective parallel axes and define respective scintillation channels, wherein each of the optically isolated scintillators extends lengthwise between an input interface and an output interface and is arranged to receive higher energy photons at the input interface, to convert high energy photons to lower energy photons, and to output lower energy photons from the output interface in a respective scintillation channel, wherein the optical isolation reduces transmission of lower energy photons between scintillation channels.
US10578750B2	LABR3 scintillation detector and specific event removal method The present invention identifies α decay and other events included in the emission of an LaBr3 scintillator and only collects γ ray events. An LaBr3 scintillation detector is provided with an LaBr3 scintillator 10, a photomultiplier tube 12, an oscilloscope 14, and a computer 18. The computer 18 detects a peak value Vp and a total charge amount Qtotal of a voltage waveform signal and calculates an error propagation expression function for a ratio of the peak value Vp to the total charge amount Qtotal. This error propagation expression function is used as a threshold function for identifying and removing α decay events. The α decay events are identified from the peak value Vp and total charge amount Qtotal, which are measurement values that can be measured in real time.
US10578747B2	Systems and methods for reduced-outlier satellite positioning A method for reduced-outlier satellite positioning includes receiving a set of satellite positioning observations at a receiver; generating a first receiver position estimate; generating a set of posterior observation residual values from the set of satellite positioning observations and the first receiver position estimate; based on the set of posterior observation residual values, identifying a subset of the satellite positioning observations as statistical outliers; and after mitigating an effect of the statistical outliers, generating a second receiver position estimate having higher accuracy than the first receiver position estimate.
US10578746B2	Conversion device and computer readable medium A mechanism converts positioning correction information included in an SSR message as defined by “RTCM STANDARD 10403.2” to positioning correction information conforming to “RTCM 10402.3”. A conversion device includes a computation processing section that acquires a plurality of types of positioning correction information conforming to “RTCM STANDARD 10403.2”, an approximate position being a positioning result, and a satellite position of a satellite that transmits positioning information based on which the approximate position is calculated, and based on the types of positioning correction information, the approximate position, and the satellite position that have been acquired, generates pieces of element data, such as CLR and ORB, which are elements used for generating the types of positioning correction information conforming to “RTCM 10402.3”, by computation, and a conversion calculation section that generates the types of positioning correction information conforming to “RTCM 10402.3”, based on the pieces of element data.
US10578744B2	Method for calibrating a satellite radio navigation receiver A method for calibrating a multichannel GNSS receiver which does not require the use of a specific signal generator and which may be implemented directly on the basis of simple measurements taken from a receiver in operation comprises determining a first, broadband equalization filter which may be positioned at the output of the RF reception channels and at the input of the correlators in order to correct the mismatch between the various RF reception channels. The invention also consists of determining a second, narrowband equalization filter in order to correct residual phase and gain errors.
US10578728B2	Underwater detection device An underwater detection device is provided, which includes an echo signal processing module configured to acquire echo signals and detect signal levels of the echo signals corresponding to water depths, the echo signals being reflection waves caused by ultrasonic waves transmitted underwater, a detection image display controlling module configured to display on a display unit a detection image indicating the signal levels of the echo signals corresponding to the water depths and placed in a chronological order, and a menu display controlling module configured to display first superordinate menu buttons on the detection image displayed on the display unit, one of the first superordinate menu buttons displayed in one of end sections of the detection image where oldest information is displayed, the rest of the first superordinate menu buttons displayed to extend from the one of the first superordinate menu buttons in one of depth directions and time axis directions.
US10578723B2	Position detector In a position detector for converting, into position information, two signals shifted in phase by 90 degrees from each other, a phase correction value calculator for calculating a phase correction value for correcting a phase difference between the two signals calculates a phase change value representing a change in the phase correction value, to find a next phase correction value based on the phase change value and a present phase correction value. A virtual change value calculator calculates, based on second-order components obtained by Fourier analysis of a radius value, a virtual phase change value representing another change in the phase correction value obtained when changes in offset and amplitude ratio are ignored, and a virtual amplitude change value representing a change rate in an amplitude ratio correction value obtained when a change in the phase difference is ignored.
US10578719B2	Vehicle-integrated LIDAR system Mounting a LIDAR above or external to a vehicle can enhance the LIDAR field of view but can conflict with vehicle aesthetics and ergonomics. Within embodiments, vehicle-integrated systems for distributing laser beams around a vehicle to increase coverage with a low-profile laser range finder are disclosed. A LIDAR can be embedded beneath a roof or body panel of a vehicle as part of a laser distribution system including a set of reflectors and lenses operable to adapt the LIDAR field of view to the vehicle shape. The set of embedded reflectors can guide laser beams parallel (e.g. within the roof structure), to and from the set of lenses at the roof edge to transmit the guided laser into regions of the surrounding beyond the direct field of view of the LIDAR. In other embodiments a beam guide (e.g. including a headlight assembly) can enable a LIDAR to perform ranging from behind a vehicle body panel.
US10578708B2	Switchable transmit/receive (T/R) module A transmit/receive module having a switch, a load and a controller for coupling radar energy fed to switch to the load during a time interval subsequent to the controller producing a transmit enable signal to the transmit/receive module and prior to the controller producing a receive enable signal to the transmit/receive module.
US10578704B1	Method and system for locating signal emitters using cross-correlation with a reconstructed waveform A method and system determine a location of a signal emitter. A plurality of sensors each receives a signal transmitted by the signal emitter. One of the received signals is processed to produce a template describing an estimate of the signal transmitted by the signal emitter. The template is cross-correlated with at least some of the signals received at the sensors. At least one cross-correlation feature is identified from each cross-correlation and the cross-correlation features are used to determine the location of the signal emitter.
US10578703B2	Full cycle rapid scan EPR and deconvolution Full-cycle rapid scan (RS) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) can be performed without the instability of prior art methods and with a higher scan rate than traditional half-scan methods. In particular, a full scan is performed, but the constant RF driving B-field can be mathematically represented as two step functions, each corresponding to one half of a full scan cycle. This mathematical representation can be carried through the deconvolution such that two deconvolutions, one for the up cycle and one for the down cycle, can be performed. The solutions to these two deconvolutions can then be summed to give a single spectrum having a higher signal-to-noise ratio than half-cycle RS scans.
US10578699B2	Systems and methods for fat suppression in magnetic resonance imaging A system includes a storage device storing a set of instructions and a processor in communication with the storage device. When executing the instructions, the processor is configured to cause the system to obtain one or more scanning parameters. The processor is also configured to cause the system to determine a first flip angle of a first fat suppression RF pulse and a second flip angle of a second fat suppression RF pulse. The processor is further configured to cause the system to scan a subject by applying an RF pulse sequence including the first fat suppression RF pulse, the second fat suppression RF pulse, and an excitation RF pulse. The processor is also configured to cause the system to receive magnetic resonance signals based on the scanning of the subject and reconstructing an image of the subject based on the MR signals.
US10578697B2	Method and magnetic resonance apparatus using a spin-echo sequence for the spatially selective acquisition of magnetic resonance data In a method and apparatus for acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data from multiple slices of a subject, a spin echo sequence is executed wherein a radio frequency (RF) excitation pulse, a refocusing pulse, and a further RF pulse are radiated, together with the application of a number of gradients, in order to acquire MR data from an intersection volume of a selected slice with a further slice. The MR data are entered into at least one k-space line in a memory organized as k-space.
US10578691B2	Gradient magnetic field generation module using plurality of coils so as to generate gradient magnetic field Provided is a gradient magnetic field generation module using multiple coils to generate a gradient magnetic field. Provided is a gradient magnetic field generation module including: a gradient coil formed inside a main magnet and generating a gradient magnetic field and including a plurality of coils; and a gradient amplifier controlling at least one of a shape of the gradient magnetic field, a strength of the gradient magnetic field, and slew rate of the gradient magnetic field generated by the gradient coil, in which the plurality of coils is grouped into a plurality of coil groups and current which flows in the plurality of coils is independently controlled by the unit of a group by the gradient amplifier.
US10578689B2	Systems, devices and methods for wireless transmission of signals through a faraday cage Embodiments of the present disclosure provide devices and systems that support wireless communication between wireless communication devices residing within, and external to, a Faraday cage. In some embodiments, devices and systems are provided for transmitting wireless signals through a waveguide port of a Faraday cage for wireless signals having frequencies below the cutoff frequency of the waveguide port, where a portion of the waveguide port is compromised by the presence of a conductor, thereby permitting the propagation of electromagnetic waves. In some embodiments, aspects of the present disclosure are employed to adapt a magnetic resonance imaging system for communications between a scanner room and a control room.
US10578687B2	Method and device for loops-over-loops MRI coils A method and apparatus for receiving (RX) radio-frequency (RF) signals suitable for MRI and/or MRS from MRI “coil loops” (antennae) that are overlapped and/or concentric, and each of which has a preamplifier and frequency-tuning circuitry and an impedance-matching circuitry, but wherein the loops optionally sized differently and/or located at different elevations (distances from the patient's tissue) in order to extract signal from otherwise cross-coupled coil loops and to improve signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in images made from the received signal.
US10578684B2	Magnetic field sensor having magnetoresistance elements with opposite bias directions A magnetic field sensor can include a substrate, a first magnetoresistance element disposed over the substrate and including a first maximum response axis and a first bias layer structure configured to generate a first bias magnetic field with a first magnetic direction between ninety degrees and sixty degrees relative to the first maximum response axis. The magnetic field sensor can also include a second magnetoresistance element disposed over the substrate and including a second maximum response axis parallel to the first maximum response axis and a second bias layer structure configured to generate a second bias magnetic field with a second magnetic direction parallel to the first magnetic direction and opposed to the first magnetic direction. The first and second magnetoresistance elements can each have a pair of electrical contacts for coupling to circuits.
US10578679B2	Magnetic field sensors having virtual signals A magnetic field sensor includes a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements configured to generate at least two measured magnetic field signals indicative of a magnetic field affected by an object and having a first predetermined phase difference with respect to each other and a controller responsive to the at least two measured magnetic field signals. The controller is configured to generate at least one virtual magnetic field signal having a second predetermined phase difference with respect to at least one of the measured magnetic field signals. In embodiments, the virtual magnetic field signal has the second predetermined phase difference with respect to each of the at least two measured magnetic field signals.
US10578677B2	Systems and methods for monitoring battery life status An external medical device includes a battery that can support a plurality of charge-discharge cycles prior to a predetermined battery life threshold. The device also includes a battery circuit that is operative for monitoring a condition of the battery, determining a battery life status of the battery based on the monitored condition and the predetermined battery life threshold, and, responsive to the determined battery life status, causing the device to enter into a low power operating mode. The low power operating mode can include modifying device functions that are performed, or modifying the manner in which a capacitor of the device is charged, or changing the battery that charges the capacitor, or isolating the capacitor from charge drainage, or causing the device to operate from charge stored on the capacitor.
US10578675B2	Estimation method for battery capacity The invention provides a method for estimating a battery capacity of an electronic device. When a current or an average current of the battery is zero, a reference capacity is inquired from a look-up table based on a voltage of the battery. When a previously remaining capacity is greater than a reference capacity, a deduction process of a self-consumable capacity is performed one or more times for a previously recorded remaining capacity to obtain a new recorded remaining capacity smaller than the reference capacity. When the current of the battery is less than zero, a deduction process of a count capacity of discharging is performed one or more times for the previously recorded remaining capacity until a power of the battery is exhausted to obtain a first offset capacity. The first offset capacity is deducted from a previously recorded full charge capacity to estimate a new full charge capacity.
US10578666B2	Low-energy actuator (LEA) diode detection A circuit comprises a CLVS, a LEA coupled to the CLVS, and a peak detector coupled to the CLVS and the LEA, wherein the peak detector is a switch-based peak detector. A method comprises closing a first switch for a period of time to provide a current to an actuator, opening the first switch after the period, measuring, after the opening, a voltage associated with the actuator, and determining, based on the measuring and using an ADC, whether a diode is present in the actuator and coupled with a correct polarity, is missing, or is present in the actuator and coupled with an incorrect polarity.
US10578657B2	Systems, methods and devices for remote power management and discovery A power monitoring device (PMD) can perform real-time remote managing, status reporting and analysis on the health/condition of equipment connected to the PMD. For example, a PMD provides data such as whether the equipment connected is idling, fully operating, malfunctioning, etc. The PMD can turn the power on/off, trigger system alert, and perform time-delayed or special profile programming to manage and monitor equipment usage. A power signature identification capability can identify what equipment such as monitor, laptop, lighting equipment, etc., are being connected. A configuration can be used by the power management device based at least in part on the waveform information (e.g., device model, activity status, etc.). Real-time diagnosis and collection of energy consumption and usage pattern can be aggregated for planning and management. Asset management can be enabled by discovering which models of devices are active and connected to a predetermined power management device.
US10578656B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring energy consumption An energy consumption monitor for use in an electronic system comprising an integrated circuit such as a microcontroller. The monitor comprises a counter adapted to accumulate pulses developed by a charge source, each pulse indicative of the delivery of one unit of charge to a load circuit. A monitoring facility monitors the counter to develop an energy consumption record over time.
US10578652B2	Electric current detector and core component used therefor In an electric current detector according to the present invention, an annular core 2 having a magnetic gap G and a Hall element 41 which is located in the magnetic gap of the core 2 and detects a magnitude of an electric current passing through the core 2 are arranged in an outer case 1. Here, in the core 2, a mold resin portion 3 which covers a surface of the core 2 over part of an overall length along a magnetic path thereof is molded at one or a plurality of portions along the magnetic path to configure an integral core component, the core component being fixed into the outer case 1 in a state where a surface of the mold resin portion 3 makes contact with an inner surface of the outer case 1.
US10578651B2	Current sensing resistor, current sensing device, and method for producing the same Provided is a current sensing resistor made of electrically conductive metal, the resistor including a code display portion obtained by encoding characteristic information specific to the current sensing resistor and displaying the encoded characteristic information in a readable manner.
US10578644B2	Probe system and method for receiving a probe of a scanning probe microscope The invention relates to a probe system for a scanning probe microscope which (a) has a receptacle apparatus for a probe, (b) has a probe storage, which provides at least one probe for the scanning probe microscope, (c) wherein the probe, the probe storage, and the receptacle apparatus are embodied in such a way that the probe can form a releasable first connection with the probe storage and a releasable second connection with the receptacle apparatus, wherein the first connection and/or the second connection use a magnetic force; and wherein the receptacle apparatus and the probe storage are movable relative to one another in such a way for receiving the probe that the probe forms the second connection before the first connection is released.
US10578643B2	Determining interaction forces in a dynamic mode AFM during imaging A method and system for calibrating force (F12) in a dynamic mode atomic force microscope (AFM). An AFM tip (11) is disposed on a first cantilever (12). The first cantilever (12) is actuated to oscillate the AFM tip (11) in a dynamic mode. A first sensor (16) is configured to measure a first parameter (A1) of the oscillating AFM tip (11). A second sensor (26) is configured to measure a second parameter (A2) of a resilient element (22). The oscillating AFM tip (11) is moved in proximity to the resilient element (22) while measuring the first parameter (A1) of the AFM tip (11) and the second parameter (A2) of the resilient element (22). A force (F12) between the oscillating AFM tip (11) and the resilient element (22) is calculated based on the measured second parameter (A2) and a calibrated force constant (K2) of the resilient element (22).
US10578640B2	Determination of a mobility context for a user carrying a device fitted with inertial sensors A method is provided for determining a mobility context for a user carrying a device fitted with inertial sensors. The method includes measuring inertial data from a set of inertial sensors of the device, taken at the time of execution of a reference gesture with the device, comparing the measured inertial data with prerecorded inertial data for various mobility contexts and for this reference gesture, and determining the mobility context according to the result of the comparison. A device and a server are also provided, which are capable of implementing the method described.
US10578632B2	Transport device unit for a laboratory sample distribution system A transport device unit for a transport device assembled using a plurality of transport device units is presented. The transport device unit comprises a base plate module with a base plate for fixing the transport device unit to a support frame, an actuator module with a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators, where the actuator module is supported by the base plate module, and a driving surface module with a driving surface element, where the driving surface element is arranged above the actuator module covering the actuators and configured to carry sample container carriers. A transport device, a system for at least partially disassembling the transport device, and a laboratory sample distribution system comprising a transport device are also presented. In addition, a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system is also presented.
US10578631B2	Sample carrier handling device A sample carrier handling devices for manipulating a sample carrier is presented. The sample carrier carries a sample container containing a sample which is used in a diagnostics laboratory. The sample carrier handling device has a housing which is at least partially closed, defining a circumferential surface. A pull-push-element of the sample carrier handling device pulls, pushes, or pulls and pushes the sample carrier with an end-portion of the pull-push-element. The pull-push-element defines a central axis. The pull-push-element is arranged in the housing so that during a movement of the pull-push-element the central axis of the pull-push-element changes its direction while the end portion of the pull-push-element remains in an axis of motion.
US10578630B2	Automated identification of assay areas in a microfluidic device and detection of assay positive areas based on rate of change of image light intensity Methods are provided for the automated detection of assay-positive assay areas in a microfluidic device. When assays are performed in a microfluidic device, the configuration of the microfluidic circuit and its constituent circuit elements can determine where the reagents/analytes used in the assay can be located within the microfluidic circuit. Methods are provided for automatic identification of the size and shape of the assay areas based on a number of parameters which may include type of assay involved, shape and dimensions of microfluidic circuit elements, velocity and physical characteristics of the fluidic medium within the microfluidic circuit, physical/chemical properties of the analytes/reagents, and/or the number of cells being assayed.
US10578629B2	Biomarkers for memory loss The present invention relates to methods of determining if a subject has an increased risk of suffering from memory impairment. The methods comprise analyzing at least one plasma sample from the subject to determine a value of the subject's lipidomic profile, and comparing the value of the subject's lipidomic profile with the value of a normal lipidomic profile. A decrease in the value of the subject's lipidomic profile over normal values is indicative that the subject has an increased risk of suffering from memory impairment compared to a normal individual.
US10578623B2	Peptide array quality control The present application provides arrays for use in immunosignaturing and quality control of such arrays. Also disclosed are peptide arrays and uses thereof for diagnostics, therapeutics and research.
US10578620B2	Methods for detecting molecules in a sample The present invention relates to a method for detecting molecules. The method employs: at least two primary antibodies, wherein the first primary antibody binds to a first site on a molecule and the second primary antibody binds to a second site on a molecule, wherein the second site is different from the first site and wherein the first and second primary antibodies are immunologically distinct; at least two secondary antibodies, wherein the first secondary antibody is labelled with a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) donor and binds to the first primary antibody; and the second secondary antibody is conjugated or fused to an enzyme and binds the second primary antibody, wherein the first secondary antibody does not bind the second primary antibody and the second secondary antibody does not bind the first primary antibody; a conjugate comprising a FRET acceptor and a substrate specific for the enzyme, wherein when the substrate reacts with the enzyme, an activated conjugate forms, which activated conjugate binds to electron rich moieties on a molecular surface adjacent to the enzyme; wherein the method comprises: contacting a sample with the at least two primary antibodies; contacting the sample with the at least two secondary antibodies; performing a wash step; contacting the sample with the conjugate; and detecting any FRET signal generated by the FRET acceptor.
US10578614B2	BAW sensor fluidic device with increased dynamic measurement range A fluidic device includes a base structure including at least one bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure having a fluidic passage containing at least one functionalized active region overlaid with functionalization material suitable to bind an analyte. One or more of a wall structure, a cover structure, or a portion of the base structure defining the fluidic passage includes additional functionalization material to form at least one absorber configured to bind at least one analyte. The dynamic measurement range of a BAW resonator structure is increased when the at least one absorber is placed upstream of the at least one functionalized active region.
US10578607B2	Method of screening, isolating, and purifying rare cells A method of screening, isolating and purifying rare cells includes obtaining cell groups with rare cells from a sample, removing cells not to be screened from the cell groups, and drawing the remaining cells as a cell suspension sample. An introduction device is activated to load the cell suspension sample onto an optically-induced dielectrophoresis chip including a cell isolation zone having a division arrangement wherein at least one optical pattern is configured on the cell isolation zone for screening, isolating and purifying the rare cells. The at least one optical pattern is configured to migrate, rotate or both. The at least one optical pattern is activated to attract the rare cells into a collection tank on the chip, and a liquid drawing device is activated to draw the rare cells out of the collection tank, thereby obtaining purified rare cells from the sample.
US10578603B2	Blood analyzer, blood analyzing method, and non-transitory storage medium A blood analyzer comprises a sample preparing part, a light source, a light receiving part, and a processing part configured to discriminate and count reactive B lymphocytes based on at least one of fluorescent light signals and forward scattered light signals.
US10578602B2	Disposable chamber for analyzing biologic fluids An apparatus for analyzing biologic fluid is provided that includes a first planar member, a second planar member, and at least three separators. At least one of planar members is transparent. The separators are disposed between the members, and separate the members to form a chamber having a height. At least one of the members or separators is sufficiently flexible to permit the chamber height to approximate the mean size of the separators. During use, the biologic fluid to be analyzed is disposed within the chamber.
US10578585B1	Method and apparatus for monitoring contaminants in a fluid flow An apparatus and method is disclosed to monitor the condition of a fluid flow including particulate matter and air or gas content fluid in the fluid flow as well as fluid quality. The apparatus includes a sensor array with an ultrasonic transducer, inductive sensor and fluid quality sensor. It also includes a cyclonic separator. The method includes sensing and sizing particulate matter, distinguishing air bubbles from the particle matter and assessing the quality of the fluid.
US10578576B2	Joint evaluation method A joint evaluation method of evaluating a joint state of a joint portion in a composite including the joint portion in which a first adherend and a second adherend are joined to each other through an adhesive is provided. The joint evaluation method includes applying an alternating-current signal to the joint portion; changing frequency to measure current and voltage; calculating an evaluation value related to a given electrical characteristic from a current value and a voltage value obtained by the measurement; comparing the evaluation value with a preset criterion related to the given electrical characteristic; and evaluating the joint state of the joint portion according to an amount of deviation of the evaluation value from the preset criterion.
US10578573B2	Diagnostics for catalytic structures and combustible gas sensors including catalytic structures A combustible gas sensor for detecting a combustible analyte includes a first sensing element including a first conductive element in electrical connection with an electronic circuitry, a first support structure in operative connection with the first conductive element, a catalyst supported on the first support structure for catalyzing a reaction of the analyte, and a system for measuring a variable related to the reactance of the first sensing element. Changes in the measured variable over time provide an indication of an operational status of the first sensing element.
