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US10606933B2	Method and system for document image layout deconstruction and redisplay The invention converts a document originating in a page-image format into a form suitable for an arbitrarily sized display, by reformatting or “re-flowing” of the document to fit an arbitrarily sized display device. A two-stage system analyzes, or “deconstructs,” page image layout. The deconstruction includes both physical (geometric) and logical (functional) segmentation of page images. The segment that image elements may include blocks, lines, and/or words of text, and other segmented image elements. The segment that image elements are synthesized and converted into an intermediate structure. The intermediate data structure is then distilled or converted or redisplayed into any number of standard print formats.
US10606932B2	Partitioning of markup language documents A hybrid markup language document (or “HMLD”) is scanned for a partition boundary. Content in the HMLD that precedes the partition boundary is discarded for simpler and faster processing.
US10606925B2	Responsive grid layouts for graphic design Responsive grid layouts for graphic design are described. In one example, a system of a digital medium environment is configured to generate responsive grid layouts for graphic design. The system includes a layout module implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device to generate a plurality of grid layouts each having at least one cell configured to be mapped to at least one design element of digital content. The system also includes a scoring module implemented at least partially in hardware of a computing device to assign scores to the plurality of grid layouts based on aesthetic criteria and an output module implemented at least partially in hardware of a computing device to output at least one grid layout of the plurality of grid layouts for recommendation to a user based on the scores.
US10606922B2	Analyzing document content and generating an appendix A method for generating an appendix from document content is provided. Included is analyzing a structure of a document to identify at least one logical element in a content of a page of the document; identifying at least one relation within the identified at least one logical element to determine an appendix topic; determining a degree of relevance of the at least one relation identifying the appendix topic; extracting an appendix content from at least one source document, based on determining a relevance of the source document to the appendix topic; and formatting the appendix based on the extracted appendix content.
US10606921B2	Document architecture with fragment-driven role-based access controls A document production system may construct a document from fragments based on a theme associated with the document. The theme may contain section(s), each section having an access control list (ACL) associated therewith. The ACL may specify role-based user group(s) and permission(s) for the role-based user group(s). The system may evaluable rules applicable to the document. At least one rule may pertain to the ACL(s). The evaluation may include, at least in part, utilizing user login information received over a network from a client device. In constructing the document, the system may assemble the document in accordance with the rules and utilizing the fragments and meta information that describes the document. The system may render the document thus assembled utilizing the ACL, generate a view of the document, and communicate the view of the document over the network to the client device for presentation on the client device.
US10606915B2	Answer searching method and device based on deep question and answer The present disclosure provides an answer searching method and device based on deep question and answer. The method includes: receiving a query statement; obtaining webpages containing candidate answers by searching according to the query statement; obtaining a first candidate answer, a second candidate answer and a third candidate answer based on a webpage analysis method, a deep learning method and a template matching method respectively; determining a final answer according to the first candidate answer, the second candidate answer and the third candidate answer; and displaying the final answer.
US10606914B2	Apparatus for webpage scoring A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for evaluating a page in a website are provided. The method includes obtaining a link structure of the website. The method also includes identifying a page set, the page set being a set of pages linked to a specific page in the website. The method further includes calculating a degree of dispersion of the page set in the link structure. The method also includes evaluating the specific page using the degree of dispersion to generate a score for the specific page.
US10606912B2	Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program An information processing system that easily grasps the relationship between contents shared by communication includes a database that saves, in association with each other, a content identifier that identifies content data and a communication identifier that identifies communication performed in relation to the content data, and an associator that associates the first content identifier that identifies the first content data and the second content identifier that identifies the second content data by using a communication identifier that identifies communication performed between the first user and the second user when the first content data and the second content data are shared in relation to the communication.
US10606906B1	Summary based privacy security for benchmarking A system for summary based privacy security for benchmarks including an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to opt-in to a benchmark category from a tenant, where opting-in includes a privacy level. The interface is also configured to provide a benchmark data request to a tenant system, where the benchmark data request includes a requirement to summarize tenant data for the benchmark data request compatible with the privacy level. The processor is configured to combine summarized tenant data with prior commingled benchmark data to update a commingled benchmark database, where the commingled benchmark database includes data from a plurality of tenants. The processor is also configured to determine a benchmark compatible with the privacy level using the commingled benchmark database.
US10606899B2	Categorically filtering search results A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a search query, determining a first set of categories associated with the search query, determining a second set of categories associated with preliminary results of the search query, and filtering the preliminary results of the search query based on an analysis utilizing the first set of categories and the second set of categories.
US10606894B2	Cognitive search query validation Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: generating domain language detection models respective to a plurality of domains. A query is mapped to a domain language detection model and intent of the query is determined by use of classification labels of the domain language detection model. Based on the classification labels that may be identified as the intent of the query, alternative queries are formed to be meaningful valid and are produced to a user.
US10606887B2	Providing relevant video scenes in response to a video search query The present disclosure is directed towards methods and systems for providing relevant video scenes in response to a video search query. The systems and methods identify a plurality of key frames of a media object and detect one or more content features represented in the plurality of key frames. Based on the one or more detect content features, the systems and methods associate tags indicating the detected content features with the plurality of key frames of the media object. The systems and methods, in response to receiving a search query including search terms, compare the search terms with the tags of the selected key frames, identify a selected key frame that depicts at least one content feature related to the search terms, and provide a preview image of the media item depicting the at least one content feature.
US10606885B2	Data object creation and recommendation using machine learning based online evolution The technology disclosed relates to providing expanded data object correlations for user-generated web customizations. Roughly described, it relates to creating an initial plurality of candidate data object image representations by procreation, storing a candidate population having the plurality of candidate data object image representations, scoring each of the candidate data object image representations for conformity with a predefined goal using a trained neural network system and/or a rule-based percept filter, discarding candidate data object image representations from the candidate population, adding new data object image representations to the candidate population by procreation, iterating the scoring, the discarding, and the adding until the discarding yields a candidate pool of candidate data object image representations not yet discarded but which satisfy a convergence condition, and providing as recommendation for display to a user at least one of the data object images represented in the candidate pool.
US10606884B1	Techniques for generating representative images Techniques for generating representative images are disclosed herein. In particular, various embodiments utilize an image generation service to generate representative images for categories and sub-categories of objects. Each representative image can be a stylized depiction of an aggregated image corresponding to a particular category of objects. A user can refine the search, or continue to browse, by selecting one of the representative images. This enables users to quickly identify features the user is looking for or would like to exclude, by depicting the sort of objects associated with that category.
US10606872B1	Graphical user interface for a database system Systems and methods are provided for improved interactive graphical user interfaces. The system allows users to visually construct queries of a database. The system can dynamically generate visual representations of supplemental data and cumulative data. Users can share annotations related to user input queries via the graphical user interface.
US10606866B1	Framework for exposing network activities Systems and methods are provided for investigation of network activities. Network activity information may be accessed. The network activity information may describe for an individual (1) respective relationship with one or more persons; and (2) respective activity status information indicating whether a given person has engaged in a particular activity. A network activity graph may be generated based on the network activity information. The network activity graph may include two or more nodes representing the individual and the one or more persons. Connections between the nodes may represent the respective relationships between the individual and the one or more persons. Data corresponding to the network activity graph may be presented through an interface.
US10606863B2	Monotonic transactions in a multi-master database with loosely coupled nodes One embodiment provides for monotonic transactions in a multi-master database with loosely coupled nodes including performing, by a processor, a write transaction protocol including: a client device issuing write transactions at any of the nodes, recording a write transaction locally at a node that issues a write transaction and asynchronously replicating the write transaction to at least one other node, and waiting for reception of an acknowledgment from at least a quorum of the nodes before returning a response to the client device. The quorum is any set of the nodes that includes a special node and at least one other node.
US10606860B2	Systems and methods for interacting with external content objects Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable storage media for interacting with a content object from an on-demand database service. The content object can be stored in an external content management data source. Access can be established with the external content object using information data identifying the content object, where the information data identifying the content object can be stored in a persistent object in a database of the on-demand database service. An indication of an event requesting interaction with the content object can be received. The persistent object can be updated to reflect the interaction with the content object.
US10606859B2	Client side system and method for search backed calendar user interface A method is provided to produce a custom calendar user interface (UI) display on an electronic device display screen comprising: providing a search query to a user device; sending the search query over the network to a server system; receiving over the network by one or more user devices from a server system, information that identifies one or more code objects that match the search query; using the identified one or more identified code objects by the one or more user devices to generate one or more visual content items within a calendar user interface (UI) grid display on their device display screens.
US10606857B2	In-memory metrics catalog The disclosed embodiments include a method performed by a data intake and query system. The method includes populating each metric including a measure value, cataloging metadata in an in-memory metrics catalog, where the metadata is related to the metrics. The method further includes receiving a search query including search criteria, evaluating the search query by applying the search criteria to the metadata of the metrics catalog to obtain results that satisfy the search criteria, and causing display, on a display device, of the results or data indicative of the results.
US10606847B2	Generation of training data for ideal candidate search ranking model In an example embodiment, one or more sample ideal candidate member profiles in a social networking service are obtained, as well as one or more sample search result member profiles in the social networking service. Then, for each unique pair of sample ideal candidate member profile and sample search result member profile, a label is generated using a score generated from log information of the social networking service, the log information including records of communications between a searcher and members of the social networking service, the score being higher if the searcher communicated with both the member corresponding sample ideal candidate member profile and the member corresponding to the sample search result member profile in a same search session. The generated labels are fed into a machine learning algorithm to train a combined ranking model used to output ranking scores for search result member profiles.
US10606845B2	Detecting leading session of application This application provides a method and system for detecting a leading session of an application. The method comprises: a leading event detection step of detecting leading events of the application based on historical ranking information; and a leading session detection step of combining adjacent leading events to form the leading session. The method and system in this application can automatically detect, from information about an application leaderboard, application leading sessions in which an application is popular with users so as to provide a data basis for analyzing and processing an application service.
US10606841B2	Technologies for an n-ary data compression decision engine Technologies for data compression include a computing device having multiple search agents. Each search agent searches a history of an input stream in parallel for a match to the input stream starting at a position based on an index of the search agent. Each search agent generates in parallel a weight value associated with the corresponding match. The weight value is indicative of a length associated with the match and an encoded length associated with the match. The encoded length is indicative of a number of bits to encode the match. The computing device selects a match based on the weight values. The computing device may output a token for the selected match and encode the token using a Huffman coding. Each search agent may be embodied as a hardware component or a software component such as a thread or process. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10606835B2	Managing data obsolescence in relational databases Data obsolescence is managed using a bitmap or bit array index which is associated with a table during an obsolescence control period. A table is selected to undergo obsolescence control for a period of time. Any records that have not been accessed for a certain number of cycles ‘M’, which represents an obsolescence limit, are deemed to be obsolete. During at least a part of each cycle, the results of database queries to the table are monitored, such that for each cycle an ‘obsolescence’ bitmap is created indicating which records were accessed. Once a sufficient number of cycles have elapsed, so that records that have not been accessed at all since the start of the obsolescence control period lie outside the obsolescence limit, queries are restricted to records which have been accessed during the last ‘M’ cycles by applying the ‘M’ most recently stored obsolescence bitmaps.
US10606834B2	Methods and apparatus of shared expression evaluation across RDBMS and storage layer Techniques are provided for sharing expression evaluation across a database management system and a storage layer. In an embodiment, a computer identifies, in a query execution plan compiled for a query, a plurality of target operators that includes an expression that computes a common value. A storage layer evaluates the expression that computes the common value during a table scan of stored data indicated by the expression. For at least one target operator of the plurality of target operators, the computer modifies a row input of the at least one target operator to add a column to receive an evaluation result comprising the common value from the storage layer. The query execution plan is performed by a database management system and the storage layer.
US10606832B2	Search system, search method, and program Reducing the work involved in finding a target in a case where a word having different meanings depending on context, such as differences in individuals who enters a search keyword, is entered as a search keyword. A search system obtains one of keywords entered by a user as a search condition and context information indicating context when the search condition is entered, generates a new search condition in which the one of keywords is converted in the search condition based on the one of keywords and the context information, and obtains a target that satisfies the new search condition from a plurality of objects.
US10606827B2	Reconfigurable distributed processing Distributed processing of a data collection includes receiving information for configuring a distributed processing system. A first configuration of components is formed including sources of data elements and workers configured to process data elements, distributed among computing resources. Each data element includes a partition value that identifies a subset of the workers according to a partition rule. Data elements are accepted from the sources for a first part of the data collection in a first processing epoch and the data elements are routed through the first configuration. After accepting a first part of the data collection, change of configuration is initiated to a second configuration. A succession of two or more transitions between configurations of components is performed to a succession of modified configurations, a last of which corresponds to the second configuration. Further data elements are accepted from sources of the second configuration in a second processing epoch.
US10606820B2	Synchronizing data values by requesting updates A processing system, computer program product, and methods for maintaining consistent values of objects in two or more stores. A method includes a data store associating an update time for each object of a plurality of objects, where each object of the plurality of objects resides on a respective another data store. The data store maintains a data structure ordering the plurality of objects by update times. The data store periodically examines the data structure to read update times. The data store makes a decision to request an updated version of an object belonging to the plurality of objects based on an update time of the object. The data structure can be a balanced tree.
US10606818B2	Sensor module registration and configuration In an approach for providing a framework to register a sensor module and manifest the capability the sensor module supports, a processor receives a first module registration request, wherein the first module registration request includes a sensor module and metadata. A processor determines that the first module registration request is compatible with a second module registration request by comparing data stored in a module database associated with the second module registration request to data within the first module registration request. A processor updates the module database with the metadata of the first module registration request. A processor generates a module delegate, wherein the module delegate provides data access and interaction interfaces based on the metadata. A processor generates a custom configuration component.
US10606813B2	Systems and methods for securely managing program execution Disclosed are various embodiments securing the execution of unauthorized applications on a computing device. A file system stored in a storage device includes files and file system data structures. The file system data structures have kernel space accessible portions. When a file is executed, a computing device can determine whether the file can be executed based on a file system data structure corresponding to the file based on the kernel space accessible portion. The operating system can determine whether to execute the file or take another action based on flags stored in the kernel space accessible portion.
US10606807B1	Distributed client side deduplication index cache Systems and methods for deduplicating data are provided. An index used in deduplicating data is distributed to clients. The clients can use the distributed index to provide hints as to whether the data is deduplicated at the server. The server may be associated with a main index used to confirm whether the data is deduplicated based on the hints.
US10606803B2	Data cloning in memory-based file systems Method, apparatus and product for data cloning in a memory-based file systems. A content of each object of the file system is retained in data units and represented using a tree of the nodes comprising tree nodes and leaf nodes. The file system utilizes a volatile resource usage collection and volatile reference counters for each node of the nodes. In response to mounting the file system, a storage retaining a file system metadata is scanned to compile the volatile resource usage collection and the volatile reference counters. In response to a determination to reuse a pointed node of a tree of an object by a pointing node, a volatile reference counter of the pointed node is updated and the pointing node is atomically set, using a single instruction, to point to the pointed node.
US10606799B2	Transferring data using a data bridge structure A method of transferring data between a first computer language layer and a second computer language layer is described. According to the method, a first data bridge structure in a first data format is received from a first set of computer code using a first computer language layer. The first data format is used by the first set of computer code using the first computer language layer. In the method, the first data bridge structure is transformed from the first data format to a second data format, the second data format being a format used by a second set of computer code using a second computer language layer. The first data bridge structure in the second data format is transmitted to the second set of computer code using the second computer language layer.
US10606793B2	Low latency multi-protocol retimers A multi-protocol retimer apparatus and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for performing retiming between first and second devices according to a plurality of protocols comprises: a receiver operable to receive data; a transmitter to transmit data; a first data path coupled to the receiver and the transmitter and operable to transfer data received from the receiver to the transmitter during protocol specific training, where the first data path comprises control circuitry to control protocol specific training of one or both of the transmitter and receiver in response to an indication of one protocol of the plurality of protocols; and a second data path coupled to the receiver and the transmitter, the second data path having a lower latency than the first data path and for use in transferring data received from the receiver to the transmitter after protocol specific training.
US10606772B2	USB2 high speed connection for testing In one example a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller comprises at least one memory register to store one or more enumeration parameters for a USB connection with the USB controller and logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to detect a USB connection with a remote device via the USB connection, retrieve one or more connection enumeration parameters for the USB connection from the at least one memory register on the USB host controller, and implement a connection enumeration process using the one or more connection enumeration parameters retrieved from the memory register on the USB controller. Other examples may be described.
US10606763B2	Methods and systems for selective encryption and secured extent quota management for storage servers in cloud computing Methods and systems for selective encryption and secured extent quota management for storage servers in cloud computing are provided. A method includes associating at least one secure storage disk and at least one non-secure storage disk to a virtual disk, and associating the virtual disk to an application to allow access of the at least one secure storage disk and the at least one non-secure storage disk. The method further includes accessing the at least one secure storage disk and the at least one non-secure storage disk based on the associating of the virtual disk to the application, to write or read confidential and non-confidential data associated with the application into a respective one of the at least one secure storage disk and the at least one non-secure storage disk.
US10606749B2	Adaptive storage management for optimizing multi-tier data storage system Embodiments provide adaptive storage management for optimizing multi-tier data storage. A storage manager may interact with storage decision advisors. The manager may adaptively make storage management decisions (e.g., flush, evict, recall, delete) after considering recommendations from and the credibility of the storage decision advisors. The manager may update the credibility of storage decision advisors based on how their recommendations affected optimization. The manager may adaptively choose when to rebalance or reconfigure the credibility of the storage decision advisors. Storage decision advisors may themselves be adaptive. Storage decision advisors may examine credibility feedback from the storage manager to determine which recommendations were useful and which were not. Storage decision advisors may then change when they will make a recommendation, when they will abstain from making a recommendation, the type of recommendation provided, or other behavior. Optimization may concern performance, cost, power usage, or other factors.
US10606747B2	Storage device and method of operating the same Provided herein may be a storage device and a method of operating the same. A method of operating a memory controller Included in a storage device for processing an unmap request may include receiving an unmap request for requesting deletion of address mapping information for an unmap address from a host, storing the unmap address and prestored unmap-pattern data in a random access memory (RAM), and outputting the unmap-pattern data to the host in response to a read request for the unmap address being inputted.
US10606744B2	Method for accessing flash memory module and associated flash memory controller and electronic device The present invention provides a method for accessing a flash memory module, wherein the method comprises: building a physical block recording table corresponding to a logical address to physical address (L2P) mapping table, wherein the physical block recording table records at least one block whose physical address is recorded in the L2P mapping table; and when a specific block within the flash memory module is under a garbage collection operation, for a data page of the specific block whose logical address is within the L2P mapping table, referring to the physical block recording table to determine if reading the L2P mapping table from the flash memory module or not, for determining the data page to be valid or invalid.
US10606743B2	Data movement operations in non-volatile memory The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to data movement operations in non-volatile memory. An example apparatus can comprise an array of non-volatile memory cells including a plurality of sections each with a plurality of rows and a controller configured to move data stored in a first portion of the array from a first row of a first section to a second row of the first section and move data stored in a second portion of the array from a second section to the first to create an open row in the second section in response to data from a particular number of portions of memory cells in the first section being moved within the first section.
US10606726B2	Methods, systems and computer readable media for performing benchmark reference testing of data center and network equipment Methods, systems, and computer readable media for benchmark reference testing of data center or network equipment are disclosed. One method includes, using a network or data center test device, executing a plurality of performance tests to test a plurality of different performance parameters of a network or data center device under test. The method further includes obtaining individual test results for each of the different performance parameters. The method further includes generating a multi-dimensional score that combines the individual test results from the different performance parameters to indicate a composite performance of the data center or network device. The method further includes outputting the multi-dimensional score to a user.
US10606725B2	Monitor peripheral device based on imported data Various examples described herein provide for monitoring a peripheral device by data imported from the peripheral device. The peripheral data may comprise a script associated with monitoring or managing the peripheral device, or descriptive data describing a set of monitor values on the peripheral device.
US10606723B2	Systems and methods for optimal trim calibrations in integrated circuits A test circuit that includes a circuit to be calibrated, an error generation circuit, and a simplex circuit coupled to one another. The circuit to be calibrated is configured to implement a first plurality of trim codes as calibration parameters for a corresponding plurality of components of the circuit to be calibrated and generate a first actual output. The error generation circuit is configured to generate a first error signal based on a difference between the first actual output and an expected output of the circuit to be calibrated. The simplex circuit is configured to receive the first error signal from the error generation circuit, generate a second plurality of trim codes utilizing a simplex algorithm based on the first error signal, and transmit the second plurality of trim codes to the circuit to be calibrated.
US10606721B2	Method and terminal device for testing performance of GPU, and computer readable storage medium Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for testing performance of GPU, a terminal device and a storage medium. The method comprises: capturing a target scene from a 3D scene model by a main camera in the 3D scene model; determining an execution sequence of functions in a script object of the target object and determining a target rendering process according to the execution sequence; obtaining a target image via the target rendering process, and incrementing a rendering execution number i by 1; moving the main camera, capturing a new scene to update the target scene and iterating the above steps until i is equal to j; obtaining a time period T for completing j target rendering processes, and determining a target performance parameter according to j and T; and determining a performance test result of the GPU according to the target performance parameter and a performance criterion parameter.
US10606717B1	Systems and methods for online brand continuity The present disclosure provides a system and method for online brand continuity. Online brand continuity can include a number of Internet or intranet access points via which one or more network addresses can be advertised. A client can be provided with availability of a business image application via at least one of the Internet or intranet access points.
US10606710B2	Controller, memory system and operating method thereof An operating method of a controller, the operating method comprising: reading first data stored in a first read group selected among read groups of a memory device when a sudden power off (SPO) occurs and then power is on; identifying the number of error bit data in each of the first data; and performing a reclaim operation to each of the first data based on the number of error bit data in each of the first data.
US10606693B2	Memory controller implemented error correction code memory Devices and techniques for memory controller implemented error correction code (ECC) memory are disclosed herein. ECC groups may be placed across banks of the memory. In some examples, an ECC group is a collection of bytes equal to one row in one bank. Also, the placement may restrict a given bank to a single member of the ECC group. A memory operation can be received and executed using the ECC groups.
US10606687B2	Process automation action repository and assembler A system for remediating computing-related events by taking into account the past performance of remediation processes and the current run-time environment in which the remedy will be deployed. Robotic Process Automation is implemented to identify computing-related events requiring automation and to record actions that are taken to remediate the events. Robotic scripts (bots) are created based on the recorded actions and are implemented in a learning-mode, in which run-time conditions and level of performance are recorded, such that, run-time conditions and performance are determinative of which bot or combination of bots are implemented for subsequent occurrence of computing-related events. Additionally, remedial process associated with the bot(s) may be executed in a simulated environment prior to the production run-time computing environment to validate the bot and insure the likelihood of effective performance of the remedial process in the run-time production environment.
US10606685B2	Diagnostic stackframe buffer Diagnostic information for a program execution is provided, where the program is executable in a machine having a program stack for individual program elements. At least one program element is saved from the program stack into an event buffer as the at least one program element is executed. A historical event buffer associated with at least one runtime error is loaded, and a similarity between the event buffer and the historical event buffer is determined. It is requested that at least one type of diagnostic information be provided with the execution of the program in the event buffer when the determined similarity exceeds a threshold similarity.
US10606674B1	Systems and methods for prognostic network management A computer-implemented method for prognostic network management may include (1) monitoring a health indicator of a physical component of a device in a network, (2) using the health indicator to estimate a remaining useful life of the physical component, (3) detecting that the remaining useful life of the physical component has reached a predetermined threshold, and (4) reconfiguring the network in response to detecting that the remaining useful life of the physical component has reached the predetermined threshold so that failure of the physical component does not cause the network to become unavailable to any user of the network. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10606670B2	Shared memory usage tracking across multiple processes An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a host device that includes at least one processor and an associated memory. The host device is configured to implement a plurality of processes each configured to access a shared region of the memory. The host device is further configured to establish a multi-process control group for the shared region, to maintain state information for the multi-process control group, and to track usage of the shared region by the processes based at least in part on the state information. At least a subset of the processes may comprise respective containers implemented utilizing operating system level virtualization of the processor of the host device. The multi-process control group established for the shared region illustratively comprises a coarse-grained control group having a granularity greater than a single page of the shared region.
US10606669B2	Domain and event type-specific consensus process for a distributed ledger Domain and/or event type-specific consensus processes for distributed ledger are provided. A consensus request is received by a core consensus engine. The consensus request corresponds to an event, the event (i) corresponds to a domain and (ii) has a type, and the consensus request comprises information corresponding to the event. Information corresponding to the event and the type are provided to the processing manager corresponding to the domain. The processing manager identifies a set of processing objects based on the type. The processing manager calls at least one processing object of the set via a corresponding interface and provides information corresponding to the event to the called processing object. The processing object is executed to generate a corresponding object result. The processing manager generates an aggregate result based on the object results. The core consensus engine determines a consensus response based at least in part on the aggregate result.
US10606668B2	Determining information relating to occupancy of a space A method of determining information relating to the occupancy of a space that includes receiving first data relating to the occupancy of the space over a time period, receiving second data indicative of either times of decrementing events or times of incrementing events affecting the occupancy of the space during the time period, and either, for each decrementing event time, using the first data to obtain an estimated incrementing event time, or, for each incrementing event time, using the first data to obtain an estimated decrementing event time. The method has particular application in the determination of waiting times, for example in the context of queue monitoring.
US10606653B2	Efficient priority-aware thread scheduling A priority-based scheduling and execution of threads may enable the completion of higher-priority tasks above lower-priority tasks. Occasionally, a high-priority thread may request a resource that has already been reserved by a low-priority thread, and the higher-priority thread may be blocked until the low-priority thread relinquishes the reservation. Such prioritization may be acceptable if the low-priority thread is able to execute comparatively unimpeded, but in some scenarios, the low-priority thread may execute at a lower priority than a medium-priority thread that also has a lower priority than the high-priority thread. In this scenario, the medium-priority thread is effectively but incorrectly prioritized above the high-priority thread. Instead, upon detecting this scenario, the device may temporarily elevate the priority of the lower-priority thread over the priority of the medium-priority thread until the lower-priority thread relinquishes the resource, thereby reducing the waiting period of the high-priority thread for the requested resource.
US10606651B2	Free form expression accelerator with thread length-based thread assignment to clustered soft processor cores that share a functional circuit A hardware acceleration component is provided that includes a plurality of hardware clusters, each hardware cluster comprising a plurality of soft processor cores and a functional circuit. The plurality of soft processor cores share the functional circuit.
US10606644B1	Specifying behavior among a group of computing tasks A method of specifying behavior among a group of computing tasks included in a request to be performed in a domain of computing resources is disclosed. Method steps include receiving, at a scheduler operably coupled to the domain, a p/f request, the received p/f request including a first group and a first relationship, the first group comprising at least a first p/f group element and a second p/f group element, the first relationship defining a desired behavior of the first and second p/f group elements with respect to each other during performance of the p/f request; determining whether the domain includes available computing resources capable of satisfying the first relationship; and in response to a determination that the domain includes available computing resources capable of satisfying the first relationship, allocating, with the scheduler, at least one available computing resource to fulfill the p/f request.
US10606630B2	System and method for preserving entity identifiers A system and method include assigning, by an identifier management system of a virtual computing system, a hypervisor agnostic identifier to a virtual machine. The system and method also include creating a mapping of the hypervisor agnostic identifier to a first hypervisor specific identifier of the virtual machine, including storing the mapping in a database, and updating the mapping in response to a second hypervisor specific identifier being associated with the virtual machine. The updated mapping maps the hypervisor agnostic identifier to the second hypervisor specific identifier. The system and method further include making available the hypervisor agnostic identifier for use by other elements of the virtual computing system instead of the first hypervisor specific identifier and the second hypervisor specific identifier. The first hypervisor specific identifier and the second hypervisor specific identifier are hypervisor specific, while the hypervisor agnostic identifier is not hypervisor specific.
US10606605B2	Software upgrade and disaster recovery on a computing device A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide to store a boot loader that includes a first stage boot loader and a second stage boot loader, and wherein the first stage boot loader is not upgradeable and the second stage boot loader is upgradeable; store a first operating system and a second operating system, wherein the first operating system is a main operating system and the second operating system is an operating system that is executed only when a disaster recovery service is invoked; execute the first stage boot loader during a boot-up of the device; determine whether the disaster recovery service is invoked during the execution of the first stage boot loader; load the second stage boot loader in response to a determination that the disaster recovery service is invoked; and determine whether an upgraded second stage boot loader is stored at the device in response to a determination that the disaster recovery service is not invoked.
US10606596B2	Cache preload operations using streaming engine A stream of data is accessed from a memory system using a stream of addresses generated in a first mode of operating a streaming engine in response to executing a first stream instruction. A block cache preload operation is performed on a cache in the memory using a block of addresses generated in a second mode of operating the streaming engine in response to executing a second stream instruction.
US10606591B2	Handling effective address synonyms in a load-store unit that operates without address translation Technical solutions are described for issuing, by a load-store unit (LSU), a plurality of instructions from an out-of-order (OoO) window. The issuing includes, in response to determining a first effective address being used by a first instruction, the first effective address corresponding to a first real address, creating an effective real table (ERT) entry in an ERT, the ERT entry mapping the first effective address to the first real address. Further, the execution includes in response to determining an effective address synonym used by a second instruction, the effective address synonym being a second effective address that is also corresponding to said first real address: creating a synonym detection table (SDT) entry in an SDT, wherein the SDT entry maps the second effective address to the ERT entry, and relaunching the second instruction by replacing the second effective address in the second instruction with the first effective address.
US10606586B2	Application architecture generation In some examples, application architecture generation may include ascertaining, for a project, an input that includes project information, component information, and target information, and parsing the project information to determine whether the project is an existing project or a new project. Application architecture generation may further include generating a component list from the component information, ascertaining components from the component list, and mapping each of the ascertained components to a corresponding target determined from the target information. Further, application architecture generation may include analyzing a dependency for each of the ascertained components relative to at least one other component of the ascertained components, and generating, based on the mapping and the analyzed dependency, an integrated output that includes an architecture for an application associated with the project.
US10606583B2	Software change tracking and management Systems and methods for software tracking and management are disclosed. In embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, by a computing device, build output code from one or more user computer devices via a network, wherein the build output code is generated in response to a software build; automatically identifying, by the computing device, differences between the build output code and associated in-production software code; automatically mapping, by the computing device, the differences to microservices of the in-production software code; and generating, by the computing device, a list of microservices of the in-production software code affected by the differences in a rollout of the build output code based on the mapping.
US10606577B1	System and method for assuring customers during software deployment Deployment assurance services Accelerators (“DAS Accelerators”) include audit functionality that performs a sequential audit of each server listed in a customer's server list from customer's target environment. And artificial intelligence engine (“AI engine”) scans each server to match all required Include entries, which enables categories of product specific checks. Checks for each product category are processed sequentially, including database specific checks. All database platforms can be configured to connect on custom\nonstandard ports, using unique credentials. After each server audit is completed, the audit results are outputted to an encrypted file, a csv or database, depending on how the execution was configured by the customer. Audits review hardware, software, registry, integration and configuration details from customer servers for, e.g., the purpose of validating fitness for use. Various validation and environment reports are generated based on the audit results.
US10606571B2	Dependence relationship extraction apparatus and computer readable medium A direct relationship extraction unit generates a direct relationship list indicating a set of a direct dependence source, a direct dependence destination, and a direct dependence type. A storage unit stores an indirect relationship rule including a plurality of direct dependence types, an element relationship, a dependence source element, and a dependence destination element. An indirect relationship extraction unit extracts, from a direct relationship list, a plurality of pieces of direct relationship information corresponding to the plurality of direct dependence types and the element relationship included in the indirect relationship rule, extracts an indirect dependence source which is an element corresponding to a dependence source element in the indirect relationship rule from the extracted plurality of pieces of direct relationship information, and extracts an indirect dependence destination corresponding to a dependence destination element in the indirect relationship rule from the extracted plurality of pieces of direct relationship information.
US10606565B2	Visual devops systems and methods A visual devops application recognizes selection of a set of architectural resources, where at least one of the architectural resources requires two or more infrastructure resources to implement. The visual devops application visually presents a set of architectural nodes representing the architectural resources in an architectural flow diagram. The visual devops application maps the set of architectural nodes to a set of infrastructure resources sufficient to implement the set of architectural resources, and automatically provisions the set of infrastructure resources on one or more infrastructure computers.