US10578569B2	Apparatus for determining a thermal conductivity and a thermal diffusivity of a material, and related methods A method of determining a thermal conductivity and a thermal diffusivity of a material comprises exposing a specimen comprising a substrate of a material and a metallic film over the substrate to an amplitude modulated pump laser beam comprising electromagnetic radiation having a first wavelength and a first modulation frequency to form a pump spot on the metallic film. The specimen is exposed to a probe laser beam comprising electromagnetic radiation having a second wavelength to form a probe spot on the metallic film. A phase shift between the pump laser beam and a reflected probe laser beam is measured while scanning the pump spot relative to the probe spot. A modulation frequency of the pump laser beam is changed to a second modulation frequency and the pump spot is scanned relative to the probe spot while detecting the phase shift. A phase profile of the material is measured and a continuum-based model is fit to the phase profile. Related microscopes and related methods are also disclosed.
US10578566B2	X-ray emission spectrometer system Systems and methods for x-ray emission spectroscopy are provided in which at least one x-ray analyzer is curved and receives and diffracts fluorescence x-rays emitted from a sample, and at least one spatially-resolving x-ray detector receives the diffracted x-rays. The at least one x-ray analyzer and the at least one spatially-resolving x-ray detector are positioned on the Rowland circle. In some configurations, the fluorescence x-rays are emitted from the same surface of the sample that is irradiated by the x-rays from an x-ray source and the system has an off-Rowland circle geometry. In some other configurations, an x-ray optical train receives the fluorescence x-rays emitted from a sample impinged by electrons within an electron microscope and focuses at least some of the received fluorescence x-rays to a focal spot.
US10578564B2	Method for producing silver nanowires, silver nanowires, and ink using same A method for producing silver nanowires, containing reduction-precipitating silver in the form of wire in an alcohol solvent having dissolved therein a silver compound, the deposition being performed in the alcohol solvent having dissolved therein a chloride, a bromide, an alkali metal hydroxide, an aluminum salt, and an organic protective agent, the molar ratio Al/OH of the total Al amount of the aluminum salt dissolved in the solvent and the total hydroxide ion amount of the alkali metal hydroxide dissolved therein being from 0.01 to 0.40, the molar ratio OH/Ag of the total hydroxide ion amount of the alkali metal hydroxide dissolved in the solvent and the total Ag amount of the silver compound dissolved therein being from 0.005 to 0.50.
US10578561B2	Selective pipe inspection A method, apparatus, and system operate to include transmitting a plurality of electromagnetic waves, over a range of frequencies, into a plurality of pipes. The secondary electromagnetic field responses, associated with the electromagnetic waves, from the plurality of pipes are measured. Selective ones of the secondary electromagnetic field responses are canceled or reduced based on a selected pipe for inspection of the plurality of pipes.
US10578558B2	Methods and systems for visual inspection Systems for visually inspecting a surface of an object are provided, which includes a visual inspection head, and a positioning apparatus for controlling a position and/or an orientation of the visual inspection head with respect to the object. The visual inspection head includes a visual inspection module, and an angle controlling module for ensuring a predetermined angle of the visual inspection system with respect to an area to be inspected of the surface of the object. The angle controlling module may include a pointer for projecting a light beam onto the area to be inspected and a camera for determining whether the light beam is reflected substantially perpendicularly. The system is configured to move the visual inspection head relative to the object until the light beam is reflected substantially perpendicularly. Methods for visually inspecting a surface are also provided.
US10578557B2	Grain quality level discrimination device An object of the present invention is to improve the quality level discrimination accuracy of the grain G by a grain quality level discrimination device. The device includes an optical unit 3 that emits light to the grain G, receives reflected and/or transmitted light from the grain G by a photosensor, and obtains information for discrimination of the quality level of the grain G from the upper and lower surface side of the grain G, and a quality level discrimination unit 7 that discriminates the quality level of the grain G on the basis of the information. The information on the upper and lower surface sides can be acquired by one optical unit at the same time so that the divergence therebetween due to the displacement or variation of the attitude of the grain G can be avoided. The reference plate for the correction of the information is placed outside of the moving path of the grain G to prevent it from soiling or damaging. Thus the deterioration of information can be avoided. Further, a reference plate especially for the information to be obtained from the side surface of the grain G may be provided for enhancing the accuracy of the side surface information. Thus the quality level discrimination accuracy can be improved further.
US10578556B2	Assay device employing fluorescent labels An assay device is disclosed comprising a housing (10) and a test portion (2), electronic circuitry (30) and an optical assembly (41), each at least partially located in the housing (10). The test portion (2) comprises one or more test zones (2E, 2F) adapted to receive an analyte (22) and a fluorescent label associated with the analyte, the fluorescent label being excitable by excitation light and adapted to emit emission light upon excitation by excitation light. The electronic circuitry (30) comprises one or more light sources (31, 32) and one or more light detectors (33). The optical assembly (41-44) comprises one or more excitation light guides (41, 44) adapted to guide excitation light from the one or more light sources (31, 32) to the one or more test zones (2e, 2f), and/or one or more emission light guides (43, 44) adapted to guide emission light from the one or more test zones (2e, 2f) to the one or more light detectors (33). The sets of emission light guides (43, 44) and excitation light guides (41, 44) may also take the form of individual integral one-piece light guide units where the emission light guide unit rests within the excitation light guide unit.
US10578555B2	Acoustic resonance spectrometry system and method Disclosed is an acoustic resonance spectrometry system for analysing a sample, which includes an optical pump-probe device adapted to generate a pump beam and a probe beam, the pump beam being consisted of a series of ultra-short pump light pulses having a repetition frequency in the spectral domain of the gigahertz, the pump beam being directed towards an optoacoustic transducer to generate a periodic grating of coherent acoustic phonons in the sample, the probe beam being directed towards the sample to form a scattering beam of the probe beam on the grating of phonons, a frequency variation device being adapted to vary the repetition frequency of the pump beam in a spectral range and a photo-detection system configured to measure a scattering signal as a function of the repetition frequency in the spectral range.
US10578547B2	On-chip spectroscopic sensors with optical fringe suppression An on-chip spectroscopic sensor includes a tunable diode laser. A laser driver for drives the tunable diode laser. An analyte test cavity receives a chemical sample and exposes the received chemical sample to light from the tunable diode laser. An optical detector detects light emerging from the analyte test cavity as a result of the laser exposure. A spectral analyzer determines a spectrum of the emerging light, matches and removes one or more known optical fringe patterns from the determined spectrum, and determines a composition or concentration of the chemical sample from the optical fringe pattern-removed spectrum.
US10578545B2	Spatially resolved aerosol detection An aerosol detector system is described for spatially resolved detection of an aerosol distribution in an area. The system includes a wide field polarization preserving telescope having telecentric imaging optics for imaging the earth surface onto a detector that receives phase stepped images from the telescope, A controller is arranged to provide a resulting image as a function of corresponding pixel values of the multiple images to produce an image at a spatially resolved polarization state corresponding to said aerosol substance.
US10578536B2	Wafer scoop assembly and method A tubular scoop that may be utilized with various assemblies for sampling fluid in a pipeline. The scoop has a bend with a bend radius that is from two to four times the diameter of the scoop. The scoop defines a scoop face that is parallel to an axis of the tubular of the scoop. The scoop is mountable with a threaded connection that seals around the tubular. An additional seal with a compression nut allows orientation of the scoop within the pipeline whereupon the scoop orientation is fixed by tightening the compression nut.
US10578532B2	Automated profiling of the hardness of wood The present invention pertains to a device, system, and method for evaluating the condition of a wooden structure by automated profiling of the hardness of the structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a probing device comprising a blade coupled to a resistance mechanism and a mechanical sensor for measuring the hardness of wood in a structure; a system comprising such a device, and a computing device coupled to the device that outputs the hardness measurements of the device; and a method for operating such a device and determining the condition of wood by identifying changes in hardness in a wooden structure.
US10578524B2	Analytic substrate coating apparatus and method An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably without a step of rinsing the coated analytic substrate before use. The apparatus preferably uses applicator cartridges having a reservoir containing the coating compositions used to form the coatings. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. These coated analytic substrates have superior specimen adhesion characteristics due to the improved quality of the coatings applied by the coating apparatus and due to the quickness with which the coated analytic substrates can be used in the lab after production.
US10578519B2	Weldless bailer A liquid sampling device including a cylindrical body having a first plurality of grooves formed with irregular spacing near a first end of the cylindrical body, and a second plurality of grooves formed with irregular spacing near a second end of the cylindrical body, a top cap having an insertion portion to fit inside the cylindrical body and having a plurality of ridges formed thereon to correspond to the first plurality of grooves, and a cap portion having a suspension member, and a bottom cap having an insertion portion to fit inside the cylindrical body and having a plurality of ridges formed thereon to correspond to the second plurality of grooves, and an external annular flange forming an opening in the bottom cap to pass liquid therethrough, wherein the ridges of the top and bottom caps are configured to form snap fits with the corresponding grooves of the cylindrical body.
US10578515B2	Apparatus, system and method of determining one or more optical parameters of a lens Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of determining one or more optical parameters of a lens of eyeglasses. For example, a product may include one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media including computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one computer processor, enable the at least one computer processor to process at least one captured image of at least one reflection of a flash on a lens of eyeglasses; and determine one or more optical parameters of the lens based at least on the at least one captured image.
US10578513B2	Method for controlling the leaktightness of sealed products and installation for the detection of leaks A method for monitoring the leaktightness of sealed products is provided, including: a charging stage during which at least one sealed product containing a tracer gas is placed in a chamber under atmospheric pressure; a pre-evacuation stage during which the chamber containing the at least one sealed product is brought into communication with a buffer volume under a subatmospheric pressure for a pre-evacuation time of less than 0.5 second; and bringing the chamber into communication with an analysis line arranged to bypass the buffer volume in order to measure a concentration of the tracer gas in the chamber so as to detect a leak from the at least one sealed product. An installation for the detection of leaks for implementing the method is also provided.
US10578510B2	Device for desorbing molecules from chamber walls Embodiments include devices and methods for desorbing molecules from a chamber wall. In an embodiment, a desorption device includes several light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on a substrate having a wafer form factor. The LEDs may emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation, such as UV radiation in a UV C range. In an embodiment, the LEDs are thermally coupled to a heat exchanger, such as a thermoelectric cooling device. The emitted radiation may uniformly irradiate a chamber wall to desorb water molecules from the chamber wall. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10578501B2	Flexible tactile sensor and method for manufacturing the same Provided are a flexible tactile sensor and a method for manufacturing the same. The flexible tactile sensor includes a polymer layer, a first metal layer formed over the polymer layer and a first sensor layer formed over the first metal layer, the first sensor layer comprising a strain gauge configured to change its resistance according to a first strain and a metal wire connected to the strain gauge. The flexible tactile sensor also includes a first cover layer configured to protect the first sensor layer, a second metal layer formed under the polymer layer, a second sensor layer formed under the second metal layer. The second sensor layer includes a strain gauge configured to change its resistance according to a second strain and a metal wire connected to the strain gauge of the second metal layer and a second cover layer configured to protect the second sensor layer.
US10578500B2	Force detecting device and robot A force detecting device attachable to a robot including an arm includes a first base including a projection having an attachment surface to which an end effector is attachable, a second base attached to the arm, and at least one piezoelectric element supported between the first base and the second base and configured to detect external forces applied to the first base and the second base.
US10578499B2	Piezo-actuated virtual buttons for touch surfaces Systems and methods of creating a touch sensitive surface structure comprising a piezo structure in communication with a deformable surface such that the piezo structure, or any suitable pressure sensing device, is capable of sensing pressure from a touch upon the deformable surface and communicating that pressure signal to an actuating circuit. The actuating circuit, upon receiving a suitable pressure signal, sends a piezo actuating signal to the piezo structure. The piezo structure, upon receiving the piezo actuating signal, is capable of communicating a mechanical signal to the deformable surface, sufficient for a person's finger to feel a “click” and/or haptic sensation. In one embodiment, the piezo actuating signal comprises a first slow charging portion and a second fast discharging portion, sufficient for the piezo structure to communicate the click and/or haptic sensation.
US10578496B2	State detection sensor A first heat flux sensor, which outputs a first sensor signal according to a heat flux passing therethrough, a second heat flux sensor, which outputs a second sensor signal according to a heat flux passing therethrough, a thermal buffer body, which has a predetermined heat capacity, and a heat releasing body, which has a predetermined heat capacity, are provided, and the first heat flux sensor, the thermal buffer body, the second heat flux sensor and the heat releasing body are arranged in this order from a sensing subject side. The first sensor signal, which corresponds to the heat flux between the sensing subject and the thermal buffer body, is outputted from the first heat flux sensor, and the second sensor signal, which corresponds to the heat flux between the thermal buffer body and the heat releasing body, is outputted from the second heat flux sensor.
US10578489B2	Slow light imaging spectroscopy Disclosed is a process and device that enables ultra-high resolution one- and two-dimensional spatial imaging of Rayleigh, Raman and Thomson spectral features without the need for a spectrometer. The disclosed approach provides the capability for imaging of a single spectral feature such as a single rotational Raman line and the simultaneous elimination of background scattering, or for separating the rotational Raman image from the Rayleigh scattering. High collection efficiency provides the opportunity for single pulse time frozen images to be acquired.
US10578487B2	Calibration for fabry perot spectral measurements A system for determining a calibrated spectral measurement includes a tunable Fabry-Perot etalon, a detector, and a processor. The tunable Fabry-Perot etalon has a settable gap. The detector measures light intensity transmitted through the tunable Fabry-Perot etalon. The processor is configured to determine the calibrated spectral measurement. The calibrated spectral measurement is based at least in part on a measurement set of detected light intensities for a plurality of settable gaps and a reconstruction matrix. The reconstruction matrix is based at least in part on calibration measurements using multiple source wavelengths and multiple settable gaps.
US10578486B2	Method of calibrating spectrum sensors in a manufacturing environment and an apparatus for effecting the same Spectrum sensors can be continuously calibrated in a manufacturing environment employing a continuously moving platform that carries the spectrum sensors in combination with spatially separated light spectra illuminating a region of the platform. A plurality of spectrum sensors, each including multiple sensor pixels, can be placed on the platform. The spatially separated light spectra can be illuminated over an area of the platform. The plurality of spectrum sensors can be moved with the platform through a region of the spatially separated light spectrum. Each sensor pixel for each of the plurality of spectrum sensors can be calibrated based on response of each spectral channel during passage through the spatially separated light spectra. The entire spectra from a light source can be employed simultaneously to calibrate multiple spectrum sensors in the manufacturing environment.
US10578479B2	Calibration bath with acoustic liquid level sensor Systems and methods that provide measurement of liquid levels in a container, such as a calibration bath container, may utilize an acoustic transducer subsystem that includes one or more acoustic transducers that are controlled by a controller. The acoustic transducer subsystem emits acoustic signals toward a surface of a liquid in a container, and detects reflected acoustic signals that are reflected from the surface of the liquid. The liquid level sensor utilizes an acoustic waveguide subsystem to allow the acoustic transducer subsystem to be spaced apart from the liquid, which protects the acoustic transducer system another other components from damage due to heat, liquid, and vapor. The acoustic waveguide subsystem also channels the emitted and reflected acoustic signals to prevent substantial scattering of the signals within the container, which greatly improves the accuracy of the liquid level sensor.
US10578469B2	Automated set-up for cell sorting Apparatus and methods are described for automatically performing set-up steps for flow cytometry operations. The invention provides for the spatial determination of a flow stream and the subsequent automatic alignment of analysis devices and/or collection vessels. The automatic determination of flow stream properties provides for the automatic configuration flow cytometer parameters.
US10578468B2	Real-time fluid species mass flowmeter A chemical species mass flow meter measurement system for use in fluid mixture streams includes a chemical species concentration detection analyzer physically located within a fluid volume flow rate sensing probe along with bulk temperature and pressure sensing devices for relating to standard conditions. The system uses concentration detection analyzers specifically suited to the intended application. Applications include the measurement of exhaust mass emissions from vehicles, the fuel economy of vehicles, as well as the measurement of the mass flow rate of chemical species of interest in general industrial processes.
US10578464B2	Identification of features on an optical fiber using a distributed temperature sensor A distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system is connected to a buried fiber optic cable that is used to monitor a structure. The DTS system is operated to obtain temperature measurements along the length of the fiber cable. The temperature measurements are then used to calculate a measure of diurnal temperature variability at each point along the cable. This calculation is used to identify points at which the diurnal temperature variability changes rapidly over a short length of the cable. These points can be identified with features along the cable, such as splice chambers, where the cable burial conditions change. The known geographic location of these features can then be identified with specific distances along the fiber.
US10578448B2	Monitoring air pollution using a mobile pollution detecting device A computer-implemented method includes receiving historical pollution distribution data indicating a pollution distribution in a target area, determining a first searching path for a mobile pollution detecting device that prioritizes subareas in the target area that have not been recently searched relative to other subareas, determining a second searching path for the mobile pollution detecting device that prioritizes subareas in the target area that have a high measure of pollution relative to other subareas, determining whether an amount of the historical pollution distribution data exceeds a threshold amount, and transmitting a signal causing the mobile pollution detecting device to search the target area for pollution based on the first searching path when the amount of the historical pollution distribution data is less than the threshold amount or the second searching path when the amount of the historical pollution distribution data is greater than or equal to the threshold amount.
US10578437B2	Displacement sensor with segmented ring microresonator An optical sensor includes an optical device including a microresonator, laid out to guide a light beam along a closed loop optical path, and an injection and/or extraction waveguide, optically coupled to the microresonator; a photodetector, arranged at the output of the injection and/or extraction waveguide; and an analysis device, receiving a signal supplied by the photodetector, and deducing therefrom information relative to a displacement. The microresonator is constituted of a plurality of elementary waveguides spaced apart from each other, and arranged one after the other according to a loop shaped layout. The optical sensor offers increased sensitivity to the measurement of nanometric displacements.
US10578436B2	Measuring system and gyrometer comprising such a system Disclosed is a system for the interferometric measurement of a physical parameter, including an amplified spontaneous emission light source, optically connected to a Sagnac ring interferometer, and two detectors, each supplying a measurement signal representative of the light output from the interferometer, and a reference signal representative of the light output emitted by the source, which is impaired by an excess relative intensity noise. This measurement is obtained from a difference between the measurement and reference signals, weighted by a weighting coefficient which is controlled to minimise the statistical deviation of an additional weighted difference between signals obtained by demodulating the measurement and reference signals by way of an additional digital demodulation sequential code insensitive to the parameter. Also disclosed is a gyroscope including such a measuring system.
US10578426B2	Object measurement apparatus and object measurement method A first angle α formed between a direction normal to a white board (100) that is disposed along a plurality of reinforcing bars (2) and an imaging direction of a camera (200) and a second angle β indicating the direction of the reinforcing bar 2 which is a measurement target with respect to the imaging direction of the camera (200) are detected. In addition, a first distance D1 between the camera (200) and the white board (100) is measured by a laser distance meter provided in the camera (200). The amount of deviation D2 of the reinforcing bar (2) in the imaging direction of the camera (200) with respect to the first distance D1 is calculated on the basis of the measured first distance D1, the detected first angle α, and the detected second angle β.
US10578424B2	Rotating/pivoting sensor system for a coordinate measuring apparatus Rotating/pivoting sensor system for a coordinate measuring apparatus is provided. The rotating/pivoting sensor system includes a coupling mechanism with which the rotating/pivoting sensor system can be coupled to a measurement head of a coordinate measuring apparatus, a sensor-holding part which is connected directly or indirectly to the coupling mechanism, a sensor which is mounted rotatably about a first rotation axis on the sensor-holding part and which is pivotable about the first rotation axis in a continuous angle range, an angle-measuring system with which a pivoting angle of the sensor can be determined, a fixing device with which the sensor can be fixed in a pivoting position, and a method for adjusting a rotating/pivoting sensor system in a coordinate measuring apparatus.
US10578423B2	Diagnosing multipath interference and eliminating multipath interference in 3D scanners using projection patterns A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device that includes a projector and a camera; a processor electrically coupled to the projector and the camera; and computer readable media which, when executed by the processor, causes the first signal to be collected at a first time and the second signal to be collected at a second time different than the first time and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a first point on the surface based at least in part on the first signal and the distance and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a second point on the surface based at least in part on the second signal and the distance.
US10578419B2	Magnetic angle sensor device and method of operation A magnetic angle sensor device and a method for operating such device is provided. The magnetic angle sensor device includes a shaft rotatable around a rotation axis; a magnetic field source coupled to the shaft; a first magnetic angle sensor configured to generate a first signal that represents a first angle based on a first diametric magnetic field from the magnetic field source applied to the first magnetic angle sensor; a second magnetic angle sensor configured to generate a second signal that represents a second angle based on a second diametric magnetic field from the magnetic field source applied to the second magnetic angle sensor; and a combining circuit configured to determine a combined rotation angle based on the first signal and on the second signal.
US10578409B2	Polymer ammunition and cartridge primer insert The present invention provides a primer insert for a polymer ammunition cartridge comprising: a top surface; a bottom surface opposite the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the coupling element comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface comprises: a transition region that transitions from the bottom surface to a second segment wherein the transition region has a radius of from 0.02 to 0.08; a first segment extending from the second segment and terminates at a tip, wherein the first segment has a first segment distance from 0.05 to 0.09 inches and the second segment has a second segment distance from 0.05 to 0.09 inches, wherein the second segment has a second segment angle from +3 to −3 degrees relative to the first segment angle and the first segment has a first segment angle from +6 to −6 degrees from perpendicular to the top surface; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface; a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess through the bottom surface; and a flash aperture groove in the primer recess and positioned around the primer flash aperture and adapted to receive a polymer overmolding through the primer flash aperture.
US10578405B1	Sight adjustable rotating smart phone mount for firearms Sight adjustable and rotating smart phone mounts for firearms which mount the smart phone and lens on the rail of the firearm behind the sights. The phone mounts rotate, and are vertically and laterally adjustable, and include mirror assemblies. The smart phone and mirror assemblies are secured in precise positions to be in alignment with one another, and the mirror assemblies remain in axial viewing alignment with the firearm sights, and reflect the view to the smart phone camera lens, as the mount is rotated through 180° from side-to-side of the firearm. A shooter views an enlarged target area on the smart phone screen, and most importantly, can view and record the target area from the either side of the firearm standing perpendicular to the firearm rail and barrel. In such position, the shooters can fire around obstacles and building without becoming a target themselves and out of harms way.
US10578402B1	Level indicator for aiming systems A level indicator system for an aiming system comprising a base assembly, a level assembly. The base assembly comprises a base member defining a base axis, a plate, and a support member. The level assembly comprises a level indicator defining a level axis. The base member and the plate support the support member such that a location of the plate relative to the base member is adjustable. The support member supports the level assembly such that a location of the level axis relative to the base axis is altered when a location of the plate relative to the base member is adjusted.
US10578395B2	Grip activation system for firearm accessory Firearm accessories and methods are provided in which a grip force is received at a grip force receiving surface that is positioned at least one half of a trigger guard away from an actuation sensor in the accessory, at least a portion of a grip force is used to create a change in a physical condition proximate to the actuation sensor that the actuation sensor is adapted to sense; and the sensed change in physical condition is used to determine a control output for an electronic system in the firearm accessory.
US10578392B2	Arrow retrieval system An arrow retrieval system for retrieving arrows from hard-to-reach locations such as when submerged in water. The arrow retrieval system generally includes a handle adapted to be grasped by an operator. A clamp may be connected to the handle, with the clamp being adapted to selectively and releasably clamp an arrow within the clamp. The clamp may be adjustable between a closed position and an engaged position. A bias member may be connected to the clamp such that the clamp is biased toward the closed position; with the clamp being adapted to adjust into the engaged position when an arrow is inserted into the clamp. In the engaged position the clamp engages with and secures the arrow within the clamp. With the arrow secured within the clamp, the handle may be pulled outwardly to dislodge and retrieve the arrow from any location in which it is stuck.
US10578389B2	Portable shooting bench A portable shooting bench configurable in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the shooting bench can be adjusted to accommodate a right-handed shooter or a left-handed shooter. Other adjustment capability is provided. The shooting bench is relatively lightweight. In the stowed configuration, the shooting bench is relatively compact to facilitate transportation and storage.
US10578387B2	Trigger mechanism for a repeating rifle A trigger mechanism for a repeating rifle includes a sear pivotable about a first axis, a detent lever pivotable about a second axis and having an extension with a catch that is engaged with the sear when the mechanism is cocked, and a trigger pivotable about a trigger axis, wherein upon rotational actuation thereof, the trigger acts directly upon the detent lever, without any intervening components, pivoting the detent lever about the second axis in a direction opposite to the trigger rotation, and releasing the sear projection from the detent lever catch. In embodiments, the trigger pull is adjusted by an adjusting spring driven by an adjusting screw that is freely accessible from beneath the trigger mechanism. Embodiments further include a sear return spring between the sear and detent lever, and/or a trigger return spring opposing the adjusting spring that holds the trigger in a defined position without play.
US10578384B1	Ammunition count signaling in retrofit apparatus for handgun A circuit board that is added to a slide of an semiautomatic handgun for the purpose of counting fired rounds and providing a low ammunition round count signal, as well as a slide lock warning signal, indicating an out of ammunition condition. The circuit board is preferably saddle shaped with downwardly depending wings where warning lights can be located. The board is positioned between front and rear gun sights, below the aiming line of sight, with the saddle shape allowing placement of LEDs that can be seen behind the rear gun sight. In one embodiment, circuitry on the circuit board faces the slide so that the normal underside of the circuit board faces upwardly but below portions of gun sights that establish aiming.
US10578383B2	Firearm grip with integrated locking mechanism A firearm grip with locking mechanism includes an elongated handgrip body having an elongated opening on the front side and a generally hollow interior space. A pair of doors are pivotally secured to the handgrip body to move between a closed position, and an open position. A firearm engagement body is pivotally secured along the top end of the handgrip body for attachment to a firearm receiver at a location adjacent to the trigger assembly. The handgrip body moves between a FIRE position where the handgrip body is positioned perpendicular to the engagement body, and a SAFE position where the handgrip body is positioned parallel to the engagement body and the firearm trigger assembly is located within the interior space of the handgrip body.
US10578381B2	Upper receiver for modular shotgun An upper receiver and barrel assembly includes an upper receiver, a barrel assembly and a gas piston assembly. An upper receiver housing receives a shotgun shell cartridge and the bolt carrier group includes a bolt carrier, a bolt within the bolt carrier, a firing pin and an ejector pin to expel fired shells. The barrel assembly includes a barrel, a barrel extension and a barrel nut to secure the barrel and barrel extension to the upper receiver housing. The gas piston assembly includes a piston body, a piston end cap and a piston bonnet configured to slidably receive the piston end cap therein. A piston gap is defined between the piston end cap and the bonnet end wall. The barrel defines a gas port fluidly connecting the open bore of the barrel with the piston gap. A biasing member urges the piston toward the bonnet.
US10578378B2	Heat transferring arrangement The present invention relates to a heat transferring arrangement for cooling at least one light emitting diode, wherein the heat transferring arrangement comprises a centre portion configured for mounting the light emitting diode and adapted to receive heat generated from the light emitting diode when emitting light, and a plurality of elongated heat transferring elements, each having a first end portion connected to the centre portion and a second end portion which when inserted in a housing is configured to be in abutment with an inner surface of the housing, so that the generated heat is thermally transferred to the housing. Advantages with the invention includes, at least, that a passive heat transferring arrangement is provided which may reduce the need of an external fan or membranes to provide sufficient cooling.
US10578367B2	Plate heat exchanger with alternating symmetrical and asymmetrical plates A plate heat exchanger includes a plurality of main plates stacked to define a first cavity to direct a first fluid therethrough and a second cavity to direct a second fluid therethrough, the second fluid different from and kept separated from the first fluid. Each main plate has one or more peaks and one or more valleys formed therein. A ratio of wavelength between adjacent peaks or between adjacent valleys of the main plate to an amplitude between a peak and an adjacent valley of the main plate is equal to or greater than 7.0.
US10578359B2	Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials An apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials such as food products. The dehydration apparatus (10) has a vacuum chamber (12) with a loading module (14) at one end and a discharge module (22) at the other. The vacuum chamber has access doors (80) spaced between the input end (16) and the discharge end (24) which provide operator and maintenance access. Microwave generators (86) are mounted on each access door and arranged to radiate through a microwave chamber and microwave-transparent window on the access door into the vacuum chamber. The waveguides on a respective access door are oriented to minimize microwave interference between the magnetrons on that door. A conveyor (60) in the vacuum chamber moves the organic material (96) on trays (18) through the vacuum chamber.
US10578346B2	Stand-alone ice making appliance A stand-alone ice making appliance is provided. The stand-alone ice making appliance may include an outer casing, a water tank, a pump, an ice maker, and a container. The outer casing may define an internal cavity that includes a primary opening. The water tank may define a storage volume to receive water. The pump may be in fluid communication with the storage volume of the water tank to actively flow water therefrom. The ice maker may in fluid communication with the storage volume of the water tank to receive water therefrom. The container may be disposed within the internal cavity. The container may include an insulated sidewall positioned across the primary opening and at least partially defining a storage volume to receive ice from the ice maker.
US10578333B2	Corner seal device for ductwork for conditioned air and method of assembly of such ductwork to prevent air leaks A corner seal device for sealing a space defined between respective end portions of an adjacent pair of orthogonal flange members of a conditioned air duct having a generally rectangular cross-section includes a first plate member having a surface dimensioned and configured for placement in face-to-face relation with the respective adjacent upper surface portions of said adjacent flange members; and a leg member extending away from a generally central portion of said plate member and being generally perpendicular thereto, wherein the leg member includes second and third orthogonal plate members having respectively orthogonal surface portions, and wherein the second and third orthogonal plate members are configured and dimensioned to engage corresponding respective adjacent orthogonal inner wall surface portions of the duct when the first plate member is positioned on said flange members.
US10578329B2	Performance forecasting method The present disclosure relates to a performance forecasting method applied to an air conditioning equipment and a central server. The air conditioning equipment has a plurality of detecting elements so as to detect a plurality kinds of physical parameters and a performance parameter. The central server stores those parameters as a set of first parameters and a first performance value. When the central server receives other physical parameters and another performance parameter, it calculates the similarity between the other physical parameters and each set of the first parameters according to the law of cosines. The central server selects the set of the first parameters which have the similarity being greater than a selecting threshold, so as to calculating an expected performance value. Accordingly, the central server can forecast a performance decline degree by comparing the another performance parameter and the expected performance value.
US10578328B2	Systems and methods for detecting degradation of a component in an air conditioning system A method including: determining whether a cooling system is operating in a cooling mode, such that the cooling system is not operating in a reheat mode, a humidification mode or a dehumidification mode; determining whether the cooling system is operating in a compressor mode, such that the cooling system is not operating in a pump refrigerant economization mode; determining whether the cooling system is at steady-state; and if the cooling system is operating in the cooling mode and the compressor mode and is at steady-state, evaluating one or more rules to determine if a degradation symptom exists for the cooling system. The method further includes: subsequent to the evaluation, generating a degradation evaluation value to indicate whether the one or more rules are satisfied; and based on the degradation evaluation value, generating an alarm signal or performing a countermeasure.
US10578324B2	Humidifier arrangements and control systems The electrical connections of a chamber or enclosure for a water tub can be protected through the use of spill element sensors. The spill element sensors can help to disable the delivery of power to the heater of a water tub in the event that the electrical connections become wet.
US10578322B2	Outdoor unit of air conditioner The present invention is provided to improve static pressure efficiency in an air blower provided with a fixed blade on the downstream side of a fan. The air blower includes: a fan which rotates in a predetermined direction around a rotational axis; and a plurality of fixed blades which are arranged radially around the rotational axis on the downstream side in the advancing direction of an airflow generated by the rotation of the fan and are curved in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the fan from an inner circumferential part toward an outer circumferential part, wherein the fixed blades are configured in such a manner that an inlet angle formed between an inlet end through which the airflow flows and the rotational axis, and a chord angle formed between a chord connecting the inlet end to an outlet end through which the airflow is discharged and the rotating axis, are greater in the inner circumferential part and the outer circumferential part than in the radial center portion, and an outflow angle formed between the outlet end and the rotational axis is greater than 0° and less than 50°.
US10578318B2	Single thermostat with multiple thermostatic radiator valve controllers A heating system includes a single thermostat that controls multiple thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) controllers that control heat transfer to radiators in a room. Each TRV controller has the capability to automatically detect the open/closing point and maximum heating point and to register corresponding pin positions of the valve. Each TRV controller is subsequently instructed by the thermostat to adjust the valve in relation to a determined percentage of the registered pin positions, thus accounting for the varying characteristics among the valves in the system. The TRV controller detects the maximum heating point by checking the rate of temperature rising and the open/closing point by sensing the temperature turning point through a temperature sensor situated appropriately in relation to the associated radiator.
US10578316B2	Range hood A range hood is provided. The range hood includes a volute casing, a volute casing air inlet and a volute casing exhaust outlet in communication with a hood exhaust outlet are provided in the volute casing. The volute casing includes a fixed housing part and a movable housing part, the movable housing part is movable relative to the fixed housing part; the fixed housing part is fitted with the movable housing part and air is discharged from the volute casing exhaust outlet when the movable housing part is in a closed position; the movable housing part is staggered relative to the fixed housing part to allow the air to be discharged into a room when the movable housing part is in an open position. When the range hood exhausts air to the room, a flow distance of the air is short, improving operational efficiency.
US10578310B2	Cooking apparatus and method of controlling the same A cooking apparatus includes a body, an input unit configured to receive a command in relation to controlling the cooking apparatus from a user, a knob configured to be attachable to one surface of the body or detachable from the body, and a controller configured to sense whether the knob is attached to the body, to receive the command via the knob when the knob is attached, and to receive the command from the input unit when the knob is not attached. As is apparent from the above description, the cooking apparatus may be controlled according to a user's preferences by using the knob attachable to and detachable from the body of the cooking apparatus and may be more conveniently controlled by using the knob in several sides of the cooking apparatus rather than a limited space.
US10578307B2	System and method for operating a gas turbine assembly including heating a reaction/oxidation chamber A gas turbine assembly and method for operating the gas turbine assembly are provided. The method for operating the gas turbine assembly may include compressing a process fluid containing inlet air through a compressor to produce compressed inlet air, combining fuel from a main fuel source with the process fluid, and preheating the process fluid containing the inlet air and the fuel in a warmer disposed downstream from the compressor. The method may also include heating an oxidizer by flowing the preheated process fluid from the warmer to the oxidizer, and oxidizing the process fluid containing the compressed inlet air and the fuel in the oxidizer to produce an oxidation product. The method may further include expanding the oxidation product in a turbine to generate rotational energy, and preventing the process fluid from flowing upstream to the compressor with a check valve.
US10578306B2	Liquid fuel cartridge unit for gas turbine combustor and method of assembly A liquid fuel cartridge unit for a gas turbine combustor includes a cartridge tip having an aft plate and a side wall circumscribing the aft plate. First injection ports are defined through the side wall, and second injection ports are defined through the side wall upstream of the first injection ports, relative to fuel flow through the cartridge tip. Nested conduits extend into the cartridge tip with the concentric conduits defining therebetween respective flow passages. The first injection ports are in fluid communication with a first flow passage, and the second injection ports are in fluid communication with a second flow passage. A method of assembling the liquid fuel cartridge unit is also provided.
US10578294B2	Reflector lamp with improved heat dissipation and reduced weight A thermally conducting reflector is employed to serve as dual-use thermal conductor and light reflector for collimating a multi-chip LED array. The thermally conducting reflector consists of a heat sink, item, a reflector made of a thermally conducting and optically reflective material such as aluminum, item, a transparent cover, item, and lamp base that is electrically isolating, item and a common lighting electrical connector, item, illustrated as an Edison type screw base. The novelty in the present invention is how the items are structured to work together to dissipate heat.
US10578289B2	Decorative lighting with reinforced wiring A reinforced wire for decorative lighting, the wire defining a central longitudinal wire axis and including: a longitudinally-extending reinforcing strand, the reinforcing strand comprising one or more fibers comprising a polymer material and defining a reinforcing-strand axis; a plurality of conductor strands wound about the reinforcing strand, each of the plurality of conductor strands defining a conductor strand axis; and an outer insulating layer adjacent to, and covering, one or more of the conductor strands. The reinforcing strand in cross section normal to the wire axis defines an asymmetrical shape.
US10578277B2	Light source device A light source device includes a package, one or more semiconductor lasers each having an emission surface, a light-transmissive cover, and an optical member. The package includes an inner bottom surface and inner lateral surfaces, and a recess defined by the inner bottom surface and the inner lateral surfaces and having an open end. The one or more semiconductor lasers are arranged on the inner bottom surface. The light-transmissive cover covers the open end of the recess. The optical member is arranged on an upper surface of the cover and is configured to mix light. The one or more semiconductor lasers are arranged so that their emission surfaces are respectively oblique to their adjacent inner lateral surface when viewed from above, and the inner lateral surface has a reflecting region arranged inclined with respect to the bottom surface.
US10578276B2	Optic for a light source Optics over a light source, such as, but not limited to, an LED on a circuit board. The optic does not entirely encapsulate the LED but rather includes an inner surface such that an air gap exists between the optic and the LED. The optic may include a lens and may conform to the shape of the circuit board.
US10578270B2	Vehicle lamp There is provided a vehicle lamp, the vehicle lamp including a light source that emits light, and a light-guiding component that includes (i) a light-guiding component main body having an end portion at one end in a longitudinal direction thereof through which light from the light source is guided in and having an emission surface from which light reflected by a step portion is emitted out, and also having pairs of inclined surfaces that, when looked at in a cross-sectional view taken in the longitudinal direction thereof, extend on an inclination relative to the emission surface and are disposed facing each other, a plurality of the pairs of inclined surfaces being disposed in the longitudinal direction, and (ii) differential refractive index layers that are interposed between the pairs of inclined surfaces and have a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the light-guiding component main body.
US10578266B2	LED substrate with electrical connection by bridging A support for one or more light sources for a lighting and/or light-signaling module for an automotive vehicle, comprising a substrate made of heat-conducting material, preferably made of a metal material, at least one light source of light-emitting diode type with one face for mounting on the substrate, in thermal contact with the latter and a circuit for controlling the electrical power supply of the one or more light sources. The circuit for controlling the power supply is electrically connected to the one or more light sources by means of metal wires that are soldered to the surface using the technique commonly referred to as “wire/ribbon bonding”. A method for assembling such a support.
US10578264B2	Artificial candle with moveable projection screen position A flameless candle includes: a candle body forming an interior region, wherein the candle body includes an upper surface and an aperture in the upper surface; a light source positioned in the interior region of the candle body; a force-inducing portion configured to alternatively induce a first mechanical force and a second mechanical force; and a projection screen. The projection screen is configured to receive the first mechanical force and responsively move to a first position and receive the second mechanical force and responsively move to a second position. When the projection screen is moved to the second position, the light source is automatically energized such that a light is emitted onto the projection screen. When the projection screen is moved to the first position, the light source is automatically de-energized such that the light is not emitted.
US10578262B2	Systems and methods for retrofitting light fixtures A retrofit assembly for retrofitting an existing light fixture having an existing housing includes a base, a first mounting member selectively repositionable relative to the base, the first mounting member including a first flange configured to selectively couple the first mounting member to the existing housing, a second mounting member selectively repositionable relative to the base, the second mounting member including a second flange configured to selectively couple the second mounting member to the existing housing, and a lighting element coupled to the base.
US10578261B1	Light strip Light strip is disclosed, which comprises a light strip, wherein the light strip comprises a strip, a light source, a plug and an input line; the plug comprises an end surface, a left side surface, and a right side surface; a first light transmitting layer and a vacant portion, the first light transmitting layer is disposed above the vacant portion, the input line is connected to the left side surface or the right side surface of the plug. The input line is disposed on the left side surface or the right side surface of the plug according to the present disclosure. When it requires to extend the length of the light strips, the end surfaces of the light strips can be seamlessly connected without bending the input line, thus making the light strips easy to install and more beautiful in appearance.
US10578260B1	Decorative sculptures with LED-based lighting systems A lighted decorative sculpture. The sculpture includes detachable sections that extend sequentially along an axis and may include detachable sections that extend laterally from the axis. A main power circuit including wires of a first gauge extends through the sculpture, and may include excess length between the detachable sections to enable separation of the detachable sections without stressing the wiring. Light strings electrically connected to the main power circuit distribute lighting to each of the detachable sections. The light strings include parallel wires that are of a second gauge, the second gauge being higher (lighter) than the first gauge. The lights may be light emitting diodes (LEDs). The lights may be oriented to emit a maximum intensity in a direction that is substantially parallel to the parallel wires to provide a distribution of light about the light string.
US10578258B1	Removable illumination device for a button An illumination device for a button including a substantially cylindrical housing unit and a substantially cylindrical base unit having an interior surface threadably engageable with a top portion of the housing unit. A battery is removably disposed within the top portion of the housing unit. A depressible push cap is mounted atop the housing unit, with the push cap enclosing a push button actuator and a light bulb. A U-shaped clamp has a right end, a left end, and a pair of leg attachments. A lower edge of each of the pair of leg attachments is attached at a ninety degree angle to the clamp. An upper edge of each of the pair of leg attachments is attached to the housing unit. The clamp is slidably engageable with a button. The push cap is configured to activate the light when the push cap is depressed by a user.
US10578254B2	LED light source lampshade with self-locking and pre-tightening device The present invention disclosed an LED light source lampshade with a self-locking and pre-tightening device, which relates to the field of illuminating devices. The LED light source lampshade with a self-locking and pre-tightening device comprises a lampshade and a lamp body, wherein a side wall of the lampshade comprises an outer side wall of the lampshade and a plurality of connecting ribs, wherein a gap is provided between every two adjacent connecting ribs, wherein a limiting slot is provided between each connecting rib and the outer side wall of the lampshade, wherein a length of the connecting rib is greater than the length of the outer side wall of the lampshade, wherein a rotating boss is provided on an outer side surface of each of the plurality of connecting rib, so that the cross section of the side wall of the lampshade is in an approximately “concave” shape; the edge of the upper end surface of the lamp body is surrounded by a plurality of limiting slots, wherein a pre-tightening groove is provided between the adjacent two limiting ribs, wherein a self-locking groove is provided on one end of the pre-tightening groove near the guiding groove, wherein the lamp body is connected with the lampshade, wherein the rotating boss is matched with the pre-tightening groove. The LED light source lampshade with a self-locking and pre-tightening device provided by the present invention has advantages of simple structure, convenient installation and high production efficiency of the lampshade.
US10578252B2	Additives for drag reducing polymers A method of forming a drag reducing polymer formulation. The method begins by forming a drag reducing polymer. A hydrocarbon additive is then incorporated with the drag reducing polymer to form a drag reducing polymer formulation. The drag reducing polymer formulation is then used as a drag reducer in hydrocarbon pipelines.
US10578250B2	Hand-wheel adjusting the outlet of a tap for gas cylinder The invention is directed to a hand-wheel for adjusting an outlet pressure and/or a flow-rate of a tap for a gas cylinder, the hand-wheel comprising a body; and a transparent cover fixed on the body. The hand-wheel further comprises indicia arranged between the transparent cover and the body so as to be visible by a user but not in contact with the fingers of the user. The invention is also directed to a tap for gas cylinder, comprising such a hand-wheel, as well as to a tap assembly comprising such a tap and a cover housing the tap.
US10578239B2	High pressure test plug The present invention relates to an expandable plug structure for use in high pressure applications. The expandable plugs, such as pneumatic plugs, are preferably constructed of a multi-layered, reinforced elastomeric cylindrical body, i.e., of reinforced natural rubber, and having an inflator member at one end. The multi-layers include various rubber layers, rubber coated aramid, which subsequent to vulcanization provides a unitary plug with shoulders that resist delamination. The cylindrical body may incorporate metal end plates as well as end plate weldment structures which cooperate with a high pressure flow-through conduit which allows the completed high pressure test plug to simultaneously seal a pipeline and to direct fluid therethrough. The high pressure plug obtains its strength in part based upon high frictional resistance forces generated by the external rubber layer(s), and further by the manner in which the external rubber layer8s) are molded into the metallic structures in the plug.