US10606553B2	Display device and method of operating the same A wearable electronic device including a wireless communication unit configured to be wirelessly connected to a projector for projecting a stored presentation onto a screen of an external device; a main body configured to be worn by a user; a microphone integrally connected to the main body; a sensing unit configured to detect a bio state of the user wearing the electronic device; a display unit configured to be attached to the main body; and a controller configured to match a voice information input through the microphone with a portion of the stored presentation, and to display a part of the stored presentation that follows the portion of the stored presentation matching the voice information input on the display unit, wherein the controller is further configured to change an output size of the part of the stored presentation that follows the portion of the stored presentation when the bio state indicates the user to be in a tense state.
US10606552B2	Playback device volume control A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task. Each member of the synchrony group periodically obtains from the task distribution device an indication of the current time indicated by its clock, determines a time differential between the task distribution device's clock and its respective clock and determines therefrom a time at which, according to its respective clock, the time stamp indicates that it is to execute the task.
US10606541B2	Display device and electronic device A display device or an electronic device with high portability and browsability is provided. A display device which includes two display panels that overlap with each other and in which the area of a portion where the two display panels overlap with each other is variable is provided. The larger the area where the two display panels overlap with each other is, the smaller the display device becomes. The first display panel includes a first region that performs display. The second display panel includes a second region that performs display, and a third region that is adjacent to the second region and transmits visible light. When the third region overlaps with the side of a surface which performs display of the first region, display can be performed using a seamless large display region.
US10606535B2	Internet based digital content services that provide content upload, content storage, content sharing, and content playlist selection; and smart devices with access to the internet based digital content services Internet based digital content services, as well as mobile client devices for accessing the Internet based digital content services, are herein disclosed and enabled. In one example, user digital content, such as documents, audio, or video content, may be uploaded to a content server for storing. The user may share the user digital content with other client devices or users having appropriate authentication or security procedures. A user play list or rendering list may include a list of pointers or references to the user digital content. The stored user play list or the stored user digital content may be further edited, stored, or shared subsequently for access and rendering. The Internet based digital content services are accessible by smart devices, such as smart phones, information pads, TVs, audio output devices, and printers. The smart devices that access the Internet services may require client software for accessing the Internet services.
US10606534B2	Server system, terminal device, operating information collection system, program, server system operating method, and terminal device operating method A server system, a terminal device, an operating information collection system, a program, a server system operating method, and a terminal device operating method communicate information for appropriately displaying the time until printing is completed when using a terminal device to monitor the time until a job on the monitored device will be completed. A server system 7 is a server system that collects operating information of a monitored device, and includes a communicator 731 and a processor 71. The processor 71 causes the communicator 731 to send job completion time information to a terminal device 9, and when a specific event causing a change in the time until job completion occurs, sends correction information for the job completion time information to the terminal device 9 by push notification.
US10606516B2	Systems and methods for I/O prioritization in NVMe-compliant storage devices Systems and methods disclosed herein provide an I/O prioritization scheme for NVMe-compliant storage devices. Through an interface of an HBA driver, a user specifies a range of LBAs that map to a namespace. The user interface also designates a priority level for the namespace. Once the namespace is created, the HBA driver generates a queue of the designated priority level. The HBA driver also generates a table that maps the queue to the namespace. When the HBA driver receives a request to perform an I/O command that targets the namespace, the HBA driver adds the requested command to the queue. I/O commands targeting the namespace are processed in accordance with the designated priority level by the controller.
US10606512B2	On-die termination architecture Methods and devices that receive commands at a command interface and uses control circuitry configured to implement the command. A routing pipeline is configured to translate and route the command from the command interface to the control circuitry. The routing pipeline includes clock circuitry. The clock circuitry includes a clock delay line and multiple cloned delay lines derived from the clock delay line. Each of the cloned delay lines are dedicated to a command type of multiple command types. The routing pipeline also includes delay circuitry configured to utilize the cloned delay lines to shift a data pin signal of the semiconductor device or shift a data strobe pin signal of the semiconductor device.
US10606506B2	Releasing space allocated to a space efficient target storage in a copy relationship with a source storage Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for releasing space allocated to a space efficient target storage in a copy relationship with a source storage. Source and target copy relationships indicate source data in the source storage to copy to target data in the target storage. The source copy relationship indicates source data that need to be copied to the target data before being updated, and the target copy relationship indicates target data tracks updated with data copied from corresponding source data. An operation is initiated that results in terminating the source and target copy relationships. Space allocated to the target data for the source and target copy relationships is released in response to determining that the target storage comprises the space efficient storage. The source and target copy relationships are removed.
US10606505B2	Method and device for saving data in an IT infrastructure offering activity resumption functions The saving of data in an information technology (IT) infrastructure offering activity resumption functions is disclosed. For these purposes, a saving system is provided with at least one first and one second sets of data storage and at least one first and one second memory controllers associated with the first and second data storage, respectively. The saving system is furthermore provided with a microcontroller configured to duplicate a stream of commands and of data destined for the first memory controller to the second memory controller in a mode of normal use allowing a local replication of data in the second set of data storage and to address a distinct stream of commands and of data to each of the first and second memory controllers in a mode of remote replication.
US10606504B2	Infinite memory fabric streams and APIs Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for managing processing, memory, storage, network, and cloud computing to significantly improve the efficiency and performance of processing nodes. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention are directed to an instruction set of an object memory fabric. This object memory fabric instruction set can include trigger instructions defined in metadata for a particular memory object. Each trigger instruction can comprise a single instruction and action based on reference to a specific object to initiate or perform defined actions such as pre-fetching other objects or executing a trigger program.
US10606501B2	Management of paging in compressed storage A storage management unit is configured to identify a plurality of page frames in primary storage. The storage-management unit is further configured to determine an amount of unused capacity of each page frame of the plurality of page frames. The storage-management unit is further configured to sort the plurality of page frames based on the determined amount of unused capacity of each page frame.
US10606490B2	Storage control device and storage control method for detecting storage device in potential fault state A storage control device includes circuitry configured to acquire status information indicating a load status and a response status of each of one or more storage devices from the one or more storage devices which are accessed in response to a request transmitted from a host device, detect a first storage device having a load no more than a first threshold value and a response time no less than a second threshold value from the one or more storage devices on the basis of the acquired status information, and execute redundant copy of the detected first storage device.
US10606485B2	Nonvolatile memory device, data storage device and operating method thereof A nonvolatile memory device includes a target memory area; a control unit configured to apply a program pulse one or more times to the target memory area in response to a program command, until program verification passes; and a status storage unit configured to store a program status information for the target memory area, wherein the control unit is supplied with a first operation voltage, and the status storage unit is supplied with a second operation voltage.
US10606483B2	Buffering device with status communication method for memory controller In an example, the present invention provides a memory interface device. The device has a command interface, address interface, and a control interface device coupled, respectively, to a command address bus, an address bus, and a control interface bus of a host memory controller. The device has a status signal interface configured to output a status signal coupled to the data interface bus of the host memory controller. In an example, the status signal is asserted in an absence of data asserted on the data interface bus.
US10606480B2	Scale-out container volume service for multiple frameworks An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for data storage management. The embodiment may include receiving a request from a second container runtime for access to a first container runtime volume by the second container runtime. The embodiment may include determining whether the first container runtime volume exists within a shared unified volume listing. Based on determining that the first container runtime volume exists within the shared unified volume listing, the embodiment may include transforming volume information of the first container runtime volume from a unified volume listing schema to a second container runtime volume listing schema. The embodiment may include returning the volume information of the first container runtime volume to the second container runtime.
US10606478B2	High performance hadoop with new generation instances The present invention is generally directed to a distributed computing system comprising a plurality of computational clusters, each computational cluster comprising a plurality of compute optimized instances, each instance comprising local instance data storage and in communication with reserved disk storage, wherein processing hierarchy provides priority to local instance data storage before providing priority to reserved disk storage.
US10606477B1	Intelligent keyboard A method of providing a keyboard input on a touchscreen display of a mobile communication device. The method comprises receiving a plurality of keywords indexed to completion action recommendations by a client keyboard application executing on a mobile communication device, where the completion action recommendations define suggestions for completing a partial keyboard input string, storing the keywords indexed to completion action recommendations on the device, searching the stored keywords by the client keyboard application based on an identity of the application executing on the device that is associated with a keyboard input, based on a current location of the device, and based on at least one word in the partial keyboard input string, and providing a prompt associated with the completion action recommendation found based on the search of the stored keywords on the touchscreen of the device, whereby inputting data via the keyboard to the application executing is promoted.
US10606475B2	Character recognition method, apparatus and device Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel method for recognizing characters that are input through touch strokes on a touch-sensitive sensor (e.g., a touch-sensitive display screen or a touch-sensitive surface) of a device (e.g., a mobile device, a remote control, a trackpad, etc.). In some embodiments, the sensor has a space-constrained area for receiving the touch input. In some embodiments, the method places no limitations on where the user can write in the space provided by the device. As such, successive characters might not follow each other in the space. In fact, later characters might overlap earlier characters or they might appear before earlier characters.
US10606468B2	Dynamic image compensation for pre-touch localization on a reflective surface An aspect of the disclosure includes a method, a system and a computer program product for removing dynamic images when determining the position of an object relative to a reflective surface. The method includes acquiring a first image of an object and the reflective surface with a camera, the camera positioned adjacent the reflective surface. It is determined when a dynamic element is displayed on the reflective surface. A second image is generated by subtracting the dynamic element from the first image. The object is identified in one of the first image and second image. A reflection of the object on the reflective surface is identified in the second image. Three-dimensional coordinates of at least a portion of the object are determined based at least in part on the identifying of the object and the identifying of the reflection of the object.
US10606463B2	Intuitive interfaces for real-time collaborative intelligence Systems and methods for user interfaces for use on a computing device of a real-time collaborative computing system. A collaborative application runs on the computing device and displays information and data regarding the collaboration system and also receives user input via the user interface. The display interface arrangement may vary based on a type of collaborative session. Graphical user interfaces include a user interface based on a magnetic force model.
US10606460B2	Electronic device and control method therefor An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a display; a processor for generating a frame image; and a display driving circuit for driving the display, the display driving circuit including an image processing module and a memory, wherein the display driving circuit is configured to acquire the frame image from the processor, generate a different frame image by applying a designated effect to at least a partial area of the frame image, and display the different frame image through the display.
US10606454B2	Stage upgrade of image versions on devices in a cluster Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for stage upgrades in a network. The system generates graph-data structured based representations of devices in the network, wherein respective attributes of the representations is selected based on respective services provided by the devices to tenants in the network and identities of respective tenants serviced by the devices. Next, the system generates a graph showing a distribution of the devices in the network according to the representations, wherein the representations are interconnected in the graph based on service roles of associated devices with respect to tenants in the network and other devices associated with the tenants. The system then schedules an upgrade of devices based on the graph, the upgrade being scheduled in stages, each stage including devices selected for upgrade in that stage, wherein the devices for each stage are selected by identifying devices having respective representations assigned to that specific stage.
US10606449B2	Adjusting audio or graphical resolutions for data discovery Techniques for managing and discovering data using visual or audible representations may be provided. The data, in some examples, may correspond with individual items, and the system may correlate each item with a representation of the item (e.g., for navigation, for accessibility, etc.). The representations may be provided to allow discovery of the items in response to adjusting the resolution, audibly requesting information, or panning across a display to discover items that are displayed as these representations outside of the original presentation of representations. In some examples, the representation of the item may not be unique to the item or may be represented as a placeholder image or description. The higher the resolution, the more detail about the item may be provided. When an item is selected, item data may be provided that corresponds with the item.
US10606448B2	Searching and displaying child objects of a parent object A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for searching and displaying child objects of a parent object based on a drag event. The child objects are associated with the parent object. A computer displays a parent object, in response to that a user selects the parent object. The computer further receives from the user a drag event on the parent object. The computer further search child objects, based on a direction of a dragging movement in the drag event, wherein a search rule is predetermined for the direction of the dragging movement. The computer further displays the child objects, wherein how many of the child objects are displayed is based on a distance of the dragging movement in the drag event.
US10606442B2	Touch-free gesture recognition system and method The present invention provides a system and method for interacting with a 3D virtual image containing activatable objects. The system of the invention includes a 3D display device that presents to a user a 3D image, an image sensor and a processor. The processor analyzes images obtained by the image sensor to determine when the user has placed an activating object such as a hand or a finger, or has performed a gesture related to an activatable object, in the 3D space, at the location where the user perceives an activatable object to be located. The user thus perceives that he is “touching” the activatable object with the activating object.
US10606440B2	Image display apparatus and method of displaying and changing attributes of highlighted items An image display apparatus and an image display method are provided. The image display method includes displaying an item list including items, and a cursor indicating a position of a user input for moving the cursor. The image display method further includes sensing the user input, moving the cursor based on the user input, and changing a gap between a first item and a second item adjacent to the first item, among the items, based on a positional relationship between the cursor and the first item.
US10606438B2	Systems and methods for improved application sharing in a multimedia collaboration session A share display in a multimedia collaboration system includes a desktop region and a nonoverlapping task bar region. A collaboration program is configured to allow the desktop region to be shared with remote multimedia collaboration devices for the purposes of collaboration, but allows control functionality that the sharer does not wish to share to reside in the task bar region. The task bar region is then prevented from being shared with the remote multimedia collaboration device.
US10606436B2	Computer implemented methods and apparatus for composing and batch publishing feed items in a feed-based interaction context Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for composing and batch publishing feed items in a user interface in a feed-based interaction context. In some implementations, a computing device provides a first prompt for display in a first user interface component, which is configured to display unpublished feed items. The computing device receives, at the first prompt, first feed item data for a first feed item. Responsive to a request to compose a second feed item, the computing device displays in the first user interface component a second prompt for second feed item data without publishing the first feed item. The computing device receives, at the second prompt, second feed item data for a second feed item of a first record, the first and second feed items being related to the first record.
US10606431B2	Display device with touch sensor, potential control method and program A display device with a touch sensor includes: plural display pixel electrodes; a common electrode arranged opposite to the display pixel electrodes; a display function layer having an image display function; a display control circuit performing image display control so as to fulfill the display function of the display function layer by applying a voltage for display between the display pixel electrodes and the common electrode based on an image signal; and a touch detection electrode provided opposite to the common electrode and forming capacitance between the touch detection electrode and the common electrode, wherein a drive voltage for display applied to the common electrode by the display control circuit is used as a drive signal for the touch sensor, and a gate potential of TFT circuits included in the display pixel electrodes is increased during a period when the drive signal for the touch sensor is applied.
US10606428B2	Display device with touch detection function and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a controller, touch wiring that supplies a touch drive signal to drive electrodes, and a plurality of switch groups that are provided for each of the drive electrodes, each of the plurality of switch groups having selection switches. The plurality of switch groups select a drive electrode to be coupled to a touch wiring based on a selection signal from the controller. The selection switches for each of the plurality of switch groups are coupled in parallel with each other between a corresponding drive electrode and the touch wiring, and for each of the drive electrodes, all of the selection switches operate in accordance with the selection signal, couple the corresponding drive electrodes and the touch wiring, and apply the touch drive signal to the corresponding drive electrodes.
US10606419B2	Touch screen control An apparatus and method for display control are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a touch screen surface comprising a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers; and a processing system coupled to the touch screen surface to excite all transmitters in the plurality of transmitters or a subset of transmitters in the plurality of transmitters during different scanning periods when scanning the plurality of transmitters to obtain input signals from the touch screen surface, the subset of transmitters being less than all transmitters in the plurality of transmitters.
US10606413B2	Apparatus, method, and program product for determining the location of a portable electronic device on a display The position of a smartphone placed on a touchscreen is determined. Smartphones are placed on a touchscreen of a table PC, and user interface images are displayed respectively around the smartphones to perform cooperation. The table PC displays a position pattern to determine the position of a smartphone being placed. The position pattern includes a pattern of two tones. A camera of the smartphone captures a blurred image of a predetermined location of the position pattern. The table PC identifies the position of the smartphone, from a tone value of the captured image received wirelessly from the smartphone. The table PC can thus determine the position of the smartphone without using special hardware.
US10606411B2	Method and device for improved accuracy of proximity and touch detection in mobile devices A mobile device has a proximity sensor. A compensation value of the proximity sensor is determined. The compensation value is compared to a reference compensation value to determine validity of the compensation value. A capacitance of the proximity sensor is measured. A value of the capacitance of the proximity sensor is adjusted based on the compensation value. A coefficient defining a relationship between a capacitance of the proximity sensor and a temperature of the mobile device is calculated. A temperature sensor is coupled to the proximity sensor. The temperature of the mobile device is measured. A value of the capacitance of the proximity sensor is adjusted based on the coefficient and the temperature of the mobile device. The adjusted capacitance value is compared to a threshold capacitance value to determine proximity of an object to the mobile device. A radio frequency signal is adjusted by detecting proximity.
US10606402B2	Smartphone A smartphone may include a first cover layer and an LCD panel located under the first cover layer. The smartphone may include a backlight unit which may be located under the LCD panel. The smartphone may include a touch sensor which may sense touch in a capacitive manner. The backlight unit may include a pressure sensor and a spacer layer. The pressure sensor may include one or more electrodes formed in a single layer attached on the second cover layer and spaced apart from the reflective sheet. A driving signal may be applied to the touch sensor. A touch position may be detected by a sensing signal which may be output from the touch sensor. A magnitude of a touch pressure may be detected based on a change amount of capacitance which may be output from the pressure sensor.
US10606401B2	Mechanical keyboard overlay for touch screen A mechanical keyboard for use on a touch screen comprises an individually and resiliently depressible key and a network of electrical conductors. They key includes a user-facing outer portion and a screen-facing, electrically conductive inner portion, the inner portion being configured to approach the touch screen during depression of the key. The network of electrical conductors is configured to conduct a drive signal to the inner portion of the key, the drive signal being received, during the depression of the key, at a locus of touch screen directly beneath the key.
US10606399B2	Flexible display device A flexible display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a touch panel on the substrate; a window layer on the touch panel; a flexible printed circuit (FPC) attached to an outer side of the window layer at a non-display area and comprising a driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to transfer a driving voltage to the touch panel and the substrate; a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) attached to the FPC and configured to transfer a driving signal to the driver IC; and a bridge electrode at an outer side of the window layer at the non-display area and connecting the touch panel, the substrate, and the FPC.
US10606395B2	Vehicle interior systems having a curved cover glass and a display or touch panel and methods for forming the same Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
US10606388B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and touch display panel An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a touch display panel are provided. A plurality of first touch electrodes in each row of a touch layer are electrically connected and a plurality of second touch electrodes in each column of a touch layer are electrically connected, the first touch electrodes in each row are connected to a first touch trace and the second touch electrodes in each column are connected to a second touch trace, the first touch trace and the second touch trace are connected to a touch chip to achieve the touch effect, the first touch electrodes in each row only be connected to one touch trace, and the second touch electrodes in each column only be connected to one touch trace to greatly reduce the number of touch traces, so that the width of the non-display area of the touch screen can be greatly reduced.
US10606384B2	Display device and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display unit that has a plurality of scanning signal lines to which a scanning signal is applied; a shift register that has a plurality of transfer circuits configured in a plurality of stages that perform a shift operation for temporarily storing a shift signal that has been input and sequentially transmitting the stored shift signal to a subsequent stage in synchronization with a clock signal having a discontinued period, and outputs the scanning signal to a scanning signal line corresponding to a transfer circuit that maintains the shift signal; and a signal line that transmits a holding potential signal for maintaining a potential of the shift signal to a transfer circuit that maintains the shift signal in the discontinued period of the clock signal.
US10606380B2	Display control apparatus, display control method, and display control program A display control apparatus includes a recognizing unit configured to recognize a position of an operator and a position of a hand or the like of the operator, a calculating unit configured to regard a position of the operator in a screen coordinate system set on a screen as an origin of an operator coordinate system and multiply a position of the hand or the like with respect to the origin of the operator coordinate system by a predetermined function, thereby calculating a position of display information corresponding to the hand or the like in the screen coordinate system, and a control unit configured to cause the display information to be displayed at the position in the screen coordinate system calculated by the calculating unit.
US10606376B2	Retractable stylus A stylus including a pen rod, a first pen barrel, a second pen barrel, a driving element, and an actuating element is provided. The first pen barrel has a first end portion, a second end portion, and a first engagement slot located at the second end portion. The first end portion is fixed to the pen rod. The second pen barrel is sleeved on the second end portion. The driving element is disposed in the first pen barrel and includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion is engaged with the first engagement slot. The actuating element passes through the second pen barrel and the first pen barrel and is coupled to the driving element. The actuating element is configured to move toward a first direction after receiving a force to cause the driving element to be elastically deformed to separate the engagement portion from the first engagement slot.
US10606373B1	Hand-held controller tracked by LED mounted under a concaved dome A hand-held controller is enables a user to manipulate objects in a VR environment with hand movement. The hand-held controller includes a handle, a ring attached to an end of the handle and one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The handle has appropriate shape and dimensions so that it can be grasped by the user's hand. The ring has an outer body that includes an inner surface that is formed with one or more concave dome and an outer surface facing away from the inner surface. Each of the one or more LED is mounted under a concaved dome. Light emitted from the LED spreads at the concaved dome to form uniform illuminous intensity. The light transmits out of the body through the outer surface of the outer body. The light can be captured by a camera for tracking the hand-held controller.
US10606366B2	Input system An input system includes a first gesture detection unit and a second gesture detection unit. The first gesture detection unit includes a first light emitting device for emitting a first light beam, a first light sensing device for receiving the first light beam reflected by a first motion trajectory generated by a user and outputting a first image signal, and a first processing unit for processing the first image signal and outputting a first command signal. The second gesture detection unit includes a second light emitting device for emitting a second light beam, a second light sensing device for receiving the second light beam reflected by a second motion trajectory generated by the user and outputting a second image signal, and a second processing unit for processing the second image signal and outputting a second command signal.
US10606365B2	Electronic device with gesture detection system and methods for using the gesture detection system A method in an electronic device, the method includes projecting infrared (“IR”) light from a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) disposed proximate to the perimeter of the electronic device, detecting, by a sensor, IR light originating from at least two of the plurality of LEDs reflected from off of a person, and carrying out a function based on the relative strength of the detected IR light from the LEDs.
US10606357B2	Multi rate processing device for rendering haptic feedback A haptic interface unit may include an application in the operating system of a device in communication with a driver layer. A plurality of sensors and actuators may be in communication with the driver layer. The driver layer analyzes information from the sensors to generate an output signal based on an interaction model stored in the driver layer. The application updates the interaction model in the driver layer.
US10606353B2	Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, and sharing bio-signal and non-bio-signal data A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-signal data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
US10606341B2	Gesture recognition using multi-sensory data A system comprising: a camera configured to capture one or more images of a user's hand; and a computer configured to: receive the one or more captured images, apply a mapping function to the received one or more images, thereby yielding one or more coordinates associated with at least one feature of the user's hand, wherein the mapping function is derived from a set of labeled images that are produced by applying a machine learning algorithm to training data which comprises images of a trainer's hand, wherein the images are labeled with coordinates obtained from multiple magnetic sensors attached to the trainer's hand.
US10606337B2	Techniques for self-tuning of computing systems A computing system and a method for self-tuning a computing system. The method includes executing a current workload of the computing system until completion of the current workload; measuring a current operation metric representing a current operation performance of the computing system; tuning each of the plurality of system knobs to a static value selected from a group of static values; and iteratively executing the current workload of the computing system until an exit condition is met, wherein the exit condition is met when operation of the computing system having the system knobs tuned to one of the selected static values is an optimal static value satisfying at least one predefined target metric.
US10606323B1	Information handling system touchpad with integrated wireless antenna A portable information handling system processes information with processing components disposed in a main housing portion and presents the information at a display disposed in a lid housing portion. A keyboard and touchpad disposed at the upper surface of the main housing portion accept end user inputs. The touchpad translates touch inputs at a touch detection surface into cursor movement at the display and accepts presses at a touch button as input clicks. One or more antenna integrated in the touchpad to support communication of wireless signals by a transceiver disposed in the main housing, such as to support wireless local area network communications. A ground plane of the touchpad forms openings under the one or more antenna to provide a pathway for the wireless signals.
US10606306B2	Method of reducing power dissipation in a clock distribution network for integrated circuit A method and circuit are provided to reduce power consumption of high-speed clocks that are distributed across an integrated circuit (IC). Example implementations seek to reduce the amount of power dissipated in typical clock distribution networks by turning the combination of a multi-port electrical network and transmission line into a multi-resonant structure. In an implementation, the multi-port electrical network is coupled between first and second segments of the transmission line. The multi-port electrical network includes series and shunt reactive circuit elements, such as series inductive reactance and a shunt inductive susceptance, configured to produce first and second resonances that cooperate to create a bandpass response across clock distribution frequencies. This bandpass response is created by the multi-resonant structure, which is a combination of the transmission line and the multi-port electrical network. Various implementations are provided, including single-ended, differential, multi-section, multi-output, and point-to-multi-point implementations, each with an optional low-speed mode switch.
US10606304B2	Usage counter for control of system clocks In an embodiment, a processor may include a first clock circuit to generate a first clock signal, a plurality of functional blocks, and clock logic. Each functional block may include a sub-clock circuit to generate a second clock signal based on the first clock signal, and a counter to store a count of active consumer of the second clock signal. The clock logic may, in response to a determination that the counter of a first functional block has a value less than one, disable the sub-clock circuit of the first functional block. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10606292B1	Current circuit for providing adjustable constant circuit The present disclosure provides a current circuit. The current circuit includes a bandgap reference circuit, a plurality of current mirror circuits and a control circuit. The bandgap reference circuit is configured to provide a first current, wherein the first current is based on a reference voltage signal and is independent of temperature. The plurality of current mirror circuits are coupled to the bandgap reference circuit to receive the reference voltage signal, and the current mirror circuits are configured to provide a plurality of mirror currents based on the reference voltage signal provided by the bandgap reference circuit. The control circuit is configured to control a current flow from the plurality of current mirror circuits.
US10606289B2	System and approach for validating conditions of a space A system and approach for verifying and validating a room condition and its behavior in a critical environment. The system and approach may be a room controller built on top of a Niagara™ framework or launched from a Niagara workbench, and leverages extensible of Niagara. The system and approach may be web-based and used to test and verify the room condition per preset conditions. The system may have steps or tabs. They may incorporate screens for a create/open task, select test zone, read flow, hood/booster, T-stat set-up or temperature lever set-up, visual checks, and a report. One may create a new task and edit any existing task on the controller. One may move from task to task in either direction or go directly to the report of a completed task.
US10606283B2	Modular autopilot design and development featuring bayesian non-parametric adaptive control According to an embodiment, there is provided an onboard integrated computational system for an unmanned aircraft system (“Stabilis” autopilot). This is an integrated suite of hardware, software, and data-to-decisions services that are designed to meet the needs of business and research developers of UAS. Stabilis is designed to accelerate the development of any UAS platform and avionics system; it does so with hardware modularity and software adaptation. The Stabilis offers multiple technological advantages technological advantages including: Plug-and-adapt functionality; Data-to-decisions capability; and, On board parallelization capability.
US10606267B2	Weather based object protection using drones A tool for protecting outdoor objects from weather related damage. Responsive to a registration request, the tool registers an object and an originating location where the object is currently located. The tool determines whether a risk threshold for the object is exceeded based, at least in part, on weather conditions at the originating location. Responsive to a determination that the risk threshold for the object is exceeded, the tool instructs one or more drones to relocate the object from an originating location to a protected location that is protected from the weather conditions.
US10606264B2	Control method and control device of automatic driving vehicle Provided is a control method of an automatic driving vehicle switchable between manual driving in which the vehicle is made to travel depending on an operation of an occupant and automatic driving in which driving characteristics in automatic travel are set and the vehicle is made to automatically travel based on the driving characteristics. Manual driving characteristics in the manual driving by the occupant are learned and, when switching from the manual driving to the automatic driving is performed, the automatic driving is performed with the manual driving characteristics maintained for a preset manual characteristic maintaining time. As a result, uneasiness of the occupant can be suppressed.
US10606263B2	Handover notification arrangement, a vehicle and a method of providing a handover notification A handover notification arrangement is configured to provide a handover notification in a driver environment of a vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities. The handover notification arrangement includes a road information arrangement configured to acquire road information representative of an upcoming road section at which the autonomous driving is likely to become at least partially disabled. The handover notification arrangement further includes a processing unit configured to calculate an estimated time available for autonomous driving and configured to calculate an uncertainty estimate of the estimated time available for autonomous driving. The handover notification arrangement is configured to cause the output unit to provide the handover notification such that the handover notification is provided earlier in cases of high uncertainty estimates than in cases of low uncertainty estimates. The present disclosure also describes a vehicle and a method of providing a handover notification.
US10606258B2	Dynamic analysis of real-time restrictions for remote controlled vehicles Dynamic analysis and updating real-time restrictions for remote controlled vehicles. Remote controlled vehicles are subject to geospatial restrictions that are updated in real time; dynamic analysis of geospatial restrictions allows for proper operation of a remote controlled vehicle.
US10606256B2	Method to prevent parasitic current drain of a vehicle battery A method to prevent parasitic current drain of a vehicle battery includes shutting off the vehicle ignition to initiate a power down sequence of electronic control units, and detecting an excessive current draw condition from the vehicle battery after the vehicle ignition is shut off for a predetermined period of time. After verifying that an excessive current draw condition exists by analyzing data collected from the vehicle, the method continues with powering up the electronic control units on a vehicle communications network and broadcasting a system state equals run, and broadcasting a system state equals off on the vehicle communications network after the electronic control units have reached steady state operation.
US10606255B2	Plant monitor and control system In a plant monitor and control system which includes a large display which displays plant monitor and control information items, and a navigation display terminal by which a touch input operation can be performed, an overall display screen of the large display is displayed on the navigation display terminal, and the display screen of the large display is expanded and displayed on the navigation display terminal in a state where the display screen of the large display, which is displayed on the navigation display terminal, is a base point, and minute information items of devices, which are displayed in a display screen of the navigation display terminal, are displayed.
US10606253B2	Method of monitoring processing system for processing substrate A method of monitoring a processing system for processing a substrate is provided. The method includes the following steps: acquiring data from the processing system for a plurality of parameters, the data including a plurality of data values; grouping the parameters into a plurality of sub-groups, each of the sub-groups including a plurality of correlated parameters; constructing a principle components analysis (PCA) model from the data values for the correlated parameters in a first one of the sub-groups, including normalizing the data values in the first one of the sub-groups with a first weighting factor and a second weighting factor, wherein the first weighting factor is different from the second weighting factor; and determining a statistical quantity using the PCA model.
US10606248B2	Data transmission and control device in a multi-node sensor network A data transmission and control device in a multi-node sensor network, comprising a processing control module (110). The processing control module (110) comprises an instruction processing unit, a data processing unit, at least one group of first-type interfaces (J101-J10n), at least one group of second-type interfaces (J201-J20n), one group of fifth-type interfaces (J500) and one group of sixth-type interfaces (J600). The fifth-type interfaces (J500) have communication connections with an external control device (120). The first-type interfaces (J101-J10n) respectively have communication connections with a sensor (140) so as to cooperate with the instruction processing unit to configure and query a parameter of the sensor (140), and to upgrade firmware and report feedback information of the sensor (140) and the processing control module. The second-type interfaces (J201-J20n) respectively have communication connections with the sensor (140) and the sixth-type interfaces (J600) have communication connections with an external service terminal (130) so as to cooperate with the data processing unit to acquire data of a plurality of sensors (140) and transmit the data to the external service terminal (130) for processing. The device controls the sensor (140) via a network, enables the data of the sensor (140) to be modular, and provides a uniform interface to the outside, thus forming a smart control platform for dynamic configuration, data processing and external interaction of the sensor (140).
US10606245B2	Parts matching for improved manufacturing assembly A method includes receiving a training data set for a first plurality of assemblies, wherein the training data set includes a plurality of components for each of two or more types of components of the first plurality of assemblies. The method analyzes the training data set for the first plurality of assemblies. Responsive to receiving a set of product component information for a second plurality of assemblies, the method creates a graded product cluster template for the second plurality of assemblies based on the analyzed training data for the first plurality of assemblies. The method sends the graded product cluster template to an automated manufacturing device, wherein the automated manufacturing device manufactures a first assembly from the second plurality of assemblies based on the graded product cluster template.
US10606243B2	Assembly tool production Disclosed is a method of producing an assembly tool for assembling a first system comprising one or more components. The method comprises: for each component, determining, when the first system is attached to a second system, a position and orientation of that component relative to the second system and positions and orientations relative to the second system at which that component is to be supported; providing a frame; attaching, to the frame, a reference structure; providing a plurality of pickup devices each having a receiving element for receiving a component; and securing each pickup device to the frame such that a position and orientation relative to the reference structure of each receiving element is the same as a position and orientation at which a component is to be supported.