US10578234B2	Coupling having arcuate stiffness ribs A coupling for joining pipe elements end to end has a unitary band surrounding a central space for receiving the pipe elements. Ends of the band are in facing relation. Adjustable connection members are positioned at each end of the band for drawing the ends toward each other and deforming the band. Arcuate ribs are positioned lengthwise along opposite sides of the band. The ribs are separated from one another by gaps between the ribs. In their undeformed state, each rib has an arcuate surface with a radius of curvature equal to the radius of curvature of the outer surface of the pipe elements which they engage. When the band is deformed the ribs clamp against the outer surface of the pipe elements to effect the joint.
US10578224B2	Check valves A valve housing for a check valve comprises a housing body for mounting a pair of flapper elements and a pair of valve openings extending through said valve body. The valve openings are separated by a web which extends from one side of the valve body to an opposed side of the valve body. The valve body and web define sealing surfaces around the valve openings on one face of the valve housing. The web comprises a slot extending into the web from a face thereof on said one face of said valve housing and extending along a length of the web.
US10578218B2	Vacuum valve A vacuum valve comprises: a housing configured such that a flow path of gas passing through a pair of opposing openings is formed; a valve body; a sealing body; a sealing body drive section configured to drive the sealing body in upstream and downstream directions of the gas; and a mechanical stopper including a restriction section configured to inhibit, at a restriction position, movement of the sealing body in the gas downstream direction. The mechanical stopper is disposed movable to a selected one of a first position at which movement of the sealing body toward a gas downstream side is inhibited at the restriction position or a second position at which movement of the sealing body from the restriction position to a non-restriction position on the gas downstream side is allowed.
US10578209B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus is configured to execute gear shifting in an automatic transmission, in accordance with at least one selected shifting line, which is selected from among at least one first shifting line and at least one second shifting line, depending on (i) acceleration representative information related to an acceleration representative value representing an acceleration of the vehicle required by an operator of the vehicle and (ii) location information related to a current location of the vehicle, wherein each of the at least one first shifting line is a shifting line stored in a storage device provided in the vehicle, and each of the at least second shifting line is a shifting line in which other-vehicle-related information is reflected. The other-vehicle-related information is information received from an external device located outside the vehicle, and related to other vehicle that is at least one vehicle other than the vehicle.
US10578197B2	Robotic arm and wrist mechanisms A robot includes a support, a movable member coupled to the support to permit gimbal rotation about a pitch axis and a yaw axis, and first and second linear actuators connected to each of the support and the movable member and operable to rotate the movable member about the pitch axis and the yaw axis. The first linear actuator is pivotally attached to the movable member at a first pivot point. The second linear actuator is pivotally attached to the movable member at a second pivot point. The first and second pivot points are each angularly offset from the pitch axis and the yaw axis by about 45 degrees and are located on the same side of the pitch axis.
US10578190B2	Drivetrain module for a motor vehicle A drivetrain module for a motor vehicle including a flywheel connectable to a crankshaft, and a crankshaft starter-generator which has a rotor. The flywheel has a multiplicity of fastening points. In a region of magnetically soft action of the rotor, a multiplicity of passage openings is arranged in each case so as to be spatially assigned to the fastening points of the flywheel. Through the passage openings, pin-like fastening elements interact with the respectively assigned fastening points for the rotationally conjoint connection of rotor and flywheel.
US10578187B2	Vibration isolation device A vibration isolation device (10) of the present invention includes: a tubular first attachment member (11) coupled to one of a vibration generating part and a vibration receiving part, and a second attachment member (12) coupled to the other thereof; an elastic body (13) which couples both the attachment members together; and a partition member (16) which partitions a liquid chamber in the first attachment member (11) in which a liquid (L) enclosed into a first liquid chamber (14) and a second liquid chamber (15), in which at least one of the first liquid chamber (14) and the second liquid chamber (15) has the elastic body (13) as a portion of a wall surface thereof; and a communication passage (30) which communicates with the first liquid chamber (14) and the second liquid chamber (15), and a barrier rigid body (33) which is disposed in the communication passage (30) are provided in the partition member (16).
US10578179B2	Multi-mode air shock A multi-mode air shock is disclosed herein. The air shock includes an air spring having a primary air chamber, and a damper having an insertion end to telescope within the primary air chamber and a coupler to couple with a portion of a vehicle. An adjuster housing is fixedly coupled to an end of the air spring opposite of the damper, the adjuster housing having a secondary air chamber in communication with the primary air chamber and a mounting structure to couple with a different portion of the vehicle. There is a bulkhead with a valve to open or close the fluid communication between the primary air chamber and the secondary air chamber. The air shock also includes a tertiary air chamber in fluid communication with the secondary air chamber but not in fluid communication with the primary air chamber except via the secondary air chamber.
US10578175B2	Radial wedge plate clutch A radial wedge clutch, including: an axis of rotation; a shaft; an outer ring located radially outward of the shaft; a cage radially disposed between the shaft and the outer ring; a plurality of circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments radially disposed between the shaft and the outer ring; at least one resilient element urging the plurality of circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments radially outwardly; and an actuation plate axially displaceable in a first axial direction to engage the cage and rotate the cage and the plurality of circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments.
US10578165B2	Coupling An industrial work vehicle including a frame and a first shaft rotatably connected to the frame via first and second bearings. The work vehicle further includes a second shaft rotatably positioned in line with the first shaft and connected to the first shaft via a coupling. The second shaft is further connected to the frame via a third bearing. The coupling includes a first connection and a second connection. The first connection connects the first shaft to the second shaft via a fourth bearing adapted to support a radial load and to accommodate an axial rotation and an angular misalignment of one shaft with respect to the other shaft. The second connection connects the first shaft to the second shaft via flange elements which are interconnected via an intermediary element adapted to transmit a torque and to accommodate a misalignment of one shaft with respect to the other shaft.
US10578153B2	Multi-row ball bearing Provided is a multi-row ball bearing that includes an outer ring, an inner ring, and two or more rows of balls retained by raceway surfaces of the outer and inner rings. Each of the raceway surfaces is formed as a Gothic arch groove, and the outer and inner rings are division races that are divided on at least one of the raceway 5 surfaces at a middle position of the raceway surface.
US10578151B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes an outer ring supported by a fixed body, an inner ring which supports a rotating shaft, and rolling elements between an inner groove of the outer ring and an outer groove of the inner ring, wherein a curvature radius R of at least the inner groove of the outer ring is in a range of 2r×0.53≤R≤2r×0.55 in relation to a radius r of one of the rolling elements.
US10578148B1	Carabiner including a removable gate section carrying a bottle opener feature A carabiner includes a hook section, a gate section, a pivot connecting the gate section to the hook section and a bottle opener feature carried on the gate section. The bottle opener feature includes first and second lugs that may be utilized to remove a bottle cap from a bottle when the gate section is removed from the hook section of the carabiner.
US10578141B1	Securing pin for securing structural members A securing pin for securing two structural members that can be used in the assembly of modular furniture. In one embodiment, the securing pin includes a main cylindrical body having an elongated countersink portion positioned at a first end of the main cylindrical body of the securing pin. The first end of the securing pin configured to be secured to a first structural member and a second end of the securing pin configured to be secured to a second structural member. In one embodiment, the second end of the securing pin is secured to the second structural member by a press-fit attachment with a securing split-ring. A fastening device inserted within the elongated countersink portion of the securing pin to secure, and firmly abut, the first structural member to the second structural member.
US10578139B2	Lock structure, electric connection box and wire harness A lock structure includes an engaged body; and an engaging body that allows the engaged body to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom. The engaged body includes: an engaged main body insertable into and removable from an engaging body; and an engaged protrusion that protrudes from an outer wall surface of the engaged main body. The engaging body includes: a housing space that is an internal space surrounded by inner wall surfaces of first and second engaging walls and third and fourth engaging walls; an insertion port through which the engaged main body is inserted into the housing space from a distal end of an end portion thereof; a locking hole through which the engaged protrusion is inserted; a communicating port that communicates the housing space to the outside; and a covering portion that covers the end portion of the housed engaged main body.
US10578135B2	Operating cylinder device with at least one operating cylinder unit with mechanical position safety and operating method In order to secure a reached extension position of a piston rod (22, 22′) of an in particular multi stage operating cylinder device (100) with at least one operating cylinder unit (50) not only through the operating pressure in the cylinder (1, 1′) of the operating cylinder unit (50) but additionally mechanically, a mechanical safety through interlocking safety elements (4a, b) in the interior of the operating cylinder device (100) is provided which is activated exclusively by the operating pressure in the first pressure cavity and disengaged by a pressure in a second operating cavity.
US10578129B2	Robotic hydraulic system A control system may receive sensor data indicative of respective fluid levels of two or more hydraulic accumulators configured to operate at respective target fluid levels within a hydraulic system. The control system may determine respective errors of the hydraulic accumulators based on the respective fluid levels and respective target fluid levels of the hydraulic accumulators. The respective errors may correspond to pressure errors, fluid volume errors, or other types of errors of the hydraulic accumulators. Responsive to determining the respective errors, the control system may determine that the error of a given hydraulic accumulator is greater than errors of the other hydraulic accumulators and provide instructions to control a hydraulic valve to supply fluid from a single pump of the hydraulic system to the given hydraulic accumulator.
US10578125B2	Compressor stator vane with leading edge forward sweep A compressor of a gas turbine engine is described which includes a rotor and a stator located immediately downstream of the rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of stator vanes each having an airfoil extending along a generally radial span between a root and a tip of the airfoil. The radially inner portion has aerodynamic forward sweep at the leading edge, the forward sweep having a maximum forward sweep that is more forward than a sweep at the leading edge in the intermediate portion.
US10578121B2	Ceiling fan blade structure and ceiling fan A ceiling fan blade structure and a ceiling fan. The ceiling fan blade structure includes: at least one fan blade provided with a first inserting portion; and a mounting plate provided with a second inserting portion, and being able to be detachably connected with the fan blade through a fit between the first inserting portion and the second inserting portion. The installation of the fan blade is changed, and the connecting members used in the existing mounting method of fan blades are removed. The fan blade is provided with the first inserting portion, the mounting plate is provided with the second inserting portion, and through corresponding insertion between the first inserting portion and the second inserting portion, the fan blade may be mounted to the mounting plate rapidly. Moreover, in a mounting process of the fan blade, a mounting operation can be completed without assistance of auxiliary tools.
US10578105B2	Electric compressor Disclosed herein is a motor-driven compressor with an inverter that is connected with an external power source via a connector part and controls a driving part which drives a compressing part to compress fluid. A printed circuit board is provided between the connector part and the driving part. Thus, noise transmitted from the driving part to the connector part is reduced, so that it is possible to minimize the transmission of the noise to an external power source.
US10578100B2	High-pressure pump for use in a high-pressure press A high-pressure pump comprising an elongated casing and a hollow interior formed along a central axis thereof. At least one partition may be axially fixed within the elongated casing such that it divides the hollow interior. First and second pressure differential devices may be disposed on opposite sides of the at least one partition and each have a rotary shaft extending there through. A first rotary shaft extending through the first pressure differential device may be axially fixed by the at least one partition and rotationally fixed to a second rotary shaft extending through the second pressure differential device. The high-pressure pump may be driven by a servomotor and used in a high-pressure press.
US10578094B2	Pump for operation in radioactive environment A system for manufacturing radionuclide generators includes an enclosure defining a radioactive environment. The enclosure includes radiation shielding to prevent radiation within the radioactive environment from moving to an exterior of the enclosure. The system also includes a pump within the enclosure for transferring fluid through tubing. The pump includes a pump head including a casing, a rotor that rotates in relation to the casing, and a clamp. The tubing extends through the pump head. The clamp compresses the tubing against the rotor and directs radioactive fluid through the tubing as the rotor rotates. The pump also includes a servomotor that controls the rotation of the rotor and a coupling connecting the pump head to the servomotor. The coupling prevents backlash between the servomotor and the rotor during rotation.
US10578093B2	Flexible tubing having a stable flow rate and methods for making and using it The present disclosure relates generally to flexible tubing, for example, suitable for use in peristaltic pumps. The present disclosure relates more particularly to flexible tubing having a stable flow rate despite being extruded from thermoplastic polymer and methods for making such tubing. In one aspect, at least 50% of the material volume of a flexible tubing of the disclosure is formed from a first polymer material that includes a continuous phase that includes polypropylene and a non-cross-linked styrene block copolymer elastomer miscible with the polypropylene, as well as, dispersed within the continuous phase (e.g., discontinuously dispersed within the continuous phase), a cross-linked rubber phase. The non-cross-linked styrene block copolymer elastomer is present in the first polymeric material in an amount in the range of 2 wt % to 15 wt %. In certain desirable embodiments of the flexible tubings described herein, the flexible tubing has a flow rate variation over the 480 hours of use of less than 20%.
US10578087B2	Variable-capacity compressor control valve Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can suppress a decrease in the efficiency by reducing the amount of leakage in the valve without requiring severe accuracy of the components, avoid possible operation failures, and suppress the influence on the sliding resistance as well as the influence on the control characteristics. A main valve element of a valve element or a valve body is provided with a flexible or elastic sealing member. The sealing member is adapted to, when the valve orifice is closed by the main valve element, abut an end portion on the higher pressure side in a gap between sliding surfaces that is formed between the main valve element and a guide hole into which the main valve element is adapted to be slidably fitted and inserted, and thus seal the gap between the sliding surfaces.
US10578084B2	Hydraulic device with radial pistons comprising at least one ball bearing The present invention relates to a hydraulic device (10) with radial pistons, comprising: a shaft (12) arranged along an axis (1); a cover (13) forming a casing element, the cover and the shaft being free to rotate with respect to one another; a distribution assembly comprising: a multi-lobe cam (14); a cylinder block (15); a distributor (16) configured to exert a thrust force (P) against the cylinder block (15) along the axis (11) of the shaft; an assembly (22) of mechanical bearings comprising at least one mechanical bearing (22a) mounted in radial contact between the cover (13) and shaft (12), said assembly being configured to take up the thrust force (P) exerted by the distributor (16); and a radial contact ball bearing mounted in radial contact between the cover (13) and the shaft (12).
US10578081B2	Wind turbine diagnostic apparatus with diverse sensor testing A wind turbine with pitch motors for pitching rotor blades, further comprises a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit configured to measure at least one of a voltage value and a current value at a first location and a second location, wherein the voltage value and current value are indicative of the condition of a backup power supply. When the second location is different from the first location the measurement results are independent from each other. A comparison of the two measurements then gives a level of confidence how these measurements match each other. In case of a low level of confidence the pitch drive motors are caused to pitch the rotor blades into a feathering position.
US10578079B2	Yaw control method and device for wind generator set Provided are a yawing control method and a yawing control device for a wind turbine. The yawing control method includes: acquiring first wind information at a current moment characterized by current operation data of a neighbor wind turbine adjacent to the wind turbine when at least one of a wind direction sensor and a wind direction data uploading path of the wind turbine fails; acquiring second wind information matched with the first wind information in wind information characterized by historical operation data of the wind turbine at all moments; and performing yawing control on the wind turbine based on the second wind information.
US10578078B2	Wind turbine rotor blade assembly with root extension panel and method of assembly A wind turbine rotor blade assembly and associated method include a rotor blade having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge extending in a generally span-wise direction between a tip and a root. An edge extension panel is attached along either of the leading edge or trailing edge (or along both edges) in a generally span-wise direction from adjacent the root towards the tip. The edge extension panels include a cured and hardened viscous material continuous core formed onto the leading or trailing edge with a contoured generally aerodynamic outer surface.
US10578076B2	Fluid-redirecting structure A fluid-redirecting structure includes a rigid body having an upstream end, a downstream end, and an axis of rotation, the rigid body incorporating a plurality of troughs each spiralled from a tip at the upstream end to the downstream end about the axis of rotation, the troughs being splayed with respect to the axis of rotation thereby to, proximate the downstream end, direct incident fluid along the troughs away from the axis of rotation.
US10578075B2	Self-propelled buoyant energy converter and method for deploying same Disclosed is a novel method, process, and system (hereinafter “method” or “process”) for deploying, stationing, and translocating buoyant wind- and wave-energy converters and/or other buoyant structures or devices, as well as farms of same. Also disclosed is a novel apparatus and/or machine comprising a farm of buoyant wave energy converters deployed by said method and/or configured to be deployed by said method.
US10578072B2	Controller and control method for internal combustion engine To provide a controller and control method for an internal combustion engine capable of estimating a discharge plasma length and the in-cylinder flow speed accurately by easy method. A controller and a control method for an internal combustion engine detects a secondary voltage which is a voltage generated by the secondary coil, calculates a minimum value of secondary voltage during a discharge period, calculates a discharge plasma length based on the secondary voltage and the minimum value of secondary voltage, and calculates an in-cylinder flow speed based on a time change of the discharge plasma length and a Coulomb force.
US10578066B2	Valve assembly for an injection valve and injection valve A valve assembly for an injection valve includes a valve body having a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity to prevent a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in a closing position and to allow fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in further positions, and a guiding device arranged in the cavity and configured to guide the valve needle relative to the valve body. The guiding device has a first guide element fixedly coupled to the valve body and a second guide element fixedly coupled to the valve needle. The first guide element includes a magnetic material with a first magnetic field and the second guide element includes a magnetic material with a second magnetic field, the first and second magnetic fields being orientated in opposite directions.
US10578063B2	Relief valve and fuel supplying system A valve element includes: a loosely insertable wall portion that is loosely inserted in an inside of a connecting portion on a downstream side of a valve seat; a fittable tubular portion that is fitted to the inside of the connecting portion on a downstream side of the loosely insertable wall portion; and a projecting annular portion-that projects from the fittable tubular portion toward a radially inner side of the fittable tubular portion. An outlet portion projects into the fittable tubular portion. A valve spring is located on a radially outer side of the outlet portion and on the radially inner side of the fittable tubular portion to urge the valve element toward the valve seat.
US10578061B2	Air cleaner In an air cleaner (32), three cyclone dust collection units (34) are arranged on one side of a filter dust collection unit (35) in a mutually parallel relationship. The cyclone dust collection units are arranged along a circumferential direction of the filter dust collection unit, and the central cyclone dust collection unit has a smaller diameter than the remaining cyclone dust collection units positioned on either side of the central cyclone dust collection unit so that the dust collection units can be accommodated in a rectangular profile is a highly space efficient manner.
US10578059B2	Exhaust gas recirculation system leak diagnostics using upstream and downstream oxygen sensors Diagnostic systems and methods for detecting leaks in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system of an engine of a vehicle utilize an upstream oxygen (O2) sensor disposed in an exhaust system of the engine upstream from an EGR port of the EGR system and configured to measure an upstream O2 concentration of exhaust gas produced by the engine, a downstream O2 sensor disposed in the exhaust system downstream from the EGR port and configured to measure a downstream O2 concentration of the exhaust gas, and a controller configured to receive the measured upstream and downstream O2 concentrations from the upstream and downstream O2 sensors, respectively, and detect a leak in the EGR system when a difference between the measured downstream and upstream O2 concentrations exceeds a diagnostic threshold.
US10578055B2	Turbine engine thrust reverser stop A thrust reverser assembly for a turbine engine can include a core engine surrounded by a nacelle. A bypass duct can be formed in the space between the core engine and the nacelle. A blocker door can be movable to a deployed position extending into the bypass duct. A stop can be provided on the core engine to abut and support force applied to the deployed blocker door. The stop can have an airfoil shape.
US10578050B2	Thermally insulated steel piston crown and method of making using a ceramic coating A piston for a diesel engine is provided. The piston includes a thermal barrier coating applied to a crown formed of steel. A layer of a metal bond material is first applied to a combustion surface of the crown, followed by a gradient structure including a mixture of the metal bond material and a ceramic material, followed by a layer of the ceramic material. The ceramic material includes at least one of ceria, ceria stabilized zirconia, yttria stabilized zirconia, calcia stabilized zirconia, magnesia stabilized zirconia, and zirconia stabilized by another oxide. The thermal barrier coating is applied by a thermal spray process or HVOF. The thermal barrier coating has a porosity of 2% by vol. to 25% vol., based on the total volume of the thermal barrier coating, a thickness of less than 1 mm, and a thermal conductivity of less than 1.00 W/m·K.
US10578048B2	Wide range active compressor for HP-EGR engine systems Methods and systems are provided for an engine system configured with a wide range active compressor and high pressure EGR. In one example, a compressor may include an active casing treatment with a slideable sleeve may be adjusted to direct air flow through either a choke slot and surge slot to control compressor efficiency, thereby maintaining EGR flow. In another example, the compressor may comprise a variable inlet device to regulate air flow through the compressor, thereby adjusting compressor efficiency and also maintaining EGR flow.
US10578040B2	Smoothed and regularized Fischer-Burmeister solver for embedded real-time constrained optimal control problems in automotive systems System for controlling an internal combustion engine having a variable geometry turbocharger, an EGR valve and an EGR throttle. The system includes a controller and an engine. In each sampling period, the controller inputs sensor values and estimators that are calculated based on the sensor values and dynamic models and records the sensor values and the estimators in a memory of the controller. The controller incorporates the sensor values and the estimators into conditions for optimality associated with a constrained optimal control problem, maps the conditions for optimality to a non-smooth system using Fischer-Burmeister function, performs Newton method iterations on a smoothed system approximating the non-smooth system in order to converge on a solution, and issues commands that control the EGR valve, the EGR throttle and the variable geometry turbocharger during engine operation.
US10578036B2	Method and system for exhaust gas recirculation and heat recovery Methods and systems are provided for a single heat exchanger coupled to a main exhaust passage upstream of one or more exhaust catalysts or in between two exhaust catalysts for exhaust heat recovery and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooling. In one example, in the pre-catalyst configuration of the heat exchanger, during exhaust heat recovery, a portion of exhaust may be routed via the heat exchanger while the remaining portion of exhaust may be routed directly to the exhaust catalysts, and fueling may be adjusted on a per-cylinder basis to maintain a target exhaust air-fuel-ratio at the exhaust catalysts.
US10578035B2	Gas flow control for an internal combustion engine A gas flow control system is provided for at least one cylinder of an internal combustion of a motor vehicle. The gas flow control system includes a supply passage configured to supply gas to the cylinder and an exhaust gas passage configured to remove gas from the cylinder. A bypass passage is configured to connect the supply passage and exhaust gas passage, and a fluid control switch is selectively operable to supply gas out of the exhaust gas passage through the bypass passage into the supply passage in an exhaust gas return operating mode, and to supply gas out of the supply passage through the bypass passage into the exhaust gas passage in a post-air operating mode.