US10606242B2	Print data division apparatus and program A print division apparatus of this invention includes a feature detection unit configured to detect a feature of three-dimensional image data based on pixel information included in the three-dimensional image data, a division unit configured to divide the three-dimensional image data into a designated print size in accordance with a boundary of the feature detected based on the feature of the three-dimensional image data, and a creation unit configured to create three-dimensional shape data for the divided three-dimensional image data.
US10606241B2	Process planning apparatus based on augmented reality A process planning apparatus based on augmented reality (AR) includes: a camera set capturing color and depth images of a processing machine and a probe operated by a human user in a real scene; a processor, which is signal-connected to the camera set and the processing machine, creates spatial intelligences for motion planning of the probe operated by the human user in an AR environment that combines a virtual workpiece with the real scene, and generates instructional data from the spatial intelligences to guide the human user to operate the probe to produce machine motion data for a manufacturing task; and an output interface, which is signal-connected to the processor and outputs scene data, the virtual workpiece and the instructional data to the human user.
US10606239B2	Shaping plant and safety program A molding facility or peripheral apparatus for a molding facility including at least one non-safe control apparatus having at least one signal input and at least one signal output for the non-safe control of non-safety-relevant actuators of the molding facility or peripheral apparatus, and at least one safe control apparatus which has at least one safe signal input and at least one safe signal output and in which there is stored a safety program which can be executed for the safe control of safety-relevant actuators of the molding facility or peripheral apparatus, wherein the safety program is a version of a wiring diagram, that can be executed by the safe control apparatus and is compiled by a compiler.
US10606237B2	Welding device The present invention relates to a welding device which includes a welding power source provided with a power supply circuit; a wire feeder connected to the welding power supply to supply wire; a torch which pulls the wire supplied from the wire feeder and supplies the wire to a welding part; an IR thermal camera which captures the welding part; a vision module having built-in program which receives and processes a captured image of a IR thermal camera; and a slag removal device which removes slag detected in the welding part in real time in conjunction with the vision module. The welding device has an effect in which slag generated during welding can be removed before the slag is fixed on the molten pool.
US10606234B2	Controller for a plurality of motors based on provided torque In a controller of the present invention that controls a drive mechanism driven by a plurality of motors, when a state where the output of the motors is zero shifts to a state where the output is non-zero such that a preload torque is provided by a preload torque superimposition unit, at least one of the motors forms a contact portion between the drive mechanism and the motor by speed control based on a speed detection value detected in a speed detection unit, and in a state where the contact portion is formed, the preload torque is provided by the preload torque superimposition unit.
US10606228B2	Measurement transducer having a monitoring function A measurement transducer, comprising: a sensor module having a sensor element, sensor electronics and a main electronics module. The sensor element emits sensor signals, and the sensor electronics processes the digitized sensor signals with a transmission function and provides processed sensor measurement values on a digital interface. The main electronics module is functionally connected to the sensor electronics and a logic unit, and a communications interface. The logic unit is configured to receive the sensor measurement values provided on the digital interface and to cause the output of a measurement signal corresponding to the sensor measurement values through the communications interface. The logic unit is configured to carry out a monitoring function. The monitoring comprises, in addition to a currently provided sensor measurement value, the reception of the associated digitized sensor signals, with the aid of a test function which comprises the transmission function. The logic unit is also configured to provide the control measurement value to the sensor electronics, wherein the sensor electronics is configured to carry out a comparison between the control measurement value and the sensor measurement value and to cause the communications interface, via an alarm output, to directly emit an error signal in the event of deviations.
US10606223B2	Mobile-based environmental control Locational environmental control provides quicker and more efficient comfort. A location associated with a mobile device determines a ceiling fan and/or an air terminal that best serves the location. The ceiling fan may be activated to provide inexpensive climate control to the location associated with the mobile device. Conditioned air (heated or cooled) may be output from the air terminal to provide additional relief.
US10606217B2	Phase locked loop circuits, clock signal generators comprising digital-to-time convert circuits, operating methods thereof and wireless communication devices Provided is clock signal generator configured to generate a target output clock signal based on a reference clock signal, the clock signal generator includes a digital-to-time converter (DTC) configured to delay a reference clock signal based on an input code to generate a delay clock signal, and output the delay clock signal, a DTC controller configured to determine an initial gain value of the DTC based on a result of comparing at least one delay amount of the DTC with a period of a previously generated output clock signal, and generate the input code based on the initial gain value, and a phase locked loop configured to generate the target output clock signal based on the delay clock signal and a division clock signal of the previously generated output clock signal, the target output clock signal being locked to the delay clock signal.
US10606191B2	Transfer member for printing systems There is disclosed a layered article that can be used in indirect printing, in analog or digital processes. The layered article, when configured as a transfer member, may serve to receive an ink in any form, allow the ink to be treated so as to form an ink image, and permit the application of the ink image on a substrate. The transfer member comprises a support layer and an imaging layer, which may be formed of a silicon matrix including dispersed carbon black particles. Methods for preparing the same are also disclosed.
US10606186B1	Image forming apparatus that includes at least two toner cartridge housing sections and image forming method for the same In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section configured to form an image using a toner supplied from a toner cartridge; a remaining amount acquisition section configured to acquire a remaining amount of the toner in the toner cartridge; a determining section configured to determine whether or not the toner cartridge satisfies a predetermined condition; and a deciding section configured to decide a toner cartridge to be subjected to determination processing by the determining section based on the remaining amount.
US10606181B2	Toner compositions including silica blends and method to make the same The toner composition of the present invention and method to make the same includes toner particles mixed with a specific set of extra particulate additives including large colloidal silica sized 90 nm to 120 nm and having a conductivity of less than 20 μs/cm in combination with medium size silica particles sized 30 nm to 60 nm. Optionally, additional extra particular additives such as silica sized 2 nm to 20 nm, alumina, titania or mixtures thereof can be used. The finished toner having these specific additives exhibited superior printing performance.
US10606180B2	EUV cleaning systems and methods thereof for an extreme ultraviolet light source Methods and apparatus for in-situ incline cleaning an element disposed in a EUV generating chamber are disclosed. A capillary-based hydrogen radical generator is employed to form hydrogen radicals from hydrogen gas. The capillary-based hydrogen radical generator is resistively heated during operation and is oriented such that hydrogen radicals catalytically generated from the hydrogen gas are directed to a surface of the element to clean the surface.
US10606176B2	Method for patterning a substrate using extreme ultraviolet lithography Techniques disclosed herein provide a method for continued patterning of substrates having sub-resolution features. Techniques include using novel deposition and removal techniques. This results in a substrate with inter-digitated photoresist in which photoresist is positioned between structures on a given substrate. Combined with using extreme ultraviolet lithographic exposure, patterning techniques herein can make desired cuts and blocks at specified locations on the substrate.
US10606172B2	Resist composition and patterning process A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a quencher in the form of an iodonium salt capable of generating fluorobenzoic acid bonded to iodized benzene offers a high sensitivity and minimal LWR independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
US10606170B2	Template for imprint lithography and methods of making and using the same A template for imprint lithography can include an active area that includes a plurality of tiers including a first tier and a second tier, and a first feature within the first tier or the second tier. In another embodiment, the first and second tiers include features, and the average feature depth or height within the first tier may be substantially the same as or different from the average feature depth or height within the second tier. The template can be used in imprinting a formable layer to form a patterned resist layer over a device substrate that has at least two tiers. The template and its use are well suited for device substrates having exposed surfaces at significantly different elevations, particularly where planarization would be complicated or nearly impossible to implement.
US10606167B2	Photolithography mask plate A photolithography mask plate, the photolithography mask plate including: a substrate; a carbon nanotube composite structure on a surface of the substrate, wherein the carbon nanotube composite structure comprises a carbon nanotube layer and a chrome layer coated on the carbon nanotube layer; a cover layer on the carbon nanotube composite structure.
US10606165B2	Mask pattern verification method According to one embodiment, a mask pattern verification method includes: calculating mask pattern data; calculating an optical image and a resist image; calculating a first feature amount and a second feature amount, using a plurality of algorithms; in each of the plurality of algorithms, comparing the first feature amount with a first threshold, and detecting a critical point candidate in a first pattern; in each of the plurality of algorithms, comparing the second feature amount with a second threshold, and detecting a critical point in the first pattern; and selecting at least one of the plurality of algorithms, and displaying a detection result of the critical point corresponding to a selected algorithm.
US10606152B2	Multi-aperture imaging device, imaging system and method for capturing an object area Multi-aperture imaging device includes at least one image sensor, an array of juxtaposed optical channels, wherein each optical channel has optics for projecting at least one partial area of an object area on an image sensor area of the image sensor, and a beam deflector for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels in beam-deflecting areas of the beam deflector. The beam deflector is formed as an array of facets arranged along a line-extension direction of the array of optical channels. One facet is allocated to each optical channel. Each facet has a beam-deflecting area. A stray light suppressing structure is arranged between a first beam-deflecting area of a first facet and a second beam-deflecting area of a juxtaposed second facet, which is configured to reduce transition of stray light between the first beam-deflecting area and the second beam-deflecting area.
US10606151B1	Cover for rear-mounted vehicle camera A camera protection device, a protected camera and a vehicle having a protected camera, all include a weatherproof housing having a lower portion for holding a camera and an upper portion, a movable protective domed cover, and a mechanism for selectively moving the domed cover in front of the lower portion in a closed position or above the lower portion in an open position. The mechanism includes a motor that is operatively connected to the domed cover. A cleaning brush vertically wipes across the lower portion when the mechanism moves the domed cover. A seal seals between the domed cover and the lower portion when the domed portion is in front of the lower portion in a closed position. The mechanism includes a cable, a pivot for pivoting the domed cover, and a linkage connecting the motor to the domed cover. A belt operatively connects the motor to the linkage.
US10606144B2	Display apparatus Disclosed is a display apparatus includes: a flat display panel; and a liquid crystal lens, the liquid crystal lens being positioned in a light emergent direction of the display panel, the liquid crystal lens being used for converging light emitted by the display panel towards a center plane, and the center plane being perpendicular to the display panel and passing through a vertical center line of the display panel.
US10606141B2	Electrooptical device and electronic apparatus In an electrooptical device, a plurality of scanning lines extend between a first side of a display region and a scanning line driving circuit. A semiconductor sensor is provided between the scanning line driving circuit and the first side of the display region, the semiconductor sensor including a sensor semiconductor layer which is on the same layer as a semiconductor layer of a pixel transistor. The semiconductor sensor is a diode temperature sensor, and includes a plurality of diode elements (sensor elements) that are disposed along the first side of the display region and electrodes that electrically connect the plurality of diode elements.
US10606138B2	Display substrate repairing method and system, display substrate and display panel A display substrate repairing method, a display substrate repairing system, a display substrate and a display panel are provided. The display substrate repairing method includes: forming, in the case that a signal line of the display substrate is detected to be open-circuited or short-circuited, a repair line at a disconnected portion of the signal line being open-circuited or a disconnected portion of the signal line formed during a short circuit repairing process; forming a protective layer at least in an area where the repair line is located.
US10606117B2	Transparent display panels and display devices Transparent, display panel and display device are provided. The transparent display panel includes: a color filter. The color filter includes a first region configured to realize a screen view and a second region configured to display a perspective image. The second region has a thickness smaller than the first region.
US10606116B2	Display panel, display device and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a display panel, a display device and a manufacturing method thereof to improve an effective display region of the display panel. The display panel comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, and a black matrix between every two adjacent pixels, the display panel also comprises at least one display member displaying a preset color, and each of the at least one display member is arranged on one side of the black matrix between two corresponding adjacent pixels close to a light-outgoing surface of the display panel.
US10606110B2	Display panel bracket The application provides a display panel bracket, which includes at least one first bracket installed to the display panel, at least one second bracket serving as a base, and a connector connected between each first bracket and a corresponding second bracket; wherein each second bracket is longitudinally elongated, and the connector is configured to be rotatable so that the display panel bracket has a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state, the length direction of the second bracket is consistent with the thickness direction of the display panel so that the display panel bracket can stably support the display panel, in the second state, the length direction of the second bracket is consistent with the length direction of the display panel.
US10606109B2	Display device The present disclosure provides a display device including a display panel, a driving circuit, a chip on film and an outer frame, wherein the outer frame includes a bottom frame and a side frame, the driving circuit is located between the display panel and the bottom frame, the display panel includes a TFT array substrate, the TFT array substrate includes a display portion and a bending portion, the display portion is disposed opposite to the bottom frame, the bending portion is disposed opposite to the side frame, and the bending portion is connected to the driving circuit through the chip on film. The TFT array substrate for a display device provided by the present disclosure includes a display portion and a bending portion, the bending portion is connected with the driving circuit through the chip on film, the COF is adhered to the OLB area on the bending portion.
US10606095B2	Virtual image display device A first lens and a second lens are bonded, and each of a light emitting plane and a light incident plane is a flat surface to shorten a configuration in an optical axis direction, and simultaneously, various optical elements such as a transmission/reflection selection member and the like can be mounted on a flat surface portion. Further, by providing a half mirror in a bonding portion between a convex surface and a concave surface to give power in folding an optical path, an image with a wide angle of view can be formed.
US10606094B2	Polarizing beam splitter plates providing high resolution images and systems utilizing such polarizing beam splitter plates Polarizing beam splitter plates and systems incorporating such beam splitter plates are described. The polarizing beam splitter plate includes a first substrate and a multilayer optical film reflective polarizer that is disposed on the first substrate. The polarizing beam splitter plate includes a first outermost major surface and an opposing second outermost major surface that makes an angle of less than about 20 degrees with the first outermost major surface. The polarizing beam splitter plate is adapted to reflect an imaged light received from an imager towards a viewer or screen with the reflected imaged light having an effective pixel resolution of less than 12 microns.
US10606093B1	Biased fast axis retarder system A retarder that comprises at least two plates, each of which comprise two surfaces that are parallel to, or substantially parallel to one another, said plates being tipped with respect to one another so that the surfaces of one thereof are not parallel to the surfaces of the other, each said plate further comprising a biased fast axis that is neither parallel to, or perpendicular to surfaces of said plates.
US10606080B2	Compact eye-tracked head-mounted display Eye-tracked head-mounted displays are provide which, in one aspect, may utilize the same optics for eyetracking and image viewing, with a selected portion of the optics used for an eyetracking optical path and a selected portion of the display optics used for an image viewing optical path.
US10606074B2	Head-up display apparatus A HUD apparatus is provided. The HUD apparatus is provided with: an optical source part having a light emission element; a condenser lens, which faces the optical source part, and collects light source light; a field lens, which further collects the light source light transmitted from the condenser lens side, and which projects light at a predetermined angle; and an image formation element, which forms an image when the light source light transmitted from the field lens side is inputted thereto, and which projects light of an image toward the windshield side. The field lens has a composite surface on at least one of the condenser lens side and the image formation element side, the composite surface having multiple continuous optical surfaces. The condenser lens has a diffusion part that diffuses the light source light.
US10606072B2	Systems, devices, and methods for laser eye tracking Systems, devices, and methods for laser eye tracking are described. Laser eye tracking involves scanning laser light over the eye and detecting diffuse reflections of the laser light with one or more photodetector(s). While conventional camera-based eye tracking techniques rely on detecting and identifying specific reflections (i.e., Purkinje images such as the “glint”), the laser eye tracking techniques described herein detect and identify a reduction in reflection intensity due to transmission of laser light through the pupil and/or increased diffusivity of reflections from the cornea relative to reflections from the sclera. This effect is referred to herein as the “corneal shadow” effect. Laser eye tracking uses considerably less power than conventional camera-based eye tracking techniques. As a result, the laser eye tracking techniques described herein do not add significant power demands to a system and can be implemented in wearable heads-up displays without adding significant volume to the system battery.
US10606068B2	Optical scanning device An optical scanning device includes a support portion including a swingable coupling portion and a frame swingably supporting the coupling portion, a first reflecting portion coupled to the coupling portion and configured to swing together with the coupling portion, and a swingable connecting portion including a bridge and a second reflecting portion coupled to the first reflecting portion via the bridge and provided at a position away from the first reflecting portion beyond the support portion.
US10606067B2	Drive-condition setting device and drive-condition setting method for optical scanning apparatus A drive-condition setting device applied to an optical scanning apparatus having a fiber and an actuator that vibrates a distal end of the fiber, the drive-condition setting device detects a scan pattern of the illumination light output from the fiber, measures resonance frequencies in the x direction and the y direction of the fiber, sets a drive frequency and a drive voltage based on the resonance frequencies such that conditional expressions below are satisfied: when fx>fy, fdfx and Vx≤Vy (2), and when fx≤fy, fdfy and Vx≥Vy (4) where fd denotes the drive frequency, Vx denotes a maximum voltage of a X direction drive signal, and Vy denotes a maximum voltage of a y direction drive signal.
US10606055B2	Aperture scanning Fourier ptychographic imaging Certain aspects pertain to aperture-scanning Fourier ptychographic imaging devices comprising an aperture scanner that can generate an aperture at different locations at an intermediate plane of an optical arrangement, and a detector that can acquire lower resolution intensity images for different aperture locations, and wherein a higher resolution complex image may be constructed by iteratively updating regions in Fourier space with the acquired lower resolution images.
US10606048B2	Imaging optical unit for a metrology system for examining a lithography mask An imaging optical unit serves within a metrology system for examining a lithography mask. The lithography mask can be arranged in an object field of the imaging optical unit. The object field is defined by two mutually perpendicular object field coordinates. The imaging optical unit has an aperture stop of which the aspect ratio in the direction of the two object field coordinates differs from 1. This results in an imaging optical unit which can be used for the examination of lithography masks that are designed for projection exposure with an anamorphic projection optical unit.
US10606040B2	Image capturing lens assembly, imaging apparatus and electronic device An image capturing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element; a second lens element; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having positive refractive power; a fifth lens element having both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric; and a sixth lens element having both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric, the image-side surface being concave, and at least one inflection point on the image-side surface. There are a total of six lens elements.
US10606039B2	Photographing optical lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Each second, third, fourth and fifth lens element has refractive power. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, and both of the surfaces of the sixth lens element are aspheric. The seventh lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
US10606024B2	Lens moving mechanism A lens moving mechanism includes a guide section which supports a lens mount unit on which a lens for projecting light is mounted and guides the lens mount unit in three orthogonal axis directions including an optical axis direction of the light, and a base member which supports a saddle guide unit of the guide section and is fixed to a projector main body. The saddle guide unit includes first linear motion guide devices which are fixed to the base member and guide the lens mount unit in an orthogonal-to-optical axis direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
US10606022B2	Optical element driving module An optical element driving module is provided, including a housing, a movable portion configured to support an optical element, a driving assembly, a positioning sensor, and a non-metallic substrate disposed on a side of the movable portion. The movable portion is movable relative to the housing, the driving assembly is configured to drive movement of the movable portion relative to the housing, and the positioning sensor is configured to detect the movement of the movable portion relative to the housing. Specifically, the non-metallic substrate forms a recess for receiving the positioning sensor, wherein a depth of the recess is greater than a height of the positioning sensor.
US10606014B2	Independently translatable modules and fiber optic equipment trays in fiber optic equipment Fiber optic equipment that supports independently translatable fiber optic modules and/or fiber optic equipment trays containing one or more fiber optic modules is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more fiber optic modules are disposed in a plurality of independently translatable fiber optic equipment trays which are received in a tray guide system. In this manner, each fiber optic equipment tray is independently translatable within the guide system. One or more fiber optic modules may also be disposed in one or more module guides disposed in the fiber optic equipment trays to allow each fiber optic module to translate independently of other fiber optic modules in the same fiber optic equipment tray. In other embodiments, a plurality of fiber optic modules are disposed in a module guide system disposed in the fiber optic equipment that translate independently of other fiber optic modules disposed within the module guide system.
US10606011B2	Universal expandable cable management bracket A cable management bracket that routes cables in a cabinet or rack. The cable management bracket includes an inner mounting rail and an outer mounting rail. The outer mounting rail is secured to the inner mounting rail by fasteners. The inner mounting rail has a top flange, first and second end flanges, a bottom flange, and a side surface. The outer mounting rail has a top flange, an end flange, a bottom flange, and a side surface. The side surfaces of the inner mounting rail and the outer mounting rail have a plurality of mounting features for securing bundling clips that receive a plurality of cables.
US10606010B2	Fiber indexing systems The present disclosure relates to systems and method for deploying a fiber optic network. Distribution devices are used to index fibers within the system to ensure that live fibers are provided at output locations throughout the system. In an example, fibers can be indexed in multiple directions within the system. In an example, spare ports can be providing in a forward direction and reverse direction ports can also be provided.
US10606006B2	Optical fiber distribution systems and components Fiber distribution systems, terminals and tap boxes that provide a reconfigurable and expandable system of hardened connections. A terminal may include at least one feeder port and a plurality of distribution ports, each of the at least one feeder port and the plurality of distribution ports being sealable ports configured to receive one of a duct and a connector, where the connector is configured to interface with a drop type cable. The terminal may include an expandable module configured to receive a splitter and a tap box having at least one sealable port configured to receive one of a duct or a connector. The tap box can include at least one fiber storage. The terminal may be configured to receive a fiber through the feeder port and to output a plurality of fibers through the plurality of distribution ports, at least one fiber of the plurality of fibers being received by a tap box mounted at a user location, through at least one sealed port, the tap box further comprising at least one slack fiber storage. Tap boxes may be configured to support different types of drop cables and connectors.
US10606005B1	Optical cables having an inner sheath attached to a metal tube An optical cable includes a plurality of optical fibers sealed within a metal tube, a polymer inner sheath surrounding the metal tube and operatively connected to the metal tube, and an outer sheath disposed over the polymer inner sheath.
US10606002B2	Opto-electric hybrid board and manufacturing method for same An opto-electric hybrid board includes an electric circuit board in which electric wiring is formed on a front surface of an insulating layer, and an optical waveguide formed on the rear side of the electric circuit board. The optical waveguide and the electric circuit board are arranged so that left and right edges of the electric circuit board along a longitudinal direction of the optical waveguide overlap with left and right edges of the optical waveguide when viewed from above, or so that the left and right edges of the electric circuit board are on the inside of where the left and right edges of the optical waveguide are located. The opto-electric hybrid board is easy to handle owing to the reduced chance of the electric circuit board being damaged. The opto-electric hybrid board also does not cause misalignment of a core when used as a connector.
US10605999B2	Package structure for photonic transceiving device A photonic transceiver apparatus in QSFP package. The apparatus includes a case having a base member, two partial side members, and a lid member to provide a spatial volume with an opening at a back end of the base member. Additionally, the apparatus includes a PCB, installed inside the spatial volume over the base member having a pluggable electrical connector at the back end. Further, the apparatus includes multiple optical transmitting devices in mini-transmit-optical-sub-assembly package, each being mounted on a common support structure and having a laser output port in reversed orientation toward the back end. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a silicon photonics chip, including a fiber-to-silicon attachment module, mounted on the PCB and coupled to a modulation driver module and a trans-impedance amplifier module. Moreover, the apparatus includes a pair of optical input/output ports being back connected to the fiber-to-silicon attachment module.
US10605997B2	Optical-fiber-attached ferrule with an upper opening and a lower ventilation hole and method of manufacturing the same An optical-fiber-attached ferrule of the invention includes: an optical fiber; and a ferrule that holds an end portion of the optical fiber, where the ferrule includes a ferrule end surface, a fiber hole to insert the optical fiber, an adhesive-filling section that includes an opening surface of the optical fiber hole and an opposed surface opposed to the opening surface, and a light transmitting part that transmits an optical signal between the ferrule end surface and the opposed surface, and an end surface of the optical fiber is disposed close to the opposed surface in the adhesive-filling section The adhesive-filling section is filled with an optical adhesive with Shore hardness D of equal to or less than 50.
US10605991B2	Optical equalizer for photonics system The present disclosure provides an optical equalizer for photonics system in an electric-optical communication network. The optical equalizer includes an input port and an output port. Additionally, the optical equalizer includes a filter having a number of stages coupled to each other in a multi-stage series with an output terminal of any stage being coupled to an input terminal of an adjacent next stage while the input terminal of a first stage of the multi-stage series being coupled from the input port. Each stage includes a tap terminal configured to pass an optical power factored by a coefficient of multiplication from the corresponding input terminal of the stage to a tap-output path characterized by a corresponding phase delay. Furthermore, the optical equalizer includes a combiner configured to sum up the optical powers respectively from the number of tap-output paths of the multi-stage series to the output port.
US10605990B2	Tensioning device having a flexure mechanism for applying axial tension to cleave an optical fiber and method A tensioning tool device includes a flexible or spring support having a spring bearing that translates a linearly applied external force at an input to linear displacement at an output of the spring bearing. An external force applied to the input of the spring bearing causes the output to pull on a section of the optical fiber and imparts axial strain and tension in the optical fiber. The spring bearing includes one or more sets of parallel flexible beams cantilever-coupled to the input and output, to provide a flexible/spring structure that couples an external force input to an output coupled to the first section of the optical fiber. The external force is applied to displace the input to flex the fixed-guided beam(s) to impart axial tension in the optical fiber at the output of the flexible bearing.
US10605984B2	Array of waveguide diffusers for light detection using an aperture The present disclosure relates to limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture. One example implementation includes a system. The system includes a lens that focuses light from a scene toward a focal plane. The system also includes an aperture defined within an opaque material. The system also includes a plurality of waveguides. A given waveguide of the plurality has an input end that receives a portion of light transmitted through the aperture, and guides the received portion toward an output end of the given waveguide. A cross-sectional area of the guided portion at the output end is greater than a cross-sectional area of the received portion at the input end. The system also includes an array of light detectors that detects the guided light transmitted through the output end.
US10605983B2	Noise reduction collimator and imaging catheter system Disclosed are a collimator for reducing noise of a scanned image and an imaging catheter system comprising the same. The disclosed noise attenuation collimator comprises: a transparent tube having a diameter larger than a cladding diameter of double-clad fiber, wherein a coatingless region of the double-clad fiber is inserted into the transparent tube; and a first resin layer which is applied to an exterior of the transparent tube and has a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the transparent tube.
US10605974B2	Backlight assembly and display apparatus A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate, containing a plurality of dots. Each dot includes a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface, respectively configured to reflect a first incident light such that reflected light emerges in a first preset direction in a narrow viewing angle mode, and to diffusely reflect a second incident light such that the reflected light emerges dispersedly in a wide viewing angle mode. A first light source can be disposed over a lateral side of the light guide plate and facing the first reflecting surface, to provide the first incident light on the first reflecting surface in the narrow viewing angle mode. A second light source can be disposed over another lateral side of the light guide plate and facing the second reflecting surface to provide the second incident light on the second reflecting surface in the wide viewing angle mode.
US10605956B2	Polycarbonate resin and optical lens The present invention addresses the problem of providing a resin having a high Abbe number and a small difference in hygroscopic expansion coefficient with respect to a polycarbonate resin having a low Abbe number and a high refractive index. The above problem can be solved by a polycarbonate resin including structural units represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), R represents H, CH3, or C2H5.
US10605939B2	Multi-vintage energy mapping Multi-vintage energy mapping selects a first seismic survey data and a second seismic survey dataset from a plurality of seismic survey datasets. The first seismic survey dataset includes a set of first energies associated with a first seismic survey geometry, and the second seismic survey dataset includes a set of second energies associated with a second seismic survey geometry. The first set of energies are mapped from the first seismic survey geometry to the second seismic survey geometry, and the second set of energies are mapped from the second seismic survey geometry to the first seismic survey geometry. An updated first seismic dataset and an updated second seismic dataset are generated such that only energies from the first and second seismic datasets associated with changes in a subsurface are preserved in the updated first and second seismic datasets.
US10605920B2	Power savings through refresh control for distance sensing devices The present disclosure describes refresh control methods for generating distance data and optoelectronic modules that are operable to provide distance information at a predetermined refresh rate, but with a reduction in overall power consumption attributable to the distance determinations.
US10605913B2	Sonar noise interference rejection A marine sonar device comprises a display, a sonar element, and a processing element. The display displays sonar images. The sonar element generates a sonar beam during a ping and presents transducer signals. The processing element is configured to instruct the sonar element to generate the sonar beam at a first frequency during a first ping, receive a first transducer signal resulting from received reflections of the sonar beam at the first frequency, filter the first transducer signal to exclude frequencies other than the first frequency, instruct the sonar element to generate the sonar beam at a second frequency during a second ping, the second frequency being different from the first frequency, receive a second transducer signal resulting from received reflections of the sonar beam at the second frequency, and filter the second transducer signal to exclude frequencies other than the second frequency.
US10605907B2	Motion detection by a central controller using beamforming dynamic information In a general aspect, motion is detected using wireless signals. In one example, a wireless signal transmitted through a space from a first wireless communication device is received at a second wireless communication device. Dynamic beamforming information is based on the wireless signal. The second wireless communication device uses the dynamic beamforming information to detect motion in the space, or transmits the dynamic beamforming information to the first wireless communication device for use in detecting motion in the space.
US10605901B2	Beam steering device and optical apparatus including the same Beam steering devices and optical apparatuses including the beam steering devices are provided. A beam steering device includes a light source configured to generate input lights having first different wavelengths, a multiplexer configured to simultaneously receive the generated input lights, and multiplex the received input lights into a multiplexed light, and an optical splitter configured to split the multiplexed light. The beam steering device further includes an optical modulator configured to modulate the split light, and an emitter configured to simultaneously emit output lights having second different wavelengths to different points arranged in a first direction, based on the modulated light.
US10605897B2	Vehicle lane alignment correction improvements Systems and methods for improving vehicle RADAR or other sensor performance by application of error statistics. In some implementations, statistical correction of vehicle tracking errors are achieved by generating a first data set representative of a historical map of a host vehicle trajectory, a second data set representative of one or more adjacent lanes to a current lane of the host vehicle, and a third data set comprising estimated error correction values of an estimated bearing angle while the moving target vehicle is beyond a threshold distance by comparing the estimated bearing angle of the moving target vehicle relative to the host vehicle with an observed bearing angle of the moving target vehicle relative to the host vehicle. A set of estimated lane assignments may be generated after the moving target vehicle has passed the threshold distance from the host vehicle, after which a lane assignment may be confirmed.
US10605892B2	System and method for pseudo randomized chirp scheduling for interference avoidance Methods and systems are provided for controlling a radar system of a vehicle. One or more transmitters are configured to transmit radar signals. A plurality of antennas or arrays are configured to operate at a common frequency and a method and system for generating random frame intervals and receiving the radar signals in response to the random frame intervals.
US10605888B1	Selecting optimal directional antenna orientation A device, method, and computer-readable medium are provided for determining an optimal orientation for a directional antenna in a wireless communications system. Instructions are provided to position a directional antenna in each of a plurality of potential orientations. At each of the potential orientations, a serving node signal power level and a non-serving node signal power level is ascertained, and compared to predefined thresholds. An optimal orientation is selected based on the performed comparisons, among other things. In essence, the optimal orientation is determined based on received signal characteristics ascertained at each potential orientation.
US10605886B2	Methods and devices for testing the function of an insulation monitoring device Methods and devices are provided for testing the function of a standard insulation monitoring device, installed in an ungrounded power supply system, during operation. The basic concept of the invention rests upon adding a testing apparatus to the ungrounded power supply system, which is being monitored using an insulation monitoring device according to regulations, between the active conductors of an ungrounded power supply system and ground, said testing apparatus systematically changing an insulation resistance of the ungrounded power supply system and observing the reaction of the insulation monitoring device in a fully automated manner in perpetually repetitive testing cycles. The power supply system is monitored perpetually during its operation. In the method, the current operating state (insulation level, load state) of the power supply system is detected via network parameters, such as insulation resistance and system leakage capacity, and consulted for assessing the functionality of the insulation monitoring device.
US10605876B2	Local coil with frequency converter The disclosure relates to a local coil with a device for providing a first mixed frequency signal and a second mixed frequency signal by a first auxiliary frequency signal and a second auxiliary frequency signal. The device has an auxiliary mixer configured to generate the second mixed frequency signal from the first auxiliary frequency signal and the second auxiliary frequency signal. The local coil has a signal input including a first signal connection to the device. The local coil is configured to jointly receive the first auxiliary frequency signal and the second auxiliary frequency signal by way of the signal input and supply them to the device by way of the first signal connection.
US10605872B2	Calibration method for a hall effect sensor A calibration method for a Hall sensor having a Hall sensitive layer with four electrical contacts and a first field plate, wherein, at a first temperature and at a first magnetic flux density, a resistance value of the Hall sensitive layer is determined for each of at least three different field plate voltages present at the field plate, a calibration curve is produced from the at least three resistance values, a deviation value of the calibration curve is determined from a reference calibration curve, and the field plate voltage that is present at the first field plate or an operating voltage that is present at the sensitive layer is readjusted by a correction value corresponding to the deviation value.