US10578034B2	System and method for improving performance of combustion engines employing primary and secondary fuels An engine system and method for operating an internal combustion engine in dynamically varying conditions. An exemplary system comprises an internal combustion engine configured to receive both a primary fuel and a secondary fuel into one or more chambers in which a combustion process occurs, a fuel injection system, an air intake manifold and a fuel manifold; an electronic system which controls timing and metering of the primary fuel and/or the secondary fuel in the combustion process; and a plurality of sensors positioned to measure one or more variables associated with combustion of the primary fuel in the presence of the secondary fuel. The electronic system is configured to apply a control signal to adjust an engine setting to reduce NOx emissions based in part on the magnitude of the variable.
US10578019B2	Bolt lubrication Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system comprising: a lubrication applicator device that includes: a base having a cavity that is configured to store a lubricant, and a plunger that is configured to seat a head of a bolt in a counterbore of the base, where the plunger is axially movable in the cavity and is configured to be at least partially recessed in the cavity to cause a side of the bolt to be immersed in the lubricant.
US10578017B2	Windmill and negative-G oil system for geared turbofan engines A lubrication system for a gear system of a geared turbofan engine, the lubrication system includes an upper strut including an upper sump. A lower strut includes a lower sump. The upper strut and the lower strut support a gear system. A conduit extends from the upper sump within the upper strut to the lower sump within the lower strut. A lubricant collector receives lubricant exhausted from the gear system and directing the received lubricant into one of the lower sump and the upper sump. A pump in communication with the conduit for drawing lubricant from at least one of the lower sump and the upper sump and communicates lubricant to a lubricant inlet of the gear system. The pump draws lubricant from the lower sump when operating within a positive g-force environment and draws lubricant from the upper sump when operating within a negative g-force environment. A geared turbofan engine is also disclosed.
US10578015B2	Flexible joints assembly with flexure rods A flexible joint assembly for a joint between a first duct and a second duct for providing a flow of fluid, such as bleed air in an aviation implementation. The flexible joint includes a bellows supported by a mounting assembly having a first support and a second support, each surrounding a portion of the bellows. A set of rod assemblies can operably couple the first support and the second support.
US10578012B2	Rotary internal combustion engine with pilot subchamber A non-Wankel rotary engine having an insert in the peripheral wall of the outer body, the insert being made of a material having a greater heat resistance than that of the peripheral wall, having a subchamber defined therein and having an inner surface bordering the cavity, the subchamber communicating with the cavity through at least one opening defined in the inner surface and having a shape forming a reduced cross-section adjacent the opening, a pilot fuel injector having a tip received in the subchamber, an ignition element having a tip received in the subchamber, and a main fuel injector extending through the housing and having a tip communicating with the cavity at a location spaced apart from the insert.
US10577997B2	Exhaust system An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas flow duct (14), through which exhaust gas can flow in an exhaust gas main flow direction (A), and a reactant injection device (18) for injecting reactant in a reactant injection area (16) of the exhaust gas flow duct (14) in a reactant main injection direction (R). The reactant main injection direction (R) and the exhaust gas main flow direction (A) in the reactant injection area (16) are not parallel and not at right angles to one another.
US10577996B2	Exhaust conduit with a flow conditioning portion An exhaust conduit having a wall with an inner surface that at least partially defines a flow channel, a first fin positioned within the flow channel and attached to the inner surface, a second fin positioned within the flow channel and attached to the inner surface such that the first fin is spaced apart from the second fin. A support strip is attached to the inner surface, attached to the first fin at a first location spaced apart from the inner surface, and attached to the second fin at a second location spaced apart from the inner surface.
US10577993B2	Drive device for a motor vehicle and method of operating such a drive device A drive device for a motor vehicle includes an exhaust pipe and a secondary air device having a first secondary air path which feeds into the exhaust gas pipe. Disposed in the first secondary air path is a secondary air pump and a secondary air valve. To compensate, for example, fluctuations in the supply voltage of the secondary air pump, provision is made for arrangement in the secondary air path of a Laval nozzle which can be placed downstream of the secondary air valve.
US10577990B2	Internal combustion engine having at least one crankcase of the dry-sump type An internal combustion engine having at least one crankcase for defining a guide housing in which at least one crankshaft is guided in rotation about an axis of rotation and lubricated by a lubricating fluid, the at least one crankcase being of the “dry-sump” type. Such an internal combustion engine has at least two pumps forming a pump train of pumps on a common axis, the pump train being fitted in a cylindrical bore of the at least one crankcase.
US10577984B2	Functional synergies of thermodynamic cycles and heat sources The system according to the invention comprises a heat source and a cooling device for discharging heat from the heat source, the cooling device comprising: a heat exchanger/radiator for transferring heat to a surrounding medium, in particular wherein the radiator is an air cooler and the surrounding medium is air; and a thermodynamic cycle device, in particular an ORC device, comprising a working medium, an evaporator for evaporating the working medium by transferring heat from the heat source to the working medium, an expansion device for generating mechanical energy, and a condenser for condensing the working medium expanded in the expansion device; wherein the cooling device further comprises a condenser coolant circuit for discharging heat out of the condenser of the thermodynamic cycle device via the heat exchanger/radiator. The method according to the invention is suitable for discharging heat from a heat source with a cooling device.
US10577981B2	Modified Goswami cycle based conversion of gas processing plant waste heat into power and cooling A system includes a waste heat recovery heat exchanger configured to heat a heating fluid stream by exchange with a heat source in a crude oil associated gas processing plant. The system includes a modified Goswami cycle energy conversion system including a first group of heat exchangers configured to heat a first portion of a working fluid by exchange with the heated heating fluid stream and a second group of heat exchangers configured to heat a second portion of the working fluid. The modified Goswami cycle energy conversion system includes a separator configured to receive the heated first and second portions of the working fluid and to output a vapor stream of the working fluid and a liquid stream of the working fluid; a first turbine and a generator are configured to generate power by expansion of a first portion of the vapor stream of the working fluid; a cooling subsystem including one or more cooling elements configured to cool a chilling fluid stream by exchange with a cooled second portion of the vapor stream of the working fluid; and a second turbine configured to generate power from the liquid stream of the working fluid.
US10577977B2	Turbine shroud with biased retaining ring An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine has a plurality of segments arranged to form an annular shape and seal elements arranged circumferentially between the segments. The assembly further includes retention means for restraining movement of the plurality of seal members in the radial direction away from a central axis and out of position relative to the plurality of segments.
US10577975B2	Bearing having integrally formed components Embodiments of a stage for a turbomachine have been provided herein. In some embodiments, a stage for a turbomachine may include a bearing having a housing, the bearing defining an interior cavity; an outer ring disposed radially outward from the housing; and a plurality of airfoils disposed between the housing of the bearing and the outer ring.
US10577973B2	Service tube for a turbine engine An apparatus and method of reducing operating temperatures of a gas turbine engine, exposed to a service tube assembly by utilizing a skirt and radially outer mount. The reduction in temperature exposure minimizes temperatures of the service tube during engine operation to reduce the incidence of oil coking or varnish.
US10577972B2	Assembly consisting of a bearing support and bearings of a rotor shaft in a turbomachine An assembly for a turbomachine including a shaft of a rotor of a turbomachine, and at least two bearings allowing at least one portion of the shaft to be supported, including a bearing support configured to be connected to a casing of the turbomachine which extends between the internal rings of the bearings while being mounted thereon, as well as a bearing connector which is connected to the shaft of the rotor and which is mounted on the external rings of the bearings while extending between them, the bearing support and the bearing connector being common to the two bearings and delimiting together at least partially an oil circulation housing common to the two bearings.
US10577954B2	Blockage-resistant vane impingement tubes and turbine nozzles containing the same Vane impingement tubes having blockage deterrent features are provided, as turbine nozzles containing blockage-resistant vane impingement tubes. In an embodiment, the turbine nozzle includes inner and outer annular endwalls, and turbine nozzle vanes arranged in an annular array between the outer and inner annular endwalls. Vane impingement tubes are inserted into the turbine nozzle vanes. The vane impingement tubes each includes a tube body, an impingement outlet formed in the tube body and configured to discharge airflow for impingement against one of the turbine nozzle vanes, a first flow-turning feature located in the tube body, and an inlet formed in the tube body and configured receive cooling airflow in a substantially radial direction. The first flow-turning feature is shaped and positioned to turn the airflow received through the inlet in a substantially axial direction, which is perpendicular to the radial direction, prior to discharge through the impingement outlet.
US10577948B2	Turbine blade and aircraft engine comprising same The invention relates to a blade for use in a turbine of an aircraft engine. The blade is made of (a) a Mo-based alloy strengthened by intermetallic silicides or (b) a Ni-based single crystal superalloy. An aircraft engine and in particular, a turbofan aircraft engine including a corresponding turbine blade is also disclosed.
US10577942B2	Double impingement slot cap assembly An assembly comprises a cooling chamber disposed inside an airfoil of a turbine assembly. The cooling chamber directs cooling air inside the airfoil. The assembly comprises an impingement hole fluidly coupled with the cooling chamber. The impingement hole directs at least some of the cooling air out of the cooling chamber. A double impingement slot cap assembly forms a cover over the impingement hole. The double impingement slot cap assembly directs the cooling air exiting the cooling chamber in the airfoil through the impingement hole along one or more outer surfaces of the airfoil.
US10577937B2	Gas turbine engine fan blade A fan blade is provided with an aerofoil portion for which, for cross-sections through the aerofoil portion at radii between 15% and 25% of the blade span from the root radius, the average leading edge thickness is greater than the leading edge thickness at the tip. The geometry of the fan blade may result in a lower susceptibility to flutter.
US10577932B2	Barricade wall A barricade wall is provided that is easily and rapidly customizable in a mine depending on the requirements of the particularly open area. The barricade wall can be customizable depending on the size and spatial requirements of a particular open area in a mine. Further, the top beams of the barricade wall can be elongated or shortened, depending on the requirements of the open area in the mine. The barricade wall has a first rigid wall section with spring loaded wall extensions attached to the wall section.
US10577919B2	Adaptive acoustic pulse shaping for distance measurements A method to measure the fluid depth in a wellbore is described. An optimized acoustic pulse stream is launched into the wellbore, and the round-trip time-of-flight between the fluid surface and the top of the wellbore is measured. The method provides improved signal to noise ratio, and can be actively tuned to a plurality of wellbore configurations.
US10577913B2	Method and construction machine for working the soil The invention relates to a method for working the soil and an associated construction machine, which comprises at least one rotating drive unit for rotationally driving a tool for working the soil and at least one feed unit, with which the tool for working the soil is placed into the ground. According to the invention, a control and analysis unit is provided, with which when working the soil at least one input variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit are read and saved, at least one resulting output parameter is read and saved at the tool for working the soil, and the at least one input variable is compared to the resulting output parameter, whereby a soil working value is ascertained and saved.
US10577910B2	Fuel cells for powering well stimulation equipment In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a system and method for using fuel cells to generate electricity for powering well stimulation equipment (e.g., high pressure hydraulic pumping units) at a well stimulation site are provided. The fuel cells may be coupled to the stimulation equipment via a DC/AC converter and, in some embodiments, via a variable frequency drive (VFD). The fuel cells may be arranged in a fuel cell stack that is used to generate electricity to power various electrical devices (e.g., electric motors) on the equipment. The fuel cells generally operate at higher efficiencies than is available through the use of diesel engines. In addition, the fuel cells may require less frequent refueling and provide a more centrally located area for refueling, lower emissions, and quieter operations than are currently available using diesel engines.
US10577888B2	Method of pressurizing fluid control valve A method for pre-pressurizing fluid control valves is provided. The fluid control valves may be part of a hydraulic fracturing tree, or may be part of a so-called zipper frac manifold. In either instance, the method uses a lubrication unit for pre-pressurizing the cavity of a valve by injecting lubricant under high pressure. The fracturing tree or zipper frac manifold is useful for conducting hydraulic fracturing operations as part of the completion of a well. Each control valve has an upper lube fitting extending to an upper lube channel which communicates with an upper pocket. Similarly, each control valve includes a lower lube fitting extending to a lower lube channel which communicates with a lower pocket. A pressurized lubricating fluid is forced into the lube fittings to pre-pressurize the control valves prior to the fracturing fluid passing through the control valves. The method of pre-pressurizing the control valve restricts scarring by the fracturing fluid of the internal components of the control valve by equalizing pressure.
US10577881B2	Downhole vibration enhancing apparatus and method of using and tuning the same The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for use with a vibratory tool in a bottom hole assembly to enhance the vibration of the bottom hole assembly. The apparatus includes at least one spring mechanism and a fluid passageway disposed within a housing. The apparatus can be tuned and/or parts of the bottom hole assembly can be manipulated to match the frequency of the vibratory tool and/or the frequency of the vibratory tool can be tuned to match the vibrational frequency of the bottom hole assembly and the apparatus.
US10577874B2	Casing drilling apparatus and system A casing drilling with a removable MWD tool comprising a float shoe for removably positioning the bottom of a MWD tool at and or near the drill bit inside the casing, a stabilizer attached to the top of the MWD tool for centrally positioning the MWD tool inside the casing, and a spear positioned on the stabilizer for attaching to retrieval equipment known in the art and also contemplated that after the well is drilled with casing pipe and ready for the production process, a retrieval operation may be lowered into the well to retrieve the MWD tool by attaching to the spear.
US10577871B2	Subsea pipe-in-pipe structures A pipe-in-pipe assembly with thermally-insulating spacers positioned in an annulus to act radially between inner and outer pipes is disclosed. The spacers have at least one circumferentially-extending array of circumferentially-spaced ribs that define longitudinally-extending passageways in gaps between neighbouring ribs of the array. Cables including heating elements extend longitudinally along, the annulus outside the inner pipe. The cables extend longitudinally along the passageways. At least one insulation layer disposed radially outboard of the cables has insulating elements disposed in the gaps between the ribs and/or an insulating layer extending around the inner pipe, positioned radially outboard of the ribs and bridging the gaps. Bands encircle and retain components of the insulation layer. Insulation may also be disposed on the inner pipe between first and second arrays of ribs, those arrays being spaced longitudinally from each other.
US10577867B2	Downhole force generating tool The disclosure of this application is directed to a downhole tool comprising a central element/member and a sleeve that is rotatably and orbitally disposed around the central element/member. The sleeve rotates and orbits around the central element/member responsive to fluid flowing through the downhole tool. The disclosure is also related to a method of advancing the downhole tool in a well by flowing fluid through the tool.
US10577866B2	Drilling direction correction of a steerable subterranean drill in view of a detected formation tendency A method for causing a desired drilling direction of a steerable subterranean drill in consideration of a contemporaneously detected formation tendency force acting on a drill bit of the steerable subterranean drill. The method includes detecting, utilizing a steering direction setting device, a direction and magnitude of a formation tendency force acting on the drill bit of the steerable subterranean drill. Further the steering direction setting device is configured to contemporaneously cause the drill bit of the steerable subterranean drill to drill in the desired direction, counteracting the formation tendency force based on the detected direction and magnitude of the formation tendency force acting on the drill bit.
US10577865B2	Steering head for an auger casing A steering head for use with a casing, the steering head having a body with a first body end with a lead edge, a second body end with a rear edge, and a body surface extending from the lead edge to the rear edge, an outer tube with an internal side generally facing the body surface, the outer tube extending from the first body end to the second body end, and a steering flap disposed on an external side of the outer tube having a first flap face facing radially inwardly and a second flap face facing radially outwardly. A fluid dispenser is disposed in a void defined between the outer tube and the body.
US10577861B2	Roll-up shades with straps, connectors, and fasteners, and methods of using same A shade configured to be rolled up or down by a user includes a plurality of slats, a plurality of weaving cords which attach the plurality of slats together, at least one strap including a top end and a bottom end, the top end being attached to one of the plurality of slats at a back side of the shade and the bottom end being a free end including a connector. A method of using the shade includes rolling up the shade to a first rolled up position and securing the rolled up portion of the shade by wrapping the strap around the rolled up portion and securing the strap to a front side of the shade. A fastener may also be used to secure a rolled up portion of the shade.
US10577851B2	Automatic closure system with active distance control An automotive vehicle includes a closure frame defining an opening, and a closure for selectively covering the opening. The closure has a plurality of positions including a closed position, an open position, and an intermediate position between the closed position and the open position. The vehicle also includes an actuator configured to move the closure among the plurality of positions. The vehicle additionally includes an optical sensor disposed proximate the closure. The vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the open position in response to a closure open request and no feature being detected by the optical sensor, and to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the intermediate position in response to a closure open request and a feature being detected by the optical sensor.
US10577848B2	Powered actuator A sliding closure assembly includes a frame assembly, at least one sliding closure panel, a second panel, and a powered actuator. The frame assembly has a first track portion, a second track portion, and a catch portion. The sliding closure panel slides within the first track portion of the frame assembly. The second closure panel is adjacent to the at least one sliding closure panel and is positioned within the second track portion of the frame assembly. The sliding closure panel slides within the first track portion of the frame such that an opening is formed through the sliding closure assembly when the sliding closure panel is in the opened position and the opening is closed when the sliding closure panel is in the closed position.
US10577837B2	Lock for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a lock (1) for an openable body section of a motor vehicle including: a lever (10) for opening said openable body section intended for allowing the opening of the openable body section; a locking means (12) configured to adopt an operative locking position in which said locking means (12) locks said opening lever (10) and an inoperative position in which said locking means (12) allows the movement of said lever (10); a resilient locking return means (14) configured so as to move said locking means (12) from the inoperative position to the operative locking position; and a triggering means (16) configured so as to adopt an inoperative position in which said triggering means (16) locks the locking means (12) in the inoperative position thereof and an operative unlocking position in which said trigger (16) releases said locking means (12) in order for the later to pass from the inoperative position to the operative locking position, the opening lever (10) including a driving means (11c) configured to move the locking means (12) from the operative locking position to the inoperative position when the opening lever (10) pivots towards the direction in which the openable body section opens.
US10577832B2	Dual function security/fire locking mechanism for fire rated devices An exit device located in a door frame having a door strike including a latchbolt assembly, a pushbar assembly, and a link assembly. The latchbolt assembly includes an extended position configured to engage the door strike, and a retracted position configured to move past the door strike. The pushbar assembly moves from a released position to a pressed position to move the latchbolt assembly from the extended position to the retracted position. The link assembly is operatively connected to the pushbar assembly and includes a security link having an elongated aperture and a pin configured to extend through the elongated aperture about which the security link rotates. A keeper surrounds the pin and supports the security link for rotation. In the event of extreme heat, the keeper melts and the security link moves to a position to substantially prevent opening of the door.
US10577813B2	Tile leveling device According to one embodiment, the tile leveling device includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface. The base includes a projection extending upwardly from the top surface. The tile leveling device further includes a stem detachably coupled to the top surface of the base. The stem includes a lower portion and an upper portion having a threaded portion. The lower portion is wider than the upper portion.
US10577807B2	Decking clip A decking clip to allow a plurality of decking members to be attached relative to a support assembly, the decking clip including an elongate plastic body strip having a body length, the body provided with a number of openings to receive fasteners there through to attach the body relative to the support assembly, a number of upstands spaced over the body length and extending substantially perpendicularly from the body strip, substantially transversely to the body length, each upstand having at least two opposed decking board engagement arms, a first decking board engagement arm extending from a first lateral side of the upstand at an acute angle and a second decking board engagement arm extending from a second lateral side of the upstand at an acute angle, at least two centering members, at least one centering member extending from the first lateral side of the upstand between the first decking board engagement arm and the body strip and at least one centering member extending from the second lateral side of the upstand between the second decking board engagement arm and the body strip, each upstand and/or engagement arm being resiliently deformable to allow portion of a decking board to pass and to retain the decking board relative to the support assembly in a spaced apart, non-overlapping configuration.
US10577803B2	Supporting a load on a roof The invention provides a system for installing a load on a metal panel roof, the system comprising a rail and closure structure adapted to be supported by ribs defined by the roof panels, and a load adapted to be supported on the rail and closure structure. In some embodiments, standing seams on ribs, and side rails on the rail and closure structure, extend parallel to each other, and optionally parallel to opposing sides of a hole in the roof. In some embodiments, substantially all of a downwardly-directed force of the load passes downwardly through the rail and closure structure to the ribs, and from the ribs to underlying structural members of the building.
US10577795B2	Construction panel assembly and construction method using same Provided is a construction panel assembly, which is applicable to a detachable method capable of assembling and disassembling a ceiling, a wall or a floor material which partitions spaces of various kinds of buildings. Also, the construction panel assembly allows materials to be reused, so that the generation of construction waste may be minimized.
US10577789B2	Anchor system for wall panels and formwork An improved anchor for provision within a concrete panel or other structural member is provided. The anchor is operable to connect a wall panel or similar concrete to a footer member or other structural component. The anchor assembly comprises a void and a removable portion that allows for a portion of the anchor assembly to be pivoted from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position comprises a stowed position within the wall and the second position comprises a position operable to securing or connecting structural members.
US10577786B2	Universal flapper Some embodiments include a fluid control assembly with a flapper canister, a linkage rotatably coupled to the flapper canister and to a support of a mount. In some embodiments, the flapper canister can be angled with respect to the mount to enable the flapper canister to be coupled to various sizes, types and orientations of flush valves. In some embodiments, by rotating the linkage about pivots coupled to the flapper canister and the support and pivoting or rotating about a motion-enabling element coupling the mount and a support, the flapper canister can be raised, lowered, and/or rotated or pivoted enabling the flapper canister to be sealed against a flush valve orifice. In some embodiments, the flapper canister includes a buoyancy control tube providing fluid coupling between one side of the flapper canister to an opposite side and enabling buoyancy-assist to the position or motion of the flapper canister.
US10577783B2	Element for dispensing a mixture of water and cosmetic product, associated device and method The element comprises: a hollow body; a receptacle (40) for receiving a cosmetic product, housed in the hollow body; a conduit (42) for supplying water into the receptacle (40); a nozzle (50) for dispensing the mixture of water and cosmetic product from the dispensing element. The element comprises an inner water dispensing nozzle (44), connected to the water supply conduit (42), the inner nozzle (44) protruding into the receptacle (40) to define a chamber (46) for mixing water and the cosmetic product contained in the receptacle (40).