US10605870B2	Method for predicting battery charge limit, and method and apparatus for rapidly charging battery using same Provided are a method of predicting a battery charge limit not to cause lithium (Li)-plating, and a battery charging method and apparatus capable of quickly charging a battery based on the battery charge limit. A battery charge limit prediction method according to the present disclosure includes (a) fabricating a three-electrode cell including a unit cell and a reference electrode, (b) measuring a negative electrode potential (CCV) based on a state of charge (SOC) while charging the three-electrode cell, and (c) determining a point at which the negative electrode potential is not dropped but starts to be constant, as a lithium (Li)-plating occurrence point, and setting the Li-plating occurrence point as a charge limit.
US10605861B2	Test device for testing integrated circuit The present invention discloses a test device for testing an integrated circuit. An embodiment of the test device includes an on-chip-clock controller (OCC), a pulse debugging circuit and a register circuit. The OCC is configured to generate an output clock according to an input clock, in which the output clock is for testing a circuitry under test (CUT) that is included in the test device. The pulse debugging circuit is configured to generate a pulse record according to a pulse number of the output clock, in which the pulse record is used to find out whether a test status dependent upon the output clock is abnormal. The register circuit is configured to store and output the pulse record according to a reliable clock.
US10605858B2	Interposer monitor, monitor trigger circuitry having select output and input The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for improving interposers to include embedded monitoring instruments for real time monitoring digital signals, analog signals, voltage signals and temperature sensors located in the interposer. An embedded monitor trigger unit controls the starting and stopping of the real time monitoring operations. The embedded monitoring instruments are accessible via an 1149.1 TAP interface on the interposer.
US10605857B2	Anechoic chamber for testing a device under test An anechoic chamber for testing a device under test is provided. The anechoic chamber comprises at least one gas input means for inputting a gas into the anechoic chamber, and at least one gas output means for outputting the gas out of the chamber. In addition to this, the gas input means and the gas output means create a directed gas stream with respect to a predefined region of the anechoic chamber.
US10605849B2	Integrated fault monitoring apparatus for electrical equipment An integrated fault monitoring apparatus for electrical devices has an internal fault detector for detecting transient pressure surges within the electrical device, a pressure relief valve for allowing release of pressure during normal operating conditions of the electrical device, a temperature indicator for indicating that an operating temperature of the electrical device has gone above a predetermined threshold, and/or a sudden pressure relief device for allowing air to escape from the electrical device in the event of a sudden and significant increase in pressure within the electrical device. Methods of using the apparatus are provided.
US10605841B2	Coherent signal analyzer Systems and methods for analyzing a characteristic of a transmitter, a receiver, or a propagation channel are disclosed. At least one receiver signal resulting from at least one transmitter signal that has propagated through a propagation channel can be obtained. A first signal pair can be formed from a first receiver signal and a first transmitter signal, or from first and second receiver signals obtained from spatially-separated receiver antennas, or from first and second receiver signals which are attributable to different transmitter signals. Amplitude and phase information of a plurality of frequency components for each signal in the first signal pair can be determined. A set of comparison values for the first signal pair can be determined by comparing respective frequency component phases or respective frequency component amplitudes. A characteristic of the set of comparison values can then be analyzed.
US10605838B2	System and method for submetering of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for determining power consumption of a unit of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes providing conditioned air to the unit from an HVAC unit of the HVAC system. The method also includes receiving power data indicative of a total power consumed by the HVAC unit, receiving airflow data indicative of a rate of the conditioned air received by the unit from the HVAC unit, determining a power consumption of the unit based on the power data and the airflow data, and outputting the power consumption of the unit.
US10605829B2	Transfer unit and prober The present invention provides a prober and a transfer unit being capable of improving throughput at each of the measurement units. The prober includes a transfer object housing that houses a plurality of transfer objects, the plurality of measurement units, the transfer unit that moves between the transfer object housing for housing the plurality of transfer objects and the plurality of measurement units to transfer the transfer objects into the transfer object housing or each of the measurement units, and a moving device. The transfer unit includes environment controller configured to control an environment in a casing, and air curtain formation means for causing the casing to be in a sealed or a substantially sealed state.
US10605824B2	MEMS manufacturing method and MEMS manufacturing apparatus For the purpose of shortening the MEMS manufacturing TAT, the MEMS manufacturing method according to the present invention includes a step of extracting the first MEMS with first characteristic in a range approximate to the required characteristic from the plurality of MEMS preliminarily prepared on the main surface of the substrate, and a step of forming a second MEMS having the required characteristic by directly processing the first MEMS.
US10605823B2	Multiple MEMS device and methods A method for operating an electronic device comprising a first and second MEMS device and a semiconductor substrate disposed upon a mounting substrate includes subjecting the first MEMS device and the second MEMS device to physical perturbations, wherein the physical perturbations comprise first physical perturbations associated with the first MEMS device and second physical perturbations associated with the second MEMS device, wherein the first physical perturbations and the second physical perturbations are substantially contemporaneous, determining in a plurality of CMOS circuitry formed within the one or more semiconductor substrates, first physical perturbation data from the first MEMS device in response to the first physical perturbations and second physical perturbation data from the second MEMS device in response to the second physical perturbations, determining output data in response to the first physical perturbation data and to the second physical perturbation data, and outputting the output data.
US10605810B2	Pincers comprising antibody and aptamer conjugated via a linker which binds to the same target material and use thereof The present invention relates to a pincer for binding to a target material, wherein an antibody or a fragment thereof binding to a first target site of the target material and an aptamer binding to a second target site are conjugated via a linker, a preparation method thereof, a composition for detecting or separating the target material comprising the pincer, a kit for detecting or separating the target material comprising the composition, and a method for detecting or separating the target material using the kit.Also, the present invention relates to a drug carrier comprising the pincer for binding to a target material, wherein an aptamer conjugated to a second target site of the pincer loads the drug.The antibody-aptamer pincer comprising the antibody and the aptamer, which target for the different binding sites on the same material of the present invention shows a ten- to hundred-fold increased binding affinity for the target molecule compared to using the antibody or the aptamer alone, and thus can be usefully applied for detection and/or separation of traces of the target material.Further, the affinity of the drug carrier prepared by the binding of the antibody with the aptamer for the target molecule is increased, and thus, it can be used as a drug carrier against harmful tumors.
US10605803B2	Composition for enzyme immunoassay using immunofluorescence and uses thereof A composition for enzyme immunoassay using immunofluorescence comprises (i) a fluorogenic enzymatic substrate and (ii) a quenched fluorogenic compound that forms a fluorescent compound after hydrolysis of the fluorogenic enzymatic substrate. The composition may be useful for performing a method for in vitro detection and/or quantification of an analyte of a liquid test sample liable to contain the analyte.
US10605796B2	Real-time air monitoring with multiple sensing modes Embodiments of a gas detector with a first gas sensor having a first gas specificity and a first response time and a second gas sensor having a second gas specificity and a second response time. The first gas specificity is different than the second gas specificity, the first response time is different than the second response time, or both the first gas specificity and the first response time are different than the second gas specificity and the second response time. A readout and analysis circuit is coupled to the first and second gas sensors to read and analyze data from the first and second gas sensors, and a control circuit is coupled to the readout and analysis circuit and to the first and second gas sensors to execute logic that operates the first gas sensor, the second gas sensor, or both the first and second gas sensors.
US10605792B2	Method of and apparatus for formulating multicomponent drug Provided are a method of and an apparatus for formulating a multicomponent drug capable of surely making a multicomponent drug meeting criteria for productization with high accuracy into a product. The method and apparatus obtain a chromatogram from an extract or a base of a multicomponent drug, evaluate whether the base meets the criteria for productization based on the obtained chromatogram with high accuracy, and subject the base determined in the high-accuracy evaluating as an accepted one meeting the criteria to dosage form processing, to produce a formulated drug having a given dosage-form. The high quality evaluation is realized by using fingerprint area segmentation feature values obtained from a fingerprint formed from a chromatogram and segmented into a plurality of areas.
US10605791B2	Device for taking and analyzing a gaseous sample A device for analyzing a gaseous sample including a first housing including a detection assembly housed in the housing including a preconcentrator, a chromatography column and a detector intended to detect the presence of the separated compounds, a sampling assembly including a cartridge that is removable relative to the first housing, a control and processing unit housed in the housing and configured to execute an analysis operating mode capable of generating a first command for the detection assembly to analyze a first gaseous sample, a second command to determine the exceeding of at least one alert threshold and, if an alert threshold is exceeded, a third command for the sampling assembly to take a second gaseous sample.
US10605780B2	Road surface condition estimation device In order to detect a road surface condition, a road surface condition estimation device extracts a detection signal of a portion that detects vibration in a tire tangential direction in a vibration detection and power generation unit which is in a ground contact section, for example, a vibration power generation element. In this case, it is identified that the vibration detection and power generation unit is in the ground contact section, based on whether a centrifugal force acting on the vibration detection and power generation unit is generated, or not, and it is identified that a time when no centrifugal force is generated is in the ground contact section. As a result, even if a pulse level of an output voltage of the vibration detection generation unit changes according to a traveling speed of the vehicle, the ground contact section can be accurately identified.
US10605767B2	High data rate integrated circuit with transmitter configuration A high data rate integrated circuit, such as an integrated circuit including a large sensor array, may be implemented using clock multipliers in individual power domains, coupled to sets of transmitters, including a transmitter pair configuration. Reference clock distribution circuitry on the integrated circuit distributes a relatively low speed reference clock. In a transmitter pair configuration, each pair comprises a first transmitter and a second transmitter in a transmitter power domain. Also, each pair of transmitters includes a clock multiplier connected to the reference clock distribution circuitry, and disposed between the first and second transmitters, which produces a local transmit clock.
US10605766B2	Biochemically activated electronic device A method of nucleic acid sequencing. The method can include the steps of (a) providing a polymerase tethered to a solid support charge sensor; (b) providing one or more nucleotides, whereby the presence of the nucleotide can be detected by the charge sensor; and (c) detecting incorporation of the nucleotide into a nascent strand complementary to a template nucleic acid.
US10605758B2	Devices and methods for testing analytes A method and device are provided for measuring a level of a clinically relevant analyte (such as glucose) in a fluid (such as blood). The device includes a flow path for conducting said fluid through the device; a detection chamber arranged on said flow path; and detector means arranged to detect analyte levels in the fluid in said chamber, wherein: said detection chamber contains a predetermined amount of an analyte such that that analyte mixes with fluid in the detection chamber to form, at the detector means, a calibration sample of the fluid at a time after the arrival of the fluid in said detection chamber, and said detector means is arranged to detect a first analyte level of an unadulterated sample of the fluid at a first time which is before the formation of said calibration sample and to detect a second analyte level of said calibration sample at a second time which is after the formation of said calibration sample.
US10605755B2	Method and device for detecting charged particles The present invention relates to a device for detecting charged particles (e.g., ions). The device includes components arranged to neutralize or strip the charges of ions generated from a sample material, in which the charge stripping events produce signals that can be detected subsequently by a detector. A method for detecting charged particles generated from a sample material using the device is also provided.
US10605751B2	System and method for determining a quantity of magnetic particles A quantification of a particular element comprised in magnetic particles enclosed in a volume involves applying a first time-varying magnetic field to the volume, having a first magnitude and a first frequency and applying a second time varying magnetic field, not parallel with the first magnetic field for causing precession of the magnetized particles. The second magnetic field is an RF field having a second frequency equal to the Larmor-frequency of the particular element. Thereafter the resultant magnetization originating from the volume and modulated by the time-varying field is measured, and at least one frequency component of the resultant magnetization is determined. A power and/or voltage of the at least one frequency component is calculated and a quantity of the magnetic particles enclosed in the volume is determined based thereon.
US10605749B2	Method of analyzing an object in two stages using a transmission spectrum then a scattering spectrum A method for analyzing an object, includes irradiating the object with incident photon radiation, acquiring a spectrum transmitted by the object using a spectrometric transmission detector, determining at least one first property of the object from the transmission spectrum, verifying that at least one doubt criterion relating to the first property of the object is met, and translating the fact that the object contains a material that is potentially dubious for the application under consideration. A second part, carried out only when the doubt criterion is met, includes acquiring an energy spectrum scattered by the object using a spectrometric scattering detector at an angle of 1° to 15°, and determining a second property of the object from at least the scatter spectrum and comparing at least the second property of the object with properties of standard materials stored in a database to identify the objects composition material.
US10605746B2	Plant water sensor The plant water Anomalous Phase sensor can determine moisture levels in plant leaves, stems and wood. The sensors described include several embodiments of the sensor, all of which estimate moisture levels by determining changes in the phase spectrum of an anomalous-phase resonator. Two embodiments include a planar transmitting antenna array with two slightly detuned patch antennas and a detector. In a first embodiment, the detector is a dipole antenna centered and out of plane with the transmitting antenna array. In a second embodiment, the detector is a singular rectangular patch antenna coplanar with the transmitting antenna array. The third embodiment is similar to the second embodiment, but is formed on a flexible substrate, so that the sensor can be wrapped about a twig, branch or other plant structure, in a non-coplanar arrangement. To compensate for temperature affects, a reference sensor may be integrated with an active sensor.
US10605742B2	System, method and computer-accessible medium for providing body-conforming animal bed, calibration cell and organ probability map for quantitative optical imaging of anatomical structures Exemplary systems, methods and computer accessible mediums which can determine quantitative information of a tissue(s) can be provided, which can include receiving optical information regarding the tissue(s), and determining the quantitative information of the tissue(s), in real time and during the receipt of the optical information, using an atlas. The tissue(s) can be part of a mouse, and the quantitative information can be an in-vivo count of cells or bacteria in the tissue(s). The quantitative information can be determined by co-registering the in-vivo count to the atlas. The optical information can be generated using a mirror gantry(s) so as to simultaneously image at least two opposing views of the tissue(s).
US10605736B2	Optical pathology systems and methods An optical imaging method for analyzing an ex vivo tissue sample of a subject is provided. The method includes obtaining the ex vivo tissue sample, preparing the ex vivo tissue sample onto a sample receptacle of an optical imaging system, and emitting excitation light toward the ex vivo tissue sample. The method also includes acquiring imaging data of light emitted by the ex vivo tissue sample in response to the excitation light, analyzing the imaging data to determine whether the ex vivo tissue sample contains pathologic tissue, and generating an output indicating to an operator whether the ex vivo tissue sample contains pathologic tissue.
US10605734B2	Systems and methods for genetic sequencing A device including a transparent layer defining a surface exposed to a flow volume and to secure a target polynucleotide template and a detector structure secured to the transparent layer and including a plurality of detectors to detect a signal emitted during nucleotide incorporation along the target polynucleotide template.
US10605728B2	Monitoring probe A monitoring probe is for monitoring a fluid inside a process system. The probe has a first portion comprising a plurality of optical sensors provided along a waveguide for monitoring a plurality of measurands from the fluid, wherein each optical sensor is configured to monitor at least one measurand from the fluid. The first portion of the probe is elongate and is configured to be inserted through an aperture of the process system into a chamber of the process system such that the optical sensors are in communication with the fluid. The probe further has an attachment element for securing the probe to the process system.
US10605725B2	Window obscuration sensors for mobile gas and chemical imaging cameras An infrared (IR) imaging system for determining a concentration of a target species in an object is disclosed. The imaging system can include an optical system including a focal plane array (FPA) unit behind an optical window. The optical system can have components defining at least two optical channels thereof, said at least two optical channels being spatially and spectrally different from one another. Each of the at least two optical channels can be positioned to transfer IR radiation incident on the optical system towards the optical FPA. The system can include a processing unit containing a processor that can be configured to acquire multispectral optical data representing said target species from the IR radiation received at the optical FPA. One or more of the optical channels may be used in detecting objects on or near the optical window, to avoid false detections of said target species.
US10605722B2	Metrology system calibration refinement Methods and systems for matching measurement spectra across one or more optical metrology systems are presented. The values of one or more system parameters used to determine the spectral response of a specimen to a measurement performed by a target metrology system are optimized. The system parameter values are optimized such that differences between measurement spectra generated by a reference system and the target system are minimized for measurements of the same metrology targets. Methods and systems for matching spectral errors across one or more optical metrology systems are also presented. A trusted metrology system measures the value of at least one specimen parameter to minimize model errors introduced by differing measurement conditions present at the time of measurement by the reference and target metrology systems. Methods and systems for parameter optimization based on low-order response surfaces are presented to reduce the compute time required to refine system calibration parameters.
US10605717B2	Apparatus for analyzing urine An apparatus for analyzing urine, including: a feeding and discharging device that delivers a quantity of urine into an analysis chamber of a urine test strip and discharges a quantity of urine from an analysis chamber of a urine test strip, the analysis chamber having an analysis zone. The feeding and discharging device includes a movably mounted feeding and/or discharging element for delivering a quantity of urine into a delivery zone in the analysis chamber and/or discharging a quantity of urine from a discharge zone in the analysis chamber. A detection device detects an at least sectoral variation of an optically detectable parameter, which varies in an optically detectable manner in accordance with the composition of a quantity of urine that contacts the analysis zone and produces detection data describing at least one optically detected parameter in the analysis zone or a variation of such a parameter.
US10605696B2	Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) with integrated, retractable launch cable The present invention is an Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) with an integrated Launch Cable that has a retractable lead, designed to work as a standalone instrument, or under the control of an external device such as a smartphone, tablet, PC, or server.The first characterized feature of this invention is the integration of the OTDR and Launch Cable in one housing where the spool of the aforementioned Launch Cable can rotate and is spring-loaded relative to the aforementioned housing, and is equipped with a flying lead that can be extracted from or retracted back into the aforementioned housing under spring tension, or where the spool of the aforementioned Launch Cable is affixed to the aforementioned housing and equipped with a flying lead that can be manually unwrapped from and wrapped back into the aforementioned housing; the OTDR and Launch Cable are attached, for example using standard fiber optic connectors, so that the Launch Cable can be easily replaced in the field by a user with no special tools.The second characterized feature of this invention is to integrate a wireless transmitting and receiving device into the OTDR module, which can receive setup and other commands from, and send instrument status and test results to an external device.The advantages of such a device are: the ability to conveniently hold, place, or hang the instrument as a single unit while in use; the ability to place the instrument into its carry case without disconnecting the launch cable, thus reducing the number of connection, cleaning, and inspection steps that must be performed each time the instrument is removed from its carry case for use and reducing wear on the OTDR test port and launch cable (OTDR end) connectors; the ability to remove and replace Launch Cable module in the field without special tools should it become damaged or if the user wants a different connector type; the ability to use an external device to analyse and format test results and provide additional networking functions; the ability to move processing functions to the external device, which in turn allows the use of lower power, lower cost processors in the OTDR to reduce cost and increase battery life. The present invention also includes a special embodiment in which the OTDR module is physically located within the Launch Cable module so that the overall device becomes more compact, and more resistant to drops and other external impacts.
US10605680B2	Devices for static and dynamic body measurements In various aspects, embodiments of the disclosure are generally directed to measuring static and dynamic forces of a body using sensors. In particular, a sensor may include a first layer serving as a flexible support material; a second layer on the first layer, the second layer serving as a sensing material; and a third layer on the second layer, the third layer comprising an insulating material. Further, the second layer and the third layer may be coupled using a first electrode comprising a first conductive thread and a first non-conductive thread, and the first conductive thread may be embedded in the second layer. Also, the first layer and the second layer may be further coupled using a second electrode comprising a second conductive thread and a second non-conductive thread, and the second conductive thread may be embedded in the second layer. In some embodiments, the sensor is stitched, threaded, embroidered, sewn, adhered, and so on, into apparel, such as socks, gloves, shirts, pants, undergarments, hats, and so on.
US10605676B2	Heater-assisted voltage calibration of digital temperature sensors A method includes: calculating a first calibration temperature based on a first ratio of a known external voltage to a delta voltage that is a difference between first and second base-emitter voltages of first and second sensing transistors, calculating a first sensed temperature based on a second ratio of the first base-emitter voltage to the delta voltage, adjusting one or more temperature fitting parameters based on a comparison of the first sensed temperature with the first calibration temperature; activating the on-chip heater; calculating a second calibration temperature based, at least in part, on a third ratio of the known external voltage to the delta voltage, calculating a second sensed temperature based on a fourth ratio of the first base-emitter voltage to the delta voltage, adjusting at least one of the one or more temperature fitting parameters based on a comparison of the second sensed temperature with the second calibration temperature.
US10605670B2	Method for determining a performance index of a cooking vessel representative of the homogeneity of temperature A method determines a performance index of a cooking vessel subjected to a heating power, the index being representative of the capacity of the vessel to distribute the heating power in a homogeneous manner, the vessel including a bottom and a lateral wall furnished with an external face. The method includes a) subjecting the bottom of the vessel to a heating system, b) measuring and recording at regular time intervals the temperature at least three points of predetermined altitude of the external face until the stabilization of at least one of the measured temperatures at each time interval at the level of the at least three points, c) calculating and recording in the course of the time taken for the temperature of the external face to rise, the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature measured, d) determining the performance index based on the calculations and recordings.
US10605663B2	Fourier domain dynamic correction method for complex optical fringes in laser spectrometers A method is provided for Fourier domain dynamic correction of optical fringes in a laser spectrometer. The method includes Fourier transforming a background spectrum contaminated with the optical fringes to obtain baseline fringes in a frequency domain. The method includes partitioning the baseline fringes in the frequency domain using bandpass filtering to obtain partitioned baseline fringes. The method includes reconstructing the partitioned baseline fringes as separate spectra using an inverse Fourier transform. The method includes constructing a fitting model to approximate the background spectrum by assigning a first and a second free parameter to each of partitioned baseline fringe components to respectively allow for drift and amplitude adjustments during a fitting of the fitting model. The method includes applying the fitting model to a newly acquired spectrum to provide an interpretation of the newly acquired spectrum having a reduced influence of spectral contamination on concentration retrieval.
US10605661B2	Image capturing with filters of overlapping passbands An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing device that captures an image of light from a subject, the light passing through each of wavelength band filters having invisible wavelengths as passbands, in which parts of the passbands of the filters whose center wavelengths are adjacent to each other mutually overlap, and a control unit that causes the image capturing device to capture an image of the light from the subject on which a first irradiation light is irradiated, the first irradiation light having a first spectral distribution in which parts of the respective passbands of the filters overlap with one another, and causes the image capturing device to capture an image of the light from the subject on which a second irradiation light is irradiated, the second irradiation light having a second spectral distribution in which parts of the respective passbands of the filters overlap with one another.
US10605658B2	Spectrometer A spectrometer includes a light conduit configured to align scattered light scattered in a target by light output from a light source into a collimated beam, and a beam block configured to restrict an angle of the scattered light and detect the scattered light via the light conduit or the beam block through a filter array and a detector, thereby achieving miniaturization in a pen type or a flat plate shape while maintaining a spectral characteristic.
US10605653B1	Ambient light detector dispenser security monitoring system The invention is a dispenser security system which has an ambient light sensor to detect tampering with a fuel dispenser. The ambient light sensor will be used to detect the delta change in light over time. If the delta change occur within a certain criteria then a thief is determined to be occurring and an alarm or warning is sent out. The ambient light sensor is located within a control box within the fuel dispenser unit.
US10605648B2	Testing system for float liquid level transmitter A testing system for float liquid level transmitter includes a computation unit, an operation interface, a storage unit and a display unit. The computation unit computes basic data associated with the float liquid level transmitter to obtain corresponding standard values and the display unit displays the standard values. After a float liquid level transmitter performs measurement, the computation unit fetches displayed values measured by the float liquid level transmitter and obtain an error range by comparing the displayed values with the standard values; the computation unit analyzes the error range to provide analyzed data and determines whether the float liquid level transmitter is qualified based on the error range.
US10605646B2	Ultrasonic flow meter with subsampling of ultrasonic transducer signals An ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed, including a switching unit for switching electrical transmission signals between a signal generator and at least two ultrasonic transducers and for switching electrical reception signal between the transducers and a receiver circuit, wherein the switching unit is coupled to an output terminal of an operational amplifier of the signal generator and to an inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier of the receiver circuit. Furthermore, a method for characterizing an ultrasonic transducer is disclosed, including the step of determining directly from one or more supply current signals for an active component of a signal generator one or more quantities useful for characterizing the transducer. Furthermore, a method for determining the time delay of an ultrasonic signal in a flow path of an ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed, including the step of comparing physically transmitted, delayed and received signals with simulated non-delayed signals.
US10605645B2	Fuel tank for vehicle Provided is a fuel tank for a vehicle in which a fuel measure bar provided in a vertical direction in a fuel storing body in which a fuel combusted in an engine is stored and capable of measuring a fuel amount using an ultrasonic wave includes a first fuel measure bar fixed to a bottom surface of the fuel storing body and a second fuel measuring bar easily coupled to the first fuel measuring bar to easily enter the fuel storing body and exit from the fuel storing body.
US10605643B2	Fill level switch and method for determining a limit level of a medium in a container A fill level switch for determining a level limit of a medium in a container, has a sensor unit having an antenna unit, a process window for protecting the sensor unit and for connection to a container wall, an electronic unit and a sensor housing. The antenna unit has at least a first emitting element for emitting a first electromagnetic transmission signal, at least a feed line, at least a reference surface having a reference potential and at least a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is arranged between the reference surface and the emitting element. An aperture coupling is provided via which the emitting element is fed by the feed line during operation. The reference surface has an opening for passage of the electromagnetic transmission signal, and the first emitting element is arranged such that it has direct contact with the medium during operation.
US10605641B2	Measuring device and method for determining a corrected mass flow and uses of the measuring device A measuring device which has at least a first component, in which an integral measurement duct is provided or the first component forms in connection with additional components a measurement duct integrally in the measuring device. The measurement duct is provided for conducting a measured medium through the measuring device, characterized in that the first component has a first sensor for determining a first thermophysical property selected from thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and/or specific heat capacity of the measured medium, and wherein the measuring device has a second sensor, which vibrates and is provided for determining viscosity and/or density of the measured medium. The measured medium is conducted through the measurement duct from the first sensor to the second sensor.
US10605639B2	Flow rate measuring device A flow rate measuring device includes a housing having a cross-section perpendicular to a Y-direction and taken at a position of an outlet of the housing. The cross-section includes a widest portion having a maximum width along a Z-direction. The cross-section has a width gradually decreasing from the widest portion toward an upstream side end and has a width gradually decreasing from the widest portion toward a downstream side end. A width of the housing at a middle position of the housing in an upstream area is defined as a width W1. A width at a middle position in a downstream area is defined as a width W2. A length of the housing in the upstream area is defined as a length L1. A length in the downstream area is defined as a length L2. W1>W2 and W1/L1>W2/L2.
US10605638B2	Assembly installable in an air conditioning and/or heating system, air conditioning and/or heating system comprising the assembly and method of controlling the assembly An assembly installable in an air conditioning and/or heating system of a room including a body (7) having an inlet opening (7a), an outlet opening (7z) and a channel (70) providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet openings (7a, 7z). An orifice in the body (7) and shaped such that when a flow runs through the channel (70) between the inlet opening (7a) and the outlet opening (7z), a pressure difference is generated between the first region (7p) and the second region (7s) within the body (7), the first region (7p) being located upstream of the orifice, the second region (7s) downstream of the orifice. The assembly includes a meter (1) for detecting the pressure difference and a variator of at least one geometric feature of the orifice, the variator being able to arrange the orifice in different configurations, each corresponding to a respective geometric feature of the orifice.
US10605636B2	Flowmeter A flowmeter including a sensor passage disposed with a sensor chip for measuring a flow rate and an orifice passage as a bypass passage placed with respect to the sensor passage is provided. The orifice passage has a passage diameter which is smaller than a passage diameter of an inflow passage, a distribution orifice is placed on an inlet side of the sensor passage, and the orifice passage and the distribution orifice are configured such that changing trends in an effective sectional area becomes same in a graph including a vertical axis indicating the effective sectional area and a lateral axis indicating a fluid pressure of a fluid.
US10605616B2	Image reproducing device, image reproducing system, and image reproducing method There is provided an image reproducing device having an acquiring unit, a converting unit, a generating unit, and a display control unit. If an index is selected by a user's operation, the generating unit generates a virtual viewpoint image according to a virtual viewpoint direction corresponding to the selected index, as a reproduction image.
US10605611B2	Navigation device and traffic information matching method thereof A navigation device includes: a memory storing map data of a map used for route searching; a traffic information receiving unit receiving traffic information from an external server; a matching unit matching a traffic event included in the received traffic information to the map used for route searching based on the traffic information; and a correction unit performing correction by removing a portion matched to an expressway of the map from a section to which the traffic event is matched on the map by the matching unit. The traffic event includes a closed event on a slip road, and the traffic event is matched to the expressway.
US10605604B2	Method and apparatus for calculating rotation angle of device A device configured to determine a rotation angle with respect to a proceeding direction includes an accelerometer configured to obtain acceleration information related to movements of the device; a storage unit configured to store the acceleration information; and a controller configured to transform coordinates of the acceleration information, filter the acceleration information on the transformed coordinates, and determine the rotation angle of the device with respect to the proceeding direction of the device by using gravitational acceleration information on the transformed coordinates. The gravitational acceleration information is derived by using information about a time point when a vertical acceleration component at the transformed coordinates of the device has a maximum value, from among the acceleration information.
US10605602B2	Surveying system A system is disclosed that comprises a camera module and a control and evaluation unit. The camera module is designed to be attached to the surveying pole and comprises at least one camera for capturing images. The control and evaluation unit has stored a program with program code so as to control and execute a functionality in which a series of images of the surrounding is captured with the at least one camera; a SLAM-evaluation with a defined algorithm using the series of images is performed, wherein a reference point field is built up and poses for the captured images are determined; and, based on the determined poses, a point cloud comprising 3D-positions of points of the surrounding can be computed by forward intersection using the series of images, particularly by using dense matching algorithm.
US10605590B2	Fiber optic voltage conditioning A fiber optic voltage conditioner, and method therefor, generally relate to voltage conditioning. In such a fiber optic voltage conditioner, there is a laser, and an optical circulator is coupled to receive a light signal from the laser. A controller is coupled to the laser and is configured to generate first control information for wavelength-drift control of the laser. A data acquisition module is coupled to the controller and is configured to generate second control information for the controller for adjustment of the first control information. A photodetector is coupled to the optical circulator to receive a returned optical signal and is coupled to the data acquisition module to provide an analog output signal thereto. The photodetector is configured to generate the analog output signal responsive to the returned optical signal. The data acquisition module is configured to generate the second control information using the analog output signal.
US10605554B2	Laterally pivoting trigger lever The subject of the invention is an improved trigger and trigger mechanism that compensates for an undesirable movement of the firearm from the aimed direction, when the shooter presses the trigger. The trigger (1) consists of the fixed part (11) of the trigger (1) and the pivotal part (12) of the trigger (1), whereby the fixed part (11) of the trigger (1) is lever mounted to the remaining trigger mechanism (2) or linearly mounted to it. The pivotal part (12) of the trigger (1) is pivotally mounted to the fixed part (11) of the trigger (1) through an axis (13). The axis (13) of the pivotally mounting, around which the pivotal part swings, (12) lies in a plane (P) that is defined by the longitudinal axis (A) of the trajectory of the projectile in the firearm and longitudinal axis of the handle (3) of the firearm, whereby the axis (13) of the pivotally mounting is essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis (A) of the trajectory of the projectile in the firearm or, vis-a-vis the longitudinal axis (A), is at an angle less than 80 degrees in one or the other direction. The pivotal part (12) of the trigger (1) in its neutral position, when no force of the shooter's finger is applied, essentially extends in the plane (P), but when the pressure of the shooter's finger is applied to it, it moves from its neutral position around the axis (13) of the pivotally mounting outside the plane (P) by the angle of divergence (a). The trigger (1) also optionally includes a spring element (4, 5) that holds the pivotal part (12) in the neutral position when no force of the shooter's finger is applied, irrespective of the position of the firearm, and returns the pivotal part (12) of the trigger (1) to its neutral position when the pressure of the finger on the pivotal part (12) subsides. The trigger (1) also optionally includes limiting means (6) that prevent deviation of the pivotal part (12) of the trigger (1) over the maximum possible angle of divergence (a) of the pivotal part (12) of the trigger (1).
US10605551B2	Pistol with horizontal magazine beneath the barrel A striker fired semi-automatic pistol or handgun that utilizes a magazine positioned horizontally and in front of the grip. The pistol of the invention includes two recoil springs and two locking lugs positioned on each side of the barrel (1 per side) which has a corresponding set of locking blocks. A sliding stripper rail is utilized to move cartridges from the magazine to the barrel. The grip is detachable and completely customizable, using a small solid tang to connect the grip to the firearm.