US10577778B2	Wearing part system and method for locking a wearing part A wearing part system includes a wearing part holder, a wearing part, where the wearing part and the wearing part holder jointly define at least one locking opening, a wedge for locking of the wearing part to the wearing part holder, where the wearing part is arranged with a rotatable rotary disk, where the rotary disk can be arranged in a first open position and a second closed position, and the wedge can move in the locking opening through the rotary disk, when the rotary disk is oriented in a first open position, and the wedge is locked and retains the wearing part against the wearing part holder when the rotary disk is oriented in a second closed position. A lock and a method for releasable locking of a wearing part to a wearing part holder are also provided.
US10577776B2	Shovel and method of controlling shovel A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper rotating body mounted on the lower traveling body, an internal-combustion engine including a supercharger and being controlled at a constant revolution speed, a hydraulic pump coupled to the internal-combustion engine, a hydraulic actuator to be driven by a hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump, a control valve system including multiple flow control valves for controlling a flow of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump, and a controller that controls an absorbing horsepower of the hydraulic pump. The controller is configured to increase a boost pressure of the supercharger before a load is applied to the hydraulic actuator by controlling a specific flow control valve in the control valve system to limit or block the flow of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump and thereby increasing a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump.
US10577773B2	Construction method A construction method includes a charcoal paint application step in which a charcoal paint is applied to at least one of a floor, a wall, and a ceiling within a construction target room; an arrangement step in which flooring members made of Obi-sugi are arranged on the floor of the room; a diatomaceous earth application step in which diatomaceous earth is applied to the wall of the room; and a spraying step in which an antioxidant aqueous solution is sprayed on at least one of the floor on which the flooring members are arranged, the wall to which the diatomaceous earth is applied and the ceiling to which the charcoal paint is applied.
US10577771B2	Ground reinforcing device A soil reinforcing device for reinforcing a ground supporting a load structure, wherein said soil reinforcing device comprises a first assembly comprising: a plurality of cells extending vertically and forming a cell mesh; a plurality of draining devices extending vertically and located in said cells.
US10577766B2	Method for filling and emptying a liquid tank of a spreader device for winter service vehicles, and spreader device In a spreader for winter service vehicles, brine is filled from a tank sack into additional tanks by purely hydrostatic effect substantially without the use of pumps, by the tank sack being so filled for example by excess pressure that the brine is urged through a liquid line where it forms a closed liquid column. The exit end of the liquid line lies below the entrance end of the liquid line so that, upon filling, the liquid from the tank sack automatically flows into the additional tanks due to hydrostatic forces. Upon emptying the liquid tank, the liquid also flows in a corresponding manner from the tank sack into the additional tanks, thereby completely emptying the tank sack.
US10577764B1	Foldable outdoor panel assembly A foldable outdoor panel assembly is provided including an outdoor panel and a rotating mount assembly for maintaining the outdoor panel in a desired first orientation. The rotating mount assembly includes a first mount assembly connected to the panel and including a first mount, a first magnet having a first polarity and a second magnet having a second polarity. The rotating mount assembly further includes a second mount assembly having a second mount ratably connected to the first mount and including a third magnet having the first polarity. The second mount is connected to a post or other structure attached to the ground. The position of the first magnet adjacent to the third magnet maintains the panel in the first orientation or in an un-deflected condition while the position of the second magnet adjacent to the third magnet biases the panel from a second orientation or deflected condition back to the first orientation or un-deflected condition.
US10577763B2	Apparatus, system, and method for smart roadway stud control and signaling The subject matter described herein includes a roadway stud control system including a local stud control system positioned along a first section of a roadway, a plurality of roadway studs, each roadway stud disposed on a surface of the first section of the roadway and communicably coupled to the local stud control system, wherein the local stud control system is configured to communicate a control signal to control at least one aspect of the plurality of roadway studs.
US10577762B2	Traffic calming device A traffic calming device comprising an obstacle which is placed on a road, the obstacle being moveable or deflateable at a predetermined speed or rate so that the obstacle presents a smaller profile to a vehicle driving at or below the speed limit.
US10577761B2	System and method for applying multi-colored surface markings to a surface In one aspect, a system for applying painted surface markings to roads, parking lots, fields and/or any other suitable surfaces is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of valves and associated spray nozzles mounted onto and/or within a manifold, with each valve being individually controllable in order to regulate the flow of paint being dispensed from the spray nozzles. For instance, a controller may be coupled to each valve in order to control the opening and closing of such valve, thereby controlling the flow of paint supplied to the corresponding spray nozzle. In addition, information regarding the surface marking to be applied (the design, dimensions, orientation, geographical location, etc.) may be stored within and/or received by the controller. The controller may then control each valve such that paint is applied to the surface to be marked via the spray nozzles in a manner that creates the desired surface marking.
US10577760B2	Joint forms and associated techniques for repairing and sealing concrete expansion joints A joint form is positioned in a damaged expansion joint to allow both sides of the joint to be repaired at the same time. The joint form remains as a permanent part of the repair, which avoids the time consuming conventional process of removing temporary forms, cleaning the repaired surfaces, and inserting an elastomeric seal into the expansion joint. Type-0 joint forms include a block-seal laminate including a foam block layer (e.g., closed-cell polyethylene) laminated to an upper elastomeric seal layer (e.g., closed-cell neoprene) without a stiffener board. Type-1 joint forms include a block-seal laminate with a stiffener board (e.g., fiberglass reinforced plastic or FRP) adhered to one side of the block-seal laminate. Type-2 joint forms include a pair of block-seal laminate panels on either side of a central stiffener board bonded to one side laminated to an upper seal layer. Joint forms may also be utilized to seal undamaged expansion joints.
US10577759B2	Drive belt disengagement for cutter drum of milling machine and auxiliary drum drive assembly A milling machine for milling a surface of a roadway includes a frame and a milling assembly having a cutter drum that is mounted for rotation with respect to the frame. The cutter drum has a drive shaft on which a sheave is mounted. A primary drum drive assembly is adapted to rotate the cutter drum with respect to the frame. The primary drum drive assembly includes a drive belt that cooperates with the sheave on the drive shaft for the cutter drum to rotate the cutter drum. A belt lift assembly may be operated to selectively disengage the drive belt from the sheave of the drive shaft for the cutter drum.
US10577755B1	Wireless sensor-based turf heating and cooling A turf management system includes a wireless receiver that is configured to receive respective wireless signals comprising sensor data from wireless sensors positioned in a soil profile at respective depths below a green surface. A control circuit is coupled to the wireless receiver and is configured to determine soil profile conditions at the respective depths below the green surface responsive to the sensor data. The control circuit is coupled to a subsoil environmental control mechanism and is configured to automatically control operation of the subsoil environmental control mechanism responsive to the soil profile conditions at the respective depths below the green surface. The subsoil environmental control mechanism may include an airflow mechanism that is configured to alter airflow below the green surface, and/or a hydronic mechanism that is configured to circulate fluid through a hydronic tubing network below the green surface.
US10577753B2	Crane mat and method of manufacture A crane mat is disclosed having a plurality of panels of lumber positioned in alternating transverse directions with respect to one another, where the top and bottom panels are oriented parallel to the direction of vehicular traffic. The top and bottom panels may include a plurality of spaced apart grooves extending longitudinally from a first longitudinal end of the crane mat to a second longitudinal end of the crane mat for enhancing traction of a vehicle when traversing across the crane mat by transporting rain or moisture off the mat, or for receiving mud or other debris. The crane mat may include a plurality of edge protectors positioned on respective sides of the crane mat to protect the crane mat from handling damage. In various embodiments, the crane mat may be manufactured using either softwood, hardwood, or any combination of softwood and hardwood.
US10577747B2	Method to produce a film comprising microfibrillated cellulose and an amphoteric polymer A method for the production of a film from a fibrous web, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a fibrous suspension comprising a microfibrillated cellulose, wherein the content of the microfibrillated cellulose of said suspension is in the range of 60 to 99.9 weight-% based on total dry solid content, adding an amphoteric polymer to said suspension to provide a mixture of said microfibrillated cellulose and said amphoteric polymer, providing said mixture to a substrate to form a fibrous web, wherein the amount of amphoteric polymer in said mixture is in the range of 0.1 to 20 kg/metric ton based on total dry solid content; and dewatering said fibrous web to form a film having a basis weight of less than 40 g/m2 and a density in the range of from 700 to 1000 kg/m3.
US10577744B2	Fabric with contaminant resistant nanoparticle coating and method of in situ application A fabric is treated by applying a nanoparticle type coating to improve their resistance to contamination by foreign matter. The coating is applied during fabric manufacture and cured during heat setting. Alternatively, the coating applied or renewed by utilizing an existing shower or locating a spray boom or other suitable coating application device to apply the coating to the fabric in a controlled, uniform manner. Prior to application of the coating, the fabric is first thoroughly cleaned such as by showering or spraying, and then dried. Following controlled application of the coating, any excess material is removed by a suitable means, such as by vacuum, and the remaining coating on the fabric is then cured, either by utilizing the ambient heat of the equipment or by a portable bank of heaters. In this manner, the fabric does not have to be removed from the machine in order to apply or renew the contaminant resistant coating.
US10577740B2	Discharge control mechanism for inner tub of washing machine, and washing machine In a washing machine, a discharge hole is formed at the bottom of an inner tub, and a discharge control mechanism capable of blocking the discharge hole is arranged at the bottom of an outer tub; the discharge control mechanism includes a stretchable and contractible valve plug; the valve plug moves upward to close the discharge hole; and the valve plug moves downward to open the discharge hole. During washing, the discharge hole is closed, there is no washing water between the inner tub and the outer tub, resulting in the characteristic of water conservation; and during draining and/or dewatering, the first discharge hole is opened, and the washing water in the inner tub and impurities such as dirt and sand from the clothes are discharged via the discharge hole at the lower part to the outer tub, thus achieving quick draining and good draining and contamination discharging effect.
US10577730B1	Cable assembly devices, systems, and methods Methods, devices, and systems for wire loom assembly are disclosed. A cable assembly device includes an inner core and an outer housing. The inner core includes a receiving member comprising a first end and a second end. The inner core further includes a splitter member attached to the first end of the receiving member. The outer housing encloses at least a portion of the inner core.
US10577727B2	Ring composite spinning method based on film filamentization A ring composite spinning method based on film filamentization is provided, which belongs to a textile technical field. According to the method, a film cutting drafting device is arranged above each drafting system on a ring spinning machine for cutting film material into ribbon-shaped multi-filaments to achieve the film filamentization, which changes a conventional formation of filament through linear spraying by spinneret orifices; then the multi-filaments formed pass through first and second filament drafting zones in sequence for drawing, so as to enhance and attenuate the multi-filaments. After in drawing, the multi-filaments are twisted with conventional staple fibers to form a composite yarn with high quality and functions, achieving one-step production of composite yarns of nano-micro fibers without online combination of nanofibers spinning and ring staple spinning, thereby breaking restriction of “low bulk and low-speed production of nano-spun fibers” and integrating film industry with textile industry.
US10577714B2	Plating apparatus and plating method There are provided a plating apparatus and a plating method enabling continuous operation even while a stocker is taken out of the plating apparatus. The plating apparatus includes a plating treatment section performing plating on a substrate and a plurality of stockers configured to be able to store a holder configured to hold a substrate or an anode. At least one of the plurality of stockers is configured to be movable into and out of the plating apparatus.
US10577713B2	Substrate holder, plating apparatus, and method for manufacturing substrate holder Provided is a substrate holder where an effect of a pressure of a plating solution can be suppressed. A substrate holder includes first and second holding members for sandwiching a substrate. The first holding member includes: a support base; a movable base for supporting the substrate; and a biasing mechanism disposed between the support base and the movable base, and biasing the movable base in a direction along which the movable base is separated from the support base. The second holding member includes a protruding portion brought into contact with the substrate so as to seal the substrate. A biasing force of the biasing mechanism which is applied to a region or a position of the movable base differs from a biasing force of the biasing mechanism which is applied to another region or at another position of the movable base.
US10577706B2	Plating apparatus A plating apparatus includes a processing bath configured to store a processing liquid therein, a transporter configured to immerse a substrate holder, holding a substrate, in the processing liquid, raise the substrate holder out of the processing bath, and transport the substrate holder in a horizontal direction, and a gas flow generator configured to generate a clean gas flow forward of the substrate with respect to a direction in which the substrate holder is transported. The transporter moves the gas flow generator together with the substrate holder in the horizontal direction while transporting the substrate holder in the horizontal direction.
US10577705B2	Steel sheet for container and method for producing steel sheet for container A steel sheet for a container includes: a steel sheet; a coated layer containing Ni provided as an upper layer of the steel sheet; and a chemical treatment layer as an upper layer of the coated layer, and containing a Zr compound in an amount of 3.0 to 30.0 mg/m2 in terms of Zr metal, and a Mg compound in an amount of 0.50 to 5.00 mg/m2 in terms of Mg metal, in which the coated layer is one of: a Ni coated layer which contains Ni in amount of 10 to 1000 mg/m2 in terms of Ni metal, and a composite coated layer which contains Ni in an amount of 5 to 150 mg/m2 in terms of Ni metal and Sn in an amount of 300 to 3000 mg/m2 in terms of Sn metal, and has an island-shaped Sn coated layer formed on an Fe—Ni—Sn alloy layer.
US10577699B2	Electrochemical conversion of lignin to industrial chemicals Lignin is electro-oxidized to commercially useful products using a binary transition metal catalyst. In particular, the transition metal catalyst includes nickel or cobalt as a first metal and any other transition metal as a second metal. The binary catalyst system prevents poisoning of the catalyst, extending the useful life of the catalyst.
US10577693B2	Multilayer coating A multilayer coating obtained by carrying out the steps of (1) applying a ZnNi layer to a substrate material, in particular to a steel; (2) carrying out a first heat treatment in a temperature range from 135-300° C., preferably from 185-220° C., for a time period of at least 4 hours, preferentially of at least 23 hours; (3) applying a metal-pigmented top coat to the ZnNi layer; and (4) carrying out a second heat treatment in a temperature range from 150-250° C., preferably from 180-200° C., for a time period of at least 10 minutes, prefer-ably of at least 20 minutes, preferentially of at least 30 minutes.
US10577688B2	Tandem source activation for CVD of films A method for processing a substrate in a substrate processing system includes flowing reactant gases into a process chamber including a substrate and supplying a first power level sufficient to promote rearrangement of molecules adsorbed from the reactant gases onto a surface of the substrate. The first power level is supplied in a first predetermined period where the reactant gases are flowing into the process chamber and a second power level is not supplied to the process chamber. The method further includes waiting a second predetermined period subsequent to flowing the reactant gases and supplying the first power level and prior to supplying the second power level to the process chamber and, after the second predetermined period, performing plasma-enhanced, pulsed chemical vapor deposition of film on the substrate by supplying one or more precursors while supplying the second power level to the process chamber for a third predetermined period.
US10577686B2	Corrosion resistant and low embrittlement aluminum alloy coatings on steel by magnetron sputtering The present disclosure provides alloys for coating a steel substrate, the alloys comprising aluminum and one or more of zinc, magnesium, and zirconium. The alloy coatings have a percent total pore volume of about 5% or less and an average pore diameter about 10 microns or less. The present disclosure further provides methods of depositing aluminum alloy onto a substrate, magnetron sputtering targets, and methods for making coated steel.
US10577682B2	Steel strip having high strength and high formability, the steel strip having a hot dip zinc based coating A steel strip having a hot dip zinc based coating, the steel strip having the following composition, in weight %: C: 0.17-0.24 Mn: 1.8-2.5 Si: 0.65-1.25 Al: ≤0.3 optionally: Nb: ≤0.1 and/or V: ≤0.3 and/or Ti: ≤0.15 and/or Cr: ≤0.5 and/or Mo: ≤0.3, the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities; with a Si/Mn ratio ≤0.5 and a Si/C ratio ≥3.0, with an Mn equivalent ME of at most 3.5, wherein ME=Mn+Cr+2 Mo (in wt. %); having a microstructure with (in vol. %): ferrite: 0-40, bainite: 20-70, martensite: 7-30, retained austenite: 5-20, pearlite: ≤2, cementite: ≤1; having a tensile strength in the range of 960-1100 MPa, a yield strength of at least 500 MPa, and a uniform elongation of at least 12%.
US10577681B2	Nickel-iron-cobalt based alloys and articles and methods for forming articles including nickel-iron-cobalt based alloys Nickel-iron-cobalt based alloys are disclosed having sufficient castability for centrifugal casting essentially free from casting defects, cracking, and microstructure variability, and coefficients of thermal expansion up to about 9×10−6/° C. for about 100-400° C. and increasing from about 400-500° C. to up to about 10×10−6/° C., or up to about 6×10−6/° C. between about 100-300° C. and increasing from about 300-500° C. to up to about 10×10−6/° C. Articles are disclosed including unitary cast structures free of internal welds, brazing, and bolting, essentially annular conformations, diameters of at least about 500 mm, cross-sectional wall areas of at least about 2,000 mm2, and compositions including nickel-iron-cobalt based alloys. Methods for forming the articles are disclosed including rotating centrifugal molds with the compositions in molten states, forming the articles in near net shape.
US10577680B2	Fabricable, high strength, oxidation resistant Ni—Cr—Co—Mo—Al alloys Ni—Cr—Co—Mo—Al based alloys are disclosed which contain 15 to 20 wt. % chromium, 9.5 to 20 wt. % cobalt, 7.25 to 10 wt. % molybdenum, 2.72 to 3.89 wt. % aluminum, certain minor elemental additions, along with typical impurities, a tolerance for up to 10.5 wt. % iron, and a balance of nickel. These alloys are readily fabricable, have high creep strength, good thermal stability, and excellent oxidation resistance up to as high as 2100° F. (1149° C.). This combination of properties is useful for a variety of gas turbine engine components, including, for example, combustors.
US10577676B2	Process for recycling chromium from waste water containing hexavalent chromium A process for recovering chromium from hexavalent chromium-containing wastewater comprises the following steps: (1) extracting hexavalent chromium in wastewater to an organic phase by using an extracting agent, and separating hexavalent chromium from a water phase, so as to acquire a hexavalent chromium-loaded organic phase; (2) reducing the hexavalent chromium-loaded organic phase by using an aqueous solution of an organic reducing agent, reducing hexavalent chromium into trivalent chromium, reversely extracting trivalent chromium into the water phase, and separating the organic phase from the water phase to acquire a solution of the trivalent chromium and a renewable organic phase, wherein the organic reducing agent is one or a mixture of alcohols, aldehydes and carboxylic acids having the carbon atom number ranging 1 to 3; and (3) performing solvent evaporation on the solution of trivalent chromium, catalyzing, and recovering the trivalent chromium.
US10577674B2	Coated steel strips, coated stamped products and methods A pre-coated steel strip is provided. The steel strip includes a strip of base steel having a length, a width, a first side, and a second side. The length of the strip is at least 100 m and the width is at least 600 mm. An aluminum or an aluminum alloy pre-coating is on at least part of at least one of the first or second sides of the strip of base steel. A thickness tp of the pre-coating is from 20 to 33 micrometers at every location on at least one of the first or second sides. Processes, coated stamped products and land motor vehicles are also provided.
US10577668B2	Hyper-producing trichoderma reesei strain having an enhanced beta-glucosidase activity The present invention relates to a Trichoderma reesei strain which is hyper-producing and which has enhanced β-glucosidase activity, as well as the use of said strain.
US10577667B2	Systems and methods for microbial toxin detection Systems and methods for detecting microbial toxins are disclosed. The system includes an imaging device operable to detect a luminescent signal and an analysis plate having a well to hold a sample containing the microbial toxin. The luminescence is created by a cell line expressing a product capable of reacting directly or indirectly with the microbial toxin to produce the luminescent signal. The signal is processed via an image processing system operable to receive the luminescent signal detected by the imaging device and convert the luminescent signal to a quantitative measurement correlated to an amount of the microbial toxin present in the sample.
US10577660B2	Diagnostic test for predicting metastasis and recurrence in cutaneous melanoma The invention as disclosed herein in encompasses a method for predicting the risk of metastasis of a primary cutaneous melanoma tumor, the method encompassing measuring the gene-expression levels of at least eight genes selected from a specific gene set in a sample taken from the primary cutaneous melanoma tumor; determining a gene-expression profile signature from the gene expression levels of the at least eight genes; comparing the gene-expression profile to the gene-expression profile of a predictive training set; and providing an indication as to whether the primary cutaneous melanoma tumor is a certain class of metastasis or treatment risk when the gene expression profile indicates that expression levels of at least eight genes are altered in a predictive manner as compared to the gene expression profile of the predictive training set.
US10577650B2	Compositions and methods for identifying nucleic acid molecules The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for sequencing nucleic acid molecules and identifying individual sample nucleic acid molecules using Molecular Index Tags (MITs). Furthermore, reaction mixtures, kits, and adapter libraries are provided.
US10577642B2	Method and apparatus for measuring protein post-translational modification The present invention includes a method for analyzing reactions. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The donor chemical is capable of donating a chemical moiety to the acceptor chemical. The solution further includes at least one controller chemical that affects the reaction between the donor chemical and the acceptor chemical. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method for analyzing protein function. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The donor chemical is capable of donating a chemical moiety to the acceptor chemical. The donor chemical includes a functional group selected from ester, anhydride, imide, acyl halide, and amide. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. Yet another aspect of the present invention includes a method for analyzing protein function. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. An additional analytical method is also used to measure either the acceptor product or the donor chemical.
US10577638B2	Systems, devices, and methods for microbial detection and identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing The present disclosure provides for systems, devices, products, and methods for detecting and identifying microbial organisms in a sample as well as testing antimicrobial susceptibility of microbial organisms.
US10577637B2	Enzyme electrode An enzyme electrode includes an electrode, and a detection layer which contacts the electrode and contains a crosslinking agent, an electrically conductive macromolecule and an enzyme transferring and receiving electrons to and from the electrode and does not contain an electron transfer subunit.
US10577623B2	Quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with shatter resistant capsules in sesame and uses thereof The invention relates to sesame genetics and breeding. Specifically, the invention relates to genetic improvement for shatter resistant capsules. More specifically, the invention relates to novel quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring shatter resistant capsules, and methods thereof, including methods for introgressing the novel QTL into elite germplasm in a breeding program for shatter resistant capsules.
US10577617B2	Plants having increased biomass and methods for making the same The impact of plastid size change in both monocot and dicot plants has been examined. In both, when plastid size is increased there is an increase in biomass relative to the parental lines. Thus, provided herein are methods for increasing the biomass of a plant, comprising decreasing the expression of at least one plastid division protein in a plant. Optionally, the level of chlorophyll in the plant is also reduced.