US10605548B1	Rotatable firearm take-down pin A replacement takedown pin for a firearm of the type having an upper receiver, a lower receiver, and a rear takedown pin mechanism comprises an elongated cylindrical body having a pin capture mechanism at a distal end thereof, a knob at a proximal end thereof, and a clearance notch at a central portion thereof. When the knob is in an engaged rotational position, the notch of the cylindrical body is misaligned with the catch of the takedown pin mechanism, preventing the upper receiver from being removed from the lower receiver. When the knob is rotated to a disengaged rotational position, the notch of the cylindrical body becomes aligned with the catch of the takedown pin mechanism of the firearm, thereby allowing the catch to pass the takedown pin and allowing the upper receiver to be separated from the lower receiver.
US10605539B2	Variable-conductance heat transfer device A heat transfer device is provided for conducting heat from a heat source. The heat transfer device generally includes an evaporator for generating a vapor, a condenser in fluid communication with the evaporator, and a vapor flow restrictor interposed between the evaporator and the condenser, wherein the vapor flow restrictor can increase vapor pressure in at least a portion of the evaporator relative to vapor pressure in the condenser.
US10605536B2	Plate heat exchanger with several modules connected by sections The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger 1 with at least two cuboidal modules 1a, 1b. The two modules 1a and 1b are cuboidal and are each closed to the outside by cover sheets 5. The two modules 1a and 1b are arranged such that in each case, cover sheets 9a and 9b of the same size are directly adjacent. On the contact surfaces, sections 20a, 20b are welded that prevent movement of the two modules 1a, 1b perpendicular to the contact surfaces 9a, 9b either alone or with an additional formed part 50.
US10605531B2	Method and arrangement for feeding feed material from a bin for feed material into a furnace space of a smelting furnace The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for feeding feed material from a bin (10) for feed material into a furnace space of a smelting furnace. The method comprises a first providing step for providing a feed material feeding arrangement (9) for feeding feed material from the bin (10) for feed material into the furnace space of the smelting furnace (1), and a feeding step for feeding feed material from the bin (10) for feed material into the furnace space of the smelting furnace. The method comprises additionally a second providing step for providing at least one sensor (11) for measuring flow of feed material at a position between the bin (10) for feed material and the furnace space of the smelting furnace (1), and a measuring step for measuring flow of feed material by means of said at least one sensor (11) at said position.
US10605526B2	Portable electromagnetic wave drying apparatus and method for in-situ drying of structural members in wood-frame construction A portable electromagnetic wave drying apparatus is provided for the in-situ reduction of moisture in structural members within a wood frame construction. The apparatus comprises at least one electromagnetic wave generation assembly and an electromagnetic wave applicator. Also provided is an electromagnetic wave treatment method for the in-situ reduction of moisture content in a structural member within a wood frame construction. The method comprises contacting a portion of the structural member with electromagnetic waves for a period of not more than 30 minutes and then allowing the structural member to rest for a period of not more than 90 minutes. The apparatus and method are useful in the remediation of wood frame structures that have been exposed to flood waters.
US10605525B2	Cleaning device and cleaning method A cleaning device for removing organic liquid residues remaining on a surface of a display substrate, includes a decomposition unit, an atomization unit, a stripping unit and a collection unit; the decomposition unit is configured for changing molecular structures of the organic liquid residues to reduce the adhesive forces of the organic liquid residues on the display substrate; the atomization unit is configured for separating the organic liquid residues which has been treated by the decomposition unit from the surface of the display substrate; the stripping unit is configured for stripping the organic liquid residues which has been treated by the atomization unit from the surface of the display substrate; and the collection unit is configured for collecting the organic liquid residues stripped by the stripping unit.
US10605518B2	Refrigerator and door opening and closing apparatus for refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a main-door, the main-door, a sub-door, a restraint device that protrudes from a rear surface of the sub-door, a latch device located at the main-door and configured to selectively restrict movement of the restraint device, and an operation device located at the sub-door and configured to release the restraint device from the latch device. The latch device includes a latch configured to restrict movement of the restraint device from the latch based on rotation of the latch, a stopper configured to engage a side of the latch and limit movement of the latch, a pusher configured to push the stopper to cause the stopper to rotate, and an elastic member connected to the latch and to the stopper. The latch is configured to, based on rotation of the stopper, rotate and release restraint between the latch and the stopper.
US10605516B2	Refrigerator appliance A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber. A door is rotatably mounted to the cabinet at a front portion of the fresh food storage chamber. The door includes an outer casing. The outer casing includes a thermally insulated wall that defines a flexible chamber. The door also includes a front panel rotatably mounted to the outer casing such that the front panel permits access to the flexible chamber when the door is in the closed position. The refrigerator appliance also includes a sealed cooling system. The sealed cooling system includes a first evaporator in fluid communication with the flexible chamber and the fresh food chamber. The sealed system also includes a second evaporator in fluid communication with the freezer chamber.
US10605514B2	Positive air pressure ice making and dispensing system An aseptic ice making system includes an ice making system to receive water from a water supply. The ice making system includes an ice producing subsystem to produce ice and a positive air pressure subsystem to maintain a positive air pressure environment within the ice making system.
US10605512B2	Method of warming a mold apparatus A method of releasing ice from a mold apparatus is disclosed which includes the steps of: providing a mold apparatus having a first mold portion including a concave depression and a liquid circulating manifold and a second mold portion having a concave depression; pivotally coupling to the first mold portion to the second mold portion such that the mold apparatus is operable between an ice forming position and an ice harvesting position; assembling the mold apparatus to the ice forming position such that the concave depressions abut to from a mold cavity; injecting water into the mold cavity; cooling the mold apparatus; forming at least one ice structure within the mold cavity; circulating a warm liquid medium in the liquid circulating manifold to warm the mold apparatus; disassembling the mold apparatus to the ice harvesting position; and releasing the at least one ice structure from the mold apparatus.
US10605511B2	Clear ice maker assembly for producing clear ice for refrigerator appliance A refrigerator includes an ice compartment region disposed in at least one of a fresh food compartment or a freezer compartment; a clear ice maker assembly disposed in the ice compartment region and configured to make clear ice pieces; and an ice bucket configured to store the clear ice pieces made by the clear ice maker assembly. The clear ice maker assembly includes an ice maker tray portion having a plurality of cavities for forming clear ice pieces; a water distribution assembly configured to distribute a non-pressurized, even flow of water to each of the cavities of the ice maker tray portion; a water reservoir tank and a pump for supplying water to the water distribution assembly; and a water collection and return duct that is disposed below and extends along an edge of the ice maker tray portion to collect and return excess water to the water reservoir tank.
US10605507B1	Method and apparatus for measuring and improving efficiency in refrigeration systems An apparatus for optimizing an efficiency of a refrigeration system, comprising means for measuring a refrigeration efficiency of an operating refrigeration system; means for altering a process variable of the refrigeration system during efficiency measurement; and a processor for calculating a process variable level which achieves an optimum efficiency. The process variables may include refrigerant charge and refrigerant oil concentration in evaporator.
US10605504B2	External separator A ducted separator in a compressor-based cooling assembly is connected to an oil/gas outlet of the compressor. The ducted separator is a pipe with at least one bend in it which collects oil in a manner which can achieve 98% oil carry over efficiency. The ducted separator may optionally be connected to a second phase separator such as a centrifugal cylinder. In that case, the height of the centrifugal cylinder can be significantly reduced compared with conventional arrangements. Alternatively, a simpler impingement surface such as one or more baffles may be used as the second phase separator or just a collection chamber.
US10605503B2	Condensate enhanced subcooler A refrigerant subcooling system including a water collector configured to collect water condensate from an evaporator. A heat exchanger defines a channel configured to accommodate a refrigerant conduit extending therethrough. The heat exchanger includes a water mist generator connected to the water collector by a water line to receive the water condensate from the water collector. The water mist generator is configured to generate a mist of the water condensate that mixes with air flowing through the channel and along the refrigerant conduit to cool refrigerant therein.
US10605502B2	Heat exchanger and air-conditioning apparatus A heat exchanger includes a main heat exchange unit including a plurality of first heat transfer pipes arranged side by side, a sub-heat exchange unit including a plurality of second heat transfer pipes arranged side by side, and a relay unit including a plurality of relay passages connecting the plurality of first heat transfer pipes and the plurality of second heat transfer pipes. Each of the plurality of relay passages has one inlet connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of second heat transfer pipes, and a plurality of outlets each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of first heat transfer pipes. Each of the plurality of relay passages distributes refrigerant flowing from the one inlet, without merging streams of the refrigerant together, and causes the refrigerant to flow out of the plurality of outlets.
US10605492B2	Refrigeration cycle device A refrigeration cycle device includes at least a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator and a plurality of compressors, a sealed casing of each of the compressors is disposed with a rotary compression mechanism part in communication with a low-pressure path and a motor part configured to drive the compression mechanism part, the low-pressure path is in communication with the evaporator, each of the compressors is further provided with an oil storage cavity, and a gas discharge path of at least one compressor is connected with the sealed casing of another compressor.
US10605489B2	Apparatuses and assemblies for a solar panel installation A bearing assembly comprises a bearing wheel with a rotational axis, the bearing wheel including and extending radially between an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface at least partially forms a bore, the bore extends axially through the bearing wheel along the rotational axis, and the bore has a cross-sectional geometry configured to receive a rotatable shaft with a complementary cross-sectional geometry, and wherein the outer surface extends circumferentially around the rotational axis, and the outer surface has a circular cross-sectional geometry. The bearing assembly also comprises a bearing collar comprising a collar base and a collar mount, wherein the collar base includes an inner surface configured to circumscribe and slidingly engage the outer surface of the bearing wheel, wherein the collar mount projects radially out from collar base to a distal mount end, and wherein a plurality of mounting apertures at the distal mount end extend axially through the collar mount, and the mounting apertures are configured to respectively receive fasteners for securing the collar mount to a stationary structural member.
US10605488B1	Heat transfer device for solar heating A method for improving the efficiency of a solar heating system based on absorbing heat from solar radiation into the outer surface of a concrete wall. The heat transfer device makes use of a fluid in a tube system to transfer heat from the outside of the wall to the inside of the wall. The inside wall is then used to heat air that is passed over it, and that air is then used to heat up a heat storage system.
US10605479B2	Air-conditioning system An air-conditioning system having exceptional security is provided. An air-conditioning system comprises a plurality of indoor units installed in a target space, a controller configured and arranged to control the actions of the plurality of indoor units, and a refrigerant leakage sensor configured and arranged to sense refrigerant leakage in the target space. Each of the indoor units has indoor fan. When the refrigerant leakage sensor has sensed refrigerant leakage, the controller configured and arranged to cause the indoor fan of the indoor unit that has received a refrigerant leakage signal to be driven at a predetermined first rotation speed, and cause the indoor fan of other indoor unit (emergency group indoor units) belonging to the same group as the aforementioned indoor unit to be driven at a predetermined second rotation speed.
US10605475B2	Environmental control configuration An environmental controller arranged to control an environmental control system and a method of setting the operational configuration of such an environmental controller are described. The method comprises: displaying a user query from a series of user queries on a display of a user interface on the environmental controller, receiving in response to the at least one user query, a user input at the user interface, the user input relating to at least one of the one or more appliances intended to be controlled by the environmental controller, determining an expected connection configuration for physical connection terminals on the environmental controller based on the user input, and then detecting by the controller connections at the plurality of physical connection terminals; and validating the user input by comparing the detected connections to the physical connection terminals with the expected connection configuration.
US10605471B2	Integrated basement ventilation apparatus The present invention relates to an integrated basement ventilation apparatus, and more particularly, to an integrated basement ventilation apparatus which can improve a basement ventilation apparatus and thereby perform an adiabatic cooling using latent heat when air is supplied, and in a case of outbreak of fire, forcibly close a damper closed or opened by itself as air is exhausted, and allow general automatic control depending on a local air condition in a basement structure and which can control an increase in temperature in the basement structure at a low cost and enhance a fire safety, and in particular, can suppress the fire early and significantly enhance the quality of air in the basement structure, thereby significantly enhancing condition and maintenance of whole facilities.
US10605462B2	Main top of a cooktop appliance A main top of a gas cooktop appliance defining vertical, lateral, and transverse directions includes a front edge, a bottom surface, a top surface, and a transition surface. The front and rear edges are spaced apart from one another along the transverse direction. The bottom surface is positioned between the front and rear edges along the transverse direction, and the bottom defines a first plurality of openings. The top surface is spaced apart from the bottom surface along the vertical direction, and the top surface surrounds a perimeter of the bottom surface. The top surface defines a second plurality of openings positioned between the bottom surface and the front edge along the transverse direction. The transition surface extends between the bottom surface and the top surface along the vertical direction, and is spaced apart from the front edge along the transverse direction. The transition surface also defines an opening.
US10605459B2	Integrated combustor nozzle for a segmented annular combustion system The present disclosure is directed to an integrated combustor nozzle for a segmented annular combustion system. The integrated combustor nozzle includes an outer liner segment, an inner liner segment, and a fuel injection panel extending radially between the outer liner segment and the inner liner segment. The fuel injection panel includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and a plurality of premixing channels between the first and second side walls, each of the premixing channels having an outlet on one of the first and second side walls. The aft end of the fuel injection panel defines a turbine nozzle.
US10605438B2	Radially adjustable landscape light fixture mount A radially adjustable landscape light fixture mount includes a mounting plate having a female threaded portion for affixing a light fixture thereto and a separate mounting stake having a locking lever. The mounting stake has a recessed portion for receiving the mounting plate and affixed light fixture. The locking lever has an open position and a closed position. When the locking lever is in the open position the radial position of the mounting plate and affixed light fixture can be adjusted relative to the mounting stake by a user. In the closed position the locking lever fixes the radial position of the mounting plate.
US10605434B2	Ilumination apparatus An illumination apparatus comprises a plurality of LEDs aligned to an array of directional optical elements wherein the LEDs are substantially at the input aperture of respective optical elements. An electrode array is formed on the array of optical elements to provide at least a first electrical connection to the array of LED elements. Advantageously such an arrangement provides low cost and high efficiency from the directional LED array.
US10605430B2	Light source for uniform illumination of a surface Devices and methods for uniform illumination of a target surface are disclosed. A device assembly has a light source configured to be coupled to a mounting surface, and at least one reflector. The reflector is configured to be coupled to at least one of the light source or the mounting surface, and interposed between the light source and the mounting surface, the reflector having a reflective surface area and a plurality of curved reflective segments. The reflector is shaped and arranged relative to the light source such that the reflector directly intercepts and reflects a portion of light emitted by the light source to the target surface to thereby cause substantially uniform illumination of the target surface. The target surface has a surface area that is greater than the reflective surface area of the at least one reflector.
US10605423B2	Device for positioning a module comprising a light source on an optical device A lighting and/or signaling device, for a vehicle, including a light source positioned on a module assembled onto an optical device, the optical device and the module including a first reference mechanism including: at least one slideway mounted on the optical device, the slideway including an interior reference face placed opposite an interior guide face, and at least one extension extending from the module, the extension including a reference bearing face, opposite a contact face, the contact face including at least one contact point. The contact face is configured such that, when the extension has been introduced into the slideway along a direction of introduction, the contact face bears at the contact points against the interior guide face and, locally, at the contact point, the slideway and/or the extension are elastically deformed.
US10605422B2	Organic-light-emitting diode An organic light-emitting diode comprising an organic layer sequence, a radiation exit area and an encapsulation. The organic layer sequence comprises at least one radiation-emitting region which generates electromagnetic radiation in the spectral range from infrared radiation to UV radiation during operation. The radiation exit area is structured, so that the electromagnetic radiation has a directional emission profile. The encapsulation forms a seal of the organic layer sequence against environmental influences.
US10605421B2	Dichroic patterning for subtractive color mixing A color wheel for use in an automated luminaire includes a transparent substrate and a patterned dichroic filter coating on the transparent substrate. The pattern includes a first region and a second region. The first region includes unconnected coated dots, most of the coated dots having a substantially equal first size. The coated dots vary in density from a lower density at a first end of the first region to a higher density at a second end of the first region. The second region includes a contiguous dichroic filter coating that includes unconnected uncoated holes, most of the uncoated holes having a substantially equal second size. The uncoated holes vary in density from a higher density at a first end of the second region to a lower density at a second end of the second region. The first end of the second region abuts the second end of the first region.
US10605418B2	Rechargeable flashlight A rechargeable flashlight has a rear housing containing a rechargeable battery, a charge/discharge circuit for the battery and a first connector fixed to the rear housing and connected to the charge/discharge circuit. A front housing has an LED light source with LED lighting circuit connected to the light source and mounted in the front housing. A second connector is fixed to a rear end of the front housing for connecting to the first connector for supplying power to the LED lighting circuit. A switch is mounted to the front or rear housings and is connected to one of the circuits for powering the light source. A lens housing on the front housing focuses light from the light source and a mechanical coupler fixes the housings and connects to each other.
US10605413B1	Light emitting diode filament lamp with V-geometry A light engine that includes electrical leads extending into a supporting stem and a filament assembly having a V-shaped geometry in electrical connection with the electrical leads. The filament assembly includes at least two light emitting diode (LED) filaments wherein a first end of the filament assembly is in electrical contact with the electrical leads and provides an apex portion of the V-shaped geometry, and a second end of the filament assembly opposite the first end has a second width greater than the first width of the apex portion. An electrically conductive pathway connects the at least two light emitting diode (LED) filaments at the second end of the filament assembly.
US10605411B2	Methods for reducing transmix production on petroleum pipelines Automated methods and systems for diverting transmix from a petroleum pipeline are provided to reduce the overall production of transmix on the pipeline, based on pre-defined programmed cut-points associated with the various subtypes of hydrocarbon carried on the pipeline.
US10605408B2	Steam trap monitoring system, pipe collection device, and steam trap unit A steam trap monitoring system includes: a steam trap; an opening/closing valve for opening/closing a channel to the steam trap, the opening/closing valve being located on upstream side of the steam trap; a sensor for detecting one or more physical quantities; and an analysis unit for analyzing detection information from the sensor. In this steam trap monitoring system, the analysis unit is configured to analyze both a functional state of the steam trap and a functional state of the opening/closing valve, based on detection information from the single sensor.
US10605402B2	Rebar reinforced foundation systems with embedded leveling vials A corrosion resistant machine base with a combination of a foundation pedestal with a rebar cage, a mounting surface with foundation bolt holes, leveling vials, and/or integrated drip pans.
US10605388B2	Hybrid waste tube assembly The present technology is directed to a conductive hybrid waste tube system that comprises tube bodies, tube end fittings, O-rings, coupling sleeves, end fitting adapters and couplings. The tube bodies and tube end fittings are attached and constitute a tube section. O-rings are installed between flanges on the end fittings and the sleeve positioned over the end fittings of adjoining tube sections. If the tubes end fittings are of different designs, an end fitting adapter may be used along with an additional O-ring to provide pressure sealing. The coupling is installed over the completed assembly to prevent the joint from separating. The O-rings/sleeve combination provides the ability for the tube sections to translate and rotate relative to each other while the coupling prevents the joint from excessive translation.
US10605383B2	Modular support system for plumbing connections The presently disclosed technology generally provides a modular support system for plumbing connections. In one example, the system includes a frame, a connector that fits entirely in front of a support stud, and an optional housing. The frame includes symmetrical sides, each including a rail assembly. The connector includes first opposed sidewalls, each having a pair of boxways that receive the rails on any side of a frame unit to form a sliding joint between the frame and connector. Second opposed sidewalls include flexible tabs that engage frame corner flanges to prevent rearward disengagement of the connector from the frame. The housing includes structure for connection with the frame. The housing can be rotated for connection with the frame to receive vertical or horizontal plumbing lines. Connectors can connect the frame units in vertical or horizontal relation, or on either side of a building stud, or to brackets.
US10605370B2	Valve trim apparatus for use with control valves Valve trim apparatus for use with fluid valves are disclosed. An example valve trim apparatus includes a cage to be positioned in a fluid flow passageway of a valve body. The cage has a cage body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The cage has an opening extending through the body between the first end and the second end. A valve seat is positioned in the opening of the cage body between the first end and the second end of the cage body. The valve trim apparatus is to allow fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet when the fluid valve is in a closed position.
US10605364B2	Parking apparatus for vehicle A vehicle parking apparatus may include a parking rod having a first end portion connected to a detent plate and a second end portion on which a cam is placed, the parking rod rectilinearly moving in accordance with rotation of the detent plate and causing the cam to rotate a sprag about a rotation shaft; and a ‘U’-shaped stopper extending from the second end portion of the parking rod and operating to surround or release the sprag in accordance with the motion of the parking rod, the stopper allowing rotation of the sprag by releasing the sprag when the detent plate is rotated to a P range position and preventing the rotation of the sprag by surrounding the sprag when the detent plate is rotated to a certain range position other than the P range position.
US10605362B2	Control method for vehicle with DCR A control method for a vehicle with a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) may include: determining whether it is a wheel speed-unknown state by a TCU, determining whether an input shaft speed sensor is in a normal state when it is the wheel speed-unknown state, determining whether IG-OFF occurs when it is the wheel speed-unknown state and the input shaft speed sensor IS for is in a normal state, storing information related to the current wheel speed-unknown state and an output shaft speed of the DCT determined by the input shaft speed sensor, determining whether the TCU is not in TCU latch-off and whether it was the wheel speed-unknown state immediately before IG-OFF on the basis of the stored data, when IG-ON occurs, and performing pre-engaging on the basis of the DCT output shaft speed stored immediately after IG-OFF, when the TCU is not in latch-off and it was the wheel speed-unknown state immediately before IG-OFF.
US10605361B2	System for controlling the torsional output of a hydrostatic transmission of a work vehicle In one aspect, a system for controlling the torsional output of a hydrostatic transmission of a work vehicle may include pilot-operated first and second valves. The first valve configured to be actuated to a closed position to occlude fluid flow through a first fluid conduit when a pressure within such conduit at a location downstream of the first valve drops below a first threshold. Moreover, the second valve configured to be actuated to a closed position to occlude fluid flow when a pressure within the second fluid conduit at a location downstream of the second valve drops below a second threshold. As such, when one of the first or second valves is actuated to the closed position, an increased flow of fluid is delivered through the other of the first valve or the second valve to increase a torsional output of an associated hydraulic motor.
US10605356B2	Shifting control apparatus and method in downhill section A shifting control method for controlling a speed change of a vehicle in a downhill section may include collecting, by a forward road grade information collection device, information on a downhill grade which is present ahead of a vehicle, before a vehicle enters a downhill section, determining, by a driving information detection device, whether a predetermined inertial driving condition is satisfied, before the vehicle enters the downhill section, and deciding, by a control device, a shifting mode of the vehicle depending on the downhill grade, and controlling a transmission according to the decided shifting mode, at a predetermined time before the vehicle enters the downhill section.
US10605354B2	Button-type transmission control device A button-type transmission control device includes: a button portion which includes a first area and a second area different from the first area; a hinge disposed under the button portion; and a substrate which is disposed under the hinge. The substrate includes a first terminal placed under the first area and a second terminal placed under the second area. When pressure is applied to the first area, the button portion is inclined such that the first area descends with respect to the hinge, so that the first area contacts the first terminal, and a gear shift position corresponding to the first terminal is selected. When pressure is applied to the second area, the button portion is inclined such that the second area descends with respect to the hinge, so that the second area contacts the second terminal, and a gear shift position corresponding to the second terminal is selected.
US10605350B2	Flow path structure of power transmission device Provided is a flow path structure of a power transmission device which is capable of removing gas from a lubricating fluid guided to a fluid reservoir while suppressing an increase in a size of the entire power transmission device. A gasket (63) has an extending portion which extends toward an inside of a transmission case (31). A flow path (70) which extends from an upper portion to a lower portion and guides lubricating oil discharged from a discharge mechanism (64) to an oil reservoir is formed inside the transmission case (31) using the extending portion. The discharge mechanism (64) discharges the lubricating oil toward an inner surface of the flow path (70).
US10605335B2	Dual clutch transmission for motor vehicles A dual clutch transmission for motor vehicles has first and second input shafts, two clutches selectively coupling the input shafts the engine, two intermediate shafts arranged parallel to the transmission input shafts, gearwheel pairs configured to transmit power between the input shafts and the intermediate shafts, and output gearwheels arranged on each of the two intermediate shafts. The output gearwheels mesh with the differential wheel and are selectively coupled to the respective intermediate shaft by one of the coupling devices. An additional intermediate gearwheel set is provided, that one gearwheel of the intermediate gearwheel set is seated on the first or second intermediate shaft, that the other gearwheel of the inter-mediate wheel set is arranged on a third intermediate shaft, and that a third output gearwheel, which meshes with one of the output gearwheels of the first or second intermediate shaft, is seated on the third intermediate shaft.
US10605331B2	Internal lube tank lube level control system A mechanical device lubrication level control system operates within a mechanical housing having a sump cavity and a lubricant director, where the lubricant director is located at the bottom of the housing. A mechanical gear set is located in the sump cavity and a lube tank is located in the lubricant director. There is located within in lube tank either a motor with a pump or an expandable air bladder that is inflatable by an air source. For the lube tank having the motor with the pump, the pump controls the lubricant within the sump cavity. For the lube tank having the expandable air bladder, the air source controls the lubricant within the sump cavity.
US10605324B2	Household appliance foot and household appliance A household appliance foot comprises a hydraulic plate; a sheath, fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating foot, arranged in the sheath and being axially movable relative to the sheath; an accommodation chamber, formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating foot; a hydraulic medium, in the accommodation chamber and being compressed or expanding with pressure changes to drive the regulating foot to axially move in the sheath for leveling; a communicating device, communicating between at least two household appliance feet for allowing the hydraulic medium to flow between the household appliance feet; and a throttling structure, arranged in the communicating device for slowing down a flow velocity of the hydraulic medium. The throttling structures are arranged in the communicating devices, so that the rapid flowing of the hydraulic medium among the household appliance feet is prevented, and a regulating process can be more stable.
US10605321B2	Transmission with a torsion spring and method for operating a transmission A mechatronic transmission for transmitting a torque from the drive shaft that can be supported axially on a shaft to an output shaft, the rotational speeds of which can have an arbitrary and variable ratio (stepless transmission). The transmission includes a coupling gear and a torsion spring, with the coupling gear rotatably mounted on the same shaft and connected to the output shaft by the torsion spring, and having a first coupling for producing and cancelling a rotationally fixed, planar, force-fitting first coupling between the drive shaft and the coupling gear. The transmission comprises a supporting device which is rotatable having a fixed transmission ratio of 1:X relative to the output shaft, where X can be any real number between approximately −10 and 1, and a second coupling for producing and cancelling a rotationally fixed, force-fitting second coupling between the supporting device and the coupling gear.
US10605319B2	Electric linear motion actuator An electric linear motion actuator includes a linear motion mechanism for converting the rotation of a rotary shaft to a linear motion of an outer ring member. The electric linear motion actuator further includes a reaction force receiving member adapted to receive an axially rearward reaction force, and a stationary member provided axially rearward of the reaction force receiving member. A magnetic pole row is mounted to the reaction force receiving member, while the magnetic sensor is mounted to the stationary member.
US10605318B2	Ballscrew assembly A ballscrew assembly may comprise a ballscrew having an axially distributed ballscrew groove about an interior circumference of the ballscrew, an extended top plate having an axially distributed extended top plate groove disposed on an outer circumference of the extended top plate, and an axially distributed thrust bearing. Further, a ballnut assembly may comprise a ballnut having an axially distributed ballnut groove about an interior circumference of the ballnut, an extended top plate having an axially distributed extended top plate groove disposed on an outer circumference of the extended top plate, and an axially distributed thrust bearing. Further still, a ballnut assembly may comprise a ballnut having an axially distributed ballnut groove about an outer circumference of the ballnut, an extended top plate having an axially distributed extended top plate groove disposed on an interior circumference of the extended top plate and an axially distributed thrust bearing.
US10605315B2	Electrochemical disc brake with fixed caliper compromising a transmission compensating asymmetric wear of the pads thereof A brake includes a caliper overlapping a disk. The brake also includes a first pad and a second pad which are carried by the caliper on either side of the disk. The brake further includes a first actuator including a first primary toothed wheel driving a first mobile piston pressing against the first pad in order to move same. The brake further includes a second actuator including a second primary toothed wheel driving a second mobile piston pressing against the second pad. The brake further includes a rotating shaft including a first and a second endless screw having opposite winding directions, the shaft being movable in translation. The brake further includes an electric motor for driving the rotating shaft. The first and second endless screws are engaged in the first and second primary toothed wheels respectively.
US10605314B2	Transmission for wheeled machine A transmission includes an output shaft, a first gear rotatably mounted on the output shaft, a shuttle movably axially on the output shaft, and an engagement member fixedly mounted on the output shaft. The first gear includes first dog teeth. The shuttle includes second dog teeth which engage the first dog teeth. In a drive condition, the engagement member axially moves the shuttle into engagement with the first gear, first surfaces of the first and second dog teeth engage, and, as a result, the first gear rotates in together with the output shaft. In a freewheeling condition the output shaft is stationary, an overdrive of the first gear results in engagement of second surfaces of the first and second dog teeth, and, as a result, the shuttle moves out of engagement with the first gear allowing for free rotation of the first gear about the output shaft.
US10605311B2	Motor shaft transmission interference apparatus An interference apparatus is provided for a motor shaft transmission assembly. The interference apparatus may include split-ring shells and a retaining device. The interference apparatus may be mounted to an intermediate sleeve of the motor shaft transmission assembly. The interference apparatus is configured to prevent the loss of certain motor shaft transmission assembly components downhole in the event of a failure of the motor transmission due to dynamic loads.
US10605309B2	Snap-in bearing for automotive ball joint A self-aligning rotating joint, for mounting in a first component and connecting to a second component, the rotating joint comprising: a housing having: an external mounting surface; an internal chamber with an internal surface forming a spherical segment symmetric about a center point; a base end with an assembly opening; and an aperture in a cap end opposite the base end; a stud having: a longitudinal axis passing through the center point; a proximal stud end housed within the internal chamber; and a distal connecting end extending through the aperture, the proximal end having a cylindrical surface and a head laterally extending from the cylindrical surface; and a longitudinally split bearing having: an external bearing surface matching the internal surface of the housing; an internal bearing surface matching the cylindrical surface of the stud; and a longitudinal channel extending radially from the internal bearing surface to the external bearing surface.
US10605308B2	Rotary seal There is provided a rotary seal having uneven surfaces formed on sliding contact surfaces of a slinger with which seal lip portions of a seal member come in contact, in which wear of the seal lip portions is reduced, resulting in increased reliability. The rotary seal 1 includes: a core metal 3; the seal member 4 having a base portion 4A joined to the core metal 3 and the seal lip portions 4B, 4C, and 4D; and the slinger 2 having the sliding contact surfaces A and B with which the seal lip portions 4B, 4C, and 4D come in contact, in which each of the sliding contact surfaces A and B is in such a surface condition that an arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfies 0.3 μm≤Ra≤1.0 μm, a skewness of roughness curve Rsk satisfies Rsk≤−1, and an average length of roughness curve element RSm satisfies 100 μm≤RSm, Ra, Rsk, and RSm defined by JIS B 0601:2013.
US10605306B2	Turbocharger A turbocharger, with a turbine a turbine housing and a turbine rotor, with a compressor with a compressor housing and a compressor rotor that is coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft, with a bearing housing arranged between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, wherein both the turbine housing and also the compressor housing are connected to the bearing housing, with at least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing comprises a bearing bush arranged in the bearing housing, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating gap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap are formed, wherein the radially outer lubricating gap and the radially inner lubricating gap are suppliable with lubricating oil emanating from an oil supply main line independently of one another.
US10605298B2	Snap hook with spring A snap hook with spring may include a main body having a first generally curved shape section and a second generally straight shape section. The generally curved section may include a hole, and the generally straight section may include a cavity. The snap hook with spring may also include a sliding pin and a spring acting on said sliding pin. The snap hook with spring may also be characterized in that a slide formed in the main body may have various geometrical shapes leading to a path, where the path includes sections that may be linear, rotational, curved, angular, or any combination thereof. The sliding pin may include a lever that runs the path of the slide and the path of the slide determines the type of movement of the sliding pin, in such a way that the path of the slide is never limited to a single direction.
US10605297B2	Washer fixation method and system Assembly systems and methods are provided for elastically deforming a non-circularly shaped washer while driving the washer through an insertion tool into a workpiece, such as a pressure sensor, having a correspondingly shaped recess with an inner wall diameter less than a maximum radial dimension of the non-circular washer. The washer is released from radial compression into the recess so as to permit the washer to become fixated against the inner wall of the recess by a retention force. The fixated washer has a height greater than a height of the recess inner wall, and may serve as a deformable sealing element between the workpiece and other components.
US10605296B2	Fastening device The invention relates to a device for fastening a first object to a second object, said device comprising a first load section having a first load-engaging means, a driving section defining a driving direction and a sealing element for creating a seal between the device and the second object, the sealing element having a width perpendicular to the driving direction and a height in the driving direction.
US10605295B2	Sensor fixation device [Task]To provide a sensor fixation device capable of preventing loss of mount nuts.[Solution]A mount body 130 of a sensor fixation device 100 in a mount state includes a first side wall 133a and a second side wall 133b which face with each other at the other end, which are perpendicular to a trap opening axis JT. The first side wall 133a includes a first mount nut retaining opening 133a1, and the second side wall 133b includes a second mount nut retaining opening 133b1. A mount nut 170 includes a nut spherical part 173 interposed between the first side wall 133a and the second side wall 133b, which has a diameter longer than the distance between the first side wall 133a and the second side wall 133b, and is configured to be engaged with a first side wall opening 133a1 and a second side wall opening 133b1. The mount nut 170 is retained integrally with the mount body 130, ensuring to prevent loss of only the mount nut 170 during the mount work.
US10605292B2	Coating agent device and coating device Various exemplary illustrations of a coating agent device are disclosed. In one example, a coating agent device may be a coating agent valve, e.g., for influencing the discharge of a coating agent. The coating agent device may include a plug-in or pluggable fastening base configured to facilitate a plug-in or pluggable mounting of the coating agent device. In some examples, the coating agent device may prevent relative rotation of the device relative to a mating component.
US10605285B2	Systems and methods for joining node and tube structures Connections between nodes and tubes are provided. An apparatus can include additively manufactured first and second nodes, a tube, and an interconnect connecting the tube to the first and second nodes. An apparatus can include a node having an end portion with inner and outer concentric portions forming an annular gap therebetween, and a tube having an end portion extending into the gap.
US10605278B2	Hydraulic leak detection system A system for detecting leaks in a hydraulic supply system for a double-acting hydraulic actuator is disclosed. The system may include a first conduit in fluid communication with a first chamber of the actuator, and with a second chamber of the actuator, and a directional control valve coupled with the first conduit and the second conduit. A directional control valve may be in fluid communication with a hydraulic oil supply line and may switch between the hydraulic oil being sent and received via the first conduit and second conduit. A valve can be associated with the oil supply line. A first and second flow meter can generate a first signal and a second signal, respectively, indicating flow rate within the first conduit and the second conduit. A controller may receive the first signal and the second signal, calculate their ratio, and cause the valve to inhibit flow within the oil supply line upon the ratio differing from a given ratio by more than a predetermined threshold.
US10605271B2	Rotating machine A rotating machine includes: a casing, a rotary shaft rotatably supported in the casing and extending in a thrust direction, a first magnet installed on the rotary shaft, an attenuation mechanism supported by the casing and disposed to face the first magnet in the thrust direction, a second magnet installed in the attenuation mechanism to face the first magnet in the thrust direction and that repels the first magnet, an impeller installed on one end of the rotary shaft, and support sections that support the attenuation mechanism with respect to the casing. Furthermore, the attenuation mechanism includes: an attenuator that attenuates vibrations of the second magnet in the thrust direction, and a pushing-back unit that pushes the second magnet back toward the first magnet.
US10605260B2	Full-span forward swept airfoils for gas turbine engines Rotor of a gas turbine engines having a rotor hub and a plurality of blades extending from the rotor hub, wherein each blade has a full-span forward sweep along a leading edge of the blade that starts at an airfoil root of the blade at the hub and extends to a blade tip, wherein a sweep of a blade is a percentage of a root axial chord length of the respective blade.
US10605259B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil An airfoil of a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides and extends in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position. The airfoil has a relationship between a leading edge angle and span position that defines a curve with a leading edge angle of less than 40° at 100% span.
US10605250B2	Fan and method and device for controlling the fan The present disclosure relates to a fan and a method and device for controlling the fan. The method includes controlling, via a support rod control device, a swinging motion of the swingable support rod, wherein the support rod control device is provided between the swingable support rod and the fan base; determining, when the swingable support rod is swinging, a current swing angle of the swingable support rod; determining a current distance between the fan and a user; determining, based on the current distance and the current swing angle, an axial rotation angle of the fan head; and rotating the fan head based on the axial rotation angle to direct air at the user.
US10605249B2	Blower A blower is provided that may include an upper fan that generates a first air current suctioned through a first suction inlet and then discharged; a second fan provided adjacent to the first fan, wherein the second fan generates a second air current suctioned through a second suction inlet and then discharged. The first air current and the second air current may be in a same direction or different directions.
US10605245B2	Centrifugal pump assemblies having an axial flux electric motor and methods of assembly thereof An electric motor assembly includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly positioned adjacent the stator assembly to define an axial gap therebetween. The stator assembly is configured to induce a first axial force on the rotor assembly. The electric motor assembly also includes an impeller directly coupled to the rotor assembly opposite the stator assembly such that the rotor assembly and the impeller are configured to rotate about an axis. A fluid channeled by the impeller induces a second axial force on the impeller. The electric motor assembly further includes a hydrodynamic bearing assembly including a rotating member coupled to the rotor assembly and stationary member at least partially circumscribing the rotating member such that rotation of the rotating member with respect to the stationary member is configured to induce a third axial force on the rotor assembly.
US10605243B2	Scroll compressor with oil management system A compressor is provided and may include a shell, a main bearing housing disposed within the shell, a driveshaft, a non-orbiting scroll member, and an orbiting scroll member. The driveshaft may be supported by the main bearing housing. The non-orbiting scroll member may be coupled to the main bearing housing and may include a first lubricant supply path in fluid communication with a lubricant source. The orbiting scroll member may be rotatably coupled to the driveshaft and may be meshingly engaged with the non-orbiting scroll member. The orbiting scroll member may include a recess that is moved between a first position in fluid communication with the first lubricant supply path and a second position fluidly isolated from the first lubricant supply path.
US10605232B2	Method and device for determining a position of defects or damage on rotor blades of a wind turbine in an installed state The invention relates to a method and a device for determining the position of defects or damage on rotor blades (4) of a wind turbine (1) in an installed state, comprising the steps: a. a localisation instrument (5) is guided along the rotor blade (4) and the defect or damage is detected; b. the localisation instrument (5) has a GPS module (6) by means of which the GPS data of the localisation instrument (5) is detected at the defect or damage; c. the position of the investigated wind turbine (1) is detected by means of the GPS module (6); d. using the position data of the wind turbine (1), the hub height (n) of the wind turbine (1) is retrieved from a database and the distance (d) of the defect or damage of the rotor blade (4) from the hub (34) is calculated in an evaluation unit (8) from the difference between the GPS data of the localisation instrument (5) and the hub height (n) of the wind turbine and in accordance with the rotor blade position.
US10605230B1	Wind turbine assembly The present invention disclosure describes an integrated rotary wind turbine and electrical generating device that uses electrical current conductors such as a plurality of parallel plate capacitors or a plurality of wire equivalent sheets in combination with a plurality of magnets, stator, rotatable substructure, wind collectors, etc. to generate electricity. The turbine assembly simplifies the construction, reduces weight, reduces cost and improves heat dissipation of the assembly. It is also more environmentally friendly and amenable to use in isolated applications and as part of a highly distributed micro-grid.
US10605229B2	Wind farm inertial response The present invention is concerned with an operation of a wind farm with a plurality of wind turbines in view of a dynamic frequency response. According to the invention, dynamic frequency support and power production for all wind turbines in a wind farm are handled concurrently in a single optimization step and taking into account wake effects within the wind farm as well as optional wind forecast information. The dynamic frequency support capability of the entire wind farm is planned in advance according to grid requirements and power system condition changes. While existing methods de-load wind turbines with a static percentage in order to supply additional power when needed, the proposed method incorporates the dynamic frequency support into the optimal operation system of wind farm.
US10605215B2	Fuel supply nozzle unit having sealing structure A fuel supply nozzle unit includes a fuel supply nozzle, a rear end and an end plate. The fuel supply nozzle includes a front end that has a plurality of fuel supply holes. The rear end extends from the front end and is formed with a threaded portion on its outer surface. The end plate is connected to the rear end and is formed with a plurality of threaded holes.
US10605214B2	Fuel pump having improved pumping behavior The present invention relates to a fuel pump for pumping fuel, comprising a piston (2) and a diaphragm seal element (3), which seals on an inner annular seal seat (4) and an outer annular seal seat (5), wherein the following equation is satisfied: (Ra2−ra2)/(ri+L)2=ra/ri, where ri is the inner radius of the inner seal seat (4), ra is the inner radius of the outer seal seat (5), Ra is the outer diameter of the piston (2) and L is a difference between an outer radius (Ria) of the inner seal seat (4) and the inner radius (ri) of the inner seal seat (4). The invention further relates to a method for operating a fuel pump.
US10605210B2	Filter arrangement A filter housing has a first housing part with a first rim section and a second housing part with a second rim section. The housing parts can be joined and separated from each other in axial mounting direction and define a housing interior for a filter element provided with a circumferentially extending sealing element. The first and second rim sections form a receiving area in which the sealing element is seal-tightly clamped radially between the first and second rim sections when the housing parts are joined in the mounted state. A snap connecting device axially braces the first and second housing parts relative to each other. The snap connecting device is formed integrally on the first and second housing parts such that a clamping force applied by the first and second rim sections on the sealing element in radial direction is decoupled from the snap connecting device.
US10605201B2	Gas turbine exhaust cooling system A gas turbine engine (10) comprises a main fluid flow exhaust nozzle (30) bounding a main fluid flow path, and a cooling nozzle (38) provided upstream of the main fluid flow exhaust nozzle (30) in the main fluid flow path. The cooling nozzle (38) is arranged to provide cooling air to a surface (36) of the main fluid flow exhaust nozzle (30), the cooling nozzle (38) comprises first and second outlets (44, 46). The first outlet (44) is located adjacent the main fluid flow exhaust nozzle surface (36) and is spaced from the main fluid flow path by the second outlet (46). The second outlet (46) comprises a convergent divergent nozzle configured to accelerate cooling air exhausted from the second outlet (46) to a velocity greater than air exhausted from the first outlet (44).
US10605198B2	Nacelle thrust reverser A thrust reverser of a nacelle is orientated at least in-part about a fan case of a turbofan engine. The thrust reverser includes an outer fixed structure assembly and a radial spacer. The outer fixed structure assembly circumferentially extends about a centerline and is spaced, at least in part, radially outward from the fan case. The radial spacer is engaged to the outer fixed structure assembly and is in sliding contact with the fan case.
US10605193B2	Control system for compression-ignition engine A control system for a compression-ignition engine is provided, which includes an engine having a combustion chamber, an injector configured to supply fuel into the combustion chamber, a spark plug, a swirl valve provided to an intake passage of the engine, and a controller connected to the injector, the spark plug and the swirl valve to control them. The controller includes a processor configured to execute a swirl adjusting module to adjust an opening of the swirl valve to generate a swirl flow inside the combustion chamber, a fuel injection timing controlling module to control a fuel injection timing and control the injector to retard the fuel injection timing as an engine speed increases, and a combustion controlling module to control the spark plug to ignite at a given ignition timing after the swirl generation and the fuel injection, so that partial compression-ignition combustion is performed.
US10605189B2	Communication system, flow measuring device and control device A communication system includes a flow measuring device and a control device. The flow measuring device includes a flow sensor that generates a flow rate signal which is a signal in accordance with a flow rate of intake air drawn into an internal-combustion engine. The flow measuring device transmits the flow rate signal. The control device receives the flow rate signal and performs at least one of injection control of fuel to be supplied to the engine and ignition control at each cylinder of the engine based on the received flow rate signal. The flow measuring device includes a measurement-side transmitting part that transmits various signals by wireless communication, and transmits the flow rate signal by the measurement-side transmitting part. The control device includes a control-side receiving part that receives the various signals by the wireless communication, and receives the flow rate signal by the control-side receiving part.
US10605181B2	Systems and methods for intake system hydrocarbon trap diagnostics Methods and systems are provided for diagnostics of an intake air system hydrocarbon (AIS HC) trap during vehicle-off conditions. In one example, a method may include generating fuel vapor in a fuel tank, directing the generated vapor to the AIS HC trap, and then actively purging the AIS HC trap. Degradation of the AIS HC trap may be indicated based on an exhaust air fuel ratio during the active purging of the AIS HC trap.
US10605169B2	Combustor panel cooling arrangements Combustor panels for use in gas turbine engine combustors having a panel body having a peripheral rail around a periphery of the panel body, a first boss formed on the panel body and surrounding a first aperture that passes through the panel body, and a first webbing that extends from the peripheral rail toward the first boss. A first annular channel is formed between the first webbing and the first boss and surrounds the first boss and a first web pocket is formed within the first webbing between the peripheral rail and the first boss and defines a local extension of the first annular channel extending from the first boss to the peripheral rail.
US10605166B2	System and method for variable geometry mechanism control A system and method for controlling a variable inlet geometry mechanism of an aircraft engine. At least one first input signal indicative of at least one operating parameter of an aircraft engine is received. At least one second input signal indicative of a level of crosswind experienced by the aircraft and of an airspeed of the aircraft being below a predetermined threshold is received. A schedule is determined for positioning a the variable inlet geometry mechanism based on the at least one first input signal and of the at least one second input signal. The variable inlet geometry mechanism is then positioned in accordance with the schedule.
US10605162B2	Method of generating and distributing a second fuel for an internal combustion engine Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed to produce HHO gas in a pressure-resistant container for use in an internal combustion engine to increase fuel efficiency and/or reduce emissions, for example by introducing the HHO gas to one or more air intake ports of the engine.
US10605161B2	Method and system for indicating degradation of boosted engine system Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing the electrical efficiency of an electric supercharger staged upstream of a turbocharger. During idling conditions, a step-wise incremented signal may be commanded to an electric motor driving the supercharger compressor and changes in compressor speed and total vehicle current may be measured at each step. Degradation of electrical efficiency of the supercharger may be inferred based on deviations between the actual change in compressor speed and total vehicle current relative to the change expected for the given step, and mitigating actions may be accordingly performed.
US10605153B2	Fuel injector having three stages An engine, fuel injector, and method are disclosed. The method may include aligning an exhaust gas passage with an exhaust gas source to allow exhaust gas to enter a pre-chamber for a first duration; aligning a fuel passage with a fuel source to allow fuel to enter the pre-chamber for a second duration; and aligning injector nozzle connectors with injector nozzles, for a third duration, to allow a mixture of the fuel and the exhaust gas to be injected from the pre-chamber to the combustion chamber.
US10605150B2	Cooling device for internal combustion engine of vehicle and control method thereof The present invention provides a cooling device for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. While the vehicle is in a decelerating state and while the internal combustion engine is in an idle reduction state, the cooling device increases the ratio of the cooling water circulation rate through a first path which extends through a heater core and a radiator while reducing the ratio of the cooling water circulation rate through a second path which bypasses the heater core and radiator. In addition, the cooling device increases the discharge flow rate of the electric water pump while the vehicle is in a decelerating state, and maintains the electric water pump in an operating state during idle reduction. Thus, the present invention allows accelerating the temperature decrease of the cylinder head during idle reduction, as well as improving fuel economy during acceleration when the vehicle is started.
US10605138B2	Air curtain for urea mixing chamber An exemplary embodiment includes a blending chamber having a urea inlet, a blending chamber gas inlet, and a blending chamber outlet. A urea source provides a pressurized urea solution to the urea inlet at a urea injection pressure, and a pressurized gas source transmits pressurized gas to the blending chamber gas inlet via a passageway. The passageway is configured to decrease pressure of the pressurized gas transmitted along its length from a first pressure of gas received from the pressurized gas source to a second pressure of gas provided to the blending chamber gas inlet. The first pressure of gas received from the pressurized gas source is greater than the urea injection pressure and the second pressure of gas provided to the blending chamber gas inlet is less than the urea injection pressure.
US10605137B2	Methods and systems for exhaust catalyst diagnostics Methods and systems are provided for detecting a missing exhaust catalyst based on water adsorption and related exothermic temperature rise by the catalyst. In one example, a method may include indicating an exhaust catalyst missing in response to an estimated exhaust temperature profile being different from an expected exhaust temperature profile. The estimated exhaust temperature profile may be based on exhaust temperature upstream and downstream of the catalyst.
US10605135B2	System and method for the monitoring and controlling of emissions for multiple engines A method includes determining, by a controller, a total emissions amount from a plurality of engines; comparing, by the controller, the total emissions amount to a predetermined threshold, wherein the predetermined threshold includes an alert value, an adjustment value, and a deactivation value, the deactivation value being greater than the adjustment value, which is greater than the alert value; deactivating, by the controller, at least one engine in response to the total emissions amount being at or greater than the deactivation value; adjusting, by the controller, operation of at least one engine in the plurality of engines in response to the total emissions amount being at or greater than the adjustment value but less than the deactivation value; and providing, by the controller, an alert in response to the total emissions amount being at or greater than the alert value but less than the adjustment value.
US10605125B2	Switching rocker arm A rocker arm assembly includes an outer arm having first and second low lift lobe contacting surfaces, an inner arm, and a latch assembly. The inner arm includes first and second opposed sidewalls extending between a first end and a second end, and a high lift lobe contacting surface disposed between the first and second opposed sidewalls. The first end is pivotably secured to the outer arm and operably associated with an engine valve, and the second end is operably associated with a lash adjuster and defining a latch bore. The latch assembly is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the latch assembly engages the outer arm such that the outer arm rotates with the inner arm, and in the second configuration, the latch assembly disengages the outer arm such that the outer arm rotates independently from the inner arm.
US10605123B2	Thermal energy recovery device and operating method of the same A thermal energy recovery device includes: a circulation line having an evaporator, an expander, a condenser, and a pump; a power recovery machine; a first on-off valve; a thermal energy introduction line configured to introduce a gas phase working medium into a post-expansion space; a second on-off valve; and a control unit. Until an evaporation condition that a liquid phase working medium accumulated in the post-expansion space has reached an amount equal to or smaller than a reference amount is met, the control unit closes the first on-off valve and opens the second on-off valve, and drives the pump in a state where the expander is stopped, and when the evaporation condition is met, the control unit opens the first on-off valve and closes the second on-off valve, and drives the expander.
US10605117B2	Fan platform for a gas turbine engine A gas turbine including a fan platform positioned between adjacent fan blades of a fan of the gas turbine engine is provided. The fan platform defines an outer surface that at least partially defines an inner flowpath boundary of the fan. Additionally, the fan platform includes at least two components attached to one another. At least one of the components of the fan platform defines an enclosed void. An insert is positioned within the enclosed void formed of a material defining a relatively low Young's modulus. The insert may prevent resin from filling the enclosed void during assembly/manufacture of the fan platform, while also reducing a weight of the fan platform and an amount of stress on the fan platform.
US10605113B2	Methods and apparatus for reducing flow distortion at engine fans of nacelles Methods and apparatus for reducing flow distortion at engine fans of nacelles are disclosed. An example apparatus for reducing flow distortion at an engine fan of a nacelle includes a plurality of nozzles radially spaced about an inner wall of the nacelle. In some examples, respective ones of the nozzles are positioned to eject corresponding respective jets of fluid adjacent the inner wall in a downstream direction toward the engine fan. The example apparatus further includes a controller to selectively activate the respective ones of the nozzles according to a time-based sequence. In some examples, the time-based sequence corresponds to a directional sequence that moves in an arcuate direction along a circumference of the inner wall.
US10605109B2	Movable air seal for gas turbine engine A blade tip clearance control system for an engine case of a gas turbine engine according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an air seal segment within the engine case. A drive link extends through the engine case, the drive link mounted to the air seal segment.
US10605096B2	Flared central cavity aft of airfoil leading edge A blade includes an airfoil defined by a pressure side outer wall and a suction side outer wall connecting along leading and trailing edges and form a radially extending chamber for receiving a coolant flow. A rib configuration may include: a leading edge transverse rib connecting the pressure side outer wall and the suction side outer wall and partitioning the radially extending chamber into a leading edge passage within the leading edge of the airfoil and a central passage adjacent to the leading edge passage. One or both camber line ribs connect to a corresponding pressure side outer wall and suction side outer wall at a point aft of the leading edge transverse rib causing the central passage to extend towards one or both of the pressure side outer wall and the suction side outer wall, resulting in a flared center cavity aft of the leading edge.
US10605083B2	Scroll-type fluid machine and maintenance method for same A scroll-type fluid machine and maintenance method for same are provided in order to improve reliability and workability by supplying sufficient grease to necessary parts of an orbiting bearing or auxiliary crank bearing without entailing a complicated operation during maintenance. The scroll-type fluid machine includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll, a casing provided on the outer side of the orbiting scroll in the radial direction, a drive shaft, an orbiting bearing supporting the drive shaft with respect to the orbiting scroll, and a piping supplying a lubricant to the orbiting bearing. The orbiting scroll is provided with a boss plate that is attached to the drive shaft, the piping is provided in the boss plate, and the tip of the piping faces toward an opening provided between the casing and the fixed scroll or toward an opening provided in the fixed scroll or the casing.
US10605071B2	Encapsulated sensors and electronics An electrical assembly of a downhole tool utilized within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. The electrical assembly includes a housing substantially formed of thermoplastic material, an electronic device sealed within the housing, and an electrode or sensor sealingly embedded within a wall of the housing and electrically connected with the electronic device.
US10605070B2	Determining the current state of cement in a wellbore Systems and methods are provided for determining a cure state of cement in a wellbore. A drill device can be used to drill cement in a wellbore. Contact between the drill device and the cement can cause friction or heat, which can produce a gas. A gas detector can be positioned near a wellbore for detecting an amount of gas and a type of gas produced by contact between the drill device and the cement in the wellbore. The cure state of cement in the wellbore can be determined based on the amount of gas and the type of gas detected.
US10605067B2	Control method Provided is a method for controlling a resonance enhanced rotary drill comprising a drilling module and a control system for controlling one or more drilling parameters of the drilling module, which method comprises: (a) employing one or more initial characteristics of the material being drilled, and/or one or more initial drilling parameters to control the drilling module; (b) measuring one or more current drilling parameters to obtain one or more measured drilling parameters; (c) employing the one or more measured drilling parameters as an input in the control system, in order to obtain an output from the control system, which output comprises one or more calculated characteristics of the material being drilled; (d) employing the one or more calculated characteristics of the material being drilled, and/or the one or more measured drilling parameters, as an input in the control system, in order to obtain an output from the control system, which output comprises one or more calculated drilling parameters; (e) optionally applying the one or more calculated drilling parameters to the drilling module; (f) optionally repeating steps (b), (c) (d) and (e).
US10605060B2	System and method for performing stimulation operations A system and method is provided for performing stimulation operations at a wellsite having a subterranean formation with a reservoir therein. The method involves acquiring integrated wellsite data (e.g., geomechanical, geological, and/or geophysical properties of the formation, and/or geometrical properties of the mechanical discontinuities in the formation). The method also involves generating a mechanical earth model using the integrated wellsite data, and identifying a crossing behavior between an induced hydraulic fracture and at least one discontinuity in the formation. The method also involves optimizing a stimulation plan to achieve an optimized crossing behavior. The stimulation plan includes at least one of fluid viscosity, rate of injection of the fracturing fluid, and concentration of a fluid loss additive. The optimization may further include adjusting the stimulation plan to achieve the optimized crossing behavior between the induced hydraulic fracture and the discontinuity in the formation.
US10605058B2	System for injecting flue gas to a subterranean formation A system (100) for injecting flue gas to a subterranean formation, wherein the system (100) is configured to receive an initial mixture of N2, CO2 and less than 2% other components and comprises a compressor (110) for obtaining and maintaining a predetermined downhole pressure. The system (100) has a control system (200) for maintaining the amount of CO2 in an injection mixture in the range 12-90% and can be configured for EOR.
US10605056B2	System for installing an electrically submersible pump on a well Disclosed is a system for installing an ESP on a well. In one example the system comprises a production tree (12, 50) that is operatively coupled to a well (14), an ESP spool (16) that is operatively coupled to the production tree and production tubing (60) that extends into the well. The system also comprises an ESP (22) positioned within an inside diameter of the production tubing (60), wherein the ESP (22) comprises an electric motor (22M) and a pump (22P), the electric motor (22M) being positioned above the pump (22P), and wherein the pump (22P) comprises a fluid inlet (22X) and a fluid outlet (22Y). The system is installed above the existing down hole safety valve, and requires no modification to the existing well's completion equipment.
US10605053B2	Method for operating a substerranean formation from which a fluid is produced A method for operating an oil deposit based on a technique of positioning wells to be drilled is disclosed. Based on a grid representative of the petrophysical properties of a subterranean formation through at least one well is drilled, a reservoir simulation is performed up to a time for which production of the formation being studied is to be predicted. Then, attributes are selected that are representative of the flows in the formation and a classification of these attributes is performed. Then, a quality indicator is computed for each of the classes and at least one class is selected such that its quality indicator is greater than a first threshold.
US10605052B2	Thermal management system for downhole tools A downhole tool system includes a tool housing, a chassis located within the tool housing, and an electronics assembly positioned on the chassis within the tool housing. The electronics assembly includes a heat sink comprising an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface includes a tapered portion and in is contact with the tool housing. The electronics assembly further includes one or more electronic components mounted onto the heat sink, in which at least a portion of the electronic components is in contact with the inner surface of the heat sink.
US10605048B2	Riser pressure relief apparatus A riser pressure relief apparatus includes a pressure relief valve with a valve member, an actuator, and a pilot valve assembly connected to a pressurized fluid. The valve member moves between a first position, which prevents a fluid flow through the side port, and a second position, which permits the flow. The actuator includes an open port and moves the valve member from the first to the second position by supplying the pressurized fluid to the open port. The pilot valve assembly moves between a first configuration, which prevents a flow of the pressurized fluid to the open port, and a second configuration, which permits the flow. A valve part of the pilot valve assembly moves from a first to a second position based on a fluid pressure in the riser, which causes the pilot valve assembly to move from the first to the second configuration or vice versa.
US10605029B2	Shoulder, shoulder tool, and method of shoulder installation A shoulder includes a shoulder body having a plurality of J-slots disposed circumferentially about the shoulder body at a first axial end of the shoulder body, a retainer ring disposed about the shoulder body having an exterior threaded surface and an annular lip, a load ring having a threaded interior surface configured to interface with the threaded exterior surface of the retainer ring and a tapered bottom surface, and a lock ring having a tapered bottom surface configured to interface with the tapered bottom surface of the load ring such that when the load ring moves axially toward the lock ring, the lock ring radially expands and when the load ring moves axially away from the lock ring, the lock ring radially contracts.
US10605028B2	Method of removing equipment from a section of a wellbore and related apparatus There is described a method of removing equipment from a section of a wellbore, and related apparatus. In embodiments of the invention a tool string (10) is provided having a tractor (15) and a GS-pulling tool (14). The tool string (10) is run into the wellbore using the tractor (15), at least one section of the tractor being positioned ahead of the GS-pulling tool (14) within the tool string (10), and the GS-pulling tool (14) is used to couple the equipment (12) to the tool string (10), for allowing the equipment (12) to be removed.
US10605027B2	Retaining sealing element of wellbore isolation device with slip elements A downhole wellbore isolation tool includes an elastomeric sealing element for engaging a casing member or another tubular member in a wellbore. The isolation tool includes one or more expandable slips for gripping the tubular member and holding the isolation tool in place. The sealing element has an axial end in direct contact with an abutment surface of the expandable slip such that the slip limits, if not eliminates, unwanted extrusion of the sealing element, e.g., upon setting of the isolation tool. The expandable slips may be constructed of a plurality of slip elements, and the elastomeric sealing element may flow into gaps defined between the slip elements when the isolation tool is set. The slip segments and other components of the isolation tool may be constructed of a dissolvable material to facilitate removal of the isolation tool from the wellbore.
US10605024B2	System using flow vibration detection and method A system includes a tubular having an interior surface, a longitudinal axis, a flowbore, and a main portion having a first inner diameter. A vibration inducing feature is disposed along the interior surface of the tubular and is immovable with respect to the tubular, and has a second inner diameter within the tubular that is different than the first inner diameter. The feature has a beveled first end surface and a beveled second end surface, the beveled first and second end surfaces longitudinally displaced from each other. The feature is configured to increase turbulence within the flowbore and configured to dissuade a capture of objects passing therethrough. A sensing system includes a sensor arranged to detect vibration within flow passing the vibration inducing feature, and is configured to output a command signal in response to sensed data reaching a threshold value or indicative of a predetermined pattern.
US10605007B2	Drill bit for drilling and method for manufacturing same Disclosed are a drill bit for drilling and a method for manufacturing same, in which the hardness of a body part of a shank can be selectively improved by performing rapid cooling in a forced cooling method after performing rapid heating selectively only on the body part of the shank in a high-frequency induction heating method after completing infiltration.
US10605005B2	Steerable drill bit system A steerable drilling system in accordance to an embodiment includes a bias unit integrated with the drill bit to form a steering head and an electronic control system located remote from the steering head and electrically connected to a digital valve of the bias unit.
US10604998B2	Shading display and sample A shading display and sample may include a frame structure, a drive assembly operably connected to the frame structure, and a shade material associated with the drive assembly for corresponding movement thereof. Operation of the drive assembly may move the shade material between open and closed positions. The display may permit users to position and operate a covering sample near an architectural opening to assess the overall operation, appearance, translucence, texture, or other qualities of the covering based on the angular orientation and material of the sample.
US10604994B2	Garage door (drop down) breeze screen The “Breeze screen” invention concept is designed to serve as a simulated natural “breeze gate” to keep garages cool and clean when they are opened. The mesh “breeze gate” feature serves to keep garbage and debris out of the inside garage space, while allowing the natural outdoor air ventilation in to keep the garage cool. It attaches to the existing garage door and can be “dropped down” and locked in place for security with its use. It functions by the design of a fine mesh panel or “screen” network, made of either metal, aluminum, plastic or other fabric of manufacturer's choice to allow airflow through the fine “air holes” that make up the “breeze gate” or “breeze screen” concept. Thus allowing air through to keep the garage cooler, but keeping larger unsightly particles out of the garage, such as leaves, trash and debris.
US10604987B2	Method for machining a workpiece The invention relates to a method for machining a workpiece, in particular for a profiled leaf element of a window leaf frame, wherein the workpiece is initially machined using a first machining device in order to create a machined first surface to which an adhesive tape is to be applied, and the workpiece is further machined once the adhesive tape has been applied.
US10604985B2	Vertical door system with ball screw drive A vertical door system includes: a door having a door frame, the door frame having at least one frame section; an operator; two vertical supports configured to: (a) be installable on opposite sides of the door opening and (b) support the vertical door, at least one of the vertical supports having: a guide track on a surface of the vertical support facing toward the door opening; and a drive system having: an elongated threaded rod drivable by the operator via a gearing arranged between the operator and the threaded rod; and one or more blocks, each block comprising a guide track connecting portion that connects to a guide track so the connected block is freely movable along the guide track, each block having a through-bore for accepting the threaded rod so that the block is positioned on the threaded rod and is movable along the threaded rod.
US10604982B2	Bi-fold door stop A bi-fold door stop controls movement and travel of lead and pivot doors in a set of vertically hung bi-fold doors. The bi-fold door stop has at least two non-parallel surfaces that each may act upon one or both of the lead and pivot door stiles to limit movement in two directions. Movement transverse to the track longitudinal axis is limited when the bi-fold door is either fully open or fully closed, while parallel movement is controlled by limiting the extent that the bi-fold door may be opened. At least two non-parallel surfaces are provided that each may act upon one or more of the lead and pivot door stiles, while an additional surface may act upon the face of the pivot door. The bi-fold door stop may be fabricated as a single part using common molding operations, and acts directly on the door panels, thereby preserving bi-fold door hardware.
US10604976B2	Vehicle door check A door check for vehicle doors, e.g. car doors having a door strap for being mounted to the chassis and a retainer for being mounted to the door movably and supporting the door strap relative to the retainer and provides a particular precise control over the door movement if the retainer has a cylinder supporting a piston which is spring loaded against the door strap and if an actuator is configured to augment the pressure in the cylinder upon demand to thereby augment the friction between the piston and the door strap.
US10604964B2	Configurable door lock A lock for a door including a configurable lock function. The lock includes a removable and user accessible actuator which when removed from the lock disables a lock function, and when inserted into the lock enables the lock function. Removal of the actuator places the lock in a disabled condition in which the lock cannot be locked by other means. Insertion of the actuator into the lock places the lock in an enabled condition in which the lock is locked or unlocked by the position of the actuator. The lock is installed without the actuator when the lock is intended to be used only in a passage operation where the door provides access only, but does not restrict access. The lock is installed with the actuator when the lock is intended to be used in a privacy operation where the lock is intended to restrict access to an area.