US10577615B2	Genetically engineered Candida utilis capable of degrading and utilizing kitchen waste and construction method therefor Provided is a genetically engineered Candida utilis capable of degrading and utilizing kitchen waste. The genetically engineered Candida utilis is obtained by using a Candida utilis multigene co-expression vector to integrate alpha-amylase, glucoamylase and acid protease genes into the Candida utilis genome and to correctly express such three enzymes.
US10577614B2	Compact and optimized metabolic pathway design in Pichia pastoris The present invention relates to an optimized metabolic pathway design in P. pastoris. In particular, to a recombinant polycistronic expression construct for stable expression of multiple genes of interest in a yeast cell, preferably in P. pastoris.
US10577600B2	Surface anchored light chain bait antibody display system The present invention provides, in part, an antibody display system that simultaneously uses a secretion and a display mode. Embodiments of the invention provide a system in which a bait complexed with a monovalent antibody fragment can be captured prior to secretion in a host cell by virtue of surface displaying an antibody light chain and utilizing the covalent interaction of this light chain with the heavy chain of an antibody molecule that is co-expressed in the same host. Polypeptides, polynucleotides and host cells useful for making the antibody display system are also provided along with methods of using the system for identifying antibodies that bind specifically to an antigen of interest.
US10577580B2	Methods for the positive selection of ethanol overproducing mutants from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Described herein are new approaches for the selection of S. cerevisiae strains with increased ethanol production from hydrolyzed starch derived sugars. An industrial production strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae AS400 was subjected to positive selection of mutants resistant to toxic concentrations of oxythiamine, trehalose, 3-bromopyruvate, glyoxylic acid, and glucosamine. The selected mutants are characterized by 5-8% increase in ethanol yield (g g−1 of consumed glucose) as compared to the parental industrial ethanol-producing strain. A multiple-step selection approach that consisted of the sequential selection using glyoxylic acid, glucosamine and bromopyruvate as selective agents resulted in a 12% increase in ethanol yield during fermentation on industrial media. These results indicate that the selection methods provided herein are useful for producing a variety of strains that are promising candidates for industrial ethanol production.
US10577569B2	Polypeptides suitable for detergent The present invention relates to novel subtilase polypeptides exhibiting increased wash performance and/or improved wash performance and to compositions comprising such polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the polypeptides, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the polypeptides of the invention.
US10577565B2	Fast dissolving solid detergent A solid block or unit dosed detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspending soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition, when exposed to an aqueous solution such as water, dissolves quickly and completely to create the use solution.
US10577556B2	Michael adduct amino esters as total base number boosters for marine diesel engine lubricating compositions A lubricating composition suited to use in a marine diesel engine includes an oil of lubricating viscosity and an amino carboxylate compound of formula (I): NR1R2—((CHR3)xNR4)n—(CHR5)2—COY, where R1 and R2 are independently selected from —(CHR6)2—COY′, H, and C1C3 alkyl and wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is —(CHR6)2—COY′; or wherein NR1R2 is a cyclic structure; Y and Y′ are independently selected from —OR7, NHR7, and —N(R7)2; each R7 is independently selected from C6-C12 alkyl and C6-C12 alkenyl; R3, R5 and R6 are independently selected from H and C1-C4 alkyl; R4 is selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl, and (CHR3)xNH2; x is from 2 to 4; and n is at least 1, except where NR1R2 is a cyclic structure, where n is at least 0.
US10577554B2	Gas-filled stabilized particles and methods of use Provided herein are various gas-filled particles having a stabilized membrane that encapsulates the gas. Pharmaceutical compositions, methods of use and treatment, and methods of preparation are also described.
US10577538B2	Method for utilizing fine-particle peat The present invention relates to a method for utilizing fine-particle peat, in particular to a method for improving the stability of planting substrates.
US10577533B2	Unconventional enhanced oil recovery A method of enhanced oil recovery from an unconventional resource reservoir comprises injecting an enhanced recovery fluid into the unconventional resource reservoir via an injection well and producing hydrocarbons from the unconventional resource reservoir via the injection well or a production well offset from the injection well.
US10577530B2	Compounds and method for enhanced oil recovery using sulfur surfactants A method of enhanced oil recovery wherein: (a) a flooding composition is delivered into a subterranean reservoir; (b) the flooding composition includes a sulfur surfactant; and (c) the fluid produced from the subterranean reservoir can also be analyzed to determine if the surfactant is present in the fluid. The surfactant preferably includes a sulfonate moiety or other sulfur-containing moiety. The presence of the surfactant in the fluid produced from the subterranean reservoir is preferably determined by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, HPLC-AES, or HPLC-ICP.
US10577524B2	Conductive adhesive composition Provided herein is a conductive adhesive composition containing: a thermosetting resin having a functional group reactive with an epoxy group; an epoxy resin; a conductive filler; and urethane resin particles having a mean particle diameter of 4 μm or more and 13 μm or less and a hardness of 55 or more and 90 or less measured by a type A durometer in conformity with JIS K6253.
US10577517B2	High-solid coating composition and coating method using the same A high-solid coating composition may include about 70 wt % to about 80 wt % of an acrylic resin; and about 15 wt % to about 21 wt % of a solvent, wherein a content of non-volatile components (NVs) is about 55 wt % to about 60 wt %, a solid by volume ratio (SVR) is about 50% to about 55%, and a combination factor (CF) value being an appearance evaluation index is about 78% or more.
US10577505B2	Aqueous dispersions containing multistage produced polymers and coating agent compositions containing the same The invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising multistage-prepared polymers, and also to coating material compositions comprising them, preparable by multistage polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers, using an emulsifier and a water-soluble initiator, under conditions of starved feed polymerization, and using particular monomer mixtures in the individual stages.The invention also relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising the aqueous dispersion of the invention, to the use of the aqueous dispersion of the invention in aqueous basecoat materials for improving adhesion, to a process for producing a multicoat paint system on a substrate, and to a multicoat paint system produced in accordance with the stated process.
US10577499B2	Reinforced polycarbonate composition with improved impact performance In various aspects, the disclosure relates to reinforced thermoplastic compositions exhibiting improved physical properties as well as thin wall flame resistance. The reinforced thermoplastic compositions comprise polycarbonate polymer, a filler, and a polyolefin elastomer.
US10577494B2	Compositions and films comprising polylactic acid polymer, polyvinyl acetate polymer and plasticizer A composition is described comprising semicrystalline polylactic acid polymer; polyvinyl acetate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 25 C; plasticizer; and optionally amorphous polylactic acid polymer. In another embodiment the composition further comprises nucleating agent. Also described are films comprising the composition as well as articles, such as a tape or sheet, comprising the film described herein and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the film.
US10577489B2	Process for foaming polyolefin compositions using an azodicarbonamide/citrate mixture as a nucleating agent A process of foaming a polyolefin, e.g., polyethylene, composition using as a nucleator a combination of (A) azodicarbonamide, and (B) a mixture of (1) a first component consisting of at least one of citric acid and an alkali metal citrate, and (2) a second component consisting of at least one of an alkali metal citrate, a di-alkali metal hydrogen citrate, an alkali metal dihydrogen citrate and an alkali metal bicarbonate, with the proviso that the mixture is not solely composed of alkali metal citrate.
US10577488B2	RUBBER MIXTURE, VULCANIZATE OF THE RUBBER MIXTURE, AND VEHICLE TIRES A vulcanizate of a rubber mixture for a vehicle tire, the rubber mixture containing at least one filler and 10 to 100 phr of at least one polymer A of the following formula: PS—R1—S—R2)n where S is a sulfur atom, and P is a polymer chain which is obtainable by anionic polymerization of at least one conjugated diene and optionally one or more vinylaromatic compounds and which has optionally been chain end-modified, R1 is most preferably C1-C8-alkyl, R2 is preferably selected from H and —SiR3R4R5 in which R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from H, C1-C16-alkyl, C6-C16-aryl and C7-C16-aralkyl, and n is an integer selected from 1 to 200, where the —S—R1—S—R2 group(s) are bonded to the backbone of the polymer chain P.
US10577481B2	Polymer Provided is a polymer that can detect a low-molecular weight compound, in particular, 8-OHdG with high sensitivity and can be repeatedly used. Specifically, provided is a polymer including repeating units each represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 and R2 are each independent for each repeating unit, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R2 represents a group represented by the following formula (2) in at least one repeating unit, and represents a phenyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or a carboxyl group in any other repeating unit, and the group may be substituted with an alkyl group. In the formula (2), R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group, L represents a divalent linking group, and * represents a site to be bonded to the carbon atom bonding to R1 in formula (1).
US10577480B2	Iminodiacetate chelating resin and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to an iminodiacetic acid chelating resin, wherein the water amount in the resin is from 50 to 75% and the volume ratio of Na form/H form is from 1.4 to 1.8. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing an iminodiacetic acid chelating resin, wherein an alcohol is used as a solvent for the amination reaction of a chloromethylated styrene crosslinked copolymer with iminodiacetonitrile or sodium iodide and/or potassium iodide is used as a catalyst for the amination reaction.
US10577476B2	Method for preparing precipitated silicas, novel precipitated silicas and their uses, in particular for strengthening polymers The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of a precipitated silica, in which: a silicate is reacted with an acidifying agent, so as to obtain a suspension of precipitated silica, said suspension of precipitated silica is filtered, so as to obtain a filtration cake, said filtration cake is subjected to a liquefaction operation comprising the addition of an aluminum compound, after the liquefaction operation, a drying stage is carried out, characterized in that a mixture of polycarboxylic acids is added to the filtration cake, during or after the liquefaction operation. It also relates to novel precipitated silicas and to their uses.
US10577473B2	Sulfur-containing organic-inorganic hybrid gel compositions and aerogels Methods and materials are described for preparing organic-inorganic hybrid gel compositions where a sulfur-containing cross-linking agent covalently links the organic and inorganic components. The gel compositions are further dried to provide porous gel compositions and aerogels. The mechanical and thermal properties of the dried gel compositions are also disclosed.
US10577458B2	Powders for laser sintering Provided herein is a powder composition comprising a silica-infused crystalline polyester particle for laser sintering comprising at least one crystalline polyester resin and silica nanoparticles present in the particle an amount ranging from about 10 wt % to about 60 wt % relative to the total weight of the particle. Further provided herein are methods of preparing silica-infused crystalline polyester particles.
US10577455B2	Epoxy resin composition, prepreg for fiber-reinforced composite material, and fiber-reinforced composite material This epoxy resin composition contains an epoxy resin (A) having at least three glycidyl groups in the molecule, an epoxy resin (B) having at least one sulfur atom in the molecule, and an imidazole compound (C) containing at least one of 2-phenyl-4,5-dihydroxymethyl imidazole and 2-phenyl-4-methyl-5-hydroxymethyl imidazole.
US10577449B2	Phenolic-hydroxyl-group-containing novolac resin and resist film There are provided a phenolic-hydroxyl-group-containing novolac resin and resist film that are excellent in developability, heat resistance, and conformability to substrates. The phenolic-hydroxyl-group-containing novolac resin is a polycondensate of which the essential reactive components are a phenolic-hydroxyl-group-containing compound (A) represented by Structural Formula (1) [where Ar is a structural part represented by Structural Formula (Ar-1) or (Ar-2), a phenolic-hydroxyl-group-containing compound (B) represented by Structural Formula (2) [where R3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and j is an integer from 1 to 3], and an aldehyde compound (C).
US10577448B2	Organic zinc compound comprising polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymer, and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to an organic zinc compound comprising a styrene-based polymer or a polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymer at both ends. Also, the present invention relates to a method for preparing the organic zinc compound, the method preparing an intermediate by coordination-polymerizing an olefin monomer using a transition metal catalyst, and then performing anionic polymerization by inserting an alkyllithium compound, an amine ligand, and a styrene-based monomer into the intermediate. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a method for preparing a commercially useful styrene-based polymer or polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymer directly from an olefin monomer and a styrene monomer in a one-pot manner.
US10577445B2	Polishing composition for magnetic disk substrate Embodiments relate to a polishing composition is an aqueous composition containing at least colloidal silica, wet-process silica particles, and a water-soluble polymer compound. The water-soluble polymer compound is a copolymer containing a monomer having a carboxylic acid group, a monomer having an amide group, and a monomer having a sulfonic acid group as essential monomers.
US10577442B2	Plastics-based manufactured article and processes for forming said article An oriented polymer composition (OPC) article comprising a body having a length, which is greater than any perpendicular dimension, comprised of an OPC having a softening temperature, the body having an outer surface extending the length of the body, having polymer strands aligned in the lengthwise direction of the body, wherein the length dimension stability is greater than 99% when tested by heating the article for 24 hours at temperatures at least up to and including 71 degrees Celsius after completion of the manufacture of the article and processes for forming said article.
US10577439B2	Polymers and DNA copolymer coatings Some embodiments described herein relate to new polymer coatings for surface functionalization and new processes for grafting pre-grafted DNA-copolymers to surface(s) of substrates for use in DNA sequencing and other diagnostic applications.
US10577436B2	Polymerization system using double click michael addition and photopolymerization Some embodiments relate to a dual cure polymerization system combining aza-Michael addition polymerization and photopolymerization. Some embodiments also relate to a dual cure polymerization system for preparing interpenetrating polymer networks. Some other embodiments relate to compositions and articles obtainable by a process of the invention and uses thereof.
US10577431B2	Passive immunization for Staphylococcus infections Disclosed herein are monoclonal antibodies or binding portion thereof that bind specifically to a Staphylococcus spp. autolysin N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase catalytic domain and/or cell wall binding domain, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. Cell lines expressing the monoclonal antibodies, including hybridomas, are also disclosed. Methods of using the monoclonal antibodies for installation of orthopedic implants, grafts or medical devices, treating or preventing a Staphylococcus infection, and treating osteomyelitis are described, as are diagnostic methods for the detection of Staphylococcus in a sample.
US10577429B2	Anti-FAP antibodies and methods of use The invention provides antibodies against Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) and methods of using the same.
US10577420B2	Anti-CD166 antibodies, activatable anti-CD166 antibodies, and methods of use thereof The invention relates generally to antibodies that bind CD166, activatable antibodies that specifically bind to CD166 and methods of making and using these anti-CD166 antibodies and anti-CD166 activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
US10577414B2	Use of reslizumab to treat moderate to severe eosinophilic asthma Disclosed herein are methods of treating moderate to severe eosinophilic asthma in a patient comprising administering a therapeutically effective dose of reslizumab to the patient whose symptoms are inadequately controlled with a current asthma therapeutic and wherein the patient's blood eosinophil levels are equal to or greater than 400/μL.
US10577406B2	FKBP-L polypeptides and uses in angiogenesis-mediated disorders Disclosed are methods and compositions that employ FKBP-L polypeptides for modulating angiogenesis and/or tumor metastasis. The FKBP-L polypeptides may be used for the treatment of disorders mediated by angiogenesis such as cancer.
US10577403B2	Modified polynucleotides for the production of secreted proteins The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotides, primary transcripts and mmRNA molecules.
US10577400B2	Method of manufacturing recombinant lectin protein and recombinant lectin protein manufactured by using the same Provided is a method of manufacturing a recombinant BPL3 protein comprising: synthesizing a recombinant BPL3 (rBPL3) gene encoding a Bryopsis plumosa lectin (BPL3) protein; preparing a tandem repeat rBPL3 gene including a repeating structure of the rBPL3 gene by tandemly binding the rBPL3 genes through spacers; preparing a recombinant plasmid by inserting the tandem repeat rBPL3 gene into an expression vector; and transforming an expression host by the recombinant plasmid. According to the method, it is possible to maximize expression efficiency of the recombinant lectin and enhance the activity of the manufactured recombinant lectin.
US10577397B2	Methods and compositions for protein delivery The present invention provides methods and compositions for protein delivery. The invention features virus like particles, methods of making virus like particles and methods of using virus like particles to deliver proteins to a cell, to provide protein therapy and to treat diseases or disorders. The invention also features methods of targeting a protein to a cell, methods of protein therapy and methods of treating diseases or disorders using a TUS protein, a NLS or NES identified from full length TUS.
US10577389B2	Compounds and methods of making sterols using diols Compounds and methods of synthesizing oxysterols are provided. The compounds and methods provided allow the oxysterol to be safely produced at a high yield. The compounds and methods provided can produce the oxysterol in a stereoselective manner. The oxysterols of the current application can be used in effective amounts to grow bone.
US10577385B2	Group 5 metal compound, method for preparing the same, precursor composition for depositing layer containing the same, and method for depositing layer using the same The present disclosure relates to a novel Group 5 metal compound, a method for preparing the Group 5 metal compound, a precursor composition for depositing a Group 5 metal-containing layer containing the Group 5 metal compound, and a method for depositing a Group 5 metal-containing layer using the precursor composition for depositing a Group 5 metal-containing layer.
US10577382B2	Fused heterocyclic compound Provided is a compound represented by the following formula, or a salt thereof: [wherein each symbol is as defined herein].
US10577366B2	Crystalline forms of a compound that inhibits bromodomain Forms of 4-(1-(1,1-di(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-6-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl)benzoic acid were prepared and characterized in the solid state: Also provided are processes of manufacture and methods of using the forms of Compound I.
US10577365B2	Derivatives of quinoline as inhibitors of DYRK1A and/or DYRK1B kinases The present invention relates to the compound of formula (I) and salts, stereoisomers, tautomers or N-oxides thereof. The present invention is further concerned with the use of such a compound or salt, stereoisomer, tautomer or N-oxide thereof as medicament and a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound.
US10577360B2	Arylamide derivatives having multimodal activity against pain The present invention relates to arylamide derivatives having dual pharmacological activity towards both the α2δ subunit, in particular the α2δ-1 subunit, of the voltage-gated calcium channel and the μ-opioid receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of pain.
US10577358B2	Strigolactone formulations and uses thereof Disclosed herein are plant propagation materials, methods of manufacturing, formulations and uses thereof. The plant propagation materials disclosed herein may comprise a strigolactone obtained by a biosynthetic process. The plant propagation material may comprise a chemical mimic of a strigolactone. The strigolactone may be 5-deoxystrigol. Methods of manufacturing the plant propagation materials may comprise a chemical process. Alternatively, methods of manufacturing the plant propagation material may comprise a biosynthetic process. The methods may comprise use of one or more polynucleotides. The polynucleotides may encode a metabolite. The polynucleotides may comprise one or more genes encoding one or more components of a strigolactone pathway.
US10577357B2	Inhibitors of LDLR-PCSK9 protein-protein interaction and methods of their use Compounds that disrupt the interaction between PCSK9 and LDLR, compositions that include the compounds, and methods for making and using the compounds and compositions.
US10577356B2	Beta-arrestin-biased cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonists and methods for making and using them The present invention provides compounds having a CB1 receptor-binding moiety and a directing moiety. In related aspects, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, methods for inhibiting a pathway modulated in part by the CB1 receptor activity, and methods for treating a condition or disorder mediated in part by CB1 receptor activity. In certain embodiments, the compounds are compounds of Formula I. Methods of preparing compounds of Formula I are also described. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of identifying a selective agonist of the beta-arrestin pathway over the G-protein pathway.
US10577354B2	Bis-pyridazine compounds and their use in treating cancer A compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1 can be hydro, methoxy, difluoromethoxy or trifluoromethoxy; R2 can be hydro, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy or trifluoromethyl; and R3 can be hydro or methoxy. The compound of formula (I) can inhibit glutaminase, e.g., GLS1.
US10577352B2	Cot modulators and methods of use thereof The present disclosure relates generally to modulators of Cot (cancer Osaka thyroid) and methods of use and manufacture thereof.
US10577341B1	Beraprost-314d monohydrate crystals and methods for preparation thereof The present invention provides a monohydrated form of Beraprost-314d, and a novel crystalline form of Beraprost-314d monohydrate, and processes for the preparation thereof.
US10577338B2	Thiadiazoles or oxadiazoles possessing one alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl tail and a 4-fluorophenyl or 4-cyanophenyl group New classes of thiadiazole and oxadiazole compounds for use in LC mixtures are disclosed. In an embodiment, the new classes of thiadiazoles and oxadiazoles comprise at least one phenyl ring attached to the heterocyclic ring, where no alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl tails are attached to the phenyl ring, but one alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl tail is attached to the other end of the molecule, and a fluoro or cyano group appears in the para position of the phenyl ring. These compounds are disclosed as being effective at inducing smectic A phases in liquid crystal mixtures, particularly in liquid crystal mixtures also possessing a smectic C phase, more particularly in materials possessing a chiral smectic C (ferroelectric) phase.
US10577336B2	Morpholine and 1,4-oxazepane amides as somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (SSTR4) agonists The invention relates to morpholine and 1,4-oxazepane amide derivatives of general formula (I), which are agonists of somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (SSTR4), useful for preventing or treating medical disorders related to SSTR4. In addition, the invention relates to processes for preparing pharmaceutical compositions as well as processes for manufacture of the compounds according to the invention.
US10577335B2	Allylic terminally unsaturated hydrofluoroamine and allylic terminally unsaturated hydrofluoroether compounds and methods of using the same Described herein is an unsaturated fluorinated compound of formula (I) where X is O or N; Y is F or H; Z is F or CF3; and A is F or CF3 wherein when X is O, then n is 1, Y is H, Z is F, A is F, and Rf is a linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl group comprising 1 to 10 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated O or N; and when X is N, then n is 2 and each Rf group are (i) independently selected from a linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated O or N; or (ii) bonded together to form a ring structure comprising 4 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally comprising at least one catenated O or N with the proviso that when Z is CF3 then A is F and when A is CF3 then Z is F and methods of making and using the same.
US10577332B2	Tetrazole derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1′ is CH3 R1 is methyl, ethyl, CF3, CH2OH, cyclopropyl or cyano, or R1′ and R1 may form together a 1,1-dioxo-tetrahydro-thiophen-3-yl ring; R2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tertbutyl, cyclopropyl or CF3; R3 is Cl, F, CF3, methyl, methoxy, isopropyl or cyclopropyl; R4 is hydrogen, methyl, F or Cl; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof for use in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or autism spectrum disorder.
US10577331B2	Formation of N-protected 3,6-bis-(4-aminobutyl)-2,5-diketopiperazine through a cyclic alpha-N-protected amino ester intermediate A method for the synthesis of N-protected 3,6-aminoalkyl-2,5-diketopiperazines is provided. The method includes obtaining a cyclic α-N protected active amino ester and adding it to a mixture of an amine catalyst in an organic solvent.