US10604960B1	Portable ground blind and system for transportation and deployment thereof A portable ground blind having a plurality of pole-supported dual-mesh panels with openings formed along bottom sides of one or more of said panels, providing optimized concealment for the user, while also enhancing the user's ability to see and engage potential targets at multiple locations around the user. The dual-mesh panels include an outer mesh webbing and an inner mesh webbing, the outer mesh webbing having mesh openings of larger size than the mesh openings of the inner mesh webbing. Ghillie threads and/or other concealment enhancement objects are attachable on the outer mesh webbing, increasing the overall concealment of the user and allowing the user to customize the nature of concealment of the portable ground blind.
US10604954B2	Pool and spa water quality control system and method A water quality management system for a water installation containing water. In some embodiments, the system includes a water quality measurement module adapted to monitor the water quality of the water in the water installation and to send water quality information to a controller; a chemical dispensing module adapted to dispense chemicals directly into the water installation in response to signals from the controller; and a communication mechanism configured to provide communication among the controller, the water quality measurement module, the chemical dispensing module and a user.
US10604949B2	Tile laying device using tiltable wheeled frame A tile laying device has a main frame supported on wheels for rolling movement along a ground surface. A pendulum frame is supported on the main frame to be freely suspended from the main frame while being adjustable in height relative to the ground surface by tilting the main frame about the axis of the wheels. Suction cups on the pendulum frame allow a tile to be coupled to the tiles using vacuum pressure from a vacuum pump on the main frame. The suction cups can be shifted laterally in a direction of the pendulum axis relative to the main frame to assist in aligning a tile on the pendulum frame with a desired placement location for the tile.
US10604948B2	Method for installing tiles in a wall system A method for installing a tile to a wall includes applying a padded trim material to a front surface of the tile. With the trim material on the front surface of the tile, a force is applied to the trim material so that the tile is connected to the wall. Once the tile is connected to the wall, the trim material is removed from the tile.
US10604939B2	Telescoping ridge vent Ridge vents are configured to cover an open ridge of a roof and allow a flow of air to exit from the open ridge through the ridge vents. The ridge vents include a projection and a projection receiving area. When a first ridge vent is secured over a ridge opening, the projection of a second ridge vent is at least partially receivable in the projection receiving area of the first ridge vent.
US10604937B2	Heating system and method of making and use Heating systems including heating elements and fastener materials covered and protected from the environment by a heating cap structure. The heating cap structure can interlock mating ribs or other structure in adjacent heating panels. Additional heating cap, transition, or flashing sections may further cover and protect heating system components. One or more heating elements may include heating cable or heating fluids or materials penetrating heating element bodies. The heating element bodies and heating cap panels and covers can include extruded or otherwise formed sections having a wide variety of shapes that can be varied to provide desired objectives, such as for example supporting strength, increased heat transfer, component cost minimization, component life, heating system weight, and ease of assembly, use, maintenance, expansion, contraction, and adaptability. The outer and other surfaces of the heating system may be painted, including to improve aesthetics. Sealing films and materials may be included.
US10604931B2	Sealing element Sealing element (1) for sealing joint gaps between elements of a facade of element mode of construction, wherein the sealing element (1) comprises a connecting flange (2) for securing the sealing element (1) to the facade element, and one or more sealing lips (3).
US10604929B2	Fire resistant gypsum board comprising expandable graphite and related methods and slurries Disclosed are a gypsum board, and related slurries and methods. The gypsum board comprises a gypsum layer disposed between two cover sheets. The gypsum layer comprises a crystalline matrix of set gypsum and expandable graphite. The expandable graphite exhibits volume expansion at high temperatures. Optionally, unexpanded vermiculite can also be included in the gypsum layer to provide an expansion component at even higher temperatures. Because of synergy between the expandable graphite and unexpanded vermiculite in accordance with some embodiments, less vermiculite can be included in the board than in conventional board that contained vermiculite. The board desirably can pass one or more fire-related tests, and is a fire-rated board in some embodiments.
US10604924B2	Smart urinals and methods of making and using same A urinal includes a body having an interior portion and an exterior portion. The urinal has an analysis portal having a sensing part and an investigating part communicatively coupled to the sensing part. The sensing part has a display and at least one sensor. The investigating part is configured to authenticate a user when the user is proximate the body. The sensing part is configured to directly receive urine voided by a user.
US10604918B2	Faucet with offset valve A faucet assembly includes a faucet body having a mounting axis in a direction the faucet body projects from a mounting point. The assembly further includes a valve housing projecting from the faucet body and a valve disposed in the valve housing. The valve is configured to rotate about an axis parallel to and offset from the mounting axis.
US10604916B2	Shovel A shovel may has a first pump that discharges a first hydraulic oil, a second pump that discharges a second hydraulic oil, a pump/motor that discharges a third hydraulic oil, an arm cylinder that at least the first hydraulic oil can flow into, and a boom cylinder that at least the second hydraulic oil can flow into. When the arm cylinder and the boom cylinder operate simultaneously, the arm cylinder is actuated by the first hydraulic oil or the third hydraulic oil, and the boom cylinder is actuated by the second hydraulic oil.
US10604911B2	Underwater pipeline burying apparatus and method The present invention provides an improved pipeline burying apparatus that uses specially configured jetting nozzles that intake sea water surrounding the nozzle. The apparatus provides a frame supporting spaced apart left and right inclined pipe sections that are configured to be placed on opposing sides of the pipeline to be buried. Each inclined pipe section is fitted with a plurality of jetting nozzles that are positioned on one of the inclined pipe sections, in vertically spaced apart positions and in horizontally spaced apart positions. At least some of said jetting nozzles include a nozzle body having an outer surface and a main, central longitudinal fluid flow channel with a central channel axis. A fluid inlet end portion of the nozzle body has an externally threaded portion that enables connection to an internally threaded portion of a selected one of the inclined pipe sections. A discharge end portion of the nozzle body extends outwardly from an inclined pipe and the threaded portion. A plurality of lateral channels each intersect the main channel at an acute angle. In one embodiment, the main central longitudinal channel has an inlet section with an inlet section diameter, a discharge section having an outlet section diameter and a connecting section that is in between the inlet section and the outlet section.
US10604910B2	Rock claw for demolition hammer A rock claw for attaching to a corner of a demolition hammer, the rock claw including a first wall having a first inner side surface, a second wall having a second inner side surface joined to the first inner side surface along a first intersection, and a third wall having a third inner side surface. The third inner side surface is joined to the first inner side surface along a second intersection and the third inner side surface is joined to the second inner side surface along a third intersection.
US10604909B2	Stackable bucket A stackable bucket having a floor, a back wall, and two side walls has a tapered front to back floor but wherein the back wall is substantially rectangular. A diagonal bend allows each side plate to connect to the tapered floor and to the rectangular back wall. Gussets and double-ended reverse hooks may also be used to provide spacing between nested buckets.
US10604900B2	Mixed turf Provided is a mixed turf arranged on a soil and including: a synthetic turf, natural grass arranged in the synthetic turf, said synthetic turf including: synthetic filaments suitable to simulate grass blades and a backing consisting of a membrane suitable to support the synthetic filaments, the backing being further as a whole substantially draining, enabling transpiration and permitting the passage therethrough of the roots of said natural grass and which is non-biodegradable.
US10604897B2	Use of cellulosic fibers for the manufacture of a nonwoven fabric This invention relates to the use of Lyocell fibers with a tendency to fibrillate for the manufacture of a nonwoven fibrous web material, in particular for the use in a wipe, by using a foam technique.
US10604892B1	String, rope, or strap with repetitively spaced holes/flexible-eyelets A string, rope, or strap with repetitively spaced openings/flexible eyelets from bifurcated braiding or weaving, or from cutting and sealing. The bifurcated openings are preferably created from a single rope or strap that is subsequently braided or weaved into two strings, ropes, or straps and then back into one. The frequent and periodic placement of these eyelets on the string, rope, or strap, allows the user to easily tie down items. The rope or strap is flexible enough to pull it in on its self, through its eyelets. The ends of the string, rope, or strap are finished into a hard tip.
US10604883B2	Laundry treatment apparatus A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet and a drawer retractably provided in the cabinet. An accommodation unit is provided at the drawer and defines a space configured to receive washing water. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a guider. The guider includes a first body rotatably coupled to the cabinet, and a second body rotatably coupled to the first body and the drawer and configured to connect the first body to the drawer. A supply unit is connected to a water supply source. A water supply channel is provided along the guider and is configured to supply water between the supply unit and the accommodation unit.
US10604873B2	Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure An upper-torso garment includes a first knit zone and a second knit zone. The first knit zone includes a first tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a first modulus of elasticity, and the second knit zone includes a second tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a second modulus of elasticity, which is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.
US10604870B2	Increasing the filament count of carbon fiber tows The filament count of a carbon fiber tow is increased by spreading and commingling the carbon filaments of a first tow with the carbon filaments of a second tow. The carbon filaments of the first and second tows are spread apart using a gas stream. The spread tows are aligned with each other and brought into contact as they pass over a grating in the presence of the same or a different gas stream to form an entangled tow. The entangled tow is then formed into a combined tow. The modulus and denier of the carbon filaments in the first and second tows may be the same or they can be varied to provide combined tows with a wide range of filament counts and filament combinations.
US10604867B2	Reel changing device and reel changing method A reel changing device is described for reeling fiber bundles from a fiber strand exiting a spinning device, including at least a first reel carrier and a second reel carrier on each of which a reel suited for winding up the fiber strand is arranged and which are movably received and guided in at least a first reel guide and a second reel guide so that the reels are adapted to be positioned one after another in an exit direction of the fiber strand so as to enable, in the case of a reel change, the fiber strand to be directly transferred from the first reel arranged on the first reel carrier to the second reel arranged on the second reel carrier. Moreover, a reel changing method in such reel changing device is described.
US10604865B2	Process for large-scale ammonothermal manufacturing of semipolar gallium nitride boules Methods for large-scale manufacturing of semipolar gallium nitride boules are disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise suspending large-area single crystal seed plates in a rack, placing the rack in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and growing crystals ammonothermally. A bi-faceted growth morphology may be maintained to facilitate fabrication of large area semipolar wafers without growing thick boules.
US10604862B2	Etch solutions having bis(perfluoroalkylsulfonyl)imides, and use thereof to form anode foils with increased capacitance Anode foil, preferably aluminum anode foil, is etched using a process of treating the foil in an electrolyte bath composition comprising a sulfate, a halide, an oxidizing agent, and a surface active agent. The anode foil is etched in the electrolyte bath composition by passing a charge through the bath. The etched anode foil is suitable for use in an electrolytic capacitor.
US10604861B2	Device for vertical galvanic metal deposition on a substrate Device for vertical galvanic metal deposition on a substrate comprising a first and a second device, arranged vertically parallel to each other; the first device comprising a first anode having a plurality of through-going conduits and a first carrier having a plurality of through-going conduits; wherein said first anode and said first carrier are connected to each other; wherein the second device comprises a first substrate holder adapted to receive a first substrate to be treated, wherein said first substrate holder at least partially surrounds the first substrate along its outer frame, wherein the first device further comprises a plurality of plugs, each plug comprising a through-going channel, each plug arranged such that it runs from the backside of the first carrier through a through-going conduit of the first carrier and further through the conduit of the first anode element, and the plugs are detachably connected to the first device.
US10604860B2	Alternative E-coat dipping process The present disclosure includes a method for coating a vehicle body-in-white (BIW) in a tank of processing fluid. In one form, the method includes lowering the vehicle BIW in a tank of processing fluid, rotating the vehicle BIW around its lateral axis until the vehicle BIW is completely submerged in the processing fluid, and simultaneously conveying the vehicle BIW along a longitudinal axis of the tank while rotating the vehicle BIW around its longitudinal axis in a “corkscrew” type movement.
US10604851B1	Sacrificial anodes for cathodic protection for production vessels, storage vessels and other steel structures A vessel corrosion protection apparatus includes a specially shaped anode having a smaller diameter, longer portion and a shorter portion with radially extending ribs that are cast with the anode and configured to engage the inside surface of a section of pipe that extends away from the vessel outer wall. A vessel corrosion protection apparatus includes a specially shaped anode having a smaller diameter, longer portion and a shorter portion with radially extending ribs that are configured to engage the inside surface of a section of pipe that extends away from the vessel outer wall, the anode connected to a plate not made of anodic material and which has a face free from penetrations which would allow liquid penetration through the plate when the anode is attached to a vessel.
US10604847B2	Gas distribution system, reactor including the system, and methods of using the same A gas distribution system, a reactor system including the gas distribution system, and method of using the gas distribution system and reactor system are disclosed. The gas distribution system can be used in gas-phase reactor systems to independently fine tune gas source locations and gas flow rates of reactants to a reaction chamber of the reactor systems.
US10604844B2	Graphene production using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition A method of growing graphene at low temperature on a substrate. The method includes placing a substrate with a layer of cobalt deposited thereon in a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) chamber, providing a carbon precursor gas to the PECVD chamber, generating plasma at between about 350° C. and about 800° C. to decompose the carbon precursor gas to thereby deposit carbon atoms on the cobalt layer and enabling a plurality of the carbon atoms to diffuse through the cobalt layer thereby growing graphene on top of the cobalt layer and in between the substrate and the cobalt layer, removing carbon atoms from top of the cobalt layer, and removing the cobalt layer.
US10604840B2	Liquid level indicator and liquid raw material vaporization feeder To provide a liquid level indicator and a liquid raw material vaporization feeder, in which the time to detect a switch from the liquid phase to the gas phase has reduced flow rate dependence, and also the detection time can be shortened. The present invention includes a chamber 2 that stores a liquid raw material, at least one protection tube 3 housing a resistance temperature detector for detecting the liquid level L1 in the chamber 2, and a flow controller 4 that controls the flow rate of the gas flowing out from the chamber 2 and feeds the same. The protection tube 3 is horizontally inserted into a sidewall 2a of the chamber 2 and fixed thereto.
US10604835B2	Macroparticle filter device and method for use in cathodic arc deposition A macroparticle filter device for cathodic arc evaporation, to be placed between at least one arc evaporation source and at least one substrate exhibiting at least a surface to be coated with material evaporated from a cathode of the arc evaporation source in a vacuum coating chamber. The macroparticle filter device includes one or more filter components that can prevent macroparticles emitted by the cathode during cathodic arc evaporation to arrive the substrate surface to be coated. The at least one component is provided as one or more flexible sheets that block the lineal way of the macroparticles from the cathode to the substrate surface to be coated. Further a method for utilizing the macroparticle filter device is presented.
US10604826B2	Aluminum microstructure for highly shaped products and associated methods Aluminum and aluminum alloy microstructures that are adapted for improved performance during shaping and forming production processes. Lower relative ratios of alpha fibers, particularly low-end alpha fibers, to beta fibers promotes improved formability of aluminum sheet or blanks without negatively impacting material strength. Beta fibers with higher relative ratios of S and Copper texture components improve formability and produce fewer and more uniform distortions during production. The resulting improvements in quality allow for cupping, drawing, wall ironing, shaping, and necking processes to be carried out faster and with reduced rates of spoilage.
US10604824B2	Nanostructured titanium alloy and method for thermomechanically processing the same A nanostructured titanium alloy article is provided. The nanostructured alloy includes a developed titanium structure having at least 80% of grains of a grain size≤1.0 microns.
US10604821B2	Process for recovering precious metals from clay-containing ores A solution for leaching metals from clay containing ore and a method of leaching ore is described. The solution comprises a cyanide; a wetting agent; and a clay stabilizing polymer.
US10604819B2	Method of making high strength steel crane rail A method of making a high strength head-hardened crane rail and the crane rail produced by the method. The method comprises the steps of providing a steel rail having a composition comprising, in weight percent: C 0.79-1.00%; Mn 0.40-1.00; Si 0.30-1.00; Cr 0.20-1.00; V 0.05-0.35; Ti 0.01-0.035; N 0.002 to 0.0150; and the remainder being predominantly iron. The steel rail is cooled from a temperature between about 700 and 800° C. at a cooling rate having an upper cooling rate boundary plot defined by an upper line connecting xy-coordinates (0 s, 800° C.), (40 s, 700° C.), and (140 s, 600° C.) and a lower cooling rate boundary plot defined by a lower line connecting xy-coordinates (0 s, 700° C.), (40 s, 600° C.), and (140 s, 500° C.).
US10604818B2	Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes a steel layer and an insulation coating arranged in directly contact with the steel layer thereon. The steel layer includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %, 2.9 to 4.0% of Si, 2.0 to 4.0% of Mn, 0 to 0.20% of Sn, and 0 to 0.20% of Sb. In the steel layer, a silicon content and a manganese content expressed in mass % satisfy 1.2%≤Si−0.5×Mn≤2.0%, and a tin content and an antimony content expressed in mass % satisfy 0.005%≤Sn+Sb≤0.20%.
US10604813B2	Tanning composition and method based on an acetal of an aldehydic tanning agent A composition including an acetal of an aldehydic tanning agent for tanning hides and/or pelts, as well as a method for tanning hides and/or pelts in order to produce leather, wherein an acetal of an aldehydic tanning agent is used. By reducing the pH, the aldehydic tanning agent can be released, whereby a tanning step is initiated. The composition and the method are characterized by lower toxicity compared to conventional compositions and tanning methods based on aldehydic tanning agents. Furthermore, improved penetration of the tanning agents into deeper layers of the hide and/or the pelt is possible, so that particularly homogeneous tanning is achieved.
US10604812B2	Materials and methods for assessing progression of prostate cancer Methods of distinguishing and identifying a patient with aggressive/indolent, prostatic adenocarcinoma comprising contacting a sample from the patient with a set of detectably labeled probes under hybridization conditions and determining the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in the sample; sets of probes for use in such methods; and kits comprising a set of probes and instructions for distinguishing or identifying a patient as having aggressive/indolent, prostatic adenocarcinoma.
US10604810B2	Colorectal cancer detection kit or device, and detection method It is intended to provide a kit or a device for the detection of colorectal cancer and a method for detecting colorectal cancer. The present invention provides a kit or a device for the detection of colorectal cancer, comprising a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to a miRNA in a sample from a subject, and a method for detecting colorectal cancer, comprising measuring the miRNA in vitro.
US10604809B2	Methods and kits for the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer The present disclosure relates to the identification of genes and gene combinations that are correlated with patients having or being predisposed to developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In some instances, methods herein utilize panels of 5 or 10 genes to accurately diagnose PDAC, determine the likelihood of developing PDAC, or determine the severity/stages of PDAC. These panels may be used in a molecular diagnostic test.
US10604790B2	Sequence conversion and signal amplifier DNA cascade reactions and detection methods using same Disclosed are methods for detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample. The methods include contacting the sample, in the presence of a polymerase and an endonuclease, with a first oligonucleotide comprising, in the 5′ to 3′ direction, a first signal DNA generation sequence, an endonuclease recognition site, and a sequence complementary to the 3′ end of a target nucleic acid; a second oligonucleotide comprising, in the 5′ to 3′ direction, a second signal DNA generation sequence, an endonuclease recognition site, and a sequence that is homologous to the first signal DNA generation sequence of the first oligonucleotide; a third oligonucleotide comprising, in the 5′ to 3′ direction, a third signal DNA generation sequence, an endonuclease recognition site, and a sequence that is homologous to the second signal DNA generation sequence of the second oligonucleotide.
US10604783B2	Vibrio assay methods and kits Methods and kits for detection of bacteria, especially Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus, are provided using a unique combination of selective ingredients and two-phase culture (solid-phase culture gel and liquid-phase culture/enrichment broth) allows for high sensitivity and specificity of the kits for growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in the detection methods and kits. The invention, through the detection mechanism accomplished by the novel formulation of selective ingredients and the two-phase culture, allows for real-time detection of a single cell of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus within 24±2 hours of introducing a target sample to the Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus detection kits.
US10604782B2	High-throughput fluorescent screening assay for inhibitors of gram-negative bacterial iron uptake A cell-based assay for identifying a compound that inhibits iron transport in Gram-negative bacteria, engineered bacterial cells, and kits for conducting the same. The assay involves contacting a candidate compound with an engineered Gram-negative bacteria in the presence of iron for a sufficient period of time, exposing the reaction solution to an energy source to generate the detectable signal, and detecting changes in the detectable signal in the reaction solution over time. The engineered Gram-negative bacteria comprises an iron transport protein on its outer membrane that comprises an amino acid residue that has been engineered with a detectable label that generates a detectable signal. The changes in the detectable signal in the assay system over time correspond to the effect of the candidate compound on iron transport in the Gram-negative bacteria.
US10604781B2	Processes using amino acid dehydrogenases and ketoreductase-based cofactor regenerating system The present disclosure relates to the use of an amino acid dehydrogenase in combination with a cofactor regenerating system comprising a ketoreductase. In particular embodiments, the process can be used to prepare L-tert-leucine using a leucine dehydrogenase.
US10604780B2	Low gluten yeast hydrolysates The present invention relates to a process for preparing a yeast hydrolysate comprising less than 100 ppm gluten and at least 1 ppm gluten based on salt-free yeast dry matter.
US10604770B2	Method for extracting differentiated cells A method for extracting differentiated cells from a cell population comprising undifferentiated cells after induction of the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. A method for extracting differentiated cells from a cell population, comprising the following steps: (1) a step of introducing, into a cell population, mRNA comprising a marker gene operably linked to the target sequence of miRNA specifically expressed in pluripotent stem cells; and (2) a step of extracting cells in which the marker gene has been translated.
US10604765B2	Soybean plant and seed corresponding to transgenic even MON87712 and methods for detection thereof The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
US10604763B2	Processes and products for enhanced biological product The invention relates to genetic constructs encoding a compartmenting peptide, wherein expression of the compartmenting peptide leads to formation of a droplet body comprising a targeted biological product, and to vectors including such constructs. The invention also relates to methods of increasing the yield of a biological product in a plant, and to methods for producing a transgenic plant which produces an increased yield of a biological product. The invention also relates to transgenic plants, host cells, plant propagation products and plant parts. The invention also relates to the biological products themselves, produced according to the invention.
US10604753B2	Focused libraries of genetic packages Focused libraries of vectors or genetic packages that display, display and express, or comprise a member of a diverse family of antibody peptides, polypeptides or proteins and collectively display, display and express, or comprise at least a portion of the focused diversity of the family. The libraries have length and sequence diversities that mimic that found in native human antibodies.
US10604751B2	Selective nucleic acid separation Nucleic acids in non-rare cells in a sample containing non-rare cells and rare cells are selectively released from the non-rare cells. The sample is combined with an aqueous medium, and the combination is held for a period of time and at a temperature for selectively releasing nucleic acids from the non-rare cells but not from the rare cells. The sample is subjected to filtration to separate rare cells from non-rare cells. Rare cells with intact nucleic acids are separated from non-rare cells and nucleic acids from the non-rare cells. Nucleic acids from the rare cells are subjected to one or more identification techniques either with or without extraction of nucleic acids from the rare cells.
US10604750B2	Acetyl-CoA carboxylase variants The disclosure relates to acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) variants and host cells expressing them for the production of malonyl-CoA derived compounds including fatty acid derivatives. Further contemplated are methods of producing increased amounts of malonyl-CoA derived compounds and related cell cultures.
US10604749B2	Factor IX variants with clotting activity in absence of their cofactor and/or with increased F.IX clotting activity and their use for treating bleeding disorders The present invention relates to variants of factor IX (F.IX) or activated factor IX (F.IXa), wherein the variant is characterized in that it has clotting activity in absence of its cofactor. The present invention furthermore relates to variants of factor IX (F.IX) or activated factor IX (F.IXa), wherein the variant is characterized in that it has increased F.IX clotting activity compared to wildtype. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of these variants for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of bleeding disorders, in particular hemophilia A and/or hemophilia B or hemophilia caused or complicated by inhibitory antibodies to F.VIII. The present invention also relates to further variants of factor IX (F.IX) which have desired properties and can, thus be tailored for respective specific therapeutic applications.
US10604733B2	Optofluidic photobioreactor apparatus, method, and applications An optofluidic photoreactor including an optical waveguide having an input, characterized by an evanescent optical field confined along an outer surface of the optical waveguide produced by radiation propagating in the optical waveguide, means for inputting light to the input of the optical waveguide, and a photoactive material disposed substantially only within the evanescent field. A method for optically activating a photoactive material in an optofluidic photoreactor to convert carbon dioxide and water into other molecules that may be useful as a fuel or a chemical feedstock.
US10604729B2	Liquid loading composition, method of making and use thereof A method for formulating a composition contains the step of coating a granular absorbent material with a coating agent to produce a coated absorbent material and mixing the coated absorbent material with a sanitation agent, wherein the coated absorbent material absorbs the sanitation agent to form the liquid loading composition. Liquid-loading compositions that can absorb liquids in many applications, including clean-up and farming, are also disclosed.
US10604726B2	Enzyme-containing detergent and presoak composition and methods of using A cleaning composition is provided including an alkalinity source, builder, surfactant, water, a reducing agent and amylase in the ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:3 wherein the total amount of amylase in the composition is equal to or less than about 1.0 weight percent; and wherein the composition is substantially free of polyols, alkanolamine, phosphates, and boric acid. A method of presoaking soiled substrates is further provided. The method including the steps of providing presoak solution to a soiled substrate at a temperature of between about 65.5° C. up to about 80° C., the presoak solution including the provided composition; draining the presoak solution from the substrate; providing a detergent to a soiled substrate including the composition of the present invention; and removing or draining the detergent; and rinsing the substrate with water.
US10604720B2	Method and composition for preventing or reducing engine knock and pre-ignition in high compression spark ignition engines A method for preventing or reducing engine knock or pre-ignition in a high compression spark ignition engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by introducing to a combustion chamber of the engine from 0.1 to 5% by volume of the gasoline used a lubricating oil as a formulated oil, said formulated oil having a composition comprising (i) a major amount of a lubricating oil base stock comprising at least 80% by weight of one branched ester having at least 15% of the total carbons in the form of methyl groups, and (ii) a minor amount of at least one ashless amine phosphate antiwear additive. Also provided is a lubricating engine oil for high compression spark ignition engines including (i) a major amount of a lubricating oil base stock comprising at least 80% by weight formula I below: esterified (per —OH basis) with 25 to 100% isobutyric acid and 0 to 75% 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid, wherein R is a H, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, or isobutyl, and (ii) a minor amount of at least one amine phosphate ashless antiwear additive.
US10604718B2	Lubricant composition and use The present invention provides a lubricant composition which can be washed off cold and the use thereof for application to a metal strip as anti-corrosion, wash and/or forming lubricant. The composition is 50 to 90 wt % base fluid, 3 to 15 wt % sulfonate-based corrosion inhibitor, 1 to 20 wt % ester component, 0.5 to 3 wt % phosphorus source component or 1 to 10 wt % sulfur source component as high-pressure/anti-wear additive, 1 to 15 wt % emulsifier, 0.05 to 1 wt % carboxylic acid component, 0.05 to 1 wt % aminic and/or phenolic antioxidant, 0.5 to 5 wt % wax and/or thickener component, based in each case on the total weight of the composition. Further disclosed is a dry lubricant composition which can be washed off cold.
US10604717B2	Lubricant composition for an engine The present disclosure relates to lubricant compositions for an engine, including at least one base oil, at least one polymer for improving the viscosity index, at least one organomolybdenum compound, and at least one polyalkylene glycol, obtained by polymerizing or copolymerizing alkylene oxides including from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, at least of which is butylene oxide, the polyalkylene glycol content being from 1 to 28% by weight relative to the total weight of lubricant composition. The use of at least one polyalkylene glycol, obtained by polymerizing or copolymerizing alkylene oxides including 3 to 8 carbon atoms, at least one of which is butylene oxide, in a base oil enables a reduction in the wear of the connecting-rod bearings of the thermal internal combustion engines of vehicles with hybrid and/or micro-hybrid engines.
US10604712B2	Phase behaviors and properties of certain triacylglycerols and fatty acid methyl esters This application relates to phase behaviors of certain triacylglycerols and fatty acid methyl esters, and how the phase behaviors of these individual components in a biodiesel fuel, as well as their combined mixtures, helps understand the fundamental mechanisms of their crystallization so as to design biodiesel fuels with improved low temperature characteristics.
US10604706B2	Fuel-cell reactor A reactor containing one or more spiral paths adapted to facilitate the reaction of feed stock, syn-gas with a catalyst or catalysts, for the purpose of synthesizing multiple longer chains of hydrocarbons where there the reactor is further adapted to manage the inflow of syn-gas feed stock, the outflow of hydrocarbon products the recycling of catalysts to ensure minimal maintenance interruptions, where the solid catalyst nodules are of a geometry and size contusive to fluid like movement through the reactor and through a regenerative catalysts management operation. The unit operates with minimal support infrastructure.
US10604704B2	Shear retort for ablative pyrolysis A shear retort mill for slow ablative pyrolysis features friction heating between shearing surfaces on a rotating disk and a static or rotating cylindrical drum enclosing the disk. A feed enters the workspace between the rotating disk and the bottom of the drum through a hollow feed shaft coupled to the rotating disk. Preferably, an auger compacts and moves the feed downward, and a shredder reduces the feed's particle size. The feed is increasingly ground and pyrolyzed as it is forced between the drum and disk shearing surface. As the dense processed material extrudes at the edge of the workspace, the gases and liquid products are forced inward by the barrier of dense solids. A static exhaust pipe at the center of the rotating feed shaft allows for the exit of these gases, which preferably go to a heat exchanger to recover any condensable fractions.
US10604699B2	Organic rare earth solid micelle, preparation method therefor, and method for increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar battery Provided are an organic rare-earth solid micelle, a preparation method therefor, and a method for increasing the photoelectric conversion efficiency of a solar battery. A small organic conjugated ligand is taken as a first ligand, an amphiphilic diblock polymer is taken as a second ligand, and the first ligand and the second ligand are mixed and doped with a rare-earth chloride solution, and self-assembled to form an organic rare-earth solid micelle, whereby the fluorescence emission intensity and the fluorescence efficiency of the rare-earth element are improved. Next, the prepared organic rare-earth solid micelle is spin coated on an ITO layer of a solar battery, to prepare a solar battery with the organic rare-earth solid micelle. Therefore the sunlight absorption of a cell is increased, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency is improved. The preparation process is simple, low in cost, high in photoelectric conversion efficiency, and environmentally friendly.
US10604694B1	Process and composition for sand and proppant flowback Compositions and a process for consolidating sand, proppant and other suspended particles present in a subterranean reservoir using an aqueous emulsion particle consolidation system. Surfactants with cloud points below the reservoir temperature are used to make a low viscosity aqueous external emulsion system with resin and curing agent as the internal phase. As the surfactant reaches its cloud point, it loses its emulsification ability and release the resin and curing agent to consolidate the sand. The aqueous phase of the system then functions as spacer to maintain the permeability needed for oil and gas production without additional post flush needed.
US10604687B2	Transparent adhesive composition, transparent adhesive layer and display device including the same There is further provided a transparent adhesive composition including a silicon acrylate monomer; a silanol compound; an alkoxy silane compound; and an optical initiator.
US10604686B2	Secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same The embodiment of the present application relates to the field of Li-ion battery and, in particular, to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cell, a safety component fixed on the cell and thermal conductive adhesive provided between the cell and the safety component, the thermal conductive adhesive contains at least one of hot melt adhesive, silica gel binder or epoxy resin binder, and thermal conductive filling material. The thermal conductive adhesive in the secondary battery performs good thermal conductivity and adhering property, which can stably adhere the safety component with the cell, meanwhile transferring, via the thermal conductive adhesive, heat of the cell to the safety component rapidly, so that the safety component cuts off the circuit to protect the cell during overcharge, thereby avoid situations that the thermal conductive adhesive is separated from the cell due to cell inflation and deformation.
US10604681B2	Solvent-free light-curable adhesive composition A solvent-free light-curable adhesive composition includes: for example, a triazine ring-containing polymer including a repeating unit structure represented by formula [3] and having a weight-average molecular weight of 500-5000; and a reactive diluent such as N-vinylformamide, the composition not including a solvent. The solvent-free light-curable adhesive composition has good compatibility with acrylic materials and the like, which are adhesive components, even without including a solvent.
US10604674B2	Cationic-stabilized dispersions, hybridized cationic-stabilized dispersions, in-mold coated articles prepared utilizing such stabilized dispersions, and methods for manufacturing same A cationic-stabilized dispersion for use in fabricating an in-mold coated article including at least one of a cationic-stabilized polyurethane dispersion, a cationic-stabilized acrylic dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyacrylamide dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyallylamine dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyetheramine dispersion, and a cationic-stabilized chitosan dispersion.
US10604670B2	Nanoparticles for printing magnetizable characters on a substrate A nanoparticle sized between 10-180 nm composed of M(III)2O3, M(II)O and M(II)M(III)2O4, wherein M(III) is a trivalent metal and M(II) is a divalent metal, or Fe2O3, MnO and M(II)O, wherein M is a divalent metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Pt, Au, Ag, Ba and a rare earth metal.
US10604660B2	Wear resistant coating, article, and method A wear coating is disclosed that includes a layer treated by a trifunctional organosilane. An article is also disclosed, the article having a surface to which the wear coating is applied. A method of applying the wear coating is also disclosed. In some embodiments, the organosilane is trimethylsilane and the wear coating is applied by chemical vapor deposition, followed by heat treating the wear coating in the presence of the trimethylsilane.
US10604659B2	Liquid, hybrid UV/VIS radiation curable resin compositions for additive fabrication Liquid radiation curable compositions are disclosed which are suitable for hybrid (i.e. cationic and free-radical) polymerization when processed via additive fabrication equipment utilizing sources of actinic radiation with peak spectral intensities in the UV/vis region. Also disclosed are methods of creating three-dimensional parts via additive fabrication processes utilizing sources of actinic radiation with peak spectral intensities in the UV/vis region employing liquid radiation curable compositions suitable for hybrid polymerization, and the parts cured therefrom.
US10604656B2	Composite The invention concerns an extruded composite containing wood fibre material and polymer. The wood fibre material is wood material where the knot or branch content is at least 10 w-%, or bark, or would material into which extract material obtained by extracting knots, branches or bark has been absorbed. The amount of the polymer is 5-25% from the weight of the composite. The composite has high hardness, and reduced moisture absorption and swelling properties. It can be used as constructional material.
US10604653B2	Active energy ray curable hot melt silicone composition, cured product thereof, and method of producing film Disclosed is an active energy ray curable hot melt silicone composition that is non-flowable at 25° C. and has a viscosity of 1,000 Pa·s or less at 100° C. The active energy ray curable hot melt silicone composition comprises: (A) a mixture of (A1) an organopolysiloxane having an aliphatic unsaturated bond-containing organic group and (A2) an organopolysiloxane optionally having an aliphatic unsaturated bond-containing organic group, (B) a compound having at least two mercapto groups in a molecule, and (C) a photoradical initiator. A cured product and a method of making a film are also disclosed.
US10604647B2	Composition and method for producing a textured acrylic surface A composition for making a cast, thermoformable sheet or slab, comprising: a syrup comprising: about 30-40% SSI—acrylic pre-polymerized syrup by weight at 20% solids; about 30-40% MMA—methyl methacrylate by weight; about 2-3% BA—Butyl acrylate by weight; about 1-15% by weight acrylic chips; and about 1-15% by weight rigid particles with a mean diameter of about 0.5-2000 μm. The rigid particles may preferably comprise a polymeric material such as poly allyl diglycol carbonate particles. A method for producing a thermoformed article having a textured surface comprising mixing the syrup as above; swelling the acrylic chips; degassing the syrup; heating the syrup; casting the syrup into a sheet; and thermoforming the cast sheet against a mold.
US10604646B2	Thermoplastic compositions for electronics or telecommunication applications and shaped article therefore A thermoplastic composition includes from about 50 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of a polymeric base resin and from about 10 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a low dielectric constant (Dk)/low dissipation factor (Df) glass fiber component. The low Dk/low Df glass fiber component has a Dk of less than about 5.0 at a frequency of from 1 MHz to 1 GHz and a Df of less than about 0.002 at a frequency of from 1 MHz to 1 GHz. In certain aspects the thermoplastic composition has a Dk that is at least about 0.1 lower than a substantially identical reference composition that does not include the low Dk/low Df glass fiber component.
US10604640B2	Resin composition and articles made therefrom Disclosed is a resin composition which comprises a compound with at least two DOPO groups or a combination thereof as the flame retardant and an aliphatic long-chain maleimide compound. The resin composition is useful for the preparation of various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a resin film with copper foil, a laminate or a printed circuit board, achieving at least one, more or all properties improved of laminate formability, reliability of multiple laminations, chemical resistance, thermal resistance, dielectric constant, dissipation factor, interlayer bonding strength, storage modulus and so on.
US10604634B1	Method for manufacturing terephthalic acid and system thereof A method for manufacturing terephthalic acid includes the following operations: providing a raw material, in which the raw material includes a first raw material including polyethylene terephthalate; performing a depolymerization reaction on the first raw material to form a depolymerization product, in which the depolymerization product includes disodium terephthalate; performing a decolorization process on the disodium terephthalate to form decolorized disodium terephthalate and precipitated sludge; separating the decolorized disodium terephthalate and the sludge; and forming terephthalic acid from the decolorized disodium terephthalate after separating the decolorized disodium terephthalate and the sludge.
US10604630B2	Polyarylene sulfide production method and polyarylene sulfide production apparatus Provided is a PAS production method and a PAS production apparatus wherein, in a gas-liquid system including a gas phase containing water, a dihalo aromatic compound, and hydrogen sulfide and a liquid phase containing a polar organic solvent and PAS, the dihalo aromatic compound and the hydrogen sulfide that can be volatilized at the time of dehydration from the gas phase can be recovered. The PAS production method according to the present invention includes: a condensation step of obtaining a first intermediate gas phase containing a dihalo aromatic compound and hydrogen sulfide and a first intermediate liquid phase containing water, a dihalo aromatic compound, and a sulfur source by condensation from the gas phase in the gas-liquid; a first recovery step of bringing the first intermediate gas phase into contact with a polar organic solvent to obtain a first recovered gas phase containing hydrogen sulfide and a first recovered liquid phase containing a polar organic solvent, a dihalo aromatic compound, and a sulfur source; and a second recovery step of bringing the first recovered gas phase into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide aqueous solution to obtain a second recovered liquid phase containing water, a sulfur source, and an alkali metal hydroxide.
US10604618B2	Compound, method for manufacturing the compound, and composition for forming organic film A compound includes two or more structures shown by the following general formula (1-1) in the molecule, “Ar” represents an aromatic ring or one that contains at least one nitrogen atom and/or sulfur atom optionally having a substituent, and two Ars are optionally bonded with each other to form a ring structure; the broken line represents a bond with Y; Y represents a divalent or trivalent organic group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms that contains an aromatic ring or a heteroaromatic ring optionally having a substituent, the bonds of which are located in a structure of the aromatic ring or the heteroaromatic ring; R represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group having 1 to 68 carbon atoms. This compound can be cured even in an inert gas not only in air atmosphere without forming byproducts, and can form an organic under layer film.
US10604616B2	Incorporation of lignin in polyurethane products Composition comprising lignin dispersed in a polyisocyanate wherein the (d90) mean particle size of the dispersed lignin is less than 5 μm, preferably less than 2 μm, more preferably less than 1 μm and use of said composition in various polyurethane applications, in particular structural wood adhesives.
US10604614B2	Compositions and methods to produce alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensates The embodiments described herein generally relate to methods and chemical compositions of triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensates. In one embodiment, a triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate is reacted with at alkoxylation agent to form alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensates.
US10604613B2	High-rigidity rubber composition A rubber composition comprises at least one phenol/aldehyde resin based on at least one aromatic polyphenol comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two hydroxyl functions in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to at least one of the hydroxyl functions being unsubstituted, and at least one aldehyde of formula (A): in which X comprises N, S or O, and R represents —H or —CHO.
US10604611B2	Reverse-phase polymerisation process A reverse-phase suspension polymerisation process for the manufacture of polymer beads comprising forming aqueous monomer beads of an aqueous solution comprising water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomer blend and polymerising the monomer or monomer blend to form polymer beads while suspended in a non-aqueous liquid, recovering polymer beads, and then cleaning the non-aqueous liquid in which the process comprises providing the non-aqueous liquid in a vessel (1), forming a suspension of monomer beads from the aqueous monomer or monomer blend in the non-aqueous liquid, initiating polymerisation to form polymerising beads, removing a suspension of the polymer beads in non-aqueous liquid from the vessel and recovering, water soluble or water swellable polymer beads from the suspension, in which the non-aqueous liquid contains impurities which comprise particles, and then transferring the non-aqueous liquid from the suspension to a cleaning stage, in which the cleaning stage provides a cleaned non-aqueous liquid suitable for use in a reverse-phase suspension polymerisation process, which cleaning stage comprises removing particles from the non-aqueous liquid in at least one filtration step. The invention also relates to the apparatus suitable for carrying out a reverse-phase suspension polymerisation and polymer beads obtainable by the process or employing the apparatus. The invention further relates to a cleaned non-aqueous liquid obtainable by the process.
US10604608B2	Method for producing an aqueous binder Process for producing an aqueous binder comprising at least one polycarboxylic acid, at least one compound having at least two hydroxyl groups, and at least one phosphorus compound.
US10604605B2	Producing polyolefin products Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same are described herein. A catalyst system can include at least three catalysts. The three catalysts include a metallocene catalyst, a first non-metallocene including a ligand complexed to a metal through two or more nitrogen atoms, and a second non-metallocene including a ligand complexed to a metal through one or more nitrogen atoms and an oxygen atom.
US10604602B2	Neodymium compound and catalyst for diene polymerization including the same The present invention relates to a neodymium compound represented by Formula 1 and a catalyst for diene polymerization including the same.
US10604585B2	Modulation of PTPRA to treat arthritis Presented is a method for treating inflammation and autoimmune diseases through the use of a phosphatase rheumatoid arthritis (PT-PRA) antagonist.
US10604580B2	Combination therapies with anti-CD38 antibodies The present invention relates to combination therapies with anti-CD38 antibodies and all-trans retinoic acid.
US10604577B2	Methods and compositions for treating systemic mastocytosis The invention provides methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of advanced systemic mastocytosis such as systemic mastocytosis with an associated hematologic non-mast-cell lineage disease (SM-AHNMD). In particular, the invention provides methods for the prevention and treatment of advanced systemic mastocytosis through administration of antibodies or agonists that bind to human Siglec-8 or compositions comprising said antibodies or agonists. The invention also provides articles of manufacture or kits comprising antibodies or agonists that bind to human Siglec-8 for the prevention and treatment of advanced systemic mastocytosis such as SM-AHNMD.
US10604574B2	Oncolytic viral delivery of therapeutic polypeptides Described herein are pseudotyped oncolytic viruses comprising nucleic acids encoding an engager molecule. In some embodiments, the pseudotyped oncolytic viruses comprises nucleic acids encoding an engager molecule and one or more therapeutic molecules. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the pseudotyped oncolytic virus and methods of treating cancer using the pseudotyped oncolytic viruses are further provided herein.
US10604572B2	Antibody to human and mouse Sema3A and use thereof The present invention provides an antibody having cross-linking ability against human Sema3A and mouse Sema3A. The antibody of the present invention can be used as therapeutic antibody drugs for inhibiting Sema3A in various cancers in which Sema3A expression is high, such as glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and liver cancer. Since Sema3A is considered to be a therapeutic target of diabetic retinopathy, autoimmune arthritis, neuropathic pain and osteoporosis, the antibody of the present invention or an antigen binding fragment thereof can be used as a therapeutic agent for associated diseases in addition to an anti-cancer drug. The antibody of the present invention inhibits the growth of cancer cells derived from various carcinomas through inhibition of Sema3A function due to high anti-Sema3A binding, and inhibits the movement of cancer cells through inhibition of phosphorylation of ERK among Sema3A lower signaling substances.
US10604568B2	Diagnosis and therapy of cancer involving cancer stem cells The present invention provides methods for diagnosis or treatment of cancer diseases involving cancer stem cells comprising targeting CLDN6. In particular, the present invention provides a method of determining cancer stem cells comprising detecting cells expressing CLDN6, Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of treating or preventing cancer comprising inhibiting and/or eliminating cancer stem cells by administering an antibody having the ability of binding to CLDN6 to a cancer patient.
US10604567B2	Antibodies to human erythroferrone and uses thereof Disclosed herein are antibodies specific for erythroferrone and assays comprising the antibodies. Also disclosed are methods for using the assays for the diagnosis or monitoring of disease.
US10604560B2	Stabilized liquid anti-RSV antibody formulations The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
US10604557B2	Cysteine engineered antibodies and conjugates Cysteine engineered antibodies comprising a free cysteine amino acid in the heavy chain or light chain are prepared by mutagenizing a nucleic acid sequence of a parent antibody and replacing one or more amino acid residues by cysteine to encode the cysteine engineered antibody; expressing the cysteine engineered antibody; and isolating the cysteine engineered antibody. Certain highly reactive cysteine engineered antibodies were identified by the PHESELECTOR assay. Isolated cysteine engineered antibodies may be covalently attached to a capture label, a detection label, a drug moiety, or a solid support.
US10604534B2	C5-C6-oxacyclic fused iminothiadiazine dioxide compounds bearing an ether linker as BACE inhibitors, compositions, and their use In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain C5-C6-oxacyclic fused iminothiadiazine dioxide compounds bearing an ether linker, including compounds Formula (I): or a tautomer thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein RN, R1, R2, RA, ring A, ring C, and m are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.
US10604530B2	Solid forms of an antiviral compound Crystalline solid forms of methyl {(2S)-1-[(2S,5S)-2-(9-{2-[(2S,4S)-1-{(2R)-2-[(methoxycarbonyl)amino]-2-phenylacetyl}-4-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl]-1H-imidazol-5-yl}-1,11-dihydroisochromeno[4′,3′:6,7]naphtho[1,2-d]imidazol-2-yl)-5-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl}carbamate (Compound I) were prepared and characterized in the solid state: Also provided are processes of manufacture and methods of using these crystalline forms.
US10604519B2	5,7-dihydro-pyrrolo-pyridine derivatives The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: or an N-oxide thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or the N-oxide, wherein: R1, R2, L, A, and E are as described herein; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds, N-oxides, or salts, and their uses for treating M4-mediated (or M4-associated) disorders including, e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), pain, addiction, and a sleep disorder.
US10604516B2	Compounds for imaging tau proteins that accumulate in the brain The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof. wherein: R1 and R2 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, acyl, and hydroxyalkyl; R3 is hydrogen or halogen; ring A is a benzene ring or a pyridine ring; ring B is selected from the group consisting of the following formulas (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv): in the formula (ii), Ra is alkyl; R4 and R5 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halohydroxyalkoxy, and aminoalkyl; and [Formula 3] represents a double bond or a triple bond. The above compound can be used as a molecular probe for imaging tau proteins that accumulate in the brain.
US10604501B2	Prodrug and profluorescent compounds for selective mitochondrial imaging and therapeutic targeting The present invention relates to the use of prodrugs susceptible to nitroreductase (NTR) activation. In particular, provided herein are mitochondria-targeting prodrug compounds and probes, including profluore scent near-infrared (NIR) probes and non-fluorescent prodrugs, as well as to methods of using said prodrug compounds and probes for imaging mitochondria and for mitochondria-specific delivery of therapeutic agents.
US10604500B2	Compounds having two or more exovinylene cyclocarbonate units What are described are compounds having two or more exovinylene cyclocarbonate units, wherein the exovinylene cyclocarbonate units are bonded to one another via at least one organic, siloxane-free connecting group which is not bonded directly to the exovinylene double bonds, excluding connecting groups formed by polymerization of (meth)acrylic monomers. The connecting group preferably has at least one acetal group. Also described are a process for preparing the compounds, two-component binders comprising the compounds, and uses of the compounds.
US10604494B2	Acylated N-(1 ,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)-, N-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-, N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)-aryl carboxamides, and use thereof as herbicides Acylated N-(1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)-, N-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-, N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)arylcarboxamides of the formula (I) and the use thereof as herbicides are described. In this formula (I), R, V, X, Y and Z are radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals such as alkyl, and other radicals such as halogen. Q is an oxadiazole, triazole or tetrazole radical. W is CY or N.
US10604492B2	CFTR regulators and methods of use thereof Provided herein are compounds that activate CFTR and methods for treating constipation, dry eye disorders, and other diseases and disorders.
US10604491B2	Catalysis of diketopiperazine synthesis Provided is a method for the synthesis of N-protected 3,6-bis-[4-aminobutyl]-2,5-diketopiperazine including the step of heating a solution of ε-amino protected lysine in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and phosphorus pentoxide.
US10604490B2	Processes for preparing ASK1 inhibitors The present disclosure provides processes for the preparation of a compound of formula: which exhibits apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (“ASK1”) inhibitory activity and is thus useful in the treatment of diseases such as kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy and kidney fibrosis. The disclosure also provides compounds that are synthetic intermediates.
US10604485B2	Hydrobromide salt of N-(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-((3S)-3-piperidinylsulfonyl)phenyl-N′-(3-Fluoro-2-methylphenyl)urea A compound which is the hydrobromide salt of N-{4-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-[(3S)-3-piperidinylsulfonyl]phenyl}-N′-(3-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)urea, compositions, combinations and medicaments containing said compounds and processes for their preparation. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds, combinations, compositions and medicaments.
US10604482B2	Pyrrolidine derivatives as oxytocin/vasopressin via receptors antagonists The present invention relates to a compound of formula (3Z,5S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(2′-methyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4-yl)carbonyl]pyrrolidin-3-one O-meth19243yloxime, and/or an active metabolite thereof having antagonist action at the oxytocin receptor and/or vasopressin V1a receptor, to processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use.
US10604480B2	(Thio, oxo, and seleno) semicarbazone derivatives and their use for treating cancer The invention provides compounds of formula I and II and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, Y, R3, and R4 have any of the meanings described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and methods for treating cancer using such compounds and salts.
US10604474B2	Crystalline form of gamma-aminobutyric acid and preparation method thereof A method for preparing a new crystalline form of γ-aminobutyric acid, including the steps of: S1: preparing a γ-aminobutyric acid solution at an initial concentration of 0.5-1.0 g/mL by adding crude γ-aminobutyric acid to water; adding an additive to the γ-aminobutyric acid solution, raising the temperature to 50-80° C., stirring to produce a clear solution; and S2: obtaining a suspension by evaporating water from the product of S1 under reduced pressure and at 50-80° C.; obtaining a wet product by filtering the suspension; drying the wet product to obtain the new crystalline form of γ-aminobutyric acid. The preparation method of the new crystalline form of γ-aminobutyric acid is simple, easy to operate, low in energy consumption, economical and environmentally friendly. It is suitable for large-scale industrial production.
US10604473B2	Lipids that increase insulin sensitivity and methods of using the same The invention provides, inter alia, fatty acyl hydroxy fatty acid (FAHFA; a novel class of estolide-related molecules) and diagnostic and treatment methods for a variety of disorders—including diabetes-related disorders, Metabolic Syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, and inflammatory disorders—using them; as well as methods of screening for additional compounds that are useful in treating these disorders and/or that modulate FAHFA levels, FAHFA-mediated signaling, and FAHFA-mediated biological effects.
US10604469B2	Method for the preparation of a partially hydrogenated polyacene and an intermediate thereof The present invention relates to a process for preparing a partially hydrogenated polyacene, and a novel intermediate used in such process; also the present invention relates to a process for preparing the corresponding conjugated polyacenes.
US10604442B2	Static-dissipative coating technology The invention provides a glass sheet or another transparent substrate on which there is provided a static-dissipative coating. The static-dissipative coating includes a film comprising titania. The film comprising titania preferably is exposed so as to define an outermost face of the static-dissipative coating. The static-dissipative coating is characterized by an indoor dust collection factor of less than 0.145.
US10604437B2	Fused silica furnace system and method for continuous production of fused silica A method for producing fused silica including pre-heating silica sand by passing the silica sand through a gas flame, distributing the pre-heated silica sand to a furnace having an internal temperature of about 1,713° C. or greater to form molten fused silica, and cooling the molten fused silica by flowing the molten silica from the furnace into a water bath to produce fused silica particulates.
US10604431B2	Method to disperse byproducts formed in dilution steam systems Disclosed herein are methods for reducing fouling caused by process water present within a water recycling loop of a pyrolysis plant. The process water includes water, a pygas, and in some cases pygas byproducts. Fouling is caused by phase separation and accumulation of materials from the process water on equipment surfaces. The method includes applying a total of about 5 ppm to 500 ppm of one or more antifouling polymers to the process water to form a treated process water. The one or more antifouling polymers are selected from the group consisting of copolymers of unsaturated fatty acids, primary diamines, and acrylic acid; copolymers of methacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride with acrylic acid and/or acrylamide; copolymers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol; and blends of two or more thereof.
US10604429B2	System and method for treating wastewater The invention comprises an activated sludge treatment system and process that aerates wastewater undergoing treatment using venturis.
US10604421B2	Water treatment with notification A water treatment device includes a water treatment material contained within a housing of the water treatment device. The incoming water is exposed to the water treatment material to produce treated water. A magnetic field-based or a light-based sensor may determine an amount of the water treatment material remaining in the water treatment device and provide notification.
US10604415B2	Basic oxygen furnace slag treatment method A basic oxygen furnace slag treatment method includes the steps of mixing basic oxygen furnace slag with an active aqueous solution and then keeping the mixture thus obtained under an enclosed environment for reaction and then employing a solid-liquid separation procedure to separate solid phase from liquid phase. Since basic oxygen furnace slag has strong alkaline, the method of the invention overcomes the problem that directly discharging basic oxygen furnace slag will cause environmental pollutions. The basic oxygen furnace slag treatment method avoids a secondary pollution, and can turn waste into treasure, bringing a number of economic benefits.
US10604413B2	Synthesis of MRE framework type molecular sieves A molecular sieve of MRE framework can be synthesized using one or more of (2-hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium cations, (2-hydroxpropyl)trimethylammonium cations, propyltrimethylammonium cations, and benzyltrimethylammonium cations as a structure directing agent.
US10604411B2	Method for producing silica sol [Problem] Provided is a method for producing a silica sol capable of providing consistent production of the silica sol having a uniform particle size of silica particles in any particle size of the silica particles.[Solution] A method for producing a silica sol is a method including a step of mixing liquid (A) containing an alkaline catalyst, water, and a first organic solvent with liquid (B) containing an alkoxysilane or its condensate and a second organic solvent, and liquid (C1) having a pH of 5.0 or higher and lower than 8.0 and containing water or liquid (C2) containing water and being free of an alkaline catalyst to make a reaction liquid.
US10604407B2	Nanoparticle structure and process for manufacture A method for forming nanoparticles includes forming a stack of alternating layers including a first material disposed between a second material. The stack of alternating layers is patterned to form pillars. A dielectric layer is conformally deposited over the pillars. The pillars are annealed in an oxygen environment to modify a shape of the first material of the alternating layers. The dielectric layer and the second material are etched selectively to the first material to form nanoparticles from the first material.
US10604402B2	Facility for storing and dispensing fuel A facility for storing and dispensing fuel, comprising: a storage tank (2) equipped with a vent pipe (3) and connected to a fuel dispenser (1) by a fuel dispensing system and by a vapor recovery system (10), and a condensation/separation device (4) connected to the vent pipe (3) and allowing fuel vapor originating from the storage tank (2) and water vapor originating from the outside air to be condensed, characterized in that it comprises: at least one detection means (7, 8) cooperating with the condensation/separation device (4) for detecting the presence of condensed fuel and/or condensed water in said device and generating and transmitting a warning signal in response to said detection, and a control device (9) receiving said warning signal and transmitting, in response, information concerning the malfunction of the fuel vapor recovery system (10) to a control center (24).
US10604397B2	Beverage dispensing module with activation system for a pressuring roller The module comprises a deformable beverage container and a dispensing arrangement within a housing. The module further comprises a beverage outlet arrangement fluidly coupled with the beverage container. The dispensing arrangement has a pressurizing roller for selectively urging beverage from the beverage container and out of the beverage outlet arrangement. The module further comprises a securing arrangement having a securing device that is actuatable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first configuration is for maintaining the pressurizing roller in a storage position relative to the beverage container and the second configuration is for releasing the pressurizing roller from the storage position.
US10604396B2	Funnel A funnel is provided, including a main body and a ventilation passage. The main body is configured to lead a liquid into a receiving container. The main body includes a liquid inlet, a receiving chamber and a liquid outlet. The liquid outlet is configured to be communicated with the receiving container. The ventilation passage is configured to be communicated with the receiving container and external environment. The ventilation passage includes a first passage and a second passage which are communicated with each other. The first passage is integrally formed as a part of the main body. A first end of the first passage is configured to be communicated with the receiving container. The second passage is configured to be communicated with external environment and is detachably assembled to a second end of the first passage.
US10604395B1	Funnel A funnel is disclosed having an oil bottle securing portion and an adjustable conduit portion. The oil bottle securing portion is an open housing with converging side walls, and an end wall including a bottle securing rectangular groove along an upper edge. Seated within the open housing is a U-shaped stop that receives and abuts the top of a standard oil bottle, such that the neck of the oil bottle passes through the U-shaped stop but the shoulder of the bottle abuts the U-shaped stop. With a lower portion of the oil bottle disposed within the rectangular groove of the end wall and the neck of the oil bottle passing through the U-shaped stop, the oil from the bottle will empty into a frusto-conical reservoir at a first end of the funnel on the opposite side of the U-shaped stop and pass through the adjustable conduit.
US10604394B1	Cartridge and a base unit for use in an oral care appliance A cartridge and a base unit for use in an oral care appliance are disclosed. The cartridge includes a connection interface configured to form a detachable connection. The base unit is also configured to engage operatively with the cartridge to facilitate flow of an oral care composition from the cartridge into the oral care appliance.
US10604388B2	Assembly kit for cable winches and method for converting a cable winch An assembly kit for cable winches, comprising a cable drum, a drive motor, a transmission unit, and a supporting frame, where the assembly kit includes various transmission housing parts for the transmission unit in order to enable the assembly of a cable winch in a C shape or in a quasi-coaxial shape. A method for converting a cable winch, comprising a cable drum, a drive motor, a transmission unit, and a supporting frame, between a C-shape arrangement and a quasi-coaxial-shape arrangement, for which purpose the transmission unit, in the case of the use of different housings, in particular specific housing shells that can be assembled in order to form the different housings, is assembled differently for the C shape or coaxial shape while the same parts, in particular identical shafts, are used within the particular housing.
US10604386B2	Expansion/contraction mechanism An expansion/contraction mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder, boom fixing means, cylinder-boom connecting means, and a hydraulic-pressure supply unit, and telescopes a plurality of booms except a base boom by telescoping the telescopic cylinder. The hydraulic-pressure supply unit includes a pneumatic-pressure source, a selector valve which selects a destination of air provided from the pneumatic-pressure source, a first pneumatic path through which first air sent from the selector valve circulates, a second pneumatic path through which second air sent from the selector valve circulates, a first pneumatic-to-hydraulic conversion unit which converts a pneumatic pressure provided by the first air to a hydraulic pressure and supplies the hydraulic pressure to a first hydraulic cylinder, and a second pneumatic-to-hydraulic conversion unit which converts a pneumatic pressure provided by the second air to a hydraulic pressure and supplies the hydraulic pressure to a second hydraulic cylinder.
US10604369B2	Apparatus for processing sheets and apparatus for forming images provided with the apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes a carry-in path for guiding a sheet from a carry-in entrance, a shift roller provided in the carry-in path to relay and transport the sheet, a first transport path positioned on the downstream side of the relay roller to transport the sheet from the carry-in path to a first collection tray, and a second transport path branched off from the carry-in path to transport the transported sheet to a second collection tray. The relay roller shifts the sheet in the direction crossing the transport direction, while the shift by the relay roller is performed after the sheet front end enters the first transport path or second transport path. Thus, it is possible to provide a relatively compact sheet processing apparatus capable of shifting in sorting and shifting sheets, without increasing the carry-in path.
US10604360B2	Dense phase powder pump and corresponding operating method A method and a dense phase powder pump for conveying coating powder from a first powder reservoir to a second downstream powder reservoir or to a downstream powder spray-coating gun or the like installation for spraying coating powder are disclosed. In order to reduce the number of components of the dense phase powder pump that require maintenance, the dense phase powder pump is designed as a single-chamber dense phase powder pump and has only a single powder conveyor chamber for conveying coating powder.
US10604353B2	Proximity detector A proximity detector includes a sensor providing a proximity reading. The proximity detector is capable of comparing the reading to a rising threshold level and a falling threshold level, wherein the falling threshold level is less than the rising threshold level. The proximity detector continuously stores a minimum reading value for the proximity reading. The proximity detector will report the presence of granular material only if the proximity reading remains less than the falling threshold level and within an epsilon value of the minimum reading value for a predetermined period of time.
US10604349B2	Line sorter with adjustable track length The invention relates to a line sorter for sorting items of various shapes, sizes and weights, in particular postal parcels or airport baggage. The line sorter (102) has a closed loop of coupled sorting carts or slats provided for moving along a loop track formed by an upper track section (104), a lower track section (106), one end track section connecting the upper and lower track sections at each of two ends of the line sorter, and one or more adjustment elements also forming part of the track loop. One of the end track sections 108, 109 can be longitudinally displaced relative to the upper and lower track sections to increase or decrease the resulting length of the track loop. The adjustment element(s) (210, 211) is movably mounted between said end track section and an adjacent upper or lower track section. A wedge shaped portion of the adjustment element is arranged for adjustable engagement with a correspondingly shaped portion of said end track section, or the upper or lower track section. This allows adjustment of a length of the track loop in accordance with displacement of said end track section, and still close a gap in the track by means of the adjustment element.
US10604341B2	Garbage container assembly A garbage container assembly for removing a garbage bag laterally from a garbage container includes a container that is positionable on a support surface. A garbage bag is removably positioned in the container for containing garbage. The container has a first section that is hingedly coupled to a second section. Moreover, the second section is positionable in an open position thereby facilitating the garbage bag to be removed from the container without lifting the garbage bag. A lid is removably positionable on the container. The lid has an access port therein to facilitate garbage to be passed therethrough for depositing the garbage in the garbage bag.
US10604334B2	Container having multiple layers of dunnage, at least one layer having at least one lockable crossbar assembly A container for holding product therein during shipment and for reuse has multiple levels of tracks supported by each side of the container. At least one of the tracks on each side may be linear, generally U-shaped and/or L-shaped. Dunnage supports and at least one lockable crossbar assembly travel along corresponding tracks at the same level. At least one lockable crossbar assembly has locking assemblies to fix the position of the lockable crossbar assembly relative to the tracks. Dunnage hangs from at least some of the dunnage supports for supporting products.
US10604333B2	Container having at least one lockable crossbar assembly movable along tracks A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has at least one track supported by each side of the container. The container has dunnage supports extending between corresponding tracks at the same level. At least one lockable crossbar assembly has one or more locking assemblies to fix the position of the lockable crossbar assembly relative to the tracks. Dunnage may hang from the dunnage supports for supporting products during storage or shipment.
US10604328B2	Thermoformed flexible stand-up dispensing package with integral pour spout A highly flexible thermoformed stand-up dispensing package for a flowable material that is produced from one or more highly flexible heat-sealable polymeric sheets is formed with a trapezoidal front wall and opposing back wall and is dimensional and configured so that the corner of the package formed by the intersection of the top and the projecting side wall, or walls, that extend at an obtuse angle from the base is removable along a weakened tear line that is positioned upon removal to provide an integral pour spout for the controlled dispensing of the flowable material; and the container portion of the package is dimensioned to (1) maintain the center of gravity of the flowable material in the package over the base wall when the base wall of the filled package is in contact with a horizontal surface, and (2) to maintain the level of flowable material in the opened package is below the opened integral pour spout.
US10604326B2	Pallet cover comprising one or more temperature-control members and kit for use in making the pallet cover A pallet cover suitable for use in covering at least a portion of a payload on a pallet and a kit for use in making the pallet cover. In one embodiment, the pallet cover includes a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall, wherein the walls are detachably joined to one another. Each of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall includes a first fabric sheet and a second fabric sheet, the first and second fabric sheets being joined together to form a plurality of pockets. Each pocket may removably receive a temperature-control member containing a phase-change material. At least one of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall and the right side wall includes a plurality of detachably joined portions.
US10604313B2	Admixer-closure device for a container The invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) comprising a container opening (3), wherein the closure device (1) comprises a lid element (4) for closing the container opening (3), an inner housing (5) and a chamber (6) arranged on the lid element (4), wherein the chamber (6) is arranged at least partially in the inner housing (5), wherein the inner housing (5) has a first thread (10) which corresponds positively to a thread (10) of the container (2), wherein lid element (4) and inner housing (5) have second threads (11) corresponding positively to one another along which the lid element (4) is movable relative to the inner housing (5) from a closed position into a discharge position in which discharge position a medium stored in the chamber (6) can exit into the container (2). For the usage-advantageous further development of a closure device of the type in question, it is proposed that the first thread (10) and the second thread (11) are configured opposite to one another in such a manner that during a movement into the discharge position the chamber (6) is moved further into the inner housing (5).

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