US10577326B1	Method for preparing 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine through liquid phase photochlorination of 2-methylpyridine The present invention relates to a method for preparing 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine with product purity greater than or equal to 99.0% by using trifluoromethyl chlorobenzene as a solvent for reaction between 2-methylpyridine with chlorine gas, in which 2-methylpyridine and chlorine gas are used as starting materials, trifluoromethyl chlorobenzene is used as a solvent, 2-methylpyridine is prepared into a liquid raw material by using the solvent trifluoromethyl chlorobenzene, and the liquid raw material is continuously fed to perform liquid phase photochlorination reaction at temperature of 160-240° C. under irradiation of ultraviolet light to obtain 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine solution. Advantages: the selectivity of reaction for the production of 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine is improved, the content of components such as isomers and pentachloromethylpyridine in the crude product is decreased significantly, the crude product is easy to be purified to obtain the 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine product with purity greater than or equal to 99.0%, and the industrial production is facilitated; and secondly, not only can the reuse of the separated solvent in the preparation process of the 2,6-dichloropyridine product with purity greater than or equal to 99.0% be realized, but also the purposes of low pollution, low energy consumption and low cost in the preparation process are realized.
US10577324B2	Small molecule N-(alpha-peroxy) carbazole compounds and methods of use The invention relates to novel N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds of Formula I and methods for use. (I) The N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds described herein are useful for treating or preventing parasitic infections, bacterial infections, and cancer in subjects. The methods include administering an N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compound as described herein to a subject. Also described herein are methods for synthesizing N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds.
US10577322B2	5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives and uses thereof A 5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives are disclosed, wherein the 5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives are represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and n are defined in the specification. In addition, the present invention also provides novel uses of the 5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives for treating inflammatory-related disease and cancers.
US10577321B2	Deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitors Provided herein are dUTPase inhibitors, compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US10577312B2	Process for purifying alkanesulfonic acids A process comprising: (a) distilling a melt comprising crude alkanesulfonic acid to completely or partly remove low boilers, wherein the low boilers are drawn off at the top of a distillation column or of a one-stage evaporation apparatus and a material stream comprising alkanesulfonic acid, high boilers and residual low boilers is withdrawn at the bottom of the distillation column or of the one-stage evaporation apparatus, (b) sending the stream comprising alkanesulfonic acid, high boilers and residual low boilers into a melt crystallization as the starting melt to obtain crystals formed from the alkanesulfonic acid, hydrates of the alkanesulfonic acid or a mixture of both suspended in mother liquor, (c) performing a solid-liquid separation to remove the crystals from the mother liquor, and (d) optionally washing the crystals to remove mother liquor adhering to the crystals.
US10577311B2	Method for producing isocyanates The invention relates to a method for an economically and technically improved embodiment of a production interruption in a production method for isocyanates by phosgenation of the corresponding amines, in which the entire production plant is not closed while one or more parts of the plant is taken out of operation, rather the input materials and/or reaction products available in the production plant are recirculated through at least one part of the plant that has not been taken out of operation. The invention further relates to a plant for producing isocyanates and to a method for operating a plant for producing isocyanates.
US10577309B2	Method for preparing pregabalin intermediate 3-isobutylglutaric acid monoamide Provided is a method for preparing a pregabalin intermediate 3-isobutylglutaric acid monoamide. The method comprises: 1) adding 3-isobutylglutaric acid and urea into a first organic solvent; 2) keeping warm and refluxing when heated to 100-140° C.; 3) adding water when cooled to 70-90° C.; 4) adding an ion membrane alkaline when cooled to 40-60° C., adjusting the pH to 11.0-14.0, then keeping warm at 40-60° C.; 5) when finished keeping warm, removing an organic layer; 6) adding an acid into the water layer to adjust the pH to 1.0-3.0; 7) extracting the solution acquired in step 6) by using a second organic solvent of a total volume of V, vacuum distilling 0.5-0.6 V of the organic solvent from an organic layer acquired by extraction; and 8) cooling to 0-15° C. and crystallizing to acquire 3-isobutylglutaric acid monoamide.
US10577300B2	Synthesis of sodium formate and drilling fluid comprising the same A method of synthesizing sodium formate. The method includes reacting acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, and NaOH to form a raw reaction solution which includes pentaerythritol and sodium formate. The method also includes passing the raw reaction solution to an evaporator to reduce the water content of the raw reaction solution and remove any unreacted formaldehyde from the raw reaction solution to form a concentrated reaction solution and cooling the concentrated reaction solution to form pentaerythritol crystals in suspension while retaining sodium formate in solution. Further, the method includes filtering the cooled concentrated reaction solution to remove the pentaerythritol crystals and create a mother liquor comprising the sodium formate in solution and separating the sodium formate from the mother liquor.
US10577295B2	Process for producing chlorotrifluoroethylene The present invention relates, at least in part, to a process for making chlorotrifluoroethylene (CFO-1113) from 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a). In certain aspects, the process includes dehydrochlorinating 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a) in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of (i) one or more metal halides; (ii) one or more halogenated metal oxides; (iii) one or more zero-valent metals or metal alloys; (iv) combinations thereof.
US10577294B2	Gas-phase catalytic fluorination with chromium catalysts The present invention relates to a method for fluorinating a chlorinated compound including the steps of (a) placing said chlorinated compound in contact with gaseous hydrogen fluoride within a reactor and in the presence of a fluorination catalyst to produce a fluorinated compound, and (b) regenerating the fluorination catalyst used in step a), the step of regenerating the fluorination catalyst including (c) treating said fluorination catalyst with an oxidizing agent to form an oxidized fluorination catalyst, and (d) treating the oxidized fluorination catalyst obtained in step (c) with a gas mixture including a reducing agent.
US10577293B2	Process and apparatus for improved para-xylene yield in an aromatic complex Processes and apparatuses for producing para-xylenes are provided. The processes comprises providing a hydrocarbon stream comprising C7+ hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon stream is separated to provide a C8 aromatics stream and an ortho-xylene rich stream. The C8 aromatics stream is passed to a para-xylene separation unit for separating para-xylene to provide a para-xylene stream and a raffinate stream. At least a portion of the raffinate stream is passed to a first isomerization unit to provide a first isomerization effluent, wherein the first isomerization effluent is produced in the presence of an ethylbenzene (EB) isomerization catalyst. At least a portion of the ortho-xylene rich stream is contacted with an isomerization catalyst in a second isomerization unit in liquid phase at isomerization conditions in substantial absence of hydrogen to produce a second isomerization effluent.
US10577292B2	Hydrocarbon conversion The invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion, to equipment and materials useful for hydrocarbon conversion, and to processes for carrying out hydrocarbon conversion, e.g., hydrocarbon pyrolysis processes. The hydrocarbon conversion is carried out in a reactor which includes at least one channeled member that comprises refractory and has an open frontal area ≤55%. The refractory can include non-oxide ceramic.
US10577291B2	Methods for producing jet-range hydrocarbons A method for producing jet-range hydrocarbons includes passing a stream comprising renewable C4 olefins to an oligomerization reactor containing a zeolite catalyst to produce an oligomerized effluent, separating the oligomerized effluent to produce a jet range hydrocarbon stream and a recycle stream comprising C8 olefins, and passing at least a portion of the recycle stream to the oligomerization reactor. A first at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-octane and n-undecane and wherein a second at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-dodecane and n-pentadecane.
US10577278B2	Glass ceramic for excitation of high-power semiconductor light source and preparation method and use thereof The present invention discloses a glass ceramic for excitation of high-power semiconductor light source. An expression of constitution of the glass ceramic is (1−x)A: xB, wherein x as a weight percentage of B, is ranging from 1% to 30%; A as a precursor glass, has a composition of aSb2O3-bB2O3-cZnO-dM2O, a, b, c, d being molar percentages, a+b+c+d=100%, M among M2O represents an alkali metal, and M2O is an alkali metallic oxide or an alkali metallic carbonate; and B is a YAG:Ce3+ fluorescent powder. The precursor glass provided by the present invention has a relatively low remelting temperature, without devitrification during the process of preparing the final products or absorption of blue light. The product glass ceramic has a luminous efficiency of 300 lm/W to 400 lm/W. A white light semiconductor light source is prepared by the product glass ceramic in combination with the high-power blue light semiconductor light source. A preparation method provided by the present invention has advantages such as low cost, excellent performances, and being green, pollution-free and suitable for the large-scale industrial production. The present invention can be applied in the field of illumination light source and display light source, such as head-lights of vehicles, searchlights, projectors and laser cinemas.
US10577274B2	Alkaline earth alumino-silicate glass compositions with improved chemical and mechanical durability According to one embodiment, a glass composition may include from 67 mol. % to about 75 mol. % SiO2; from about 6 mol. % to about 10 mol. % Al2O3; and from about 5 mol. % to about 12 mol. % alkali oxide. The alkali oxide may include K2O in an amount less than or equal to 0.5 mol. %. The glass composition may further include from about 9 mol. % to about 15 mol. % of alkaline earth oxide. The alkaline earth oxide may include greater than about 0 mol. % and less than or equal to 3 mol. % MgO, from 2 mol. % to about 7 mol % CaO, at least one of SrO and BaO. The glass composition may further include less than 1 mol. % B2O3. A ratio of a concentration of MgO to the sum of the concentration of divalent cations (MgO:ΣRO) may be less than 0.3.
US10577271B2	Overpressure-assisted gravity bending method and device suitable therefor The present invention relates to a device and method for bending at least one glass pane. The device includes: a gravity bending mould with a supporting surface, which is suitable for arranging at least one glass pane thereon; an upper shaping tool arranged opposite the supporting surface, the upper shaping tool being suitable for producing an overpressure on a surface of the at least one glass pane arranged on the supporting surface, and the surface of the at least one glass pane faces away from the supporting surface. The shaping tool has a cover that forms a hollow space open in the direction of the gravity bending mould and is equipped with a sealing lip arranged on an edge section of the cover for making contact with the surface of the at least one glass pane, and the shaping tool is equipped with means for introducing a gas into the hollow space in order to produce the overpressure.
US10577266B2	Anaerobic process with filtration procedure for treating wastewater at room temperature The present invention refers to an anaerobic process with filtration procedure for wastewater treatment at room temperature, that comprises: continuously feeding at least one anaerobic reactor, with previously sieved wastewater and feeding biodegradable organic waste—BOW—also previously sieved, said reactor being coupled to at least one gasified filtration membrane, with recirculation of biogas from the reactor, carrying out the anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction contained in the mixture of wastewater and the BOW, in the reactor, obtaining a treated mixture and filtering the mixture treated in the reactor, in at least one filtration tank through the gasified membrane under conditions such that the relationship between the biogas recirculated per square meter of membrane, and time unit, and the wastewater filtered—SGDp—is the minimum value allowed by the solid concentration in a treatment plant.
US10577265B2	Method for treating electroless copper plating wastewater A method for combined treatment of electroless copper plating wastewater includes oxidizing hydroxyl-containing organic amine complexants with hydrogen peroxide or sodium hypochlorite to organic acid complexants containing amine group (or amino group) and carboxyl group, precipitating the carboxyl-containing complexants using synergistic effect of ferrous ions and calcium ions and precipitating the copper ions released from the complexes to copper hydroxide precipitate to effectively removing copper. Using this precipitation method to remove complexants in the electroless copper plating wastewater, the problem in the prior art that it is difficult to destroy the hydroxyl-containing organic amine complexant is solved and the COD in the wastewater is effectively reduced.
US10577260B2	Blending control method with determination of untreated water hardness via the conductivity of the soft water and blended water A method for operating a water softening plant includes an automatic blending device, an incoming flow of untreated water being divided into a first partial flow which is softened and a second partial flow which is not softened and then combined into a flow of blended water. The proportions of the two partial flows are adjusted by the automatic blending device such that a desired hardness DV results in the flow of blended water. The conductivity of the softened water and blended water are measured by conductivity sensors in their respective flows. The conductivity of the untreated water is calculated from the measured conductivity of the soft water, from the measured conductivity of the blended water and from the determined proportions of the partial flows. It is possible for the hardness of the blended water to be adjusted very reliably and with improved accuracy.
US10577259B2	Removal of arsenic from aqueous streams with cerium (IV) oxide compositions A cerium (IV) oxide composition having unexpectedly greater arsenic loading capacities than oxides of cerium (IV) of the prior art are disclosed. The arsenic loading capacities are greater at low level equilibrium levels of arsenic. The cerium (IV) oxide composition is more effective at removing arsenite and arsenate. Moreover, the cerium (IV) oxide composition has a greater capacity for the previously more difficult to remove arsenite.
US10577253B2	Ferrite thick films and chemical solution-based methods of preparation thereof Ferrite films, antennas including ferrite films, and methods of making thereof are provided. The methods can include tape casting of a slurry to produce a green film, wherein the slurry includes a ferrite powder, a dispersant, and a binder in a suitable solvent; and densifying the green film to produce the ferrite film having a thickness of 50 μm to 5 mm. The methods can be used to make large area films, for example the films can have a lateral area of about 1000 cm2 to 3000 cm2. VHF/UHF antennas are including the ferrite films are also provided.
US10577248B2	Methods and systems for large scale carbon dioxide utilization from Lake Kivu via a CO2 industrial utilization hub integrated with electric power production and optional cryo-energy storage Lake Kivu contains ˜50 million tonnes (MT) dissolved biomethane. Efficient use is problematic from massive associated CO2: ˜600 MT. Conventional extraction scrubs CO2 with ˜50% overall CH4 loss, and returns ˜80% CO2 into the deep lake, preserving a catastrophe hazard threatening >2 M people. Methods and systems are disclosed coupling: (1) efficient CH4+CO2 degassing; (2) optional oxyfuel power generation and CO2 power cycle technologies; and (3) CO2 capture, processing, storage and use in a utilization hub. The invention optimally allows power production with >2× improved efficiency plus cryo-energy storage and large-scale greentech industrialization. CO2-utilizing products can include: Mg-cements/building materials, algal products/biofuels, urea, bioplastics and recycled materials, plus CO2 for greenhouse agriculture, CO2-EOR/CCS, off-grid cooling, fumigants, solvents, carbonation, packaging, ores-, biomass-, and agro-processing, cold pasteurization, frack and geothermal fluids, and inputs to produce methanol, DME, CO, syngas, formic acid, bicarbonate and other greentech chemicals, fuels, fertilizers and carbon products.
US10577244B2	Compositions of hypochlorous acid and methods of manufacture thereof The invention generally relates to compositions of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and methods of manufacture thereof. In certain aspects, the invention provides air-free compositions of HOCl. In other aspects, the invention provides methods of making HOCl that involve mixing together in water in an air-free environment, a compound that generates a proton (H+) in water and a compound that generates a hypochlorite anion (OCl−) in water to thereby produce air-free hypochlorous acid.
US10577240B2	Automatic bagged spring production apparatus An automatic bagged spring production apparatus comprising a spring treatment assembly including first and second treatment subassemblies, a spring bagging assembly, and a spring welding assembly. The first treatment subassembly includes a first longitudinally axis representing a direction of travel for springs being transported and processed and the second treatment subassembly includes a second longitudinal axis representing a direction of travel for springs being transported and processed, the first longitudinal axis and second longitudinal axis are oriented at an angle relative to each other. The automatic bagged spring production apparatus also includes an apparatus housing in which the spring treatment assembly, the spring bagging assembly and the spring welding assembly are positioned.
US10577233B2	Can puncturing device and method A device for puncturing a metal can having a cylindrical sidewall and a bottom portion with an annular concave central portion terminating in an annular base portion. The base has an annular inclined connecting wall portion extending outward from the annular base portion to the sidewall. The device includes a frame with vertical walls extending above a supporting surface to a height at least equal to the height of the metal can, and an arm rotatably attached to the walls. The arm has two or more puncturing elements extending downward when the arm is in a puncturing position in which the arm extends laterally. The puncturing elements are configured so the can is positionable upside-down on a supporting surface so that when the arm is rotated into the puncturing position, the first puncturing element punctures the connecting wall and the second puncturing element punctures the concave central portion.
US10577229B2	Power winch for motor vehicles A power winch for motor vehicles includes a display panel for displaying the operation status of the power winch and letting users know whether or not the power winch is situated at an electrical connection status for use, the voltage of a vehicle power supply connected to the power winch, whether or not the power winch is connected to the wireless handheld controller normally, and whether a steel wire rope of the power winch is wound or unwound, so as to improve the safety of operation, control, and use. The power winch further includes a storage holder installed on a surface of the power winch for storing the wireless handheld controller to facilitate a quick access or use of the wireless handheld controller, so as to improve the convenience of operation, control and use.
US10577228B2	Automatic unfolding and folding tower crane comprising a mast and a jib shifted with respect to the mast This automatic unfolding and folding tower crane comprises a mast and a jib which are movable between an operation configuration and a transport configuration.The mast has a first mast section (2.1) and a second mast section (2.2). The jib has a first jib section (4.1) and a second (4.2) jib section. The first jib section (4.1) has an upper limit (4.11) and a lower limit (4.12) defining a height (H4.1) of the first jib section (4.1). The first mast section (2.1) is rotatably connected to the first jib section (4.1) about a hinge axis (Y24).The jib direction (X4) is shifted with respect to the mast direction (Z2) parallel to the hinge axis (Y24). A distance between the hinge axis (Y24) and the lower limit (4.12) is greater than 75% of the height (H4.1) of the first jib section (4.1).
US10577224B2	Lifting arrangement for lifting a wind turbine component A lifting arrangement (1) for lifting a wind turbine tower segment (2), the lifting arrangement (1) comprising at least two component pulley arrangements (3) connected to a flange (5) of the tower segment, and at least one hoisting pulley arrangement (4), arranged to be connected to a hoisting apparatus. A rope (8) interconnects the component pulley arrangements (3) and the hoisting pulley arrangements (4), in such a manner that each component pulley arrangement (3) is connected to two hoisting pulley arrangements (4), or to one hoisting pulley arrangement (4) and a rope end attachment point (9), via the rope (8), and each hoisting pulley arrangement (4) is connected to two component pulley arrangements (3), via the rope (8), the rope (8) being arranged movably in each pulley arrangement (3, 4). The tower segment (2) is automatically rotated from a first orientation into a second orientation during the lifting process. Load distribution among various parts of the rope (8) is ensured.
US10577222B2	Coded elevator inspection and positioning systems and methods Elevator systems having an elevator car within an elevator shaft are described. The systems include a plurality of landing doors located at respective landings within the elevator shaft with at least one landing positioning element installed within the elevator shaft and positioned relative to at least one landing door. An inspection system is configured with a detector located on the elevator car and arranged to detect the presence of the landing positioning element in an inspection region to determine if a position of the elevator car relative to the landing door is within a predetermined range.
US10577210B2	Transport device, processed product producing method, and transport control program A transport device includes a transport section, a processing section, a detector, and a transport controller. The transport section transports a sheet. The processing section performs processing on the sheet. The detector detects a movement of a pointing instrument on a detection surface of the detector itself. The transport controller allows the sheet to be transported by a distance corresponding to the movement of the pointing instrument, and in a direction corresponding to the movement of the pointing instrument.
US10577209B2	Method and device for handling flat and/or film material wound onto reels The present invention includes a method and an apparatus (1) for handling flat material and/or film material wound onto rolls (5) and that serves as packaging material. Rolls (5), which are at least partially unwound, are alternately removed from at least one installation position (EB1; EB2) of a packaging machine (3), and in each case a new roll (5) of flat material and/or film material is mounted in the particular installation position (EB1; EB2). After each mounting, an externally arranged layer (15) is extracted from the particular new roll (5) near or in the area of its free end and is attached to a section of a material web being guided in the packaging machine (3). The direction of rotation and/or rotation-direction-conforming orientation of the new roll (5) is determined and/or verified by means of a capture device.
US10577208B2	Apparatuses for large format printers An apparatus (100) for a large format printer (400) to support a spindle (102) of a roll of media comprises at least one supporting member (104, 104a, 104b, 104c) to support the weight of the spindle (102) when the spindle is loaded into the apparatus (100). The apparatus also comprises a cradle (108) to support the spindle (102) as it is loaded onto or unloaded from the at least one supporting member (104). The cradle (108) is moveable between a first position to receive the spindle (102) and a second position when the spindle is supported by the at least one supporting member (104). The apparatus also comprises a shock absorbing member (110) in contact with the cradle (108). The cradle moves between the first and second positions as the spindle (102) is loaded into the apparatus (100) and the shock absorbing member (110) absorbs kinetic energy of the cradle (108) as it moves from the first position to the second position.
US10577205B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus Disclosed is a sheet conveying apparatus, including: a conveying member configured to convey a sheet; a plurality of changing portions successively provided downstream of the conveying member in a conveying direction of the sheet, the plurality of changing portions being configured to change the conveying direction of the sheet conveyed by the conveying member by curving the sheet; and a control portion configured to control a conveying speed of the sheet. The control portion controls a conveying speed of the sheet such that V1
US10577204B2	Stacking apparatus, feeding apparatus, and image forming apparatus A stacking apparatus includes a limiting member which moves along a feeding direction and limits a trailing edge of a stacked sheet in the feeding direction, and a partition member which partitions a space at a height which is lower than a predetermined height, into a first space corresponding to a first stacking unit and a second space corresponding to a second stacking unit in a feeding direction. The partition member includes a first opening portion for communicating the first space and the second space with each other, and a second opening portion that allows the limiting member to move.
US10577202B2	Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus including the same A sheet feed device includes: a stacking tray on which sheets are stacked in such a manner as to be capable of being lifted and lowered; and a position restricting member configured to come into contact with a sheet end portion to restrict a position of the sheets. The position restricting member is provided to an opening/closing member capable of being opened and closed. When the opening/closing member is closed, the position restricting member restricts a position of the sheet end portion in an opening/closing direction of the opening/closing member.
US10577192B2	Rotating tablet transfer apparatus with pressured spaces A tablet transfer apparatus includes a fixed plate provided with a rotary shaft penetrating therethrough, a negative pressure space formed therein to allow negative pressure to be partially applied to the negative pressure space, and a suction hole communicating at least with the negative pressure space; and a rotary plate combined with the rotary shaft to rotate, and provided with a concave groove formed in a circumferential surface of the rotary plate to communicate with the negative pressure space.

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